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This page combines serialized fiction with period advertising. The main narrative depicts a domestic drama: Mrs. Kait, initially refusing to host her husband's friend Gilberton, gradually relents after speaking with him. The subplot suggests she contemplates flirting with Gilberton as revenge against her husband's own flirtation with "Miss Hillson"—a common theme in early 20th-century magazine fiction exploring marital tensions and social propriety. The advertisements (RAD-BRIDGE playing cards, BALDWIN PLAYER-PIANO, Wall Street Journal) represent typical Life content: products marketed to affluent readers. The player-piano ad emphasizes how mechanical reproduction allows anyone to perform "good music for your guests"—reflecting contemporary anxieties about authenticity versus convenience in the Jazz Age. The narrative itself satirizes upper-middle-class social conventions, particularly how easily principles crumble when face-to-face with charm. The story's morality remains ambiguous—whether sympathetic or critical toward Mrs. Kait's motivations is unclear from this excerpt alone.

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said. “Why, it's an understood thing petween us. I should never forgive my self if I had failed to ntake him s with us.” To which Mrs, Kait had replied : pu can sce him as much as you wish—but [ shall always have something lo say about who comes under my roof There the matter rested; but now that she talked with Jack's best friend, s! began to relent. H was weatl beaten from exposure, and he had a bi broad way with him that won her once. And so, in spite of the fact that this concession on her part meant a capitulation to her hushand’s request, she said: . Ve shall, of course, expect you to stay with us.” “1 couldn't think of such a thing.” “You've got to.” had suddenly occurred to Mrs. Why not have a flirtation with this big fellow? Certainly her husband was having his fun with Miss Hillson He bad not stopped to consider her feel- ings; why should not this be an oppor- tunity 10 revenge herself upon him? At this moment Jack himself came running up from the links. Stancher had seen him and told him the news; he had deliberately broken away from his game. He grabbed his friend by beth hands. “Hooray!” he cried. “Old man, I am just overjoyed to sce you; why didn’ you telephone. I knew you were com- ing, but you didn’t say what train. Tam just crazy to have you back. You'll He looked at his wife. “Bunk with us, of cours “Yes, I have already insisted upon that,” said Mrs. Kait. Gilberton shook his head. I don’t think I ought to,” he said. “You've got to.” “Look here, you've left your partner.” I know it; she understands; I ex- plained it to her. I'll go back and finish up and do you two fix it up between you.” Gilberton talked with Mrs. Kait for a half hour. At the end of the time it was CHARACTER You don't have to be # good actor To be in this world a real factor, You need most of all Your friends toenthroll, Had Brides character, ard of the Bridge w & CO., 144 Peart 8t., New York Good Music For Your Guests The best of fine music, including “everybody’s favorite,"” at con- stant command, The Baldwin Player-PBiano Of marvelous simplicity and accomplishment ; a mechanism enabling you to reproduce, photographically, every subtlety of an artist's style,— or, to read into the lines your own interpretation of the composer’s meaning. The distinctive character of the Baldwin Piano exacted a ‘‘Player’’ of particular scope@and refinement ; one capable of /x//y exploiting Baldwin-tone, Baldwin player-mechanism is the mate ideal of the Baldwin Piano. The result is ‘‘a new kind of player music’? in which the performer's enjoyment is spontaneous and personal, the tonalities beautiful, the artisti illusion complete. Let us send you the Book of the BALDWIN P:AYER-PIANO The Baldwin Company CINCINNATI 142 West Fourth Ave. Chicago New York St. Louis San Francisco 323 So, Wabash Ave. 8H. Mth Street 1111 Olive Street 310 Sutter Street Indianapolis Louisville Denver 18 N. Penn'a St, 425 S. Fourth Ave. 1626 California St. ROUND THE WORLD Setoverazmem- WITH CLARK Exsyptiaatineres 3 in each party. Oct, 21, Eastward, with North China (few vacancies). FRANK agreed that he was to stay with them the piazza. Mrs. Kait was inside, look- temporarily, until he got settled. When ing after some household arrangement Stancher heard of the arrangement, he The two men faced each other almost laughed quiet! abruptly man’s best friend,” he said to bi } ? “Billy, I want to tell you something self, “never, under any circumstances, Do you know what you have done?” es Bida., New York INVESTORS READ ought to live with him and his wife— that’s such an old axiom that I shouldn't think they ought to be blind to it at this late day.” One Sunday morning after breakfast, Gilberton smiled. “I have done only what any man would do in my place. And now I am going to leave you.” “Have you told Helen?” (Concluded on page 445) Kait motioned Gilberton to come out on The Wall Street Journal 443 comicbooks.com