The Irish standard., 1903-01-24

"That girl is trump" said Chal-
mers to himself. as he settled back
in the auto and was whirled down the
street. "She is daughter to be
prouf of. What wife she would
make! How would it read? The
wedding ceremony Of Mr.. William
Chalmers, the gifted journalist, and
Miss Helen Carmody, heiress to the
Carmody millions, was the fitting
climax to the social season. The
church was thronged With won
der how in the devil am going to
put four big stories on the first page
of to-morrow's paper?"
When Miss Carmody returned to
her guests, Miss LIE Roy at once mon
opolized the conversation.
"Isn't Mr.. Chalmers handsome?"
she said, clasping her hands. 81
think he is perfectly lovely. Such
deep brown eyes and such wavy hair.
And he is so easy in his manner. Did
you see how he disposed of us as if
we were children who were in his
way? l would resent such thing in
most men, but it comes naturally to
Mr.. Chalmers. 1 suppose he is so
used to managing lot of newspaper
men that the handling of few wo-
men is a matter of no consequence
But he is just splendd; don't you
think so, Helcn?"
"lle certainly is" said Miss Car
mody. II can talk to him just as
if he were my big brother"
"The adopted big brother is always
an interesting character" said Mrs.
White. Sometime he changes his
relationship"
Miss Carmody blushed, laughed
good-naturadly, and changed the sub,
ject.
"By the way" she said, address
ing Miss Edith LIE Roy. "Mr. Chal-
mers informs me that Mr.. Van Horne
has cabled him to ask Walter Hes
tor to take charge of the search for
the missing men. Mr.. Hestor sailed
for Europe before this happened.
Mr.. Chalmers thought that possibly
you might know his first destina ton
abroad. He left no word with Mr.
Chalmers, and he is anxious to com
municate with Mr.. Hestor without
delay"
81 am sure I have not the remotest
idea," said Miss LIE Roy. II have not
seen Walter since the night we went
to the opera and then had supper
at Delmonico's. He said nothing
about his European trip at that time
The first l heard about it was on
Saturday, when [ received q brief
letter from Walter saying he had tc
go abroad on business and would
write or cable as soon as he landed
l remember now that 1 was real an
! CRY with him ut the supper. He die
not talk to us girls at all. He an6
Sidney Hammond were talking about
trusts and all that dreary sort OF
thing"
"Who were at the supper?" Miss
Helen asked.
ooh, 1 forget. Who were there
Miss De Neuville?"
Miss De Neuvlle wrinlled her pref
ty brows and thought deeply for ;
few moments.
1--WE go to SO many places it is diff
ficult to remember" she said. lie
me see; there was Sidney Hammond
and his sister Olive-that's two--Wal
ter Hestor and Miss lie Roy-that''
four-Mr. Blake and Miss Meredith
that's six--and Mr.. Converse and my
self-that's eight"
"You are right, Lillian, 1 remem
Der now," said Miss LIE Roy. "Wha
u splendid memory you have! 1 cal
never remember anything"
walter and Sidney were talllin!
about big convention of the lead
ers of trusts" said Miss De Ncuville
81 know Walter was very enthusias
tic about it, as he always is abou
everything. l did not hear either o
them say anything about going t
Europe"
Soon after this Miss Leroy an
Miss De Melville rolled away in thci
carriages, and the big Carmody man
sion was dark us it frowned on Fift
Avenue.