Show MISS PRUE bg MILDRED WHITE 1919 by n newspaper union litt little miss bliss prue the debutantes called her crowding around prudence winthrops table ln in the apartment dining room or bringing to her in her owa pleasant sitting room their youthful confidences among themselves they lovingly discussed cussed their sympathetic friend now how do you suppose it happened that she remained unmarried uni narried ono one asked she has bas such an adorable face and the charm ingest manner enthused another and dresses so prettily added a third she may have been disappointed in love the first reflected miss prue Is too lolly jolly and practical to spend her life mooning oter past disappointment 1 the other said perhaps she has never met inet the right man and the last supposition was correct prudence had never met the right man she came into the brilliant dining room as usual for her evening me meal a and she wore the soft gray dress with nith blue ribbons and the man already seated at her table smiled apologetically at her coming and arose as if to depart 1 I wits was directed to a seat here he said but no doubt I 1 may be placed elsewhere peggy a debutante hurrying over at that moment announced that sir mr wilfer was one of daddys daddes friends anti and nil all choice places in the dining room being occupied would miss prue mind very much if be shared her table prue smiling said that she would d be delighted perhaps if she had known just how bow delighted slie she was eventually going to be with david companionship miss prue might have refused in self defense the debutantes nudged and wills chis joyously at the evident interest and pleasure which the two to grew to find in each others society he has been a widower tor for years peggy told sallie ills his first marriage was A a youthful affair and soon ended since then no one has been able to find the way to his heart if he were only a few years younger I 1 might try myself but apparently it was little miss prue who had found the way there bad been many years in the little womans comans life of which now she did not speak of 0 which it pained her still to think years of self sacrifice self effacement tor for the sake of others weary years bringing her to a goal of peace at last now love was to be her great anil and crowning blessing she sang as sho she pinned on the violets which david sent and went happily down to meet blin there were few on the avenue as they walked along but presently a girl came swinging toward them she mas v as a beautiful girl and as her eyes fell upon companion the girls face paled and she stood quite still david wilfer allter also grew white and in an instant forgot afisu proximity janice he murmured and al the girl was about to pass on without reply he took a step after her 1 I must see you he said 1 I will call tomorrow oh what Is the use P she begin began 1 I must see you david wilfer rea repeated dazedly he turned again to miss bliss prue waiting with the hurt of a sudden budden blow the two spoke little as they returned to the hotel and when prue was in her own room again she threw herself across the bed like a grieved schoolgirl with the violets crushing out their fragrance against her breast had all been a dream a beautiful mistaken dream and the crowning blessing was not to be hers after all the man she loved had no need of her but had he not was he not dot now suffering even as she there had been eager longing in the voice which besought the girl and she had refused his plea As if in answer to her wish the girl came at luncheon lunched n into the hotel dining room she was it appeared a guest there for the present with a severe elderly woman who accompanied her it was with the elderly woman that miss bliss prue first became acquainted quain ted and later it was the benu beall girl herself who joined the debutantes at trues side when peg and sallie departed the two still lingered by the window and presently prudence said very softly 1 I am glad to know that you are a friend of mr Wll fers something more than a friend the K irl answered dire directly etly 1 I thought that act would have told you slie site paused it Is unfortunate that gril grandma lidin refuses to let him see me me she has always been afraid that lie would coa coax me away from my mothers family it was wa my young mothers last wish that I 1 should remain in their care but questioned prue perplexedly david wilfer is my father the girl explained impulsively she put forth her hands it was of you that father wished to speak to me she said 1 I met him this morning then all at nee nce the eyes of the beautiful girl grew misty oh I 1 11 I 1 hope she said bald that you tire ore going to make my father happy a he hopes to be |