Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-22

Al Geraldine carpenters anne I"I-
ter, tcho had never had anything IN
her HIe until then, learned how people
Hued ,cho had pleasure every dGy. n
Uds there that she learned hoU 10 be
happy. and It rds there that she met
Dare Grey, PeH-kroton "rter.
stolen. She had 10 steal out Of her
fathers house Ike thief, drd she -
finally persuaded 10 assert her tnde-
Sperderce ard tell him the truth. Anne
hos inherited her mothers sueetness
aud yielding nature. Her father has
an IRON 1Hl, ard, held doUn from
childhood, Anne ts naturally terrified.
A man tckom her father has chosen for
her to marry, and t1honl she hates.
looms IN the background, and all Of
the sordidrsss Of her life hGurts her
constantly Ike a Shddo,C. n colOrs
her NE, and spotLs tCtth its dark re-
fection Dane Grcy's proposal OF mar.
rage.
AS SHE hurrledly dressed In her own
"a clothes the music from downstairs
was waited softly up 10 her She heard
the wall of the v,olins and lltte sob
rose in her throat as she strove des-
perately 10 hurry. She was afraid tnat
Geraldine would come up and find her
and she felt as though she could hear
nothing more that night, All the buo"-
ancy that she had felt In the beginning
OF the evening had left her she was limp
She finished her dressing. put on her
hat and stole down the stairs mo-
Tncut later she was in the dark street
hurryIng along toward home. What
she was 10 do when she got there she
did not know. She was not afraid, be-
cause she was too tired 10 feel even that
emotion All the fight and spirit had
gone out OF her she felt beaten, She
knew that whatever her father decided
20 do would meet with no opposition on
her part. Even II he resorted 10 violence
sha would net care. She would never
see Dane Grey again she vas all IN
knew the truth, when he knew about
Bill Snyder. he would be disgusted and
She Wished dirly that she could creep
wrath until morning, she was 80 utterly
worn out, but tho Creak of her fathers
door told her that was impossible She
looked UP 10 find him coming downstairs
in his shirt and trousers His face was
terrible.
Anne did not cringo away from him
she made no attempt 10 move She sim
ply stood there, waiting with 4 Geld
courage that was immovable as fate
They stood facing each other. father
and daughter, but with no hint OF the
relationship in the bearing OF either.
Anne felt 20 she looked at her, father
that she r ally hated him for the first
time. His heavy face was the face OF
q murderer, the lines OF his mouth be-
spcke the cruelty of his nature. He
loved TO torture, he loved to see a thing
souirrn before him, and yet Anne did not
snulrTn, she faced him squarely she
Looked at him as from a great distance
her very indifference maddened him the
more. Her mother had been like that
He could hurt her physically and men
tally and get certain amount OF salts
faction out CT II, but he never felt that
he had conquered her utterly, th re was
always that barrier of her own person
atty between them. II was like tor
turing a saint who refuses TO give up
faith
well, father" she said. finally.
Get into the sitting room, you COM
mon thing" he burst out, breathing
ileavily ESQ ycu think you can defy