Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-04
sgr DAILY NOVELETTE,
Leeander
MARTHA McCULLooh'"D'

orybat's hia cnance ad;ng toward
:, Tommy Barton. nVuu nomest two step.
u l.h y. whirling in the newes. ae.r w" :" Tom.
''u%R's IT'S see About tlItS-n,ss t nav odds on,
Ia judicially', u s"'
r r, sbe's widow. "A vorv" Helm
saisr Wherefore y"y wise. ana WHY s,dor He
I1sd ''well. luck to Leanasr; n. ;.hat M
thu.ss t,vss it for having 10 SsppV sar notb;ne
ss~. s.% all these years. " '''
'ls..y l..y,o mean let 1t support mn; : h;t
!, 10y Tommy. his nose wrlnkling ,, y p,.'
susc.lp1 dive make thatv,, IRON ON, ie,m, s,an
rsemv INV looked panied. ~ "a 9Inu nand' ,nd
IombD sse." he said, with sraha
sulh. " ali but fighting as to now ne
mothers 10 a. called. Grandma Green IL
,houd - " making him Lee. GRANDMA a
bent on hot TO have him Andy. Eacn
TewIes,sa ,as h" him literally to embrace her
roslo',.n ,s.snecially when after his losing
vi.vs, sTerything he lays it az 70 the
out az e, folks have no confidence, IN
ises ,.,low l"s' with one o these iahcS
Names. names, heard Of Being hag- ridden.
~ "s,uckled harder, "but be hanged
Hem sn knew another man granny
ti,i.u ! e'' How'd he happen to the fancy
rld0tn,.
name" ;, , honnen-dead set pur-
!, Snn Tommy oracularly. 'One
pose, ,ou see. was Leviticus, t'other
gshupaii The nemes were sort or
one ~ ha n keep peace in the families.
narrleu was no chance Of another
m',o or Leander came into the
GiesMa G,sM foti.rless, and the only son OF
W.T. .np "
'n "H gd.y N "; Who wised you UP so?' Helm
demsh,ass'' dem.,s renlying: EARNED wisdom,
enuea'eoc Grandma Towle has been visit
eoc'o' rsvnlarly all the year-what she
ins w. toId me Of family matters could
hs'u ar;tten on your thumbnai! and leave
rocD9rv roM9vSat H., meanness you two up to
~ Ann, Saxton asked. coming be.
hcT .hsm "Talk Of women gossips.'
h,no Y. wsnt ,s on "why you beat sewing
Is sN,ls without half trying. Always
elLJl,n ecl1l,rv on somebody-tell me, who IL
ths last victim" .,
..nmtlv mot saying but, feeling
gIhUfo gh.. fools we are to let that whipper-
WA Teonder carry of fine woman
~. n.y. pMrs' Dan Taylor. right under our
noses. ,;.,r Anna soid
J.t tbe least toss Of very nice head
WIZ ". cot well on handsome shoulders
~ r,essed al over with wavy Titan
s.;, NV Young looking for thirty. Tommy
nsla a tbe doctor, both highly eligible
s.sbsIors. "Jb had been rivals for her favor
w ~ ION years. Hence the implication
an an..,d;ng Lenders widow. Anne un'
s.,stood Il perfectly and laughed over it,
I.;So she was really fond of both men
.o tond she sighed sometimes, "Why
-,sr,t I bo.n twius?" Nobody answer
,.s nor she decided il was part Of the
sI.s.ral I srudge Fate bore all lone women
rith A pretty taste in mates. She
,rsht IN marry-that she knew as well
..snrbody. y. But how to take one when
n. taking might mean heartbreak to the
other?
Anne was not above puns-witness
b,r demure: Cant either Of you rescue
= ady? Seems to me Mrs. Taylor must
be terribly fed up with green stuff right
lbout now" In the laugh that fol. .
lowed this sally she made dignitied
retreat, her eyes withal twinkling
yickediy, as she looked back at Tommy,
snd waved her hand to his fellow sin
ser.
what would you give to shake her
bard? Hard as she deserves?' Helm
demanded under breath. Tommy NUT
tered something and walked away. In
bis heart he was saying: almost II:
much as to kiss her. She is the very
devil for aggravating you--but--we love
her aggravations.
what struck you blind. Tommy
Barton?" Mrs. Taylor called as he
passed close to her without apparently
perceiving her neighborhood. Seasoned
l he was, Tommy started little-h'
had not meant so to lose his sense oI
everything. Mrs. Taylor--sometim,
Mary Dake-had been a good pal. bach
In their remote youth Sentiment haC
not touched them then nor ever. III,
bad been the first to kiss the bride ant
wiring Dan Taylors hand at the wed
ding-moreover, he had sent the hand
.omest present Of all and been tn,
favorite visitor throughout the five year.
o. happy married life. SO he was no
loath to walk with her away from tn,
dancing, find coay double seat, an,
After establishing her to her mind, an,
bis own: say. patting her arm affection
Ney: "Molly--you were always wis
oird, Spill little of it now for IN.
thing"
Meaning Anne" Mrs. Taylor sai,
With a roguish smile. Tommy Bar
scn, you are the blindcst idiot living
always excepting old Joe Helm. 70,
Two are wasting your lives-rather let
sng Anne waste them for you. Sh
tght really to be indicted for monop
G-husbands are as necessary
e!most-as clothes. And besides 20,
elderly simpletons she has a string o
{oung ones longer than the mora
kw-"
Who's been telling your Tomm
interrupted. She frowned. but merrily
answering: "Leander-of course. An
aceually he prides himself on not run
nlns after her - told me tonight hi
WE would never have 1t thrown up t
as, tnat she was wearing Anne Saxton'
mat reminds me to ask : What ar
your intentions regarding him?'
Tommy again interrupted.
onIy to tolerate him while my visi
H,le lasts, Mrs. Taylor flung back
lou see, unless I'm up to all the in
ana outs of everybody iii be worse tina
!, oull In china shop. All the folk
. snow seem to be ready to stab eac
omer In the back-or the front, or an
ola where. By help of Leander and tn
face iY OF God hope to get away safe. I"
zee you want us to keep you
%selhory green" Tommy giggled. Moll
threatened him with her fan, then said
cropping her eyes: did you ever tr
making that wicked Anne jealous?"
tommy shook his head, TOO dan
roas'' to which tho answer wa.
right now"
I'VE mean you're available 4?
tommy said low, but joyously' A no
t,h%oso'deped ,h.s him to say II thought ,
snat my own self when | knew yo
s .'e eoming-but somehow my cour
1Oose, | understand" Molly brol