Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-20
AN OTTTCIDFR A GIRLS ADVENTURES IN SOCIAL PIRACY
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be turned out into the street that very
night, and thinking II did not much mat
ter, when the footballs stopped on the
threshold of the studio and she looked
up into the face of Mr.. Trego.
Surprise and Indignation smote her
with speeehlessness' but her eyes were
eloquent enough as she started up-and
almost overturned the rickety table at
which she had been dining.
But he was crassly oblivious to their
message, Removing his hat, he mopped
his brow. sighed. and smiled winningly
"Hello" he said You certainly did
give me the deuce of a hunt. l wormed
1t out of Mrs. Gosnold that you in
habited studio somewhere on this
block and l suppose / must have climbed
30 times three flights Of stairs in the last
hour"
She demanded In a low, tense voice:
why have you followed me here?"
We'll" he protested, Mrs Gosnold
sent me-and II she hadn't l would have
come anyway. | told you last night that
/ loved you. l haven't changed since
then. And now that you're in fiX,
whether or not of your own contriv-
inG-well, ii isn't my notion of letting
you pull out for yourself If you'll let
me help-and that goes, even If you stuck
to 1t that you won't marry me-"
And Mrs. Artemas?" she inquired
icily. what does she think about your
coming after me?"
He stared and laughed. "Oh. did you
know about that ? hope you didn't"
II saw you with her in your arms"
Yes" he agreed patiently "She'd been
laying for me for several weeks, l told
YOU she was-dOnt you remember?
Only, OF course. didn't name her And
last night. when l went back there look
ing for you, she cornered me; and while
l was trying to be nice and explain
could never be anything more than a
brother TO her, she burst out crying
and threw herself into my arms and
what could a fellow do? ! tried to make
her behave but before she would listen
to reason those confounded people had
TO pop up. And, of course, she took ad-
vantage of that opening instanter. But
Great Scott!-you didn't suppose | was
going to be that sort Of a gentleman and
let her get away with IL. did you? So
much in love with you can hardly keep
from grabbing YOU now! Not likely!'
She tried to answer him, but her trail
torous voice broke, and before she could
master II he had resumed.
Mrs. Gosnold wants you baCk-sent
me to say sO-says she'll come after you
IL ! fail to bring you"
"oh, no!'' she protested, trembling un-
Controllably
You won't meet any of those folks.
They're all going today. It's a new deal
from a fresh deck, so TO speak"
mo" she averTed more steadily. You
told me / was foolish; YOU were right
I'm through with all that"
He came closer to her You needn't
be-" he said. Don't damn society just
because you got in wrong at the first at
tempt. Try again. Let me try with YOU
I've got all the money there Is. more or
less. II you want villa at Newport"
oh. please no! l tell you I'm nm
ished with all that forever"
Well" he grlnned fatuously, what
about a nat In Harlem?'
A little smile broke through her tears.
Why must you go TO such extremes p
she laughed brokenly. Aren't there any
more apartments 10 be had on Riverside
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