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tennis" said Cleva Culloh appealingly
Its too hot" said Mrs Karl lazily.
I'm too old TO frisk in such weather.
Hear! Hear" cried Roy Kendall
What an honest woman"
From compulsion. Roy. l was born
here"
in the year of our Lord Clev"
added.
Eighteen hundred end sixty" com
pleted Mrs. Karl easily. 81 am thirty
eight, you see"
"Thirty-eight" repeated Roy. ut
can't be you are ten years older than
] ann
Yes" she answered smilingly.
Slender. graceful. charming. she look
ed scarce thirty and knew it.
With a pout Cleva started for the
tennis court. followed by Roy Kendall
and Madison Harding.
Ard Il was hot! Soon Harding began
to breathe heavily. AS they finished
the game he held out his racket and
painted:
Here. Brady. I'll leave you and Miss
Temple to whitewasb Kendall and
Cleva."
Are you warm? said Mrs. Karl as
be Joined her Cd the verqnda.
Am warm Well" reaching eager
ly fer the icn water on the table beside
her.
NO" she commanded. Go change
your clothes Not a cold plunge. re-
memher-just a rub and dry linen"
He laughed. but obeyed.
When be returned. she handed him a
glass Of water, then a nicely pared
peach.
"Uhr be grunted. This beats ten.
mis-"
81 think So" she said
They chatted for some time. Their
he asked suddenly:
why haven't you married again"
The usual reason" she answered.
"A beautiful woman. with twenty
thousand year. ought to find Mr..
Right surely"
Madison" she said softly. Il never
loved Robert. Now-well. | must he
sure OF myself and him."
Robert was good man." be said
gravely.
Yes" she repeated. Yet | hated
him at times because could not love
him"
But you married him"
aSac opb Jacorval no ,,,oro
happy thar | was He was forty
eight, l twenty-five; he rich, | poor.
he ready 10 settle down. ready to
have ding with life Somehow, Mad.
ison. think he ought to have known
better thar 10 have asked me. He
ought TO have known | couldn't love
him"
Why not?" His voice was con
strained.
Youth loves youth. Much as Robert
loved me. | think the first few years
We're equally disappointing to both
was ready for my fling and had it, !
Know now how bored he was with il
all. Its glorious TO do stunts when
one is colt. but afterward'- She
laughed merrily and handed him the
peach she had been pairing.
But afterwards" he repeated.
"Ona wants 10 jog along" she con.
tinued. The normal woman past
thirty-fyeacan say what she may, but
the excitement and strength taking
amusements that she reveled in during
her teens and twenues-ah. they're not
worth the price
His answering smile quickly disap-
peared as she went into the house
He was forty-fve. Cleya Culloh TWEEN.
ty-two; he rich. she poor: he had had
his fling. she Just ready for hers lie
had accepted LOreue Karrs invitation
TO spend the month OF August at her
country home because Cleva was to be
there. He had determined the latter
should be his promised wife before
thev left, but
He slept little that night. \ picture
of Robert Kari, wearied and surfeitpd.
dancing attendance on the gay. uutir-
ing Lorene. rose before him. TO jog
along bad 4 soothing sound but
vision Of Cleva's laughing. girlish face
made his jaws set determnedly.
1t rained during the night Next day
was COO and clear.
"Oh, me. Oh. NV said Mrs Karl.
why am not 2 seer: Ii | had known
it was to he such a charming day.
would have haG our darce tonight. BY
Friday it will probably be as hot as
blazes."
whats the odds?" sai6 Cleva. 81
cen dance if it registers q HUndred."
80 can |, said Roy-"with Won"
Then ! sh"ll give you the first and
last dance and two in between" she
seid. with = gay laugh. claucing frer
under her long iashes al Harding.
IN take the rest" he replied
promptly. III it registers two hundred
Friday night simply bleed forth
heat. tut C,eva aud a crowd OF young
folks danced as merriy as though
Jack Frost We're in the air.
HARDING noted a wondrouS sparkle in
Cleya eyes as she and Roy swung
around the room. and be looked sadly
dis@runted as De joined Loreue Karl
This is our dance " ne said hstleSsly.
go change YOUR collar was the an
swer. "and put some taIcum ON vour
neck. Tueu We will sit under the
trees sill not walk"
When he returned. he asked curl