The Detroit times., 1917-07-31


Now she could not help sayinr cold
iy. Jane is cat
Don't women love Chat EXPIRES
sion But surely you can keep or
ordinarily courte0ns terms with het
for my Wake. 6NN't you asked Le
win. smiling His tone Implied ihat
n Eleanor couldn't seop on s1ch
terms with Mrs. keymcr She Elr
amor vas singularly lacking n aN
the qualities thar ho bad N3n-y u
agined she possessed
SO Eleanor closed her lips drmiy
and said nothing more Eince Ea
win took that attitude therC wa
nothing that she could say Bui hc.
love for her neishbor aid NOT grow
That night She and Edwin crossed
the hall 20 play cards with ihe kc}
mers To an appearances 10 was %
soc!ahle, pleasant evening Edwin
commented % that effect when DE-
and Eleanor were home. Elran y
said nothing tho ner eyes snapped
m one o. the inter'uGes betwe
shutting and declarinE trumps Iane
Carl 10 buy me q new car And 4 m
20 glad he's decided 90 .gcf r Nr
Killow. 50 thar you can have The
commits, ,on 4, VIII De .arEe one.
too. won't o. dear
Edwin did nor hear lie and Carl
Keymer had put down ter cards
% discuss cylinders lt.was a heat
ed. but friendly discussion Listen.
ing carefully. Eleanor bad 90 admit
10 herself that neither masculine
voice held the littie uniercgrrent az
distrust that marked both her voice
and James n troubled her Was
Edwin right az least IN the main
Then she recalled thar natrQni1ins.
maliciously benevolent query CON
cerninE the commission Certainly
Jane was a cat Bur she doubted
n Edwin could be made 20 under
stand it. and Eleanor had all he
natural irritation of one who. fho
in the right = made 20 appear .n
the wrong
she did allow Edwin 20 know
this. She knew too well what he
would think Il IS regreitable 90
81
ing or her bucked slippers thar
midnight set them down on the aoor
with a trine more vigor ,h-fs--fssIs
necessary or usual With Eleanor.
Edwin was 10 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 OF
the resulting commission Well she
liked the furs--she was glad 70 Eet
them-but' her delight was almost
onliterated in her annoyance over
the fact that on the same dag Jane
Keymer coldly regretted that Carl
had allowed Edwin 70 inveigle hlm
into buying the car She lJane)
didn't really want seven pas
senger She preferred a small elec-
trio She implied that Carl had
been as wax In the hands ~ a cley-
erer man. Eleanor did nor know
what 70 say. bur she told Edwin
Good heavens. ne cried "he
wanted the car He was on the
point of buying n az another sales
room when heard ~ il and went
after hlmo But you two women must
make trouble over it'"
Eleanor turned her head swiftly
TO hide the tears In her eyes u
was not fair OF Edwin implying thar
she was AZ fault And for few
days a decided constraint lay be-
tween them. She put ,hc sc1-f snd
muff away Her pressure b them
was gone Edwin went around with
a maddening attitude OF superiority
and also an air of being greatly d
appointed In her
Very well Eleanor set her lips
together bitterly
A few evenings later tie Keymers
ran owe. 20 the Killow apartment 20
play cards
Edwin looked appealingly ar Flea
nor and whispered. Please don't be
disagreeabis. even tho you don like
her"
Eleanor BIT her lips until sthey
hurt, but with a tremendous effort
she was smiling and gracions
Well. women certainly can play
the hypocrite." laughed Edwin. when
the Keymers had gone Eleanor
face famed That was too much
She opened angry lins 20 say what
probably would have been unfor
giveabie words But ~ the moment
Edwin noticed that Carl Keymer had