Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28
The Second HONEYMOON
rur PERSONS IN THE STORY
BY RUBY M. AYRES


fotppt, depehdent on the rdther tndde-.
opate funds tohtch an older brother
foys NTH Cynthid Fdrrotp.
ACYNTHIA FARRoW, brtttiant stage
Ssauty, ,otth score OF admirers.
SERIssTiMg, s .,,s,,,sN,t WYATT Z a,,,:u,. yt,mmg,s w
Snsd giri, tohom he has not seen for
severol pears.
Jimmy ChaIloner Is engaged to
s.Grru Cvnthia FdrroDs an actress.
rhs seeks to break Of the engagement,
s.cduse Jimmy Is poor, aud because
sL, Is already married and her hus-
band tves. she had supposed him
dead. There Is 6oeno IN the makeup
room Of the theatre. Jimmy meets his
Me receives q letter from Cynthtd re-
seating her tntcntion to cancel the en-
Jdgement ~ hope you ,oiH forget n,e.
Please don't tprtto, either. really
mean whdt I say, that this, Is good
bv' she says.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
ErHE messenger boy fidgeted uncom-
~ fortably, staring at Jimmy Challon-
,r's white face. Presentely he ventured
q. qu.etion. rs there an answer, sir?"
Chs.lloner turned then, NO; no an
twer"
He Jet himself into his rooms and
shut the door. He felt as IL he were
walking in space. For the moment he
was unconscious Of any emotion,
He walked over to the window and
read the letter again. The only thing
about Il that really struck him was its
note of fnality.
This was no petulantly written dismis.
sal, She had thought 1t we'll out: she
He was Tilted The word stung him
into life His face famed. A wave Of pas
sionate anger swept over him. He was
Tilted! The detestable thing for which he
Of his acquaintance had happened to him.
He was no longer an engaged man, he
was discarded, unwanted!
For the moment he forgot the eloquent
fact Of Cynthia's marriage. He only
realized that she had thrown him aside
finished with him.
And he had loved her so much. He had
never cared a hang for any other woman,
in all his life in comparison with the
devotion he had poured at Cynthia's feet.
He looked round the room with blank
eyes He could not believe that he had
not fallen asleep and dreamed IL all His
gaze was arrested by Cynthia's portrait
on the shelf--it seemed to be watching
him with smiling eyes.
In sudden rage he crossed the room
and snatched 1t up. He stood for n
second holding It in his hand as IL not
knowing what to do with II, then he
dashed II down into the fireplace. The
glass splintered into hundreds of frag-
down at them with passionate eyes. He
hated her. She was a fiirt, coquette
without n heart.
II he could only pay her out--only
let her see how utterly Indifferent he
was II only there was some other
woman who would be nice to him ana
let him be nice to her, to make Cynthia
jealous.
He thought suddenly of Christine
Wyatt, of the little flame in her brown
eyes when last night he had reminded
her Of the old days at Upton House. His
vain mans heart had been stirred then.
She liked him at all events.
Mrs. Wyatt had said she hoped they
would see much Of him while they were
In London. IL he chose, he knew that he
could be with them all day and every
day, Cynthia would get to hear OF it.
Cynthia would know that he was not
wearing the willow for her. He would
not even answer her letter He would
just keep away-walk out of her life.
For a moment sort of resolution
grpped him. He had been so proud OF
her, thought so much OF their future to-
gether; made such wonderful plans for
getting round the Great Horatio; and
now--it was all ended-done for.
His careless faco fell into haggard
lines. but the next instant he got a fresh
srir OF himself. He would show her he
would let her see that he was no weak
lIng, no lovelorn swain pleading for
denied favors. He squared his shoulders
He took up his hat and went into the
street again. He called a taxi ana gave
the address of the hotel where Christine
and her mother were staying.
Christine was Just crossing the hall or
the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered
II. She saw him at once, and stood still
with little flush In her face
was just thinking about you" she
not n
come and see us today; somehow. 1
didn't think you would"
She spoke very simply and unaffected
~ She was genuinely pleased to see him,
and saw no reason for hiding It. Have
you had lunch?" she asked Mother and
are Just golng to have ours"
III he had given way to his own in
cunat!ons he would have gone without
iunch-wlthout everything. He was ut
terly wretched. The kindliness OF Chris
tlhes eyes brought lump to his throat.
ne did not want her to be kind to him.
She was not the woman he wanted at all
,Why, oh. why was he here when his
heart was away-God alone knew where
with Cynthia!
What was she doing? he was asking
ihimself in an agony. even while he fol-
ioWed Christine across the hall to the
alhlng room had she really meant him
10 accept that note of dismissal as final:
or or mad It just been written in a moment
lie had not meant to think about her
ne had vowed to put her out OF his
thoughts for ever, to let her see that ne
would not wear the willow for her; and
gget-oh. they were all very we'll. these
.ne resolves. but when a chap was ut
erly-confoundedly down and out
CHI ne round himself shaking hands with
Christine's mother
a, Jimmy hasn't had any lunch" Chris
,ne was saying 80 / asked him 20 |
nave some with us"
n Her voice sounded very gay: the little |
'uSh mad not died out Of her cheeks
am very pleased you have come" |
saia @ Chrstine's mother. She shook hands
WIN WIN Jimmy, and smiled at him with her
mother-eyes
l., Jimmy wished they would not be so
VINO VINO TO MIN. 1t made him feel thou
sanu @ times more miserable.
o. "neh ne began to eat he was surprised |
UIa sT una that he was really hungry. A
lass OIL wins cheered him considerably |
ne negan to talk and make himself
agreeable, AS a matter of course, tney
liked about the old days at Upton |
tbIJuse tbJuse Jimmy began to remember
baG baIngs she he had almost forgotten; there
DO you remember when you fell !
EioWn in the LADDER" Christine asked him
your head"
n,r And the way you cried" Jummy re-
mrs Wyatt laughed.
"r ION refer to me, please" she said
kr.ain am beginning to think that | never
davS d'vw :, halt what you two did in those
Christine looked at Jimmy shyiy.
x,,,I Ihey weere lovely days" she said |
with a sigh.
M, Ripping" Jimmy agreed. He tried to
IN nv great enthusl asm into his voice. but
-. ~ ms heart he knew that he had lonG
ss'lCc OutErDwn fhA giV,nnla nj hat