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"If he has cold" said the major
obliviOus of his grandson's remarks
| Any plea of health was always valiC
to the major.
Eyes. you had better stay here, my
boy; much better"
well, Ellyn will enjoy 1t anyway
began Sally comfortingly, as Howard
disappeared. and stopped short as 8
tall, thin. abn0rmally short-skirted
young girl came toward them with ar
agitated expression on her small pale
snubnosed cOuntenance.
as there anything the matter
Ellyn?"
"Oh, nothing, but" Ellyn was al
the age when to make one of fam
fly party Of pleasure was nothing
short Of agony. 81 do so hate to tell
you and the major but one Of my
neuralglc headaches Is coming on and
| think-Pm afraid ought not TO go
out in this weather. / know mother
wouldn't want me to be exposed"
mo, Of course not |" said the ma
| jor hastily, In spite Of his stricken
| countenance. you mustn't be eX-
posed on any account, my dear child.
| MOI"
81 feel dreadfulIy about 1t, major
dear" murmured the girl with a sharp
look at Sally, who was flercely silent
| Two tickets cast away, and the major
| had paid seven dollars apiece for
them to a Spectator.
Little Malsie May with her out
standing crop of curls guilelessly
added her version Of the affair as
Ellyn ran upstairs.
"She told Howard she didn't want
to 60 because she hadn't any sweetie."
"Oh, If she would like some candy ~
began the major with eagerness.
"She doesn't mean candy, she
means young man." said Sally.
"Never mind. father dear; well get
some one else who would be glad to
go"
Her heart was hot within her; 1t
was exactly like Cartoons relations,
they never put themselves out for
anybody!
But all the more need for Carleton
to stand by now. A saving idea Oc-
Cured to her, solving the problem at
once. Why hadn't she thought Of 1t
before? The rain was hurting itself
at the window with renewed violence.
She must manage to get to the Wake
fields at the corner and telephone
Carleton to have his dinner In town
as they would all have done but for
the baby's needs-and meet them
there afterward. He liked to come
mind this time. She must slip out
without Fathers seeing her.
AS she splashed through puddles
in her artics, the rain rafting down
on her umbrella and CarletOn's mack
lntosh, her mind was uncomfOrtably
reverting to the parting from her hus-
band that mornlng--there had been
something lacking. To married lovers
each day differeth extremely in glory
there Is a deepening of the joy Of
affection, or an imperceptible lessen
ing Of It; there are the days that
seem to make neither for progression
nor retrogreSsion, and yet of which
II is dangerous to have too many
INCORPORATION may slide so far that
what should he the thrilling pleasure
Of recovery turns into an irritation.
It is fact often overlooked, that,
taking 1t by and large, there Is no
being more inwardly sensitive to the
changes In domestic atmosphere than
the unanalytlcal American husband.
Carleton had gone off that morn
Ing, after the vaguely unsympathetic
conditions of the past week, with an
indetinable effect Of glad escape from
household demands that impressed 1t.
self on her even in his kiss of fare
well.
Sally was more In love with her
husband than when, nine years ago
they had begun life together; she
knew that his love for her had grown
also. That was what 1t was to be
really married. But she had n sudden
consciousness now that she had per
haps been tlresome in asking him t.
do great many things lately, from
the first mG!nent he entered the house
until he left 1t; she didn't want hin
to be glad to get away from her! He
never refused to do what she asked
Of him, but he had told her once thai
he was exceptionally busy at the of
| flee these days. She had a strang,
sense of their being out of touch. TIL,
rain beat in her face and chilled he
heart. When she heard his voice sh,
would feel better; he would say
stop imagining things"
She had another inspiration wheI
Jimmy, the nineteen-year-old son anC
heir came TO her ring at the Wake
fields.
"Oh, Jimmy don't you want to e,
to the theater with us tonight? NJ,
father has two extra tickets"
Jimmy shook his head. "Thanl
you, but I've got date myself. Moth
ers out"
81 only want to use your phone, /
may" said Sally. "Ours is out o
order"
1t seemed hours before Central go
the right number, but at last
"Oh, Mr.. Trueflt, is this your Thi
is Mrs. May speaking. Is Mr.. Ma
there Went out after luncl
and said he wouldn't be back at tn
office againF--Do you know where
could reach him?-Had a good man
| places to go to? No, it's nothing In