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I i I i I I 1 i I 1 By CHARLOTTE TALLEY 1 I U 1 1 by Syndicate A skeleton rattled violently In Agnes Worthingtons Worthington's closet No one ono else ex ex- except t the married man who was going to be written to fo knew it was there Her closet was a combination a affair which fretted her for the shelves at one end hell held edibles while on the hooks hung her ber once handsome and modish garments now out of date and shabby In this rooming 6 house which accounted anted for the character of the cupboard cupboard cup- cup board she had not even room for a piano her one solace since sh she had left the sanitarium As 8 Agnes Agues sat ant pondering a little girl ran out of the house after a rouged mother who stepped Into a awaiting awaiting awaiting waiting touring car containing a ga gal party arty The child Jumped up and and down her ler black curls bobbing as she waved ler er hand crying cheerily Good by mamma 1 Good Good-by everyone I 1 But when the car had driven oft off she came through the gate with her finger In hi her mouth tears In hi her eyes and a distorted distorted dis- dis countenance Ordinarily Agnes wo would ld have gone d down wn to comfort the child child but now she was too absorbed In hi her own thoughts Turning to an oak table she produced produced pro pro- produced a rather cheap grade of letter paper aper smiling ruefully as she recalled the he correct stationery with which she was vas wont vont to address the man In ques- ques tion Ion The he hand with which she took up her pen was an aristocratic hand and that of a musician With her dark brows slightly contracted she wrote My dear Ansen It Ansen-It It may surprise you to hear from me after my apparent apparent apparent ent indifference of the past two jears I have never been Indifferent and my 1 attitude after Ed died was due to another another an an- other feeling I was distrustful of my my- self Yes Eds Ed's presence had been a protection The scent and sight Ight o of American Beauty roses the taste aste of champagne and one mans man's very blue and adoring eyes and another's another's anthers anther's an an- others other's Jealous ones came back to her You know I made a success with m my y music pupils at home Mrs Harve Harvey Hall sponsored me which was sufficient Then rhen I came down with tuberculosis and was sent out here It was her struggle to discourage age ge Ansen and her longing for him after fter she had done so 80 that had been he the cause of her serious Illness Ulness she told old herself Fortunately or unfortunately I came to this dry sunny sunny sunny sun sun- ny climate In time and after tu two o years ears spent pent In chasing the cure cure I have re- re covered I have spent all r I had in in getting well and now face the problem of how to exist here without ov overtaxing overtax overtax- Ing ng my strength I tried to obtain music pupils after I left the sun but apparently everyone Is putting all their r time Ime and money Into other work or Investing investing In- In vesting In hi mechanical music only There are good people here In my profession profession pro- pro besides Because our love was more real to tome tome tome me than than- than Suddenly there was a crash below her and Agnes h heard ard a childs child's cry Then all was still sUlI She hurried down and found the little girl with the black curls lying In a heap on the floor with witha a step ladder beside her Agnes hurried to the telephone and the he doctor arrived In hi ten minutes He Heet set et the plump little arm reporting no further urther Injuries Until hours afterward when the childs child's mother returned Agnes sat Bat beside beside beside be be- side a sofa upon which the little girl had md finally fallen asleep Upon learning leaning learning learn learn- ing ng what had happened ne the mother became became became be be- came hysterical but finally recovered sufficiently to go and wash her face taco and make some tea ten a fl cup of ot which she he brought to Agnes Im grateful for tor what youve you've done for May May Mar she said said- This thing things Is s a Judgment on me She might have haTe been cen killed I was going to send end her herack herback back ack to the convent conTent yesterday but site she begged so to stay home that I gave gaTe in n. n She learns at the convent that certain certain tain things are wrong that she Be sees and hears all the time here hero I dont don't know why I tell you all this except that I trust you I said when I first saw you That woman Is honorable and a lady tady Please tell me what to do about this child Agnes put down her teacup and con con- I should think you would keep beep her In hi the convent she suggested suggest suggest- ed and Just go to see her Then gradually become the kind of mother mothe you think such a n lovely little girl ought to have Agnes rose to go Im sure you will do the right thin thing It she said She went upstairs slowly for ll II ting Ung the heavy child had been a tax She and the unfinished letter picked ed up tears gazed at It a n moment through OUgh Honorable and a lady she ques ques- Then she tore it Into bits and throw It Into the waste basket In the morning she dressed with unusual unusual un un- usual sual care She placed a n newspaper clipping from tho the Female Help Wanted Wanted Want Want- ed el column In her ber worn purse which contained her last ten dollar bill and locking the door behind her she went forth bravely to meet wll whatever Fate should bring her |