The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-13
THE GREENUPS 60 ABROAD
TT WAS A TRIF THAT TOOK THEM As
EAR As VERMONT.

FAX -
They Had Plenty of Proof, However, The
They Had Been 10 Germany. and Their
Was Only One Person, n Woman, WIN
Could Prove Tina ThoyHndn't BeonTher
Have you seen the Gresnups lately1" aske'
the hostess as she poured the boiling waite
over the tea ball.
which GreenupsP The ones who wen
abroad this summer I happen 10 know tw'
families" the caller said. leaning forwarC
eagerly. The infection In her hostess's voic'
suggested that interesting revelations could
and would be made.
NO and yes. Imean the Greenups who diC
not go abroad and yet who have apparently
been abroad. Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Greenup
you known"
What do you meant You're always talking
In riddles. How can you say that they did and
they didnti" and the caller looked apprehen'
sively at the tea ball. which had already made
tho tea too strong for her. and yet stu dan
gied In the cup. The hostess was evidently
thinking OF the Greenups.
well. my dear. because I have been q law
yer's wife too long not TO know the value Of
/ circumstantia evidence. Therefore. / say
they did. But I happen, By tho merest chance,
TO know one fact which outweiRhs all this cir
! cumstantial evidence. Therefore. I say they
didn't" The tea ball was lifted from the cup.
Two, please. and no lemon" The caller
mechanically took the preferred cup. Par
don me for contradictine you" che said with
considerable emphasis. but I'm perfectly sure
that they did 20 abroad"
"Ah. did you happen to 10 with themf"
asked the hostess. with q slightly sarcastic
drawl.
why. no, Of course I d didn't - this with some
acidity OF tone.
did you happen. either. to see them of on
the steamer" and the hostess passed o dish
OF bonbons to her guest. These were politely
refused. It was a time TO talk. not to eat.
Moo. I didn't, but they asked me toll" The
last word had q triumphant ring.
Yes. In the same way. doubtless. as they
asked me-" the hostess replied serenely. 'The
last time I saw Mrs. Greenup she said that she
would love to have me wave Rood-by to them.
but that owing to Mr.. Greenup's extremely
uncertain business affairs. they could not tell
just when they would sail. That through
some kind Of pull they had been able TO have
staterooms reserved on three different lines Of
steamers for half q dozen dates In June. and
that they could cancel these on three hours
notice. She assured me that their packing
was 80 completely done that In an o the
baggage could DO ready to 20. On any one Of
these half dozen days, she said. they were like
ly to start of much too suddenly to give their
friends warning. OF course. she was awfully
sorry that she couldn't ask me to come. but I
understood just how 1t was, didnt:2 Her
explanation was so plausible that I did un-
derstand IL without any suspicion that it was
all a fraud. What did she toll youf"
The question was . challenge. and for . mo-
ment the caller hesitated.
well. that was what she said to me-" she
admitted. reluctantly. But ] can prove to
OF untasted tea was set down. The caller
peeded her hands TO emphasize By gesture
her @f HTtRha sSustlns sIsh the torennrer Of one
hand on the fingers Of the other hand. after
they decided to go only to Germany and Hol-
those two countries I know. for I loaned
them all the books j, had on either country.
sps 60 @ ais T sKc 9 asfn.u 90F ssSdsc tass 6o s.
a9d'fSfT MR.. f asll is0f Belsiqn snd Holland 1Sn kR Bss::
a tssms:lv saa 'h fSftSsrmot ever A SG maP ars SSS9s
studied German for three months and bor-
from. my brother for Mr.. Greenup to carry to
and from the once in his pockets. 80 he could
The hostess tried at this point to say some-
More than that. they got ali OF the addresses
Iat aSS o. nd Ssa'i ssse u both si%e q US ana what "a q hotels @sf;
were the best and how 70 manage their bag
gage. ana they DOrroWoQ MRS. Iittle'S steamer
basket trunk. and / made them one OF .those
steamer bags for their stateroom, you know.
and showed her how to, make q ehamois money
those lovely quaint stems, and commissioned
BIZ bSe e Sr buy sTG 9hissn%a R RST. E y m SsH listen to this:
Breathiess. but With the afr of one WHO
has skilfolly retained her best arEumsnt until
leaned back among the cqshions Of the divan,
"Yop will pardon me II | say that I knew all
these things before you told me" the hostess
nothing you have said alters the case as I first
stated 1t, The Greenupe not only did not 70
abroad, but they never had the least inton-
tion, OF going" The hostess paused impress
:. Well. I never heard" the caller began. and
then hurried on without finishing her sem
ts nee, You surely must bo mistaken. for I've
s ssoat A lots a 81 tSipPPs t tbss s aNd s n H his sS5d I %s
thsrS, for I've seen them myseli."
but the caller had another erGument.
She told me an awiully funny story about
central, station at Munich. and what o time
Gals understand her. She kept telling him
that her husband was verboten, which means
betrothed, you know. instead 81 .v~erIoron.
y Which bs i lSss. bs ass fds sSS RTE of e. shS I'm int ons
Of the funniest things I've heard for an age"
N. a don't don't d sSy that she tells Q story we'll"
.iai, In fsct, she always has a lot q local color
In her stories and she tells something inter- |
esting that happened TO them In. oh. ever 30 |
mnnyplaces and she has stacks Of Photographic"
ordered oasff bs msi ir$ tie ssai hos.s nnos said tss.I Rslfs