Arizona republican., 1910-03-20

him I wanted tell you but she said you wouldn't like 1t unless told you myself. So now I'm telling you. And hope you won't mind very much, for Francis and will never for anyone else"
 'Oh, my dear childp said Mrs. Madison. Mother and daughter looked at each other with the ex- precision of dominant will. This is. of course non- sense Tina She braced herself as one does against a coming blow appalling that one cannot stop to fear the weight of it; all ones energies must be used to lend it off
 Tt distresses to hear you talk like this; you don't mean it-you don't know what it means; but It distrcsses me, Tinar
 There, knew you'd say thatl" cried Tina in pog- nant remonstrance. She dropped into her favorite attitude of hunchedup shoulders her lips in scorn ful bitterness Everyone lectures me and scolds me Francis. Even Robert lectures me, though he's such a huff with Elinorl know of you like Francis know you all despse him, but he's thousand times nicer to me than anyone else Is. He likes me to have everything l want
 oh Tina' said poor Mrs. Mason her heart pierc- e with twenty daggcrs. "Of course, Tm not saving if you still care for him in couple of years then perhaps, your father and l may consider it. But you cant know your own mind now. my darling. You have seen nothing Of life; marriage is very se- rious thing Er Then don't want to wait until know about life. ii it as horrid as you say it isl" said Tina, hoy T don't want to wait until change my mind I'll never change 1t made Francis stay away on purpose all last month to see what it would be lke-and passionate conviction her blue eyes had Ia sombre depth of melancholy in them "Why do we have to wait for years and years like Annette and Joseph l and l be married? My grandmother was married at sixteen"
 And would you leave your father and me- Tina and we've taken care of you and loved you so much? Mrs. Malison,s voice shook, she fastened her eyes on her daughter with anguish. Tina's mouth took on the obstinate which the too obvious appeal to her affections always brought there She didn't even take the trouble to as she tapped irri- tatingy on the floor with her small foot The si- fence conveyed forcibly than words that it was recognized fact that people left their parents when they married without dscredit attaching to them it was part of the plan Even through her wretched- Mrs Madison drearily acquiesced in the received view of the matter but for Tina-her baby-Ah that was different thing.
 For Tina's own good this time she must not have her way.
 The mother went around all day with stone on her heart, that made her face white and drawn and breathing difficult While Annette and Elinor talked exctedly and necessarily with Household avocations half done and sought the dear little wayward sister separately afterward. Annette with mute caresses and large pieces of bread and jam to supplement the lack of a breakfast. and Elinor with intelligent reasoning as she put the childs collar straight and fastened her belt. Tina had never dressed her- self alone m her life q thought I cared for Tommy Burns. Tina. when was seventeen. and as for even looking at him now- When t comes