Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-15
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WALKED into the morning room
and turned up the light; there was q
4, burning and the room looked cosy.
ayou can bring us some supper
W. seid 10 the maid. who was
hM.,, hM. anxiously round. And you
nvI not tell any one we have come. v
nsse a.. went away, and Mr.. Champion
IA, Tho door and came over to me.
nm they always treat you like thisf'
1. s.ted, and then, as / nodded, he
siaed yehemently, ITS eonfounded
shame. st, ar ,.,.
,.M' M' 20 come home. suppose I
Z Sh, tOJ, tb,nss would be different now.
h0vs Y ssryes me right. I might have
ss,'T1 should always be the un.
E.,,sd me- one TO the end Of the chapter.
"sr msers was a little silence. Then Mr..
Champion said: Marry ME, sally, ana
Ss',l show them we don't care what
,b.y think. know you don pc,ie'e
n the world to make you happy
I looked at him. The tears were
,snninp down my face; don't think
Ma aver felt so forlorn In my life.
Mad expected such A different wei
..ns and the kind enrnestnsss OF his
ssis. ~ was @ like a soothing touch on my
va W. bsnrt, .
WIS not marry him2 why not! !
.,tsd myself recklessly, might go
= 20 for tSe rest Of my life long ng for
X. impossible, hoping that some day
W. W. 4 nIerson would come back into
a. liz and hoplng In vain.
w 80 ,,,,,sd ma NJ home. Why
Nopoq' ,,.n th,a chance Of happl.
shouiu ! .S'.s' ". ,,sp
nsw ohels" w., " 90, y,, know thht,"
nVn III 80, srs ,viiljnu "a tpkr
Eidi pus he,d out NV hand.
ths rlsM .... ;. ,ota /, Tor both Of us. u
lou ! ha'e w UNIV
eaoeu. ....sd, 7 d,d not sec
80 we VIZ LIFT tbouob, after |
notner u,". s,n nsmo into the room nn,i
vas III peu, sns ,.at.i.
pgke my nn' 80 hs os,een. md after
.per. prest"Ih.e she vent away.
momsa' omen Smats ANY ali niuht, the room
was "WnH' We md uptrtsndjv after
s,emen 70 ss,nnoa stm % nnx,ness of nv room
me Ola ,iasnlonea ~ ,rSonrh : cried not 20
tne h'pe' ,bstn tbsrs seemed
INNS vi ,..;nr ~, ~ a,,s IN INV tbousbts.
room lof M no.".s -. aaInss WIN, wa.
What were they do,hs. .hnt va W.
Mark doing? DID he Know tsa' \ wa A.
never coming bacR any more' O'o "e
care? >,, - .... 7
Hell marry. Nina, OF course ~
told myself. And doh enre Il "'
does. -. ,.,..- ,oo,
Mr.. Champion was much oetser looN
Ing, or 80 tried 10 prs'ehn. oI na'n u
richer. As his wife i should nave a
br better time Of It, and M hyeI, ys,nGp9Sy. IN psy
knows how l longed to De oa'k III pe.
onshlre, how lohged Tor the pr'e'
happiness had known there.
! went downstairs the toiiowins
morning to md my iather IN so'e pGss
session Of the breaktast room: "a
looked embarrassed when ne saw nv.
and more embarrassed sun wheh "sh'
over and kissed MS cheeH' , -,
Here am again, you see' oaiu,
and he answered, SO ! see Weii' are
yol glad to be home -,
"Yes, / suppose so, 1 sat down 1p,
pcslte him. Where is everybody l
asked.
Every one has breakfast In bed put
me- he said rather grimly and l sag,
"0h, Of course! ] had forgotten. we
always had 1t at O'CLOCK at Mrs'
Alberry's."
the righthbouts, eh?" my father said
abruptly.
l felt the color rush to my race st
the unexpected challenge,
III you mean MIR. Anderson, yes J
didn't care about one another, after
sll.n
There are plenty OF better men n
the world, !" .,
Mr. CHAMPION Tor instance
$40 Wa A., -. - s u... 49,
;ns aid not answer, ana ! "eht on
,s 1 care way nc u ~ coih.ns
se ypu tnis morning. "eFe Gu
SaSsS 70 pe marrled. ,
mani 2 tSon ttenet seaiSa oa;, o'ahA'S tor "''
NJ, on mn an% meavens Oo,ns r,nd n,eSS my y so az,
and kissed me. Good rirl! I was