Show I. I Alicia Hammersly A Woman Who Wouldn't Remarry 5 By idah ldah McGlon Gibs Gibeon n J. J Tb n. Tk ole l ur Wr i r I I I 1 Alicia Hammersly nee flee Alicia Atwell and commonly called All Ails Allx I is telling the absorbing ab ab- story of oC her girlhood 1 She Is en engaged engaged tn en- to Ballet Hallet On the tile mornIng morning morn- morn Ing Ins of her wedding day ilay she wonders whether er she he really knows the mari man she Is to marry Alicia's thoughts thought lead lea her to seek her mother for tor consolation She finds her mother In the attic s seated sted be before Core an old trunk which Is filled tilled with memories As Alicia enters her mother Is fondling a pair of baby shoes Alicia's mother nother consoles her herand herand herand and points out the great happiness to be found In a marriage based upon understandIng understanding understanding under under- standing but bet warns Alicia that It la is something something some some- thing very different from the day lay dreams of an engaged girl Alicia meets Nell ell Marshall Mar liar shall an old sweetheart of ot Hals Hats The months roll by and Hal Is devoted an and re regretful regretful regretful re- re by turns turm A child Is coming to Alicia and Hal 1151 and sIlo she goes home homO to be with her mother BABS BAB'S IDEAS DEAS OF MARRIAGE I did toot not have time to think much about what mother had said to me for forI I was wa glad to get back home amon among the friends of my girlhood that I could do I nothing hut but talk of them I never knew how dear my girlhood friends were until I tried to make mal new rew ones in a strange place All my old friends Including Duane came to see me and he was quite as flattering as ever I found that I liked ed compliments even en when I knew they really meant nothing except an agreeable agreeable agree agree- a able le sound Bab was up In arms the moment Duane Informed us that he had come corne purposely to call upon me and that he expected to monopolize my attention until 1 should return No one knew that thit I was expecting a ft baby and naturally I did not tell them but the next morning Bab said I Just cant can't see what Alix wants with my property Mother was present when she said this and was quite shocked Hush she commanded in a horror stricken en tone Are jou aou ou and Duane engaged I asked Not yet jet et but soon interrupted Dart Bars if flab Dab can make him ask her I tell her no man wants to be bp run after the way she's running after Duane but she wont won't take m my ray advice You think youre you're awfully smart dont don't you vou Bart hart with your jour our world the air How long since you jou OU have become a bachelor of age and indiscretion Duane I Is very devoted to me ml Alix when youre you're not around He has hs dropped all the other I married women of his ac acquaintance and al I am sure that that he be Is now now- thinking of marriage eventually I If eventually why not now said Dart Bart Oh shut up cant can't you jou ou exclaimed BahWell Bat Bah Well Im I'm telling you Just the same was Barts Bart's parting shot as he started out of the room I wouldn't ask any girl to marry me if ff tr I thought she was I I leading me into it I She will never be looking for you jou ou to ask her Bart so you jou ou need neld not worry Do you jou ou care very much for Duane flab Dab I asked that night a as she came Into my lay room to brush her hair and have a n cozy corner chat with me Yes I think I do she answered but it seemed to me me- that there was an element element ele ele- dc- dc ment meat lof cf doubt in her voice He is the best beat catch in town Alix Mix And I believe that I could be a as happy as the average married woman If I should marry Duane Any man whom I did not actively dislike and nd who had money enough and Inclination inclination inclination tion to give me all the things that Duane can would satisfy me Why Bab flab It seems to me that's a aven avery avery very ven sordid Idea I never thought little sister that you jou ou would talk like this I I dont don't consider it sordid Its It's Just sensible Mighty few girls understand that there is a great eat difference between love and marriage Personally I have a feeling that I wouldn't be bevery yen er very comfortable comfortable com corn if I should become greatly Inlove in inlove love hove with some Iome man I have found that thatto thatto thatto to be loved is much pleasanter than to love Why Alix you jou ou were desperately in love with Hal when you ou ou married him but I 1 dont don't believe you have been as happy as you expected to be If you jou OU were you ou OU would not be making visits home so 50 often And I dont don't see any great I anticipation of the postman's ring on your our part when you are here But I re remember remember remember re- re member distinctly how before you jou ou were married married jou you tou could hardly wait walt for the I snail mall man when Hal was out of town for twenty four four tr-four hours Well ell there ther is a different feeling now no Bab flab I acknowledged After marriage you jou OU are absolutely sure There Is something some some- thing thing- about the marriage e tie which Inman in inmany inmany man many ways makes ou j-ou u understand that you jou OU and your our our husband are one Whatever h Hal may be thinking however much he may neglect me he cant can't get rid of me rae without a great deal of trouble Would you jou ou want to keep him if you jou OU I knew he did not want wane to stay asked Bab curiously I do not know I answered You see I am still sure that Hal wants to I sta stay I said this with a sigh because I did not want to tell m my little sister as I still thought of her that I had not had hada I a word from Hal since I had come home and I 1 was beginning to be very much worried v Surely Sureh he would have hae written Ithe if It he really cared I Just then we heard the postman's ring Bab Hab looked at me expectantly I did flot move Tomorrow Two Tomorrow Two Letters I |