Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08

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.cHAPrER XIII.
Wherein Edith Carr Experiences Re.
a-sts and Philip Rsturns 70 the Lin
Asrios6
~HiLP Al1MoN walked from
TIL among his friends humiliat'
Cd and awounded man. Dawn
was near, whan he reached
home, but tho flEst hoor was lighted.
HE staggered up the steps and was In
stantly tadnitted. The library door
stood open, while his father sat with
Ia book pretending to read. At Philips
entrance the. father scarcely glanced
Mp.
Z .'Come oar 10 called. s'1 have tusi
told Banks 70 bring me cup Of co6es
before turn in. Have one With mes'
Father" said Philip. may I talk
with you little while?'
"Ot co0yse," answered Mr.. Ammon.
II am not 1t an tired. think must
have been waiting In the hops that
you would come. I want no ones yer.
sion Of tbis hut yours. Tell No the
straight Of the thing, Phil"
Philip told all he knew. while his
father sat II desp Thought ''The friend
for whom you wanted the moth is q
girl :" be asked.
The girl Of whom wrote you last
Z summer and told you about in the fall.
] helped her al the ume I was away"
ibid Edith know Of herY
5 II tried many times to tell her, to
interest her, but she was 80 indi6er-
ent that 1t was insulting. She would
not hear ~. =
Who Is this girl, just what is she
doing and what IS she ikeY
Phf1ip gave mans version Of the
previous summer.
Yen are very suro a. to her refine
ment and education" he asked
'In almost two months daily asso-
can far and away beat Polly. Edith or
any girl Of our set on any common,
high school OF. supplementary branch.
She has the biggest, tendefest. most
human heart I ever knew In q girl"
The book leaves Slid rapidly through
his fingers % the father drawled.
.'What sort Of looking girl Is she2''
..Txii % Edith; q little heavier, pink,
even eomplexen, wide open blue gray
eyes With heavy black hrows and lash
tes ap,lane they tsueh her cheeks. She
has at1ops Of WAVING, shining hair that
sxnake1 u real crown on her head, and
1t appears alnast red insthe light She
81 a6shandsome a. any fair woman I
ever Jaw, but she doesn't know it,
AM you were IN daily association
two laonths witlra girl Ike thatl How
about-it, P1nT
aIf you nean did I tribe With her,
NOR cried RAilip hotly. Il told her the
isscond time met her all about Edith.
II never met any girl so downright no.
BILE 81 bearing and actions. never
hated anything an hated leaving her.
for We were dear friends, like two
wholly congenial men,"
yet you left such girl and came
back whole hearted to Edith Carr"
"sufelyl Yeu know how 1t has been
With ne about Edith all my life"
4Yek the girl you picture is far her
supeeier 10 an npFejudiced person,
when thinking what q man would re-
quire IN a wife to be happy"
II never Asve Thought what I would
require to be happy. only thought
whsther I could make Edith happy. l
have been an IDIOT What I've borne
You'll never know. Tonight Is only
one De many outbursts like that. in
!varytiG and lesser degrees"
'tPhil, 1 love you, when you say you
have thought only Of Edith. fI'happen
TO know that It L. true. In some ways
tonight would b a blessed release If
iyou ceuld takeit; but you cannot. Go
to bed now and get some rest. Tomor-
row 60 back to her. and fix It up"
you heard what said when left
her. I said It because something in
my heart died z minute before that.
and ] realised that It was my love for
Ediths Carr. Sir. It Il truth that have
]thought only a. her up to the present
Nov I win admit 7 am thinking about
myself Father, did ;you see her? Life
- too short and Il can be too sweet
10 throw away IN . battle with an I'M
restrained woman. i am no fighter
where q Girl IL concerned. anyway.
Could you spare me few days7
wonder If I could not hide at Uncle
EDS IN Wiscoaxin for awhile"
.Phil, are you sure OF what you just