Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-13

little sister, authough you don
look like bride in your old la
summers suit, you do look We,
s happy and l am very glad"
4 I'm coming In" shouted Dl
ane from the other room.
Wait a minute" answere,
z trying frantically to wrap kimt
: ma around me. succeeded in dt
ing SO just as Duane opened th
door.
He came over and kissed me in
most brotherly fashion and the
, we all sat down on my chals
lounge-Daune on one side OF m
and Bah on the other-and talker
, Of home and home folks.
"Oh, I'm 50 glad you camel In
SO glad you came" enthused
throwing my arms about then
both. Il never knew before how
homesick was. How wanted
you, wanted someone that belong
ed to mel Bart only stayed in towr
a day and l saw very little OF him
Now you must stay awhile. won't
your.
1--WE are going to get out Of here
just at present and let you dress, -
said Bah briskly. Certainly you
want to get down to the office
some time today. don't your"
Il don't care whether or
not. In fact. / think / w.. sele-
phone that will not be down." l
could not keep my voice from ex-
pressing the happiness and relief
that now I would have a good ex-
cuse for keeping away from the Of
flee for at least day longer.
OF course both Duane and Bah
thought my great pleasure In their
coming was the cause of my high
spirits during the breakfast, which
Bah insisted upon calling lunch
con.
ASK Mr.. Henderson to come upI
to dinner, Duane" said. when he
finally decided that he must go
down and keep his appointment
with the banker.
do you know Allen Hender-
son?" asked Bah In surprise.
"Yes, don't you remember, Du-
amer You gave me a letter to
him. / presented 1t when opened
my account at his bank"
After Duane had left / told Bah
about meeting Allen Henderson In
the park. How often have you
been horseback riding?" she asked.
II remember rightly, when you
left home you had not ridden since
your marriage"
Not until yesterday" ex-
planned, but you remember when
was q girl and had a hard prob
EN- l always could solve 1t better
IN horseback than any other
place."
Apropos Of nothing Bah asked:
DO you still admire Mr.. Early as
'xtrayagantly as ever?"
knew that clever Bah had in
understood that my prob
EN- had to do with him and for
he life of me l could not lie to her.
% l told her the whole story, ex-
laining that was going to leave
he magazine.
Bah was splendid. Never once
i'd she say: Il told you So" All
he comment that she made was:
Alix, you will always be In hot
'ater until you marry again"
That is a queer thing for you i,
} say, Bab."
We'll, ii you are honest, you /
ill own up to the fact that YOU
re never happy unless you have a =
ian around, and beside, you have I
lat personality which always at :
acts them. You need husband \
% take care Of you. for you are
ZEE bit of'a flirt. sister mine. How
1er, / expect that Early man =
ould not be half as crazy about =
ou II you had fallen into his arms :
hen he held them out to you. .
he trouble with the Earlys is that . .
RS. Early is always conscious that =
10 is older than her husband. And
Ie never let's him forget 1t, either. 3
'nsequently. Early is always
aging on the self-pity string and
henever he sees an attractive wo-
an he reminds himself that he
light have done better"
"Yes, I guess you are right" I
Id, recalling how he reveled in
lf-pity during our interview.
You can take that out of him,
TX. very easily. The thing for
u to do is to invite Mr.. and Mrs.
Iriy to- a dinner at the hotel
lile Duane and l are here"
why, Bah. ] couldn't do that"
Yes. you can. And It will ST.