Show 00 The Evening Telegrams Telegram's Daily Short Story THE SIX YEARS By LAURA KIRKMAN Ight ht 1814 1914 by th McC McClure re rc Newa- Newa i pap piper paper r Sy Syndicate wa raB I no embarrassment In Mn face tace a as she she- he pour poured d a a. cup o ot of Tor the girt girl from home the girl who d een reen Tier her In her hour of ot dee deepest hu hu- I illation I 4 And Aud how Is Is' Geor George 7 she asked frank frank- r to pronounce her husband B Bim im me a a. a though It were cere that of or any lend Jend Maud Radway Raday started j uI I believe hes he's well she he Mid eald guard guard- ly 1 though I seldom see ate him He HeL Heon Heon L I O on his farm tann most of the Ume time 4 And d your Amy went ent on theder theer the theer der er woman swiftly seeing the girls Kin's jb Is 1 she ehe well too At tho the mention of ot this name narno Mauds Maud's res re snapped e Yea Tea es she's well eU she ehe answered Jy Iy 1 but sites abe going coins to marry marr- that rank Collier that Collier that drunkard She's Shee silly nough to think she abe can reform him ih he be words WOd froze on her JI lip lips lips- Sho Sha had forgotten for tor the tho Instant that Mrs Bancroft Bancroft Bancroft Ban Ban- croft had md married a drunkard r But Edna Bancroft was wa neither hurt ut nor nor angry She smiled kindly Into the tho lrI's horror struck face tace Let LeL her marry him she ahe said Mid frankly Jfe ren li never reform without her lir help perhaps with It lie he can Just because my trial failed there Is no rea reason n to believe that hat hers will Maud Jaud was wa a She marveled t t the ho womans woman's oman frankness But Bui sho he was wae yet Jet to marvel sun still more What l I 1 III Ia went ent on Edna Bancroft And It might as ae well be brought out Into trite the daylight ht Anyway AnYay It will wm do doam dome dome me am good to talk The reason I couldn't George was that I 1 got hold of ilm tm too late he lie was waa be beyond ond reform Te e always 81 made me think of a a. piece of ot oth which once must have been fine tine nd ind delicately I colored but hut which had haden Jen en Into the hands of un unskilled dress dress- kers who marred and soiled and mist mis- mis it t him bun When I married him ho he was a garment bungled beyond repair She Sho got got- up now With reminiscent eyes l he be wandered to the window And yet ct ct she hc went On staring down a at t the street Id do It all nil aller fier er again Id I'd man marry many h him m again know know- c this trus for or those first elm elx years rears when was trying Maud Radway rose Tears ing nl h her r eyes She he hoped Mrs Bancroft uld understand that her train left lett In Inen aS 1 teen een en minutes that she he simply had to but whether wh she did or not riot Maud had to tell her liar She Sho was thankful en men en she was aa out In the hall with the theor ther r or r closed between n them IOn fOn the other othor aide of ot the dosed door na na stood a moment with clenched mils then bending wearily p up imp f r She at f-at down beside her rk ork table Desperately t bhe tried to tous us UJ her lier thou thoughts on her hr work vorI on on th the Irk mice dress she was WM making for or Miss 11 and the evening wrap for fot Mrs on rein on the time triumph of having ha uc- uc transplanted a business from to New York 1 ut Iho ho failed miserably to govern go her All he could do was saH to hold the tho oft dance frock material and think what would ouid re result ull If sho she went went to him she idie shenk he enk her liar head into the soft soft- fabric and rl rh l. l Ami mJ Ma Maui Maud u o on a train flying back bacle to was crying too Bancroft shall know kno juit j how hown I f n monster he Is 18 she bile vowed owe dazedly s she lic seemed tu nn find Jorgo G go as he wax was In the time ears when lien he lie wn was to trying Ing As M III Ill tell him him In In a round round- bout wa way vay of course but Ill I'll tell him u 1st l how Q she ahe eels fools about thing II hum II hall laII Know kno how liow helpless h a thing he ho has lias Wh h n n. aIm reached cached Greendale tead r r iu ii him hilim slip took a luuk hak to farm farni Reform work not nol a caUl call she ehe explained to the tho hack driver whose wife belonged to Mauds Maud's sewing club and nd who was therefore a n person worth explaining ex ex- to George Bancroft was eating dinner when the he be arrived I 1 wont won't keep you a minute she ehe taM iila with feigned friendliness I 1 Just Jutt drove I out to ask you jou a a. question Would you ou ou beso be beto to so kind as 08 to let me hire hiro the time young joung manon manon man on your our place lace who I hear Is Is' Is Isable able t to tune tuna pianos plinos M My pan piano Is frightfully ou out of tune and tho the traveling tuner doesn doesn't t come until October you OU know If course coure coursel said II the man cordially Id be b. only too glad to MJ MIllS a Radway Badway You shall ha e him Tonight she cried Oh how lovely Then I can cnn try my mr new music over to to- to night You flee ce I vo 0 been In New York all day buln buyIng music music for for a n church perform per per- form and and Im I'm simply crazy to try It AR A Ai she hoped at tho time mention of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York a change P passed SI ov over r the tho mans man's fac face fa A keener look came Into hi his eyes Sit down ho begged hastily Dont be In a n hurry Id I'd like to lear mear about No New York York York-If If It has hns changed since I 1 saw It and all that Gladly she sat flat down With a feigned carelessness she passed her hand wearily over her head anti and said paid Im afraid I h cant can't toll tell you jou OU much about the city I didn't h JJ nc c any ammy time to waste Vaste admiring it I was too bus busy rushing around doing shopping and seeing fleeing my my mr friends B By the tho way was I 1 saw flaw your Our The effect upon him wa was waR electric He half started from mis 1115 chair Edna escaped him Involuntarily In Sho She nodded lI lightly And Miss Tre on and Mrs Bourke too toe You remember But she got ot no further Yes yes but Edna said Bancroft sharply Tell mo me about her In his excitement he h rose from his chair and began beJan pacing the tho floor Ioor His hands bands clinched and nd themselves as he went onIs onIs on Is she well he threw out testily as though commanding a child chUd Maud took her cue of or stupidity She stared at him in a n bovine half startled wn way Yes and she asked after you too Rut But I think Id I'd better go Good night Mr Bancroft Sho She made a quick motion motion mo mo- tion as It If to go Bancroft Intercepted her He barred the time door calmly Youre going soing to tell mo mc what Edna said MId about me first he ho said uld sternly Sit right down there thoro Maud Radway Badway and andell tell ell me ever every word But sho she sho ahe wouldn't like It She didn't think Id I'd tell anyone He lie stared at her bor sternly Go on ho prompted Its perfectly dreadful Mother alwa always s e t I cant can't keep anything Well Yell she Just asked asle after you you and said that said that Is hI la when I told her tier that Amy was going to marry Frank Fronk Collier she Collier sho said Let Lot her do lIo it Perhaps she can ran help him Anyn Any Any- way n Id I'd go tI though It all again for those six abc Ix years cars when wen ho was trying Edna Bancroft's voice olce was hoarse hoarle He Te ank tank Ino mo a R choir chair Ho tie co covered his face Cace ace with his hands hand He had forgotten Maud Maud wH'S ni talking to Edna only h l dna na Im I'm coming Im I'm going to tor tr try r again If to Ings all all- you jou ou ask Edna t I ran can do that thaU Silently Ma Maud Ud ro rose e and tiptoed to a deak Mrs Bancroft Amsterdam aye ave nu nue uc sho alie lic w wrote tc on a s o of paper papel Th Then Then- I not looking bac sho tiptoed out lY |