Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
e.u,e STARTS THE STORY

w cns nsnaied brother. Kafhp is
MesS 10 marry Ralph HiHyord.
Neegevs n;ctsred "iope in a cot
~ sGu 10, but H;ilyord is rich. Don,
~ VA, has Efsie faith IN HiH-
~ "yt .Eli feels that Kdthy tciH
f II for them. She neDleots
= ms0JH Hcr riches are burden TO
nm r.,r.,s Tollen tyre, o society do
~, falls in love soifh yM, ouf
eeMss,o.als reveal his so truly ssifsh
fkot she rejects hfm and
s. hsr employer, q rich td,cUer.
cs.t.rs no,o meet IN society;
IHvs"rs' IHv s cieifino at Kdthys house,
mests siil, ofter q couple ot
eeeM, $780,. and he could not
tesC sSot tls JH whom he had
~ Ind loved had ever existed
ss<.;Js hjs Imagination.
AND HERE TT CONTINUES
- MOVED forward mechanically
| ii and found himself bowling to her
!. 49, the tips Of her fingers rest for
snent in his, and then - jill
i..SS away from him as unconcernedly
..w \, had been a statue or part OF the
.,,nr.; she had not changed color in
\. ,,ast; her eyes had met his stead :
,A.rs had not been a tremble in
~ ,.,c. while he . he felt
-. ~ ~ was shaking in every limb; he
~ -. hack to his chair with most hu-
,n,.tius sense Of weakness.
m. sb.rwosds and Gerald Tranter
,,,,,.d during the next few minutes
IA IN the general conversation he
s,,fted away from Jill. -.
q. tried to talk and make himself
..,..sble. but all the time he was lis
800 for her voice, for her laugh
,A.t AZ least, had not changed). Once
.Mu Kathy spoke to him he did not
- mi she had twice repeated her
,r.d,on: he reused himself with an
Aul
m am scrry--I beg your par
An ."
K.thy did not mind in the least
nmhaps she had seen a great deal more
h the past than anybody had given her
irsk for seeing; perhaps she had
Enovu why Tallentyre had rushed on
shroad 90 abruptly six months ago
ssd Why Jill's marriage had been hur-
lIed forward. -,
tyN, Ralph offered a stiff arm to Jill
Hs bad never liked this sister in law OF
81. and he liked her still less now with
hE nsw sef-possession and calm
uamity. '
A Don had once said, Jill was born
3 ths part; she was perfectly at home
n 10 long, rather depressing dining
osmt she was quito at her ease, though
Sslhy was both shy and rather awk.
ma; she talked to Ralph Hillyard
sa{uroIly, though with a trace Of con
HenSion; she was thoroughly enjoy.
n herself she knew she was looking
~ hest; knew that the expensive sim.
kliy Of her black toilet suited hei
q perfection; knew that her hair was
triumph In its way; that her hands
me- no longer rough and unkempt anC
vk-yet-once when she met Tallen.
nh tired eyes across the silver -ladel
lahla, for . moment her heart gave 9
it(A throb Of anguish and seemed Il
qpa still.
~ s.Ts % s,ri to wbom he had heen k;nf
~ sbs woriod " T.nry Stnrrass
,@cs. tbs same cir, Who baS loved him
S.,.ir. Io thn 80. ~i.I .,h. Ia ,r;al
hs,ssT nearly Hind WITH anun;sb !,
~ Gays following her oitter d'siliu
n au.od .~.-.-s,,. .,.. +,
ha.,a ' na. NJ, I .h, h'
uVu'u tos nuow nov unSaanseu nSn , snt n,
iI .hIs ene soiu aS
% wei that ne shouIo neyeI
~. al Iusant INA. eHpehsiS,
1 enu IonLhs OF duxury nao nol
o ner heart one ittie inch rroH
=,
wondered what ne would say II
nsw now she had stood In her room
q: panic stricken moment that
e!ns dreading the possibility 0! this
a~pns-dreading, and yet longing to
~ ann again.
4 And now It was all over; she had
Aand, and she had not broken down,
W Given one sign; truly the days OF
miracles had not passed, she told her =.
NH cynically.
When she met his eyes, she felt as II
must address him directly to let him
him; that she was perfectly at her
~ now that they met on an eouaIitv
You've been abroad?n there was
~ the right shade Of nolite interest
: her voice; Hiliyard shot glance
y Ms wife.
Hs wished she could COPY ills self :
most unwilling admiration for this
iIer.in. law whom he had so deliber-
te!y tried to bar from his life
She was deuced T f,ne Up .ionkin0 t woman
= told himself reluctantly; Of course
y money, and every one knew IL but
nd the result had certainly been most
lll'A ouestio ouSeu hinsell little az