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Show LOVE ana MARRIED IIFEl Jmj, the noted author j idah MGlone Gibson 1 5 AST ANOTHER LITTLE TURNING H John was as dear as only he know; , kr to be. to my mother, end she look him immediately. John h.i all the ,. giscul'ne virtues which Involve n h Wi? of protection (o the weak I am leisure, that had I been one of those t. itmen who was always looking for i! syBpathy always asking for help, al ijys inefficieut one of the clinging 1 mc sort of women, we should no; be been much happier than we have j, Lookiac hack on it now. T ome- tmes th;n 1 fj id dine a litile during J tat tbeo weeks of courtship. Per; SI tip? if I could look into John's heart 1 1 ghould find that I had been quite I umuchofa disappointment to him as ha? been lo me Certainly 1 know ' Me tbinL', and thai i that no one rould R j live been sweeter lo m clear mcthei J : ! lie da ol Iit death, tlian was lohn J heD he was with her- In a recent play one of the charac-VMfaid charac-VMfaid ';When I was a youth in ft allege I ihoughi black v. as black and I hile was while and now I know that 1 ilk neither black nor white, but just , i splotchy pra; " Onch Is only an-i an-i f wa of saying that none of us vholly gr:l and sjri none of us 1 trolly bad 1 That Is the reason, I think, that I do fDl ore for plays or stories whioh Ee ihe viliian so villianous, thai 'is cannot see one white spot in his hole character However I did not be-fee be-fee at the lime of my father ? death 'Ut John was the most unfeeling man I il tV.r. t, 1.1 ... -.u-uriu. ies aiinougn roymoin-i gi'in her sweet way tried to excuse' I 'i 1 'hink possibly John thought 4 a; justified In leaving me to face I isce the greatest trouble I had ever tii P to that time John was very efficient He eon i E. ?"h ,hr' fam" ,lr,r,or nd 'he I ""' nav.ver and mad.- arrangements L v ,lnr':,, lhat hlJ,i not bern jWgfo of before but which would' make things much more consoling and eomfo-table for all of us. Late in the alternoon he received a telegram from his office This he read hurriedly", and then said crisply: "Flow much time "nave I to make the necct train home?" j For a moment I could not speak, and ithen 1 thought something terrible must have happened to John's mother. "Is your mother ill. John?" 1 asked He looked at me impatiently I "No dear, mother is never ill. W hat ;time did you ca the next train i leaves?" "I I didn't say. I I don't think I know exactly : " Still he did not tell me why he wished wish-ed to. know this, and I was hurt and siunneil that 1 could not possibly ask him why He left me standing there, perfectly mute, and walked down ihe path calling call-ing to the messenger, evidently to ask Ihim if he knew what time the train ,left. 1 went slowly into the house i In a few moments John came up the : stairs two steps at a time and still without a word, began to jam collars and t-hlrls into his valise. I just sat quietly watching him. Even then It did not seem possible that lohn. who had been absolutely tearful in his sympathy when he took my little mother In his arms, should desert me In Miat troubled hour. ; ell, goodbye, girl." he said "I've only a half hour to catch that train I expect the taxi any minute." "But, John, where are you going''" I managed to ask. ' I m going home immediately. They've balled up a bit; deal at the of fice, and I've got to straighten it out. Strange a man can't leave his otfice for five minutes without something going go-ing wrong " "But, John " 1 broke In. "Oh, yea, I know, I know. But can't ou think for a moment can't you get it through your woman head that n man might consider it more necessary to make the money that will keep his wife in cumfoi t " "Than to help her bury her dead"" I interrupted "If you are making this money only for my comlort, I don't want it as much as I want the comfort I of your companionship In my present I need." "Don't be foolish, girl. I am going to say goodbye to your mother now Telegraph me after the funeral and I'll call you up on long distance tomorrow tomor-row afternoon." "You needn t do that, John I don't think I'll be equal to talking to you on Ions distance." "I shall call you just the same IWhat is the use of being so timid" Do have a little sense. Kate. C,oodb e dear. When you come to yourself you will know that I am doing this for you and ou only ." He bent down to kiss nie and if 1 i had been sentenced to death tor not re turning that kiss. I could not have (done so Perhaps I am wrong, hut , that was another turning point. Under similar circumstances nothing would 'have kept me frrim John's side, I know mother felt that way too. although al-though she tried to excuse him in her i gentle way. But it is one of the many little things that I have never been able to forgive my husband, even though he gave me a wonderful diamond dia-mond dinner ring as my particular share of the profits of that business deal (Continued tomorrow) |