The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1922-06-16
"We're Three of
Kind"
BY MARTHA c. WILLIAMS


rupted him with her --latest laugh.
"Never Thinking Is 81 bad for the
complcxlon-an haven't too much
complexion unless go buy a."
"Anne Maria Dor shamcl" Aunt
Massey inierlectcd. brIsil.ng with hor
rined propHoty Again Anna Maria
laughed. this time rogulshly. you're
forgetting things. 1anty. shouldn't
not 81 young ns you are. but / re-
member Tor both OF us
"Wiih rcnsun. You shut me up IN
the closet a whole half hour f1r spoil.
ing your pink sauccr-i wanted bath
Tor my rcdblrds--and didn't dream Il
would make any difference even
though Mr. Jacks was coming % court
you. And BE- didn't Do it-nld he
wasn't oui fof no pale. slckly woman
and you hadn't any health ceriih.
cate. ! could have told him you were
o. hardy as a pine knot" abe reiuri.
ed Miss Massey stool up almost weep.
ing. "rlease ruf- she said 90 bruce.
4 don't know what ais this wicked
girl"
"Oh she Il Just helng naurhiy-as
spoiled children always are before
company" bruce broke In calamity.
Anne Maria turned upon him eyes ~
grave rcpfoach. Company You're
NJ comrny-noi enough 20 deserve
fried chicken.- she said "nli you're
always held up ~ the pattern % truth
90 The rrsi o. o. How dare you d..
credit your repuiaiIonf
"Whcre you are concernci I dare
anythIng." nnlcc saii with BIZ most
impressive bow Il 90 Anne Maria o.
rlrgllnT wildly-sho dartcd through
me side DIOR. and half a minute later
wns safe 10 hef ireehousc. hcr refuge
since abe was Eve bruce looked no
Ais Massey. beautifully "llov ever
can tame hcri' he asked shaking DE-
bead Her head aiso Shock u don't
know she said ronIiy. "nui-yon
have Foi % d. o. Il means salvation
to-hufh ~ us"
= knos." nruce sighed Haven't
drawn an easy breath since she came
home so changed And sha'ut until
We are married-ii Is the one way
cut"
"You love herT Miss Massy ques.
toned nruoe sighed araln. saying
Eyes AMI hate her IKE poison she
she seems somehow o. So through
M as though ! were made ~ siass-
and finds only things o. laugh af Can
you understand boz that CALLS ami
ruisff
Miss Massey noiiri same herei
she has surely changed Sd sweet
and h'iiahle and c1nallng ste uss
Why fid I ever ioi her 81 % West.
randi ought % have known q would
wake up her wili blood o. bear about
her father soc BIZ picture"
TEL me-was D. a great afvcn.
turerf- nruos asked slowly.
Miss MauT vas silent a minute.
then went un. holding "fuize faf
yoursrif-ho made seven fluunes-
and lost tlt N then. n be- bad ndi
died when be- dii. there would have
been ~ money ~ tempt us O. ne
depths Ne married mY sisters fsurh.
Ger hardly younger than myself
The shock 81 BIZ death ln thar burn.
ina hu.'iur-hr vas trying o. save
en- Ga cripple theY s1Y-rcs1y Killed
hef though 80 fingered years in q
faniiar.um That's t1u cims By
Anne Maria shr was aiIil ln arms 4
have tried honestly toto d. HEhi by
her. hot q vas s1 easy 90 io other.
vise-all hcf money IN my hands
and the hrsi ! borrowed nmo back
treble Then thought when stu mar.
rlcd or mme % nse ! should have
nothing Doe Der charity % ave ms
frum che old grinding poverty. You
know the rrsi how We have fistri.
and won and losi until We must keep
on. or iose Everything. fof hsf as well
st ourselves
~ ] could tril boz What had done
and that q was all fnf myself she
would fufglve one ilui I unt-she
would knuu q vas mainly Cor pea
TIE iasi word vas o. rruan ~ bow
ami hel'ou q startled nr1ep iie tried
a. snf.k same snuihIuE commonplace.
a. though te bad u1i underroni-sto
would nai have o. sl. "Fuf 900 e. she
fcroaici aimosi bitterly. 20 cnurse
am faoi-tli rf sn uuCt as Z
frrm Seven fram ailrf-hli af frsi
yuu sermri % Cd mini Aniaanl
d'd uani t0 tein fuuain e.ta f01
CO.. r'nn.r fhuurtf yo. falertri
nr'rr tuaulnE bow t.ru vuali
tunar
asfon~ nfuor uid hosrair ts
faCr a.hrn. "lnn shall rH suffer
further whatever tarr0us io NEE
"Whai OBJ 500 mcauf MIu Masu
asked iauhimny ile hracri hImaaif
to1k both hOf hands and ud slowly
= am folug straight 90 Anne Maria
and iell hef ihe exact truth n
knoa het d u truth that WIN make
a. free"
$50. MOI had ruihef ilei I could
never faop her, Never iu ne world b.
Mis- Massf muancd hui De- vas no.
ready ~ ihc door Thew De- turned
smiling painfully ~ her. then went
uuisIdc BIZ head hleh.
~ had never dared climb ne tree
house which 80 ~ feet ffum earth In