The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-30
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Caroline Knoiys, wife u Hubert
Knoiys, capitalist. II coming home
from Europe. Her husbGnd prepares
for her coming. Caroiine's bosom
friend, Susan Ambrfe, rushes into the
house to tell Mr. KnoIys that Caroline
is in trouble with the customs Off
Gals. While be II wondering what to
do. Caroline herself appears, thinking
she has settled the difficulty.
She Greess him coolly. Caroline In
forms him that their marriage stands
as Temple Of the Gods OF Conven-
ton and intellectually refers to q past
incident Of his lie which precludes his
getting q divorce from her. Likewise
she reminds him that she never over
steps the bounds herself, 20 that he
never will have grounds to free him
self ON that score.
Caroline has been In Italy with
Miss Ambie and Lawrence Sanbury,
Hildegarde, is interested in slum
work.
The Sanburys appear in the Knolys
house, while Hubert Is still there, and
Caroline pretended to be glad to see
Hildegarde Sanbury. Meanwhile
Knolys learns new details about the
Italian trip.
ooh, it was wonderful for Larrie to
be with you. You were eyes to him in
Italy" >&.. e. 80,
Let me present to you Miss Ambie,"
interrupted Caroline pointedly. "she
was with us too"
Mr.. Knolys was giving the CONVEX
satfon very careful attention, in spite
Of the fact that his manner suggested
an absorption In other things.
Hildegarde was frankly surprised
and went Immediately to Susan. "Oh.
were you? LarTie wrote me you were
taken Ill in Switzerland and that he
and Mrs. Knolys went on alone"
Susan Aoundered about Hervously
for moment under the searching eye
Of Caroline, and then recovered her
self with somewhat the same gasp
dying fish gives when 1t is thrown
again into the water. "Oh, dear, no
mean-I-it was nothing really &c.
rious."
Il hear you've recovered" said Hill
degrade gravely.
"Oh. perfectly. thank you. I didn't
miss much of the trip; you see, 1t was
really only
Suddenly Caroline noticed the In.
tentness Of Huberts gaze, and q ner-
vous little fear came over her lest her
knowledge Of the existence Of Emily
Madden might not prove SO very use
full, after all. At one and the same
moment she dismissed the thought
and Miss Ambie.
"Oh, Susan-it's nearly twelve. You
might hail a taxi and settle the matter
of servants for me since you couldn't
do it by phone. The club for lunch.
One O'Clock. You really must hurry"
And Susan hurried. 's~'r"~@
Suddenly Mrs. Murtha who had
been standing smiling like benefic-
ent goddess in the shadow OF the door
way, was compelled to voice her sen.
timents-a sort of welcome home for
Grant husband.
"Ah, it do be good to see them to-
gether again, eh?"
Did you want to ask me anything"
asked Caroline. with frosty dignity
which quite failed to chill Mrs. Muir.
tha's friendly ardor.
IF it's a chambermaid you want,
my daughter Agnes
"Would you mind closing the door,"
asked Mrs. Knolys, and added cutting
ly. Il mean behind YOU"
Mrs. Murtha might have failed to
catch Caroline's meaning had she not
happened to catch her eye.
'Oh, yis am" said the old woman,
arranging the matter of the door &C.
cording to directions.
do understand you run an intel
ligence Officer" asked Caroline mo-
tioning Hildegrade to a chair.
Large natures have certain splen.
did unawareness Of the fact that they
are being snubbed. Hildegarde would
have been quite incapable Of tho pet