Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-01

ing and parting with its denizens with 8
gesture Of confidence that was never
the gesture OF S. Manvers of the hard
ware notions; a Nobody on terms ol
equality with indisputable Somebodies-
vastly important Sombodies indeed, for
| the most part; so much so that by com.
I mon consent mankind had created for
| them a special world within the world
| and set 1t apart for their exclusive shelter
| and delectation, for them to live in and
| have their being untroubled and un-
contaminated by contact with the com
| monalty
For all that, Sally couldn't see why
| they must he so cared for and catered
! to. The only thing that apparently dis
| tinsushed them from those who lacked
| their advantages, who looked up rever-
emily TO them and read enviously of their
doings In the papers was their assur-
anCe, a quality ostensiblv lnimltable; yet
she initiated 1t with seemingly nawless
art. contradiction that defed her wits
to reconcile.
She wasted time in the endeavor; her
own personality was prepossessing; she
had sufficient tact never to seek to in
gratiate herself; her solecisms were few
and Insignificant, and the Introduction of
Abigail Gosnold was an unimpeachable
Credcntial
As for her antecedcnts, the lie which
credited her to the city of MassIllon
passed unchallenged. while n conspiracy
of silence kept private to the few ac-
quaintcd with 1t that hidcous secret Of
her department store servltude, Mrs.
GosnOld would have said nothing out of
sheer Kindness Of heart even If It had
not been her settled habit to practice the
difficult arts of minding her own business
and keeping her own counsel Savage
was still in New York but had he been
fiOgOul1 House tgptI1I
the example set by his amiable sister
and held his tongue even when most
eXasperated with Sally. Mr. Trego, of
course, knew no more than what he had |
been free to surmse from the girls i'm |
pulsive confession that she had been out |
of both work and money when be- |
friended by Mrs. Standish but. whatever |
his inferences, he kept them to himself.
a simple, sincere stubborn soul this |
Mr.. Trego; so, at least. he made himself
appear to Sally, persstentlv seeking her
md dumbly Offering a friendship which
She IN the preoccupatlon Of her grand
passion. had neither time nor wish to
and which he himself ingenu-
ously apologized for on the plea of self
iefense. He frankly professed a mortal
Tread of these women" one of whom |
ne averred mysteriously. was bent on
marrying him by main strength and
goodwill first time she caught him with
owered guard.
His misgivings were measurablv cor
'onorated by the attitude toward Sally
ldopted by Mrs. Standish in her capaoitv
Is close friend. foil and confidant OF
Yrs. Artcmas. In the course of those
hree days the girl had not been insensi-
DE to tnttmations of a strong If as vet
estrained, animus in the mind Of the
'lder woman. In alarm and regret she
I'D her futile best to discourage this gen
lcman without being ovcrtly discour-
eous. She could hardly do more: impos-
ible TO explain to her bencfactress that
e was not the man Of her hearts choice.
Unfortunately. TreGo was Indifferent
o tempered rebuffs
II you don't mind" he interrupted one |
I STHy's protraCted snubs "Ill lust
tick around and keep on enIovinry the !
ociety of human being. OF course, I |
now these others are all human in their
'ay nut 1t isn't your way or mine. Per-
APPS II only seems so to me because |
ont understand 'em. It's quite possi-
le. one things sure, they don't under
tand me. At least. the women don't;
can get along with the men-most of
'm' Iheyre not a bad lot, If imma-
lre' You can stand a lot of foolishness
rom ChlIdren once you realize their
rown uppishness is only make-believe. {
They don't know how TO enjoy them
alVes' he eXpattated; they've got too I
80 '' w y 'lllllS' iGlNillE spare time. | !
WHAT'S a holiday to anybody who has
ever done stroke of work? You and
now the difference, we can appreciate
le fun OF loaiing between spells of work: p
ut these people have got no standards
measure their run by, so it's all the
ime to them-tlat, vapid, monotonous
Mess they season It up with cocktails
nd carrying on; and even that gets to
ave all the same flavor of tastelessness
tter a while That's why so many of
lese women are going in for the suf-
aSette business; 1t isn't that they care
Whoop for the vote; it's because they
ant the excitement of wanting some
ing they haven't got and can't get by
gning check for it."
You're prejudiced," the girl objected.
ou're at loose-ends yourself. idle and
stless, and it distorts your mental :,
sion. For my part, I've never met more n
farming people" o.
That's your stigmatism," he contended =
Curve been wanting this society thing "