Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
The Streets
OfLM
nv HAZEL DEyO BaTCHELOR
yCopvrtoht, 1890, by Psbitc LEDGER COZ


oyetiv ,ccdb poman, foo frail 10 bear
he horrors Of life. When Anne ioos
srveu her father, IN temper, tods
about 10 beat her wifh strap one
night for childish BIT OF vanity
rfcn her mother, hardly kao,oing
pbnt she tcdS doing, rushed out of the
bouse and pds found later in hc
rircr. The family moved TO Green
yillc, n small io,cn, and Anne ,cds
brought Hp ,Cithout any friends. A.
srbool she made friends nifh Chc,TV
Harding, but their friendship had 10
be- kept secret. ~ ousHt until
Anue'S father brought home stranger
ope night that Annc pds erer per
miffed TO knoW a man. Then she
realised that her father Uishcd her
10 be nice 10 Bill Snyder. Although
sbe dislikod the man thoroughly she
rent driving toith him one evening,
and he made loUe TO her on lonely
country road. Anne's dislike immedi-
afcly turned 10 hate.
A NNE did not answer and her father
~ rcpcatcd. what was it? Speak
out, cant you? To think that daugh-
fer Of mine could be such n silent fool -
The injustice Of her fathers remark
s.uny Anne to anger. She looked up
and met her fathers eyes levelly. There
was no cringing in that look, no weak.
ness. what do you want me to say?"
she asked, almost coldly.
He was surprised, taken back. II
want you to tell me why you treat
Snyder the way you do. He's fine
chap; you couldn't do better than to
marry him. lie has n nice. tidy pile.
and Il good farm, and he's good looking
enough to please any woman,
81 don't want to marry him; | don't
love him." 81.
What do you know about love?'
her father asked contemptuously. Love.
the first thing you women prRtc of is
love. Where does it get you? What
does II amount to? l tell you, Bill
Snyder is one Of the best catches in
town. and you're not going to make
fool of yourself for any foolish whim."
Anne was silent. Her very silence
infurated Jim Carter. Haven't you
any spirit mt all?' he growled out.
"Didn't you inherit anything but your
mothers weakness? want to know
why you don't like this man. What
happened. did he try to kiss you?'
"Eathcr," Annc's tone was an
guiShed.
80 that's il. 7 was right We'll.
suppose he dids Is that going TO kill
you? Most girls wouldn't object to
little love making. | suppose you want
tho wedding ring on yonr finger before
you have any fun. Well. want to
tell YOU those squeamish ideas of yours ,
Y,in
You're eighteen and it's time you were
married and had home of your own.
Now. | don't want to hear any more
fooIishncss from you.'
"FathCr. let mo speak. 7 don't want
70 marry Bill SNYDER nor any man.
Let me- work: let me do something, 1
anything. Let me got Job. "
"IIo :" he shouted. "That's funny,
A job What could YOU do? Now, don't
get any of that new woman stuff into
your head. Your Job is in the kitchen
getting some mans meals. | tell YOU. !
III got this fine lady nonsense ont OF
your head. or I'll kill you -
Uo rosc and como own, 70 A,,o and
tho uon,c;ny ,oot In he oro, t..,;GaJ
bnr sn that sbo sh,onL nn.nr ~. in,u
Of tbS bmiiF Il, Kim was moiIi6cd so,nn m'
what hy tho to,,rn,. H. ni,I '"n ~
"a long ns shc was nfraiJ Sr hir, ''a, Lc
could n,onaso bor md thot ya, ,,.hnt .
hc wanted '"' ""S """'
81 ,InnI .,,ort ,,>.ho,r ,r,, ,,,o,,, 90
tbis rn~sonsn " miJ mid' ""i u'orG VI
Hin SH~dc" comes horn ,.,',t M"u m",n
h. trcntcd os :, crnst shouIJ ho "''I uo:s '1
NV frinnJ onJ r1 oirI WYNN nr ,,,;n " -. ~
n in.uIt hin, with .n,. f,n Iod,, iJoan
Yon'u % n lona vaw hcTora ", ro,' ,' Gmi
,ny ono as "noI "s ho ~ vh ~" r',id mId
Ionk ot vnu. iot mo ,oII van +L,, '''
; few nirhts LATER RiIi Snv%cr ,%". c,mo
70 cali md from that 81, tin,o Snn"bt nn h oa"'c c
70 tho CartorS anita ''" rccvIariv v I've '"''i
seemed the tbinr for him to dron in ON
Snnrar, S" '"r f 'u,ms aor "i,,' 20 urop IN on
crwnrd Anna wonId bo Sarcod anu a. sit t'i ~
the urlv narIor whiIo W. SnvJor -. ond m
her father talked farm gns.in aSJ Annt
Martha scwcd She knew aIwavs that
sooner or later her father woi,id g"t
M and leave Them and that Amnt MAJ.
wouIdn' be too abrupt, would fold up
hCr sewing with dcliberateness that