Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04

"Youu hc safe i'm scotland AZ 1000, rate.
I"ustaw" We're quito too uu'wp'"l1nt NJ
there to- hc Visited by engines " d"struc-
ton" he laughed ,urau0ely "Tha' is
always "Ncoplug Jacls Sandy"
SANDY Looked s'lt-Com"rtou. but Lady
Ju}NUC merely bCamud b"UgulN.
"I' will really hc quito rcstiul. I'm sure
r,,, ro,, sad d. "@M,y , "If 'yr'l going to Il" at
IammcrsJry awoh. from fl, Of obsrrac-
ton.
quite possible" he murmurcd. .g1,uu' 70
be = hit Of q hermit lately. Like il though
"tNril hasn't any one to pa, with" said
Ho'i% Il"alh"oic. -" hc has tahcu 'o build
mn chicken houses"
"rrarrully absorbin' chicken rousca
Worh1n ."n ont ON plan Of my own Nou'll
500. Coin. IN tor hens to lay two eggs .
day" And thou TO llipshaycn so the sub
explained.
II don't think you need worry about that a."
said the Eari drNly. moving toward the door.
Doris Mathcr went upstairs for her wraps
ana when she came down shc found Ham
lncrSIcN IN his toproat awaiting her Ns
thcN went down the steps into the waiting
limousine her companion offered her his arm
was 1t only fancy that gave hcr the inn
preston that his glance was searching the
uarkncSS of tho Park beyond the lights OF
the waiting cars with "A kecuncss which
seemed uncallcd fur on 80 progaic an oc-
raSion' lie helped her in and gave the dl-
r'ctlou To the chauffeur.
/" Nshwater Park, StryiCr. by way Of lTamD-
stead and hurry she heard him say. which
was SURPRISING since the nearer way lay
! through Ilarlcndcu and IIarrow-ou-Iiul The
orders to hurry. too save in the stress or
need, were under the circumstances hardly
iattering TO her Sclr-Cstccm But Shn re.
mcmbcrcd the urgent look i'm his ewes in the
hHIl when he had silcncCd hcr questions and
sans back IN the scat, nor gaze fixed on
the gloom Of Hyde Parl, to their left wait
lh@ 10Y hlm TO speak. lie sat riEdly beside
her. his hands clasped about his stick his
eyes ptcring straight before him at the back
of Strykor's head She felt his restraint
bitterly remembered
| Of it,. buoved by q hope that since he had
tnouPht II 1T 10 enact lie, the whole tissue
oI doubts which asSailed her might he based
on niS'oh',Duon also. That he was no
coward she knew. More than one instance of
| ms physical courage came back to her, IN
| CldentS of his life before fortune had thrown
| them together and she only too well re-
| membered tho time when he had jumped
from her car and thrown himself in front
! oI runaway horse, saving the neCks OF the
occupants Of the vehicle. He had lied to her.
| But why--whN"
She closed her eyes trying to shut out the
| darklesS and seek the sanctuary of some in
| ncr light, but she faied to find it, Il seemed
| as though the gloom which spread over Lon
don had fallen over her spirit
The city Of Dreadful Night" she muir
| INJURED at last II cant ever seem to get used
She heard his light laugh and the sound of
Jolly murky. isn't it? I miss that fire.
| works Johnny pourin' whiskcy over by Water
To,dnI 10" h,aoseHamd M Big Ren, Doesn't seem like
| You don't think there's danger" she
| asked cautiously.
| lie hesltated a moment before rcpIyiur
| ana then, No he said. mot now"
| silence fell over them again. II was as
| though a shape sat between, a Dhautom n
! her dead hopes and his something So cold
| ana tangible that she drew away In her owr
corner ana looked out at the meaningless him
| OF the sleeping city, Her lips were tight,
! closed. She had given him his chance tC
speak. but he had not spoken and every foot
| OF road that they traverscd seemed to carry
! mem further apart The end of their Jour
| ncy--, Was II 10 be the end al
| everything between them?
Nter while that seemed intcrminablc sh,
heard his voice again.
y suppose You think I'm an awful rotter
Shc turned her head and tried to read hi
larc. hut he Kept IL away from her towart
the opposite window The feeling tb,, sb,
had voiced 10 Betty ITeathcote Of wanting t,
mother him came over her in IA warm Of
fusion.
Nothing that you can say to me will max,
me think YOU one. Cyril" she said gently.
Thanks awfly.' he murnurcd And aft
a pause. II am though, you know"
| she leaned forward hnpulSivciy aud lait
a hand on his knee
NO. You're acting STRANGELY but luo,
| that there's n reason for it, As for YOU
being q coward"-shc laughed softly ii
impossible--qulte impossible to make me lie
| licve that"
II" laid his fingers over hers for mo
ment wv
"Nicr of YOU TO have confidence in a cha
and all that, but appearances are against m
! that's the difficulty
CONTINUED TOMORROW