Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-04
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, Lawrence also felt that Alice was
not as happy as he wanted her to be.
Several times he was almost will
Ing to ask her whether she wanted
to break her engagement to him.
but he never mad the courage to sug-
gest such a thing. After all, he rea-
soned, the mere fact that she was
openly engaged to him, that she was
bound to him In q way, would make
her love him. There Is an age-old
instinct for the woman to love and
cling to the man she belongs to, and
this. he thought. would ave an ef-
feet upon Alice. And to a certain
extent he was right.
Meantime, he increased the num-
Der of kindnesses he did for her. He
took her to all the amusements the
little city afforded. He taught her
10 dance. he sent a p~honograph as y
present TO her mother. 1T has a lot
of Jolly tunes that will amuse the
infant was the way he expressed it
when the gift arrived.
: He gave her a sapphire ring one
afternoon, and another day a hand
some sapphire barpin. Alice gasped
at the number of things he lavished
on her. He sent her mother subscrip-
lions To magazines. to that lady's de-
light, and he sent Alice several hand
some sets of books.
Blu you mustn't spend so much
on me-. the girl said. after a stun
ming set OF Kipling had been unpack-
ed.
There's no way I'D rather spend
my money. As for the books, we can
take them owe 10 our house after
we are married. So I'm really only
buying furniture"
I'VE don't know where we are to
live yet Alice answered.
NO. but we have a choice OF three
places. / think the old Turner house
would be good, don't your Well AVE
to alter it a bit. new plumbing and
electricity, and 1t will have to be done
over inside"
Gracious. ! don't know anything
about furnishing a house." Alice an
swered. Il know 1 don't like shiny
new things stuck around in rooms;
II makes a house look as though 1t
has been furnished from a catalogue
and everything bought by the dozen.
But / wouldn't know how TO PICK
other things
You'll learn Lawrence said cas-
lily. III not. We'll have an interior
decorator come down and do 1t for
us
There's no hurry" he fastened to
add. as he saw a tiny frown on the
girls face. Wen have at least one
winter In the city. possibly two. II
YOU want to go through the agrlcul-
tural course. Wen come home here
in the summer and hire a furnished
apartment the rest of the time
"What will you do in The city?'
Alice asked.
.Oh. I can take over my fathers
New York interests" Lawrence an
swered. comfortably.
But Alice did not look as pleased
as She should, and Lawrence noted
this. In fact. Alice never looked
overjoyed when they talked of the
new home or even Of the college
course.
You want to go through with this
course. don't you?" he asked.
..Oh. YES" Alice said, her voice
eager. +.
You never look happy at all when we
talk OF being married. Why not :!
Lawrence hated to ask this question
bluntly. but he felt he had to have q
straight nswe
IT don't know" Alice confessed
1T y because Nv always felt
want to go on and finish my educa-
zion then take up-weIl, then marry,
I have so much to learn" she went
on hesitatingly. Not only things to
be learned at school, or college, but
other things"
You iearm fast" Lawrence an
swered qlIietly.
yes. Buff we were married
something might Interfere don
know why hesitate" Her face
r Rushed and she looked away from
him.
There was a long silence, so long
hat Mrs. Fairbanks voice could be
heard from the lawn calling to Bere-
nice and ReTeuice'S answer.