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making.
She and Alice had started even, but
Alice was a long way ahead of her
now. Alice had ever been abroad.
1T can't have her" Linda thought.
"1f she SO much as gave a sign Of
what she thought
Her bosom heaved. To Linda her
husbands lack of success was only an
inability to gather where he had sown.
She held her head up, and for his
sake smiled bravely in the face Of
their careless little world. but to
smile in the face of her friend who
saw and showed that she saw-ah!
that was a thing she did not feel
strong enough to do.
I'D show her the door," she breath
ed fiercely.
A big, rough head was thrust under
her arm. The old dog had crept up
SO softly that she had not heard him.
The sympathy of his touch coming
just at hat instant moved her strange
~.
Ben, you knew I needed you, didn't
you?" she said.
Often she confided to the dog wor-
ries which there was no N else to
hear.
Ben, it's about Alice" she-went on,
finding curious relief in speech. IT
can't let her come here, though I
want to see her. Well, If you were a
human being and had been separated
for twenty ear from the dearest
friend you ever had you'd know how
l feel about that. But I'm afraid,
thing, but that doesn't count. What
does count is what she'll think Of us
when she goes away" She paused.
And so I shan't telegraph her to
ome I shall wait till it's too late
and send her a letter. Yet, if l were
sure she was the same Alice! 1t isn't
the old Alice I'm afraid Of; it's this
new Alice who wears beautiful cloth
ing, has stood in famous places and
Alice that I'm going to shut my door
against"
She rose and stood facing the win
dow for a moment. absently stroking
the dogs head. Across the street a
man vas just leaving a house, where
a doctors sign showed in a brilliant
ly lighted window.
"Everybody's running to the new
man." she thought wistfully. That's
the advantage OF being a new man, I
suppose. Yet Robert has twice his
Judgment and experience. Dear. dear
Robert! I must have supper ready and
the house bright and warm when he
comes in"
She was flying about the kitchen
when the old dogs barking told her
| of her husbands return. She heard
kick off his rubbers and hang up his
overcoat. His ways were ponderous
and noisy, but she loved them. She
turned with a smile and the dog
sprang to greet him as he opened the
door.
Supper ready? You've got some
thing there that smells good. Doesn't
it, Benz. He took in the CHEEKY room
and Linda's figure in its pink dress
with a grateful glance. "I guess I'm
late. I've been yer to Avery's TAX
ing a look at the baby. He came after
| me and-'
"Did he pay you?" The words were
| off and away before Linda could stay
them.
NO" The big doctor sat down in
his place at the table. mo, he didn't
pay me. But he promised to. How
ever. whether he pays or not / saved
the child for him. And it's a fine boy.
Made me think of"-he stopped short.
Here's your tea, dear" Linda's
| voice was quiet. but there was a lump
in her throat as h raised her eyes
to the crayon portrait above her hus-
bands head-the portrait Of a hand
some boy of three years.
by the way, dear" the doctors
stepped in as I was going by the Office
lust now and sent hat telegram for
YOU
Telegram Linda started.
II thought you'd be pleased. What's
wrong? I sent it to the Ritz-Carlton
and there's only one Ritz-Carlton in
New York"
Linda smiled weakly.
TT was very nice in you, dear" she
said. II was going to write, that's all.
But, of course, a telegram is surer."
To herself she was saying despairing-
ly: How like him to act in this i'm
petuous way! He has not wen dream
that there might be any drawbacks in
regard to her coming. Well, it's done.
and 1 shall have to make the best of
it. But what a poor best!"
Linda slept little hat night. She
lay awake trying to devise ways and
means.
The money Mrs. Park will pay me
for hat picture tomorrow must help
out some." she thought.
Rising early, she finished the pic
ture. An hour before that appointed
she was on her way with 1t. The
maid opened the door to her.
rs Mrs. Parks at homer? Linda
asked.
The maid looked blank.
Nom. She took that early train
for New York this morning!"
"The early train! But she said she
was not leaving until 2. And I have
brought the picture she ordered as q
gift for her sister Linda's voice
broke.
after she changed her mind. Shes
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