Show t I j r f. f Margaret Garret carrett's Garretts t's ts I t ac Husband Hustan Q z- z ry I Y JANE 1 PHELPS a I CHAPTER A Shopping Expedition Get up lazy bones she greeted greeted I HI want to talk to you you i Theres nothing to prevent go goah ah ahead ad First I want to t tell ll you jou that I was proud of or you last Jast night It really gave ga me a thrill to see B how you handled yourself I always knew there was the right stuff stull in you jou ou Margaret but ut you jou were so sure your way was the only way to live lI that I was becoming discouraged discouraged discouraged dis dis- But I dont don't yet concede Elsie I returned smiling at her enthusiasm that the way all those people you jou included in included in- in live lI Is the right way way mean Lets Let's talk Just what do j you ou mean It tt outI out I r I mean that It se seems ms a fearful waste aste of time that I feel teel that men and women women wom- wom om omen en who ho l love Jove ve each other married other married men and wom women n should be satisfied with making a home and with others other's society Now ow see here Margaret that's the same old reasoning Of course married married married mar mar- ried people should make mako a home borne as happy a home as possible But let me meI meI metell I tell Y you ou U dear there are few tew of us I built so that constant companionship unbroken by the presence of ot others or outside Interests Int doesn't finally pall And AntI boredom believe me is one of ot the greatest It if not the greatest foe toe to happiness in the world Interest a a. aman man amuse him but as you ou value alue your happiness happiness and and his never bore him nor allow him to be bored when you jou ou are with him But they shouldn't be bored bored It If they care that Will you keep still with all I rubbish about what they should and shouldn't do do They never ne do It so why talk about It It Is what they shouldn't do they want to do and the things they should do that they leave undone if they are made disagreeable cis- cis agreeable or to look like a duty they are expected to perform Now Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- garet I do not think any more than you do that tha t society friends a time is all there i Is of life lite but It Is Isa isa a a. part and a very ery important part To ToI Toa a man like Bob his friends mean n a lot and wh when n they include some of the I cleverest men and women in the country country coun coun- try they naturally mean two lots lots lots' lotsI f I I 1 didn't hear henr or see see anything so I wonderfully out of or the ordinary last Jast night I Interposed when Elsie stopped for tor breath No last night we were all Just human human human hu hu- hu- hu man beings having hating a good time in an innocent way as real human beings often orten do One cant can't always be on the heights you know Margaret Occa Occar Occasionally clever people like Marion Marton RIggs John Kendall and the test rest like to frivol a little You are as bad n ns as Marlon What do you think she said to me last night Im rm Im sure Bure I dont don't know what know what T She fahe asked me if it I was willing that Bob and Soma Wells Yells should play to together together together to- to gether That was wall horrid of ot her I never knew Marlon Marion to be bo cattish catfish before It It was partly my fault tault She was waa only only getting even even In In what W way way-I I don dont don't t understand understand under- under stand I guess I r n never Ver told you but I had hada hadi a a. talk with Miss nt Riggs ss one day and I Isaid Isaid Isaid said i that 1 I didn't wish Bob to go down to her house to read u Veu h her r manuscript Ami that hIs place Was aS at Ut h home me with me And You never nover did Margaret GarYe Garret Garret Gar- Gar ret Yell Yea Ye and a a. lot lot more I flushed that even Elsie should think me so Impossible sible sibie To as her a her expression suggested So So she tried to make you Jealous of ot oma Soma um urn What did you say when she asked if It you were willing they should play together As near as I can remember I 1 told her I 1 thought Soma quite all right anti and so there was 10 to reason they thy shouldn't play if It they wanted to Really you said that Yes Bully for tor you jou ou Well We'll win out yet Now get up and dress yourself 1 I want you jou OU to go to the dressmakers dressmaker's with me 1 Im I'm m giving a dinner next week and Im I'm going to have a new gown and so are you JOU OU Oh how I am bossed I I moaned as asI asI asI I I crawled out of ot bed and into the bath I dressed hurriedly then we had a a. bite of ot luncheon before we started out Elsie e piloted me Into a fashionable shop on Filth Fifth avenue Sent for the manager and said I I have brought you a new cu customer tomer Study her good points will you and design a dinner dress for tor her It Is to tobe tobe tobe be a small affair but she must look her best She shall he declared d then motIoned motioned motioned mo mo- us to toll follow ow himI himI himI him I see where I am led Into all sorts of ot extravagances I whispered to Elsie Has Bob ever told you jou to be he economical economical eco eco- No No he he always has been boon most gen gen- erous crous He Ise often otten tells me to buy whatever whatever what what- ever eyer I need or want This is the time well we'll do It It she returned as a model entered ered draped In Inan Inan inan an exquisite dinner dress CHAPTER Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds II Oh its it's lovely I breathed then said no more as Elsie gave me a warning look The Tho model turned around walked I back and and forth so 50 that we might see seG seethe seethe the dress from every angle angle- It was wasa a gorgeous dress of ot green and silver tulle I Not your jour coloring Elsie said Then when nhen the tho model left us UR to don another gown she whispered Dont be too enthusiastic Morton will wUl stick you If It you jou are Hell He'll think you are a mil mil- and charge accordingly Dont Don't you jou ou think I had better get a ablack ablack ablack black dress dress' No Margaret Margaret You have o passed the ago when you can afford to wear black Leave Lea that to younger women women The model Just then returned draped in an odd shape of or blue satin almost a lavender It was an en exquisite thing and I knew lenew by the look In Elsie's Elsic's eyes ejes she liked it Leave that here she said Bald to the model Mrs Garrett may like e to try It on Next she came in w with ith a brown brow n tulle It was combined with a queer shade of or orange and was also lovelY That too loo Elsie ordered left leCt A gray graj satin s-aUn was next shown us but Elsie at once voted It too old Then several se others were submitted but only the tho two suited Elsie Well try these she told Morton who now again attain appeared on the scene If It neither is satisfactory you will have to make one Very good madame and we were alone again all save for tor the woman who had been called to assist meI me I r tried the brown ono one first I r gasped at my I reflection in the mirror If It clothes dont don't make mako the the theman man tho go far toward making a woman woman attractive tive the That wont won't do at all all' Elsie said to my mv surprise e. e The lines line are aro not good goodS on you You Ton have a a. v bl bi figure Margaret and from tromon fromon on we are going to make th I r II of or it It itI J I then put on the lilue If Tt I been pleased with the brown I delighted with the blue It hu hiir i long graceful folds fold making ri m taller The train was v i square an anS from the shoulders shoulder rather from shape V-shape V in the back The dr the thelow iii low yet not boldly so and Ul UJ tha 1 ply swathed waist va was s cr very y jOT looking How flow much i is that dress 1 asked and once more Moi ton pi pian an appearance n Only It is perfect on m ma i 1 critically call y I could design noi noti more perfectly her hei I style sole f I gasped when he mentions 1 l price Never had T i paid so much mucha a a. dress ress F FI fl d I will make malte a reduction to 10 In ma maas mad madas as this Is her hei first order I r wn wi n the gown Elsie Elsio afterward declared h b heard me mt ga gasp p at the price In Inthe s 5 1 ered cred It Well Vell tal take e It It she sho told hi I pointed out a few tew minor Chan chane es wished made jp She also asked for foi a sample ample oi o osame same color so that 1 J might tight hay t r pers and stockings stocking to 10 match If It m madame wishes I 1 will p o them he told us lIS and ho so It w w s s. s s adding 25 5 more moro to my PI J b ml 1 To be bo continued HI |