Show miss lulu jle U t t by zona gale r ff copyright by 0 appleton md and VI continued 17 when a family once gets talked bout about for any reason said ina and shuddered im talked about now bowl I 1 but nothing vint you could bet help P it if lie he got tired ot of you you help that tills this misstep rols step was dw dv I 1 gats no lulu said 1 I help that and I 1 help tits other wife either bigamy said dwight a crime ive done no crimel crime 1 said lulu bigamy Bl Kamy said dwight disgraces everybody it touches even eren dil dl 1 lulu sold said lulu said Dv deight Ight on DIs tie ac count atilt III you promise us to let this thing rest with us three 1 I spose so said lulu quietly you will 1 I spose so ina sobbed thank you thank you lulu this makes up tip for everything be happy to think youve done this for us lulu said dwight Dwi glit 1 I L spose so go said lulu ina pink from tier her little gust of 0 sobbing bent to her kissed her her trint trim tan tallor tailor suit against lulus blue cotton my ily sweet self sacrificing sister she murmured oh stop that lulu said dwight tool took tier her hand lulng limply lit in tits his 1 I can now he said overlook the matter of the letter lulu drew back she put her hair behind tier her cars swallowed and cried out dont you go around iro ind pitying roe me I 1 ill have you know rn fm glad the whole thing hip happened penell e 0 0 a to it was mas not yet nine of a vivid morning cornish lad had his floor and sidel sidewalk valk sprinkled ills his red and blue plush piano spreads dusted lie ile sat at a folding table well back bach in the store and opened a law book for halt balf on nn hour lie lead then lie he found himself looking oft off the page stabbed by a reflection which always i tabbed dabbed him anew was lie really getting anywhere with his law and where lid did he really hope to get ot of late when he awoke at night this question had stood by the cot waiting it was behind that curtain that this unreasoning question usually attacked him blin when his giant wavering shadow had died upon the wall rind and the faint smell of the extinguished lamp went with him to his bed or when he waked before any sign of daun dan in the mornings all was cheerful and wonted the question had not before attacked him among his red and blue plush spreads lit his golden oak and ebony cases of it a sunshiny morning A stop slop at his door set him hi ing ile he n anted passionately to sell a piano well lie cried when he saw tits his visitor it was lulu in tier her dark red suit and her tilted lint youre out early said lie participating in the village chorus of this bright challenge at this hour oh no said lulu lie ile looked out the window pretending to be caught by something soia ething passing leaned to see it the better olt oh howd you get along last night lie he asked and wondered why lie he lind had not thought to say it before all right thank you said lulu was he about the letter you know yes slie she said but that matter he be sure bure she lie added not to say anything about what was lu in the letter why not till lilt jou ou tell me I 1 can said cornish but wont everybody know now no lulu budd t at this lie he ind no more to say and feeling ills speculation in ills his eyes dropped them to it a piano scurf scarf from which lie he began flick licking flicking ing specks 1 I came to tell you goodby good by lulu said goodby good by 1 I yes im going off for a while x lille my chels in the bakery I 1 had my kiy breakfast in the ilko bakery say 1 cornish cried warmly then everything all right last night As aa right as it can ever he with ith me ma she told lilu him oh yes dwight forgave me forg forgave live you your I 1 sh she e smiled stud ud trembled look here said bald cornish you come here and sit down and tell me about this lie ile led tier her to the folding table as the he only spot in that vast arch of his seated A tier her in the one chair and for lilan elf brought up a piano stool lirt but utter lifter nil all ahlie he told lint him nothing aine 1 she 11 e ay iy took the comfort of if his I 1 lil rilly 1 ly indignation it grio ant ill oil all right she said only but I 1 wont stay there any more I 1 cant do that then what are you going to to do in millton million yesterday yester dry site blie said 1 I saw an advertisement in the hotel they wanted a chambermaid oil oh miss bettl belt I 1 lie he cried at that umme she flushed lu shed why said cornish you must have been coming from ailton I Ilon yesterday when I 1 sw saw you I 1 noticed miss dl DI h had ad tier her ling bag lie ile stopped stared you brought tier her backall he deduced every than tiling ohl said lulu lain olt oh no I 1 mean it 1 I heard about the eloping again this tn morning thorning lie said Th atal just what you ild did you brought tier her back you tell that I 1 you wont you wont I 1 1 no course not ile he mulled it you tell me this do they know I 1 mean about your going after tier her no you never tolda they dont know slie sie went chols ft a funny thin tiling lie blurted out for you not to tell tier lier folks I 1 mean right off before last night you dont know them Dwigh DIg ltd td never let up on that lied jole joke her about it after it a while but it seems 1 anad talk about disgracing 1 her they know what to do theres no sense in telling them they arent it a mother and father lulu said cornish was not accustomed to deal with ith so much reality but lulus reality he be could grasp youre it a trump anyhow he affirmed olt oh no said lulu modestly yes she rhe was lie ile insisted upon it it youe been a jewel in their home all right said cornish 1 I bet miss an you it if you do go miss my cooking lulu said without Nit hout bitterness miss more than that I 1 know ive often watched you there you have it was not so much P pleasure I 1 etsu re as passionate gratitude which lighted her eyes you made the hole bole place t said Coin cornish lh you toil dont mean just the cooking 1 I no no I 1 mean well that eliat first night when you played croquet I 1 felt at home when you came out that look of lien hers r rarely arely seen which was no less than a look of loveliness came now to lulus face ace after y a pause she sall said well I 1 roust must be going now I 1 wanted anted vi to say goodby good by hy to you ind and theres one or two to other oilier places 1 I hate to have you go sald said cornish and tried to add something 1 I liate hate to have you go was all that eliat ile he could find to add lulu roee roe ob 0 well was all that she could ind find they shook bonds lulu laughing a little cornish followed her to the door lie he had begun on look here I 1 wt wish b when lulu sald said good bv 1 and paused N wishing intensely to know what that he would have said cut but nii all that lie he said was goodby good by I 1 wish you going so do I 1 said lulu and went still cornish saw her red dress van vanish is from his door alasi by ills his window her head bead averted and there settled upon ailin a 0 depression out of all proportion to the slow depression of 0 ills his days this was more it assailed him absorbed him lie ile come came back to ills his table and fat down before his but bat lie he sat chin chill on chest regarding it no no escape that wity way A step nt at tile the door and lie sprang up it was lulu coming coining toward him tier her face unsmiling but somehow quite lighted in tier her hand bund was a letter see she said at the office was this she in ills his land hand the single sheet ile he read a a a a a a just wanted you to know youre actually rid of me ine ive heard broin from tier her in she ran out of money and thought of me and tier her lawyer wrote to me ive never been any nav rood food dwyght would tel you that it if ills his pride would let him tell the truth once in a while cut but there aint anything in my life makes e s tile me feel its as bad as this I 1 spose you understand and an I 1 doll dont it myself only the sixteen years keeping still made nip me think thin slie she was gone sure but you were so 0 o doin downright rIght good hints what was the worst do 3 ou on see what hat I 1 N want out to say cornish rend it nil all and looked nt at lulu slie she was grove grave and in tier lier eyen there was as n look of dignity such as lie be had neier seen them wear incredible dignity ile he lie HP to get rid of roc me and she was alive just us lie he thought she might lie be she said im glad sold said Corn cornish lh avs yrs said sald lulu lille UP ile quite so hod bad as daighs tried to make him out it was not of this that hint cornish hart had been thinking now yoi re free he sit said oil that 1 sold said euln site she replaced tier her letter in its envelope now im really going all she sold bood hy by for sure this lilt time tier her words trailed awny away cornish hall had isid his hand on her arni dont say goodby good by ha said slie she looked nt at ill mutely do you think you it could possibly stay here witla tile me oil oh sold said lulu like ille no word lie arnt on not looking nt at tier her 1 I got antoli anth ln li I 1 innon yone heard something about a little alling im ill supposed to inherit inherits I 1 well its only the me hundred dal dollars lars III his looks ir relied ched her face but she hardly heard what he was saying that little warden house lt it doul doat cost much be surprised rent I 1 mean I 1 can get it now I 1 went and looked at it the other day but then I 1 think lie caught himself on that it dont cost near as much us as tills this store we could furnish up the parlor with planos pianos 1 ile iia was startled by that we ana an began again that Is if you ever think ot such a thin alii ns as marrying me cut but sit sigid lulu you know I 1 why dont tile lie disgrace theres only this about that said he of course it if you loved him very much then id ought not to be talking this way to you hut but I 1 think she 1 I wanted somebody ot of ray my wan own the reason I 1 done what hat I 1 done I 1 know that now look here he sold said id abt ought to tell you im awful lonesome myself this Is no place to live and I 1 guess gnem living so Is one reason why I 1 want to get married I 1 want sonic some kind of a home of course she said could you risk it with roc me cornish asked her theres nobody ive seen h he went on gently that I 1 like as much as I 1 do you I 1 I 1 was engaged to a girl onee once but we get along I 1 guess if be willing to try me we would get along eliere there somebody look liere do you like mel inel oh yes I 1 well enough its you I 1 was thinking of wild said lulu id be oil all right then I 1 cornish cried and he kissed tier her a a 0 a I 1 and now paid fald dwight Di nobody must mind it if I 1 hurry burry a little wee bit ive got something on ile he and ina end and monona were at dinner ilin ncr sirs bell was to in her room ni DI was not there anything about lulu lugol inn ina belted lnla Li iia desht DI bt stared wily why i hould I 1 have anything to do about lulu 5 well but dwight weve welve got to do something As I 1 tod to d you yon this morning he be observed we shall 10 lo do nothing your sister is of age I 1 dont know nebout the sound mind but ant she if 19 certainly of age it she chooses to go away she eh is free to nowhere go where she will coat you get to conic come butr dwight inquired 1 I lind so much to to do getting dinner onto the table I 1 try ina confessed you yon have hare to try mrs B betta alts voice sounded 1 I was coning coming when I 1 sot got rested up tip she entered vaguely about 1 I want lulle aulle she said and the corners of her TOO mouth ith drew down she me ats her dinner cold appeased in vague areas by such martyrdom they were still lit at table when the front door opened monona ought to use the front loor door so commonly sirs mrs betts betta complained cut but it was not monona it was wan lulu and cornish well sat said dwight tone curving carving downward downa a rd well I 1 said ina in replica Lu Ulle lle said eaid mrs bett belt and left her dinner lind wept went to her daughter and put her hands upon her we wanted to tell you first arst cot cornish said weve just got married Ban ried forevermore Forever sold said loa ina this dwight sprang to his hi feet youre Jo jolting kingl he cried alth wi hope no cornish said soberly were married just now methodist personage parsonage og e weve had bad our dinner tie be added hanily hn dwight recovered blin himself self in 11 a measure im not surprised after all he be fald lulu lula usually marries barries in this wity way mrs belt patted her daughters daught daugh tera erB arna ann lulle aulle she said why lulie you nent bren been and got married twice have you after walan so long dont donabe be jis disturbed mother bett cried site she wit ant married thit first time it if you yoa remember N marriage ge about it I 1 inns inas little shriek sounded she cried now every hodill have to know that oaf to tell about finlan now and his bis other v ife I 1 standing between her mother and cornish an arm of each about her lulu looked at ina find dwight and they all saw li in her fei face a realization inar billat illat sho sam gold you yoa will have to tn tell wv wont yon why I 1 never thou alit of el that hat r T I 1 I 1 X fa enna D 3 |