Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-29

X6 tho V0rt0 wa, 70 SNt0veete0 N
Sisrvsing oirt Glover E!pAtnstoHe,
Ct . party: She Nae married mag.
ssts pho died tey w''nMses after 3he
CEREMONY, Leaving her 2 90 bIstness:
Cs.E;iI%SHi = s."EinSin:tore on & Bros.,S 49, ,ckerc Glover
Ill, lin shc .js harried BY persoNs
sko want to help spend her money.
Gke says she must get husband
Tmplv az a convenience to .fend of
ss;iors and schcn,crs. II 10 to 10
ivsjneSs not romance. Cdrmtch0el 10
As6ronted at fret bv the offer bwt
lmallv agrecs to see her at her home
n Sanddv afternoon.
IN AND HERE IT CONTINUES
Americans Have Beautiful Soub
I0N THE table beside her bed stood
~ shallow bowls Of orange ware, filmed
Syer with iridescence and holding,
4 kown in fiber, yellow and white narcis.
{us. Their insolent perfume filed the
! lIoftly warmed and radiant room. Clover
loved flower scent und warmth com.
hined with fresh air. Always her win.
dows stood wide open day and night.
AZ night she moved the growing flowers
|into the adjoining room.
This, that had been her bedroom, she
'had transformed (because 1t was larger)
Into her own bathroom.
And what a bathroom Every de.
,ice known in the New World was here
|to be found; every form Of domesticatcd
cataract; every novelty In shower,
\ spray and douche; every Improvement
III glass shelf, bracket, silver rail; and
{he topmost finish to which can be
drought the daily comforts Of mating,
Nbweling. loofah.. sponge, toilet water,
1entifrice, crystals and soap.
Impossible to deny that Clover loved
Floor and walls Of the place were Of
|,,ossy. freesia white china. It was
|sirdled by q dado Of tiles, painted
|specially for her from designs Cleaned
III many n museum. Not the eighteenth
|cen' ury, nor yet the eighth, had achieved
Itho,e 3 wondrous shapes Of huntresses,
Ichariot racers, flying flute players,
Financing centaurs and dancing limbs
Ehat circled, Il rhythmic procession OF
klack silhouettes crisp cut against
White, round the shrine of this child
Hf medernity-the young business
Eoman, twentieth century model.
She was assailed, the moment she
reached her bedroom, BY sounds, com:
Ejng from behind the adjoining door, OF
Rushing water and Of song.
"Thc lives of oil mortals In
kissing should pass
khanted q care.free treble.
"Fai. .lal la. .la-"
| Clover tried the door. Locked! She
trapped sharply.
"it's only me, Glover, darling |"
aoated back the dulcet tones Of her
ifteen. year .old cousin, followed BY a
Sudden violent splashing. "Oh, how
divinely hot!" ..
Lip to lip when we're young-".
This, caroled. Then, spoken. II
enly thoueht I'd get In another bath
before tea!'
"sandal," calculated Clover. with
IN exasperated laugh. "What d'you
mean by coming in here? and without
Pskins! The waters just as hot In the
Bathroom downstairs" -.
"Yes, Y know, angel Glover. But 1t
fisn't as voluptuous '--lnore ,splashine
from the other side OF the door--"as
this pet Of bath Of yours.
Dniy people with beautiful souls could
Invent things like their shower baths
-" the rushing Of many waters
t'don't you think all Americans must
have beautiful souls. Cloverkins ?-She
won't answer?" q fresh burst Of song
but Of the Begsar's Opera
"'oh. Polly. you might have toyed
By keeping men of. we keep them
on
"What heavenly new bath salts
f'What are they? rose geranium!-Shc
won't talk? She's cross? Oh, but
Glover blossom"
/ Glover, with a resigned shrug. turned
kway to her window (if 1t could be
Failed "hers'; IL anything could !!
She put aside the short curtains OF
unshine. yellow net. looked out over
that celebrated Richmond view, that
oad leading up to the park.
The visitor for whom she was thus
bn the lookout was, Of course. Harry
Carmichael. She was glad that men sh"
had called Ono and Two were here be-.
FORE he came. Three or Four would
Elso b here presently. and he'd see
He'd have foretaste Of what his
pew Job was likely to be. suppos!ng be
took 1t on. "Oh, he must take It on: "
Thought Clover, clenching her hands
Ehat odd something in her. which John
Elphinstone had recognized and taken
ls tool in his business. had advised
bis young widow that this man Cur.
michael was fortunate" to her; Il
man to bring in to her dealings. Sup
posing he came here this afternoon to
bay he refused to be brought in? She
fouldn't make him. Yet, somehow, she
would have to make him. But how? She
Fould make any of those other men dc
What she wanted: they were only toe
pager to remain at her side. Also
hey'd never seen her being as detest
eble as she'd had to be last Friday
The ono point about this brusquc,
repellent Major Carmichael was that
he was so entirely different from all OF
bose. - :. They'd come. she knew.
pne, Two. Three and Four knew that
Glover ElphinstOne was to be found at
home on Sundays as we'll as they
knew she was ut the Office on Friday.
As. all on the alert, she watched from
khe window she heard from the locked
bathroom the running monologues of
peech and song from the irrepressible
Sandal.
"Besides, I do so love to lie here and
watch all those extraordinary people
bn Clover's tiles doing the Etruscan
ox-trOt or whatever It is.
I'm forever blowing bubbles,
Ira, Ia, Ia. In, Lii. In, Ia!
They soar up and fly
Up In tho --'
wonder who they're supposed to be;
Quite II nice boy in the sports hat and
ango .shoes-Or is it a girl! So difi
Eult to tell. with some Of those ancient
ireeks. All very rich people, expect
Nobody but awfully rich ones woult
are. to career about in r.: few clothes
iook at that lass doing the shimmy II