The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-11
MILE
Chapter 1902

Mrs. Darlington, true to her WORD,
began to take up Patty in the most
violently enthusiastic fashion.
She never gave a tea, during that
early winter. but what Patty was called
up and asked to attend She never had
a dinner or dance. except with Patty
present.
She even gave her the name that the
girl herself used but rarely
Il want you to meet Miss Patricia
Parke-Munn she would say, hyphenat-
ing the name Patty, legally had taken
her adopted mothers name though
somehow she never used it and never
felt it quite belonged to her.
Being clever woman. Mrs. Darling
ton decided that Miriam and Patty
must be friends = so Miriam MacKeen
was always asked to these affairs too.
She's really most charming girl"
she gushed once or twice to Miriam.
And that subtle minded little lady
half closed her pretty dark eyes, as
sumed an expression Of debutante in
nocence, and said:
isn't she? Quite adorable"
She might have been resentful be-
cause Patty had enticed Paul away
from her-for the friendship between
herself and Paul was a long and close
Cne-but she never showed Ii. And
during the winter, an exceedingly nice
young man, with great fortune and
several other desirable qualities, be-
gan paying attention to her.
All of which was consoling, and
helped her to smile upon Patty and to
ask her to dinner parties.
AS for Patty, in spite of this, she
felt more at home among the older
women-the friends of Mrs. Mum. She
had met many of them when she was
merely an ignored secretary-and she
was amused now when she found that
none of them ever referred to her past
at the committee, nor even to the
committee - which was functioning
feebly at the same place. But she kept
her eyes open, and learned as fast as
possible the intricate details of a GER
tain complicated state of society.
81 shouldn't doubt" Mrs Darlington
would conf1de to her best friends, but
what there is something between little
Patty and my Paul"
Then she would add, after the eX
Carnations died down:
She's such a dear girl always
liked her so much, you remember ever
before-at the committee, you know
Yes, she comes from an excellent fam
fly met the sister. Paul knew then
all sometime ago. Yes, hope it does
happen-just the girl for Paul"
Thus, cleverly, she led up to the
announcement. For the announcement
did take place about the middle o
December.
We'll let her have her way" sale
the amused Mrs. Mum. mo harm il
that. Patty dear, you become engaged
next week. I'll give you a party 70
it."
And the local paper in Wissakeagal
printed another excited paragraph lift
ed bodily from an eastern paper:
Friends of Mrs. Parke will be pleas
ed to learn that her daughter. Mis-
Patricia Parke, now Miss Patricii
Parke- Mum, of New York. has becom
engaged to Mr. Paul Darlington o
that city. Friends of the family her
will not be so surprised, 1t wa
rumored sometime ago when Mr., Oar
ington came to play our local tenni
club"
And so 1t went on, the paragrap
multiplying itself down the length c
q column, with a picture of Patty
accompany it.
This was loaned by Mile. who ha
A large photo of Patty sitting on tn
mantel in her living room. And Basi
already married and expecting to b
the father of a baby any day now, rea
this item with great interest TO hi
wife. Basil had none but impersonf
feelings, so fast does life really NOV
IN what fasteners are pleased to ca
q SLOW" town.
And meantime-what with newsp
pers and magazines with pictures an
stories about her-Patty's sister an
mother found themselves very proud I
all thiss publicity. Mile shone in i
reflection. she gave a tea so all ht
cid friends could see the clippings ST
had.
For Mile and Humphrey were Ii
ing in their old house once NOR
They had been able to buy it bac
at but little more than Mile sold
they had even secured some of the
old pieces of furniture. Mrs. Parl
arranged TO live with them in the wi
ter, and with her sister on her sister
country place. in the summer. 81
could not get back her home, nor h
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