Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-24

w ser s continued i. her story, story
I hadn't heard anything
Of Ted Edwards for three or four
years, | made up my mind he was
dead, and | married fellow I'd
known before / ran away from home.
Albert Lavcock his name was. and
Ia always had hit of n fancy for
! him. If you can understand me. 1t was
soft of me. because I could have done
better ten tines over. But ] fancied
Albert. And we got married. and |
left the stage and went and lived ut
footing. where he'd a nice little hair
dressing business
Miss Palliscr's large dark eyes took
on dreamy, sentimental look.
I'VE were very happy" she said
and another large tear sp'ashed down.
She piled the powder-puff vigorously.
II don't say it'd have lastei-most
likely it wouldn't. Anyhow. after ~
months | heard a rumor about Ted
being alive. and Albert said his con
science wouldn't let him live with
me any longer. as he'd been very
strictly brought up. That's what he
! said. but I've always thought he was
getting n hit fed up. Anyhow he sold
the business and went out To his
brother in Ontario that was always
writing and asking him TO come. And
| went back To the halls. That was
! lot me see-~-gomewhcre about ought
five or oughi-six.
| And ! didn't marry any one else till
! Jim Field came along. Aud when |
married him. ii was more than seven
/ wears since Id word Of Ted Edwards
| and thatd put me right in a court
of law any day of the week. Well
dear. l married him on December :.
| IA; and | lised my stage name with
my own Christian names stuck in he
/ tween Pearl Harriet NAV palliSer.
j And | put widow because | hoped
| | was widow" She made sound
| between ynh and laugh. "Oh
! Il ar. II you'd know Ted Edwards.
| you'd have hoped SO too"
| Evelyn began To sec daylight.
| You poor thing" she said And
aftcrward YOU found out that your
+ first husband was still alive Was
| that IL"
Miss Palliser gulped down her emo
! tinn.
/ Well. don't know about poor
+ thing" she said frankly. II liked Jim
! Field all right. hut | wasn't going To
I put up with any nonsense from him
/ And when | found he was going
/ To turn nasty IL said hnwdvdo 10
/ any one else. We had words. So per
! haps 1t was all for the best"
/ She gave "A retrospective sigh. paus-
+, cd. sighed again rather more volum-
! inouxly. and added. February IL was
/ when | got the letter from Australia
| Ia say that Ted was really dead at
/ last~~yes. the last week in February.
/ because Jim had just had his leave
! and gone out again. The letter gave
! all particulars. and aS luck would
/ have 1t. IL seems Ted died on Decem
! her 3, just the day after | married
! Jim"
/ Then II wasn't legal"
"No dear: of courSe IL wasn't, And
/ by that time. | don't mind saving. ii
was bit Ut relief, And when Jack
( l.aSdcn came along a month after.
ward. and said would | marry him.
/ yes or no. | sad yes. lie didn't know
! about Jim. Of course. and Jim didn't
know about him; and | wasn't taking
any risks this time. so married
/ him in nay proper. legal name. as
/ Harriet May Edwards. widow.
| "Of course. IL was bat careless 10
go beck tn the same registry. hut
there was such an awful 1T "t mar
] rying going on | didn't think any
/ one'd notice, what with the name
/ being different and all"
"You say Jim Field didn't know,
/ said EVELYN. DO YOU mean he
| didn't know that you weren't legally
! married 60 him
I Miss Palliser heeved an expansive
sigh.
Sounds deceitful. doesn't II" Ru,
| II wasn't meant that way. what |
/ thought was. why. either of them
+ 4 "a =
/ not let the poor boys be happy jan Il
| have cut up awful rough If he'd
| knuwn he'd lost me for good and
| all So thought Ia Just wait, And
! / thought, II lie wasut Killed. there
| was time enough tn tell him. and Ii he
was, | shouldn't have II On my con,
science that Ia thrown him over"
| Evelyn easpt'd
| "tie never knew"
! mo, dear" said Idi~s palliaer. "hc
/ didn't. Well then, when he AMI Jack
pot kltled the same day, nj course.
| had ta think about my pens on,
! Nou ser Il claimed as Mrs, lark Lay,
| ,iol, IL miEht have hron awkward
| There were quite few ~ my friends
| knew Iii mair,rd Jim field. for one
| thingt and oucc Sou set started eN
| p'oinine things, there's lot comes
!
Come out NuW, ~ onr knew iAl
! married Jack LaNd"n. because M
| kept Il precious dark. So Thought
| least said suonVNt n,tnded, And | put
| IN Tor my pension as Mrs. Jim Field,
| See, dear"
| Evel>n saw IA stated Icy Miss rail.
luer. the transaction Appeared quite
simple She strussled Ia cHtrtge
| FROM this odd Wottd IN Witch one
| married aud unmarried and tentatFled
| with such engaging stmnlNttN, ftdt
| teAtt iAlliser'a NtntN NaS ttue She
| had ne duuht Shc sat tor While.
| iunhing down az her nwn folded hands
| aGd ttNnh tu see WhTtheC this aston
| ishlns story threw any ilsht on the
ta,Ndun ptohlum At hast. she satd,
| fruWnlns lutte
Miss iailiaer, VIVA haven't todd tue
| one thlng The must Iml,atNut thins
| 1T all. YOU haven't told NE whether
| Nou rovusai@ed M, i.aNduu Mhen he
| came hero the ether daN."
| tearl tNluser hogan ta riyat the
cninpled futia ot tink satin that
| fell away AT her knce,
| "nh. we'll, she said
| "Nou said Noud seen shost
| Whose ghost did Nou think IT wNsH"
oh welt satd Misa fA,lser asAtn
| Then ahe saw a deep vhuehie ~
| Woutdn't suit Ma 80 haNr lark E.aN
duu turn up, Wuuid ~ | don't Want
| him noW auN moto than haN Maut
| me II u vunes w. that, | dan't Aant
| lin fieid either WAY shouldn't II
he the othet ene the pnr Noa mat~
| ,ied" tuule. that's az l,teai Why
hhuuhlnt 4 he the other unea"
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