Show BEGGARS r tf t CAN CANe CANby CHOOSE I I e b by MARGARET W I JACKSON BerTie p by Dobb Merrill Co THE STORY Renewing a 1 childhood attach ch attachment ment Ernestino Erne Briceland of a av v wealthy family Is la attracted by Will viii Todd newspaper artist Her lIer HerBitter slater I III Ian urges her to break orI of the th affair but re- re refuses refuses fire re-fire fuses A runaway runa marriage e follows fol- fol Ions fol-Ions lows 8 Loring Lorinc Hamilton wina In liana III-liana flans lIan 8 consent to become his hia wife Will and begin their married life In humble surround inks John Poole Will s 8 Lest Loest friend gives elve a ft birthday party for Ernestine at 1 I uti uby s re- re resort tort re-tort sort CHAPTER Continued IV-Continued IV Continued 5 5 But But you Jot have hale lived hied In the coun countr country tr try 2 Oh yes 11 hays II S In the summer Grandmother I an angley ley had a home In Indiana where here my m father fathers s ties rl's are ure Why hy W hy do you ou ou ask u l c L er er mind me nee I Tell ell me of your yourself our self feIr Ibis 1 his house In the country and J your our home on road rOld Is a n Ion longway long way av from here titie mull understood Ills his Idea Idel but she refused to be dr 1 11 into such a com It It Is la only a n fun few milts miles she replied and lit he give gins in salami e lion It It Is S t r thousand milts mills und and a hun bun red J l c I ers rs at least he lie said Tell me t your sour i s hou house c Ernestine Irnestine thought about It Do Do you ou knot 1 non III nothing about Amer Amerlean lean period furniture Mr Ph f tible ind 1111 There is a Duncan pierced tIC luc fender In the Ili Ih Jug room four flo poster ter bids beds t tirs with Ith tooled ed cd rug rugs anti and woven men counter counterpanes panes all of the things hire hl come Into the f honest honestly nit Ural posses Ios el l ind not from front auction rooms But Bul of lOUI course SP you ou know Inow She smiled at ell him Her lIu Ion long hinds Il lay together in the Immaculate ion of or her lier y yellow ellow ello chiffon chilTon lap Kip Her lIer HerIce olee Ice was low loss only for his Ills cats cais ind though she slie ht him hlin very cry ery strange she gave rase e him her gravest Cst ra H courtesy courtes I I know nothing about at atall nil all It stems seems It Its s just the r III house 11 tat tal tale e vou ou to see It some ome da cla day If It you like although mamma doesn t like people Cople to consider It a museum as some ome experts llo do doOf doOf Of course I don t 11 live lime e there since my marriage e Q e a live Ilse In i a rooming house on Ire Erie tret and It just shows that furniture and things do not mean menn so much for tor I am happier nothan now noss than I Iwas Iwas Iwas was lou ha have base e let lef this tills house of your mother Ith pierced brass from Sour our 0 n ancestor ancestors to Ih live lime e In n I I re rie street 7 She nodded and smiled again and her e eyes es pleaded for his Ills understand understandIng understandIng-He Ino lie He shook his head sadi adl sadly lie heaved a vast fast ast sigh Iso Ao I do not understand wd ind America Continually I am am full of new aston astonIshment Women are some somewhat hat the same the world orld but around around but American men are outside my comprehension lou ou have hate ha e been successful sul here site she reminded him but he brushed hertY her tY 4 T Ti i But You Have Lived In the Country comment a aside pur pursuing his own thought aloud Ito 1 0 o I do not understand It If DI my myson son Is penniless If Ir he Is la an artist staring in a n garret anti and un l the re re It et the Incredible good fortune fortune come to him that he shall marry v w a- girl of no nobl noble noble bl ble birth who ho has a n v anal gentle sUIi still hands and a bF jw where here breeding shows sho Its smile smile- It If my son 1111 lime hate e the grace and the smile of fortune to marry murry sink a girl girland girand Irl Irland and he lie bring her to a place ill this II- II II looked about with whit scorn It It I i bring his wife Ife to th this this brothel I sink sink I take tabe a u knife In tOy my own awn hand hantl and nd stab him through h the heart hart hoar to Ion must go a ay a ay tram here Instantly now Then Is ac C In this r room om tint that pollutes the very ry air You Will s ill iii strangle trang In It- It ItI itI It I s heart II he In her astonishment bh bite felt that k she had been unbearably affronted and she rose and stood pale with Ith anger Mr rose and stood before her and met with Ith approval the blaze of her e eyes e A waiter appeared Instantly with tier her coat oat and lie he tool took It and wrapped It about her ber with Immense m mense mene dignity So So go princess I he exclaimed and ho hoed bowed ed a little and looked at her wain his Ills o n e aes eyes es lou lou ou have only my good wishes I It Is I must confess the title to u a place Illuce unit unfit for you ou but this place as not nude made for you The unfit time the broken the il mu must t ha e their haunts haunt and the they are ure not for others Some day diu perhaps It will be Ill my for fortune fortune tune tint that we e shall shull lie he friends I Every Iery ery one was smas as staring at nt them III h hId Ind td rl risen ln stood beside bellIl bes Ide her smiling not no knowing Ing nt at atall atall nil all hit wint was s us going forward forts for artl ard I want allt to tu JU home said to him IcIl Icily will tn take lake Ie you ou an answered s I tease havi to tike Mr Ir Poole to his Ills Hat I felt herself beginning to tremble with fth the Hie Indignities he h IpU upon her lier She blie hc had been so In 10 L to 0 e c e th tint It it ill hurt her In incredibly Incredibly credibly She hl tool ed about her un under er then thUl Implied rod ind answered ill answered ered Vill with th composure compu ine I 1 don dont t believe e III hl hire e to depend on l Here mire are i I 1111 IIII in and Lor LorIn LorIng In lug I 1 h hey II 11 tn tal tale I e a me file 1111 swung S 11 lit about In and there through h the room were sere I 1 lllian illian and her 10 loser er I 1 1 stood smiling mali us as the came for Irne c e I I when hen she wis as ne noir 1 er r enough h I 1 w anted to see on e c went sent to Ir Irs Bennetts hut but the maid slid you were ere here so sowe e followed foil 0 etl you iou ou Can Cnn you iou ou come 11 us 1 I was wis just goIn going answered ered ans eru tine but Lut wait and anti meet mut our friends j 1 hi hh I Is k my sister Miss lIss Mrs Sirs Irs I Iston ton ind Mr Ir Poole Lillian and Mon Monsieur leur lo Most lost me one aid ind Mr Ir V Iston of tile the Sun bun un and Mr Ir Underwood and Mr Ir and and and-and and this 1 Is Mr Ir who ho 0 owns n this eh chi 11 lace Ince And this Is Mr Ir MrsS Mrs Irs S Iston- Iston iston j Hie 1 he men hid Ind risen rl lIl and anti were fum Kling 0 over oer If time no acknowledgements led ments of the Introductions seemed the themo st mo most t composed person present ind no noone noone noone one could ha have hate c guessed that her knees were ere trembling e e wanted to get on If you ou and and III can come with sith Ith us sad I oring o while IllIe Mr Ir stood and regarded the ne newcomers comer C Cen en h Ill III come with sIth you ou but 1111 has hns hasan hasan an ena engagement nt before he returns return home Goodin Mr Ir thank you ou for time tile e She gl gave gate e her h hind md to her host hot and he put Ills his 0 os own a 11 li ii ind lOd on her lier shoulder to f steady himself I olin winced and scowled letl at this till contact but was n now no In complete command of her herself self and smiled steadily Mr Ir Poole s face his confusion did mild not nut may her lier Site blie he bade him an affection affectionate affectionate n ate te good night then turned to the others Good GOtI night all of you ou I in rn sorry to run rUl away u from my own o p put pirt but must stu start rt If you ou will e e cus c cure cUe c me- me me Good night ill III I 11 see you ou later tater Site blie e gel gave gae e III a luminous look 1001 lIe did not answer er but Jut f stared at tier her sl and she slie turned S sweeping her wrap about her lier Ing herself hersel III e ea ea ea a queen of or the realm and went off I blick bul bulk len Jet the his f fice Ice dark Ith fort fore 1 Down 11 0 time the wooden stairs they the pissed etl etlIn In complete silence A new n sed tit stood at nt the curb mind and I 1 orm In uma majestic jestie sperm silence a opened the ear car door doer for forthe or orthe the girls who ho tot bot In the hack hall seat lIe clo closed elI the door and tot ot In the dm 11 I h tr er s scat and und stated stalled the en engine lue and aid Ernestine Ernetine sat at close clo e to together gether In the thu warmth and comfort of the healed upholstered glass 1 I ru stine felt for time tile first time a homesickness for corn eom fort ort and coll convenience liy lay lIy didn t e III come conic with Ith us I 1 orul from the front frunt seat sert decided to he be frank loo lou 1011 could see ee that Mr Poole hud I been heen drinking too much couldn t you ou eU ell felt that he ou ought ht to tub take imam him home mind and see that he got tit till re safely lie often does that The re friends you iou ou know knots And you t think thick badly of Mr Ir Poole Iles lie Ii old and rea really II he lie Is a u wonderful Put Iut how about you ou 1 How toms would you hive hime e oot ot ot home Our coming coating atom ulon wua an accident Tucker would have hate taken tulen MP ime said Ernestine calmly Or time the the 1511 s or Monsieur Io III I d I rise e 11 gone home all nil rUit i i There lIere was sus a a u ill t-ill thence silence of 11 I l md J adjustment ibe ear car roller rolled along alon tile the quiet streets I 1 lien hen es e een everything ers en tJ thin ln s all nil ash ed edi r i 1111 III In in m Of Of Clur course l d ii I I 1 in so lad V II you lams HI come conic anti home 1111 lunch kith rn nm 11 loam t anti nn l UK mot lo- lo ti 1110 morrow r mend I Id let t me ime U hI I I you vou OU nil all our pl ins t III I II t c n t l m 1111 l I iii oty v I 11 II I Il ett l to tl t l II h ll nu 1111 I nt pr ter ably Ihl tin the Ie I e fH v i nr p nr a t 11 a mart nr its ll lute lUll I in J tired too Hut But I m so happy that I wonder If It I can be any happier Her lIer voice olce was bright anti and clear quill quick and anti competent tine remembered the tears and pas passion slon sion of her own en engagement n ement lou iou 1 ou w will iii be happy ul always ays nys You sill III she said aid with Intensity Time The left her at time the stone steps stepa and until she shu opened the door Ith her latchi L ey and disappeared Into the lark oark prison like house Then Lot Lor LorI LorIn LorIng I In Ing turned the car about and with Lillian at his Ills side started back north i cuddled a against him Oh Oh Oil lorrie I orrie she Slid sorrowfully she slie he isn t happy 1 ou know she Isn t t LIt It wouldn t be so bad for her hu to be poor If only he were nc good to her limit But you ou can cnn see that he ne neglects tier her If he cannot pro provide Ide for her tier decently he could tit Hl l Ie k 1st lie he a gentleman to her herBut But after all nil she has lias done for him he 11 its her Don t be disturbed about It It dar darling said l I orin In a n low olLe There s nothing we cm cum c do now v Only he be good gaud to her and wait walt for her to Waken In Mrs Irs Bennett s 5 boarding house climbed the stairs I slowly feeling herself weik Ith tame rage CHAPTER V The First Quarrel s anger and amid greens gre like a n bonfire The small front Loom r was as cold but hut she same w is unaware ware of Its temper iture or of the frost thick on the window en thing was wis IS fuel to the fame nunc which burned In her 1 7 1 he lie longer loner Will tie de tiela la laved ul the more her anger grew re Ills His cl aller treatment o of her tier could t tile ml 11 c her home I Mr Ir Poole needed him Mote Moie e than nn any thing timing eke de elsemore more she slie told her herself elf thin the hu of f fIr Mr Ir s scorn was ns this fact tint that Mr Ir Poole mattered more than she did She gl give gate e herself up to Iner in-er ns as asslie she lurid Ind kI n herself to lose lo love nb ill III hid haul neglected her lIe Ile hid ted humiliated her She bhe he knew V that she he would not hire hl cared for any an of It so much If she Slie had not been forced to see It through the horrified e eyes es of her tier sister ind Inti i I oring o ring fhe They rhey were ere Ing her hu now non She could Imagine lne I illian Ian s comments I om ing s sy s mpa mila th thy l 1 hat was as the cru crux of the whole hole matter nd mind Mr Ir Poole the vile site lie old drunkard I as as this the sort ort of friendship her marriage was as to bring her She Slie he had g given en up e eer every er thing for for e Ill Ill-esery everi er thing tiling 11 1 I 1 as as he to sacra flee nothing for her Could he not abandon this tills adoration of in obscene old mm mIn who happened to be n Q car cartoonist It w is ms not necessary for these gifted people to foregather In such a place Sh Slip She burned and bled us as she slie recalled s con contempt contempt contempt tempt That strainers should need to Instruct her tier as to her proper ilace- ilace bo So o absorbing were sere ue her thoughts so sow w rapped w is she In the resounding cadences of her 0 own n Inner tumult that she did not hear the outer door nor nor ills ill III s soft top step on the tt when hen at last lie he 11 came me Up yet Set 7 he tie asked Ld in n a hull hul hu l y w 1 ou should hl has e a been In bed two too hours ao ago Its It's cold lold old as ns the thede de 11 de hi outside But lint whits wint 3 s the matter kitten Arent you iou OU well Don t S si caL eak to meI me I s Slid mid anti and the fact tint that like hike site he had to tn 10 lower Lr her voice olce in on llera for people Iel bleeping pin on either tilde only ad led to I t er cr r l te e nut lint But rn stine Dont speak to me mel I she cried crieda again a aln and this time her voice olce was Vas clear I never neer ne er want sant ant to go so anywhere any here with you again Be Be silent hp he commanded In a olce low but stern and his eyes leaped back at nt her with Ith an anger equal to her own lIa Mane Have e you lost your our slits Shouting In this place in the middle of the J 1 night lIt Ernestine stood her mouth open n a little In amazement at nt his tone hot Bot words trembled upon her tongue Undress and get In bed said Will 1 What hat do y you ou mean menn sitting here sin without Ith out more clothes on In this Icy room Do you ou wish to harm yourself She laughed ou l ou are concerned about m my welfare elfare aren t you 7 she taunted him and for answer he her shoulders and gave gale a ae e her a quick little spike he demanded will you do as I say 53 7 She stood trembling fighting down downtime time tile stupid well ell o of tears reaching out after her departing an anger er 11 ill ill III her lier voice olce was tas as low as vital Ital as ns his hs own own- 0 own n- n nI I in rn In such a rage rne that I hire e not nt ot to talk to you lou can t treat trent me this tills way ay lou ou ou can cant t tIe Ie leave me to the courtesy COUI tesy of sti angers lou can cant t take tabe me to such where e theres there s drunkenness and Irn morality lou have lase ha e got to be a bet better bettor ter husband to me thin tint that I h rte 1 e given I en up e eer every er tiling thing for you ester you e you r thIn thIn- lien hen J you ou ire In lIc bed bod I Ili II talk tall to you ou he answered ered a as he lie threw thre ofT off his COlt and ind went scent ent to the wardrobe and brought her her warm m dressin dressing go goon n nightgown o on n and antl fur lined moccasins lie ITe undid the fastening of her dress and before she |