New-York tribune., 1921-09-04


gatherings in some
what the way that
futurist receives the subjects of his art
forms not vague, but heightened to intoler-
able definiteness, acute color, and ALWAYS
motlon-1notion as an integral part of the
desirable. But factor Of all was that Lulu
herself was the participant, not the onlooker.
The perfection of her dream was not impaired
by any longing. She had her dream as
SAINT her sense of heaven.
"Lulie!' her mother called "you co,,,o
out of that damp"
She obeyed, she had obeyed that voice
all her life. But she took one last look down
the dim street She had not known It. bnt
superlmposed on her Chautaqua thoughts had
been her faint hope that it would be TONIGHT
while she was in the garden alone, that Ninian
Deacon would arrive And she had on her
wool chally, her coral beads, her cameo pin.
SHE went into the lighted dining room
Monona was in bed. Di was not there
MRS. bett was in Dwight Herberts leather
char and she lolled at her ease It was
strange to see this woman usually SO erect
and tense, now actually lolng as if lolling
were the positive, the vital, and her ordinary
rlgidity negation of her In some CORE
spending orgy of leisure and liberation. I,1u
sat down with no needle
lnle ought to make over her deaine."
Mrs. Bett comfortably began. Thew talked
of this, devised a mode, recalled other de-
laines Dear, DEAR" said Mrs Bett. "I had
on delaine when I met your father She
described it. Both women talked freely with
animation. They were individuals and alive.
10 the two pallid beings accessory to the
Deacons' presence Mrs. Bett and her daugh
ter Lulu now bore relationship Thev
emerged, had opinions contradicted, their
eyes were bright.
Toward o'clock Mrs. Bett announced
that she thought she should have lunch.
This was debauchery. She brought in bread
and butter and dish of cold canned peas.
She was committing all the excesses that she
knew--offering opinions laughing, eating 1t
was to be seen that this woman had an i'm
mense store of vitality, perpetually SUBJ
merged.
When she had eaten she grew sleepy
rather cross at the last and inclined to hold
up her sisters excelencies to Lulu; and, at
Lulu's defense, lifted an ancient weapon
"What's the use of finding fault with Inie?
Where'd you been if she hadn't married?"
Lulu said nothing
what say?" Mrs. Bett demanded shrily.
She enjoying it.
Lulu said more. After long time:
"You always was jealous of Ine,' said Mrs
Bett, and went to her bed
AS soon as her mothers door had closed
Lulu took the lamp from it's bracket, stretch
ing up her long body and her long arms until
her skirt lifted to show her really slim and
pretty feet Lulu's feet gave news of some
other Lulu but slightly incarnate. Perhaps,
so far, incarnate only in her feet and her long
hair.
CHE took the lamp tc the parlor and stood
before the photograph of Ninian Deacon
and looked her fill. She did not admire the
but she wanted to look at it. The
house was still; there was no possibility of
interruption. The occasion became sensation.
which she made no effort to quench She held
a rendezvous with she knew not what.
In the early hours of the next afternoon.
with the sun shining across the threshold.
Lulu was pairing something at the kitchen
table. Mrs. Bett was asleep. ("I don't blame
you bit mother" Lulu had said, as her
mother named the intention.) Ina was asleep.