New Britain herald., 1926-04-05
Quicksands of Love
 Adele GarrisOn's New Phase of
 -Reuelotions Of q Wife

Imtcnscly interested In q subject, and enthusiastically pleased by 1t,
 "Oh, Phil she exclaimed, wheel ing md claspins both hands upon hts arm" not the Charl,magne thing, tho legends. at lnst?"
 Hp smiled down at her, obviously pleased by her interest and her re. mombrance,
 "t remember now.' he said, "i: used 10 appeal to you rather strong. ] ly"
 "Appcal!" she cried derislycly, That is q feeble word' was al- ways perfectly mad about it, az you worry well know. And you're really going 10 do it at last! But what tremendous lot Of research it's going 1 to inyolVe."
 Yes, it is rather staggering" he 1 admitted, "but.-it wouldn't be inter csting if 1t Wcrnt difficult. The amount of transformation, however, that I'm acquiring from so-callcd ex- pcrts is astonishing. I'm beginning to believe that"
 "Thcrc hhin't no such person as Charlcmagne ever lived ?" Lillian struck in. "You'll get 10 that belief in time if you haven't already &C., Quired il. When you do, call on Mrs, 1 Graham 10 restore your faith. Charlemagnc is one of her "obses- sions.'
 Lillian Boosts Madgc's Stock.
 Though she had couchod her state mcnt in her usual exaggerated fash 1 ion Lillian had spoken but the truth, Always in my days of historical re- search, I had been fascinated by tie l heroic figure of the medieval em- peror, and the legends which clus. tered so thickly about his name. My imagination was thrilling at the vista which the colloquy between Lillian and Philip Veritzen had opened up. A pageant drama about Charlc- magne.
 The famous Broadway producer turned 10 me quickly, undisguised interest in his voice and eyes.
 You have studied him, then?" he asked.
 Lillian promptly saved me the en- barrassmcnt of answering him.
 "Ill spare her blu3hes,' she told him, land inform you that she's not only studied him. shes lived him. You see, history in all it's ramifica- tions happens to be Mrs, Graham's other name. Shes q shark at it. worthy of being labelled and put in the Aquarium. For her sins, she taught it in high school before her marriage, and since she's lectured on it 10 women's clubs, and kept up generally. Charlemagne happens to be her pet topic. She wore me out long ago spouting about him, so if you----"
 "Please! Lllian." I pleaded in an agony of embarrassment. for MT. ] Noritzcn was gazing at me with such Speculative interest in his eyes that ] found myself obliged 10 turn away mine, lest he should sec the wild fantastic notion which his interested gaze IlHl BlNtn Iiif'
 What is Lillian Planning?
 My friend paid no slightest atten- ton to mo. But she did speak m<i aslonishingly 10 Mir. Ncritzcn.
 "Yes. I agree with you, Phil,' she said, although he had put no ques- ton 10 her,
 looked from one 10 the other of them, 10 see them holding at each other like Mandarins. Then Lillian extended her hand to her old friend.
 we must run away, now" she said, "or that wild woman from Borneo who nasquerades as Mrs. iGraham's maid will break loose again. No one but Madge can soothe her in her outbreaks. Good by.'
 "Au revoir" he corrected, bend ling low and touching in" back of lEcr hand with his lips. He turned to mo, but mindful Of the pedestrians passing up and down the Drive walk, 1 gave him no opportunity 10 repeat the gesture, but kept my hands close 10 my sides as nodded cor dialIy to nim.
 "Thank you so much,' I said earnestly. flor rtscuing me from a most humiliating situation"
 He waved my thanks away with a graceful gesture.
 Tt was nothing" he said, but may hope 10 call soon and wei come you 10 our-ncighborhood?'
 "l shall be charmed, I said, and knew suddenly that I meant every syllahl" of inc nlatitude.
 Lillian seized my arm tmpetuosly, land l know that for some reason she wished to terminate the inter , view immediately.
 . "Comc along. Alfonso, Adicu Gas . ton," she said and hurried me across tne Drive, leaving the eminent , Broadway proluc'r standing neal 'nr wall. twrluE his stick, and-l was smc- puzzlinc his brain ovo, IilHan's sudden flight, for that was , .what her movement amounted 10 ] Snc had given him no opporuni'> to escort us back over tho Drive. and r I wondered a' her haste. 3 Copyright. lF26. ny Newspaper E.atur, S.vvirr. Inc