Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-01-07
Rosamund frowned, but C

her for a moment, then remarked
slowly, meditating. You call him Hall,
don't you! I hadn't known you were
SO intimate"
"Oh. Lord, yes. l always call him
Hail." Carolyn was beginning to be
amused
Rosamund tossed her head and
crossed her feet, watching the now
conner sharply.
WELL" said Mrs. Royalton, primly
ironical, I'm delighted that you know
him SO well, my dear!"
well, now come to think of 1t,
Rena, l don't know that / do know
him quite so well as | thought, after
all" She exchanged q 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"
Hall Bonistelle isn't at all the sort OF
man one sees through at glance, you
know. He's deep; very subtle per-
son, In fact. However" she smiled
complacently, II fatter 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.
4 ooh, don't know fancy he has
something on his mind-in fact, l
know he has-theres a-well, sort
of crisis-yes, suppose he would ap-
pear a little excited-but Of course
really have no business discussing 1t. ("
What in the world are you talking
about, Rena?" Carolyn exclaimed.
"Why, I'm talking about Hall Bonis-
telle, of counsel"
well, you're not saying much"
Never mind, Carolyn. dear, 1t isn't
because l haven't anything to say!
You don't expect me to 60 about re.
peating things he has said to me in
confidence, do your"
"Oh!" said Carolyn. narrowing her
eyes, then Hall has been confiding
in you, too, has he?"
, BY this time Rosamund was hard
on the scent, having almost caught ur
} to Carolyn's suspicious. She said moth
, ing. but her eyes were hot and shin
ing, as she scrutinized Mrs. Royalton'i
: face.
"See here" said Carolyn. now thor
oughly interested, II don't SEQ why
| haven't = right to know. I'm = pretty
good friend of Hall's-you know that
| and think you ought to be able t.
, trust me-"
well, It isn't only trusting yoa-'
Mrs. Royalton looked significantly q
Rosamund, sulkily listening.
well, I declared" said CarolyI
, calmly, "Rena Royalton, either you're
making an awful fool Of yourself. o.
else Hall Bonistelle has actually"
She got no further. Flodie, head up
with = busy air. hustled into the room
carrying q handful of prints. Sh'
stopped suddenly, with a nne imitation
of surprise. and Eazed ut Mrs. Royal
ton.
"Oh, Mrs. Royaltonl" she exclaimed
. "why didn't you let me know yo'
were here? I've got your proofs al
: ready for you. I think they are splen
did,"
; She handed them over, and ar
preached Carolyn with two oths
proofs. Here are yours, Miss Dallys
r I'm sorry to have kept you waiting 8,
long" She returned to Mrs. Royalton
"Oh, how l dread to look at them!
that lady was saying. She was, nev
ertheless, perusing them hungrily.
Carolyn meanwhile had striddel
I across the room to Rosamund, and tn
/ two girls conspired as Mrs. Royaltol
!. lest herself in her portraits.
"oh, don't like that one.
= Reallyf Why, look a hundre
Z years old There! That's NOR
. like me. Which one do you lik
best, Miss Fisher? :. No, do you
. Why, l think it's awful. My eyes ar
q SO hard to take right; you don't &c
:. tho soul in them, somehow :. Oh
l. l think ought to try another sitting
y don't you? !. Say, where Is Mr.. Bon
, stelle, anyway"
There came 1 ring at the telephone
t Flodie jumped to snatch up the r.
q ceiver.
I. Hello! Yes Why. what
i the matterf Oh, naturally
l. Wait Just a minute. pleased"
o Flodis stopped and held her han
. over the transmitter. "Oh, Miss Daily
would you and Miss Gale mind nc
& talking quite SO loud for a minutef
b can't hear very we'll"
There was long pause, and tn
D. three women, all studying Flodie
q face saw a dozen different expression
n pass over 1t In quick succession. The
she spoke again: Really? Oh, 20
10 know, Mr.. Bonistelle-well, PERSONAL,
loathe them Oh. l don't know
o. but big diamond is SO funny. som,
t. how Whati" Then: "Oh, ye
we'll, know . Oh. but it's awf,
IL to pawn that! Why. 1t was your fl
Dr. Tiers, wasn't itY. Well. of cours
Id you know best Oh, didn't you
n Well, l might send it by the jan