The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-08-16

told him 'e :. Of Lacy's absence: Il
III he ~ 80 look up a nice rich girl
to be 49, 80 that sort he'll not need
money" u ne was married for ais
swered 10 which CoraIie had an
you DOM ..SSeently: "sure. madame
thatY' k him so homeiy as all
na Here wa. situation even withou,
globe tro,. n9amln. The cheeriest Of
madams,. o'.ers, abe had quite won
her ago,. neart-when Lacy had met
In q maa q the seashore she had
visitor m Proposed herself as
she lilaa u n had rejoiced In that
the Darss u Coralie well enough--but
moroous eos Were neither rich nor poor.
~ NV" they had not the right awe
mattars She did not sense how
s,,. stood betwixt the young folk
annaaraa Potential menace. Benecia
nrar to her as the answer to
sha loving money next to her boy.
- !. earned to have more and more
" u lor her descendants
nenecia was beautiful nose to the
c,''.. Notwithstanding. 1t was not
au'.e the beak Coralie had imagined
~ on,y bit out Of drawing balance
a. @ masses Of the blacklist hair.
anu 'asI 10 the shade by a perfect
oso~ with the finest thin arched lines
oi EYEBROWS. Oriental colorings Of
tle rlchest' a figure the perfection of
gracious curves small. housekeeping
az. mat seemed to dance intuitively,
uinp'es wherever dimples should
properly Turk. with I sense of rhythm
that made her motions a delight. She
was charmer without counting the
music She did not sing. but played
piano. Mute and violin as only those
porn TO the gift can play. She was
moreover even-tempered, healthy and
blessed with a noble appetite. II she
had not cared for her host and host.
ess the rare they set before her would
have sufficed to make her happy.
For two days Madame was In a
seventh heaven-here was the wife for
Lacy-fate could not have served him
better She limited as much to him.
For answer he smiled queerly. Next
day came dinner with the Dares-not
fashionably late. but hearty two
o'clock affair, where It was the part
OF courtesy to eat till one could hold
no more. Aunt Mary was cook.
born and made. Coralie almost her
equal. with black Daphne. the kitchen
queen. supreme over either. Their
triumphs for this occasion would All a
volume-even fuller than they filed
Benecia. She exclaimed over the good
ness Of everything. After coffee and
homemade peach liquor of age untold
she left the table with the rest. flung
herself into hammock on the piazza
and was almost instantly asleep. Mad
anne frowned openly. but Lacy sighed
relief. isn't she beauty-nowT he
asked In Z half-whisper. But look
what she will be twenty years afteri"
taking from his breast pocket as he
spoke a handful Of snapshots, spoil Of
the bathing beach Upon one noun
famous lady sat happily in the sand.
In another an older woman, bent but
Dubious. overilowed 4 wheelchair.
Then came a short stock person with
4 paunch. Her family-mother, IA
ther, grandparent." Lacy said In 4
stage whisper. PITY these fearful
examplea artf lost On Bennie-but she
says outright when she marries she
means to rival her mother In weight"
Madame looked At the picture. sigh
ing deeply. then let her gaze wander
to Coralie's slender elegance. "Child.
you'll look lady when you're grand
mother" she said abruptly: then to
Lacy: "Tell her we want her In the
family-and make haste about It,"
watch me mind, granny" Lacy
said. bowling, kissing Coralie with his
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