Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1928, Page 39

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, - 1928. 39 In Morbid Seclusion. In a few minutes the president’s perfectly gloved hand would gently let fall the gavel. The 25 members of the Athens Monday Study Club were mak- ing the most of those minutes. Dainty new Spring hats bobbed this way and | that; eves widened, darkened, benmed." were merry, were serious; charming wvoices called. “Rita Condon is back, did you know?" Mrs. Philip Corson managed to have a good friend of hers, Myra Munro, across the half circle of chairs, hear. - At the name “Rita Condon™ there was a cessation of the light chattering anent golf and Spring cleaning and “permanents.” Everybody turned to hear Myra Munro's answer to the jues- tion from Mrs. Corson. Rita Condon back. rich, widowed now a year. “Yes, I know,” Myra, nodding. an- | was just going to ask you swered. about her.’ “Well, how is she?” earnestly in- quired Mrs. Elmer Liddell, an intense person, who desired to do her duty by neighbor and fellow club member, laundress, hairdresser—everybody. “Really, I haven't seen her, Corson answered. thought It run around tomorro “Tsst!” went Mrs. Liddell. “It looks as if she were going to stay in that morbid seclusion_ she affects, not let- ting any of us know definitel. her return and all. Everybody to bear. It's not fair to the worid w live in to_hide our heads forever. We have our d Ppeople to consider. “Well, that's what claimed Mary Silcott. months. living next door mother and father and po . the material advantages even a modern bride could imagine desirable. The rest smiled at her theory. “Well,” Mrs. Corson remarked thought- fully. her husband. He was the positive type, if I may be allowed to say so. Life was pretty easy for Rita with Beveridge her. He was certainly the ideal hus- band. simply devoted to Rita in every wa ‘Yes, no wonder.” sighed the little mx bride; “no wonder she's just all ken up—losing him.” | “But”"—Mrs. Liddell spoke in her most authoritative voice—"I think Rita should go on doing just as Beveridge | would want her to: keep her house the beautiful thing he made it, wear those nice. conservative clothes he lized, | attend clubr meetings and take an in- | terest in politics and civic improve- ments as he always helped her to0.” They all nodded. Mrs. Liddell was | right about this. as about everything. | “I wonder where she's been all these | six months?” inquired a timid woman, eering around from underneath Mrs. iddell's black shoulder. “Well—I believe,” ventured Mrs. Cor- son. who brought up the subject of Rita Condon, “I believe she’s been in New York at least part of the time.” “Queer place to go for quiet and pri- vacy,” observed Mrs. Liddell, not with- :g: wngnn “"Be\'eridxt ;ln_vs prefarred and anything but a huge place like New York" s o, Of course” yearned Myra Munro, ‘s city's a good place for new ideas, life. you know—" “Well"—again Mrs. Corson let 1t be | known that she had really been more intimate with Rita Condon than any one else—“I'll run up and see her to- morTow, in the morning, perhaps, and Tl try to get her to come to the Coun- try Club luncheon and bridge tomorrow. Couldn’t you go with me, Myra—or— some one?” She glanced fearfully at Liddell. “I cant,” said Mrs. Liddell emphati- | cally. “I have an interview with the mayor tomorrow on that new curfew | plan. It's time something was being ?_w curb the lawless rising genera- | Some of the cther women nodded | vigorous assent, others-looked thought- ful, even troubled. But, the gavel fall- ing at this moment, no one cared to| express herself concerning the uncurb- | ed rising generation, a sore point. Almost the same group as composed the Monday Study Club of Athens lunched at the Country Club on Tues- | day. On the wide porch they talked | after lunch while the committee pre- | pared for the bridge playing. Myra Munro, spinster of means. and Evaline Corson, wife of Philip Corson, chief lawyer of Athens. were the center of | animated. brightly garbed bevy of Athenian ladies. i “You ssy she’s awfully different?”| asked one interestedly. i “Oh. !" answered Mrs. Corson. | “We r-zlly hardly knew her.” | Space was made at the juncture for the imposing bulk of Mrs. Liddell in| black silk rs. Liddell” explained a hose husband was 2 n nt head in Mortgege Co. “they sa: home! eridge Condon is at changed so0!” Mrx Liddell looked gr: 7" she asked 3 hesitated Evalir Corson, | “she just seems lighte Hm" came m Mrs. Liddels| ght in a reprehens- | ca For cold mornings, eat i to 'Of course, Rita is lost wnhoum{ Condon running every detail of it fa‘:i i seems easier, not so much on a strain, watching every word—you know—-" “Oh, she is dear!” blubbed Myra Munro. I can hardly wait till you know all about her!" “Well, she ought by all means to keep up’ her ‘cliib work and her social obligations, pronounced Mrs. Liddell. “Why didn't she come here today?" Of course, several others nodded ap- proval of Mrs. Liddell's sentiments. “Well, she didn't seem to have time.” continued Mrs. Corson with sparkling eyes. “She was digging in her garden and her hair was like a bov’s and she had on pants! Now— :‘,"{;“_vm“ can tell about—you know “Oh. those adorable children!" most shouted Myra. “One is a little al- | girl that Mrs. Dr. Forrest told me over the phone just before I came here, had been terribly abused by somebody who hndo?dopt%q her berore—t"" “Oh-0-oh!” came in a thrilled pity- ing chorus. i “She was the only really pretty one in the lot,” Evaline Corson interpolated. *“‘Yes, really, that's so,” affirmed Miss .| Munro.” The others were just common children, you know, another girl about 13—and two boys of 10 and then this little curly-headed beauty of 5. “What was she doing with all those children?” We told you she was digging in the garden with' them.” “But she’s not adopting them surely!™ “She surely 4is! And she is giving the house over to them and she's going supervise their education closely, study with them, all that. v : She's got part of the lawa | ¢ imake an effort to negotiate the agree- a tennis court and she's planning a lot of other changes.” “And Beveridge always said she wasn't_strong enough to take care of a family! He wanted her to give up all notion of having cven one child. He sald she was to take her place in the social scheme as a citizen, as a woman of leisure and wealth should— “Well,” and Myra Munro, spinster, tossed her head, “I think 'she’s a useful citizen if ever I saw one.” “I am not at all sure she will make a wise mother,” spoke Mrs. Liddell very, ver‘ytenmesuy. “She will be far from strict.” “I shouldn’t wonder,” sald the bride of two months to Mi ‘orson, her eyes twinkling and her cheaks aflush. “T shouldn't wonder if Mrs. Condon didn't know pretty much what she's about. 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