Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-01
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as soon as they gave me an mixing OF
how things were going with you.
Pshawl The worlds fun Of good. de-
cent feIlows-and you've got one com
ing
J IF you'd had my experience Of the
last two weeks you'd sing a different
sunc," Hazel svehemently declared.
Il hate-I--''
And then she gave way, and In
dulged In the luxury of turning herself
loose on Kitty's shoulder. Presently
she was able to wipe her eyes and re-
late the whole story from the Sunday
Mr.. Bush stopped and spoke to her in
the park down to that evening.
Kitty nodded understandlngly. aBut
the girls have handed it to you worse
than the men, Hazel" she observed
sagely. Jack Barrow was Just plain
crazy Jealous, and a man like that
can't help acting as he did. You're
really fortunate, think, because you'd
not be really happy with man like
that. But the girls that you and I
grew up with-they should have stood
BY you, knowing you as they did; yet
you see. they were ready to think the
worst Of you. They nearly always do
when there's man in the case. That's
weakness Of our sex, dear. Well,
you aren't working. Come and stay
with me. Hubby's got two-year CON
tract with the World Advertising COM
pany. Wen be located here that long
at least. Come and stay with u.s.
"Oh, no. ! couldn't think of that
Kitty" Hazel faltered. 'You know
I'd love to, and it's awfully good of
YOU, but think I'm just about ready
to go away from Granville
"Well, come and stop with us till
You do CO." Kitty insisted. 1--WE are
.oing to take furnished cottage for
Z while. Though, between you aud me,
lear. knowing people as I do, I can't
blame you for wanting to be where
.heir nasty tongues can't wound YOU"
But Hazel was obdurate. She would
not inflict herself on the one friend
she had left. And Kitty, after a short
talk, berated her affectionately for
her independence and rose to go.
For" said she, II didn't get hold of
this thing till Addie Horton called at
the hotel this afternoon, and / didn't
stop to think that 1t was near teatirne,
but came straight here. Jimmie'll
think I've eloped.. So ta-ta., I'll come
out tomorrow about two. / have to
confab with house agent in the fore
noon. By-by."
Hazel sat down and actually smiled
when Kitty was gone. Somehow
grievous burden had fallen off her
mind. Likewise, by some psychology
lcal quirk, the idea of leaving Gran
Vile and making her home elsewhere
no longer struck her as running away
under fire. She felt that she could
adventure forth among strangers in
strange country with better heart,
knowing that Kitty Brooks would put
a swift quietus on any gossip that
came her way.
S0 that Hazel went down to the din
ne room light-heartedly, and when the
meal was finished came back and fed
to reading her papers. The first of
the Western papers was VancouyeH
World. In a real-estate mans half
page she found diminutive sketch
plan of the city on the shores of Bur-
rard inlet, Canada's principal outpost
on the far Pacific.
TITS quito big place" she muir
INJURED absently. Zone would be far
enough away there. goodness knows
Then she turned to the "Help
Wanted" advertisements. And down
ne the bottom of the column she