The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-21
A SWEETHEART AT THIRTY
OUR DINNER
Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.
|. Story Of a Woman's Transformatio
BY MARION RuelNcAM

... OUR DINNER
Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.
At So. Aunt Enid Haines looks so.
and is considered by her family and
the village to be hopeless old maid.
The family consists Of critical sister
in-law. Esther; Jim. Ends brother,
and three children, Laura, James and
Violet Enid is taken from this hope
less rut by Violet. who wants to go to
college. Enid gives the girl her own
little legacy and they 60 to the city
together.
There they awake to the possibili-
tics of life-Enid begins to make
herself young again and pretty, vi
natures into a charming young wo-
man. vi is in love with Bud Pearsoll,
of whom the family disapproves; Enid
falls in love with Buds employer,
Francis Meade, wealthy, cultured
bachelor of As. Bud, meantime, has
gotten in with an INSCRIPTIONS crowd
of men and when he is robbed of some
money he was carrying for his firm,
everyone believes him guilty. Enid
, and Francis become engaged, vi is
heart-broken over the suspicion about
Eud. When the trial comes up, Bud
is caught in lie.
Enid goes back to her country home
for month to let her sister live lit
tie while in the city, thinking the
change would inspire Esther as it in
spired her. Finally she does decide
to go back.
Chapter 100
We turned finally into Fifth Avenue
and started south.
Almost home!" I said happily
2 Francis, go over to Broadway when
we pass the Park, want to see all
. the lights again."
Francis laughed.
, will you ever get over your fond
ness for the gaudy lights of that ter
rible street," he asked
No. never l answered. They
may be gaudy but they are like
carnival that is always going on"
Such sentimental ideas" he scoffed
Z, turning the car to the right Very
we'll. III drive you through the roman
tic dimness of Central Park and bring
you out in a blaze of glory at the
Broadway entrance
There now" he announced as we
turned into the brilliance of the thea
tire district. Look as much as you
can. for after We are married and go
to Europe, you won't see this sort of
thing for a long tinle-not till we
come back again.
But you won't miss it," he went
on. There will be so many other
things for you to grow excited about
that a mere waste of valuable cleo.
tricity to advertise garters and hair
pins won't interest you at ALL
'@Oh, but it will" protested. Look
I at the huge crowds, Francis. It's near
time for the theatres, isn't it? I al
ways forget there are so many people
in the world. until come up here in
the evening"
Francis laughed again.
'The number Of people walking
along this particular street are going
to delay your dinner half an hour"
he told me. I'VE have to wait now at
every crossing to let the traffic
through"
Dinner! What a materialist you
are,"
And again he laughed-the rich
toned laugh that pleased me so much.
''Materialist!" he echoed. That's a
new word, Enid. I never heard you
use it before Only don't think too
harshly of me. l like to tease you.
And even if these glazing, gaudy signs
annoy me, I like to have you like
them
This I didn't understand Francis
explained, as he started the car again
after one of our many waits in the
crowd of other cars and taxis:
81 like your enthusiasm. It's as
fresh as that of a young girl. It's a
glorious quality to have, and you have
so much of it. I hope you never lose
it,"
IT'S such glorious wrold." an
swered "How could help but be en-
thusiastic? Besides, think of all the
lovely parts of it that we're to see
together"
And l turned to smile up at him.
We had come finally to the end of
the great jam, and we were able to run
a little faster. l turned from the com.
parative darkness of lower Broadway
to look back. up the crooked. twisting
lane that blazed and sparkled and
winked and glared with it's ever-mov-
ing lights and its restless, ever-moving
crowds. Then settled back for the
few minutes left of our drive.
Violet said she would have dinner
ready for us. She thought you might
be tired and prefer TO dine at ycuI
place. instead of restaurant" Fran
els said as we turned into our street.
Il would" I said How sweet Of
her to bother about it. I suppose Eut
will be there. too"
But Bud was not
How splendid of YOU to get a whole
dinner by YOURSELF l said, after V
and 1 had greeted each other enthus
iastically. But, child, you don't looE
we'll. Have you been studying toe
hard?"
NO" the girl answered, pulling {
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