New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

we'll have to tell them "'ni
"You dol You think the disgraoo
amy in this family is somethiny ttu VI ols,
town will have to know about?o "hsls
Lulu looked at him with parted lin.
Say" she said, II never thought ~.
being that" @'us
Dwight laughed. "what did vou ~,
was? And whose disgrace is it, pray."
"Ninians,' said Lulu.
"Ninian's? Well, he's gone. D..
here. And I'm here. Folks1l feel eo,." sOa'
you. But the disgrace--that'd reject - i0'
See?" W ne
But If we don't tell, whatll thev ~.
then?" 1af
Said Dwight: They'll think what .,.
ways think when a wife leaves ber ' d.
They'll think you couldn't get along aaa Tsa..
all" AAas
81 should hate that" said I,ulu
"WelI, l should hate the other, lc. ~. =,
YOU" ' @a
Dwight, Dwight. said Ina. lets .. :.
the house. I'm afraid they'll hear"-
As they rose, Mrs. Bett plucked At -.
turned daughters sleeve. 70
"Lulie," she said, "was his other wife,.
she thcre?" "''
'No, no, mother. She wasn't there.
Mrs. Belts lips moved, repeating the ro,,
"Then that amt so bad" she said. az -
afraid maybe she turned you OUT
IL,
mother
Mrs. Bett frightened. In little matters i.
quarreled and resented, but the larre ;ssns
left her blank.
THROUGH some indeterminate sense of -.
Importance due this crisis, the Desoo,.
entered their parlor. Dwight lighted tb.,
high, central burner and faced about, saving.
"1n fact, / simply will not have it. Inn,
You expect, | take it, to make your hor.
with us in the future, on the old terms
"Wc,T--
81 mean did Ninian give you any rnonev,s
mo He didn't give me any money-o.h
enough to get home on. And I kept NV sur
Why" she flung her head back, 81 wouldp.
have taken any money!
THAT MEANS" said Dwight, chat Won ",
have to continue to live here-on the op
terms, and, Of course, I'm quite willing tha
you should. Let me tell you, however, thu
this is on condition-on condition that aa
disgraceful business is kept to ourselves
She made no attempt to combat him now
She looked back at him, and in a great su.
prise, but she said nothing.
Truly, Lulu" said Ina, wouldn't that RI
best? They'll talk anyway. But this war
they'll only talk about you, and the othc
way it'd be about all Of u.s.
Lulu said only: "But the other way wau1a
be the truth"
Dwights eyes narrowed "My dear Luh
he said, "are you sure OF that?'
"Sure?"
eyes. Did he give you any proofs,"
''Proofs?'
'Letters-documents of any sort? AL
sort Of assurance that he was speaking u
TRUTH"
why, no. said Lulu "Proofs-no III
told me-"
"He told you.'
"Why, that was hard enough to have to h
1t was terrible for him to have to do. VIZ
proofs She stopped, puzzled.
Didn't it occur to YOU" said Dwight 'hsI
he might have told you that because he didn'
want to have to go on with it?"
AS she met his look, some power seemed o|
go from Lulu. She sat down, looked weakly
at them and within her closed lips her jan
was slightly fallen. She said nothing An
seeing on her skirt a spot of dust she bsgr
to rub at that
'sWhy, Dwight Ina cried, and moved
her sisters side
Il may IS well tell you" he said, that
myself have no idea that Ninian told you I'M
truth. He was always imagining things-ws
saw that | know him pretty well-have Oea
more or less in touch with him the vhos
time. In short, haven't the least idea be TS
ever married before
ULU continued to rub at her skirt.
Il never thought Of that" she said
Look here,' Dwight went on persuasve0
hadn't you and he had some little til HaS +
he told you?"
"No--no. Why, not once. Why u
weren't a bit Ike you and Ina."
She spoke simply and from her heart -
without guile.
Evidently not" Dwight said dryy-
Lulu went on: "He was very good 10
This dress-and my shoes-and my hal. .. ~
another dress, too She found the pms -
took off her hat. "He liked the red WIZ !.
she said. II wanted black--oh, Dwight =