The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-10

A<dOy warren N1p VIC Va IA0oO
women who always spoke OF I'VE
women" and you men," She was an
impulsive, good-natured creature, very
affected and very foolish. One either
liked her exceedingly and was her
slave, or equally disliked her and
avoided her. There was no middle
course.
Crawley was sorry to admit that he
must be placed in the second category.
Lady Warren irritated him beyond
endurance. She gushed, and he hated
gushing women. She was appallingly
ignorant, and insisted on talking of
things about which she knew moth
ing. Also she imagined she could
sing, and insisted on inflicting her
shrill, soulless voice upon him on
every available occasion
Her best friend and her worst
enemy summed her up as eco abso-
lutely good-natured." But Crawley
abominated good-natured people Lady
Warren. was. in his opinion. the
apothesis of the class.
In her appearance she was loud,
without being exactly vulgar. OF
course she could not be vulgar She
van thC uou6htCi VI a tCAth OdtOui
and the mother Of Eva. In her time
she had been pretty. and was still
far from being passe, and looked,
without any very pronounced artificial
aid. much younger than her forty
years.
Her hair was golden: her eyes were
blue. There were no lines round her
eyes, no superfluity Of flesh beneath
her chin. Also she had kept her
figure within bounds, and was, II not
exactly as willowy as she had been
when Sir Squire then Mr.. Squire)
Warren, had married her, certainly
not plump.
How is Eva?" asked Crawley with
some embarrassment. He always felt
embarrassed with Lady Warren. She
adopted a caressing manner with him
and always gave him the impression
that she was going to kiss him.
he Hears Alarming
News from the Mother.
Lady Warren's smile died "Poor
Eva's not up to the mark" she said,
with unaccustomed gravity. II don't
know what's the matter with the
child"
But I saw her yesterday after
noon." interrupted the artist II
thought she looked particularly fit"
well. all can say is that she came
home yesterday looking very seedy.
Her father said she had eaten some
thing that disagreed with her at some
tea shop In Bond street, but then you
know how faddy Squire is about diet,
don't yOu?-and she seemed so queer
all yesterday evening. l was quite
worried about her She went to bed
about nine. complaining of headache
and sick feeling, poor child; and |
saw her about midnight. and-well,
she had quite broken down, Noel. She
was positively hysterical. couldn't
make her out. wanted her to see a
doctor, but she wouldn't hear Of It.,
and insisted that she would be all
right in the morning"
Crawley bit his lip; his cheeks
flushed. What brute he had been!
well, I was so nervous about the
child" Lady Warren continued, that
couldn't sleep for thinking about her
this morning. And. would you believe
even gone to bed! She was sitting
up OuJ VI ILC WluuOW llhc q
stark, raving lunatic.
OF course, ! had to be very firm.
! was. and didn't leave her until
tucked her up in bed. WE'LL this
morning when ! called In at her room
on my way down to breakfast she had
gone, and the servants tell me she
went out for walk about eight
o'clock without having any breakfast.
So you can understand how worried
/ am"
Quite" answered Crawley grimly
But hasn't she come back YETI"
Lady Warren shook her head. NO"
she said: 81 only wish she had. Oh,
do hope no harm has come to herr"
where is Sir Squire?" asked Craw-
ley.
Does he know Of this?"
"Oh. yes; but you know Squire, and
what he thinks of us women. l don't
suppose he'd trouble much if he heard
the poor child had been run over and
killed. He has no feelings, you know
none at all"
II think I'll go out and try, and find
her." said Crawley. His voice sound
ed husky. There was a grim express
ion about his handsome face; his dark
eyes cleaned angrily.
"Oh, no, you won't. my dear NOEL"
exclaimed Lady Warren. You might
as well look for a needle in a hay
stack. You've just got time to come
with me in the electric. I'm going up
Oxford street and then back by Bond
street. I've got such lot of things
l want to talk to you about.
You mustn't take much notice of
what l have been saying. You know
how foolish l am about Eva. No one
knows what that dear child is to me-"
Lady Warren became Electrically
dramatic. Tears clouded her blue
eyes-those eyes that were so like
her daughters
Crawley groaned inwardly, and
would have had perforce to obey his
dictatorial mother-in-law elect had
not Eva walked into the morning
room at that precise moment.
Good gracious, Eva, where have
you been?"
Lady Warren rushed forward and
seized her daughters hand. "Why
child, you look positively Ill! What
is the matter? Noel, doesn't she look