Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-22
By Nellie Cravey GiElmofe
Copyrighted. 1907, by E. c. Parcells.

 to be done, and there's no use putting it off. IT am going away" Billy! What"
 'Yes," he rushed on desperately, 't( ! Mexico-this afternoon. Like a fool, ! took that $3,000 and invested it in + and c. Lost every cent of it! The governor told me to keep out of buck ct shops with my blamed foolishness but-butI-
 "Oh-h, Billy"
 Well, you see," he continued in 8 hoarse voice. Il had been put next tt | one of those private tips and I just fell in Now I shall simply have tC 1 get down to work and pay the price of 1 my folly in the coin of grim expert ence.'
 For a moment there was no reply Then the girls voice. drab, dispiritcd drifted over the wire:
 Billy, how could you"
 "Why-why, it was this way, Phil he cried back eagerly in final at. tempt at self extenuation. T thought if I could double or maybe treble my little bank account we wouldn't have so long to wait
 Something sweet and gurgling broke suddenly against his ear. Hartridge removed the receiver and stared into its inane orifice, then he placed it back and listened. Phillida was laughing.
 Dear me, you stupid old goose" she was saying now. Il have all the money
 Out of the question:" he cut in tart ly. You don't suppose I'm that style of chump. do you? By love. no. There's no end of d good chance down there for energy and determination if d fel- wants to get ahead. There aren't many opportunities here for the ineX- perienced, and-oh, well, anyway, I've decided to try my luck. r.
 Muffled sobs shut him off perempto- rlly. Two receivers tangled simulta- ncousIy in their hooks, and three min utes later Hartridge was on his way to the PendletOns.
 Phillida went back to the drawing room, but it seemed all at once dull and small and suffocating She was too unutterably crushed to do anything but sink into a chair and hold her hands. Her heart felt like a stone; her brain seethed and whirled. Billy going away. Her realization baked! Her mind simply refused to grasp the fact. And an hour ago she had been the hap piest girl on the globe.
 In dazed. hopeless fashion she got up presently and went out into the flower garden. The beds were a gilt tering mass of rainbow color. There were roses everywhere. They nodded their gentle heads fin silent sympathy modestly from their green nests and condoled with her. Perfect pastures of johnny-jump-ups peered pcrtly at her from every direction. A sudden shad- Ow cut through the streaming sunlight. PhillIda turned and lifted her face to Hartridge's paincd eyes
 Billy" she said. you were only jOkingr'
 He spoke with gravity she had not seen in him before.
 Not by any means. Phillida When I rang you up 1t was with the intention of saying good5y without seeing you IT felt as though could not bear it. But when you took 1t the way you did I made up my mind 10 come to you and explain how necessary 1t is that I should gO'
 PhiIlida dabl.cd at her eyes with her and choked back a sniff fe.
 If you really loved me. Billy. you would not think of going"
 Hartridge frowned. halfway between hurt and diSpleasure
 That Is just why am taking this step. II offers the quickest route to our happiness
 But. dear. it seems 50 foolish and qui1otic when I have
 AAAAAAA- Mt AlAEAEuAlAsA you aTe not going 10 send me away allE' His tone sank to an appeal on the last two words.
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