Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-27
And So They
We're Married
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright, 1919, BY Public Ledger Co.
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TT WAS Just about this time, shortly
i after Jane had received the welcome
news from Washington, that she met the
boy. In all her life Jane had never
really imagined just what kind of a
man she wanted most TO marry. Some
girls have an ideal man that they have
created out OF, their own. imaginations.
man who. I'M spite Of everything else
that may happen in life, stands clearcut
in their dreams ms the man they might
have married. Jane had never created
an ideal Of this kind. Jane lived life.
she seldom dreamed about it. In the
instance Of her first leap at marriage in
the dark, she had not stopped to con
slider results. 1t was the thing she
wanted to do at the time, and that was
sufficient. 1t was in the same way
that this new man came into her life,
suddenly and unexpectedly.
He was only n boy Of twenty six,
and Jane was the most enhancing
woman he had ever met. He had
formed his knowledge Of women from
those he had grown up with in small
western city. There girls married when
they were a certain age, settled down
and had children. went about doing
small social stunts and were thoroughly
conventional types Of womanhood. Jane
was different. She was like a flame
dartng here and there. Her manner Of
talking. the way she shook the black
hair out of her eyes. the tragic look that
sometimes showed itself on her pointed
little face, all these were different. He
In 4 L.. hnN ,pt,
ike this and quite suddenly he wanted
her.
Ard what about Jane herself?
She was overwhelmed by his dog
like devotion. the homage that he gave
her and that she had never received
from any other man, the struggle to
make both ends meet. and the care OF
10y. 1t was so wonderful to shift re
sponsibilities to another's broad shoul
ders, to feel that there was some one
who cared and would protect her. Jane
Grlt all of this before she felt any kind
of response to the feeling that had been
rrouscd in the heart of Bob West.
She had met him first at q dance given
'or returned soldiers, and she hat
anced with him and many others
When he had asked shyly at the end o
he evening if he might take. her home
he had been surprised, for he had made
no impression at all on her. That hat
,ccn the beginning of their friendship.
TIe had called on her twice before sht
old him about Joy. 1t was charac'
cristic of Jane that she had not men
oncd Joy before. Joy was a mcmor.
+ other days. a result of a horrible
',istake. and Jane rebclled because sh,
oHld not be as other girls who coult
,cet their lovers frankly with no darl
hadow of the past to haunt their fresl
"oung love.
They had been sitting in the darl
ont parlor of the boarding house, an,
a Inc. looking about Mt the dingy sur
,undings, at the haring gas jet show
1g through the frost glass shade, sud
rnly became restless.
Lets take walk" she suggested.
And walking down the hot stree
rough swarms Of playing children. sh
nd mentioned Joy.
She told it all in few words. Their
asn't much to, tell. and she had NJ
ish to dwell on it. But when sh
urncd curious eyes upon his face t.
GO what he was thinking she was sur
riscd and almost awcd by the look h
urncd on her. 1t was filled with pit
crpercd with passionate longing
hey had entered the park and were il
comparative sccIuson, and he turne
her impulsivcly.
"Oh, Jauc. if could only make it u
you, all of it,"
1t was then that Jane felt the frs