Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-29

colon and a hyphen. No matter; you have
every qualification. II seems, including
good manner and a pleasant smile. You're
engaged-on probation; mean to say, for
this one week we'll consider you simply
my guest. but willing to help me out with
my correspondence Then, II you like the
place and like you as much as hope
shall, you'll become my personal secre-
tary at a salary Of twenty-five dollars n
week and all expenses. No-don't thans
me; thank your sensible eyesv'
Mrs. Gosnold laughed lightly, gave SAL
lys hand final but barely perceptible
pressure, and released IT,
Now Thomas will show you your
room. Mrs. standish tells me she has
promised to outfit you: her maid will
bring you more suitable things by the
time you've had your tub and some rest.
Plenty of time; we lunch at one thirty"
The girl stammered some sort of an
acknowledgment; she was never able to
recall precisely what she said, in truth,
hut It served. And then she was amazed.
ly ascending the broad staircase and fol-
lowing the lunkys back down a long,
wide. drafty corridor to a room at one
extreme of the huilding-a small room,
daintily furnished and bright with sum-
merry cretonne, its individual bath adj
joining.
"Tll be sending the maid to you at
once. ma'am," said Thomas, and shut
the door
Sally wandered to window, lifted the
shade and looked out with bewildered
eyes.
From the front Of the house to the edge
of the cliff the grounds were as severely
composed as an Italian formal garden;
but to one side. screened by high box
hedges, a tennis-court was in the active
possession of four your people, none of
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age Their calls and laughter rang clear
in the quietness clear and vibrant with
careless Joy of living.
They did not in the least suggest the
crew of adverturnrs which Mrs. Standish
had led sally 10 exnnct
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of her own unholy passions. Doubts
hurrned In Sallv's head. and she was
abruptly surnrised TO find tho view oh
scured bv a mist of her own maltinr-
bv. in short. nothing less than tears.
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welcome had touched the impostor mora
deanIv than she had guessed. An this was
offered nor this life Of semi-idleness and
return for nothing but trining services
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have introduced her to this mundane
paradise as her simple self Miss Man,
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own merits and defects to stand or fall.
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ing the fabric of her destiny less blindly
than is their commonly rcputed custom.
the Young woman's conscience during
those few first hours had little time in
which to work upon her better nature
It's first soucamish aualms. when It at
length got Sally alone. were quickly
counteracted bv n knocl, at her door and
what followed-the entrance of quiet
nannered maid whose rresh-colored coun-
tonanca Ioomed like some amiable. mature
moon above n double arnfrI of summery
anpareI
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