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Mg, CLAXTON» DINES AT ZENNS HOME.

Chapter 138.

owpll, Miss Zena. did your Aunt arrive?‘ Mr. Claxlou asked before | fault] get to thunk him for the l‘lo\\'ers. '

"indeed she dld-blrd.s, dog and pnme-uiade bread and cake."

"Please ask me to have some, “um, you?" he pleaded, with so comical a look that 1 laulllell-

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mm and said he couldn't use u‘ on certain night, t r “ you tbink you Au ' d‘ Mew would sultry u!” dial‘?-

l" §9¥°il~ "I am certain you will.” "Mother is very fond of music,‘ ind Is to Aunt, she will be enter-t tallied ln Watching the‘ ma“, whether she cares r9,- qw bpéra m.

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"Certainly! We'd like so much to have you. Aunt Susan was delight- ,..l with the flowers snd- your note 9f welcome." l had spoken lightly, but now I said more seriously: "l want to thank you, loo. 1 apple l-late that you are more thoughtful anti kind than l deserve.“

“Not nearly as kind as l want tn "(Jag l hope to he some day.‘ Thou, "But when am l to appear [m- ine homemade delicacies?"

"You will have lo come at once to be sure they are still fresh- alsn to be sure of any. Aunt Su- gun 1g n Ifamous cook."

“Phat means that l am lo comt tonight?" pressing the subject.

"Yes—~if you like."

“l do like, Very much. time illflll I Rll11<‘l\l‘?"

"About 7 o'clock."

"Thank you, very much. l hopt i shunt disgrace myself and you

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‘Y Proving my appetite. l have lved in hotels so long that l won't glsh." We had btvh spoken lightly, yell here seemed a sort of under cur- ont that meant more to bum ol t" lllflll flllllenrad on the stir-face. had found many little evidences if "Frank (‘luxlotfs thoughtfulness. a connection with my worll~llttlc hings of which I had said uoth? "B. lflfiflllg l4? out him anduiyself lso in a bit of embarrassment, lie often offered to lake inc ‘home n his machine, but l ilever had weptetl. I lold myself that. it ‘muld vheflnen me m lllveyeg om accept his courlesles, ‘Add l inew it. would bmetl jealousy and tiscontent in the office. l lmd not Ofgolten by lesson in that regs-rd vheu l first went to work for him. \ow Jennie Wilcox and Mr. Betts were both pleasant, both pglllg and ‘ice to me. I would do nothing to ask urecnrrence of the unpleas- lntness, _ What a. scurrying there was when lold Mother and Aunt Susan that vlr. Cluxton was coming to dinner. l allelldw to laying the table, while Mother fussed about the liv- 118 room. and Aunt Susan held iway in the kitchen. "Don't you come near, neither me of yrou!" she ordered good-na- uredly. And we obeyed, although the odor of fried chicken and other hinge made it hard to do so. Aunt had gone out immediately i came in for the chicken. "It's the only ‘lllng I shall do for bim," she de- Clill‘€(l. "There was enough cold

the Lblng to give him."

liad sent Aunt Susan for u center- piece, so giving the table quite a festive look. Our linen was nice. lust-u large lunch cloth and nop- kins Mother had in her trunk, but beautifully fine and glossy. Even our cheap dishes could not quite spoil the effect. it was striking 7 when I heard the hank-hunk of his machine in" the street. , ' "You see, l am prompt," he said as be. shook hands with Aunt Susan. "Quite right; No one likes to got u. dinner and have is spoiler] by standing. Thank you for the flow- ers you sent mo. Though to tell. the truth, i think the ones l have In my kitchen gardep at home are prettier and sweeter." Aunt Susan was inclined to bluntness. "Of course they are!" probably fbrcod." ' We sat clown at

prouder than I was because of that. tlhiuetr-the platter of delicately browned chicken, slices of home- made bread, mashed potatoes as light as swsnsdown, a fruit salad that no one but Aunt Susan could make, a hot apple pie, with cheese and coffee. ‘it sounds very simple, and it W89{"‘l'lO soup, no fish, no at- tempts at style-dust plain home cooking. "1 ltaveirt. culen so heartily in years." Mr. Claxton declared. “nor enjoyed my food no much. I warn- ed you ,Miss Zena," he turned to me lauglilngly.

“I am delighted you have enjoy- ed ii.“ i responded. while Mother and Aunt Susan fairly beamed. II. was nice to have s sood-lookinz. well-groomed man at the table with us. "Now light your cigar," l suggested.

"May .1?" he asked Mother and Aunt Susan. Both chorused: "Yes, indeed!"

“Now may I make u sukflosllonl” he asked, after we had risen from the table.

“Surely? I replied, wondering.

A MOTOR RIDE. Chapter 139

"it is still surly, not much afler 8, and a wonderful night. What do you think of a spin along the shore drive?" Mr. (tlaxton asked, looking not at me, but at. Mother. "it would be deightful!"’shta ro- lurned with enthusiasm. while Aunt "Susan looked ‘hcr pleasure. "Thou away we go!" I had not spoken, but he looked at me and smiled. taking it for granted I would not obit-ct Wllfll both Mother and Aunt Susan were anxious to go. "Come, then," l said to Alolhei‘. who looked rather dubious about leaving the dinner t-a-lilt- in such disarray. "We can do the dkibcs wlhen we return, or -in the mom- lng." . “lilxuce me--l didnt think“--.\lr. Claxtm was embarrassed. lie bud evidently forgotten that wt! wow Door people. and did our orwn work. "it is all‘ right. Murry, ‘Mother. "Ml Bet your wraps." l urged. Mr. Gluxton assisted Mother and Aunt Swan into the tonncnu. ms into the seat beside him. He was driving his own car.

' bounds. n wither-first view of Qtcnpoil“, condition the city at ‘night. And s asked of the scalp, which l to thin, "if ‘lllflmll-I. so that e talked falling hair and premature bold-

at the strong face of tho ' n be side ‘mt-a Iéflllilg of pr! e pg "m"! llll ‘SHIN-lo Wsy with Aun snd Mother. .

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"Y little. ‘But l had gfeellng of happiness, of security u; l looked

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.5 m-altnou u I knew- - als$hmy Mend‘ 8 he was em had been no word spoken‘ that; showed he cared parilculsrlyl for me. but when he left usut ti: qmimoegh: 1nd a feelifitg that 0 me as e once had-abet had ‘its not been 1m- wbsi l had lold him of Kenneth Lawn/Me. lie llllllll have shown "l9 WIN Dlllin-ly that I was more whim than an ordinary cmplnvee. I blushed crimson at the thought, thankful for the darkness that p14 my face from Mother and’ Aunt Susan. We cleared the table and tidied the apartment. but all the tlme- I had a guilty feeling. I had been almost untrue to Kenneth! Iliad n9‘ "ll-BE 13011811! of him the entire QYVQBUIB. and l had allowed foolish‘ lllvllBllls of Frank Claxton to en-

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Will ill-distilled at the DMepec-l of hearing Garden. Right her. late as it was. Mother commenced to plan what I should wear. She and Aunt Susan woudl both wear black, ‘buLI must have something 8E3’ End girlish.

"W051 100k through your trunk tomorrow. Zen." Mother eald. “Per- haps l can fix up one of your old party dresses: l have some good old lace, you know."

$0 llley planned for mo. the deurs, while I thought more of the man whose kindness made it pas slble for us to go, than l did of going. And at the same time l had a fomorseful attitude inward the man who had gone hack to his ranch to wait for me»-for my ims~ wer. ' .

Bo fore I retired I wrou- Ken- neth, lust a SHOP! note. ~l felt i owed it to him after my long happy evening with another mun. '

AUNT SUSAWS LOVE LETTERS _ - (fhiwtcr 140. , _ .. For the next few days l was in a peculiar slade of mind. i blew hot and l blew cold. One moment, I was so‘ sure I "loved and wanted to marry Kenneth Lawrence, that had It not been for my promise} I would have wired him to some fm- ma: the next l was lust up sure that. l never would marry him. and it

to "write ands-toll him so. I sairlnothlng of al manner that sheundcmtood i was lroubled. _",Bu't _v_.'e r wanted Aunt Susan to have a really pleasant visit, and so tacitly sgrced to keep‘ our troubles to ourselves whlltr shewas there. ' ‘ We thoroughly enjoyed the opera ,+Thals. ‘Mary Gus-den flookedland sang beautifully. ' 6d in the opera um l had not hoard Frank tllaxton come in just betore the close until lifothcr spoke to me. " "Mr. Claxton is coin; lo drive us home, she said. Then he spoke m me. _

"it is very hurd lo get a taxi after the opera. so I took the liberty of calming for you. You are not displeased?! The last very lcrw. "No-it. was very kind." ' "You look charming tonight.“ "Ilmllk you, but it is the first time you have seen me in evening dress—4perhsps"~

"Don't try to make me lake it back. for l sham! You are very lovely." -

‘He sat in-tlte bank of the box un- til the opera was over, than as- sisted us with our wraps. Mother really bad done wonders for me. Au old party dress of silver net bud been transformed by her clever fingers info‘ a_ really fashionable evening gown. ' She looked stately and every inch the gland dame, while Aunt Susan was comfortable lfl her best black silk remodeled for hcr visit Po us.

We talked of the opera, of l-lary GardQnQon our way home, each oi us giving Mr. C-laxlmi our indi- vidual idea of the singer, us well as the opera.

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i! she is as old as they-said] don't see how she skips around the stage the way sho does." We all laughed at Aunt, and then "l said: ' "It seems to me she floats like a bit of thistle down. She is en- trancing." , t

‘We reached home al ltoo soon. but is was late, and we soon separ- ated for the night. But I couldn't sleep. ‘The opera, Mary Garden. Frank Claxlotfs compliments, all ran through my mind until almost morning, ‘although I- did‘ every- thing I ever ‘bad heard of to in- duce sleep. I repeated the alpha- bet. backwards and forwards. l counted sheep jumping over a wall -—'—all tbefoolish things we do when we cannot sleep. - I ln the morning I had a long letter from Kenneth. it was a very nice letter. but nothing in it that l couldn't show Mother bud Aunt Susan. So after l had finished it. l‘ passed lt-over to them, while l hunried into my street filings. “Can't be much of a love term or she-wmildrrt let. us ‘see fl." I 1W8"! Aunt llama say.

"H9 ,is a verw sensible young man." Mother replied.-

“Tllat may ‘all be,» but when _l was y. girl l used to treasure my letters from Siim-lny husband-'- put them under my pillow nights, wear‘ them-in the bosom of my dfPSs in the daytime. The other girls .l' knew were just as silly." “Glflir-QKDEQHIUY girls who art.- out in the world as Zena is—uren'l apt to _be' very sentimental," Moth erfsald with a sigh. She very sel- com spoke of me as working. l was "out in the world." I knew the sigh was because of what she felt to be my lost. girlhood, the life of,bardship I had led. For herself ‘she was resigned, but she never ceased longing for the old limes for my sake.

l guess most mothers nrenllke that. . , ' srzwmvgs ATTITUDE

MRS. - TOWARD WORK

Now followed a very busy time for me. The head o1’ our bond de- partment was very ill, and I. his assistant, had full charge. Natur- ally Mr. Claxton kept an eye nu whai. went on but, after all, the ‘work and responsibility devolved upon me. '

"You are sure it isn't loo much for you?" he asked.

“i am perfectly well. and the ,wcrk doesnl‘ hurt me." l replied. "l enjoy it."

He had asked the same question repeatedly", and my replies had all been about the same. it was hard work m» a young girl, but i did enjoy every lrlt of it.

I couldn't hide that l was very tired when night came, and Mother and Aunt Susan fussed over/me like a couple of liens with only one chick between them. ‘But in the morning I was fresh and rested, eager to get down and face the day's work.

"That child thrives on inn-J vrnrk." Aunt Susan said, while Mother, as usual, sighed. before she repeated:

"Poor 7:908! iicr life ls a.) dif- lierent. from what l hoped it would F.

“Zena isn't poor ut all,“ l retort 8d lllllghingly. "She is rich with u darling: llllothei: and an Aunt. And us far the work, l love it! ‘l wouldn't be half so happy going to parties and tiring uiyself out dancing as l am in the office. it ls great to feel that one umounls lo Wmellllllg in the world." But. "as l left the room. l heard Mother say again: "Poor Zena!"

"Poor Mother!" I said to myself She loved me so dearly, that sbu was ooustant.ly comparing what i hurl and dirl- when Dad was With us, and my lowly position now-

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everything, liavlng never earnul money. never known the satlsfac~ lion that comes with business ac- complishment, it is no wonder that sire tholght it all grind.

"if you only llflll some young companions," she often frel1ed- "companions of the "Slit Hort. ll wouldn't be so bad. But Tom and lliary seem tho only ones you seem ln know or cafe about."

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IAN.‘ "But; Mumale dear, don't you know that the sort of young poo» ills you mean wouldn't (jflfQ u, lfllW me, and i would have no -‘ltne for them if they did. Really. l‘h1\\'v ceased to think about lbe K001i limos l used to have, I did at first when l was ignorant oi lfllfllllPsl-l. when l worked huird for must hreud and butter, and didn't ‘love the work. But now things ur- .u\ different. l really enjoy my work. l an! so happy to know l have umde some advancement in. a lilflflliion where it counts. lit isn't hard anywhere, Mother. it's like Illa!‘ to inc-especially whatt l do irrihe bond department, beciuss l- am sqlnlenselyfllnteresteq tn the work." . Q "But you get so tired."

"Of course l do! But l would get tired danciugvand doing. the other things society girls do."

"My only comfort is that you are iii-such a nice place, and that .\lr. (‘luxton seems to appreciate you."

i often had to laugn at Mother brratise of her attitude toward my employer. She took all ills thought- fulness. his kindness, as my due. l-le “appreciated” me-wather-thhu my work. She hadn't. the slightest idea that he cared at all for me; iuwas slrnillYthat he delighted-in having a girl like Zena Stewart. her daughter, in his office. There was no use telling her that had i not done his work satisfactorily I would not have been retained. l it. did no good. so l tried nut to argue Willi her, yet often l could not help IIJYSQ-lfpvllél‘ deductions wero so perfectly ridiculous.