Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-11
The Second Honeymoon
BY RUBY NJ. AYRES "
,.,,or nj "The Woman Hafer" and "The Black Sheep

He questioned her interestedly about
Osterway. What sort OF a place was
~ We're the people round about So
ciable7 He liked plenty Of friends, he
said
Christine answered eagerly that every
one was very nice To hear her talk
one would have imagined that Osterway
was a little heaven on earth. The last
establishment, had made the past seem
all the more roseate by contrast. She
told this man that she would rather live
In Osterway than anywhere else; that
she only wished she were sufficiently
well or to keep Upton House.
When the train ran into the station
he asked diffldently IL he might be al
lowed to drive her home.
-, MY car is down here" he explained.
Il sent II on with my man. I am stay.
ng In the village for few days.
tion, I believer"
drive home with you" she told him
shyly: only I am meeting a friend
mere"
Perhaps your friend will drive with
| US, too" he said.
Christine thought II a most excellen,
arrangement. She looked eagerly UP anu
down tn: platform for Gladys Leigh
ton. but there was no sign Of h,r.
Perhaps she never got my telegram"
| she said in perplexity. She asked the
station master II there had been a lady
waiting for the train; but he had seen
| nobody.
! The man with whom she had Travelled
dcwn from London stood patiently be-
| side her.
| Shall we drive on?" he suggested.
| I'VE may meet your friend on the road "
| They went out to the Big car; there
| was a smart man In livery to drive them
Christine and her, her companion on. sat t., to, o.
slowly the first half mile. but there was
no sign Of Gladys anywhere. Christine
| felt depressed She had counted on
Gladys; she had been 30 sure that she
would not fail her she began to wonder
II Jimmy had sent that wire she hated
herself for tho thought, but her whole
belief and idea OF him had got hopelessly
inverted during the past days.
They seemed to reach Upton House
You are evidently expected" her
companion said. Judging by the look
The front doot. stood open; the wide
AS the car stopped the housekeeper came
10 the door; she looked interestedly at
Christine and with faint amazement at
her companion. For the first time
dered II perhaps she had been foolish
to accept this mans offer of an escort.
| When they were inside the house she
turned to him tim'diy. j..
will you tell me your name? lit
seems so funny not to know your name:
| Mine Is Christine Wyatt-Challoner /
mean" she added with a flush, Of en-
barrassment.
MY name Is Kettering-Alfred Ket-
terins" he smiled down at her. '"rhe
name Chailoner is very familiar to me. -
he said. My greatest friend is man
named Challoner."
| Christine caught her breath.
"Not-Jimmy?" she asked.
Ia hn n har
named Jimmy, though-a dlsrespectful
young scamp, who always called Horace
the Great Horato.' You don't happen
to know them. / suppose?"
Christine had flushed scarlet.
"He is my husband, she said In q
whisper.
at her with amazed eyes. then suddenly
he held out his hand That makes US
ute old friends, then. doesn't III" he
said with change of voice. Il have
known Horace Challoner all my life as
matter Of fact, l was with him all last
summer in Australia. I have been home
myself only a few weeks"
Christine did not know what to say
She knew that this man must be wonder
ing where Jimmy was; that 1t was more
| than probable that he would write to the
Great Horatio and inform him of their
chance meeting. and Of. anything else
Nhlch he might discover about her mis-
| taken marriage.
II don't think Horace knows that his
brother Is married; does he?. the man
said again. Christine raised her eyes. :,
| we've only pecn married ten uays'
she sad tremulously.
that SO! Ihen am not 700 late
TO offer you my most sincere congratu'
iauons' ana 70 wisn you every ihappi,
grip; PPir,.,,no ,,,o, b. ,,,,, ,,u, ~, .o,,o
!. Shristne triea 10 'nank nun put soIhe
how she seemed to have lost her voice
Sne nioNeu on across tne nan in.p .ne
a,mWg room where mere was cheerS
'"e eYom pur'',nS NH anu o yea aa ,a,a' too v,,, mn
iou Will nave soie tch win me;
She SAID. AND then atterward l WI
nov nov you over o., the housenn you feailS
!ans 70 see e. u she iooKeu up at nitf ~
Ebnli sha tniT shSud H. l'fs you 10 nave ~
MINK, she tola mn, nesitatihsg; ~
ma mas sOt S, 10 De 500, 4 shou,a @ IKE hSsb, 70
snow that y-niee-has pough'
",r,arr vorn Ia ..ooa h,o, % ~.
Inank you; he $1,000 PACK 10 me
tea, re' Watching neF as S"e poured out the
urd She looked about about seventeen: Sc ..
2u9ushIy hi!u "he.e 10 1IhIy ne
asked her abruptly, II wonder II he
you'd remember me Haruly, e4peSt
Ns great many years since we met
christine haa Deeh eNpecting the ques-
,on sne kept her race a'ertea as she
nsWsr91; sT,nmv 10 in 1ondon bs saw ma or
| L.
s .,u. he-he 'sh aoie 10 como
oo"h just YET. ,,.., ,,
| '"s lttie sliehce,
see saiu he''etins' Ohly Ten uays
~ 'eu ana hol aplc 10 Sohe uoWn.
Jimmy had never zone an hours WORK
ie' 80 tar as he,tterlng could re-
HeIhpeT, re hne" Huite wen that ne
vas living on an allowance from ms
.iother It seemed curious sort OF SIT
'atlon alt1getner' . c,-,-.,..,.
lie TOOK ms Yea from st,ne