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D HUFF x r. f X K-X- riX Copyright kt k t r UT you dont don't think about me mcH LJ Jack l said desp desperately Where dt dl I come In Its It's alwa always s 's Mother Iother Mother other Mother Mother says shell she'll kill herself If It you 30 m marry Mothers Mother's Moth Moth- Mothers Mother's ers er's heart Is isso so bad she cant can't stand the shock Mother Iother this and Mother l that Darn It Ill I'll kill m myself If It I dont don't marry soon Ive I've waited two years ears for for- you OU Edith and that's as much and mid more than most thag-most most men would wait Now Im I'm through so you youcan ou cnn can make up your mint right now Edith rarIng Waring crept n a little closer and put lie her soft sort arms firms around his net net-k In the shadows semi he could not see but t he hc felt the tears on her cheek as ns she pressed presse her face against his Tack Jack Ill I'll go crazy between the two of you out she mumbled d at nt last I 1 want to get married as much as you do du but Im I'm so afraid Suppose she should get desperately Ill or or even en die Id I'd never forgive m myself self If It only she ent so opposed so-opposed opposed to you Shed be opposed to anyone wh who wanted to mar marry you said Jack crossl crossly Its not because Im I'm I Its It's simply because she's afraid Ill I'll take you ou away awny from her lien In reply Edith burst Into tears tem's on Jacks Jack's shoulder er and he was quick to repent t. t Poor little kid you are In a n fix Never Kever mind Well We'll get out of It some some- how Was I 1 cross I didn't mean to be Its It's only that that that-I've Ive I've waited so long and we seem further away from marriage than ever It was no use arguing with Edith he decided desperately as he lie walked home that evening through the shadowy deserted streets lIe He was simply caught in a trap thanks to a selfish h Inhuman old woman After Jack left Edith tumbled into bed and wept until she was sick The next morning her lieI mother was vas shocked by liy the thc dark circles under her eyes and her sad expression the matter with you dear she asked ed In alarm Im afraid youre you're sick Im not sick said Edith Im not sick I 1 she screamed Cant you leave me alone One cant can't even be miserable In this house In pence peace I She burst Into tears and anti rushed fr from m the breakfast table Mrs 1 Waring promptly called the doctor and Impatiently walked the tile floor until his arrival After she had told him kiln the s symptoms he rose to go upstairs to Edith's room Its evidently a case of nerves Ill I'll see her alone he said peremptorily as he lie left the room When he lie reached Edith's door he rapped lightly then turned the knob and walked In Its Itc Doctor Forester he said gent gent- ly Iy My goodness when I see a young oung girl in bed on a pretty morning like Illa this and cr crying Well I know shenee she nee needs s the doctor octor Now turn over here and tell me the all about It Edith needed no second Invitation In an un outburst of misery she told him the whole story Your mother has had a bad heart he hes s sd d d In the end cad as he stroked the girls girl's l shoulders true but theres there's no reason she should ruin your life Meacham's l a fine finc fellow and joud you'd oud get s. s good man She's a little bit lt selfish Now ow you ou get up and put on your jour ur prettiest frock Youre You're going out with me Ill I'll give you jou OU five minutes to get ready Ill I'll wait walt out in the hall built When he lie took tool her downstairs a few moments ater uter Mrs Waring was nowhere nowhere no no- where to be seen Were going to the office ollice l he e called Back nack shortly When he reached his office he wept went into the lie Inner room closed the do door r rand and called some oine one oue on the telephone Half an n hour later Inter n a breathless young imm appeared d on the scene Joel JucI I exclaimed E Edith ith aghast as ns ashe aslie I he lie entered the tine doctors doctor's office Sure Jack liu laughed hed the do doctor tor I I he Ise asked turning er B Everything fixed to the young man mun All right well we'll J I go and get got married Oh no I I coul couldn't nt I said ald the girl I backing off j All right if of you dont don't want ant to marry marry marry mar- mar ry him hint but hut this is your our last u t chance nut But Mother she protested her j I face whiteWell whiteWell white Well fix It up with Mother Iother said ithe j i 1 1 the tine doctor octor Come along i Like LIle a person In a trance Edith permitted permitted per per- I herself to be tal taken n to the parsonage par par- parn n e. e she site heard heuI herself making par I responses responses responses re re- pr promising to love lo and obey olley and wh when n it was over o she felt no more married than before In silence the I three drove hack buck to the War waring JI nome hone i t ithe the only real reul thing Vu Jacks Jack's Jacks Jack's big hIg w warm lIm hound hand holding hers hels In n a grip that tha j almost hurt i Well said the doctor ze se Mrs Waring opened the door to them a n few v moments later Inter Ive Jve been heen to J c a wedding weds wed ding dim Edith's and JacksA Jacks i A wedding A wedding 1 I J Mrs In ing dropping Into a It chair un und lord putting a a hand bund o over oC C I her heart but the tine doctor I f i it paid pal no attention he tiC merel merely said suld t I Youve You got gilt n a tine line new In sun j i jand and know I you'll be he proud of him i t f Oh I am um already she answered I after u It morn Jit rj rising ln und and kissing theta them My Jy dear dear children hut but wh why didn't you Oll tell me nip so I could P arranged 11 a real reul wedding for Cor you A few v moments moments Int later as tine till doctor t r- r hurried down dawn the front steps PR he hue i i chuckled to himself You Just t have ha to call cell their bluff I I That's all nil It takes lakes and they'll como come i I right around l |