Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-07
THE EVENING STORY

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/ gently ana Adelia. taking basin,
went forth to pick strawberries for
dinner She felt extremely wretched
and, as she would have expressed II,
ts1ow down.
| AZ she bent over the berries q rus
lfIinR over the curraait bushes caused
;har r. ioair IN, CoYning toward her
L WAS 4 6,,soYo vo,,llr woman bearing
a,r.,effiIs m ker .hefads.
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head. s.fsye hrourilt sofnefhin9 that
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re- re- 800 ~ NsT ,,nt u NV Annetta
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s,ie' N hns sss,,, i,nalsii,g. From IN.
-. n. ,.,;1teT $500 "a "a. r,sss hon.
~ ~, ~. y 49, ~ 49, "a -. Arnette
Insrried n v,as 1Ia,.v t,f nr1iat. roidAn
1 With 4 bssntifui island 81 meringue
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i = an sf;n ;s,as M - aIone INTO ina ho,,ae
and take Il Ia Mn. Is aaid Annette.
..fSol Noi I I 9l,ess YOU hadr,;t BET.
Tn lauch Obliged f or t6s pie BE. al. An.
fnrt Ssr ~ aaia ~ Adsiis shs i he,S o M
i treflihllne haYlle. fairIy gt,atchiflg the
pie, which Annette released reiuc.
j taflfiy. ANNETTE eaSed dol,btSaiiy -
/ Adsiia moved away. Tor a, Z in IND,
i her. finG face puckered with anxiety.
Then she flung 10 her white chin
and iaughed.s
lit carefully away. she peeped in st
i Clarence and saw that he was sleep
ing soundly. As she looked at him
the thought came the wicked little
thought. She smiled her deceitfui
II Dinner was ready when Clarence
awakened. There were beet greens
In a correct dark green mound dot
ted with boiled eggs and protruulng
DTS OIL pork bread tea ana some
cold meat.
Clarenee sighed, leaned his head
on his hand. He was feeling poorly.
Aren't You going to eat inter-
Adelia asked.
Adeiia," asked Clarence, whats
to top on with? EtfAwbeff1eS1"
Adelia flushed. without = word
she brought on the beautiful pie and
set Il before him,
Try Il you can eat q mite Of that,
she said.
Clarence glanced ct the pie and
then at his wife and his face bright
ened slowly until q smile .overspread
lit.
AWhy, Adeliaw he said with al.
most q tremor In his voice. That's
4 & noble pie. II II tastes as good as
It looks why, / can't say more for
IT,"
He cut q piece, took it upon his
, plate, tasted Il slowly, then he looked
at her again.
This rs 4 rood ME. J, he aid.
AdeiIa's hand fyvitnheli ~, that ahe
upa,et her 20. Thia creafAd 4 vel.
. come iiiverafof,. nv the tir,a esiar.
erre was taking his second niece ~
. | pie she was herself again. Is
clarenoa asked n snrnrise. s -.
III Adeiia. m Z FIND 81 torture. had
I. | to take sone BE and eat III. II
! choked her. il stuck in her throat, n
was wornWood in her mouth. y
! only she could have said to hirn. car,
! nette made this pier' But sic could
. not now.
II After supper Clarence, visibiy 70
/ and Adeiia followed hin, out. nery
ously fissing among the flowers. She
! not done right IN claiming the pie fol
I her own, but then Annette Mace hal
no right to be bringing her husband
lemon pies. She did not like th,
idea at ALL
she was relieved when she saw An
her house, which faced another street
She thought she heard g. motor. May
! De Annette was going to ride Will
/ became quite natural and calm.
3 twenty minutes later she heard |
( tangn penand her and, turning will
z sIar s., seW Annette, IKE 2 blooming
j rose laughing upon her.
3 How DID YOU like that pie ] mad,