South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-07
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old Betty's dinner was one % the
Masterpieces we have learned 20 ex-
poet from her. and We were all val
liant trenchmen. Even my vague
uneaFincss concerning a telephone
Conversation Dicky had with Edith
Fairfax had no power 20 lessen the
hungry zest with which 1 discussed
the delicious v5ands. We had been
shunted from our first train 20 the
day coaches so rapidly that We had
no opportunity 70 get anything 10
eat. and I was as famished az Dtcky
appeared 20 be.
Back in our white and crimson
living room with our coffee. Lillian
kept the conversation II bal IN the
air with All the Juggling skill she
POSSESSES. while Dicky II cigar and
iay back IN his chair in luxurious
ease.
This S. the Jife. he said. smil-
Ing engagingly Il Lillian You Ger
tainly know how % live. old dear. I
do not know a more comfortable
Tnenage anywhere
That is all because OF Betty"
Ls.nan replied. while silently
chuckled over the Ma hiaveIlian tao
Ics 7 began 20 suspect she was
using II she could lead Dicky 20
think that the plan for leaving him
in the apartment was due 70 his
own initiative. things would be very
much easier for US
How did you manage 10 keep
her IN all this Jazz band domestic
performances he asked lazily.
In the first place because she Is
old and used 10 the place"
The old cat in.the home garnet"
interposed Dicky.
Exactly. In the. second place she
has common sense-a thing almost
as rare nowadays. as the dodo. and
knows that IT. would be most unlikely
for her 20 find another place where
she could rule the roost as abso-
lutely as she does here. and, in the
third place"
you raised her wags." Dicky
said sIyly.
Yes. 1 did" Lillian returned de-
Family. whiIe,he laughed delighted
~
why shouldn't u She's one Of
the best cooks in New York. and
she so used 10 running this house
that I never have 10 give my house
keeping a thought. I'd been an an
ointed idiot 20 let her go for want Of
little money"
'sThat's the trouble with the whole
. economic situation" Dicky said or
acularly. "Everybody's been mill
ing around in an overwhelming
LiUian's peal OF laughter inter
rupted him
er-widening whirlpool is good.
Dickybird You can't improve on
that if you talk al night"
He grinned reluctantly. "Oh!
YOU know what / mean, perfectly.
But I think you're right in this par
tlcular case. This certainly is the
most omfortable place I've seen in
a long time. Gives me the willies 20
think OF going out and opening up
that shebang Of ours 1 say. Madge,
can't YOU tell Jim and Katie 20 do.
and YOU and 7 go TO an apartment
hotel here in the city until the place
is dfsmantled2 You'd have all your
time then. % look up places. I'm
going to be so busy tine next few
weeks with orders that ! don't know
where I'm getting off. 7 ought not
10 spend the time committing out TO
Marvin"
"If you were looking for a fur
nished apartment with a trained
maid. now" Lillian said demurely.
Il could recommend this one very
highly"
The amazed look which crossed
Dicky's face was ludicrous.
WHAT -d do - YOU - mean he
stammered.
why. I've been wanting 20 get
Marion away from the c:Jy for some
time. but didn't see how L could so
fa-. myself. and Madse assures me
that your mother and her IA her
would be delighted 10 have Marion
down there for a few weeks. So I'm
going 10 send her down in A day or
two. and then I'm going house hunt
ine in the suburbs. can sublet
this appartment for anything l have
the nerve TO ask. for a month or
i've years. when I finally want 10
give il up. SO If you'll stay here.
Dicky-bird. itu be a godsend TO me.
for Betty would be Wild II she didn't
have somebody 20 cook for. Madge
and I can divide our time between
Marvin and here with trips on the
side in search OF homes for both Of
us
For "a tense second wondered II
her ruse would succeed. But we