The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-03

of thear remarriage and an outline George took a heavy, sportive in- terest in his pretty girl, but Julia could not realize their relationship ? sufficiently to permit Of any liber- ties. She smiled an uneasy, perfume tory smile when George kissed her, and moved away from the arm he would have kept about her.
 Don't liked to be kissed ?" asked George.
 "Oh, don't mind" said Julia, in
 Ifeless voice, and with averted
 ma ?' she asked. Clearing her throat.
 'I did" Emeiine answered, biting a loose thread from a finger of her dirty white gloves. "I got Toomey' want the room on the first. Going to give up the flat?" Julia asked, in surprise.
 ''Wen-Emeline glanced at her husband-'it's this way Ju,'' said she: Papa can't stand the city, sick as he is now-''
 George ooughed loosely in confir-
 nation of this, and shook his head. In a little fruit ranch down in Santa Clara Valley" EmeEne pursued, "So I'm going to take him down there for little while. and nurse him back to real good health"
 My God, Elm. you'1l diei" Mrs. Tarbury said frankly. ..Why'n't you go somewhere where there s some thing doing?"
 ''My sporting days are over" George said with mournfu1 satisfaction. INC more midnight suppers in mine"
 enough to settle down." EmeEne add ed cheerfully She and Mrs. Tar bury exchanged a look, and Julia knew exactly what concessions her cillation; knew just how sincere this unworIdiy wife1y devotion was.
 Doe says I am to have fresh air and ia+ light nourisimg enre foea1; and gravely Important
 "And what about Julie?" asked Mrs. Tarbury.
 well. we thought we'd leave Julia ably until we see if it works. Then In say a month--'
 Mama, you can't!" Julia inter Mn GheeE o to hot rent itf that room
 "You see how it is. En-" the lady of the house explained regretfully; and Rose Ransome's gone to Virginia City, and there's @ party and W fe that'n give me twenty a month for room. And as it happens I'm full up
 'wen. of course, we'll pay, haughtily. but Emeline, who had grown, rather red, interrupted:
 "It don't make the slightest differ ence," she said with spirit. CT guess I'm the last woman in the world to want my child to stay where she isn't welcomel"
 'It ain't that at all, Elm" Mrs, Tarbury threw in pacifically but Emeline was well launched now.
 eff it hadn't been that George was all but passing away wit with ,o,aa k dneE nis ing, CT never would of let such an arrangement go on for five minutes! Rut there was days when we never knew from hour to hour that George wasn't dying, and what with having him moved and tfat woman holding up his clothes. and telling the doctor les about me. I guess I had troubles enough without worrying about Jul e Min" said Emeline. with kindly su. reriortty that this isn't the kind of a house I'm crazy about having my daughter in. anyway. It amt you so
 sHa! that's goodl" Mrs. Tarbury with a sard onsc laugh,
 ''But you know very well that such girls as Rosie and Con- Emel1ne
 "oh. my God. Ern," Mrs Tarbury began in a low voice rich with feel ing but Julia took hand.
 ''Don't be such a fool Aunt Min! she said going over to sit on an arm of Mrs Tarbury's chair and putting a caressing arm about her shon.6eTS. "And cut 1t out Mamai Aunt M n's heen kinder to me than any one else, md you know it-and I've felt pretty darn mean livinr here dav after day! And now I cay f Aunt Min has chance to rent her room
 God knows you're welcome to that room as long as vou'n stay, Ju- le" Mrs. Tarbury said tremulously; its only-
 eff every one was as good to me T you are. Aunt Min!" Julia said. be. ginning to cry. Mrs Tarbury burst Into sobs and they clung together. awf11Iv good to her Min" Emel1ne said st,ff1y. Then her eyes watered and she, too. began to cry. and grop. d for her handkerchief I'm JusL