The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-27
SYNOPSIS.

While he Is wondering what to do!
Caroline herself appears, thinking she
has settled the difficulty.
She greets him cody, and in the
| course of clever conversation, it
becomes evident that the husband ia
disappointed because not even the
government has been able to chasten
his brilliant wife.
Caroline Informed him that their
marriage stands IS a Temple to the
Gods Of Convention and incidentally
refers to past incident of his life
which precludes his getting divorce
from her. Likewise she reminds him
| that she never oversteps the bounds
herself, SO that he never will have
grounds to free himself on that score.
There was nothing more to be said
The position Of both husband and wife
had been defined. Caroline never could
understand the depths of her husband
nature, and so she did not care for him.
Hubert had seen below the shadows
of the woman's absolute egoism-and
| so he had ceased to love her. The lure
that had blinded him into marrying
her was gone.
| The tie he had assumed had remain
ed-and because it meant SO little to
him he had permitted himself to drift
| (weakly and, too, tolerantly If you
like) into a position where his mar
rage was a chain to drag with him
through "Reminiscences soma day
Caroline expressed her personality too
freely.
He wondered If even that egoism of
hers-,that quality far more potent than
mere conceited egoism-would drive
her to desire some ministration more
! potent than could be given by any one
else. He wondered If ever Caroline
would feel the urge of desire de-
sire to feel-not to kindle emotion in
others, but to express it from within.
If ever Caroline fell in love-but
Knolys smiled at the absurdity of his
own imaginings. But nothing that man
can imagine is absurd! What a human
mind can conceive-a human heart
may desire. And Caroline was nearer
to feeling than her husband guessed.
The rustling Of Carolines paper did
not disturb her husband, but Susan
=" Ambie's voice did. 1t had clear posi-
tiveness that just escaped from being
shrill because her full throat and wide
mouth rounded it at the moment of
| escape into sound She looked accus-,
ingly at Hubert, but she addressed her
friend
Carrie, tried to phone the intelli-
gence office for servants, but your
phone isn't connected" exclaimed
Miss Ambie, not at all suspecting that
she was sort of upper servan+ her
self.
And now Mr.. knoIys's sunhappiness
found vent-it burst into irritation as
he escaped to attend to the matter of
the phone. At the door he turned and
added to his Excuse me- this:
"Oh,. Miss Ambie. there's a prize Of
fifty dollars for the first GOOD news
that you announce
Every one on earth has to have
some outlet for love. Caroline Knolys
would prove that in due time. Miss Am
bic found hers in wondering alteration
OF her clever friend. To be Caroline
Knolys's chosen and preferred COM
panion furnished her with distinction
that seemed to her little like a post
at st. James. And now she bent over
and dubbed with sentiment that was
not particularly fetching in conjunction
with her one hundred and sixty pounds
and five feet eight.
Just the Annual
Little Understanding.
Il can see by your face, dear, you've
, had scene"
Caroline examined the deeply con-
cerned Miss Ambie with an expression
she might also have bestowed on a
Newfoundland who tried to express af-
, lection by gambolling about too near
frock of tulle. Then she sighed bit
/ wearily-things did take a lot e ex.
: plaining-well, they were clear enough
to her.
mo, just our annual understanding -
Miss Ambie assumed virtue and
said in tone that was meant to be
assuringly void of curiosity: you don't
need to tell me, Carrie Then, as Car
, RE gave no sign of telling her, she add
ed, Has he broken with that Madden
woman"
Carolines mouth twisted into a
smile Mrs. Knolys thoroughly enjoyed
her mental processes. A great many
clever women debut unless they are
good as we'll as clever they do not en-
JOY explaining them.
II hope not" said she.
> Its wonderful that all this hasn't
. made you bitter" gushed Susan, joy
:, fully elevating her friend to the com
bined positions of martyr, heroine and
leader of femininity.
Bitter" laughed Caroline-rathel
enjoying susans obtuseness-"I an
| very STdteIul 10 MISS MdQUou.
Susan got that rather quickly. After
, all even Susan must learn something
. of finessee from living with a Caro-
0 line! ooh, Carrie. you didn't tell me
! that, did you?"
1 Mrs. Knolys laughed with genuine
+ enjoyment. "Oh, dear, no! I didn't lei
him forget that at any moment I car
name Miss Madden as a correspondent
;: She is weapon in my hands.
1 What wonderful person you are
., Only
S only WHAT" asked Caroline sharp
:. ly.
J.. only be careful, dear. Don't give
g him a weapon against YOU"
d I'm what way?"
: BE careful, dear about Lawrence
4 Sanbury." ~r &s -
e Caroline answered impatiently-
: was Susan questioning her clevernes.
r her finessee-her ability to cope
I. with the situation? Don't be absurd
t You were practically always with me-
/ Caroline Returns "