Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10

Barbara knight, tcho all her Hte
has had things Just as she todnted
them mdr7fes Keith GrdNt, the most
eligible mgn OF the season. BdroarG
eTpectS Rfe to 90 on as usual, she
does not toxic snto considerdtton nc
fact that IN married life there must
be unseIfshness and thought tor the
other person. Keith does not IKE the
Rte they lead. He tUdnts frfenaS, reaI
friends, and Barbara has no time to
stop aud make friends Of this cdhber.
Consequently, t1hen Katherine Neto-
berry. Keiths private secretary, proUer8
a friendship to him he accepts It. ne
tcdnts to tell Barbara, but tor Iedr
that she may not understand, he Keeps
Il 10 himself One day, in a perfectly
innocent fashion, he takes Katherine
TO lunch and at the nert tdble SITS
Barbara's ultrd-so sophisticated younger
sister, Eleanor.
CLEANOR KNIGHT had not quite
T. made UP her mind what to DO WIN
the information she had stunoieu In n,
adyertently. In her callous little heart
she did not pity Barbara. She felt that
Barbara was getting just what most
women must expect from their husDalus'
and II rather pleased her to think Una.
Barbara. the righteous. was gettlng paio
hack in her own com, ,Sn,.S,s ~ SouIn1 I,,ncb.
did not occur to her that keith,s iuncn'
con with another woman might nave
come about through any other reason
than the fast that he was IN ioNe Will
her, Such n thing as friendship petween
n man and woman Eleanor "oulu
have laughed at. To her there was just
one relation possible. The woman must
attract and the man must love. but the
1pnrnan must steer n careful course ana
u Aid not do to fall In love. Tor that
robbed her of independence Immediately
The truth OF the matter was that
Eleanor liked Keith, and in her heart OF
hearts aithongn, 81" q %ouaon fo soul, he she
had envied something that she had
giin,nsed between Keith and Barbara
Something that had leaped forth from
Keith's eyes when he had looked at
Barbara. the fact that Barbara never
smoke of Keith to other women as they
smoke TO each other of their husbands.
Now that elusive something that Eleanor
| had glinpsed had ended for her. keith
| was iust like the rest, and Eleanor nae
no pity for him.
She evaled him with careful alacrit.
| so that was never able to corner he'
| alone. He made a point of having din
ner with the Knights one evening. bu
| she had gone to a dinner dance. H'
| saw her on the street one day, and mad'
a bee-line for her, but she saw hin
| coming and slipped Into shop where III
| lost her.
| Fate has way OF TWISTING hh'
| turning things to suit her own convent
snce and Keith who had resolved to tel
barbara about his friendship with Kath
crime, happened to be out of town OF
the day that she returned. earlier thai
he had expected her. And Barbara
finding him out of town. and feelinl
suddenly n let-down after the continue
excitement OF the trip, sat down in he
travelling dress and telephoned home. Sh
felt vaguely irritated because he wa
not at his Office when she called uI
II was the first time that she ha
} thought OF his Office very much. but
J woman's voice had answered her owe
the telephone, a very sweet voice, low
toned ami we'll bred. Barbara won
dered who she was.
Mr.. Grant was out of town. On busi
ness, yes He would be back tomorro"
Was there message?
mo, there was no message" an
Barbara hung up the receiver 1t wa
then that she called up at home, an
Eleanor was called TO the telephone.
30, neiio Barbara. when did you &c
back" Eeanoy's voice was as politel
cool as though she had been inquirin
after a stranger.
Just few minutes ago. Keith's ou
of town. and I'm stranded with no en-
| gagements ahead. We came hon
earlier than we expected"
At the other end of the wire Eleanc
| looked at her little platinum wrist watcl
IT have an engagement for dinner" sh