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Show MARRIED LIFE ON $80 A MONTH H i Mrs. Eva Leonard's Story of Married Life on $80 a Month Hij Changes In Fashions For Spring Not Marked Cretonne H,j for Trimming Cuffs and Collars Recipe for Almond H ! Rings Crocheting Very Popular This Winter. r! H-Hi' "Give me a knifo and I Mill help i you peel the potatoes," said Mrs. Morton, Mor-ton, sitting down with the pan in her i lap. 1 "Now, what is this about Julia Os good's broken engagement?" she asked ask-ed when she and Molly were busily 1 working on the tubers. I1 "The first wo knew of the trouble H' ; was when she came back to work,',' H' I began Molly. "John and she were al- H I ways good friends and she told him H I something about the trouble. It B I seems that his mother is very nristo- V j cratic and will not consent to having i j her son marry a stenographer. She ' i threatened to disinherit him if he per- V ; sisted. Julia had an idea that it would H j be too much of a sacrifice for him to ' j make. She said he would tire of a H woman who had cost bim so much." f; "T should think he would bo the i judge of that," interrupted Mrs. Mor-t Mor-t j H ! "AVell. she let her Imagination run H. away with her and thought he want- B prl tn hrpnk if-, nn. an she cave him Hj, back his ring. He thought perhaps H j that she did not want to marry a poor Hi man. Both of them are miserable and Ht it Is all so useless," said Molly des- B perately. Hj The old lady snorted as she rapid- H ly dropped the parings Into the pan. H "There is a strong prejudice against Hj meddling with people's love affairs, H perhaps because of the ancient super- Hj ! stition that matches are made in Hh heaven. As to that we have only Vj to keep our eyes open, to be sure H'i that we could hardly bungle worse Hj j than heaven, if that is the case." She H smiled grimly. H "I know the old proverb says, HJ ! 'Mind vour own business'' remarked H' Molly, 'but Hj "I never minded my own business Htj but once, and then I was sorry." She j bobbed her head fiercely. "The old I proverb sums up the wisdom of selfishness. sel-fishness. It is the result of the har- rowing experiences of people who tried to help someone who resented it, and if one Is looking for comfort it Is wisest to follow It. I have had several scratches myself." She smll- ed reminiscently. "But with good blood they heal quickly. We have got Hjlf to the place where it is proper to of- H fer help in time of physical troubles: H perhaps the time will come when even E heart troubles will offer a chance to H' "Can you think of anv way in which H; I could help?" asked Molly. "Julia B is very proud and she would resent H any Interference. The help must H come 'unbeknowns,' as the delivery H boy says." Hjj Mrs, Morton worked in silence for Hjl some time. B "When does that trial of Tyler's H come off?" she asked. H "Now, he will be there. Couldn't H you get a chance to sound the young H fellow? You could soon tell whether H he cared for her or not, and if he H does, let him know the true state of H affairs. That would be all that would H be necessary if he is the right sort," VR suggested the old lady. H "How could I manage that without Hj Julia's suspecting anything?" Molly's tone was full of doubL "Make an appointment, if necessary. You and your husband could go out together, but I believe a woman would be less likely to make a bungle of it If she was alone. I was never any good at anything like that; never had a bit of tact," continued Mrs. Morton, "but I believe you would succeed all right. It Is ticklish business, though," she added, shaking her head. "Well, I will think about.it and see if I cannot plan some way to see him," said Molly thoughtfully. (To be continued.) |