The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-17

Patricia was. as women 80, distlnc-
tive. Many thought her cold, blaze.
Il was perhaps this urssunl quality
In both looks and manno that 50
strongly appealed to both Gates and
Homer Blake. the while neither had
tried ar thought % ~analyze II. Her
%unforred dalntyncss. her wholesome
ness. both Of mind and body. her
clear skin auG clear mind were each
a magnc drawing both men to her.
No i've men could have been more
opposite than Gates Van prunt ans
Homer Blake. Yet 70 was the same
qualities iu Patricia which attracted
them both. And In the Ions silence
she had left Them they both
magnined these attractions. and 30
the longing for her grew stronger.
one day Patricia picked up a h.'e
book aud idly turned the leaves. Tier
attention was caught Dy a sentence
or paragraph rather.
no man can love q woman In the
sex sense merely because "a H. goo1.
n. can only love HIS woman, and
then. whether she b. good or bad he
II bought or sold by her smile or a
That's truc'" she exclaimed aloud:
then reread the paragraph. ITS true
Of me: thc way I feel toward Gates.
l love him because bee ls Ny man ana
10 makes no difference whether ne -
ia good business mau or a had one
uy happiness b. with him. And l
can't care for Homer Blake lust be
cause ho ls Enod-he % good and
kind and ,ltyer-uut Dee isn't Ny
man. Hlt smiles aud his signs are
really nothing 20 NE u was often
20 with what she read. Shc applied
things Co H. rsolf, her relations with
Gates.
h thoisnt much NJ what B"at.!cH
SNOW mad written She knew Beatrice
and Larry were puzzled, perhaps a
b!t hurt. that she had told them nolh-
ing ug her reason Tor leaving Gates
Df ursc Gates would say uotn tr
he couldn't without speaking a. Silllc
Lawrence: without saying she mad
caused the oStranEemeni,
Patricia really believed this. Sht
honestly Thought nothing 'lf" hao
pafted herself aud Gates. II IN" eve!
thought IL his count er-chnrgc that
she loved Homer Blakc"lt was "lir
"a shruE Of her shoulders n a bitter
thought. He vas Trying tn rNcHh'
his own detection 10y claiming ! hhd
done likew lu.'
When she answered Reatrice's let
ter she told her that some time sh'
would tell her why sh" had lcfi Gates
when I do you viii not blame me
even ~ now you du-s little. " IA.
to ~ Hentrlce. there was no othci
way. think you know now ! mus
dread To return. tu meet people. bu|
the rid ~furgets easily which ~ lu''
tunatc. 4 short nine days or less ant
sometimes else claims their attention
the affairs of others are uf more IN
tcrosi. So ! will try 60 Keep q sti'
upper lin 49, my father used To say
and hear sidclung glances' nhkln
comments perhaps, ~ best ! may
knowing 30 Will only last until SOM
one elise onends the amour pr pre- D
an the Cruudy family.
Il was sorry to hear that Gates az
not look we'll. Vet ! cannot help hu
think u arrange ue should Doe worklhi
so hard ut the office. ~ used not O.
he his way. All. we'll Things chang
as well as people. / always nay
wished him luck, / shall go on WISH
INK H..
how spend the time, As you know
MIR. Blake sends me quantities y
Mss. 10 edit. Did he not ! Hhoul'
go mad from sheer lonliness, Thel
take long walks. Occasionally
take a meteor and go out into IN
country for an afternoon n correc
ropy under some tree 10y the road
side. But the other day "a tramp
frlghtfuliy dirty croature-spoke +
me. ! was q little frightened. Tn
road was very lonely Nothing hap
pened. hut ! shan't go alone pgaln.
u read Il great deal. What w0ul
We 10 were it not for books HOY
could. we live were these friends wh
never dlsappoint us suddenly 10 %
taken from u.s. Really. ! don't thin'
We half appreciate what rehdln
means to us until we are cut or iroi
human companionship, Then an
only then do our books become gu
friends.
II try to go to bed early. one for
gets la sleep. Yet ortcn The duw
finds nae sitting hy the window, thinli
Iug ~ you-unh others. Give ~
love to Larry ana those darling hl
bl,s OF yours. What a little mother
Kin YOU are! Larry ana you ar
Gates Ideal married couple. lin
100. Dun't be unduly puned up vii
pride when YOU read that, You Fan
help 10. You we're born thai way
lust q sweet darling motherkin.
- shall ON De back with yo'
Shall you be glad To see me fondl
PATRICIA
CHAPTER LNNNNII.
Gates Van Hrunt grew moro an
moro miserable as the days new D.