The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-20
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BY ANN Isle.

GT ANN Isle.
Life has a way Of playing into the
hands OF Caroline Knolys; since she
rejects unavailable cards and plays
those she means to use with a gamb
ler's dangerous overemphasis on theil
value. A really good bluff" is sell
dom called" in a card gane--and in
life the steady incidence Of one who
declares her hand full Of trumps is
not often questioned. Caroline chose
quietly to lea. Michael Krellin on.
''Ch, you still believe in marriage.
said shs-'that's interesting
Michael smiled at her wisely OF
all the n,en she mad ever met, he WAS
the only one quite fully capable Of
managing Mrs. Kno!ys a2d-Le would
never have stopped long enough in his
serious work in the world 0 Try to
manager her. You mean, as soon as
we are inconsistent We are interest
Ing" he said with the precision n
glish vowels demanded Of him. You
believe In conventions that you do not
observe; I for time observe conven-
lions in which do not believe"
Don't you believe In MARRIAGE"
cried Mortified Susan.
Krelln bowed to her. One could
stop to be verv polite TO so ut erly
unworthy an adversary, Eyes, as all
unmarried people do"
Susan managed to edge a little
farther away from him and her voice
took on shrillness that was a bit
suggestive in conjunction with her
heightened color. "I'm sure don't
know what you mean; but 1t makes
me very uncomfortable"
Then you believe in women, too"
asked Caroline.
Hildegarde rose in ~-aa. -e,iaS-
The cow 80 n So. So. g.. in,
personal. a d g. -, IT,. IT. o
rely on Mrs. Fal.nikiI . sd . -,
ing!
"Bcundlessly! And in evorv CO
pac: y Of citizenship. l b li@.a g.
rec ely j, cro the one p w-tr' 20
marry" Krellin. quite forgetting ha.
he was an apos lie Of the humorous
rose In all sincerity and continued
with a frankness that added to Caro-
lines delight as it Mortified Miss
Ambie.
Il believe in eugenics and endowed
maternity-in everything that makes
for a superior humanity. l believe
that by our foolish laws We can some
times save people from doing what
they'd like to do. l should like to
save people from being what they are
and believe--I believe that I'm a
stupid fool for telling you sincerely all
that do believe
"I've listened long enough! I'm
bound to protest." cried an outraged
Susan, getting to her feet with some
what the same effect stopper pro-
duces when ii flies from bottle Of
effervescent Ecuid.
Susan Cenou,ces All Of His Ideas.
Krellin smiled with courtly air Of
respect that was most d;srespectful as
Caroline knew, although Susan did
not
"Ah, then there is hope for you"
said Krellin.
"Oh, I'm not clever! But I think
your ideas are perfectly ridiculous and
detestable---all of them" cried Susan
scathingly.
Thank you. would have doubted
them if you thought otherwise"
And as for women as citizens
women voting and doing the work Of
men--well. it's bad enough now as it
when they happen to hold office
under the Government
Il remember-you had difficulty"
broke in Krellin greatly amused.
Susan chose not. to heed his in
terruption. Yes. we had an expert
ence at the customs!"
"Susan!" cried Caroline warningly.
But the impetuous Susan was not
to be stopped. There was hussy
there when We arrived--of all the
insolence in office-ha! If had my
way Miss Ambie stopped for
sheer lack Of breath.
"You didn't have your way. That
was the trouble, wasn't it," inquired
Erellin, pleasantly.
Susan found herself possessed of
the courage of her convict ns due to
the incident of the customs and the
unaccustomed Scotch. She rose Ike
an Amazon and fairly shouted out her
challenge: well, I'd like to meet her
come time face to face, that's all,
! hen she didn't have her little badge
\ ard the authority of the Govern
emit behind her. I'd like
Susan found herself feeling strange
y; flustered. She was addressing no
one at all, for suddenly Krellin had
risen with an Excuse me- and gone
to the door-and on that door all eyes.
sven Caroline's, were fixed.
.usan. with her eyes still on Caro-