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Show I Jl Her Daughter and His Son1 A Great Mam id Lifm Story by 1 1DAH McGLQNE GIBSON MiUK.i v mi t.it i VMKHiS IBaaaM With !l mv flrmtth I puhe.l Km- neth from rr.e Why did you (So that?" I ilrmindfd. angrily, a Kenneth Ken-neth klaaed me again. Kortl1" IB, Ann foraive ma. I did not mean to But 1on you know w hare hen p.i! err iMiea we t ere t.r, rhlldren and many l the Um" ron and I haT kled e.nj !iu! up. I want to raaJie up now " "We're not rhlld'en any Ken neth Ilalaey. Ton ir engaTt t" fJrre Cameron and v. have rtr;hln-to rtr;hln-to mak' up " What'a an engagement mor or lM Set ween friend"' ikrd Kltllflk wH h hie old Irrenponwib.e I men ' Ton disappoint tut'. You dlaaf)- ward a though to uk rn- "No, dnn't do tha'.' I remnnafted. because you did it U ih reason you B dlaappn Dted tm . Vol had no eg B whate ay for kis.ng m kenm 1. W are not children nnv hmtrr ue are fttlly gro n. Another r I rl I ' your ring and you have pronlecd hT that you Wou'.d murr her o'ir day. I almoe? ti n though you had m i jH suited rot liritr m.l'iel ko light of rour kls I' en i njrare-l men or two means no:h!nt amonr H frlanda. certainly a !'!a or two meani Jj 1 klMM nre h-stowed upon some ot.e Bfl rlae. When 1 return to lh aehool to- jfl night ehall I tat) Gran I Ridt H on and you klftaed me." Ph Why. Ann. dear, why have ou' lfl grown o aerlou-V Ther? LftTt u air! In all the world tint I hare a H a repc( and regnrj fur us" ( Invf for you. yea, I know w..t vou would Kay." he hastened to remur : nulekly. a. I trie. I to Interrupt, not even OraCfl fUJa tht bill for a H pal as you do. We are pals, aren't H fi." i oaawcrad "and we ran uav-1 ir nicaln he fctdnda." "And you tTont l.ke mo anv more, I I - Ann "' i ended to lie to him and ten j!m that H I hated him, hut 1 could not. "Ys. H Kenneth. I do. I Uk? you prhip; 1 mora than you wilt ever know." I ?n-,aered ?n-,aered honatlv ' I Ilk you ho I that I cannot tell ; ou the hur th 'you have riven me I Iikc you o I much that J am coins tu try to r.fvi rr voa acaJn " I walked unsteadily out In h rain. not heedlntr hi proteatlns voice call-ling: call-ling: "Ann. come hack' Conic back! I I wnnt to sa aoniethlnr more to 0 I." Ha did not follow me. ' ai !.nd In 'ht he aain h.jrf me be aaaC jl understood that however miCh Ken- ; neth Itai'e .' trofersd to enre for m. , , he did hot "nre mr, irh for mv fr nd; g ' if I up for nrr ;md injtsl UP n i holding it aaainat the Jealcttsy of! Oraea Camaron. Ha did not wn' anv of Oraea'i frlanda to . hirr walk-1 inr .: me U hen I arrived in the school I -hruhrd p.tet Oracc without ;ktnr. Jt ind 'o me that she 1 d m rather suspiciously and I th'T lermlned to teM her that I had tuet ! Kenneth I -aid to myaalfi rathat t ifcn-iclatl-oualy: "1 will not s1oti to 'I. an if rirn'c does." "I Juat met Kenneth i) n"in " I rmarkad. Why did you tell him that I hal ift the acpu I'cr momer' she hesit . t . I and thcTi al 1 "I didn't " "W'n: should he tell ine yoa did then V "I'pMlbly as an excuse for not tr"?ng to ee you all thoee montha." You know batter thro that, Or You know I have tried to avoid 1 i i pi yon and if It l-iid not been for til rain todn I should have probably ro: seen Kenneth. riut I wint you id know thut 1 toM hln that j'i l ad ; spoken .in :m'.ru:b wh'f you laid Ihw : I wa 111 nnd had I'f kcJioo..' "I Khali fell h!m, " "ii ar.A-"that ar.A-"that you have Just relumed and he I will believe me." "You nviy tall Mm : t you pleaml and he will probablj believe whs hf pleases, but in your hej; o: kitoif and he Wl kfJO.W thai Ann Win i i does not l!r " "I'm fr;-d tc k;:o . . yo-j at leant one Vlriue." ahe retorto i. 1 Has tf.lldln' close hcoidf. .t r id before I thoubt I railed my han.i i dpd atr i h',p !n th" face. Tomoirow V' ii Leavta S ho-it. |