Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-10
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
Making the Wait
pv RJHY IT, MARTYR


r-,zc, had stopped on her way nome
IA nit another bit OF money in the Nll,,
,vs hnuIi. But the big house nao
r'rs- seemed so lonely nor her "aitinR
anita so futile as It did this sunny uaS
vS,n her bank credit stood for an ~, sneiii
Aoqsand Cirizcl held tho worn poIn
arsty as she went up through tno
t1r,c where size had lived alone since
her fathor died She did not neeu "
y,orrc through the open doors TO DC re-
rirded that the rooms needed remove.
,,or. Had she not known the wa! So
vrN yho would have Stumolcu on n
attic stairs because OF tears. LiNlng
ssrc ar"Yc saving every bit slle coulG
70 ele out the restoration tund, HrlHe,
was kecung her tryst for the soul anu
body Of Jim Brett ,i.t,,r o,d
10 believe he will make good' S"e
whispered on tho stairs.
"';IH s,cHrnI.c into the attic sho locked the
door brhind her. and crossed toward tne
cavcs She always did lock the 200,
b,rorc s,r uurncd tho old, iron-bouhd
sa chest ,n#t smCil"d OF IN" Stult o.
mu,'l yoyaEng around tho WorI" VIII"
Wv; WhIM ', 'no> were children Grizcl and
rIr had thought the rambling attlc d
marvellous place for games OF uh''ssisa
IN distress. and kings, and queens SlSS SS
knight crraut. Even then frlHel nau
htnt her best treasures in tho 9lu seII
c,,s, and what treasure could neeu
more careful guarding than Jim's story
ot tcmp,atiun and fall. and his deter
mIration to make good the Hwtui us,G'o
re had regulated from the bank was
not that ronlldCuC" for her the greatest
surety %. h.s l0Ve' ,-
81 f. va. tnat G~izcl had kept her
'rrs' lrr.,. five, wears since the shortage
Nad h,r dis, ov, red and Jim had heu
10 csrnl.. the puuialn'nt How muGh
tine stretched HMcau until he snouIu
ha'c saved tine money to make Fts'1tu
ton and r'uru? She dared not ASK
70 receive ,mr word OC assurance from
i'm IN his rr country. She dared not
osr for n,., moment the grip on her
oEr fairHIu' waiting. That simply must
FLyc gul.r .o'd ON lin. Ana now sne
knc', 'h,.. Is the open chest TO renew
So-,, , It~,, = a distaucc a shop whis-
tlo blow. and G;riIrl Jumped up Snc
had torSo''"u the attic door key ma
Nad Surnd into tho folds of her serge
gown. and % rlattrTGd to the NooE,
bounced 'luIly on the plank, ana
slipped rto wide floor crack. GrIzcl
harl il Nit tive sides Of the partition
as il f,l down and down.
"Now l'w locked up here - she cried
d'Fm2V'd N' IN" immediate ditticulty.
She Crul nut hope TO break down the
door Of strong, hdNd-Ncwn planKs: She
could not hope 20 max" ANY, nGighnor
rear rom III" single. small, PACK VIM
DOW Of IL, attic. It was question when
81" nigh, be- searched for. She opened
~" W'ndoW t" let IN the sunny airi ana
meIt b. IL" sill and laughed softly at
Ner sorry plight She might WELL be a
real dams"l in distress. And Jim had
.'"""> como - the rescue when 1t was
gsmc
c.I,aT snop whistle blew again. and
N'HC' ~,ff,,I To nCr watch The Shad-
ows had lougrhCnrd TO the wall when
hoo, rrunr.ld on the gravel walk be-
'oW Som" orc vas At the house door.
,,im l".h.d into this attic" called
GrI2c. IT l"u will 20 to the shed you
WI! n..1 H@" It. Large, magnet 10 tie to a rope
Whcn she had the rope down he came
ron and tied it on, 49,
"PUU away, my lady GrIzel !" he