The delightful atmosphere of the
Fraides' home life had always been a wonder and an enigma to
him; but on this day he seemed to grasp its meaning by a new
light, as he watched Eve soften under its influence and felt
himself drawn imperceptibly from the position of a speculative
outsider to that of an intimate. It was a fresh side to the
complex, fascinating life of which Fraide was the master
spirit.
These reflections had grown agreeably familiar to his mind;
the talk, momentarily diverted into social channels, was
quietly drifting back to the inevitable question of the
"situation" that in private moments was never far from their
lips, when the event that was to mark and separate that day
from those that had preceded it was unceremoniously thrust
upon them.
Without announcement or apology, the door was suddenly flung
open and Lakely entered the room.
His face was brimming with excitement, and his eyes flashed.
In the first haste of the entry he failed to see that there
were ladies in the room, And, crossing instantly to Fraide,
laid an open telegram before him.
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