New-York tribune., 1921-10-02
Synopsis Of Precious Chapters

h1ss Lutu Bett is slave icithout auags IN
the home oj Delight Herbert Deacon, dentist
ard justice OF the peace IN the Middle Western
town Of Warbleton. Lula is the older sister
OF Mr.. Deacons ,Vife, Ina. Other members Of
tho fcmily Di Deacon, .Ohs is fluffy and
eighteen, the daughter Of tofc early lost to
AFR. Deacon; Monona, the smallest Deacon,
child spoiled in iOays and bullied IN
others, and Grandma Bett, mother of Ina ard
Lalu~ Mr.. Deocons brother Niniam, arrives
from Oregon to visit the family. Ninian makes
considerable capital Of his knowledge Of the
aoorld. He grasps the status Of Lulu in the
fa,niiy aud takes pains to pay her little at
tentions. He takes the family to the ctu "to
hare dinner aud take in shosc." At their
after-dinner supper Lulu takes q dare" from
Ni,iam and repeats the ans,cers to the mar
riagc service. Then Daoight Deacon suddenlu
remembers that. as q magistrate. the acords he
has pronounced binding. After the first
feeling of CONSERVATION on D,vights part and
surprise the part of Niniam and Lulu, the
BRIDEGROOM" suggests that the marriage be
made real and that he and Lula start South
on trip aohich he must make. Lulu consents
and departs for the South 1pith her husband
the announcement that Nimion had told her
that he had been married before and aoas not
certain that has first acife dead Lulu
had left him, after this confession. Delight
Deacon, 1oilling to sacrifice Lulu IN behalf of
lis o1cm family honor" says she mast not
tel What Ninam had said, but must oslo1o the
to~n to get the impression that Ninian had
nscre7y had "tif' ,oith her and had sent
her home.
ULU, walking down the main street,
q thought:
IL Nov Mis- Chambers is seeing ne
Now Mis- Curtis. There's somebody
behind the vines at Mis- Martin's Here comes
Mis- Grove and I've got to speak to her.
One and another and another met her and
every cried out at her some version of:
Lulu Bett!" Or, "W-wel it isn't Lulu
Bett any more, is it? Well, what are you doing
here? l thought"
I'm back to stay" she said
"The idea Well, where you hiding that
handsome husband of yours? Say, but we
were surprised You're the sly cne"--
"My-Mr. Deacon isn't here
ooh"
"No. He's West
ooh, see."
Having no arts she must needs let the
conversation die like this, could invent moth
ing concealing or gracious on which to move
away
She went to the postoffice. 1t was early,
there were few at the postofhce-with only
one or two there had She to go through her
examination. Then she went to the general
delivery window, tense for a new ordeal
To her relief the face which was shown
there was one strange to her, a slim youth,
reading letter of his own and smiling
Excuse me- said Lulu family.
The youth looked up with eyes warmed by
the words on the pink paper which he held.
Gould you give me the address of Mr.
Ninian Deacon?'
Let's sce-you mean Dwight Deacon,
guess?'
mo IT'S his brother. He's been here.
From Oregon. I thought he might have given
you his address, she dwindled away.
"Wat minute, said the youth. "Nope
No address here. Say, why don't YOU send
it to his brother? He'd know. Dwight Dea-
con, the dentist"
"Ill do that" Lulu said absurdly, and
turned away.
She went back up the street, walking fast
now to get away from them all. Once or
twice she pretended not to see familiar face
But when she passed the mirror in an in
surance office window she saw her reflection
and at it's appearance she felt surprise and
pleasure.
WE'LL" she thought, almost in Inas own
manner.
Abruptly her confidence rose
Something of this confidence was still upon
her when she returned They were in the
dining room now, all save Di, who was on
the porch with Bobby, and Monona, who was
in bed and might be heard extravaganty
singing.
Lulu sat down with her hat on When
Dwight inquired playfuly, Don't we look like
company" she did not reply He looked at
her speculativey Where had she gone, with
whom had she talked, what had she told?
Whom did you see?" Ina asked Lulu
named them.
See them to talk tor from Dwight.
Oh, yes. They had all stopped
What did they say?" Ina burst out
They had inquired for Ninian, Lulu said:
and said no more.
Dwight ror1Ilc1 tbia T ,, ~; L.... -,