Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-16
BY RUTH JENNINGS.

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"You know. Nora, of course it's none
OF my business, but you're my sister
and / hate to see you simply willing In
this atmosphere. Why, you weren't a
bit like this before you were married.
! don't see what you can be thinking
OLA girl Of your type to simply turn
into married clinglng vlne."
Jocelyn pushed back her hair from
her forehead, pulled 1t out deftly at the
Side Of her ears and poked in couple
OF refractory hairpins. She had been
visiting the Davisons only two days.
1t was the first visit since Nora's mar
rage fourteen months before. IF Tenn
pie had been poor and you had had to
put your shoulder to the wheel and
help, 1t would have done you a world
| Of good"
"But Temple doesn't think 1t right
| for n married woman to work II the
husband has the means to support
her"
Then said Jocesyn, promptly, "he
| should have married the doll type OF
woman and not my sister. Nora, do
you forget that your grandmother was
| II pioneerF
Nora sat In front of her dressing tn-
Bile in the very daintiest of negligecs,
! her chin, propped on her hands, frown-
| ing anxiously at Che pretty face that
mlrrOred discomfort. She could not
help but be bothered by Jocelyn's ar
gumcnts, although she kept telling her
self that she had only done what TEN
| pie had wished. Her whole life turned
on the pivot of what was going to
| plense Temple. She measured every
| standard and rule Of life by that, and
still within the last few months she
had felt there was something lacking
In their happiness.
Not that Temple had said anything
| to her, only when the monthly state
ments had come In from various stores
where she had her ACCOUNTS, he had
seemed worried over them. or course
1t was spring, and she had Increased
her summer wardrobe with rather
lavish hand. But man would not
understand about that. She thought
of the letter she had received from
Temple that morning He had gone
to the home office In Chicago for a
week.
I'm afraid that we shall have to go
O bit slow this summer, sweetheart;
they're cutting me down on my com
missions and | hardly think we shall
have dividends on either of the stocks
this year on account of the war. ]
hate to ask you TO be careful In money
matters, but I've really not told you
the worst for fear of worrying you,
and know | can swing It alone. Just
try TO stand IL this year and III make
1t up to you with bully new car for
your birthday"
II suddenly dnwned upon her that
Temple had never discussed any of his
little worries or troubles with herr Az
tW Il few moments she asked quietly :
"What would you do IL you were In
my placer
Jocelyn swung around on one heel
"Dol" She repeated. "Start right In
where you left or. Since dad died
and the place came into our hands
Uncle Ted has done as he pleased.
Pm Of age now, and It's up to US to
do as we please, for a change. / want
to run the place myself on fifty-tifty
basis with you. I'm not going TO do
anything except raise crops on ii and
put in hogs"
clogs !" repeated Nora.
'IIogs!' firmly. There's lots Of
money In them If they're raised prop
erly, even If they're not romantic.
81 wasn't thinking of that" said
Nora. I'm going back with you to
help you run IT,"
Nora did not write to Temple until
she was fairly on her way West.
81 love you with all my heart and
soul. You know that. But / simply
can't bear being the cllnging vine, es.
pecinlly now that your own work is
Stacking up
The letter reached Temple just as
no was arranging 70 leave for the East
AS he read il great load Of anxiety
lifted from his mind. The home Office
had just told him what his work was
liable to be- With a big government
order for field tractors on hand, they
had offered him the manugcrshlp OF
this department. In n way it would
be government service and Temple
had felt the temptation to take it. be.
cause it would keep him near Nora
Yet he had felt almost y SuhConsCiouS
resentment against her. Because she
was the Clingiug, dependent type, his
very love fettcrcd him when he wanted
most 90 be free and 90 with the other
men Of his old company guard, Now
she herself had made the way open
for them both. He felt rush Of ad.
mirauun for her md sudden confidence
that he had never known before.
As Nora stepped fr.r The train at
her little homo station the girl oper
ator came from the telegraph office
With d yellow envelope In her hand.
"For YOU, Mrs. Dawson" she said.
Nora opened Il and handed it 10
Jocelyn with a little proud smile. "Tm
with YOU in anything that you do and
wherever you Io." Signed Temple"
He'd never have sent that To a
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