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The Subconscious Courtship
A modern ioemn'f oxtrmerdinary schema te keep tuiterM from inter fer
Ing tilth har Ufm it tali In thl$ fascinating novel
( By BERT A RUCK
Auther of "The Wrong Jf'r. Wright," "The Arrant Hever." Ete.
' Copyright, lttt, Deia, Mead 4 Ce.
WHO'S WHO IN TUB STORY
CLOVER- nr,rniS8T0XV.Jcharm-
he voting wiaew, wne nas innerwra a
Mb business, Harried by relatives, and
Iritnds who want te spend her money,
end suitors who tcant te marry her for
u tht decides te marry a 'husband for
convenience," te fend off "the harpies,"
"WSifn rrknnv tfi-nyrmrtAriT.
World War veteran, man of personality,
en engineer who has invented .a new
mti. te finance ichich he agrees te
Clever's "strictly business" propose
ROSEMARY MEADOWS, Hever's
esvtin, a pretty girl of the period.
VK8. MEADOWS, aunt, who has
ttfriended Clever in adversity and is
sXeuered with favors.
RANDAL, younger daughter, a
$MI10LT, big, geed-natured chap,
ImiuKj in love with Rosemary.
Her Share of the Bargain
Kill, TOO bad, tee badi" sympa-
XI tulzed Kir Algernon who a ""
of tie monocle. "Yeu should leave these
thlnes te us coarser flucrcd brutes 01
men, my dear IndyM'
Laughing prettily, never, in nor
.u.mlnv cenn, moved te me uoer.
Carmlchacl, holding It open
looked
leivn Inte her face. She. guessing mat i
- - ...
he wished te exchange a giajiee l '
what? Partnership? Triumpur fuiu,
Thnlt teu." but did net leek at nun.
TMnrnlne te the table he did net knew
whether te be stung or relieved that
the had net looked. She ceum ioek ai
anybody else. Hut
AVhr. he asitcil niinscu, sneuiu uu
erry? She was loyally carrying out
ler share of the bargain. That she
should glve him n Kindly giunce just
when he felt like It was net in the
bend.
Still, his conscious mind would net
eermlt the thought that nil his man's
Isuiceptlblllty was brushwood te the
nftluO 01 UV( nuumii e t.vfcfcw.... .t
vtt, every moment, mat nanie creni
newer te that dry brushwood. Only
a mark waB needed te set alight a re-
Tenting blaze t
Mw. Cnrmlchael, meanwhile, sped te
the small bedroom behind the dining
room where was the telephone with Its
private wire te her office. She drew
a excited breath: for the ronten her
manager stayed thus late at her office
tonight whs that Klphlnstone Brether.-)
awaited news from that name Brazilian
firm hem Clever and the manager had
dlseuned en the day of the. dnnce nt
the (Jillerles. The liraziiian tirm, in
dealings with which her firm wbb now new
Involved, wa.s expected te suggest
farther dealings.
uever toeit up the teiepnpnc receiver.
"Hulle-I Is Mr. Wright there?"
"Wrleht BDcaklne. Mrs. Carmichael.
That message has just come through
from these people."
Yes?"
"Tbey are sending that contract ever
te ui.,f
"Geed!"
"In the meantime they ask us te
eMe acceptance immediately."
"Tqu will de that the lirst thing In
tb morning, then, Mr. Wright."
Sir. Wright's conscientious middle
psl voice came back hesitutingly, even
with a hint of rebuke.
"Kr Mrs. Elph Mrs. Carmichael!''
"Well?"
"I er I shall have n fe.w. . w-erds
with you tomorrow morning before
doing anything further In the matter?"
"Ne. I don't think It'n necessary.
1 wai net going te be at the office
tomorrow. Yeu knew what te cable."
"But " Consternation sounded In
the rnanager'.s tone. "I would rather
net cable before discussing thia. Mrs.
Carmichael. The fact is I am net at
11 We
"1 urn," retorted Clever confidently.
"There's nothing mere te dlbciiM."
She laughed n little excitedly. "It's
reing te be all right. I nm the com
pete hune setter. Mr. Wright !"
i "The what, Mrs. Carmiehaer:"
Hhc laughed again, vliuuliiiliig the
ftce at tlie ether end of the teleplione:
the bearded, kindly, shrewd, hurried face
et the man looking upon the pranks of
tome brilliant child. She was often
a fearful trial te peer old Mr. Wright,
aha knew that,
Bnt surelv he ought te be accus
tomed by new te her erratic ways, her
flights, her coups that did, after all,
lwars come of!! She called, "I nay,
I feel like one of these benesctters
who work these wonderful cures ! Yeu
ether people are like the Hnrley street
ipeclalist, se eminent, se well quull
ed, but net able te de my miracle 1
Art- you? I knew this deal will be
lucky T must go; I have a party
re. Goed-iight!"
"But, Mrs. Car"
"It's all right. Yeu understand? Cable
cceptnnee the first thing In the morn
"I. If It would runke jeu feel mere
omfertablo nbeut it, I'll send down
note by special messenger, confirming
thla. Geed-night!"
She rang efE nnd moved nway, her
ead high, her gray eyes alight.
ftever had Clever Telt be bure of
r flare as she did tonight. Never had
ilP Mir" .anmAil i tiLen cm Virlcltlv
Jeter had she been ee aware in every
Mr of her woman's franie that geed
iertune was nil around her and nbeut
r. Hew that offer of thesrt BrR7tl
jn stimulated her, nnd what a fea
tter that business would prove in the
D of Iilphlnstene Brethers! Why, in
M name of nil that was timid and
i4'faihlened, did her manager net tee
at once?
one tat down nt the writing table
write that note te Mr. Wright while
'.; w In her mind. Having written
' nd addressed the envelope, nnd
Hjd It "urgent," she waited for
! aU before returning te her guests.
j thRt little old fat Sir Algernon
mft her, thought Bhe.
. ne party was a thorough success,
Jjem every point of view. He ought
r?.b8.TerJr much pleased. ("He" was
Urmlchael ; In Clever's mind she could
J" call him by bin surname and would
?Jt call him unythin else.) She felt,
Ma tJV one "ttle t'ng0 et cempunc-
i, ,? tif jinn ene uei given nun n
nee, n smlle of encouragement and
yWlHtulatien at the dining room deer?
u would have been a little thing ! He
d looked for It.
d,n.J?h" said te herself: "Why
SW I? I've done my absolute best
JK.nlra tonight. Presently everybody
I1," doing thinga for htm. He's
5? nr te me but tbe 'husband.' AVhy
rtM I bother?"
til ie wcnt te 'le kUb above the man
'"Piece, touched her hair, her pearl
."ig. She heatd the front deer open.
' Wttltptl n ul.lle
Then, when che enme Inte thn hall,
,v ; "t mini hi u enmr into me mm,
? found herself confronting a dapper
."c in ( rex r nliPM nl nu ulirn
'"Odern kiii .....l ..in. .. ...i, it., nnLil
yft .. mi'l Willi ! wiiiti.-, iv.-
cmill ' "H "ty en" '"""' """ knr,V
ffiS.'fngunge of his cult, "understand
5
n held out hla hand with that tender
wen with which some men appreicn
any woman who marries any one else.
Ah n matter of fact he had r'get ever"
Llever n marriage, phtloBephlcally nnd
rcvcral days age. Hut liia pose of life
would be that of a man ubemlnably
treated by her.
"Ilunnlng away, Sirs. Carmlchacl?"
Mid he. with that accent which n.ude
her ordinary title teunil Intimate. "L
have brought your singer, but lel no
hostess te receive her."
Clever said, conventionally, "I am
K Mirryl I was called nwny en busl
nc! I was kept. Hove the- people gene
from the dining room?"
. ' Ages age," the young man assured
ncr. with his cycH upon her.
"Hew dreadful I" she moved quickly
forward te the staircase. "We'll go
Vn, t once. I must explain te your
lady who sings "
"Here sheh," said Hebhy Llewelyn,
for round the bend of the staircase
there appeared the tall, black-nnd-wnlle
ngure of Canulchael escorting
n quite vivid young woman In refee
color. Her dress appeared te hnvu been
improvised (almost as if she were go
ing te a bal masque nt the Galleries)
"t of a gaudy silken shawl, petterued
with daring flewcru of mauve and cream
and green and fringed Wth rose-colored
fringes out of which gleamed (he
concert singer's slim tmua. nnd tinkles.
A golden fillet bound her bright yellow
hair : Bhe was vcrv effective in n "f'liri.
sea ' wav. Her face, net tritv. hut
ciijeyingiy niive with laughter, was
.... TV .. --.. ...it.., uin
ncr jiest
IhlH Was the prnnn flint CMnvn.. rnn.
rnlcliuel Mf, Thus for the tlrrt tlme
she saw Harry Carnilchnel talking te
another Weimiii nimrt from Imn .i.el.,.
or her nunts.
"That girl thinks he is Interesting."
was Clever Carmlchael'u .Hrst mvlft
uiuuKiii. ane minus him geed-looking.
Ne he is. I suppose? He does like
snme women, then "
The ceuple came down, faced the
ether two. At. Mm uiit .. l i.t....
dark acter-fnee Oarmicbael's eyes iinr-
"'"i "r inu imctien or a second, in
pure surprise. He had net expected te
sw this fellow. Here he .was again,
e of,e te Clever, holding her feather fan
that she had dropped; close te Clever
Greetings wero exchanged : Glever
turning charm n little morn "en" for
the benefit of the singer. Ily wen.an's
Instinct shy knew that thin ether girl
was thinking: "The bride Is verv love
ly; I wonder if jshe nnd her husband
are very much In love with each oilier?"
nnd I had te rush away," Clever
explained, suddenly conscious pf ten
sion In the air; tension that simmered
about Carmichael, uu n heat-haze ever
the summer horizon. "Business, you
knew, business! What It is te be a
mere woman of affairs, dictated te by e
relentless mannaer!"
"Did he dictate te you, Clever?"
Carmichael asked in an uncertain voice
.i MUr.h, he cared what had passed ever
the telephone just new! Only he felt
suddenly that. Ire must speak te her,
must use her name, must Induce her te
turn her eyes upon him. must nt least
seem (before ether people) te stand for
something mere thnn u mere mannger
or ether empleye in the life.ef this per
versp girl who Intrigued him pnst nil
bearing. Se near, new, was the brush
wood te the flame! ' -
'Clever's glance swept past the tense
face of her liushend-in-name te the
faces of the ether man and of the' ether
woman. She felt they waited upon
her words, waited te form" some judg
ment from them. She turned her cys
audacious!, definitely, te meet the eyes
of Harry Carmichael.
And she said, unite softly although
quite distinctly, "What, darling?"
. At lust. There was the spark thut
flew.
A Curfew .fe Passion
Three' lieurs later, Carmichael came
quietly alone into the little book-room.
Mechanically he switched up the
green-shaded table-light. Mechanically
he sat down in the nearest chair.
Equally mechanically he took out Ills
pipe, but he did net light it. He did
net even leek nt it. He sat, perfectly
still, ns if staring Intently at nothing,
as if listening.
The house was quiet enough. It
had ceased te reverberate with these
vague nlter-npples of sound that
sprend even when the gathering that
caused them Is no mere. Clever's
house-warmlng that had been such a
success, hud ceme te nn end. The
music was ever; the buzz of farewells,
the purring and hooting of departing
cars. All the household had cone te
bed. Only Carmichael sat there ns
If he suddenly lacked Impetus te de
anything else. One elbow en the arm
of the chair, his palm held against his
head, he uttered, aloud te himself and
several times repeated, these werds:
I snppose i am, then. I suppose. I
am. I am." i j
He meant In love with bis wife.
His wife!
Sitting there alone In the rnldnieht
quiet, what he stared at was his vision
of this girl he had married. New at
last he saw what she was te him, nnd
what she had always been te him
since When? He could net tell. The
silent room seemed faintly sweet, still,
from her presence. Still, lu his mind,
echoed the voice that had called him
"darling" in mockery. It was that
which had waked him at last te knowing
that what he wanted most of nil In the
world was te hear Clever say "darling"
te Mm again meaning it.
He repeated, "I am. lam. Lord!"
Before hhi eyes, between him and the
table, the blue tolephone-beok, the
paper-rack, there rose new images of
her.
Clever in her office, seated at her
desk, rapping out in the voice of nn
order, "I wunt you, Majer Carmlchacl,
te marry me."
Clever under that leafless oak in
Richmond Park, her furs lifting in the
wind "It's net sweetbrler, It's some
thing I have en."
The Spanish Clever circling with him
te that Ilaquel tune "I thought you
couldn't dance?"
Clever's face, fresh and flushed under
the rain, changing as he told her that
most of bis own friends had been killed
"I nm sorry. I am very sorry!"
Exquisitely stately, that bridal Clever
who had played her part under n thou
sand eyes, her steady cool hand in
(,)' till death us de part, and
thereto I plight thee rriy troth."
Quickly the plcture passed of Clever
nt his side In Paris, the mock-bride of
La spool noneymeon ; urr coeuy-triemlly
morning greeting ("hat are we go
ing te de today?") her smile and pretty
manner for General Hervey In tbe
hotel lounge. ("Iain leaving my hus
band with you while I go and leek at
yes. mere frocks!")
Then the plcture of the first vims
they'd lunched together in the restau
rant nt the. .Maurice. At the next
ml, n there mm nnt another Knc i
-, - , ,,.. .,,,, , . ,,, . . ; ,,
"?'! "'"i1 ,,V iilnwn ifP,cn"y
xnvm. su Hire mini. nine, rennir evu
and voice, that voice carrel obevo the
gentle hum of tbe throng. He had
pointed out Clever te his wlfe:
"Itlpplng pretty girl that, leek.
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