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Show WVE and MARRIED LIFE ou, the noted author I Idah MSGlone Gibson B MY DILEMMA. i My feelings toward John bad by Ihis tae rrarhed such a pitch that it was trfer.lv natural that I should be look is? fcr sarcasm even in the rondol cm of mj mother. And when Charlie Eoodwm learned the full details I bdn't Know what to expect from him Hen though he had always been kind itts Itself to me I could not but rememoer John's unlinking un-linking remarks In which he rather doatingu remarked that we would ike all tbe lovely old furniture from t? rooms to our apartment at his Miner's He wa6 perfectly willing Qcei anything that was mine. However 1 did not have very long 5 which to pitv myself, and iha. was frtanate as I have sine learned that S most unprofitable thmt; a woman M do under any circumstances is 10 Ht into tbe habit of thinking her j Wthe but-, of fate Mr. Hicks and Charlie entered my Whf-r'R room Mr Hicks said hesi-' r. am sfraid that I shall be the 1 ol ratlier sad news, Mrs. Burke i wsorue years mv old friend, as you as not able to attend o his jnes;. with th- unflagging zeal1 ticb he exercised inthe first years! J -our marriage. Hut he was pai jtularlv determined that no onei uld do it for him. Handicapped bv j Inflrroaties, he (jf course did not te a cahnce lo investigate some ' vestments as carefully as he should' done, and consquently some of ' later ones have turned out very' and are now prac.ieallv worlh-l F Thih meant-, of course, a curtail-or curtail-or your income and your daughter daugh-ter course." 1 In.Brriintorl '! vholl Jtii anv provision father ma Jo fo-- or my mother." Ilhoufbt ou would sav tha, ., iM lih, i ' 1 know 'our husband, Mcpu able t0 surround ou wfthl J,Se, n-"MsMes and a great manv ft, JmUr,C9 of llfp But Mr Durkt" Mid th m Vrblch np ePreasly :.upu mat your Income of one hundred J,' ? mon'h should still be paid to pww after that everything should chmthti,t'r"f Your mother Lan- f "J" to her. rite me out a paper anJ Jet me 11 over to her this minute,- 1 4o ttr'r' Ka,hie- 1 f an'1 let von cald rnv mother tremu 3tyi?far:.you have nothing to sav t tii' ,k , cr of rurse intended' K;h be well provided for' fed ms wm0Iuror,ab,e all your davs, Tied." Was Ulade fefore 1 was l''LtahrecaddStion of our bun-VHilr bun-VHilr mi J1 montb. Kaiherlne," J f nmf ' !'yow mother can be beTf nab,e" The hous Ot lininln g" ',J Der- anfl "he will income of about three hundred J a month for h-:r expenses This wiii probably pro idc enough money for Sarah who has been with her so many years and a ook unless she- dec hie ... live with you." I looked at mother expectantly, and she said. "I'm too old to pull up the roots, to make new friends, to 6ettle in a now ; home. I want o wake up in the morn ' ing and see the books that Dennlf loved I want to put my hand upon the furniture where his hand has lain. I want to lay my cheek against the back of the chair where his dear head has rested, I want to lock iniw the mirror which has mirrored his face No. Kathie, darling child, I must stay here. 1 know it Is unusual for the old to live by themselves. i ways the young seem to think that mother or father wdl be lonely, but child, don't you understand that memories mem-ories to the old mean more than new fa. es and new voices. I should be l stranger among your friends ' "Motheri dear, you shall live wherever wher-ever you choose, and I'll come and make you long visits In the old home." And so will I, dear Aunt Kath erine," said Charles' voice over my i shoulder. ' 1 For the first fime since my father's death, the ghost of a smile flitted aeroi my mother's face, as she said : Yuu will both be bringing your children, I hope, to rill t h- old honied with the melody of, childhood." "Don't count on me for that, Aunt Kaiherlne, " said Charlie quietly. ' But if ever you feel tired and loneh, you' know that nothing will make me 1 ap pier than to have you come und make a home for me An-, way I shall expect you to visit me soon" And then the bomb fell! "Oh, Mr. Hicks," mother continued, "Katherine has a check she wisheh to have cashed Hoi husband came away in such a hurry that he did not bnn; much money with him and so he ga c her a check." ' I shall b- glad to cash i. Will you ge; it for me now. as I must leace," in my embarassment my cheeks burned like i,re. I couldn't confess the truth in front of all thtse friends I put my hand into mv pocket and heard my voiep. as though It were Hint of another person, saying "Oh, 1 ve lost mv check! What shall I do?" |