Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05

ing r1ke petal on ner lips.
That's better, grille. But just you
wait. Esther, until i steer you through
the Italian lakes, IL you think this is
scenery"
ooh, Mr.. Danz-Joe, really are you
going TO- change your ticket and go
with us?"
Stars came out in her eyes, adding
her glapUe.
He drained his glass of dark Span
ish wine.
"Girlie," he said, with new soto
quality in his voice, ''if you was go
ing all the way to hold post mortem
over theh Dead sea, I'd go with you"
Crimson was her face.
Now you're talking just like the
boys at home do, Joe. And ever since ]
came on this trip and met you-and
all, it just seems to me like I'm some
body else in dream or something. All
the boys in my crowd at home are
are just regular fellows, and you
jolly me-
Lock" he said, reaching for her
wrist, holding it and sending into her
dark glance the dark intensity of his
own. do I look like a fellow who's
jollying Esther?"
"Oh, JOEL
Beneath the black, close clipped
| hedge of mustache his lips quivered,
then settled into straight line.
do IT.
'N-no, Joe.'
'I-I'm just afraid to let myself go
for fear it's you who's doing the
| jollying, Esther. What about this fel-
low back in New York that owns the
haoerdashcr store? From what the old
folks say, he's head over heels himself
"Abe Katz? Aw, he--he''s just
good friend, Joe. Like l always say,
II want to travel first and meet a
new crowd. law. he's nothing but
srosSos q good friend, friend, Joe. Him and my
Then you amt stringing me along,
girlie?"
'Oh, Joe, I--no--you--'
"a fellow that's knocked about like
have, grille, and seen as many OF
! them as l have in every country on
the globe don't make a mistake about
it when he does finally get hit. That
first day / seen you on deck, grille,
with your hair blowing loose like that,
/ knew I was hit"
She looked down the mountainside,
and into the. riot of treetops.
"Iou-you're the greatest fellow,
joe"
And you're the greatest girl"
All the nerves of her were singing.
''Oh, Joe-oh--let go my hand. Joe,
you-you mustn't. 1ou-you hurt.
Quit"
"Gad, where did you get that
strength in your fingers, girl!'
"See how strong! My brother
Niche, is always teaching me tomboy
tricks like that at home"
You're all right, Esther
"You-you think SOP"
II know so. You're the alrightest
ever knew, and that's saying some
''Oh, Joe!'
Queen of this here mountain, that''
what you are"
This was the chasm of love anoint
ing her: She bowed her head.
II just wish mamma could have
heard you say that, Joe. It was beau.
Your mamma, Esther, I'm afraid il
down on me-
"oh; you mustn't mind her, Joe, OF
why, the old gentleman is just tn,
finest sport l ever met. And don ;
think, little girl, that ! don't under
stand lady like your mamma. Sur'
/ do. She is a great old lady. she is
Give me the plain speaking ones ever!
''She doesn't mean mean word sh,
says, Joe. You mustn't feel hard to
ward her; that's just her way"
She's fine lady all right, but she'
got me dead wrong. Why, honest, rs
ther, as l sit here if it wasn't that II
them few hundred bones I wouldn
have touched another card after tn
first game
81 know that, Joe. That's just wha
] keep telling mamma"
You sweet little thing you-takinj
VI. for me like that
II just keep telling her that.
''She's got me down wrong for ;
sport. Why, true as l sit here. grille
if my business didn't carry me lik
this all over the world, | could settl
down in a good commercial town will
a boy like that brother of yours tina
your father is trying TO find a partDe
for, make a go of the business and liv
quiet the rest of my life. That's th
kind of hairpin l am.
'Oh, Joe, yOu-you will Just low
Niche when you see him. One grca
boy, if there ever was one, and husines
like papa to his finger tips. You ant
him in a little business together, say
wouldn't that be great Just look a
papa-how--how little he started. wa!
down on the East Side and-and lool
at his store now-so big and all"
"I'm not much of fellow to boos
myself, Esther, but with a young fel
low like that to help me push busi
ness I could make a go of almost any
thing. I'm the kind of fellow that ha.
made easy all my life and spends jus
as easy. A dollar don't look as big tc
me as dime to lots of fellows. Ge
me?'
(Copvright, 1920. By Wheeler SvndicateJ