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Show t', ; 3 . j; 0W aid MARRIED LIFEl ! i Ijjj, the noted, author j I j' j Id&h MSCttane Gibson B PLANNING OUP TRIP, i : : i felt n lump rise in my throng aa I I . aw the Jook of adoration tliat Dob ' caylord gave Helen. Never since we 1 ' had beon jnnrrlod had John looked at I ' m jn that way I could not have spok S en without a sob. w E Fortunately Jlolon nnd nobby were $ It so engrossed in their IftUo love cpi-I cpi-I I'; soile that they had forgotten mo for ; jijo moment. Helen was the first to I t . rccoer. i 'Where do you think Ave had better A ' "o, Bobby9" she asked. h f -'Why, hasn't Katharine decided? Vhv don't you two girls cpme with T me to California?" No, that would spoil it till.' said ? i Helen and I in the same breath. "We : i don'1 want to be bothered with any one. M: but just ourselves, and besidea I don't think Katherine is.well enough to take 5J: c0 ion ga trip." continued Helep. ?J "Do you want gaiety?" asked Dobby jjl ) with a smile. 91 Spine," answered Helen. H i That's a nice thing for a woman to l2 tell her husband who is about to leave Hh ' her,'1 was Bobby's grinning comment, b ' "Well, we're not going to bury our 9) '; selves," she answered, "but we don't 3& ; . want to be too gay." ; ' "What I would like most of all," I in pent teiTupted, "would be to go to some ( placo where we could have gaiety jf j we wished, 'and got out of it apd bo M quiet if we found jt was pleasanter to Us I spend some of the time by ourselves.'1 5ft "The only placo I can think of," said S I Bobby, "is Atlantic City." jNfc1! "All right, we'll go there," was my for confirmation. oift:, l "That suits mo." slip said, 'What does John say to al this?" H : '. asked Bob. m: i 'He doesn't know anything about ) ' it," 1 answered as lightly as 1 could. Bobby Becomes Serious. I Bobby became very serious and I in-ml in-ml 1 tcrcepted a peculiar look which passed $ i ! between him and his wifo. hi ' The look in Helen's eyea seemed Jo m drav. Bob to her, for he went over and IB I snt down boaide her. lightly drew her HI ; .to him. Although nothing was said, ffl i iho action spoke louder than any IIS '( ; words could. He was telling her that M '. ho understood that John's and my (5j r dream of lovo had been rudely diss!-US' diss!-US' ' pated, but even if every other lover's M : dre.im on this earth became dispelled. ; i yqt lie would SUM cling to her. L it Hlen must have seen on my face i the little spasm of pain this thought ' rcauood me. for with a little caressing 1 '. ; pat s)ie drew away from Hobby's cn f? T cjrKing arm. ; "Well, it's settled that you're gqjng a.1 ! to Atlantic City," paid he gaily, "Have 1J5 you girls the slightest idea that yon W J, could get ready tonight? I would like 9 . to fee Helen slartecl. before J leave for tho west In the morning." 5 t course we can," 1 nnswered.. i p i"V gc rjgljt away now and Helen cap Ml fpack while I am gone." S j "I'll go to the station and buy you? lw ;. tickcta." said Bob, "and to the bank SI i for you, Helen. Would you like mo to do nnythting for you, Katherine?" h asked., "No," I answered. I could not givi him Alice's check and lot him knov that the only money I had came no from John, but from John's .sister Howover, I did not allow myseif l worry, but made my mind speed t sonnthing else. Quiqkly it travelet over my wardrobe, and I decided tha I would tako very little baggag with me. If I needed anything mori 1 could easily oend to Alice. On my way home 1 opened an nc count at the bank in which I depositee Alice's cheek and drew out $500 for mj very own. Evory Woman Will Understand. I am sure that every woman whos husband has bpen mean in monej matters, and there are many such husbands, wjll understand the telief comfort and buoyancy I felt with Uk knowledge of a sizeable bank acouni and the possession of readv cash. Many people "say that, money can nol make one happy, nor the lack of i miserable. The inck of money can m.ikc nie very miserable, and. al though money can not make people happy, it can ameliorate conditions and smooth out many of tho little an noymg things, which add to eithei mental or physical pain. There are almost as many flubdub falauies said and written about love qr virtue. Virtue is largely a matter Qf -geography, and lovo is usually a juxtaposition of lime and place of cir cumf tance. I fciniled at my own epigram and thanked heaven that I could smile ago in at my troubles. Tomorrow Madam Gordon Gets the , Ncvs. |