Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
A Storm in a
Teacup
BY CLARA DELAFIELD

but perhaps we'd better begin ut the
beginning. Hop Sing was
NO. better start with the DartlcyS
and the Jetleys. They lived next door
t" each other in Ropcrstown Each
inhabited an Identical frame house.
painted green and black. Each had the
same strip of lawn. Each shared the
robins impnrtially. They We're, In fact,
typical suhurbaniteS, and loved each
other as suburbaniteS do.
Each owned an auto and a gramo-
phone. baby and baby carriage.
and neither owned n servant.
Mr.. DartIey owned Mrs. Dartley,
and Mr. Jetley owned-no. Mrs Dart
ley owned Mr.. Dartley and Mrs. Jet
ley owned Mr.. Jetley. Mr.. Dartley
also owned some fine pieated shirts,
which Mr.. Jetley very much admired.
Mrs. Dartley was giving @ party.
You know those parties-iced grape
fruit with cherry In it, and infer
mented grape Juice, and cut glass over
round lace doylies. Mrs. Dartley had
made the terrible discovery that her
best doylies were dirty. Hop Sing
had to be called into instant requIsl-
ton.
'Thursday. Hop Sing. Thursday"
Mrs. Dartley held up two fingers. and
she said Thursday" very loud, which
is. as every one knows. the way to
make Chlnaman understand any
thing.
This was Wednesday night. and
Nfl 7 In lA,- bad A.
to find out how her doylles were get
ting on.
There was some trouble about get
ting in. but Maud Dartley was deter
mined woman. especially with heather.
She went through the window. She
called anil called. and then went
through the house.
She found Hop Sing in a tiny room,
lying on box couch. A tiny pipe a
peanut oil lamp and some black pills
were beside him. Hop Sing opened
his eyes and grinned feebly Mt her.
One arm went round In the mir in n
peculiar manner. 1t was just as IL
Hop Sing had imagined that the air
was her waist
Mrs. Dartley. dreadfully shocked,
ran back into the laundry
''That's what comes Of opium smok-
Ing" she said with conviction. It's nj
most rs bad as beer drinking"
1t was clear she would have to at
tend to the doylles herself. Hunting
about the shelves. Mrs. BARLEY sudden.
ly came upon her husbands things.
She recognized them Immediately by
the pleated shirts.
Suddenly bsE heart gave bound.
Among the Shirts and collars which
Mr. Dartley had done up himself, as
was his custom. she saw a pink silk
waist. And then her heart seemed to
stand still
That pink silk waist was Mrs. Jet.
ley's!
Monster. Oh, what does it mean y"
she whispered, rs. forgetting the doy-
lies. she tottered homewnrd. She had
trusted Mr.. Dnrtlcy too we'll. She had
left him look after his own laundry,
which Is the height OF confidence in
devoted wife, and he WAS sending Mrs.
Jrtlry's waist with his things.
There was no miStaking that pink
silk waist. which had Haunted itself
over iEnuInerablp unfcrmpntcd Crane
,uico ,,,Ics III, ar,,, r..,. ,.,,or ~"
D,rtI,v y.,s no,.in,, ror ,1... Ia.,a,.,.
laundry. Worse II. v,s sor1i,, I,
with his
Wh,, - scandal r. u ho,,.,,o ,.,,,,,.,,
in RorrrStnwn,
Size nurrlrd homo ho~ o,n. hri,,
mfn,, with tr,r. En, ,,.ror ,,,',
reached I'm. strir Of I,,,n rrc.ro ,h,,
house She rrcri,r1 Tn.ro 50, ,,n
nnns,er with Nrr Io,I.,. -, .,, ..:,
and Mrs JctIry -, th. n.,c,, s,,o,.f,,,,
CHARS and drinking cool drinks rI,ot,
fins, ond I,uchir., 49,. T. ,i,a ,rn,i,, &c.,,