The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-30
After All
BY gNEz G. THOMPSON
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There Bnly had dropped his cant
.nd the two bad turned Whaf
anked was that the stcnographer per
ON hadn1 seemed 80 al case or apollo
ouc She had put up her head riae
rayely disdained conccalius her tear
8et eyes. Lad spoken ciyiliy and made
fer exit almost with dignity Actual,
sho had BQ8aer And Sue Pond had
49, III that jealous sharpening oi
vision. that She girls tailoring and
roomine was not merely % good taste
it was smart" Her Immaculate
white waist was Of fine linen her
SKIRT Of the latest approved "trottoir
Tine ana material bier severely wound
herrybroHn bfalds were shining and
1quistelg tended and the strained
tbunGance thereof was. beyond guess
~ her own Her brown eyes were too
'dtdfesting. her con aexion natural
ana fresh. Shrinking in her inner
most fiber from the slckenlng usual
conclusion that bad leaped at her IN
fhe ars shock young Mrs Bond was
nevertheless acutely aware that peri.
lously attractive woman had been
working day after day. intimately
with Pen. and the consciousness was
not pleasant She had known Of
course how valuable Miss Parkman
was TO him bad seen Miss Parkman
more than once, bur ,tuseenglyi And
All at once Miss Parkman was become a
Possibility intensely an individual
who cried in PENS Office tower some
thing or ofher), and let him hold her
hand while he entreated her-some-
thing or other
Deeper and deeper gnawed the hurt
o' while sue held her smile hxedly
made herself talk endlessly, and Billy
Trudeli listened With eyes as express
sionless as the aquamarine IN his tie
She wondered, hungrily, what was in
his mind-how much he knew. OF
guessed, that she didn't nerhaps
even. he was plying her! At the spur
or the thought she turned quickly
smiling, to her husband
u can stay till you 90 out, Pen
can you give me the afternoon? III
put off the calls, and WE'LL
Sorry, dear Pen shook his
head. The one lock OF his blond hair
that rould drop over his forehead
slipped down with the motion. and
Sue remembered, inconsequently. tnat
she used to "fasten7 it back with
kiss. in their .ages-ago courting days
How young be looked--how
clean and handsome. Why- had she,
let the multiplying Of everyday things
crowd out their precious fooleries?
Perhaps you've noticed, he went on
carefully sprinkling paprika over his
crab meat that I'm not quite my sun
shiny self?f Well Miss Parkman
leaves to-day, and I've got to hunt
stenographer After the first smother
ing hope OF the announcement. Sue
thought he had made it too casually
Il might not mean Despite
herself she looked at Billy Trudell
and for the first time in her znowl-
edge of him she found his impassive
face crimson from collar to hair
So ne bad known Of the girl
his happening did mean something
10 him he was embarrassed She sat
back struggling with falntuess. Home
seemed a worlds journey away. but
she wanted ID set there-wanted her
son baby in her arms. to feel the sweet
less and innocence Of him close TO
ser It would help her to think more
, ,holesomely and sensibly She
,ad known when She married Pen
hat there would be need many times.
u ali her common sense, and time
lad proved it So. BUT nothing-noth-
ue like this in her calculations or ex-
.eriencei If she could have patience
patience and faith-the horror would
.ass without disaster. She meant 20
.eheye that it ras ended; and Billy
'rudeH liked her-was concerned. be
oud doubta and ne would say to Pen
u the sane. sharp. shaming things
hat only a friend might say.
You don't mind. really. do you.
ear? Pens eyes were on her. fond
nd solicitous as ever You under.
tand don't you9"
"I-understandr 70 she managed. brave
?; but again her eyes went TO Billy
'rudell. and he. with an almost I'M
erceptible frown looked away.
Tn cab. at last she Der her smile
nd with a gasp Of relief Another
psrter hour and she felt she coaldn't
ava kept UP the pretense
nd she wanted to Keep it upi with
man of Pens SORT it would be fatal
, any lvable future. openly TO admit
breach, and it was the future
ith him as he had been-for which (
be was ready 10 sacrihCe everything. I
arself included The righteous in 4
.gnaiion" she expected momentariiy (
, feel did not come 70 her She felt A
ut yearEing love for him. and leaden
.sappointment and s-.ngiEg hurt