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Show Her Daughter and His Son A Great Married Life Story by' 1 1DAH McGLONE GIBSON j Irnoal f Marriage. H "Now". Ann. tell mo all about It," said Jimmy Callahan as we seated our- LH selves In a som hat secluded corner H of a fine restaurant thi rival to the IBB one In which I had been a hat check- BH VBH ' Don't ask me. Jimmy," I answered, -' 'it is :i long sad Btorj .' "i I now It, Ann dear II ma kt - If with rap when i think ol how I unequal ihe .me Is between (flrl BBbB and a man. lr was had enough for me H to work my way up, but I have my BH font on the firs: rung ot the laddler BBbH now and can'makc it nil right for BBpH you from now on. It doesn't seem J possible that you have been ltKht here HBpJB In this very city and In as conspicuous B a place as a popular restaurant, while UBBB Kenneth, Mr. linlsey and I have all ' been hunting you frantically. I think LggVV ln Mr rlalscy would have been beside BJj9 h iilsi II ii "in- M..I known thai ou had BBbBp BBpH "But i did not have It," I Interrupt-. BBbB thought. BBpH - "What do you mean yojj did not , BBbH liuVte demanded .limmy. PBBB Add then ( had to tell of all my foolishness Jimmy did not art as 'mf though l had been silly. He just raid.' ' jflS "Vow pdbr girl " Jjr I ea nean r loi Ing Jimmj i alla- BflBBj .ii that moment than ever before , HlH or since In whole life H "Well. It la all over now," be con-j BBkB tinned with masculine assurance. . "It rin m; r -.1 . fti the full fu-ll Lure. 1 I dol jBjn '.us a week now with the National on pn nd i hej arc CK 1 ' mi" ii' aBJ the year We will get married right BBbH BBbB "No. Jimmy, 1 cannot do flint." BBb9 "Don't you love me little. Ann0 HH 1 know, of course, you can never love B me ns I love you Qh, Ann, my du- linj:. vein will never know wh.u you have been to me. Whj you have stood between me and all the temptations 1 man. I have kepi myself clean because be-cause of you and because 1 knew with what honor you -hould look upon me, If wer. anything else thsn what you would have me Ann. try to love me a Uitle. I want you so. Whv, ever since you left tor school, I hays lcP i a r....;isii hit of verse thai I wrote one dnv because I just had h give ex-pesslon ex-pesslon to my longing." i gased at jimmy fascinated Hi face was transfigured. Ii was not my , hildhood pal that 1 saw before mr. but a man who was looking at ine OS though a man who was looking at mf HI though I WOS 'be great dslre of the n-Orld Slowly I flush crepl over his face and then It recede. I. leaving hlni White and drawn. He handed the p"-per p"-per n cross the table and read; Tn ANN Your smile to me 1 tbe world, dear And Heaven the glance of ydur eye My heart calls "Ann" all the while i dear, fflOUgll at times ni horn f.ilnt .-.rid die. Your hand In mine jrlves a Joy, dear. No caress another might bring; Ymir words are music I" me dear. M on- sweet t nan angels ma sing Though I stand outside your life, dear. And gasfj 6n your face from afar, Though another may call you wife, do.-ir. Yon are mv guiding star. Jimmy lield out out liH ham! for the bit of verse and through n mist Of tears I looked Into his eyi-s Almost Involuntarily my hand shot across the table and I could not help thinking th: t to be the wife of a mmi who loved no as knew Jimmy, did would bring happiness: Tomorrow Kate ntcrvent - |