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Show pB Her Daughter and His Son A Great Married Lifm Story by IDAH McGLONE GIBSON i (,RACi; CAMERON'S JEALOUSY WjJI 1 do not think I could have lived under it had I .atayed at this school H very long, because Grra.CC Cameron i H promptly whispered my story among BH the girls at the preparatory- school HH and (hey not only lot me .strictly alone. 'jflBj but acted a5 though I were n pariah in their midst At first I held my had 3TH n little higher and compressed my lipsj m a lltth lighter, and told mysell I JldJ I . not car,' but i knew I did caif 1 My I withdrew completely lH myself and contented myself U' taking i Ml all the honor of the s-cnool the first J H six months. This of course, did rot H eiidear me greatly to my school mate H I did not tell my mother in my Ut- tera anything of this, but I know. now. flH on looking back over my childhood.. H that no matter what people may say I VtcBI hood are Just ny great as sorrows and MjKl trials of those uho have reached h B adult age. In fact. 1 think they ate H greater, for the person of mat.)..- age H has more within himself to counteract the slights ot his fallows, some days it sacmcd to mc that I cou'd not live HH until the school hours ended and I H was permitted to gel away to my lone., lincss. which v.. is more bearable than 1 th toriur- that I ensured when I was w.th my classmate... When Mrs. Crelghtoji came to sec me, she noticed that I was paler and thinner and asked me if 1 were not well. "I nt afraid you arc studying too hard my tdear," .-he said because she knew; that I w.i- standing at th- head of my lasses. Although I disclaimed hying at all unjtappy (fdr 1 waa determinedi to go through with this school If possible, pos-sible, on account of my mother) 1 do I not, think I ever endured ao! Ugony I greater than I endured the .s: months that I attended that school. Youth is cruel nothing In this world 1 is cruder because It does not -uite realize how cruel 11 can '.' My clans-j mates, under ihe Influence f f4racej Ca moron who was by tar tiie prettiest I and most popular girl in tne school.! made me feel that I contaminated all of them. If I Joined .1 lit'1; group it dissolved immediately. I shall never forget the flrtl lime that Kenetli Halssy came to the school. Evidently he had not known that 1 was there and while he was wilting for Orace tocome down. I happened to enter the room and he rushed to see mc with his old-time warmth. "c'h Ann. Ann I am so glad to see on," he said. "Isn't it fine thai you and Grace arc both here. We can have one of our old times together." Me was still holding my hand- when she came into the room and stopped at the doorway, her face frozen into announce. I dropped his hands quickly and aid. "Evidently, Kenny, you do, :i't remember the old times, for while you and I have had SOmO lively times together and 1 SUpDOS that ou. and Grace have had the t ur?. et 1 do not remember that in all our friendship you and 1 and Grace had a good time- when we we.- all three present." , . "Oh:" interrupter) Crave. I did not know, Kenneth, that ou had come to see Ann. I fear I am in the Way." I .nu sue iurru-ii iu ii;tt me- ini.. "Don't be a fool. CraCt ' said Ken-ineth, Ken-ineth, angrily, ' v"h didnt you lelj me that Ann was lure?" "I' did not know until now thai you would be interested" "I am always Interested In Ann.' "Then you cant be interested In I me," and she slowly drew f-om the j third finger of her left hand a beau-I beau-I liful ruby ring that I had never sn her wear bafore and held it out to Mm "Oh. Kenneth. I did not know.' J I gasped 'I would not break up anything any-thing between you and Grace fdr t)e world. Give her back (he ryig. Kenneth, Ken-neth, and remember. I wish you all the happiness and joy--and good-bye." As I hurriedly left the room. I heard Kenneth call. Ann Ann. come back, I am sure ;;(.: does not mean r But I (lid not go back. 1 omorrpv Copyright National Newspaper Service |