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Show j THE TANGLE 4 : s : LONO OtSTANCC CALL rOH Ll. Lit paeacOTT . from jomn PRCtCOTT. - MTav this Is Mrs. trails PraeML - e e 'Tea.Jcha, ar, this J ls.w e - e e Oh, rm all tirht. My vol may sound lonely. That's an." . . e -Your mother la all rlfht. 8h up up and dreaaed and met me at the door when I arrived. I cannot un-deratand un-deratand why alias Bradford sent for you.' - e - -"Oh, Mis Bradford Is with hor. flhe'a a OBt.' , e .' 'l doa't think It la ncary for you to com, aa I'M leav her not later than tomorrow night and com horn. e - o ',- e l haven't told your mother yet I'm going." e e ,.e'.j Tm ylad. dart (nr. you ar lonely I am so unhappy without you I oould cry." e e - ' e ' - e "I'll telesraph yoa whon I'm coming. com-ing. T lore you always. Good by, dear heart." J Cnvratln lnaVrtntly Over. I j heard by Leella Preecott. Whll I Telephonlna. . twn Mrs. y LMaeyv Aid FraaaaM i- 1 ellla radfer, . L I I i Mrs. Prcott "Who Is Teatl telephoning tele-phoning toT I did not .know ah knew anyone In thla town," Prlacilla "Bh la talking t hr huahand." Mr. Prescott "Toa surelr cannot mean ahe I talking over th phon to Albany? What foolish extravagance extrava-gance I' lTUcllta "Mr. Preott called ft He evidently wanted to know how you were. She told htm you were well enough to meet her at th door when she arrived." Mr. Preacott "Oh. ah mutt not tell htm that! It win give John wrong tmpreaalon; he will think I have not been 111 at all. Is John coming com-ing down to aoe m." Prlecllla n think not: I heard Mrs. I;ell Preacott any that ah did not think It was neceeeary. Mrs. Preacott "Go t her at one and tall her that I want to e my son" Priecllla "She has vtdently fln-lshd fln-lshd telephoning. Mr. Preacott "Of cowree ahe would keep him from me If possible. I am th unhappleet of women, for I have learned that when a man tnarrle he la forvr kt to th mother who bore him." Prtacllla Ter Mrs. Preacott. pleaa don't think thin would be the am with all women whom your soa mla-ht have married." Mrs. Preacott "OH. dear Prlacilla. why did he not marry you?" Prtecilla "I waa not thinking of myeelf; I wa only thinking of you." (Coaveraatlon at ope abruptly aa 1all entera the room where the two women wer talking.) (Continued tomorrow.) |