The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-31

| Now she could not help saying cnia-
~. Jane Is cat
Don't women love that expire
sion But surely you can Keep Da
ordinarily courteous terms with he'
I for my fake. can YOU a7h'd u.
7 win, smiling His ton" implied thtl
! n Eleanor couldn't Keep nn i
terms with Mr. Kcymor she ~
amor wa s.nrllary LACKING
/ the uualities that De- bad 'a'nt L
agined she poss essed.
so Eleanor closed hes lips irm
I and said nothing moro L.1ct
win took that attitude thor"
nothing that she could say Al
love for her neighhor ana Dor -ro"
That night she and Edwin crossed
the hall 70 play cards with me key
mers To all appearances "a
sociable. pleasant evening EaF ~
commented 20 that n aci wfr
and Eleanor were h1ue kIf
said nothing tho her eyes snapped
In one az the intcr'udes between
shutting and declarng trump
had Said swcetly Ism - .ot.lt
Carl 70 buy me q new car Ans m
so glad he's decided 90 ee'
Kluow. so that Won can have -ae
commission. II VII, be lars" ole.
TOO. won't g. dear
Edwin did NOT hear Tie and la-I
Keymer had put down their card
20 discuss cylinders II MAS aaat-
ed but friendly discuss sion Listen
ing carefully. Eleanor had 20 adCE
20 herself that neither masculine
voice held the liftle undcrCurrenr a.
disirusi that marked both her voice
and James II troubled her Was
Edwin right az least IN the main
Then she recalled that pstroniziug.
maliciously benevolent query con
cerning the commission Certainly
Jane was cat Bur she doubted
IL Edwin could be made 20 under
stand H. and Eleanor had all the
natural irritation 81 one who tho
in the right, is made 10 appear %
the wrong
She did allow Edwin TO know
this. She knew too Wen what De-
would think II Is reCrettable ~
state that Eleanor Kiiiow after tak
inc or her huckled slippers that
midnight So them down on The floor
with q trihe more vigor than was
necessary or usual with Eleanor
Edwin was in the ballroom and did
not hear
A week later Carl Keymer bought
the car and Edwin brought Eleanor
almost Immediately lovely blue
fox scarf and nun AS her share ot
the resulting commission Well she
liked the fUrs--she was glad 20 Eef
them-but her delight was almost
oblitersted in her annoyance over
the fact that on the same day Jane
Keymer coldly regretted that Carl
had allowed Edwin 70 inyeigle BIN
into buying the car. She Jane
didn't really want seven pas
senger. She preferred a small eiec
trio she implied that Carl had
been as wax in the hands OF clev
erer man Eleanor did not know
whar 70 say bur she told Edwin
Good heavens. he cried he
wanted the car he wa5 on he
point of buying II az another sale,
room when heard OF /, and went
after him. But you Two women must
make trouble ove- IL
Eleanor turned aer head swifty
20 hide the tears in her eyes II
was not fair Of Edwin implying that
she was AZ fault And FOR f"w
days a decided constraint iay- he
tween them She pvt the scar and
muff away Her pleasure in them
was gone Edwin went around with
a maddeninE attitude % superiority
and also an air OF being greatly dis
appointed in her.
Very we'll Eleanor set her li7e
together bitterly
A few evenings later The Keymers
ran over 20 the Killow apartment %
play cards
Edwin looked appeaiingly q Flea
nor and whispered Please don't be
disagreeable. even tho you dont like
her"
Eleanor bit her lips until rhcs
hurt. but with a tremendous efor-
she was smiling and gracious
Well, women certainly can rlaT
tho hypocrite'" laughed Edwin when
the Keymers had gone Eleanor
face famed that was too much
She opened angry iips TO say what
probably would have been unfor
giveable words Bur az the momcn'
. Edwin noticed that Carl Keymer bad
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