Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-11

,s sTaRTs THE STORY .
.,..oht is country bred. ideal
Ethel hn,gyml hn,yerlv unsophisticated. Her
isttc ono oJcoth forces her to make her
tdthe .,ith ANN Ldnier, her S,ster.
hon. t1fcr ANN dtes OF p.o"'"ye ~.
,,ni"or. mJi% and Ethel ReepsJ g tIs ohiid.
Amys ""gybi gEtbsi aud Joe marry. she
Susetto ~ tote poice culture from
oranges "D,0ioht." They plan 70
Joes Wv, d, Joe his gentus az dratt-
reo~"sb sbc fei1nS interest tn V"Iuu"'y
tng fio, pm1 Tfm afraid / cant 9et
cgstr ciSar. Joe, you sket'h " '"' ''' "'
she said ,oxr,Surs
TOE put down his paper and oesan IN
.,, fashion. But as ho sletched more
.,ore RAPIDLY, she saw the thing
nu Ia n, him. with little exclama-
Am" ans and questions Ethel drove him on
~" w. thought It fascinating plan out
NV s dotails puzzled her still, she said
,ho rough sketch he had drawn was
nrsatIsfactory. She begged him
0w II on a large scale. and he set
=, 10 do so. But his hand was m
.rort Although once the most oril-
,sn, designer in town for years Joe
"A s,uck to the business siue' ana MS
nod grown clumsy. his memory
ma ,s rthel had known of this from
,au-so And now probing by her aues-
w.. 40 to details here and there, with
- heIpiug at her side. she revealed
W.. wookness to himself. A scared,
80, ,ook came into his eyes Stuo-
.i,, he worked on and on, but the
S,rg would not come as 1t used to
And this revealing process continued
,u+u Nourse with masculine pity dropped
-, ~ the torturing and went home. Bul
r,hol Sently encouraged Joe, and In his
,.arod nersistency he kept at 1t half
no night. The more tired he grew. the
,,orse WAS his work. And again ana
sain as she glanced at his race, sne
sw that frightened look IN ms eyes. ~
pmnst brought the tears in her own
~, Steadily she kept thinking:
ar;m soaring him badly. and that
ha, no needs, For years he has been
oi,Ing himself that first he would make
nnns, md then he would work out MS
dcaIs But he's frightened now; He's
vonderIng IL he has put 1t of too long
pitIlessly she goaded MN on lheI'
last she relented and began TO per.
n,Ie him 10 20 to bed. How white and
arSard and queer he looked. Again a
mSS "s rose in her throat. Soon she was
kayIng quietly a.. s.
ou'd want to so back to Paris and
work"
He made no answer.
Rut in the weeks that followed. she
manned this thought again and again
ntn his mind. Paris, study, work, old
kreams-she played these against ma
krsiness against Amy and her friends
md the hattery Of Fanny Carr, against
hal odious press agent and the plan for
Riverside drive.
Not vet" was the answer. ITS
till in the air"
II wish this we're over" Ethel thought;
1oes face had grown SO queer and
Drawn that sometimes as she looked al
him a sCkening dread stole into her
hind rs he really too old?" she asked
herself.
One Saturday night when he came
home with a sudden leap of compass
ion she saw what a day he had been
through. But he is through Some
Thing has happened !" she thought. And
he treated him very tenderly-b be-
tause she knew how bad 1t would be for
both Of them II he had decided against
her
"How has tho work been gong?" she
bsked He looked at her almost with
iislike
For MONTH" he said. you've been
trying TO make me give up that River.
Tide scheme" He paused, and her heart
was In her mouth.
Il haven't said so. have II"
"No--you haven't said So" nc
krowled.
"Well?"
ITS off. I've dropped it."
She started to embrace him. but saw
lt once II would be a mistake.
Thank you, joe" she said softly
md went into the nursery. 1t was sc
lark and quiet there. She had a cry
The next morning Emily Giles re
urned from visit back in Ohio.
How nave things been going?" she
sked.
VERY well indeed" said Ethel. with q
carcely perceptible smile. She ano
Emily understood each other. though
Fery little had ever been said.
"Mr. Lanier still working hard?"
Yes, poor dear" said Ethel, but II
Jas been so good for him" And at that
look Of grim relish came on Emily's
allow face
you know I'm getting to like this
OWN" she remarked with a genial air
wonder whatll the winter be like"
oh ! think we'll do nicely, Emily
We quite few plans in my head"
I'll bet you have" said Emily. Ano
ne went 70 don her uniform"
IN these days, again and again sense
being just on the eve of something
ery exciting gave Ethel new zest II
One day In the hall downstairs she
anne upon young Mrs. Grewe. Ethe
ave little start and then swiftly red
ened. And she saw the young widow
mile at that, and 1t made her annoyed
kith herself for having been so clumsy
I'll show her I'm not such prude," she
hought, And having learned that Mrs
'rewe had taken another apartment
ere, Ethel went to see her-with a safe
tile feeling that Mrs. Grewe would have
oo much sense TO return the call. This
Golld end it-pleasantly.
The visit was decided success Mrs
srewe was back from Europe sooner
ian she had Gxpected-for reasons she
% not explain. And now I'm looking
bout, she said "for another old lady
ON Boston. ] rent a new one every
ear Ethel stayed for tea. For nearly