The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-20

at the Methodist church at o'clock
and elected ]. e. Thomson scout
master. Thomson is principal of tie
high school at this place.
had been so sorry. for both for him
and for me-"
Did she say that she came home
on that account?" asked Davis
quickly.
Il didn't ask her why she came
home so suddenly. but there has al
ways been a deep friendship between
Margaret and me, and possibly she
did. / am awfully anxious to get to
Harry. L want to tell him how sweet
Margaret was, how she hoped that he
was going to get well right away and
how she sent her kindest regards to
him."
Davis groaned inwardly.
did you tell her that you had
withdrawn your petition for di-
vorce?"
"She would have known that I
would do that"
What did she say when you told
him?"
"she didn't say anything, but I
could feel the vibrations of her SYM
pathy and approval over the wire"
rs she coming over?"
Doris wrinkled up her nose in an
effort to decide. DO you know, John,
I really am not sure whether she is
coming or not right away You see
she spoke to me so sympathetically
and was so sweet about 1t all, and
we talked so long that at the last
whether she would come or not, was
rather vague. But of course she will
come; she knows I need her.
And now I am going to see Harry.
am I not?"
"The doctors say that you can see
him in the morning" Davis swal-
lowed lump in his throat as he said
this for he determined that notwith-
standing any objections Harry might
offer he was not going to worry him
self into an early grave trying to in
vent excuses to give Doris.
"Oh, wish / could have seen him
today l know he will be Interested
In hearing what Margaret said to me
1t certainly might cheer him up to
know that she fully approves of my
forgiving him and taking him back.
1 have decided John, that while 1t
may be necessary for us to go south
for little time. that as soon as Har-
ry RECEIVERS his health, we will go to
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for Harry to get position as editor,
either on a magazine or In a pub
fishing house"
Poor Harry! She has got 1t all
marked out for him." Davis said to
himself. And he is probably lying
in that hospital hoping to hear from
Margaret every time the telephone
rings, unless Clavering has already
told him of the conversation"
Clavering had told Harry. Good
heavens. jim" snapped Glendening
petulantly. will Doris always ball
things up for me? What do you sup
pose Margaret thought when Doris
phoned herr"
well. for one thing Harry. she
must know now that there hasn't
been the slightest suspicion in Doris
mind that you have made love to
Marearet Earle"
why / haven't made love to her.
Damn it. man, can't you see that /
am in love with her, have always
been in love with her? I was in love
with her before knew her. 1 ex-
pect to be in love with her after 1
am dead"
What about all these other af-
fairs that have come between?"
"Great Scott Are you flesh and
blood or just Stuf1! Don't you know
that man can love woman de-
votedly. but never singly. He can
cherish her in his heart. her image
can be behind his eyes, although his
tongue frames pretty lies to some
other women"
What about that 'one-woman's
man we read so much about?"
"I've never seen one" returned
Harry, YEARLY. There may be such
thing. but not that know of. Take
wire. Jim, for me to Margaret"
Am only living in hopes of see
ing you. Let no garbled accounts of
recent episode influence you. With
all my soul I implore you to come
Immediately and get the whole truth
Srom me-
Copyright, John F. Ollie Coz
Tomorrow-George Milton's Disap-
pointment.