New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-15
NEadge Receives O. Call.

"Oh. Missis Graham, a lady she want
to spik to you! She downstairs
Katie held out a. card to me, the
corner damp from her hand, which
she had evidently Just taken from the
dishwater. I frowned in quick dis
approval.
"Katie!" L exclaimed reproachfully.
Surely you didn't forget again to use
the card tray"
Katie's face fell.
ooh, dear, I sooch a bunch of soup
green's, Missis Graham! You can't
never learn me nottings. An she's an
awful stylish lady, too
I looked at the card. It bore in ir-
superscription:
Mrs. John Edward Hadley,
Oak Lodge,
2S Merrick Road,
Marvin, Long Island,
The name wasn't familiar to me. I
knew that Oak Lodge" wherever 1t
might be situated, wasn't one of the
great estates with which Long Island
is dotted. Dcky and I, in our ram
bles around Marvin and the neighbour
ing villages, had passed and remarked
upon all Of them. But I knew also
that the habit of christening ones
home and putting its name upon ones
calling card wasn't confined alone to
the owners Of large estates. Many
women of all grades in the social
scale did it.
where did you leave her." I
asked Katie.
She raised startled eyes to mine.
Evidently she had forgotten another
of my Instructions.
At First Glance.
she standing by door," was her
sham efaced answer, and [ saw that
the girl was upon the verge of tears.
[ FASTENED to reassure her, for I had
no desire to send a weepy maid with
q message to the unknown caller.
All right, Katie" said reassuring
ly. go down stairs and say: Mrs.
Graham will be down directly. VIII
you please be seated in here?' And
then take her into the living room,
draw out one of the big chairs for
her, and raise the curtains. Wait
minute. Did you dust in there this
morning?'
sure. Vot you tink? 7 always feex
dot first ting" Katio's voice held Of
Tended reproach. But" anxiously,
Say dot again, vot I say to her.
I repeated the words, and Katie
ried down the stairs. and I confess ]
went to the hall window and peeped
through the curtain to the street be-
low to see the car In which the WISH
tor had come, for I had heard a mo-
tor purring just before the bell rang
1t was a beautiful limousine-I saw
at a glance that 1t must have cost a
good deal of money. But there WAS no
chauffeur at the wheel. Mrs. Hadley
must have driven the car herself. My
opinion of her went up, and a vague
feeling Of envy crept into my heart. 1t
is about the only pet vanity 7 have,
the desire to own and drive a motor
car But I have sternly repressed it.
and Dickys inclinations on the subject
besides. because of Dicky's reluctance
to consider anything but an expensive
car. I knew we ought not to indulge
ourselves in a car running into the
thousands, and Dicky would not hear
Of anything else.
mo fivvers or cheap truck for
mime he had said repeatedly. IF
! cant have the kind 7 want I'll walk
or hire q taxi and nothing r could
say affected his determination.
L went down the stairs slowly after
a quick look into my mirror to see if
We're presentable Mrs. Hadley rose
as I entered the living room.
Mrs. Graham ?" she inquired a bit
stiffly.
Yes, l am Mrs. Graham, Mrs Had
ley, ] returned. will you not have
this chair? I think 1t is far moro
comfortable than the one you have
Thank you,' she returned, and took
the chair 1 indicated I sat down OPP