Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-16
raIs STARTS THE STORY


-, an elder brother, Is possto,,ateIv
lno,s ,pith Cyntht1 Farrov, an 90
80. shc breaks her engagement to
sssS me rich Mr. Mortlake, telling
Jimmy she loves MN, dearly, bat can
not oear 20 20 T1o,. .,,,n,n,h y y. - oespy,- Cp,
s;rs Wyatt, his childhood stoeetheart.
= crorrtett ot sudden ptque, Jimmy
proposes .d va ~ g,rnw,Ss sseimn Sh,Ig. SShhmg
s.,,, false position, o6tdos Ji,n,nu
bitterly for hs spite engagement"
Just OF nv ys,,sI ,.h,SttneS
w',s n.n, Cunthjd beos Jip,,ny 10 tnEe
her back. but yt'n,nD resolves TO be
lpnI to the motnerteSs grL
OyLn Oyny, ,,, ,,,,, 10 ,,et,i,,, 20 Gs.. mos
n,s,fins a detailed account Of hsr nc-
0paintdnce totth Jtnfny. Cynthid, out
motor1ng unn ;s mo,."e vs. ser,onsW
M M.n,, bvf bofors he cav ronch H. G,
sts has passed aUay. Christine, learn.
isg Of Jn,r'ys vtsM 70 Cynthia. and
not Enow,ng % 'aaa n;,a.., uyano a.,J % ~ aeda, ne-
eM boys. and on fho ,pny tb,re s5e
ucets Alfred kettcrfng, bound for the
same ploce. hener'ng oistts her con-
s,sny s,, hear, 81 tRes. erc,,rotons 49,;
4. bsset Nth jealousy. He contructs an
illness and Is laid up. Sangstsr mott
yes cn'o'o -, oo ~ .s,,o.g S .u,9n' ,,y she
,oa,,1S,ce aves ,1ifh Rottsr;mo oro,ps
AND HERE 1T CoNTINuEs
x,u ,ooled around hin, with a ssn,o
III :. ,, ,,,oos,r. =, ,oo,,os . no.
-, -. ha, ~. 49, 4, ..s.
u'"' -
Hno - = -,
WIN .'e -, -'"e1
n.". w., ''o
u'ausS 10 ou'' 'o 'u, 'o YOU WIN "
nave ~ put up WI" "'e '''0''e w ''u
mmd'
po ,niI e sv.ou a,,I '.ne"'" .N.
ns s"Ae, ~" "as
h' ,oo
hne~ nc We" us w
kne" 'i''' he U.s., Vn "ts '.e'
snu 81 a'' 'N '' '" ''
'enueu o"n's, ..
~, "ou' wv" .,i ,Sse a "ae
worm rsH'ns soi'e,"ns ior 10 haVe
door @
,.yor, ,oyo ton ,oro" ,,o cold. "s,s
wen hH'e Tea here' she saio' NE
| much more cozy /"
She stopped dead: her VOICE broke of
49,. 49, ,,,,.,, o,,r,o,,. ,,,.,. t.,-,,,,
hto s"en'e Will 'ui iouS h''ie '"
| sound.
A man had risen from the sofa by
=, '" o
He window a taii young man with a
pale face and worrled-looking eyes
Jimmy Challoner!
1,rr,y o,,v olanoad NJ cbrist,na hi.
'''N' '",' ',,'
| eyes went past her almost Immediately
% the man who was following her into
t,a room. a,reak Of rsd cront into
Wv -o' '''p' INV
ns pale lace'
II was kettering who recovered him.
ss,f first -. be went forward with out-
-.-..ohos ~,
suetchea haho
well, never! We were Just talking
about vou"
VT. 80 ,. ,,,.. .,.s,. -s.,..
ii's '''oo "ae qu''e e.eauS' periecl'y
friendly, but his heart had given one
bitter throb of disappointment at sight
a, r,r,ot,r..s ,r,hara r,,I,, ,,,,, a.
vi, 's'N,e iu"'a"u. Ah's was 'he
end OF their little half hour together.
Perhaps II was Fate stepping in oppor-
tunely to prevent him making a foo.
Of himself.
". Jimmy had made no attempt to
greet his wife. One would have Thought
mat they had met only an hour or rw.
previously, to Judge by the GOODNESS Of
their meeting, though Beneath her black
frock Christlne's heart was racing, and
for the first few moments she hardly
knew what she was doing or what she
Jimmy looked ;l. s,s L,ow that and
It gave her T a faint little H % SsartacSe' s' anu an.
Il, She left the two W men nc s"e to 'e entertain tain
each other and busied herself with the
tea:ray.,
He talked away az IL this unweiconI.
meeting were a pleasure to him. He did
but all tn, time he was wondering how
cape; how soon he could Set out of this
three-cornered situation, which was per-
OF his companions.
He handed the ten for Christine. and
cat beside her, screening her a little
rom Jlmmy's worried eyes. How was
she feeling? he was ASKING himself teal
ously; Was she glad to see her husband,
or did she feel as he did--that Jimmy's
unexpected presence had spoiled for
hem both an hour which neither would
easily have forgotten?
IT,. how 10 your brother" he asked
Jinmy presently. II haven't heard from
him just lately. I suppose he has
has tall,aH ~ e - ~, oI @ soHn,s nonief ae
., Jimmy reused himself with an effort.
hs had not touched his tea, and he |
ned given the cake he had mechanically |
taken to Christine's terrier. He looked |
At her now and quickly away again.
|., He Ia on his way home" he saiu |
snSrtly'
There was a little silence. Christines |
race flushed; her eyes grew afraid.
On his yay hon,eHtRa C.reat Gora-
tio? J!mmys nickname for his brother
escaped her unconsciously. Jimmy |
smiled family
- Yes; l heard last night. IL be
day" " ''''"
y was Kettering who broke the fol-
'0%%Ihg silence.
shall be glad to see him again. He