New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-22

out upon from her grimy window, tn
difference between 1t and that which
she had been wont to contemplate
through Florence McCrea's exQuisitel!
loaded easements was simply planet
airy.
And yet, Queerly enough, in terms OF
literal lineal measurement, the dis
lance between the windows themselves
was less than a thousand yards. And
such is the enormous social and spir
itual distance between North Clarh
street and The Drive, she was as safely
hidden here, as completely out of the
orbit of any of her friends, or even OF
her friends servants, as she coul
have been In New York or San Fran
cisco.
OF curse, wherever she went, what
ever she did, there'd always be the risk
that who could carry back
news to Rodney's friends would rec
ognize her. 1t vas a risk that had to
be taken. At the same time shed
protect the secret as well us she could,
There were two people, though, II
couldn't be kept from-Portia and her
mother. The story given out to Rod
ney's friends being that Rose was In
California with her mother and Portia,
left the chance always open for some
contretemps which would lead to her
mothers discovering the truth in a sur
prising and shocking way.
But the truth itself, confidently stat
ed, not as n tragic ending, but as the
splendid, hopeful beginning of n life of
truer happiness for Rose and her hus-
band, needn't be a shock. So this was
what Rose had borne down upon her
in her letter to POrtia.
... l have found the big thing couldn't
be had without a fight" she wrote. you
shouldn't be surprised. because you've
probably found out for yourself that moth
ing worth having comes very easily. But
you're not to worry about me, nor be
afraid for me. because I'm going to win.
I'm making the fight, somehow, for you
as well as for myself. l want you to
know that. | think that realizing was
living your life as well as mine. Is what
has given me the courage to start. .
I've got some plans put IA not soins
to vom sverv week and tell Won what I've
done, and l want you to write to Rodney.
l want to be sure that you understand
h tnm '1 w. havsu,t nuarreied and I
believe we're farther in love with each
other tina we've ever been before. l
Know i am WIN MN; n,1 FAX i hms
teli her evervthin9 before YOU STOP.
This l.t,.r written and disnotched.
sha had worked out the details of her
with j, good deal of care.
In her own house. before the servants.
sba b.d fried IN act inst as she would
done had her pretended telegram
really come from portia. Her bag was
bay trunk wos pone her motor
waiting ot the door to fake her 10 the
when the maid Doris brought
tba tyins home from their airing. This
u,sn,t chance hut
..c;v. tham to mo" Rose said .and
Than vo,, NAV ~ nm md roll Mrs
p,,ton sbs NAV have tham In q few
Sho tnoL them ;nto ber hedroom and
'oiI than eide nv side IN her he'd
rI,ov had thriven inalv-iustified 81
nc that wont Harriet's decision
IN foyor of hottie Feeding Hod she
hocr tbera in that he'd of main.
,oyor coma out of tbe ether ot nil.
how'd stiu be inst like tbis-nlumn
,Iocid motbodicoI Rose had Thought
q thn, , t;m.s hut n yy,sn,t
,,nt sho v,os tbinLing of now
mo thino thot ooIobt be,. nc sbe
rms looI,in9 down on tham was
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m,an,r nor,nns w,,h tho lon, ro,d
~ ohood 81 thom nc how and q rirl
ro,,h and a maid a man and n
$500
Sid ,o.s +ho,oht of tHbom ,ike
,a, haeo.o ma hohv sho had IooLad
-.....a 49,, 49, sha 4 h.d-
naror hoon thoroht Of hat wav
,.to. 90 ho s-onath,nn 10 mo-
.;an boz poso w,th On occunot;on to
,.La on ,Ioh,nic CHANGE in tho yarv
20 ~, uso ~ .ron,,,,to,
49,. ..,,o, nIooo Sho .ur,,,sod
a,m,,u tho, sho hodn,t dosorvod
u,.
49, ,o,or had q mo+hor ~
!, ~, go Iit.,o m,tos sho cold
d.. - no,na 70 hovo ono somo
49, so,ne ~ no .h,o - oono
N.Y., tro,h,os h.oomsa
In, h.u. =, .rouh,os horso,e Shou
'a,n haor vnnr hmrts because
~ hod hurts Of hor owr And
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