Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-22
The Woman Halter
zuIs srAnrs TEE STORY
BY Ruby Ayres

sforu Mues FuOeTs"uW ogs. -.
ss,.,o,oi,fp,ent IN a love agar from
osGlh o'suypJ he s,teroed a Uondn hater. HIS
s,I.nd. Trdnter, s ~ lovo onh a
Bs.,'tif,,i ,po,nau =. a toidoto - Ldlhe
1uada.s. toho pripes 10 be Fdvershdnrs
III s,oeethedrf. A lot. OF unktnd tn,,,gs
are sold about her. oIs 9te "os otS.r y
E.unlorss Eral miles TO prevent the MIR.
VIZ Miles calls on Parry. a c!uo
,,Jsnd. and they tpd0er together tnot
Faversham vilL prevent ph"p Jom
uarTvtn1 Mrs Dundds. Mues 1dts om
IdIiio and she fells h,m sac, sne s,a ~. 'V ~
nnns n Tranter: and he delights IN hts
.cnocanoe. She breaks an engagement
.rfR Tronteer TO lunch totfh FdVers
sh1m, Parry seeks out PhAnp and
tells him Of seeing Mrs. DMnaos ,. a.
r. feyo gorcs % a confession from Ldllie; est
.be orotcs angry and cvdsipe, Phthp.
~ bSno,, = seeEs out Ldlhe, but she
n"ts XIX, off and then phones to Fdo-
pprshau to call and see her: Fdoershdm
tells her she must choose oertooem r.snns n,m,
u ehnt she loves him. He expresses tie
.oish that she leave Neto York. she
.o,I,e, MIN a clever letter that she totlt
20 10 the little seushore hdm!ot Dhere
tsev spent so many hdppy , honrs 70,
esther gesr' sgG sggI,p n"a ahpt p,'0 shs cannot
M" marry MIN. He learns that Fdvorsham
w.. NJ the stdtion tDith her IN the
sari,, ,norning and frdnttcdIty seGrohes
%, lin, Fnpershdn,, fearing Phhp "
a Jealous rage totli go dtfer Lans s,ore ome
Gsn'o n,es t5et0,,; ts,spsones sess htm to retar
,o fop, at once. Latltc sees htm 0U on
,bc frntn and tchen returning nome
.bo encounters Philip. A scene enones'
and he tells her Of the sdoo oet rnTer,
shGm made tpith Parry "thdt totth'n
sm"Wb .nonfb Ne mould make you throto ms
over for hin,"
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
"1 don't believe you" The words
~ere almost a cry. II don't believe you
1ye known Miles all my life Her
,o,cs caught on a sob. "Oh, I've known
him all my life. and he wouldnt-he
couldn't do such thing"
"All your life!" Tranter stared AZ
hsr incredulously. "You don't know what
you're saying! You never met him Till
that night at Marnio's."
.rve known him all my life." she said
aRain, a throbbing note In her voice
"He loved me years ago, ana was suc,,
n poor fool I could not see how well
worth having he was / threw him over
and broke his heart, but now" her
brown eyes shone through their tears as
she looked at Tranter's white race
now ia lie down gladly. and die to
save him a moment's pain"
Tranter caught her r. ~ sst me t,rnaS ar ths M
little woolly Jacket. but she hardly felt
n He peered down into her exultant
face uncertainty. and there was poig-
nant silence; then he said In a stin
hoarse voice:
he told me about years ago The woman
who made him hate all others-Lallie! !!
Her head sank.
"Oh, / know, I know" she said In 8
shamed whisper. II ought to have told
you. wish now that 1 had, but thai
thought he cared, and didn't know how
much he was going to make me care
Don't be hard, Philip. Try to forgive
me. ! can't help loving him--try e
forgive me-
Forgive you for letting him fool yo,
as he has? I tell you he cares nothing
for you. You think he means to marry
you. I tell you that he never will tina
he's just playing his own game, and tina
when he has made sure that you'll never
come back to me he'll turn and wall
away. Where is he now? was tolc
he was down here with you. Where /!
he now? Tell me that"
He had to go back to town--on busl
ness. he said. He had a telegram
She Stammered and broke off.
Business Have you ever knowr
Fayersham to have any business tina
mattersd more than his own pleasure
He's gone. I tell YOU. You'll never Sc,
him again. It's the end of the story
Sssrs5.. as far as he's CONCERNED; LaiIis, 70!
him with impotent hands.
oh you liar You cruel liar!' she
gasped, sobbing in her pain. There wa'
very real terror growing In her heart
or had II always been there and onl,
been brought to life by this mans words
90" She broke away from him and
NED down the road In the darkness.
Tranter stood looking after her stu.
pldly for moment. Then he followed
and caught her by the arm, holding her
In spite Of her struggles.
D, "Lallie, listen to me-listen TO me just
Tor a moment! Oh, my darling, don't
cry like that !" She was sobbing wildly
Hes not worth a tear-not worth a
.aGught. ] swear to you on my word
He cares nothing for you. It's
the truth about the bet. Parry let II
out In front Of me one night. He was
frightened afterward; he did his best
tore 10 recall 1t, but i was the truth. and l
L.
She repulsed him fiercely.
7 don't believe you. It's cruel
wicked lie to break my hearth
l., It's the TRUTH swear it! Forget
nlm-hes not worth thought"
He is your friend" she said
Trantcr flushed.
He was my friend" he said in a
harsh voice: but II ever we meet
sssain--" He Broke off, drawing a hard
,,, "If ever you meet again, he will tell
what you have said" she broke in pas.
s'onately. II don't believe you--"
It's the truth"
she began to walk on rapidly, hardly
showing what she did. Her limbs were
S SSnaklng, and there was a terrible fear at
Was It the truth? Would she, in.
deed, never see Faversham' again?
NO. no, she would not believe it! II
heve IT,
4. Her steps were leading her away from
,Sit Sit sound OF the waves reached them
htough the chill evening, and she broke
out again in despair.
On / will kill myself II what you
ssyycoIs, ssy IS true me- !" She turned on ,TranteI
sou know where l was?"
lester wrote to me-"
Lester!' Her voice was broken, IN
ereauIous After a moment abe said
IIgain; sobbing: She never liked Miles
ne always said so. Oh, how could she
nave done such a thingr
She knew that Miles was foolinc
you She Is fond OF you. She wanted
Sou 70 be happy, and she knows that
"U'fship u very ground you tread"
IL never want to see you again." Lal,
me cried Even II what you say IL
muu,ie-and u,,i don't admit that 1t is-thert
E%ill never be another man In the worlt
LOT me--never I"
.r,but listen. Lallle," Tranter urged
,haatVessham told my mother, years ago
rn'i u'at II ever he had "a chance he would b,
bjomged bjs on the woman who had spoile,
ms HE. l saw her yesterday, and sh,
ouInltted that she had hap0ed EaNer