The sun., 1904-07-17

manners. At the same moment Nh. Car
son, with thrill that nariy sptf hes ele-
Sss .s esssa .os.g ~oas
Now Ms. Carson would have given four
Of her Paris gowns for an acQuat1tsnos
With the socissy lsadsr opposite. and Ars.
Pierce would hsve given the home rsncn
for ;1 a. iI,soTsSsn u tho N Ne. 9GS York sosy
woman. So through the oysters and the
Gsh thsy put on their best socssty msansrs
and starsd stoniH.
Mrs., Carson was . woman o1t nsoytce.
Choosing q moment vhen the Wosesss wSre
as..s: ss.; e. 81 if.sI; ~ IA;.aoees :ss p.d oSss
= elass OF olarst and let Z Atdo-a very
Httle-drip on the skirt Of hsr new cerise.
sOh!' cfisd Mrs. Carson.
NAY ] assist you' madam sa'o MI"
$50 awkward Of n,si 1t ID nothing; p;
u,rs you. NJ maid win attend to It, said
Mn. CsTson. The zee wes broken.
sXoy s,s soreups.s In hsxin&i AZ &im,,E Z EoGo 20
ma this time Of year. -, m
Ne. YORK people, in keeping your masd'''
az Ths " bcsSt q Mrs. Pisrce gave . little
thunap. This membe. Of the First Fsmiiiec
sSok hsr for Ne. fGst s.s socsssy ss ~. Sam
q s1ouM s,n.;n. sSs.iiitsiis iittis Sns s Ya'' '' NV NAM
oh, mine E very faithful ssn Mrs.
Pierce. Il found her when vas eorced,
and she's been perfectly eontonted IN Now
York these three years; Such 2 poss. 81
ysnts That sn Why 81 ns s.ff presume
Msns tSe same 9a trouble @ IL New 7orkf
takss n, me ' Tor msm6sr Of DE E!rA Rsnilss..:
I tkousht t tSs R lorsrst's .asE, would fetch EN-
the Pstriarch's Assemblies. .,
NO said Mr.. Pisscs. sadly; .alns:' :
& n ths I,':. family 1,ayyt prevented my ATTENDING
OH said Mrs. Carson. You srs-,...
But at an assumed nsme she baihed.
.Whv. Mr.. Pisrosi' said Mss. Carson.
sTve heard OF you % often, but I've nsvsr
had chsnos s to meet 'eTb Tbes es19Ss sSs reflected
that pierce, alter ali. is q common name.
So she collected herself,
and you aref' she said. =,
MRS. Robert Carson said the older
lady. unabashed,
.can this E Be Mrs. Oar. Carson r. ch.r%Hc' IN. M,a
Carson's turn to gasp.
Bsfore MTs. Carson could collect her
senses, something wholly unexpected
oost and . white bow to and an enormove
dIamopd-a great, coarse heavily tanned
man-bore down on that table and, ooo0p:
ina. seized Mrs. Pierce In his aSma and
kisaed her loudly on the mouth for III the
dining room 70 hear.
sThought I'd surprise you. grin
said the man in voace that carried 70 The
rsnnotsst corner of the dininG reom.
Rcand-up three vssks l:ts. ard ssts ths
ea,s e .ss = SsM Yosa With ycs. I've Ssd tSs
hlsnedest time dodgine things TO ind The
placei 0oels Here J6ck Ptefcs's - III
an Mr.. Carson and hs etoppsd short.
FOR Mrs.. CsFsen's blQ9 hAd risea to
Grandeur. She wss stA1dinG at her full
kefeht and reGaxdlng them through hey
iorSnettee With an ICY stayv.
VHadam!s said Afs. Careop, puYslAg up
her iipG into an expression a eeoS0ty scoTn,
sNadam, you have obtained my eoquatnt-
ance under false pretenoes.s
Every neck In the room hubbard ~ aha
sunmoped the head waiter snd demanded
. seat In another corner.
Alone Ia her room With Jed! Ars. PSsrcs
throw hsrsek on TIE bed and vspt. :.
sOh, JACK she said. sh was gcod q
gSq sny sS esncs e tna~ sss sos
society woman -and-and-I think hate
you'll
likely to be called In time, moved hsr trunks
and Hflda and her Paris gowns and heresaf
from the '6teenth Avenue next morning..
Al she ieft she said some cutting thinGs
10 The efk about the sunsxchusiveness
q his cid hota.'