New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

partners rted ourageously and though he had ceased
to who they WERE they drove his thoughts
cover and restored his lost youth.
At signal four May poles were erected, and the
guests divided into groups Varcoored ribbons were
handed out by the COstumed pages and the hunt for
positions that followed Garrott swept into the
maze 1t time honored figure; but the old English
music gave it new flavor, and the dancers unwove
the S1lken strands he passed one by the familiar
figures of the of his party, who seemed to
have been gathered into one group. AS the ribbons
reached the top of the poles they shook loose and fell to
the floor, and at the time the signal given
unmask The ribbons unwOund made eight of reins
OF different colors, and round the dancers ccled girl
driving two men, driving two girls.
No one knew whether the distribution of the colors
had been made by accident by design; but each
May pole there was at least divorc6e driving two
husbands. And what happened in Garriott's set was
sufficiently amusing. Mrs Vanuxem with the red rib
bons had Percy and King Mrs. Wetherall with
the blue had De CourCey Wehera and Gilbert Darrow
Mrs Vaughan with the yellow had Freddy and Warren
Sears and Natalie with the green had Brooke Garrott
and Rene De Land. Garriott took the situation good
humoredly Indeed, there seemed no other way to
His wife had other views for when she discovered her
husband she turned her back him squarey and took
the arm of De Land Come, Rene" she said I'm
tired OF dancing
HE knew was her reply to his indictment of her ad
mlrer, and he heard the voice of De Land laughing
at the incident as he bore her away. They were on
different footing here Garriott felt that the eyes of the
whole party upon him, and he vaguely uncor-
Portable; but as he turned aside Mrs. Kempton who
had seen the incident, greeted him gaily.
- Deserted? So am |. Jack went off with Bertha
Paget We must console ourselves. Supper is ready,
and m famished
He offered her his and permitted her to lead him
OIL They found a small table in the conservatory He
understood her better and the old relation was re
surned from the point where it had been broken
Its funny world isn't it, Brooke Garriott2" She
said Half Of the people in trying to get married
the other half trying to get divorced. l wonder if any
body is satisfied?
You are aren't you?'
"I?" she laughed. do seem so? I'm clad n,al.
that impression It's the effort of my life to conceal nv
secret sorrows.
Il didn't know you had any sorrows" he said in sur
prise
L have, a hundred of them I'm year older than I
was last year. for one and this seasons hats are afro
cous, that's another
Size seemed surprised when he laughed Il her 'Tvo
Sorrows-and what are the other ninetv-eipht?"
She did not reply at once. When she did her rnaeA
had changed Jack the other nincyeight she s,iJ
Your husband! Why Jack is"
But She cut him short with 4 wave, f tht. hf+ 4.f5=
won't talk about Jack He's no better and no ,or.e
than most of the husbands of my friends" She ston
abruptly and nc could not question her further tbn
the nature of their intimacy seemed to give hin, ~
night He had been ready to speak of other things WIZ
She resumed.
"Oh. lack and get along-as Others get alope II,