The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-10-22

kEN'S FRIEND
BIZ MILnREn WHIT.

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Yet here he was. well on In his thIr
ties and more sincerely in love than
he had ever been In his life. But
who could resist ChIoIel Not the
fatuous youths 10 her own social set
not the grave employees of her fathers
office, not Kenneth himself, with all his
unyieldng determination.
While he blamed old Mrs. Blair with
her mania for match making, for bring
ing him and CHLOE together, he also
blessed her for the great happiness
which was his. For unbelievably,
! Chloie had returned his immediate az
lection. Frankly she told him so.
Il never met man llkelyou before" "
said Chloie; 'you are WONDERFUL
Her dark eyes were deep with the
wonder of which she spoke. and a
dimple popped out at the corner Of
her red lips, betraying her confident
happiness In his approval.
Il love you" Kenneth had confessed,
shut | am afraid of love-, Chlole, and
IT'S disappointment"
There can be no disappointment in
our love-" CHLOE answered him. Still
he was troubled.
Tales had come to him Of this
girls pride of conquest, of bruised
hearts which followed her meteorlike
Gassng Kenneth, wen knowing the
charm Of her believed in the truth Of
The tales-and was afraid. Her prom
Use to marry him seemed too good to
he true. What was he that he should
nave won her above all others? And
now, in the first Joy OF possession, he
must 81 AWAY and leave for a time,
thefpreSencp which made life beautiful
and worth while.
"This business trip he told her,
must carry me across the continent.
viii you be faithful. dear, in thought
and deed while ! am away?' Ken
meth was an exaeting lover, also a jeal-
Gus one.
Il couldn't bear it" he said, "if any.
other man claimed your time
CHLOE noticed a crease between her
brows that night as she turned out the
light. And in the morning came a
letter.
The writer was in the city for few
days, lit appeared, upon business. and
he was an old college friend of Ken
meth Willoughby's.
mo doubt she bad heard Ken men,
tion Jack TollsY CHLOE had heard Of
sack" very often.
swell, Jack met old Ken in Chicago
recently, where he had informed him
OF his engagement, and suggested"
so the letter sald-"a call upon his
fiancee."
Choices dimpIe showed for an in
slant.
Permitted" she knew was the word
Jack should have used. It was Jack,
of course, who had made the sug-
gestion. She could imagine her jeal-
GUS lovers reluctant consent. Jack fur
ther went on to say "that as McCor-
mick was singing in the city, and he
Noo "pAiVuo " near MCOOTiulCh-
would Miss CHLOE Sutherland give him
the pleasure of her company that eve
ming to the opera hOuse?"
With an impatient sigh, Chlole laid
the letter aside. Above all things she
wished to hear the singer, she was
certain that Jacks company would also
be agreeable-7he had a frank and
pleasing manner 0f writing. After all,
this same Jack was .Kenneth's par
ticular friend. IN former days the two
were inseparabIs. Jack had even
known about the falthless Claire.
CHLOE picked up his letter and sat
This was an unreason-
lbIe thing her lover had asked Of her,
an unnecessary sacrifice Of simple
pleasure.
AS she deliberated, the telephone
1t was Jack" who called
her.
"He had decided" he said, mot to
await her written reply. If convenient
10 herself, there was no reason why
hey should wait for Wednesdays per-
Torrance at the opera house. He
,ould call and take her tonight"
AS CHLOE listened to the mans urg-
ng there came to her a memory pic
ure of Kenneth, patient. true, salts.
led in the work which was to hasten
he realization Of their home Ken
leth alone with his dreams Of her in
| strange country. After all, 1t was a
title thing he asked. loyalty in his abb
;ence.
She hung up the receiver with a
smile. COurteously she had refused
he request of her lovers friend. I'm
)eratlvely the telephone recalled her
t was Jack again.
81 am coming to call tonight" he
said unabashed. IT want to see Ken
leth's choice. Please be home"
Chloie put on one of her prettiest
iresses.- A call, of course, could not
be refused, and Kenneth must be proud
Of her. But when long car stopped
before the door, and young man
alighted, he was not alone. Choices
heart flew faster than her. feet to well
come the other arrival.
"Ken, dearl" she cried, while jubi-