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." -'i know (‘latte I shall have a ciiauffotit- soon. I rather t-njny driving tl11- car in nice weather." ilut the idea had taken root \ iiIarchUs mind. She would have a Q-O-OOQ-O-O-OOO-O IF YOUR EARS RING WlTll HEAD NOISE! If you have roaring. bui- zlng noises in your ears, are t-ttln herd of hearing and our (ntnrrhal Deafness. 1:0 to your tirugglnt. and go 1 ounce of Purmlnt (double strength). and add to It K pint of hot winter. and n little mutilated M11181‘. Take l tab ettpnonfttl four timon n day. This will often hrlngqttlt-k relief from the dlntrettnlnl head noiitt-s. (Hunted noittrtltt will open. I11-eat t ng ht-c-nmo t-ttvty and the mucus stop drop- ping into the throat. t. t11 etuty tn prepare. eonts little, and t11 pleasant to take. Any- one who hen Cotarrhnl trou~ 111t- of the earn. tn herd of honing or hut head nolneii. ntmuld give thil prescription a trial. 1 ¢ d r -11tt'Hl1.l tiic ntttstilic. ' "The tlays just passctl 1' <1‘.1|t1 l‘ the eclat belonging to her which Kile ‘Wllilili F0091"! iiatl a good look- inq properly tlrcssed chauffeu- bct-ii an adjunct. Stime other woman has S0111‘..- tltin-g, I must have it too; some other woman 1100s stmiething. I must also do It. Marcias crt-t-tl. I1. perhaps annoyed John more than any other one thing, that Marcia ncvcr figured upon his ability to give her what she wanted, never said “if you can afford it, John T", but ttlirttys “Mrs. So and So has il. I IIILIH/f. tiiso have it.” , Marcia l1a1l many good traits and 11lten tht 11 selfish ideas of life trould i111 held l1i abcyance for a Just as 1f she knew anything 1111111111 while. 'I‘i1en John would allow 111m ll-llllifi- self t11 become encourttgctl, to b..-' litivo that now Marcia was going |t11 i111 happy; be satisflt-tl. And he is t-fiorts to ' ii‘ll 111111111 tilt-st: ia were \\'l11-11 site would redouble lior happiness 111st 1'1. contentment 111 ..~ of . never of 1111-1; tluration. l1 would 11 from 0111- with tri-sn cc-inpl: 111s. fresh tleniaittls Jtiliii \\"-t"-' ..1..1- t u-ish sho- l1a1ln‘t l1i 1 1111 i111;.--. ilut it "springs t-t -. i" in ';11-. taascuilne breasli its w'-il il-‘i I11 1111- fc11iinin1-._S11Jn11e_ r. : again anti 1tgain alloy en-, coui-agt-mt-nt to tlisplzico tlisctiur‘ tigcmcut only to realize with a slt-kt-ning thtitl ithat once more 110' had allowed his hope t11 make him crt-dulous. i N11 1111c is clther all good or all- batl. John Aldrich was lust an 11r- dinary sort of a man, longing to have a peaceful home, vriiat 111111- pinoss 11c could get out of life, to 111111111 a stit-t-ss of his business, 11.1111 niakt- his wile l1111111_r. 11c hatl his faults as Nlarcin had iicrs, ilut 111s a-erc not faults that distre sed Ills wife, i111tt tit-itiandt-ti mttrc. than sht- (‘dill-i givc. iit- ll"itlit stock 111' licr limitations 11nti tiitttle 1il111wanc t-s. \\'hilt- Mart-la look the last pound 111 flesh. ht-r selfishness r11.11111ai1t., 111-i‘ tit-sire. to 111111111 a 11111111’. t11 have what tithe-r wunit-n had, teau "ng her to rcnticr John‘; tinsatlsfactory l1i all way . 1tu.1'|y siit- was tlriviitg ' frotit iicr 11s surciy 11s she Yt-t she itivcti lit-r 11111111111111. i-atiicr, t-laimcd shcditi. ilut. (‘fllllt-r‘. art- 11ltt-11 comtnltteti 111 that name, antl~ it was t-ri111i1111l in .\'l:t1‘c.i;t t-1 allow 111-r intense SiOITiEIiIIIUSS to 1.111111 John's life. CHAPTER XXXiV John Aldrich lcant-tl hat-k in hi~1 t-‘ittii- 11nti ctmsitlcrcti his. wile i111- |ll‘I‘:~flIl1Ii'_l Sht- 111111 11:. told liittr :~h- ‘w-"slicd to go to Al. t" : ft-r 11 \--1 t-l- 1.r t\\t1 until 11-1 ilew car‘ 11111-11111 111- ready. I "can't 11111 arrange t11 gt) wi11i tut-T" "I-l11i11l111ti1.-ally 1111! ‘i llllI" to rc- fust- you 11n outing. Mord-i. hut i can si-arct-ly consider At antic. (‘lty altctfllitst litiying the 1:'tr. I will zry tti make it possible for you 1.11 2o to- some quiet, inoxponsve plat-c." “N11, lntit-ctlfJohnl St-VPYH '1 of the citibs are going tiown so they, can bt- titer-c together arid have, a1 good time." “\\'11il you will have t11 stay! back in the town. not on the broad" walk. 'I'host-. hotels arc very 0Xpl§iI-' s-ive." "tilt. I shall l111v1- to go where t11-t I rest do! (l1a1l-e Sanders is making the tirrangemcnts. But I hate iCilV- 111g you." "I'll get on." , That Marcia tvcnt got-s without .~.1y1ng_ Also that. sltc 1111-111 t11 onc. 1,11‘ 1111- smtti-test itott-ls. John iv-i.“ surprised at the HPIISL‘ 11f relief that ciimc ove rliiiii when slit- l1a1l gone. had bet-n try-lug. When John hatl l1.iil1t1ti at the liti- tcl. NIart-ia hatl said: “\'\'l1y I :1i1-111i1lii't think of going .111) wilt rt- t-lst- tiftt-r ('.|Zlii‘t‘ has 11111111- all 1111- 1ti-t'.1t1'1!i""“m-§. 'i'ill!ll. too Jobs it troulti look as if you 111113111111 1111111, 1o pay my way. All the u-omr-n are rntii-rit-tl rill-cpl Viltirl‘. 111211 lhr-li- littsbantl-t are wiiiillff iil-‘ll tiit-i 11111111 go in good style." "Pct-Imps ‘their hushantls aren't] 1111111- .111 up against tlic financial pi-tipusilitn n» l 111111111-1! to ht-." Then: “t'11ttltIn't your-Y‘ "No, I couldn't?" hlarcht inter- rttptt-tl. “l 11:11 stirrl’ t11 h1- such a hurdt-n, John." lit-r lips it-t-mhitul. "Perhaps you won't 11111-1111.». have 1110'“ “You look pt-rlt-t-tly .hc-i'tl-,v." 'I‘l1t- 1tnsw1-r ivas pcrhatis brutal and warranted the rr-t-v-ption it rt-ct-lv» etl, the gust 11f tcars; the tcaritig Stilts. ilut. John iititi ht-ard it that speech 111111.11 not I11-iii; 111111 always. t-tc. Women great paucity of t-xprcssion wilt-n trying to impress a ltu-ibanti that they aren't t11 ho long on cat-t11. John vyaliteti from tht- room. lit- knew he was rudc, hut lit- “'11..- tir- ed anti 111s ncrvns were raw. “Good (it11l"' lit- had iiititlt-rr-1l_ "is there ever to be 1111 1-n1l t11 111-r demands? Sh ctakes ht-r pound of my flesh, 11.n1l then some.“ Iltit ht- wont to th1- train to st-t- lit-r off anti in some way managed to girt- her enough ntoney so that slit- could pay her bill at the iioicl ani have enough s111-ntiin1: tilofmy so that she would not ht- mortlflt-i before 111-r companions Then came the let-ling of r1-li1-t for which John at first scourgt-ti himself. lie was almost happy to be alone. _ The dutiful little note ht- rt-ct-iv ed each morning was dutifully read. Yet they were so neariv alikt- thah ht- almost knt-w tlit-ir contents before be opent-ri them. Then when she had been gene 11 week she wrote him asking for money. Site hatl used some of that he hatl giv- en her for her hotel l1lli Qts wt-ii 11s all her spending money. "The shops on the hro-tdwaik are irresistible." she wrote. And I have hnught stttrh tlarling tlollies and lln t-ns. Then yesterday I found 11 tiut-k of 11 hat. so hat-timing. I ner- It-tl a new ont- anti might. as wt-Il 111-t it here, so bought it. Money set-tits to fly here. So send me all yoti 1-11n.- "Love imtl kisses. lifarclti." John. of cottrse sent the money. Whut else could the poor man do‘! Then he was 1111111111111 his freedom. enloying the ahrief reapte from en- tertaining and being entertittnttl. He worked evenings. or wandered ‘so often. with 1111 vt- a i - . cei- chauffeur 111st us soon as possible, pit-t-P 11f china 1111 "ow-ted, nt-ver i111 the meantime she felt John was but site rather cheating her, even If he hatl the store. lie rcalizttl Anggr bought the car, cheating her 111it of ncss. daring to ttsk the price. or to cult-r his weak- 'l‘li1.-n't1nt- attcrnoun as 311,- w - 1111-1111 11p the street 111.- saw 11 c1111, a tiny thing. but o the t-yc 111' tn- 1111i nuisst-ur 111-it-oloss. Without stup- ptng to think ho t-nterctl lh1- slut-c. Then tt ~wa sthat he met Vluricl Doran. "Stiltlf-iiiiill! lcan John started. as he sun-ct. 111w volt-e. "Yt-s. that cup 111 tl11- window." his 111-cs n0 won 11111" tnstcati oi 1111- pi-ct-iotis iiit of china that lost 51111111111’ is fast-inattiti before tiit- fact “It is beautiful. Isn't it?" Ilantily as out.- who loved lt_ she Iiltt-l 1111'- fr-tgilti cup and gave it 111111111.- show _r1111‘.’“ tieard the " 21111111111111," 11c rt-piied, btit 1ra== it the fat-c, 11r the 121111 t11 wliit-ii ht- rofc1r1-1l.-'I‘he look III his oyt-s 11.111 hi-ottgiit a wave of color to lit-1- cheeks and the long lashes 11111 the vioh-t eyes. J-tltn Aldrich did not buy the c1111. 1l11 ivoulti think it ovt-r, 1111 lolti 111-r. it would give 111111 an excuse to seo hor tigiun. ,..-.______-___-._-. __._. (ti-intinut-tl on Page Two) ii-tt} WAS NOT HIS TIME TO DIE illtiiana Judge. Reported Slain in clVii will‘. Still Alive and in 'Official Harness Judge lleiiry- (‘.111y Alit-n t1-.1I.~: 11' thrilling story 11f the b.tlti1- at [tit-h- tlitiilti‘ Ky. iit- asst-rhs that only 11 miracle kept him from 111-lug ft-untl shot in the hack niort- titan t-nt-c. Only a boy 111 t-l-ghtt-t-nv 1111 r-iitltlt-tily urns thrust. into this hatllt- with the rt-st of his l'I-L'l - 111i nntri -t1 and IilI'i|‘lii-‘ti, 'l'itt- fighting w s long and 11111-11. anti twti-liiirtls 11f the rt-giint-nt 1111-- ttt-tith Judge Alli-n was Wiltii twicc, but once the hitllt-t hit an iron spoon in his 11111111113 .1 spoon lic- contains wheats Beaver part t0 about gazing in the windows of an- tique shops occasionally seeing a .1111 1.1 ...-1.11.. .. aft-l‘ 1.411. F wear than Atlantic. endures. UNSHRIN KABLE ‘The UNDERWEAR that Over-wears M ATLANTIC UNDERWEAR, Limited - Moncton,N.B. Yourlindercoat is iusf as imporfttnf as Your Overcoat OR warmth. com- fort and perfect fit there is no better under- Made from stuff that ‘1-111-1-11-11 fur his agut- l||l‘lilt'ill1- 111111 |itt.iirs. (1111- 11f his 1-111111-11111-1 {11111-1- tl11- liard f1--1-l 11f his liarv “tt-i- liiiii lying tlit-rc, 11-111.-rt.1-1l ' ‘oc. \’i-'i1t-11 1111- fight \\';|,~' c-vt-i- .11 . 111- 111-1111111-11 1-.\'li.1tt.»t1-1l \\'iil'I'4' 11c stood his f‘i1--.- 9.1 T is no secret that bread made with Beaver Flour is better than-“just good bread” and. has a taste and flavor all its own. The reason for this is: Beaver Flour all the richness and goodness of selected Ontario Winter Wheat combined with the strength and body 0f Western Hard Wheat. 1 The scientific blending of these is the feature that makes Flour so much superior to other brands, and enables it t0 im- bread a delicious nutlike, homemade flavor. BEAVER FLOUR is not something new-for the‘ past fifty years it has demonstrated to Canadian housewives that it is the ideal flour for all baking purposes. Ask your grocer for Beaver Flour and use it in your next baking- the rcsultswiil surprise and de- light you. Beaver Flour is idc-ri! for all baking purposes. THE T. H. TAYLOR CO. LIMITED CHATl-IAM, ONT. Q24 ~.-...1_.-_..-11, to i‘lt1iiil'l' that hi- had ..1-1-11hi11i11»-:1-i, ltyuuiidt 1i 1t_1 tl11- 111cc; l1iit.tii1.-_1ti11g1- all pt-uxlcr- is :~.ilii 1iri111;.~—11111111111111111111 News. [111111-111-111-11. 111111 sit-pt i111" ilttlli“: anti c1111; his = he xth C (.31. - i_ 1 1,113 . l.‘ ‘ff’, l , - i .1 -" s l; s12 IQ 1i 1 at": 1 4- J1 1 ‘, ‘ . t 5 v l.’ 1 .111 ‘i’ S’ .l "J .1 i1. . ‘L ._.’ , w '12 f‘ ‘C. ‘ J 115;; s ‘y? Z ’ “,3: 1 I Y g 1 I t1! 0 . f, 3 1 ,1 ?1‘~ .» ‘- ~,.( w a.’ i 1‘. y, i iwvg, t; t i- t: Z . § 1 ‘I 1 . 11%. '11:» t} 7‘ . “é \'\ . s ~‘ i: t , . 5 3 . M