Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
Their Decision
"A FvrER a time she said;

at was very wrong of you to behave
like that" she said with great severity
land silly. too. and | think you ought
TO be very ashamed.
swell, I'm not" he answered sulk-
lily. "'If any one tries TO do me- M
jolly well going to punch his head II
! get the chance
Eyes, that's all you care about.
she complained: "you never think Of
anything else. If there's anything you
don't like your only idea is to fly in
rage and hit it as if--as if-as though
there was nothing else in the world but
knocking people about and banging
them and being brutal
''Oh, know you think I'm a brute,
he said, getting to his feet in great
temper, "and so l am. / dare say. 1t
is very good of you to be so plain
spoken, and We'll go straight to the
police, and they'll quite agree with you,
I'm sure
Now you're just being silly" she
answered in tone nearly as angry as
bis own. please sit down and try to
talk sensibly."
He stood with his hands in his pock
cts, glowering at her.
II don't see why you want to slang
me So" he complained. "All this isn't
so jolly easy for me
"Well, and is it easy for me- she
asked heatedly, but, of course. you
never think of that. You just get into
a temper and go very red and stand
there and won't listen to word l
say
.'Good gracious - he gasped, fairly
overwhelmed by the monstrous injustice
of this last accusation, and then she took
out her pocket handkerchief and his
overthrow was absolute and complete.
-"Oh, say" he pleaded, don't do
that"
II think" she snifflcd, 81 think
you're awfully unkind."
II didn't mean to be- he protested.
not daring to rebut her charge more
directly. I'm awfully sorry" he
muttered.
.Really?" she ASKED.
''Yes, indeed he declared earnest
w.
t.You won't again." she demanded.
.'Oh, no." he promised, though what
he wasn't to do again he hadn't the
least idea. but she seemed satisfied and
permitted him to catch the faintest
flicker of a smile and then held out her
hand
He held it for a moment and Won
dered if he dared kiss it, and she knew
we'll what was in his mind and hoped
he would and was all ready to snatch
Ii away at the first sign of such an at
tempt and TO administer to him sharp
rebuke therefor. But his daring did
not run to such extremes, and she, see
ing how afraid he was, wondered great
" and was afraid herself, not under
standing, so that between them there
was n silence till on her side fear rose
10 something like panic, and all at
once. in voice unsteady and qulvering,
she said:
"well, we must decide what we
must do" She added gravely, as with
a new insight into their situation:
think we are the two most alone people
in the world. ,,, =,
cold slowly. The police might be
able"
"No." she interrupted, very emphat-
;c.,Iv 1--WE mustn't do anything IKE
that: we mustn't go to them TIL we
Lroxy more. You say / said L was
lacking for my sister when l came mere
haforn and that I seemed very upset
So. well, think most likely
.hop,d have gone to the police then un :
s.ss there had been some reason whS
shouldn't. We must kho" more Deio''
We do anything of that sort.
'.We might do lot OF harm we are
90 much in the dark; we must DC care
nj And then, if they did put you III
.;.or I should be more alone
han ever. should have nobody at
r1,s heart leaped when he heard her
Ssy this and he was silent, though she
Z b.d hoped he would make an answer
Presently he remarked: =,
eve can't go on living here
x ..No." she agreed. "I've been think
ing. ."
Rut what she had been thinking she
ala not say, and he continued pres
entity:
"I,ve been wondering if could make
tborouvh search of the wood and find
o,t what there really is there. We
,,;sbt get TO know something that way.
)nIy / daren't leave you alone, you see.
Won wouldn't be safe even in the
house.
aI could 90 somewhere else,' she
said. "Suppose we leave here and ]
ret room somewhere, in that village
We came across yesterday. And then
while stayed there if you came back
ss- there wouldn't be any danger,
would there?'
.sNot 10 me-" answered Keith grimly
.syes. that's a good idea; only room
would have to be paid for, and I've go'
no money" .,
~ have a little" she said. THE
nnrse found It when she was undressing
4 M it would be enough for a few days.
III we leave here" he said presently
ard 4 little awkwardly, II should have
10 change back TO my own rags.
{. souidn't 30 of in things that aren
minc.'
they talked little more and agreed