Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

She hung UP the receiver. Out at
Pinetree Heights last night, and lie had
told her 1t was business engagement
that had kept him until 1880. He had
been unusually high-spirited during the
evening. and then alternately absorbed
in thought She recalled the fact now.
What could it mean? Miserably she
cessantly of that arch-charmer, y Sue
B. and the mysterious note, and
though she felt, a wholesome distaste in
doing SO: still she kept wondering
did not belong together.
BY o'clock she felt that she could
bear it no longer. An impulse urged
her to call up Harley and say some
might offer some explanation, and then
would follow. Shed put on her old rose
dress-he'd rather guess she didn't look
But when the response came 1t
brought the climax to her unhappy day.
They told herr that her husband was not
at the office. He had not returned since
leave Of absence for the rest of the day.
Nell sat motionless for an instant
The drawer containing the troublesome
paper was within reach of her hand.
She felt that in that paper lay the ex-
mo, 1 won't look at it," she assured
herself. Il said wouldn't and I won't
III won't"
But before she had finished speaking
her hand reached straight to the drawer,
opened 1t and drew out the paper.
"All the rest of the day." she choked,
"I've got to live with this awful note"
Springing up. she crumpled it; in her
hand. @.
II know what I'll do. I'll burn up the
horrld thing. Harley shan't have, IT,
nobody shall have 4, and If it's burned
tn1n tnor fala oh lrt all Haf frw-n
the grate.l She had just thrown down
the flaming scrap when the front door
banged and her husband entered the
room. going straight to the desk in the
Building fire, Nell? Say, where's
that paper I phoned about?' His
voice was edged with excitement. That's
important"
YOU oh, know ali about it,"
"What'd you look at 1t for? BY
George, you said you wouldn't. I. like
that!"
II didn't look at itr she famed IT
burned the horrible thing, and didny
have to read 1t to find out few things
Joy riding way out to Pinetree
Heights last night, for instaiice-ad-~
What" " IT,, broke in I1, Harley ,,You ,,s,
you know what / was out to Pinetres
Heights for. That peachy little bunga-
low out there, you know. Nell, that we
are both crazy about. I've rented 1t,
with chance to buy 1t later. perhaps.
We can have a garden and chickens and
help out on our bit. was out there
again this afternoon. looking the place
over, and have come back now to take
you there. And. listen here. I've Just
bought another Liberty Bond, my big
gest yet, for you this time, and the hor-
rible thing you Just saw At to burn up
!. was going to give you a pleasant lit
tie bunch of surprises, and that, was
why told you not to look at It,"
"Oh, Harley. how awfulf she walled.
you can't ever forgive me."f There
was such distress In her face that Har-
leys annoyance vanished. Wi
There now. partner, don't you care"
he, soothed, ''Nothing's really lost the
banks got the record. but see here,
Nell, don't ever go up In the air over
shadows again. / shan't ever play any
game without You for partner"
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