Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16

vas stll-how deserving was the IL.
and how craven his rivali And h t.-l
| good play; the public testified 70 M.
1t was also unlikely that any Eatonto,--
folks would ever see It. He did ~
reckon on the far-reachinR influence :,
the moving -picture Industry.
THE Survivar' was sent .A
! throughout the land with several s.,'
! entertaining products OF the oan,as.
| SAKE wrote a little, worked nuob ~.
| thought every day OF his old swaeth.a.l,u e.lu
/ No bright eyes or smiling Inns - ~,
/ city could Danish the image Of Nfe.tHs
Evers. He could shut his eyes ~ sa,
time. and see the sweet mouth The ,s s
ger, steady eyes OF pansy blue the %.
PRECIOUS little chestnut curis that ~,
upon her brow and slender white % lsu
II seemed impossible that she bad - s
out of his life foreverl sone
All the wrath and bitterness baA
his heart with the making Of HE MT ue,'
play; he had only sadness and e .tue
longing TO return to his native tnr.a
But 1 will never go back" he sats soWh'
he first felt the longing and n yeas WThen
he said It again. Then came a letfar tsss
made his hands tremble while he o,s.l.
1t. How had she known where 4. ieu it.u
would reach hlm7 ''ef
Dear Dudley: 1 have seen Won ri.
written it?" nave
what does she mean bv ,A...,
thought Dudley. 'e'
"Of course, / knew you at a sl..
and 1 wrote to the company foS ,.s'
address. Some parts of our story @
very true. l have lost my home 49,
am leaving Eatontown. Will Won ~ an. l
and say good-by7 MARfANsi'o
Would he come? The first train o,,
bore him to Eatontown Marian ese,,.s
changed when he saw her in her dIe.
mantled home. She was thinner and mos.
serious looking; a new shyness vas ~
her manner, and yet her eyes were vat,.
soft and friendly when she greeted hin,
How well you are looking, Dudley"
she said.
81 am feeling well-and doing wellp !.
replied, with an expression to the word
that made her blush.
Don't be unkind," she murmured "Rs.
member, we are to say good-by. an
leaving this place forever"
with West Bradley7"
A deeper blush. mo, want to tell vo,
about something-your play Dudley. Tha
hero was noble"
Don't talk about that absurd thing
protested Sake, uneasily.
but 1 want you to know. mis-.
Judged you, Dudley 1 had lived in such
a narrow world, 1 was not fair to you
And West Bradley was never half the
man you are-therel'
Dudley colored with pleasure, but hIs
brow wrinlSled.
"What has he done?"
"Nothing-not much. Oh. he's nat
as black as you painted him; but hes
so small and selfish. And he has gol
this house-my home"
Got your home? Foreclosed the mort.
gage and put you out?' cried Dudley. IN
indignant excitement. "The scoundrell
Why didn't you let me know beforeYu
wait, watt said Marian. softly
There was mortgage, and West Brad.
ley got possession of 1t and was rather
mean about it, but 1 didn't care rye
got some money and I'm tired of livinr
here, anyway. So L let him have the
house to live in with his new wife.
widow from the South He as married
last week, Dudley. She was visiting
Eatontown and he paid court to her as
soon as II refused him, Dudley"
For, with bound that took no regard
Of obstacles between them material ar
otherwise, Dudley Sake had caught tho
girl in his arms, clasping her powerfulIv
and pressing kisses upon her face with
all the pent-up emotion of many months.
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