Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-25
SYNOPSIS
By RUBY M. 4AYRES


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.rams and haze a dip y, Jordnh
..,ssis the attention OF J'h Amorton
~ tall yopno man. JW nna
T~thy sisters faEe care o meu
ns;.oi,d brother. 7hcy arc poor ana
XXX ,cork. kdthy is fn0d0ed 70
E"ibh Hillydrd. She gcneVes ae
ns rs"r' and looks tormdrd TO q We 0
pIcsromp pc and love. yih hGs omer
USosl-she pictures nc ~ momy
:neS",o ~ Beautiful house. The
heme .,o.,a man proves to be q
~" ~. Sturocss. They reoog-
ese"' .sch other uhen he calls at the
wwe .sheyc sbe is employed us sien0g-
sWos ian thipks she is lucky, but
Ssp"V, n,isoicin0s aud ridicules the
Dcn o,br calls 10. When Don has
ss.S tke sisters talk and kdhy
fe,.in, hop happv she is: that she
ss-.rvfbiuo she epcr pdnied. JHFs
bnppiness Ia different. She
.ss,s sss " riches and position IN the
s',,si AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
,urN Mr.. sturgess opened his door
w "a called to her, she was sitting
;dl., her hands in her lap; she s'ar''o
up uiltily' ~ , . latin,
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sho felt absurdly nervous as she fol-
,.v.d him into his room; she could not
raise her eyes as she went across TO th'
.,.,r he indicated. though she did moi
,.,. st him she knew that Tallentyr'
vss standing back to the fireplace; hel
hands shook as she began to write.
II was perfectly ridiculous, she tolt
herself angrily; as II it was any pos
.,ble concern OF hers who was there ir
,b. room: OF course he had not ever
,vsn her a glance, why should he
sbe raised her eyes quickly and me
Tallentyre's.
little faint smile crossed his face
but be looked away at once and wen
On talking to Mr.. Sturgcss.
Jill sat silcnt--after a mOment--
THAT will do. Miss Atherton-brin.
that to me to sign as quickly as you car
Il wait moment y
Sturgess crossed the room and opened
the door leading into the clerks Office
he stood with his back turned-talkinl
to some one there; Tallentyre moved
A step nearer to where Jill sat
''Wil you come and have tea will
me this afternoon?" he asked in an un
deftone.
Jill sat very still; she thought sh
was dreaming; she was afraid to looI
up
'Did you hear what l said?' h
asked, a tri8e, impatiently.
She forced herself to raise her eye
then.
"Yes." she said in a whisper.
, "Well-will you Gomez
rYes." she said again.
He moved away instantly. and whc
Mr.. Sturgess came back Jill was dis
missed. She went back to her dcs
hardly knowing what she was doing
her cheeks burned her heart was beat
ing up in her throat.
She was going out to tea with thi
man she looked down at he
shabby serge frock and sudden tear
swan into her eyes.
Oh, he could not really mean 1t II
must just have been sort of joke
How could such a man as he care TO b
seen with her.
She would not go-even supposing h
had asked her seriously, she would nc
20; she returned to her work she trie
not to listen for the opening of MI
Sturgess' door; she tried to believe tina
Tsllentyre would 20 out the other way
But he did not ; he came through tn
clerks room; he paused for fractiond
second beside her
Five o'clock?" he asked coolly.
Jill tried to say yes" but her voic
seemed to die in her throat: she coul
not raise her eyes; when at last sh
did, he had gone.