Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-09
- srAnrs THE STORY

MN g,nry, N desperation, 1lshes
poor. 1.,,n,athy TO Christine Wyatt, hfs
teeInSsood smeothedrt. IN moniems oJ
rs.SSon ptgus Jtn'"'gy, y,oS S'VpDttH rttH memo.
ridge ~ cyathia, he tries to make h,n,-
reg o. Ut,ye he ,orcs Christine Sdng-
mV t,,end Of Jin,mys, sdetn0 Chrls-
NdJ ytoi,n position, ohfdos jimmy
, Mfsr,y for Ms "sp te engaasgei'mts,m, egasg,.i.t,mo,,
Just at this .,,o Jan0''5TrSS TSo ,osdd,no Is
ro,ass, niacs at once. Too ddyS oolorc
70 10y g. SSsd. Cvnthic beGs Jimmy 20
M e., sr back, but Johnny resolves to
mSgai mSg III 10 the ntotherIess grh, -,
"TSsv g are morried gmst!y, a 'e,'ss
hah@T @T,,rthia ,sho. finding she coaHd
ffom1syuads Jimmy 10 return TO her:
So pe Thristt,, a detailed account OF
vr'e.Svn,rtance r'th Jfmmy. H's
hr hr,,, md ,nirup. Cynthia. out motor,
,si,h Mortldke. Is ser,o'sV ,nyu.o y
W. Wy az accident. she acnao lo' y," hS.
oW oJo onnv Christine. learning ot
qosca ,isyt 10 Cvnthta. prepares =
!'mnys;, Ha tells her thdt Cprthao
enys,a She tried to say that she 'oaS
.a but the cords seemed 70 choke
S,r-,he pds not sorryi " ,hn, tbs
sHe,Is,, ,ropinn ;phom she had dt
eedpu ,rdcntlu admired toGs noic ohv
Wa,yae het,pccn them.
,~n HERE 1T CONTINUES
.,,,o you've no need to be Jealous
S,r r,ore" said Jimmy Challoner.
s,tsr a moment. ..,.
~. rses 10 be Jealous! There was still
A.. .ore med; death cannot take mem
Wv ,vav with Il. Christine 'elt as II
w. w. a.ad woman we're more certainly
,.,roon them now. keeping them apart
than ev'r before,
~ The silence fell again: then suddenly
christine moved to the door.
Jimmy caught her hand.
SWbsre arc you going? Don't be
rs,s fool. It's ever SO late; you can
n.s nsvs the hotel tonight" .,.,
HsSe am not going TO stay here with
,ou" She did rot 10 )lS at him did nov
.@ysn even family gucss row, how muGn iit,ie H' swm.
nIa,sw IOnssS He had had the worst shock OF
H. H. iInconseuuent life when, IN reply 70
nS .ss, urgent summons, he had raced
mSS .OSSs 10 Gym hla F'arrow's fiat ana
tcvnd that h. was too late.
n.Iv ten minutes! Jimmy had stared
v.rtiv at tho face ot the weeping mad
p,s pa sSen mechanic ically taken his watch
srnr his pocket and looked ut IL. Only
t,v uvg gninutts! II ne had not had TO hang
about for a taxi ne would nave oeeh III
lime 10 have seen her.
un9 Now he would never see her, again
=, 90, he had no tim In which 70
sraiyze his feelings: he was numpea
Win the shock Of II all; he listened IKE
A man in a dream to the details .nes
,S,s ,Sst sht sh. had been in Mortlake's car
sbSn the accident occurred 1t had con-
rsyad nothing to his mind when the,
toia him that the only words she had
spoken during her brief fash OF con-
srIousness had been to ask for MN.
As he stood there IN the tam!liar
,csnted pink drawing room hts thoughts
had flown with odd incongruity to
She would be kind TO him-she would
be sorry for him his whole heart ana ana
10 get away from the narrowing ST.
l,rcs o the fiat which had always been
Associated in his mind with fun and
laughter and the happiest days OF MS
4 fur coat Of Cynthla's lay across q
ehaIrback; so many times he had
helped her slip into. 1t after her per
iormance at the theatre was ended. He
know 20 we'll the faint scent that al,
ways clung. 10 IT; he shuddered ana
syerted his eyes. she was aeaE 'e
what would become Of all her clothes.
and her iewelry and her trinkets.
Suddenly. IN the middle OF more de-
tails he had turned and rushed blindly
sway It was not so much grief as a
sort Of horror at hims II that drove him
he ( Il as II some ne. had forced MN
to look on a past folly--a folly OF which
he was now ashamed.
He had thought of Christine with a
sort Of passionate thankfulness and
gratitude; and now there was nothing
hue cAnt
brown yes. Somehow she seemed IKE
q fferent woman to the one whom he
be- so slightly wooed and won such
little while ago. She looked Older
wiser. the child'shness Of her race
ssem TO have hardened: It was no
longer the little girl Christine who faced
him In the silent room.
He broke out again urgently:
Don't be absurd Christine. I won't
have It, tell you. ! forbid you to leave
tae hotel After all yog,re ,,Ua my VIE e.,
70 hear him; she stood with her eyes
hred straight in front Of her.
Please let me Co."
Where are you going? You are my
wfe-you'll have to stay with me-" His
hand was on the door handle now; he
was looking down at her with haggard
eyes In his white face.
lets begin all over again, Christine.
I've been a rotter l know; but II you'll
nave little paticnce--its not too late
We can patch things up. and-and I'll
promise you---"
She cut him short
Yol are saying this because she Is
oead II she were living you would not
gar whAt did, or what became of me"
suddenly her voice changed wildly. "Oh.
iet me go-let me Ro!"
For moment their glances met, and
lot the drst time in his spoiled and pam
perez lie Jimmy Challoner saw hatred
,,ooEing at him through a woman's eyes.
~, drove the hot blood to his head; he
wa. Sss unnerVed with the shock he had
suitered that evening. For a moment
s.roS " saw the world red; he lifted his
A. GO then-and damned good rid
-, Jimmy" Her scream OF terror
s,sH,, s@Eea his hand and kept him from
sttmhlng ~ thg her. He staggered back. aghast
Christine Christine" he STAN
SsS ,ea put she had gone. The shutting
Sis opIS IGck ng OF her bedroom door was
a's only answer.
s,s;S s;aSngster heard of Cynthia Farrows
~'ath late that night.
bs ~. was walking up Fleet street when
Wio%ra % INTO INTO man he inew--a man
s,Woh vlh Jimmy knew also he stopped and
SASsnt him by his buttonhole
Int Itsy' IIty' have you heard--awful thing.
vss,gsster sSs,Gsster stared. Heard! Heard
t,iysifSNI,t SspSIt Cynthia Fsrrow, Had a
uut ssna sccident-in Mortlake's car"
SRasSseIs eyes woke to interest.
.psaGy .peay maurtT he asked briefly.
my Cod" There was a moment Of
Nan silence. Dead |" said Sangster
Va Ssn, s.,i dc could not believe it; his face
EIss very pale. Dead /" he said again
tAr. uoughts few to Jimmy Chailoner.
you sure2" he asked urRently'
sarsrss no mistake you're quite
psrs n Man alive, it's In all the pa
N story, Of course some saw she never
Ia ,eoa consciousness and OILERS"
mow "Wnered snd his voice. "I happen to
iislly MAJ she did" he added confiden-
wa Wit, she sent for Challoner and he