The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23

Mrs. Royalton, placid as a COW, eyed
her for a moment, then remarked
slowly, meditatlng, you call him Hall,
don't you! l hadn't known you were
so intimate"
oh, Lord, yes. i always call him
Hail. Carolyn was beginning to be
amused.
Rosamund tossed her head and
crossed her feet, watching the new
conner sharply.
Well" said Mrs. Royalton, primly
ironical, I'm delighted that you know
him so well. my dearl"
well, now / come 70 think OF 1t.
Rena, | don't know that | do know
him quite so well as | thought, after
all" She exchanged a smile with
Rosamund, who laughed aloud, harsh
ly causing Mrs. Royalton to turn and
stare at her.
I'm afraid fail to see the joke"
she said haughtily. But of course
Hall Bonistelle isn't at all the sort of
man one sees through at a glance. you
know. He's Deep very subtle per-
son, in fact. However" she smiled
complacently, 81 flatter myself that
understand him a little better than
did,"
Carolyn shot her suspicious
glance. "Why?" she demanded. Made
any recent discoveries?"
Mrs. Royalton deliberately nodded
| up and down, and smiled graphically.
"Oh, don't know fancy he has
something on his mind--in fact, !
know he has-there's a-well, a sort
of crisis-yes, suppose he would ap-
| pear little excited-but of course /
really have no business discussing it."
What in the world are you talking
about, Rena?" Carolyn exclaimed.
"Why, I'm talking about Hall Bonis-
telle, OF course!"
well, you're not saying much"
Never mind, Carolyn, dear, II isn't
because / haven't anything to say!
You don't expect me to go about re-
peating things he has said to me in
confidence. do your"
"Oh!" said Carolyn, narrowing her
eyes, then Hall has been confiding
in you, too, has he?"
BY this time Rosamund was hard
on the scent. having almost caught w
to Carolyn's suspicious. She said moth
ing, but her eyes we're hot and shin
ing, as she scrutinized Mrs. Royalton's &
face.
See here" said Carolyn, now thor
oughly interested, II don't see why
haven't a right to know. I'm pretty
good friend OF Hall's-you know that
and I think you ought to be able to
trust me-"
well, It isn't only trusting you
Mrs. Royalton looked significantly al
Rosamund, sulkily listening.
well. declared" said Carolyn
calmly. "Rena Royalton. either you're
making an awful fool of yourself, oi
else Hall Bonistelle has actually"
She got no further. Flodie, head up
with busy air, hustled into the room
carrying handful Of prints. She
stopped suddenly, with fine imitation
of surprise. and gazed at Mrs. Royal
ton.
|
"Why didn't you let me know yol
we're here? I've got your proofs al
ready for you. think they are splen
did!"
She handed them over, and ap
preached Carolyn with two otbel
proofs. Here are yours, Miss Dallys
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting sc
long" She returned to Mrs. Royalton
"Oh, how dread to look at them!'
that lady was saying. She was. new
ertheless, perusing them hungrily.
Carolyn meanwhile had stridder
across the room to Rosamund. and tn,
two girls conspired as Mrs. Royaltor
lost herself in her portraits.
"Oh. | don't like that one z.
Really? Why, | look a hundred
years old There! That's more
like me. +. Which one do you like
best, Miss Fisher? No, do you
Why, think it's awful. My eyes arr
so hard to take right; you don't ge
the soul in them, somehow oh
| think | ought to try another sitting
don't you? Say, where is Mr.. Boni
stelle, anyway"
There came ring at the telephone
Flodie jumped to snatch up the re
ceiver.
"Fello! Yes Why, what
the matter? oh, naturally
Wait just a minute. pleased"
Flodie stopped and held her han,
} over the transmitter. "Oh. Miss Dallys
would you and Miss Gale mind no
talking quite so loud for a minute?
can't hear very we'll"
There was long pause, and tn
three women, all studying Flodie'
face, saw dozen different expression
pass over 1t in quick succession. Thel
she spoke again: Realty Oh, yol
} know, Mr.. Bonistelle-well, personally
| loathe them Oh, don't know
but a big diamond Is SO funny, some
how What?" Then: "Oh, We
we'll. know :. Oh. but it's awfu
to pawn thatl Why. 1t was your IA
: Tiers. wasn't it?. Well. OF cours