The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-04-08
CHAPTER Two-continued.

ITS a fact. Susan told me. Mr.
Baker doesn't know the truth yet and
she doesn't dare to tell him. She's
scared stiff. Pauline went over TO
Hazelmead last week to visit Emma
Stacy against his wishes. She met the
young man at a dance. Susan got a
letter from Pauline last night making
a clean breast of the matter They
are married and stopping at hotel in
New York"
MY lord | should think she would
be scared stiff," said Mrs. Bing.
II think there is a good reason for
the stiffness of Susan" said Mrs. Sin
gleton, the wife of the Congregational
minister 1--WE all know that Mr. Ba-
ker objected to these modern dances
and the way that Pauline dressed. He
used to say that 1t was walking on the
edge of a precipice."
There was q breath of silence in
which one could hear only faint rus
de like the stir of some invisible
spirit.
Mrs. Bling sighed. "He may be all
right" she said in a low, calm voice.
but the indications are not favor
S&Me," Mrs. Singleton remarked.
The gossip ceased abruptly. for the
girls were coming from the palm
room.
The next morning Mrs. Bing went
20 see Susan Baker to offer sympathy
aud IA helping hand. Mamie Bing was,
after all, a good-hearted woman. BY
this time. Mr.. Baker had been told.
He had kicked hole In the long look
ing-glass In Paullne's bedroom and
flung a pot of rouge through the win
dow and scattered talcum powder all
aver the place and torn a new silk
gown inco rags and burned it In the
kitchen stove and left the house slam
ming the door behind him. Susan had
gone to bed and he had probably gone
to The club or somewhere. Perhaps
he would commit suicide. OF all this,
Ii IS enough to say that for some hours
there was abundant occupation for the
tender sympathies of Mrs. J. Patterson
Bling. Before she left. Mr.. Baker had |
returned for luncheon and seemed !
to be quite calm and self-possessed |
NHNh hN EiCCNtQ ACI III tie man UtiUW
stairs.
On entering her home. about one
o'clock, Mrs. Bing received letter
from the hand of Martha.
Phyllis told me to give you this as
soon as you returned" said the girl
What does this mean?" Mrs. Bing
to herself, as she tore open
he envelope.
Her face grew pale and her hands
rembled as she read the letter.
Dearest Mamma" IL began. 81 am
soIng to Hazelmead for luncheon with
lOrdon King. | couldn't ask you be-
'ause | didn't know where you were.
We have waited an hour. | am sure
I0u wouldn't want me to miss having
lovely time. | shall be home before
I've. Don't tell father He hates
iordon so.
"PhyllIs."
1.-THE boy who lnsulted herl My
Tod - Mrs. Bling exclaimed in wills
er. She hurried to the door of the
utIers pantry. Indignation was i'm
he sound OF her footsteps.
Martha !" she called.
Martha came.
''Tell James TO bring the big car at
nee I'm going TO Hazelmead."
without Iuncheon?" the girl asked {
aust give me a sandwich and I'll
1t 1t in my hand" &
Il want you to hurry" she said to :
lmes as she entered the glowing
nousine with the sandwich half con /
Imed. {
They drove at top speed over the 4
nooth, state road to the mill city. At {
IF past two Mrs. Bling alighted at
e fashionable Gray Goose inn where a
e best people had their luncheon +
lrties. She found Phyllis and Cor Y
IN In a coy alcove. slipping cognac n
ID smoking cigarettes. with an ice 4
b and a champagne bottle beside
EN-. To tell the whole truth, ii was z
timely arrival. Phyllis, with no no
IN of the peril of IT, was indeed hav-
g "a lovely time"-the time of her
Jung life, In fact. For half an hour, a
e had been hanging on the edge OF Il