Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-09

The janitor's wife allowed herself t.
hesitate and was lost. There's an apart
ment you might use for a while, Miss
Marjorie. it wouldn't cost anything. anc
your little mite of money would las
longer
Marjorie Kershaw's young face bright
ened. Martha. you always were a dear
Just like you used to he when you and
Bob lived on the farm next to our place -
Martha Jordan nodded her head. 81
never thought I'd live to see you without
a relative. coming to work for your living
In the city. Miss Marjorie" she said
dolefully.
The girls face clouded. Poor old
fatherl He never knew how to manage
things. 1 believe it was the thought of
leaving me unprovided for that FASTENED
his DEATH.
Mrs. Jordan took a latch key from be-
hind the clock. "Dearie, you might as
well use the fiat-it won't do any harm,
and Ii will make your money hold out
longer. Doctor Ingram won't know the
difference"
"But-would it be rlght?" the girl hesi-
tated, "and suppose he should find outw
mot much chance" Martha said alrily.
doctor Ingram has gone TO Denver to
get back his nerve. He left this key so
/ could water his plants. The DOCTORS
crazy over plants, and his front room
looks like flower garden"
The girl reveled in the luxury of the
apartment. Accustomed TO the plainness
of a rambling. old country house-the
Turkish rugs and the artistic furnish
ings seemed the height of magnIfcence.
She succeeded in securing a position to
teach primary music in a private school
after much worry and many letters writ
ten by the rector of her home church.
She was TO board and room at the school
when the term commenced-and she
thought regretfully of giving up her
present artistic quarters.
Mis-. Jordan received one afternoon a
letter telling her when to have the rooms
ready--and Marjorie Kershaw sprinkled
the doctors plants that night.
She determined to make some payment
for her free lodging-so she took from
the top of the bookcase the old silver
tray with It's tea service-she would pol
ish the doctors silver and leave his
apartments In good condition. She prob
ably spent too much energy ON the first
piece for, yawning In the coming twi-
light. she leaned back on the pillows of
the couch, the silver spread around on
the ho3r, and fell fast asleep.
II I'D Mrs. Van Lear had not chosen
to Get sick and to have refused to allow
any one except her pet physician to
Aook after her. John Ingram would have
confCrmed to Mrs. Jordan's opinion, and
never have known anything about it. AS
Ii was. he let himself into his apartments
that night about g.
Reaching for the electric light, he
stumbled over his silver teapot. and the
girl on the couch sat up suddenly. her
sleepy eyes blinking from the light She
gave one gasp. then straightened her
self on the couch, her feet braeed hrmly
on the floor. I'm not afraid OF you"
she said breathlessly, eyeing the teapot
III hls hand. and wondering what he had
ALREADY put 10 the small grip beside him,
fIe stood still. his astonishment, aided
81 the silver teapot, giving him the ap-
naarance OF detected guilt
sArent you-ashamed Of yourself7'' she /
iaked siernly
II don't seem able 10 analyze my feel /
Hes the doctor said, doubtfully.
Io think Of a man breaking into q |
ozee ara stealing -teapots," she said /
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only seem to haye one. hs hazarded
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tl tzl as bad - dqken -ii's steal
n 1eunk voice fp|l of righteous
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