The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08

blage had arrived by train Saturday morning and
by Saturday at midnight much had been accom-
plishod. breakfast. luncheon and supper had been
enthusiastically stocked few lackadaiscnl FISH had
been reluctantly holsted from the stream Ostrand
and Spartner had rowed across the river for ex.
crcIec, a bridge game In the afternoon had broken
up I'm a mild riot when Peggy Ostrand had wilfully,
mallcousy or with inexpressible stupidity misled
Florence urda into thinking she peggy had the
ten Of diamonds-and now dark had como and some
important drinking being consummated with
fidelity and efficiency. D.
Tho Pogues were newcomers on "Caveat"
though old friends to Bannistere. Chester Pogue
had beon "Chet" to him for years, and before
Poguo had carried Off Hazel Rawloy. one of the
most hunted dobs Of the seml-socety realm, Billy
and Chet had been very chummy. That was be-
fore BILLY had bought the houscboat.
Marriage took Pogue out OF Bannisere's life for
year or so-there was his honeymoon trip to
Europe, and then settling into Long Island love.
nest, and all that; but presently Chet began show
ing up nj the clubs again, and Billy accepted n
dinner invitation to the Pogue apartment Uhey had
moved lin" after the gold leaf of tho first year
had brushed Off and thereafter he had taken them
to show and they had included him In little
homo poker party; he had asked them up for
this weekend
Billy had never very close to Hazel He
vegarded her simply pretty, young married
girl, who somewhat extremely modern" with
out over having shown any pertinent Indications
OF being "hy"-she smoked she slipped hghbas
without a cough an anbi she .payed the races
and she dressed alluringy but all this these days.
is not shocking, prima facIe
Billy had a distant idea that Hazel was not as
consuminEly in love with Chet as she must have
been when she freely presented the boundess
ozone 10 many n wealthier candidate to elope with
Poguo, who was an architect with nm unexcitng
career Pogue had never said anything and Billy
had never detected an overt gesture, word or
glance-but he sensed that the first flush Of the
Poguo romance was pang. That, these days
wasn't shocking either
As for himself, he had never seen Hazel outside
her husbands company, had never exchanged a
word with her far as he could have remembered
that Chet hadn't heard, had never singled her out
of any collection of folks at any time place for
especial attention or individual distinction.
lie did. way inside, think she was OF the
dashngcs; and prettiest girls he had ever oncoun-
tored. And II railroad train had hit Chet Pogue,
Billy might have tried to be the first and the last
to console the adorable widow But Pogue was
considerably alive and about and Billy Baunistere
would have contemplated picking his
friends pocket as by breath or a flicker ntmat.
ing to HIS friends wife that she attracted him. be-
yopd that gallant persi0age which every young
married woman expects from every young un.
married man. and past the deadne of warm cordi
Hlty and Comraderie,
ON the Saturday evening specified, sometime be
tween midnight and retirement, the whiskey and
soda helpings having been steady and stin, the i'm