Evening star., 1933-01-24

running a terrific fever and that We
were quite concerned about her.
And who are We If I may ask
Michael?' and the interrogation was
arctic.
Jersey, her mother and I, dear"
Michael explained nervously Some
thing was really wrong. Michael heard.
"Oh-"
I want to bring her to see ycu, Mar
cia"
Jersey O'Grady?" she asked, brows
and corners of lips rising.
My dear, certainly not!" Michael
said quickly. mo. I mean Carroll"
You're going to adore her." Michael
"Yes?"
Marcia. really she's the dearest
child you've ever seen; clever, you
know. and gentle and sweet and so
frightfully loyal. For instance, this
Summer at the camp where I placed
her, they objected to her underduds;
they were pink silk and all over ribbons
and bows, 1 imagine. and anyway. she
wrote me asking me to get her new
underthings so that her mother wouldn't
know those she'd provided were wrong"
And you filled the order, Michael?
oh. that Is really quite too priceless!"
Marcia commented-then tinkle, tinkle
ice-on-glass, the laughter.
Michael flushed
My Aunt Cassandra filled the order
for me- Michael stated. with a little
dignity that acted as check-rein upon
Marcia
But you don't blame me for laugh
ing, Michael? It's really too amusing"
she murmured.
iS he admitted stifnv
'but you see there isn't very much Of
any one to look after Carroll, and
I don't know-but you'll see what
mean when I bring her to see you"
Marcias smile, always masa. now
had a something that was not pretty,
and any ones looking after Carroll,
with Michael married seemed more
than extremely doubtful
She would end that, Marcia decided,
firmly. The connection with the
OGrady person was quite too sordid to
indulge: people would misunderstood,
of course. Really who of nice mind,
she wondered. could think that man
would 60 to the apartment Of such as
Jersey O'Grady to see that persons
child
Michael said an unhappy, anxious,
~Is anything wrong, Marcia?"
But. my dear what an odd question
and what could be wrong" she ques-
toned She employed the shining
patina of gayety that most women use
when they wish man to see a hurt
which they pretend to hide. Il can't
understand at all, you know, Michael,
what you mean?"
It don't know" he confessed. miser-
ably. but something seemed wrong"
But how absurd" she murmur, !.
She turned chill cheek to Michaels
kiss. Don't send me of this way!" he
entreated Don't. darling. pleased"
What way. Michael? You're so odd
today. really!"
Il mean, you know. you don't seem
happy and when you're not happy. l
; can't be happy" he answered, eyes
fixed pleadingly upon her.
But she sent him away extremely TN
happy, and it pleased her to do this
If the Wetheralls meant to take up the
child it would have been quite different:
but she knew thev had no intention OF
ever so much as acknowledging the
child's existence. Malcolm Wetheralls
second wife, Henrietta, could and did.
turn q green white If any one was so
careless as to mention In her presence
Jersey O'Gredy's night club. She was
as jealous as women are who nave
never found their way to the inner
temple of a husbands heart. She
fought. as has many another tragically
unhappy woman, to keep the ground
she had never won.
And the Wetherall sisters, still called
"the girls" restorted to smelling salts
at the merest thought Of their brothers
early days. They had taken themselves
and their sizable contributions from one
church because the clergyman had the
temerity to ask them to do something"
sor their brothers child Carroll. whom
rate had happened to lead him to know.
So, in Marcia Terrill's mind. doing
anything for the child was quite too
absurd. She talked with her mother
of the situation as they dined alone
that night.
Mrs. Terrill advised Marcia not to
make an issue of the matter because OF
Michael's chin Marcia was smilingly
certain that she would not have to
make an issue of the matter.
After Michael left Marcia ne hurrieo
TO Jerseys apartment, where he inter-
rlpted one of Jerseys unhappy mono
logues: he heard her storming sullenly
as Theresa let him In.
I'm awful glad you come. Mr.. Wis
ter" said Theresa. She got an edge
on las night and she's been Ike q
snappir' turtle all day an she's takln
It out on the kid"
MOI, a Al hoard. "C5,less you're ashamed