The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-09
THE NEW HOME
Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.

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Constance Bennett has been in fash
ionable boarding schools all her life
and spent her vacations at the home
of a wealthy aunt, who intends to pre-
sent her formally to society. Cons
lance dislikes the emptiness of a
society career. Just before her COM
ing out party. she develops pneumonia
and is rushed to a sanitarium in the
little town of Wellsville.
Long after she RECEIVERS, she lin
gers on in the little village, charmed
by its quietness and the simplicity of
the people she meets there. She falls
in love with Winthrop Taylor. When
she writes her aunt of the engagement,
she receives several kilograms from
that lady, who is furious at the idea,
and announces that she is coming to
Wellsville Immediately to break off
the match. Winthrop suggests that
they run away and be married before
the aunt comes. He makes peace
with Aunt Harriet, and they decide
to live in New York.
Chapter %.
<1o = AOAACA4DCl, NldL lIlp W Tie City
was not very pleasant one. We had
to take the local, Number r." as
they called it Familiarity in the village,
to station some ten miles off, where
the fast trains came through.
Except for the run in my car to
Buffalo. / had not been out of Wells
Vile for any distance since I came
there. Win and some of my new
ri -. l. H. l.
me all over the surrounding hills, but
this was the first real trip away from
the quiet little place. I almost cried
as our train wandered along by the
side of the tiny river and though the
gap of the hills.
And then we were on the expess
and Win was ordering an elaborate
luncheon for me in the diner And
then we were pulling into the city
and my ears were drummed upon by
the roaring. beating, raging noise CT
the metropolis when it was hurrying
home from work. 1t was hot, too
and the odor from the ferry slips
nauseated me.
But Winthrop was crazy over all
of it. He had rarely been to the city
and was most astonishingly ignorant
of everything about it.
My aunt's chauffeur met us at the
ferry.
THE cars here" he said, taking
our baggage checks. My congratua
tons, Miss--I mean, madame. And
to you sir"
Win smiled at the man, uncertain
whether it was good form to shake
hands or not. But ] solved his prob
lem by putting out my hand to Blake
when he congratulated me, and Win
who picked things up with extraordi
nary rapidity, followed my example
I'VE are to stay at Aunt Harriet's,
/ told him. "She is away, every one
is this season, but she's kept the house
open for u.s."
We drove to her huge white marble
mansion, just off Fifth avenue. Wiz
was very much impressed by it, par
ticularly by the Italian entrance Aun'
Harriet had built on-a covered drive
of glass and wrought iron. The
house was sunk back in the center
front, each wing touching the street
But the car turned into tiny drive
TO the main door. through gates OIL
doors of heavy glass and iron grill
work On the side towards the street
as we'll as on the steps, huge palm:
and ferns were banked. These show
ed through the glass and in winter
gave a tropical touch that was mos
delightful.
Great. isn't it? Can we have some
thing like this?" Win asked, pleased az
boy by everything he saw.
when we have enough money"
answered practically. This Italian
entrance cost my aunt $4,000.
If you would like to go anywhere
tonight. the car is ready" Blake sug
gested.
Fine! Connie, let's go to the
atre."
| nodded my head, and after dime
we started out again. 1t was all new
to Winthrop and he was as enthus
iastic as a child-so much so that
could not help but catch some of hi