Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-11

~ batc to see people deceived she
Ia II hate people who make scan
siu' y and mischief. I am only telling
uar ar for YOUR own sake and because
you and I have always been friends
SSt yesterday--down on the goli
nnN Marie broke in with pale lips:
Mrs. Heriot, / would much rather
rou said no more. 1t is Of no interest
- me--I beg of you, please " =,
Rnt Mrs, Heriot was enjoying herself
,oo much TO stop. She had always dis
,,tad Marie. and she hated Dorothy
because she had appeared to be on more
fr;endly terms with Chris than she her
self She went on, refusing to be
slenced.
house, She is a false friend! Why,
I saw her--and my sister saw her,
with your husbands arms round her
Crying-in his arms hate having
n teil YOU, but I thought, and my
dster thought, that 1t was only right
you should know" She broke off, look =
ing at Marie's stony face with family
malicious eyes. Men are SO weak, poor
dears; how can one blame them?" she
went on. "It's the women. with their
subtle cleverness. She did not add
that she had tried all her own wiles
on Chris with humiliating failure. ,
II am so sorry for you," she pursued
softly, "but you should really insist
that she leave the house."
Marie walked past her aud opened
the door.
'Please CO." she said.
"But, Mrs. Lawless-"
mi -
"Oh, well, Of course, il you wish
A itn Mrs. Heriot passed her jauntily
\ and went out into the hall, just as
- Chris opened the front door and came
In,
Mrs. Heriot smiled and held out her
hand,
II was so afraid should have to run
away without seeing your" she said.
I'VE have had such delightful after
noon. Where have you been, you bad
mani"
Chris made some vague answer. His
eyes had gone past her to where his
wife stood at the study door. She was
very pale. but quite self possessed, and
she even smiled family as she met his
eyes.
Mrs. Heriot is just going" she said
clearly. Perhaps you will see her out,
Chris"
She went back to the library. and
stood staring before her with blank
eyes. She had always hated Mrs.
Heriot and distrusted her, but some
thing told her that this time, at all
events, the widow had spoken the truth.
The facts seemed to fit so completely
into the chain Of last nights events
Dorothy's tears, Chris prPoccupatIon.
and her own instructive feeling that all
was not right.
She heard Chris close the front door
and come into the room behind her, and
she forced herself to turn.
Dorothy and Aunt Madgo are in
the drawing ROOM" she said stiffy.
lie barred the way when she would
have passed him.
well, there is no hurry to join
them, is there? How did you get on
rat the bazaar this afternoon?"
"We only stayed a little while. We
had our fortunes told"
you?" ' ''
"oh lots of things! Nothing
that l believe, though"
+ She stood alphabetically with his arm
round her. She longed to tear herself
from him. but she was afraid that once
She gave way to the storm of passionate
anger that was rending her she would
never be able to control herself.
was sorry afterward that I did
|n1t @ come with you" Chris said. |
fsatherS wouldn't come out. He's |
morrow"
The day after tomorrow"
1es-something has happened to |
|make him change his mind, I suppose, |
he's going, anyway"
Marie's heart felt like stone, |
though every nerve in her body was
|'hrobbing and burning at fever point,
Feathers was going! After tomorrow
hne would not be able to get to him.
No do SO. ''' 'o'seu
hHS man whose arms were about her
|nMow |noT cared nothing for her. He had
'leu 70 her, and pretended and de-
lived hive her She felt that she hated
~ h..,What'S the matter. Marie Ccleste?"
Ts SnTis asked abruptly. AREN'T Won
"eiI 1ou look SO white"
uo,, 70 20 J.; It's nothing; I'm quite
wen. She moved past him, and he
,b .Iaae no effort to stop her, but she knew
went upstairs. N'' 40 "''
What did she mean to do? She did
pt know. Possible and impossible
Gans nltted through her mind First
enc enc thought she would tell Chris that
,Sen Se aad found out about Dorothy
nnt tn tnat she would not tell him, would
M ;d0oP 70 let him think she cared.
Her u n one care? She did not know.
som. aVr whole being was in the throes of
LheW, strange passion.
,raan ae'naps even up in Scotland he had
wSS .oVe to Dorothy, and that was
hs ae mad stayed SO long. Perhaps
JonSOan %da known that she was coming to
house Ma ana mad even asked her to the
'Sse sSs Marie hid her face.
wouIS would not stay with him. She |
with Faso 80 away--she would go away |
She IsnerS' II he would take her.
child onsed Tor him as n homesick !
kind ttO"gs FOR its father. He would be |
ny TO 70 her, he would understand.
Sbn ooTothy came tapping at the door
hand ue'a an open telegram in her
soven Marie. Sie. I've got to go home" She
onotbass nsr the message to read without
words 'S !. look it mechanically, but the
eyes uanced meaninglessly before her
once. "''u th's morning. Come at |
knew g. was Dorothy's brother, she
face and 1"e w., looked at the girls white
pitV SoU ua Qulvering lips, but she felt no |
tho wn,s n ssorry-so sorry she said, but
'"S sbso words were meaningless. ''0' '0'
and SaIWanGt went with Dorothy to her room |
for ne thbe'ped her pack. She telepLoned
"Sose.Oe car and told Miss Chester.
ouvhto htone one must 60 with her: she |
said not to travel alone" tho old lady |
10. ~ distress, Surely Chris viii
vas no no do"S,e lSse burned burned. Oh, yes, there