The bee., 1916-11-28
|MAUORIE'S NIGHT LETTER
sy cATHERINE cRANMER.

4 ~ CATHEhtNE CHhNmhh.
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Marjorie arrived in the Middle e-west
ern city on a hot August afternoon.
She had thought that. New York eopld
get hot until she walked across the
streets OF this overgrown young city
and felt the bHsteTipgl bent Of the FAR
that oozed from the wooden blocks
used Hs street paving she regretted
having decided to stop even a few
hours there on 9erI way 6Sthb Rocky
mountains. " V-aH'4 ~ttc
q, Roger Davis, hervfrst sweetheart,
hbd gktestd this aty AZ tears before
ID prAHice law and Marj5rie had Civ
en- him her promise not to become en-
gagged, ,t9 apgtber qptil Rogers first
years work, either proved or dispTpyed
hts professional mettie.t The promise
ltad Cbeeh easy, nBut avgdy social sea-
son and strip to Paris and European
wsteripgJJ places the i next summer
dimmed the memory Of Roger, and her
letters gave Elm so much evidence OF
her growing Indifference that he re-
Trained from pressing bis suit; lest the
Indifference change to dislike, al ..,,,,
As her train sped across the harvest
helds56f the Middle west, ana drew
near to the,icity where Roger lived,
Marjorie began to- feel a desire, to see
thfsN place, AS she crossed the street
in fthep Shopping ztlfstriet,s however, the
hat tar almost ninated her sentiment
Cpd the city. She went into "a rde-
partment store. TO avoid the heat out
sid6l AS she entered an elevator to 90
10 S5ae tea room on the ltoR fooE two
yHp9g girls IN smartly7tqilored linen
\ suits preceded her. t.t,.... a
iasf6 Must ri POSSESS some hidden
charm 2besIds that lovely country place
! tuSkea amopg the ,elmsB said
l'Mdden7 Not at iall. At least not
hiddene from Roger Davis SWh0 has
: been the family lawyer for two Yehts,
/ with every chance to, know the, finan-
eiAi1 charms of the only daughter. It's
n6f%0hdef II they wed.h The speaker
WasihobgiOusly proud of her 9blase
speech apd manner; ma rdgis sew ylloM.'
Leaving the department store, she
crossed the street ana entered q BANK
|, t0(haHe d travellers ctieck eashed. AS
! she left the window after receiving her
money, she became conscious that a
man was Standing near her With his
hatvinI his0hand.ILsh blh 81 nSuo
gAiarjOrls n exclaimed 1.-THE man. and
q querel trembly, sensation took pos
session of her as She looked, into the
|, hottest gray Eyes os Roger Davis and
elhthe pressure lof his strong hahd.1
ItiR0ger II she lEala, weakly, CHke 3aR
leeho of his own greeting. ..s-
s "f3m owohdefingp What luck MAS
brought you here" said Roger, as they
moved toward the hPprfIGqd2 Vh
'It wasn't luck, n tths sWIlf;' 'reAily,
| hardly know" said Marjorie. 81
mtFAy 3{E- foC hl RlBpse of this
city Bit iteltnfe HOW yOh manage to
live In this terrific -heat3''
."And this from New Yorker 2, lR6g-
er shook his. head ruefully. "Bgt come
with me and IN show you the city's
Bea6ty' spots and the lovellness Of its
/ environs. How long will you be hereg'
I Until eight o'clock this evening"
".Well have just time to end our
sightseeing trip with dinner Vat the
Country club. Comet" said Roger en-
4 fthuflastically.nilY y ul.lItiv 20 Il p
| Marjorie forget the heat Of the city
and she forgot the disagreeable words
she had heard inlthe department store
elevator until reminded of them by
Roger. -.------ --