Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-31
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that morning young Mrs.. b picked
up the receiver and heard the follow.
ing:
THAT you. Nellf Say. ala you NO
lice q little folded piece Of paper on
the hall door after / left Didn't
Well. win you look, please; and say,
Nell, IL you find II, don't look at II,
please, do you heart It's q little bit
private. III hold the line. Hurry
back"
The paper was quickly found and
Nell rushed back to inform her hus-
bsnG Of her success.
'1oodi i don't want to lose that"
wal the reply. Put It In the little
drawer In my desk. and you won't
look at II, viii you. Neli7 Promise"
lawfully private, 1t seems to me, but
you needn't worry, I won't look at
your precious paper. Good-by."
She sat for q moment, regarding the
bit Of paper with hostile eyes.
pretty fussy to call 1t o folded
piece of paper" shs unused indignant
~. Looks to me like q note regu-
lar note"
Presently there rushed In upon her
Julia D., her best and frankest
friend.
"Have you heard the latestY' she
demanded. sue B IL here-came
Tuesday; she's going to stay a month.
She's looking magnificent. Funny she
hasn't visited In town since your en-
gagement to Harley vas announced
owe two years ago. She used to be
crazy about him. They made the most
stunning pair-everybody turned to
look. l WONDER she paused abrupt
ly. then ratified on: Say. Nell. !
wouldn't dare to marry q handsome
man-you never a tell-Goodness,
Nell, don't ever wear that shade OF
blue again. You look i've years older
In It"
Julia had Just whirled out when the
telephone rang again. Harley's sister
Lou wanted Nell's new recipe for egg
less cake, and after hearing 1t she con-
tributed her share to the mornings
budget.
Whose car were you out In last
night at Pinetree Heightsf After you
had whixxed BY. breaking every speed
law ever made, ] realized that one OF
the men was Harley. It was 20 near
dark l couldn't recognize anyone else.
but I suppose You were along. You
certainly had . reckless person at the
wheel"
"I-Irl tell you all about 1t later,
Lou. IL think there's something
burning on the stove. Good-by."
She hung up the receiver. Out at
Pinetree Heights last night, and he
had told her 1t was q business en-
gagement that had kept him until 7:3o.
He chad been unusually high-spirited
during the evening, and then alternate
ly absorbed in thought.
What could Il meant Miserably she
went about her work. She thought In
~cessantly Of that arch-charmer. Sue
b. and the mysterious note, and
though she felt q wholesome distaste
In doing SO, still she kept wondering
whether Sue B. and the note did or
did not belong together.
mo, / won't look at It." she assured
herself. II said I wouldn't, and !
won't-I won't"
But before she had finished SPEAK
ing her hand reached straight to the
drawer, opened II and drew out the
paper.
"An the rest Of the day." she
choked, I've got to live with this aw-
full note"
springing up. she erumpled 1t In her
hand.
"T know what I'll do. TIL burn MP
the horrid thing. Harley shan't have
it-nobody shall have It. and II it's
burned up ! can't read It."
Lighting d match, she knelt before
the crate. She had just thrown down
the flaming scrap when the front door
banged and her husband entered the
room. going straight to the desk In the
eorner.
Building 4 are. Nerf Say. where's
that paper I 'ph0ned aboutf' His voice
was edged with excitement. 'That's
important"
Eyes, Of ~course-very important-to
you. Oh. I know all about It"
"what'd you look at 1t fort BY
George. you said you wouldn't. I like
thatl
81 didn't look at iii" she famed. II
had some degree Of honor. but I've
burned the horrible thing. and l didn't
have to read II to end out . few things
joy riding way out 10 Pinetres
Heights last night, for instance-and"
"whatp broke in Harley. you
burned that paper-you silly-and lit
tie you know what I was out to Pine
tree Heights for. That peachy little
bungalow out there. you know, Nell.
that we are both craxy about. I've
rented It. with a chance to buy Il
later. perhaps. We can have q garden
and chickens and help out on our bit
! was put there again this afternoon,
looking the place over. and have come
back o to take you there. And. lis
ten here. I've just bought another Lib
erty bond. my biggest yet, for you this
time, and the horrible thing you just
saw at to burn up was the receipt for
the first payment. / was going to give
you a pleasant little bunch Of sur
prises. and that was why ! told you
not to look at It."
"Oh. Harley. how awful" she
walled. "You can't ever forgive me"