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after such an accident as yours. ;. A
stitch in time saves nine"

after such an accident as yours. A
stitch in time saves nine"
Joyce wanted to add, "And an apple
day keeps the doctor away" but she
kept quiet, wondering how much longer
Laurine would stick to this particular
subject.
Laurine changed the subject. ''Del-
phine sent her love to you and hopes
you're feeling quite recovered from the
accident, and Paul said to tell you he'd
probably run in sometime today. He's
having lunch at the club with Otis
Clark and business friend from the
city, and they're going to play golf all
afternoon, with Art Bclmain to make
up 4 fourSome."
1t was nearly an hour later when
Mrs. Paul Packard rose from the
marble bench She had touched on a
multitude of subjects, ranging from the
newest cold cream and its wonderful
effects, to the details of the recent
confinement OF Mrs. Wellman.
The effect of this cali on Joyce was
YEARLY annoyed feeling that she had
suffered more than the net results in
the way of enlightening facts were
worth.
''By the way, Delpllille told me that
she saw Arthur Maitland one night
having dinner at the Palace with what
she called jazz baby III vermilion
evening dress. And | heard from some
body else, though l won't repeat the
name because if there's one thing |
pride myself on, it's not spreading
scandalor gossip = but it's woman
who spends lot of her time in the
city, and you know her almost as we'll
as | do--that Maitland has two sep
arate apartments in the city, not just
the one where the men have their stag
parties. | think you ought to know
those things because you're so careless
about appearances and it's crying
shame the way you run around with a
man like Arthur Maitland"
In the midst of the resentful fury
that seized Joyce at the nerve of the
woman for mixing into her private
affairs she could not help feeling adj
miration for Laurine's courage. She had
thought of Frills as a dynamic being
who would not for moment have
tolerated the rebuke or advice of such
complacent upholder of middle-aged
conventionalities. She herself was
speechless, wholly unprepared, and no
match for Laurine's methods of attack.
1t occurred to her, however, that this
information of the second apartment
might be used later in her handling of
Maitland, and she could not help being
little grateful to Laurine for fur
nishing her with any weapon.
Laurine, not waiting for the scarlet
faced Joyce to reply, went on calmly,
"When you're little older, my dear,
and have had as much experience as |
have of the world, you'll realize it's
foolish to put any trust in man who is
SO lacking in principle that he can de-
liberately compromise married wo-
man. Nine times out of ten, he won't
be faithful to her, and when she's been
made fool of she'll find that she was
only one of a number OF other silly wo-
men, Arthur Maitland is no different
from the rest. Well, I must run along
now. And do come over soon, my dear.
Paul and | are always glad to welcome
you, ard no matter what happens, you
must feel you have refuge in Our
simple home :"
Joyce was left alone again, plunged
| into another Whirl of emotions '1'm
getting so many new things to think
about, So many angles all at once to