. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . -e fell uiionthe alluring ad. again: Raspberry patch:cherry trees. She had always insisted uponcherrv trees and she was bound 10 raise. raspberries and currants. And here theywere at hand—at least the raspberries were—and for just what she wanted to spend ona farm. She had the money all ready laidaway for this ])urpose and no other. Butat the thought of money Elinor flushedagain. Why must Jack let that come be-tween them? He couldnt help losing allhe had. It was no fault of his, tha


. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . -e fell uiionthe alluring ad. again: Raspberry patch:cherry trees. She had always insisted uponcherrv trees and she was bound 10 raise. raspberries and currants. And here theywere at hand—at least the raspberries were—and for just what she wanted to spend ona farm. She had the money all ready laidaway for this ])urpose and no other. Butat the thought of money Elinor flushedagain. Why must Jack let that come be-tween them? He couldnt help losing allhe had. It was no fault of his, that bigtrust company failure, and if it swept awayall Jack had worked so hard for and savedat such sacrifice of little luxuries and pleas-ures, why should he let that come betweenthem and put an end to all their plans ? Andthen Elinor went over that last painfulscene again. She would always think of[ohn Hapgood as he stood in her littlelibrary that night. He had seemed so big andstrong and serious, even stern, when he hadtold her that not until he had retrieved hisloss could he think of allowing her to sharehis life. I know what poverty is. lilinor, he hadsaid, and his voice had been grave and sol-emn. I know what vou are used to and almo


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