Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
An Engagement for Life
By Mildred l.. D6cidson
.sVITHERE shall I go tonight?' Bar


II don't see that YOU have to go any,
yhere " ber mother ren,iod ..yyhy can
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not you stay at home and be nice to
Frank for one night"
"t iust ,,,,o. hoo, ,,,t fa,,o,,. ,,a
'u', '','''' pe'r ,'''' ,eno"' aiu
why he mas to come when nave toid
him twice that I would never marry
hin, is more than n.I can understand I
, '' - '''' ''''
nave avoided MN every sunday msht
for two months and yet he comes.
won't stand him. and ri tel, him so,
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so there and Barbara slammed the
door and left the room.
Il cant understand Barbara" said
,tr, Iauton t,r,,Inn o. han hrshand
N'S. La"ton' turning TO her husoanu
II think Frank Paige is a very fine fell
| low; he has a good position and I know
ha io,.os p.rher, ,,s aa,,,a ,,,.l,,, her
"e '"NeS barbara ana couiu n'ahe ne'
very happy If she would only let him.
She has made IN her mind not to like
hin, and ,otbi,g ,,iir ,h.nra hor"
"''.' anu "o'"i's WIN cn"ise nei'
As Mrs. Lawton had intimated. Frank
Paige had been calling on Barbara
Ia,,'to,, Gov 49,, ,,,o,, a,,, nod al.
-" " ''i' ,'' '''''e ''''' " ga, anu '"'
ready asked her to marry him, but she
refused She told Frank that she did
80, 49,, 49,.
not care for him but she tod her
uotuTL VIZ ne VAS 700 sioN ioi nel
ne uu mCt care ,9r nDEieS, 1ahIes aiS erl pl
dinner parties, ana Barbara toid ,,,t1,, ner,
sell tn"t S'le couid never nt nappE VII,
a man Wn9 would not give her plenty
OF !nose mus. yo,, ,,,,. ,,.o,. ,o
visit bnr bn,' chum' Dora t Giare : To Dora
NLsIt her Ciuiii' i,oIa l!"le. ~ Dpi M
sne conliuGG az her trouoles With re re-
EaraS 10 fFa''N' Alter "nIe' Doia
eAGiaL'ifu eA..SL' iuu. ,,, ao,s,o,. ,,,or Gov
,o,, o. ,n ,rot "a - Er.nI, s Paign parbara
you 10 gei Ftu OF frank rage baIoara'
ha! ~ !" t lSat''Eu ~ sasSi9 " heL ~" t;,,
you m.uSt is leau MN on ana @ ieu nun MN
lin, hi,,, rhe,l bon he dnns nronose
,nt, ;n,,,t it'' cav .vas Ta,ie Ne ripg and
Eou H,u#, say aitnnt ane ms ~ o'e s;no Sro
JUS mag ne 'ne cHc,te''ie"o u oe,,,s ti,,,e
@ @eiisaseu: Gu can i,ane d s,%nu IND a,S
hn,I ,s ofta, vbiia bi deniIs Nat vn,, ma dc
= n,iStai,a srd breal, tbe engaPement
HUu,u' ' liz, ti.nt eor a,,ni.o,a,,tr '0' O.
aIWaES looking lor eeXtll.eiiienLt. et,l ca, o tc
tho s,,ca.ss " this Man but as She Teall,
5iS 49, 80 o' a. o,i fnr Er,ni. she haS
~ ~" thorTbt CO.. tho harm she woiIIf
DO Io hin, End so % consented to the Man
uo nm, CIV" SC ,'ooi1s Dc 49,, st,wad n
home on Sunday hight and entertained
Ira,,l, n,,ita njcoI,! of course treat,
r,nnt ai,N tbot I.inG soon led Fra nj, r.
I m,Ii'' y, oi,a' ,noonsida, 10. aps,yer
d aSh ,bau %lpa[a h s,,aJ her sg.in % she Yer,
, CIV "bu,, laid .'yas @' eN'''' '0
$ASIS t%a Taiu weets es went hv Barbara fount
As me weeks meaa ot natIa,a ,.i:a ~, noIS he,
; ~ ma' oe' ,sii Ti'u rrn,,ii tbat ~ was All b
tlinu ini 70 'eiI traaN @ .',aod ,nnt =" tsIi hin
ibe nIsn bmf she would lust saw thai
.he ' pa pin odo o''n n,istoLe Suf the Ionpe,
~ St'e nau aef ~ Lardo, IL bacan,e
II W"s . put Uil .ne '" for considera hi,
Iargth of +in,o mil, one Sunday Franl
did nc NOT u come to call Barbara was sur
nriseI ~ fnd herself at the front win
l,seu u ,.i.u fn, v' Er.nl, Sba tried +,
tM uCM if looh,rs .bn, 10 sbn Vas n,erelv cros,
49,, tei me1 SCI, & t, Ia Stayed bon1e to enter
tain hin, s ana "h. he had not come but tina
exnIonntfon @ aid not seem 10 satisfy.
r,rant ant neN. a,.irT ,0t tbnt he had been Yer,