Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-29

one OF the best"
"And--ChristineY
moh, she's all right but she's only a
cniid Still, said Jimmy Challoner with
al the lordly superiority of half dozen
And so you ana Jimmy were cnilaren
together,' said Arthur Sangster
The curtain had just fsiIen On tho
it Irst act and the lights turned UP sud
ueniy In the theatre had revealed Chris
ines ines race to him, little flushed and
sangster looked Mt ber su,,,,,,v
Jimmy had called her a child but he
m hso not said how sweet child sho was.
ne thought, as his eyes rested on her
uas.nty profile and parted lips.
the "e so,tnd ssedned 70 wake from Dreaming at
little sigh. and leaned back in her chair
Yes" she said. I'VE used to play to.
se!ner uer when we were children"
CO, Such a long, long time ago." said
earnss,' haif mockingly, half in
She nodded seriously.
s, seems ages and ages" she said,
She looked past him to where Jimmy sat
sat tA,ns 70 her mother. He might have
Mr. ssnv.t 20 ner. she thought wistiu,,y.
oamght a little sigh between her lips
vo,, ',,fnatny has told me so much about
f"u, Sangster said. Il almost feel no ~
"IEe HAS Enogn bs W you you for years
Her brown ,ssses eyss shoms nss at ALL all
looked at him. What did he te,i CO., 81,
she asked, interestediy. ' ''" 'ou'
oahsster laughed.
oh, all about Upton House md ...
nhee,tt hhe t'ine n. you used to have there ali
Judas" "'' o'u morse named
she laughed, too, now.
Judas-he died last war IJo r,., a.
Hiu, and nearly blind; but be oi,va 90 90
Nhe" H my step and came TO the eats .
to ride EH,es s;n, sounded rd wls.ful, Jimmy used
Up on his b Sacf lC"ns sbs the ssn, field; standing
jimmy "T,n could ride anything" '''''
| n. yinnly Is very wonderful nerson "
sag Sangster gravely. pe'' SUM-
Sne looked rather puzzled
10 you mean that 2" abe as,sed .o.
are youE-are YOU jo<ing?" or
re telt suddenly ashamed,
or mean II, of course" he said o.n,,,,
bayanm,, am very very fond OF jimmy, though ' i
How Uw9 iony D.! MN M as long as you have. !"
ne made little calculation
"a ven, IL must be five years" be ,a,d
A., a. length. Or perhaps II is six fba
'"!e q goes so quickly. I lose count"
Of bloomsbury" o''a'to part
year jimmy"
"HS "HS j., Jimmy lives in the Temple"
And do you know his brother--,hs
great Horatio?" she asked laughingIy'
mad the honor of meeting him once"
ne SSnswsred an with mock gravity
"Tery iSssts saSsster age sSrdsG IsGt he hS funny
II very mild word with which to de-
scribe Horatio Ferdinand: he nitied
oirinny supremely for having to own
sHch relative. The stage bell rang
n'ouEm to s,gp the % theatre, the curtain began
We went to see Cynthia Farrow the
iarsIv Gsnsr night Christine said Isn't she
u suppose she is!"
Sh.H,i SSehaHtitul woman ] have ever seen
knows her, he says" She turned her
nesg; sge,s,Ir "I1 rG,I,! yGn know her, too7"
You don't sound as II you like her" ."
she said quickly.
He laughed in spite OF himself.
Perhaps because she doesn't like me, u
Doesn't she?" Christine's grave eyes
searched his face. Il like you, anyway,
-. Sangster did not look at her, but a
little flush rose to his brow.
| Thank you" he said, and his voice
sounded somehow. quite changed.
AS the curtain fell on the second act
ne rose quietly from his seat and went
round to where Jimmy stood
Take my place." he said in an un-
Jimmy looked up. He had not been
| Following the play; he had been think
ing-thinking always OF the Same thing.
| always OF the last few weeks, and the
shock OF their ending.
., He rose to his feet rather reluctantly.
Sangster sat down beside Mrs Wyatt.
Once or twice he looked across to
Christine. She and Jimmy were not
little smile on Christines face, and
she looked at Jimmy very often.
Jimmy sat with his chin In the palm
Of his hand, staring before him with
inpatience. What the deuce could the
fellow ever have seen In Cynthia Far
row? he asked himself. Was no blind.
| that he could not penetrate her shall
| lowness, and see the smafl selfishncss Of
her nature?
a pretty face and laugh, and an un-
| doubted knowledge OF men--they were
| all the assets she possessed and Sang
ster knew T. But to Jimmy-sansstcr
metaphorically shrugged his shoulders as
he looked at his friends moody face.
How could he sit there next to that
child and not realize that In his longing
he was only grasping at, a shadow
| beauty In Cynthia Farrow's blue eyes
than in the sweet face Of his boyhoods
love?
sangster was glad when the play was
over; theatres always bored him. He
| did not quite know why he had invited
| himself to Jimmy's box tonight When
| they rose to leave he smiled indulgently
| at Chrlstine's rapt face.
"You have enjoyed IT," he said
| "Yes--ever so much. But ! liked Miss
Farrow and the play she was in bet
| ter"
Jimmy turned sharply away; nobody
| answered.
Were going on to Marnio's to sup.
| per-" Jimmy said as they crossed the
| foyer. Christine has never been there"
| She looked I'm instantly.
| NO, 7 haven't"
ITS the place TO see stage favorites,"
Sangster told her,
In his heart he was surprised that
Jimmy should choose to go there. He
| thought II extremely probable that Gym
| thia Farrow and some OF her numerous
admirers would put in an appearance !;
but II was not his business, and he raised
| no objection.
When they entered the long room he
cast swift glance round She was not
hope that she would not come at all,
| Everything was new and wonderful to
| Christine, She was like a child In her
delight. She sat in a corner Of one OF
IoSkeS sSs sreab5 abcuf sGR her. wItS % Wide eyss anu
Jimmy sat beside her. Sangster had
maneuvered that he should. He and Mrs,
| wyatt were opposite.
The orchestra was playing dreamy
waltz. SThe long room was brilliantly
lighted and decorated with pink flowers;
Christine leaned across and squeezed
her mothers hand, ,o,
"Oh, isn't It just too lovely?" abe
said.
Mrs. wyatt laughed.
you will turn Christine's head, Jim,
nv" she said 10 Challoner. 'She VIII