Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-13

ELLEN ADAIR'S ADVENTURES
Her New Friend Comes Call Upon Her and the Glamour
Deepens in a Moving Picture Show.

ushcred him into the living room" who's,
sole OCCUPANTS proved to- be Ncw Eng
lands Spinster and the Joval Man Th,
former lady was in coycst mood. whil,
the latter was most genial comblna
tion Of that sort is always trying at tn,
pest OF times. II was so in this case.
1t is so hard to talk to any one with
| two other people eagerly drinking In
| every word. When I talk 10 a friend
| hate To have an audience Of that type.
Mr.. Deuniston STAYED for about an
! hour and ! felt quite unhappy all the
! time, Th" Spnatcr and the Jovial Man
/ joined in the conversation at every turn
! auG said such foolish, innnc things
/ ! felt Immensely relieved when at
/ length the suEEeation was mndc that
/ We should 60 out to sec moving picture
! play "a splendid piece Is being shown
| In place on Market street" said Mr.
! Dcnnistor II wonder if YOU would care
| to come with me now and see it?"
! know that I accepted the invitation
with most llatterinE alacrtH. and that
for doing 50 New Englands Spinster
ccnsurrd ne at once fear she lid
not confine her criticism to thoughts
for when returned with hat and coat
on. the atmosphere seemed oddly strained
ana Mr.. Denniston wore vaguely
amused air
Your friend seems to possess some-
what antlluuted ideas on the chapcron-
ing Of girls" was all he said when we
had started
The atmosphere Of Il moving picture
theltr" seems strangely conducive to con
idcrces In the dim. shndowy light and
under cover Of the music, one can talk so
easily and become so friendly.
We must have sat there for two hours
at least. my new found friend and l. on
every sort OF topic we conversed Yet
he quite refused to tell me where he
had seen me before
II am planning little surprise for
YOU" he said. in rather a serious voice.
"A week from now l am going to give a
small dinner party. our friends OF last
nights entertainment will he there, and
am particularly anxious that you should
join us all"
He told me a great deal about himself
He had been seven times to Europe. and
knew London well, and Paris seemed an
old familiar tale to him.
Some day want so much to visit
Sussex whore you used to live" he said
IL think It must be just a. sweet and
fresh and pretty as Yourself"
Until the present time 1t never has oc-
CURED to me to think that ! am pretty
I'm the least. But every woman Is the
same at heart All like to think they
are what they are not-in the matter of
looks. Men easily are deceived on other
things. | think that woman's most
vulnerable point is on the question of
her appearance. 7 felt so glad so very
glad that he considered me pretty
Ii was half past ten before I reached
the lodging house. As I crossed the hall
on my way upstairs there was Il sudden
futter OF skirts and out darted tho New
England Spinster.
Miss Adair," she painted. with the light
of battle in her eye. II want to give you
Just a word of warning! 1 have been
making Inquiries about this new friend
of yours. and l hear that he Is engaged
to be married to very pretty girl who
is quite an helress. So do not let your
feelings run away with you!"
l did not answer this barbed arrow.
though it did come as a great surprise
What did it matter to me after all?
slowly and thouShtfully walked upstairs