Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-08
DAILY NOVELETTE,
LOVES STRATEGY
By Stella l.. Cole


TT WAS the night VI the moonlight sail
i down the lake, 10 which Amy Dawson
had looked forward for many weeks.
For ,ons time. the lodge % which
lack belonged had been planning this
celebration of ladies hight" which
was 10 he the event ot the season, and
/ Jack himself hard-working young
J BUSINESS man. had been as frankly EN-
! thusastic aoout this affair as had Amy.
: As she started gayly UP he stairs.
I Lsr mother talied her. Amy dear. " III
7 you please 20 out to tho drug store ana
get this prescription flled? I anu sorry
10 bother FuH, bu' OF course YOU would
rat her 60 now than after you get
! dressed ' and Nnry, always eager to be
of service 90 her mother, set out upon
the crra,d
As she 'urucd the corner she suddenly
stopped sHor, snd looked with widening
eyes coming down the street IN his car
va" JaC, and with him Al heautifu'
y1cug Woman with mingled surprise
VunGrriusA; rnd -plcasure, she watch
"a them Uu'il The ear disappeared around
the 'rru taeN au'nna .ically. a. IL were.
she entered he drug store, did her er-
rand ana Trfuned home
SuNl, and carefully She dressed for
the s"N jr!ing herself that Of course
lack had some good reason for his act.
and IN d - tine would arrive. But Nh,n
come. sh' raS convinced tina: " was a.
she had feared. but still she cung to
hope, aud b. vas only " hen the last frag-
meut was gone. that her bitter disap-
pointmeut turned to anger whicn in
creased - she heard familiar footsteps
II was only adding insult 90 injury 10
come nov. she thought
Amy dear, I'm swfully sorry" he
said a. she let him IN. but It happens d
80 Unexpectedly" Hut she gave him a
fri 4 4
mciaili,. YES, lack Holman, /, hap
u."rd AL right. aud YOU needn't tr$ to
deceive me about T. However. I am go.
ing 10 he fair enough to give YOU Il
chance % explain
"ph. come nov. Amy don't he silly"
said Jack. 81 am sorry that it hap
pened this way. but | couldn't hclp il
really You will .nnd out all about it
som" time ! guess"
Amy's face grew even more stern,
more chilly Then YOU refuse TO eN-
pain" she asked Very well. YOU
know what that means" and Jack knew
that further words would be useless
All right. Amy he said quietly. N
"ou have no more confidence in me
;hau that, it is better ! find Il out now
than later and the next instant he was
gone.
Tie days that followed were gloomy
ones for Jack Weeks passed aud still
the breach remained. and worst of all
lie saw Amy often with Henry Eames
4 former and all hut successful rival
~ his
Th.u the call ~ his country came,
and with heavy ache al his heart
hc wondered II a reconciliation could
no' hs brought about before he should
so. lie couldn't afford any longer to
lc, his pride come between him aud
the Gr' that he loved. surely. though.
there must be way. he thought des-
rerately.
Tho following afternoon Amy received
a letter. neatly typewrtten. and read
ing ms follows:
II admire YOU for turning Jack down,
he never was half good enough for YOU.
suNwaE He was probably out jOy-rid-
inG that uighl. and NO wonder he re-
fused to explain 10 YOU. lie has hurt
your feelings. disappointed and dis
viii stick To the position YOU have taken.
Such a fellow is heueath the notice of
any good girl. and lets hope that The
amy training will give him just the
! lesson that he needs
FROM A FRIEND"
Then Amy experienced regular
brainstorm. The idea Of any one say
ing such things about my Jack" she
mentally exclaimed. as with short, angry
| ieks she tore the letter into fragment :
! II wonder who wrote that letter. any
way" Some one who was jealous of us
! probably. and thirHs that she has some
! chance with Jack now. Welt IN show
/ her
/ In response to the request which came
| Immediately. Jack called that night, and
a smiling Young woman met him at the
| door. Jack she said, - am afraid