The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-09-30

"May Come to You This Evening"
self, had tumbled into existence In a
surprisingly short space Of time, and
it took the interest on that $4,000 Halls
aunt bad given him (along with their
little home) and most of Halls earn
ings to keep things going. But they'd
been happy-oh, so happy Eleanor
thought little breathlessly.
thinking; then he rose and came to
Mss her goodnight. She drew his
curly head down on her shoulder.
"Oh, honey" she whispered loving.
iy. II know you want to gol know
you want to go with Keithf'
an come back" he murmured. God
would Let me come back to you and
them-but oh, Nell. there wouldn't be
enough for you and the little fellows to
live ON while I'd be awayl But don't
worry. DEAR" he raised his head and
kissed her downcast face. Maybe
they don't need me over therer"
The next evening Beryl Armistead,
sitting In her car with the old cousin
In the city park, waiting for the patri-
cite concert to begin. heard Litsey's
voice.
I'm going over to France, Jessy,"
he was saying, ITO work at Y hut.
We-Pll have to ask. you to wait
longer than we thought. dearl"
'Why Keith" famed the girl when
she understood. whatever do you
want to do that for2 You don't have
to go, even as a soldierl Max thinks
they will Just take men under thirty
when they begin drafting and you"
u am thirty-one, Jessy, but want
to go to DO this work and I'll come
backl"
The conversation ended In the girls
pulling his ring from her finger and
hurting it from her. you don't love
me or you'd stay here and try to make
money for home for mel" she walled
softly.
And In her car, Beryl Armistead
felt the pearl ring that had fallen in
her lap burn her fingers like coal Of
firei
The next day at noon Keith Litsey
had visitor at his of1ce-Beryl her.
self.
Il have Just learned" she told him,
''that Halbert Garrow is very anxious
to 20 to France as ~ worker and
he's so tactful, so genuinely good he'd
make splendid one-but bis family
needs his earnings here. l know what
they are, and / have brought you what
| is one years salary for him. Take II
to them and tell them woman OF
means who has no son to do the good
work he wants to do sends ii and each
year he Is over there will send them
the same sum You might make them
think she added, coloring little. the
lady is somewhat elderly. do not
! want them to guess who sends It."
Keith looked at her in establishment
Was this beautiful woman with the an
gelic light in her luminous eyes the
! pale, quiet Miss Armistead who haC
sat In Lawyer Vardeman Hughes Sun
day school class with him for tive
years?
MAY come to you this evening,
he heard himself asking, land tell Vol
what Halbert and his wife said?"
"They were the happiest people yoI
ever saw" he told her that evening
land II had been feeling blue unit
you came to me at noon-I felt yol
were O messenger from the skies !"
When he was going she took from I
table the pearl ring Jessy had thrown
| away.
"This fell in my car last night"-sh
spoke with an effort-'I-I could no
help hearing the conversation! Can
you let the same old lady buy tina
bungalow so there need be no puttin
off Of your happiness when you &c
back from FranceT
A strange emotion shook him. bu
he could only gaze at her.
Let me-" she went on; Il want I
see the flower of happiness growing 1
everybody's garden!"
II did not know the earth held on
so heavenly kind" he said presently
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