The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-16
''The FORGOTTEN Wedding : 1.s s'' s.,s s
BY OLIVE WADSLEY, author Beyond Youths Paradise
Lies Perfect Gift" 1.-THE Real Thing"

OF course she had wTonged Maine
she had really behaved abominabiy;
but what could she do? She could not
help herself. And, anyway, 1t was
over; done with-finished completely
now.
How stupid she had been in hel
fears and misjudgment! Maline had
been most generous to her. really, she
knew.
| And at last she was free-free To
give herself unreservediy to robert
free to surrender herself to her love
for him.
CHAPTER III
A Pair Of Schemers
1t was nearly half past twelve be.
fore she arrived at Sir Maline's house
in Portland Place.
Ali, the native servant, opened the
door. He bowed low before her.
will madame come this way" he
asked in his peculiarly low and yet
staccato voice. He was a very tall
man with curiously digniied face
and splendid carriage. His snowy
livery, and scarlet turban, with its
embroidered heraldic device in black
and gold, made him an impressive
figure.
Rachel was placed beside her host.
The table. oval in shape, was of beau.
tifully polished oak. There was no
cloth on it, but in each guests place
there was a small embroidered dolly.
There were orchids in strange, sill
yer jar in the center of the table
Ali, standing behind his masters
chair, directed the waiting Of the two
footmen. whose fresh, English faces
bore a hostile expression whenever
the Indian spoke to them.
The two other guests, beside Lady
Torrens and Robert Fame, were Mr.,
and Mrs. Tony Bramham.
Society had in vain endeavored to
discover this extremely good-looking
couples means of livelihood.
They went everywhere-they were
received even by the most exclusive
set They had fat in Queen Anne's
Mansions. and ran little weekend
cottage" which contained ten bed
rooms and FIVE reception.rooms.
And yet TONY" had never been
known to work, and his people were
obviously and openly quite poor, and
his wife had been the daughter of
wellborn but penniless colonel on
BALI pay!
How they do it / can't imagine!"
their friends exclaimed when they
saw them-Tony immaculate, and his
wife one OF the smartest women in
the enclosure at Goodwood or Ascot.
For some years they had been great
friends of the famous specialist.
Back from the Cape, aren't you"
Bramham asked Robert languidly.
Last month. We had an awfully
decent passage home
Glad to be back, / expect. Beast
ly hole, Africa! l was there once.
Only thing brought back was the
fever. Ever had it,"
Twice. The doctors over there
told me it always recurs bit when
one first gets home"
IN this climate, everything recurs,
my dear chap; but tell you, if you
get 1t again, you call in Gorde. He's
really a nerve man, Of course, but he's
an absolutely marvellous
remedy for fever. He was telling me
about it only the other day, curiously
enough"
Really? Thanks for telling me;
I'll remember" said Robert.
Like most very strong men, he hat. /!
ed illness, and was apt to be rather
nervous about himself.
Shall we remain happy party or
must we daSpafch the ladies' IN tho
higher regions Of the drawing room"
Sir Maine asked with a smile.
let us remain together" Lady |
rorrens said briskly. 81 have always |
noticed that even a stupid woman will !
exert herself to be pleasantly amusing !