The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
ONE MANS WAY.
By ANNA BANCROFT coUSHAINE
, Copyright. by Daily Story Pub. Co,

country. you just stay there till you
get good and ready to come home.
Somehow or another he managed to
get through three weeks of the month
n then the spirit of loneliness Cd.
pressed him. I'll fix her, all right.
She will come home. but 1t won't be
for my asking"
That night he took his sister and a
Young friend who was visiting her by
name, Miss Polly Pert, to the Saturday
hop at the Yacht club; next day he
and Polly and sister dined at one of
the down town hotels. Two or three
days later the two young ladies' hap
pened in his sanctum about noon and
that meant a luncheon together. Meth
er sister nor Polly OWNED the reason
for the sudden avalanche Of attentions
but they agreed on point, that 1t
was jolly good of Jack.
On Sunday Miss Katherine Bell
wrote her sister-in-law a long letter
in which she faithfully chronicled the
good times she and Jack and Polly
were having-automobile rides, thea
tiers, boat rides and dances. Two days
later Jack received a very snappy lit
tie letter from Mrs. Jack in which she
said a few things that won't bear re-
peating and closing with this para,
graph:
Run down and spend the week end
with us, Jack. | know it's expensive,
but then you might as we'll be spend
ing your money that way as wasting
1t in other directions. l won't be home
for a couple of weeks yet. Lovingly,
Genevieve.'
20, SO you won't be home for a
couple of weeks yet" groaned the
lonely one. Very we'll, lovingly Gene
We've, nor will | go to Kentshire for
a couple of weeks yet.
That night Genevieve received a
telegram that nrate 2.s- bite her lips
with vexation: Cant come Saturday,
business engagement, have promised
to take Katherine and friends for a
launch ride Sunday. Jack"
20, the hateful hateful thing. I
don't believe there is a meaner nan in
the world; he wouldn't ask me to
come-well, I'll go for spite and I'll
spoil that launch ride for friends too.
so | will"
"Poor Gen, it's a shame to tease he,
So" mused Bell as he watched the
wreaths Of smoke curl to the ceiling of
his den, but then she deserves it.
wonder who the dickens Harry is. She
W mentions him in her letters"
Was 1t intuition or a perfect un-
derstanding of the woman he had mar
ried that made him stop at the florists
that night and order a great bunch Of
roses.
Guess I'd better telephone to Mrs.
Moriarity to ONE over and sweep UP
and get something to eat in the house.
There's no telling what may happen"
The next morning before he was up
this telegram came: will be home
on the noon train; will expect you at
the depot. Harry is with me-. Gene
vieve.'
Harry is with her? Well, some
things are liable to happen to Harry"
Eyes, this is the train from the east
%, here they are. Well, you dear
girl, how ever did you manage to get
along with the youngsters, and-well,
who Is this?" with an inquiring glance
at a fifteen-year-old who was carrying
the youngest of the children.
"That-O, that's Harry Maxwell
Elizabeth Maxwell's little son; he's
been spending the summer with moth
err and | brought him on to Buffalo for
a little visit"
1t is needless to say that Harry was
not annihilated and it wasn't until
after she had gone into raptures over
the roses and the dinner that Mrs.
Jack remembered to express her re-
greet at making Jack miss his launch
ride.
why, you dear old girl. I'd miss
20 launch rides to get you back, but
to tell the truth, that launch ride wal
a hoax, | had to say something that
would bring you home"
And then they both laughed.