Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-21
CHAPTER XII
ce11rsghi. i0ls. by rnbNe Lcdoer 90.
TIE Sign viii Not Come Dotcn


ham's secretary summontng Jerry
81 ID the financiers office had found that
young mai, clearing his desk and making
& te8dysto drop in on Ruth at the armory
amid the confusion of preparation for
f64 Trench Comforts Bazaar. Fortu-
e nekely. there remained time to give MN
E N8X This pleasure before going TO MT:
4 Woc5<inRham's office. Had Ruth read
IS (3.1 paper, he wondered. but made sure
& N some one would have called II
S a her attention This surmlse proved
sI ron. Jerry! Isn't II wonderful? Won
4$ffuir' she exclaimed at sight OF NM
the things the papers are saying ABOUT
s yod Oh I'm proud,
& And there was a sheen of admiration
Y III her eyes that was almost the glsten
l that comes from happy tears, Jerry
& knew that IL he could have asked ner
X ther-risht then-but he couldn't: the
( young people were pressed apart by the
8fowding round of other ladies' young
and old, who came up to smile on MN
and to congratulate or banter.
And when at length they were alone
s8ain Ruths mood had passed over
4 stage of less feeling and greater Nolu-
HIjow is the franchise fight coming
orr What bold thing 1t was to 40;
paul tells me 1t was all your idea Ana
where have you been keeping Eoursel
these three days-hardly to telePhone
4 ma eyen?" These were some oil tne
words that tumbled helter-skelter from
sI've been pretty busy" SPARED Jerry,
= with an apologetic smile, put dlu
write you two sweet little notes. oluh
nAnd thew were sweet But notes, are
only notes complained Ruth with
.~fvhinss have kept me travelling nlshI
ax,s dav' went on jerry; this bazaar
e <o,str,tction, for one thing, But it's going;
Is rafher isn't it," and heH looked rounu
him at booths and stalls. ~ taN'nE ,bs ShaPt baat
\ n hnrrirners, and n vast confusion OF
tongues and movement OF human poultS S
as material for constructlon ana ueG -, ~ "a
lions and stocks of goods on SAFE or en-
hfbition were being hurried thiS way ana
that under the impelling hands OF az
sorts Of labor, male and female, palo ai,u any
,,y,r,aid professional and nonproteSSlonai
~Beautifully :" approved Ruth with
q c5rsnhasis and carried on with most
engaging look of sympathy. won
\ complain" she said cqntrtely' sho,t Tu mt
d dsns What asked But tell 'Io "
Jerry's countenance fell. Sylvy was was
the reason why he had, kept away ,n Iro,t,
Ruth these three days when so rnucn nue.,
(. ,s,ae baupening No word had come from
Kelly, and he did not want 70 te,i ne, nr,
that he had lost the little Jewisn s,It
. ,,Sr IL depress her with the story OF
Mnydono's Vaccinations, which alreadE
had beggared Aurentsky, and might ot
B expected to do worse II 'they were ho'
checked He gulped and stannlereu 1rit end
The fact is Ruth' we Cd" '''u
PANT fnd herr" Ruth's face went
white with a womans' INTUITION vi '''e
tf4S .iSe,, 8 Terry related the story of
!. nssldonc's plot against Aurentsky and its
SDnarent complete success; -.
1'1Jerry that man must pc punlSneu
vs..th declared. her eyes flashing deter
/. ,ssgration '.He must be put under arrest
1'sst5s will be-just as soon as can
:, 1..setN Aurentsky to swear to coth-
ri1sirt And, by the way, we nave
! nSw member of our party-our save
Fhiladelphia party" and ne tolu i'ei Vi
'sis Sfsn,t that just splendid :" declared
yz,,tf' eyes aglow: but it's rather alb
sslrd. don't you think, this not nnGrhs 1i,l
ttsf could hardly be blotted out. Let
,1ef,--and her eyes lighted with thar
sublime faith in one whose power aiu ndp
never dsapRoiTteGd finG them for us W in no
time. It's almost IKE masac ra
PhiIlips Oppenheim-the way father can
reach out and pick a person out VI 'H9 in
unknown. Why. we found you III
The eager young woman, plunstng
On with encomiums OF her tatner' M ,a
2 {e1rr.lnted herself at discovering una
4 Ierrv;s expression had grown apathehc
8 -<p,sths" he said, shaking his head
n eb5enniy 81 don't want you TO mehVloh
4 SyIvy to your father ,,s
3 afnszement. Att, -,
f'frust my Judgment in this this G%tet1y 0ne ln-
III IA Ssfssere you go-perfectly manlike-
.,.,sst my Judgment =" reproached Ruth;
f0i5lipE up This, of ours, is a mans and
vrrn1rn1,a party," she declared II Is
s Sssed ON the assumption of equal, ca
y rSo[ties In the sexes. You and victor
JlSfilnron may outvote me, but you
+ ef1nply. mustn't; mustn't resorf 'i,d i Sment'
{l,lnr. That isn't to be done any more
you know At least between US;
The picture Ruth made as, WIN WIN rsed ND
<s1re of frowns and smiles, she urged
6sr point was altogether charming, Jerry
laughed admiringly and apologeticaiiy.
You are right he confessed, .,,,;nel ama
4 was absurdly, ridculously. masculine,
( ~ wrong. / should have explained and
hereby / do. The Aurentskys are timid
S <h.xr will be more fearful than ever now
They must not be trlghtehneu' thern IL II NUS
~ fsne nv us-you and ] and Victor
vstf methods that We will devise. For
-ro,,r father in his vigorous way ana
<rjfh The instruments he would employ
\ Il r,o after them would be. in all ike
E 1sxood 10 nut the Aurentskys in state
s ~ mind where we could never help
That Is perfectly reasonable, and |
r&u understand il and assent to IT, Al
WAYS be reasonable-always let me un-
der<fand things, won't you, Jerry
Ufket Ruth with a sudden impuiSlNen,esSSi
<<<Vhy surely" agreed Jerry: we shall
11ndoubtedly locate the Aurentskys soon
8 Sn6 i'il take you into counsel immeul-
4 Sfely' shall have to go now" he con
e. <.11sded after a hasty glance at nls
watch II have an appointment WIN
your father" a., ,,...,- ,,,os
s * ssVVifh father-what about?' Ruth was
Il zre{n All delighted interest.
+ 'rfssnsf imagine. His secretary ssAlu ne
. - ,}ed TO see me at four-thirty
1@(1h IL must be to rally you apout
~. ,esvspaper story, and to congratulate
4 ,,s,5. I'll, if" declared Ruth with enthusl,
Ssro. ''It would be jolly to listen oehlnd
IS TIE door" ., y,,
II wonder II 1t would" reflected jerry
I, .u.,iox, down in the elevator.
Nv rood fortune his runabout worked
s. II way through the downtown Tatnc
5fh SOME minutes 10 spare Having oEiNS
-&r~ freshly on his mind, ne resolNeu
< : <.@< these in an effort TO STIR up
|<nrI Kelly on the chance that he
reach him by telephone at the
5.lr>ffe Club Fortunately the d.
y leader was there and presently
- S61re was heard on the wire
<Uv1y--er--cants just exactly locate
<.o| old bird yet" hemmed Kelly tact
Fl nci seeing him round. sort OF Tor
@1iSfxof a? Why. Kelly" reproved
III tlouQht understood was