Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-02
And So They
We're Married
By HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
COPYRIGHT, 1919. bp Public LEDGER Co.
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I and Scott never met any Of the
Whitmores' friends. At first they did
not think so much about it, but after
time it seemed rather queer that no
one ever dropped in. Ruth with her
strong preference for Rita Whitmore's
friendship nevertheless had other
friends dropping in constantly. She
would have missed these friends IL they
had not been there even though she
often resented informal dropping in
these days, it was so apt to interfere
with some plans that they had made
with the Whitmorcs.
Gene Mathews dropped in one night
around o'clock. and Scott asked him
to stay for dinner.
Out in the kitchen Ruth interposcd
almost angriy. "We've promised to
spend the evening with Rita and Dan"
"They're coming over here, aren't
+ they?"
NJ "Yes. but they may not want any
one else here
Ane one would like Gene"
y Ruth was worried nevertheless. A
wofnan's eyes see more than mans,
and all through dinner she was wonder
( ing what she had better do about it.
Aftorward, when Scott and Gene were
smoking in the living room. she slipped
across the hall and rang the bell
She waited a long time and rang
again. The door was opened by Rita.
Her face seemed somehow queer and
6 perturbed Ruth laughed little ncr-
Vouss'
l ,nougnt you had gone out tor
oinner'
~ no, 1 guess oion near the
pen az n,st' was IN ,he hncien'
LAY hasn come nome yet . =,
8 Ieaii!' saiu NUN Win an .ne
4 INSTANT solicitu'e 'hac woman mas ior
sulne sr unforeseen ~, ooh'cs'ic worry
D.uh he .e,ephohe'
ni'a shooN her nPao' one oid not ASK
nun 10 COME inS'ac'
Dld you want anF'ning' DEAR She
nshtu hna''!, aS the TWO e'r'S s'oou
iacing eacn otncr IN the ha,iWaS'
wanted 10 tell you mat irlend
OF acot' mas come IN unexpectedly ior
3 dinper; ne VIII probably be here to-
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none the evening ti,l tomorrou, II isn,t
as if ANYTHING were formal you tnow ;,
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ST. Su y, MIA Mer, r,"iF renewed
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sSi,' .onins' on, @ re,' suuue"iS a"
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A., ~, ''"nsi '"at sue u,u po'
no". .,. l .ue l"snnacS .naC hau gone
a.a. ~ up .n.' lienas"ip seemed re,
LII NV ts'ah. a,: neru s IN .ns spmluark
nan' WIN 'nis hrst MISUNDERSTANDING
wasn't the enormitv - what bod a.
CURED hoconso oftcr oil no.h;nn hrt
4 trivial n,otter h od o,o,,rroJ t. 60, 49,
4 queer feeling that Ruth had psychology
cally and which she was eager and anx-
ious to shake off as quickly as possible,
i and to get back to the old footing.
Ruth fingered Her pride was I'D in
arms and she wanted to 60 back info
her own apartment with as casual an
/, aid as Rita wore, but she was to he
disappointed.
"I dom understand ,,br ro, ,ro,,.
como 7" sho so;d st;mv ..I r,oda thaao
sandwiches Won like - '0
:.
then quickly, They'll keep till tomor-
row Realy, Ruth, it's more fun to be