The Washington herald., 1921-03-25
Lxv-THREE LETTERS.


Ing the jade green gown. as Nancy
Sad hoped. The orchids were
pinned to her corsage.
admiration. DR.. Langwell made
no comment. but he looked his wife
l-1yer with a complacent air which
said: This is one Of my possessions
-and IL is good in my sight"
7rfThough Nancy would have found
his glance irritating. Edith flushed
,Hnder It. She was like a marble
statue come TO life There was
peariy translucence to her flesh. as
though warm. rosy life flowed under
the alabaster surface.
+ Letters. Nancy"
Edith gave her a handful of mail.
7 quite forgot to mention them
10 you when ! came In this evening.
They came to the town house in the
morning post"
Nancy glanced at the superscrip-
tions casually.
Jcrawl md Comics bold Individual
hand.
!. She groaned and the doctor look
/. ed at her inquiringly.
Are you so psychic that you can
sense bad news without even open
Ing your letterss?
Its an art married women ac-
luire," she replied with a smile.
IF you'll excuse me. I'll learn the
worst at once"
As she picked up Connie's letter
Smother. which she had not noticed.
slid to the floor.
The doctor retrieved 1t. but before
handing IL to her, he glanced coolly.
at the address
D. "A billet-doux from your major"
be said, restoring II to her with
smile.
She took 1t. managing to hide her
surprise. More than ever was she
fnafnazed by this strange man, who
seemed so cultured and yet could
6e guilty of such amazing breaches
81 etiquette.
aere open Comics letter:
~ Dear Nancy" it began. "I think
-fiyou ought to know what Is happen
ing at home. Those odious rela-
lives Of Peggy Lewis are simply
.4Erecking your apartment. 1 drop
ped in for tea yesterday at Peggy's
lGexpress invitation"
- r-Nancy made a little grimace
: she knew the express invitations"
W which Connie sought to square
= z,erself for giving rein to her un-
sfpoyernable curiosity.
'snfFAnd I found the place in chaos
m All the furniture in the drawing
.oom has been moved to make way
, Sior q drawing board and a table of
messy paints. The elder Harding
, kinks he Is an artist-and after
boxing at his work / think he is
- fool.
nsv''T caught his wife trying to cover
zap the mark of baby fingers on the
tapestry that hangs over the sofa.
Evidently the Harding infant has
been allowed to indulge its taste for
bread and butter in the drawing
room during its visits to the grand
q parental domicile.
Poor Semiramis was no where to
; be seen. and after a thorough search
L found the poor darling literally
= covering in the bottom of the linen
closet. As for Anna-ali that re-
u mains to mark her sojourn in your
s}ife Is broken comb in the maids
room"
''-VNsncy dropped the letter in her
Z zp and looked at Edith with a
tragic expression in her eyes.
ct there Is a cocktail in the house
u give IL to me-" she implored T
saneed II to sustain me after reading
cheerful little letter telling me
bow nicely home is getting along
without me. Read it,"
She tossed the letter over to Edith
and attacked Peggy Lewis.
Nancy, you darling" gushed
,.-Reggy. You're a perfect peach TO
let Us have your apartment. We are
taking the best care of everything.
I'm enjoying running two menages,
thosgh Reeve Is sulking abomina-
--biy. Aren't second husbands un-
reasonable? He suspects Philip of
hanging around your apartment aft
A fkrnoons when I am down town 10
visit my late in-laws with baby. OF
lsc.Rurse, it's ridiculous-but il has
romantic possibilities. hasn't IL?
- know you will be delighted to
r-Ekar that Papa Harding, who Is an
artist. by the way. is painting a pic
ature Of Semiramis to leave You as a
gift in return for your hospitality.
q know you will adore IT. II will
be such comfort for you when
adear old 'Semmy' passes on to cat
,heaven-"
Nancy had a swift vision of lovely
silky Semiramis under Papa Hard
Ang's brush-a wooden feline with
rampant whiskers. s,5s
She laid aside Peggys communi-
cation and tore open Maj. Desmond's
letter with trepidation
m Was 1t to be an apology, a love
letter. or farewell? =
I am waiting for, my answer"
was all that was written on a single