Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-05
And So They
Were Married
By HAZEL DEyO BACHELOR
COPYRIGHT. 1919. bp Public Ledger Co.
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n NGHY tears came to Ruth's eyes
and threatened to overwhelm her
before she could rush away from the
table. Scott stared after her in amaze
ment as she fed to her room, and
Alice who sat opposite him made no
comment. There was a silence, then
Scott said uncomfortably, Ruth
knew was not going to meet the
terms"
Alice looked up. Ruth Is upset
lately, can't you see that? She's gone
through great DEAL
Scott looked his amazement at Alice's
sudden championing of Ruth.
"I know that" he returned. He had
no idea at all about Alice's unhappiness,
for the sympathy and kindness that she
had shown. What he did know that
quite suddenly he was angry with Alice.
This was a matter between himself and
Ruth alone. Quite suddenly too, he be-
gan to resent the fact that Alice had
settled herself on them for SO long.
M,n,,to ho h,d rofro,,ad tror, r,t,;nr
MS resentment into actual thought ana
words before, even when Alice had
treated Ruth with scant courtesy Now
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because Aiice hau seen III u sue WIN
Ruth, he was angry at everything at
once. He seemed to notice for the first
time that Alice was not herself.
whats the matter with you lately
anyway" he asked roughly for Scott.
'You are always incoming around the
house, not saying a word"
Alice did not reply and the meal was
finished in silence.
Ruth, in her bedroom. flung straight
across the bed, was crying into the
counterpane. Scott no longer loved her /;
IL he did he would have consulted her
about their. plans for the fall. She
wished she had never married; perhaps
she was the kind of woman who
really should never have married. Life
seemed such tangle and nothing ever
came out right for any one. Her
thoughts ran on that way, sometimes
chaotic, sometimes strangely logical.
They flew to Alice and Bert. What was
the use of that? Alice had made a mis-
take IN her handling or Bert and Bert
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riage service, and then suddonlr ~
white flame that leaned m in H.,ou,s nc
eyes when she looked at Tim IT,, 80
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had been true love.
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as she sobbed ouiotlv -, tte nsr' 100
had believed when sha ".. Ge9' ehe
that romance would Iou. sA eu 9cot.
it hadn't and tbo u.s.. 'is'el. nu'
she could mot +aII h.D VI was
things would. be os t;, -nuen worse
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ing her misery With H.. .ne woriu' ma ,
and unb.nnvS Al ns p,iu' uhioVeu
prove that Ruth woe " Mnitn goes &c
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lid and that sha ~ mse iooiisniy NOR ,
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