The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-29

baud must have been a brute. She had to leave him
But she never complains, She's game all right Til,
stusmans say the way she met It was splendid"
Dr Rlcbcl did not comment He was thinking Of
the lavender sewing SIX
"lts 10 be hoped somebody will be able % make uT
to her day for all she's suffered the boy said
as he went on
The physician continued on his way home He
shook his wise old head.
u don't suppose a man over lived who at joey
age didn't want to 'mokc it up to some woman older
than himself widow, nine times out Of ten, with
at least one child 4 chuckle slipped out Of his
throat My widow had three"
lie looked back at the old Rttenhouse home 1t
was the only ne In town that pretended to stntelt
ness. How admirably t fitted Joey-s mother. The
physician could her there I'm her guuIvn .N bcl
flowers He could her in the honey old living
room. He could see her everywhere about the house
And he could not endure to Mrs. Percyded there
even In bis Imagination The very idea Of it hurt
him He knew how her presence would hurt bis Old
frieno Mary BltteuhouSc And to think OF those
unmanncry youngsters being tuncG loose In such a
place it uuthnlInbc,
4 light streaming from softly curtalned window
across the street attracted his attention and be dc
lbcrntely went over. He had intention Of prync.
but he certainly stopped and strained his eyes THROUGH
the dusk at the girl who inside the room cmbrold
crlng piece OF white linen Now she
worked fcvcrishy. now dropped her work and sat
staring nbsenuy into space the OF her shoe stir
ring the hem Of her gown. She was a fresh colored
cleUnly cut young person. with more pretence than
the flower she embroidered than her simple gown
Itself As he looked at her he thought Of what Electra
4. ,ad .,t1.
tor would choose MIN The pure profile OF her face
reminded him Of the faces Ivory and of marble be
had seen
He sighed. He knew the world well Ho knew
youth and lts easy imprcssionIsm lie knew the
chance girl Ike this would have against the woman
who had come advcnmring among them
When he reached home hc did not go into the house
af once. but sat down a little bench beneath the
walnut tree ne had planted Gfty years before He
leaned his head against the trunk and stared up ar
the clouds
IL took him n long lime 10 go 10 sleep that night
and then hc dreamed Of The eternal triangle Of tho
man mud two women. At breakfast be was dis
tuught His face showed It's anxiety lie picked
ab-cuuy his nsh balls.
What I'm the world have YOU got on your mind
mthcrf' his daugbterlnlnw inquired when the chill.
dren bad finished their breakfast and her husband
had LEFT the table
The physician arose and pushed back hls chair.
There WAS no twinkle left In his keen old eyes They
were haraS~ed
1--WE got Dresden shephcrlcs-es." be said.
The Expedent
HI was doing up powder. for Ilzzy Wilson when
be had his dea 10 came 90 him Ike dash sud he
could hardly wait get Wlsoa ont of the Office The
Instant be gone he gnbbcd his old felt hat and
went or nj q trot down the blu toward Electra Nc
CuIlum'z
Electra was on her knees before Mrs Pcrcyoeld's
dress form
She looked around II at him as be appeared start
iusiy In her inner door
Mercy, What is itT' she mumbled about mouth
ful or pins
lie sat down. painting lie was scyeDty-onc. you
d. not 20 NY a bill or come down Il at sevcnty-one
without feeling a.
-Ivc thought Of . way TO save Joey Rlttcnhouse
x youu help me- be said
~ill 90 anything" said shr -bui don't you try 10
cl about IL Tor a minute. got .ome % that
berry shrub YOU liked wou last year. I'm setIt-
,te vhlsked ont ~ the room and Into again with
ali thin g,ss. on tray Take ii' .lc commanded.
aud II AIsua seo.d. you let her -rs,u., do you any
iarm-
lie took ls With eAuekas laugh. aaa ,le SAT