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THE WINCHAIVI TIMES
The
Husbands o
dith
By GEORGE BARR ,M'CUICIIEON
Copyrighl by Dodd. Mead & Co.
Asssaaaroagasestsi,WIs
"I shall taL this opportunity to put
myself in /training against the day
;when I may be traveling away with a
'happy bride of my own. By the way,
'how long am I expected to remain in
,
-
'I
"Don't shake hands," she warned.
'this state of matrimonial bliss? That's
no small detail, you know, even though
It escaped for the moment."
"Three weeks."
"Three weeks!" Be almost reeled. •
"That's a long time in these dais
-of speedy divorcee," said Medcroft
blandly. '
The Gare de l'Est was thronged with
. rpeople when Brock appeared fully hall
• an hour before departing time. In no
little dismay he found himself wonder,
:Ing it the whole of Paris was going
away or, on the other hand, if the rest
• of the continent was arriving. He felt
• a foolin Medcroft's unspeakable check-
ed suit, and the eyeglass was a much
•more obstinate, untractable thing than ,
,Ite had even suspected It could be'
The right side of his face was in a
Condition of semiparalysis, due to the
muscular elections required. Be had
a sickening fear thet the scovr1 that
-marked his brow was destined to form
a perpetual alliance with the smirk at
the corner of his nose, forever destroy -
Ing the symmetry of his face. If one
who has not the proper facial eon-
stractIon will but attempt the feat of
bolding a monocle in plade for: un-
broken hours he may come to appreci-
ete‘ at least one of the trials which be-
set poor Brock.
0 Every one seemed to be staring at
Iiim. He heard more than one Awed --
can in the scurrying throng say to an-
other, "English,; and he tet reliered
tmtll an Englishman or two Upset his
confidence by brutally alluding to him
.101"confounded American toady."
Wine train. time Were Mrs.
THE WEAK SPOT
IN THE HACK.
n the kidneys get ill the back
gVs out.
But the back is not to blame.
The ache conies front the kidneys,
which lie under the smalt of the back.
Therefore, dull pain in the back, or
sharp, quick twinges, are warnings of
sick kidneyS--warningeof kidney tremble.
Plasters and liniments Will not cure
a bad back, for they cannot reath the
kidneys which cause it.
Doates Kidney Pills reach the kidneys
themselves. They are a special kidney
and bladder medicine. They heal the
dieesteed surface of kichieyS and bladder,
and help them to act freely and naturally.
Mrs. Chester Romaitt, Bort Coulonge,
Qat., 'writes: "I had been. troubled With
sore back for over four years, and could
get nothing te do Me any 0013: Mita
I heard of your Doatt's Kidney Pills.
/ got three boxes, and took them, and
now 1 am completely turd."
Doan's Kidney Pills are 50c a box,
2 boxes for $1.25, at all dealers or mailed
direct on receipt of price by The T. Mlt
barn Co., Limited, Toronto, Out.
When ordering direct speedy "Doan'*.'
Medcroft was seen hurrying in Prima
the carriage Way, pursued by a trio or
facteurs laden with bags and'boxea,
"Don't shake hands!" she warned In
a quick whisper as they came together;
"I recognized youby the clothes."
"Thank God, it wasn't my face!" Im
cried, "Are your trunks 'checked?"
"Yes, this afternoon. I have nothing
but the bags. You 'have the tickets?
Then let us get aboard. just couldn't
eet here earlier," she whispered guilt-
ily. "We had to say goodby, you know.
Poor old Rosy! How' he hated it!
sent Burton and O'Brien on ahead of
me. My sister brought therh here in
her carriage, and I dare say they're
eboard and abed by this time. You
ildn't see them? But, of eottree. pet
wouldn't know my maids. flow stupid
of me! Dont be alarmed. They have
their instructions, Roxbury. Doesn't if
sound odd to you?"
Bleicle, was, icy cold. with apprehem
shin as they walked down the line oi
wagons lits in the wake a the bag.bear.
'ers. Mrs. Medcroft was as self po8.
sessed and as degagee as he was ill at
ease and awkWard. As they ascended
the steps a the carriage she turned
back to him and said with tha most
malicious twinkle in her eyes:
"I'm not a bit nervons."
"But you've been married so much
longer than I have," he responded.
Then came the disposition of the bags •
and pardeli. She ca1iiTy directed the,
porters to put the overflow into the not'
per berth. The garde came Up to re
monstrate in his most rapid French.
"But where is m'sieur to' sleep if the
bags go up, there?" he argued.
Mrs. Mederoft dropped her toilet bag
and turned to Brock with.startled eyes,
her lips parted. Be was standing it
the passage. his two bags at his feet
an aroused gleam in Ws eyes. A deep
flush overspread' his face. An expres•
sion of utter rou succeeded the buoy-
ancy of the mome t before.
"Really," she rniwmured and could
go no further. Thit, loveliest pucket
came into her face: Broglc waved the
garde aside.
"It's all right," he explained. "I
shan't occupy .the -I mean, I'll take
one of the other ,compartments." As
the garde opened his lips to protest she
drew Brock inside the compartment
and closed the door. Mrs.',Medcrofi
was agitated.
"Oh, What a wretched contretemps!"
• she cried in despair. "Boxy has made
a frightful mess of it, after alt,. He
has not taken a, compartment for you.
afraid•yolf11 have to tekethis
one and -and let me go in with" -
"Nonsense!" he broke in. "Nothlag
of the sort! I'll 'find ti,bed, never foe
daresay there's plenty -of room on,
the train, You shan't sleep with the
servapts. And doe't lie awake Waco.
lug raior old Ros.„ He's lonesome and
unhappy, and tie"-•
•"But he has a place to sleep," she
lamented. "I'm sip sorry, Mr. Brock!
It's perfectly horrid. Mid Vm-Vro
drendfully nfraid you won't be able to
get n berth. Roxbury tried yesterday
fo'r a lower for 'himself."
. "And he -couldn't get one?"
"No. Mr. Brock. Rut I'll ask the
maids ,to Ove up: th•eir"- •
"Please. please dotil worry,' and
pleaae •dont call me Mr. Brock. I hate
the name. Good tlightl Now, don't
! think about me. be all right. Yoe'll
find, me as gay as a lark in the morn.
Jug." , „ . .
1 He didnot give hern chance for fur. t
ter protest, but darted out of the cont.
pertinent. As lig elesed the door he
had the (1101110dg. imprestion that
she was sitting upon the edge of bet
berth, giggling hysterleally.
,
CHAPTERill.
The Sister-in-law.
HE garde listened to his de
mend, for a eeteirate Compart•
meat with the dejeetien of a
capable Prench ettendant whc
is ever ready with joint eommisera.
tion and obduracy. NO, he was cow -
petted to inform Inetisienr the Amerk
can ft° the dismay of the psemlo
Hallman) it would be impossible to an,
range for another compartmeet. The
tr4n4 was ,,eroveded to the Opacity.
Malty had, been turned 'two. No, a
101.11e would not be of avail. The deep,
est grief and Anguish thledititt soul to
see the nredlisinient oe monsieur, but
there wits no relief.
Rroek's tulsernble nffeetatiota of the
English drawl soongore way to sham
emphatic Amerlerinhette. It was after
eblo1L004 the trek wat. bid. gait
way. The street 'lamps were getting
fewer and :ewer, and the soft, fresh
air of Ike suburbs was rushing through
the windon.
"But, Ming it all, .1 can't sit tip all.
night!'" growled Brock in exasperated ,
,
"i)Vsieuit forgets thot lie has a berth.
It is reit the fault 'or the • eompagnie
that he is without a iii.d. Did not
txesieur book theeinnpartment hiniselli
Tres blear
As the 'result el' strong Perslitishm
the garde consented to make "the
grand tour" of the train (le luxe in
setrrch . of n berth. . It goes wit how'
saying that lie tvas intensely mystified
by liroeles (Iwo tit ions remark t hat he
would be satisfied %vitt) "on upper if
he couldn't 410 any better " For the
life of hint monsieur the garde Could
not comprehend the situation. Ilo
Went away, shaking Ids lieml and look.
ing at 'the tickets, as much as to any
that an :Anterierin is novel satisfied -
not eveh with the twat.
Brock lowered a window scat in the
passage andt,sat dokt it. staring blankly
and blackly out into dn. whizzing
night. U'lle 1)1.mile:intent It.111 eonie upon
him so suddenly flint he had not 9011
now found the oPportm.lity to analyze
ie in its entirety. ,3!In,e;:t,„-• ,St OM t eould
come of it, of.eott Clt-,,i" ' he poor com-
fort of a -night in lieketiz
BHA it was a train ingcon
AO Efe,suddenly're • tiered the lug
gage vim!, As a last resort he might
fiad lodging among the trunks.
• And thett.,•too, there NVIIS something
irritating in the stispielon thnt she'llnd
laughed as if it were n huge Joke. Per-
haps even new, she Was dollIlled tip
her narrow conch stifling the ;dggle
that woUld not best1011resscd•
Whenthe garde. Pump I1ne1( with
the lugubrious information that molt.
leg. positively nothing, woe to he had
It IS,1)ainful tit eeeord that Broel; swore
In a manner whielt won the 41 ((( -Test re.
Nowt of the tralmtme"
"At 4 o'eloeh In the 841(1) 4)8 I 1 i..4.0111%
11(1 old gentleman and Ids win. win 1101
..411 at strass:hure )11,4. o...tie•it,,,,
They 11.1'0 ill i I I ig (.:1 t'l'IM'f• 111111 0 .,(1 10.4.)
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am 014,1444 11, sii..,q.111.: II, ,) r...0, ', .1
talented by two mourners who today
buried a beloved seal In Paris. They
have kept all of the flowers in their" -
"Four o'clock! Good. Lord. What am
I to do tilt then?" groaned Brock, glar-
ing with unmanly hatred at the door
of the Medcroft compartment.
"Perhaps madame may be willing to
take the upper" ventured the guard
timorously. but Brook check0 bin,
with a peremptory gesture. Se pro.
posed. Instead.`"the leggage van, where-
upon tile gardeburst into a psalm of
utter dejection. * It was Fainst the
rules, irrevocably. .
"Then' I gness I'll have to sit here all
might." ',sittid Brock, faintly. He wes
forgetting his English.,
"Iffeur .will not occupy his own
bed, y1," Said the guard, shrugging
his sho Idere. and washing his hands
of the t'lfole incomprehensible affair.
-111'sieur Will then be np to receive the
cuatulh4 Afheerts at the frontier. Per.
haps he wilf give me the keys to ma -
dame's trunks' so that she nifty not be
disturbed." -
"A.sit her for 'em yourself." growled
Broek, after one dazed moment of dis-
may,
The boars prdwIed slowly by. He
paced the' length of the wriggling, (qtr.
rider a htludred times back and forth;
he' sat on eVeri .tvinclow seat in, the
carriage; ,he nodded and dozed and
greened ad laughed at himself iu the
deeppat clerk-41mi all throng!) the dismal
night, LltWight came 'at 4. Be saw
the sun riite for the first time 141 1118
life.' Ile neither enjoYed nor appro
einted the ',novelty. Neer bad he wit,
flossed anything so mouraftilly depress.
ing as the first grey tints that crept up
to mock him in his Vigil. Never had
be.seen anything so' glunitly as the soft
red glow that suffused the morning
ski,
"I'll sleep all day if I ever get into
that d -d bed," be Mild to himself, bit.
ter,ly wistful.
he cestotbs Ottleere heti eyed hint sue
• pi ,lotisly at. the border... They had evt
11)
d try beet teld.`of his strenge, Mad.
ns in, r • aing;40 geenPy , th,e berth,
b had peld,tir. Their etasninatioti oi.
III effects ,wtie more thorough thee
u al. It may have entered theft' heads
th t he Was' stattaing Oa
re 80 Of a 41r accotnpliet.
• ett le Many lettabterratelbg
eeriting quesemie that he
relivet:1 vrbeit they pease
over the
They as1c.
ncl clbreon.
a devotitly
lkt, still ens, i
piteous.
The train was late. and et 11 o'clock
ne was deepertitely combating an" Im-."
pulse to leave it at litreiseburg, find
lodging in a hotel and then, refreshed,
44(414)111 for lahleion to have it out With
the tualevelept alederort. The disene
tenting at the venerable mourners,
however, restored Min to a degree of
his ;awe of mind. After all, he re-
viewed. It would 140 cowardly and base
10 desert a trusting wife. lie pletured
110' 415 1181001)1111d s('1) 114417 confident In
ills sinnehtiess. No, he would have it
out w1.-1 aledcroft nt ;some later day.
xt.is eongratitheting himself on
the tiequisition n leel.ealtholigh it
might possess the odor or a bed of
tuberoses- when till of his pleasant
ealcultitIons were lipset by the tippear-
once of a German gheeand his
faintly, It was then that he learned
that these people luta !limited le coin-
perteineot from 8trasAitirg to Mu.
;itch.
Broel; resin:nee! his Mildew sent find
despondently omitted the,0011 to break-
fast, lie fell sound, asleep with his
motioeie in position, tiot. did it matter
to him Unit his hat drepped through
the whitlow tool went tamttling off
across the green Rhenish 'fields. When
next be looked at his wotch It was 8
ielocie. A small boy wosytanding at
the end of the passage Staring wide
eyed at him. ' Two little girls came
piling, half 'dressed. from a eompart-
ment, evidently it) response to the
yeungster's whispered command to
hurry out and see' the „funny man.
Broek scowled dargly, and the trio
darted swiftly into the ...tome lament.
He dragged his stiff kgs into the
dining car at Stuttgart and shoved
them under a table. The ear was
quite empty. As he was staring Wank-.
ly at the menu the condueteur Dean •
his ear hurried in with the word that
madam would not breakfast until 0.
She was still very sleePy. Woeld M.
Mederoft be good enough to order her
coffee and rolls brought to ,her cone
Partment at that hour? i,And would he
inind seeing that the Maid saw to it
that Raggies surely toilet's biscuit and
a walk at the next station?
"Raggles?" queried Brock, passing
his band over his bra* The other
shrugged, his -shoulders and looked
askance. "Oh, yes; understand,"
murmured the puzzled•one, recovering
himself. • For the next. ten minutes he
wondered '-ho Ragglei could be.
He had eaten his strawberries and
was waiting for the eggs and coffee,
resentfully eying the early risers who
were now coming In for their coffee
and rolls,. They had slept He could
tell by the complacent manner in which
their hair was combed and by the in-
terest they found in the scenery which
be had come, by tedious familiarity,
to loathe ancIscorn.
The actionsof tWo young women
near the door attracted his attention.
From, their actions be suddenly gather-
ed that they Were diacussing him -and
In a more or less facetious fashion at
that. They whispered and looked shy
and grinned in a most disconcerting
manner. He turned red about the ears
and began to wonder fiercely why his
eggs and coffee were so slow in coin.
ing. Then, to his consternation, tha
young women. plainly of the serving
class, bore down upon him with ribash-
ed smiles. Ile noticed for the first
time that one or them was carrying a
very small child in her arms. As she
came elongside, grinuing sheepiShlY,
she. extended the small one toward the
astounded Brock, and said in excellent
°Id'Eoleldtl
giiisiCit:
•'Gming, Mr, Medcroft." Then,
•
eith o rare itspirat'on, "Baby, keis
paon-come, now."
She pushed t'le infant almost into
8-oret'e face. Ile did not observe that
,idwa; a bee 'Orel child and that it
h'.4 • 'Pok of ,ecenr in its eyes. He
INgiramewthid ne was glaring te.ildly
at ta nu a nurse, the truth slowly
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YOUR
• CHOICE
By HOLLAND.
MANtiMii.CTUIRERS are of
two kinds -the honest
and dishonest no one
• makes the best' goOds, the
other makes the worst Each
hat; his own particular
scheme of life. .
The honest. manufacturer
dials to matte the best goods
he On and to Advertise them
•so that ail the world 'will
know of their merite. EI0"
eeturts Inveitigation. E4
Wants customers to hold hie'
to a rigid accountability.
The dishoneit manufectur*
er hopes to profit by deeep4,
lion. Ile produces an artiella
that Will be Offered as "just
as good" thougtj be knowe it
le inferior. ile Ws to Take
a larger profit tab the a0111,
• Ott manufacturer, and this
larger profit is necessary be•
cause he hes to did new cis&
tomere day atter day.
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WHO AbIrtittTIEM
.alIDA11111 SlOtTIOST 0418.
Warm. nt.4 iionlTale0
hra1/41, Von 8 full atnite he stared `as
if petrified. Then. ad mineering a
slekly grin. be sought to Ving his Wite
01) to the requirements of the extra
ordluary situation. Ile lifted his hand
and mumbled: "Come, Itaggleal I
haven't a biseuit, but here, hare a 111,
do. Give ine 5- a kiss!" lle added the
last in lutist herole surrender.
The nurse and the mold stared hard
at him, lathy turned in affright
to cling closely to tlie neck of the for.
fuer.
"flood Lord, sir," whispered the
'flume, with a nervous glauee about
her, "this ain't Reggie% air. Thiais
a baby."
"Do you think I'm blind, madent?"
whishered be savagely. "I can see it's
a baby. but I didn't know there was
to be one. Its father didn't mentioe It
tome."
"It's a wise father that knows his
own child," said the nurse, with prompt
sarcasm.
' "I think they should have prepared
nie for this," growled he. "Is it sup.
posed to be mine? Does -does, Mrs,
Medcroft know about it?"
"You mean about the baby, sir? Of
course" she does. It's hers. • Please
don't look so odd, sir. My word, sir.
I didn't know you didn't know' it, sir:
I wasn't told, was I, O'Brien? Thera
sir, you see! Mrs, Medcroft said I was
to bring Tootles in to you, air. She
said" -
"Tootles?" nturatured Brock. "Toot-
les and Raggles. I dare say there's a
distinction without much of a differ.
ence. Are you Burton?"
"Yes, Mr. Medcroft. *The nurse.
Won't you take baby for a minute, siri
Just to get acquainted and for appear-
ance's sake." She whispered the well
meant entreaty. Brock, now well intc
the spirit of' the situation, obligingly
extended ids arms. The baby set up
a lusty howl of aversion.
"For God's sake, take him back to his
mother!" groaned Brock hastily. "He
doesn't like strangers! Take him'
awayi"
• "It isn't .a .he. sir," whispered the
maid as the' nurse prepared to beat a
hasty retreat with the Mederoft offspring. 'iIt's a her, sir."
Brock's face was a study in perplex.
ity as they hurried from the car.
"By George!" he muttered. "What
next?"
That which did come next was even
more amazing than the unexpected ad•
Vent of Tootles. Be barely had recov•
ered this equanimity -with his coffee-
• when a young lady entered the car,
That of itself was not much to speak
of, but what followed was something
that not even he could have dreamed
of it he had been given the chance. Be
• afterward recalled in some distress of
mind that his second quick glance al
the' newcomer dereloped into little lest
than a rude stare of admiration. Small
wonder, let it be advanced in his de.
ferise.
Shewas astoundingly fair to look.
upon -dazzlingly, it might be said. with
some support to the adjective. More-
over, she was looking directly into his
eyes from her unstable p,osition neat
the deer. What was more, a shy, even
tnischlevous, smile crept into her face
as her glance caught his. Never had
Lie seen a more exquisite face than
here.' Never had he looked upon a
more perfect picture of grace and love.
liness. and -aye -smartness. She was
smiling with unmistakable friendliness
and recognition, and yet he could have
sworn be bad not seen her before in his
"Good morning, Roxbeews
she said.
life. As ir he could have forgotten
such a Neel A sudden sense of en.
Ornament swept aver hen, indescriba.
ble yet delicious.
She wns coming toward him, still
.sniiling shyly, lier lips parted, as if
she were breathing quickly from fear
or another' emotion, He set down his
eoffee cup without regard to taste or
direction, his gaze fixed upon the trim,
slender figure ie blue. lie now SRN,
11)81 1104' .dark eyes were filled with a
soft seriousness that belied her brave
smile. A delicate pink had come into
her elem.., higli• bred face. The heel.
titney or the gentlewoman etteetoped
her with n mantle that shielded bet
fro.n any suspicion of boldness. creek
etruggled,to Ids feet, amazement wrie
too in his face.
• "Geed morning, ifoxbury," she. 'wan
in the most inmersonal of greetin
tier stnlle deepened as the 'blfl1Mtfst
increased in his face. in ofe roost
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Be sat down abruptly. For a single
tense, abashed moment' they looked
searchingly into each other's eyes.
"Are yon Ruggles?" he asked po•
"Yon poor man!" she cried. aghast
"Boggles is Edith's French poodle.
Has 'no one told,yon of the poodle?"
She half whispered this. Be began to
adore her at that very moment, a cir
cumstance well worth remembering.
"No one has told me of you. for that
matter," he apologized, thrilling with
a delight such as he had never knowr
before. "Would you mind whispering
to me just who yob are? Am I sup.
posed to be your father -or what?"
"It is all so delightfully casual, isn't
It?" she said. "1 daresay they forgot
to tell you that you are a man of fam
41y. Didn't they mention me in any
-Way at till?" She pouted very prettily
"No, they ignored you and Raggles
and Tootles. Are there any more it
my family that I haven't met?"
"You see, we got to the station quite
a bit ahead of Edith. That's how you
happened to miss meeting us. We san
you there. however. 1 recognized yot
by your clothes. You seemed very tin
happy. Oh, I forgot! You wanted tc
know who I am. Well. I am your sie
ter -in-law."
CHAPTER IV.
"1 am Constance."
HE ordered coffee and toast while
he sat there figuring it out
When the waiter departed ht
leaned forward and said quitt
frankly:
"You'll pardon me, I'M sure, but I
can't understand how I was so short
sighted as to marry your sister."
."Well, you see, you didn't catch
glimpse of me until after you wen
rrie,d."' she railed. "I was in the Ss.
eyed Heart convent, you remember."
"Ali, that explains the oversight.
am considered an unusually discrimi
noting person, Let me see: I marriee
Miss Fowler, didn't I?"
"Yes, Roxbury -four years ago it
London, at St George's, in Hauovel
square, at 4 o'clock on a Saturday
Didn't they tell you all that?"
"I don't think they said anythim
about it being 4 o'clock. I'm glad b
know the awful details, believe me
Thanks! Do you know I decided yea
were an American the instant I see
you in the door," he went on, quite Lr
re•lo
IcivatitlytiY
"clever of you, Roxbury!"
"Oh, I say, Miss Fowler, I'm not suet
an 74ss as I look -really I'm not. I'n
trying to look like"-
" leiff if you want me to belieV1
you are not the ass you think you tool
be careful what you say. Remember I
am not Miss Fowler to you, 1 um Con
81:11)ee-80414et1me5 Connie. Can yot
remember that Itotbury?"
Ile drew a long breath. "Oh, I say
co.mie, I'd much rather be plain Brod
to tett."
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this for my sister. not for myself te
1114,4 manner of means," elle said stiffly
Ile ensiled painfully, eonscions of thi
Ittrile11.1(411: :alt4e'eln; 881.01 of my OtVt3 importnnef.
1'1 overlook mS, fanite for tht
n be ig," he said. "I'll do better
'Ye ser I've been rather overcome
not used to being the head ea
tnblishment it has &v..; nie. A grea
Many fillings have'• totppentel to rn.
since I left the atire de 1-n-1 lad
bight" Be was fronsiderate lit ttat re
.ferteng to hte Unhappy mode of tray
elite; "Pew instance. I've e0111104.iel3
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tat -soft Of thing,' viz trtt't
riedly, in perfect mimicry. "Yon come
very highly recommended as a broth
er-in-law."
"Are you to be with as until the end
of the play?"
"Yes. The Rodneys are my friends
not Edith's. Katherine Rodney was is
the convent with me. We see it great
deal of each other. Mil sure you wile
like her. Everybody falls dreadfulls
in love with her."
"How very amiable of you to permit
It," be protested gallantly. "I'm sure
I shall enjoy falling in love. Which
reminds me that I've never bad a sld
ter -in-law. They're very nice, I'm told.
It's odd that Medcroft didn't tell rot
about you. Would you mind ethane.
inlagnday.,,bit of general information about yourself-and,may I say, about m3
fnmily In general? It may come
t
"I feel as though I had known yot
for years," she said. frankly returning
his gaze. She leaned forward. her el
bows on the table, her chin in het
hands. "I'm merely Edith's sister
We live in Paris -that is, father and
I'm three years younger than Edith
Of course you know how old yew
wife is, so we won't dwell upon that
You don't? Then I'd demand it 01
her. I haven't been in Philadelphia
since I was seven. and that's ages ago
I have no mother, and father is of it
South America on business. So yov
see little sister has to tag after big
sister. Ohl" She interrupted the re
cital with an abrupt change of man
ner. "I'm so sorry you've finished
your coffee. Now you'll, have to go
Roxbury always does."
"But I haven't finished," he exclaim
ed eagerly. "I'm going to have three
or four more pots. You have no ides
how"-
"ws an right, then," he said, grit/
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