The Washington herald., 1922-01-08
By Edith Barnard Delano


see that John eave her chfldren and herseo
what they ought 70 have And Il was with
an outward serenity, whatever her inward
trepidation might be. that she went down 70
await his coming Because, in spite OF Il an
they had maintained the outward expression
OF the love that stiIl remained between. them
That love-dimmed yes; it's quick response.
its glorious sharing Of life. its outspoken ad-
miration and approval-those were gone:
but there was stin love.
And now as she uxtted for him vhfs
Petty hanred a tbtn irn,tation az a ronulsy
air on ,he n,ano and Ilsn ch.n,ed ths ,ro-d,
in a voice already uncertain. she felt toward
John something that had seldom touched her
befpre-pity. Perhaps Il was born Of com.
ypunction. she had NOT nlayed the game fairly.
iust now when she had told Betty
vet sha votld she vould-this time shs
would nnaka him
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All throusn oihner sne sUoie SUI Iepuoon
siahces al hila> lying 70 oeS7ue NnecneI %
was y reA,y psLer man usuA' Mnelner ue, ee,s
was really ioCk OF pam IN ms eyes. SeIi-
tse UnSa mater S with % him o could be- be IN! Then
she told herself that II was imagination no
was just as usudls UcdSllB IocNNys QucellVllnE
Aah' siahclhs al hersen now anu seslh Lot
the mute sharlns OF enjoyment IN tnen cnn-
oren.
she must orace nersen ror une
that she was oetermlneo 70 csrry tn,Voth
TINS one ume' 10 victory she Woulo' sns
AS they iert the dining room Joons name
toucheo the sioe OF the ooor asGn- az IL han
The outer one-as II he were an OLD man.
then he went TO his accustomed chair ana
Betty perched herseh on the arm OF II
Daddy she began at once. I'm going
TO dancing schooH You u let me WON'T you
daddy
John laugn ana poneo one On no nL eurnI
Dancing schooE Seems 70 me you onnos
pretty wei now ptlss' ne sno-
Yes, know 90, sno B~ety, newer un-
conscious OF her attainmenu' Dut tnn ~
different Anne and Peg are gong Ano All
the girls fouh Ie me- 60 won't yum
daddyE
Eleanor, eoveroy wstcnms-S~ nd. fscs
srbtiy darken' as tnoush tne taantest % tNna
CLOUDS mad brushed across IL wen nav
10 see ABOUT II fuss' ns saoo- IN = voice
tnat sounoeo weary Ana E'eano1' s'raao
TO nsk more SAID
Betty know you haven't stunned YOU
lessons yet Trot upstairs. paoy-oAdoys
ureo tonlgnI
ror once Jonn oe not uhe ene ennof
part When she begged Tor iev minutes
more; when they were alone together hs
signed ana put ms hean oeck against me
char. again Eleanor hear' srno'e her' per
maps, atter aiL thls was not tne rlgnt ume
hou are urea tonlgnt' aren't you' GEAR
ne hesioAeeo - niue. nH Se
cioseu' anu asAn ene uh4cSus'0ineo P''s' W
coihpuhcuoh' toucheo heI' -
marc uag' sne ASKED
me
AhslnIhg wrong
ne Opeiieu NE eses' anu nls i0oh irlsheeneo
nei' never IN an fher years toseuneI mao
she sen Jus' that eAPresslon IN Inen- NnN
a.. ~ Co iis
she SlIeu' anu Ven 10 I'M
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ne ~
oIe va ~ ~ sIteheG my Oeu, "nAt
tae matter jon. please teil me! has any
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NJ, SOU 500 up Slowly hhe an olo Hsn' soefn-
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