Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-07
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e.ele mat you have not come Those
| were ms very words. The rest passed but
that stuck. II stuck because IL was tbe
1Ith i ana had been blind to IL. What
unnh u,u hu you say a little while ago9 Blood
unchecked Is just common beast. we'll
there II is In nutshell. bear the mark
| to see ~" want SleIh
p, Aians hands were locked behind him.
ne turned from the window "Alix, I
va. ! see elem yet. She is expecting me.
told her that the better half of me
would look her up as soon as got back.
but what IL somebody that doesn't know
my better half at all should see me rid
inB-walking with Clem2 1 can't risk
that. DO you understand"
But oh, Alan" said Alix. "rf you could
only see Glen now. She's glorious. WHY
lts three years-three years since YOU
full"
"UsedI" protested Alan casting a valu-
ing glance at Allx's pale beauty.
We'll, conceded Alix, you think me
beautiful Beside Glen, with her heaps
OIL brown hair and deep blue eyes, l am
nothing. | am worse-I am n doll. And
she was born with strange wisdom and
strength of her own. The world has never
reached her-will never reach her. She's
made her own world and she's made it
right. And yet-the wisdom in her deep
eyes, Alan. She knows-she knows It all
and you know that she knows, only,
faith sits enthroned."
Faith sits enthroned," repeated Alan;
that's why can't come tonight" He
looked around for his hat and stick.
by the way" said Alix, "why ]. Y.
and why Mrs. ]. Y? I've always won
dered."
"I don't know" said Alan. "I've always
wondered, too, I suppose. But here's the
Judge. He can tell you"
q ylat oglra thn Tt,Is ~
walked in and took Allx's outstretched
hand.
why there's no Mr.. Wayne and Mrs.
Wayne-only J. US"
"And you don't know, Alan?" asked the
Judge well, I'll tell you. Mr.. Wayne
and Mrs. Wayne-they were Alan's father
and his young wife. Their life was q hot
the clouds of its own smoke. The memory
of the clouds passed with them, but the
flame-the flame burns on in the hearts
of all who knew them. 1t will burn on.
That's why ]. Y. is J. Y. and that's
why it will always be ]. Y. and Mrs. ].
Y. to the Hill"
Alan said good-by In a hurried low
voice and started for the door but the
Judge called to him: "Just a moment,
Alan, I'm coming with you" Then he
turned to Alix. "I just dropped in to
tell you I am delighted to be able to
come tonight.
"I am glad" said Alix. Perhaps you
could persuade Alan to come too II you
think" q
"If 1 think what?" The Judge eyed
her steadily.
"If you think he is ready" finished
Alix.
The Judge found Alan waiting for him
on the steps as he hurried out. What
are you doing for the rest of the after
noon?" he asked.
I'm sailing for South America If
there's n connection"
The Judge looked up surprised. 81
didn't know you had anything urgent
on They walked on in silence for some
minutes, then the Judge said, hesitating-
ly Allan, you're rushed, of course, but
If you could-if you can-do one thing
and put it down to my account. Just drop
in and see ]. Y. for a minute. Some
how 1 feel that you can't see ]. Y. the
way he really is-the way / can. That's
natural too. 1 suppose. But If you knew
him, Alan, the way 1 do, you'd know it's
an honor for any man to shake hands
with j. Y. Wayne. And to have j. Y.