Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-11
RMS STARTS THE STORY

U.yr,siied Returning to hts apartment,
y Se finds hts friend. Ashton, tOho says
Ike is iedpiag totOn and his s0eetheurt
of his rothet'5 request and asks Mel
io,gcs TO deliVer q letter TO the girl
Wioky discovers the girl, Esther Shcp-
ATONE, TO be the one he had met crpinu
on INC street. Instead Of delivering
she letter Ashton .gdUc him he. to,ites
lsbfon's name TO u. The letter com
foyfs Esther. one day When shc re-
tUrns to her room she finds June
Mason, another bodrder N The house,
4 there. Jupe expresses the iCish that
bsy should be friends she learns
and that Micky IL tOedHhy. Juno iu-
sites Mickv to tea and tells him about
Egthers Hrhdppiness because Of no
cord from Ashton. .Mtcky ,c,itcs an
other letter IN AshtoWS name and
sends his man. Drtper. TO Parts to
mail u. Driver roportS that he had
ssep Ashton ont driDiaD Nth The same
j1dy on t,Co occasions.
ASD HERE TT CONTINUES
i A SHTON had soon found consoati ion,
"A Micry thought savagely. He Won
dered what Esther would say II she
oould know what was Driver thinking
about It all? Driver was as safe as the
Bank Of England: but, all the same, It
was not altogether pleasant to feel that
valet
He looked up at the clock. Past .
30 there would not be another post in
tonight
Esther had not answered his note, and
two whole days had elapsed.
June Mason was mixing perfume the
following morning when a little knock
came at her door
She looked up from her work and
listened after a second she resumed her
occupation. brlskly.
Come in," she said.
She did not raise her eyes when the
door opened. though she knew quite well
Who had entered the room, and for a
second Esther Shepstone stood on the
threshold hesitatingly.
Come in. You've got some news;
oan see by your face that you have"
Esther laughed and flushed.
"Oh, have" she said tremulously
Such wonderful news"
"Humph!" said June dryly. From
the young man. of course? Well. Is he
on his way home. and have you got tc
ret n wedding dress in the next five
minutes or something?"
"Oh. no, II isn't anything like that
said Esther. There was shade of re
Eret in her voice. But he's in Paris--
ne says he's not staying there. but h,
had to pay a business call"
June gave a rather unladylike sniff
but Esther was too engrossed to notice
"TIe seems to have been very lucky
she went on. HE hadn't got very mucl
money when he went away, but he's got
some appointment now he does not sa!
what, and '"--she gave a little ex
cited laugh--"he says that he's going L
send me three pounds n week for a
long as he Is away Isn't 1t won
derfllly good of him? I suppose | ough
not TO take Il; but he says that II thing
have been married, and so yol
don't think it's wrong OF mo to take It
DO you?" she asked anxiously.
June rose to her feet. She looked cha
rined she had been so sure that th
man was a rotter, that 1t was a bit o
. setback to hear this news.
You take. It, my dear, and don't b.
= goose" she said promptly. "As h
says II you were his wife you'd take It
and as you're going to be married, III
that he should help you! | hope yo'
( won't let your silly pride make you senc
It back you'd only hurt his feelings"
"And so I shall stay on here" Els
| ther said after a moment And II yol
think YOU would still like me to shar
this rOUnl--"
June promptly pounced upon her.
You darling It's too good to be true
OF course, should love it II go ant
eIl old Mother Elders straight away; i
will put her in a good temper for {
month"
i've got to go out" declared Esther
az had an appointment at half-past two
but I'll love TO come to tea with you,
she added
very we'll, then. o'clock But
who is the appointment with? Yol
won't need TO find berth now. You're
lady Of leisure"
But shall try all the same I dom
mean to be lazy Just because he's sc
good to me. l shall save all / can.
went to an agency yesterday"
They always do: know what agents
are" she added darlSly.
Esther laughed
But II she had hoped great things
from her call that afternoon she was
disappointed The thin. aristocrattc-look-
mg person who owned the bureau" as
II was called. looked at her with coldly
critical eyes, and said that she had no
vacancies likely to suit her.
But you told mo to CALL" Esther
Certainly; there might have been
1mething" was the answer she received
call again tomorrow, II, you please.
Esther went out dlspiritedly. There
md age in the bare waiting room she
tslt quite sure that they would ali get
esrths before she had chance.
she felt glad that she had June
Mason TO go back to. June was always
gmpathetic. She went straight up
tn he uit tuit
mauve cushions.
a. June opened the door before che had
Time to knock
II thought II was you. I heard your
Tep What's the matter? You sounded
a'splri'cd rs YOU came upstairs"
esther laughed
u believe you must have second sight
Whatever they call It. But you're
rsht this time; | am rather down on
my luck They haven't anything at the
agencv to suit me. l." She stopped
,ooklng past Juno into the cosy room to
Swnere man had just risen from a Cha!l
nn me hre--a tall man--who looked
49, shs ~ per With eyes that were, half
CHAPTER VII
June introduced MIcky and Esther
Win sort Of hurried self-conscious.
nW,sS WsSS II was not by her invitation that
sacky was here this afternoon. and the
trsG thAt She had asked him to helr
~huer embarrassed her.
Mr.. Mellowcs-Miss Shepstone
souTe both heard of each other. so
~ SSn leave you to entertain one another
Whlls get tea"
and she bolted out OF the room.
@ther looked after hep with angry
,Wes' she thought June might have
,.NtQ,-she took a quick stop forward
call her back, but Micky stopped
her 10 put a hand on the door above
"er> rr shutting it fast
~, ~ going TO speak to you, whether
'og like It or not" he said
trSShe Se raced him angrily; she was very
=, don't know what you mean You've
" rget to speak TO me like that II
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