Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
CHAPTER XNIII

And II I de first. Fhs'l death be then
ION, '",hC "atGhtowcr whence l 500 YOU
Muep?"
Chris had gone out that morning
without seeing either Miss Chester or
his vie. His first passionate bitter.
ness and anger against Feathers had
passed, leaving him more wrctchcd than
he hN, ever been in his life, as he
remembered their long friendship.
hG who had never known trouble
nitherto was almost crushed to the earth
ny i now; and the hardest part of
ali 10 bear was the knowledge that
large extent he and his seltishness
had been TO blame.
lie tC!d himself that he had no wish
~ sce !tatLers any more, and yet it
vas, mas With the sneaking hope that he
wou'n nhd him there that he went to the
cub at;er having mooned about the
"sS' End all the morning.
ne made pretense Of lunch and
Ssank tt'r"e whiskies and sodas, which
inaae HIM feel quarrelsome, and he had
just decided that he would hunt up
aoh Ioh might and tell him what he
.nousht or hin, when one of the walters
~aH.I VIZ TO him in the smoking room.
=, ~ you Lease, sir, you are wanted
please. " e''' you
owl tL"rlH was up in second. There was
NY one thing in the world that could
NV. uiEcnt to HIM, he knew, and that
"SS II II concerned Marie.
vttt was Miss Chcstcr's maid. Greysou
NJ" E"O answered his impatient hello, and
con,I IIenrt seemed to stop beating as he
WY "9, near the distress in her voice.
81 Oh, sir, could Won come hama
I'Ir; ali tSa I've been trying to find YOU
roomr wv morning. | rang up Mr.. Dakers'
'GhS; Thr; out you weren't there"
GCIHT!S CIWE!SS struck in roughly:
"a, meH' In here now. What is itP
ian y0n speak up?" - ~
rnl MISS Chester, sir She was all
S". WNcn ! called her this morning
w c,eh Mheh ] went up again 81
reliot 10 Grunght his breath with rob of
no,S,n t ohIy Aunt Madge! Thank God
HItiS was wrong with Marie.
w.,.i.n come at once" he said. NOT
n sIS.ins to hear any more. send for
T'oi' IT, ana I'll come at once"
n"hg up the receiver and sent for
"a, '"Ai lie was home in less, than
NJ ! minutes, to find the Doctors car
III, 'ue gate. He ran up the stems has
c,y, y ana was met by Greyson. who WINS
uyiHg bitterly. ""' "u'
"MSeil, how is she?" he asked.
hnro ones dead, SIR" she told him, sob .
S' vou She was dead when I pbonpd
bnt l J. tried to tell you on the phone,
you wouldn't let me-"
I'm, aIa neua The news came as an aw =
bIs Stuck 10 Chris. lie stood quite still,
tbon neart Srt slowing down sickeningly ;
Miss GS nS went on and up the stairs to
Diss Chester's room.
hp.e had expected to find Marie there
stoo,o ,only the doctor and housekeeper
''Sod by the bed.
yero Ihester was lying just as II she
smos "r.e asleep, her white hair parted
sTWSothIy W.tIy on either side of her face. anJ
her ,Ie cIeot smile on her lips, as il behind
ht,Sra raoSed lids she was looking into the
/ plssso, ana could see something that
kst "'tI stood silently looking down at
"a ne mad been very fond Of her and
Tb.r"a Always been very good TO him.
In ue was an uncomfortable tiphtnoss
~ his throat. '''''
Chsh M hGnSekeeper was sobbing quietly.
y,fagr,i,s ,SfHris looked at her. Where e's-my
a. ne asked in whisper.
aaae shook her head.
ma. aon know, sir she went out al :
poo, Sirectly after breakfast. Oh---the
Mmo, 1t will break her heart"
Iowa. Chris turned away, she fol :
u MN on the landing. She was