Show ie e handsome H an som e M a rai by MARGARET TURNBULL illustrations by irwin Imm myers W H 9 saied ITER I 1 1 deserted by shap crowds it Is in 1 fact att ait to cne w seven tl ind et wet and d do abt belated 41 of two ir d 0 ofa el man who was i it from re ant 1 it practically ild cd not like I 1 it t 1 m of clifford lifford biot of fill hi own lm I 1 1 of oi I 1 corner 94 B the ilat from 4 gly bow diR I 1 conred to mile smile at lu in i a cism eengle a ell tx be tone gone h tt 1 ue ne topped stopped to aop window next aibe be flats data in which bad hilber bea temporary could see very little boull of the dim iv i V pile of 0 new and I 1 covals well lo 10 tile I t the price prim men seven 1 bl it them with inter KW etta and tit less veto n represented the be lad bad ir ii a nt that he could ithac that his I 1 bin him to dine since isabl ably accept if she tre f mention of find fwd la m ravenous III LIIs that he be refuse refute M ed nothing since t journey to town abut lut his preau pre ou lad DJ be had jn itt to se aft ins alf f in the doorway hmil bond on the bell was not fash 1 fos u for i like ilke his mermoth lent anil anti 1 above hini binl ans IN known sli i tle slimp from the diny many times he lie had rm to orar a pair A 2 those carefree in to fact they had 1 d when hen ili is father whose doorbell to ering ft bell a savage pull ut at was no answer away be he hen hoard rd the that must be so lbook the water 6 tithed I 1 opened by it very rl d la in awards i maids cap 0 td t d the elevator middle of the nar td hall ball the floor 11 h a black and Hoole uTIL A dark lad d stood near the luing a 4 mirror in ible to tee ee onet the mirror were diets tt on which to no t alt houlb none t there was a silver plated tray troy able carble top of this thi Z ire re scattered Od a papers it 0 was of 1 furniture in the to up the wore before she fol tot I 1 ban man fast last the ther ather ornate as tra ers AM newel a had glanced ere lette e 0 ril 11 of the ere 11 bently th ie re calved liver 13 so thai tiered and t ook overfed it I 1 room for one dinald d the d blatta artt con slow ascension t 10 urn 1 n th e and central it the bail the id given hl in ak that ex er fenced me dreamer feels the text mo the dreamer 19 that had been bence for same once more part of in which tit flat vas the tai no or the elevator to a ly T ded fil m down t young adan 1 to picture what be like a perfunctory the door and to lets IOU lady I 1 fall honest deel voice scotch burr walked room looke d v ity wet C the 44 the fire oue d A of the easy 0 a be close to fader 0 in bet ith red air 1 I turning pay tier features fco tarea were quite beular re ular 1 her tier complexion comp leilon was clear red end and while white sir slit wore a binck black dres with hill collar and cuffe cuffs well and simply made which gave tier ao an air of renter grenter renn ement than wai was really tiers hers she could noa cot how ever cloak clook her scot 1101 codac dt it ic it difficult to a do lady istah faw lastice in cold print there was A 1 crispim a it richness a roll ing of the ra rs a tendency to ronie dinner dinter dec ner that an attempt to illustrate by letter letters would only travesty 1 abo tb lu ung man advanced toward fill fils stepmother abo had not risen with outstretched hand band sir Ge geordie ordle the dumpy little wa woman man said slowly to her feet and holding tits his hand its grand mal to see you again As A sir george stood looking down at ber her a low slow mlle smile lifted the cor COP 1 dear dearl but youre an n abut height laddie 11 tier berof of her lips dear nar dear dearl I 1 but you re to an awful height laddies laddle laddie I 1 mean sir geordie Ge ordle aoh ah why not the laddie if yon you I 1 ills stepmother rive vve a quick look about tier the maid mild all eyes bad left the room bit down sir geordie Ge ordle she said with an air of comma command tid that somehow seemed nadal to her alave ilave you engagements or will you dine with me ive a deal to say III dine with you gladly sir georte found himself saying lie rag was amazed at himself or ras vas it at lady San it was the last thing thin he had conte contemplated but since there was oo 00 way out now he be could continue at least to look as a though duty and pleasure went br hand nd in band would an early dinner discern mode goulf a it would not I 1 would be glad to have bare tt it early ive been traveling since morning suit me fine one III ring for the dinner now and then well get to our til tilling lInt she rang the bell and looked again at her r stepson depson bear dear sakes I 1 it if g queer enough to think of you and me we sitting down together sir sit george frowned fro ned but before be could voice his evident annoy ance the woman ipke again 1 ire I been vi wanting rantIng to tell yon several things tor for i a long while past but they were not each such things as 8 3 could be put on paper so I 1 bad to bide la in patience pat lenc intall I 1 could get at you so to speak the maid appeared again I 1 anil and was briefly told to eee see about he dinner nt once asir sir george Is dining with iab me the maid gave a pleased stare nt at lady sandison Sand lson kith her yes yeso alady 11 which led sir george to suri su roUie nibe correctly that she bad had been taken at least a short distance into lady lad Sandl SandI sons confidence bat but aggy lady tady Sand saric lson ilson never took anyone too far into her con fideca slie she had MUM 0 o the landlady through the maid that the young roan man was as ejected she had bad also hinted that the might hive him to dinner if he lie was not that engaged that he be a nil to pare eilen n for a stepi stepmother rother SM had bad further added arl ard I 1 have that nuch to talk about with bin him that in case we have not got through by midnight I 1 ll 11 ue lie A aing lag you to leave sheet sheets and blankets in n the press here iq so I 1 can con male make up the couch touch in the titling sitting room for tot myself it f I 1 can persuade the wr tired to 0 o rest here here the land ialy who hid had found lady sandmon San doon ioa near rear but just had bad agreed to this picturing to be herself from ro ra ladye ladys some le tired lad ind of fifteen or it iteen the sheets blan blankets Lets and pillow case cases were that moment reposing on the top shelf ot of the press in the titling sitting rm and the shrewd lady cn ol was determined they 8 h haild 0 D d be used this sir G george e 0 rl e dirt did api gut lie tie woo wn even ibea then his dinni bat having bating ing been pro aided by wondering where be he would lay his bead yet set retain his coven seven lind elx aft for breakfast ID to the oe morning until he could money III I 1 to O 0 start again agalli lady sandison Sand tsoo upset her song calculations tor for she faced aim and said lou must uvo often wondered tred what me marry a bour fatter ills ibi fathers foo son blushed it is be remembered that father and an 4 alien th en said guiltily ull 61 6 1 never cover inder v c marrI marriages ateS the N are ceier cle clear at to an outsider 1 I t exactly CA cal 1 I you IOU on an outsider outsiders a bod except the parties to n igo la to an outsider 1 sir sit george insisted lie vas vins becoming a little alvoyed with aggy lie ile waa remembering now that as his nurse long year ago the she had hind been awfully get set on having her way anil and would argue with the small boy be he bad had been until she got ot it it SI father tas vies old be began arnin lour father was an old fool toot we both knew that adin admitted bitted aggy alb lie awful directness that had always distinguished her and using more markedly plebeian term terms of expression than before evidently when acay grew grev excited or emotional caution left her but what fou IOU do not understand li Is that he would have hose made a far orse worse fool foot of if I 1 later he ile was fair determined to hat that young brazen bussy jock heath s daug liter beggy if I 1 wouldn I 1 have ave him it win was roy my tint thit there would he be less trout r and excene for you if it be me a nis Isell elire lre orran of eleand sence ene and middle age than a young chilt would make the money fly 07 what was left of the c es tate late ACT I 1 gaped her stepson stepa that th at s orore like it lady sandlan eald said with a look keep to aggy sir geordie Ge ordle and you lon 11 not go far for wrong its your ow irold aggy with an eye ye to your future th hit thit it married to ther nd and if I 1 do sly siy it 14 lepi hlin him in orde order fc the be la if his days aggy agri grew they were fewer than I 1 thought they would be I 1 took on the ile ie was a grand man sir steenie was and I 1 was sn s n up hat fiat he should choose nc tra he ile was sober the tho day we ditre married I 1 siw SW to that ae b continued wilh an air of conscious rectitude ily my con I 1 it was an awful like he ile started in when lie retched glesca and he was still at it it when after running our over the city half he the night I 1 got hini him hue to his hotel and tace on the train for Mirac save list when he got there I 1 she sl ook her head 11 e el I 1 I 1 kept him film alive for more than a bear par and the doctor himself said sold it was a wonder that lie he had lasted a week his its end wm was very peaceful after he got over the idea den he hid had that he was being chased chase by spider and all its family she looked at sir george with a kind of triumph in her tier yes eyes he ile was an extraordinary in 1 n grand even in the D vol lie ile eren even have a delirium like anybody else she stopped and wiped her bet eyes 1 I 1 wai was fond of him she said elm alai fly ID in spite of all I 1 was a proud woman that he selected me to be fill hi second and however yon you have felt toward him and me sir sit geor die jou you must mind I 1 did it for your best interests teresta lo and he was wits an in ex tra ordInary man 1 61 I think sir george told her ill it Is you who are an extraordinary woman he be hesitated and then said it lady Sand Sandl loon kon oh not that from you sir Ge geordie ilc ordle she the cried crie J and then stretched oni ont a timid pudgy capable band hand toward him V coald we not be friends we two theres a heap I 1 would tile to speak to you about and indeed there theres s nothing I 1 goulda t 10 lo do for you I 1 ion ou were my own wee laddie laddle when I 1 took care of you sir sit george looked at her with an embarrassed air IOU ou mike ike it hard for roe me lady I ady ay to you declared lady sa Sad lefron lson promptly you called roe me that when I 1 was your dorse nurse girl and im still wanting to look took after you agy aggy he e bs 21 MI a moments a liet U tb tt abald came in with the ali cloth and began to 0 o set the table ead and sir george watched somberly what was it in life that caught one and drew one toward the very people one hoped to avoid he ile bad co come m e only because of the duty he ow r A his fathers fat nere widow to see her once orice and ie le do done ne w with ith her forever and he fund he bad forgotten how bow much he liked AW AM it waa pre positron but it was true this was the woman be he had cursed many a night and be was dindri with berl her I 1 lady sandison Sand lson hesitated I 1 moment in ent the maid mold left the room and then went resolutely to where she bad caused the extra blankets and beets to 10 be shoed add rame back with a bottle of wine he lie stopped tier her as its she the wits wa about to pour out a class glass for him N iso aggy ce cone for me im lm too hungry and the old mans horri ble example Is e r 11 II before my mind I 1 eye beed leaving that stuff a alone cine the urd be Prill praised sedr efrid absy aggy eid slid poured herself a genera ous las there no good ne aeed ed of w wattlee his ills mercies bower however I 1 can con take it or leave it and it has DO no effect but to see you ao so dis Is like an answer to prayer sir sit george gre billed and began lili his I 1 aup he wr toad d not too ravenously I 1 he le had bit ored to talie take wine on so empty u k sto this load sense yon you are how show in ing 9 will ot in well with a plan I 1 haie continued AW aggy ai so ehe she took her soup spoon in hand bandl how are lou IOU off do you mean as to money r lady SanC lson nodded oil 1 I do so 1 I m broke sir george told her without emotion the yucatan oil scheme as it failure I 1 came out alive olive and vilt without hout debt but that A all I 1 have be hesitated the then n laughed and continued 1 I bave have ex acely seven and six between me and the cold w world orld chill exclaimed claimed lady sandl saudi son the mild brought in the ash and served it during a profound ti 1 l lence 11 hen he the had taken her way to the elevator with the soup plates plate lady sandison Sand lson poke spoke the estate la Is in an awful bad way sir george nodded 11 1 1 I 1 suppose SO what ho he did with his money moneys past post finding anding out I 1 then the she looked at the young man thoughtfully 1 lye I ve bail bad a long talk with that lawyer body mr Gill eRple and hoi approve approves of nhat hat I 1 hati e done ive let the house bouse sir george stared subject to your approval of course for its your yours but I 1 wasn gasn t going to let a chance illie like this flip slip by some american folk that had more money than I 1 could court in a month of sabbaths Sab baths they want ed Sandis brae and wanted jt that bad that they came come op up to my price they aro hugny recommended recommend a I 1 k wild pay the servants off with the first months rent and get ge them thein jobs with the new folk rind ins the rent for the rest of 16 ati season put in bank would settle op up lie 1119 bets de is if you IOU asroe agree it sounds quite reasonable said sir george and there was silence figall ai as the maid took he the fish plates and brought in the meat course f r it wa roast beef with potatoes glota toes and cabbage but it wa was ahe he food of the gods to hungry sir george who fell upon it udy San sandison diton bot caving his appetite ate a little more slowly and between bites studied her step son seven and six sli I 1 Is all you navel have sir george his mouth full nodded merell you yon sleep steep asked the parc aggy 1 I decided bev yet sir george looked at her alth etli a smile pot put at of that I 1 in not daunted 1 as ion ou used to say ag y I 1 1 I walk to Havi lants club and ak nes oft orf and away interrupted lady sandison Sand lson ill his s bother mother told me that over the telephone this very day he lie was out at mont afoot tanys for the weekend viol I 1 doubt the he sent him there when she heard yon you were coming back sir george looked somewhat discomposed why did you 1 I 1 said lady sandison Sand lson hushed flushed a little she called roe me it seems beard that I 1 was here ind you were expected ud d she telephoned me and asked cheu you were viere coining coming she had hard ot of the collapse of the 0 ol 01 I 1 busl ress ess I 1 suppose I 1 1 I expect sie me seemed to know every thin but the date of your arrival arri ial and id I 1 told her that myself and said sold that if lori lord archibald wanted to see you hed jast just have to wait wall as its vou you had bpd things concern ing the estate to settle before you were off ON to america sir george ceorge leaned back in his hi chair dad and surveyed ihle extra or dasary woman Am america etlea I 1 wa why on earth should I 1 go to Amer america lLa did you get that ideal ldean it popped into y head eald said aggy lady ballant ila Ha ilant llant was fo fear fully condescending like and rand so feared ed that you would look op no lord archie for a loan too 1 that hat I 1 jest minded myself that the Sandl Sandi sons were one of the oldest baronet baronetcies cles in the kingdom and the havrlant Hav llant but bare two hundred ayearst years t so I 1 wasat letting her try to patronize sir Ste 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