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a Call That Made Her sure About
Her Own Heart s2.
]: BIZ j, /. EMILY il Dass.

she was sitting Defore tha glass put.
ting cold cream ON her face, and aEaisie
was watching her from Tie bed
TWAS to pretty Maisie q lvery funny
performance Anne's nigh comfort.
ing of her comple xion with cold cream;
She wondered II she would dothe
same when she was thirt six anf un.
married. But she would not IN.
married at thirty-six.E OF course not.
There; was Dick, and she was deter.
mined to marry Dick, no marker what
Anne or Aunt Hannah said. It was
about Dick that Anne was talking
now. NIX; sSf 81
.'You know as well ass do, Anne
went on, shat you are too young even
to think of marrying, and, anyway,
Dick Launt isn't a person you should
consider: for one moment 49, Anne
closed the cold cream box, withsa sigh.
when you do marry WANT you to
have some one who is worthy of you. 70
=. "Is that the reason you've. never mar
ried?" Maisie asked innocently. Isl 4
y Anne flushed under the cold cream.
; %+ssThat was the reason" she returned
steadily. :, ;. ,s<; !
4 "Havent you ever: been sorry Mai
sic persisted. She wished Anne had
not hidden her face by turning ont the
gas-the voice., Anne's voice. told 50
little. 49,. e; s3 .ysis55Siss ss =
III don't know that I have been.
Good night, dear" And Maisie had
nothing to do but answer obediently
''Good night, Anne" ,s$3ssS5ss4
But long after Maisie was asleep
Anne lay awake thinking. ..7ss
Sixteen years-what a. long time
that was! She was twenty that sum.
mer, just out Of school, and she had "a
pink dress afloat with rufHes One
day when she had been wearing that
dress she had met Dwight Marshall.
He was, a good deal like Dick Iaunt
big, clear eyed, ready to laugh Ltke
Dick, too, hes;was q plain, working
man and had come from q long way
OF to find work In Hassell It did not
take: Dwight long to fall in8loYeWith
the pink dress and her, and its did not
take her long to see It.. He.sWas her
first bean, and sHatghtway the sWsorld
was made over for her ::;$ { s
But her mother: was ,watchss and
ward. She had had to make many
sacrifices. In order to educat e Anne,
and she was worthy Of the best. Mrs.
Hall did not by any means consider
Dwight Marshall the best, ard sahe
was determined. that he shouldzsnet
have Anne. She appealed. to Anne's
pride and reason and after a time had
the satisfaction Of seeing her argu-
ments prevail. Anne gave b up 4::her
lover. He was hurt, disappointed, bit.
terly angry. - r. ',ssa =; IF
This Is your mothers doings, !. 4 he
said. i NJ 6. 4 s :45sssa
'sNo,. Anne lied proudly; '.its mine.
You aren't good enough for me- r
you'll be sorry for this some day.
he returned. And that was his last
word to her. She had never seen 81
heard from him since. She probably
never would again. And now here
was Maisie In the same boat In which
she herself had been. But Maisie's
heart would not be broken. Hers had
not been. There had been times, 4in.
deed, when she was glad that she had
not married Dwight. Maisie would
come TO- feel the same way about
Dick. Dill: 49, "A. b ES:;ss
Anne scarcely slept all night.
That cold cream makes You pale.s'
Matsie said next morning. What
makes you use it, Anne? Are you
afraid Of wrinkles?'' Anne WINGED, AND
Maisie went on wickedly. Mrs. Warns
says it doesn't make any difference
how a woman looks II she isn't mar
ried or doesn't intend to be. = /:
Mrs. Warne was the young matron
who: lived across the street. Because
she and Maisie were very friendly and
she was known openly to sympathize
with Maisie's love affair: Anne and her
mother had not called upon her. though
she had lived In the town almost ID
year. Now Of a sudden Anne felt al.
most hatred for the gay little woman
who seemed 80 happy in her married
life and obviously had no need Of cold
cream or any other preparation Tor hgr
charming face. s3s &
Anne was ont OF sorts ali day. Her
painting class did badly, her head
ached. and she tore her walking skirs
BIZ stepping upon II Ia her hurry to
takesa car. Tired and utterly Sorlorn,
she was sitting Ia her room trying I'd
repair the skirt when Maisie came
running upstairs and entered painting
WITH her haste
Oh Anne Z she gasped, .tthargs e
man "a the parior waiting Ia Bee Y0ss
u told him you'd bs right down. /. s
man ID the parlor TO see5 Anne wa
almost an unheara OF thing. Yet she
took three stitches deli erateiy
& rSn.t you going 10 fx your han III
.s--or nything n Matste demanded.
syh should Anne said nc b
only rome one to see about lesson
probably
The parior door was open, and afae
went 81 soft The man was waiting
eth his xpectant face turned toward
her. she gave him one glance and
turned as white as her linen collar.
q wight Dwight Marshall. shs
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