Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-03
CHAPTER IN
Nnms IErnm Home

Thn nTSL NtNh VI my ''oy ~ 'ii'
IGable Farm sped away on winged feet.
4 The snOwstOrm passed over, and tn
tsyeatber turned hard and frosty, so tha
,hbe country glittcred like an enormous
lkugar cake, which only melted yer!
llittle in the middle of the day. whcI
6the sun was warmcst, and froZc agaiT
at night.
II saw Mr.. Anderson every day. Tht
1idlng lessons had been tcmporaril!
abandoned, and he taught me to skate
Instead.
There was river about two miles
bway. and it had overflowed its bank!
Ind flooded a big meadow (Which Mr.
anderson said would have belonged tC
BIN II it hadn't been mortgaged), anC
/ was sheet of ice.
We drove over in Mr.. AndcrSon'S s trar
fvery day, and once or twice we tool
bur lunch.
! think Mrs. Albcrry was very cxer-
Used in her mind as to whether it was
quite proper for me to be SO much in
he company of man whom ! haG
Known so short a time. She told mt
bnce deprecatingly that cher young la
dies meaning the daughters of the
ousCS where she was in service as n
girl, suppOse-wcre never allowed out
Without chaperOn
] laughed.
"Why, you ought to see the way my
fisterS go about ! said. They 90
p dances with men, and-wcll, all over
fhe place"
Mrs. Albcrry looked dignifcd.
Things have changed, that's all !
Fan say" she said. and ! answered,
Yes, they have, and it's a jolly good
ob too"
She was cutting some sandwiches for
5ne to take skating when the above con-
erSation took place, and she finished the
kask In silence, wrapping them up in IL
iean table napkin with disappearing
precision.
II i thought YOU liked Mr.. Anderson ="
y said suddenly.
N Mrs. Alberry looked up.
n Liking is one thing and approving
\ another thing" she said. "And I'm
W. sure that your mother would be
TYeased If she knew that"
Mother is never pleased at ANYTHING
do interrupted. so if you re 90
TO wait for her TO say that she is.
Ou Il wait long time" ! walked over
q tne window. Mr.. Anderson was late
na wondered what was keeping him.
l mad been ready quite quarter of
ihIckest bnots l '' omI SmT,.est tweed SKIRT ana
sy the coInr oS S'.n a warn warm Woolch Jer-
avon COiTr oo,,I, 4i cherry..,
Oat" NJ U"'H I pr seen Il mlic on in that
/ wore ~ T. HrHerS9h t!Wn SaiI the first day
sbe SNOW, ;, LOU look ike robin in
His words hol ,.,,
Thought I IoaI,oL "uu llhl'ilcu mat II"
3sAy had wnrm ",''rr h'r'' "hIch was
There wos "Ui" IL every uay since,
<sd tnrnoJ "I II" S,Sh "i MN on the road,
Mn IN Niru ",TTHHN from the window
MDo yo,, "LS' -. NIn"rry.
1nd cousin?' I o,toji 1N'"'rHoh aunt
! Mrs. Albcrrv %o.j,n,oI "r"
swell. ! know tb"r, ,"'tu' w. ,,,,... -, 49,,
f day to-" She s,iJ w. l." ~. pass Ne yH% tIhE
suppose isn't cyor,Iy 'T ~ lmnn.tn ,nN,. W men
|ou might sny TLo,. b." Io, '"S 'n'''i "S
fo themselves. ,trrI, nm "'' I"'IHI'N%T
hem" She hn,i,"t"J u IL ,io,, Sn"Il'4 IiIl'4 can
berateIy, il rnrm"d ~, ~ ,,' o'''h H"1rI' d"-
Fhat Mr.. Andrrs"n onI w. 'it H. old near
= be married . ''''" MS cousin were
: stared at her for - romon, ,.;,....
Viking, then soid h,nmLi, I'i,'!'' .,Ni Niln0Qi
dl' " ''"''"'' VIZ uld
mot but vba, ho,. ,oo o.,c, -,
IDr Iirs. AIberry went on. As nirr = con-
n1an 'elaan as You could wish fnr I'm "rro go"
'gSS me-hcrc he is !" ' - SUI
But it was only tho nostmo, ,rho
,tSsTu ~ DTi over one" Il day from tbr ncor. |