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? ' irnw - r- V ttfilill t) I' 'Lffve all A (I v e r A Glimpse &y. Elsie Endicott K.. r-3zz IP i Hi) f fljfif dF1. 1 &W ffl Of The Light .... .....- ii i ii n i ii mil i AVI3 you forgotten, Walter, tomorrow?" Sho naked It nhy ly ufl she helped liltn on with IiIb overcoat. lie started. Tho morrow wns al ready Impressed iiion I)Ih mind ns one of grim work. but why upon licrs? "Tomorrow?" Iio askctl, blankly. "Ycb, dcurl Don't yon romomber? It's tlio firnt nunlvcrsary or our wed ding day." Ho vowed thai tho thing had escuped from hl-n which wub tho truth and strained her vehemently to Ills nrins. ".My darling, how could I lmvo bcon bo forgetful? And what would my pet llko for n present?" Sho Bald what, ot course, alio did not menu that anything would do. Jewelry was naturally out or tho ques tion ; they could not afford It. A foun tain pen would bo very useful or a laeo haudkorchlcf very ornamental. Sho was (tulle Btiro thai sho might leave- tbo choice with him. "And then, of course, Walter, you'll tako too Bomowliorc tomorrow evening. All married couples dlno out on their flrst aonlvorsary If novor again. I don't menn a very oxpctiBlvo dlnucr, hut we'll fio to a restaurant whoro wo can got a private room, and why, dear, what's tho matter? You approve, don't you?" 'T approve, only It's Impossible." "Why?" "Don't you remember, Greta, that to morrow is the 30th of June tho last day of tho hulf year?" "What happens then?" "Wo Btrlko thn balance at tho bank. Wc'ro almost all thereuntil 11 or 32 at nlgbt. It'll quite Impossible for lis to cclcbrnlc our wedding aunlvcrBary to morrow. Wo must doVou tho next day." Vivid disappointment showed In hor nice. Had IiIh expression of regret not been bo burnlngly sincere oho jvolild have boon dissolved In tents. Ono day a woman Is uot tin good as another. Why had ho married llor on the Duth of Juno last year If they wore not to make that day one of annual celebration? "You sec. Greta, I got s(cclal leave to be away hut year, and I hadn't qulto bo important a position then." She Htlll pouted, but thcro were slgnB that silo was yielding. "Woll, 1 do think you might have thought a little about the future." "I should, t admit It. I should have haired the OOtlt of June like Uio blague. I ought to huvn remembered hat wo should novor be able to hoop 'thai evening an It should be kept. Hut why should wo be troubled by wlmt Ib, after all. only an arbitrary date In tho callcndnr? Let's call tho 1st or July our anniversary day and keep II ac cordingly." "livery year. Walter?" 'MQvnry year, If God spares us." Her eyes ahono with pleasure. "We'll make It a tradition? We'll never depart from It, Walter?'' "Never! Now whe'ro shall It bo? Where shall we goF "Somowhcro not too expensive, re member, dear." "Yet nice! Shall wo say "STisanra. Greta? A private room whero wc shall not bo gnxed at by Iho crowd?" "That would bo Hplondld." . "Mlsanl'n It Bhall be, then. Vhy, wo shall soo Mlsant'a declaring; an extra dividend on the strength of Its two annual customers." It wbb only four years later, but for two of them Waltor and Grain Slrd mau had' been separated. Separated not by the circumstances of life, which may bo temporary, but by that gulf of mind aud hoiiI which Is too often per manent and eternal. People said black things about them, which were usually true. Their kind est filrilds said nothing, hut It was be cause they dared not to speak. It was the old slory- -he had sought and won gold, and ueglected the wo man ' When the success of his rash specu lations was assured, when his pile was made, he had tried to win his way back to tho woman's heart, only to find that It had slipped slipped involuntarily and almost Inevitably Into the keep ing of another. On this side of the veil ono cannot explain such things. They simply happen. Walter wbb dressing for dlnucr. He dined out most nights, sometimes alone, sometimes in company. The deadly solitude of that wlfo-dcserlcd Hut lie rarely faced In the evenings. Tonight he dressed lolsiirrly, breaiiBe ho expected to be alone. An lie fasten ed bin waistcoat he noticed that Intuitu growing stouter. Success was writing .Itfcclf upon him In a way that be would not have preferred. He must do sonic-i thing play golf, perhaps -to reduce his weight. Iio did not surfer hlmscir to think of his wife at all now. Everybody must recognize that he had tried to draw her into tho heart of his success, and hnd dismally failed. Acting Upon Ills Instructions, his bankers made quarterly payments to Greta per Greta's solicitors. Sho was now to him nothing more than an entry In a passbook. The telephone bell at IiIb ele-ow rang. Ho wiped the (lather from his face and lifted tho receiver. "Hullo! Who's that?" "Muriel. Is that you. Walter'." "Of course It's 1. Whom else did you expect?" ' 'O, I thought It might bo that man of yours. I say. honey, I waut to lmvo a good talk with you." "All right! Talk on, old gll)!" "Not over tho telephone, stupid. I'm speaking at a call office. Arc you en gaged tonight?" "No!" "Then let's dlno out together." "Very woll! Whore?" "Mlsaul's." Ho winced. "I'm not very keen on Miscul's, Muriel." "But I am." "Alt right then. What time?" "Seven" A pause. "Are you there? Are you there?" Ho was talking to vacancy. Tho girl at the Jelcphono had switched off tho connection. Walter mildly swore. Ho put titi tho receiver and waited. There was no further ringing; doubt less Muriel wiib under the Impression that be bad heard all she had tb any. That something bearing on tho time of mealing came fter Ihe word "soV cn" he was nearly buic, but whether It was 7:10. 7:30 or 7M5, he colild not say. He could only be on tbo safe side by getting to Mlsaul's by or shortly after. - He finished dressing with some Irri tation. Somehow he did not waut to meet Muriel tonight Things wero drifting between them whither? Since flreta had left him be had kept from ntlmatq association 'with any woman. Without doubt, though, Muriel had touched n soft place In his heart. Jllic was tender, affectionate, clinging Juat the kind of woman that oftcu causes u man to lose his head. And Wnlter was not bo sure of til u self as formerly. She was fed up with the good things of life, and ns a con sequence the moral fibers were a little relaxed. He took a taxi to Mlsaiit's. As he cutcrcd the vestibule ho noticed that tho clock pointed to Ave minutes pat 7. He looked around. There were several people there mostly ladles but Muriel Woodward was hot among them. The malinger, whom he Knew, pass ed through the hall. .Seeing Stedmair. he altered his course and enmc across. "Good evening. Mr. Stcdman! Your rooms number five. Yes, you ordered a private dinlug-rooin, didn't you'" "1 or had an appoiutmont to dltic here, but The manager was a man of experi ence aud betrayed no astonishment, If ho felt It. "The room was booked over Ilia tele phono by a lady. It was certainly done In your name." "O-Msr then It's all right." llllt It waB very far from being all light. He felt highly Incensed with Muriel. This was bad form. How dale shq book, a private room and in Ills niiinc. too? Had she some deep game on, that sho shunned publicity lu this way? In the gnr.e of others he was Burcot him self, but If she got him alouc The mauager wiib again nt his el bow. "Hcg pardon, Mr. Stedman. but tho young woman at tho office tolls me that the lady went up to No. 5 nearly 10 minutes ago. I thought I'd bettor prevent you waiting needlessly." "0,'thanksl There, was some llttto misunderstanding about the time." Walter went upstairs. He was very angry with Muriel, and ho felt th.it If his anger only lasted, he was safe. The worst of Muriel wan that she colild not be roused. Oil for troubled wntcri sho always scorned1 to carry. . lie found No. C with the assistance of n waiter, and walked abruptly li A woman seated at the tabic, sipping soup, looked up. The words that ho Intended to speak froze on Walter's lips. The woman was not Muriel, but his wife. "Greta!" ho gasped. In that moment of startled recogni tion ho tool: In ono other thlug. There was another place beside hcrB laid til the tablo where she was sitting. Ho wondered for whom It wiih intended. To his amazemcut his wife did not seem surprised to see him. She stood Up lu her placo with shining eyes. "I felt," sho sold, "that in spite of all, you would come. So I ordered this room by telephone In our name. ' Ho was still too bewildered do anything but stare at her. Thai was certainly Muriel's voice wl-lch had' spoken to him over the telephone. Had she and Ills wife between them played tills horrible trick upon him. "Won't you speak to me, Wnlter, now that you aro hero?" "Br--yes," he Htninmered, "but It seems so funny, doesn't It, our both be ing hero?" "It would, If wc liudn'l arranged al ways to keep the 1st of July In this way." Light broke upon him. Ho had for gotten what day It wbb. Tho flrt of July Ihe anniversary that In the old days they had agreed always to com mriiiorntc. And In the face of all that hhd happened, she yet remembered II! ""Of courso wc did," ho answered, stupidly. "Did you feel. Walter, as I did, that wc must moke up our quarrel on that dny? 0. you must have done, or von wouldn't be hero now, I prayed that you might come, and this Is the an swer to my prayer, dearest, I did you a grievous wrong the most grlovous a woman can do to a man. Tell me that you forgive ulcL I know you wouldn't have come here tonight if you hadn't been ready to forglvo me and tako me -;ii,S,lyuui,,re!niii "Alll I Bill) Hull ,,,, Waller. t ? a ltB away as I did i a you cau'l know how much. for your arms. Ym ir .CA'C mo back as our wfc no,v in lwi t'jti I...... ''W iv jm j win nitur As she spoke she was crrcM, polled by her sense oflS Mm liihtn l.,u I- i.i " IUBltl? ...w ..., ,,..,,,,,, huh. Ills first Impulse had beta to, his arniB ami wnv i. . .' that Impulse was camed br Ji num.-, uiiu uicu almost before bom, " I -,,J,!f.r",i!!!l,ki,!5i.,!'!t!. here tonight feeling that a It. living i ico. nuoui mm. Won) unraveling oi me Knot? The voIcoh of uiiim ..j eucy said that he should tali back and rid his llfenf ii. ...... complication that luul entered r inn. imer an, ihrro , , voice than those What said tb of love? She was near enuiinii nn i. to.fcol her breath uion him. t slant there came n In ,u.... al the door, lie signaled V raiseu linger to slop. "L'omo In!" he snld, fcarfullr at the door. Hut It wiib only the maoaicr iMibaiu. "I beg your pardon for 1st: Sledman, but a liulv In ih room a Miss Voodward-liij Tor juil." The pause before Walter ipoi very nriri. ''Tell her (hat I am cngitd. cannot hpc her lunliht. Kivimj dlnlnc tin here with " and V.I to Greta with the old light lot "inv wire" And So T hfey y Were M arrt t By Enos Emory r2s 5TS- 1 NOHLICA I A G K, coming out ot Jor dan's on a full spring mornlnc;, ran against Mrs. Ste vens, who wnfi Juat going In. Angelica apologized. "You know, I can hardly mco anything, my oyen aro bo bad." Mrs Sk'vcus paused sympathetical ly. "Mercy! Aftor all you'vo apont on Ihcin, tuol Dldn' that Inst oculist help joiiuny?" "Not In tho least. In fact, I think n) eyes aro n llttlo worso than thoy Were beforo I wcut to him. It Is most discouraging." "I should say so. My slstcr-in-law ' has becu having a good deal of trouble that way, but nhe Is cured now." "Whom did sho go to?" inquired An gelica, with tho eagerness of fresh hope. "Let me sec" Mrs. Stovcna sot hor ra'thcr etupld brain to work. "Gome body in New York. Very fainoiiB thorc, I believe. T know it cost her a lot." "But If ho cured 'hor!" Angelica alshed. ''Oil, he certainly cured hor. lie Is very wonderful, sho thinks I wish I could think of his name, I lmvo It at homo somdwhero. I'll toll you. Angel ica. I'll look 11 up and 'phono you." "I Wish you would," said Angelica, fervently, Thoy parted, and Augolica v.ciit homo tb tho Ultlo gray hotiso with tho quaint pillars whoro she had been born, aud seen all tho happiness nhd uuhapplnoBs of her forty-three years and now lived alone. Sho entered a largo low room, 111 tho best tight of which stood hor en ho I. Upon thn easel was n half finished picture. Sho stood a moment looking at tho picture, then alio turned away with quivering lips aud, dropping upon tho old couch, cov ered her fnco with her hands. "It's" no ubc," alio sobbed, "I can't seo to pnlut. And how am I going to llvol" Much inoro than mero nustonanco depeuded upon Angelica's being ablo to pnlnt. It was hor life vsork and sho loved it. Out or nil that had conic to hor that alono remained permanent nud satlHfylng. Sho was happy when sho had her brush lu her hand, and hlic bad ii steady market Tor bcr work. To bo ablo to paint meant for her to bu In dependent, stimulated, upheld. llor eyesight had been fulling for a long time. Al llrsl the trouble accmed trivial mid easily remedied. It was not, however. Angelica had gotio from ono ocullHt to another without receiv ing any specific benefit until her ready money was tiearly gone and her heart sick with apprehension. Sho wiib lu that state when she wiib either ready to catch at any straw or fall Into ab solute despair. Whon an hour later tho tclnphono bell rang sho went to answer it, feel ing as If Tate waited on the sound of Mrs. Stevens' heavy voice. "Illn namo Is Oswald Dr. Oswald. I'll read tho address to you." Angelica Jotted it down. Ten min utes later sho was hurrying to the post oftlco with a letter. Sho had written to ask tho groat eye specialist to boo her. A week from that dayngcllca was on (ho train going to Now York. The sun was shilling gayly ami uhe hud put on her brown spectacles to protect her eyes. Over and over In her thourlits sho prayed that Dr. Oswald might help bcr. If he could uot help her alio hoped that sho had strength enough lo bear It, She as trying very hard. to be brave, but hor heart was full of grave concern. This great doctor, vho only saw in her a patient, would not hldo thn truth from her. If she were going blind, hewould tell her so frankly. Thero"Mrd11in bo ii5 reason for him to cqtilocute. Angellcu sat up suddenly aud Jerked off bet' glasses. Across many roofB she caught a glimpse of an old white house oti n hill. She drew n deep breath. Tho hotiso appeared to bn empty nud yet time was when It had glowed and pulsated with happy hoiiie life. Many a good time Angelica had had under Its roof visiting Wluny Jones. Wlnny was dead now and her brother hnd bocn away so long people had forgotten him. All savo Angelica. She could never forget Amos Jones. Tho ouo brlcht dream, the romance ot her whole life, contcrcd about him. ClrcumstnnccB had separated ihttn. Angelica had gone to an art school and he to college. The homo on the hill at Aries had been broken tip and he and Angelica had never come lu each oth er's way again. Hut she had clung to that brief, youilg Idyl, and when her girl friends married sho had turlird to her painting and let It abturti ner, 'Ihe main result of those long years of de- otlon to her brush wus a pair of full ing cycB. Aries was quickly left bcnlm) anil Angelica resumed her bi'owu upec taclcs. Her appointment was for tho following mtirlilng, aud when the cab left her at the respectable,, chrup boarding houae, which Weslmoro peo ple largely patronized, she bad noth ing to do but rir-ek her room and such rest aa was possible. All night sho scarcely slept, Tho sight of the old house on tho hill at Aries had set a Hock of memories In motion, She arose next morning wnu and miserable and prepared for iho worst. At 10 o'clock she sat lu Dr. Oswald's watting room, which was already crowded with patients. Hor heart was beating wickedly. Sho was III with uneasiness, sleeplessness aud sus pense. Then at last a door opened aud an nttendnut spoko her mime. She rose slid enterod the consulting room. Tho doctor came forward. He wan a heuvlly built man. with keen eyeB and snow-white hnlr. Yet hlB face was fairly youthful. Something tihoitt hi in seemed strangely familiar to Angelica. "Miss Page?" ho Enid. "I'lcuso remove the glasses." As Angelica drew off the disfiguring brown spectacles, he gao hor ono plctclng look. Tlicu he held ufit his hand. "Angelica Tage from Wcatlmirc!l"lhe said. "Don't you know mc? I am Amos Oswald Jones." While outside a loomful of Impatient people walled he took time to tell her about himself; how, In ordrr to humor his fashionable patients, ho had left off tho Joncn aud allowed hlmscir to be known merely as Dr. Oswald, how lu his college days he had been strick en with oyn truble ami so had had his attention called to the profession, how he had discovered his knack for it, and how successful he hnd been. Ho had uot married because there was not" time nt first, ho suld; now he supposed ho was n confirmed old bachelor. Thon he asked what Angelica had done with her life, and Incidentally led Up to iho subject of her eyes. And Angellcu, loslug her nervousness, told lilri) nil her woeshow she had lost faith In nil help and had resigned herself to ho worst. "Tho worst, eh?" ho said, Htullliig. "Well, wc shall soon ace." Then, ho mado Angelica look Into one side of a dark box for aboiili u iiilniito while tic Jookctl Intuitt Hide. Hcfore ern he ili6ihe from his Biullo that there u seriously w rong villi licrcja Angelica went homo with imiinq A ilnv iiiicrntlon al tlti of each eye had corrected t trotiblo rorever. Hlir nan oniju frlnmtrH when rIio read Of fi And Dr. Oswald's churgeshadbt llnltcHlnml compared iin mv iiiiiri- iiciiIIhIh mIio hud coniullH. wonderful ho was! He bid I Inn. Illm n frlniiil. Ante CI VI! tnnl wild illlll. TIlO Slllll. blOCl of her seventeenth year bid r over, and she had too muea n bo foolish about the matnllct: Oswnld. sn ti wnu nil the more urpm her when ono day that summer i tmlrltitr nil- sloimfll at her t mil utnntiril Dr. Oswald. llCtui all the way from New York U about Aries again anu io i Sho married him. of eoune H Mint Ilnv III his I'OUSllltlDC iwn. she look off the brown glonei." looked Into her eyes, ne m 1.- I. ...I li.,l lini- nil rllllUE. So. after all. Anginas t,v did her a good turn. u Maggie, The Conqueror 99 By Annette Angerf wm HEN Augustus , Todd went to galh or the eggs that, niornlog ho found tho earth coated with Ico. Augustus went ah uf fling along, hanging first to tho clothcsllno, and thon tn n pole, aud grumbling to himself. Maggie, his slender and dark young Tlfc, wntched him anxiously from tho window. In terror sho at last dnrtod forth and caught him by tho arm. "Let mo steady you, Gus." she entreated. lie shook off her liaudB with u glow ering look from his Jaundiced black eyes. Auy rcferenco to his ago or hero aiiBrrd him. "You go back In tho liciHic and mlml your business," ho rowlrd- nd Maggie went, because pho was ii old-faiihloned wife, who believed It lo bo her mIc duty to obey that su perior animal, her husband. WHh great relief she saw him miter. Ins the henhouse, aud, coumdoiing hlni sure for a time, sho returned to hor dish washing. It was "Wednesday, tbo day on which Augustus atwaya took hla eggs to the store. Mnggln thought wistfully of iho ten dozen eggs which she had washed aud packed ilnlntnlly Tor tho market, AtigustUB would uot put tho momy to hla account lu tho bank. And sho wanted a lavoudof gingham dress. Au gustus always bought her dresses ns ho felt sho needed them, black for best and blue nud white for eery day. Magglo had grown to hato blue and white. Sho1 bad worn It most of her daya for thirty years, and It v,tn to her a badgo of submission If not of actual sorvltude. It seemed to her that a good deal of happiness depend ed for her upon thin lavender ging ham. ,, , Tho thoughts of tho lavender ging ham distracted her to such an eutent that sho ncOill' fol'ot Augustus lu the henhouse, nemcmbeiiug him sud denly she run to tho window and peer imI out. Thoie ho lay crumpled up mi the Ice In a perfuct omelette of Cfcgn, Maggie gave one cry aud ran to him fearlessly over tho ghiBsy Ice. "Are on hurt?" she gasped. Ho glared up al her. "Oh. no. I ain't hurt," ho replied sarcastically. Then he groaned loud enough to be heard across tho street. "Help mo up, you diirnel old wuman, you!" he growled. Maggie tugged and boosted and got hint upon his feet. He groaned wildly, "Oh, Augustus," she said, panic strlekvu. "You arc hurt badly." "I'm Just about killed," Augustus vouchsafed. "Help mo lu and get tho doctor." Then she kucw that his case was serious, indeed, Tho doctor came and looked Augus tus over, but a broken great too vas the only thlug he could mid wrong anywhere. And ho laug)ird at that, halug an over-cducutcd sense of hu mor. ''You'll have to stay lu a spell, my boy," be paid Jocularly. "You've got a bad looking toe there. Just make yourself comfortable by the tiro and lei your wlfo atteud to business for on. Sho looka like a capablo wo man. "She'.' She ain't no bettor'n a house plant," exploded Augusttip. "I 'spose you'll e coming lu again tomorrow?" "Yea. and for scleral tomorrows," laughed tho doctor is ho buttohed up bis coat hnd departed. "Gus," paid Maggie tremulous!. "I could tako those eggs to tho store." He gao her an awful look. "Thej'd cheat you In the counting, No, you let 'em be, I ain't going to trust you, Maggie, with most ?4 worth ot egGS." Maggie paid no more. When tho dally paper wus delivered al noun Augustus turned at once u the butter and eggs column aud guvu a growl that ucarly scared Mugs'- ni to fits. "What Is It?" she asked. ' "t'ees is going down," Augustus flung tho paper from him, tried to get up. failed, and sat back willed. "Mf Wo keep them eggs till next Wednesday we'll lose a .dollar on 'cm, I'll bet," bo sighed, "If you'd let me" Maggie ventured timidly. The.Only Way Out Of It " "" JX 7.- OKA had a light ness ot heart which iiotlilng had over worried, mil lit Ihf stinio time the dla puMlliou in woro I wtjoiio 'Ibc. "HI'C i lull) of ihe oi po hIIo hex. And Hhc had ihccka the roue-color of -the i. tn, suunn pull auburn hair and bolmiui gray c.xes, aud ull theiw thin way over muiiV" "bared hearts cut since hor curly teens. So, llieli. when tho illgnmcu young doctor, with Iho green eyes thd rum pled hair and the propensity Tor tor fctting lo shin o. who had a room on the tloof below bet-, railed to bco her at nil. Dorii tit liiHt was piqued It was realfo outrageous, she decided, that hiicIi n clever ugly young mar should bo ho utterly Indifferent to Hitch a dri er, beautiful youug hid She counucu una voiiuun u nor bed anil became initiated into the treat ment of tbo aforementioned uunrlso complexion. "I'll wager." said sho, "that oit can't make an Impression on 'tit ecu Kj cs.' " hi.t will miii bet?" said Dora in a mice much muffled b hairplup. Dora had ucver yet refused to take a dare, so ho said "It's a go," as sho would lme been expected to s,a. So It was lutcrrsMug. but not Mir prlBlug, to Marlon when sbo made n Augustus was grimly silent. All the afternoon he remained deep In thought. Then ho gaio up. "You get ready and tako Iheni egga to Towner's," he com manded, Mi-gglo In a flutter made hor.tolf ready for the street. She realized ilmt for the flrst time lu her married life sho bad an opportunity to show Au gustus whether or not she had auy bruins. Somehow sho felt not at all afraid of her own ability to dispose of the eggs. For a loug lime doubt" of Augustus' judgment bad beeu grow ing in her mind. Sho suspected thai he always did not get the full price for the eggs. Resides, although Town's was, the oldest store In Hie town, she hnd gathered enough from what she had heard to surmise that it wus not tho best. As she pnsscd down front street sho kept her eyes open. Outside Towner' was n slgnT "Thirty-six cents paid for eggs." She passed by. Hawkins' slgu' read thirty-eight cents. Magglo entered there. As sho came out triumphantly with her monoy she met Mis., llockctt, who ucarly fell down with actonlsbmcut at seeing tho house plant mit on the street so Into In tho afternoon. "Good!" cried Mrs. Rockett who was stout and rosy aud Jolly. Sho clapped her hand over her mouth. "I mean too bad. Isn't it funny how I misspeak myself sometimes? Como right lu io Jordan's and let's have some Ico cream vanilla cream with hot chocolate-sauce. Don't you love It?" ''I never ato any," admitted Maggie humbly. Over the cream sho confided to Mrs. Rockett that sho had got two ceufs a dozen moro for hor eggs ttinn Augustus could have got at Towner's. "Sure," chirped Mrs. llockctt. "Men aren't near as smart as women when it comes to those things. You men tioning Towner's makes me think I'vp got to go in there. Como w Ith me. my dear." Magglo went. Mr. Towner tamo him self to epcnl; to her, glancing at her empty ?gg basket. "You didn't bring our eggs hure, ..... .. . ,...i,,...i Ai,.-if ltcrtkl ,o, aiiiiiiiii.ii .' .jlr),,i to Hawkins. ll'.l,?ld.I"V5rt(,J "Why, wo run i "- ",,,, Towner. "Hy J he ). J, Micro wub u iiuk " -r- u W lust time your husband brM ; hcrc-wo uiuicrpaiu "" cents. I'll baud joiitliomcnej. ToUi' .... imired "TllllUK "" "."- .1 t Her eyes were "-.,, look nt lavender slnfliM. JW clearly to the ilciK. , ,, Homo she nianiicui -hcrcl.l.Hipu.idherhca rtjug' slio nail a ,n"""'"'' .:, hti of lavender gingham and erJJ w "Well?" grunted Auguiu Xyd then she told Mm. done aud what in; "" ,, otBii! said nothing. HcJ'd.,S5rt when she suowni ; '. .u;Ji ham. The broken loo and '"j Umph seemed to mm coiiiplctei- By Will Seaton :- uuother striking gown to add to her wardrobe, and Incidentally to her chances ot "ntaklug an impression." For two weeks, al Mrs. Kent's, the laudlitdy's. ifaweekly dances, at church, in the boardlng-houso parlor, Dora exhibited herself In film., cling ing, revealing gow ns, more daring itinn her fellow boarders bad thought evcu sbe would affect, The night after the dnucc-ln the tastefully simple boardlug-houso par lor- tho Are leaping In the open grate, -- - -. ' .A - . -m before it, the iloor opened and a pallid young man came In. He looked as though he needed sleep, almost owl ilke lu Tact. "Are you alono?" ho said. She Bald. "Yes." And the word seemed somehow a warning to keep away. He came vcr near, till uc looieea directly down upon her. "How severe ho is!" sho thought "I want you -tqv my wife," and his face went even paler. Sbe was pale. now. It was no the Hoarse appeal Ju a man's voice, but never as now Joined to such snearing scoru, and never beforo had sho an swered to it. "Answer me," ho 6iiid. "Now that you've got mo at your feet, whero you wanted me, as you want t", cryouo else, will you marry mc?" "I don't love you." said tho siren, with a choking In her throat nod a new acbo In her heart. I'erbaps the uaobscrving doctor, who bad seemed so imperturbable, As as the man to Interpret the new language ".r'-S theu to know she loicu and grandij ,. "If you ccr wuu. mLUll1 I fr nic .- . nave io bcu 7". irjtJB went heavily and the door behind Him. Sho hiiu a i""'";, fouro despair, aud thin t f'i-jjj lie caniouervously back. 1 mo?" ho said so very sy