Argosy All-Story Weekly, February 7, 1925 — page 69: what you’re looking at

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WHERE. SHE. BELONGS. ponte. upon matters ‘which ae no con- nection with Brink. ‘Why, in all their mar- ried life, he and Nellie had never knowna — ‘They had had the Wi usual thousand and one minor disagree- : €A doggoned bright girl! — somewhere!” added Samuel, as he Started for the side door. commotion like this! ments, to be sure, but hardly a single real quarrel. And this thing was beginning to ‘hurt the real Samuel much after the fashion of an aching tooth! More than anything else in the world this afternoon he wanted to go home—not just to > the house, but to- the home! — Well, then, why didn’t ce do Te Se are = ‘Helen, and having Jaid these time-honored heart of hearts he knew perfectly well that even if she had discovered a baker’ s dozen of new elements, Nellie would still esteem him as the whole of her life. Which was precisely the way he had been feeling about ° Nellie ever since she had been twelve years — Tn his heart, too, he knew that old or so! — long before this. Nellie. herself had descend- ed from her astounding altitudes and re- turned to her beloved fireside. One might safely give odds of an hundred to one that® she was there at this moment -and—well, why wasn’t he on the wey, too, to > make his 1 — peace? — “Well, let the rest re ae go. “until to- morrow!” Samuel stated suddenly. - Miss Mills glanced up dubiously. “T don’t mind Saying: late, if ‘you want to clear up—” = “We'll let the rest Fe Ze go. till to-mor- row!” Samuel repeated oad arose — and faced the entering Miss Savage, who closed the door carefully behind her. _ “You don’t want to see the ee Mr. Harkton?” she queried, So = Reporters?” “Yes, from several of the “papers, They’ve been there most of the day and two or three are still sticking it out. I’ve told them that you were in a conference.” “Vou did well!” Samuel smiled broadly. = “And I thought I’d better warn you, so that if you wanted to go out the side door, cern said quite fervently. Mr. Harkton?” said this intelligent. girl. “Well, my dear Miss Savage, I’m ever so much obliged to you!” the head of the con- The girl favored him “with, her eae odd — little, sophisticated — smile” and departed, — | Samuel reached for his hat. he knew just what to do. “usual! “There's a bright girl! z he informed ih Ss ‘secretary. ——— _Miss_ Mills eaed her brows” slightly hout enthusiasm. “Oh, yes,” she qaurmured. She'll land And now, being blessed: with that ainaoet = incredible astuteness in such matters which is so much a part of his sex and his kind, He would load himself down with candy and flowers for symbols at her feet, he would discover that the whole “misunderstanding had been erased as if by magic. And by golly they ‘d= have dinner. alone and in peace, and if Nel- lie. ‘didn’t come around. and sit on his knee for her coffee, Samuel knew. nothing about women—or about that adorable little woman, at any rate! He hunted for a little nk found ‘those particularly large fluffily filled chocolates of which at one time Helen had been “SO fond. He looked for just. the right roses, too, ‘and fluttered over their preparation, weirdly mixing ‘the effects of a lovelorn youth and a crochety old lady. Laden at last, he boarded his train and-settled down yi a sigh, headed at Iast straight = =e ‘Montvale and reconciliation! = sa Tis s heart a even: as he hurried 7 aw had he beer: =) dogeoned ae to a hohe: as he was this early evening! His sparkling eye settled upon the door as he approached ; _ this time, he knew, it would. open before = ae could find his” key. _ And still—it did not open. So Samuel found his key and spc it, aise dropping the roses once and all But | dropping the candy. He entered, smiling expectantly—yet his sparkling eye meét only the equally sparkling « eye of Josephine, his” sister-in-law, who was just hurrying fo- ward him. Oh, you’ re a dear!” this young woman cried, and kissed Samuel, which was un- as =S. am, eh?” Samuel asked, quite SS : 7 ve “You ter you are!” caid Josephine, « I comichooks.co