Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-14
CONTINUED from last week.

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you did-you brought her back"
You mustn't tell that! You won't?
You WON'T"
NO. Course not" lie muled il.
"You tell me this: DO they know? j
mean about your going after herr"
mo"
You never told -
They don't know she went"
That's a funny thing" nc bmried
out. for YOU not 10 tell her folks-l
mean. right off. Before last night. :"
'You don't know them. Dwigh'd
never let up on tiat--he'd joke her
about ii after while
But II seems"
"rna'd talk about disSacins her
They wouldn't know what Ia DO.
There's no sense in telling them. They
aren't Il mother and father" Lulu
said.
Cornish was not accustomed 20 deal
with so much reality. But Lulu'S
reality he could grasp.
you're trump anyhow" he af
frmcd
"Oh. no. said Lulu modestiy.
Yes. she was lie insisted upon il.
you've been Il jewel in their home
all right" said Cornish. 81 bet tlieyN
miss YOU if YOU do 90"
They'll miss my cooking" Lulu said
without bitterness.
They'll miss more than that
know. I've often watched YOU
there"
you have?" II was not so much
pleasure as passionate gratitude which
lighted her eyes.
you made the whole place" said
Cornish.
"You don't mean just the coohingT
NO. no ! mean--wcll that first
night when you played croQuet. / felt
ar home when YOU came out"
That look of hers. rarely seen. which
was no less than Il look of lovclincss.
came now to l.ulu's face. After Il
pause she said: "Wcll. 7 must be go-
ing now. wanted TO say sood-by %
you-and there's one or two Other
places. -
IL hate TO have you 90 said Cor
nisl, and tried to add something. II
hate to have YOU 70" was all that he
could find to add.
Lulu rose. ooh. we'll" was all that
she could find.
They shook hands. Lulu laughing n
little Cornish followed her 70 tie
do,r II, l,od l..,.,, ,p 81 ,,l- hor.
! wish ." when Lulu said
"good-by." and paused, wishing In
tensely To know what he would have
said. But all that he said was:
"Good-by. | wish you weren't going"
$50 do l." said Lulu. and went, still
laughing.
Cornish saw her red dress vanish
from his door. flash by his window,
her head averted And there settled
upon him Il depression out OF all pro-
portion to the slow depression of his
days. This was more-it assailed him.
absorbed him.
He came back To his table and sat
down before his lawbook. But he sat
chin on chest. regarding il. No =.
no escape that way.
A step at the door and he sprane
up. 1t was Lulu, coming toward him.
her face unsmiiing but somehow quite
lighted. In her hand was Il letter
"See," she said. AT the office was
She thrust i'm his hand the single
sheet. He read
just wanted you 10 know
you're actually rid Of me. I've heard
from her. in Brazil. She ran ont Of
money and thought of me, and her
lawyer wrote 10 me. I've nov
err been any good-Dwight would tcp
You that if his pride would lei him tnl
the truth once in while. But there
amt anything in my life makes me-
feel as bad as this. I s'pose
you couldn't understand and dor't
myself. Only the sixteen yoa-s
keeping still made me think she was
gone sure but you were So
downright good. that's what was the
worst do you see what ! want
TO say
Cornish read il all and looked at
Lulu. She was grave and in her eyes
there was n look of dignity such rs 10
had never seen them wear, incredible
dignity.
ale didn't lie TO get rid of me-anC
she was alive. Just as he thought she
might be-" she said
I'm glad" said Cornish
"les." said Lulu. "IIe isn't quito
so had rs Dwight tried to make him
out"
II was not OF this that Cornish had
been thinking.
"Now You're free" he said
ooh. that )" said Lulu.
SHE replaced her letter IN It's on.
velope. Now I'm really going" she
said. Good-by for sure this time. -
Her words tralled away. Cornish
had laid his hand on her arm.
Don't say good-by," lie said.
She looked at him mutely.
"Do you think you could possibly
ct,v bovo with mo- -