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come 70 think OF It, a very shy per.
son is apt to be obtuse. too. isi! (.
So Geneyieye went upstairs 10 Sun.
pack her trousseau. When she was
called down to dinner by the one maid ]
she came in negligee and With a spot
Of dust on her nose.
Z The little home OF James was in a
nice suburb and all the nice neIghbors
came to call. Then Gencyieye returned
their calls and gave dear little card
parties. Every week she gave them,
which, when you come TO think OF It,
is rather often. They played bridge.
too.
It took real money, because Gene.
We've would have things nice. She
said: All that lovely cut glass and
silver goto waste? ! should say not!"
So James money went 10 waste on
caterers. For Geneyieve knew moth
ing about housekeeping, ard 1t made
her dizzy to learn. 1t made James
dizzy TO look at the bills, but James
had no dimples and his eyes were
plain gray, SO what did II matter7
Then James took Genevieye on his
knee one evening and explained to
her about the bills. She listened meek.
", and when he finished she unused
oh, forgot to tell you there's love
OF q coral bracelet coming out tomor-
Irow1nobody here has anything ike
1t. I'm SO pleased aboutit." And the
poor man found she had not even
been listening much. ~
He was startled and he may have
been a bit harsh. At least, he got up
rather suddenly and said In queer
word. But Genevieve's dimples were
in full play. She said, why, Jim,
don't you want your wife TO make a
proper appearance7"
This happened several times and
perhaps more. And Genevievs went
TO the matinee every week. too. Write
love notes to the matinee hero. Why,
certainly not! She was a young ma.
iron. you perfectly horrid thing! The
most she ever dreamed OF writing was
Just a line to tell him how she appre-
ciated him.
The rosy mists were shreddlng
away and the pedestal was melting,
just like the merest clay. When baby
Geneyleve came the pedestal got
iirnier. But only for little, little
while. 1'henfthey had "a nurse and
Genevieve attended TO her social du.
ties asrusual. iiu!ii y III :,
They gave up, housekeeping years
ago and are staying at afamily hotel,
where Geneyieve is much, admired
Geneyieve the Less is also becoming.
without the shadow otsat doubt. the
image OF her charming mother and!
yet James doesn't seem pleased about
1t.
He Is struggling along, rather, be,
cause his salary seems about eaten
up when he pays the hotel bills. He
owns no property, OF course. They,
sold their house when they moved
to the hotel. 1t was murtgaGed any.
way 1'7H.'f' 4
Genevieve the Elder often says to
her husband that II she had known
how limited Els salary would keep her
she never would have married him. To
her friends she admits that she might
have done better, and states that she.
is going TO see. at least, that Gene.
We've the Younger does not throw, her
self away.
To Genevieve the younger she says
in the presence OF James, I'm sure |
do all can for you socially. but your
father never seems to appreciate the
need for money. Though I'm sure
that other men manage to make plen.
ty to keep their families in comfort
And Genevieve the Younger-it is
not fair to anything SO lovely TO call
her merely little Jenny"-Geneyieye
the Younger thinks. Poor papa is get.
ting old anyway. | do hope that when
| marry" t'S
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