Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-08-21
Carolyn paused. The door was seen.
ing. Mrs. Royalton entered.
CHAPTER VIII.

Mrs. Royalton, in an almost too
vivid shade Of purple. was, in contrast
to the two rather excited women al.
ready there, calm, cool and confident
Things were going very well with
Rena Royalton; she had a man in her
pocket. Rena was getting on; thirty.
five had struck its warning bell: if she
were going to be married again, why
not now? Wasn't Hall Bonistelle
handsome? Wasn't he well born and
bred? Rena had thought him over.
and decided to accept him. She en-.
tered, therefore in most becomingly
amiable state of mind, lofty and some
what detached.
To Carolyn she gave a smiling but
suspicious, Why hello, Carolyn! You
here?" and to Rosamund the quick.
unconscious tribute due the natural
blonde. Her eyes returned to Carolyn.
little troubled 81 didn't expect to
see you again so soon. my dear!" she
said
Rosamund, meanwhile, was staring
at the prototype of the portrait which
had started the discussion of Halls
intimacies. Carolyn, noticing, intro
duced her. Rosamund. however, did
not interest Rena Royalton so much
as did Carolyn herself.
Where is Mr.. Bonistelle?" she
asked.
"Oh, he's out-as usual" said Caro-
Ign. 81 expect Miss Fisher will at
tend to you, though"
Mrs. ROyalton shrugged her Shout
ders. Miss Fisher will hardly do for
what want" she said I'm afraid
I'll have to see Mr.. Bonistelle him
self"
Rosamund frowned, but Carolyn
only raised her eyebrows.
oh, well, expect Hall will be back
before long," said Carolyn.
Mrs Royalton, placid as a COW. eyed
her for a moment, then remarked
slowly, meditating. You call him Hall,
don't you! hadn't known you were
so intimate"
"Oh, Lord, yes. ! always call him
Hall" 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 dear!"
Well, now l come to think of It.
Rena, / don't know that l do know
him quite so well as l 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, 1"
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; a very subtle per.
son, in fact However" she smiled
complacently. q fiatter myself that !
understand him a little better than ]
did"
Carolyn shot her a suspicious
glance. Why ?" she demanded Made
any recent discoveries ?"
Mrs. Royalton deliberately nodded
up and down. and smiled graphically.
"Oh, l don't know fancy he has
something on his mind-in fact. l
know he has-there's a-weIl. a sort
of crisis-yes, suppose he would ap-
pear a 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 counsel"
We'll, you're not saying much"
Never mind, Carolyn. dear, it 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"
Obi" said Carolyn, narrowing her
eyes, then Hall has been confding
in you, too. has he?"
BY this time Rosamund was hard
on the scent, having almost caught up
to Carolyn's suspicious. She said moth
ing, but her eyes we're hot and shin
soup. and so also a shaving Of garlic