The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-07

! shan't talk TO any unc'' she said
loud NJ shr walked away from the
telephone.
CHAPTER CNIII.
All day Eilgabcth's thoughts hoy.
cred hetwccn INril Long and iIlnko.
pity Tor Long and wonder that Hlnk
would let u boat leave France after
he had received her peace offering
without sending her u letter. some
thing must have happened the mail
nad her letter had hccom lost; She
couldn't 10 anything except wait I'M
~ she heard from hin.
bftcn q smtle would pluy around
her lips as shc thought OF how happy
they would be q thpt Blake knew
size had forgiven him. The war would
soon hU Over, 80 she thought. o. ne
would De b .ck home with her and
GypsN.
Elizabeth was in some respects like
all women and. as soon as she had
Forgiven blake In her mind she
thought how nicc hc must look I'M his
officers uniform. II sounded well.
too. captain Blake IVcTson.' A she
repeated II. she We glad hc hnd so
uncommon q nam". There were SO
many browns amt Smiths and C4arks
In the list of soldiers published, liut
never had she seen an l%vcrspn, unless
~ had reference 80 Blake.
NoA she would be- Vcrs happy with
hot captain. and her kniiting needles
moved more prisklS ~ she unused Of
her handsome husband and Of hoy,
pleased he would Dc " he knew TINT
now she also WAS trying to help the
soldiers.
Elizabeth had hought some Lilerty
Bonds. ccouoinizing In her household
expenses TO do so. She had pur-
chased several books Of thrift stamps
md was planning to give 10 The Rcd
tross, IN which nor run WIS So it-
tcrostcd, as literally as she could at
ford 20 give. Her aunt was delighted
a. her newly awakened Interest IN
WAR work and had onconruTed hcr al
she possibly could. oven 10 helping her
plan her economies.
Elizabeth now WINS alwn,s bus,
h hod not given up her social duties
in The least, althouGh thoy did not
! takc Us ,hlch OF her time MS former.
D ~. so pinny OF hcr fiicnds were en-.
gagged IN All kinds of work connected
with the wnr that mnny OF them mad
discontinued entertaining and Others
had oiirtnilcd their efforts IN TINT a..
rcctiOn. 50 thut the women OF society
nov hrd more tmc at their Il sposal
!. TO do other things. And they wcr,
or wonderful work. 1t WAS sur.
prising how willingly ramporcd WON
On and girls va become real work.
. 'NN VI hA VIC tiliflfnt hfinfffE 90
war service. OF course They Wcr,
only on the fringe of things as com.
pared with women abroad, but thcN
were proving their mcitlc in tho atm,
way,
Jane and the cook often In the pri,
. NWCy OF the Kitchen discussed IN,
change In their mistress.
sure she's wca rim that hapny sort
} Of look nowadays. You'd think shes
had a fortune loft her or somcthin'
And tlc way she's knittin', she ain'i
never without them long knittin
needles pokin' IN tho air. How their
. women makes them 20 10 fast. beat,
me. It's q wonder YOU amt got the
knittin' bee In your bonnet. too, Jaic
Land sakes, hut u would take a heal
of yarn To make socks FOR thai hun.
: gry policeman of your'n, Ia hate te
have to cover them feet of hisN viii
q socks ! knit"
Jim o~'Iiaeecrty's fcot aims +,
much higgcr'n Nourn, so You nccdn'
laugh; n have learned how 4
! knit. Mrs. lverson showed me. anf
" they draft Jim-which They migh
hc doin'-ho says | will knit an IN,
% socks he wants. 40 therr.' and Jun,
wiped her owes which had filled viii
{ tears at the though, ct losing hcl
policeman.
sure hopes he COOS There's n,
use me trying to save iho food Tx,
the Wissis tells me To- while lo hrs 1,
ice tcd. lie cats rs much 40 ten mct
ought to-"
II think YOU are awful mean L,
g"udgc poor Jim q meal once IN 4
while. / never worked with u cool
before what did"
Once IN a while rs 81 Ten mo ia,
day he amt coming 20 the door fol
his iatlonE. Will You?'
"Nou cook 50 good. Jim spNs 30
said Jane. "fIo SAYS he ain never
tgsted waftles like yourn. and thai
Nour chicken pie has his mother,
beat. and he didn't never think n,
one could beat her"
Jim o'Hage'rty. because of his IN
NmaCy with Jane. knew much that
went on iu the homo whore she work.
ed. lie kno Of hor dislike for Soto
and shared u. Jane had Confid.d he,
Indignation ~ soto Tcfusal Ia tel
her hts GRAND, and had told Jim that
hc had spoken TO her as no decent
fellow would speak to a girl" In con.
sequence Jim was also intensely inter.
cstod In the nowEpApe, occur oil
what tho Jnp had confessed.
CHAPTER gNIN.
strange 40 II may seem. not "a douE,
had entered ~Elizaheih's mind that