Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-13
AN OUTSIDER a a Girls, Girls adventures SiEsas
By Insenh Nancc- Author Of BOWL

superior sort Of a smile ut wasn't VIII,
| met you"
The man made a gesture Of hopeless
confusion, and she could not but remark
his surprising loss Of color Suddenly he
stepped to her side and seized her roughly
! by the arm.
Then who was t9" he demanded furi.
ously III il wasn't you--who then!
Damn IL, you'd better tell me"
! Let 90 my arm" she demanded with
! flash Of temper that was instantly re-
speeted. IF you must know" she went
| on. reckless at consequences. 1T was your
aunt who met and talked to you out
there Don't YOU understand? She bor-
in my place"
/ "Oh. my Godr
Savage was now chalky pale. He seemed
| 10 strive TO say more but failed for the
| construction OF his throat. For another
instant he stared incredulously, then.
| without a word of explanation or apology.
ne turned and fung himself headlong
down the steps.
Before reaching the middle landing.
however. he checked himself on the re-
hection that he must avoid attracting al.
tention, and went on more slowly, II still
with every symptom Of nervous haste.
Az the bottom he turned aside and was
quickly lost In the crowd
unable to pursue, dressed as she was
Saliv went on TO her room in a mood OF
dark perplexity
surely II would seem that Savage must
nave been engaged In some very damn
aoIe business indeed, and have given him
| sell away irremedlably to Mrs Gosnold
thinking her Sally, to exhibit such I'm.
mlusated CONSERVATION on discovery of
his error.
Mrs. Gosnold had suggested no insufrer-
fpSentmnnt nf
USED upon her when informed of II by
SalIN. And why. therefore, Mr.. Savage
should comport himself as II the hea yens
@ @nad tailen on learning that he had be-
.IaNeu nlmself unconsciously to his aunt.
passed Sally's comprehension
And the strange flavor of the affair
alarmed her: first. Mrs Gosnold's unex.
plapned tbut, after all. not ineSplIcab bIe)
!allure TO return to her room on time;
then this panic of Savage's
was patiently the girls immediate
business to find one or the other or both
OF them and make sure that nothing was
radically wrong after all.
ey hhppy chance her very prettest eve.
ming frock didn't hook UP the back. she
was able to struggle into II not only with.
minutes
Then scurrying back to Mrs GosnoId.s
room she read In the apprehensive ewes
OF the maid. even before this last could
speak the news that the mistress was
sun missing. and so. darting down
stairs began industriously to quarter the
house and grounds
BY this hour few signs were wanting
that the festival was on its wane: al
ready cars were arriving and departing,
laden with the very youngest and the old
est people; there was perceptibly more
room on the dancing-hoor of the veranda.
winch was populated chiefly bv the
younger set; in the supper-room the more
rowdy crowd hung on with numbers un-
diminished and enthusiasm unabated. n
literally dampened; about the grounds
there was far less movement, far NOR.
lingering IN sequestered hooks and shad-
ows. EcstatiCa. for one, had folded bor
tent, liberated her black cat TO the life
OF confirmed misogynlst. and vanished
into the shades OF night
But nowhere was any sign to he found
OF any one OF those three whom Sally