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Show ti LOVE and MARRIED IXFB bzj. the noted author i Idafr MgGloae Gibson j fl What In th- world did John meai by saying;, 'Til tel-gr.nph Ellzabetl HH Moreland." a.s he went out of th H door?" asked Ruth. Pfl "I am sure I don't know, except thai Elizabeth Is going to live with hh BH mother when vve go into the new hou H and he said something to me the othei nljrht to the effect that she was goina ta n directly. Perhayi he ws H afraid thru the would be there when H arrived." H "Would H matter much"" asked H Huth. "She certalulj would not be in BH vour rqpms." fl i , "That Is Jut exactly where she H would be." I thought but 1 did no: voico the thought. Instead 1 "aid. M Well. 1 suppose that John thlni.si It mm we awoop down with a nurae nnd u M. -W baby on Madame Gordon it Would be Hr.fl just aa wall not to have Elizabeth B H .Moreland there to see the flrewofka.- mm MW f Ituth kissed me good-by soon after RE jB and I sat down to work out for myself m H just what John did mean by sr ruling My Wg , telfisVam to Elizabeth More. ana. Poor old blundering John, he hasn't fH the slightest bit of finesse. Any other man might have sent the telegram, but iBl mj othnr man would not hae Idurted y out tiie fact that he was going to send DETERMINES TO KELP TLMPKR However, 1 was determined not to Miss Parker," I called to the nurse. "1 wonder If vou, Hannah and I could the Gordon famllj ready to po JW home dav after tomorrow night." ' sr - I arkor looked at me Intently Mitt for a moment unci tli-n said, I'm sale i MW we could. Mrs. Gordon. If you th.nk ' you are able to go " IWm- I am sureb- not able to stay. My t husband and 1 have t-ei n more ot less m parated for the last nine months. ajt ' nr.J I think It Is time for us to be ml , together again, and besides since I wf igL iv e l.een down here he has purchased 4 gLWjtf . . . eiy womb rful new house, and, P'H ffi manlike. I urn anx-ou to get back( P ind furnish It." I "Well, of course I can not Bay Mrs A Gordon, what the doctor will ihlnk,. AM but 1 imagine he will allow you to go' ATM under the circumstances " I if course he will lei her go 1 said jP-Mm John, who came in that moment "Just t Jjl a minute ago he Bald that he thought , mW :l would do my wife good, this Chan : (fl and I know.ii will, girl," he whispered HBB as he came over to the window where HH 1 stood, "and I am going to try and get BaLn your point of view, dear and 1 nave something here." and he began to look' MKtj through his pockets, which may pos-j s.blv make you understand mine be.-s ter.-J cut it out of a newspaper Xiwj . I , ,. ,o you suppose I put the darn I thine?" he asked fumbling among his; jHl many pockets again I jBBl Which word-picture In the poem da Bribes n.c, J,ohn.''' I - asked de-, de-, r '.rely. " "Why. why. why. where did you see 1 it?" he stuttered. "I picked It up off the floor where you must have dropped It when you , picked out your handkerchief. " "You know very well which one dc-' dc-' ycrlb; you, girl." lr "!d decisively as ' he pulled me over toward him. V. in IB THE Ol i! I R x B. But the thing that Interests me is. ; who Is the other lady?" "There ain't no ether lady," he remarked, re-marked, sententious). "Of course. 1 didn't ke p the clipping for the other woman. It was because I know and have always known Katherine that you are the only woman In the world to bring the best out of me that I kept that clipping " "Thank jou, John.'' I whispered "Oh. I am so glad that the baby has come to "s. W e seem to be so much nearer to each other. I seem to Understand Un-derstand .vou better and you seem to b mo a appreciative of inv point of view." 'Don't be too sure of me Katherine dear, I shall probably 'spiil the Leans" many times again ss 1 have done In the past. " and having said this he proceeded pro-ceeded to spill them all over the place , j "Do you think It Is necessary to take Miss Parker with US," he asked, j l"It seem to me that a trained hurae lis an expensive proposition for such a wee bit of humanity as Mary " i 'I think it is absolutely necessary: i to take Miss Parker with and to keep her with us for some time. You! .want to know tha; your child Is beli.gl given perfect care" I Why of course I do, but most women wo-men who have nothing more to do. than you have to take care of their j own children " " I will be very glad to do It John' I if you will stay at home with me at night when we have no one to leaycl thr bab with and if you will do wouri part, hut I am not going to Stay at f home all alone until you gel used to going around by yourself You know, John dear, you get into all sorts of trouble when vou ko oui by yourself j As for Miss Parker s salary, If you J think that you cannot afford It. I will pay it out of m' own income ' OM.Y $0 T DRESS OX. Well, but tha will leave you only about $.-0 to dress on " "I don't expect to dress on It John i 1 shall expe-t you to pay my bdls os you alwas have done. Plft dollars a month I Shall have never had since I was married until der mother died I .and left die this Income." "fl hat are tou going to do about 'his house?" "Why I cm "oln to shut most of It up and let Hannah take care of the rest It will make a home for her " "And do you expect to make a home for that old woman, as long as she l' e?" was hi.i nast" question. Tomorrow 1 Tell John Im-iii Karl |
