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‘Tfllly- l-feil the‘: ‘laflwfld t; tom, l" l“ Ml" klmwne quickly ha, po hope f-rom me. I like.) -|~ , much. but I never could I133; rhfi ried him-not eye t It, "= Rn I wrolc: n a e o”! duff ‘Dcnr Tony.—~l was surprised tfi 1"" I'm!" letter.

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fore you soiled. You foolish boy‘ l° keep IIPEIIIR me to marry yout- I flm extremely fond of you-you I "m" Pa" of my hflnr-v Dust. But I have no desire to marry-you or anyone. And as I told ynu,,] up,“ lemlll" Wllh Mrs. Fagin until Mary l“ Wild? for ma. It will almost break her dear old heart as It 15- lo lose us bolh at once. They have laken a nice ifllie apartment. near the Biwn- ll is going to be furnish- ed very preltlly, g0 forgnf m“; ("HEY Blmrtment at Mrs. Faglnm when you think of me.

"My Work keeps me verv Iyusv. Tony I wouldn't dare do often 11g I did when you were lldre. I hnvci Wt strength enough to ninv so hard. and "to work, loo. .And my work ls congenial.» so 1 am puppy to an extent. Ilappineasjlsn mul- ter of comparison at best”, isn't. It? Then loam so busy] haven't lllne to think. You work hard yourself, Tony. so you know I am right,

With sincere wishes for your suc- cess and happiness,

Zena Stewart."

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mt 1 had little time for regret- ting. w» were very busy at the office, and more, work than usual devolved upon me, nnd more re- sponsIbi-lfty.

Then, loo, I once more perceived u change In the attitude of the mun- ager toward me. IIe smiled and smirketl at me, and went out of Ills way t0 do me favors. Naturally I could sny nothing. but I far pre- fm-rnd mu momlv altmfness. ‘Miss Wilcox nlso acted differently. She watched me (EIOSOIY, almost as if sho-lilought I was lfylllil l" ll" something I shouldn't. and she wanted to drloct inc in the act.

Bull tried noLto uotic.c»-~-~al local. not lo lot them know I dld. Often Mr. Belts and ‘Miss IWIIcox would be talking together In the outer office. If I went through, the sud~ denness with which t-hclr conver- sation ceased. as wel us the BIBYIWS cast in my direction, lcft no doubt that I was the subiiw or their dis- cussion. ,

Then because of some extra I hall shown I could do in the bond de- partment, Mr. (‘laxton raised my salary $5. I was now going to have ‘$30 a week. It. was a fortune! Only n short year boforv I bod (EOIIIIIIISQII from overwork ut the shop. hi“! Men doprcssretl. discouraged. I Iiu-rried homo to share my KIWI news with Mufy-

"I knew you'd get a big salary there. He's the right kind of a boss. Don't let y0u work Clllllme" It, dcnth without paying any 111ml‘ tion. Then he ought to pay somo~ . 1 all-billy, educated girl In his offlcs.

you eve,- make good If they has lo work. He's uli lo the merry."

“Now that I am so rich. Mary- 1 um going to give Tom a surprise: you will Imve to help mo, you and Mrs. FIIEIII- i‘ ' "Whal—' mart-ted tn your own flat. Well, I 5 er, I'll ffava a cake. and do things lu style! Won't that be grcnl , ._,.. “Ewhy, Zena. Tom will think he is marrying a rcaldady instead of s poor girl like me.’

"You are a real lady, Mary. And

you know."

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. Chapter 121

I used l0 wonder lf I ‘remained in New York, lfl had been nearmy old friends, lf because o! Claudia Shepard I would have seen Kenneth Lawrence again. Altho they were cousins I never reme bored his having visited lhemvbulll ‘lhatqtlce, but I had often heard Claudia lnlk of ‘film. '

Some way, whnnl was settigd in my own new home with Moi?! and Tom, I thought , more often v 0i Kcnnclh, Ill. nlight have been he-

ed they were, ul-lho they worked hard. Tom was so kind and thought; fui, Mary 5o loving, that al times a lonely feeling clutched my heart, and I fell as If 1, alone of all ‘Lite. world, had no one to care for nne.. .

My work was going well. I tried in every way -lo familiarize myself ' with Blllihe details of the bond department, alnd had succeded to the extent that now I ha_d pracl-ic- willy been made assistant Lo the manager, Naturally I. was pleased ond a Iltztle proud.

"No girl who wasn't educated could do what you've done," Mary sufd when we talked about my rapid lulvuncenlenl.

"N0 girl could have done it even If she was educated If she didn't work hard," said practical Tm}! "Miss Zena has worked very hand and deserves all‘ bhe good luck lh can come to her. But If you won mind I tyrant to say somethinmco l?” < . ~ V

“Of course you may Torn! tiny’; thing you Ifke,"'I replied heartily.) Iikcd Thomas Cllnncy. -I also re spccted him and his opinions.

"I hardly know how to say It Miss Zena, bur don't lhlnk that business. working In an office, is everything there is, Mary and I are so happy logctbew-eo different from what we were when \ve were working alone, b-we-ovanl you to be happy loo, in the same way. You ought to get married MIs-s Zena. You ain't tho kind lo go on working all your llfeuYou ought to have a homo of your own"

“My what a long speech for you Tom,” I laughed. "I sbmellmes mm abll jealous of you und Mary," I ‘ nddod more seriously, "but not for

know. I am thinking constantly that in another year 1 may have her with me, Then I will have n. homo of my own. Allho to tell the truth r I um very con-tented hero with you

and Mom’! ‘ " '

“Phat ain't the idea, Miss Zeno. It ain't right. that you shouldn't ‘make’ some nice mun hlmiy. and be happy with him. I guess I'm old lfasltoned. but I think nil nloe-glnis like you and Mary, are sort of twisted unless you got marrlodl Iihenfe so many of the other kind that ‘mnnry tire kind that. don't know how to be wives. or ‘how lo a mun be a good husband and l1 successful man, that It seems a pity no; to have all your kind marr." ‘

I was surprised to hear Tom talk like this. He was usually quiet, and said whnt he had to say In a. few words.

"I don't My I shu’n'l marry, Tom. Bu-l I have yet lo mec-t. the -man"—l stopped. and fell the hot blood rush to my face. I had met a man-—he was slrlll manila-fried insmy heart oltho I had no way of knowing that he cared Ifor me any longer. And I also know that It was this feeling for Kenneth Lawrence that had made me refuse to listen to Tony Deinnd when everything within mo cried out for the comfo rand ease from work and responsibility he oouid Qivc tme; for what I could do for mothexaas his wile.

"I-f you lmven't, you'll meet him some day. Miss _ Zeno, Don't have your mind so full. of your work that you won't realize he ls the right mun." l y

“Oh. Zena won't be Mles Stewart always!" Mary broke in. “You two era Itoo serious‘. I heard a little bird slay “Lilli she could get lmarrl any t me e wanted to-QJ ' to fine 'mun ltod." l" l" '3‘ f

"Little birds someumés gossdp when they have no reason to, Mary. Don't listen w‘ them," i replied laughlingiy. Than: "If you two say lily-thing more about my gelling married I oballii think you are. tired of ma: that you want to set us or m" _

“Oih, Miss Zena!" and "Oh. Zena!" they exclaimed in chorus. and the anbfeot was dropped. But I 071911 l-lliilldllt of Tom's homely advice; his odd way of putting his Ullllllllts qt matrimony into words:

"All nice girls like you end Mary sro sort of wasted unless they get nun-led." Was he right?

A PHOPOQKL l Chapter 122 l "nu- Stewart, Zena, will you

marry me?" , I fairly naped with astonlph-

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eral‘ msnfiiei.‘ whdiuurssrea the question. lie had gene out of his “my for some time “to efface the impression I had of him when I first went into the office. Bu! that be had any such idea in his "m"! f" mlilfiflfie I had not even dreamed. ‘ ~"Why—no—Mr. Belts!" 1 slant- Inbred,

“P"hfll>s"I' was loo sudden," he Bald with u: smirk. "but I wanted 7°" l0 know that is the way I ‘"1 fiovlrdutrou- 1r you will lcl '“°' 1Y1" Illakfi you cure for ms; "l"! "lll- my nolhins more. about Inflrrlflze and! you, do. But I‘ was “lliild W". d. think I. didn't mean l" begquflrr. by you. so 1 asked Yo" l0 Illqrry mef frat; then I can d-O- my..courlln1: knowing tbat.you understand I mesa to be honest Wllb you.’ .

Did any-girl

-ever have so queer *1 proposal...

na-tvny his words insult, although i Knew. Jrewlla naululena them m be so. i. .14 I .

"I am not iifruld that any man will not be, square with me, Mr. "@111 J amlully flllmble of tak- ‘ing care of myself. I thank you for

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must say no, andnlso ask you never to speak, of this again."

" I knew I spoke slilledly. That, I could not help. I disliked the man intensely, and he knew lt-—at least I felt that he did. -I also felt be had on right lo approach me as he had; yel... what could I do? I had not encouraged him ln_ an-y way; in fact I hnd ignored him whenever possible. and been coldly polite at other limes.

"Am ‘I intruding?“ a shearing voice naked us Miss Wilcox appear- ed fh the doorway.

‘Not all!” I replied cordially, for the‘ first time really glad of her company.

"I'll comeyin‘ then."

It‘ was the noon hour, and be- cause of a frightful thunder storm the office-horned brought us some sandwfchesfand so saved us the ilecessltyofgolng out. -

“II ain't the kind that but in," Jennie remllrkeli as she sat down. "You sure ydu weren't talking pri- vate monorail"-

"Quite sure!" I answered, "I have nothing of a private nature lo discuss wit-lh Mr. Bells." Jon- nie looked’ relieved atmy reply, but I felt sure sbemore than half guessed ‘what had happened. And as by thlswfme I realized perfect- ly thalsshe looked upon Mr. Belts as her own individual conquest, I dld all I could to let her see I was pleased lo have her come In.

After a blt- he left us alone.

"He's struck on you!" Jennie said, motfoulng toward his retreat- ing figure,-

"As long as ‘l amnot fond of him I don't see that It makes any dif- ference‘ ghnw Ire flashy-Joy real difference."

"You're u funny girl. I don't son how you can help liking him. Don't you think he is haudsoule? And ‘lu- hhs lo be smart to have his posi- tion and gel the salary he does. I'cnn‘t. understand how you can ldlrn him dtnvp." The last was sold p bit. wistfuiiw.

"He is handsome, 11nd as you say must be smarl,—al least in his line. But isn't Ila good t-hlng we don't all admire the some sort of pcoplef! What a lIillr-plllllng time we girls would iluvc if we all were in love with the same lunn."

Jennie laughed rulhcr shccpisll-

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‘fl guess- I haven't been very nice to you," she said slowly, as if the words came vwith an effort, but I thought you was setting your can for him, and—weil—-untli you came —he liked me. He suld he did any- way!" the last defiantly.

"He probably did, and (loos. ‘So don't fret about him. As for as I am concerned-I would rather have your- friendship than anything hc could do. for mo.‘ . "Is that. honest. Zena?" "Yes. Jennie."

I was surprised at hcr action.‘

‘The tears rushed to her eyes, and she said:

"I have been so unhappy! You see —he promised to marry me." Then: "now that I know you are my friend_.and if he knows it loo, per- baps he will keep his promise."

‘ His return to the room Iwllh work for Jennie saved me the ne- cessll-y of replying.

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JENN-IE AND ZENA ‘HAVE A,

Willi? I ’ Chapter 123

I had gained n. friend in Jennie‘ WIICOX. That she was In love with Mr. Belts Ihad long been aware; but. that she was jealous of me I scarcely could believe. It seemed so absolutely without reason.

"Since you won't go and have lunch where I do, may I come with. you?" Jennie asked the following

day.

"Certainly! I shall be glad to have you," I returned. I was surprised and mugt have shown it because Jennie said In an apologetic lone: . "II want to talk lo you, and we don't have much time in"the of- fice." After we ordered our luncheon I walled for Jennie to start lhc con- versation. She fussed with lit-r knife and fork, and look two or

three sips of water before ahe commenced In an embarrassed manner.

“You sec, Miss Slovrarl~or may I call you Zena?" I nodded, and with a smile she wcnl on: "I canto to Mr. '0laxlon's office three years ago. Mr. Bells wasn't tnannger then he was only an assistant nuan- nger. From the first be scented lo like me, and I liked hlm——too much for my own comfort. Ho's bound to flirt w.llh every good-looking girl, as I sooon found out. I never suid anylhlng unlil he began com~ ing to see me and lnklng me out. He's just as jealous as I am. and wouldn't let Illa look at another fellow. I was keeping conlpan-y in a way with u boy from my own home when I went to Mr. (Yloxtonha office. But just as soon as (Yuri ctts found oul about him hc made me give him up. For qullc a whIIc he was doveiy lo me. Brought me fltnvem and candy, and seemed o want lo be with me all the linlc. That's when I (zommenccd to—~ cure. But ll semmml almost as. if when he found I did care for him

that he stopped canng so much for Inc.‘

"Perhaps you imagined thnl he did not care," 1 said Jennie hzui tnlkcd vcry Inf-u In u low lone, and when she stopped, I" thought she was walling for an answer, ai- though I scarcely kncw what lo