The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-09-07

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clubs II did not behoove her husband
to rail. no matter how often they
called her from the dinner table TO the
telephone.
| he had had time to think as far as
this, his mind slipping rapidly past the
familiar landmarks Just as hts eye slid
| down the columns of the newspapers,
before he perceived that Emily was
not, this time talking to any member
of her drama committee, nor to any
citizen of Avonia. nor to anyone she'd
had the slightest expectation of hear
Ing from. 1t was a man-George could
tell that from the quality of her voice
into good deal of a flutter.
"Why-why, yes" she was saying.
"Oh, but we'd love to have you'll
Yes. That1l be fine We GER
tainly Will. Only I'm afraid you won't
find us very exciting. Four
o'clock Saturday then"
George, as she returned to the table,
fastened his gaze upon the paper.
When she was ratified she liked to be
allowed to take her time. She sat
down bit heavily In her chair, drew
couple of long breaths, resumed her
knife and fork. and then asked, "Did
you hear any of thatf'
"Not much" he told her. II thought
you sounded sort of surprised"
81 should say l was she admitted,
when | hadn't heard from him for
nineteen years Calling up on the
long-distance to ask II he can come
and spend Sunday with usi Sur
prisedi'
"Who?" George wanted TO know.
al don't know why he should want
to. He certainly won't find any ma
terisl for play in us, Still. it'll he
nice to see him again, don't sup
pose I'll know him"
Look here" George demanded,
"whom are you talking about7'
"Oh," she said as If she had Just
heard his questions: but 1t was another
moment before she answered IL.
"Why, It's Charley Hawkins-Haw-
thorn Hawkins-George, you know
who he is !"
81 know who Hawthorn Hawkins
Is, but why do you call him Charley?
And why does he call us on the long
distance and propose to spend Sunday
with usY"
"Why, he's giving the Sheldon lee
lures down at the University this year,
and he looked up Avonia on the map
and saw how near II was-so he
phoned to ask if he could come"
'But why Ayonia, and why usf II
you know him as we'll as that, why
haven't you ever told me anything
about him?"
George" she cried. scandalized, 81
told you all about Charley Hawkins
when we were first engaged-and you
didn't even listen. He wasn't famous
then, of course And haven't heard
from him since the note he wrote with
the wedding present he sent us, Now.
for goodness sake. don't ask any more
questions, but let me eat"
1t was from preoccupatlon rather
than obedience that he let her alone
until she rang for the maid. Then,
you haven't been writing TO him,
have you-telling him he was great
and so on?n
Her eyes flashed Mt him, hut the en-
trance of Anna procured him n polite
answer II couldn't very well write
to him when I'd never seen one OF his
plays"
Ever read emp he asked. ''They
are published | suppose"
She shook her head and waited until
Anna went out; then she swooped
upon him. II never thought you'd be
so silly she declared, "as to he jeal
GUS And about man haven't
thought of for twenty years"
"Jealous!" he retorted furiously
I'm not"
"What are you them" she asked
with an alkaline sort of smile, and he
found the question unanswerahle
"WelI, ] hope you Will be decent to
him anyhow"
81 don't know whether will or not"
he told her. "rhat depends" She
didn't speak TO him again that night
Two days later, coming home from
rather strenuous bout Of shopping,
Emily found her husband-home from
the office a good hour earlier than
usunl-readIng small green paper
covered volume, which he put down
hastily MS she came in, and then took
up again and held ont 10 her.
"'Three Plays by Hawthorn Hsw-
klns,'" she read. "Why. where did
that come from? tried to get It at
Streets. but they'd never even heard
Of IT,"
"Came In the mail" he said 81
found II when I got here"
addressed to me?' she asked.
"Why believe it was. I
opened the package without thinking"
"Charley sent them on. of course"
she remarked $50 that I'd have some
thing to talk TO him about"
81 don't believe he did George said
decidedly Not unless he's an
unusual ass"
She flushed angrily nj that, but he
went on before she could speak. 81
said thought he wasn't an ass. not
that | thought he was There'd have
been card or an inscription IL II
had come from him Anyhow. /
wouldn't thank him for IT unless he
gives you lead. Read em and say
nothing. And don't leave 'em out on
the sitting room table where they'll
be the first thing he sees, either
Her smile conceded that this advice
was both friendly and intelligent.
"But where did they come fromT' she
demanded,
search me-" he told her. "They
don't postmark this fourth-class stuff.
No. didn't mean anything uncompli
mentary As far ms I read in the first
one. It seemed pretty good. thought
you might have sent to Chicago for
them" She pointed ont that there