Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-21

| likes him too---awfully Mr. Rochester
q round at Mlcky's rooms nearly every
h'enti aXre they theyf" @ said said Esthcr. The men.
ton of Micky's name always seemeo 70
make her heart CULVER. She wondered
| IL June knew why he never came 70 tne
house now. and what she thousht ABOUT
In her own mind she Mas sure that
| Micky had cast her of, and the knowl-
edge left her with sense OF desoia-
She never spoke OF him unless June
/ did 40 first, and she tried never to think
| Of him. But M.cky was personanty
\ not to be lightly dismissed from mem
| ory, and he haunted her thoughts wax
ing HAS he suggested the partnership
| YETI" Esther asked one night
June flushed rosily. , ..
| Don't be absurd" she answetea' anu
Of fear In Es hers heart: .,.u.
| was she to lose June too? was tnere
| to be nothing left to her In all the
world? Her hands shook as she Went
on mechanically filling the row OF little
ESTHER" said June suddenly, 'how
| long IL II since you saw Micky
| There was little pause. then Estner ne.
said constrainedly. i've never seen him
| s.nce---since we came back from faris'
"Why?" she asked with an effort
June kept her eyes bent on h,ln ner mwself w9rh;
Because ! haven't haven see seen ,aia ait slowly slowly
And I hear---I hear that he's running
around with that Deland girl again.
She did not dare to look up as ans sne
spoke, and she she went on,x On be aStSMl sossly-but
riedly corrected herself, tells me that
Mcl!y took him to their house to o'n-
ner last night" .s,o,
Micky said when June rang him up .ne
following morning to tell him the news.
II introduced you! What do get out
Of It all should like to know .,.,,
His voice, was PLAYFUL. but June '''N
M" "oS. seiS. %icky. II you could only be as
happy as I am" she saiL eagerly
III wishes We're ,hor; horses my snS; dsar-' don't
worry about me, I'm all right" o.,
| Then, will you come to dinner 10
night? No, not at the boarding mousse
We'li go to the Savoy--just to GEE
'Ss I'VE four!' said Micky sharply:
| "Yes-I shall bring Esther Of course.
There was the smallest possible pause'
then Micky said: ,.,o- .,oaps.
ment. / prom. .sed the Delands to go
| with them to the Hoopers' dance,
June said Hang the Delands,' and
| rang of In nun.
Driver came to the door: . l., >.
"a parcel. sir. Shall / bring 1t inT'
Mlcky answered aOsently;
"A right" ..
Driver went out of the room. After
a moment he came back with square
box which he set down on the table.
shall / open It. sir?" he asked, as
Micky did not speak
Micky started. , 49,
n .ckena Ia n? I haven't ordered any
Driver said that he did not knew
that It had been left BY messenger; ;.n naa;
precision. and rolled It into ball before
he removed the paper.
Micky walked up. to the table ana
lifted the lid with faint curiosity .A
fur" He stopped. For a moment he
stood staring down into the box, then
he let the lid fall over II again,
Al rishtyoSu ca can ,SS g. dner ne ssio siaica,,v
J and Micky went back to the fire,
So she would not even keep the fur
coat! She cared so little for hha that
she must needs send back his PARRY
DrIvc:, coming back for a moment
stopped petrified in the doorway--Micky
was standing by the mantelpiece with
his face buried In his arms.
CHAPTER XVIII
" vas at the Hoopers' dance.
The smok ng room door was halr aJar /
Micky coud see that there were several
men there. There was clink OF glasses
and the sound CT voices taking In a
| rather subdued way.
Micky paused at the sound OF his
'Mellowes! Well. you do surprise me-"
There was a chuckle. always thought
he was one OF the good boys, .
1t just shows that you never Know a
error Of Judgment to choose Paris, eh?
Who did you say she was?"
"a girl from Eldreds-pretty little
ecGIsd %stter or. 0! !a:' " was 0n'' "1sn !
That was Ashtons voice Micky coud
not see HIM, but he could picture wildly
with which he finished his incomplete
The hot blood died down. leaving him
cool and a'ert---he pushed tho door wide
and walked into the room I'm tho arsn,,c.
scattered; some one, coughed deprecat-
| ingly; some one else seized upon a
syphcn and began filing an already
full glass reckleasly.
Nobody spoke.
Micky Kicked the door to behind him.
shut .ng 1t with slam.
His eyes went straight to Ashton-a
|
cernedly and brazen the situation out.
"Ill give you two minutes In which
to apologize" Micky said In a voice
OF steel. Two minutes In which to
saying in this room-or-or ~ thrash
YOU within an inch CT your life"
In the silence following one could
have heard pin drop. Every one
ooked at Ashton. Micky took out his
VT" II Seemed an eternity before Ashton
III you've been listening" he be-
He moistened his dry lips.
what said Is the truth" he broke
out spluttering. You were In Paris
with :. }" But the, name was never
and struck him right in the mouth.
In moment the room was In an
uprcar; half a dozen men rushed at
Mcky and pinned his arms.
"Mellowes..for, Gods sake-if Hooper
Ashton had staggered back against
the wall; his mouth was cut and beed-
ing; he was swearing horribly.
Mlcky was crimson In the face; the
head; he was stralnlng every nerve to
free himself from his caRtors;
"Apologize !" h he e. saspea. Apologize
"ApoIogige, What for? It's the truth
and you know It. Apologize I'll re-
peat II I say that you were
shepstone,. one Of the girls from Ell
cky suddenly stopped struggling
hut his breath came In deep gasps as
| he spoke--he cooked round at the faces
Of the other men,.
Il know most OF you--here." he said.
In a labored voice. And most OF you
| Ito Aaht nd