The Lambertville record., 1923-08-03

charge me with using 'epithets'?"
well but didn't your"
~ think III ask you to excuse me ~
Bella said with an aspect of nobility
in suffering. And she proudly betook
herself from the room
1t was tin. Next day they were
as polite To each other as if they had
Just been introduced. and this cere-
monial formality was maintained be-
tween them untll the third evening
after its installation, when n calamity
caused them TO abandon II, After Il
stately dinner in their hundred square
feet of dining room, Bella had gone
out into the twilight to refresh her
strips of iris with fair water from the
garden hose, and William recllned
upon his lounge, solitary with n
gloomy pipe. Unexpectedly, he was
summoned; Bella looked in upon him
from the door and spoke hastily.
"uh--Mr. and Mrs. Sullender" she
said. "Uh--" And as hastily with.
drew.
perturhed, he rose and went out to
the little Veranda. where, with n
slightly nervous hospitality, Bella was
now Offering chairs to Mrs George NJ,
Sullender and her husband Mrs. Sui
lender smllingly, and in her angelic
Veice, declined the offer.
"Oh, no." she suid; 1--WE came In n
moment to admire your lovely trlses
at closer range; we're lust passing on
our way to some friends in Waverley
place"
"We'd he SO glad" Bella fluttered
mo, no, no. Mrs. Sullender mur-
INJURED caressingly "We've only n
momentum Sc sorry yen disturbed
your husband we're just going over
fer bridge suppose YOU know most
of the people In Waverley placer
"No. don't know any"
"Wei, of course we don't think II
Sulender said, with little denrecn-
tory laugh. I'm afraid it's rather
WELL gossipy."
"Oh---" Bella said. "is it2"
"rm afraid so," the gentleman
nered lady returned. "Of course that's
a great pity, too, in such new little
community. whore people are hound
to he thrown together great deal,
Don't You think it's great pity, Mrs.
Sperry?'
"oh-namrally," Bella nequleseed,
"Yes indeed"
81 knew you would. OF course it's
Just thoughtlessness. Most of the
people who live there are SO young,
But we heard really dreadful story
only yesterday, It came from n very
young newly-marrled couple, and my
husband and we're SO sorry to hear
they'd started in by telling such
dreadful things about their nelghbors,
Don't YOU think it's most unwise.
Mrs Sperty7'
Mrs. Sulender's voice. wholly un-
ruflled, and ms ndomtahly tender as
ever, give no intimation that she
spoke with a peculiar significance (;
hut William Sperry WIS profoundly
alarmed, and. with sympathy that
held no triumph IN II, he knew thnt
Bella was In ii similar or worse con
dition.
"Ye-es.n Bella mmmured "Of--of
course | do"
u knew you would feel TINT way"
said Mrs Sullender. soothlngly, ITS
unwlse because gossip travels SO. 1t
nearly always goes stralght' back TO
the people It's about. In faet, ! don't
believe | ever knew Of one single case
where IT didn't Did you, Mrs.
Sperryf'
IL don't--that IS, well. n-no,"
Bella stammered.
"No. les so unwise I" Mrs Sulen.
der insisted, with a little murmur of
tender laughter Then she took tho
arm OF her solemn and silent husband,
and they turned together toward the
gate, hut paused, con, l meant TO
tell YOU, Mrs Sperry--"
"YesY
"That dear little boy Georgle-the
little boy YOU were chatting with the
other morning when | called him In
TO plhN WIN my bitle Rll-you re-
member, Mrs. SperryF
"Yes" Bella gusped.
II thought yon made such friends
with him you'd be sorry to know you
won't see him any more
Nor
mo" Mrs Sullcnder cooed gently.
Poor little Georgle Gohle"
George -whof'
"Geoigte Gohlc,' said Mrs. Sullen-
der. "Ile was Goble, our chaunfehr's'
little boy. They lived over our garage
and had quite distressing time Of IT,
poor things. Tie wife finally per
suaded Goble to move to another town
whore she thinks chaulfeurs' pay Is
higher. | was sure you'd be sorry to
hear the poor dear little boy had gone
Ihey lert yestefday' dood -hiRhE'