Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-11
The Glad
Surrender
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright, 1890. by Public LEDGER Co.

Laurel Stone intervieps GrdnU,le
Burton for the Chronicle. and her
marriage TO him tcds the result.
Burton icontcd Uijc to faldH the
requirements that ho set down,, but
Laurel could not be classified. She
aroused ~ him emotions that he had
neuer feH for Ruth MGddor, the
mother Of his ttco little girls. Laurel,
houcrcr, had loved him for some
time before this happened. but after
their sou ipus born her attitude
toWurd her husband changed.
.ITT1NONA had story to finish. so
w after lunch she went down to the
Office with the two men. They were
all strangely silent and not a word was
spoken about Laurel until they had
almost reached the old Chronicle build E
ing. Then Winopa burst out.
'It isn't natural. that's all. all this
icy politcness. this formal courtesy be
tween man and woman who live III
the same house. Imagine Laurel, our
old Laurel. with all her dreams and
illusions. living this way, and imagine
any mans being able to treat Laurel
that way. why. men go mad about
her! I don't understand it.
There was moments silence. II
which neither Of the men said anything
then Winona spoke again.
Ted and I thought we had the scnsi
Bile idea about marriage, but we arc
foolish lovers compared with Laurel
l wish Granville Burton had never
come into her life. I wouldn't care u
she were happy with him. but ! know
she isn't. She should have mnrricc
you. Tom. and it's too late now"
Benton flushed d1rkly, but said moth
ing. and in the building they separated
Benton going back to the city desk
Winona and Ted walking together foI
n space.
Tom" Ted said thoughtfully as the!
stood for a moment facing each other
That wasn't like you, Winona
really"
"Oh, I know it," she burst out peni
teutly. "I knew IL as soon as | hat
said it.. I'm so sorry, dear, really
Winona sorry was such rare sigh
that Ted's face softened and he forgo
Tom Benton entirely. Winona peniten
was like a little girl eager to be for
given. She was always willing to as
forgiveness for the hurts that her read
tongue often inflicted and she was no
happy until she was pardoned.
She went into her own working roor
and with petulant fingers stripped th
cover off her machine. The dazzlin
sunshine had given way to heay
murkiness that was even more oppres
sive. Winona found her fingers wer
damp as she tried to hurry them owe
the keys. Her thoughts were dull. toe
and after a few futile attempts in whic
several sheets of paper were spoiled, sh
pulled out her sheet from the roller
crumpled il up. twitched her oil.clot
cover over the top Of her typewriter an
went home.
In the city room Tom Benton wa
: trying to concentrate on several differer
things that demanded his immediate at
tcutiou, but his thoughts kept wander
ing away. Winona's impulsive remar
had set his thoughts running in Ger
tain direction. He had known Laur'
/ wasn't happy, but until today he ha
not known what manner Of man Gran
vile Burton was. Now he did kno'
he liked him. but il he weren't maxim
Laurel happy, what then!
"Telcgram, Mr.. Benton" "Ss,
Benton, what about that copy that Law
! son was to send down? v 'Somebod
to see you. Mr.. Benton" Question
and remarks Of this kind went on mo
potonously and Benton saw n woman
wide white hat, woman with intens
, blue eyes, and curved red mouth, firm
" set as though to deny the fact thu
, its owner was not happy.
Granville Burton went out on ii
train that afternoon with several peop
, he knew. Among them. was Mario
! Worth. He was walking along the ais