Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-17
THIS STARTS THE STORY

okes tDffh T6V pusseHgOTs' ~ puS
rsr seen agdin. Alpernon Adorts
Il puf TO toork under guard. Ruth
= nan shs had ddncsd tptth at q
rtv T,po deckhdnds forsake the chip
n boat:: the .ctrsiess transmttter re-
.ss TO operate; Jorty-str Of the creto
4 many passen0ers are killed IN an
n,osion, The boat sprtros q leok, q
Ia sus,,ss and they take to the We-
~. but rc-enter the BIO shtp and
m Soy. dave. Peroivdl, has proved In
iuabis TO the cdptotn; he has quotled
,nTsatsued .nutlnv among the steer
a passengers. Both Mics Clinton
4 Madame Obosky, q beautiful
Iro Russtan. sAoV marked Interest
Psrcivai. AZ most critical point
ID 10 sighted =. an unlnhdbi
ard. An exploration party, headed
Psrctcal, plants the Stars and
butid huts and prepares for a long
~ T Eysrv one 10 pressed into service
4 the ,pork u IN the hands Of Per-
M Lordover, a Neto York bunksr,
,Iss trouble for htm bv refusing to
N orders, and q clique 70 formed.
AZ Ciinfon is on the "Ldildover''
= p,fh Madame Obosky aiding and
eftino Percipdl N hts endodpors,
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
HAVE q perfect figure" said Olga
calmly. 1T Is worth preserving. No
adrnires my body 30 much as do
,slf, I must not get fat. When you
n fat old woman. I shall still be as
n now. You will diet, and pray, and
e-.because you are growing old
7 shall DO none OF these things. I
like q pig, I never pray, and I do
believe In growing old. But you do
come TO see me about myself, Miss
ton. You find me sitting idly with
legs crossed, and you are surprise.
'ork as I dance--very. oh. so very
4 while am at re task--but with
Iuent periods of rest. 50 do not
r out myself too soon. 1t 10 the only
) Work for an hour. rest for ten
how we'll II goes. Why do you como2
I to talk about the baby?"
Yes, It is. Madame Obosky. have
e to ask you to use your influence
, Mr.. Percival. You----"
But ] have no influence with Mr..
,lvail," interrupted the other, star
nth flushed. You are his friend
Ah. yes--but nothing more than zat:
too, are his friend. Miss Clinton
see little or nothing .,ssg .1I,y os Mr.; per9,, a,
But you admire him, ehP Quite as
h as admire hlin--and as every
elso does"
rhere ara certain things about him
I admire. of course"
iou admire him for the same reason
I admire him. Because he has q
ming and agreeable way Of telling
to 20 to the devil. Ia that not so?'
Madame Obosky!'
4 comes to the same thing. II YOU
Id like me to put 1t In another form.
,as very courteous way OF resist
He Ia most aggravating, Miss Clin-
He 10 most disappointing. He
lid be like soft clay in our hands,
he isn't Is that not soT"
q II not possible, Madame Obosky,
we--you and I-may have an en-
y different viewpoint 80 far as Mr..
,lyal is concerned? Or any other
|, for that matter2" Ruth spoke
ly, almost insultingly.
dare say" agreed Olga. composedly.
In the least offended by the impli-
on. You want to marry him.
lot"
How dare you say that? l do not
t to marry that man. I do not want
marry him, I say"
low interesting. You surprise me.
, Clinton. 1t appears. then. that our
point is in nowise different. after
What do you mean by that?"
leave II to your imagination--and
ELECTION. Listen! We may as Well
friends. You do not wish to admit
ven to yourself, but you are In love
him. SO am 1. Tho difference be-
N US Is that I realize ! can get
e without him, and still be happy.
ould hate you-and do not. He Is
,vo with you. You know It perfectly
becauss you are not a fool. He Is
in love with me. No moro am 1 a
He--"
am not in love with him.
10 be It," said Olga shortly. Have
own way about It. 1t Is not my
n. You have como to me. however,
use you know he loves you and you
v YOU do not love him. why there
are you afraid of meT
/ 10 useless to continue this-~-
IN / see You do not wish my girls
.ar our conversation" without more
che ordered the three girls out OF
ded' Then. as the girls departed in
). she turned to Ruth. II am very
ghtless. You are not in the habit OF
issing your love affairs quite 30
rously az I. Poof They do not care.
, girls. Love affairs mean nothing |
have no love affair to discuss, Ma
. Obosky. You need not have sent
away. Good-by; There is nothing
10 not 20 away-please. You do not
' whether to like me or not You do
me. You have never en-
tered any woman as honest as am,
Q the trouble. Sit down, please. Let
ak. We may be here togetner on
island all the rest Of our lives. Miss
Ion. II would not be right for us to
each other. When you aro married
r. Percivail you will have nothing to
from me give you my solemn oath
lat. Mis-, Clinton. Our little world
is too small. IL we were out In the
| big world-well, II might be differ
hen. But. how, l ask you, Is II pos
for me to run away with your nus
when there is no place to run away
10 spoke 60 quantity that Ruth
ID In spite of herself.
'ou are q most extraordinary per-
Madame Obosky. IL can't dislike
No. thank yoh. sha'n't sit down.
ne to see YOU about the naming OF
baby. suppose you know that we
len have decided to oppose tho"
'es, yes-I know" interrupted tho
r. But why should we oppose2 1t
very small matter"
% you really believe those men had
have-the right to give a name to
y Cruises baby3 don't believe
iaoame Obosky."
n the first place. can you blame Mr..
ivail for taking the matter out OF the |
hers hands7 Mothers are very. oh,
cry stupid sometimes, you know. For !
nplo, my dear Miss Clinton, you
but to see what Mr.. Percivat's |
nsr did 70 him when he was an In
She called him Algernon Adonis-
why7 Because she thought ne was |
most wonderful child In all the |
d-and because she was silly. / can |
'st hear her arguing now with the |
er, poor man. One day I asked Al |
ION Adonis what name his father |
"a him by--I was 80 sure no would |
call him Algernon, He said that up |