Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-05
LADYFXNGERS
By JACKSON GREGORY
co,v,,oht. 1871, By Charles sortbnsr's Sons

W "A something else o
LEAD ,r snu ready to knock something
b, farn,. ,,;d had gone on ahead to the
4; b., s,D,.y,h WITH place" which only n, Ia, lat
%ld fO,'ssc , sscomc the new ENID Cam
sd' .,.s.." S.o and Robert hastened don. on,
10 p''e', 70 came to understand where
And q esed se her her the spirit of joyous,
NJ would nh hsd led him oil day assumed
n. whicn nno All was right with the
p,v raolsn.as rs Gas God in His Heaven
sald but thsr not come down. to earth
bd nv miracles In young love, love ,o n% msci
VS,St VaSntert and Enid were gong ons ssnara 20
FOR y. nogs srst time after TINS ,ohs AN sSpb sbev
=, ~, '1e Ie the The very woods where hrS' 'nes
hd met; ,os burrying faster than he
RoOert S he came through the OAKS,
tpsg wdet leto the winding path, crestine
turning ',l.U n,ss plunging down Unto ths
a little r's0 Then. suddenly, he stopped
very uooS There was the big hollow
ind irowhsJh those blackened cavern Ron :
a tS ,SS Indian hunter. had nns nrs' os q /,
M,, A. And set square IN TIL. ,,n u A a
ralea' house! This was saeriiese. r .;,r a !.
vs. q nUr SoSse. he told himself ansrily
tdeous Mo little hut, despicable eye
nl'.,s,h nv ,ome outrageous inndel 10
snk,rt Of holy land; m
ne nes,' rsnt on, Under tree was an
,t,r bl, mare hitched to. cart: his
% eay, humping wildly. Enid was
hut WSS sSuse. Of course, calling upon
Id VV ~ lpttt here.
w q, came to the door. ne d,a os no'
~ nl There was little need; In one
i%,'s ls, sasb he saw and, with loves In
,.irtt understood. , horso with n
y. arch % running on four sides, with
N".ppsnsd.in WV. In sleeping room. 1t wat
. ss,Ds ~, completed. The walls were o'
aSt ~. ., surfaced pine, with battens coy
p.sm ,Ss cracks. Some one was WORK,
sn''t mare, some one very busy with
..,,t ~, brush just now, staining the pare
r,IIs 40 that no longer were they par,
n n, seeming, but warm tinted. ina
u nv. ..' an. had her hair tossed out Of the
E1' s.r AVER ~. her shoulder in a glorious cop
W. W. Srovn braid curling at the ends
Z, bad her back to the door; she was
.ir,ins softly to herself. Robert stood
uiy sun, ni'''f Sorhsns n n seek anothe,
Soe turneu. tus,i ,hn ennI;cation of tht
spot lnat nsea.J .,.;n ~" nerbens because he,
warm .untteo ,sd oi' ,bc coi, of bis,
Robert" she gaspcd. Robert!
She stood staring at him, paint buckle,
IN one hand, brush in the other. Anc1
:, W. ",ms In Mt one Joyous bound and
,"oS her into his arms paint bucket,
srr,b @ and all.
"Robert, - she cried again, breath
s,y, ~You didn't run away? You
,,s not : ."
; ~ a. am free" he told her happily
"r,.. denr. dear Enid! l have come
n ,sy, And - Oh, my God, my
S.r you have grown loyelier than ever
md love You ten thousand times more
Inn I thought I did ="
"putU she insisted. "it isn't the END
asss OF YOUR term! have counted
Hs d,v, - :"
"Ind 7 have shortened the time BY
Main, A GOOD boy - He laughed at her,
iii b,, been good trimming. Enid. II
viii max. YOUR work easier for you
Ouy why don't YOU nut your arms
Sa. ,,0.Dd Ius ms % snd Iot me know that ro,
io,, me- AZ I love youPr
"T.t mo 20, Robert =" she papted
"But wby? So soon dearf''
"Iet me 20. lust n minute" shr
pleaded. please T"
P,,''O' eao.'
bucket and brush Then she i,,ted % he,
wondering ewes TO his. SLOWLY tho won
der went ont Of them as tbey f;lIed NJ
t,rly with her great bappiness. The,
,Sout s his neck ne % as aaoin % ps he r drew a he,
close, close to him.
"Oh, nv dear" s,e wbjsnered
Together they went through th,
house, Hand in hand thev moSa thai,
tour Of inspection. BEFORE the t,ren,ar,
he Kissed her at tho littie tah,o aet nn, on,
already "for the companionsbip of IT,
with pipes and tobacco and n few hook,
h liked, he kissed her again, Befor,
every BIT OF work that had come from
hsr hand his love for her soa rod h;ohor
the happiness in her breast auttnrsd :,
fresh planes. And at Inst his arm N
shor, ~ W iae'' MS arm
their home" w ' "
He had already forgotten his frat i'm
preston Of it. The "wretcbcd Int,
had been swept awav and into on,,v,on
In iI place stood n min,atmre naiace
glorious, golden, marvellous to Iool
upon.
"ipd vou wodo ;.,, ho , .
Mty, a. Tho tSouah haGt H. L. n, nc said rever
nrpIscs " ~ t"Ousa a ar.ot ~ were we're the great mas
'O6 bat eu. oo., art.s.' ;, H.
10 t.lI him "a' ea'penters' she hurrie'
h I,muhod II. ,
thips snStbSnr " inushen at every
"But Won IorSod u 81 s p'u sne' 4.
ron.y and EIr ro;T %otnea . ana made tn
uId bundrogGss I gs'a LOT ~. Ana you hay
s'% aua We are going to be real farmers, you
Wsl, Wa r.;sa ana raise - raise
rm mvh raise pumpkins!" he ended tri
feet iasy' msujo 10 I've I've always had a per
Within ton so rHise r,;S, pumpkins; I
months ThOro o Suory OF many Ion
spoke toycther we're % tlmes when bot
understood e'' put poth heard an
Ii'VIu. Az tpa
lons youns nnon, os,hs ooth OF them ileau
{l.iy Of The wprId 'rT1treS.ed d;,1na, with IN
Th,y GOT into 'tS,e tSs .n.ns s,an IN the world
SVVe ;., the old mare at her iiyeliest eli,