Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
Drawing by Lester Ralph

+ THINK" said Mrs Weston, "you ought to try to
get this place. Fifteen dollars a week will be a
great help to Isn't it lucky that you learned
stenography when you had the chance?'
But that, Lucy replied, "s under the Male Help
heading. They want man. what would be the
Il can't see" her mother insisted, @why it should
make any difference to them whether they get man
who do right and I'm you will be able to do
that don't like these other places, because they don't
mention what they willing to pay. People who
not straightforward about such matters are not likely
to be honest in other ways.
Mother Lucy answered, smiling and patting her
mother affectionatey on the shoulder IL have s.'s-
picon that you have sentimental feeling about this
affair"
What do you mean, Lucy? Why should have any
sentimental feeling about it? The only feeling have is
one regret that has become necessary for you go
work Why did that foolish old r. road have to go
into the hands of receiver? If it had gone paying
the interest bonds we could have been SO COM
Portable and so happy.
"Oh butwere going to be happy, just the same, and
hope we shall manage to be comfortable too put
pay fifteen dollars week to stenographer is
Stirling & Co. Qnc)?'
Mrs Westons still youthful and attractive face
rendered attractive by the red that deepened
her cheeks:
ing to air of innocence.
Wasn't Stirling the name of the man you were en-
gagged to before Papa along and persuaded you to
fall in love with him."
"You silly girl! There are other Strings in the
world"
ooh, yes, and there isn't chance in thousand
that this is the Stirling; but what it should be-
well what if it should be-?
II don't know. One never can tell. He might be
waiting for you and dreaming of you still Only I'm
afraid he wouldn't be fattered if he knew we had been
referring to him as it. "
Mrs Weston laughed and pretended to dismiss the
subject from her mind
MOTHER" Lucy asked after she had finished max
IVA ing list of the places at which she intended to
apply for the position she had decided it necessary
for her to try to what ever became of him.
what do mean, Dear!
Il mean that poor Mr. Stirling Did he drown him.
self, pine away, anything like that?
Lucy, don't talk that way 1t isn't nice.
All right, MOmmie, forgive me- Lucy replied, put
ting her round her mother and laying her pretty
head upon the maternal breast But won't you please
tell all about it? have always wanted to hear the
whole story. l have often wondered how you could
have thought YOU loved him enough to marry him
when it easy for Papa to convince you that you
didn't. Do you think you should have gone on and
married him if Papa had never come along?'
81 don't know.
"But YOU did like him. didn't you?"
Eyes, l liked him very much
"Woudn't it be wonderful if you should him
Don't be foolish. Lucy. | didn't say that loved
him. | said liked him
"Wel if widow likes and he loves her. it
seems to me that's enough
ooh, do you' Anything is good enough for widow
is it?"
"Of course you know didn't mean that, Mommie.
But if liked him very much and he still loved vOu
I'm you wouldn't want to break his heart again
would yOu?"
al shouldn't wish to break anybodys heart and /
don't know that ever broke his heart, once. He
may be married and very happy hope he is"
Haven't you heard of him since YOU and he
parted?'
Certainly not! How can you ask such question:
AS long your father lived never thought of any
other man.
Have you been thinking of any other man since
Father died! There, don't be cross: | was only Joking