Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-22
-. .rArrs THE STORY

THIS STARTS THE
noc,or strioktond, his too dangh-
t.rs, AHn and Gnsr4g; Il ans qhe eajornia Cal ]
Anne, hDe togetner /" ,beir nsiahbor,
red,ooodsy,, Goods, @na anes at ,oiii. Martin Lloyd,
CONES o",,;sifimo aW engineer. proposes mat
rage 10 6herry Ths ,,o,,m"ess aoo,Vr Sod daSoh,
,snso che secret OF htS ygy",,ytb T., ~, ,noy,,-
ter. ne ,,ac mo bas more than ordinary
ng-.sf W.. In the vonng man aD
MScs MtsrsS't the doctor for his cdreiessnesS
~ p,sn"y ,Sm HERE IT CONTINUES
/ a,NIr aided and abetted me!' said
"A the doctor meeltly ,.o, xour
,,To the extent, OF nti,s nanoiins 'o' '
shears hut really you know. Dad, you
No, nisheaded little creature to uV
were said muslcally. You nllen.
tnat we'll cut II down at the ioo's
and and plant another doup,e ,pa, DL I,loyd might
II rslnei idea of a tackle-or a derrick
have soIg sonI,Sins-' ,' submitted her father
NasIsElI well II anybody espaa, a,d Anne ne Gon; say
csded' ,Igg laTgSSe over. Cherry" ,,
about cShsrry had not been listening,
But conversation was revleWeu TOT ioI
sno hansat She remarked, petMeen e,,,' wv
ner nnsrdins yawns. that Mr.. L,oyH ,~s,s wss and and
e ,rs over tomorrow at ~ oet''N' ""''
Peter, too' wont be much good = Alix
Peter pod T'"C Cherry looked at her re-
proachfully. .s,,,,,, mean to Peter,
You're anwrotested. Her father gave
LATELY s,rawd look, with his good-nlgnt
ner nd Sd Immediately afterward Dotn
,ns n,ss' Younger o girls dragged the'f way
I'D to bed - -. ,,,orsd a hare. woody
smelling room tucked away raw nine. the
caves. ,xirdows, in bungalow tasnion,
latuod into the fragrant DARKNESS OIL WV
,teht The beds were really puliN', a 10
nhseya her bunk each girl haa ~, GAL NJ :
berth, for occasional guesss, eson, and vet il
bcant, III N ~ nurity and charm. Inc girls
was nnn LUZ their beds while they were
h,sa-spsIne hst upI and plunged upon their kntes
nn he bare pine floor and rested ,iI,s uiGts
elbows upon the faded paeraw pnrawers Mil
,,s,. %nme VAS 40 healthful a little mounta r
.macy. that among her two tnousano
nsds,ts vi,sSds there was only one doctor. tne
ia man who sat by the ttre aownstasrs' s.nn
and he had formally yr,rts rg,'IiH like all their
snsisbbors, s were hardy. bred 10 @ cola
hss long walks, simple hours, ana SIM
nIs food. In the soft western ci'il,a,e
NV Jeff their bedroom windows opei, y
the year round they the anS inSeS 90 % downstairs @
Nith blue finger-tips and chatterlns
ss,b TO warm themselves, with preak-
fast and the fire. ,,,o,, f-,orrv
r.nt 10 the window tonight, ana kl,s,t
it; looking sing tSs Tus infT piny ' air. In the
mo,ce ~ of the little room the girls couid
asr n swollen creek rushing rlch,
ioamy odors drifted In from the loreSi
hat had been soaked with tong, iIi1h,. Iinh,,.
nssr the door OF Hong's cabin, a hun
SreS cards away: there was no moon
n was blackness unbroken under the
trees 49,. A.. s-,r,. fo,,
With a rush OF delight that summer was
rith them at last; the air was sott
ind warm, and there was genera
ksnse Of being freed from the winter s
wetness and heaviness.
AK rolled herself in a gray army
hIanket. and was asleep in some sixty
nconds But Cherry felt that she was
floating in seas of new JOY, and utter
leiIght and that she would never be
eleepy again. - -,
Downstairs Anne and the doctor sat
taidly on, the man dreaming with a
snotted forehead. the girl sewing.
presently she ran needle through her
bne white work with seven tiny stitches
olded IL, and put her thimble into a
ase that hung from her orderly work
bag win long ribbon.
octor as she stralghtened herself to
.se. This young Lloyd, now-what dc
ou think of hlm?"
She wtdened demure blue eyes.
SHOULD you be sorry II liked him.
Uncle Lee?" she smiled.
The old man rumpled his silver halr
festlessly
Moo" he said little ruefully. Il
tuppose it'll be some man some day. my
Dear I've been thlnking-even little
cherry seems to be growing up"
Anne, who modelled her department
tomewhat upon the conduct of Esther in
'Bleak House" came to the hassocl'
et his knee, and sat there. looking ur
bt him with bright affection and re-
kpect
him, and AlX will not be ready tc
give her heart to any man for years
10 come! But I'm twenty-tour, uncle
And sometimes, / feel ready to-to try
ny own wings"
He smiled at her absentIy; he wal
thinking Of her mother, an arttculate
academic resolute woman. of whom II,
had never been fond.
That's the way the wind blows. eli? p
he asked kindly.
Anne widened her pretty eyes
"Well-you see how much he's here
"H coV Tue llONtIb anu bOOhS anu lOttS
not the sort of girl to wear my
heart on my sleeve" Anne. who wal
fond OF small Conservational tags, as
sured him merrily. But there must b,
some fire where there's so much smoke =
She ended.
You're not sure, my dear?" he asked
sfter some thought.
oh, no. she answered. ITS Just
5ency that persists in coming and going
lou know, Uncle Lee" Anne pursued
con1dentially, i've always had ratne
nigh ideal of marriage. I've alway
ssd that the man l would marry mus
oe Dig man--oh. ! don't mean onl,
physically! ] mean morally. mentally,
man among men,"
And you think young Lloyd-answcr
'hat description, eh?"
mink he does. Uncle Lee" sh
answered seriously. And Immediatel
h.iietWard she got to her feet, saylnl
orlghtly, 'Well we mnstn't takn Nj