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Show I SIN FOR SHORT I I Taletm Petri, ky VW Hwnf , I aiAPTrnTianTr rovn , I Thar rama a nay. n af Ika maat aritinf af kar hit. whan Bin laok Iwa Uny aiaa frn kar kad t a 'rhair. t'ollafting Inta II aha twv-ar twv-ar har fara wdh har hand and aohhad with rahaf. I Har I.,, wrr. a. w.ak aa w.l.r lalinllaaimal aaa41aa had rlckd ypwara fram lha hattoma af kari faat. hut aha had alood an Iham. ' had atraifhttnad Ha full knth Halting lha lalapkana. aha rallad; David, with Irara airaamin downj 'har rhaaka. 'Tavi4. I'm aa happy I hart'l talll yaw ahwut lu 1 Jul lakan tw alapa I Ha did not fall kar Na mattar , how kuay ha might k. Pand alwart' mail har faal that Iht moat Impor-tant Impor-tant roacara af hi life waa kar 'waifare. Thai night ha krought a ring and , Inalaiad that aha wrar It. Tha atona. a aqua ra ml rmarald. had ka-langad ka-langad I hia mothar. Cynthia had earn II many lima aa tha aMer woman'! hand, kul Ih aatling waa naw. FrrtUrr Than Rra Tha would hara wantad yoa In, hava II Iavid whiaparad, kiaaing II i an har Ihin hand. I "It a lha maat kaaullfiil ana I'va irvar aaan." aha cried. 'But do yau think I ahauld wrar It hrfore I'val krokaa my engagement la Jim 7" 'Why aal?' k demanded. "Anl irngagimenl nhah mean no mora. than youra aerma te ia not an ta- gagament.' I Naverthelaaa. aha dreaded tailing I 'Jim ahout it. If aha elill had keen' , htlplaaa U would kar a kaaa aaaiar karauaa than aha wauld have peat ronarieua af hia gratitude. Bui knowing Jim aa aha did aha Imag Ined tha eight of her reetared It health wauld riia hia Intereet. ftaat and aauriehlng faod com' hined with kapplneaa kad mad hal prattler lhaa aha had aver heat kefar. Her akla waa aa dellratel) ranaparent aa a while roeo-leaf fcruahed and ehampeaed. ahono llki molten ropper. Her narrow greet eree. no longer enigmatic, war Mk lighted randiea. It waa twa weak aiara kar apr alien. Twa waaka el are Jim kad tefl lha hoepltal promiairtg la eeo lh doctor, wkrn k telephoned that k waa ho'h. Hitarow aoundad tlre and anfamlltar. nin felt na aanaa af Inllmary wllk Ihu) man wha had written har onli twa ertef nata during hia entlrt aharnra. T conceal har lack el feeling aha cried: -Oh. hallo Jim' did yau get fcnene?" tVa Vaej Mlndf Xaat night, ka admitted, adding 1 would hare called yea aaaner hut I kad aa much to do I couldn't hava aeen yea and I didn't want jrev I ha upael." Cynthia tmlled. Thia wool make what aha had la tell kiai aaaiar. htuihe much aaaiar. "1 II ka up Ihia evening" ka con. Ilnued. forgetting to aek If thli wauld k convenient for ker. "Ton raaiiaa. I aorev that wha I want lo ( hiraga I had no Idea It would ka for eo long Wat ha defending klmeelf ar hU neglertT Haw relieved ha waa going .la ka aad kaaa aaeptioed to fro1 too 1 Ike operation kad been performed wllh out kit aaeletanea, flnaaclal or , etharwlae. Rm telephoned David. Jim ka coming tee Hit lanighl . Do yo mind" "Of couroa I mind ha aaid rheer-, rheer-, fully. 'Bur you don't feel yeureelf, elipping'" , . Hm dangaaed ikat. ah lawgnod i , "Only I do hate la hava a ecene I , Then why hava eneT" Datrldl p eaked. "Juet be bualneaallke ebeul R Ih way k baa been witk you." Rrlrtil Ma I Thi gave her aa Idea. It wauld ' he eeaier If Jim didn't knew aha 'I waa elmeet wall enough le leave the I hoepltal Why not let kirn think the wa Hill at helpleet at tht kad ' keen, whan he had gene away? Thia Involved a effort en her 1 part. Rh would be la bed at that ' hour, and la lha electric light ha might net be cnciu of the change In bar. If k waa, ka mad aa men-lion men-lion of It. Kiaemg ker an tha ekeck a k had aver mr the kad bo a Injured : he aaid. "I euppee yea thought I ! bad ran aut oa yea T wondered lean." aha cenfeeeed I Jim pored the floor like ea anl-ma anl-ma I which had keen trapped. Tva keen thinking thinga over and I'v decided I give y the money for your operation " Thai good ef you, Jim, kut I "Jtial a moment." ha Interrupted. I I'm giving it la yew wllh the aa-J aa-J demanding that you releaae me , from any further claim. Rin g taped, "Too mean yea want t he released re-leased fraea our engagement oka demanded. lie fared her with fear wrlllaa la (vary line of hia diMorted. I Waa Wrong "Pleaae.ke reasonable. Cynthia' I lold you long ago that I dimply cannot bear the tight af paia ec ill-1 aeaa la any form. It deee aomeihing ta me I can't ea-plala. Thai a why t thought I aa longer loved Sauna, kut I waa mlataken. "MiotakeaT" the repealed, determined deter-mined le learn hia aide af K before aha committed heraelf "Ye, berauae now that aha at wall 1 again I feel lha aame way I did about her In tha flrat place. j Bin longed te laugh, but controlled heraelf. I "And how doe Raima feel about il "Rhe la willing tt take ma hark' If you will releaae me. Oa the condition of couree, that I pay for the operation." "That won t be ncreaaary, Jim "You mean you don't have la hava II T" "I've had II. and II wa a lucre. luc-re. I'm leaving Ih hoepltal to-! morrow. He tank Into a chair and wiped, the a treat from hia brow. "But you aaid ka kad t bav eaak for R W kal a Mlalakrl Ha did "Who paid foe It T" he demanded Foe the flrat time aha permuted heraelf la am lie. Dimple tugged at har mouth and mad tempting little hollow la her cheek. "My fiance." aha announced, attending at-tending the hand which were the emerald ring. "How do you Ilka UT" Jim etared. "ll'a beautiful." he admitted. "But I at 111 don't underaland unleaa you mean that fellow from home." "That a right." aha aaaured him. "We've both been fortunate, Jim What a terrible mlataka It would have bean If wa hadn't known our own heart until after wa ware married mar-ried " "It might have been different If we had married when wa flrat fall in love," he auggaated. "No! Rooner or later wa would have diarovered that wa ware not meant for each other. David and I have mare In common than you and I could ever have. I Imagine it a Ih aama with you and Sauna." I I Dent Agree "Rht'a elder than yau. Haa more pot and underaland me better," ha explained. "8c I ma haa til lha eualiUae I lark. Yen and I art too much alike, "You may (kink eo, but I dlaagree with him." Blan cried happily, relating re-lating lha c on v treat ion to David, "-he had telephoned him at toon a Jim left and h rueked te the h capital ca-pital to tall bar goodnight "You are no more like that pampered pam-pered play-boy than 1 am like hia charming girl-friend." he declared. "But Helm a really la charming. David. I could ace It even in IP brief glimpae I had of her." "I don't believe a word of II," ha retorted, holding her cloae lo him. "Do you realite that thia la your laat night In tha hoepltal? I'm coming com-ing foe you tomorrow at 1 o'clock." "Where are you taking me?" He gnnned. "Ta Mra. Buddlngtnn'a. I telephoned tele-phoned today and aha will have your old room ready for you. Bin alghad, but It wa a alga of happinraa. 'Even Mra. Budding! on' will erem Ilka a palace to m after thi," ah admitted. Continued Wednesday) (Copyright. 1JT, for The Telegram) I |