Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-03
(Bv Special Nfe,ospapcr fg~gpcr Svndicdtey
arARTs THE sTOhf

fm fm YORK 9th h,st,s' her suso'd and utterly
s.o,,,,frp bred, 'deghhs;s 'deThs;r fathers death
sasophtsticdtetua, ~ make her home ,otth
forces Esne, Ess ae,p home and her ,.s s,sssr,
Any, manner OF nVt"g M diss
s,asvoi sTesei They dine ~ a..oins ca.oi potson.
hSs 5ro% az attack OK fSe x psH"seGn saase aud kseps
Ethel tdbeS np dsvotino her time 70
house ~ n, child Joe tdlks 70 ,hn,ys h
Snseb,i @ basiress aud they go 70 IN ~ fhsv be.
together. AS AS ,, aad faally they marry:
come t cht",Wgi ",,nWognihs pass siott,g 'oes
The frst bns increased. They re-
prospe,"nyi "nyisit from Fanny Cdrr.
oe'V. ,Sn HERE 1T CONTINUES
,n Ethel thought to herself IN dis-
NJ "uow much more attractive
,,, n" was my first feeling about her
Fanny 70. or e Il that I'm getting USED
az ~ ,t,st New Workers.? i thousn. s"e CO.
.,., ssrd--all brass! she isn ! Sne
Jus, .s,,s , dangerous! What IS sne poNn,s
-sno 1s here for? what does she n, wan. W. mt
rouSSu sSs married AGAIN. NC, s,t,,i n single,
was the same snrlng on aareoundGfor ae1 somebody
with mSi,es iSa questions Fanny was asking,
By u she was trying 10 nm ynrs
p.aSd pp.,0Sds Ethel had made m u, 4ST heT ,aiEed
AMI, although tne BliI " to,,ns in a few
n the town In giowuns ssaving; :. -
moIr mnIie, afraid you've been r'ther ioneis
s.,e" -, ,r,, al war
con mo" Ana b''sI -, ne, time "a
,uv "If you knew no" y,, my hnv-."
Alied-every hour NY 20 chow how
md she went eagerly on W s"'" nv"
all her life had become: ,.,,hoa
''"oh you darling = tanIiy tas sha
And then with an enyIous - eid and
said: You make me o,,r Ie bea,,ty. Ethel
Tanler and youth-your wnoie III
startlng--well, you've 1usI Eo' " tUnnS,
rrs in and take you about. On, hao"
know it's so wonderful mere, anu anu
tresh and new and you're qu'te 'V az.
tanted and all that. But aIter ar ~
civ YOU know-a perfectly, gooo one; ,d
tuiarTs tun 4. Of Joe's.". She went on In a
crisp say tone to paint the pleasures ot
The town. And meanwhile giancnns a.
S.y,l Ern' she thinks me, poor child. bold
SsS creature on Joe's trail--when al l
wsnt Is TO take her around. and help
her spend her money. 4 need II paoiy
sno,,sb, God knows!'
q mustn't tire you. Good-by. dear.
vou,,, Ist me come again. of course"
"oh. YES. do" AT Ethers tone, Fanny
smlled 10 herself, as deftly she. adjusted
Ssr frrs She turned to look In the
mirror and her eye was caught by the
nhn,Ogrsnb n,,p,O, % of Amy over on Joe's chif-
son,sr she moved a step toward II.
naused. turned back and with good.
Sr W Ethel went out.
EtheI's eyes went back to the, photo;
p an. hour Amy's picture had become,
A. AZ she looked II seemed TO take on
ife, 10 be saying. Money Money at
isst =. And With dismay she told her
seIf.
oSbsr, ieiI ioe? Most certainly"
Rnt she did not tell him all, that night.
she aid not say, zone OF Amy's friends
was here today, and she's coming again,
and more are coming-and / hate them
"0h. Joe, dear-Fanny Carr was here
today"
0She was, eh?" He gave a slight
start "Wbere has she been all this
ABROAD" And Ethel answered his
questions, She'll be here a good deal
ffancy" she ended, Joe looked annoyed
and uneasy. But he did not speak. that
evening, Of the memories rising in his
mind For on both the old spell OF silence
was strong Subtiy the spirit of the
nrst wife came stealing back into the
room, pervaded II and made 1t her own
But her name was still unspoken.
Il The next day brought an exquisite
hahvs can Wifi Eannv's card tucked in
side' And in the fortnight after that
Fanny herself came several times. Sh,
talked in such a natural way, and he,
smile and the look in her clever gray
eyes was so good -humored and friendly
Vshes doing il beautifully" Ethe
thought But she pulled herself up
"Doing what beautifully? What do
mean? One would think we were mil
lIonaires, and Joe a perfect Adonls! Il
she trying to eat us? And aren't yol
L.
hate the woman before YOU even know
her?'
At such moments Ethel would rela,
and grow pleasantly Interested II
New York. In each Nty Fanny seemed
issncs Ucss D ITo each there had been Amer
cans, and hotels. cafes and dances, motor
trips and lunches, gossip and scanda
humorous % s'y way that % ma made il quite anus
ing, And il was a good deal the sam,
whom Fannv hroueht n taa a Nil IaTer
Their gossip a aDsft and their r. laughter ea thei,
making a perfect hubbub at times, theil
smart suits and hats and dainty boots
their plump faces, lively eyes, all were
quite exciting to Ethel when she threw
off her hostility and the uneasiness they
more.
But how they chartered, How the,
stayed! Joe would he coming home soor
now, and she wanted them 10 60. Bu
they did not go. and Ethel guessed tina
was slre of II yv%en be m",',s annear red rod Th,
way they all rushed AT him with littl,
cited 90 .;risi '.Tt .niNtI,s tosetnet, eA
older than | am" Ethel anerily ex
claimed, as she sat there, matroniy ant
severe She eyed her husband narrowly
and at first with keen satisfa ctinn sS
was ''2m R,, athmoyso th ana emDarIassea n
grew relieved, more easy and more nat
ural, his voice taking on its usual tone
blunt and genial And she thought. He