Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-04

LADY
By JOANNA SINGLS
(Copyrighi, roIt, By Associated Literary prsss

tCopyrighi Ip,i. By As.ooistsd Literary prsss>
The FolwelIs' French car purred
e1penhvsly at the door, and the
French chauffeur. 0ustsvs. arsto-
oraucally bored. looked immovahly
ahead and awaited his young mis-
tress, rejecting that he would have
to break the speed limit II she made
her train. Her uunfs bad gone TO
the station the day before. The
daohshund on the back seat OF the
tonneau yawned In the face Of the
beautiful morning In early Beptem-
Der.
Finally Miss Katherine Folwell ap-
pssroA perfect In black prosdcloth.
She wa palpsbly not intended for
litsS grim realities. She would have
been out Of place IN Any setting less
than luxurious. sb< know this. lust
= rear ago she bad told David Rob
ertson 10, and ~ hs had been
sure ~ Even wanted to be rich. he
dropped out Of her life 80 ensctually
that Il hurt. sh> had not thought
hs would take her ut her word. So
life bored hse, which was why she
had promised to 20 abroad with the
C~hsn>ys-shs hadn't seen May since
their college days, though they lived
Tar out In some suburb and had only
lately Inherited enough money to Jus
tify trtps-And leaving their two chil
dren.
GustAvs Strengthened and gasped-
politsiy-s his mistress took her
seat and gave her order.
ITO the country-anywherel Two
given UP my trip" she said.
He touched hts CAP and they were
of.
II couldn't have endured It," she
said half aloud"-the old round of get
ting away from yourself In dirty for
etgn places. I've got to 1--we with my
ssk anywhere | 90, and like It here
a. we'll as n place. The country II
At least peaceful"
Tho car slipped up tho avenue
past the clangor Of downtown.
through the residence district from
woodsy suburbs toward the river
road. The sun was hot. but the
fresh wind cooled her cheek. Finally
they were gliding slowly past pretty
little cottages. wide apart, flower
surrounded, almost real country.
Then. without warning, the car
stopped with a Jar, and Gustavs, all
apology, was out trying the ma
ohinery. He ended by crawling b.
meath the motor, and after much
tinkering, came out hot and explains
tory. Che was deaf to explanations.
She didn't care.
Pardon, but tho sun Is hot. II
may take an hour to mend. VIII
Ma'amselle seek . cool spotf That
garden, p~erhapsY" He waved with
Gallo grace at a cottage they had
passed where children played in a
garden.
She soothed Gustave's excitement
with q smile and wandered UP to
the place. This was the sort OF
thing David Robertson had dreamed
she might share with him, a bunga.
low guarded by a private hedge and
a sentinel row Of flaming holly
hooks. She, too, had been among
dream possessions - then she saw
the children, blonde, rosy little peo-
pie, and brought herself up with 4
start. She would not lot herse1f In
olude children In her reverts Of
David. His income could never have
brought the dream OF his love into
reality. Katharine spoke to the lit
tie ones hanging over the gate.
Good mornin'," answered the six
year-old immovably.
"Lo," placidly returned tho four
year-old boy. Does you lovs holly
hocksf"
Katharine said that she adored
them. Then she explained about the
| broken-down motor and asked II she
| could come In their garden a while.
Would their mother carer They
we're suddenly solemn.
Mothers zone to the end OF the
world" she said quantity, and Mrs.
Scott is drefful sick and Aunts Bsss
is to her house and we're to stay
right mere sos sn0 Gall ESQ Us Lll
nurse comes home" It came in q
breathless sentence, as the child
chung to her little brother. Then
she opened w1do the gate.
I'm sorry bout the car, an you
can como in an play with US If you'll
be good"
She sank down on the green grass,
removed her hat and tried to woo
the shy boy to give her a kiss. Hs
would not, but broke = handful 81
hollyhooks without stems and put
them ~gravsly In her lap. Tho sirl,
Janey, wa hanging over = bed OF
misnonette like Z white butterfly.
When GustAve'S hour and more had
passed. Katharine looked up from
her clumsy telling Of the story Of
the three bears" to hear more u
cuses. He could not repair the ma
chine. 1t would have to be lowed in
Would ma'amsells take = train. o,