The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-15

money to send Millie on this trip she
is planning"
AS though he couldn't afford that
anyway! Maude was still more scorn-
ful. No. it isn't money"
What else then? She hasn't been
FEELING badly" to Cora, new child
was an ever present solution for anv
otherwise unexplained ailment among
her married friends.
Maude did not agree And as a
means OF restoring. Miles wanning
| interest In life, she proposed to back
her for the presidency of the Tana-
topsis club. of which she was now only
vice-president
Wont Mrs. Werner rage If she
does not get reelected" Cora specu-
lated cheerfully.
won't she?" Maude agreed with
equal cheer. Now l will tell you who
will vote as / say"
1t came down about even when they
went over their list of friends. They
needed few more to make sure of
throwing the election the way they
wanted it. Maude had an inspiration.
Mrs. Brautfeld! She wants to be q
member. Now, if we could get Mile
her name comes up,of course she will
vote. And you know, she can make
| Mrs. Thompson vote, too. She knows
! There was a slight diversion, while
what Mrs. Brautfeld knew about Mrs.
Thompson and what they knew about
Mrs. Brautfeld's knowledge, was gone
| over in detail.
| And in the end they accepted the
I, invitation to go to the Brautfeld house
warming, and accepted also for Mile
and Patty. For the Brautfeld's, having
made . pile in timber speculation had
bought the house at the south of Mil
lie's,and had sent to a distant city fol
an entire carload of new furniture
Mrs. Brautfeld displayed an astonish
i ing insight into her neighbor's char
| acteristics She managed to have the
wagons deliver most of the goods
= from the car to her house at night
to the infinite disappointment of TIE
owners of all windows opening to
wards the newly purchased house.
The reception came off, and every
one who was invited went, except littlc
Mrs. Park, who wrapped herself up ii
a lavender silk shawl-sure sign tina
she was in a generally disapprovins
mood-and sat on her front porch il
silent and lonely splendor.
But the reception!
4 Patty spent the afternoon with scar
let cheeks because of the little dig,
and comments that she had overheard
ooh, that reminds me that | haven
sent my winter suit to be pressed,
} one woman remarked so that Mrs
Brautfeld could hear. But that larst
lady turned placid smile to her, anC
answered.
know"
you've done everything in very
good taste" Mrs. Werner patronizet
after a thorough inspection of tn
house And she added, unconscious O
; the connection her words made, "Wh'
chose the things?"
Mrs Brautfeld had sent to an in
terror decorator in another city, fac
that produced a mild sensation. Mrs
> Brautfeld had a notified red skin tia
refused the softening services of fac
! powder, and brown hair waved to
crisp frizziness in honor of her party
She took the patronizing snums, smile
and other little amiabilities of he
guests with a cal mand stoical smile
And Millie was the worst of all!
For Millie fell unconsciously int
imitation of the people around her, AIT
Millie that afternoon was worried owe
| quarrel with Humphrey. Someon
had to suffer, and Mrs. Brautfeld be
| came that someone.
"She will never vote for her." Maud
walled. What has gotten into Mill
today?"
Monday-Humphrey's News.