The Lambertville record., 1923-08-03

Here II is only the next day and it's
proved was thousand times Fighter
than | said l wasl'
"Well, perhaps youll enlighten
me-" he began, but she complied SO
willingly that she didn't let him finish
his request.
She gave him Georges revelation
In detail, emphasizing and colorlng 1t
somewhat with her own interpreta-
tions of many things necessarily only
suggested by the child's meager vo-
cabulary; and she was naturally a
little indignant when, at first, her hus.
band declined to admit his defeat.
"Why, it's simply not helievable :"
he said. "Those people couldn't seem
what they seemed to he last night,
and be so depraved. They were genu-
inely affectionate In the tone they
used with each other and they"
Good gracious!" Bella cried "Do
you think I'm making this up?"
'No. of course not" he returned
hastily. "But tho child may have
made 1t up"
| hutut MS uNit lHiitE HHf lltlHti
"Oh, know, but some children are
the most wonderful little story-tellers; ;
they tell absolutely inexplIcable lies
and hardly know why themselves"
But at this Bella looked at him pity
ingly. Listen moment There was
all the sordld daily life of these
people laid out before me in the poor
little child's prattle: whole realistic
novel, complete and consistent, and
| I'd like to know how you account for
| child Of seven or eight being able
to compose such thing-and on the
| spur of the moment, too When chil-
dren make UP stories they make 'em
up about extraordinary and absurd
things, not about the sordid TRACE.
dies of everyday domestic life. Do
you actually think this child made up
what he told me?"
"Well, II certainly does seem pc
cullar."
Peculiar? Why, It's terrible and
it's truel"
"well, II II ls." he said gloomlly,
1--WE certainly don't want to get mixed
up IN II. We don't want to come into
new neighborhood and get involved
In a seandal-or even gossiplng
about one. We must be careful not
to say anything about this, Bella"
She looked away from him, thought
fully. 81 suppose so. though OF course
these people aren't friends of ours
hardly aequaintances'
"No, but that's all the more reason
for our not appearing to be Interested
in their troubles. Well certainly he
careful not TO say anything about
this, won't we, BelIaf'
"oh, suppose, So" she returned
absently. "Slnce the people are really
nothing to us, though, don't suppose
| II matters whether we say anything
or not" +"
ooh, but II does" he insisted. md
then, something In her tone having
caught his attention, he inquired /;
"You haven't said anything to anyone
about 1t, have you, Bella2
"Whatf"
"You haven't repeated to anyone
what the child told you. have Your
"oh, no." she said lightly. "Not to
anyone that would have any personal
interest In IT."
ooh. myf William exclaimed, dis.
mayed. "Who'd you tcll2'
Nobody that has the slightest in
terest in the Sullenders,' Bella re
piled, with cold dignity. Nobody
! that cares the slightest thing about
them"
well, then. what In the world did
you tell 'em for7"
"why, to pass the time. I suppose"
Bella said. little offended, cousin
Ethel dropped In for while this after
noon and the whole thing was so ex-
traordlnary ] Just sketched II ta her
What are you making such fuss
aboutY
I'm not,' he protested feebly.
"But even II the things true, we don't
want to get the name Of people tnat
gossip about their
"Oh. myl" she sighed impatlently.
'I've told you Cousin Ethel hasn't the
slightest personal interest in these
what ] told her."
"Well, If she doesn't, It'll he the
FIRST timet'
"Will, pleasel"
"Golly, | hope II won't get back to
the sullendersl" !"
"Such horrible people as that, what
| difference would It maker Bella de-
manded impatiently. "And how could
| IL get back2 Cousin Ethel doesn't
move In Sullender circles. Not pre-
| ciselyl"
mo but her close friend Mrs. How
ard PEBBLES, ia the aunt OF Mrs
| Frank Deems and Frank Deems is
Sullender's business partner"
"Oh, a realtor, Is he9' Bella said,
icily.
William returned to the lounge, but
did not reclne. Instead, he sat down
and took his head in his hands ~
do wish you hadn't talked about IT,"
Bella was sensitive therefore She
began TO be angry. "Do you think
it's very intelligent" she asked. "fo
imply that I don't know enough not to
make neighborhood trouble1 You may
not recall that only Inst night you
we're sure that you were right and
was wrong about what sort Of people
these Sullenders are. Already, the
very next day, you've had to confess
that you we're utterly mistaken and
that your wife is wholly in the right.
suppose You may feel little de
pressed about that and want TO change
the question 10 something else and
claim I'm In the wrong about that.
But don't you think It's n little bit
childish Of you, WHIP Don't you think
that the way you're taking your de-
feat Is just a little bit--smallY'
He was hurt. and looked up at her
with an expression That showed the
injury "Id hardly have expected
you'd call me that he said: "at least,
not 80 soon after our wedding trip"
well might have expected you