New-York tribune., 1921-09-18


They were looking at Lulu again. And n,w
, she looked at Ninian, and there was Coma.
thing terrible in that look which tried to as.
him, alone, about this thing.
Dwight exploded. "There was a follow
Fnow there in the theater,' he cried. 1rql
get him on the line. He could tell m. 4
there's any way''--- and was off.
INA inexplicably began touching away teara
"Oh," she said, what will mamroa sss?n
Lulu hardly heard her. Mrs. Bett was in.
calcuIaDly distant
"You sure?" Lulu said low to Ninian.
For the first time, something in her exceed.
ing isolation really touched him.
"Say," he said, "you come on with me. Wen
have it done over again somewhere if Won
say so.''
"Oh," said Lulu, "if thought
He leaned and patted her hand.
Good girl" he said.
They sat silent, Ninian patting on the cloth
with the fat of his plump hands.
Dwight returned. "It's go all right he
said. He sat down, laughed weakly, rubbed at
his face. "You two are tied as tight as the
Church could tie YOU"
"Good enough" said Ninian. "Eh Lulu?n
"It's-it's all right, / guess" Lulu said
We'll, I'll be dished," said Dwight.
"Sister!" said Ina.
Nlnlan meditated, his lips set tight and high.
1t is impossible to trace the processes of this
man. Perhaps they We're all compact Of the
devll-may-care attitude engendered in any per-
slstent traveller. Perhaps the incompatible
cookery of Lulu played its part
Il was going to make a trip south this
month" he said, "on my way home from here.
Suppose we get married again by somebody
or other and start right off. You'd like that,
wouldn't you-going south?"
"Yes," said Lulu only.
"It's July" said Ina, with her sense Of
fitness, but one heard.
1t was arranged that their trunks should
follow them-Ina would see to that, though
she was scandalized that they were not first
to return to Warbleton for the blessing Of
Mrs. Bett.
Mamma won't mind said Lulu Mamma
can't stand fuss any more"
They left the table. The men and women
still sitting at the other tables saw nothing
unusual about these four, indiferently dressed
indifferently conditioned The hotel orchestray
playing ragtime in deafening concord, made
Lulu's wedding march
II WAS still early next day-a hot Sunday
when Ina and Dwight reached home
Mrs. Bett was standing on the porch.
where's Lulie?" asked Mrs. Bett.
They told.
Mrs. Bett took it in bit at time. Her
pale eyes searched their faces. she shook hss
head, heard it again, grasped it. Her first
question was:
Who's going to do your work."
Ina had thought Of that, End this was nlani-
fest.
"Oh," she said, "you and I'll have to nans
age".
Mrs. Bett meditated, frowning.
II left the bacon for her to cook for your
breakfasts" she said. 81 can't cook bacon NJ
to eat Neither can you"
We've had our breakfasts" Ina escaped
from this dilemma.
Had it up in the city, on expense?"
"Well, we didn't have much"
In Mrs. Belts eyes tears gathered, but tnsy !
were not for Lulu.
II should think" she said "I should think
Lulie might have had little more gratltuoe
to her than this"
On their way to church Ina and DW1gns
encountered D, who had left the house soma
time earlier, stepping sedately to church u
company with Bobby Larkin. Di ,~ss in wnisA
and her face was the face of an angel, 50
young, so questioning, so utterly devoid Of nes
sophistication
That child" said Ina, "must not see 50
much of that Larkin boy. She's just it's'
little girl"
OF course she mustn't" said Dwight snalF
ly land if was her mother
"Oh, stop that" said Ina, soto voce, at tna
church steps.
To every one with whom they spoke ID s''
aisle after church Ina announced their news.
Had they heard? Lulu married Dwisns
brother Ninian in the city yesterday W
sudden, yes! And romantic spoken with ln1s
upward infection to which Ina was prey
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(Continued In next Sunday's yrihans1 1