Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04
.,,,,rrp IX-(Continued).

l1d,tVnr, much The latter is "vgbo
srnsr who seems ioo out Is 2" Pan outsider He
M 10 be friends with her'
cuApTER IX-(Continued).
ti,tre calmer, she couldn't deny
49,. was something reasonable III hi'
~ on, She really had given him lit
nance; impulse and instinct mac
y, ,,non her, causing her TO jump a
-,o,, which. however well-foundec
eonos ,,ore without excuse In act. II
y isss Kissed her. it wasn't withou,
nera,,on ne nor against her viii; she nae
- more than she asked for. Inc
~ ras she no longer wanted 1t. She
uvs N,sS.,, the dupe of her own folly, blind
nso her own romantic bent and the
e..rnat,sm of the man to the essentiails
hts.,.ioiot,s spirit clothed in the flesh oil
his engaging person. , .,,ors i,ov.
,.is,s IN fat,,ation of mind all too ready
~ NJ infatuated. needing heroic treat
sssr,s.such as she'd had and blushed 10
sar,smber-to cure. And the shock oil
..tinp from that mad dream, no Tess
,han the shock of physical contact had
,.ods her frantic and unreasonaDle. Sne
.a,id, hut admit that. and. admitting II,
be generous eHoush " ~ '
:, onIv he would not insist on his dec
,...,,on NJ love. that she knew to be un-
,rro AZ IL the compliment of 1t must be
hat,n IN spirit as bruised as her own!
~ went on: "And all this because
seemed 10 hesitate-because l did hest
.sta knowing | couldn't say all ! wanted
10 And before could explain--
.you're not married." she inquired,
with an absence of emotion that should
have warned him.
aof course not. But I'm independent,
and good for nothing in business way.
Nv income is from my FAMILY ana ue.
ptnds on their favor What can ] say
love you'll doom my soul, | do!'
Ne NIT his arms once more round her
,houlders. and she did not resist him, but
none the less held her head up and back,
tyeing him steadily.
az love YOU desperately. but / can't
ask you TO marry me until I get the per-
mission of my family. TILL then Is
there any reason-Be1 kind to me, be
sweet to me, o sweetest of women! I'm
mad, mad about you'll
j, With no more warning he lowered his
head. fastening his lips to the curve of
her throat, and discovered suddenly and
definitely his error. In twinkling 1t
was a savage animal he held in his arms
and before he knew what was happening
she had broken his grasp and he was
retIing back with a head that rang from
the impact of an open hand upon his ear.
you shrew!" he chartered. You in
ferna little vixen And l Thought"
He sprang toward her, beside himself
with purpose that failed only through
the Intervention of a third party.
man swinging suddenly round the
: end OF the hedge shouldered between Lyt-
tleton and the object of his rage-a man
whose bulk in the loose fannels of
longing suit, seemed double that of
Lyttleton.
"oh, hereH" said Trego. impatiently. but
without raising his voice. Come, come"
He caught Lyttleton's wrists and forced
them down Don't be an idiot-as we'll
as cad. Do you want to rouse the
household? II you do, and get kicked
out, you'll never get another chance on
mis- island, my friend"
Damn your impudcnce!" Lyttleton
suffered, sufficiently recalled to his
senses to guard his tone, and wrenched
a bis wrists. Let me go! I'LL"
sure I'll let you CO." Trego agreed
shserfully. "But unless you want a
,hfashing In the presence of a lady, you'll
% nothing foolish"
WIN this he released Mr.. Lyttleton in
saen wise that he was an instant later
penng himself up from the gravel path.
ana while he was picking himself up
as was also rejecting swiftly, this not
outstanding that Sally was no longer
present. 10 be stay upon their brawling.
MS look was vicious, his tone was
ssyuuea !. s' as he stood brushing or the dust
q his downfall.
lucky vo,, oo.,. NJ -,,,
~ with an effort to seem composed.
Presume ought to thank YOU for
saoeking me about. This confounded
ssllper OF mine will get me into serious
s,s, Asnlle YET II I'm not careful. l was
sss,I sh pretty nearly wild by that little
49, right thereH Trego interrupted.
IDLY II don't know ANYTHING about
~ Iow-didn't hear word that passed
kssssen you two-and it's none of my
sss'nsss' sasa But II there's any blame to be
~ you'd better shoulder 1t yourself,
A., warn you, I'm not going TO hear
~ -, "'Han called names by a pup like
CHAPTER Y.
n.,. LEGERDEAIAIN.
mn a mind half distracted the hat
esss esasla Of dozen unhappy emotions of
~ tne most coherent were a seething
f,s.n sPloaeh and frantic Irritation with
~ ,wny must 1t have been he, of al!
4 esuy inconsiderately left the two
"a, ,f1lelude their quarrel without an
aaa ~, LOOK 10 her heels incontinently
am gsa IKE hunted shadow across the
zs5s sh; She flung through the side
sssiaI,a 1aa left it wide. stumbled blindly
.ssi 70 her bedchamber door. and
ia ~ last with no anticipation so
q hsr - mat mat Of solitude and freedom to
"a aoe ~ had no more than turned from
Hsssnss toward her bed. in the same
I'd l. la,,,l smuggling on her black cloak
~ '9hs Il fall regardless TO the floor.
80 became aware that solitude
zIlfst more in that room. that she
& nls,, WIN an alien Presence-a shape
ksasl1es pahor' filling the armchair. sill
Isssaas vaguely against the moonlit
ssa s,sps,s' Of the window.
81 es iaitered and stopped stoek-stni,
1iisied whimper, due in part TO