The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-02
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Please, Mrs. Karl, come and play
tennis" said Cleva Culloh appealingly.
"Its too hot" said Mrs. Karl lnzily.
I'm too old to frisk In such weather"
"Hearl Hearr cried Roy Kendall
What an honest womanl-
From eompulsion, Roy. ! was born
here"
'In the year Of our Lord clsvn
added
Eighteen hundred and sixty" COM
pleted Mrs. Karl easily. Il am thirty
eight you see"
''Thirty-elghtr' repeated Roy. 1t
can't be you are ten years older than
l amp
Yes" she answered smllingly.
SLENDER, graceful. charming she look
ed scarce thirty and knew IT.
With a pout Cleva started for the
tennis court. followed by Roy Kendall
and Madison Harding.
And Il was hotl Soon Harding began
10 breathe heavily. AZ they finished
the game he held out his rncket and
/ painted:
Here. Brady. III leave you and Miss
Temple 10 whltewash Kendall and
/ Cleva"
Are you warm said Mrs. Karl as
be Joined her on the yerandn.
Am warm7 Weir reaching eager
" for the ice water on the table beside
her.
"No." she commanded. go change
YOUR clothes Not a cold plunge, re-
member-just a rub and dry linen"
He laughed. but obeyed-
When he returned, she handed him a
glass OF water. then a nicely pared
peach.
"UhF' he grunted This beats ten
mis-"
u think so. she said
They chatted for some time. Then
be asked suddenly:
-Why haven't you married againr'
The usual reason" she answered.
"a beautiful woman. with twenty
thousand a year. ought to find Mr.
Right surely"
Madison" she said softly, Il never
loved Robert Now-well. l must be
sure OF myself and him"
Robert was a good man" he said
grsvely.
yes" she repeated. yet hated
him st times because l could not love
him"
"But you married him"
ayes. and deserved 90 be more I'M
happy than / was He was forty
eight twenty-five; be rich, l poor;
be ready 70 settle down. l ready TO
have q ding with life. Somehow, Mad
ison, think he ought TO have known
better than 20 have asked me. He
ought TO have known l couldn't love
him"
why notr' His voice was con
strained.
youth loves youth. Much as Robert
loved me, / think the frst few years
were equally disappointing 70 both !
was ready FOR my fling and had IL i
know now how bored he was with Il
all It's glorious TO do stunts when
one Is a colt. but afterward"- She
laughed merrlly and handed him the
peach she had been pairing.
"But afterwardr he repeated.
'One wants 10 jog along" she con-
tnued The normal woman past
thiry.dye can say what she may, but
the excitement and strength taking
amusements that she reyeled IN during
her teens and twenues-ah, they're not
worth the pricer'
His answering smile quickly disap-
peared as she went into the house.
He was tory-aye. Cleva Culloh TWEEN
ty-two; be rich she poor; he had had
bis fling. she Just ready for hers lie
had accepted Lorene Karrs invitation
70 spend the month OF August at her
country home because Cleva was 70 be
there. He had determined the latter
should be his promised wife before
thew left. but
He slept little that night A picture
OF Robert Kari. wearied and surfeited.
dancing attendance 90 the gay. untir-
ing Lorene. rose before him. ITO jog
along" bad a soothing sound. but a
vision Of Cleya's laughing, girlish face
made his jaws st determined!y.
" rntnod durtrv the niuhf Next dnv