Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-05

Cling to hide the choke in my voice
Jim. however, had warmed to his
! subject and went on without any
| consciousness that l had tried to
| talk about us.
1T got wise to what a lot Betty
! must care for old Terry when little
! MoSsie put me next to a few things
| about Atherton Bryces will the day
we came down for the wedding.
| What do you think that rotter Bryce
| did? Put in clause that his widow
! forfeited every cent he'd left her in
case she married again"
Maybe he cared enough for, her
to make sure that no man would
every marry her for her money" 1
suggested.
Not he, little sentimentalist," re-
piled Jim. pinching my cheek with
out seeming to know that it was
MY cheek. That's one of the things
that bothered old Terry, I'm think
ing He knew what she'd have to
sacrihce for him. But it never
phased Betty. I'll bank on that.
She's a real woman if ever there
was one. Say, can't you see that
little Walls the dead ringer for her?"
II can't see any resemblance" 1
iSPiiSu NOlulS. b6llS > one III d
million. oh, Jim. why must we in
troduce Val Cosby into the CONVEX
sation all the time?'
by heck, Anne. you sure do run
true to type. Always jealous OF
some one. l can remember when
1t was Betty herself"
Don't remind me cr that" Il
begged. Il don't mean to be jeal-
hrt t-fe-
her husband always raving over
some other woman"
Regular dog in the manger,
aren't you. Anne? Don't want me
yourself, but darn anxious no one
else shall have me. 1t would be
more fiattering if I didn't under
stand you so we'll"
| parted my lips to protest, but
with characteristic restlessness Jim
changed the subject"
BY the way, Anne. you haven't
asked me for a cent for ever so
long. How's that"
I've been spending the money I'd
saved to pay Neal. You know you
told me to keep it when you gave
him the check" L replied, trying TO
follow Jim.
We'll. noticed tonight that you
'N'NN' 'N'S SfiAAS III lliiN vi t,ss II :
new. isn't it? Keep up the good
work and don't go back to your
miser, patient-Griselda stuff. I'll !
give you whatever I make in Ter
rvs stock"
What YOU make" asked. |
The commission
mo. not the commission. I'm /
carving little of the stock my
self" Jim retorted impatiently.
But I thought you promoted oil
stocks. I didn't think you gambled |
in them!' I cried. stumbling over
the word in my thoughts rather |
than some less downright EXPIRES
sion would have chosen to use III
only I'd stopped TO think.
Don't be dub. Anne!" stormed
jim. When I know a sure thing.
of course I cash in on it. That's
scarcely what you call gambling"
"No-T suppose not" returned
peaceably. knowing it wouldn't do
any good to start an argum ent.
And I haven't said what a dear I
think YOU are to promise me a share
of your winnings. I'll start a bank
account"
Time you did" agreed Jim and
then he added bitterly: We'll. I'm
good provider anyway. even if 7
can't thaw an icicle, and though L
have eyes to see beauty when it's !
around"
I wanted to cry. Jim. I'm not an
icicle. I'm motifs only you who |
freeze me-" But couldn't. I
didn't dare. Pride choked the words !
in my throat. For somehow 7 felt |
that Tim was only posing when he
talked about my being an icicle-i
hlarneving as he had hlarneyed /.
Betty when he talked about the
white feather in her hair
)To BE Continucd.)
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