| Show l THE THE THE- HE- HE TANGLE LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN I 1 TO SYDNEY CARTON CARTON CAnTON CAR CAn TON CONTINUED 1 I put him up on the be bed beside l eslie and what do you think that blessed child said Sydney As If uncanny Intuition had ome come to him from out of ot the Cosmos he put his arms up and nd laid t them themon em on her soft breast and with never a aI aquiver I quiver of the brave little mouth he said Zackie going to tay lay with you always I you best of ot all Zackie best of all His Ills moist lips were held to hers ard with a sigh of ot satisfaction he snuggled close Then Thep the malign witches that stir the cauldron seeing that we were too happy tinkled a little telephone at the side of the bed Naturally I picked it up heard the tile voice Ot of t Karl Whitney and saw red I Immediately immediately immediately immedi Immedi- said Mrs Irs 1 Prescott Is la too ill III to talk to anyone That would have satisfied tho the man at the other end but I ought to have known it would not satisfy Leslie She asked me who It Jt was and 1 I did not answer anwer she snatched the telephone from m me and said Tell me what you ou want to know For a moment I was Syd I wont won't have you OU talking to that fellow Then to some question he asked caked she he said Yes dear She called him dear Syd The next thing she said was It was nas a very beautiful letter very letter very brave wry ry self f I haven't t h had hd rt time me Ste to show It to Jack but Im I'm going going- to to Again the malign fates Tates stirred the thed cauldron caudron d and I blurted e out o r have to show It very s for Im I'm going home on tonight's train Leslie said Goodby Ill I'll answer your ur letter tomorrow Ill say you wont won't was my ugly remark then my wife showed equal temper to mlle mine Ill say I will Im I'm tired of ot your sudden temper John Im I'm going to tobe tobe be le a free-born free white woman from now or ori Ive I've made all concessions possible Either you let me explain and you ou accept my explanation at its face value or we would better I agree to disagree Id better say good goodby by then I Isa sa said At that moment Mother H Hamilton mUton came to the tho door Jack your our father wants to see see you jou OU and I strode away The whole thing was on again As AsI I stumbled Into Mr 1 Hamiltons Hamilton's room roomI I said to myself that I would take the first train back to Albany Alban Agair the fates seemed to conspire conspire con con- on- on spire against me and it looks now as though I would soon be he moving to I do not think Syd that Father Hamilton will ever again get up from his bed Before I J left his room he told me that he doesn't expect to get well and you know when as brave a man as he says he has given up he has practically grac- grac lost the fight II II i iI I was greatly shocked whet I saw him and was not able to keep all of my concern out of ot my face He could hardly hold out a trembling hand hanel to me and spoke In a very weak voice as though to confirm what he saw in my race Yea Yes my bO boy I have come to the end of the wa way Except for my dear wife's sake I think I will be he perfectly content to go for I am tired and a long sleep comes with an appealing gesture toward me v I Even that short speech was al almost aS- aS most more than he could manage A Abruptly however he gathered strength My h bo boy bov be he said You ou must take over my business and carry carryon on after I am gone one Copyright 1924 NEA Service Inc Ine I Tomorrow The letter continued I |
