The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-26

law. NoW his namc NIGH. 10 seen
alongside thai of the oldest aud wiscst
attorney IA the town. "a 3 neat sirn
ovcrhar Ting Main str,ct-'n tact. juct
opposite Hegan's store. But :ornil
never saw him now. even thodgh
there was only a street bstwocn them.
Life had pushed Sormt out 81 has
way, and so far back among her ging-
hams and %calicOcs that he had fairly
forgotten her but the real troubl d
for Norma lay In thc fact that she
could not forget him. though she tried
pitifully. for she kurw that oil MI.
Thatcher. Rods mtttu,r and dSisrr.
would never sanction his brilliant
friends paving heed 10 q girl who
knew nothing in LIE save 20 measure
off Hegan's coarse ~girghans and call
GOES.
200 came and Norma went home
Ia n lunch Of canned salmon and
bread and butter and t,1.
NO one seems 10 think or talk
anything but the new library" Miss
Ware said 1T In a beautifully gen
erous th,ng for Miss York 10 do. For
the first time she seems TO be taking
m intores; In her town and It's peo-
pie. | understand she has been do
ing all sorts OF nice things lately
lik" sending food u clothing 90 tina;
wretched Dow family 10 tell he
truth. Miss Leo. everybody is wonder
ing about the change N her. Some
: say she is influenced o. that new at
torncy OF hers. Mr.. Mckcen. Us the
way. there's q that he's en-
gagged to Betty crosby dtd you know
~"
Norma hid MS much Of her face as
u could behind her tetcup. Luckily
she II was not full or she would
have spilled the contents In her lap.
81 IHNHgnft 1t.ur a 30 .ha entI OF
] should SAY II might be- likely. She's
very pretty and thcn she has such
beautiful clothcs'' ~" set the cup
down and rose. Excuse mo-" She
murmurcd. Il must hurry back 10
the store.
She passed upstaiis and into hci
own room and ghut the door. Their,
was frost on the paues and frost I'm
the afr. bat d WA 0nly aware Of
the ice al her heart Betty Crosby
Why. Of course. She was old MI
Thatcher niece an "a L~cttS girl
Very right and propcr. very light and
prop Here Norna's rortitud" col
lapsed Ike "a snowrhank ia a spring
rain.
A. . O'Clock n hogan TO snow In
"A thick, clotiy way that Kept one
rather hrcathlcss 20 watch. No one
came into the store and the sales
PEG pic stood around and talked IL
hfnfy hntl NoiiIh ltIt FbatihiflN hh~
ject with misery
by & o'clock everybody was either
yawny or snnppy Tho store closed nt
$40 and us no one came In Norma
began 20 s%iraiEhten up her counter
preparatory TO leaving Tor the night.
sho was r~earrangiuE n pile OF gins
hams on the shelf with her back 70
the store when she heard Jenn3
French say.
Miss Lee? There she is right over
there-the girl with the rcd hair"
Norma turned and looked into the
fncs Of a man who seemed somehow
familiar 20 her. although she was sure
she had spoken 20 him before.
Miss LeeG ~ said and with a bow
hc held toward her a notc.
My dear Miss Lee" she read
Louis. my chauffeur. viii hand YOU
this ~ YOU ARE az liberty please re-
turn with him 10 mas house wish
10 see Won. Very sincercly. Charlotte
YORK"
Norma read this note twice. Then
she looked al the man who stood re-
spectfully waiting
Thank yoI ! vii 60" she Raid.
Five minutes later she wns snug
within the limousine. warm. cuddlcd
In furs, while iouis took her on hcr
siTnugc mission. What could Miss
York want OF hcr' Before she had
time TO THINK she was ar the door
Louis runs tho he'll for her and a
maid admitted her.
You are 10 come upstairs said
Fanny.
Norma followed upstairs 20 q pink
and white chamber where June seem
ed 10 reign, FOR roses bloomed there
IN tho white dressing table and tho
warmth was that 81 midsummer. FG.-
ny helped Norma take off her coat
and hat. she ovon handled the old
muff respectfully.
Perhaps you would like 20 touch
vour hair" the maid said. "And Miss
York said YOU were TO change your
drc,is. " You please
'But I have no drcss." Norma said
In dismaN.
Fanny smiled aud lifted from tho
bed a simple little hlue taffcta frock,
'This " the dress YOU are 90 wear,
n YOU please" hho said.
Somehow Norma cot into the dress.