The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

deadly pale. She gasped and held the girl from
exciaimed p''''''9' 'O''
Then the girl spoke with sudden burst emotion.
you tonight made him promise not to tell tonight
know"
Rose gave her glance Of inefaple happiness and
appeal for sympathy.
you and him are planning to get married."
Not for a year: not for a whole year. He's alb
surdly proud because he's poor. he wants make
Not for whole year"
You him are planning to get married?"
Il wasn't till this afternoon Rose whispered.
She put her arms around Sylvia and tried to nestle
against her fat bosom, with cuddling movement Of
her head like baby. 81 wasn't sure" she whispered
but he--told me, snd-now am sure" Then Rose
wept little softly against SylvIas thin breast.
Sylvia stood like stone. Haven't you had all you
oh Aunt Sylvia, you know have. You've been 50
4 had got my plans made to put in bathroom"
said Sylvia I've got the carpenters engaged, and the
plumber They going to begin next week.
You've been good as can be to me- Aunt Sylvia"
And I'm on the lookout a carriage and horse
you can drive and I've been planning to have
think of to make feel happy and contented and
"oh, you have know you have, dear Aunt Sylvia"
II have done all I knew how" repeated Sylvia in a
stony fashion. She put the girl gently away.
turned to go, but Rose caugbt Aunt Sylvia
you aren't going like ths! she cried Il was afraid you
wouldn't like it, though don't know why. does
seem to me that Horace is all you could ask If
daughter
You are like my very own daughter" said Sylvia
Stiffy.
Then why don't you like Horace2'
II never said anything against him.
Then why do you look so7'
Sylvia stood silent.
You won't go without kissing me, anyway. VIII
your sobbed Rose This time she really wept with
genuine hurt aud bewderment Sylvia bent touched
her thin, very cold lips to Roses Now to bed"
she said, and moved quickly and out of the
room in spite of Roses piteous cry to her to back
Henry, he had entered discovered
that Sylvia upstairs with Rose. sat down with his
evening paper He tried to read. but could not get
further than the garng headlines about kidnapping
case He listening always for sylva's step the
stair.
At last he heard it. He turned the paper with
loud rustic to the continuation Of the kidnapping
she entered the room He did not even look m He
appeared to be the paper Sylvia
hall door behind noiseessly then she
dismayed, without knowing why When Sylvia had the
tended her right hand and he that 1t contained
little sheaf of yellow newspaper clippings pinned to-
gether Henry Whitman" she said.
ails your
DO you know what has happened?"
Henry's eyes fell before wretcted, questioning
ones What do you mean, Sylvan" he said in faint
DO you know that Mr. Allen and Rose have come to
an understanding and are going to get married?"
She has just told me-, said sylvia Here have
her contented"
Sylvia, what on earth makes you feel SO? She is
only going to do what every girl who has good
chance does; what you did yourself"
Look at here said Sylvia in an awful voice
7 found them in a box up in the garrett They were
ing baby just after her mother died. dss
.s Mh nat are they? Don't look so. sylvia
sheaf of newspaper clippings adjusted his spectacles
moved the lamp nearer and began to read
He read one. then he looked at Sylvia and his
was as white as hers. Good God" he said.
sylvia stood beside him, and their eyes remained
the same Henry said hoarsely
Sylvia nodded Only from different papers; it's