The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-05


again after all these months was like
receiving some wonderful gift which
she could not bear to relinquish.
1t was a business matter which they
were discussing; Dick spoke rather
impatiently, and she wondered If he
was anxious to get rid of the man in
the hope that she would telephone
him again and continue the converse
ton which Central had interrupted.
He wants to go back to the origin
al agreement" the other man was say
ing He says that even though he
agreed to try the present plan for
year. he's convinced that it's a failure
and wants to give it up
He hasn't even given it a fair
trial" Dick cut in. He's a gutter,
and if he'll come over here I'll tell
him so, I've no patience at all with
him. Hasn't got nerve enough to stick
it out because he thinks he's playing
a losing game. Tell him to hang on
for the rest of the year-itll turn out
all right, if he's not yellow"
Sally leaned back against the wall
of the telephone booth, the receiver
hanging from a limp hand. She could
imagine Dick at his desk, in his Of
flee high up in one of the skyscrapers
ultimatum. What he had said about
that man applied to her, OF course;
she could not ask him now to let her
cancel the rest of her matrimonial va
cation-he'd feel about her just as he
had about that man. She must stick
it out till next spring-and this was
only autumn!
Graham Browne was waiting for her
in the hotel lobby, and she followed
him reluctantly to the dining room. 1t
was her duty to talk with him again
about Barbara, she told he self; If she
could convince him that he ought to
leave Babs and Andy alone, she would
have done much for their happiness.
But she hated the man now for his in
sincerity, his emptiness, and the
thought of breaking bread with him
was repugnant to her.
She disliked his changed attitude to-
ward her Now that he had seen her
with her mother-in-law, and realized
that the great and nightly Brabants
had not cast her off, whatever heI
relations with her husband were, he
treated her almost with Difference. He
was a social climber, of course-she
had met many of them in the old days
Well, there would be no profit for him
In their ACQUAINTANCE.
He was most attentive to her, but
she felt tired and bored, weary OF the
world She wished that he would say
what he was going to say about Bar
bara and have done with it, so thai
she could go.
You were right about Barbara, o.
course" he told her finally. when he
realized that nothing else that he haC
10 say would hold her interest "Sht
is very sweet, very charming true
homemaker. And that is what ap
peals to lonely men like me-a home
That is what attracted me to her IL
the first place"
And so you took her out of he
home and showed her the gayest sid'
of New York's night life," she an
swered. Not exactly consistent, wa
it,"
She wanted TO see Just what / show
ed her he replied. Shed never seer
the dance clubs and cabarets and roo
shows. Her husband was too mucl
taken up with business matters Il
take her about-that's where | came
in"
How like her own case. Sail.
thought. She too had wanted TO SCI
New York, as her husband could no
show it TO her. And now, in seeking
the glitter that she had thought sh'
wanted, she had lost the true gold tha
she had had!
and now-do you step out?" sh
asked.
"Pll be very lonely if l give up Bal
bara's companioship," he replied. I
see no more of Barbara will you TAX
rity on me-
Sally hesitated Was this a ira
that he was setting for her? Did h
think that, because she had gon
about so much with Keith Gilbert, sh