Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-04
READ THIS FIRST

Juua Grant has promised second
time to marry Dan Carson, even
though he Tilted her temporarily for
\ another woman. At the time this
happened, Julia went into hospital
\ to study nursing, and there met an
4 other type of man, DR.. John Nor
vile, the head surgeon. Il wasn't
until after she had given her promise
to Dan Carson that she realized her
\ feelings toward the doctor, and then
IL was too late. Her wedding day is
Z approaching when suddenly Doctor
Norville appears on the scene.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
COMMITTING that Julia and Doctor
oNorville were entirely unconscious of
was the fact that some one else had
seen Julia come into the room, had seen
the two meet and had heard everything
that was said. That evening right after
dinner Lucy had gone down to see Inez
Holt for few minutes. Inez Holt hap
! pened to be Lucy's most cherished
friend and confidante, she was the one
person who knew exactly how Lucy felt
toward her sisters lover, for Lucy con-
fided everything to her and the two girls
anguished together over what Inez
termed "the saddest and most romantic
situation" she had ever known. Lucy
had not received the sympathy from her
mother that she had expected, but what
Mrs. Grant refused Inez supplied
lavishly, and 1t comforted Lucy some
what to tell in detail what had happened
or what she had imagined had happened
between herself and her future brother
in-law.
Sometimes he looks at me in the
most solemn way" She had told Inez
that night. "Just as though he were
miserable about something. You know
how cold Julia is, Inez, she simply never
unbends, 1 don't believe she cares much
for him."
In the mind Of Inez, Julia was a
character of romance, and Inez secretly
admired the older girl extravagantly.
Julia was like princess, Inez could
much more readily imagine a man be-
ing wildly in love with her than she
could with Lucy. But then of course,
Lucy was her own particular friend,
and she had to be loyal, and SO she
responded as sympathetically as she
could and waited eagerly for Lucy to
tell her more.
II don't believe Dan really cares for
Julia so very much, do you?' Lucy
went on. "With all / have told you
think you can imagine how things are.
OF course Julia is my own sister and
there is nothing at all ! can do, and
still be fair to her. And of course there
Is nothing Dan can do. He wouldn't
dare do anything to Julia second time
even if he wanted to-"
And Inez agreed that such a thing
would be simply impossible. Inez was
not very responsive that evening and
Lucy went early with the consciousness
that she had not impressed Inez over
much. She returned to the house and
let herself into the basement by q clever
turn of the wrist and the hand slipped
through the iron grill of the door. Only
the very slimmest hand could undo the
catch in just that way, in fact, Lucy
was the only one in the house who could
manage it successfully.
The basement was dark and Mary
had gone upstairs. Lucy was about tc
run lightly up the first fight Of stairs
that led to the parlor floor when she
Z heard voices and she stopped to listen
She expected to hear Julia and Dan
but much to her surprise it was not Dar
Carson s voice that she heard. This maj
had much deeper voice, and Lucy,
without q moments hesitation, crep
softly upstairs to listen. It was thu!
that she heard the entire conversation
and she was hidden on the stairs wher
the bell pealed suddenly and startled
Julia and Doctor Norville apart. Lucy ,!
heart was beating furiously; she coult
hardly think, thoughts were darting 81
quickly through her brain. No wonder
Julia had been acting so coldly of late
toward Dan. 1t wasn't because of hel
nature, it was because she had fallen
in love with some one else. Well, if sh'
loved some one else, why did she wan