The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-27

Why Mrs. Horn Said. "Celis, fts Our
Duty 60 Tell That Poor Thing
What We Know"

Z 1@ge, Grace Draper FN@Nsd mack INTO
nay mind 81 Diexy's explosive speech
4 concerning Miss Diapers sister. Mrs-
i German.
Because I believed e 20 be my duty
! I had proposed that Dlcky and ] should
/ go to call upon Mrs. German and Miss
I Draper. The answer my husband
made to my proposal II one that /
shall not soon forget.
{ For heavens sake. don't monkey
with that old cat. Mrs. German" ne
had cried. she IL makiug trouble
enough as Il Is"
/ He had BIT his lip the next instant
an IL he wished the words RnHaid. and
/ for a wonder I was wise enough not
/ 20 question him as 60 the meaning of
the little speech. But into my heart
4 crept my own particular little sns-
picious devil--alwaya too ready to
come Is this small. familiar demon %
mlue-ana once there ne stayed. con-
Iinualiy. whispering ugly doubts and
queries concerning the trouble that
I Mrs. Goldman was making over her
I sisters intimate studio association
with nay husband.
I Ny constant broodinw affected my
I spirits l. found myself growing lrrit-
able. The next day after Dicky and
had seen Miss Draper and her atten-
dant cavalier on the road 20 Marvin
harbor. Dicky made a casual refer
ence at the table 70 the fact that she
had returned 20 the studio and her
work as his secretary and model.
''ghe said she called up the studio
when she got In. and again yeSter-
day morning. but | was not in be
said. realized that the girl had cicv-
erly sooshed his resentment at her
failure 20 notify him that she had
returned from her trip.
Whether il was the result Of my own
lFritablilty or not I do not know. but
DIcky seemed 20 grow mere ind!ffer-
ent and absent minded each day He
was not irritable with me. he simply
had the air Of a man absorbed Ina some
pursuit and indifferent 10 everything
else.
Grace Diapers attitude toward me
puzzled me also She preserved al
ways the cool but courteous manner
one would use 70 the MIDST casual ao-
quaintauce. yet she did not hesitate
10 avail herself OF every possible on
poFtunitY 10 come 10 the house. Then
two Or three times during the latter
part Of the summer / found that she
hal managed 10 join outings Of ours.
Whether this state OF affairs was due
% Dicky's wishes or her own subtle
planning I could not determine
] struggled hard with myself to treat
ths girl with friendliness. bat found
Il impossible. Ny manner toward her
held as much reserve az was compat-
ible with formal courtesy.
why the crouch on poor Draper -
Q a
you've got the frozen face whenever
she appears. Let me tell you I'm
about fed up on that refrigerator man
ner of yours. What's the matter
Jealouss" lie laughed ieerinsly.
"No. | am not Jealous. ! lied brave
~ then with flash of spirit / added
careiessly:
perhaps / am little fed up on
Draper IL that be the correct expires
sion. sec her very frequently, you
knew. and / once told you. II you
remember. thar | prefer TO select nay
own feminine associates"
with a mutfered oath Dlcky turned
away. lie did not again bring zap the
question Of my treatment Of the girl.
but neither did he again propose any
of the outings which had made the
earlier part of the summer 80 pleas
urabla Gradually our horseback rides
were discontinued and II was seldom
thae we had a game or tennis In
deed. occasional automobile trips for
the sake Of his mothers health were
the only occasions when we left the
house together.
"A Tremendous Amount OF Work"
Dieky was also developing an un-
usual sense Of punctuality. | always
had thought him quite irresponsible
concerning the keeping 81 his ap-
pointmeuts. and BE never had any set
time for arriving az his studio. hut
he suddenly announced one morning
that he must catch the SAT train
every morning without fail
~'rhe next one gets IN too late.
he said and I have a tremendous
amount ~ work on hand"
THE explanation was plausible
CROUCH. but there was something
about IL that did not ring true. How
ever. the solution 81 his sudden solicit
tuds, for puncta lity did not come 60
me untll Mrs oeh. one Of my neigh
bors enlightened me
/ had not seen much ~ my neigh.
bors. the Burshel And Hoch families.
since our coming 10 the old Brennan
house. had carefully avoided Mrs.
Burchol, Ter my first interviev with
her bad fixed the conviction im ms
mind that she was 4 trouble maker
and Mrs Hoch had been III the first
months 81 eur stay IN Marvin.
Her son. Eddie however--the boy /
who had offered his sefvlces 20 me
when was overseeing she cleaning /
~ the house had become quite 4 Fix I
ture about the place lie was a good
natured lad handy with tools. bur
really annoying IL his ignorance Il 4
the nost ordinary amenities 81 life. H
But help Il any kind WAS hard To 4
get. and we pat up with the boys un- 4
couttness ou that account.
~Everybody Knows I'm No Gossip"
The chief objects on 20 .lis presence 1
In my mind, howeveFs sas the oplssr- 4
tunity IL gave bis sister Ceile. q fer
ret-faee6 slender sirl. "a come 20 the 4
house on neighboriy errands. | stsove 4
hard TO conceal the dislike I conceived .
alr THE glrl al my first sight ~ her,