The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-08
CHATTER LxxIX.

Patricia Van Hrunt conaOleu her
self by the thought that no one WIS
suffering hut herself; that even "
Gates pride was hurt because she
was using non-support as a lever 10
gain her freedom-so that he might
have his-he would recover from that
hurt In time. Had he been hurt In
his love she would not have felt 70
sure.
She kept In the open air a great
deal In those first days uf her banlsn-
ment She took long walks-as aid
Gates-to induce the sleep she ~
needed and which came 80 unwilling
~. Al tunes SIZE wanted to die but
her youth, her sound body aud active
mind, could not long dwell upon that
phase OF things.
After a time she took up her WORK.
A letter from Blake in which he
asked how she was getting along with
prodded her 20 at least make a be-
ginning. AFTER hat she was not quite
30 depressed. not quite so miserable.
She would have been astunished hal
rho known that Homer Blake had
read between the lines Of her hort
business notes. or stiil shorter replies
to his occasional letters and had
sensed her growing discomfort. Then
he had written her to commence 80
write. He fnew her love for, and hoe
pride In. the magazine. lie pleaded
its needs as the reason for his re-
quest
Blake had said nothing 10 disturb
Patricia. lie realized that 1t was not
vet time. tie wns wise enough 20
know that there was no possible hap
piness Tor him until she had time to
D fuvaraH GuHna N.n NNWnNUf NaN fAuH hn
thought she sull loved Gates. but thu
he thought her pride, her amour poo
pre- had been hurt n bruised. He
must rive her time to heal Hut, IN
like the other three In this foursOmc.
he was not willing 70 give Patricia up
10 make her happy. lie intended t.
make her happy OF course, nut IN his
" way and because her happiness
mean his also.
Neither Gates. patricin's nor SAL
Hes remuneration Of self Tor the other
would ave appealed tu him.
"Alla fair In love ana war he hal
quoted 10 Patricia n day. He real
Is believed the saw. especially when
1t was applied tn love IND In par
ticular MS love for Patricia.
So he sen her an occasional boN
OF flowers. TO put on your desK while
you work. he old her. intriguinr
her hat IL was To- keep her lntereste.
In the work even though she were
away. by keeping her desk supplied
with flowers as he dld In the office
lie sent her books % magazines, al
ways telling her OF something or In.
terest between the covers. somethinr
she might perhaps apply TO ner own
work with profit.
n was 30 In his letters. lie said
nothing 20 alarm her, to awaken hei
pride. lie was just her nppreciativ'
employer, her good friend. That wa
all-for a time.
Even though he was 81 patien,
Blake chafed under the waiting whlci
must be his before he could In de
Cency claim Patricia. he thought sh,
knew he cared for her. lie had toll,
her he aid that night when they rod
out In the country in the motor. Tina
she hau laid his confession to the eN
element. things he said before an.
after the accident, 10 the effect o
moonlight and p~rUpinquityl he neys
dreamed. That she had given M
thought TO the kiss he had given he
when he took her homo; thai she IN,
considered u just @ friendly carcss an,
foolish. lie had no way of knowini
"She Is proud. ! shall have To- wal
until she is at work again. Her wur
makes her umenahlo,' he had sal
% himself after reading a note IN
"a written lu Whlth htr injured prlu
showed him that she was not yet IN
ured TO the part ~ a divorcce. liza.
he known hat her only OBJECT in get
ting a divorce had been to assure IN
happiness OF her husband. to allo,
him to marry Sallie Lawrence, h
would not nave only refused 10 be
llcvc II. but have sworn II was not 4,
lie had watched Patricia. Whe
she first came to help him that Nv
weeks, she had been quiet, almo,
subaucd. He had no way OF KNOWN
that even then she had been frettin
because Of Gates. lie recalled h,
simple clothing. her modest eNpend
lures. Then smiled. as he thought o
her ~ she WIS now dainty, styllsI
sure II herself. Then he remembers
Gates. Educated. yes, Refined. ,
course. But the sort that never r.,
on" In the world. The kind of.a ma
who makes a woman have an apo
egetic air when she talks 81 him.
nice enough fellow, but never woul
get anywhere.
Really when he thought OF an thes
things Blake va % At an discourse
ed about his prospects OF winning T..
tricia, ITO he C~smtinucd.)
a POOR OFFER
4 gentleman from Georgia ans
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