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Show I Ijsj. -fee noted, author Idah MGlone libsoD 1 i fc-"'- Bgi sg y"- -- a BaKaBsgaaassMiMsjaBBgaaae Rl ELIZABETH MORELANB'S LETTKlt HJ Alice looked st me sympathetically. I knew that y',r was co rlnced, as I R in y pockcibook and read her a notei B'f from Elizabeth Morelaml, wh!. h I HH evidently been tent me in mistake forj BH one she had Intended to send John. HJI "You see, 3he wrote Mrs.' instead of fll 'Mr.' on the envelope." I pointed out.! The expression of curiosity on Alice s face turned to disgust a s :e read the HJ first sentence In this letter. I knew It by heart. i.nd was repeating the Words Hj to myself as I saw Alice glance along EHJ the page. "Do you stlM love me? I IvHt presume every woman asks that qu'-.-t- IIMi tlon of her lover, whether she gives MM herself inside or outside the pale of Klj marriage, and so I am asking It of vou, Bl' dear heart, this morning do vou still Kl love me0 For whatever you may think. HJ John I have always loved you. every thought I have ever hnd In the world mU has been of you and for you; and pjH "If one should praise my face, dear; fm i The words were pleasant to my ear; jffi I closely guard each vaunted charm. IB dear heart flj In hope thai yu will sometimes Rri And understand I would be beautiful 1 To vou. Wdt J '.ft i If nne should sn mj form dear 'JM heart. Fm Were cast In nature's fairest mold, The pleasing lie I would not scorn. HJ dear heart, I J If he told you the fable bold. HJ For know, sweelheurt, 1 would be Hj grace itself; J , To you Hj If one should think my eyes, dear Were wells of passion deep and His thoughts as wisdom I would prize, HJ dear heart, B; If you but fiuenchod vour thirst bo- W Desire is sweet, drink from the cup I M I hold To vou. I If one should give my mind, dear V heart. Some extra merit not its due, Excuse for him 1 d try to find, dear J If you thought what he said were true I I h. lover min have I been all In I To you I "8he never onposed thai poem." said Alice viciously. Does it make any dlfferenco mW' whether she dbl or not'"' I askea i What are you going to do now " was Alice's question. I don't know, I don't know. I win 1 have lo think." H ' I am going to send for John and I ,ui going to tell him Just exactly What 1 think Of him ' "Please don't do it. Alice. It is n thing that I and nnlv I ran work out. ' CRUEL TO GO AW Y H "But I hate to leave you, near. It H seems so cruel to go away and leave i you all alone wlu n you ar teennK tnat way And to think that you havo had this note with yon all this time, and hue spoken ti Elizabeth Muroland and madi no reference to it " ' Whatever else the may b-?. Alice, I know one thing Elizabeth Moreland loves John ilordon. LoVes him better, perhaps, than I do, and l sometimes in.!, I am wrong In not letting Ivr have him if she wants him I think, my dear, I am going to 'isk him if he wants her more than he wants me. And upon his answer will depend what I Bhr.ll do." "Well, dear, I cannot do anything for you and so I must go home." IL "Vmi win forgive me if i say that I shall be happier alone " ji Alice pul her arms about me. but i I 'r' . ;T- 'I ul i.o ' . She l JT understood thai I could not bear even It J hr caresses at such a moment. Then she slipped out of tno room just as, John cams In. '"Well, what did you buy .'"he, asked; " i didn t bn- anything:" hal was the matter0-' "I didn't go," "It doesnt seem to me. Kitherine, that you have any regard for now the bills at this hotel are piling up. You; promised me this morning that yeni ; would get into the new house as B?ori I as possible But you are dawdling, along hers In u fashion 1 cannot com-prehqc.d. com-prehqc.d. v I ' I'crhaps you will be able to do so when you read this telegram " I was surprised at my owe cooln?ss. T seemed to be acting n part, and 1 had no Interest In it beyond its off CI ipon my audience, even when John exclaimed. I wish Goodwin would attend at-tend lo his own business. " I said nothing. Even when I felt his eyes upon me, I did not raise mine. I knew Chat John was surprised that I took it so calmly. GIVES I GLY LAI (.11 He gave an ugly laugh, as he said. "Oh, I see, you are not particularly worried, are you? You still have the house on our hands." "I shall not accept it. I do not understand how you could have sold j It without my knowledge." "Well! you gave me power of at-' torney. didn't you" I needed the mon-' e.y to make the next payment on the, new house. I knew that you really did not want the old one down there In the country, hut thought ou would make a fuss over selling It for! some sentimental reason, and I de-I termlned to wait to tell you about it j until we were thoroughlv installed In I the new home" He stopped, waiting i for me to say something "VVhy don't you speak?'' he asked, after a silence. I looked him full In I tho face and said, ' All right. I will I speak." (Copyright by National Newspaper l Service) TOMORROWTHE C RISIS |