Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-18
THE GLAD SURRENDER
Laurel Is Disappointed
ny HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copprtoht. 1850, by Public Ledger Co.

80, Stoue interviews Grcnviile
Loa,', ,be head of a big corporation,
Bp,'4qm;,h are attracted to each other,
GO oo'I bsoause he thinks Laurel an
ba,oolry capable ,oonton, ana Ldsre'
sHusu.a"ss shs falls desperately IN lore.
because decides to make Laurel his
Bufon moi because he Is IN love
Sgs' sr o He simpbv feels thdt she
''oun Y" make a good mother for ms oA"'
drcn. -
CHAPTER XIV
.rREL never knew just when she
t,..n 70 understand. her position,
- oesn;,,e oesu;,, Burton's house. She could
in u,n ,o fold that any more than she
not nay Nc told when 1t was that she
could 1a,, sense of disappointment. His
rea,iAeu her inability to touch him, TO
coldneSsS;; I'm in any personal way, she
reacn thought Of go much before mar
had MOI rt she had thought that things
riase;, va entirely different ofterward,
woa'd; S instead everything had been just
the % ssms %sa,sn never do know just what It Is
wVM ahev expect from marriage: IL IL
thai hsr ,aus vague and indefinite in their
al Ia'nihr !, hut there is one thing certain
minuss, sot is that the first few weeks OF
ana INA life determine in one way or
ma,her mar,ihher the future happiness OF the
ahoun and to more or less extent the
Iwass Iwolnu.' If the partnership. Laurel had
BmceNeSdS BmNsd ideas of marriage. She was
eAa,.'t ea.o ~ The finger tips; she was highly
u.rsd sensS a and very emotional, she needed
keyeut ynsto some one to play with all her
a.n;o,s q % youth cried out aloud for It,
Granville Burton gave her what!
"" a." oove her respect, companionship OF q
he Sal nlenty Of money and surrounded
s,i.'' With luxurics Of all kinds. She
nc, nnseorr;ed an enviablc position in society
ouJ sbe would have given everything up
aIodly for a lover who would go adven-
'uITrs FROM that night Of their marriage.
vhen they had sat through. q formal
dinner r on opposite sides Of large table
.ittering with silver and crystal and
wssjted on by the formal Crombie, Lau-
r.rs life had taken on definiteness
hst was unmistakable.- She woke up
.scb morning in her low. cream en- :
smeled bed; she had certain duties to
,.rform through the day, and she spent
= rreat part Of the time with the chill
srsn. but back of everything there lurk :
II Vi q bollowness, a little wondering feel
;ng as to what It was all about. Every
thing seemed unreal and the dreams of
her engagement days had faded.
4 II wasn't that there was anything
dsfnite to complain of ; in fact, 1t would
have been impossible to complain OF
anything; but it was like being in a
c,se with bars that could not be seen
8buf were there just the same. To some
4 women the arrangement would have been
perfectly satisfactory to Laurel it was
5intolerable.
In July they went down to Long
Island, and Laurel was so busy for a
+ fine that she had no opportunity to
Think. 1t was no small thing to move
|tbe entire menage to another establish =
ment, but once settled in the long, low
house with its terraced gardens that
|sloped to the water. its green awninged
windows which stood open to the
|breezes. its chintzes and wicker furni-
|ture, Laurel had time to think again.
| tbe @ Burtons', and old Mrs. Maddox
spent the summers there. Harriet had
lone child, Arthur, sturdy boy who
adored his aunt Laurel and spent most
|of his time at the Cedars, as the place
Twas called.
II was through Arthur's devotion that
Laurel discovered first how much Gran
willie had wanted boy. Harriet had
run over one morning about II o'clock
land had found Laurel, immaculate in u
white silk skirt and gold colored
sweater, going over her accounts at a