Connecticut western news., 1911-09-14
A BOULEVERSEMENT' By SADIE OLCOTT Copyright by American Press Asso- ciation, 1911.

 dressed in the height of fashion sat together and chatted.
 "Wbat do you think, Mrs. Runion," said one. "of the admission of Mrs. Whitely into our set at LakesideT
 '1 don't see anything the matter with her, Mrs. Dugan."
 "Of course there's nothing the mat ter with her; but, laws a mercy, just think of a woman who is making her own living trying to move among peo- pie with fortunesP'
 What does she do7 Nothing disrep- utable, I'm sure"
 She's forewoman at Sturdevant's- in the cloak department I reckon"
 "She seems very ladylike. I've been told that she's better educated than any woman in Lakeside"
 Whats education nowadays7 I tell you, it's money that does the busi- ness"
 "I'm sorry to admit that"
 Flows Mrs. Whitely going to re turn the invitations she gets, I'd like to knowP'
 'T have understood that she hasn't accept l any of them yet Mrs. Bar boar and Mrs. Trask have been trying to get her tout" because she is so intellectual They say we need more of that kind In our circle"
 "That would be all right, but if you're goin' to bring in shop people you're not goin'' to keep the circle very select, you can just bet on that" When the train reached Lakeside, each of these ladies entered her auto mobile and proceeded to her home. Mrs, Dugan picked up an open letter, addressed to her husband, lying on his desk, and read 1t The following para graph brought pallor to her cheeks.
 'It is only lately that I have learned through my wife that you are living in Lakeside. She recognized Mag Bun- ker, whom you married, as one of the leaders of faskion in Lakeside. have instituted proceedings against you for obtaining money under false pretenses, in that the goods you sold to me in Wyoming were spoiled when you de- livered them, and received pay for them. "I have not before thls had the means to prosecute you, even if had known your whereabouts. But have just made a big sale of land to a rail- way corporation, on which my com missions are a couple of hundred thou sand. This shall all be spent, if neces- sary, in landing you in jail" ,.. I Mrs. Dugan flew upstairs and found her husband in his bedroom in deep dejection. r ... .... s' ....
 Well" she said, ''I see that Whitely has found us. smelt danger as soon as saw his wife"
 "Yes," he replied. And it will take all we've got to settle and keep out of jail"
 Cant you make a blufrT"
 "No."
 Well, brace up. We must go to the Turner's tonight It won't do to give up our position in society till we have to-" sf F
 f"All right, Mag. haven't seen Whttely yet. I don't know what can do with him. I may save some thing. He'll probably be here tomor- row."
 The couple "braced up" and went to the Turner reception. They received a shock there. Who should enter but Mrs. Whitely on the arm of her hus- band.
 Hello, Pat" said Whitely. Hello. Mag. When did you drift eastT'
 "I'Il see you in the morning, Mir Whitely," said Dugan obsequiously. Where shah find your
 q have no place for talk. Suppose I come to your house"
 Say 10 o'clock in the morning"
 "Ten o'clock it shall be. You're looking well, Mrs. Dugan. saw you yesterday in the train. I was sitting in the seat behind you."
 Mrs. Dugan turned as red as a boiled lobster.
 Neither Mrs. Whitely nor her hus- band interfered during the evening with the social standing of the Du- gans, but the latter left early. The next morning Whitely called at Du- gan's residence and was admitted by butler in livery. Introduced into Dugan's library-the books had been selected for him by another-the two sat down for conference. Dugan of fered $5O,0OO in settlement. Whitely said his loss had been $10O,000 and he must have every cent.
 q can't raise the cash for a long time to come" replied Dugan, but I'll tell you what I'll do. This house and lot cost me $40,00O. give you $500O0 in cash and throw in the property"
 Whitely accepted the proposition and the matter was closed.
 The very next day the Dugans left their residence and the Whitelys took possession. Mrs. Whitely gave up her position. Pat Dugan was obliged to go to work bossing a gang of laborers. and his wife took in sewing. But Pat never recovered the grip he had lost, and his wife was thenceforth unknown ln society.