Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
OCTOBER 3, 1909.

a Slight WHY bllC
could be only few years younger
than herself"
Yet she was still more forlorn after
the other passed on, in spite of the
assurance she had longed for She
had it at every hand, from Trina, and
everyone who met her, yet it only
satisfied her for the moment-and left
a worse hurt behind. She had kept
the tears from her eyes while she
walked, but they were very near to
flowing now. 1t was with wild haste
to reach a refuge that she at last
rang the door bell of the old-tashioned
double house in which Sally West
more's brother and niece lived and
moment after heard Sally's cheerful,
welcoming voice calling her to come
right upstairs.
"I've only fifteen minutes in which to
get dressed to meet Edith, Ed tn WIS
the niel e-s dec al ed as clad IN
flowing wrapper she embrace hef
fliend, "a~d | don't wa t tt lose you
for one moment of them " lily large
hendsome pc sonality seemed ext aor-
dinarily tloo rig AMI full of life
Take this C air; it the most COM
Portable one, and l can to you as
l go in and out. Vel, how are
you. dear? It's love to see you
again."
"Oh I'm we'll" said Mrs T emley
which NJ IS westmo e had dis ppeared
and was evidently W shing, with .oud
noise of run ing water n slap7ings
of wet linen. The visitn" raised her
voice. "Oh. Sally you don't know how
glad I am to see you, how I've longe
for your coming! ! felt th"t l coult
hardly live until you got her.! I've
been through so mueh-I-will you be
out soon?"
Go on, I can hear YOU perfectly"
encouraged Mss Wcstmore.
IT am so sick cf livi in a strange
place and seeing on'y St nge aces
pursued NJ S. Trem'ey in a still louder
voice, that trambled Ii tie. III
were only home again"
"Well. I can tell you I'm perfectly
delighted to get away from home ana
see strange faces" announced MISS
Westmore excitedly. She had emerged
now from behind the screen fresh and
sparkling. and was dashing about the
room, laying hold of different gar
ments. "Reallv. got in such a state
that as I told Fdie. If ] should nave
had to look at old Mr.. Drum and the
Walker girls and Mrs. Kellert passing
the house aonther day I'd have gone
into nervous prostration. Edies got
something on hand for everY biessed
day I'm here There are lot of in
teresting things going on at the CLUB.
would put you up"
"I never have belonged to clubs"
sai1 Nre T"ar0lev. @tiflV
"What difference does that make?
There's time for everything. ] hope
TIL never get to- the place where |
won't want to do thing because I've
never done it before" said Miss West
more. belligerently. "Will you do me
up behind"
she held her BODY rigid. but her
hands dashed from right to left of the
dressing table as her visitor pains
talinglv struggled with the hooks. ut
does seem dreadful to have to run off
and leave YOU this way. Tomorrow
no. T don't believe I'll have minute
tomorrow, with the drive and all-but
the dav after-Oh, I haven't asked you
q word about Trina and Lor'mer. I
suppose you're all perfectly happy to-
gether now. after all the excitement
thev ragged MS through!" She wheeled
suddenly. "Winifred Tremley, what's
the matter? Just wait till | get my
hat and cloak. There, go on now ana
tell me-" ~,
Tremley. She made an effort. "Oh,
YES they're very happy and Its alb
surd, of course, but sometimes the
words would out, even at this inaus-
nicious moment-"I feel as if they'd be
BANNER if 1 were not with them so
much" -. IT,,
she drew a long breath at last she
had said IT, ut makes Trina unhappy
if 7 hint at it, but of course there are
times when can't help being sensi-
foa1 a thew didn't need