Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14

SHARLoTTB knew that she was not
Sto see Tony again until he had been
n tho city. He intended to 20 honie,
ts,I his family, and then come back for
his wife, .-.. ....
In the days that followed the secret
marriage In Greenville, she wore his
ring on a ribbon around her neck as he
had suqgested. Che tried during this
lime 10 be unusually considerate OF ner
mother, to do little things that would
make the day easier for the overworked
,aiher, was not unkind, but he wae old
tashiof1ed and set In his ways. There
we're very few conveniences at the far,i,
and Mrs. Graves was not strong. she
derneath the apparent meekness OF her
surrender to her lot In life. there was
determination that Charlotte should not
look forward to the same round OF hard
work and little return. When Anthony
had come to supper on that memorable
nisbt Mrs. Graves had dreamed little
drean that perhaps this might be the
yairy prince come 10 take Charlotte away
rom the drudgery. She had been visit
fully eager for any shy conhdences ina,
bugeed her secret to her breast and had
never mentioned Tony much as she had
wanted to- ......
Mra Graves had wanted her to go
away to school, but Abner would not
allow It.
"rhere's no need of educatin' her up
10 a life she cant expect to enjoy. hare ne
otte had gone to the village school
which boasted, In addition to the regu.
lar grammar school course, a two years
training in high school work When
offer she had been forced to be oontent
with her education, and she did not real
iye her limitations until Tony came into
her life. He had spent four years IN
college and a year abroad. Chariotte
felt that he knew everything. and she
was quite willing to accept all that he
told her upquestionab'y.
Abner had thought Tony high-falutin'
and queer He had called him a SLICK
city feller with not half the grit that
81 winslows boy Jim had. Charlotte
knew that her father would have been
glad to welcome Jim winslow for
gon-in-law. He was a sturdy lad. with
strong. bare brown arms, and a rather
dark handsome face with bold brown
eyes, Charlotte's blonde loveliness at
say she looked kinda peelsed" He
wanted a strong, strapping woman who
would take hold of the farm work like
A man. Nevertheless, IL Charlotte hat
made the SnRnltSl sue might ldNc
had Jim winslow, she might even have
managed TO secure for herself certain
conveniences. like running water In the
house and a maid of all work. for Jim
belonged TO the younger generation, and
charlotte had coaxtng, pretty ways. Who
knows, but that this might have worried
out better for all persons concerned?
Certainly Charlotte might have been
spared a great deal Of misery II Fate
had not sent Tony Hartman UP to the
Berkshires, and then contrived to have
them meet in the dusty little grocery
store on that smiling summer day
The day after the wedding the camp
ir the hills broke. up. and Tony In com
pany with six other men took a train
for New York and civilization. With
The greatest care he had managed to
keep his romance hidden from the other
fellows, and II they noticed his abstrac-
tion and jollied him 4 bit in consequence,
they had no real suspicion OF what had
happened. Tony had always had
plausible excuse to explain his absence
from camp and not one OF the boys had
ever seen Charlotte. strange as 1t may
seem.
(TOmorr0w.-BreskIng the News)