The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-11-09
Love Handed
Down
b. ELLA SAUNDERS
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Mother, ~, got such n piec. of
news tor you g kitty blaine. who had
arrived home for her two weeks VA
ratiun three minutes before. stood fac.
w. her pretty mother la the door
Wai ul their home. You remember
that Mr croft, who used 10 lee a
beau at yours. that you gave me a
letter tol Well. b. wants to marry
mc
Airs blaine lepked at her daughter
With u little seuse If shock. II seemed
only yesterday that Eddie Croft aud
She had strollcd under those same
apple trees, accepted lovers. Then had
com. the quarrel about y trife. they
had drif,.d apart. and had heard
nothing of each other for years.
II was only few months before
that they had again CON. into touch
by one of thos. littl. colncid.nccs
that seem 50 strange. yet are ~
common. Eddie Croft had answered
l,ttcr OF Edna Blnine's addressed to
III. corporation which he served. re
garding position for her daughter.
aud had promised to do his best for
her
"And have you accepted him. d.arf
ia. mother asked.
"Nes. of course" answered kitiy
promptly. why. don't you know he's
Mr. Rogers right hand man la the
corporstioni he must he as rich as
a An I.s f.l
giggI.d- THAT b. hadn't married all
th-s. years because he never met any
one he cared for NJ he did you. until
he saw me. and that was your very
ima-. at twenty"
"And you car. for him, kitty1" The
shoulders aud looked at her anNiously.
care for himY' Kitty wrinkl.d her
pretty brows aud laughed. We'll. l
.uppus. IT, possible to care for any
one II you make ~ your mind t".
isn't ~" she answered. "Of course.
he's forty -eight"
Edna Eiainr Sighed Girls were
different FROM What they had been IN
her young day. Then io,. was every.
thing now II was money that counted.
They wanted good tim. from the
start sh. felt n pang for Kitty. aud
then another for Eddi--p.rhaps one
for the past ~ well.
And he's coming down on Saturday
Ia tell you about II" Nifty said.
Edna Blaln- sighed again. somehow
ia. did not quite feel like seeing
Eddi. after all those years. And her
heart was troubled for both Of them.
Whit sort Of VIII. would Kitty make
for Eddi. - Kitty. irresponsible.
feather headed. aud again renewing
her hong standing Irritation With Jim
baker. who lived at TIA. end OF the
street. aud was la ia. hsnKi
Mother. jims promised to TAX.
me out la his ear tomorrow
My dear. dc you think II quite
right for you IT, go about with Jiin.
under ~. circumsianc.sr
oh. m, dear mother. do pleas. re-
member that this IL the twentieth cen.
fury and not III. nineteenth. said
KITTY.
Edna Blaluc felt lost aud be-
wilder.d. Especially GA the saturday
afternoon. when Eddie came down. and
Kitty was away-with Jim. she sus-
I.ctsd N. sight of Eddi. was q
shock. too They walked up from ia.
station together. aud she would not
hay. known him la the bronzed. stall.
wart man who strobe beside her, ra-
dating protection somehow III. could
hardly keep from crying.
We'll. Ednaf' Then. rs b. faced
her inside the house the tears did
CONS. IL was awkward: but not 80
awkward a. when Kitty returned. IL
was very mournful evening. aud
Edna saw Eddie CHANGING from her
to Kitty In puzzled way.
lie va, staying over sunday. aud
Edna gaspcd when Kitty calmly
pleaded an appointment for the after
noon.
You see. l didn't know you wer.
staying over" she explained.
Eddie took EDNA for country walk.
III. spell Of IA. past was upon both
of them. they we're very silent as
they turned hom.N ard Ia IA. evening
Il hope you and KITTY will be- happy
Eddie" said Edna softly.
H.. did not answer, aud she dared
not look at his face.
suddenly they heard voices Ia the
darkness on the other side of the
.lms that hord.red the road
hut, Jim. You mustn't. You
know I'm engaged.
'Do you low. him. klttyf if you
don't. you're SHINING against your bet.
ter nature In marrying him do you
love himl Answer me :"
"No." came the almost lnaudihle
whisper. "lt's always been you, Jim. I"
The voices died away. There was
the faint sound OF pacing footsteps
lovers footsteps. Eddie turned To
Edna.
And it's always been you. Edna"
he said. 1T was the part OF you
saw In her, Nov It's you forever"
Mother Didn't Reply.