The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-01

was only one thing fer him to DO He must 20 her
aid
He threw his weight upon the lid and snapped one
hasp into place while she made fast the other But
by CAD, you know" he gasped- this beats Tire vsry
n-iams,"
Her hat veil aad cloak lay on the couch IN the
inner She swept into them. began.
unspeakins rapidty TO put them
IF you would OFFER half = syllable Of explanar
ton. ne said.
Explanation, As II n wasn'. who had g nsht 10
s1plsnation Though don't think for a moment
that Id listen to one now! AZ II 10: month back
hadn't been deliberately sighting In every
possible way for-yes for the very servants"
"Isabsli I take =, for granted that when purssy
4 matter Of wisdom speak 10 old Katy"
Yes as matter Of wisdom Yesterday morning
you'd got the length OF calling her angel" she
burst surgngly back upon him. "I'll just ask ycu
when last you called NJ q n ANGEL
Talbot 8. rstreated rapidly behind the old socs>
doilSser" Well dear. I will I'm Hs-irs been
the merest oversight, ru call YOU"
You'd better You t0h,sps~ I'll ana afesr
yesterday erertnp, too
AZ that Mr Talbot Smith began To be good and
angry himself. II suppose you've gone o work and
discharged them all by way OF making everything
lovely7"
I've doae nothing whatere-. You shall Be me one
TO do. after this! Oh I'm i.avins you with full re
sponsibility,"
There was q sound of wheels stopping IN front Of
the door. and expressman came up the stairs Mrs
Talbot was already indicating what trunks be
taken. To have attempted any further Intervention
now would have been to invite the expressmso into
the And Talbot g. had that masculine instinct
which, from the soul sbhors a scene, whsn IL h
confined to the party Of the hrst part the party
OF the second
Also a. soon that exprsssman had felt the weight
OF the "sockdoilaser' he gave him the deadly bull
dog eye, and he had 20 hslp him down the stairs
This gave him a oh.ne. too 10 see that Isabs,s cab
from the station now coming lopingiy I'd the
street He looked II her.
"Oh-oh she choked. do ev-ev-everything you
think Of to hurry It wasn't enough-snoush for
you To express your willingness to hslp pack
isabel" he sid, trying keep his from
going np into a faisstto If had thought,
ing married to you for more than three"
"Yes!" she cri-d-snd Aer voice attained fasstte
At ono heap And had thought after these three
years-n had had the first idea that Of q sud
den In one nonth-yes in little than two weeks
you wouldn't only have lost oil the love pre-
tended-but would be looking about for ways show
your contempt for me! Oo-hoo-hoo-hoo-ho
hoo-hoo" She rushed for the cab and pulled the
door TO after her.
1t Talbot 8. who had once more TO spc-d the
parting guest by giving the indisnant-vtsssed Jshu
his driving orders
Hc went back into the hall. ~Ah-ah Bertha" ha
said. Mrs. Smith and going away for-for .
few days little visit you know. You can tust or
der whatever you need to along in The mean
tins. And n yood lie good enough to send any
mali coming for Mrs. Smith to Mr.. villa Cameron
Ridgewood--
An docs YOURS 90 there too sirt~ asksd Katy
with . face rent BY commiseraNon.
"N.no," said Talbot s. NO Eot-pot a once"
He got himself upstair. and began put together
what things his mans feeble Imagination him
might possibly need When he doing this II oc-
CARED to him that he could have least q few
shreds Of his sefrespeot by telling Katy that hts
mail should, of course, be redirscted to the once
Ali three were awaiting him whom he came down
stairs again.
And how long did ,. "a, y,d be away sirr- asked
now"
oh not long-not long. really. I'LL let yos
know later. Mrs. Smith will you know"
"Begoos" said Katy she's let know already
She says she's never comm back at ahi. at ah!"
v.
Some days after the foregoing cyclone Mrs
Villa Cameron, by the exercise Of incaIculable de-
grees Of patience and diplomacy had succeeded in
moro getting the Talbot Smiths together IN
that little home of hers in Rdgewood. She had even
made 1t plain to Isabel, materially enlightened
that the entrance Of the masculine coeficent into
the servant problem might be the thing In the
world especially that masculine coefncient had
expressed his limtess unwllingness ything
more whatever to do with it. In fact Isabel had
softened far to admit that could not quarrel
with the service Bertha Regina and Katy had given
them; she bad that they promised we'll ia ths
beginning And il Talbot chose to change his mind
and cooperate with her
They bad got SO far indeed, that Mrs Cameron
again able to enter into it. She showed thsnu
what really the greatest point Of all: they had
the chance last to enter their house with the feel
ing Of masters. And now, II they woald Just taks
little weeks down TO Palm Beach In which Ia
get right with each other competsy-
She interrupted by the arrival of the afternoon
mail. 1t contained letter for Mr.. T Smith.
Mrs T Smith please forward"
II the super.cription in the hand Of Bertha II
was plainly old Katys hand which had psnnad ths
letter itself. II ended follows:
An Afther all your kindnes not vsntin 10 q
mind. bal. two doors away bruk inty . chnesday
and all winmsn thsgether and IL your bach
By tornorrah you'll have notiss for Sat
( urday night