Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

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Sherry. She described her tiny house
right nt the mine looking down at the
rough scaffoldings that covered the
mouth OF the tunnels. and the long sheds
that was the mems boarding house.
Martins associates brought her trout
and ducks, she wrote; she and Martin
had driven 500 miles In the superin-
tenaents car; she was preparing for a
| card party.
Think of little old Cherry going Off
on Weekend trips with three men %
AK would say proudly Think of
Cherry giving a card partyr Anne per-
naps would make no comment, but she
oiten telt pang OF envy. Cherry SEEM
ed TO have everything.
Allx was working hard with her music
this winter aided and abetted by Peter,
who was tireless In bringing her songs
| and taking her to concerts Suddeni,
without warning. there was a newcomer
! IN the circle, sleek-headed brown
haired little man known as. justin
Little.
| He had been introduced at some party
to Anne and Alix; he called he was
presently taking Anne to a lecture Anne
now began to laugh at him and say that
| he was too ridiculous" but she did
the contrary, she told Alix at various
| times that his mother had been one of
| the old Maryland Percies, and his N e.,.
| grandfather was mentioned In book
by Sir Walter Scott, and that one had
choose to marry him.
| Marry him" Alix had echoed in
simple amazement Marry him-wha,
was all this sudden change in the house
hold when a man could no sooner ap-
pear than some girl began to talk OF
marriage?
Alix had always rather fancled the
idea that all girls had an opportunity
OF capriciously choosing from a dozen
eligible swains, but Cherry had quickly
anchored herself to the first strange
dimpling and looking demure over 9
small, neat youth just out Of law scnvvi
Certainly the little person of justin
Little was a strange harbor for al
Anne's vague dreams of a conquerlne
nero. Stupefed, Alix watched the affair
y dom. imagine it's seriousg' hel
father said on an April walk. Peter
tramping beside them. was interested
but silent.
have you listened to them? They'v,
been contending for weeks that the,
were just remarkably good friends
that's why she calls him Frenzy |"
4ah-5 see the doctor said mildly
But now" Allx pursued, 'she's tol,
him that as she cannot be what h,
wishes, they had better not meet"
, Poor Anne!" the old doctor com
Poor nothing! She's having tn
time Of her life," her cousin said un
feelingly. She told me today tina, sh
, was afraid that she had checked one o
the most brilliant careers at the bar.
I had no Idea Of all this!" the doc
: young; man.,,noticed him about. Wei
I --well-well! Anne, too"
you and me next. little sweetums,
suggested Peter, dropping down besld
g., the doctor who had seated himsel
> parting. upon a log.
, Alix. the dogs silky head under he
! hand. was resting against the pro
! formed by a great tree trunk benin
r her shoulders. and looking down at tn
' two men. She grinned,
, she answered. blandly
= The old man looked from Peters smi
r ing, indifferent face to his daughter
unembsrrassed smile shook his head !
: puzzled fashion, and returned to hi
: pocket the big handkerchief with whic
, he had been wiping his forehead.
. There ye are" he said, shrugginI
'Chtrry goes gaily Off with man she
only known for few weeks; Ann
!; dresses up this new fellow with 20 ID
9 Alix here. neighbors ali your live
laugh as II marriage was ali a Joke
r Our marriage would be, darling
Alix assured him. But. dad. II yo
. would like me to marry Peter, b
George. l VIII" she added dutifull,
5 new daddy"
Neither man paid her the sIighte.
l attention. Peter scraped a lump
dried mud from the calf of his hiR
. boots. and the doctor musingly locke
I back along the rough trail they ha
!. 'I'd have felt safer--Td feel very sal
!, TO have one OF my girls in your car
Peter" the older man said at las
sHoHsntful5y: though w., :" Il hate to see thel
That's not In our hands" ne sal,
r cheerfully
5 Aiix. without moving. sent he
: glance from his face to Peters. an
!. their eyes met
Only a few words. spoken half
earnest on spring morning tram
/, and yet they had their place, In he
memory and Peters. and were to retur
r to them after a time, and influence the,
! more seriously than either the man, c
| the grinning girl. or the old man himse
} ever dreamed.
;. The glance lasted only a second, the
, Alix. who had been carefully removin
| burrs from the soft tangle Of the dog
tasseled ears. took the trail again wit
: great boyish springs Of her bloomere
I legs.
, stand that you disapprove Of my choice
Il hope" her father answered, ser
C ously. that when you do marry yo
= will get q man half as good as Peter
E THANK your Peter said. gravel,
3 more as a rebuke to the incorrigib
AliX than because he was giving III
I. conversation much attnntiOn