Show e fTI J r1 7 uN1 WT A 1 J t BY ZOB ANDERSON NORRIS Thoy bad ransacked their brains Cor cruel things to say to one another for It is to those W o love that wo say the cruel thlncsaid were still By and by CarlotUt stood loll Is evident said she that It la I ImpoESible for us to live together any longer 1 am going For reply Jack ijtiawcd at the end of an u nil ten ted cigar She walked to her dresainc tablo and nptjnlns tho drawer began to take out littlo thlnga haudkerehlufs laces frill frails and lay them In a heap Afterward After-ward opening a basket trunk l he Placed thorn in Its tray lifted it out took down skirt after skirt from hooko in the wardrobe and packed them carefully care-fully ono above the other until tho trunk was full Once as ohc passed him on her way from the wardrobe to the trunk he light at her skirt At the same time there camo an almost Imperceptible whisper of Darling She slopped a moment wideeyed and breath ssa ihor went on packing Vhcn uh had sot into her traveling drees locked the tvunic and fastened the clasps of her handbay who turned a cljjl profile to him will you order the carriage for meZ she Inquired Obediently he pressed the button and eravej the order It was Ions before the boy was at the door again The carrlngc Is l ready he announced an-nounced suavely I Jack took his hat I will see you to it said he no lltely Carlotta clasped tense fingers on his sleeve Jnck she cried breathlessly arent you rolns with me He looked down upon her In some gurpriEc I Going with you he repeated But t 1 thought you were leaving me Carlotta Car-lotta She clung to his arm She laid her white cheek close against his sleeve So 1 am she stammered but how can I drive Dom the hotel to the station sta-tion alone 1 have never clone It Its a long way Then the train to New York Its longer Then the ferry and and everything Jack gave vont to a slight whistle as he put on his hat descended to tne carriage car-riage got in with nor and drove off through the green woods surrounding the hotol Ktallonward Carlotta ant back listless her hands in her In p I shall take my old name of Far rlngton she decided Jt Isnt necessary neces-sary to be known by your name any longer It will only complicate matters mat-ters Besides 1 prefer mine Check the trunks by that name and they neednt know Ive ever been married The trip was made in comparative silence yhe sighing now and again and he watching her pensive profile outlined against the window uf tht ear If I should come after you he asked would you come back home with me some time or other Carlotta Great tender eyes turned on him and a I hand nestled Into his served as an I Gvor He wan about to say Then why go away from me now but reflecting upon the inexplicable flight of wom I ans reasoning the contorUonllke twlat and quirk of her whim refrained At the station on the Long Island I Fide ehe otood by while he cheeked herb her-b g gc V hat vas the name you gave she gcnped Farrington he answered explaining explain-ing Tour name You told me to give l that you remember Oh she panted walking along by his side to the boat her tearful eyes fixed earthward It is I ay if 1 were I drowning trying to catch at a rtraw and finding none I am lost Lost Oh Jack liow could you give that name when I belong l to you when I am your wife I And very humbly he answered her I once again You told mo to Car lotla I She was so white that when they had crossed to the New York side It waiii with some fear and trembling that he I I said to her Shall 1 leave you now CarlotUi She roused herself and looked about her herI I feel so helpless she faltered face lo face with these frantic cabmen theso ruahlng people these hurrying streo cars I never could find my way to the house alone I know I couldnt Where are you going To a college friend Mrs Strange She lives In a private boavdSniyhouse I hate a private boardinghouse somewhere some-where on Eightyfifth streel Here lathe I la-the address Find the place for me I Jack Ill never find it He called a hansom and took her to the door on the sill of which the stood LOng with her lingers i Shall we say goodbye Carlotta he asked I Goodbye Is such a final word Eho sighed It means forever But whon people Separate he queried r quer-ied isnt Ij forever A I She bit her lip I It frightens me the words came hurrying that word forever Arent there other words Au rcvoir Auf Vlcdprsehen They mean till some happier time Thcydont mean foiever Oh Jack let us say Juf wledtraehon And lets not ay It row out here in thu broad light lor thin guplng day I cannot bear It Com back at t I and say it lo me I I Will you 7 I hI will assented he and left her I 1 Mra Strange was not In She watched I j him round the conibi then went to lorI lor-I tom to wall for her return In the meantime another room wan being prepared pre-pared for her She piiced up and down I thinking At one time her race was while At another It Hushed pink to I the roots oC her hair Nervous trcm bltng shook her frame j I After what seemed an interminable i length of LIme her friend earno homc I Shr ran into her arm j 1 havrj lofu J iflU uhc obhcd ve I niiuncclud Uf paid mion cruel thing I I couldnt endure them and io I have I jcft him I Mrs Slrnijge soothed h2 I Parted from him forever she nuca I lloned Never lo FCC him again 7 ChurJotta put ltr from ht r sharply I Fortjvtr she oolalmod Why will you help the word to haunt me Yea f shall aofi him again IJc is I coining back at 4 > oclock to sey goodbye No I correcting herself not goodbye but wledcrsehen Then she took tot walking the floor t again her eye off yonder Mrs Strange sitting wondcrlngly apart looking at herSoon Soon there followed a luncheon it which Curloltn was introduced as Iis3 FtnJn ton according to progrnY > ivic her trunlcs arrived addressed In like manner eo that to all Intents and pur poses she had practically commenced anew a-new career under now name condition and auspices Then a clock on a mantelpiece pointed point-ed to 4 I Carlotta had spent long hours before her mirror making herself beautiful Not since her girlhood hud she taken I such excessive pains with her personal appearance She had discarded all color and dressed hcrarlf simply In white She had tied velvet of dull black at hem throat and waist and a bow of It In her hair Now shu sat at the window win-dow of her room looking out on a green purk and waiting As the hands of the clock passed 1 and pointed to 5 feat ciept to her SAt S-At 0 Impatient to the point ot madness she ascended to t her frluidii l room ana sat there trying to force light lalk Jicr heart In her shos At ten minutes after G1ong leisurely mlnu tcsthc Lov came to the door Thore is l a gentleman below miss 1 I said he His name Is Mayfalr He says he wants to see his wifc A riudden Joy swept the fear from Carlottas eyes Its Jack she cried and ran past the surprise oC the boy down three flights of stairs to the parlor and him She leaned ecstatically over him Come to ray room she whispered and taking him by the hand led him to It closed the door pushed him to a couch and flinging herself on her knees before him clasped him in her arms Oh oh oh she cooed Im bo glad to seo you Im so gRid to see you V hen you think you arc never to ice a face again nmltnen to see It Oh oh I thought you wore never cornIng corn-ing beloved I walled the hoot T l have looked at the clock and looked at It until un-til Its a wonder theres any face left And then u caiuu When I thought you were never coming you came She pushed the hair from his forehead fore-head throw back her head and devoured him with her eyes I had forgotten how beautiful you were she rambled on When two are constantly together they are apt tofor geL It takes a little lime uf separation to bring back the preciousness And you came back to me lie released a hand and took out his watch But I must 50 now dear he told her l gently Hli I want to make my train She caught at him with tender startled star-tled hands Go Jrck she repeated Go where Why back to the hotel in Long Island Isl-and where I came from of course Carlotta Car-lotta And leave me here He shook his head Carlotta he remon tratad you forget that it Is you who are leaving meThere There came a knock at the door Carlotta Car-lotta rose her finger to her lip rushed forward and opened it fractiqnof an Inch I fro Strange stood without Come In said Corlotta opening It wider She entered Her fhce was flushed her eyes angry Youve got me Into a lot l bf trouble Carlotta she began without more ado The bell boy has gone lo the landlady with a pretty story that a man by the name of Mayfalr called forhis wIfe ami that Miss Farringlon ran down to the parlor and took him up to her rcom The thing naturally amazed her Shy immediately sent for me lo explain How could I explain You were MIsS Farrington and yet here is your husband hus-band In your room Carloila spread out her hands Havent you lived at hoarding houseo long enough to conjuiv up some story that will do demanded she Think ilrs Strange thought 1 Shall we tell her thoro In some mistake mis-take about the name she nuked That it la Mrs Farrington and not llps Farrlngton But Farrington wasnt the name Jack sent In It was Mnyfair Shall WO tell her that Jack Isnt you husband then No emphatically He Is my husband hus-band When you have left him he ceases to be your husband docMcd Mrs Strange Eut if j ho Isnt yourhusbtind what earthly business has he in your room Cant you see how the thing queers me My friend an minarrled girl who hurries a gentleman to her apartment and closes the door an him A woman who calls hLricIf JliBs with a man visitIng her who calls himself her husband Carlotta went over and stood by Jack Who calls himself her husband she smiled Who Is her husband Laying two hands on hin shoulders she bent over him and kissed him on the eyes And he Isnt going back anj where and have l hor here In this hot stuffy city ell by hyrselt She Is going with him Mrs Strange sank into a chair in a slate of collapse Then why in the name of heaven she commenced and stopped at the up lifting of Curlollas hand Hush she admonished and go to work on that story or the landlady cars Tell hor the names got mixed It was Mrs not Miss Tell her wo have nuddenly bcn called away to see a sick friend In Boston or Chicago or IxalamaKOO Tell her not to bother her head about his being in my room because be-cause that is his place Facu the t muFle if you want to ard tell her the truth That Ive run away froni my husband and now Im going straight back with him agaIn Tell hor to rush I that foil talc boy up hero for my trunks in half an hour exactly Theyll be quite ready then Tell ler any rlgmaiole you like and welcome so 1 go back home and stay with Jack where I belong The door closed with Carlolta nettled on the couch close to Jack She wound her arms about his neck and lay her cheek on hit shoulder Well let J bygones be bygones wont ve she VhlspentJ her eyes big with content and nothing we say to each other counts when we arc un ry does Il It Is Just us If It had never been said saIdN Nothing counts said he when ware w-are angry i Halt u day waa plenty long enough 1 njie wont oi whlanorJng 0 ahow me what Ufo would bo without you T couldnt live it Thu I Is nil I could nt live tHe t-He bent and kim d her 1 hair And so Cavlotta he l Honed youll promise ma that whenever you run uwny from me yoijll unys take mo with you the saujc as today Sjio laapcd I her arms UgjH rprosEod hem check close to his and laughed St Louis Mirror I J |