Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04

drfNrd into fItcnaShtp Ttth hdtH-
crime Newbery. his secretary. aud
after Barbara had met Katherine aud
had seen Thdt q remdrkdote '0ondn
sh, trdS. 'herc tpdS only one thing TO
Jelicre, that Katherine had somethtng
TO 1irc Keith, something that she.
Barbara. had not troubled 10 hthH
about friendship.
KATHERINE was furious with her
~ self or having telephoned Bob at
all All the way home she lashed her
self for her weakness. what had pos
sessed her to do such thing? She
had never telephoned Bob in her life be-
fore. naturally he would think that she
had done so now only because he had
mot taken the trouble to come and see
them lately.
She was very quiet at dinner, which
she hastened az much as possible Hurry
ing through her thoughts swept the
knowledge that she cared because Bon
had been so indifferent. She tried 10
believe tina. 1t was because her pride was
hurt, but in her heart of hearts she
knew this wasn't true, there was some
thing more than that. Bob. to her
had always been too aCce ssible. The fac'
that he was city editor OF big daily
that he held an important position, had
not seemed TO mean anything to kath'
crime. It weighed against the fact thai
he was lust Bob Bob whom she knew
well enough 10 quarrel with briskly 10
ignore when she chose. This new Bon
was somehow vaguely disturbing. The
memory of his busy voice over the teie-
phoue thrilled her somehow with it'
irrDortanCe What she needed Wa'
Some one who would Hay her mentally
sorne one who by sheer force OF 'wil
would dominate her. not man who
without a word OF protest would allow
her always % have her own way.
Are YOU going out?' asked Mrs
Newbery quickly when Katherine rost
from the table. ,.
She dropped kiss on her mother''
| hend and went out Not for the worlC
would she have admitted that she wa
/ going out so that If by any chance Bot
! craig came he would not find her calmly
at home waiting for him.
1t was just a nice walk over TO m
| a apartment which Nancy and Els
shared but neither one was at home
katherine medtated on going some
! where else. and finally decided to dro
In at a movie, where she sat IN IN
J breatnleaS BtllHN ayr WeNBou III llsHNl
| between a tired working man who's
head kept dropping over on his breas'
and a fat woman who murmured IN
cautions aloud. Eatherine's thought
! we're 20 busy that when she finally foun
rersnlf spilled out on the sidewalk wit
the rest of the crowd, she could nc
..-mper a single thing she had seen
She wondered how late it was, an
:. opped before the light from a dru
store window TO look at her wrist water
The hands pointed to lO:lb and katf
crime decided that 1t would be safe
go home now. She walked along wit
her slim self held erect and her hea
held high She thought no more
.1'ne where she liked at night than Sh
did in the daytime. No one had eve
bothered her,
She turned the corner finally into ht
own street and walked briskly alonl
She was fumbling in her handbag fC
her latch key when man sudden
opened the door and almost bumpt
into her. II was Bob,
He had caught her by both arms an
his touch sent a sudden unaccustome
thrill through Katherine, She drew bac
and he released her instantly.
II was Just coming for You.' He ma
turned and was holding the door opt
for her TO enter.
What were YOU going TO do that for
KathNrine asked in surprise.
| "I wanted to see you, and i hs
waited long enough"
~ They seached the door OF the Spar