The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-11

"JUST AS MUCH IN LOVE WITH YOU AS
EVER, ISN'T BE 2"
not Molly's good clothes or Molly's
way of wearing them. She was just
sweet, dainty looking girl, with a
heart capable Of love and happiness.
Jim had always been her ideal, her
hero. When he turned from Molly
Stewart to her she could not under
stand it.
Molly had married Abner Mcclure
soon afterward and had gone away
with him. She had now been away
seven years, and still people remember
ed and spoke of her young beauty,
which had reached its transcendent
point on her wedding day. Now of a
sudden she had come back. The news
oppressed Nan. She did not know
why.
81 didn't tell you, did 1, that Abner
McClure's deadY Jim asked later in
the evening.
mo. Is hep Nan returned in what
she tried to make a careless tone.
Then she rose and went into the next
room for something.
A little while afterward he said:
''You needn't put up any luncheon for
me tomorrow. I'm going to eat at Hol-
mans. There's some timber there that
/ promised to look at long ago, and l
guess I'll do 1t tomorrow"
The hot day subdued itself into a
hot night. Jim slept heavily, but Nan
could not. She lay looking out Of the
window at a certain star which strug-
gled YEARLY to free itself from cob
web of cloud In which 1t had become
entangled. Varied and very bitter
were her thoughts.
Molly had come back a widow. Nan
could see her in her black things, with
her vivid face and coppery hair. 1t
was said Abner Mcclure had money,
and Molly always would dress well
anyway.
Nan had heard of what beautiful
widow may do, and tomorrow Jim, her
Jim, was going back to Holman's,
straight into the old net that had en-
meshed him. She clinched her hands
in the darkness and prayed.
Toward morning she fell asleep. At
s Jim aroused her. He had been up
an hour.
81 let you sleep as long as I could, .
he said. Don't fuss over the break
fast. Just make me a cup Of coffee
and give me some bread and butter.
Pm In a hurry today, dear"
Nan got breakfast. She did not eat
any herself She kissed Jim passively
at the door.
whats the matter? Aren't you feel
ing well this morning, Nan?" he asked
anxiously.
Nan watched him up the hill. Then
she lay down on the lounge and had
her cry out. Noon came. She made
some tea and drank It, 1t braced her
up wonderfully Indeed, she felt al
most feverish. 1t came to her that
she would not endure it moment
longer. Jim was there, and he was her
husband. She would go there too.
After noon a breeze sprang up which
relieved the hot day. Nan dressed
carefully in a white lawn with pink
ish spots. dress her husband ad-
mired. She loosened her hair about
her face and let 1t drop a little lower
toward the nape Of her neck.
She felt that she was girding herself
for battle, and she meant to have no
weak spots in her armor. Then she
locked the door, called Shep to follow
her and, raising her umbrella above
her bare head, set forth.
The walk put heart into her. She
felt ready for anything as she crossed
the last field before the Holman house.
Mrs. Holman greeted her with a
kiss.
"why, Nan, how do you dof I'm
right glad to see you. l suppose you
know Molly McClure's here? Jim told
you? Yes. Well, sit right down In
this chair. Wen stay on the veranda,
for it's cooler than In the house." She
stepped to the door. "Mollyl" she
called. "She'll be down In a minute.
She's most through dressing" she said,
coming back to Nan. How nice you
look in that dressl You're one Of the
few women I ever knew who could
wear pink and keep their complexion
In It."