Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-07
CHAPTER XVI.
THE Unbidden Guest.

The bitter reference to Bivens and
reused Mans fighting blood. She
would accept the challenge Of this
rabble and show her contempt for its
opinions in a way that could not be
mistaken. She determined to give an
entertainment whose magnifcence
would startle the social world and be
her defiant answer to the critics Of her
husband. At the same time it would
serve the double purpose of dazzling
and charming the imagination of Stu
art. She would by single dash of
power end his indecision as to Biv-
ens's offer and bind with stronger
cords the tie that held him to her
Her suggestion was received with
enthusiasm by her husband.
"All right" he said excitedly, beat
the record Give them something to
talk about the rest of their lives. I
don't mean those poor fools in Union
Square. Their raving is pathetic. I
mean the big bugs who think they own
the earth, the people who think that
we are newcomers and that this is
land was built for their accommoda-
ton. Give them a Knockout"
Mans eyes danced with excitement.
You really mean that I may plan
without counting the cost?"
That's exactly what 1 mean. The
,,on To ,,at 70 ha horn u,hosa hra in can
conceive the plan to spend artistically
on one nights entertainment the half
I'm willing to blow in just now for
such a triumph"
I'll do my best" she answered qui-
etly.
Nothing cheap or vulgar about 1t,
you know. think that party in which
the guests were drenched with hose
and the one in which they dressed as
| vegetables were slightly lacking in
originality True, the hosepipe party
had a stirring climax when the pretty
hostess appeared in a silk bathing suit
and allowed herself to be ducked by
her admirers in her own bath tub; still
| uedT, SHOulull care lol lHal SUI VI
sensation"
II think I'd draw the line at that my
self promise you something bet
| ter"
"Of course that bathing-s suit lunch
con at Newport last summer was a
stunning affair. The women certain
ly made a hit. But l can't quite figure
my wife appearing in it,"
Nan lifted her eyebrows:
Il promise you faithfully not to ap-
pear in a bathing suit"
Just one more pet aversion, dear,
Bivens smiled. You won't have any
kind of an animal party, will you?"
"There1l be many kinds of animals
present if they could only be accurate
ly catalogued."
II mean, particularly, monkeys. You
know that monkey party got on my
nerves. l mix with bulls and bears
every day down in Wall street. And al
sorts of reptiles crawl among those
| big buildings-but when l have to
shake hands with that monkey dressed
in immaculate evening clothes sitting
at table slipping champagne, thought
they were pushing ramily history
little too far. Maybe our ancestors
were monkeys all right, but the less
said about it the better"
Il promise" Nan laughed.
Then good luck, and remember the
sky's the limit"
Bivens waved her a kiss, hurried to
his office and concluded a deal fol
| floating five millions in common stock
which cost exactly the paper on which
it was printed. His share of this loot
would pay more than his wife could
spend in year.
Nan spared no expenditure of time
money and thought to the perfection OF
her plans. She employed a corps OF
trained artists, took them to her home
told them what she wished and they
worked with enthusiasm to eclipse ir
splendor New York's record of lavish
entertainments-b always with the
reservation which she had imposed
that nothing be done that might vlo'