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T0 MARCIA

By casotvu‘ ssi-ztii-tsa ~

Ohsptor If“

"I won't stand it!" ‘ i How inany-times-Jobrr

, a. good-bye to the woman stan in’ the window of the house its

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against his will to tli ‘face. t _ John Aldrich was not a Ilili“i)rll- panrby sort of a man, yd]. in jtlie _ months just iast he had teanvasfletl again and again ‘alt potential ureth- otls of tlelivcring himself iftlflil-illb unctmrforttihlo existence anti [had found them futile, '-

Ile liatl tiliiipstdcome to bliieve that there lwas no test-tine; that cir- cumslai were inexorable. 4 Une. is ‘prone to think the female of tlie species is the one ivith-ltlia imprisoned soul, the one who kit-ks |futllely' against the pricking thorns, limiting a iiiotles oi‘ esciipe But lust as often ii is the male who. lacking oi‘ moral excuse, rath- cr the excuse oi‘ inimoi-aiity; goes on and on until he reaches the breaking point.

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s bright young. electrical engineer. met. Ziiarcia Vane, Mrs. Brewster. an aunt of hfarcitfs, gave a tlance. The, young engincer was one of_'tlie guests. lie had met Jiarciti once be

° enough. to

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Aldrich had ‘made that remark it would; be impossible to say. Yet as he reach cd tbej ocmer of the street n ere he turned to lake the car he wiktéretl

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illfll left. his efyes lifted as ' it’

Ten years before John Aldrich, '

thought‘ Helllllmtztg a wlfe—-so was ambitious,

rather serious face lighted

the rest, ha had the features other menu-a all 800d 0! th The story is one-

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eir kind.

lwmslbllity Jmded when he himqelf,

He iovleqntq dlVIarcis ,w as._ oppose

Life‘ hadvbeen ed tiffaligas young he; P-Wlll- 8o 8m. lt.for lier. she ticcit

she did as usual. what she wanted took. HI» »'.' --.' I- John Aldrlch"gave" willingly .th.e,, Wlieu his‘. because flie had ne

nes_s,__for, lie,r_ sake Iqi himself: " '

ways together boon.” leaping utthe thought. '

tyone, _ when they married.

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but to travel and appoint local rep- . . - rspentatives, $21 a week and ex- gsélteigfcbglfgi? llzhllfhglgidt he had not ‘penned. isuaranteed, with good e ‘ '0-

eliancs to make 850. a week and ox- Stato uge and qualifica- IIDIIIsEIDIEPIGIICB unnecessary. Win-

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Ghficnne

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Our c-lutlonlt-rn

have lrlt-d nuiny,

t. Jnrnllnra- polishes bu! their‘ t-nlhnn- llllhl for (illiter-

lne in: unbounded.

For it'll more

llmn n polish, It's ‘ i» n

Iurnlllnrt- food, rt-nlorlni: the or- iginal beauty, rc- movins: not m ly dust nnd

qolnrnllon In u t will: Jift-tuly uni-- ull llllllllllll well.

You ..c:|n get f-‘Illterlnc here -— you lmnnot got lu-flcr polish any- win-re.

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The greeting she gave him was so impersonal that it piquctl him. It was as ii’ he meant tibsoltitcly nothinlt in lli‘l‘. Being a man, John Aldrich resented this attitude. Anti as he ivas rather popular" with the girls it roused his interest. It was the old story of the illifilffllflll of indifference.

John iiiatle no great effort to ob- trude upon that indifference. but regartlctl Marcia with a sort of tiinusement mixed with atlmiratlon. for she was very alluring indeed in

cheeks flushed and her eyes spark- ling. At twenty most girls are alluring —youth. feminine youth is then at its most captivating age to mascul- ine youth of twenty -five. That Mar cia was rather selfish, a hit spoiled by doting parents, tliil not then ap- pear to militate against her attrac- tiveness. She was fascinatin lier eyes flooded with tears. Murcia had flushes of humor. oi wit. She was educated, accomplish-l ed. Rather tall. slentle hlontie with blue eyes.

lier from other girls of ilic blond type, yet she was different. She compelled people, life, to he; "w-il

just. this difference, by her youth, that appealed John Aldrich. fie was not facile.

And this quality in others had al-‘youi- legs under

ways been to him an attraction. John's courtship was like self, tiirect. To Marcia it was a s novel experience. Most oi‘ the d young men she knew made her feel they were in love with lier without o tlecinring themselves. But‘ as have said John Adrlch was not fac- c

lie. Then. too, lie was a iiome-lcvlngiit was Marcia wlio wore the white

man and longed for n home of his a

own. I-Ie wanted, as he often said together. The maid always prepar- to himself. io stretch his legs un— ed the vegetables before she left. ' " Marcia wouldn't for the world have

der his own table.

pride she took in showing it to lier guri friends. the novelty of being her dainty dancing gown, ivltli her ‘

I invariably made it a

l_i

aHer peorple had

ried their responsibilities

were very comfortably off.

At first the dainty apartment to

wliiclLJtilin Aldrich took her as his bride satisfied her. newness of llilvllll; fl- home ol’ her own, the

‘nily own boss," as she expressed it, held in check other tendencies. ‘In her dainty morning

white.

'l‘o come home after a strenuous tlay anti eat his dinner in the cozy dining room, Mamie opposite, wait even then. And_lt may hnvs- been ted upon airy the (left maid in her _, sugar-coated black tlress,-wliite apron and cap, “m! he hi“! "u"! Mamm 9mm“ to was like heaven to him. _ _ like putting ilies, of women _ your own mug," their good times to care for trou- ‘ll8 remarked so often that Marcia 5195mm? Children. liim- petulantly wished he would find

"There's nothing

ome other mode of expressing his eliglit. IPlnally she told him so. ‘On Thursday when the maid was ut John was glorously happy. He i point to rmie homa eariiy "to help." Then

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pron anti thely put over the dinner

iHe had lived in a boarding house soiled her ‘hninds by doing it.

since leaving taoilcge, which ac-

"l love ‘you when you look so

counts for this peculiarity. Iie was tiomestic."'h'e said to Murcia. smili-

doing well in his business for young aunan. At least lie

so ing down st her, as with flushed made cheeks she bent over the "Sometimes I'wish we could be

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wlio HAS TII5T HAD A BoTTi-E‘ 0F 0L9 CROW YORCEV UPON HIM BECAUSE HE

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Nut. o, Hubert Johnson.

his profession, of a Bond family,

with n PM!‘ °l"1l!ll8hins brown eyes. For

nose, mouth, chin--

of his life was s simp. The son of parents in ortli- dances. be had been given what the)’, being educated DQQDTB. believed mocessarywa. col. 16st; education. Than. as their res- was Erwliaieii-t-llfi had since shifLetIfor and ereditabiy. He hat]

We fail-rile was, a consolation. and. l" f! srauitway flwollector or china. WI! it. i0 handlotli... dvariflbis anthsubtle. .. l0 John's, tllrsctneps. a, Properly tit-strain- pare is W .V. ed she wanted Jn-hn Alti- Yiclynu one ibutiierself knew. .'I‘hat want him was enough. Anti, she

_ Marcia‘ Vane (lrdmasey sire, exacted. onscience would prick lectetl ‘his ,busl~ '9 woultLsay to,

John was twenty-six, ‘Marcia twen

Marcia had an idea of life that atl John Aldrich known it might have brought liim dismay. Life for her was tn be what she‘ willed, Willi a check book as an aide-de-cum-p. done well by her but considered that when she mar- ended. Tlicre were other children, anti Ml‘. Vane was not rich, although they

gowns, overseeing the one servant, or pour ing tea for her intimates in the af- ternoon, Marcia was in her ment and, for the time, Evenings naturally belonged John-at first. He adored his bride, anti had no idea she was beginning g when,to fret before they had been mar- ‘ried many months because he did not take her out more often, -but loved his own fireside. even though r, an asluit lucked a grate anti was repre- Not inuclilsentetl only "by a wooden mantel in that description to tlifferentistcipnlnted

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happy. to

posed all women wanted c

old-fashioned and clung tenacious- ly to some of them. seldom aired them or contradicted Marcia. '

{will have to btrcontentetl where ,we ‘are for the present. You have

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iwil- perhaps most in his favor even it I halved." 11v didn't add for that instead of clothes and mltllilnltlagcia, he was very won. that it would llllflullflfl help not to My my-Wn debts y; 1 “n.8, l s. all. dark, athletic, with a My the wages servants now de- pon-L a“ ma, n may,“ any d".

mandad even like his. -. .~ of

of women, "if you Iwaoted a didn't you marry. p

The tried to pacify her.

servant, .

. copcerning, the" motifs’ wages. Or I 1 w ill Qnly the two of them. ‘as had b on in lllbglllllld, Hd would work a little arderihereafter. "Marcia must not

that, Qthé’ ‘ work was, so‘ light

he matte unhappy.

make Marcia less selfish, for

realize her selfishness. '

fore he met Marcia. It had filled him with a curious dislnclanation for anything disagreeable in life.

08l1$i$ik8 it so I shall have none in o. ktnarrléd life.‘ Ha forgot the Inw" give and take. .80 be gave all an took what Marcia choose ytmglvg. Anti as a continual tlrop- ping will wear away a stone, so his constant capltulation WQfIlIBII- ed the moral fibres of his being.

e learned soon to .put an inhibi- tion not only on his speech, but on his tliougilitsv-to save Jfarclc. who still poiitetl prettlly. anti whose eyes were irresistible ivlicn flooded with unslied tears.

Irlis tleliightful Thursday nights, when ihe helped get the dinner. were soon things of the past. Mar- cia had insisted upon meeting him at some restaurant on these nights ‘and afterward going to fl. play or a motion picture show. .

"I hate housework, and I don't intend to do it!" she declared, then repeated the cut anti dried remark that if he had wanted a a house- keeper lie should have married one. Then she had planned their Thurs- (llllii.

It was only a ii-ttle thing, so John Aldrich reasoned, anti he really should be ashamed to care. bui some wuy he dltl care and felt hurt. I-Ie knew the work was notli- ing. Dolln. the little maid. did all she could and‘ he assisted . also. Marcia always left the dishes for Delia to do in the morning. It tlld scent as it’ Marcia might have been willing to do the little that fell to her pairt phash him. He iwoultl do any thing to give her pleasure. Then as u ual, after similar communings, he would excuse Marcia and tiay him- self for being selfish. -....Chapter Ill John‘ Aldricltibbtiid ‘not of course express it verbally, but the fact

lier opinion ofpeople who had fam- ivbo gave up oil

seemed almost monstrous to him. He had sup- hlltlren ome time. ' " V Manyof John's ideas Weréflurn- ng topsy-turvy. Yet he was"s bit

albeit ' no

Many times Marcia complained of being lonely. '

“It is deadly dull here’ aldiie all day! lf_wd lived further down town I could goput more?’ ' "' ~

“Welinve outdoors here just as generously," John replied with a; smile. _ _ _ ,

"_I didn't méan just going‘ " out doors! ‘I meant that i could go to the shops-nee things!" -

“’l‘h'at would mean more ex~ pensej Marcia, to say nothing of the‘ greater temptation you would have to spend money if YOU We"? often in the shops. No, tleur. We

your friends and your hometo look after. I don't see why you should bejpplely." He. did not _ ntld what

‘ band gleefully. “i shall

s Ip his mind-Anni! iififlb‘ would Kflbalgr the apartment and tlismiss the“ f id she would not find mime hangillli; so_hea\tlly upon her hands. .He.ii-';‘_d learned to be discreet in his suggestions. "

“I have Joined an 110N000" bridge club,’ Marcia told her hus- liave to take some lessons or I shall lose my shoes. The women play a won- derful game."

"You can't afford to play for his

“Lift Off with Fingers

Doesn't hurt a bit! Drop l little "Ihroesone" on on wilful Will. till- otnntiy that corn Imps hurt hhen shortly you llilt it till»!- .0 with lawn. Tnslyl

Your dmmilt It'll: I i111!

have to have a maid, but I Bllppogg that would tie . too hard - for, you,

.-for{s.._slmp1e manage

“Well 10f all things. John Ald- rich!" Mai-ole. straightened indig- liflutly filled-ill the age-old Words 0.! bellow-Pd @119 atdfladi why

i. . dinner/burned: while John ghgutlfambnng!

With strangemaivete John won- dered Iyvbyyvhat he had said should

cause, Bitch a storm, He had only rembrltfétlvthht itawpuld be, nicc to , e alone.

‘He was

glad hefhad “said nothing You Wm h"? -|1to‘ w-“flr , 7°“! “m

He did not reall'z'e that self-sacri- fice, the glory of ltwould tend to the Kimble reason that be did not then

John Aldrich had hatl a share of the stern experiences of war be-

. _ ‘ “I've had my fill of unpleasant “it twill the different, -ailer we ulilwav" 1.1.9 ""59 Yemmkedl “If I are ‘Illilffieil; Then shewlii be will- ing to SQBJGBSOIPIIIQ and let me at tend to bnsinessywe shall ‘be"al-_

His‘ blood

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l .. t stakes, Marcia. Better pull out if they do."

"If I choose to use my allowance

ference to you. You always spoil everything for mo. I suppose you would like to take away my allow- ance no I couldn't play." ‘fNo, dear. But your allowance won't go far if you gamble."

"Who thought or said anything

Just a social Slime f. cards for small stakes isn't gambling." '

"You like pretty clothes, and I also enjoy seeing you well dren- . ed. At present lcaniiot make your allowance anyjlarger. l! you lose

clbtliegi?“ . “Always say something tlisug- reeable!‘ itmakes me ‘feel sohdp- py. Suppose I win, theiiTcanhaVe better clothes." " ' . John Aldrich sighed. One couldn't argue with Marvin. if he ‘tried, she grew angry and made him so uncomfortable. ‘Pile next day she began her bridge lessons. She already played n fairly good game. She had played in a social way for years. anti so in a month her teacher flattered her by saying she didn't need himilonger. ‘ "Watche me show the rest of them I can play bridge!" she rc~ marked to John before lie left in the morning of the day the club was to meet. "l'll probably shall be late getting home. They piny right tip to dinner time." At 7.30 Marcia came in flushed. excited. Johrrgreetetl her pleasant- ly. although he hatl been home on hour, anti dinner has been ready since 7. "Well, how tlld you come out?‘ John asked, trying ID show an in- tcsest because he knew it was ex- pflttlPfl. “Just as I told you I would! I showed them I knew hoiv tn plnv britllle."-Gleefiilly she tossed it roll of bills across to him. (lount them!" "'l‘hirty two dollars." “You have forgotten the change. Thirty two fifty. What do you think of that? I'll soon have enough to pay for my lessons, then

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The, people of Conrado. are

‘two ‘and a not billion éitlollar‘ _ _:_ would provide for 350,060 v-wstlows and orphans for twenty yours; “it would purchase

_ 625,000 homes at $4,000 each, or it would

furnish an education to _ over a'.,mi-llion_

children.’

y.

I'll be on velvet." "I have a theory about Marcia; ‘about gambling

cards

you afford to lose $32.50.

of all kinds. I don't believe any one can afford to win illly more than the_v' can afford to lose. How often could

“cons

"For ‘throwing cold water on zinything you bent any one I ever saw, John Aldrich! Most men would be proud of n wife who did things I believe all you think awo- man is good for is to keep house for some man!"

Della just then announced din- ner was getting cold. s0 John was saved, the necessity of replying But all through the unpalatable dinner lllarciti talked of tlie party.

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These figures are evidence of i the value placed upon life insurance by the people of Canada, and of what it is doing for the incli- vidual and for the nation.

Life Insurance is the. guarantee that your home canlbe saved for your family and your children be given a chance in life-whether death overtakes you or you live to old age.

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the. wonderful spread the hostess had given them, etc.

“No wonder you can't eat if you; had nll those good things," John! said. as he helped. himself to a chilly potato. “It must hcr something with

cars a hang!"

"You are getting

slangy,

my

dear. Please don't ‘Ibo unhappy b..-

_ cause I can't nffort a car for you.

toggvil C31‘:- Perhaps some day I shall be able l to give you all you wont."

advance. lie got it right

CORNS

‘file 1.8 a salesman, perhaps always be one.

when I know capital and labor might be cutting off my noee-uot only my nose. bu,‘ mywprospects for the future."

highly enough,"

‘ pose," lier tone changing , now sarcastic, "how mortlfylng it is to ride in street cars wncn one's friends have care of Iona"

price it is." AI . .

._ , _, ,1 Id rather have things

‘Hfeua? a kmy’ ‘ yo“ knuw‘ than wait iintll I am ton old to eagerly. And it must almost pa; cam ‘vheuler I have them or for the food." “up. ‘ '

John Aldrich ‘mwmd mm 5W John Atlrit-liluuglitetl at Vlsr-

ence. A kitty, too. His wife really gambling.

was ...’.Chapter IV --

ed in John Aidriclfs mind, causing him to feel keen anxiety. He knew Bob French, the husband of the day's hostess, could not afford to pay his wife's gambling debts any more than he could afford to pay Marcias-not as well. Was it con- sidered nu fait for women to gam- bie to such an extent? Helplessly he wondered if he could persuadu Marcia to give it up, knowing he could not. Marcia continued nors "on those days continued to be eaten when they had become cold, and John also continued to eat practically alone of the chilled food, because Mnrclirs appetite had been satisfied with the rich food provided by the ubiquitous kittyr- , . Marcia had developed nervous ness. When John spoke of it, blllllb ing lier devotion lo cards, her strain to win, her fear of losing she potih-poohetl the idea. "if you would earn more money so I could have another maid untl n car like other women, I wouldn‘t be so nervous. The cards have nothing to do with lt!" Then in . different tone; "You are just as smart, smarter than most men, John, why tlon‘t you earn more‘? I believe it is because you don't assert yourself and demand higher pl‘iC88_I0l' what yoii- do. Neil French told me the, other day that toitl his firm he if he didn't get an off the reel. Nell is going to have a little car. l'iii so envious I don't know what to do. If you had enough spunk to ask what you are worth,