Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
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ssucr, rho ,rdnt to marry her IOr
Jcc;dcs 10 ndrrv a husband tor
.s.s.ssiesce," - to tend of "the hdrp'es'
!!lsnR l'sne;R HARRY CARNICHAEL.
nIyXir 1LI irSr rcferdn. man of personality,
.;reer rho has inrcnfed a ne,c
es..ss'tc fuance mhich ne agrees 10
S..,r's "strictiv business propos''
~ ''sosrvARY MEADOWS, Clovcr's
n nretfu girl Of the period,
TnS MEADOWS. aunt, rh0 mas
..kSsied Clover In adrersifU ana Is
;rS,red wiih far0rs. ,,.
SISDAL, younger da"9"'er'
EPW HOLT, big, good. .naturcd chap,
,..ituuu In lore pith Rosemary.
~ rook . Little More Engaged"
GAIN she saw that the score was
A Ms The very softness of his tone
...as his hit the surcr; infuriating that
sbo,ild have the speech ana manner
= gentleman, 50 that she could not
y, even to herself that he was ever
.sssnsiye' in his sparring with her.
n this last shaft her only answer was
!. y sisncc ian at .he tall figure beside her
~ S.rk oyercoat. white muffier ana
~ Sh hat anl to exclaim impntiently.
it .Nhi But how stupid Of you to for
s"sstunid?" he took up, puzzled:
Hxhat have l forgotten!
"Didn't I tell you that TINS was a
hacy dress dance, and you've come
X. evening dress!'
n nm so sorry. hut one always
-,,srstood the fancy dress was optional
= these affnirs, especially II one was
~. soine to dance at all! Anyhow. ]
isdnSt any other sort Of costume TO
well, they won't let you in like
~. "Do you think not:" he returned
.anahiy. lie could not help being n
Stte amused with her. She foresaw
SMculties, such as whether or no he
ssuld be allowed in TO the galleries
\ ordinary clothes, and tiny things
N. tbat.-I,ut this was one OF the
sNoundinr things about the young
romon-shc simply had not fOrrs"rn
I fithe of the difficulties or weighed
fraction Of the consequences of this
rening's announcement. They were
n he engaged, and then they were to.
isye one standard Of engagement for
1iyate use and one for public. There
"a to be no overlapping, and no for.
setting, and 10 awkwardness. and no
living Of themselves away; no merging
n their private coldncss into their
Dubllc politeness.
Did she realize? Was that beginning
b trouble her little at last, or was she
really only annoyed because he wasn't
| b fancy dress?
"Shall we.' he suggested, 'loOk in
|t Carkson's and try to raise a domino
q something for me to rig myself up
~
NO. she said petulantly, "we're
hh as it is
The tax; was threading its way down
pimadilly. About it were other taxis
With other couples: there were couples
On the tops of the buses; couples hast
ening OIL foot toward the theatres.
Couples everywhere; nowhere such n
couple as this. They, who meant to
marry, only knew each other slightly
but, oh thought Glover ElphinstOnc.
low much more slightly" they would
come to know each other, once they
we're married. She thought she could
manage so that she and this man
scarcely ever spoke to each other at all
en- tete.a-tete. In the meantime the
exasperating creature had made this
faux pas about fancy dress.
'"Tiresome. she murmured.
He apoligized again, with irritating
conposure. 'Afraid I couldn't even
" as n politician, with my coat on
turned inside out, either" said he.
The lining of my coat isn't quite
ell that could be wished. I've darncd
i too often, myself. We poor bache.
!e!n. you know! Can you think Of any
thing?'
mo. Except-well, you'll have to
-esr my cloak as a domino. see
hothing else for it,"
Her hands went up to the big golden
hops at her throat.
"stand up" she said Chatting her
eM manner.
He stood up in the taxi, bent his
Mad, took off his overcoat. She got
sp; she stood beside him; she took off
lf loose voluminous satin cloak. amber.
yellow patterned with gold, cleaning
snder the street lights.
He checked sudden "Ah! There
y aItHF /; eHFatn!" M,S that coon. r,,., .,, o..
Ways used. The perfume which had
Ilsen up out of the lining Of her furs,
saat afternoon in Richmond Park that
p6tums which was all about her wrap,
warm from her shoulders. The breath
~ ~ s%eetbrier after rain. 1t "spoke"
W Varmichael, who was sensitive to
cent 1t widened that breach in his
xaii OF defense, through which there
usa sI already crept possibility. Now
saefe Sfe crept through something else.
.,s .S was conscious of reveling in having
saAt sa scent so close to him. 1t was on
~ 1T hngers as she put them up under
.. In chln and said briefly, "Ill fastcn
t; keep STILL"
ne Kept breathlessly still he wished
sae s!e dld not fasten those loops so skill.
suIy onIy and quickly. Delight held him
.srShe men he came to himself and said:
.aank you" in his most matter. Of
s,S;, Nv tone. But that odd delight, that
'Aallaration We're with him still.
.He. were with him as he handed
:,sn ssn OUT OF the taxi. This, he told him
v"i w. was merely because he had made
~ nls mind to buck M and take this
ths stsu A., engagement" cheerfully. Since
sss thihg had to be gone through with.
'':ter MT 30 through with it in style.
tA.nnaat naat was what the young man
ssvaSht he thought, after he'd left his
CCsercOat and as he stOod waiting for
vith its', "a at the door of the dancing room,
elosi,uma % rnat amber-yellow wrap Of hers
'1Soking his dress. coat.
s.,I'at nat ~ ! said just now, what we
diSs.naxn. iiSnx we think is nearly always so
~ Iie'ent from what we do think and
H.. mn. deep, deep down in Carinichael's
rs.Sst "Sssnost and unknown thoughts al
Fly vssy perfume and woman and delight