The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-23
THE EVENING STORY
THE sTAY.AT.HoMR

All. I hope something will come of
u. 1t would be a fine thing for Mar
dear"
Milly heard him feel his way down.
stairs. His sight was going. Her dear
old father! What would they do
without each other? Yet it Was Mar
Jorie he loved most-Marjorie, who
VAS SO like her mother. outwardly.
herself that inwardly Marjorie was
like Marjorie and no one else. Hut
IN her heart she did know that Mar
!orle was selfish: that she took all and
gave nothing; took all the none
mere was for new clothes. every serv-
ice; every pleasure. as her natural
being beautiful. It was Miliy. the
who looked after the house
mold. who shouldered all the burdens.
II WAS Miliy who made the way easy
Tor Marjorie. And Milly obviously got
no reward at all.
And then there was Max Gordon.
1T a dance and had called. Milly had
neen IN the room. and Marjorie had
her as my little sister,
Tie had asked Milly why she was not
at the dance the night before, and
Mar1orin had explained laughingly
that MillN a not como II she's
she remarked.
MAJ Gordon called again and again.
sometimes Milly saw him. hut not
often. Occasionally Marjorie spoke
ABOUT meeting him at houses where
n was entertained. Once she COM
niained that he didn't accept half the
in.itations he rcccived--"hc's SO de-
voted to his law" she said.
But tonight ho ,,.,,,1l .,,.>S.. "
THIS. the biggest dance Of the season.
ne would waltz With Marjorie in her
real satin dress. And perhaps he
would ask her to marry him.
AS for herself-"I'Ne not to care
Tor him. she thought. I've tried not
20 tnink about him when l was sweep
ing or baking or scrubbing, but / have.
The thought OF him has been in every.
thing I've thought or done for two
Years. I've seen him everywhere. even
Ill my dreams. I didn't know love
could be like that-a powerful. ire
slstible tide carrying YOU along, one
doesn't Know where and sometimes
f Sns doesn't 10 are: Perhaps Marjorie
n does or not she will marry Max.
II n IS What he wants and it will
MAKE MIN happy to get her l shall try
to be content. I'll have father left.
hes some one to love and care for.
l cues I'll leave the room n 20
Tignt down and play cards with him.
cry" ~""A '"-e''
She gulped down the sob in her
throat. winked her, eyes dry, n ris-
ing: Went to the mirror. Her serious
paiior offered a great contrast to her
sisters glowing beauty. But when she
went downstairs she was smiling and
singing. {"
TWO man {rct40S - ,-
battered card table. 4 broad Young
man with a square. clean. dark face
sprang to his feet to welcome her en-
trance into the room.
heard you coming-singing." he
AID as he got hold of her hand.
Blu I thought you'd be at the
lance" Mtlly gasped. II never dream
eo Xoh,d come here. Mr.: Gordon"
be here with your father and
you?' The dark eyes studying the
race were very deep, the rich voice all |
the richie for its ~undercurrent of ten.
derness.
Both eye and voice thrilled Milly.
color poured into her face. She
I are such poky old kolks.. And we've
no entertainment better than cards to
offer you."
Cards in the right company are the
pest entertainment in the world" He
dropped her hand, and, turning to a
chair. lifted a long white box which
laid in her arms.
.Flowers:" she cried. with. all a
girls delight in an unexpected gift
Shining. in her face. Not roses!"
Look and see.
After all he had to help her with
the cover, and underneath there were
roses--great. pink, fragrant
roses with rubbery green stems two
feet long. Milly's brown eyes grew big
and starry as she raised them to his.
"oh. Max" was all she could say.
It was the first time she had ever
called him Max, but 1t seemed right
and natural just then.
After that things arranged them
selves easily. Milly hunted up a vase
big enough to hold her roses, and by
time Max had the cards dealt for
another game. Then they sat down
to play. and it was astonishing the
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