The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-18
THE
UNCHASTENED
WOMAN
Mrs. Knolys, this is Mr.. Krellin.''

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and peered first at her. then at his
hostess and finally brought his eyes to
rest on Mrs. Knolys. There was laugh
ter In both eyes and voice as he ex-
claimed, Mrs. Knolys, Mrs. knolys,
I'm delighted to find you here. God is
q great dramatist." .t
Indeed! Why. asked Caroline.
I've seen you before. Madame, and
rye heard Of your husband"
Hildegrade interrupted quickly.
and this Is Miss Ambie."
As he went toward her, Susan with
drew with frightened How do you
dol" that attempted to be naughty.
The Scotch was having It's effect on
Susan. .-.-.:.. - B.,
$50 you're the anarchist" smiled
Caroline. = ,< =. ~.
II am a social physician, whose pre-
scriptions nobody respects: because
do not believe in wasting time dis
guising or trying to cure symptoms.
Poverty is the real disease"
"Other people have a name for your
kind of man." said Caroline pointedly.
They call US lots of names. Which
one:" asked Krellin, good naturally
and quite unperturbed. 49,. >.x-.
They call you 'muckrakers.'
Still good humored, Krellin replied,
"Oh, that never offends me. To make
all beautiful things grow. there must
be some one to stir up the-ah-the
unappetfzing things about the roots.
We do that-we whom you call muck
rakers.' Unfortunately. however, it is
you who wear the flowers we make
grow Sol"
"You mustn't take him seriously,
Mrs. .Knolys." cried Lawrence. In the
success of HildeErade's party he had
never had any faith, but that it would
be so hopelessly unsuccessful was a
cruel trick Of the fate that had i'm
PEELED Michael to come home before
dinner on that particular day.
At this moment Murtha appeared
with the meat course-chops and veg
etables. Caroline again wa~ed aside
Mrs. Murtha's offering. and Krellin Sc
renely suggested that the waitress
leave the second plate for him. since
he had had no breakfast, explaining
the while in complete reversal OF
Lawrence's apology, you see. Mrs.
Knolys. that is my great misfortune.
MY friends never know when I am in
earnest And then in a lower tone.
with no apology for his secret COM
municatior. he turned to Hildegrade,
Fanny will be late"
Fer q moment Caroline gave herself
% the unexpected 10y of seeing even
Susan fall upon Mrs Pannikin's CO.
lucrative chops! She resumed the
conversation.
DO you take yourself seriously, Mr..
kre!lir 2"
81 did once. That's why left Rus
STA"
And do you take other people seri-
ously?''
Sometimes, but you must not ask
me to take you seriously Mrs. Knolys;
that would be too much to ask
Why?"
you see, know you. You're
spoiled American woman. which means
you take neither our government nor
yourself seriously. I don't blame you:
neither do l. In other words, we have
a sense Of humor.'
Lawrence was growing more and
more visibly nervous. Even Hide
garde was little bit overwhelmed by
the utter insolence with which Krellin
was addressing Caroline. 1t rather
outraged her sense of the proprieties
that a guest at her table should be
treated to no food and q great deal of
plain English. -.
ouJ CdI Ol14C WdS d"uSOu-dluuSCO
at Lawrence's nerves. entertained by
Hildegarde's discomfort and rather
pleased at the plain speaking Of this
impossible boor from another world
She was thinking to herself that an
ungainly performing bear who had
learned few tricks must produce the
same effect on his observers which
this terribly earnest Russian gave her
through his very awkward efforts to
disclaim earnestness.
And then suddenly her amazement
and amusement became less pleasant
as Krellin remarked quite casually:
81 saw you once before. you know,
Mrs. Knolys. I was detailed at the
dock when you arrived" !
Poor Susan laid down her knife and
fork. After all, hunger was more cas-
lily to be endured than nervous indi-
gestion.
Krellin continued: And a dear. a
very dear friend. persuaded me to lose
fifteen dollars on your account"
THAT was very dear friend, in.
deed" Caroline's smile was acid.
But Krellin was far more interested
in his own story than in any danger.
signal in the quality of Mrs. Knolys
smile, ."Ah, yes. had beautiful ar
ticle written, which for her sake was
weak enough to drop--an article about
the humor and hypocrisy OF the Amer.
lean woman-with special reference to
yourself. Mrs. Knolys. Shall con-
tinue?"
mo- shouted Lawrence decidedly.
Hildegarde laid restraining hand
on Michael and attempted a restrain
ing word.
But. smilingly,. Caroline leaned to-
ward Krellin and, in the voice Of one
who speaks to the only mental equal
present, she urged. by all means"
II wrote that the people whose for
tunes have been made in industries
protected by the government are al
ways the very ones most. eager TO
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