Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-05

from her lips.
:, Chris was looking at her anxiously.
lie was worried by her pallor, and
sorry she had tainted, but he quite
reallzed that there was nothing serious
III taint. Some women made it a
hablt, he believed, and he was anxious
60 get back and finish that game of bill
What do you want To saw to mo ."
he asked. Won't it do presentiv?,,
she shook her head.
She was standing by tho dressing
table, ncrvously lingering n little silver
box, and for moiuent she could NOT
SPEAK, then she said in desperation:
chris want to tell you i know
oil about our wcdding!''
He echoed her words blankly.
You know all about IL. You funny
kid. l'suppose you do. Why"
lie stopped, struck by something in
What do you mean, Ararie Celeste ?'
She turned round and faced him
squarely. ' n''''
u mean--I know why you married
me- she said.
Why" The hot blood rushed to
his lace. WHO told your he asked
sharply.
She shrugged her shoulders.
Docs that matter? Just found
tnt. And II wanted to say that /.
that 1t doesn't matter. IL think it
was quite light Of YOU"
iie looked rather puzzled, then he
smlled'
W. 1TTn'i-m YOU tmnE it's right
rno,ou ne ,ncsitatea; ana drew a step
"rs. W"r;a -. 70 her. "ho told you.
norood ,,.;.h he askcn. t' Aunt Mndgel
fa. 49, WIN INC tnat tnere was no need
cS Ssou W nyom'
bor o fH.dIan IIuaIu tne solt pair DncK from
va n.;i,ina i",ete"I. ~ 10 90 Aunt Madgc hnd been
lurt SonoLe c. "eIe.no her az well 1hat
i.erod =, 'VHrn0W h, She hau always be-
She 49, ,nonad m"nt .,'nusS.
,.yybn. ."aseu ISo s'ilIe,
,bo,sbt " !. uocs LOS In m matter only
brohn ~. ~ W." oetter we should start
we'vo a,w"rs We. ndr,ns bonn any any secrets Mc--
we?" Fricnds, Wh0n abn nLnroI mi'IIn hia,
"Of conrsc'I IIo onrn .''I ! '"utmu t'!,. n.,I'.
readily. and n sbarn min ''t tosLJ irr,"I,,. Sn.
leart. II was oniy fr;ori,sL;n ''tn .to, .'e'
OH his side M Iea.t Sho Emo,, Er, -, H..
much she Ind lonrcd fnr ain, ~ M v.i,o "Um o,,.
that word md e,hS,itmto r'r not,p oU " ,p' ou'
There was n ittIc silcrco thon r, -.
snid again. "AIsria--is thnro o,,,,h;,s
tho mattero W, Ill ''s '"'"s
look different ~ ''''' ''''''''o" S'u
He walked 81, to hor o,1 lat, IL,
honds IN ber "borIJone anu '''u ni'
"I,ook NJ mo y bn SniJ
She raised htr .roo mi ohoj;,,ur
"No,,. 49,, ''' -.
;No" tel, me What Is tte matter. =.
| We nNh" Iiucu. lUeTE Is SO0letnlnR YOU
yo,, rw NeGP'fs eli tbosn from o me maven known
you al tncse years TOR nothing, you
"''Tw, ~ :iarle ,eiGste.
tcrdorr nrre mHs a llttIc iaushing note OF
n,,ti u,nn, ,L r.s' ~, MS voice: ana for mo-
mrht tnH Slrl Swaycd in his grasp.
iii oai.S Sne c"u,u pnt her arms round
~ nd "rrE toi, ana h Jay her mead on h:s hrcns'
nnu Lcii nm t,e 'ruth' the whoil
Eron r,Htu 70 !, .'dt, ~, vi wnu' snc hai hrard
troh r,J' :. mc va not loVe hcf. II would nc
Loon. on t"qHisne "a re'4h 10 unourdeh her
''"n' ~ n'".' o"t she o'H NOT dare
Chris had always hated what he
called 'scenes.' Years ago, when they
were both children. tears had been the
pathy or admiration. lIe liked gir'
/? be n sport he hnd always beer
incest to her when she could take q
Knock without finchiag under the pain
She remembered that now-forccd
terself to remember it. and nothing else
as she raised her cyes to his.
les-what is itT'' he urged. Dom
be afraid It's all right, whatever it Is
PROMISED NoM.
would Some et Ps a TUyso Sen wn s' no rsn w"Fo,
oesneratlon she faltered
| OnlE-if'4 1ai I.
Just now--we had always heen good
friends
,Did IL he laughed. II was rather
under the impression that it was you
VIII, said that. but never mind. Go
on!
We'll we'll Can't we 90 on
just being good friends?-just
only being good frienls, mean"
lIc did not answer, though it was not
| possible to mistake her meaning, and in
| the silence that followed IL seemed 10
Marie that every hope she hnd cherished
was throbbing away with each agoniset
teort beat. Then his hands fell SLOWLY
from her shoulders.
"You mean-that you don't care for
mc?'
She almost cried out at the tonc nj
his voice. That he tried 70 make q
properly hurt and amazed. she knew
but her heart told her thst b;s IN,
great emotion was an overwheimjnt
| relief. Thn+ he Ind no intantion ~,
even paving her the compliment ~ dis.
cussion.
Eo- Inns So,+ l,Lo too os Oh. .l
hin, e., 'po ,.hts, ~ l'Ae ''e rs rue answered.
"Sn M ""''pGI A., +ho .,onoo ou,,
oootn horo.o Ch.;n " ~ ~ Sa,"nte Ta'h'
"Vorv 'Tro 1,o,, IL " shon H"i' h roo'"'rai"eJ!I
90 corrso .a ", IL SUM- oe Hs you "'sh-
Va ~ ET"t oi.oI so .. H.. -,