New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

rnuSiCaleS were characteristic. orr teas IT.
novations We instituted q cotilion SatuI
dav nights. from which Il was q social crime
10 be absent. We glittercd So tina, We were
bc,icged by more newspaper men ana Wo
men. much 20 Mr. Hazard secret disgust
but We had 20 pay the penalty %, the glitter
The public may not have been interested
but the newspapers thought our Frenoi
Duke was too important 20 be hidden
The ONLY thing left 10 Us Of oar id oris
was that early tennis Of mine with Hap, ans
Mrs. Hazard behind the coiiecpot ever
morning at eight o'clock IN our own llttk
breakfast room. where only the actual TAN
ilv and myself We're present. ], was tx
best of the day. the only time when w
could feel that our souls Were 0ur own. !
know that's the way felt about u. After
ward Hap would 60 into town III ne gray
car 20 sell real estate, and John Crownln'
Shield todefeni If that 'Swhata aWyerdo@
Then Mrs. Hazard would call the Cabln6.
10 ordcr-She was Secretary Of S'4'e-ah:
we'd begin. She would grease Oh, wheelsd
the establishment. sort ont who Was coming
AMI who was going. until the butterflies -e
gan 10 iiutter out al noontlme. ari ! 0egl
on the peg Job. getting the golier- y the so1
course. and the tennis players an The terms
courts. sounds easy; but. lc.t 20 then
solves. the tennis PLAYERS Were '"-' rs apt
bc on the golf course and grou,.. N cons
qucnce. arranging motor par''e- with JUS
the right people in a car, and gc..ng oncs
games going where the breezo vas lives
enough to keep cool and not lively enough
blow the cards away filling on NAen any.
body needed an extra in anything. linen
had to manipulate the crowd t"t % SWIM .
a sail before We started IN 30 te e'e'D'
round.
Those were the ordinary days zen i1e.
was no grand affair on hand colll1
have stood it if hadn't hal nerves Of s'e
and the constitution OF an ~. h,, alNee..
there was Mrs Hazard holding 70 on -.
chuckle OF hers. smiling appr SIX Solt
times she would take me IN her ..' arms d.
pat nv hair and worry il ! uoted IN
She insisted upon my having s. mad .
though was used To doing things Tor %.
self: but | didn't always have ."ne TO u
around and pick up the gown I i taNefS
There was only one thing -".l. my lo'.
heartily diSliked. and that WIS hing IL
bridge with Natalie. We always loSt =
though didn't do 50 badly when ! pay
with anyone elSe.-John Cr.wn'nSheM
Mrs. Cutler. while his Grace .ni won
mach together that We Were ,'lildal u :.
house. was afraid of Natalie hat va
afraid of her calm. droopy s,a,, ma heI -
full civiitv. Ii she had been rude 70 =
once, don't think | should h..t caFeu '--
SO much. lid
| began to live for the cotiions Samilt
night. They brought down ,ardy ~ ~
bands. eligibles, and a sprins.ng Of ~
AMI | could sit back and rs, NAile e,G,
body danced. Hap WAS dear % me ~
and was quite willing to sit out MS I@.~
while he did the talking. masking ME 'O''
that was on the Job.
XIE were leaning on the stone coping
w evening, Just outside the drawlIs ~.
where We danced. looking al the stars -
the sound of a motorboat cut the ar a.
moment later the rays of searchiSh' ~
around the bend below us. .,:.-
That's Mr. Abbott. told Hap. L''''
know the sound OF his engine .,~
"Oh. il can't be, exclaimed LAURA :" ~,
ing out for a brcath-the figure was ~
He wouldn't come here tonight. oey@u,;
had to work a squirt for the ilnlsn' he ~
But it is. Dear, insisted. III you|
YOU can tell. Hear il: -
"Oh, | don't know the sound OF one e ii
from another, Louie" she laughed
throp'S working-or shall tell MN w.