The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-20
THE DECISION
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After ten years of married life, Mil
fcent Buchanan finds she is terribly
unhappy. She does not know why, be-
cause her husband, Humphrey, gives
her everything she wants, and she has
social position in the little town of
Wissakeagan. She decides, cvnically,
that after ten years all married cou-
pies grow tired of each other.
Her small sister Patty, returns
from college and increases Miles
unhappiness She quarrels constantly
with Humphrey, particularly after he
loses his money, and one night he
suddenly disappears Mile, Patty
and the mother go to New York where
Patty takes n position. Mile is even
more unhappy and makes no friends
in the city
Patty falls in love with a wealthy
Young man, Paul Darlington, and they
become secretly engaged. Mile re-
ceives a letter from Humphrey asking
her to return to him.
Mrs Darlington objects to the at
tentiors paid Patty by her son. She
considers the girl beneath Paul. So
cially. Patty's friend and adviser,
Mrs Mum, schemes to help the couple
out of the difficulties that beset them
Chapter IS.
When Mrs Mum went down the
stairs she was feeling very much
pleased with her errand. She was
sure that in the end Mile would go
back to Humphrey and that Mrs.
Parke would consent to going home
10 Wissikeagan.
Il did not even object when l found
my maid waiting for me at the door,
she was saying a few minutes later
10 Paul and Patty, by the fire in her
drawing room And l do dislike be
ing treated as an invalid or an old
woman who may not walk along the
street at night alone! Fancy renee
running down there waiting
I'D like such devotion, Paul SAID
slvly, knowing very well that MRS.
lIunn always was touched and pleased
by this thoughtfulness.
Mrs. Mum smiled at him. She was
feeling perfectly happy. She was es-
tablished again in her usual place
on the couch before the fire. pies OF
cushiors supporting her, and rug
thrown over her feet by the always
considerable Paul. Paul himself was
in one big chair at her left, Patty IN
another on the other side of the IRE
place.
She was conscious of the agreeable
TITO they all made
''If they do go back, as think they
will she said later, you VIII come
mere to live with me, Patty.
How | should love that" the CIR
said. turning happy eyes upon her.
How should too Paul burst out
Do you know that this is the frs
real visit together we have had-sinct
we have known each other?"
He meant since they had been II
love. and they all knew it and laughed
so everything is as good as set
tied" Paul said cherfully, as he walk
ed home with her.
But Patty was not so sure.
Mile told her about the visit, will
IN acid Il suppose you knew all abou
il beforehand"
But Millie did not decide. She talked
VAGUELY of great many things sh'
wanted to do. She had definitel,
eiven up the idea of getting into tn
movies" She made one attempt
with a fried named Irma that sh
had picked up somewhere, to go o
the stage.
She knew. of course, that she coul
. not act. Yet in the bottom of he
heart, every woman has suspicio
that she really could be an exceller
actress, if only she could overcome
certain shyness about doing the art
4icial thing. Mile felt she might 81
INTO the chorus of some third rate M
steal show, she was humble enoug
10 want only place in the middle
the back row She got as far, wit
lrma, as practising dance among
others. in 4 huge, musty barren ha
Ten of the so were chosen ultimatel
and Mile was not one of the ten.
But ever after she referred now an
then, to her stage experience"
She remembered next her trip
Italy. abandoned because Humphre
had lost his money. She began a
swering ads of people who Wfshe
travelling companions.
She got as far in that as an Int
view with an ironic old lady WI