Show The Th Scent of Sweet Alyssum By JOSEPHINE S. S BROOKS DROOlS z ti tCo r LYDE ro Alice AliCeA r rA A 1111 flush mounted to both faces of this I couple e now nov planning to separate n a superb pair The th woman was lS speaking I just man mailed ll you ou a mm note not Clyde to com come over over- tomorrow even evening n I l' l thought wed we'd better settle lettle on on that that I Is clio Clise se the mementoes each cacti prefers You may lIl have Urt choice except except- ro Alice l ce The he mans man's breath caught aught sharply You'll Yo Connie come Clyde Oh Oli yes Jes eagerly Im o on m my to now now but I will be back hack In time Sine She he- he turned to logo go u. u Alice Ure T r TYes r Yes Yrs vii r I 1 tt It Ill I I Alic If I ir If you'd ou only only only- he lie Je stam stamn The rime wife put pint up n a warning finer finder Good Ill I'll see you ou tomorrow eye eve ning fling That evening CI Clyde de Faulkner In his lonely apartments stood gazing at nt his wife's photograph You ar tire beautiful and nud I worship you ou But will self uncurbed by doting i parents i is separating us au and for trifles lie Ito sn snapped off ofT the lI lights ts and satIn satin sat In the tine moon lighted window But the tile moon brought ht too vivid memories of courtship days He lie J ft th the apartment apart ment merit and sauntered far from the city Suddenly the tine scent of f sweet alyssum came cannie to him limit It was lute like e torture torture- this Ibis reminder remainder o of their engagement i flower He Ic covered his eyes eye a second and 1 passed on But Ut sweet memories grew rew I too tou strong He lIe retraced his steps to the time little florists florist's shop sinop He lie bought a u hu huge c bunch of the time sweet flowers Quite I late lale JI lie e entered the apartment and nUll p placed them in water Then be lie open 1 itis Ils wallet and In took tool out nut a small white package e conta containing ining a yellowed spray of sweet alyssum Nearly turned to ashes ashes lUte like e our romance he ho si laell T-e T next evening e after a n mo most t prolonged pro pro- longed e OUS nel nervous toilet he set out for hI his wife's wire apartments She SIte met mum him with the cordial greetIn greet greet greeting In big ing of or n It friend nothing more Well Wed better betten- get It over with qt quickly quick ick I ly ty she sIne 3 advised 11 1 sell Here lien arc ure tre graphs Her c voice faltered mItered a little Ills His IH breath came caine heavily hea as he lie saw Ills hils little childs child's pictures CI C Clyde e. e mothers feel more more- t keenly enl than fath fathers s rs- rs rhe The I man innan m Si winced So SoSo So Sn So I thought ht IM Ill tal take e the tine latest one Dine You can em get et another some another some time You Yon may have the baby picture Time The mans man's face worl worked ed pitifully Y Yes s yes tR Alice Keep the time other other I I I you rot must not sacrifice it Sho itlie he reached hed out a tiny tinny i infant fant shoe Cl Clyde le this is for you I have nave the tine mate mute Cl Clyde lIe una unable hIe to bear more arose hastily I mus must go o Alice unless unless- A warning gesture of negation stopped him He lie left abruptly Alice Faulkner alighted from her lIeI car can and antI walked pd up the time broad path to the tine Orphans' Orphans home Her heart ached for her iner lost little littie one If she be could find one who looked like her she sIne must hn have havn her No 1 one suited She Sine stood there fearfully disappointed only half half- h meaning hearing th time the matrons matron's order for the maid to prepare the little girl for her new father who iio wn was j due at any time Soon the maid reappeared with the tine beautiful child Alice gazed in rapture The Tine child was the tine image of her own own little Doris 0 Ooh cn cant can't t I have her She's SInes so like e my own I I 1 must have her lien she site shebe be bested begged ed You Youl Yon are too late She goes with her new father There he Is now As lie he entered he lie started back as If It alarmed d at nt the tine sl sight ht of a n beautiful woman close closely clasping his newly adopted child The woman's womans tears he saw were failing fulling on the tine childs child's golden olden hull hair He heard her crooning love loe talk to tine tile hah baby who patted the pitty ladys face tine the the face mice of ot his lila wife The woman looked around anti and looked st straight might Into the eyes of ot her ber tall roll handsome husband CI Clyde you Clyde de you u you OU are the are the one one one- who who uI lIe He nodded Both were ere conscious o of an Impending crisis nil hU unmindful o of the wondering eyes bent hent upon them The Tine bull baby arms arias clun clung closed Mb Me ov ove o ou she lisped Clyde CIde I 1 must have her You cant can't take tale IH her r from froni me tine The Tine man his eyes suspiciously ly moist an and tender drew nearer The Time child chuckling with glee Iee put one Inn arm around his mis neck the tine other around the time There you see she sine clings to me Clyde Clde What about me he asked Then In n a at low voice oIce in h he whispered ell Alice you may many have her tine the the womans woman's face fuce gleamed gleamed onU If you'll take me tue too I cant can't let her go o either Dont Don't you OU see sec Im I'm doubly lonely lonely- now 1 Why Winy why why I Clyde we can then linen both have her The he light glorified her iner face A little child had hall wrought far tar more titan than could COllI any lawyer Well call cuU her ber Alyssa AIssa dear An exalted note Dote sang Hang through his bis tone Alys a I from from flom from our 1111 al alyssum sum fn enticement J flower Anti And you n I Terel 1 before matron and maid Clyde CIde I drew drw forum forth time the faded Jo spray of ot sweet alyssum J 1 Anti l n J t to think she site cried that I 1 uh t oh us oh Clyde 1 |