Evening star., 1922-10-11
The Wife Who Wouldn't
Settle Down!
A Sequel to ''Brides Will Be Brides
By Lucille Van SLyke
A Sequel to ''Brides Will Be Brides"
By Lucille Van SIyke

/ cited about something that Susan told
me. Susan is an old dear who used
to work for the Elaisdells, and who
worked for us when the children w"re
badies. She still comes here a daF
a week to d" mcndine. and sometime
she cleans and scrubs and cooks for
us in emergencies. Like today. Eut
she is awfuily old. and Thorne Blais-
dell makes hor sort OF pension. and
she has a room in her cousins houSr
! over III The next town. Seems that
she : been getting interested in spir-
ituaIlstS this summer while I've been
, gone. and she began the widest riga
| marole about wanting me To- consult
an astrologer to see " nat had be"om.
of John. 1t was so silly that | didn't
| listen at first, but finally she told me
that the astruloger lady was giving
half rates in hororcoping, or what
ever they call ii. because her nephew
was in jail. and she wanted to get
enough money to bail him out. Ana
aren't you just stunned?" Her brow
eyes looked up at him very much a.
they often had in their juvenile daYS
This Nine Doreens nephew is II"
Kellogg who says John took tn.
money"
She clapped her hands at Ralph'S
low whistle.
so that's why wanted YOU" she
continued eNciIably. This awful
creature has a place she calls a stu
dio over in Hampstead. Couldn't you
go over there?"
Beecher tilted back his chair and
fumbled for a cigarette. Mind if
smoke? My nervous ganglia-they're
| what / have to use for brain: haven't
any brains-work better when
smoke. You sure do interest mum
strangely. young lady. Did your
| mender lady happen 10 say whether
J this Nine. noreen had been hanging
nd ha- II,
Don't know" said Merriam. 'Tii
| call Susan. She's staying here to-
| night"
Wait a minute hefore YOU d..
Let's wrarele il by ourselves frS;
| DO you know how Susan got a.
quainted with the star gazer?"
Just saw an advertisement in olr
| of the local papers. She's a sensihi,
| old dear usually.
Reason | asked" Beecher told hrt.
| was that last winter | was working
| on a story up in our rown-a spiritu-
! alistic expose. A fat old slob OF a
| medium came up to our town and got
her hooks into a wealthy old widow
| to the tune of about $4,000 for ma
| terializing the ghost of the widow :
| favorite granddaughter. And I'll bet
a cooky-and I'll collect in advance
for the grub is awful in that hole
| where | live-that this is the same
| outfit. for the upstate one called her
| self Princess Doreena.
He hoyishiy munched the ginger
bread that Merriam hastened to bring
! him. He thoughtfully consumed two
glasses of milk.
IT'S newspaper men is dissipated."
! he explained.
Her father came in To find Merriam
actually smiling for the first time in
DAYS
dad" she exclaimed. we've such
| a lot TO tell you
Her father looked old and tired
And he had grave cause 10 be wor-
ried.
Il can't say that it sound likely 10
me that this medium can be OF any
use to u.s." he answered testify when
they had explained. What do you
think that will uuravel?
The happy medium Reecher
erinned. She's going to be an un-
happy one before were through with
| her I'll bet she's in this whole deal
Copyright. 1927
Continued in Tomorrow's STAR