Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24

| She had good voice Old Mr. Riera
home had nlantsd e tS,y yeaow ido Gnu cnurGn ar az
mind Is opiw har ,,nisa snas @ Iuea ueep IN nsi
out She baSn't r,nnS ,on, oouiu pe oroushht sh
ers, but how she wouId y wnrS ~ I9r sse seasn sn,
a chance In her hesrt worh ohs u t, sne shs 10.
had no great voica h,,s Sne knew sMne M
fancy 90 ana nic,,raa essiy sne iet ne. .
stage. ' Th,s u, a neasei, h on nS .nS
was replaced bv n S,atsass,, pasSea Snu @
mense auditorium crowded With IN eheerins m %
All ahont anu aSa Ss an, suffrage banners were
crowd tisr Uoina was was speakns. 10 tne
| lure. Tbora is ,t clear ana reso-
and pictures-of DANCES in o'pSs New uee VALE
On fes 80 tSeotra s.I usuIces ~ NeW loIk
hosts ~ friends band ~, LIDS 70 rars n.
no shsS ,ntae has ,,f huu the vague thougnt
"Wbat I'M nossihiii,1a.' &c.. no. T.,
me-rEthe, Knish} !, ior ine--ih me
,oon e T., "en. era On istening, building. she
and ,,i,aiaS .ss OF wnat Amy SAID
aaaa ',tnSieJ LII y, .ieIn WIN Things she had
ma9azIne, ea pntIrss and ssss sned sees In books.
a1ln,g.s tah1lngs tnat she had heard In the long
9isGass,ons uiris n,,n, IN ner club OF high school
gs,rls, over suHrage, marriage, Bernard
sdrts Snsw' Sa Sne tnought Of the opera, con-
nlght r agleam with countless motors. tor
,ents OF tempestuous life-and number
Iess snop WINDOWS, hats and dainty
gowns and shoes. She pictured herself
a. alnhers and balls, men noticing her
everywhere. AS they are doing now"
she T. thought. this very minute in this
car " Out Of all othe pictures rose one
or a church wedding. And then this pic
churoh tShherai Sh IN the old frame yellow
saddened ana sudden1y qrs,v ner orown Ss 1,, eyes
deem homesicl tonSarg gre" wet with
But eI'T in a few seh1eFness, ,enmss,. -, ,,
again: once noera nov moments b1 i,, she smiled
eried. For AM wss tai,,,t QUICK
humoredly. ANY EdSo,.ss lansing ing good
curious now plainly tbri,isd s, nos, ,,,Iv mTw
zicai, amused and Sleased nV INV au,s-
ing her and sha as,ted ber.oirp inrep' "aech'
"ShaiI 7 ever he ILL thass 81
The picture she had 10 her
each moment more warn, vi 'er epd ssteL ses,- g,ew
questions she threw % out w '"e QUICK
They were coming info tbs c,tv nonv
In a dusk rich Wiz, 'nto 10, .ne CITY now'
In the car the passenpera wera stirsyins is.s
Amy, stood up to be brushedWsleek and ar
in the Chair beSind her sne d aad man ian
heavy ewes. Then Ethei stnod NJ w S
In the poise of her fis,,re' s,in, and
1.-the with its lovely, lines, In her car
face with its features cissr bnr ,,ns .
little parted, and In The iooE in Ser
brown eyes-there was sonefbf,g wbIch
made giances turn from ali down tbe
softly lighted car, Tbers was o~m nvs, 'ne q
brief silence, And EtbeI GreHv Vas q evdH s"daon
breath. aa from Close behtns S 80 .sa suuuen ts.
voice of the dark norter drauis5 e SoA'
"Yes'm~yes'mNd rs is New yor,
we's comm right into 40 .ta,Ta ,l..; nork;
eN' l"'o ue sta'ion now
,u.n
thafEEh III
We'll, Ethel my love, we're here at
Ias. 1t must be after midnight
Not mat | care. especially. What a
quaint habit sleeping is?"
She mad formed the habit long ago of
holding these inner Conversations Her
rather had been silent man, and often
as she faced him at meals Ethel had
talked and talked to herself in quite as
animated way as though she were say
ing II al aloud. Now she sat up sudden
ly In bed and turned on the light iust
over her head, and amiably she surveyed
ner room It was pretty, fresh, little
room with f1owered curtains, a blue rug,
a luxurious chaise Tongue and a small
rrench dressing table. Very cheerful,
very empty TT looks" she decided,
Just like the bed feels, I'm the first
fellow who has been here.
NO" she corrected herself in a mo-
dear. This is a New York apartment,
you know. All kinds of other fellows
have been in this room ahead Of me:
and they've lain awake by the hour here.
planning how to get married or divorced,
or getting ready to write a great hook
or make a million dollars, or sing in
grand opera or murder their child. Ali
the things in the newspapers have been
arranged in this spot where I lie ! Now
sink quietly to rest :"
. But in the dark she lay listening to
the strange low hubbub from outside.
And 1t made her think OF what she had
seen an hour before. when at the open
window, resting her elbows on the sill,
she had begun to make her acouaintance
with her backy2rd-a yawning abyss
of brick and cement. which went down
a to srp of Se es9w sES anS SGd to up S s9d
and to left went stretching away with
rows and rows OF windows. And now as
the murmurs and quick low cries. plano
p,,rs. pmusc, a baritone baritone voice and sudden
grayely named her neighbors:
Wives and husbands, divorcees ga
Cret lovers, graftcrs, burglars. SUI
fragettes. actresses and anarchists and
spending a quiet evening al home, And
that's so sensible in YOU ali, Youth need
your strength for tomorrow"
From the city far and near came num-
borless other voices From street cars
the river this calm ga and st,II october
night from Broadway and from Har-
lem and the many teeming slums, came
the vast murmuring voice OF the town.
And she thought:
I'm becoming a part Of all this !"
She listened a little and added. TT
breathes, like something quite alive"
She smiled and added approvingly |
quite right. my dear, just breathe right |
on. But don't &C and breathe as though |
you were sleeping. Keep me company |
tonight"
Suddenly she remembered how In their |
taxi from the train, as they had sped |
uP fark avenue a. agisatLl WIN US c9ia
blue lights, and she had chattered gaily |
Of anything that game into her head.
twice she mad caught IN her sisters eyes
that glimmer or expectancy; Amy reels