Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-06
"LUCA KING"
BY KITTY PARSONS.

WY AZ W. ~
and started off at a brisk pace fol
| Eyelyn's house. 1t was a pretty su
burb, and she and Gilbert wanted to
live there after they were married
II they could afford 1t.
Not far from Evelyn's, she noticed
q man and q girl laughing and talk
| ing together on the opposite side OF
the street. There was something IA
mlliar about the mans back.
why, it's Gilbert" cried Polly
"How funny for him to be here"
She vas about to call to him when
! he turned and followed the girl uE
the path TO a little white house. Then
the girl took a key from her pocket
and unlocked the door and they dis
| appeared inside.
Polly was stunned for a minute
| Then, she hurried away and reached
Evelyn's, SO out Of breath that she
| could hardly speak.
"Who lives In that darling little
p~icture-book house, around the corner
from you, Evie-its SO adorablef"
Lucia King-she's a wonder, and
all the men are crazy about her. She's
interested In some man In town
though, l hear"
Polly grosned inwardly. Gilbert had
told h the night before that he was
| going on the pleasentest mission to-
day-he must have meant seeing this
girl
The day dragged horribly, and early
| In the afternoon she pleaded an ex-
cuse to 20 back to town and fed to
the seclusion of her w house where
she could think calmly. She never
wanted to see Gilbert again, she told
herself, but when he called, she hur-
| ried down to the seem Of action.
whats up, POllykins? You're as
frosty az an Iceberg"
II can't help 1T want to ask you
something, Gilbert. VIII you please
tell me how you spent this morningT'
II spent this morning, Miss Meade
In the honest pursuit of business" He
laughed In pleasing Renaissance.
swell, l can't believe 1t because
saw you in Hillside-going int
Lucia Kings house. You can't deny
It,"
you don't say sol never though
you'd be out this morning. But it:
all right, dear-I can't explain now
but / promise you l will in a week Oh
two. Won't you trust meT"
That's too much to ask Of any
one. You can take your ring-rn
not going to marry you now. If 70,
can't tell me the whole truth I'm
through with you forever"
"Polly-you're not serious-darlins
-" But Polly was halfway upstairs
by this time, and 4 door banged OF
the floor above was his only answer
The next two weeks were tn,
| worst that Polly Meade had eve
known. She was utterly and alto
gether miserable.
One day she met Evelyn down town
"Polly, how are you? It's an ag,
since I've seen you! Why don't YOU
come down and spend a few days witt
me? I'd love to have youi"
I'D love tots so hot here
"Come tomorrow-Tm dying to tall
to you. Sue Leland's engaged ant
Lucia Kings married-I've forgotten
his name. I'll have to run now. Good
by, dear-come early" :
Polly was confused. She had no
heard from Gilbert, and she coul,
not believe he would marry the othe
! girl without telling her first. Sh'
tried hard TO think she didn't care
but 1t was hard work.
A motor horn interrupted he
thoughts and she looked up quick,
and saw a small roadster directly Il
front of her. There were two passer
gers-Gilbert and the picture boo
house girl. They did not notice Poll
particularly and she hurried acros
the street with quickly averted face
The next day she went to Hillside
you look a wreck, Polly" sal
Evelyn. alphabetically. DO lie dow
and rest because l want you to be mic
and fresh for dinner. Dicks bring
ing q friend home with him."
Before dinner was served Polly foun
herself face to face with her ex-fianct
How dare you cone hereT'
II was invited to dinner"
Polly's eyes filled with angry tear!
II won't stay in this house anothe
minute unless you 60. / saw yo
again today with the same girl !"
DO you know who she WASP"
Lucia King
"No. Miss King was in Oshkosh
visiting her fance's family. The gil
you saw Is one of the cleverest res
estate agents I've ever met-she rur
the. suburban end of Elgar Cardwell'
business. There is only one other pc
son for me to see before l settle til
business that brought me out wit
her, and l think I can decide the ma
ter tonight"
"Is 1t Evelyn?"
"It's Polly, of course. Evely
knows, but I wouldn't let her tell 70
till I was sure the girl was married
Won't you live in that little hous
with me. Polly? We've had so niue
trouble over It."
"Oh, 1 don't deserve it, Gilbert,
sobbed Polly happily. I'm s
ashamed Of myself, but everythin
looked SO black and dreadful-yo
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