Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
The
Marriage Trifler
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
Copyright, 1920, bv Public Ledger co.

Bdrbdrd Knight aud Keith Grant
are married at the end Of a success
tul society season. Seemingly they
are both blessed BY The gods IN everp
way, but Keith's idea Of ,na,rted ltte
and Barbara's ere too entirely diter::
ent things Barbara tDants to 90 right
or leddina the younger set IN the
social phiri, tUhtie Keith Ddnts Iove,
real love. a fop good friends and a
home. Because Barbara thinks not
Is a marriage t,tfer. 10 q not untu
she faces serious problem IN the
shape Of another CONAN that she ts
thoroughly aroused.
EEITH had not been looking forward
IA to the summer with any enjoyment.
This was to be their first summer as
the Keith Grants and they had been
discussing the problem Of house. Bar
bara wanted to take the Challoner place
at Newport and Keith knew that the
establishing OF their household effects In
the enormous stone palace would mean
an endless round Of house parties, an
enormous retinue Of servants, and
wasting Of the summer months as far
as he was concerned.
Marcia. who still advised Keith and
Iarbara as to what they should and
should not co, strongly advised the
taking Of the old house.
1T viii do splendidly for this season
build" she advised. You can't go
wrong on It," And 50. although the Anal
arrangements had not been made, II was
pretty well decided that the Keith
Grants would move into the Challoner
place at the end CT June.
When Barbara lert Elise and Kath-
crime and ran downstairs to the wait
ing car her head was teeming with
plans She felt as though she was no
Ionger working in the dark. She had
as an equal and she was confident that
N no way had she betrayed her real
feelings regarding Keith. A surge of
confidence. buoyed her up. The sick
feelings Of the past days had left and
she felt like meeting life on a different
would do. but more and more she real
Red that even II she did not love Keith
with all her heart and she knew that
she die. that pride alone would force
ner TO battle with another woman for
, Where Is Mr.. Grant?" she asked
nelIa later when she was In her own
room and getting out of her things.
,.u VIII see II he has come in," said
r,nsi;. ng'aa IN her quaint, carefully correct
10 report that Keith was in his den.
-, snail Il ! put out the new orchid dress,
madame?' she asked as Barbara was
hurryinS out Of the room.
Anything," Barbara flung over her
which, out OF the entire, gorgeousiy
furnished apartment, she recollected
usn ,Lann = little pang, was the only one
Ideas. ai'ei nis own
~ He was sitting before his big desk
oil IL
replica replica OF his own office furniture. He
snI ,ToSea Up as she pushed open the door
ana smiled. In that smile Barbara
missed missed something that had been there
wbat She could not have told exactly
peer neen to flng herself into his arms, but
,nsa ,sa impulse was quelled as he instantly
vsg ms courteously to greet her She held
up ner face and Keith, accustomed TO. a
FsStEi,. sSE caress. stopped and kissed her
., Barbara's impulse was 20 draw
fs,uSt away, but her heart beating
,oH,o, ,H., she die no such thing. She leaned
bs bto"ard him. throwing her head back as
ne kissed her
b. ne stopped and crushed his lips to
usually did with a pretty excuse of OF
str.s TO dress, or petulant remon-
yroaiI'e mat he was crushing her new
nect %iN' iHer arms slid up around his
For d, Meith felt deep sense OF relief.
a. lays Jays ne had felt wall, a barrier
bsrr;nlne some kind between them, now ali
carriers We're down. '
IN tbe UGk i struck sonorously somewhere
bec..rne .re place and It was Keith who first
''""Shine aware of the time.
nisht 9S,in we going to the Benhams to.
Ensowy EsMyE u,,i he asked suddenly. DO You
care" care %hat WI time 1t is? Oh. but ] don't
Do we csrs ns sag "a drawing her back. What
thu nat a. night Keith came In to watch
II ua mnai touches put to her costume,
hnG as as though all Observation-Disclosures
Enew p1en ,ha. swept away. but Barbara
begun '"dt Ir.t tor her the seige had only
easy victory. NV s''e "er al
'"ofrow-Barbara makes another
move