Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-10

,rL.,o "a something III hie ia'e "heh
'. miles that is far better than Just
,,.r - Good looks. What do you
,,Ink. Aunt Madser'
a,a. ~. tolt angry with Dorothy. All her
oI' so,y TO Feathers defense.
lart pvw oss liked Mr.. bakers" Miss
".aiJ mildly. HE Is good
CHESTER 'S q gentleman" She said the
rin uIi .hirv Of all Chris friends. She
sps never sec evil in any one.
poiuo." pu. Kim, yes! But he's ugly, all
Lise ss - she insisted. "He doesn't
H. me. you know
NUgOS .swo lad lots Of little tifs when we
~, In Scotland" she went on de.
TX w "I always believe that he left
inu! nd came home alone because he
nn,.'. nv, a stand the sight OF mo-"
n s'y INV dear child:' Miss Chester re-
ncnsId nmsn ! do, " she reiterated. "He told
AZ orce that the modern girl was
N,,or % I think he thous ht II was dis
sSfnl because ] played golf all day
pSs With Chris and without a chap
rcanv- bakers isn't a bit narrow
.,,Ssd " Marie said hotly.
'r~ 'porothy shrugged her shoulders:
Dd DInd don't like Mrs. Heriot
.,.,n n she said irrelevantly. You
T.r r told me anything about her. Ma
'ach. I, friend Of Chris, not mine"
"oh. And his friends arc not yours
IN Mr;o did not answer. She had never
~ Dorot6J in such a quarrelsomc
GpS, %Sc mon Joined them from the din
:. room and Chris came to his wife
once. ..,,., ,o
Al "Why don't you have q chairF
aI,ro mite comfortable, thank you.
\, l,aned her head against Miss Ches-
y, knee with little smuggling move
NM and the old lady stopped in her
~ for a moment to stroke the girls
rk hair,
Aha, I've got some tickets for that
Esstminster bazaar tomorrow. Marie.
,me Of us really ought to 60. ] prom
N I tbe vicar we would. Couldn't you
nd Dorothy just run in for half an
kmrT
Marie made a little grimace.
~ hate bazaars, sho said.
Dorothy looked across the room at
fhris. , ..-
ow," she said. "Ive been here over
week. You'll be sick to death of me.
II "Of course We shan't," Marie cried.
In, was touched by the hard note Of
nS,ppiness in her friends voice. and
rtehed out her hand to her. Don I
\, Dorothy. They can't have finished
kith the scarlet fever yet.
~ shall have to see. / dare say J
hall hear from home in the morning.
She excused herself presently on the
lea of headache and went to bed. She
hook hands with Feathers end kissed
Marie and Miss Chester, but Marie no.
iced with queer little shrinking al
r heart that she seemed to avoit
Nris altogether. and her thoughts went
mck with unwilling suspicion to tht
moment when she had found Dorothy
ylng, =. -.
"Dorothy doesn't look well" Miss
Chester said. as the door closed behinC
he elder girl. II really think all this
kolf Is too much for her. She ought
10 take rest and do something les
Itrenuous."
knitting showis, for instance, eh
BEAR" Marie asked tendcrly. The ole
idy looked over her glasses.
1T would do her no HARM she sait
everely.
1t was only 10 o'clock when Feathcr'
left, and Chris said lie would walk par
pf the way with him.
II shau't be long he said to Marie
r'But it's so hot indoors, and l mus
BET breath Of air.
She said good night to thcm both II
he hall, and after they had gone shf
Itood for q moment looking at the c!oSeC
POOR with feeling of dcsolation. s>h'
pad counted so much on this evening
knd on seeing Feathers, and now h
pad gone-and nothing had happened
fothing been said.
She did not know what she had ex'
bected to happen or what she had bopet
be would say, but she was conEciou'
bitter disappointment as she wen
bp to bed.
II seemed as II she must have
dreamed about those moments on Sun
Pay when he bad let her know that b.
|oved ber--that they could never have
zen real. and in her heart she knew
Plat she was not satisfied. She wanted
pore than the lttle lie had given.
She heard Chris come in just after eb
pad gone TO bed, and her heart thuddeC
Tvously 8s his step crossed the land
20 and stopped outside her door; bu
went on again, and presently silence
Fal on the house.
And Marie fell asleep, TO dream tn
I'd, terrible dream that she once NOR
as drowning she was sinking
own, down into bottomlcss depths o
Fear green water, and she woke
fnlYcring aud fighting for breath. He
ace and the palms Of her hands wer
Fet with perspiratiou.
She sat UP in bed and turned on th
psht, Only dream. She locke,
POUND the room with thankful eyes nm
d 1t would have been such
EmpIc answer 10 oil her troubles
Gathers lad only let her drown tha
ummer s morning.
III you two are going to the bazaa
nls afternoon, Chris said at lunc
GeSt day, I'm go and look Feather
W. lie asked me last night If I would
lt didn't promise" ." He looked Il
Mare, "lll come with you II 20
'Hsi" he said quickly.
S9e laughed.
IN course not! We shan't sta
'ng; shall We, Dorothy?"
we won't go at all If you'd rathe
UnOt, DOrOthV Spi1
cL bnt ] promised the vicar" Nj,
uMer broke in, in distress "I thin
FOu really must so, my dears."
,,s VI course we WILL" Marie saiI
M lnSre = fortune teller wen hay
uT palms read shall we, Dorothy"
i've elder girl shrugged her shoulder
fursly?" '''' :" '"'' '"'O''
81 think It's fun" Marie answere
que vas childishly pleased when, du,
M ne afternoon, they found
m1nlstS tent in corner Of the b
Maau Wncrp thn bayaar ,yoe bo;yc bold