The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-02
PAGE EIGHT
Married Life
the Third Year

Who's number FLYER" asked War
rem. That's good-looking horse.
That woman rides we'll, too"
Helen consulted her catalogue. "'6.
Moonbeam, CHI. g.. 1872. years. Elk
hibitor. Mr.. A. K. Parks 1t doesn't
give the name Of the rider"
See what it says about number
two-that's not a bad horse"
Queen Atlas" read Helen.
Blk m. s years. Exhibitor. r. L.
Kennedy Dear, what does blk. M
mean"
BLACK mare, of course Look at
that woman on number four. She
can't ride Hangs way ever on tho
side Of her saddle. Thought so. She's
getting the gate now"
'Oh, the one on the gray horse sits
WE'LL" exclaimed Helen. Number
eight. isn't IT."
"Um-em, too self-conscious. Holds
her shoulders too stiff. But I'll wager
the papers will have it, Both horse
and rider were in perfect form Good
old stock phrase"
But, dear, it's expressive"
Expressive? Doesn't mean any
thing. When they don't know what
else to say they ring in that"
LOOKED RIDICULOUS.
The horses were now lined up be-
fore the judges in the center of the
ring. 1t had always seemed rather alb
surd to Helen that men should put on
evening dress and high silk hats to
stand out on the tanbark and judge
horses. Surely they would look much
more appropriate and dignified in rid
ing or even ordinary business clothes.
"nh Uhicnorn6 Ho1on with
an irresistible laugh, doesn't that
man down there, the thin-legged one,
look like a grasshopper in that swal-
low-tail coat? Haven't you ever pick
ed up grasshoppers by their wings?
Doesn't he look as though you could
pick him up by those coat tails In just
that way?"
Warren grinned. I'D like to see
him struggling-he looks so blamed
important. Wonder why some of these
cartoonists don't get busy! BY the
way, one of the papers did have a
clever cartoon about the show yester-
day. think it was "A society woman
being sketched unawares.' Ha! ha!
That was rich! The way she was
watching the artist out of the corner
Of her eye. afraid he wouldn't get in
every detail of her dress!"
The judges had made their decision
now. No was led forward to re-
ceive the first prize for the Ladies'
Saddle Horse Class The band start
ed up and the blue-ribboner cantered
proudly around the ring, while tr1-
umpha14 pink famed in the riders
cheeks.
Want to take a walk around and
see some Of the glad rags" suggested
Warren,
Helen shrank back. "oh, no. dear.
I can't bear to gaze at people"
That's what those danes in the
boxes are here for-to be stared at.
They'd feel they weren't getting their
moneys worth If the public didn't
look 'em over. But don't go If you
don't want to. III take a turn around
and size 'em up"
SOCIETY WORSHIP.
AS Warren left his seat and saunt-
cred down to the promenade walk.
around the ring Helen's glance fol-
lowed him proudly. How we'll HE
looked in evening dress! She had al
ways thought he was one of the few
men who could wear it we'll.
When she lost sight of him in the
crowd she glanced about rather visit
fully. She would have liked to have
gone with him, but somehow it seem
Gu 10 uCT SO Illuminating TO gaze at
people simply because they had much
money and were expensively gowned
Yet a number of the promenaders
would even come to full stop before
the boxes and stare up at their in
mates. How could they have so little
self-respect! Surely royalty. in other
countries received no more adulation
than the millionaire in ours!
1t made her furious to think Ameri-
cans could be SO abject, that they
could condescend to show so much in
terest and curiosity about people |
whose only claim for distinction lay
in their wealth.
why, dear, how quick you got
back" as Warren again took his seat |
beside her.
Huh, didn't go half way around.
Lots of old cows. Never saw so many
fat old women in my life They're all |
strung up with diamonds and pearls
regular Christmas trees.
Helen saw here the possibility of
his saying something mice" about
her, only she hardly knew how to
lead up to it. Warren never paid her