Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-10
[The Woman Halter
- srAnrs THE STORY
BY Ruby Ayres


T,r years prior TO Me ope" .,.nercd
hs story, Malss rDysf - ,ovs. from Uhioh
dssopp,"d a pomdn hdter. HIS
No emeTryfe eTsyonfeT. e IN tovs Nth tedt-
fr!eno n,snn--a tptdotc-bdlHe Dtn-
tgs' ~ ,nko proves TO % TGveIsnh%ms I .hias
oI s,oeetheort. 4 Iot o sns ~ ssot "y .,oyys
ors soS w,s Trantsr, Phtltp's mother,
ied ed,.,s. Mucs to prevent the mar
smpp sflIes calls on Parry, oluo
1eos1 and tells him that no tofIf pre-
~ fSs marriage OF Phatp 20 mrs
gc gpcwsdos. A dtsousssom Joto~S Jnitn po, ana
Uilss srfers into 'ooee' wv" f"'S
~ inc subject
" aND HERE 1T CONTINUES
A ND some appropriate lines came into
"A h,s mind as he fitted the key into the
Seor of his fat:
NJ friend was already too good to
And seemed in the way of improve
v,,.n She she crossed his path with her
bunting moose
Aoa over him drew her net"
wnsre did they come from. he won
..,.6f Some poem he had read, he sup
.o,.d odd how strangely applicable
,,sv we're to his and Tranters case.
Taversharn's man, hearing his mas
"a stem. came into the hall. He looked
,.,ntiy surprised to see him back SO
soon.
.Any ono been ?" Miles asked casually.
..No air; but there was a telephone
..,,--not five minutes ago. I Just hung
N. receiver UP, sir, as you came in."
"oh! who was itr'
"A lady, sir. she gave her naIns as
MIRA Dundas."
Mrs. Dundasf'
Miles echoed tho name blankly. A
lttie dull color rose in his face Are
vou sure?" he asked.
.sYee sir, quite sure. She spoke very
c,ssr,y and gave me her address. She
s.id she was staying in an apartment In
Grainercy Park, and would you please
cali round II you came in before IL.
Miles glance, ,,, 'nyoinnfariiy ,S u, ss,nsS AT ns
Incredible how slowly the evening had
nassed and what a, great deal seemed
10 have been crowded into the last four
notrs.
terested eyes, and dismissed him curtly.
doh. ali right you need not wait up"
He went on into the sitting-room and
shut the door.
what did she want with him7 He
stood and stared down into the fire; his
heart was beating quickly, but more
was she going to try her old tricks
On him already Or had she guessed
his determination to prevent her mar
rage, and was this to be q scene OF
ia would not go-he could easily pre-.
tsnd that he had never reoeived her
message or that he had received It too
lats.
I" TIL she crossed his path with
her hunting moose
And over him drew her net ="
Odd how those lines haunted him. Ho
wished he could remember where he
had read them. He turned suddenly
and. crossing the room, opened the door
and called to his man:
"Are you there, Greyson?"
Yes. sr"-the man appeared in the
hall
Miles, laughed rather apologetically.
You're g bit Of a scholar. I know"
moro X than / read them myself. Where
% thsse lines come fromr" He repeated
hsn hesitatingly.
0euson listened with masklike in
veusbiltty: then he went over to a
sctcsse IN Faversham.s severely fur
volume Of Brownins's poems.
He ran his finger. down the index.
found the name and the poem he wanted
and handed It to his master.
There you are. sir It's CALLED
"A Light Woman sir. A very beautiful
poem, II l may say. so. sir"
Miles laughed, glanced at the poem
and put the book carelessly aside.
That's 1t, is 1T Thanks! It's a
bore when you're haunted by thing
and don't know whore you heard It."
the book UP again and read the poem
He did not care for poetry particu-
larry, but this one seemed to fascinate
him by It's strange and utter applicable
ness to the present situation!
One verse In particular drew his
eyes again and again:
30 gave her eyes my own eyes to
Ny hand sought her as In earnest
And round she turned for my noble
sake.
And gave me herself indeed ."
weil--and why not? The question
seemed to look at him from every word
OF the poem. It was as II Fate had
written down the answer to the, question
once and for all.
II Tranter were rich, he--Miles Faver-
sham--was richer
Irantcr was but boy in experience,
wfdlo he was a man or the world. Surely
II wound be the easiest thing imaginable
10 step in and avert this marriage?
80 I gave her eyes my own eyes to
Tho honey-bee brown eyes that had
Ys9ghed at hirn SO many years ago.
W "hAt would ne not give to be abba
zee Them filled with tears and pain.
and to know that he was Furnishing
her at last?
me clock on the shelf struck II. Tay-
ersnam shut up the book of poems and
went went out into the hall for his coat and
CHAPTER III
are oofore ny friend be ,ohoIIy hers,
noU easy 20 proUe to HIM, / said,
an eagles the game her pride prefers.
ino"oh she snaps at the Wren Instead.
+, Mrs' Dundas dragged a low chair up
~ ue nre and dismissed the maid who
'"S moVerlhg uncertainty around her,
H.r Uu eah CO. she said rather jerlxily
n",.,e voice sounded as II she was very
ssssrVous II shan't want YOU again.
Sne. SSne waited till the girl had reached the
Ing up. '' "''h'u' look
A.. " am expecting 4 gentleman to call
g S"rn.g the next half-hour. When he
'gHes-- ~ S.. She paused, and added;
W.. comes ask him in here"
curo,,s, MADAM" The girl gave a long, |
fsce 40 look at her mistress's averted |
Lallis Dundas gave a Ssen s,ub y,
aSoSs ana stretched her white arms