Evening star., 1922-05-16
The Wife Who Wouldn't
Settle Down!
Sequel to Brides Will Be Brides
BIZ Lucille Van S1rke
By Lucille Var Slyke.

!, Hawley. She hadn't even thought
about how their spring hnery con.
| trasted with her shabbfness until she
saw R,ehard.s searehinE eyes % upon
they're going to beg ride on you"
| Jerry's arm was siunE affection.
ately across Richards.
She's darling liar. I especially
promised the mater that we'd give
you a hail. and veil met and brlns
ride doesn't matter" He lifted hii
eyes piously, I'VE Just wanted to ask
/ you to share our-er--humble--re
past with US; our crust OF bread; our
., ensss q, she.e ys S:ss ssi
poetry. Jerry. You can't bunk Ole
shall II" asked Richard quietly.
his eyes fixed on Merriam's.
| She blushed the ttiniest bit. She
felt like an awkward schoolgirl:
ITS not my party" she falfered
'It's-its Jerrys."
.shalI II" he repeated gently:
! She nodded. He seemed so old and
| grave and altogether joyless COM
pared to those Eighty youths whe
fidgetsd in the hallway that Merry
after all, Johnsy will have to meet
| him everywhere. He just can't hcio
a Crude forever"
She followed the others into the
| elevator.
"it's the swankiest place" she chat
who hadn't seen the apartment. 1T
belongs to . friend Of ours. Leila
Graham. She's a widow. and she-.
| we'll, she doesn't give Q whoop apo9t
| the place now that she has 1t. IL
| always eadding OF abroad or some
where. Leila is that way. Move.
| and then is bored stif with 1t when
she gets It, But you'll Just dote on
| this-its so perfect Italian, you
| know"
Was IL because she was the married
| woman Of the party that she SO reao-
| lily slipped into . sort OF tmpfomptu
hostess? Or was 1t because Rlchard
! seemed to enthrone her as he pulled
/ out a great carved chair for her!
| He went to telephone the garage
| for the car She was startled as hei
| eyes followed him to note the siignt
| stoop that his shoulders had acquired
the tiny bald spot.
! But he did not look old as he came
back to them. followed by q man
| servant, who bore q tray hiled with
slender stsmmed sherry glasses.
! Here was l." he laughed. feeling
forlorn and abandoned OF a sprine
Saturday night, Wonoeflh8 WneFe ths
deuce I'd dare to beg . meal. when
along comes whole troupe OF good
| Samaritans"
Here's to you!" Hal raised his
glass. a !
.How's your John?" asked Richard
| bending toward Merriam, and those
!, wonderful babies"'
Johns bigger and handsomer than
ever" Merry's chin lifted q trif1e
defiantly. And the ba1ies'--her in
souciant gigkle came-"perfect an
| gels to look At, Rich. but. infant terri
| bies! 1 adore them to be that way
but it's rather hard on proper per.
son like John. The lambs and ! are
a great trial to him." She folded he,
hands demurely. You see. Rich. it's
! wicked of me. but Tn turning out tc
be a sort of Mrs Peter Pan-I dom,
| grow up don't settle down."
Richard lighted & cigarette. He
acted a tribe bored with her chatter.
| why should your" as asked idly.
why, because-beeause-
links" yelled Jerry from the win
dow seat. That's what I call sery.
ice! Your cars there. and we'd bet
ter beat it or we'll be late meeting
1 john"
| tCepyright. 1Se2.)
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