Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18

sMs.rsrierce," ~ to fend of "the horpies," "
''SS 'SS22goR 2,gGoSiR HARRY CARMrCHAgL,
Worid War rcteran, man Of personality,
.no;necr rho has inpented a nc,o
"s.t' 10 finance rhich he agrees to
Ciovsr's "sfrictlv business PROPOSE
"'s, ROSEMARY MEADOWS, Clover's
(, .ou,;n. q pretty girl Of the period.
MRS. MEAD6WS, aunt. oho hcs
x1ricnded Glover In ddcersify and Is
sHocered nith facors.
n SANDAL, younger daughter. o
F'SffT yfT HOLT, big. GOOD .naturcd chap.
1sshtullv in love ,cith Roscmnrv.
Up. to date Marriage
<tx1OU are one of the lucky fellows Of
1 the world, Carmichael. you
.,ow " O'Brien said. "You have
nrstty well got everything in your
hands. and you have the sense not to
so and spoil 1t by snatching and grab
Ring and growing over it like n dog
with q bone. II l may say so. when
an married I shall take leaf out Of
'"Oh, which leaf?" asked Harry Car.
michael quite evenly.
"Oh, that about up.to date mar
riage generally. The old.style Vic
torian form of marriage simply doesn't
work nowadays. ! have seen something
!. Of Il: 20; q brother. lc mnrrics, war;
time romance and oil that sort of thing.
desperately keen on the girl, girl
equally keen on him. charming girl,
Jolly good looking. very brainy. COM
mandant Of the hospital where he was ;
accustomed to running things. don't
YOU know? Saying to one mnn Go
and he goeth. and to another Do and
he doe h sort of show, accustomed to
meeting all sorts and conditions OF
people, crowds of friends. all sorts OF
offers, I believe, but prefers my comic
old BROTHER" chntted O'Brien. mar
rles him. So far so good; only, pres
emily, he in his prehistoric syle starts
taking exception to her ever speaking
10 another man. Bars her going to
dances with them. Won't hear of her
i dining anywhere with her old patients.
mind you. Would be perfectly happy
II he could lock his young woman up
IN n glass case no, not even glass. be-
cause then they would still be able TO
I: look at her,
Carmichael. in the middle of his
!, tumult found himself thinking grimly
that there was a lot to be said for this
attitude.
"Result is. fasco," pursued O'Brien
over his deviled eggs 'Scenes and un
happiness. the modern wife refusing to
stand for the jolly old cave. My sis.
ter-in law declaring that il she meant
10 90 into a convent she would have
taken the veil instead Of getting mar
ried and whether she will stick it and
stay on much longer" lie shrugged
bis shoulders.
"My miserable old brother at his
wits end and all his own fault.
Whereas you. it seems to me. you take
sensible views about separate inter-
ests nnd plenty of freedom and all
that
''You mean my wife lunching over
there with Llewelyn. suppose? lie
has known her n great deal longer than
! havc. We are supposed to be civil
led snid Carmichael smoothly enough
over the raging, cavc-man jealousy in
his heart.
"Jolly sensible view to take" said
.O'Bren. Then. turning to another
subject. "wcll! rs I say. think we
have got the chief going about that lit
lie invention Of yours. This is rictly
unofficial, You know. but actually rang
you up because | thought would like
To let you know more or Less"
lunch. Then Carmichael rose. ''Do
minute?"
He made his way between the tables
TO the one where Glover sat : her head
In Its little fcnthcry tuque was bent
over spray of sunshine yellow orchids
which she was fastening into her cloud.
gray furs.
H'Not freesias this time. Orchids, the
fellow has brought her.'D
How do you do. Llewelyn?" Car
michael said, cordially, T say. may
bring O'Brien over to have coffee with
you, Clover:'
'Oh, do" Glover smiled; "tell the
waiter to get two more chairs, Bobbie.'
The husband. the wife, the Tertian
Quid, and the man who thought it was
4 Jolly sensible arrangement sat down
and took coffee together.
Perhaps it was that "Bobbie" that
made Carmichael devote himself exclu.
siVely to the bearer of that name. From
MS manner no one would have known
.nat ne didn't rather like him. Car.
mlcnael was not racing man. but this
g'nh prevent him from discussing the
IHhcoln and Liverpool Spring Meetings
wlth hobbie. Carmichael loathed bridge.
out ne also talked bridge to Robbie. who
was Interested in it. Another of the
young bnrrlstcr's subjects, clothes, was
aIo"ed an ample share in the con-
,,ersatlon, and Clover heard her hus.
oahd discussing with at least rs much
interest as though it had affected the
mast whether or not the black suede
ohoe ior men in the evening is slovenly
pers. '"e ''o'o'"' s''p'
All smart things are uncomfortable.
LOOK OK, at uniforms" continued O'Brien.
49, therefore all comfortable things are
1hsmart,' decreei Bobbie Llewelyn
.nappily unaware Of Carmichael's saw
sss inward comment, "A pity IT is
Vuite impossible to brain him.
Are you taking my wife on any,
"nere! he asked agrecably.
ana noticed the little tiour;s, which
%sht have been that of the Elizabethan
mat dance. "Is Mrs. Carmichael
slibly. "' ""e' "e "SAeu
Cgou vas soils 10 uSk you,
S. S.o'er put in. whether you would
r"'e 10 come to the private view of the
S.r SSater color portraits. There is a little
"aswing OF mo there
cpellghtful.' murmured Llewelyn.
lover did not look at him. She was
~ t'snlhs AT her husband. In every nerve
~ st her she was conscious Of the situ-
S"on' ;0" She told herself, "IIe is fur
IL ,Sus lie Is simply furious. There
!" going to be no end of n storm pres
Any there Is going to be scene !"
%"a mat part Of her which had cried
!" '' night so excitedly. "He is going
" break the bond +" Jiftod i,a bo,J