Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-21

| Ulu 1OL SPEAK, ana he went on and
downstairs again.
Marie went over to the window.
There were tears in her eyes, but IL did
not matter now that Chris had gone.
She pulled the curtain aside aud looked
| down Into the street.
What a henp Of luggage he had
token! And she remembered how he
lad once said that he disliked travelling
with n woman because she always took
such quantities OF baggage!
Then Chris came out Of the house
md got into tho taxi. lie slammed the
door, and she heard him speak to the
driver, and the next moment the taxi
cab Ind wheeled about and gone.
She let the curtain fall and looked
round the room. How quickly things
happened! A moment ago and she had
stood here with his arms about her, and
now he had Sone-for how long she did
not know.
When she had asked him he had
answered vnEuely that II all depended
on the weather, but that he would
let her know.
"A fortnight she hazarded timidly,
and he had anewered, About that, l
expect"
She went through tho dividing door
10 his deserted room. II was all up.
side down as he had left II. and strewn
with things he had discarded at the last
moment.
It almost seemed Ms II he had died
and would never come back. She thought
drcarily, then tried to laugh.
After all. there was nothing so
strange in his roing away for a holiday
With his friends: sbe knew she would
not have minded Mt nil Ind things been
NIL right between them. II was inst this
dreadful fecIins that, although she was
His ycife oh. hold No nlorp In his l;fe
tSst made T trivioi;,ies T n trosedy She
aid not connt--he could yiyc her n
cors,ess l,ss ;,,s, os he Nod done vcors
ogo whom he came home from Gam
br;doc or wont hacl oonin and walk o,it
~ tho bouso uithont q single rcrretL
oi Shc ,hc , no,.sH witnoh h. Fnshor se ;hona,.
o,owt ~ W'aeer .Ii erd "h bcr bcn.t " w,rmod % ~
H." %uo.. - - "m' q ~ ~, ,;nI rri,, To".b'
we, Sba Uisbed che non,S coo him
os o; ""s "''neu 'N' eo"" 'e' ''"
"eSim' Shn ,,a h.o. o., ho ,hoors,,, drr;n,
one uiu nt' tou, oTH. ~ &c. e. ro, ,"' mnhiIi
,me Ia'" % si.o i'."ea .h s,s, V"' .njonnor che
heard mU bnt 80. se,dom from Chris The
neatd out se.uom from nhrs. Inc
"ea.ner ost Vas 5orp,neso ppm ne wro1G .nI, On
IL oe.I'u' &c anu 'he' "e'e ""''"e 'p''"
uid M son, ~ ,.;oos roo.,ou. -
,ah ".Ionu @ ~ !. i
tpoHv ~ io ot coming nome, d anu sh ora seseu u
J;s..nn. ,sa uS II he anu '"e "eie !"
That be could enior himself and be
ne eouiu ehJo' n."'et anu De
Gurte s.u,he1ipy ,hha1Ppy withont her seemed ;",,In an
5's an5 ssstioas ""eH s"c "a' ~ ao'e
NJ enn ..,;, d.. - o,uo,s
young Atkins in Regent street she
would have passed him without recog-
milton, but that he stopped and spoke
her name.
Mrs. Lawlessv" He was unfeipned-
ly delighted to see her. He insisted on
her uncbinp win him vs.
"I've tbonvbt abont vou ever ,,nce
we said good obr. ." he declared "I've
nfton lonred 70 cali but did NOT like
to-"
She laughed at his eaeerness.
why ever NOT? gave you nv
address 7 sbouId bovo hoo, o,yfrIiy
pleased to sec Won, -
Really rs tonp;np ~ vou ~ saw
20. but I don't think Chris would have
cen exactly tickled TO death, He never
forRave me for nearly drowning YOU.
YOU know ''''
Nonsense And. besides vou d;dn't
nearly drown me. II wos NV own
'ault," she laughed suddenly. "You
know never sero ro', that ,,;soS
Sox Of ciasrettes Don't t%%' vo,, rppmemSer pU,ser
that we had a bet of n box OF cboco- |
ates against a box Of cigarettes? Well !
you won"
She was 6s,jpbted m GOO hin, o.o,,
2e was yery young and cheerful and
lutte omen in his alteration of her,
r." " "'' 'U0' ",''' Va nei'
mite smcb wnrshinfui 49, " ond d' thorah ma.h
iI H. "u ou" \; worsnipiul eyes; ana thoug9
80 % ~ eh, "M lust a p9y ABSURD
any, n.y., She was grateIul 70 MN tor 1t.
ney nnG n merry ,uncn t4sether. ana
,i;sa "Su Sh. marie LOOK MIN oacR 10 see
11 thnm.h.
and n.,th ,~ Gh- you Scts sg1nf 10 Scot-
a;d as thor nrs mn,,aI anu . VT. '"hers' she
-" "S "s Iney walked nome. >.
oo,, 90 o,ao.,w Mah.ea i 70, put tneS didn't
are about ston Z SmT EmI,bt ' ro,, ,,,o oUa
wfuI ass ,h;ni, ,,"'s"'' y, W" hno"-
"I 49,, .tiani III.
itber Nan;n s:.. In. M" WY huSn'
'tne' Ina Marie admitted reihctentiy:
1Nnu anyway IN glad you didn't
-. np She smiIed INTO MS oeamins
Heo.r fnhtps t.atp we couid go 10 some
"eaC,es aG s"setneT; -,
ou'u we' ny JoVe' that would be
,pPs ,p say, an swiui piece OF
uM IN, ,inh'ns aeross you IKE this' you
N.Y. NJ. r,. ill.,, , go
ounh. Is Gtn;es'er hkeu Young ATKINS. she
nid SNt. INN very charming ooy, she
oIu oi', marie Wnen, at Iast' he took a
',u, @ 'ant departure arranging TO call
""!I III nt1I uey.
..Vn We 10 irlend OF Chris, you say?'
MOS, nrS-"e =; met MIN when we were
"a;'
"a very nice 6oy-a thorough gem
,enah' ,!I' MISS chester said compla-
NY: w. nope he Will call Often
."aFIe W. iaughed;