The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-23

DarllnS ana Mrs. Kettle IOOked at one another in sheer disgust. Then they turned simultaneously and grab ping Rivers by the arm with more force than dignity they demanded to know where the Kettle bridegroom and his bride were concealing them selves. Rivers laughed with consum- mate ma giee: wholly misinterpreting most amusing coincidence, he admitted to find both Baby" Kettle and Dar- ling under the same roof with two new wives. And he went on to con- fide in them, just between themselves, that Baby" Kettle had certainly changed since his college days. He mad certainly grown up some since the days when he referred everything for solution to his mother.
 He and his wife. sat there in the dlnning-room of the boat drinking cocktails and champagne galore!" Rivers snickered, lowering his voice confidentially
 ''What?' the other two demanded in breath.
 T never heard of such thing" said Georgiana on the verge of tears. Yes and a peach of bun Kettle had, tool" Rivers went on; and as his listeners stood too overcome with Nice little person, this Mrs. Kettle, but crazy as a March hare!''
 That was too much for Darling. He stepped close to Rivers with threat ing leer and howled to him to take back his last remark. Rivers gave sickly little laugh and looked at Georgiana queerly.
 'I didn't know she was anything to you,'' Rivers began soothingly as he dragged Darling out of Georgiana's s range of hearing. But the latter had stepped behind Rivers and stood mak- yp,-~ -to1D x,1: not to betray her. ''Why, I didn't mean any harm,'' Rivers went on. but you see, she gave three hundred dollars to began and she took all of Kettles spare change to do it and he had to borrow some. Fortunately was able to fix it up for him." he concluded in a Self-1nportant, chesty way. Then he wandered away to the dinning-rom to get mouthful of breakfast
 Georgiana stood repeating to herself his last remark, trying to grasp what it could mean and she walked thoughtfully across and sat down be- ing paper lying on a table where Riv- CTS had placed it and she picked it up to glance over the headline.
 Presently she leaped to her feet, clutching the paper between her hands, while Darling rushed to her
 
 complication.
 What is it?" he begged uneasily.
 The great Georgiana Tfmble,' 9 she read spreading out the newspaper before his eyes. '' On her wedding trip with Richard Kettle, leaves the Suffrage Society," Oh dear!" she gasped, choking
 "I don't know what to make of 1t all," unused Darling quietly.
 'eAnd this!'' she added pointing to the newspaper. Making fool of me before ali the world. It is unpardon- able. The three hundred and the cocktails! There I knew it was his Elsie," she stormed growing more and more excited. "I shall apply for divorce,''
 Darling was beginning to lose con- fdence in Elsie himself. This denoue-. ment did look queer to him. But he begged Georgiana not to do anything hasty. He felt there must be mis- take somewhere. At any rate. mis- take or no mistake he realized now that the best thing for both to do was to lie low and watch developments without letting Kettle know of their presence. He was really touched when-for the first time-Georgfana agreed with him that he was right.
 Rivers came hurrying from the din- ing-room to go to his room and. Daf- ling called to him and bade him say nothing to Kettle and his wife con- cerning Darling's presence in the Inn. They wanted to make it a little sur prise and Rivers cheerfuly assented.
 Wouldn't you like to buy a bunch of violets for your wife?'' the clerk asked, approaching Darling as he led the weary and unhappy Georgiana back to a chair, still clutching the newspaper between her hands.
 "No!" snarled Darling, showing his teeth.
 Well, Mr. Kettle bought bunch of violets for his wife!'' insisted the clerk, standing his ground.
 ..He did, eh?' growled the other. Give me those violets!'' Snatching them out of the clerks hand. he hur- ried back to Georgiana's side with them Oh, charge them!'' he hurled back as the clerk stood with out stretched palm waiting for his pay ment, "Take them!'' he added, in surly way, holding out the flowers to Georgiana.
 'T don't want them,'' she said turn ing her shoulder.
 Take them, I saE,'' he commanded. eff he can buy violets for my wife, I will buy violets for his. Take them! Now we had better go back to our rooms, so they can't see us when they come down."
 .eNo, we'll go out!'' she commanded in return. q need the air.! With an angry frown, he joined her and they walked out together, darting furious glances at one another.