The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-05
A CHANGED POSITION
ynopsis Of Preceding Chapters

hates her husband. She has no reason
to do so. Humphrey is very good to
her and she has excellent social stand
ing in the little town of Wissakeagan.
She decides. cynically. that after ten
years all married people hate each
other. Her sister Patty, 20, ard ten
years younger than herself, returns
from college and year Of travel.
Affairs between Mile and Humph-
reg grow worse and worse. When he
loses his money the situation becomes
unbearable. Mile nags so that he
suddenly leaves town. Patty is offered
a position In New York Mile, Patty
and their mother go to the city.
Patty falls in love with Paul Darling
ton, wohse mother opposes the match.
Humphrey writes he is foreman of a
lumber camp and asks Mile to return
to him, which she eventually does.
Patty goes to live with a wealthy
friend, Mrs. Mum.
Mile begins to fall in love with
Humphrey. At least, she is contented
when they go back to Wissakeagan.
Chapter 81
d
Gus position as soon as news got
abroad that Mrs. Mum had adopted
her.
At first paragraphs appeared in the
city papers, The well-known society
leader, Mrs. Grainger-Munn" (why are
people who appear in print often, call
ed society leaders?) has adopted Miss
Patricia Parke, of Wissakeagan-" and
CO an NIT l1xz
about Mrs. Munn's town and country
places and her social success as a
young woman.
Mrs. Mum had previously sent Pat
~ to have some pictures taken
oddly enough she went to the same ex-
pensive photographer that Mile had
once patronized-and the result was a
series of art studies" which really
brought out all the girls delicacy and
prettiness.
Though pictures can't show your
colorng, which is one of your great
attractions, Mrs. Munns observed
when the proofs came home for her in
spection.
Copies of these pictures she gave
away to papers and magazines which
asked for them.
Ordinarily l hate publicity, but the
more you have at the very beginning
the better" that shrewd lady remark,
ed one morning as she dictated her
days correspondence. After all, you
are unknown, and I have lived so
quietly since Mary's death that | have
dropped out of things. Well grow
conservative after your coming-out
dance"
I'm so old and so serious-minded to
play the debutante," Patty protested
gently.
Nonsense! I'll have Marcelle make
you the proper sort of gown-change
able silver and blue taffeta, l think
with lace underskirt and rose gar
land and Dupre do your hair, and
you won't know you aren't 49,"
Later she added
This is MT the usual sort of debu.
tante affair, you know. my dear This
Is to introduce you to my friends, more
than to their daughters
The local paper in Wissakeagan was
much excited. In fact, the Parke and
the Buchanan families had given the
grateful editor a great deal Of good
copy recently.
we extend our congratulations to a
AOoiOCiI' Vi IdIu6T 10 an 6X-r6S1QeDT OF
the town." one item began. ION the
occasion of her adoption by one of the
METROPOLIS multi-millionaires Grea
festivities are being given in her honor
In New York and the lists of guests
include all the best known families
We regret that Miss Parke is no long
er legally resident of Wissakeagar
and know her absence will be felt BY
our younger set, of which she was al
ways leading spirit" and so on
Clearly the editor was not certain
whether he was to congratulate or con
done and succeeded in doing both il
one paragraph.
Another excited item appeared ;
few weeks later in the same paper:
An unexpected event aroused mucl
comment and enthusiasm in local cir
cles this week. This was the arriva
by the 1915 express, of Mr.. and Mrs
Humphrey Buchanan, who have take1
a house on Elm Avenue, pending nego
tiations for their old home. If thes
fall through, it is rurAored that tn,
Buchanans will build house near tn
country club where so many of our in
f1uential citizens are now putting u
palatial residences"
There was more to this item. Pau
read it to Patty with exaggerated en-