Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-25
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
CHAPTER XIII

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you w seoss' With iife behind you. suddenly:
foS stepped upon my ship ana sp9k Is.o1 ~ me- rny
And while you TOOK my h"ha anu "''''' "'
T'u ':Sh :Slp.. ny '''''' '''
MARIE sang little snatch ma. ,'a OF song
wi os sbe went bnck to Miss Chester
II, bod not felt 80 light hearted for
many a day. 49, o,... ,,,,, NJ
noters tomorrow" she said. Think
q ia whole day in the country
Want IL be lovely?'
Miss Chester looked up with shrewd
""Syou talk as II you have never had
,be opportunity before she said. The
sar Il always here--you might spend
Al, your time in the country If you
chose, Marie.
b me- ,., ,,.
ueakins, then she said gently
"Dcar child do you think Chris would
\. a~ite ante pleased Il he knew you were
,unning about London with his friends
Marie swung round as II she had been
struck. az,
nWbat do YOU mean, Aunt Madge"
Her voice was defiant, but the old lady
vent on insistently without raising her
ges:
~ know things have progressed since
I was a girl, but II ] were n man l
should not care for my wife to have men
friends, as you seem to have
"Chris does not carc,' said Marie,
and she laughed.
II suppose you are still thinking
sbout Mr., Atkins, Aunt MOdge. He
was only boy"
boo?" Miss Chester asked quietly.
10; course not" Marie frowned
then all at once she broke into laugh
Of sheer amusement. "Aunt Madse.
you're not suggesting that Mr.. Da-
hers, too is fond Of me? Why, don't
Jou know that he hates woDen?'
Miss Chester stopped for her ball Of
wool. which had fallen to the floor. "As
rule, Marie. men are rather selfish.
md cannot imagine n man going out
Of his way to take any woman whom
he hated for a day in the country"
Marie laughed again.
"Oh, don't he silly, dear !" she pro-
tested.
She went behind Miss Chester's chair
and casped her arms loosely round the
old ady's neck. standing so that she
could not be seen.
1--WE only ever loved one mnn," she
mid in a hard voice. "And you know
who that is, don't you?"
Miss Chester put her wrinkled hand
ever Maric's.
"My old eyes see great many
things I am supposed to be unable to
We, she said sadly.
II There was little silence then Marie
! whispered:
"Yes-I knew that"
"And so that is why I say be caro-
ml, dear child" the old lady went on.
But | know you will.'
Marie bent and kissed her.
Poor Mr.. Dakers!" she said, with
forever and ever II he could hear what
W have been saying"
Miss Chester did not answer.
Marie slept dreamlcssly that night,
snd for the first time since her mar
riage woke with the feeling that there
was something pleasant to look for.
ward to.
The sun was shining and there WINS
not cloud in the sky as she flung the
window wide.
Across the rows Of houses and
crowded chimney pots che seemed to
pear the voice cf the country calling to
nsr-seemed to hear the wind in the
trees and smell the magic Of the hay.
And they will be making the hay"
she told herself delightedly, as she
Waited for Feathers to come IT won-
uer " they will let us help! !"
she had almost forgotten that there
plight be letter from Chris that morn
mg' 1t gave her little shock to SEQ
lying on the breakfast table. It was
II Tor space she had forgotten how
70 Slrer and grieve, and now tho sight
MS handwriting had dragged her
pack to 1t once again.
chris had written in a tearing hurry
-or so he said. He had packed up to
come home, and then a friend of his
Sso asked him to play in n golf tour
eament' and after a lot Of persuasion
ns bad given in, and he was going TO
Emy with Dorothy Webber for a part
rer, 50 he thought they stood a good
'nsnce OF carrying off prize.
marie read IL alphabetically. TIcr
pert felt as hard as a stone. The let
W. told her nothing she had not already
gusmed. She crushed II into her coat
p0cSot and tried to rorget Il.
ne had put the Importance Of n
lS!upld golf handicap before her! Well,
sne cried herself blind 1t would not
nter things or change him.
- ! suppose Mrs. Heriot didn't turn
y IN Scotland" she said cynically to
p%thers as they drove away.
kept his eyes steadily before him