Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
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n UTH decided afterward that even
~ il Natalie had not come in at that
moment, she would not have quarreled
with Rita whitmore about the night
before Everything that Rita did
! pointed toward the fact that she had not
!, meant to slight them. She was so inno-
,cent in her attitude and If she had felt
4 guilty she certainly would not have put
In an appearance that morning as though
y +. nothing had happened, Ruth reasoned
to herself. She did not think it might
just happen that Rita would do that
\ f.xery thing so as not to be suspected.
AT any rate. before an explanation could
be made, Natalie appeared.
SO Natalie and Ruth had become close
friends, and Ruth had grown to care
"a great deal about her. OF course that
was before the Whitmores appeared on
the horizon. Natalie, these days, was
"A strange wild being compared to the
spsfe wrath like person she had been
4 She was awake. alert, she was once more
|snthe care free, happy girl she had been
before marriage, only that this time
she was deeper, more worth while. She
cas- wildly gloriously happy, and Jack
loved her. not perhaps as he had once
1Syed Ruth but there was something
IN MS afeehng for Natahe tnat ne hao
mot had for Ruth, quality Of protec-
,tiseness which gave his love an added
tenderness.
N This morning Ruth was not altogether
i glad to see Natalie. For one thing she
Il had wanted to have matters out with
Rita; for another she had that same
4 ieenns that sne Always nao apou' III
\ uouue'"s wv" ~ ou'' -,
.hita sprang up as the oeii rang
gathering ner kimona ABOUT her.
Don CO. huth interposed' ~
may be just one OF the trades people.
a 'T can't see anyone" Rita called
after Ruth as she went TO the door,
m NOT dressed,
land tnen hutn opened TO Natahe,
20 ~ ~. ,.,;ra
Ua w INC
She'held up her face TO huth. Come
on out WIN me, sne oaooleu, ,,, ~. na'e
f,r nu q
4 where new for lunch :,
sh. =. AZ. ,..,. ..u /.
drsw;nv of her cloves and tbers was
nothing "a do hut IN take her into Tho
\ cHyiny room. Ruth locked about tbo
room hastily. but Rita wasn't there
she had evidently slipped into the bed
room. Ruth wondered why Rita al
Ways ala those Things. Ihere was some
lining SO vague ana uncertain ABOUT 1t.
! sSne looked so ioVeiy In ner Chlnese coat
4 ente .nere was no reason 70 % pe ashamed
svi oeins seeh ny anyone' why aid nita
i"ass e'due peopie'
- WIN nSs.y inJune.,'n TO Natane
on uonn, Nh. i'u.n nulfieu into the pea :
.oui. LIT, .a Inc utessins =
81, 'uus .''y ~ ols pun
a. pn.h os. go sue =. 'uiNeu on tne W" chair
" ,n.. n ea. in'
nd 49, Jus. 81. Htsne I,ua . nona, come on out
.a a. ;, Always "an'ea you
& ar ,.,,. -,
4h;. dssr R;,s e,nnst,ia.oS s. .s.u nte a1;e
Ant now Come nusr ot.o. 81, snr
\ u,w =, '' ono gus.
an I'sn:, NUN assenteu' ana lei
Z
y,.sWa LII @ ane t.'ttneu TO tne hVing room
"a ,,n.,
NJ 'u A",e 'ohpans she asked
'.us Iane o'er anu 'hey stood IN the
4
.,,,s.,. cue was, dressed ano
Ss;sns ans one' NUN apoio
t
Natalle pouted. WHEN am l going
70 meet her she asked. You and
-Scott taik ABOUT these wonderful people
gu the time and yet no ore ever sees
tnem. ASK her to 60 with us If you