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HURSDAY, NOVEM , 1920, rae oe THE EVENING WORLD, T 1| om 7 ‘ Open, Hide, Lah, Lat | Opes, High, Low, ! “) Amoriated OH... 1 MO 1T | stam 19 19% 19 — ‘* . Atebieen Hallway... 9% + SO | Midvale Btoet oy Be HS tlantic Comat Tine, 98% % Hl Mo. K "? % =) taa,| Atl, ult A WT, 13 40 0 Me Pac’ Pi od i PE ASR Rubber | Baldwin Larommotive 114% 14 11S JM Stator 6 He 4% AN, Chatmen | Bait. & Obie 47% a7 4 unl Act 3 no W } oat 12% | Pa | af | cuRB yee 2% | Barrett Comrany if av St | Netional Anilice TH My GR, Lively bullish speculation in ratl-! e daa, Brake hal [cog fear fad Pr ky. fe 2S os road stocks and in public utility tae. OPened quiet. Int. Pet, 17 6-6—t1 dm. Con te. An. & Rid. 914 | foxh Plaberied 6 % 6 leat, an ee ee z tl Candy, 10—101-2; T. Pats. xp. cn oo Ae ee ee o mh © | Neimla Cond 1% 1% 1% es was continued in to-day’s stoc! 12-14; Philip Mortis, @1-9—7 1 Coupee. een ee am Oe Am Me Pi iit, | alta Mae, trast 34% HB | Sow OWT Ch. a, ty Markel. ‘Announcement made OM srtarne Oil, 1D 1-2esor Bima an SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTALMENTS. | i 0 as, 0 ’ Central, s “ . ~2—20; ” ’ ear'e ve. leilowes finds Kether Shepsto ront of hie apartment he ogee ha Wm ; 128% | Baro Iron rH OMS IS ye nk Oy oak oe j Monday by Southern Pacific that It 97-819 1-8; Amphalt, 643-55 1-4], Mm She Wioreth tetas Melowrs finds Kstber Shepstone erving In front ot “beset e 3 bag ns Ae we Pak oie | Bette ae Superior. 16% 1H NIN, Ome we. oot % 1% may | iMtends to divorce oll lands from the Carib, 141-2—14 8-4, pon Ay bin "ereo Aa 3% a=. A Aw, RA Be es, BO dom | Catto Central OUl., 18 M's 184 | Nortotk & Western, 101% 102 01% 1014|FAllroad proper has inspired reporta — Notion ‘with's hoo fink ae s Calif, Pevteine. ws 08 7" 4 lh PORBIGN BXCHANGR OPENING. Set work to marry him and Mi at te Lag 9 Am. Int, Am: ins... 10 | cad “potions 3% "1% O24) that other countries that have oll Glalide. 4 to the aiel wl When Ashton bese te, he omnis tie envelope and fem aq Am Laqpoed Anaconda 31 | canadian Poeitie & Rh Jand holdings or huge treasury assets, Stetling, demand, 3421-2; cables, fut ifter or ner may ‘be eit riven to” dons Fatiom. byt, a Wee 3 Gane Lesnar am agai Will take alRisine uation, 8481-4; francs, demand, .0618; cables, |” Bie edt cay he fa to ate Father ee out ig tek he tim , see ofS. 3 240 | feces : ; ; Strength of traction and gas com- ‘619: lire, demand, 0360; cables, 0961; Kthion and’rtatier Indy Mente, tte Hearne (hat the 1 ery Happy pectin of Iter raged fee i j {etre De Da at [pat Amr Hevol. S84 40% st 8% | pany shares was based on the alleged Bé!etum francs, demand, .0668; cables, ~ CHAPTER IY. y ia oe ee ae Gig | penta: ROMs 44 44 AHN AN belle that the election of Judge Mil- “0658: Marks, demand, .0126; cablen, PTER IV. fe never asked me, my dé," Mise cia {CM & Bt 0. ty, 4 48% | sents’ Us: jet in it 13 Iter as Governor of New York State |9l27; Swiss francs, demand, .1666; HEN Esther went upstairs! a answered candidly, ‘Met him y \ 6. Ste at. Ptty.00f 8: | hee on by dn A os cables, .1562; guilders, demand, .3022; to her room she found the| seu that it wouldn't be any @d if he Joni. 1, & te. wit | th Wh 20M MM result in a “square deal" for | , a and L know be was frightilly re- : : \c po eH BH Se 40% 41% 40% 40's Fihese companies; that legislation will | C@MIes, 2082; pesctas, demand, 136 . door standing open, an' We were never so mrly In Ch d 71% | Pierre Arcow ‘1% 4, ON oly cables, 1374; Sweden kroners, demand, she could hear some one f re |p 5 be enacted allowing a 7-cent fare, and "i ‘s | one another as e@ wel 5 Pra tend beg lag Pieeee «) is 6 18 1918; cables, 1926; Norway kroners, taiking ineid Wied “ea kote Lecce hae a acces a Chile oe Tay | Rite, Coat 5% 03 ony ey [that the gas comipanies will be per- ‘demand, .1394; cables, 1344; Dent odibestin in{mean to get married.” Sho, wuckled ie lis Gren lic dee 1% Tite. &W, Val. 8% 35% 944 a4t |MUtted to Increase their rates. [ASK Kronars, demand, 1867; oubtes, GES stoed' Stl!) for a moment 1p ee ie ey. it cnleneole ent oa | 4 Hond Creek Oval 6m 6% Ww IS Southern Pacific opened at about | 1847; Argentine pesos, demand, .7900; Amazement; ehe thought perhaps she} ee et ena go K Ag a | Vol, & Smithers... ab ee aa co gt G&G [a parity with the close of last night, |CAPles 7920; Canadian dollars, de- had made a mistake and come to the] cleared out and came here.” ; | Ce Gea a Rees tte ital iat piney. tly % Woy oy [DUE Was quickly run up to above 118, SS wrong room, but a glance reassured! “Anu—Micky?" kusther askh I , Cok Grashontege.s;; 20% lay Come sss Me Mh lay M4] @ new high magk for the present PARNINGS, [Sete Ae En Rs OF TRC E00 We ae uien ieaied TRn Ly SRL ene egal Sy 1M 19K 100% | movement and within about & points) International Motor Truck Com- @Nd this one was 23; she pushed the| {)//* Misael joked faintly sypriag® eka _ os 7% Ry GS 4 of the highest price it ever sold.|pany—Nine months ended Sept, 30, 400r wider and went in. asked. “Did I teli you? 1 spose i Bi, 8 Noval Daten NY 764 Tou say au | Before the opening the “Street” was|1920: Net profit aft, ches. and Fed., Her boxes were there, standing one generar eta wer rr Pond Sarge Arne B% 2% 20% 20%] full of bull tips on Northern Pacific, |tax, $3,114,331, equal aft. pfd. diva. to Upon the other, so as to make more He's got another girl on th tape pe Saron Moiom .... 4% 4% 4% 4%/ which were made good by a rise of bak share on Lore gaia of out- espace in the small room, and on the] ow, 7 don't know if it will ome © Soabount Air Line 9% OM OOM atanding common stock. ugh. A pool scare alta eam Hodtrick .... 100% 165 198 104 | three points in that stock. The form!” pacime Gas and Electric Company "ather shabby rug by the fireplace a pues ehin te = q A “eg Seri pian an SchlowShal, Geel @ &_GA_*| OF Reading's segregation plan was|—Nine months ended Sept. $0, 1920; WMan was kneeling with her back to biter lich very fond of him? iene Wan Sinclair Oi E 82%] made a@ lively topic of discussion, | Fross, $25,879,471, Increase $6,414,535; the door, chee eal . ‘cae | Det. de Bixdnoo 105% beset bas Nox, | but following its 6-point rive of yes. |nat aft Soe gd sek | She did not hear Esther enter, and| ““; am, He's a dear! I shovd low fe & Ro Or. 2% Se ee 2% | orday it was unable to make much pena ho Mead Bae og a aie $1. fF @ moment the girl stood staring! to see til happily niarrled te a gil pit ata dla Stromtere 6 | headway. However, Union Pacific, | 763,341, increase $214,991, jAt her in blank amasement, Bho could | With # hudrt uf gold like Risiown./ MadieottSohnston.. 02 harvacrced : : i: a 8 be Atchison, Great Northern and other nove. hot see her face, but she could geey i iiie, and his little eorner of th Sutmarine Boat 2M mS, 2 " g = Ividend-payin ratis that the woman was smaji and slight-| world would be amuged it tney kne! dt A peach of a tan Brogua a Mt down ted «4% 4H 4m 16 | NiBB-Driced = dividend-paying The Stock Exchange hae stricken jy puin, with Ith of ie] on Herts of guud Micky manag} Jor young men. Rubber 4 HL. & Ban ran 90% BI 30% 30%] Climbed from one to more than twe led ly buitt, with a wealth of jet blac! ie amoui 6 y ‘fwels a tached, i Mt. L. & Horritwent 80\) 94% 36% 384 | points, from the list Toledo, St. Louis and hair coited in becoming carelessness, | t . , % M . ” 2 Swot T&T .. 484 4 48% 48%] Third Avenue stock, Interboro pre«| Western Rallroad pfd. and common with a couple of yallow pins to fasten ou haven't told me A thing abot ‘4% th Ati Aa lite, Cop & Chen 0% 0% 9% Ole stocks and Manhattan Electrica] Sup- it. yourseit," Miss Mason reminacd by \ Save a Few Eas Dollars 190% 100% 100% 190% / ne oo 81% BM 81% BIm|feFFed and Interboro Rapld Transit /ply Company, Inc., 1st pfd, stock, | Sho wore a yellow blouse, which|itproachfully. “And Its, not y 38% 1th 10% 1H ew Pues 4 26% 254 /6e all scored a gain of more than a eee Esther would have thought hideous on| that 1 saouid do ail the taking, |) +a ial Se lay 19 Jtwo pointa, Brooklyn Rapid Tranatti BARNYARD GOSSIPS /4¥, one, cise, but somehow again | Mow your name, and. has a t Twaarg rod, 6% 4 B% | one 18-8. ’ that dark coil of hair it looked de- . o you gi peop! on ese brogues wan, ty | tse, 0d HO | rong 18-8. ANGER PRIZE HEN, cucae ioc ot! Were do you come trom? BIN em Weiloe aan a Industrial jesues were decidedly ’ Esther moved a little, deliberately] Esther flushed a little. | i Ger them today at any Signet Shoe Store, bef re TTR] limon ater a vay, 8 82 |backward. This was particularly true) WINS LAYING RACE knocking against a chair to attract Men ane De ae your E and put the money you save into Saturday's rs 4 ON pe ee ors ee ‘Tom ‘pou [Ct, steeh Paper and leather shares. a aie Fug looksd round with b stertied ox: | lila, and my mother died theres i theatre tickets. Howlin Un)... 108 300% 200108 etek ae an .%* | while the railroad and traction groups | Jealous Rivals Thought They Had clamation; then scrambled to her fect don't’ “know anytuing “about f ‘y Regular “varsity” style lines in ‘em, too. aaae a feu aay | Ua. By. Inv. Co... 13 44% 144 | Were strongest, Vanadium Steel was] | i778 B, but She “Set” | |"T heard ‘there was a cat,” she ex-| fther sent home to an a a Q Anestration Cop 428% 4% ay | U8. Be. Inv. Co... izzie Beaten, but She “Set a aint she 1 after me till atat Rubber heels already on. Today’s the time Intedsoro Con. ring Gi 6% | N Meotall Storms... 2% showing a decline of 2 points, Inter- BUS OH yele tole Ris CBAL He WAS Coe yeata: Kar ini wae died, I to get them. Bis fwteroro Con pt. 15% United Food. natidnal Paper a loss of similar ex- New Records. ie ay a Hine is eh Gont| value to Londen’ then, and they. ¢k { . Inter. Ari, Corp... 18% 8. Indies, Al tent, United States Steel held around! STORRS, Conn. Nov. 4.—Lizsle mind. I brought him some milk. {Me en at Kldred’s—do you kw $ 85 sate pel radar eet the close of inst night and the gains| won't take sass from anybody, she’s Fora moment Esther was too taken seine i eaig hie ae j . aback to answer, She looked from ? 10 sn Miss. jason #~ Int, Mer Mar, uf in miscellaneous industrials that were|that temperamental. ‘the little woman in the yellow biouse|Vently. “Scrumptious things x af “ ’ bes Niokel able to make headway were limited! ‘They are telling to-day, in recount- to Charlie, sprawled on the rug and| Make; but what prices! I can'@f- a or Ge} to fractions. ing the feats bf Liz and other hens in purring lustily, and then back again|ferd them very often, but I gidn SIGNET SHOE CO. Pie Mo sara mu ean aaa He ° Kapsee City 6 saben 1A 51% Woritetive statemants, from steel | the State Agrioultural Colles hers, iuat was Karhora Nrer tiCuate cin} fea, for moat least 1 tite wt Retailers of ice & Hutching Educator Shoes ois 7 bie reilly trade céntres that he price trend of/now Liz, for seventy-seven consecu- her next that she had never seen any|/f,1 can get my stuff in his pla dt, “For the Whole Family” Hap intag RE wV, Fate Onto. Gnished products is now decidedly | tive days, came across dally with at One with such a beautiful complexion. | Will pep splendid pee a Lolon y * 120 Went Pac, pr. downward, and in other unmistak-|jeast one ovoid and then suddenly ‘You’ is Miss Shepstone, aren't HUE RUT ROU eB all Lalon 1345 Broadway, opp. Horald Bldg. Harlem, 112 West 125th St. 20 Wentern Colon» able evidence that price deflation of |took » day off and went of a worm- luen@ient of (ite “Ponies cuenee| Esther looked’ mpatitied, > Bronx, 3d Ave. and 149th St. —_, Brooklyn, §57'Fulton St. bd Waneoitt) xs commodities has not yet run its! gigging tear. . fquite a lot about you already. Lydia| “Your stuff!" se echoed, “Wide ALL STORES OVEN BVENINGE = 1 1m” 138" Witlye Overland course. Bullish speculation in indui But during the night it was whis- told me—Lydia’s | the housemaid— | YO} Mean!” laughed merrily. She ——— - 1% 106% 107% White oll trials wag also hindered by the con-|pereq around among the feathered 3p ng peas cent” alse eit 1a very Infectious Iaugh ad & wat ae an ai Woe, coals tinuance of comparatively high entries that apparently age had too, and I hope we shail be great| eee caver Kor, face wit her : N Money rates. Call loans renewed at! ropbed Liz of her laying powers, friends.” anida while she was laughing, 9 per cent., and as banks mus’, with- There was something so breezily Se ey eo ROS Thereat she up and started in the 4 A x she said. "I scem to know yu 80 in @ month or so begin making pre-|next day, and for many days there. SCN Rane” Cr net Mather bald) (cic T oan't remember that woiever rations for taking care of year-|after lald eggs co fast, frequent an yan i Siw one another befure to-day My end disbursements bankers do not| furious that It seemed they. would what to any, snd, X hardix know) (itr, 1 make taco cream, vaits® anticipate materially easier money pave to Back up he crates aeaint “Don't ae anything," Miss Mason! Boment. conditions until after the turn of the|her pen and just let the eggs slide 7 fon She sprang up and disappeared be= new year. : Into the crates, as the quickest means Onawered alrily. “I'm going to like 414% Shrine up and disapper ‘adjoin- } | They All Agree With President Wilson, Ex-Presi- dent Taft, Messrs. Harding, Cox, Hoover, and McAdoo, and Gen. Pershing, Mayor Hylan, Col. Woods, Messrs. Gompers, Gary, and Dr. Finley, and Archbishop Hayes, Bishop Burch, Rabbi Silverman, Messrs. Gillespie, Morgan and Marshall on this vital question affect- ing every citizen of New York. These boys know. You will know tomorrow. Then you will agree. Be prepared to make your agreement count. However, there is no mfstaking the fact that the financial district is in a more optimistic frame of mind, Among the brokerage element the hope is everywhere expressed that commodity pride deflation will be fa- cilitated go that resumption of buy- ing on a large scale will be renewed and usiness can again show an up- ward trend. Foreign exchange markets were again unsettled. Lire made a now low record at 3.35 cents, Demand sterling was off 3-4 cents. Cottom ang the grain markets were heavy. REQUIEM MASSES FOR MACSWINEY Services Held at St. Patrick’s, Paulist Church and Church of Corpus Christi. Requiem masses for the late Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, were celebrated yesterday {n St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Paulist Church in Co- lumbus Avenue. and in the Church of Corpus Christi in West 121st Street. The mass in the Cathedral was at tended by Eamonn de Valera, head of the Irish Republic, and members of his Cabinet and of Dall Eireann, who happen to be in this country. Mgr. John J. Dunn was the celebrant, A touching eulogy of the dead Lord Mayor was pronounced by Mgr. Jo- seph F, Mooney, Vicar General, and Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes pro- nounced the absolution. The mass at the Paullst Church was notabfe for the eulogy by the Kev. James F, Cronin, and by the dirge chanted by the Paullst Choris- ters, The Rey. Joseph MoSorley, pas- tor of the church, was the celebrant, ‘The church was thronged by the chil- dren of the parochial school, the members of the Terence McManus Branch of the Friends of Irish Free- dom, who jurned out a thousand strong, and by the great number of the parishoners, ‘At the Church of Corpus Christi the Rey, John H. Dooley preached a stir- ring eulogy of the heroism and vir- tues of the martyred patriot, Father Dooley is one of the most active and militant of the clerical supporters of lIrish Freedom In New York. ‘ oIleEo. PANDOR.—MATHIAS, CAMPRELE FU- NBERAL CHURCH? Friday, 10.80 A. WELLS.—On Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1920, «+ beloved wife of Spencer N Webber, 238 Lincolp ay., Mra, Munsell Mineola, L. 1. Funeral services will be hold Friday, Nov. 5, 11 A, M. Interment at conyen- fence of family, WHITTELSEY,—KATHERINE. Campbell Funeral Church, Friday, Nov, 5. FUNERAL DIRECTORS, + ae Wherever You May Be ‘There is our fli Call “Columbus 8200° a POA RE 1970 Broadway st 66th St FOR it be Dewstrt Gihey 2d 8k lence of her daughter, of removing them, ‘The competition ts over, It brought into the world 161,456 potential chick- ens that never grew beyond the po- tential state, most of them having long since appeared “sunny side up. The best previous record for any bird at this competition has been 200 eggs, but this year's mark has been an average of 288.4 for a pen of ten birds, The contest lasted the greater part of a year ana brought 1,000 entries | from 18 States ifnd 3 Canadian prov- inces, representing 14 breeds. The prize went to the pen entered by Jules F. Francais of West Hampton Beach, L. I, with a total of 2,334 prospective breakfas. table items. All were Barred Rock: BRYAN SUGGESTS THAT WILSON RESIGN Wants Harding Named Secretary of State to Start Carrying Out His Programme, CHICAGO, Nov. 4.—Willlam Jennings Bryan ‘to-day ‘suggested that as a re- sult of the election President Wilson resign immediately, allowing Vico President Marshall to aasune the office. - Marshall, Bryan sald, should appoint President-Elect Harding as Secretary of State and then also resign when Congress meets in December in order to allow Harding to start carrying out his programme immediately. The laws regulating succession to the President. would put Harding in. the President's chair {f the programme was carried out and Marshaft resigned. “Phe people voted against the Wilson league and for the association of na- tions, indorsed by the Republicans,” sald Bryan, a ss MacSwiney’s Body Sent to Cork to Avoid Trouble. LONDON, Nov. 4. — Sir Hamar Greenwood, Chief Secretary for Ire- land, in explaining to the House of Commons why the body of the late Lord Mayor MacSwiney had been diverted from Dublin and sent to Cork, said the Government late on the day of departure of the body from London had decided to obviate the chance of a demonstration in Dub- lin. ‘This decision was reached, ho declared, owing to reports from Dub- in that a funeral there would be likely to result {n the loss of innocent lives, Policemen Killed a» trish Vendetta Grow DUBLIN, Nov. 4 (Associated Press), —Four more policemen have been mur- dered at different places under dar- ing circumstances. Several were wounded, As indicating the terror prevailing, the body of one slain polleeman lay twenty-four hours on Four the authorities were Informed. nee Stock Broker's Jury*Disagrees, TRENTON, Nov. 4.—An agreoment could not be reached by the Jury in tne case of Maurice H. Cormack, a New York, stock broker and publicity man, tried ‘in Federal Court on an indictment charging him with aiding and abetting tho misappropriation of money from the Firat Natlonal Bank of Union Hill, N J, through the Daredevil Amusement Company. ‘The Jury went at 5 o'clock Yesterday afternoon and was out nearly eighteen hours, the road and| was passed by many persons before, you; I knew I should somehow when I first heard your name, Oh, T hope you don’t think it's awful check," she broke out with a sort of embarrass- ment. “I've got a sitting room here as well as a bedroom, and I always make my own tea, it's better than you can get downstairs, there too, and if you're ever cold I hope you'll come up and sit with me. I'm out a good deal, but you can al- ways ure my room when I'm not there, 1f you care to. Take off your hut and come and sce It now, or are 00 tired? I don't want to worry m not a bit tired," Esther sald, laughing; she felt a little bewtIdered by this sudden offer of friendship, but June Mason tnterested her, and after a Enon she took off her hat obedi- en “We'll bring the cat too,” Miss Ma- fon said; she swooped down with quick movement and caught the cat up in her arms. ‘T,love cats,” she sald. “What's his ndéme?” “Charlie,” sald Esther shyly. very thin, but they weren't to him where he belonged before.” “What a shame! I simply loathe people who are not kind to aninal Never mind, he'll soon get all right. Now come along—I'll help yon unpack your boxes presently.” She led the way upstairs, Esther followed, She had been feeling a Uttle ecared of this new boarding house, She felt grateful for this girl's unaffected overture. “Mine's the best room in the house,” Miss Mason informed her, She pushed open the door of a room Immediately above Esther's. “Sit down and make yourself at home. I'll get the tea in “He's and half a minute. I know you'll have another cup. I shall, anyway, Do you smoke?” 7 “No,” said Esther, “Well, I do, I hope you're not shocked. I find it's so soothing when you've got nerves; and I'm a fright- fully nervy person. I am hardly ever still; I'm always on the go." She went back to the teapot, made the tea, and poured out a cup for Esther. “Is that chair comfyg—yes, lean back! What are you looking at? Oh, my photographs! Yes, I have got a lot, baven't 1?" She turned with one of her rapid movements, caught up a photograph from the ‘shelf and handed it to Esther, “There! That's one of the nicest men I ever met in my life,” she said en- thusiasticall "t you think he's got a ripp! Hather took the portrait laughingly —she thought June Mason one of the most amusing people she had ever met—then she caught her breath on 4 Mttle smothered exc'amation as she found herself looking straight into the pictured eyes of Micky Mellowes June Mason was too occupled with wanted me to marry him at one time," June went on airly. “LT might have done so, only T liked him too well. He didn't care for mo, except as a friend, and it secmed a shame to spoil it, so I put my foot down.” “You mean that you refused him?" Esther was interested; she was membering how Micky had to'd fer that he had never really cared for any [woman fn all bis life, “My people I've got a fire} kind | Lsther heard her moving rs do shutting boxes and sing snatch of song all the time. Presently she came back with, @ tray crowded with little pots and phils of all sizes and descriptions. pluinped down on het kne@ be- sther's cha re you ave!" she said lightly ing room. about, ¢ W9 though there was an odd dash 6 pride in her voice. * cream night and day cream, eyelash toni and all the rest of it!’ Of course, I't only just starting—I'm not like thot people who advertise in all the pt bers and charge about a guinea f a shilling jar; but my stuff is ¢ | good as theirs any day, and bette because I's pure. Li She to: & lid off a little white pot with mauve label and held it to Esthet “Isn't that @ glorious perfume ' wemanded, She sniffed Ms her# with a relish. “And it's all my ° vention, and I'm as proud of it ab eat would be of nine tails When > got things a little more ship-stiw Micky's going to put it on tne me ket for me. It wants a man belie all these sort of things, you kaye I can do all the donkyy work, te jl've no head for bus.ngss, 1 ner | know the difference between am anda profit. It was partly over is that L quarrelled with my peor, they said it was low-down to me face cream end sell tt—they're aul snobs! I just cleared oft ad changed my sui and came ro. I'm quite as happy, and if T haat, got as much mor ey as I had, [ n't mind—I've got my liberty, and. tt’ | worth every “IT think you're just. wondeal,” Esther sald. She picked up Md from one of the little pots and leed at the mauve and white. label, “June Mason's natural beauthr® “But you're not married?” ked, June suddenly. “No"—Esther was looking into the fire. o, I'm not madaet |ehe sald in a stiffed voice, Hemy fiance—has had to go away onusle ness—abroad, and I don't knowhen T shall see him again,” ¢ Her voice sounded ead jand: Alepirited. “You poor little thing!” said ane Mason. She leaned over and lather on Esther's, ever maf time will soon pass, and ion” ll come back and you'll live hasfly’ r afte , ther smiled, - ; I know. 1 keep telling myselit's foolish to worry. I felt quite hipy this morning. I had a letter pin him, and somehow when I rea {t things didn't seem half go sa! but THe “And you'll have another to-o* |row, I expect,” Miss Mason Inated |"And another the next day, andne Jevery day while he's away. Tire! Thit's better,” she added cheeril al sther laughed I don't like to see yo#Plook samt. A fresh clgarotte to notice the blank I'm going to cheer you up. [ stn't look that filled Esther's eyes: allow you to he migerable, And ngs She sat there on the big chair, star- way,” she added, with a suddeh ofte ing at Micky’s portrait with a’ s¢ ening, "you've ‘got some one who of foreboding, Surely jt was somes loves you, and that's worth eerye thifig bigger than just chance that) thing clse in the world.” had Introduced him into her life for| "Yes," sald Esther. Her eyes hone the second tume, Jand she thought of the letter “hich was even then lying against her heart. Somehow she had neverrem {zed how much he really care, fom her till to-day. “And what are you going to o tit he comes home?” Miss Mason #ked Interestedly. “Tf you had somehti to do you'd find tine pass evr’ much more quickly. “" aa 2 (Read to-morrow’s inte ng intate mont) :