Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-14

~, ont there with her on the moon q
eeen while she Marie Celeste
" y, sea, tocs downward on the bed, crush
y. @ bsr face into the pillow so that
ins broken. hearted sobbing might not
rotrote nc. the locked door and reach
husbands ears. He hated tears 50
NJ, mncbI Scenes always made him so
angry.
CHAPTER VIII
I,rso new is, older than the oId, t., .,,,
sst "TSi waiting him We, longest Gr'cved to miss
Ono thing we SOUGHT
Marie woke in the moring with a bad
IA..dache. She would have liked to stay
q ned but not for the world would she
tsvs allowed Mrs. Heriot the eatisfac-
ion OF her absence,
Since her accident she had always
h,d breakfast in her room, but she
Sr.ssed early this morning and went
| Sovnstairs before the first gong had
sbe had carefully bathed the tear
,,ains from her eyes and powdered her
f,rp she had put on her prettiest froci
and taken great pains with her hair.
r,nder. hearted and loyal as she was,
Marie was tremendously proud, and she
made up her mind that, II the effort
Filled her, she would not allow Mrs.
Herlot to imagine that the incident OF
last night had made any difference or
hurt her in any way.
She went in to breakfast before Chris
arrived, and he looked at her In blank
sstonishment when he sauntered up to
the table,
Down to breakfast! Couldn't you
sleep Maric?'
The words were playful. but they
hurt his wife ineXpresHibly, for they
showed that he had not been to her
room. as he generally did. to see how
she was
She answered him with little smile.
yes I'm tired Of being an invalid.
| 1--we thrown the last bottle Of medicine
awav." She forced herself to eat q
rood breakfast, though she was not in
| The least hungry. and smiled her sweet
,s at Mrs. Hcriot, who came in very
late.
Mrs. Ucriot's eyes narrowed a little
ms ync returned Marie's greeting, and as
soon as the meal was ended she fol-
lowed the girl into the lounge and snt
down besilr her.
Dear Mrs. Lawloss. how nice to 9ce
JOu up early again I. do hope it means
that you are stronger
II think I'm quite WE'LL" Marie an
weIed. And l think it's time |
/ looked after my husband little. Poor
| Chris. ! am afraid he has been very
dull"
She was not afraid Of anything of the
sort. She knew only too well that Chris
had not missed her in the least, but H.
gave her little throb OF satisfaction to
se He faint look of annoy ance that
crossed Mrs. IIeriot's face, as she
leaned back in her chair and twisted the
long gold chain with its bunch of dang
ling charms which she wore round her
neck. Was this chit Of girl going to
attempt to cross swords with her?
Chris came into the lounge at the mo-
nent.
well, what's the program for to-
day. he asked, chcerily. He was quite
tt his ease; he believed that last nights
toollshness had been swept into the rag
bag OF the past and forgotten: he did
not know enough about women to sus-
pect Mrs, Heriot of malice, or Marie
d capabllity to deceive him.
II was Mrs. Herict who answered.
Personally, I'm too worn out to do
nything but lounge about" she said.
And you--you look awfully tired your
hf, Chris"
Marie raised her eyes.
well, he had rathtr a nasty ad-
VENTURE last night, didn't he?" she said
quietly. "What fortunate thing fer
you both that he could swim wasn't
1t, Mrs, Heriot?"
She spoke quite simply and naturally
and with just tho right shade OF con-
Sfa IN her voice, but her heart was
racing at her own daring.
Vnrls turned scarlet to the roots of
as hair, and for moment there was
embarrassed silence.
Then Mrs, Heriot said with q little
Ivertain laugh: $50 he told you
now brave OF him! l advised him not
W, you know. ] thought after your
VIVA dreadful accident it would only
'anCrve you again."
Marie laughed.
,, i thought It was a most exciting
%enturc,' she said. ''But It would
oaSe been horrid if you had had TO stay
WV WV mere MI night, wouldn't itF She
LnI - 'ANbiO SuNuI Hb II lUG buD-
sS @ no longer interested her, and walked
Uto the garden.
H.. SHris stood irresolutej he knew that
s. Heriot's eyes were upon him, md
N.h was furious because his crimson
Aghhed softly.
cSSo you told her then" she said.
,vo',. IS turned on his heel without an
nT5ass' and followed his wife into the
ho EnT; mere were some children play.
Wsn%I S TqlI in the sunshine and Marie was
Wr, WS,u'ng Watching them with unseeiug
m SnI .., knew she had scored, but she felt
Al tmiGmph-only dull sort Of misery
dW1ng humiliated the man she loved.
n,,s snarie !" Sbe turned round. the
sa"S S Of Indifference falling once more
oT1es, what Is III"
sb@nGS 10 told you about last night?"
Ru. Pue shook her head, Nobody"
JmS@ ne persisted, "Did Feathers tell
horn eo'9Hrs :" she echoed, with quiet
asc".. DO you think that | should
Gsss Gsss you with him?"
Md d|SSn,eDGdy must have told you," ne
w 1Yob brown eyes met his sorrowfully.
,dd '" ought to have told me-" shs