Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-16

aud PETE, married married ne ~ spite
aa,, nnn,v aud Seryan,S.y Ser.y rsceives a
nad fo,v ,row Martin. she hmis @ 20
and peter p. q one ddy to fnd
n came 10 no"y IN ne Doorway. They
NV stond'ay " earnestly az eacn
ed lor9 o"1 Cherry quietly moOed
and ne" Snt % t;me Peter fnds
N FROM LII nm her aud nc Is
thoughts GO'1 urdpdre OF ms
med. az A,,s..W rcciies 10 Ahr
ftloH I "ihe passionate hnes
Peter dH" u,o,r w Peters NINA
her go,cts ,nint incense for hours
so', ppr ~ IT CONTINUES
Sr ,,,,Iy," said Cherry in % the gar, r.
' mat night. when ne asmeare sposs
asn ,, H. but II g nor ~, aSdinR
@ no.'" she surprised MN mNsht oN she
urSn,d developed. he sn tnousnt voars
YEA nothing for Shakesptha ,ha ,nmor.
Immediately INN she oesan ''e
ls',' ~. name that Is mine enemy, Mnr.
u, ~, "" "thyseif, though not '
tasuss ssns for that name which Is 10
part OF tnee
All myself! . ora,n
~, heart began to thump asa
er aIars in the garden; u WAS
,u.n,sht' Wi, warm and starry
'O" " so, vou and are brother , ana
pw una, sV .aid. after a silence, tei,
Cnerr! rnss NV mind once. and
Wsn!! rink Of IL for years but
dldn .',,." r,n with whom you were
be was yo,, we're In love. all those
ago." ,,,,, Il, the
and laughed fetei
few seconds ,I, .,s
Il was always you no '
briefly, , l,ttle amused
sItltsnt laugh. But i,,'''dI: IA 'w.xedIy:
topped laughing, ana sa.a don't
wss a fool to ask you tha' '
wny sheer , p.' egotism--and nate nate
N who dwell on the'r o""
bye affairs. TOO -, tho
~. Weakness. laughed, TOO. -,
AM nv could hardly call It that = ne
pv u could hardly call II anything, T.,
greed, in relief. DOES ALA
sre wasn't much to tell he re-
IA ber. ps they went back 10 tne
through the ranks or wet wall
ts and roses. i.,.,,,
pthing I" she said again. quickly.
when they entered the house ne
strangely disturbed TO see look
bn,ething like shame, something
sed an6 embarrassed on her usually
little face, and to realize that she
consclentiously avoiding his eyes.
she and Alix had gone to bed he
opn the little red volume that was
ed Romeo and Juliet" and found
core OF lines that she had quoted,
narveled that the same words could
on the printed page so bare and
SO rich and full In Cherry roIC,
bnder the stars.
next day she talked In a troubled.
|tan way Of going hack to Red
and he knew why. But Alix was
hast at the idea. and Peter, VINO
rlosing Doctor Strickland's estate,
10 careful to depart early in tn.
rgs, and return only late at night,
he little alarm. II II was that. died
Martins plans were uncertain,
cherry might be needed as wit
In the will case. II Anne's claims
proved uniustitied. so tnat n.i,her
nor Cherry could find a logical
hent with which TO combat AliX 8
Is against any change.
next time that Cherry went into
Alix die not go, and Peter. sitting
deck Of the early boat with her,
her again to have luncheon with
ImmAdiats1,. o.. 4.
md he saw her breast rise quickly,
err she asked him, childishly,
straight into his eyes, why
we tell Allx about that?"
uiet to laugh and felt himself
10 tremble again.
put what%,, he stammered.
out our having been three hours
ch last week."
ny-l don't know" Peter said
nervously.
was silent. and they parted with
Iurther reference to meeting for
nut every time he was sum
70 lhe telephone Peter felt a
VI expectation, and at noon his
snan ss suddenly before his ewes
,ne loVely voice was really adj.
n,m She was at the ferry
as going home e' e'opp'hs'
bs,. e Peter said. quite as he
80 saId II month ago. Rut
'""H'hs as he went back to his
! .nt.nt, en., when Alix had gone to
Cbsr,ea Cbea me sitting room suddenly
nerry hunting for a book Shs
ppeu on one knee. the better ~
b.J oW shelf, and was who,i,,
m !" the volume she had chancsa
srS oms heard the door open she
She a. Immediately became yery
hid b.sId sId not speak as Peter cams
.. ' d. he said In n wh,sn..
for ~ %bII. 10 hers. Neither spoke
ous "%s oni, breathing hard. Peter was
and senses o' wild whirllng Of
breath at,mained lined SO. their cyes exod
hg, for I"mGing emGg rs IL they had bsen
ID r.man @ endless seconds, ~ 'ee''
Is mornino a., me question You asked
hberP "m1ns mls Peter said, "Do "Ne He,,
rry her you remember ?"
ace in IL cold fingers stilI boIdiro
vent hI'rSE ny oook she had been road
hat?" TO the fireplace
What D. said in the merest
% Of b.ssse,,ter Peter said. following h.r
fonscIouS ~ madness making bin,
wn lIns ~, oI mat need to hear frnm, f,n,
answsr Hist she knew, "beca,,.o
battered ma ttat question honestIv y,
IS tryIne 1ot what he said. or wbo
q In the A express both were en-.
Up; surnrtale tSnle or their new reJa
ing even us Use and terror were
|ery, " '"e strange JOY Of their
iSsT tomGsT g. 1on! home n! must 20 boct -
er.d undsr;or Cherry said, in a a
II must Sone' as II half to her'
l-lets 80 no nome to Mart tomor-
on in omin,- ommiTL,,-iets not talk~ She
have sHonk LUCK Interruption, as e he
l-whers is Let's-I'd rather
E' peter@PmSy,seDoo Pmy book? What was was
"Cherrvvte Peter protested
Tlll VII, YOU wait n want man,, TO- 3, speak to
d and looSSSa lSS 10 the door; now she
ened eyes S0Ned back at him with @
there was peter did not sneak at
moment of absolute
|ad j" ssIS snst M moment Alix cana :,
she was Goodnight fr half an w bomr IN,
|ell over vas osa IN her wrapper, and "bal bar
Cherry "e shoulder in a rumpIed
a sort Of bnk sick with fright, prs% facsd
moment "orror, unable to reairSs
Flng in hsr. mat there was netbinS .
As In her altitude or Peters anS
|e signiacaS sisters unsuspIcious somi %i
ase Pete" P"'e n, 10 what she saw in
elfcontroI more quickly recover'