Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-25
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Ihe story opens with a scene in .
fashionable country club on Long ISL
NJ: The affairs of Clarence Brecken,
enrtdse and married an italian COUNT,
and his second wife, Rachael. are being
discussed. Eleanor vanderwall, society
bachelor OF so, lead in discussion Of the
Breckenridge domestic activities, which
center about clarence's fondpess for
drink.
Rachael reaches home to find Clarence
in a drunken stopor. and she is forced to
send regrets to . dinner being given for
an author. Rachael feels bitterly the
her chiefly because he needed a mother
for Carol. and treats her accordingly.
Clarence comes home drunk, and
Rachael has a quarrel with her STEP
cepting from~a marriekman, much her
Left alone for a short time Rachael
thinks back over her Eirlhood.
Rachael has called for Clarence. arrives
at her home. she speaks to him Of the
possibility of q divorce from Clarence.
pr. Gregory, who is a close friend of
bachelor.
Dr.. Gregory tells Rachael he has been
IN love with her for years. and asks her
Clarence. 70
clarence's sister, Florence Haviland,
mother of two young girls, Of Carols
age advises Rachael not to get a d.
yorce. The family objects to Carols af-
fair with Joe Pickering, q divorced man.
CHAPTER IV-Contnued.
Everybody was here. jeanette and
Phyllis. as we'll as Elinor vanderwall,
Peter Pomeroy and George, the
Buckneys and Parker Hoyt, the
Emorys, the Chases. Mrs. Sartoris
and old Mrs. Terrence and Jack, all
jumbled a greeting to the Havilands.
OF Carol they presently caught a
glimpse standing on a sheltered little
head beside her. They were appar-
emily not talking. just staring quietly
down at the green terraces of the
garden. Rachael was pouring tea,
her face radiant under a nafAew-
brimmed, close hat loaded with cher
ries. her gown Of narrow green and
white stripes the target for every pair
Of female eyes in the room.
Charlotte H%aviland. in her moth
er's wake. CHANGED to encounter Ken
meth Moran, a red-faced. well-dressed
and blushing youth Of her own age.
Her complacent mother was witness
" LIE oidAAAeAeeo CoaFeISdNloH oe-
tween them.
How do you do, Kenneth? !
didn't know you were here!"
oh, how do YOU do, Charlotte ?
How do YOU do, Isabelle? 1 didn't
know you were here!"' @
Isabelle grinned silently in horri.
BILE embarrassment but Charlotte
said. quick-wittedly:
How Is you mother, Kenneth
and Dorothy"
She's well-they're well, thank
you. They're here somewhere-ai
least Mother is. I think Dorothy's
still over at the Clays'. playing ten.
nis!"
He laughed violently at this admis.
sion. and Charlotte laughed, too.
Its lovely weather for tennis" sha
said encouraetnely. We
You" Nj: Moran began. 81
beg your pardon"
mo. I interrupted you"
no, that was my fault. I vas on.
ly going to. eay thfx we ought to have
a game. some-morning. Going to naue
your courts In order this year,"
what was great: .pfracity :a:for, her
Papa has.had' them all rolled; some
men came down from toYn-we had
it all sodded, you know, last year"
rs that right" asked Mr.. Moran
AZ one deeply impressed. we mus
90 to it-what?"
I'VE must" Charlotte said happily
ANY morning. Kenneth"
Sure, Til telephone!" agreed the
youth enthusiastically. Tn tryins
to find Kent Parmalee: his, auni
wants him!" he added mumblingiy
as he began to vaguely shoulder hit
way through the crowd again.
You'd better take a microscope!'
said Charlotte Witty. And Mr.
Moran's burst Of laughter and hi,
That's right, tool" came back Il
them AZ he went away.
Dear fellow" Mrs. Haviland said
warmly.
isn't he nice!" Charlotte said, Hut.
tered and glowing. She hoped in he,
heart that slre would meet him again
but although the Havflinds saved
until nearly III O'clock they did no.
do 20; perhaps because shortly after