The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-12

Lydia. I'm not going 10 live like q
man with past any longer I'm 10
ing TO let the Grays meet the Lent
fields, and then LET the heavens fall"
Lydia looked round their expensive
apartment. and the memories came
fiocking fast. She thought OF their
struggle in New York ten years be-
fore, of how they had resolved to sue
coed. of her husbands position. given
him through business association with
Mr.. Lentfield, for whom he now ran a
branch OF the firm uptown. which. with
his own business, brought them In
twenty-five thousand a year And then.
perhaps because she was a real sport
at heart, she suddenly capitulated
John" she said. I'll do t."
What. Lydia?"
I'll give snob party. Well have
the Lentfelds and the Grays. and the
O'Regans. the real estate people, and
the Dawsons. who've just put up that
million-dollar bungalow on Long Island.
And we'll let them fight it out to-
gether And do you see the end. Johni~
New friends. and warmer otu
friends"
"or bankruptcy. But I'll do 1t. John.
Trust mel"
And with the decision a vast relief
came TO both OF them that they were TO
sail under true colors at last.
Mile and her mother were the first
TO arrive. The girl had never looked
so sweet, John thought As for Lydia,
she was sure that young Bertram Lent
field would soon forget his present en-
tanglement in her presence. Mrs.
Plunkett, dressed like a dowager I'm
stif black silk, lent an air OF refined
old age to the assemblage John. who
watched his guests every action al
most as keenly as his wife, saw that
the Lentfields looked about them ap-
provingly. And with q relic OF her
past fears, Lydia had contrived 10 seat
the o'Regans where they could do no
real harm.
1t was obvious from the first that
young Bertram, who had taken Miilie
In TO dinner, was engrossed with her.
Everyone, in fact, noticed the mutual
interest OF the young couple. Mrs.
Lentfield, in the drawing room. opened
her heart to her hostess.
Il don't know how to thank you
enough she said. ut is perfectly
clear that they are fascinated with
each other. And that girl is so sweet
faced. | should like nothing better
than for him to take to some simple.
innocent girl like that. IL he won't
have Miss Milliondecker."
ALLOW me to introduce you 10 Mrs.
Gray" said Mrs. Stevens diplomatic
ally.
And IL turned out that I'm girlhood
Mrs. Lentfleld had lived within a few
miles OF the Grays-and had seen
them. too. and swung on the same
fence with Mrs. Gray's elder brother.
Lydia was enraptured.
John" she said, when the men
came up, II never could have believed
1t would be so successful. Mrs. Gray
and Mrs. Lentfield are chatting like
old friends"
We'll, why shouldn't they?" growled
john
He watched Lentfield's face. IL was
evident that the rich man was also in
terested in the process OF the very OBJ
vious Irritation. He liked Mile as
much as everyone did at first sight. In
fact. when the party broke up the
Stevens felt sense OF triumph.
And just as the Lentfields were
about to leave Mrs. Lentfeld came
back from the elevator. She
rang a wild peal at the bell. Lydia
opened it, TO see her and her husband
and the young fellow standing outside.
The boy looked sheepish enough. the
'ather hardly less So But Mary Lent
ield fell upon Lydia's neck.
You never told mel" she cried.
WHAT"
That that was the girl His father
would never let Bertram bring her to
he house, and just as he was asking
3ertram why he didn't look for a nice
,irl like that Bertram turned on him
and said il was the same one. And
you knew! Don't tell me you didn't
Know I'll never forget it,"
Lydia Stevens face was a study as
he went to break the news to John.
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