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Show ! borrowedhsas I 1 MILDRED L BARBOUR , J Lxvr i . kf-v ( i-r,i i; Burnt 19-1. by the Wheeler sn- ' K: dleatc, ln i Key was havliiK a la to bn following l i red with a card. faiirr! Rather onrly caller.'' eom-La, eom-La, .Vanes. I : Ing down Knd marmalad., i cpHni; Kp of i'-' i lis Enid l ' 1 ;' stared a: 'n-. card for a rnomert kibellef. fcat could E"M R'.nlr want of her" E this p i ! hour " Unory ft lMr. i Ian's ;.-t nr,d Hest on wlin ll Ml' li i'l : "! il Mfa sUCPf - ' urreil tn Iiit Kw Mi's CI. in in li' i ." lv told to threw a gla mci; at the o v . i J pw over the buffet as the girl id to obej fen a fornn r r.'.jl nii-t n.it be He to f Mirror n U In a jii-rti r 1 1 r 1 1 , i ; l- i Hncforc a well-appointed 01 Ifay. Tlv v ere golden i Kg bal nn the table .in 1 tlin ' Ee flood i nu the ' !, ' R8 is a Nan. j - i k'i i Hi-- Mhtered. "Won't you join n bflt- I am rath") lazy dng. on v-'" se." I giri b. i &nk ou 1 ' I a I - F . i i! limns .it'll in i i. I JKr raisi d luT brows In Kind tested the percolator ti h fKltivc finger WE purp " l ii'd looking at Brl. It tv.u fb!' iii from .i cur HtnCC th.it s!)i but mt .-dipt Bilot ha I i i .irelosslj Kntly tlv Bt groom i ftlon which h d distingui -b .1 fcearanrc on the former 01 c i -when Nancy had must t bin i- thin Intrusion rath-P. rath-P. -unuse.: tin irl begun at all. i iinr.un I i , .- po- m 4 ""Ing a fragment of toast ill a pleasure, i assure you. but ?firV'ol'"r'a h"r an im- patttn- gesture. m'?n t bc conventional It i not i 'to" for the niceties You dls-Ilk dls-Ilk ajT" I hat you. franklv. ( Ir at l5t I did until Freddie . ShMrti'C-d forward suddenly tense. "Mo- Hurra rd. where Is Dr. Lang-well Lang-well T NaatT lM tlowr. the toast and laughei ,"M) 1CU Hss BkUr. how should 1 know" in not the doctor's keeper You arc'.'ttf !eond young woman who has corn V nie with the, same nu--. Hon wlthlntht Past twenty-four hours i assure S it is flattering to be thoughr it- fonfidanto of s jrr-al ;( man as r Uugwc.il hut it trifle embutng.M The girl sUwd tit Iter steadily. ' I think jou are lyln. Mr. Bur-rard. Bur-rard. You know where he Is." "Really." Sincy rose. Her voir was icy. ' If you haft nothing more to say Mi-- Hl.ilr. I fill -isk you to oxcuso I me." The Kirl rosi iwand faced her, hr breath coming qikUjr. "(th dor' he tOended! r don't know wlui I'm Bfilg. I'm distraet- d: Tell nn whet h( Ib? fCor Qod's jsal;e tell rhe! Thii woman . . . the nursi . . soiVr to my apart I ment last bight. . .Frtrddle was there .... we had been aal to dine . .. she took him asidVukl naid sonic-! Ithinff to him. It muMkjiTe been something some-thing frightful. I kivt never sn him like that before. He went away without a word of gnoiaje to mo and his face was ghastly. Sfce was with him. I waited all r.'.sti for some word from hlni but now came. This mornimr I couldn't stand Utny longer I had to know somblng so I came tn you." Suddcnl) .-.il Xanqy's taentmenl vanished. She felt onU ibe sisterhood sister-hood of women, thnt dlvfce quality whicli fills the hearts of nosen who love and suffer. She wantrtto help Enid Blair Jut as she hv) once wanted to help 1-,'dUh Ivnirll and Connie and the other un ha 057 wives Of her acquaintance. |