Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-10

1.,orah 1arrahsse Is Idt 19e so o'p old. mai How.
sir. s1iSd s5ed and continues 70 es5 he Shf @ Mrs
Ts 'sSfnaencrogs remsb5iTiioter, Who in days
frddy an9f 9fo1aht lor the hand o. Asapn
ESs,ssr s Deborah ~, comes ne roso 'V Of SUMNER Simmer
sten sne ,nyiod and not nltcI, Pee i,,,,s VS.
ss1eTs Ts The eye when Nrs E' sshiiabSSiTo Sioos re
.r faded eng n,gyo,ind in answering Deborah,
egens an an..VSs V, the latter think OF az IN
ssi,9, " earlier ays--lt was at "
20 tARRABEE. Humph. You
u o,,d dance with that old thing I'LL
- .o,,o home and | won't nina.
nc cows 80" takc me to n party ana
But y,t.oo you times with Birdaline Nlcker-
dance ", W. ant and that's all. 50 tnere.
son. Aid not linger to henr we
Debolam var that was sure TO De
suit OF llle ,,.,s no strength for curl
vaged. -,r1 She wanted TO crawl
osity IN n'' u,r and cover in the rub
of INTO sick cat. Josie's opinion Oh
bish lNe ferocious condemnation LOT
her was ,binr TO hear. II was her
any Wo''' +, damned her. past, pres MT
spItapn.', she sneaked home without
hllns Us long ago, and now aiter an
Tha' ,,s-vears that had proved the
hese fosie's estimate of her-eNeh no"
uu.m uu.ob must hear again the sainS re, ne,
peS.s peyo. vcrdict as before Iline nau "o.
lelo,.sd her, nor brought her lucN VI
,arsr ,np husband or child $500, ,,.,
ss, Mad thought that she hhu s'V".
I o a. herself and her charmless lot' % o"1
u'su W. ,sound began to bleed airesh' She
.us & Enc same impulse to take i'ght, pu'
@ sau sscapc was checked by ht'le eN-
element. ,,-.,o, chat refreshments
20 about to lie served. chicken saiau
I'd ice cream were not frequent ehousn
!. neborah's life to be oVerlookeu' Dls-
u Dsot lament and derision were her every
soy porrdge Ice cream was party 30
she fingered. -, a.. o,oo,
-, and A complete armor OF bushes
hnon hsd a, the dining room door and
ssstoned Josie summoned her more
49, wiling children to pass tn plates.
sss nodded to Asaph to come and roll
,So loo cream freezer into place and
.ar,ne off the salty ice. Then she way
la hin, in the kitchen and assailed him
sas n,ving too much attention to Birda-
uno lie aid not realize what luxurious
r,,nrn TO youth it was for his wife to
,ss,,rne a girlhood quarrel. 1t made him
nod and he fought back. Their wrangle
reached the speedily overcrowded dining
nom in little tantalizlng slices as the
swinging door opened to admit or emit
one of the children. But II swung shut
a, once. II was like an exciting serial
with most of the instaments omitted.
In the cheerful stampede for the dining
room Debby had crowded into sofa
alongside another re-visitor to the town,
Newton Meldrum, whom she had known
but slightly lie had gone with the older
girls and had already left Carthage when
Debby came out-as far as she had ever
come out before she went back.
Newt Mcldrum nad prospcrcd, accord
Ing TO Carthage standards. He was now
the credit man" for Il New York whole
sale house. Debby had not the faintest
idea what n credit man was. But Asaph
knew only too we'll. AS the owner of the
largest department store in Carthage.
Asaph owed the New York house more
money than he could pay. lie gave that
as reason for owing it still more. The
New York house sent Meldrum out to
Carthage to see whether 1t would be more
profitable to close Asaph UP or to tide
hin over for another season.
Josie had chosen this anxious moment
to give party to Birdaline!
Asaph had to invite Mcldrum. Josie
had promised that she would show how
much a wife can help her husband; she
promised to lavish on Medium especial
consideration and to introduce him to
some pretty girls-he was notorious
bachelor.
Then she forgot MIN at once for her
ancient rivalry with Birdalinc. And
Asaph also forgot him in the excitement
Of quarrel
Indeed, host and hostess ignored their
fatal guest so completely that they left
him to eat his supper alongside the least
considered woman in town-poor old
"Dubby Dcbby" Debby had long ago
fallen out of the practice of expecting at
tentiOn from anybody. Tonight she sat
ponderiEg her own shame and trying 10
extract some ice cream from between the