Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-05
CHAPETR Xvu.-Oontsnued,

In the hotel-lobby she was self
conscious. She was not used to no
tells; she remembered with jealousy
how often Jua1lita Haydock talked of
the famous hotels in Chicago. She
could not face the travelling statesmen,
brronial in large leather chairs. She
wanted peop.e to believe that her hus-
band and she were accustomed to lux
ury and chill elegance; she was faint
~ angry at him for the vulgar way
in which, after signing the register
DIR. w. J.. kennicott 4 Wife" he bel
lowed at the clerk, Got a nice room
with bath for US, old MANI" She
gazed about haughtily, but as she dis
covered that no II was interested in
her&she felt FOOLISH. and ashamed of
her irritation. 49, &.'
She asserted. This silly lobby is too
fiorid.' and simultaneously h Qd-
lnired it: the onyx columns with gilt
capitals, the crown-embroidered velvet
curtains at the restaurant door, the
perpetNally waited for mysterious
men, Inc two-pound boxes of candy
and the variety of magazines at the
newsstand. The hidden orchestra
was lively. She saw a man who
looked like a European diplomat. in
a loose top-coat n a Honlburg hat.
A with q broadtail coat, a
lCdSy idCe .fCl, PCdll SolI1HSS, dllu
a close black hat entered the restau-
rant. Heavens! That's the first
really. smart woman I've seen in a
year:" Carol exulted. She felt metro
politan.
But as she followed Kennicott to
the elevator the c~oat-check girl, q
confident young woman, with cheeks
n thin and furious y crimson, in
spected her. and under that super
cilious glance Carol was shy again.
She unconsciously waited for the bell
boy to precede her into the elevator.
When he snorted Go ahead!v she
was mortified. He thought she was
a hayseed, she worried.
The moment she was-in their room,
with the bell-boy safely out of the
way. she looked CT critically at Kenni-
colt. For the first time in months
she really saw him.
J. His clothes. were too heavy and
provincial. His decent gray suit,
made by Nat Hicks Of Gopher Prairie,
might have been of sheet iron; it had
no distinction Of cut no a grace
like the diplomats Burberry. His
polished. His scarf was a. stupid
brown. He needed a shave. !
But she forgot her doubt as she
realized the ingcnuities of the room.
She ran about, turning on the taps
OF the bathtub, which gushed instead
Of dribbling like the taps at home,
snatching the new wash-rag out of its
envelope of oiled paper, trying the
rose-shaded light between he twin
beds, pulling out the drawers of the
kidney-shaped walnut desk to Exam
inc the engraved stationery, planning
to write on 1t to everyone she knew,
admiring the claret-colored velvet
armchair and the blue rug, testing
the ice-water tap, and %squealing hap
PLY when the water did come. out
cold. She flung her arms about Ken
nicott. kissed him.
+ Lille 1t, old lady?"
TITS adorable. It's so amusing. I
love you for bringing me. You really
are a dear!"
He looked blankly indulgent, and
yawned, ana c~ondescended. That's q
pretty slick arrangement on the r-
diator, so you can adjust it Nt any
temperature you want. Must take a
big furnace toprun this place. Gosh,
/ hope Bea remembers to turn of the
drafts tonight
Under the glass cover OF the dress
ling-table was a menu with the most
enchanting dishes; breast OF guinea
hen he Vitresse, pommes de terre
q la Russo, meringue Chantilly,
gateaux BruxelIes,
.Oh, let's I'm going to have
q hot bath, and put on my new hat
with the wool flowers, and let's 70
down and eat for hours, and weIl
have 4 cocktaii!" she chantcd.
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