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"Why, yes" admitted the child frankly.
''It's part OF the play. And it's such fun to
make up. Yesterday Charlie Norris gave
me pencil and my Willie was just awful
mad, but this morning we kissed and made
it up. Didn't we, Willie?'
Willie flushed and nodded his bowed head
But their interlocutor was not laughing at
them.
But suppose you got real angry, and Willie
was angry, too, and wouldn't make up. What
them"
"Oh, but you mustn't" exclaimed the little
one in shocked surprise. ''Its wicked to get
really may. You have to humor a husband
some. / heard ma tell Mis- Fosdick SO. You
see, when you're married it's different from
the ordinary mad, because you're together all
the time and you've got to stay together, and
if you are mad" the child looked helplessly
at Willie, well, 1t would be dreadful, don't
you see?"
But suppose you wanted 10 do something
that wasn't wrSlg and Willie wouldn't let
you. What them"
willie wouldn't stop me from doing any
thing that wanted to do If it wasn't wrong,
but sometimes 1 don't know what is wrong.
Now l let Artie Hale kiss me one day and
Willie was awful mad, and Just laughed be-
cause he was mad. l didn't care about Artie.
you know; only it was fun to see Willie's
eyes snap little bits Of fire. But then we
talked it all overland now-well, amt 60
ing to let Artie kiss me again, not II he gives
me two candied apples. I'm not going to
make Willie feel bad any more, cause If you
really love people you don't like to make
'em feel bad, do your"
Eugene turned abruptly.
(which way are we to go, did you sayr'
Amazed at the sudden change in her de-
meanor, the little girl pointed silently towards
the woodland path. When Eugene had taken
half dozen steps she stopped suddenly and
hurried back to the children, who stood
watching this odd city lady who had taken
such strange interest In their maKe-belleve
house. She knelt beside the small figures,
and drawing them gently toward her muir
INJURED:
Always give in to one another-always.
It's much easier"
Then she kissed them both, and rising, fol-
lowed her husband down the leaf-strewn
pathway towards the Van Order estate.
Before them spread the gorgeousness OF the
setting sun. The gold sky framed by the
forest vista, shone like the gates Of glory.
Neither spoke, but the face Of each seemed
to have caught the reflection Of the brilliant
west.
Just beyond flowed small brook, making
tinkling music as it leaped over the moss
covered stones. Ford crossed first, then Of
fered his hand to his wife, who hesitated
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natural bridge.
AS she reached the other side she still held
his hand and seeing that she made no
| effort to withdraw from his protecting at
titude, Ford drew her closer.
"Shall we let the children's lesson pass un-
needed, Walton? Or shall we, like they-'klss
and make up?'"
He knew the cost of those words to her
proud spirit, and as he bent to kiss ner he
said
81 have wanted to ask you this for days
and days, but somehow you never gave me
the chance know I've been unreasonable.
It's hard for a girl who's queened 1t over
fellows for several seasons to yield always
to Just one insignificant man."
You're not insignificant You're-Just
splendid. I've been selfish and silly" The
words came now without effort and WeTs
sealed with a penitent kiss.
That night the Van Order house party drove
over to the dance at the Cross Country Cluo
House.
, 'By Jove, it looks like the old eotillion Gays
! to see Ford dancing four numbers out OF tve
with Eugene, doesn't it," exclaimed con-
frmed bachelor, thoughtfully stroking nia
iron gray mustache.
And so it happened that little child leo
them-away from the portals OF the divorce
court.