The Dermott news., 1917-03-15

i've got something to toll you she said "Don't have a ii, and don't laugh. If you do. Tll-I'H jump out of the window. I've got place in n store I'm going to be straight. Pal mer"
 Good for you :"
 He meant it. She was I nice girl and he WAS fond of hcr. The other was logs life And he was not unselfsh about fl. She could not belong 10 him. ae did net want her te belong te any Jne else
 One of the nurses In the hospital. Hiss Page has got me something to do l.t Linton < Hofhurg's. am going on Or the January white sale. Ii make good they will keep me.
 He had put her aside without
 uaim and now he met her announce uent with approval. He meant to let Ter alone. They would have q holiday .ogethcr. and then they would say .ood-hy And she had not fooled him. The still cared He was getting of 1.eli. all things considered. She might lave raised row,
 Good work :" he said You'll be ot happier But that isn't any reason why We shouldn't he friends. is it2 lust friends. l mean that. l would like .o feel that can stop in now and then and say how do you do
 T promised Miss Page
 Never mind Miss Page
 af brought up in his mind Christine as he hnd left her that morning. He seowled. Things were not going we'll at home. There waS something wrong with Christine. She used to he n good sport. but she had never been the same since the day of the wedding. He thought her attitude toward him was one of suspicion IL made him uncom- Fortahle. But any attempt on his part to fathom it only met with cold silence. That had been her attitude that mern- 'ng.
 "I'il tell you what we'll do" he said "We won't go to any of the old places I've found Il new roadnouse in the country that's respectable enough to gult anybody. We'll 20 out To Schwit ter's and get some dinner. Hi prom tse To get you back early. flows thatF
 In the end she gave in. And on the way out he lived up to the letter of their agreement The situation ex- hilnrated him; Grace with her new air of virtue, her new aloofness; his comfortable car, Johnny Resenteld's iisrr Inn nrlr arF
 The adventure had all the thrill of Il new conquest in II. He treated the girl with dcfercncc, did not insist when she refused cigarette. felt glowingly yirtuouS and eNnltant at The same time.
 When the car drew up before the Schwitter place, he slipped Il ESc-dollar bill into Johnny Kosenfeld's not over clean hand.
 2. "I don't mind the ears" he said. AJust watch your tongue. lad" And Johnny stalled hts engine in sheer sur prise.
 There's just enough of the Jew in ne. said Johnny, Ito know how to talk lot and ssy nothing. Mir. Howe"
 Johnny Rosenfeld at eighteen had 0tNtihPFil Il IilllbShHHN hI lbuI NhIAs- Ii took the place of the Golden Rule. the Ten Commandments, and the Cate chism. It was: Mind your own busi- <,cssa
 True to his promise, Palmer wakened he sleeping boy before nine o'clock. Grace had eaten little and drunk noth- 'ng: but Howe was slightly stimulated.
 Give her the once over" he told Johnny. "and then go back and crawl nto the rugs again. I'll drive in,"
 Grace sat beside him Their progress wns slow and rough over the country | roads. but when they reached the l state road Howe threw open the throt- | tie. He drove well. The liquor was 1 iu his blood. He took chances and got | eway with them, laughing at the girls l gasps of dismay.
 Wait until l get beyond Simkins- | viile." he said "and I'll let her out. | You're going to travel tonight. honey"
 The girl sat beside him with her eyes fixed ahead. He had been drink ing. and the warmth of the liquor was in his voice. She was determined on one thing. She was going to make him live up to the letter of his prom