Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-12
West Wind Drift
BY GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
d, 0spyrsoAt, 1880, BY George Bsyr MoouseAso~

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% sop Sns ss, Iwt Aosi rsncorm e Ss,r 70 ,oox %
sis. rsrp rnp,,,f aaHor; or ooss' 70 cne
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sSs power ana d o quite pisin nov tSss
no no ssnSs intsrSsrsDce.. sD seo,"' " no ~'n ''''
,,., II am not A. afraid Of Mr; Posciv.i. Aun.
iiy on the u edge Is: ' q shs berth. '"R as T ]:
gentleman"
spofford. Good gracious
He will not annoy me" :e,d Ruth. ,
rnspeS nspS snV sSsr. %nc ty. yo soui III
90 - sss,..s 80 ~ s~
An you oeiendins the prassarr
r sprnsn. ss 70 a'isss S.s sss sd Sss sss: e:
crirnsonins. "He Il perfectly abomin-
81 wouldn't speak quite % loudly.
my dear" cautioned her aunt, siancins
him s's 70 'iSs listen oSssde tSe "s SSSls- % q
set to tpy upon----"
Dont be siliy, Aunt Julia And don't
M make us = ws!t the plank e. o.S Or
s.d TGss you ySS Sa ss: ss:r .nnssns Now 80 to
au,b ns,st H on yoHr w. stsyirns YIN IN, IN my room'
He can Ss in love with ne and a,i ,si,! ,
ps 2 gentleman. can't he. Aunt JullAt
Don't worryl l shall sleep In my own
TOO rOSm; a may even 70 20 far ~ 70 leave
III! !.WSat SYSs ph'IGnsa Ana n n. should come
toH.1s ~. .,.- 49,. a..
n snant eeno hIm wolo tnnN Ns
uniocksd, dser. sooned Ruth. nnainS
~ .'c!Sus .o snS0ynont. n neF avnTs G ~.
mS;. ,,.;.,, sl:sD vniis We ven nave e. shs . opeeI;;; -;
soon bs ySS over Gr Il. .sys EHr wsy. eve al sot 70
~cs5 oh i'ssi a. m, think ne sadsE sr,a Soc ch.. .
to become @ q % %sf" moansd 's he vrssohsd
xsst xs:l .n9sS: +. snsys :r 10 no .sSs sy .s
sas ar ,hst 40 ss, 70 40 p
sheet sIn ri: s ns!s!ssS', sS'',. "
W.ii Sco tbinS St Il HSni u hiS Iu duty to do no.
n m.ens - sMrk th,s ,nou'" uAe oS'''
":- "You Sor~st tSat M. 1,onaovs, rn.in-
ss,n. s;s... sast csptsi% TrisEsr & snS a. Il q 9:
4. .vs MI /, ngss Hs. y. sa1 ao :n e s; 3.
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,,.i,n hMaSht osoSmS osoS mS hyph0usoo' OK
o'ss,neu w Ms: Sp'HoT l., A. ... .,
sixhed Ruth.
r.ndevsr Senosr>K ;c uisa 70 XIII Mr.
~ uone % IDout ~ We heau tne snos
ss,e.y one nsero " Ano no one ms tne
70 ~ wofo aoout " WnaS
Iot OF oowafds we are ! don't ses
twny ne ,n rer,eSs ~ 70 !et me tska the mat
por up Win the captain. Captain TrtI.
ser ought to know tho truth"
.rKuth Kuth vas silent for q moment or two.
.tsss "a haia I0L ms 70 oeiievs, Aunt Juiia,
With With 10 rSWI rSvolvss 'f Ssasnss:ss Snssnt ma, man
hHS su, nn
Hut you nave Abel Landoyer's word
M 1Tr u Nuen Ine oSliot fIaSed nis head,
csrs.iU; ms GUrTS ycuId nave klifa Mn mos
knockinE tho pistol out Of Ms hand and
o~..TPy~TTEnS ~ aim H.,
oiS noI potteve II: LAnoover 20
AoSotusoy uuvthut nonofaoIe
between her % sysSroWs.-xeii % : Ii.'c 'LSM mlsS,
sui "a DSnevS nLsiS N M PsrcivsL"
| no Wnxt Snnnos hAd poor Lend'
ovsr ~ |. HS I,tin1 n,1nw wAyman or wnas.
sSsa,,GS ~ r. posnSnS rsvoivsr es MN
blow his Ss.n" oUt % Ss tnide.sn diT ,os sh.a, e
UP ms hsnds ana lot Percival sloner
| o,..
| opoexy psnosfsd Psrcavall
@ pr. GU cail.n's 'se ssSis. ''" o" MS way
ouAprrn xu,
D,,-. A..
,owed Ysrosv.1 AyS ~. no wsSks mat iol
or ris,S Svt c,,ns sm.aanSo an atutoas
on c,sSs, 0Gcas.ons ssss r wnen ysS necessary Y
consnL WIN Euth Snd her aunt on mat
Sia Sas ~ per,nms ra,sn - % mS Ssdsr of the Gay.
the ne poston N X. ths S s'shssst 0sssss from
ihsm~;. ~ 80 NO '-.'" ~ '.sa Z
~sn an " t,me: tnS cnHtious Mt Spo4ord %
20 resent his studied indifference
nns one rss ae.es.ea MN more tnan ever foI
nrsdictnn nnhs %"o 70 he tHrm sne s.s nac
way to irrtaion I sse rsssm.sS Il. snix: sdiw
nlned, plcasant 1000 morninss'; che
cSnplsineo ecidiy % Huh about whAl
ene 1me, was nov s piesnSSo 70 asscribe ~ dis
The truth Of the matter was no failed
S:Sxxe :tsxe any aoeount whatsoever Of Mrs:
cpiora m ms calculatlQns ne did not
Sscm MAKE a prctense q consulting ne!
Of the eomr,en . nnou,s 20 me sne comon aS 1o9o
me haoit of dsvounr considerable
portion of her time. energy and execu'
tive ability 70 tho htsrests Of the com.
mon or lover cisAs people the omission
Nor was his cause benefited by the un.
necessary ana uncaHed for deferenca h.
Of her sSs. wh.. had her age 70 a
her age in New York; she was one &
De reckoned with: she was accustomed
% the deferencs that ha.n,t anything .,
Al 10 40 with age. And here she was
shunted to one side, ignored. disresArdst
-she who had been the brains ana In
spiration OF DOZEN Charitable snter
very important activities IN oppositior
to s,Sa woman sS,,us s9ffraSs z, r. .,.,... J., y,