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Show HER ABLlTI I ASSISTANCE The young man In Ihe painfully new suit gated uilmlrlngl) at the )oung woman whose Immaculate lingerie wnlst and elaborately ilone up liulr bore witness In the fact that his call bad been eieleil He wne so sh. however, that he removed his gate from her face quickly win never she looked nt him "No," she whs saving Clam may ho n nice girl and all that nnd some iwople think she Is pretty nnd ot course the Is impulnr In it ), but I'd rather be unnoticed and plain look Ing na I am If I had to lie as heartless nnd selllah ns she has shown herself lo b The young man saw nn opening but hla shyness hampered him "I'lalu'" he repented "Why, nohody could call you Hint' The young woman looked us It he hnd fallen short of what he might have said, hut she was used to it. IMik ut the way she hna treated poor (leorge renhody'" she went on, Indignantly. Indig-nantly. "Any girl who lets it man grow to cnio for her and then deliberately deliber-ately throw him over well. I have my opinion of her'" All girls lire not like you," said tho young man, with generul n grel "They they would think It smart'" "1 can't Imagine n girl being llko that," protested Ihe )oung woman, with lovely sadness ' It seem so un-womnnl) un-womnnl) I should think It would Just haunt Clnrn, spoiling hi life, )ou know And, of course, she knew Hint Jio cared for her In spite of what she a)s" Tho ) ou n it mini swallowed hard "It It doo n girl nlwu) know when n man like her'" he naked When ho hasn't told her, I mean' Tho young woman looked as Imper-sonnl Imper-sonnl a a Judge "Well, In most casus she does," she ndmltled That Is It ho ha been coming lo stc her for n I'm Glad You're the Only One. long time nnd arid oh, well, she gen-ernlly gen-ernlly knows. Of course, there are ?nte where she hntn'l hid Idea, lw cauto the man Is so careful not to glvo her a chance to think ho Ot course, then she can't be idaiiiiil." "No, of course not," ugrciil tho )oung man, looking dowucasi "I don't see bow Clurit hud nny excuse, ex-cuse, though," went on the )oung woman, "tlcorgo had been coming to see her rcguliirl) for it )oar and it half nnd Inking her everywhere nnd bringing her things'" Tho iiiiiik man glanced hoKfully nt tho largo box ot ennd) the ) oimic woman wom-an had had tho pleasure ot opening ilnco hi arrival that evening. "Thill's Just about a long ns I've been coming to see )ou, Isn't it?" bo iskcd. daringly "Why. I believe It Is ' snld tho)oung woman In apparent surprise "And tho bad given him every reason to hope. Just letting him come mi often anil winding so much timet on him wn tnouali to give ant man the right to '.hlnk the cared about him " Tha )0img man In Hie now suit looked look-ed ns If n brand new Illuminating fact had dawned cm him "Th.tt that ivr-Inlnly ivr-Inlnly wtiuld make any man with sense think so," he n netted, crossing ono Vnco over tho ot tor "Hut, "as I said, Clara Is so selfish," iIrIics! the sciung woman. "All sho think about Is herself. Surely It was n shame for her not to consider (leorge's feelings In the matter ut all A girl of real worth would, I can tell )ou, She would hate mnmiged to send him away long before he reached tho Hilnt ot asking her to marry him. Rho would hate spared him Hint' Hut sho Juet wanted the fun of lefuslng him! Now, I call that simply wicked'" Tha oiing nun crossed tho other knee. "I with all glrlt were llko )ou." ho began, huskily. "No, I mean I m glad you're the only one I think sou aro simply an nngel, Sadie, and It sou would think about marolng mu I'd be the happiest" "Oh, Henry'" fluttered tho voting woman "This Is so unexpected I hadn't liny Idea jou've upset me so' Hut I'll wy '-Chicago llly Now. nil nisi i |