The Washington times., 1921-04-02
BY Kathleen Norris.
Author Of ~Mether." "The Heart OF
RacheI,- "slsters- and Other
Famous Stories.


Author Of ~Mether., "The Heart Of
Racket ~slsters- and Other
Famous Stories.
A ND in the big car, Patricia
"a reflected, their conversation
was even more anectionate'
moro spontaneous than usual, as
he told her all about the Little
Bearcat." She had feared that this
mad course would cost her Joefs
respect, Joel's friendship. II
EaTer that men do some pretty
funny things among themselves in
business!" Patricia concluded inno-
Gently to herself.
In the house of her cousin, Harry
Page, Patricia was almost as much
at home as in her own rom. Harry
was a widower of forty, handsome
rich. and charming, the social die
tator of Deerbridge, and the central
figure at the best dinners and
dances. He lived. with ten-year-
old daughter, in an old-fashioned,
narrow, brick house. where for
years he had gathered such books
brasses, mahogany and oil portraits
as reflected the glories OF the Page,
Chambers and Eyre families. His
lineage was his one passion, and
his clumsy, homely, nice little
Emily. on condition that her pros
pective husband assumed the name
of Page, was to inherit a very
museum Of antiquities.
Emily rushed out tonight to well
come Cousin Pat, and they went
into the long drawing room. where
tea was served every afternoon.
She liked the Spode and Old Blue
and the thin silver scratchily en-
graved with faint initials. And she
. liked her cousin. too, who met her
Spyith the usual kiss, and read her
poem by Francis Thompson
while the tea was being brought.
Henri. mon bon," she said. over
her second cup, her eyes on the
small canvas that occupied the
large wall space over the old man
tie. 1.-THE Copley is too small for
yon space"
Don't tell me thatw said Harry
Page instantly alert "you've got
the companion portrait. You know
I offered YOU"
II know you did. dear. You
offered me $1,000 for it. But that
was last year, and since last year
three meals a day have come to
seem more important to me than
the 'copley portrait of my elderly
relative!"
you've not changed your mind.
Patw the man exclaimed. "Will
you sell it?" ,.,, ,.......- 49,.
mo. I'u not sell IT, Patricia in
terrupted, laughing at his enthusi-
asm, ''but I've got the two others,
and I'm going to send you that one!
You have as much right to it as
have, anyway.
n HI
element. Yours is the senior line,
Pat. Hannah Page was an Elyot.
wife of Roger Dale PAGE. Rogers
elder son was Adam Page. your
great t-great-grand 80 Rogers
younger son was josiah. who was
my greategrandfather. TIN The
eighth generation and YOU are the
ninth, but yours is the senior line,
d'you seev' But Patricia laughed.
IF you'll do me a favor you shall,
have itv' she promised. s..
ANOTHER BARGAIN. ~.
my dear girl" her cousin as
sured her seriously, II can hardly
conceive the favor that I would
not do for you to get possession
Of that picture!-
JuSt th1S, NhO e'h
said, you're always so sweet to
me that / want you to help me
out! I'm at the Palmers, you
know, and l want you to dine
there, with a lot OF other people,
the night the kermess opens, and
lead the grand march with Miss
"I want you to meet her. Harry,
and then, IL you really like her.
as I think you will, say good
word for her here and there-just
say what you honestly feel, but
bear in mind that what you do
for her is a real favor to mel"
J But, my dear child" he said,
with wide open eyes. "why
shouldn't be nice to one of your
friends? I don't know her, of
course, but Hutchinson was speak
ing Of her last night seems rally
to like the girl You aren't going
my dear Harry, IL it's worth
while to me?'' Patricia laughed.
mo, you shall have the Copley.
Those things don't seem to mean
10 much to me as they did, and,
after ALL it's Emily's great-grand-
mother
70 Great great great grandmother"
he interrupted. absenuy. where
Is IL, Pat?"
"Stored at Uncle Pauls."
by George. I'm deeply obliged
TO you about this. Pat! ] can't
tell you how much pleasure 1t
gives mel"
"And you'n give Beatrice a hand
up?" .... ......- -..
my dear girl, I would have done
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