Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Her Choice
tesesrlsb,, 1915, Western Newspaper UsIssj
By GEORGE z, COBB

prtthS RHu NdfFi6u n Huuu upRl pHoC
the future Of bis daughter. Rsubet
Cole decided that he had solved I
troublesome enigma, His health wn'
not of the best, neuiah was Retherissi
and he hoped there would be snmt
way of settling her in life while ht
was alive,
She had never seemed 10 eRrs par
tieuiariy for company of thu ether sag
OF course there wes Barry Lane, q
handsome, ambitious young fellow
whom Mr., Cole really liked, Hut Harry
had gone to France to fight the battle
for freedom, and while hsr father
knew that Bsuiah earrespahded with
him no did not consider that there was
more than casual friendship between
them,
Mr.. Cole had an old bachelor friend
who lived In the city fifty miles dis
tant, This was Arson Brooks, Twice
when he had visited TiptaR he had
taken a great fancy to heuiah, Indeed
he had spoken of this to MIR, Cole Fnd
had intimated that In the RehP future
he would be piepsed to pay his ad'
dresses TO her,
"You remember my fFiend. ME-
1%irapks7" he asked.
"Yes, papa" replied Beuiah, "a dull
but eonoeited person who did not i'm.
press me very favorably."
mYeu must not say that" ehjeetsd
her father. "Mr, BROOKS Ia q man of
some substance, he has twice fllsd a
public office and, as you have perhaps
heard, was one of a committee that
went ia Paris to look over the Red
Gross situation"
III read abant that In The papers,"
said Beulah, 'ahd ! didn't see that
there was much eEeuse for his being
with The committee, except to make
himself conspicuous"
"YeH are ~prejudiesd, nay dear" ad-
Judged Mr., Cele, "At all events, he
has written me that he Is coming TO
Tipten for q few days and intimates
that, besides wishing 10 celebrate his
doing his bit for the government, be
is anxious 10 500 yeu,"
neuiah locked uncomfortable, ~
hope" she said, that he has not got
the idea that ] am Locking out for u
husband"
~ think he is very musil Interested
In Yeu, and ! hope you will treat him
with consideration"
peuiah said nothing, She was dis
trait and upset the day that her aged
Rdmirer arrived at their heine, Bet=
lab had read vast sels-appFohatiaa In
the boasts of Dro6Es az to his public
duties we'll done, and she felt certain
that the mention of his "seFriees"
abroad in the city newspapers were
puffs,
Arson BROOKS threw out his chest
Rnd stru't.d pompeusiy Hbout when O
reF0ffef on Inc local newspaper called
at the house, dPandiloauently he
dwelt upon his impressions of the war,
no hear him talh enc would have con
eidered that the destiny OF half q
dozen nations was affected by his junk
citing tour abroad,
Beulah was relieved when with eve
ping their distinguished guest left 10
meet some of his friends at a banquet
nj the town hotel, After he had gone,
her father again pressed the suit OF
the man he had selected as q safe aud
indulgent husband for her. beulah
said little, She looked troubled and
showed 1t, and her father left her With
the %soliioquyI
"hhe has q COED heme and loves it,
and hates to think Of n change, but ]
am thinking of her PERMANENT g6od,"
Beulah, left 10 herself, cheised down
n mysterious sob, Then she laughed,
Her emotions ran y vivid aamut, end
ing IN the declaration
iWeil, the truth has got "a came ut
last, ! suppose, Papa Will storm and
sooid, but he will soon get over ii, No
one can long be Rt odds with Barry
dear, handsome, loving Barry LaneI"
She gave utteranes to another laugh
as she took M The laeal newspaper
peEt morning, There Was q full col
umn describing the hotel banquet,
Thpt was oil well enough, but q tipsy
sampasitep or n careless ana, had
made the limo ia san at The hattie"
read ~ sen at the battle" and ''eHr
war Scared heHa" was transformed
Into t'euF war-seaFed hefa !"
Mr.. pFeoks did ret put In IN ap-
peaTRHse nj the Gale hame that day
and Asulah's father laaSed serious and
disturbed all the morning, IN IN In
aniFy heuiHh maae eaaseFRiRs their
guest hs sFufHy replied that hnoaks
had left faF the city,
The truth was kRawR ia heuiah aer
seFe hishtfail, The banquet had gone
we'll enough, but Rfterwani hrcaks
end his %eompaaians had started aut
an a wild race 10 see wha could do
the most reckless and fealish things,
The friends OF Brooks had pEamptly
shipped him back 10 the city In IN AZ
tempt ia hush up The adventure,
~ think" observed My, Gale asst
day, i'that We may consider Nv,
AFeoks out Of the question. Heuish,"
tyes,n replied hsaiah msesiy, "He
ives that all aiena Dear old papa,
have confession 10 matsi barry
end ! ware married secretly The dag
he went OF ia the Wars
nAhl that maaiass the ~sitaataR,H
observed Nv, Gale, and bis fepshsaa
wFihhlsd ~amiRonsiy, but AFTER a mo
ment's thought he added well,