The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

wrought about their being late to supper and she
wouldn't have got a mite of sleep tonight"
You don't think anything win be said tonight|
NO guess heard Sylvia tell Rose she'd bet
ter go to bed right after she looked tired and
Rose said Very we'll Sylvia, way she
peoples orders Rose does"
Allen told me he'd got to sit up TIL midnight over
some writing" said Meeks. That may have made diff
ference to the girl. Reckon she knew spooning was
Henry looked back at the house There were two
lighted windows on the second floor Rose has gone to
bed" he said THAT lights In her ROOM
She looked happy enough to dazzle when she
came in, poor little thing" said Meeks In his voice
was an odd mixture of tenderness admiration
sret You've got wife" he said, but wonder if
you know how lonely old fellow like feels some
times when he thinks of how he's lived and what he's
missed To think Of girl having face like that for
a Good Lord!"
said Henry.
"of I could get married now if I wanted TO-
but that isn't the question don't know what I'm such
damned fool tell you only like ancient
the dead There a when Abrahama White
had face like that for me. welI-poor girl she
got her heart turned the way it wasn't meant 60
She had mean, lonesome life of it. Sometimes now
when I go into that house where she lived so many
years, declare the weight of the burden she
bear seems TO be on It a cruel life for a
woman and here's your wife wanting that girl live
Wouldn't she have you after Susie got mar
voice tender.
Didn't ask her. don't think so. She wasn't that
kind of woman 1t was what she wanted nothing
with her Always Guess that why I felt
the way did about her"
She was handsome girl
Handsome! This girl you've got is pretty enough
but there q bra
hama Sometimes when call her face back before my
eyes declare sounds like womans nonsense but
wonder If haven't done better losing a woman
as that than by marrying other"
she was handsome. Henry said again, in his tone
of futile, wondering sympathy.
When Henry left Sydney and returned home he
found his horror that Sylvia was not down stairs
Shes up stairs with tho girl and Rosel tell her he
thought uneasy. she keep herself If she
alone with another woman
He right Sylvia followed the girl to her
one %s sun ~ asrg , win Win her' ana llled with
for the pleasure of unfastening her seeing
Rose seated beside the window. The lamp was not
lighted
Sylvia stood the doorway looking into the shad-
owy room Are you here%" she asked She meant her
voice to be harsh but it rang tenderness
Yes, Aunt Sylvia"
over here beside the window"
What on earth are you sitting in the dark for?"
ments. Twas just going to light the lamp"
Sylvia Sroped her way TO the mantel shelf, found
the china matchbox and struck match. Then she liz
the lamp on tho bureau. and looked the girl Rose
held her face little averted. The lighting the room
night outside but she afraid to look at
Sylvia with the glare of the opposite lamp upon
You'll get cold sitting there" said Sylvia Besides
folks can look right in Get up and I'll unhook your
Rose got up Sylvia lowered the white window shade
and Rose stood for her to be unfasened She still
kept her face away from the older woman. Sylvia nm
fastened the muslin bodice. She looked fondiy at the
soft grlish neck when it exposed. What were
you and ana Mr. Alien talking about so long down in the
"A good many things; ever so many things Rose
flush crimson She turned the girl with sud
den twist of the shoulders, the face fushing
lips and the downcast eyes. why DON'T you look al
me?" she said, in hard whisper
Rose remained motionless.
Look at me-!
Rose raised her eyeiids gave one glance at sylvia
flush from foot She smiled a smile which
she could not control; smile Of ecstasy Sylvia