Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-25
THE DAfLY NOVELETTE,
A Satisfactory Settlement
by MARGARET MouIToN

by mAHtAHET MOUBTON
Mrs. Myles was feeding her feathered
fiock and had paused to admire the
newIy-hatched chickens clustered about
their mother in separate coop.
Those are fine chicks you have"
commented Mre wilkins the Myles's
next-door fieishbor, from her side OF the
wire fence Nf " f,
From poultry the conversation skip
ped as back-door conversations have a
| way Of suddenly changing, to early peas
and Strawberries and the high cost Of
sugar, until II reached the most inn
portant topic OF the day .gr
tonight" announced Mrs Myies, proud.
". 1T will be such comfort TO have
her home again after these four years
In college. I'm baking the white noun
| tain cake she likes and molhsses cook.
"Jims coming in two or three days"
was Mrs. Wilkinss equally jubilant
| news
Then, 1T would be nice, wouldn't Il
| now, Mary, If" Mrs. wilkins stopped
with a tremulous little laugh.
We planned i that way when they
sre wouS ny br ss t s wsn Ssncy On MFs so Mys as
sakes. we mustn't let the children sus-
pect we've been plotting this way. That
might set them dead against II. There.
l. most forgot my cookies; they're in
That night the Myles family fingered
over belnted supper Marcia ate with
an appreciative young appetite that had
eospse ,o det ydns eSs tSe
lions. on.
Marcia had told them Of the fine
teaching position she had been offered
II think iii take. IT," she murmurpd
hastily. with quick glance at her
ing you'd take the vacancy In the Eng
linh department at the high school here,
Marcia. Your mother was sort or count
4 Ing on having you home thls year. But
of weeks. We want what, Is best for
yon." . =. /,
| Marcia knew what was in their
thoughts. They wanted her to tench a
and then the two families would be
united by a weddlne.
Jim came to cali within half an hour
fay n *. Mvss family M9Fe e tfs tie two
%rSeyii prohhbiy settle il ali now,
father" whispered Mrs. Myles to her
| nuPUHnfts
But an eayasdropper would have sur.
missed that the settling was long
/ mother told me about the high hon.
ors you got at college, Marcia besan
Congratulated on winning n Magma Gun,
and on the excellent position offered to
Maroia could hardly. refrain a smile
THE door boy thinks I'm terribly clever
and high brow" ,sh" thought But she
listened intentty to hts next remark:
'Tm considering an offer myself in
New York--in hig law firm-of course
| " wouldn't pay much to start and wouic
bc very hard work. but II Is a splendio
opening"
your GnSs SS, vO 6Hs%T wers Marsh ESHe eT r
With him. Why. Jim. he'n he heart
broken. And as he has such a fine prac
tice here"
Then followed discussion on th'
relative advantagca Of New York ,, an, an,
never lost sight oe the fact that he wa
talking with n bacheloross Of arts. mag
ua cum while Marcia could not he'll
but realize that Jim was n briliian
LII. B.
30 fishing in Long Pond in the old fla
bottomed boat some dav soon, Jimmie
and talk over old tlmes?" But Jim hat
Nsgun to discourse on the League q
Nations and Marcia listened YEARLY
She was glad when he bade her Tor
NAL goodnight.
A she watched him go down tn
steps she murmured softly. so h
wouldn't hear. please, Jimmie. mex
time forget about the old d.gree an
thinking, TOO bad. Marcias, 50 intel
inns next call was no more SUCCESS