The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07

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lie paused again. conscious Of his
folly in mentioning names; but she
read his UnspOkea fear easily, ana tic
| pride thlt was in her leapt to arms.
80 you think I'm Lacy Derriman,
/ As though she would Gemcan herself
by ntudinG upon YOU here, Surely
you can mind Of Mar,ha?'
There was defiance about her rs
he looked her UP ana down, this tine
with obvious relief, being long past
the time when the rcappcarlnca Of
an old sweetheart could mean any
! thing bat annoyance.
~ see now You are Martha right
enough lie answered s.owiy: you
were always ha"dor-fcaturCd than
Loocy. Foks dld say rs you took
The skim and left the cream for her.
/ YCc. l see ',is MarthG right enough
He said it with thoughtful resig-
nation, for she had surprised the We
ncor Of thirty wears c.eau Off him.
ana they had both sprung from a
class which is given 20 speaking
plainly about personal appearance.
"Sit down" he said a little more
cordially, "and tell me how you came
10 be in these pats
u came to kcoE house Tor Jack
in Maryland, hut lie died OF con-
sumption two years ago
She answered very briefly. and he
d!d not think 1t to inquire as to her
pv-sent circumstances. If Martha
Derriman had not p,ospc"cd the fault
was none OF his.
Dear, dear! ana Jacl; the young
est Of you all! What about Lnocy
| now? l suppose She was married up
comfortable years ago
For all his hardness he was n lit
tie i'll at case then, anu his look avoid
ed hers. If lie had seen her eyes
then IN their wisttuiness, as she an
swcrcd jaultily enough
"To be sure: married Up comfort
able to Jimmy Mech, six months
after you stopped writing to her"
Although this was not true, II
should have been grateful hearing 10
Timothy. yet he resented it.
"What! a pretty piece like Loocy
married uD To that girl, longlcsgeC
Jimmy. n man as never thirds his
nancold? ! always thought he was
after you he'd have done we'll enough
for you
Under thc influence Of her presence
thrs uraccustompd words belonging tC
his youth came troopins back Of theil
own accord. 40 ether way Of speak
ING to her would have been natural
10. did she seem offended at his in
snuation that anything in the shap,
OF a man was good enough for her
but not for Lucy Her eyes evcl
spari,led rs she answered:
. "Tnay are married all right and an
as hapuy as can be. There's heap
OF young stock on The farm, and yo'
should see 'cm OF a Sunday sottini
in church with their five Eoys ant
two girls! twas a pretty sight whei
| was home, but they must be fin
lads and maideIs by now
!. His face darkened, being 4 chiidles
y. man with a head, money-!oying wife
70 ana lust then lie seemed to see Luc
in the exquisite bloom and FRESHNESS
. OF young womanhood. How the su
shone in her hair, just as it used tc
d, Nouo o. his gold was one tithc Il
"a bright
n The woman lcant eagerly forwar,
Il 81 low as you really loy.d her
If the onset"
~ "Gol knows! 1 was but n boz
4 chap, with my way to make. an
q Loocy hadn't nothen.'
i. But he knew rcgretfully that IL
II lad and the girl had even then bee
rich with untold wealth-rich in yout
D. and hope-ay, and love, a treasul
y that his Golfers had not contained fC
Is years.
Is you've changed she said slowl
e "What a sperrity lad You used to b
# Can't you mind dowsing Dan Leg
S; in the pumptro because he serve
Ic our kitten bad-an ail-Over white III
b. ten it was with Il tabby tail?'
d The clerk opened the dCor.
D. "Alr Carl Ilasch to see you, sir. y
,e IL cannot see him. l am p1rtlcl
ii larly engaged
ID Then Timothy Burt turned to he
n with frown Of anxious reCOllectlo
on his lined forehead.
d Not IN all-over white kite
D, surely; hadn't it a patch Of tabby 0
n the back? Ay, 1 can mnl how Looc
holled out; she was turrble fond c
y cats. A bad buoy that Dan Legg'
I'll do the same again" Then hal
n ltual caution asserted itself-"Eut