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1 "Why, that's very nice of Preity Norma Kent, 20-year-mid arretury, It's apartment C-10 P'm looking
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Lucky for Norma they excluded
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her from the conversation. glance, went from Mark to mother. She had brought Mrs. Travers into the apartment because it was the only conceivable thing to cheek against his shoulder. The do. Now Normn found herself net- woman's eyes wore what but there ing a lie. She ought to have spok were tears on her face,
en up-told Mark's mother she "I've missed you sol" she mur-could take her son home again mured after a few moments. "It's that Norms herself would never been a long while, Mark-!"
again come between Mark and his "I know. I hated not bringing family. Somehow she couldn't do Norina home to see you, Mom, but it
guess you know why couldn't."
no matter how much she knew she should. "I know! Mrs. Travers was still "C-10 Norma
These thoughts raced through said. "Why clinging to her son, Apparently the girl's mind as she heard the that's where I live-it's right here!
Evidently his ers dipopulis, Mark well b extensive Are you sure that's the number?Norma might as well have been a other's talking.
thousand miles away. he and Narina go is freelikalle De Sprization. "You live there?" the older woman could think of. She was
There was no answer to the ques-youth-her baby son--was all the He looked up quickly.
This husky mother's words had startled Mark.
evident from the girl's or that at a woman exclaimed, as much
"Just-what was it you came to Bur-weeping but they were tears of talk about?" he asked." reprise in her voice as there had been gladness. Their my woon gone, partly due to in Norma's. "Then you must be
"But you must know, dear. It's Marka gambling. With so brossed from are you Mrs. Travers?"
"See here, Mom, you don't want about your father-!" take on like this!" Mark pulled
Does "Did he tell you to come? huge IL
square of linen from his
Mrs. Travers shook her head. "No more of that! "Not yet.
But these weeks have
marz Mark Travers, many of P. M. Trav ***, Core Tenë vinte dealer, in apte of the father's position threa inherit Mark,
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roadster to get mostomy for the honeymouth mand
Date Nuran me tells Stone, much 11. 15
known Stow before mud for mode
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Stain the puple return to Martborn. Mark
Seta aut ex a mand of plenkore aecking in-¦
wiend of kauniing a job. He introduces Nurs
Do you wish to see me?"
.
ta Natalie Prive, dritaret schur hon le face in the half-dark. "I'm Mark's ess he wiped the tear drops from "Ife doesn't know," she admitted.
The stranger scanned the girl's pocket. With an effort at tender/he know you're here now?" wide in Mack Norm move to a mother," she said simply: "So her checks.
hoped to marry Mach. When their
Ex
elignis apartmest. Mark beabin to hunt work analysten jul as an advertis
alma nad men lee he becutes Roorwalker in Bloomdale's department store, the aniversary of their marriage month earifer Fringe Norma TYMIS, sie outraged hi entravagire and thry quarrel. Norma threatens to leave him mil rush from the apartment.
CHAPTER XXV
The other woman
twa
jerked back
quickly, said "Excuse me," and murmured something else that was
Shu Fel, the vivacious third wife of Pu Yi, farinar boy am- peror, has blad
# Rait for divorce alleging that she has been confined to her quarters for year.
you're his wife! Yes, I was coming think you didn't really want to been hard on your father, Mark. to see you. you for a long time.
I've wanted to know see me. I think you're sorry you le misses you as much as I do."
How-how came.
O.K. now? Going to Mark's chin lifted. "I guces you very young you are!"
behave 7"
I haven't come home?" now why Instinct prompted Norma to say There
was tossing fondness in the right thing. Her head
he said. was the tone. Mrs. Travers responded Dad who started-"
"I guess you know it was: whirling. With a swift movement like a drooping plant to sunshine. I she brushed the tears from her
His mother interrupted. "Please, "Of course I'm all right." She darling she began. putting a hand eyes-part of the tears at least. In drew away, scrutinizing the young on Mark's arm. "Of course I know is voice family tremulous but showman. "Orly it's so good to see you, about that. Let's not talk about it. ing a splendid effort at control she dear! You're said, "You'll come in. Mrs. Trav-aren't you? Are you sure you're pleasant thing. It's all over now. a little thinner, want you to forget all those un- inaudible.
ers? "Oh, I'm sorry!" Norma visit us.".
I'm delighted to have you feeling well?" She put the ques- You can come back and everything claimed. "This haul's Ho dark. 1
tion anxiously. didn't know anyone was here.
"Thank you but you were just
will be just as it was before you "Sure! I'm leaving. I don't want to keep
Nover, better in my left!”
Mark turned squarely toward his afraid I startled you--!"
| life!" "Oh, it was nothing important!
"You mean Father's willing? You mother. "I can't do it!" he said # dark hallway. Just an errand that
mean he wants me to come homa?" sharply. "I can't do it for you ar can wait.
The scene had given Norma time "Of course he does! It's just his anyone. He told me to get out and the days shorter. There should gind!" She had turned and was have been a light glowing but the fumbling to get her key In the
You can tell him pearance. Norma felt she might keeps him from admitting it. He's he asks me to! bulb hall been
out of order for lock. As she finished the words the have seen Mra. Travers anywhere been worrying a lot lately. Can't that for me!"
Mir Travers put a handkerchief three days, now. Because it was so door opened. Norma entered and and never have dreamed that this sleep poor digestion. 1 know It's dusky in the passageway Norma stepped aside for the older woman! Mark's mother. Not a feature because he feels he acted us he to her eyes. "You're just like him!" knew she should not have rushed to follow, into it headlong without looking
It really was
Nearly six and November was mak:| Mark's home and I know he'll be so to study her mother-in-law's ap foolish pride and stubbornneas that I did it. I won't come back until
"Oh, Mark!" the girl called.
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shouldn't."
of the woman's face resembled her son's. On the other hand It would "Rut
she golibed. "You're just as deter-
is. Oh, Mark, why will you dis- have been impossible to doubt that it if he isn't ready to admit mined and stubborn as your father the film before her eyes was blinddow, his back toward them.
He was standing before the win the visitor was of the ruling order "Now, Mark, dear, you're not go appoint me
Not Marlboro society. In the clear Ing to disappoint me! Please say ing her. Such objects as were visuntil he heard the girl's voice didght of the living room Norma you won't! All that you have to do the one thing I can't' do.
where she was going.
She
chase to ignore the fact that
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tie
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the across
floor.
In
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Mrs. Travers cut in, teeply "You're taking it the
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no
› 1" Sorry, mother, but you've naked What ible had acquired odd, distorted out-
noted the fine quality of the mink is go to your father and tell him ried you know, Do you think I'd
about Norma? She and I Mark swing about.
are mar "Normahe bogun,
then wrap. the countenance that was you're sorry for what happened. The other woman was older. She caught sight of the other figure, autocratic even in such a tender Tell him you spoke hastily and that go to Faller now and admit that was an incli or two taller than "Why, Mother!" In three bounds mood, the real lace, faintly Ivory, you've been thinking it over since." was a mistake? Well, I can't do it, Norma and rather stout. Her wrap Mark
that's all. I'm sorry but there's showing at the opening of her cont. "Oh, I see!! Mark's eyes wore and hat, dark-coloured, were Indis- "Mother, how in the world did you These were details that shrieked suddenly blazing. You want me uso saying any more about it." tinguishable from the dark back- get hore? Where have you come Well, Mem," Mark was anying ask to be forgiven! So that's it!
wealth and precedence.
to go to Dad with an apology and ground. Norman, rushing Into the from?" he demanded. "Why, I hail from the apartment, had al- can't believe it'a you!"
now. "I guess you ran into Norma mont
huried herself at the
strange closely.
arms held his mother out in the hall. No ung to intro- "Yes," the woman admitted.
Beaming, at the same duce you two. Great girl, isn't the agitate. was startled but of course that time
e perilously close to less manly Mother? And Norma knows what wrong way, Mark! When It's auch Wasn't
your fault. I wander--I'm display of emotion, Mark kissed a brick you are. Well, say it's good a little thing that I'm asking-just looking for in apartment in this his mother's forehand.
to see you here. Stay for dinner for you to tell your father you're building and I don't seem to be "Aren't you a great one!" he with us, won't you? able to locate It
stormed, laughing ae he said it. The words fell on Norma's cars make everything all right. sorry for your part of the quarrel. "What is the number?" Norma "Walking in on us like this! Why with a perplexing sense of unreal- He'll forgive you. I know he's asked. I live here." (Hor heart didn't you let us know you were ty. Mark was talking as though been trying to
find an excuse nearly turned over as she said that coming? How did you know nothing had happened that after forgive you for weeks! And you can because of course she wasn't living where to find na? What have you noon. He was talking as though there any fonger!) "I live here been delig lately?, How've you Ite and she hadn't come to the and come home and we'll all be together and perhaps I can tell you which been feeling? The questions of their life together. An though thing that I'm asking! Do It for again .Surely, you'll do this simple way to go.
shot one after the other, without everything weren't over! The girl didn't like delaying but. pause for answer.
me Mark! can't stay, dear." It was Mrs.
bog, you tol" all like part of a stage play It was "Oh, my boy! Oh, Mark-my Travers who was speaking. "I'd to Norms. She listened to what a momont's courtsey, was'n amal!! thing. It would help to case the boy.
my boy
love to. There's nothing I'd like first Mark and then his mother wan conviction that she might have up It was as much as the mother better but you'll understand why saving. Dificult to bellevo that all sot this elderly, pleasant-voleod could say coherently. "Mark ("; can't. It's something else I've this had anything to do with her stranger by her harum-scarum con- she repented a moment later. She come to talk about, Mark-some-self. Apparently the others had duct. Really, Norma was ashamed, clung to his arme, pressing her thing I hope will make us all eo forgotten her.
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