f Husband 1o Marcia

OCTOBER 1, 3321

Continuum] I-‘rom Page I-Jleven ) _"“4(T\(V‘ 1111111?" Joint could scarce- 1). 11111-1111, too stirrt-ti was he at the

111111101. 11f hcr hanti. tho firm. warm t-iiltlh "Only thrt-o wt-t-ks. I shall be

back 111-fore you have l1a1l time t11 1111s.. tne." “l slitlii nlwa-s miss you." His eyes tolti tnore than i111 intentied. "Keep the faitii,‘ Elaine i11uriiiur- e11 as 111111 withdrew 111-r iiand, and

without turniugback- left tho 11111111.

John Aldrich felt that ho had lost something precious when

l-llttint: left tht- room. yet i111 (e11 too a certain st-nse of relit-f, It would no-1 he quite so hard to en- dure Mat-trio's hromldle speeches, 111-r unreasonable demandds. iter carelessness 11f his future. With Elaine away he wtiitltl 1111t be so 1111i to take t-onipnrisons.

"Now, Jtiiin, about the car," 111111-111 tsotnmcncctl. They were 111 dlnnt-r. " Intttst have 11 new 11111;, Mine is 1ii1st1lut1-ly shabby. I was .-11asliame1l a1 the club tu-tlai", 1 tht-y have t11t- 111-w model. 1 1.111111 rallici‘ glad we 1lit1n‘t change last _rc1ir. 'l‘his t1ne is far more stunn-- ing. I told Mr. IIortlt-n. you rt-mt-nt- 111-.r him, that nlict- young salesman who

“Who took every cent wt- ha1l .- yes, I 1-1-11111111 her iitii vt-ry _vrell."

"Don't be sar tic. it isn't ht-iiig nice to mo. \\-'t1ll, 1 11.111 1,11,, I \\'t'1‘Ilit| ialtt- l1, \V1»'1l 111m 1" 1M. 1111i t-ttr anti ht- saitl 111- would niake you 11 price. II1- couldn't tcii 111st tht-n what it woiiitl l1t- as thc nmna. 111-r was out. ilut. lltcy st-nt tlit- 1-11r 111 tl11- garage tlris ttiitt-rnotin antl trolt airay tl11- tiiti onc. '1‘111s tint- is tiniiolstt-rc-d in tl11- new Harding ititic. I havc ordered 11 t-11111 111111 ltat that blend ittilllliiilliiy with It, You will fall itt iovt- with 1-11111- 111111., uifcy all ovci- again when _\ou see tlit-111 111i 1111-."

.I11i11iin1t11ii1lc1l semi-thing. I-Ivld t-ntly lllart-in took it fora 1-111111111- iiiciit for she bcantt-d upon him and zidtleti:

"I 1(li"\\' you would want me to havt- it, darling."

Chapter XXX

'I'o kct-p 11111 faith!

John Altirich looked his future \\'liil "Marcia square iii the fat-qr 11,, itaii tttllrrit-ti her for better or t11.- 1\-111-:.t-. If l1i his ill'iii'i ht- 1111.11 stray- 1-11. 111 thought bt-cti unfaltitftti, it had gone no ilut-titer. Yet five yt-ars 11f thcir tiiarricti i|i't-. only lay bt-iiiiitl lii111. What oftiiose ft. 1-111it-'.’ ,_

"l'ntll t11-nth 1111 us part"!

\\'i11tt 1t ,il‘i'f‘iiiif‘ thing t-tinsciclit-te 11-11-1, anti what tt-rriblt- laws we. had that bound 1111-n 1tn1I women

1

Proueii best

H ' for ti.) Yrs.

time tested babyfood

no tliffercnce. John Altlrlcl. 1111111111 have starved rathcr than 11111, 11111-1; done this thing, s11 little to it's!‘ trhose breast they coy-emu, $1, mitt-h t11 iiim_

That night he shut 111111111111’ 111 his tlcn, rt-fiising dinner, begging to bc let ainnc, pleading a 1111a i. 11111111. Merclfuliy Marcia hatl an e11- gagrment. iIt-. pt-rsuatictl her .11 keep it without litin.

All that evt-tiing and 1111- 1111.. 11.1. night John Altirit-ii communt-tl wit1, himself, his dead love whose spirit sceiitt-ti to over 111111111 ltiiii, st1 near tll11 he fccl P11111110 was t11 111111,

J11lin ncvt-r mentiont-ti Elaine t1- Marcia. In fact 11c nt1vcr had 11111111. on of 111-r to any one. S11 now 11-1 ivouiti kt-cp l1i sect-ct. 11111111 111-1-1-11. siirinctl in his heart unknown to any one. ilut iilllllflillfi 11f lit-r wotili strcnglht-n 111111, 11s thoughts of good \\'t111t-.n strtsngtiit-nt-ti 1111-11,

Whcn John Al1lrit-l1-l1-.t't his tit-n that llil-Zili—-l‘illili‘l', iii tl11- niortiiut; ~~his 1-1111111111-1- was locltctl 111 ill~' heat-t. lie had nothing t11 reniiu-l him ufl-il-tint- savt- 11 small, lit-111.‘ glovc, a st-nsiho giovc for a wot-lt- litg woman to \vt-11r. lit- had stolt-n it one night wh1-11 she dined with iiitii anti had kt-pl it Iii tl11- tlratrcr 11f 111s ttffice tie-sk. 1| was now tl11- tinly tangihit- thing 111- posst- 1». that. rcmintlctl him 11f Elaine West- morc. _

(1l11-it h1- wtitiid opt-n the drawer 111111 1a,, his hand on tl11- glovc. set-tiling to tici-ivt- strt-itgth frutii contact with tl11- itianiiiiatt- 111i of ki1l_ (lccasitmttliy when i11- rt-maiit- ctl aftcr tht- titht-rs had g111111 1111 would takt- it f1'tii1i its hiding plat-c. 111111 hold it t11 his lips.

"\\'ii1tt in the trot-l1i 1111s com-- ovcr you. John? Ont- wotiltl think

_roit hatl lost your lust aiitl 111111- friend the way you 111-t nowtitlays. Talk about an owl t11-lug solemn.

Why, ht-‘s a luy-blrti t-ompart-d t11 you. i-Ivt-p Ncii i-‘rcnt-h 1111s n1itit:11l_

t11 stay togt-tht-r until tlcath sep- aratt-ti tlit-m \\'ill‘lili‘l' they ‘ are ililililV lll‘ not! ilut tilt-re “'11s 11 11111 that gart- fTt-Ptitiill to trltiit-r if tiic‘ uthcr tiifillili'_\'l‘li it. iit- shivt-rt-tl 1.1 1111- 111111111111. 'i‘h1-.11 gave 11,, 11111111.} 1111:. ilt- would Just. 1111 tht- best i101 1-1111111 anti it-t it 1:11 at that. i

.\i11i‘t-ia iookt-d so pretty l1i lit-r 111-w t-tiat anti hat. was so plcasi-ti with 1111- thought of 111-r new coupe, 111111 sht- was itntisitttliy loving 1111111 111111-1111111111- -i111- 11 ft-w tiays. John t|1.-| rotcd ttrt-ry motticiit t11 lht- work 111- l1a1l laid out as 11 rt-sult of iii< talliit with 11111111111‘ lVt-stinort‘. lic; 111111111 a 11111-1 111' sad ltappitiess this. it st-t-int-d to bring 111-r 111-111» 1-1' to l1li1i_

'l‘i11-11 fatt- took a hantl in John .\l11|'icl1‘s affairs. hllttitit- \\'t1st1iior_ was killt-ti in 11 railroad ttct-itlt-ti vaca-

l on 111-r way hack from il_(‘.|'

tit-n. ‘

.i11h11 was stttnnt-ti at first. lie t-tiultl 1111i rt-ttlizc lli1tt t-htist- cit-a- 111-111-1- t-i-t-s Wilifiti tit-vcr glaze. into his again. that thttst- lips tyotild 111-1-1-1- tlrop pt-ttris- 11f u-lstltmi In his cat's, t1r troi-tis 111' tirt(‘tilll'it.flt'illl‘li ivhcn lit- \\’it_~‘. tlt-prcsst-tl 111111 out 11f s1t1‘l:‘. with tl11- world. 111- closc-i his cycs and saw lit-r as h1- hatl, tier-n lit-r that last day whcn snti batlt- hiitt 11111111l-by, the t-yt-s s1tri_ t-vt-n win-n she smiled. l1a1l sill‘. cart-d more than ht- kiit-w? 111111 the tit-ar t-timrittie loved ililll?

11c never wouiti killlW'-'I\l"\'»

“llt- dot-t11 all things 111-st." the itiiiiistcr said when he inttmt-d tit." 1.luipl1-. st-rvlct- ovcr 1111- itlllil’ 111i"

11111-1- had- itclti that int111minablt1 t-ltlril. John Aldrich t-ovcrt-ti 111.1 1111-11. tinconscious 11nd utu-ariti-t

1rh11 might st-c.

'i'ii1- hi1: offices had ilt‘t‘ll t-Jost-tl I'll‘ ltn hour as a slight token of 1-1-14111-1-1 t11 tl11- girl who l1a1l 111W" 1l11-111 111‘ 111-r best. A f1-w 11f tht- t-tii- pioyt-t-s l1a1l gottu t11 the sItnIliB st-rvlct-s, among them John Al- drich ills lit-art hcnt Just 1t 111'- 111111-1- stiffocnlingly Whvrl ill‘ 5"" 111:1 slit-111‘ 11f tircititls 111111 lit-en laid 1111 tlit- coffin. 'l‘l111t his t-arnllntzs 111- ,1 .,-1.,.11 111- 11i11r1- 11nd gone. into 1111,, 1.1g, 1,1,1- glrt 111-yer nctzurrt-ti t11 11111., 11- 11 111111 it would have 111111111

11111111111 11111-1 11 n11. I11-on n llllli "Fretmone" on an 111-hing corn In- Ituntiy that corn otnpti hturtimtl. "hen shortly you lift 1t i-taiit o1! with fingers. Truly!

Your druggiot satin a tiny bottle 0t "Ffbolone" for a few cents. ltllf- flclent 1111 remove every hard corn.

loilt corn. ai- corn between the weal

tI-Ild the oattluaea, without wreneu 01‘ -

1111/ _ wttltlwnwttaa

you scciut-d ycars oidt-r all of 1t sittitlt-ti, ilo t-hlrt-k tip 11 littlc. I 1it1n‘t cart- to have my drit-titis tiilnlt 1 ltavt- marrit-tl a fossil or 1t 11111111- iirr." _ "I tiavc 111-en vt-ry busy. "'i‘hat‘s y1111r t-xctist- for evcrr- thitig. Other men are busy. too but tht-y art- fitii of fun anti give thcii wir - a gootl time. ilob Frcnt-h is aiw 1s tsuttlng up. and bt-‘s such tt- tavuritc ttmong u-ot11t-11-—.\'t.-il's frit-ntls. I nit-an". Marcia would ii--i havt- tidmittt-tl that the 11111111111111 oi ont- ot‘ ht-i- intimates would 11111-- mpiids tis-itit- from his trife. Wo-

llll int-ii fri1-1i1ls_ Slit.- would have her-ll’

shocked 111111 would havo tiroppt-d 11".," from 111-r list of ttctptaiiit-

i111t-1- . itipt-ramt-ttts tiifivli"

--\\'1~|l, plt-asi- brace 11p and ttl'i- as if you 111111 some 111-11 iii yltll- 1 bcllt-vt- 111-epic tliink y-ou and n

""",.,.,.1 1,011,111,. y1111 are so tpiit-l. Chapter XXXI

(lritdtiztiiv the thought of i-lillilll‘ t-t-ttst-ii 111 b1- a poignant. rest"! l" Jtahn Aldrich and bet-amt.- a svvt-t-t ,,,1.",1.,-v,1_ 111. 1,1111 _.~1|-i\-1-1i manttilly to i111 all he should h» to l\ia_rcia. tht- 111111111111 that t-vt-n iii l-‘llilli 1"‘- littti wrongt-ti lit-r niakliill illlll moi-1- timt-iidabie t11-tier wisitt-s 111111-11 lt-tiit-nt Willi 111-r faults.

v1.1 .1111111 had 11111 11111-111111- at 111i

saiitt-likc. -.\'1-ith1-r had llfarcia 131-1111-11 lt-ss selfish.

il1- t-ngttlft-tl hlmst-lf in__ili_-‘- irork. Still. now and thou. ttizzt-

,,1...-1 5-11111- ovcr 111111 as lit-. thtitltéili- 111111111 11111 111.. 111111111 ltltvt- llll‘=l"i lived with I- tinc‘, what it was 1ir~ ctl with 1111111111.

“ilut Marcia

tlont- no ivrtitig.

sht- is fflililfllillt‘. itscli.“ he re- 111111111-11 hiiusclf., I

Ont-c Mart-l1i Slllli!

--|11111't you know I love Ylth. John?"

liid 1111- tit-vii protitlli ili-‘i Tl‘1'iY-'

HA" 11,111." 1111 y1111 can-A-are (‘illi- 1111111 111 11111111: "lt_-t lit-ll "l" Y"‘“' st-lf." _

"M14" "r11." 1,111.11“,- for 1111 hour, 11"." 111-11-11 111-r, t-yt-s ttiitiav-‘nirt ma: 1|l1ly bridge. Phat 1l11) .- 1t .

heavily. ,, ..| "1.1,'1 care! It was 111111‘ f1i11lt.

111,11 111 ‘trcd wht-n at tiinner site

conft-ssctl lit-r lot-ts. "My fittiit?" _ "Yes. your fault! If you httditt """1.. ",1. 11.1.1 t111dly when I tutti havt-

vou I lovt-d Yllll. 1 wouldn't 1,1..." 1111l1.1p11_v and lost. I never "1"" ,1 11111111 gamc ttnleits I fu just. right." n

“ilow mticii did Yllll 11150-

“|'1l nct-tl 515-"

$111. 111111 not ttnswt-reti his t1u1-s_- 111," 1.111 John gave her tl11- Silt withottt comment. It ilfllitllbii’ ""11 been much more 11nd .she teiirctl ht- w1,11111 11111 pay It l1 she were fralnlt‘ W111, 1,1111 The $15 would be ttdt ct t11 what. she happened to have in motto tip tho amount 11f lit-r 1081*-

lle never quarrt-llt-tl with her now ovt-r her losses at tiitrtis. Shc did not often appeal to him fo1- help. and if she. wishes to utto lit-r tiiiowtintre in that wit)’ h" could n11 longer objt-ct.

1t trits so with many thing. John

n11 longer had the patient-c ill argue with Marcia. Itittht-i- 11o 1c‘. when he ft1lt

things slide t-vt-n tht-m an imposition. lie had tie- 1-11111-11 positively 111111 t11- wottlti t11-I "do the rot-lei)’ "Vi". Y1‘! hi‘ "him" rt-riist-tl to attt-ntl filly illlw-ih“; she asketl him to. lit- hntl act-Poll" many oittrnvaganct-s as h1- hati ae- eeptotl the new cur-tn silence‘, Gradually he was attain lei-ii“ go ot his Ideals. those tdt-ttis till-l fiat-l been warmed into life iii’ -.‘- 11v tfvtllil" NW1»... wt 1~1.11--

., '\'i1t\ said only tht- other titty that,

Emmi’ wltlllllll-"Ya antipathy. Anti this second letting go ivas even will" "lllllttlcte than tho first. M11.- eiats tlemantls grew daily inure 11,. ziftit. hot- style of ltrinl: 111111-11 "x iavagatit. John had been given iore responsibility. tnorc 1111111111, "1l11 lllllv hut twicc by an ttpprccia. i“! flllll. yet he had saved 1111111- 1712. 111111 was almost always in 1Icl1t.-1ie l1a1l strugglt-q 1,3," tlt-Zttliist the dcbt habit. Marcia 111;. mantled accountt at the $1101.15 an-t

101‘. iICl‘ hmistditiitl 111-1111111111 l get better st-rrltzt-fl‘ she 1111- tlarctl. \\lie11 you pay cash t'111-

Evert-tiling. you get alien".

S0 John had woxricd ttlong, 11111111 iliilfl 0f ono month lapping 11v.»- iintii the etiti of the iiort 111 a dis» Ellllfillting fashion b11111 have. ()1;- caslonaily ho would earn 111111111- thing UXfPil-“ilfl now 1111111 1111 thrst- extra money from Marciii as far as ho couitl and have what h.)

no consider-

lftliitttl a "clean up" when i111 would breathe freely 1111- 11 111111111 Iltit 1111- rttnstttnt strain frazzititl his nerves, madc him impatient

.tt_t timt-s. 'l‘h1-ti Marcia compialntwl bitterly that i111 no longer loved er. that siit- was ttnhappgv.

| ilut John trlcti t11 bc deaf 111 such times. il1- avoldt-ti tht-m as "m"! "- Illl-‘l-‘iiitilt; then whcn they icamo he Ziilillilt-Zc-tl them. ilut when Marcia 111111 her own way site was t-tiarniini-t. John would find ht-r either tiresstati to go out. or reclin- illil lazily in an tutsy 1-.liair‘1i1,r |ia.voritc magazine. 1t f11sh11i11 14111111 t-nt, 111 lit-r 111p. S1111 would look ‘up 11.1 him and iiittriiiur:

1 “You may 11111; 1111-,

if you is a good boy," or some titlit-r arrant nonsense that invariably gr-itt-ti on John's iicrvt-s. Yt-t ht; 1111111111 bt-nd tlown and tiutifttily ltiss 111.1 fat-c raisctl to 111s '1-11rc.., alt 1 \\'ili('i1 311111-1-111 would 11111-111 stitiit-lhiiig sht- wrintt-tl, lt-tvc t.'1 wt-ar, 111' stunt-thing irantt-ti to tlo_

I11 1111 tl11- _\-1-ars 11f tlicir tnarrit-d lift- sht- nt-vt-r hatl shown tl11- slightcst lntt-rt-st in his Iiitsiut-ss sart- tti lt-arn how much money he. made. 'I'liat was the Alpha aitd ‘(li1icg11 .111‘ lit-r t-tiilct-rn.

"John ‘Aldrich is an artist," l1a1l 11111111 saltl of him 1n11rt-. than out-t», "11 1lil1-tt1tntt-", lint Marcia. called it "coiicctiiig trash" \vli1-11 he nut-t 1-ccasio1111lly indulgcti his 1111111111111 for clilii At stich titties site iii- variably ttsktttl:

“iiow 111111-11 would 11c:

"Oh, 1 picitcti it lip 111111....-

.\\'iiit-ll 1111 tiiti, yt-t. to her it wotii) have st-ciiitul a ctinsltit-rtible sum to ‘livastc. 1111 an 1111i piece of c111» 1i11." ilut John nt-vcr 111111 forgtiitt-tt tltt- plate 111-. l1a1l bought. aftt-r years 11f scll‘ tlcnliai. 111- the hat.

iitust she

Chapler XXXII

- Jolili .-\|1|ricii‘t1t't1-1i u-ittht-tl he

patter 1111.

tras it,‘ IIis ttnswet‘ x

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

good condition anti twars will talniy be cheaper litter,"

Matt-lab eyes mistt-ti. brttshctl tho tears - away, blazed in them as she ropilt-d;

"A1i1 1 to have it or not?"

“Yt-tr-I will tnanagq it in some way."

“Uh, thank you. John- i knew you could it‘ you u-anted to, knew it, all the time. I don't see why you. pretend you can't do things, unlos; it is to tease and annoy 1ne_ You altrays, do what I want In the end.“

-"I 1l11 all I can, more than my t-Irtzumstances warrant."

"Como on. call for the cur. We'll 1:11 over anti sea Nt-ll and 11111 I-‘rentrh! I can't wait to tell Nell I am to have the car. I tultl 11111‘ iwas 11111-11 you would give it to I111 anti she 1101211111211 you wou-ltin‘t.

what you would do.“

“Never 11111111. get the i‘ want to go over there."

Marcia. chatted amiably Willie Willlilltrand as they drove tl11- short tiistant-e. That John was sil-' cntly regretting his promise, won 111-ring how ha was going t11 greet the 1uide1l expense, 11111; 111111 11o 111111,- of knowing. -

Thcn suddenly, 111st as they were nt-ttrly at their tictinatitiit, a taxicab coining from a cross strccl strervt-ti. ‘Winn a noise o1 1111111111 glass 111111 a scream 11-11111 Mart-111. John fouiiti himself throtwu otit 11f the opt-net] door onto the rollway, while over 1tg11.in.-1t1tl1,e 0111-1111113; 11w taxicab tiriver. ‘ ,

Mart-Ia had not been throw-11f T111111’, hcr scat 111111 was uginj-r-rt-d "XlT-Ili fill‘ slight cuts ft-otn brokcu i-liiiss. John picked liitiiseli’ tip. Save bruises, h1- too was uninjur- t-tl. ilut the tlrivcr of 1.1111 taxicab was un1-.11i1st-io11s_ An 11111l1i1l11n1-1- raitllctl up. John gavt- lils name and titltlrcss to tl11- 1111li1-1111ian on t11.-

ear! I

t11-at anti after set-int; that 1n.- Hmm? “n”; “lkiilll it a)’. he 111111 Marcia hailt-tl a 1111s ing c1111 111111

wcnt 1111 to tbt- l-‘rt-ntdies.

" ' W i ' have t11 have n 111-w Jfart-ia said as Nell 11111111111 for i-ilt‘ liniiiieiit bottle.

Chapter XXXIII

"Yf-ll 111"“. Ncll, it was nlisoiulcl-x 11rt1vid1-1iti11l that wt- l1a1l the 111-- ttidt-nt. John 111111 really 1irt11iiisr1-l' bcfnrc, bttt now 11c must gct me 1 car at once."

“i don't imdt-rstaiiti how you 1111 ii. M1t'-ia. You manage to 11111 "Vlwyliliflg you want. - Bob is. llllilhtv good tti me. btit I think 11c makes more mont-y t-ii11.n John, ltt- makes it on 1111-. outside. of (‘t-lime iit- never could make it. ill 11 thnusiantl years selling goods."

Marcia rr-callt-tl ‘ tint-e saiti itiucli the . when 11111- l1a1l 111111‘ 11f some

cx Itl-ntfititrt- oi‘ Neil's. if lit-ii lrt-tu-n

t-oitd make tnnney on

Jt1li11 t-tiiiitl. Shi- must make 11111

could rid ltiiiisi-it‘ tif 1111- ft-clin-z H , _

that iit- owl-d unduo t-oiisitit-t-atioii m“ ‘l it'll.“ only tair to her.

tti Jlarcia bt-catist- 111’ his hidden m‘ H" “m” Mimw‘ and NM‘ ‘ronittnt-c. 11111111-t-111 11111111111 ii. 111111 I ‘HAHN. m“ "m" “"- “S W“

111111-11. Ilis 111-111111-111 worrit-d hint. 1. 1111s part 11f his punishint-iit for t-rt-r allowing his thoughts-to st " fi-tiiii lit-r, that |it.- should ll‘y to g

her t'\'l‘i'_\'liiiIIK 1111c. watilcti. A-I , she dt-mautit-ti. .. T1111 tnt-rt- t-arning 11f a living

was-1l11 prulilt-tii at all. ilut tti 111111..- 11 111i of moot-y 11o that Mar could havt- 1111 expensive 11111111.- nit-nt, cars, servants, extravagant ttliithiitg. to s11_v nothing of tl111 c11- tt-rtaliitiit-iit. cit-v, and 11111111- it. in a -illll'l'_\’, aras a ltrolilt-ni. Anti .\1_1trt-l:1 ;u-:1ntctl what she ivanteti 111- ivantctl it.

I "You must ask for 111111-1- 1111111131.‘

1 iJtihii." Mart twomment-t-tl. lit-i ‘t-ycs nat-roivt-tl for 111i instant uih. tl11- stress of 111-r thought.

"1 \r11tilti1i'l gt-t it if 1 dirt.‘ John's answer was wrttfili’ l-il\'l‘ll- So ttftt-it l1a1l they gone ovt-t- the sumo argument in tht- 111st five ycar. so oftt-n liati Mart-la insistt-tl site. was right, 1111 was wtuiiigt.

"1l' you rt-ally lovt-tl iiit- you would at lt-ast 11111111- the attempt.‘ 'fh11 ti-t-mtiltitis nott- I11 111-r volcc. li1t- longing in lit-r troiililcti 111111"- wttsiit-tl tflvt-s totit-htvti 111111. tit-spite till 11111 t-xpt-rit-nct-s with lit-i‘ ways.

“N11, lliat-t-ia! Loving you 11s nothing 111 1l11 with it! Absoltttt-r. nothing! l rt-aiizt- that 1-1111 know nothing of ltusincss, hut. it is iti a 111111 way 11.1 1ii‘t'.'~ll‘ill, it is ti1t- itftt-r- math 111' t-vt-ry war. 1 have iit-t-n cx- il‘i‘llll‘i_v itirttinate t11 rt-ct-ivc any atlvaiict-s.

"l1 you 1liti1i‘t t-arn it 1111-," wouldn't havc given tht-ni to you. Nlcttsly little atlvztiictis tht-y wt-rt- tit titat.“ -

--| try 111 1-11rn all lg1-t..\tIar1-la. I doubt if 1 aui worth any more at present

“Nonst-nsc! You're to tuotlest by far, I want a larger car. and 1 know If you irIt-tt you could if"! ll 1111- 11111,’ The tirgtitiit-nt l1a1l 1-.11ti1-ti 111 1.1111 tisual faslii11i1—Mart-i11 par- tially appt-ascd for 1111- tiitinit-ttt. John worried as t11 how he was t11 do what slic tlemantlt-d.

“flit-n John reached his ttffit-t- lit- fnund himst-lf curly. 111-fore the 1-.tli1-.rs. iit- drew 1111- little stillctl glove from i1l0tiI'1'l\Vl".I‘,ilIlf1ftlfjiitwf 11 ntoment lnltl his eht-ck upon ll. llis lips 11111ve1i. l1ut ht- n11i1i1- n11 atmntl, Yt-t 11 1111111111111. tiftt-r. wht-n h1- pttt it bat-k 11nd locked the draw- 11r. tht- tttixlotis expression wwts gout- from his ittc.t.-, his eycs hold 11 stt-atIit-r look.

--1 11-111 1101-11 titt- falth.“ l1t- 111111- murtttl, "1 Will tlti my 110st."

“Wt-ll. what about tht- car?"

Marcia asked that. nltlilia "1 shall have to sec how muc-ii tiit-y will allow on the one you

have before. I can decide. 1 wish you could have been satisfied to tiso it i1 whiin lnngcr. lilart-lu. lt is it!

O Not! I the houtttlnlifl. w: 1:01-11 wltl a run Goon

Wlllnot nib off. I-‘ar 1min to pow-Jul.

S0111! 15c. In!

G 1111 t .1ttti'<.

Oriental Cream

wheni

sibilitlcs the color 0t storing. i-tc.

"Should yOII drive it?" M1111 111111. r-tl. '-I should think you would i111 1ifrai1l to drive a hi1; car. 'I'l11-.n it ltttiks so 111111-11 smarlt-r tti have a chaitfft-tir. limit is, is ho is proper yl tirt-sseti."

its 11111111.-

“i know, bitt I shall drive m_-.'~ self for 11 111-little. tintil John gels over tho. smart of the BXpt-nhu

Then I shall insist upon having a t-haufft-tir. And he'll wear the pr1-~ per togs too."

"l'il lint 111- wili If you have uni- lthing to do with it." ‘ i

John Aldrich In tho stilesrootti oxaniitit-ti the t-tir Marcia hatlseiott ctl anti 111111111 ttrrtingemcnts for 11,-. purchase.

“You will net-ti a t-hztuffctti- I can rt-coniiiit-iui a 11111n," Mr. Itortlcii. the the satire salesman, suggest- 1111- . .

".\'11. Mix-g Aldrich will drive 111- car hcrs1-.lt'."

-"Ah. well a sctlttn is very 1:11..‘- ablo for tint-‘s own 1irivinz.,y1-l you may change your mind. it‘ yt-tt -i- just let. 1111-. know. We usually 111111.1- 111 some good man we can 1-1-1111111 mt-ntl."

"Very well," John said shortly. tlit- thought of a citatiffi-tir. the c1 111-1i~=1-. antagonizing him at 011cc.

John pcatetl the conversation

. fellows sickt-n mc. Thcy talk as if 1i1t111ey meant nolhini: in tht-it- ilvtes, wht-n they hardly mka: a living. Suggt-stcti a chauffeur as cottliy i151 could 111:. oven ttfti-r 1 told 111111 you were going to tirlvc ii1t- car. I guess if lit- knew what a strain it is I11 buy t11t- citr tit- would kt-c11 his 111011111 shut ahotit. a t-iiaufft-tir."

Marcia 111111111 no reply, 11111 hid John bt-i-u a-att-tilng ' would h. st-t-n lit-r lips tigliton, drawn in .1 thin line ‘liztt ziiwnys meant a. tl11- tt-rntination to have t11-r wit‘. ahc-ut something.

"A tshatifft-ur with the propt-r logs givt-s such tonc to a t-11.r, anti to its owner." So (‘Jtiirc Sand-rs had staid when Marcia had told ti ‘I slit- ivas going to drive the new ('.lI' . "i.1-1 see. Marcia, people itidllt‘. 1-11111- standing in society nowadays and l111\v nittch motley your hos- baitd makt-s by tho sort of car Yltll 111-1-11, Tiic wuy your chattfft-urd-i tirt-sst-ti iinti all such things count."