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Show W KOVE and MARKED SfS 1 Jmj. the noted author I i Idah MSGlone Gibson j I t PLANNING THE HOI SI. I 'Arc j on going over to the house? 'i 1 I calleJ to l.lm just before he reached, M the elevator. M "I nm not sure' yet." John never want to be asked to I go anywhere or to do anything that 1 he considers would be a favor to I I those about him Hf Is generous, how- J ever, tn doing things for BVWy one In I his own wa and at his own time, but I it never seem: to enter hla head that I fherc- are times when It would be sr greater favor and much more gen- I erous if him to do the things that his j wife or mother -wanted at thai mo i J ment "I told you I was very busy," he' said. "Why don't you go over and see' to the house If you want anything done." I shall go later,' I said, "but I have to nurse and bathe the baby and get her settled for the day.1 I can't understand what we payi trained nurse prices for a woman to tukc tare of .Mary If you bathe her and dreys her yourself. I should think some young trlrl could take care of hei jirt us well as Mis- Parker If you are going to do all ihe- important things." n i ER VVOl LD BE II 1PPX "A young girl would assume no' " responsibility 1 would never be happy a moment while I w.-i ? away. Beside?. ;V ; there are complication! which even I S would know boul Two or M- thrt-e times I am sure Miss Parker has MM saved Mary from the croup by noting Iktc lyrnptoms that meant nothing to me , 19 "Never mind your long winded ex- if piano tion K plni have told you atv.o or three times I am in a hurry 1' j What do you want me to do over at! a-', iM lno house? You have already given; a mjj enough to do all morning In look-! I. ln up this freight and getting it I f "f over i.. the house Now what i have you on your mind-'" I had forgotten about telling him A that my f jrnlture from horn? had come. "I merely thought If you were going go-ing over to the house that you could air out the house for a little wh lo Oh, you have forgotten the way-bills for the freight.' I suddenly rem em -beVcd "Here they arc "I don't know whether I will have time to take care of this furniture i not.'- said John impatiently, and then I know that he inn-i.tionally had left the way-bills with me, thinking probably I would attend 'o It','1 "Oh, nil right, do it when you choose. 1 thought you we "C in u hurry to get into the house." I sa'.d. SO TIME TO IJO FT ' Here, give them to me," said John. Jerking them out of my hand. "I will get some one to fix it up If I haven't got time to do It myse lf " 1 turned In silence unel went to my rooms. 1 had caught cold the- day before be-fore and the baby was fretting. Miss Parker was arranging to keep her very quiet all day. I knew I should have to write to Charier, but It was a hard letter to compose. I still was proud enough not tu want Ch&rlefl tb know how John had burs me by selling the hOU84 without with-out telling me, 'out I also wanted to thank him for his great kindness in buying It. Then 1 hud to decline, delicately, tho gift of It while still making him feel that I did not underrate under-rate hi? goodness In any particular I wonder how many times a woman puts on a smiling face to the world and tries to make her friends think that she Ij perfectly happy and content con-tent with all the things that her husband hus-band is elolng anel Baying, while In her heart she is more hir.i than she will acknowledge, even to hers However. I put these thoughts from me and sat down at the little writing writ-ing desk In tht- hotel room, for writing to Charles Just then seemed the duty that lav nearest me. Tomorrow Lett t to Charles |