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Seiid Richard ,o me at once." .- I did as he asked, then querleds ' “What's the matter, Everett?" ` “Oh. you wo_uldn't understand. One of my managers, in a branch of- nce. has been speculating with the customer's accounts and ran away when he lost their money." "Oh, isn’t that dreadful!" I return- ed, altho as he had said, I did not understand at all. "Shall you be -gone long? “I don't know! don't bother me." In about half an hour he was ready to start. I knew be must be awfully troubled because he didn't fill/6 1119 a single order. He just kissed inc carelessly, and said: "Good bye. Sanéda. Bo a good girl until I get back. Tears filled my eyes. I wondered if ever hc had left Leola so indif- ferently. Of course he liadn't-He loved heri- I wandered idly from room to room. -_What in the world should I do with myself? I did not know how long he was to be away. Perhaps a` long time. llc had not taken'a trunk, hut u man could get iulong with less luggage than a woman, and he had taken a bag and suit-case. ' The next morning I went down town to get some new music I had seen advertised. I thought perhaps I might call Barrett up and tell him about it. Ile might come up and have another ‘slng,' as he called it. I ordered the car and soon was browsing about in the music store. I had selected several pieces to take home when I heard a voice cxclalm: "How do you do. Mrs. Graham?' and, turning, I saw Alico Sloan. “Where are you 1unchingtoday?’ she asked, after wc had chatted :i few minutes. “At home, _as usual," I tried to say it brightly. but ii little of the loneliness I fclt must have crept into my voice for she said: "You poor dear! come and lunch at Rappelyc’s with inc." H "Oh, 1’d love to!" I had been there after_the theatre with Everett, but never in thc daytime. rt was an awfully smart place, also rt very gay one. “But l'ni not drcsscd for ii luncheon party." “You look lovely! You are dressed sufficiently to put everyone else iii the shade. Tliut slitidc of blue you 8-l9**l .Ii Per at all Grocers and “Then l'm safe- On with the or ere. S e new better how to order a meal than 1 did, Graham ay. ways did the ordering when we were out together SANDRA RESPECTS HER HUS- lAND’S WISHES (.‘liAP'i‘EIt XXXVII We were rather earl-y, but the place soon filled up. The music was delightful, and I scarcely could k€€D my feet still. Soon people coni- nienced io dance. As I never had seen dancing in the day-tinie, I was so interested in watcliiug tlieni that I almost forgot to cut, or_that I was supposed to talk to the others. ‘lWo will have a turn as soon as we finish," Barrett Edinonils said, as he ed to Mrs. Sloane: “Mrs. Graham is a wonderful dancer, as light as this- tie-down." _ I blushed at his praise, but said regretfully: . ‘ "I won’t dance to day,`thank you." “Why not?" it was Alice -Sloane who asked the question. Every- bcdy dances at Itappeiye‘s.’ “Bai-rett looked kcciily ut me. "Really, do you mean that you will not dance?' _ "H0-llly I mean it." then I explain- __’.‘ T . _ his wife .iult as much she. had been, and---L-imrdiyw dared makes. move for fear of displensing him. Again I muttered as -I always did when thinking of her: “It isn’t fair! I won't stand for it. I’ll be indiscreet too." We left immediately after that- Barrett Edmonds promising to come up the next afternoon to try my new songs; and Alice and I making an appointment to lunch at Rappeiye’s again dn a few days. SANDRA FINDS LIFE A PUZIHE CHAPTER XXXVIII _ So everyone had thought Everett would marry Irma Barton. Perhiips he was sorry he hadu't! He always acted- bo gay and interested when-he was with her-not at all stern and quiet as he was when with me._ __l_~ had felt a little jealousy of Mrs. Bar- couldn't come," I informed him. .. - - ton ever since the first time I ha ' Duane “ever cn" get “my M `seen'Eve`rett talking-with her. -No noon. At least. he says he can't ,um jealousy was mcmuei Sue thusiasm about my music afterward Mrs' Sloane added' acted flattered by Everett's' atten- { tions-but' if he had cared for he lunch," he said -as he called the _ . I waiter und without looking at the g‘fh;e,?ad“t he married her Inst? menu told liiui to make the orde he ' _ had taken from us suflicientr for' Thenll genyigxbcred. what ML LW _ ered ia s thiéeed I wtrlis glgad Alice Sloane had; ..S%§,.s um young’ and I guus Graham is ready to Settle d0WD H110 a aiu y. that child." ` How I wished the music had not just then started up. I couldn't heiip wondering what more he. W0,uld _have said. lie had started "lie is” -then I heard no more. - "lf 'Everett Graham thought he was going to marry me just to make a mother of nic. he was mistaken! Let him adopt children if he wanted them," I said to myself, then blush- ed at my iminodesty in thinking of such things. Yct liadn’t he as much as toni mo that was his reason for asking me to marry him?" A home and family, wife and children." he noticed by interest. 'I‘iicn he turn- u_ wud” I asked huu what he id said had married me for when lie loved Leola. Sometimes I thought no girl ever had such a queer _sort of a puzzle to solve as I did. If-I could have writ- ten or talked it over with Mother, I think she would have found some way to have helped me. But sho was 50`fnr nwuy;. had _been so averse to my marrying an older man. _and lwould bo unhappy if she ll\0lll§l\l I was not c0iit.eiite,d.` that I C0\-\lll“'l bring myself to -lot her know any- cd, stamiiieriiig a little' “Mr. Gin- _ . ' tlii-iig bout how~1.felt. liuuuicdoslzciéot like me to dance in a -I ulguucd wu.eu'evm. I thought of .. . ` , l w I had told -Rose Graiidon that I _VVliat_;-in thc nintter7-afraid hell Ifgerctt was “crazy over mm wud to 0.” you' fmce asked’ butnnarrett marry nie." I had heard how he Of the meriii of as the standard tizer and tonic. famous physician 's than 50 years ago regular family medicine of American homes. tests of a half-century success. Made from roots, herbs, barks in the Dispensatory. merit to you.if you will As a goodoathartie, out and filled the hours fuller than I had realized. I dldu’t bother to dress' for my solitary dinner which I soon dnished. appe- in a ‘never luuched with another man _un- less her husband was along. ' l began to fear Everett would be terribly angry. I wouldn't have coffee, but excused myself and hurried home. I knew by his Sgpreasion that Barrett was surpris by my actions. But I could not help it. He never bad seen Everett angry. 'I had, I couldn't forget the time he had been so angry when I sat in the hotel corridor when we were on our wedding trip. Perhaps he would think this worse. EVERE‘l'T'8 LETTER DISAPPOINTS SANDRA CHARTER XL I went immediately home. To my surprise there was a letter from Everett lying on the table in the hall. I took it upstairs wi-th me and waited until I had made-myself com- fy' Somewayl couldn't get up any en fl' all I had been told of Leola-an ,Barrett Edmonds. “Would I have been happier if f ii It looks like _it, marrying thoughts. Everett was my husband. No one made iue marry him; I d it because I wanted to; because by his gifts and his attentions. I had known for some time that mostlfy taken from books. wer wrong. That it was only four 'peopl like Lcola that men had such love of adoration when a man was ver kind and indulgent. That it w-a married, and his to support her, ha never had entered my head until been tnlking'to Hctty. It was abou had married, had left him. "It's it woinan’s duty to love he nico to hor," I-Iotty had objected. some younggirl friend who had mar- ried and then, because slic was not llle GUY- He IS UD! I0 be l"_0Cl¢l0SB. happy -and did not love tho man she lllld I llllle I0 UUBI YOU Wllll him ~ fortable in n negligee before I open- . ed it. I did not try,to explain' the went to bed unusually early but feeling I had, even to myself, but I nstead of sleelping. I lay thinking of had a sort of hesitation about learn- d ing the contents of this letter--an intuitive feeling that I should not 1 be pleased. had married a young man like him?" "Deaf 'S9-"ami" he C0mm°l1°@li"“ S 1 asked myS01f_ than ,felt gupty to. “I had no time to caution you as to ward Eye,-egg, and ashamed of my what you should do or should not do wlfilo I ani obliged to be away. I find that I am to be detained here id I longer than I expected. I am sorry thought him -at little finer clay than I0 “nd lllal- ll IS S0' 3-lid lllill YOU the vpingg boys, and (Cu gdttm-Gd necessarily uiust be alone untill re- turn. Accept no invitations until l 1 return. Take a ride each day, also was not' in love with Everett the way 0 Walk W0“ld 110 ‘YOU S005 lllltl IIBID 1 supposed 1 should bd Buy I had pass the time. But I prefer that you also tiioogiit that my ‘nlo-as of iovo, receive no Company, or rather that B you invite none. Read, practise your G music-you should spend more time ~ at tho piano-and you have enough » and that women only had iliut kind i0 flll y0\1l‘ IIIIYS. G0 to bed early- I y desire you to keep your health -as 5 that is one of 'your greatest attrac- a womnn’s duty to love tho man she IIOUS-YOUT D€l'f€Cl llelllllh di “I shall probably be obliged to rc- also been one of the tliliigs which mal" hem U- Week 01' tell ‘IHYS 101115012 1; You niny spend a few moments each hem-d My-5_ G;-ay Say 50, She had _day writing me what you are doliig. t I shall bc glad to hear. Tell Peter not fto drive 'you too fast when you use when I am not there to caution him. r “Your husband, .. husband,” Mrs. Gray had said. "lie _ EVCYCIL supports licr. and gives licr a home." 'l`0i1l'S Of lllélllllllfllllllllfflll ulld F856 "But silo oairt iovo hinilr no isn’t filled my eyes as I road his oold lot- ter.- I tried to derive n little coin- "siic can if silo wiii stop tiiinkiiig fort from tiiolast sontencft -Ho of iiorsoiiz, ana tiiink of iiini, 'riio must care a little or he wo\1ld1\’t troublc with women is they doii'tfcure Whether I wus killed 01' Hol- niakc any allowance for a iniin,_\Ilut the letter was terribly depress- Tliey liiivc lots of temptations wo- IHIZ'-l0l'l‘l'llly =lllI10ylIll§ ulS0~ nieu don't liuve. And most of them I W0lll(l1\'l D0 ll"€l\l'~‘