Evening star., 1928-11-08

NV YELL, Greg, the play IS
O a ended-it was only a
wv farce, for ! never really
loved you. You've been
q duck to play around
with. but I wouldn't think OF marrying
into a salary as small as yours. Ou
TODAY for pastures new and more inter"
estine. Goodbye. Mazda"
Every word of the foregoing. letter
was blazoned. upon Mazda Parkhursts s
memory in letters Of fire that burned
until the torture was almost intoleraple.
WHY had she been so foolish? why
had She listened to that greedy. seltlsn
sister of Gregs, to the point OF writing
thi7ps that would wound to the very
DEPTHS Of mis- being the only man she
ever had loved or ever coulo love?
Even as she asked herself the ques-
ton. it was answered mentally. II sEe
was to give him up, that was the only
way. 1t would do no good to see MN,
anr3 anv written farewell would have to
be unpleasant or Greg would leave no
stone .uriturned. to find her, no matter
where she went. But why hadn't she
iust slipped quietly out Of ,GregA ite
without any message Of any kinoP NOW,
after she had written one. she realized
that she had made 1t too strong; real
lied that she could not bear to go away
leaving In Gregs mind such gross
opinion Of her.
older sister, had called before she had
had an opportunity to leave for the
office. TO tell her that Grandfather
Altman,s will had been read and that
by its terms the Altman money would
pass in toto to charity the moment
Greg married,
'sHow can YOU do that to Greg and
naep" she had demanded petulantly.
s'What right have you to come between
a young man and his family? Don't
you know that grandfather was guard.
ing against fortune hunters when he
made that will?"
with blazing eyes. How dare you IN
stfalIate that 1 am q fortune hunter?
I love Greg with all my heart and be-
lieve truly that he loves me the same
way. but ] don't need his money. I am
perfectly capable of earning good liv-
ing for myself and hope I always shall
be. I don't want Greg or his dollars,
be assured |"
Hildegarde had thanked her profusely
for what she pleased to term Maida's
good sense, and she had watched
Greg's sister leave, unable to keep from
her heart the wish that something
would happen to make Hildegarde Att
man buckle down and earn her daily
bread, instead Of sitting laztly at home
inunching bonbonS or running to matt
nees and tea dansantS while her young
er brother paid for her place In the sun.
MAZDA knew that Hildegarde's COM
ing to her that morning had in all
probability been a last Herculean ef-
fort to save Greg's salary In addition to
the Altman fortune for herself. AS for
Grandfather Altman's money going to
charity when Greg married, she had
her grave doubts about the truth Of
that story; yet If it did happen to be
true. she wouldn't feel comfortable
should she be the one to send it out
Of the family.
She had been too disturbed to 60 to
the office after Hildegarde's call. In
stead; she had phoned her resignation
ION account; of being called away
and had immediately dispatched that
terrible letter to Greg by special mes
senger Then she had packed her be-
longings preparatory to leaving for her
old home, and now was sitting In the
little room she had called home, think
It was A:3o. Greg must have her
message by now. Perhaps he was on
his way to her boarding place to de-
nounce her. Oh! She couldn't bear
ST The mere thought of it sent her
scurrying into her wraps. She gave
the landladys instructions to say she
knew nothing about her, no matter who
called, and started out without any
definite destination in views s
Almost without -volition she, took g.
car that ran past the block where