Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-09
HIS SECOND WIFE
By ERNEST POOLE
Author of "The Harbor," "His Furilp'
Copvrioht, 1870. BY Public Ledger Co.

Dwight lunched with Joe soon after
Ethel had a talk. ~ 'N'' "' "''
| I'm good many ways" he assured
nee.--frisrsir hee. me struck me as the same old
sisted on ordering quite a meal. But
we didn't eat much of It. We talked"
| "Of Paris?"
Very much go. There's a lot OF Paris
nnnhs.S,tn IN him yet And he told of their long
Now" she said. when she rose TO
leave, ..lf you'll Just keep at him oc
| casionally--whlle his partner does the
same at the Office, and do what can
You insist on his being home every
THAT depends" said Ethel graye,y.
suppose l take him some night TO my
club. We have quite number of archi-
"Oh, wonderful! How good Of vou ="
Mrs. Lanier," said her teacher, I'm
| under your orders-digging for gold /"
He took Joe to his club on the follow
ing night, and later several times for
lunch.
Joe likes IT," he reported. And he
has already met some chaps who knew
Of him and his earlier work, not only in
| Paris, but over here He was one OF
the most brilliant designers in the city,
l hnd-and good many men were dis
/ appointed when he threw over his true
profession and went after ready cash
name?"
For club membership"
| "Td like Il, sir"
| And ! obey"
This Is getting rather intimate" Ethel
told herself that night. Never mind
He knows very we'll what you're after
| And II he likes you and wants 10 help,
so much the better"
Some days in the studio she stuck
severely to her voice and showed him she
meant business. She was practicing
means slow. But on other days halt
the hour at least was spent in learning
| from her new friend about "a Paris In
New York" Dwight was already find
Ing one, although he had been here less
than year. in this tcemIng city OF end
less change he had found a deep Joy Of
! creation, OF newness. youth and bodness
| that made even Paris seem far behind
| It's all so amazingly big" he said,
with such revealing chances opening up
| on every side =!
How simple It was for him. she
thought. with little pang OF envy. A
easy manners, single, free. AS he spoke
of his club friends and some Of their
| homes that were open to him, tho
glimpses exasperated her. Here were
! the people Bne wanted TO know, n little
world of artists, architects and writer's,
and goodness only knew what else. She
was still rather vague about them. TO
her surprise she discovered that many
teacher said. Excessively" he added.
But at least" she rejoined. defend
! ing them, when they get tho money
they know how to spend It on something
better than food and clothes They
really live-I'm sure they do---and have
ideas and really grow" She caught
her breath. What an idiot, to have said
SO much I'm so glad she added
| your club. It's bound to do so much
for him" She threw a sharp little glance
at Dwight, and scowled for she thought
I she detected n smile.
Hes doing something for the club"
Dwight was saying chcerfully. Some
of those chaps are bit too refined and
remote for this raw crude city of ours
And Joe Is getting back enough OF his
old vim and passion, his wild radical
! ideas of what may still be done with
| tive souls--makes 'em frown and bite
their mustaches like the husbands in
! French plays. on the other hand some
are decidedly for him. ! hear them dis
| cuss him now and then"
"Oh. how nice" sighed Ethel.
At times she grew so impatient to
get Joe into this other world. But she
had to be very careful Repeatedly she
]
! Paris past and his present friendliness,
was very fast becoming II New Yorker
! like the rest making his way and climb
ing his climb. and wanting no climbers
who had to be carried ETHEL Lanier
the first thing you know you'll be
dropped like n hot potato" she thought.
| There's nothing unseltish about thia
man. Don't make him feel he has you
on his hands" And she would grow
studiously abstract and detached in her
! talk about the town. But I kent crop
ping up in spite of her, this warm eager
ness TO really, live"
day. 81 had thought of music and Ill
that ! wanted as being SO different from
Joe's work. But now in this city YOU
seem TO know, I find that what I've
want In his work! The two go to-
Exactly" !"
The city Joe once lived m She
frowned. There are so many cities in
New York. But I don't want to try to
get into his until | can do II through
Joe himself People will have to want
me because I'm the wife of Joe Lanler"
II think they'll want you more than
that" His tone was most reassuring
But | like the way you are going about
it It's so delightfully."- novel. you see
conspiring 10 make your husband find
his friends all by hmself-so that when
| he has found them he'll come to you
with beaming smile and say: Woman,
| bring you wealth and fame and friends
in abundance. Take them. love, and
bless me-for | have done all this for
| you"
Ethel smiled II don't like you to
joke about It." she said.
Very we'll" he agreed, Tets get back
to the serious work OF his resurrection
| You asked me TO recruit other brisk
diggers. and I've hunted about quite a
bit. There's that chap Crothers and
his wife, but so far they're the best !
rather blind. They can't see the old
Joe for the new"
You mean they think he's hopeless"
Ethel scornfully put IN.
| (CONTINrED TOMORROW