Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
THE ONE UNWANTED
prGINs THE STORY
BY RUBY AYRES
Author of "A Bachelor Husband" etc.
eopyvioht Dv Wheeler Syndicate, Ino.

20 prGINs THE STORY
fh'' sa,,h Elizabeth Slater.
sss.asse;sied her tam'ly' "ho ,a,,n ,oanaea noa
fiapp'o md she ras onb 'omSot,
boy, -, g lead to shipping her ot 70
trspaae ,orm. On her arrival the
pwo1 Il in loses q phcet dnd sac
tAfN ~ M a hdndSoh.e young man,
m'cseJs s.rson. y the community farm
vs Aau.,s A.a,s Sotv is delighted pith
mdgn' ',,.,oundings aud friends,
NJ aeg Mark. He sdpes her
,sf''sn,tSu through the ice, though
rl~ M IT," ,ciih her for not keeping
hb Wp os ,he is told. Then ne
n ,sf pse PM rcbvke pith a Kiss. Saliy
@fM @ thcn she loves wary. deJ ne5
h,s hsss ,isiis her, bringing a o'9; , aood
Ma, Mn man, introduced as L,ohet
kssmy rho seems curt ~hen
ridsp.%a,r nar,e is mentioned. ~ seems
pT =. the mortgages on Mdrks
holos I'D had ruined his tdther.
sia," ,rono,cs 10 Sally, and ,chen
bFs p.;s rife hears OF u she ts
Nv tdlmm.Wt,,bcd. Mark tells Sally ne
sscA aSs in n financial position 10
act W., Champion comes again
3narrg' .,r;oed at SQllvS engage
uS i" ~ hints that he miJht re-
smi ,,s,s Ss Of the mortgages he holds
y 'il@t'' property s
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
lat 10 Anderson marries you l
him of his mortgage, every
1' ~ Il, on your wedding day, and
er 10 does not " > wait mo-
! = haven't m finished, he added, as
y. ". a little rush at him, "if he does
% marry you, that you give me a
snce" .,,,,,v
| .ic,ye you chance! What chance!
4. eolored, and somehow it made
u look much younger.
= I, mean chance to take his place
nid.. ,,,,,.h,o
'To--to-marry me?' I gasped'
Tv ,,TRvs,-but Nen?"
IA shrugged his shoulders.
M.n Is nothing to me"
/ ITO 'sroped backward for a chair and
npoed into IT. But you've only seen
|. twice in your life'
" know" H.
:, rominded him. I felt as il
~ know all about that" he told me
kuetly. "And being ensased' isn't be,
NJ married. It's long way from II
Iometimes. Well-what do you say!
1Tbat It will be very bad bargain
!. vou," I said. 1--WE shall get mar
Eed-and you'll have to free Mr.. An
|srson Of the mortgage" -,
" have already told you that l Will
b that as q wedding present to you
o,h, and I am a man Of my word.
III think you're dear" ! said.
BE WINGED. as II I had said some
hing unkind.
"WeI, us all settled, eh? Then ]
hiuk III be going
He took up his hat and stick from
be table.
''You are writing letters" he said.
"Yes-to tell mother l am going tt
\ married"
He looked at me for moment with
ut speaking, then he said earnestly
"You are very young, little Mis-.
billy, Are you sure that Anderson II
le right man for you?"
~ know that I love him." answer
He gave n quick little sigh.
"Lacky man." he said lightly. "Well
bod.by."
We shook hands and I followed hin
the door.
80 there is to be no riding lesson
b the present" he said.
no"
NWell-good- might"
! shut the door after him, and wen
sck into the kitchen, I felt that tht
nt hal hour had been a dream.
Lionel Champion, the sought after
be rich The man whom my mother
id chosen for Nell-preferred me!
was absurd Incredible!
Ny cheeks burned with excitement
!, who had never been admired in my
le' Or received the least attention
aund myself all at once with two
Ien! What on earth had brought
bout such a change?
Mrs Alberry came into the room
M looked round suspiciously.
MS all right; he's gone" l sale
nssilly. And YOU need not look a.
ne hke that. I'm not going to tel