Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-17
rgE DAILY NOVELETTE,
A Romance
eleanor n. RUSSELL

eleanor II. RUSSELL
latter addressed IN An unknown
.,1nSsSSritne nSsS seemed 70 shIop sSiInp among M mf ths
sye as ! aS she slit II open eagerly
days rnS,' she read soft fush rose IN her
face; never expected anything IKE
"written to me, she enc,aheaa, nhnoa, az
are are type of American nwrIviIeee wD TO come @
I sheu'uw way from New York to grasp
s ,our little hand. "crovorv Phil.
Inme told the story. He was was a suitor
" PPIh her chum, Grace, soS %Ho dscideS % to brssI,
YORK. maeement to Gregory, and not
her eng s esonfess Il to him had planned
darlng " 70 disappear, Anne had written
Simply straightforward note OF advice:
noi aiyo,I've always been % nono,"o'e ,., atu
ccurageous' race IL out with him" And
fall nov Nod Ieeded her advice and had
GTsee GTrssn,iv told Gregory whence " came.
evius"a s,as his note Of appreciation to
iaIs iao n brought a thrill to her as she
E.sG man much idng I,Eer tnan hsr sp Sne as s"S
Nvr,on New ~ Of ali that was womanly and
az Al, that was romance
NM that evening romance had to be
,.,iSsd away in the blouse OF Anne's
gown because Jim was aoS COMING 1aItbt, 20 'ake axe
neL Non her slave for years, hard.work.
ins nau and determined, but not at all ro'
man'IT; in Ine time Anne answered the letter
.,d n reply came quickly. She wrote
ddenty at first. bs but bssrt as .e ors fr.o1 on
,m nor understanding friend. There was
W W doubt that Gregory wrote beautiful
nS iS,ters, full OF romance. and through
,Sen all ran the undercurrent, more sig
nIacant because OF It's hair concealment,
az admiration for Anne.
mo. | don't want to go to. walk. I've
10, letters to WRITE" she said petulantly
one evening. ~,
"ssems to me you're getting kind of
nails. and besides" here his face III up.
"i'ye a little house on Pleasant street
10 show you. Not a very nice neishbor'
hood, but just our size"
I'm sorry, Jim. not tonight" and
Anne closed the conversation.
Tho little house did not appeal to
Anne. There was no romance TO set
Ting down on Pleasant street. She
spent the evening. describing the moon
M villa for which her soul yearned 10
the sympa thetic Gregory.
week later the crisis came. Gregory
phillips wrote he was coming from New
York for the express purpose OF seeing
her Anne's excitement knew no bounds
She bought a whole new outfit for the
occasion.
On tho great evening Anne sat a-twit.
ter with excitement from the trembling
crown Of her hat to the very tips OF
her slippers, waiting for him In q Sc
cluded corner OF a hotel drawing room.
Surely they would know each other.
she thought she and the prince of her
dreams Suddenly she looked up as IA
tall man entered with quick. self
assured step, His eyes roamed over
the room. Anne's neart gave one great
bound and then stopped--completely. She |
felt stunned and, obeying her FIRST i'm |
pulse, bent her head. For he was not
him Thin. a little bald, and even at a
distance the 'ines under his world-weary
eyes and the STOPPING shoulders of disil- !
lusIon had not escaped her.
Did you think hiding your face would .
lied her, and she looked mp.
Anne never quite realized how she got !
through the first sickening moments or
the miserable farce of a dinner Her
food lay barely tasted on her plate
Nothing of how wonderful she was now.
but all Of himself, his success. his
money his car and MS clubs. Some
how the evening progressed and he left
her at her door with the words:
Tomorrow afternoon we'll have tea
row OF the best show in town" (Of
course, he would put It that way. APP
parently he had the best OF everythingD
After he had gone, Anne faced the
facts squarely. How could she go
through two more whole days Of It? A
poet on paper. but such a poor prince
But she was n plucky little thing and
having gotten herself into the scrapc
she determined to SEQ II through.
And told Jim I'd be busy. over the
whole Weekend" she moaned to her.
self
Angered by the undisguised disiliu-
sionment In Annc's face. Phillips grew
norose and sullcn. He couldn't imagine
why he had wasted his good time and
money on this little New England Ice
berg He determined TO cut his trip
short
Their parting was chilly Anne smiled
bitterly as she remembered that at this
stage she had expected TO be wearing
A diamond az big as an egg Disappoint-
nent was 30 strong In both Of them that
they did not even pretend that they
ever hoped to meet again. Anne closed
The door and shuddered ms the taxi
rhugged off.
And thought that was romance"
3he breathed
Tho next instant she was giving n tele-
phone numbsr.
10, Jim Don't you want to come
Ip| No, IT'S not too late thought we
night plan about furniture for that lit
10 house on Pleasant street. Five min
ties? Oh all right"
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