Show FOR H HIM I 1 M by MOLLIE MATHER Q 1821 1921 IV esters estern newspaper union she was a small creature with wide appealing eyes of blue and nihat hat the meu men found to so admire in her was more than other could see s ee among the themselves melves they discussed her ns is a kampish person to be righteously avoided certain it was that from the moment brown became a member of 0 the house party swains old and young left their formerly adored to 0 follow in her train and M eda brown what nhat a plain name nevertheless the demure one trl urn plied eastly easily everywhere the strange thing was that she did not try for the triumphs or seem to care dually usually she ahlie had to be hunted out in some secluded corner or forestalled on one of her walks down the road gwen Iler persons sons fiance gaii was continually seen in tile the unwelcome medas company and of late marion Grov enors heretofore faithful attendant w as usually to be found there too the cool att attitude itale toward the lie interloper showed their displeasure what right had julle julie rusted to bring this unknown relative of her husbands among them when toni tom lacy met her aleda was with her hutch cousins on the bank banz of a stream she talked to tom as lie he happened along while her cousins fished and though tom lucy ancy believed himself to be in love with marlon marion grovenor lie ile lingered and thought the little meda brown person v very ery entertaining indeed it was always that way nay As days passed he planned arid and schemed for them eagerly meda was so delightfully surprising she could be gravely wisely sympathetic or infectiously gay and merry 1 I suppose marlon marion contemptuously remarked to tom you believe that flattering natt ering interest in yourself and your engrossing business is genuine she puts it on for everyone like a cap and then laughs at you for your pains why you all humor her in her self esteem is more than I 1 can see ashes just a little cat NIt without bout a thought beyond ond her own amusement and it if you iou i ou care for me 1 tom knew the rest he had heard it before it if lie he cared for marlon marion his friendliness with the plea pleasing slug meda ileda must cease the trouble was that he did not know this could be done meda was so different from flirtatious maids he be had known his friendship for her was a real and vital thing or was the deep feeling merely friendship then tom lacy knew it was love lie ile told her frankly as they mit at together that lie he had intended to marry marion arid and that he had thought he cared tor for her until meda came and ile he recalled as he spore spoke the many bitter things marion had said of the girl who now listened the unkind tale of her unscrupulous conquests her heartless triumphs and be felt that the revelation of 0 marions Ala rions nature with i her unreasoning jealousies had killed at its beginning any love that might have been tom in ills his eloquence was not aware of all that lie he said he impressed upon meda brown ills his own belief in her despite marion and all others and when he had fInh lied waiting breathlessly his fate meda her soft eyes suddenly aglow threw haw hack her head bead and laughed toni TOM stared growing very white you tou too laughed meda so you had bad to love me though before we mot met you intended to marry miss grovenor still smiling meda looked back at him go and marry her my dear friend she said for I 1 have finished 11 I 1 tom sat after she had gone trying to understand he had not known that love could so so make one suiter suffer love how little lie he had realized its meaning so they were viere right marlon marion and tile the rest of the women it was unbelievable belle tom lacy stood undecidedly lie he did not want to go back ici to the house A little cottage stood at the end of the country lane lie and meda had stopped there sometimes to isit 11 solitary old woman meda liked to play for the lonely one on her old piano his steps led him there the now unconsciously absently he dropped on the wooden bench outside the cottage window the tinkling tones of the piano came to him medas aledas voice was singing a sweet little song 9 its each verse beginning with somebody ile he listened wondering vaguely at the tremulous catch in the still loved voice and dream it if dreams can come true la is only a dream of gladness for you my dream Is for you then all at once toni tom lacy understood the alie despised girl would willingly efface herself and her love that she might give to him what she believed to be hla his own onn dream of gladness to him and to marlon marion who so misjudged her so she had acted for mar marions lons sake the part marlou marlon gave to her and through all she cared ills his heart sang bang at the ahe thought for a moment he be stood thinking of the two women marlon marion n hose selfish ex es actions had marred their happiest bapp lest hours and tills this othir other girl with her dream of gladness but for him ton tom lacy went boldly into the room medas medar eyes n doomed him he took her ber into va nt arms ua af |