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Show 1" querea' haa aha saw anker Jordan "Ufa. whe kae earr Waaaaa etiub. aaada a. I lh atir, oomlne an the petk to aaa her. "How in eu da, Viae HalUe?" emlled Mr.. Jortl.n- "No. I'm not eomlns In. aow, thank 70V. - 1 ami to aaa If rou couia aoeaiblr make ana seem Is' laater Mtaa Belli. I fall la K" wltk Mra. Waiaon'a velret. Taa. It la Wau-Uful; Wau-Uful; aplaadid aivla, aarfact fit. ' Toy ihlak rou can. for Baaiar? Than Til coma In lha aiornlna to talk H evarr" A aaillli. uarot from Mtaa aallla. a faw plaaaantiiaa from Mra. Jordan, and that ladr aa baad4 lor Main atraat, anth aavar a (lanea at tha brilliant araaa ln la tha naM Mook. And Mlaa aallla, out oa tha varanda, aparulaiion rlfa la kar oraa. atanad I art.r bar. Mra. Jordan, who had ID.nl mada at Murray Trr.ll . whara tha mada ma woman had "da- ! Inad." had aakad liar I Mlaa SaJlla) to maka bar Ea.irr snl Wouid aha malia It T Would aha? Would aha aand Mra. Rank or Jordan up tha alala . taaiar mornlnc la ona o tba awallaat craatlona Milton Junction bad avar aaanT Would ahaT W.I I" "Hallo, Ballla!" A roloa at bar albow hroka In upon har a-a(atlc ravorla. Mlaa DalUaa haad awllchad around harply. "Oh. H i you!" ba aurrayad Jan. Baldwin coldly. t . ya. Il k aia. Cma la tba haek fat- .5. Tou d batter aak ma m. To don t r, want to. I know, but you'll fraraa bara, and I want to talk." . Whan thar wara In tha workroom aha han: "Wall. I want to har bar thumb larkrd In tha dlrartlon of lb; madam.1 "with tha voila. I'm aahajnad ol myaalf. I'U own up. Tou ousht to .how ma tha door, but avan you. aallla. If too aaw ma In that cinnamon lhln. would aar I'd ot mora than waa eooili.f to ma. Wb.B 1 think of Kaatar only two waaka off. and ma with tha haary aolo work at tha morning- aarrtoa atandlnt up In front looklna Ilka lha vary ld aoratch in that color, f faal " auddanly wara baaaacblna. "Hama. lor pllv'a aaka. fl ma up. will your Mlaa ballla had baan thlnklna rapidly. Only two waaka until Saatar. But aha would aand J ana Into tha front row or tha choir In a cr-ation that wnulj caua. Mra. waldon and Mra. Evanbody Jul who had proTart falthlaaa to wUh Mma. Pad4an "d .l(mln In Jarlrho. "Jan." aha ld nrlmlv. "imu don t da-aarva da-aarva It. but I'll fix. too. Com. In to. morrow affrnoon. Mra. Jordan. Jl,'w-i-omaa In tha momtna;. Now arootl l fnt aoma work o do' bft alona. Vlaa Ballla turnad lobar work tabia. Thara wara fa-hlon bonka 10 aat out. nattarna to look up. plann(n to do. an'1 " ., . Law offlraa of Jonaa Mortlmar yhar. tha ltar lar atarina uo at bar. nd Mia. a.llla atarad bark at It P1'-laa.lv. P1'-laa.lv. Tn.n aha hroka Into '' a"h. "Wall, foravarmora. If I ' ln to turn Jana down COM fed I" h.r and avara ona ala aaa that Hallla PHhatn waant ona lh-v ."d allrht. ovar on " alia aald BuVi' Inataad of t.l"n th-t .fn. 'm, ior..r at bar hark and call, J'" .Illy old thin. I am. 1t to a : abaad of that madam. "" n. inaakl. tak-har tak-har bark aaaln Wa'l nva r "lnd ' won t ao to rhurrh F-aata' ,"!:' ' not aaa a atltcb dona by Ballla Frldham. anyway" 1 THE EVENING STORY j BAXLDVS dbtiejchtation. (Copyright, WIS, by W. Warnar.) "Porevermore! wbo'a Jonaa A Mortimer Morti-mer T" Mlaa Sal Ma rrldham, alowly turalnt from her front djor, held off at arm lnnth tha letter the Brown boy had brou (flit har from tha poatoftVe. "Jonaa JL Ll.rllnar1 VaVabr K Aai rvt nf tham.' lonf. "Ton aaa, Jana, aha explained, 1 know evary blaad Una and curve in all the vomen In Ml I too Junction. Tou're ueed to m and I'm need to you. Now that oatiandlab cinnamon color ad a tuft yoj sot whan yon war np in the city would took like the very old Ned with your com pi ax 1 on. That madm would Kha waa In tba front room by tbla tlma. winch, by tba way. anawarad tha Mpla purpoae of rao.ptlon room. aaw. Ins room, and fjttlna room for allaa Sullla Prldham. dreaamakar. with tha land of tha anvelopa tora off. liar, tyaa wtflaned aoftly aa thay lit en tha Im. poalnc heaillnc. ' Law oflkta of Jonaa A Mortimar." In amaaemant her plane flaw down tha atraat. "Wall. I'll ba awttrhad!'' aha exclaimed at laau Than tha aaala read : "Mlaa Faille Prldhara, Milton June-lion June-lion Pear Madam: Br tba will of our lata client. Joalah Prtdham, wa baa to Inform you that you. aa only child of the uhly brother of tha aforeaald Joalah Pfid. tiam. ar. now eole owner of tha alx flat bulidlns at lha corner of Twenty-fourth ind fierMni atreela. thla city. The monthly revenue from aald building la Slftu. For yeara we have looked after the lata Mr. Prldham'a buatnaaa Inleraata and wa truat wa may be able to aer-v, you In Ilka rapacity. Verv truly youra, "JONES aV MOKT1MER." "Ruatnaae Int'araata of the late Mr- make It up for you, of couree. and tall you It waa 'beautiful.' I aay, Jana. have you siven It to to your niece yet? It'e olns to look areat with her reddleh hair and pink cbeeka. I aaked. 'cauee I klnda thouehl ahe'd be brlnclng It In. Eaatar beln ao cloae." Jane Baldwin colored alishtly. "No; he a aolnf that la. eha'a sot a blue, book hare. Pallia Prtdham. I waa told that cinnamon voile waa moat becoming to me!" Jane'a tone waa lefty. "Oh. la that aoT' MJea rally eyed Jane luatarleaa grm f .yea and drei complexion. "Well, trot It In: I'll make It up. You've fot to year It." She waa slaclna Idly through a new faahlun hook aa thay talked. After Jane left a atyle rauchi her eye which ehe "Juat knaa" waa the thins for Jane's nlace. "I'll 'mark that." aha thought. "She II leave It moat to me 1 alwaya pleaae her." Prtdltam," Miss hallle repeated slowly, "and no ona ever knew tha old skinflint had a red cent. Well" Of a suddeu the limp fljnire straightened. straight-ened. Aaata har eye went swiftly around tha room, where the empty table, the empty hooks, tha unadorned "form" bora mute wltneasea to a dearth of business. A little smile curled Miss Sallies drooolng Hps. 8 he looked down the street tu where a freahly painted ho u we bore on Its door a brass aim that xlltterel In the sunlight. Informing the liihuhttants of Milton Junction that Mme. Pnildeit lived within. Mme. Pedden had "clean turnad the Heii'ts" of the feminine portion of the lfHiulntlon si nre her arrival In town IP i lliiee monttlM before, alien ahe had aant ,M!t nnouiiemeitla notifying the ladlee or Milton Junction that for yeara ahe had al-Nlnl" for the escliiatve Murrav .t Tvrell a( New Vorki that ahe had Itiat raturnatl from tha "modlatee' " con vanllon In the eaat. and waa prepared tn turn ont aowne that would he marvela of atvle aud elaaance at lln larva type) rntee rhniael bv local rireeanmkera. . "I'm tha 'local ilreaamaliar'." arunfad Mlaa Hullla. "Kiinie ralaa. Indaad. Walt till them ihet'a fM,llah anouah to ha taken tn hv har euftooap nav for tha flndinea." Not that Mlaa Ha'lv really thon.ht har t uatomara would prove fahhleaa. '8Uy, for pity take." She but lha book an the table, walked uniii itti roister iury a montn off to tha window and there, rlntflntt Mm. Fadden's hell, with tt lone parcel by her side, stood Jane nlet-a. Miss Pal Ms looked at the slim flgura dasedlv until the door opened aiwj It disappeared within. Thrn sh iut dowu rather suddenly. ' We'll.1 7 she said. In a tUht Httlt voice, "I x pat-ted knocks from the new. woman, but bless ma. If 1 thought It would come from a Baldwin. I ll bet Jans hoppliif mad. I'll hall her thla afternoon when shea passing to the poawffle. If ahe doesn't atop.' But Jane did not pass. Instead, sitting sit-ting behind the curtain, Miss Sailte saw her. with a lone box in her hand, turn In at the medame'a Rnte. With Janes deflection Miss Ballla lost ; heart. It Jane Baldwin. her eld I friend, forsook har, how could aha hope to hold those whnm she had alas looked upon as merely customers? It aaa simply out of the question. Lines of worry ben to appear In Mlaa Sal-lie's Sal-lie's face- Whe thought te and less of Jane'a heartleeanaee. Ala thare loomed before her tha day when ahe would have to tap the bank account she had aided lo each month. In view of the day when the enow urnble f I niters would not be swlfi enough for exavtlns CU10lrier. "Never htard of them.' she came to a realisation of the faota thul fr werka aha almost hwd been Idle, when atuaya at the Caster sea son. she waa ao busy she had to have help. Jane Baldwin, until June's fathr -ame lu for s.'nia uion'. had hen her as MtsiHtvt, but Jsne had etuvk her rov up M thr ntvtv itientlon cf senilis;, hetnglna her KuHteT dreai. her full nit. and silk waist t hr frit-nd. Mlsa bullle. refusing to put a stitch lu t te.au-j she "ddn t have to." It waa with Jana Mlaa HaJMe had laushed at the advent of Mine. Paddea and rtM'koned the brass sln wouldn't be blaslns on tha old Women home very roeee iiea aaarw;i jraai w" xaaa i ij 'l tie on IU1 day the wonderful letter arrived from Jnnee Mortimer. The aiulla with which he surveyed Mme. fadden'a hou'e aftnr the aatoundlnit news had beet) fully grit sped wsa verv rsdlant. "To think." she Mild tn a soft little whteDAr, "that tt don't need to make a niKa of difference If 1 never run up a aaatn an si p. Why, good land. I'm better off than Jfa 8 tie gets twenty-five twenty-five a month from her pa, and here' Us- stare: 1 11 be betttng six times aa much. Hr evea crinkled up In motnen-tai-y bewilderment, then snapped tt-umphently. tt-umphently. "If If only." breattilafl, "some of them have to rnie bak to me. tf the mndame woman don't suit won't It just th-kle ma lo nleeee ttt up and sv: "Jane Baldwin. Mia' Waldon or alia' Someone fclee. I have-retlred from bust , neea. 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