Show slants on life B A WALDRON za A hazard of hospitality T D ONT ON T you think the ar are e a bit vulgar dear how can anyone who gets rich to BO quickly help being vulgar gur of course manners mannera never come all at once and they seldom eel dona come nt at all to persons not born to them illow how true aniel I 1 thus gossiped mrs arbour and mrs delevere Dc levere over their afternoon to tea a they belonged to old families at new 1 if 1 fow or of chow had not died out 2711 1 40 out newport tho iho wise wiseacres acres was going back the tide of new wealth and attendant gau gaucheries cheries had driven many of these first families away it was only six mouths months before that the lestore had sold their elaborate place and all its belongings to the swell beighe the entrance of mrs airs Swell beigh into the casino at the moment exposing every detill of the latest mode in dress had started tills this conversation between mrs arbour and mrs delevere both of whom throw threw up their lorgnettes to a haughty trajectory that carried over mrs airs head while th the e unobstructed eye of each took in the sartorial variety of an overdressed over dressed woman but their servants are marvels dear mrs newest mald Is just the most elite creature ive ever seen been I 1 ashes pretty and no doubt clever but dont you observe that their domestic staff serves only to make their own shortcomings the more pronounced noun ced the cont contrast riis i my dear Is som ig dreadful dread full 1 bo you belleve believe I 1 dont that this baron dumdum they parade with such effrontery Is a real person of ditl title 07 they say there Is no such name in the Almana cli eli do gotha but surely youve heard how mrs accounts fort forthal for that 1 she he insists lies hes even more than a baron hints flints that lies hes a minor royalty over here bere on a political mission re 2 1 1 wed felice Cli disappeared sappo a red with them fated to the recent war narl thus must tilde hide ills real identity ilow how perfectly absurd I 1 mrs airs simply cimpi r laughed at gossip of tills this sort it YA always came back to her why 1 she laugh baron dumdum was tier her ducat and had promised to continue cont linie as her guest though bids for him had been made nia e even by persons in a circle mrs swell beigh could not penetrate especially by mothers with daughters w sullied smiled upon him for the baron was handsome withal the riches of the carried them triumphantly in the newer newport set even the ex exclusive Clu sive few gasped at the display mrs swell beigh made of jewels jew els ancher and her collection of gems vas us its famous in fit london and paris ns na it wits was at af newport even baron dumdum gasped at tit them em and yet no one outside of the family ever saw all of mrs gems together that la Is no one but felice the paragon of pi maid whose attractiveness ti veness and worth even mrs A arbour and mrs delevere Del evre had admitted to felice in fact the jewels were in trusted when not in a safety vault and when mrs Swell beigh had them at land for personal adornment on great social occasions and felice was e ven even trusted to take them to and from abe their ar seclusion baron Dant dumdum flum lanced danced divinely and among its his other accomplishments and of tills lie he seemed proud was wali tits his ability to drive a car no N racing chauffeur could a 11 motor s through dangerous ti mazes laze of traffic with gi eat ee cr skill and none could drive at speed more safely ue ile often drove mrs Shell beigh as much to her pride as tier exhilaration one morning after a late function mrs 11 rs avale within an holuj hour of the time site she was to taki take ift a spin with tile the baron site she called felice hut but the mald maid did not respond slie She called a second plaid who could clotild give n no account of tile lie favorite mrs swell heigh had performed her toilet in da days gone by without assistance mid alid she sli e I 1 did it tills this morning frequently giving word w ord that felice should be sent rent lit in the moment she appeared airs irs at that stage bingo ot ol dressing that called for n nt not t find tier her jewels jewel A tor er ri 61 djs abie in e to to her had fel felic let with it them hysterical site elie sent word to the barous barons apart ment for counsel the buron boron had find also disappeared disappear erit t copyright |