Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-23

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have. Max isn't what she thought he
was. and ! doubt whether she'll marry
him."
X. glanced toward the street where
Sidney's name and Max's lay open to
the sun and to the smiles u the Street,
Christine might be right, but that did
not alter things for him.
Christmas thoughts went back In.
evitably to herself; to Palmer, who
was doing better just now; to X, who
was going away--went back with an
ache to the night X. had taken her In
his arms and then put her away. How
wrong things were! What a mess life
was
when you go away" she said at
last, Il want you to remember this.
I'm going to do my best, X. You have
taught me all know. All my life I'll
have to overlook things; know that.
But, In his way, Palmer cares for me.
He Will always come back, and perhaps
sometime"
Her voice trailed off. Far ahead Of
her she saw the years stretching out,
marked, not by days and months, but
by Palmer's wanderings away, his re-
morseful returns.
DO little more than forgetting"
X. said. "Try to care for him, Chris
ffna Won dfI npoa Ara thot,, x,o.,-
strongest weapon. It's always wom-
ans strongest weapon. And 1t wins In
the end"
II shall try, H." she answered
obediently.
But he turned away from the look
In her eyes.
Harriet was abroad. She had sent
cards from Paris to her "trade." II
was an innovation. The two or three
people on the Street who received her
engraved announcement that she was
there, buying new chic models for the
autumn and winter-afternoOn frOcks,
evening gowns, reception dresses. and
wraps, from Poiret, Martial ct Armand,
and Others" left the envelopes casual
ly on the parlor table, as II communIca-
lions from Paris were quite to be ex-
pected.
So X. lunched alone, and ate little.
Sidney came home at half-past two
came dellcately flushed, as II she had
hurried, and with tremulous smile
that caught Katie's eyes at once.
"Bless the child!" she said. There's
no need to ask how he Is today. You're
all one smile"
The smile set Just trife.
katie, someone has written my
name out on the street, In chalk. It's
with Doctor Wilson's, and 1t looks Sc
silly. Please 60 out and sweep 1t on"
I'm about crazy with their old chalk
I'll do II after WHILE"
"please do 1t now. don't want any
one to see 1t. Is-h Mr.. X. upstairsf'
But when she learned that X. wal
upstairs. oddly enough. she did not &c
up at once. She stood In the lowel
hall and listened. Yes, he was there
She could hear him moving about. Hel
lips parted slightly as she listened.
Christine. looking In from her bal
cony, saw her there. and, seeing some
thing In her face that she had nevel
suspected, put her hand TO her throat.
sidney"
'Oh--hello. Chris"
wont you come and sit with meT
Il haven't much tlme-that Is, wan
to speak TO X"
''YOu can see him when he come
down"
Sidney came slowly through the par
lor. II occurred TO her. all at once
that Christine must see lot OF X.
especially now. No doubt he was II
and out Of the house often. And how
pretty Christine vast She was un
happy. too. All that seemed TO be nee
essary to win KS attention was to b,
unhappy enough. Well. surely. In tina
case
"rIow Is MaxT'
"Still better"
Sidney sat down on the edge of th,
railing; hut she was careful. Christln,
saw, TO face the staircase. There wa