Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-04-29

AT, HUNTINGDON. TENNESSE
showing her black-haired little room
mate that she did not need Phil Mars
denis kindness. It was as If a witch
had given her q charm to ensnare
men. She had battered Tony. 1t had
worked marvelously. She proceeded
to try the same method on the others
-aiI but Phil BY nightfall the girls
began to regard her curIously. Then
they grew exceedingly friendly. When
they were dressing for dinner Alma
came into James room and again Of
fered her a beautiful evening dress,
this time a reseda green one with
iridescent spangles like star dust.
Jane accepted it eagerly. For the
first time in her wholesome young
life she longed for look Of admi-
ration-ln one mans eyes, whether
she had right to 1t or not. She had
always known that 1t would happen
to her like that, that when love came
1t would come bllndingly. When
Phil Marsden smiled at her she felt
her thudding heart drawn right up
to mirror itself in her happy eyes.
She made a striking picture as she
went slowly down the long, curving
stairway. Three or four men were
in the hall below, Phil among them,
as she hoped he would be.
"You know, you are the lovelest
girl have ever seem" he told her
when he had slipped her hand
through his arm and led her Off to
a low, deep-cushiOned window seat.
why did you run away and leave
me today?"
Just then Jane caught sight Of
Alma, regal in white satin and lus-
trous pearls She thought, resentful
" at first, that Alma had always had
everything If she could steal little
happiness with this man, who was there
to know? Then James quick sense Of
the right and wrong of everything
came to her rescue and she put Satan
behind her with a matter of fact re-
joinder Thereafter she avoided per-
sonallties carefully. She talked Of her
business, of the beautiful pink mar
BILE In the Mathews quarry, Of the
price 1t was bringing on the market,
of the price 1t would soon be bring
ing II the presidential election year
carried no money panic in its wake.
Within thirty minutes Phil Marsden
had given her the largest order for
marble that the Mathews Marble COM
pany had ever received. Business as
serted itself once more. Jane could
think of nothing else all during dinner.
She slipped away as soon as possible
and called Mr.. Mathews on long dis
lance. She was in Alma's little den
upstairs, and knowing that everybody
else was downstairs, she talked freely
about everything to her beloved old
employer.
"I'll be home in a few days ear
lier than l planned" she told him.
"We must get this marble right out.
| will take all the Office worries off
of your mind so that you can speed
up production in the quarry. Yes, he
Is a splendid man. Phil Marsden Is
his name. He is the junior member
of Marsden s. Son, architects. The
very incest man ever knew!" There
was a little singing note in her voice.
Then quietly, the Tilt gone out Of 1t,
she added. "He is engaged to my
cousin, Alma"
She hung up the receiver and sat
there, staring blankly at the walls,
dim in the mellow glow from many
shaded lights.
'Who is engaged to AlmaT asked
Phil Marsden so abruptly that she
jumped.
"You," said Jane In small quak-
ing voice.
Then Phil A1arsden did an uneX-
pected thing He put his arms around
her and laughed. SIN not engaged to
anybody, Jane dear, but / want to be,
to you. All of my life / have known
that the right girl would come just as
YOU have. and that | would recognize
her instantly. AS soon as l hoped
off the train this morning | did not
see a soul on the platform but you.
Does all this sound foolish to you,
dear, or do you, too, believe in fate"
It was several minutes later that
Jane, remembering, looked up to say
happily, think what our firm can
do for old Mr.. Mathews marble quar-
ry! why, you can just advise every
body to use marble, can't you, PhilY
Feast Of Purlm.