Show WIFE JL 24 R THE stepmother by BT NOrSIS aall ellen and joe vt lat emair u and A with without E mass it h ts mi with t aunt bill auto at 1 fort art X washington york town fit allen 1 la way tudy alti art 1 arr I a ind belor hitri sall all HOM arall arlena of her bar mother mra it i rona T SU allen 1 to R take houf arty 1 was na th h tari III I 1 1 de CHAPTER II 11 2 all the way U up P I 1 in the train tilde ali she was busy identifying the arloua groups bout beat her as either cither being bound for fic the koae base house base party or 1 being ra aj of classification elleah ellen Elle aw was BO excited b bv this it time that she ile could 1 I it not at breaths breathe eater naturally ally her cheeks were blaring biasing old and her bar heart be bent at fast with wit e her or I 1 title little new suerose tul case ehe bile got down a row t the be train in 10 a sort or of joyous panic of A expectation p atatim the ro basea ca chauffeur made aude b himself 1 self known and ana elie R gray belled haired et elderly arty man and an I 1 exception all lly fam handsome boons and it self acif Pa possessed eed young woman wimm all 1 I got get into it the it alne elne E eli ellen I 1 imagined ON the pull pair to be is father A and daughter and thought it would te be rocia romantic nde to be rich and travel broad blood with an adoring father the led jadv looked at her mutably amiably enough but did not spoil presently the turned fumed in at a snow blow pa powdered dered sate gate and could am se a splendid stone arms mansion ones long along a hillside ja bare vines jose bit but it w kt iab h heartening mote argote arising from a dozen an chimneys chlores they all went up the stone steps and were am admitted to an enormous ann hall bell where fires and tables and if rich mg rugs and great bowls of flowers isch all wore were ju jumbled tabled together before her confuted confused senses here hem was as mrs I 1 rose eg threat find and distrait murmuring ai ur 1 I rig tt that the be chil childson dion were war about 8 some where perhaps the h had M gone out ut alv v lug ing maid aid directions in ME an aside old and q looking 4 little liette blankly a at t E ellen 1 I net until I 1 1 the girl reminded her b brightly I 1 I 1 ghaly it a 6 slim latimer I 1 holl of mona course it 1 is you ii dear ear child she ab said bi then with a warming adre kles kiss and ad Y you came up 9 1 in the car cal with clr if and ad MI mrs Jos jossell sall 91 lorn this ts is a little fill I 1 friend im it of mine mi miss latimer Lat lnier and ad this 1 IB mr f 1 and mrs MCA josselin Jos seln ellen I 1 hope ou on a all i 1 tal tallied sit to each other rifen was just 9 going 1 9 to co sal 11 we waren t introduced a but tic the young du and ed beautiful mrs joss josselin e IN n spoke first with a sort bort of pretty l languor mr 1 I al 1 wro was talk on an all occasions 1 I 1 and 0 then the they 11 II 11 laughed ellen knew as sudden ad J that the two w women did not nat know ud each attic very verv well wel and thet that th the man be BB quit at home in till tats house alund you put us abuy abby he aad do don t come a up I 1 know knew my way y bout about ive got to go up mr mrs rose said interrupt interrupting M a 10 low toned conversation she bhe was h sling having with an elderly me fit 1 I declare clie wt it on mounting a dark carved tied stairway the that ta was able spread it with rugs CUBA o ornamented bentru ed with potted PRIM palms and lighted wit with it a stained g glass s s window I 1 declare I 1 get veri perfectly y frantic sometimes a when if the child children have base these effim arthur brought flown dean tour four buis from harvard on mu wednesday and lucle lucia not lot out mi ye yet it if you please aCa all 1 I 1 I 1 ican can my ay la 10 that I 1 door dont expect to ahe through it until ste sl e la Is out and its it S ne rush neb b t to a this and rush to that I 1 don t know what the ihei re doing now E etien iss P perceived m fled that the omi matron was sea really deeply the ity end contusion and the strain on abrew tomala a and beds bed they went meet upstairs now mue bud and had I 1 off left the jol jo l at the door of a belh ful room explains bed said it mrs ross why shy iva tucked you in here on no a touch couch in my bowl sewing ag room a my y dear car you ion beacina t boat hesitate to it to a 7 come U in a and it out net tor far mr it ralie I 1 Is up at GIC gibat ii adf for far the gulf golf it a lovely ellen smiled it a a perfectly wonderful cilibe boulee she ehe added bb ftc 1 y lt it a comfortable elble imm ross itoe bald aid rapel esaly beesel loserio vii did it and with a an sudden adden tw to b inkle eckle she added how hour did i on like the bride bad and gral groom y r 1 I tim tt they were father and daughter eiery one me class row ive known tom elin at all my lit life we know knew hla his mat first wife well bell site rhe mi only died a ear bad ago id nd ton ten mentia litter later hr he marled hd tills I 1 an heeler knows any filing about her doris potter yu you 11 met meet her tonight says boyn that she die was a in model 1 for I module I iem avonne em but I 1 do dont t believe it young gibbs the AUN one ane of 0 the dentist fell fellows ool that ever lived ima nas never gotten over it to tom I 1 IU 1 five you know and ad he he fie broke with bi fattier father the day he be heard the tb me new a b chasn t been a lit him since ie he we KOH lu u the hie firm too I 1 guru the old man alt it pretty much I 1 w I 1 hear that olga gagge Is 1 going to 0 o study Dalu painting bew he a gifted falb allow went now lit III jvan leave brush up a little and the then co come do awn and ad bar have to tea it VF just like an english house hamae party in a novel alien her he ad it put lilt on a tile the ey cray velvet drew dres aca iff it the treah fresh cills and went down dom to fit the library I 1 in a tremor t or of M she ghe news early bud and had boub time to to enjoy imas of photography ph and ad are be fore to her beat came ane down to aln the abere obere came and RII an old 1 of 1 lira irk rote rise and ad two friends orlendo of the nt pay paying 9 t ell ellen much the hs along youngest L and mrs mra ree en an closeted her by telling letting her pass send mid ad cloo and nd west bud nd bring back the by KATHLEEN NORRIS richt t te kuhs avada ipg mpg tor 0 r more too tea it hof was a Wa wonder sider to nil hour r she waa A able lit to see a saw now how really beautiful yo young an C mra M joicelyn Joia elyn was 1 her golden brown hair was wound would C curelessly in glorius glor loua waves and coil a above her white forehead and her hit lit Is hand ban heavily ringed lay IRY against th the dark wood it of the chair ana with all the pure pule beauty of at idi alabaster dieste she sometimes raised her glittering flattering flitt ering eye lashes he brown blow eyelashes eyelash with a aft of go sold lit in them to smile coall lazily at he her husband but tor for the tha most aart part she ahe was inert making no effort to be more defor the than a lovely picture lid bira ross rose asked her about polls paris ad she answered it casually I 1 1 1 ellen did not at L enow ar taets that ahe h wag t trying r yta 1 to 10 make if the ol 01 older d woman a think that travel tl I wealth and tile the free purchase of govna came an and J jewels 2 4 were but an ordinary part act of the days work to keeler ellen was deeply interested and even a thrilled fillad b by their talk tier her loveley and it affection were bound to mr mrs ross koae she decided that young mrs hift was no not a arcitio gentlewoman all those that blaring jewels at informal test teal A great grandfather a clock in if atie d ali um of tile the me room boomed blamed half past he and with a cold 16 and ad rush E the A request re came id to in for far their tea 4 tile I 1 was ellen ho latimers belr Lati merB last lait happy minute in the ros rose a house the little velvet dress dreas did d not at tall fall train her a as the clock struck hut but she would have been happier running way away from them all ail into the night bare of feet fast bad and hair haft and ad in her bar shabbiest shab biest at kitchen are ill ib the than ahe he an was to be here in all their pit luxury still and warmth they were introduced and they nodi nod led ded flinging 61 91 9 furs face and ad wraps wrap hit into t the e undoes arms arma of silent anent patient waiting roaina rilen ills marveled at their the soft off kwh ewh coats at the smart little caps cap the velvet at skirts kirs with 11 their big buttons battens the silk ilk M mouses emse so an but macu lately white lucia lima was not pretty but how smart she was and how she he c offered chattered IN doris dori was pretty and even thing ilif else that E ellen lie would on id have A re to be as we well the five else boys boya were all ail quite quit young tresh flesh faced 1 I 1 she ho was wa able to see now how really Bea beautiful tnt Y young 9 mr i ey was well weli groomed superficially poised in spate lilt of youthful chanod clumsiness sa ifill there war were nine ile of the them altogether altoE ether they talked only to each other in a sort art of running 9 it alre of growling knit and tittering and 4 laughing it was use impose imbia slid bible to tor an outsider to follow fellow tu air con conversation getum metum and ere even when lie the I 1 oilier is people bad shifted way away and ell ean was aa left wit with thern them th they made no con isal an a for lier her oh ob whet what a foot fool she an to come came him here at all ail she thought undressing let lair that eight and aad itow how she he hated the than aall chey felt her un welem and shabby y and different and the bit ter ear tiling was that ellen knew that they were mere CILIA she could nut of speak their language 1 BO I understand tinder fluche aliea jim they spoke her little attempts at merriment fell list flat her beat gown w was 9 not as mart einart as 8 th air it simplest sporting purling outfit she sh had gone down stairs timidly 1 in I the fusty fussy little E lace eca ca dres dreas t to a haie hae them presently follow fellow 1 in their simplicities of sheer beer linen and 14 lawn u with girlish houi of if pink baby reset or childish wide aid ra bo mua man alone plain alk stacking plain pink ly dr drad dressed drets ad ed little satiny barley heads with jew eiml led plus icken trimly against it the coils and plaits NO how fresh how ho bit aleal they be me were sch just juat I 1 on the threshold or of amour bold seven beven I 1 teen eight eighteen nineteen liamor li am I 1 wil thou ty ly t two years yeara seemed suddenly lenly grimy and ad fray ao A ense I 1 of injustice belted her gm blue bhe had bad never r been basic as a young and ad sweet and decoud confident ed aa chev or beret am I 1 th they wore were all fall in chilt love with lire aind ad with each bih other I 1 it ana n pity phy that they could nt not spare a tittle love lor for lilt too but of dorot dorothy ted lucia and 4 lucia dorla daale and ad does bor f in turn told marr that but se we looked it mice ador sale io INO one me of 01 them gave to lo ellen the elie word far or which ane tempted bune ered or bet bar ter file alian pied mode do the HIgh if ef fort carl to bring he her in into the troup group 91 E 9 1 her any ny reanon mines to believe that with ww ease alk like ber beca end od rheet checks like eats the tb lace ince gown muttered set not at ail 11 II th the elaborate theme dinner was ad U and ad the young people began to dothen dothan dance ellen slipped upstairs equally unable to review the events assets of the day or I 1 to anticipate those st of bacou tomorrow ina adt with h any equanimity there would be a big deal dance tomorrow night and a ride to the red lion far or lunch lilan did not nor ride well she would go with old 1 mr MI Ji usell end it MI mrs it rose in the closed car unless she had a wire from aunt arrit elsie elate barlag that grandpa was deed dead ah if only he but grandpa was tar far from death and ad saturday had to be maill endured sed it a was an all worse than ellen fears mrs mra ross bose w not at going on an the ride after alt 11 ali she and it the out nod and the were going to play bridge lucia un on bent beat from her indifference long ions enough to urge ellen to try to ride but ell ellen although she he was eager to date dare it did dot it like he to risk the danger ol of making herself ma mail absurd be ed on a her horse there thereas waa another choke choice but that too ellen did not see a until long g after ward rd she might simply have im aple pleaded did have hu begged bagged to be left quietly ME at home bud and ao I 1 have hane watched the tha bridge which interested her and have base had another most b or pleasant tm tea hour but bill instead ebe abs let jet gucfa 1 I separate friend herself from franc her he arlenda to drive the th funny girl from franc long island 1 in a small if roadster data th the roads ad w were ce heavy but ellen acome nothing ot of cars car and d did not at know knew that really mail difficult driving was angering the already exasperated lu da for far perhaps fifteen minutes out nut of the long two hours the gars eirls talked naturally tile they reached the tied red lion an 1 hour hear after the others and ad liu mediately had bail a urge large and noisy lunch in a so sort of 0 club with stags antlers apte and it im bear s ills sUDS I a roaring pan alre ill old and exposed laftera tier B of 11 dark wood ad to give ghe a mitic effect after lunch skis were brought out felt and ellon ellen waa wa dragged several at cold in miles a a on a s sort it of manal nation emm walk mil scramble el slide and sto skate the boy bay called red bed it drove tier her silent 11 t ly home he tied had IN had it a it good old many cocktails belland before after 11 the walk unlit and drove I 1 recklessly they got get home none to too early to dresa dreas for the chance all nn experience that film ellen never target forgot the young gue guests as to the h house U bad bees been indifferent to her yesterday koulav they actively due dis liked her and bile bhe afforded them dell elms clous material for far laughter no one me asked her to it dance she he might have base been ato an invisible witness almost to the gaiety as am she heartily wished herself tor for any often attention t ion that was ome off offered red her the girls perfume pert umed d bowd powdered red laughing pushed by he her without a alec glance and ad the have gathering eagerly bell about the them saw her Us as little at twenty minutes to 0 one us ellen found herself watching tilt the bridge game sirs mr rose was we playing with sir air Jon selic and it ft was el ail dent that the luck was running called against them the there thai a a no bidding hands like these the a I 1 I 1 declare I 1 over never saw aej thing like it 1 suppose oppose we us cent cant start alother we said ne a would map atop at orm one young mrs smiled ella cilen saw sira alto rose koie at give a her a veir son look ionic Us aa the jeweled hands tumbled the lard cards till idly and the army man on earnestly and quick 1 iv added the various scores I 1 in going upstairs now flon put pat in I 1 are am a 0 sort of a head headache bo I 1 think lit id really better and acid mrs aits ra betar rose will you tell me about trains trails to tc rec morrow arrom I 1 think I 1 had better bette wat scout big expects pact me she had rie sed herself tor for appeal alon j but mrs MI rose fires md made annc a I 1 in sorry barry you can t stay I 1 she said eald better stay bud and have base a lit little U more am folgia good if time auntie amed will forgive va vow I 1 ama conce come down don and have base some ames supper now I 1 but bu t ellen murmured of tier her head ach ache agall again she ahe slipped ups and once a in the abety of her own room she be began can to undress automatically with will scarlet 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