Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-07
HIS SECOND WIFE
...o,,, Arrangement ,gith the nociar'
nv speo'd' Ns,pspdper SyndicoteJ
,a orARTs THE STORY
BY ERNEST POOLE
Author OF "The HGbor," His Familu'
Copyright, 1850, bv Public Ledger Co

,,l., Kuiobt Is country orea. 'dsat-
,.tio and utterly uns9pn's,.,'1Ee ~ ,n1Ee hsr
goiSsr,s death forces her 70 sistsT %
home. cith amy ,a1 n""d dies Of ptomabie
momh ~ KY Ethei kesps house for AMPS
poison. ~ Jos. and the child, Snssue,
rtSei and Joe murry. n,,, sme tIar ANN
get a,oay frqmn fTneu ne decide ee on an syer.-
ocoupIe", ,be Ton Of the same ou''a,nV,
men IT, ~ " sbe meets Mrs. Gret9e. ihey
III III and they shop to0es ob;ests TO
@setiag them ooa oat teIIs ons qSx EtSst fhe Eind
the tmt,moSs srs' Grepe Is. Ethel senas
Of person aa,ins, m,I TO haze tdlk t1tth
[or 'osb o"bou Joe and his 'gorn' s Wrs
Mourse surprises her oy uS"y g.. y y,,hiIc.
n.,y.,,oT TO do the taking JoI
MISSY" w., HERE 1T CONTINUES
u11yELL Mrs. Lanier' l th'nN ! N"o" NV
w about what you want-ahu . III
- sav that I'll help you to get II
ue,e ro,,rn YOU will leave us alone.' ne
,,d for a moment and went o"
,,o't ~, ,ne last few months, 1t has seen'eu
o. me you've been doing your yes W
,.,no on a clash between me anu sou'
r.na Every week In the once IN
D..a than the last I don't blame you
W. IT,. from YOUR point Of view. You
n,r vas trying 20 make MIN ca. aho
.j,en in his Office. ] was-ahu / am
on, NV point to you Is that II won oe
,onv and I'm doing this really on
~. account--to get money enough 10
.o.u, .so.,s,v YOU" She looked up IN
startled way; but uM,, ne wrmi Understand W each
M Tell me how much you realIy
Yna'-and we'll get It, Joe and l. Ana
hnn ri give him back to you n,gnts-
,.mI n IN the daytime you leave MIN 10
liz glanced at her with weary DIS
,.n eubich gave her an impulse 70 say
,,' him: Isn't this rather insulting
o.. ", che did not speak. For looking at
Kim sharply. she caught In the man ,n, :
1.irsss which drew her a little In spite
~ ,Shie bis sneech, And she felt very curious.
"wbat do you think ! really want ?,
she asked him. then. Her voice was
low.
"Wbere did YOU get that ides?''
From your sister" he replied. "She
sort for me, too-long ago
MONEY She told me that we were
not making enough-that was holding
% her husband Iback-from his career
,he called II. She said that II l kept
him out Of certain job that meant
money quick she SGIls sbs oreaK eod up Do
and she was right. My hold on Joe
wasn't in IL with hers"
what was -our hold or him? What
do you mean" asked Ethel. Again her
voice was low Nourse looked down at
his big hands and answered very
quietly ,,.,, +,
She bit her lip.
,lar a. Pr a
that cant tell you how much money
I shall need" He glanced up at her
puzzled. Suppose you try me-" she
went on And as the man still frowned
at her. 81 learned the other day she
said that you knew Joe long before he
was married. want you to tell me
about that"
Little by little she drew him out. And
as in reluctant way, in sentences
abrupt and bald. he answered all her
feel a little wave of excitement. Fo,
Nourse was speaking Of Joe's youth--oi
College and later OF Paris. and then oi
O. group of young men In New York
vouid-be architects, painters and writers
uho had lived near Washington Square
VI long ak. discussions, plans, and Of
oil night work in the architects offics
vhere he and Joe had worked side BY
side Joe had been a designer" there
he had been the brilliant one Of tn,
tense and bold In his conceptions. Their,
was feeling almost of reverence in tn,
low. rough voice Of Joe's friend. H,
lold how Joe had risen, until in a few
h!s FIRM; and OF how from other firm.
oftaS had come. To keep him his EN-
p!oyrrs had been forced to raise nj,
salary. aid TO do much more than that
for money didn't appeal to him then
THY had given him more important
work-Job after job. and Joe made
good" The climax Of this rising hat
come one night in the rooms they
shared, wnen Joe told his friend he had
made up his mind to set up an Office
OF his own, though he was only twenty.
nine
And he offered me n partnership y
Ihe big mans voice was husky now
as IN little outburst with a good deal
slory OF the work Of which he and Joe
nsd once been part. He seemed
appealing 10 Joes wife to see, for Gods
sake what 1t was in Joe that had
sren opS lost los. Then he stopped and frowned
use"' he muttered. But EtheIs voice
was snarp and clear:
-. oh, IL you only knew" she cried
NOV now much good this Is doing! woRt
nnop 10 explain but-please--go on /!
appeal. And again she had him talking
ne to,d OF plan for apartment build.
lnss Joe had conceived IN those early
qays. don't say It was practicable
man f had d ~ 1ust h,n, 70 sh show you ghat the
ws ,rst striEe In deep. the kind that change
whole cities. Instead of a street like
.canyol! with sheer walls on either side
mo iron: or each building was to receds
i"t,ira iarrow o terraces. floor by floor, sc
s,rs ,ns moods Of sunlight down into the
\ e n.ree nelow and giving to each apart.
iiS,aa q small terrace garden" AS she
\ listened, Ethel grew intent. il was moi
VIv;nn mere plan that excited her. she was
thms small heed to the details. BuI
shis had In It what she had crayed eve,
snS @ sue mad come to the clty-beauty
~ creative work-and this had beeI
III Joos business !" 'e''
Oh. mere mere was only one point against it.
.aro N2urse saying presently.
Those terraces took n iot of sn.oa
For ono meant so much rent was lost
~ lea s, TIL the plan took hold ~,
Anr 'oMis' was money loser
voica Ve b"a 70. your sister then" The
;rSn ;rSousnt Etfel back with a sharp tnrn
re"a,n, man, as though uneasy a. th,
a, .,'slat'oas he haa made was ioo,, S ins
disliNas as at first. with suspicion ant
she got ber Won Tmi go into details OF how
how ~ ner mold on Joe. You Know
in oW mats done, I suppose I,n, nmE"
mnI sI os os, me effect on his work. Hs Son
Of ~. snas plan or his-and any Other,
moIsv A., TOT now he had to bay,
eysr ANA he has been putting r. on
yoSs YOU onIS snISemn9t n,,,P dropping i, heI tel %
But II Ss ,snt pptt'inS rIS, It on TIL he's rich
dead '""' part or him is nearly
was But 1t, to go back to your sister T.
time she she needed OnsS his money, i, was hi
s'ns trip, and afts> that Iat was a wed
Sai9 ii0rf day in hts Once. Ana '1 os h09rs %a rs
tSIns,t ,tne mar he had been nc WASH
nlNnK Sf ito nlgh, hafon He WaI