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M" AJfil Tirillla '.VI Vs To Love By Elsie Endicott s IrB?.'. WH (i) irtfil $?($& ai Til Right Her U ' II ' l.':i f," V:i Br l.V ..! T UK smell of blossom lug grapes greeted Catherine- lioyt hb hIio crossed Wnlniit Htrcet, that evening, and for yeurs after ward, whenever alio studied grupo flow ers, alio flaw Lau renec I'earson'n face as it nnncurod ns lio passed lier. tlic faco or a mail with a knife in his heart. Young Pearson's marriage to Tlico ,'SA Kearney, tho prettiest, girl in Kcar- tflfncyvillc, was set for tho 10th of Juno. Why was ho not wearing a Joyous countenance. On tho first day that Laurcnco be gan work in tho First bank of Kcnr ncyvllle, Tlico and Cathorino iiad both happened in tho building, tho ono a silent, overworked girl, tho othor a spirited, carc-frco, joyous tiling and Laurence had promptly fallen Jn lovo with Tlico, whilo Catherine- had aa promptly lost her heart to him. Then, in six months, despite tho op position of her parents, who desired a rich match for tholr girl, Theo was engaged to tho handsomo youug clork, and Cathorlnc, with a heart ceaseless ly aching, wns Just where alio was when Laurence had first handed her out tho silver for her small check, and she had felt lovo's awakening. Tho old -cousin with whom Cath erine lived, a hopeless paralytic, own ed her home, but there was only Cath erine's work as posloffice clerk to keep them. AVhon Catherine came home on tho second ovonlng after sho had met Lau rence Pearson with the blank look of misery upon him, she found n garru lous caller with her cousin. A few evenings before, sho narrated, Lau rence I'earson had started from tho First Dank with 300 $1!0 gold pieces in his coat pocket, to deliver tho money to tho other bank in the town. When ho reached tho bank tho money was gone. "Ho says he's goln' to work here in Kcarnoyvlllo until lie can replace the money," went on the visitor. "He's worhln' in .ludson Day's grocery. No body but him and them bank fellers knows tho truth ns to whether they turned him off or not, but, anyway, ho's under a cloud from now on." Tho truth waB, tho bank officials hnd first discussed tho affair In wonder ttnd privacy, then had reluctantly agreed to let the young man go from their cm-ploy. II was known that Pearson Has shortly to bo married to a young vo mail used to the good things of life. "What more natural." surmised Cusli man, somewhat to the Indignation of the other men, "than that he should wish money to make some display for his bride?" "Givo me time, and I'll replace the money!" Pearson cried when they In formed him of their decision, his voice shaking with hurt feeling. "Don't think I'll disappear. I will got work right here In this town and stay here until the $2,000 Is paid!" Tlat same evening ho had gone to Theo Kearney, "I've nothing to offer you now but poverty," ho said to her. "I must glvo you up, of course." "No," she cried. "Father will re placo tho money, then wo ran go away and llvo whero nobody knows about this. We'll not wnlt, Laurie," she went on. "We'll go away somewhero to morrow and bo married." "I must stay here, Theo," he an swered her, "I havo glvon my word. I must stny to provo my Innocence. 1 can't go away, dear." "Not oven to please me?" Theodora's black eyes kindled ominously. "Sure ly you never expected me to stay hero with you disgraced! I'd rather die!" "Then It's good-by, Theo!" "Good-by," she muttered as she swept angrily out of tho room. A few evenings later Pearson mcL Catherino Hoyt at her cousin's gate. "Ploaso come In," she faltered. "Cousin Aznlln wishes to spenk to you." Presently Laurence was alone with the old Invalid. "I'm proud of you." the old lady told him. "I love you for being brave enough to Btay hero it face things. I sec you haven't been eating," she went on. her keen eyes on his white face. "You'ro going to lake supper with me. Catherine will wait on ub presently." Tho meal set out was decidedly tempting, and under tho old lady's gcntlo urging Pearson ato the first food he hnd relished since ho had tost the gold pieces. And Laurcnco went away wondorlng why ho had not before bcon told of tho gentle charm of his hostess nnd her young cousin. Hut nftor that evening when ho called on Mrs. Crosby he sel dom saw Cathorlnc. Her cousin ex plained she was baking things every ovonlng for tho groceries. In tho early autumn Tlico Kearney married Ralph Loring, n wealthy young man from another state. For thrco years Catherine denied herself every pleasure that cost mon ey, saving, saving every penny, nftcr her cousin's comforts wcro supplied. Then Theodora Loring came back to her father's houso a widow. Before spring the Illy of happiness that had been growing in a bed of hope In Catherine's heart, died. One morning, on her way to work, Hhe paused by the railing of the bridge that spanned the little rl.'cr that intersected tho town. Mrs. tar ing's car crossed the bridge. Tho goldcn-halrod widow was at the wheel and Laurence Pearson sat besldo her. Ah tho sound of the car died away Cathorino shook away somo tear drops. "Foolish woman," sho said to licraclf. "Do glad she's come to appreciate him, that ho can bo happy at last!" There hnd been weeks of drouth, tho little river was but a thread. A rock In tho middle of the stream stood up white- and dry. Cathorlno's wet eyes caught a gleam of something shining at. the foot of the boulder. Cautiously sho climbed dawn tho bank nnd poked at tho shining thing. A number of colnn rolled from a rotted leather bag. On n silver nnnicplnln on the sldo of the coin holder she inndc out tho words, "First Hank of Kcar neyvlllc." Tho ?2,000 Laurence Pcnr- son had lost four years before! With shuklng Angers Catherine tied the coins in her handkerchief nmt thrust them hi her handbag. She had scarcely reached tho postofflco boforc tho news came that thoro had been nn accident on the road. MtB. Lorlng's automobile- had crashed ovor an em bankment. She was unhurt, but. tho man with her was Injured, fatally It was thought. Later, while "Catherine worked with fingers like ico and n numb heart, tho news came tluit Pearson was nol in jured to death, but suffering from a broken leg. Late In the nflcrnoon of tho next day Catherine took tho gold pieces and went to tho hospital. Could she boo Mr. Pearson? It wns a matter or su preme Importance. Pearson flushed with pleasure when she sat down by his couch, but smiled at her a llttlo ruefully when sho con gratulated him on escaping greater I it Jury. "I'm an ungrateful dog not to bo thankful my neck wns spared," ho snld whimsically; "but all I seem to bo nblo to think of at tho present moment Is, It Just puts off another nix months ask ing my girl to marry me. It'll take that much longer to earn enough to I'iiy the bank after , , , I laitl for patch.n, ' e'"i Catherine un. ,., don't have lo v01Van?l:it before you can L &!l orcd. "I havn fnlr.W"!!. losl." She poured xCt& table bosliln i.im 'j frl c: 7ml -lean," ym,r. strange voice. ti.. ,' you " """'siren, "TIlPIl' !- 1 n-L. "Jin to ... ,Jfe Cathy. un,,!-.! .. " Cathy." be whim,.! .... you so lone." ' MT" Sx weeks later they iood,v bridge logdihcr. There uT heavy rains and tho lltti. 1 full to Its banks. "' "Ami nil (lit. i. i . money to help jou pay (K llimiamul " .1. ...1.1 ' .,u' Kf, ;; ., :,..,.u."',,P"M."ti .u lm, in B uver irr Tlint'n wnu .... ..- . ...v... .. ,.a ,iu uuc in iiV rcneo slipped Ida arm iboou- ho carried on the mudtfr n """ v., lie irifQ loKj kept me free tliat I mliht ( wr mull.'. !... ... 1 i' . "." ;.Tn..-i". Ul01 ammt ' iw i u mi, L. w orth Of The Money 1 r iiX By Enos Emory n URN sonic far off half forgotten coiih In of Sally Meo's died and left hor a hundred dollars all her nolghbors who hoard tho glad nows rnmn in tnlt Hnllv UwWI ',ow R'ml they wore, i1- 1 advice upon how to n pond it. "Now, Mis' Alee." said Mrs. Slacoy, "that, hundred dnllnrs's going to help you out wondorful. I tell you n hun dred dollars Is a nice, largo sum. Therea almost no end to tho things It. will get. 1 know, Mis' Mce. that you liavo to llvo awful careful; I know you go without a good inuuy times. Hut now you can even eat beefsteak nnd chicken it you want It. Thorn's noth ing hcartena ono llko good victuals, to my way of thinking." Sally Mco said nothing. It wns per fectly truo that sho did not always havo whnt sho wanted to onl. Beef steak and chicken had boon llttlo moro than names to her for a long time. Hut she had uo Intention of spending her precious fortune in that way. Miss Colo had another scheme. "That hundred dollars will make you a nlco nest egg. I'm a great baud to havo something laid by. There's al ways a rainy day coming, you know." "I guess I've had most of my rainy days," Sally answered, gontly. "It's rained oftcucr than It's shone all my llfo long." Mrs. Jcnks said that Sally ought to look out for a bettor place to llvo in. "I know this llttlo north facing room can't bo comfortable clthor winter or summon You can havo my south chnmhor, electric lighted and heated, It you want. And I'll chnrgo you rea sonably." "Thank you," replied Sally, "hut I've lived hero so long that it seems llko home. And It's plenty good enough for mo." Llttlo Vira Wilson had no advlco to give. "Hut it It was mine I'd get some thing I'd always wanted and never had," sho said. "I guess that's fool ish talk, Mrs. Mce. And maybe you don't feel llko I do. I'm not very sens ible, anyway." No you're not." said Solly. But bIiu smiled Into Vlra's little white, wist ful face. And Vlra smiled back Into Sally's sallow, middle-aged one. And between tho two smiles they seemed to como very closo togother. Vira had a room In tho corner house nnd cooked her own meals over a tiny kerosono stove. Sho worked In the knitting mill and sometimes earned ns much as $G a week. Occasionally sho had ?0 or IS ahead of her actual needs, and then sho felt rich, For a week she wns linppy Just In having tho hundrcd-dollnr cheek in hor possession nnd dreaming over its pos sibilities. Then one morning sho went to tho bank and cashed II. Tho paying toller passed out to her twenty 5fi bills. Sho had asked to have It thut way. Sho wont homo and hid tho money under tho thin mattress of her single bed. Occasionally sho got It out and counted it all over again. Twenty ?f bills mnko n lot of money. Two or thrco times in passing a market or grocery she was tempted to buy something good for her dinner nnd auk Vita to share It with her. Then sho put tho temptation aside. "I don't need food," she thought. "I have all T necdbrcnd and butter and tea nnd an egg or vegetable occasionally, and sometimes n small soup bone. I never wqh a big eater. No, sho did not hunger for food, but theo wcro things sho did hunger for -things sho had dreamed about having, had even planned to havo In her youth, nut when sho lived with Ashor thcro hud never bcon a penny to sparo and, anyway, Ashor did not bollevo In such foollBlinoss. Sho thought of what Vlra had said. "I'd get something I've al ways wanted and uevor had." "I will," resolved Sally. "I suppose I'm foolish, but I will." It was on a rainy afternoon -a dull, chill, horrid afternoon that sho went shopping. When sho came back hor heart was pounding nnd her arms were full. Sho locked the door of her room behind her and took off her coat nnd hat. Then sho opened tho first bundle. Her fingers trembled as sho shook out the gorgeous Bilk kimono. It wns red, with golden birds nil over It. From another parrel sho took out n great Il lustrated volume of tho "Arnblan Nights." From another a mVpounil box of chocolates. From another still a pair of white kid slippers, with bright buckles. And from the Inst a tinselled scarf. She tumbled nil these treasures on tho bed nnd stood looking down nt them with fond, tearful eyes. "Thoro's one thing more," sho said, "nnd that's the chulr. Mr. Jones unlet he'd send It right up. It was tho only red silk und gilt ono ho hnd." She clasped her hands against her happy heart. "There's all tho things I've ever wanted. I wanted tho 'Nights' when I was n little girl, and I wanted tho slippers when I married Asher, and I wanted the scarf to wear to the only party I ever went to. anil I want ed the kimono and gilt chulr und choc olates In between times--wanted 'cm terribly. And now I've got 'em, and they're just as beautiful as I thought they'd be. I don't enro if folks do think I'm crazy to spend half my mon ey that way. When I put on them slippers and that kimono and alt on my gilt ohnir eating from my box of chocolates with my book In my lap I'm going to bo hnppler than I over expect ed to bo in this world. They'll mnko up to mo for n lot." A knock sounded at tho door und Vlra Wilson entered. Sho curried tho gilt chair. "Mr. Jones was Just leav ing It, so 1 brought It up," she punted. "Oh, Mrs. Mce, whnt you been gel ling?" Sully showed her and told her. "Do you think I'm a fool to spend my mon ey that way?" she asked wistfully. Vlra put both arms about hor. "No, I don't," she mild undorstnndlngly. "You've done Just what I'd do. I guess I told you -that before. Tlsn't food wo starve for most. It's foolish, nccdliss things llko this." Sho bent and touch ed tho shining scarf lovingly. -" And bcciiuso alio had realized sumo of her own foolish young dreams, Sul ly now uIbo realized some of Vlra's. She hud ?G0 loft, and next morning sho again went shopping. Sho bought n wondorful bluo satin dross with silk stockings nnd slippers and gloves and a fan and nn cxqulsitn petticoat. Sho oven bought u bnndcau of tiny pink rosebuds for the hair. And lust of all sho bought a cunning little lncc hiii.d kerchief nnd another dazzling scurf. Thou sho hud thorn all put into a bov 11ml sunt to Vlra's corner house. Her money wns all ipcntiot. sho wos hnppy. Sho ctt hoal put on tho kimono and utdonlJ gilt chair. Sho took the 'Ad Nights" 011 her Ian, but htl wove prettier fairy tales. Sli thinking not of herself, butctVt Presently Vlra carao flilmh. radiance of great surpriieudh upon nor. siio looked i low!; youug tiling. "I found them all. Atidlhgi did It," sho cried. SbeWlct knees ucsldo tho gilt chair. '01 ly, ho wanted mo to go to tint and 1 couldn't -but now I cm Sully, you've made mo koluppr!" Sally patted the licadbtirMt kimono. A look oiiiroplKjn her oyes, "You're golns to btlr, yet." sho said, "for whcn.be mi in that rig he'll ask) on to Eirrj I thought of that." "Hut It took half your mostj gretted Vlra. "PsIium!" said Sally. "0ne-hlH Izcd all my dreams, And If tin half rou.Ues oun I gum il the worth of our money i To Cheer In Old Age i By 'Annette Angcrt r-si MOA, girl. whoa thcro! What's tho matter with you? Never know you to bo so skittish bo-fore." iiHUABUB, rue youug man llMrmfjj seized tho reins lWWl wlt" n flnn01' K'l. tiWl VtD Hn n loml t'nish of twl " ' thunder, followed l u flash of lightning gleamed through tho nlr. For tho Inst half hour, tho storm hnd been throutonlng. Tho sky grew durkor and heavier. Tho wind moaned ominously through tho trees. After ono or two preparatory drops, tho rnlu nnio down in licnvy slnntlng lines, that promised no cessation for hours. A sudden turn in tho road, dlsclosod u little cottage nlmoat hidden lu its wealth of clinging vines, surroundea by flowering shrubs nnd ahnded by lowering trees, centuries old. Another flash of lightning revealed 1o tho sharp eyes of tho young man, a nmll, rather frightened faco fr.imrd by tho parted draperies of a front win low. Hesitating but a second, he sprang from tho buggy and ran swiftly up thedry chillies, my boy. Thoy ato not as pain inai icu to mo (rout door. As lie raised his hniul toward tho ohl-fai-h-loned knocker, tho door wns opened nnd a swoot-fneed old lady looked tim idly at htm. Tho pleasant faco nnd genial voice of tho young strnnger Instantly rens surcd tho old Indy nnd sho budu him enter. "Many thanks, madam. 1 will :io heartily glad for a shelter from this storm. Hut my horse have you nuy accommodation for her?" "Yes, indeed, sir. There is a stable at tho rear. You will And somo feed for hor, loo, Mnko her comfortable nnd thou como right In. You must bo drenched." With his winning smile, Hint few pcoplo could resist, Honjnmln Drlscoll thanked tho old Indy, nnd in a few moments had brought the horse and wngon into tho stable. As ho emerged from tho barn, the little old lady appeared at the kitchen door bidding him n smiling welcome. A common homo spun suit was spread upon n settle before the wood nre. "You must change right into these good ns those you nro wenrlng." sho added apologetically, "hut they nro warm nnd dry. I will show you to your room." As his hostess preceded him up tho narrow front stairs, Drlscoll uotlccd tiny pools of water upon tho stops, In the upper hall, they had to run to escape tho downpour that camo through tho leaky roof. Tho young man was shown into a plain llttlo room. In a fnw minutes he Joined his hostess In the living-room. "I am so glad you nre here." sho said, in hor soft little voice. "Some how I was afraid until you came. Now I do not mind tho storm." "Do you always trust straugers?"' Drlscoll found himself asklnp. "Anyone could trust you," sho smil ingly replied. "You remind me of my brother when he was a young man. Will you tell mo your name?" "Pardon mo for not tolling you be fore." ho replied. "I am neujamm Drlcoll." "Honjnmln." sho repented, "Honjn mln." Sho seemed to llko tho sound of It. A sweet, far-away look came into tho kind old eyes as she t;uzed over the head of her visitor. Then the soft voico murmured, "I hud u baby of thut numo once. Wo called him Henule. May I would you mind if I" "If you call mo Hcnnlc?" he finished for her. "Go nhend. I wish you would nnd whnt, please, shnll I cnll you?" "Call me Aunt Nancy. My name is Nancy l.iucastcr. My husband Is a sea captain. He lias been a very long time on this voyage, but I know ho will come back. Tho neighbors say ho was drowned." the thin lips trembled pite ously. "Hut I Know he lives. 1 place tho light In tho window every nigh' as I havo always done." While they had been conversing, tho dnrkuess hud deepened considerably. The storm camo down In nil its fury. A second pcnl of thunder rolled away ovor the neighboring mountain peuks like the roar of distant artillery. Tho wind shook tho houso to Its founda tion. Tho ruin came down in grcnt dashes against the windows. Hcnjamlu Drlscoll had been standing near a window watching tho storm, which somehow, seemed to fascinate him. He turned as a little hand was pluced lightly upon his arm, anil, tho gentle voleo of his hostess murmured, "I nm so glud you nro here, Uennle." Tho Inst word wns spoken tromulous ly. "You will stny horo tonight, won't you, plenso? Tho storm frightens mo when I am alone." Hcnjnmln slipped a strong arm around tho slightly stooping shouldi rs, nnd ns ho tenderly smoothed tho linlr from the denr old fnco, ho answered. "Stny with you, Aunt Niincy. Gludlj. Gladly. Hut tell me." ho added, "do you llvo all alono here?" "Yes, I am all alone." A sail, lonely llttlo noto stole Into her voice. "I oft en wish my slstor nnd hot- son lived with me. Hut, you see. they nro as poor as T. and tho car faro Is consid erable and so" Sho stopped in confusion and Drls roll added sympathetically. "Vcs, cs, I understand." Half an hour later, seated oppo&llo his hostess at a tiny table, ho thor oughly enjoyed the griddle cukes nnd ten. The repast over, despite her fee blo protests, ho helped her with the dishes and Inter hud the satisfaction of hearing her laugh heartily nl his droll stories. Ilcnjamlii Drlscoll tJtrca to rest but not to sleep. Although tho thun der and lightning hnd subsided, tho rain still fell lu torrents. It stood lu pools upon tho floor. When a tiny stream commenced to trlcklo down Benjamin's nose, 11 was too much for, his peaco of mind. With an Impatient exlnmntlou, he sprang from tho bed. Dressing hnatl ly ho seized a lamp and by tho aid of a Inddor he had seen in tho clocot, climbed through a holo Into tho garret. As ho was looking around for some thing to put over tho holes In the floor, ho saw some old sea-chests. Cutehlug one by tho handle, ho gavo It a vigor ous pull, when, to his surprise, the end fell out of tho chest, disclosing o his experienced eyes, an array of nlmoat priceless old laces and linens. Upon examination, tho contents of tho other chests, flvo In number, wcro equally us precious. "H'm H'm!" mused Benjamin, "Smuggled, sure as you aro born! I'll take these things to tho city tomorrow oud sell them for a fancy prlco and" The young man seated himself upon one of the chests. A troubled expres sion stole into the honcit tnj i ... i. ................I u'llli hlmielL 410 III) lUIIIIIIUlK." n ....-- "Of course, if Aunt .wr - about this mnuggllng. we ' to uso tho money aiuunni .. Ill llll ..nmlllt And Him nm run i" - ,, Ho nroso and sbooV hlniiwr ously. . i'rr,i,n I'limf Ilrnnft A . ,' , i.i.t hut iIobKU science is uu nsm. ,.i too far. Will ou dcslWJ man's faith in ncr """.. her In this abject ln; consider what ) on have dl i. l .. ilinriV CDIDUES' bring her sister and ntpjj j "... ..in. innnpv tO ItiP'l nor oiu u&c mm ""j-',.' nil comioiiamc - , -,i Slow., the wn nJ hlo;oom, the rooiuM -- '"""..""."i'" fc,rr of I uawiicH. mm -- - . , entered nis io - ; ci,,M smile upon his Hi. " dK"' been reacl'Cd. b Bll(l mini iv ,"-- . f3th u for.uble. Her low ;, deur one uoum - 4gf (i '? would acYhr M rs. Ledyard's Change Of Heart UK coveted invitation arrived. reUosting Hie pleasure or MIbh Helen l.tul- aril's presence lit n formal dauco to be gton by Mrs. Martin Kulns in her beautiful lcst deuce on Htvorsido Drive. Nobodv ex cept Mrs. l.uDard knew the careful Planning thut hnd secured thut inven tion, tho ploawint tcu, the niutlucc party, the Judicious cultlwitlou of Mrs. K'uIcb most intimate filend. It was through Mrs. Halluday thut tho imi tation finally hud come, ns well as one lor Harold t'urtw right, u second or third coiiBin of Helen's, who not Infre quently ran down to Now York to do duty as escort when the two women were otherw Iso unprovided Mrs Hal lada) further gruclousb olfered to ait ns Helen's chaperon at the dunce and see thut sho wus well looked nftcr So everything promised well llcJon wus purprlted enough when sho opened the envelope und read the engraved caul, but the importance of tho occasion did not Impress Itbclf upon hor until her mother began to talk of tho necessity of a new gown, and aftor that hud been planned she elaborately went over with her nil the llttlo accessories. Ordinurlly they had to plan n long time before they dared to be oxtravagaut, for the income left them when Mr. U'djnrd died wus Just lurge enough for them to got ntong o.i. but on this occasion Mrs.. I.cdjnid did not seem to think of ixpenses at all. As a finishing touch hhe added. "Ami you must havo some silver broendo slippers to go with tho dress, donr. Your white ones have been clonued too many times." Tho Intervening days boforo the dance piiBscd with liicielble swiftness. Harold enticed a vacation out of his llrni on the strength of the fact that he had given up part of his Christmas vacation when tilings were rushed and his uoslstniuo was needed and ho ar rived only four days early It was iuk until tho night of tho dance, however that ho confessed that the urgent busi ness y-tit hill 'rit him away from the flat must of those four days was the Retting up in the latest stops or the fox trot and the Lulu Fndu under tho supervision of a dancing toucher! Aft er dinner Mrs. Ledyard helped Helen to dress, with several breaks when Harold scut In nn S O S cnll for im mediate nsslstanco over tho transom, when he couldn't And his shirt studs or fasten his collar or got his tie tied straight. But at last they were reud and when the taxi arrived Harold turned to Mrs. Ledyard just ns ho was piloting Helen to tho curb nnd said half banterlngly, half curiously: "f wo didn't know sho wns beautiful be fore, wo know It tonight, all right, don't we. Aunt Kllzabeth?" Something in tho tone troubled Mrs. I.edyurd as sho wont into tho house, Harold was a fine boy, sho reflected, but ho didn't have any definite pros pects, She never had thought of him In that way at all Yos, it was certain ly high time that sho got Helen In troduced into the right kind of society where sho might havo more chance to but she involuntnvWy shrank frun facing her own social calculations and did not finish the sentence, Yet some how nfter she had gone to bed she could not sleep, but lay there vlvidlv imagining all the brilliant possibili ties for herself and Helen that seemed to hang in the balance. It all depend ed on whether Helen mndo the most of her great opportunity! . , It was almost a week since the dance had become a matter of past history. Harold 'had returned to the beaten puths of earning his dally bread ; lire had sottled down to Its wontea i online again. Mrs. Ledyard had heard tho Btory of the evening's experiences countless times, for she wanted to know every small detail. Helen had described with graphic powers the elegance and tho mansion, tho two blocks ot automobiles outside the door, tho footman, tho beautiful gowns and all tho rest, Sho had not seen her mother's friend. Mrs". Halluday, who had promised to look out for her and see that sho was properly Introduced, but sho hud introduced herself to her hostess and bad bad a very pleasant time lu sptte of the fact that she did III . By Will Seaton -r not kuow any one present. When she nnd Hnrold bid good-night to Mrs. Kales. Mrs. Kales hud said that she hoped she might have tho pleasure of seeiug thorn again at her houso sme evening. This, Mrs. Ledyard thoiifht to herself, held out the assurance of nn entree. She and Helen were just returning from a shopping expedition a fow aft ernoons later when they ran into Mrs. Halladay on the corner or 5th nvemio aud Forty-second street, After tho usual greetings Mra. i.ai laday asked: "By the way. what hap pened the other night that Helen din't come to Mrs. Kale's dance?" "Didn't come!" Mrs. Ledyard ex claimed. "Why, ot course, sho came She and Harold were there!" "I scarcely see hqvv I missed seeing them," Mrs. Halladay answered. "I was on the lookout for her all tho evening." Both women turned for an oxplana tlon to Helen, who had been standing rather blankly staring at Mrs, Halladay. "Why, what do you suppose could huvo happened?" she asked lu bewil derment. "You certulnly were not where I was. Wo told the driver tho right number on Riverside Drive, I'm positive, and there were lots of auto mobiles and carriages. Hasn't Mrs. Kales great piles of beautiful blondo hair?" "No. Her hair is quite dark," ie Plied Mrs. Halladay a little dryly, riien, with au amused gleam In her eyos, she said to Mrs. Ledyard, "Du you know where Helen must huvo gone? Miss Stlckuey, tho fashionable dauclng teacher, lives next door to the Kales, und holds some of her private c asses in her own home. Helen and Mr, Cartwrlght evidently attended one of thoso classes. It's a wonder that they were not asked to pay for their lesson, although they did pay for U in another way. What a pity that Helen missed that opportunity! I'm arrald sho won't receive another invi tation from Mrs. Kales. The blood had rushed into Mrs. Led yard s faco and she could scarcely Keep the tears back in her sense of of tho absurd msUUf.rlJi ...mi to divine ""., ,mV mother's sacrifices ano bDtf, been bound up " '" mat uuuti.-. $ ; "Motlicr. dear; ilie .iitil ig her mothers haJ jul,ft: through hrr a' j"oV and there ,sD ' ," ,n art ' .nisscd if ... P Air ' porclllious as Mrs. "baTen't -t you mind, m dc?;.Jt mpf; nulto ovcrvHuiu gyB,I5 night. IV loved ".Xtne.; and-wcll. IT20,0,t!bea That happened too, . A Mrs id'ard turned10 KawlyJoVf. cndofthca ue-0V 4 He smile hj M ;r mrappotntment. but Hlj Ot tier hiwui.'