SEPTEMBER 1v, 1921

rflifllflli of Civil War Still ilale and Hearty

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

"l am afraid thut is impossible

Chapter XVIII

oven

It WM ntrnnse. John thought, as 4 I" xszed about the sumptuous {of 65 YQ

rooms, how lavishly those not able

to afford it spent their money for! the privilege of mingling with the, es ap y O

Weflilhy. even on sufferance. The

fltldifiltllCfl was seated in chairs e o range across the great sl room. m“ \ y

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John had time for much disdain- ful thought helm-e llle pBl-yol-mance were spent by Marcia grumbling hogan lle w“ a do” chum-val. because she couldn't have the inr- llnd detected m“). lmle snlelclslns gcr. better apartment, and by John of" manner that proved conclusively I“ "YIIIK i" Shh" he!‘ l! W" "h"

to find in New York- unless one Days far more tllan I can afford. And I doubt if at any price one

. l a lug. He Wouldn't hurt Marclirs feel-

Now John Aldrich would have

toward Marcia’; ‘earnestly hud it not been that she not only abetted Murcia in hcr cx- travagant notions, ‘but ' put in her head.

iMrs. Vune made casual referen- ces regarding what she considered u man should have and bc bcforc

ideas

- B0 few of tham sunny, a. menace t» l ‘Marcilis health. I lnust help find ings. yet he would gladly have dis- A I, hcr‘ a more desirable place to live penscd with Mrs. Vane's society. lwl le I am here." 1 "Marcllrs sitting room and bcd- been far happier could he have fell To ‘ ilooim are floddod with sunshine more friendly on u pleasant day," John replied. imother. He would have tried more i "That isn't enough! The apart- By CAROLYN BIECHER 1 mPht. ull the rooms, need the g 1E sun'.'

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lino Dilol“

' PAGE ELEVEN

I .~ii‘iS'lilillii

Ior Inhnts sndflhfldrsn.

lfotliersiinow That

could find an apartment with all he married; what a wife had ll the rooms on tho sllnny side." rigllt to expect nowadays. While "l sllull find onc." expected to dance attendance upon Jolln quukcd inwardly. She would both Mrs. Vane and Murcia contin- flnd something. no onc could ually. John fclt alone. wandering illoubt her determination. Marcia. througll a dark valley of debt und would sidc with her. and ho would unsatisfying endeavor. llnvv un argument on ills hands. John hnd sworn to himself that Work hard as he might, John's never would he allow himself and hXDrrnses hud kept pace with his in-lMarc-ia to get in debt beyond wllst comc. At times outstripped lt..ile could pay ouch luonih. But Again nnd again hud llc oxplnlnod when Mrs. Vune hnd been with tllcln this to Mart-in, trivd to luakc llcr'a fow weeks lln found that unless

fienuineQllasttlria .

lino w. f.llllnlll\ ' -

lhe hybrid among the guests.

llngnlhle, pol- llle lllrsl “me he we]. understand it. She never lost, hcr llc were to be constantly making

GEORGE D. SHAW. Springfield, Mass. f

"To any thut l focl years younger, twenty-five healthier nnd tiwcniy-fivo ilifflllgfif expresses wllut. Tuilluc. hug

yours

done for mo bottcr lhnn nny othor

Wl.l_\' I can put lt." suid (luorgo l) Shu-w. velorun of tho Civil

Springfield. Moss. _"i um now sovcntly-cight

equal Tnnlnc.

would hove to lay up for u weck

or two. For u long tlnlo I llvcd on

truckers and milk alone us nothing also ngrccd witlrmc. ' "When ll (started on Tnnluo I nclgheti only one hundred nnd iaventeen pounds and my

yw-urs

Wur. who now lives at 321 Walnut stljcct

tinyl.

twonLv-fivo‘ boon so wonderfully built up. I now

wclgli nnc hundred und fortytllroe pounds und nly stomach is us sound us u dollar. In fact, l believe I could out tho old urlniy rations . zlguin without it hurting mc in the iCllHi.

"I never miss n chance of say- inl: ti good word for 'i‘anluc nnd l

yeurslwouitl liko to urgc illc boys of tllu oldnnd I don't hosltuto to any I have never known n medicine to For fiftcon yours I was subject to attacks oi’ indigest- ion that were sowbud ut timt-s I

"Sixties" who urc not fccllng right to give it n trial, for l um surc lt would put ihclll ill lino ugllin just us it has inc. For u mun of my age to hnvc no pilysicul ailment, to be wcll und strong and enjoy llfc as IN‘. did tlwcnty-flvo yours ugo, is ccl'tuillly' smoothing to he thunk ful iol- ulld ihcro is nothing too good l can suy for 'I‘unluc." 'l‘unluc is sold in Charlottetown by lItl-ddlu llrosl. und nil lclullng

‘Then the murmur of conversa- tion died away and the concert b98811. After the first number John could have told you nothing of‘ the artists. nothing of wllat they Gilli-El’ played or sang. Once he found himself mechanically clapping with the rest; twice he found himaclf nodding in sleep.

Marcia hnd noticed, and angrily Doked hlln in the ribs, then told llim thc next was the final num- lcr i “For heaven's sake nct as if you enjoyed it, whether you do or not," sho whispered.

After it was ovor John uttercil the polite platitudes expected of lllnl. the sumo llB did the rest of the audience. But ho did not broathe freely until they were on thvlr Wuy homo. ‘

brought" m- ‘llla; resulted [mm lhell-‘iiflflfili some t-xtruvugance of hers going, to the theatre. 0r olsewhere_. hen sho would be very quiet. al The morning post brought Marcia "In-Ht suiky for hours afterward. a 1911B!‘ from her mother. ‘That's nice. She will be com- her hiflrcla ilocidcd pany for you." npring shopping. John Aldrlgh really “The new styles are in; I nood

i0 do

did not courtship hud been done mostly by iiiirrest motllcr," silo said letter. except for the one long vis- John. Then to her ulothrr: "You

he hnd met Marcia, and then Mrs.| Vang was away vlslllng a Blslol- sod lloforo hcr mother, nnd who was ill. Murcilrs mother had (‘flush he did not want to socm lul sort of a woman. but she wns Hplilw vory carefully in response to Marcilrs mother and so was entit- hi?!‘ flllphhilhl.’ 100k ut him. led to every consideration. YIIF” ITIBII l0 bf‘. tilttiflil. Then, mo, John [hgllght “Of course Mrs. Vann will

he

become ll-ksoml. lg Mal-cl“ llml com. lyiurclu. Illltrdo no.t get. too much .. . t .. pony. Perhaps hcr mothcr would "h! now. lope soon to he able to w Wlasn t‘ it perfoctly lovely. acoomptllly her when she wished to I" vhlldl-‘lvfl more." ‘ "j? '1' go out nnd he would ho excused. m‘ Tl“), mum“ or the prim The thought was welcome. IIe necd "I h"? hllsilflllfl "YPI. Jlihh. I flm of the tickets. I oull it n swindle ell me ma,‘ ‘He had lagged a b" allll wmlrlm; some ol- ml. lrmlgsm,“ to charge flvo dollnrs u ticket for lately ln llll, work ll would glve drossos and we hnvo been married u thing like thtll." him time to catch up. "You should be ashnmed to al- Blll llls mllel wills sllml_llve(l_ 0f "lln-Heli- knowledge thnt you didnt npprcc- Mural“ was a l-lullel. m. llmlcl. “is itns hnd as thut?" John lnilgh 1M“ "m! I°V°IY music- M5"- JQII" potion. She was determined to have (‘Ii i1 hil- "IWlmIllFlil-Iily. Ilo wished Aidrilfh. I wouldn't own up to bclng eygl-y llllng ln perfect "film. lm. hel- Mul-l-la would not tulk of such 5° 5mm? "It" I "QYCI" Wanted "H10 mother. When John urged to lain; things before her mother. When imkhhilli; Th!‘ Qhhrlw- things more quietly she rcplicd; till-v wcro rllo-no ho spoko of it. ‘Iior whnt purtlculur charity "Oh, l nnnldn‘; tlllnll n1‘ llnvlnl; "Plously Murcia. do not (liscuss was wllnt wus left of our ten dol- mother come if everything wasn't my inability to give you everything lurs to be used?" just porfetzt. She is awfully crltl- you wnnt when your mother and "Why didn't you nco on ills prn- cal. And, John, don't full to nut I are both present." XVII-mm“? T" "h"! H 1/01"!!! girl's on your dinnor luckct ovory night. "I only get whut I need Voim- M" (‘lhllhflfll Sflys shc nnd for hoavons suko don't tulk huvo llulf us much as thc FhOWB ilrfi-‘li promise. Tile women about crtlllolilyz or go to the other IVLIIIUII I go with. Motllcr was ut tho. bridge club were nil so in extrema und tulk of extravagance. spoltkillg of it at till. bridge ycgtnr. terestod in her." wont mother's visit to ho just duy. Ncll ifrenr-h lookctl perfectly John groanod. ills hard cnrned the nicest thing that evcr hnppon- lovcly ill llor new spring outfit." "WWW thut I10 needed for so many ed to hcr. Filo. snys silo isn't very- A PHQ of llqxpll lll llle llall greet. things to housed to educate n. well, and tho doctor thinks it will t-d John one afternoon soon after- ilirl Whom Mrs Culthorp thought dolicr good." lWflfli. A staggering pile. A sharp had u volco! Ills thoughts were as "I slncorcly hopo it will," Jtiiln g-ltillflli of illsnlziy willstlcd through black as the inside of the coupc rfiplivd. ibut Without- Ohtilllfiihflm- Ills tooth. But h,. suid nothing until To be robbed of his money for u Marci-I'd 10M: spec-ch lhud token hlurciu ufter dillncr gleefully ills- cause likc that, after being obliged "WW hhl’ hflfii" hf‘- hPVI "I hPiflZ phlycd hcr puohusos. to sit. in that uncomfortable chair "mm mmnnmm“ bevmm" "I M75" Suddonly she llullotl in hcr dc- Thoro were tfnlcs when John him nllnost wish shn wasn't com- giilillisil‘ of John's fuoc. was difficult.

Ilo hud

wo hnvo llvod "m" Tamflrki

corned the ("vgfslon ma; guests lciilpor unless John directly men-

INOW that hcr mother was with hcr

know hln fnother-luJaw M all llll; clothes. It will hclp entertain and to it ho hud made in the town when Will enjoy tlic shops, I um sure." llcrntisc he fclt n bit cmbnrrus- llc- inlpresoed John as n cold, dlctntor- Ilhfsli und unkind in Murcia, John IIo.

on- would be relieved of much that hnd IV" ti"! “imp-h. Tilly what You H6011.

"I'll llc curoful." Murcia frowned

nllntlst four ycnrs~—oh, fixcd over,

I donjt other

all the evonlng. It was monstrous V5993 Viflii- I" Th" "- hi"! mfllifl iiglltful tnsk. Silo hud caught u

lhiZ- Uh did Wifih ii- ililvl‘ MFITUIIVS triod not to show his nllgcr ut hcr

rcre thought to bc Il\lllli)U|'\‘(i. l'vo tlruggists cvoryiwhcrc.

‘if Seventy Years’ Experience 1n ~

1'51

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"You see. John, hore nllnost throc yours. The place "I'- I“ WITIIIIY mOTHYYIIIE I" hill"! is ilevoilllng absolutely moth-eaten t“ I'm- mnihm‘ I" m?" Uh)’ Elle“! with age. l have been looking ""°m- Sh!’ i" 80611910111941 to a big around for a. decent place to live. “"1"? PM“? "t Ilmlm- I RYIPIW 1411-11"- I um getting ashamed to have any m“! “I'd hililim“ I" IIIIWi-IIY m" one Como to M.“ “fly if you didn't tuke that other up»

"I tion't see as you have stopped artmen"! m“ I “We ("dawn “m” lnvlllng the,“ 0,, m," “my ha“, draperies, and n. big easy chair for

the room. and have done ull I cull

refused to come because of tile _ , mmllsy so that lt wollt look too poverty "but I wunt a lloticr place to “Helm” livc."

i " . . "Now you've told the trlltn. The l; .'..§L‘_'-'-"'§I,'l,,',' nlotlls hnvo nothing to do with it lmtnllme WM vary expenslvcfalul But. lln afraid well hnvc to huui! knowing Murcia, out at tho same old stnnd unless "Wcll it wasn't! Tho chair was you find something for the Bfllflh flfty-slx dollars. and the drnlporlos rent »und I doubt if you cnn_ Our [wnnt_y_ l sully llm hlll u, yum of landlord his bccn tiltrned dcccnt in course you don't expect to mp ll". tho inst yc:lr—~llasn't raised us." nlsh tho house out of lily lrllnw.

"why should llc? Wc 1m)’ nil nncp,” sho nddcd as sllc noted tho tllc pince is worth." frown ml John's lllcu

"We do. und l grunt you ho “No. I do not expect you [Q my. shouldn't. But most of thcm nil-lh the house, but I considered it IIHVBY’ furnished woll enough."

"l suw on upnrtnlent wns lovely."

IOIIIW- l‘- "if it hnd boon your mother com- ing. insicntl of mine, you probably "Hm" Imlch" “mill-d not have made that kind "Only fifteen dollars n month spct\t'.'il,"' Marcia rotnrlpd ln n more than this. I took tho refusal huff. "And I llopo you aron't going of it until Sunday us vUU. could scc to draw n long filce evt-ry timl». l it. and-J’ wunt to do something for hcr cn- "lloturn tho refusal with iiltlfikn. tertainment, tsln. loves ln-lllglh and Murcia. It is utterly impossible till. theatre. We must give several unless-J’ he hesitated. lf only she parties for her. I am very proud would. of my mnthcr. She is so handsnmc.

"Unions d-hllt?" no the grand flame."

“Unless you will give up your ‘So John remomihercd hcr. Tnn cnr_ it is nn oxtruvagnnce in our much tho grand tlnlml-l he feared. position. Wc lire not able to afford hill he mflfit! lln ‘rfilliy. Time ellflllilh it. (live the car tip and I will look lv rrrw-n a hrldse when he came Io ut. the apartment-will take it lf Ilmesllecihiiy with Marchi- 5h!‘ ll gllllg you) gave him worries enough as they

"lt is nlwflyg me that gives up. "h"! ‘limitl-

Why don't you give up something "WIIY mm‘!- YO" 5M! flmlleihlflil?" "m." l“ n wlllleqo nho dolnnndetl nflcr ll. momcnt. "l “what Clmlrl l glve "p?" suppose you don't zllilirovc of my

“your “Xpmmlve clam-S (am. titling rllrlything to cificrtnin lily

know llc smoked medium '

priced mflihm” » _ oncs) und. wall you could sell that D0 "hat W" Iike- b“! 791' Gm‘ 5 horrid old bunch 0f chinu." Th..-

alike don't. use thut tone with inc!" lug,’ film sum Wm, glee‘ why had Jnlln blurted otli. "One would think she not thought of it before? Thnt “m me mm“ “Imam “mm” In foolish stuff that did no one good Cl""“°"d°m'

. , “Get. nngry. just as you nlwnys ‘,_‘(',‘,',',n°“'>' m" “p 5pm” '" m“ do if I sny ll word. If I didn't love

..l could “we up Bmoklng gnu“, you it wouidnt hurt me ao much. Iy but it wollldn't go tar in giving you whni you want ‘ I have put luyllelf down to where the cost is zllluost nothing."

"Well you can sell that china.

u __.. lWhiat. under the cirlgumstnncos could n man do? And John did it. Mrs. Vane duly arrived. John hnd left his work to loin Murcia You snld once it was worth a lot of wmrlrllgeqtlisx gfigwllzllileglitegmrlezollt ""m°y' "mmuhh l “In under‘ She offered hinl ‘hcr check to kiss. fiilzniéiqdiagnlyftfft m" why ‘my ilillt rcllievotl H him] considernbtly "'l‘llnt's one thing I won't do, gpanrrzmflelfhsa‘ on Us way to ‘h Milrcis,_oven for you. Not nno ...l suppmo w“ have wondered‘ plot-o will evor loitvo that cablnct." how you would mlllro" m,,_ you "Thcn don't tolk to lne abouial-elrl, young enough, nor I old giving up my CM‘. I "M" "W enough. for you to call me mother. Fllfh h 591mm "Ill"- wi" Yo“ 5" Mrs. Vane will suitme perfectly." nnd look nt that apartment?" wrllllllk ymly 5mm llml llnllwm. "Not l. li’ costs more thnn H111 0d. with Glnbflfffll-ISIIIQIII, fifiii lllla 0M." added to himself: "It stilts me too. Marriullursi into tenrs. flxhf dnwn ll, the ground,” Not "Of all tho mcnn. stinky own Piilat John was lacking in respect ever hoard of. I ankod Mrs. (look m llln wife-l, mnlhpr, n“; he l,“ to no with m6. Mid she thinks we rather ovorniwed and welcomed the nro going to take tho apartment. I ndjulltnlont of what hnd been a shrill be mortified to douth to toll worry to him ever since he knew hcr we aren't. She lwnllfldclllllhlcil Mrs. Vnns who coming. with lt-—-sucl u love y g n m.‘ room-J’ "For you to entertain her ln." John interrupted, causing Murcia to sob loudly

Chapter XX.

Marcia‘: mother seemed to pos- sess the. faculty of rubbing John the wrong way to an exnsperatinif degree. At once she criticized the arnrtment. telling John:

t “It ill well enough for you. be- Unplonsnt days followed,‘ d!!! can: - you are sway all day. But in which the nights and mornlfls! l consider stich small rooms, and

full Chapter XIX.‘

iwnnton Rnvtruvzignncc, although ho hnd uskoti ilor to llily only what

wlll= ncrcssnryn llc hud been unnblc

lo ivlouk his fcolings.

“You tlllnk I have boon ton ox-

irflvillzzint, don't you. John?" Then. bcforollo could answer. Murcia burst iiito tours. Silo hud bccn so

llliililliliy‘ in hol- purchases thut "llow much is the rent?" John- Johnis llcuri smote hlln, ulld he kPlll- his Voila} BVBII UIIIY b)’ 1119' Isnld; groutost cifort,

l “Don't cry. Murclu. I wunt you to liuvc prctty things, hut it sccmcd us if you hud bought more tiulil was ncccsszlry ut. one tiillo. you nocd two drc. cs nnd two huts lln tllc sumo iluy?" Ilo usketl tho question lightly.

' "(if coilrsc I nocd tllcm! I can't wear tho sumo old things ni the club, und we always luwp on our llnts. My old wintcr filings look so Ehabihy, l llligllt huve known you

would find fnuit. though. I believe

you hutc to soc me look nice’ like other u-tullvn." This in spite of his

that ho wanted hcr to havc pretty things.

forcotl by Sflill-l. Before John could spt-nk again hcr mother broke in. “Don't cry so hlttcrlyz Murcia llcur. If your husband can't dross you appropriately und

girl nlarrics hcr tnkc (‘are of hcr." John's zliigr-r flumpd. "I will pny my wife's bills. l ul- wuys iluvc." And. turning. he loft

ivc llc took no pnlnu to lélllfllftiSi-‘l. A fow duys ilftcr. it hcing tho

was Dllilfifltl to John ‘ui. brollkfust tuhlo.

“You sold you would puy tllcln. llcrp nrc tho onos my ullownncc won't covcr." Murcia rcmnrktitl. "I know you think I was extruvu- gunt."

"You suid you hnd lo lluvc tho clothes, so wily illscilss tor?" Mrs. Vnnc smiled approval.

Chapter XXI. As every one is uwurn. til they ilvo together. Marcia told

just rnvcd about hcr nloihcr

- -_4—-—\._.~-_—-

I nuuwo cells

hols m

‘Then

hswondarfiii relkffor; Headaches. Colds. Ostarrhfibnppsdbittanh.

IMQWQIIQ

himself obnoxious in a controversy , every time he was in tllc house. - llc must give -wuy. Consequently

he earned Wlls going for triothcs for Marcia, for parties. dinners nnd bridge. theatres and concerts. and to entertain Marciai-l mother, who always sided with Murcia in every question broscllctf between her and John. '

One afternoon when John enter- cd his home llc felt nt once that the nir was fnlrly surchurgcd with something ominous. All through dlnncr both Murcia and hcr mother secmcd full of II suppressed emot- ion. Ife asked no questions; was loo mucll of n coward to do so, hc told himself bitterly.

".I have a silrprise for you. John dear." Murcia remarked after they hud. lcft tho table und wcrn sipping their coffee in thc living room-m custom Mrs. Vune had installed with her coming.

"Ycs?"

"Mothcr und I found the dcarcst

apartment tn-duy, the nicest. sun- nlest rooms. nnd n duck of an c_n trunce. so different frdm this old- fushloned hull." Murciu hesitated for a moment; then as John suid nothing she went on. She did not, perilaps, know that he couldn't speak. or did not dare to. so fcnrful was hp, of the incyi- thlllo ‘ialrgumcnll ‘with Mrs. Vune aiding nnd abetting Murcia.

“it is ncurcr downtown, too; so oouror your work. Thr-n there" s the nicest garage near. It is big rnoilgh whcn we huvc n lorgcr cur. it i1. sort of u priviltc garage-only u fow ours in it. I talked with the mun, and he suid he would tnkc lll_\' troupe."

"I am afraid you will‘ find thut It place such us you describe is tofl oxpcnolve for us." John ut lust found his voico.

"Oih, it isn't expensive at ull, is it. mother’! Not considering what ‘one gets. And tllorc was only this onc upnrtmcni. so l took it unll—"