The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-12-26
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TFTORNY
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ing, she smiled at her companion and
in a tone which expressed great salts
faction remarked:
CAS- my old neighbor Mrs. Peck
says, That pie will eat Well Toms
very fond of pie, especially blackberry
pie, and this is the first one we've had
this season"
YES" her companion said as she
shifted the delicious aroma, but if
you had stayed in the city you could
have bought ready baked blackberry
pies this very long while. | can't I'M
derstand you, Prue." Rose Breen's
voice showed slight irritation. you
used to be so crazy about the theater.
crowds, bridge parties, clubs. You
and Tom had more dates than any
other young married couple in our set
and now you seem to be cOntented to
settle down in this poky town with
only your car to remind you that you
ever really lived. 1t must be deadly
dull, especially for Tom, who is so
handsome. Now confess, dear, wasn't
it chiefly because Tom was so hand
some and-well, of course there was
Bernice Carrier. BerniCe and Tom
were such a fine looking couple until
you came along, you SLY young thing,
and married him ONT of hand Roses
voice contained something deeper than
simple inquiry. "And, by the way,
heard inst before left town that
Rprnicp is comino hack Mark NV
words. mari, nv words Tom and Ber-
nice are hound to 500 each other If
will take more than blackberry pie
TO keen them aDart." With a Drovolz-
inc laugh Rose retired to fine hack
norcb 10 write lnttnr
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droh ,,irIbood Tom voc bi,, cood M
tnrpd uonuIar and as Rose had said
handsome. During the early DAYS of
her married life Prue had thought
very little about Toms looks AS
time went on. however. she heard more
and more often such remarks as
"Prue YOU plain little thing how on
earth dtd Won GET such good look
inc busband?" Or after long and
snecnlatiye look "You must watch
Tom dear, He is srch a handsome
man" To he sure it was said in q
testing vav and nearly ALWAYS nro-
voked laughter. After a time Prue
found herself watching, She began TO
dread meeting strangers She won
dernd if they. too. weren't thinking
how Tom ever came to marry her If
never occurred to her TO come back
with ..Tor1 chose me from all the other
qirIs--it wa. he who souobt mo" If
on endpd by Tho whole THING gpttinp
so ON her nerves that her health suf-
fernd and nIaiu little prIn only he
cama thn nIainnr
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