Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
CHAPTER XII


inc Esyr Key lies ., to your hand. tho world at
Take what the good gods offer-and walk
care you very tired, Miss Ather-
top asked Henry Sturgess abruptly.
tation all the afternoon, and he had
suddenly broken off in the middle of a
dry business letter to put his question.
+ I'M raised family surprised eyes from
"Tired-no, thank you" She waited
a moment, expecting him to continue
the dictation, but he laid down his
notes.
THAT will do for the present-put
your. pen down; / want to speak to
you"
Don had been dead more than a fort
night. but Jill had not even begun to
get used to his empty couch by the
window, and the horrible silence Of the
little room to which she still went
nome every day; it seemed to her that
WIN the passing of time she only real
lzed more acutely how much he had
been to her; and what terrible blank
his death had left in her life.
There were times when it seemed like
a hundred years since his death and
times when she could not believe that
II mad been longer ago than last night;
times when she was sure that she had
only to look In the little bedroom to see
MS white, still face on the pillow. and
the thin folded hands on the narrow
chest.
Life had lost it's interest: there was
nobody to think for, or work for: she
went to and fro to the Office mechau-
ically.
a.s;. az urh her "ork mechanlcally, won
ota ad Wy she trouoled at an, why she
s.,e.u.L o.e an urank, ana trled TO sleep, when
Tn 's thas ess. setinga - 30 usterly pointiess.
tHe hrsI Snock or grlet and re.
iiwa ,nUase ~ Matny nad pegged her to 90 and
IiI,,, "on noo, mem sne naa clung round
I'm heck ana told ner that now their
rome onI , must always be together. Hill.
iii bod inotJ In tnJ rooli, at tne Time, ana
bend to wbere eI bo pas stood Na,ik golden
r"uu 10 "here ne STOOD. stif and un-
reiSfp?.nsive, ,,ifo.a I'VE, pGintedly not secondirg his
WY T;u ,iaipuisive invitation.
,nsri1,1 81, nna almost laughed as she met his
"It,s "rftndiS E;,sS sale; s IT.,
oouId,'. N'Iu oL !Su-very Klnd, put l
sbaI, h. n,u,h h'Ien S rutner nve alone
Kothv baI mappier nIone.
srnaoa.; ""a never again maze the
tbaf rbon oni c9uiu nor NOT, suppose
told told men Ser nainIv tIry so1 bd nome luliysrd had
DO tT'u nS nSr ip,a'hly tnat II would never
n nv, sistnr "nr ;naI ne a'd DOT intend to have
I;,i rr;,haT III .ne mouse.
~ hi, wiio,meu Siian "heneVSr she thought
GoIencss 'ete he ted ana ol the formal con-
In u,bat Hau or oneaeu a her' ,a
Snat way was sne diHerent to
He hssd thoraht asseI tlrsell reseht1ully.
love snd n.rrv h,t IS Sgou enough 10
ho Ia iIa puL ior hathSs sister
"Wot ht that qnulsS9iseu is aisnke.
going to live with them nv even u,eAWet 70 t,r Oh
sod 6otb .oaooS I',n ~ tnen' i,;' Tn ryen II Lhey
io"tvro "a po'a f,d ftesseu me 10 jill told Tai
'tNo+ go ;sr hl H..
Lushond ona don,. ha l'kuu h1thy
~, - anu uo" -soinetiines nate
'.yor do,,. r A.. ;, r-u
snsuerod 'Tn w ,;s n'emG ;o tnue, iaiientErc ..n
1nrI,s III Iot ToIce' ttiN-
stand;ra', o"'' "hhtS uhder-
ToiIas., .,a , ,,,,
5,,r,nn .t,ne .u aul oJsh very sooo 70 jill
IN '';ot u' ,.ei uays Vi her sorro"
i;ahta,d dJ'i, s suMVe way ne had
co,,lJ =. VA uaI Mneneser ne
oftau a. % 'u .Gt,eu az 'ne once oay
fsw r,;Ertas =" e't % "tr tr e.eh W 80 ~ oniy ior
20 toLa ha,. ,;t.,s 70 sIeer % ner up;
an dMr;nr @ iittis tt;s Tut VI neIseit.
baan o,,t - TonJn. ii TAI l..
IT., tS ~. Si i]onuoh' ana 'ii nag missed
'S e., oetLLtu,si tLs. .-,.
.nousnt hs nisht naVe written to
I .ba -ninots, she Mns Ih,nhihs . 30 again now as
rns rns, ra''an'Iy put ISSUE ner work In
sspoIhso lrsp. h 10 Mr. ntursess "ish. and
a'~ ba sot nov en''r n'''e nearer TO where
" TaIlertvrs hod h.on ,.
ord e',sde hn hsd t naa % oeeL away week
snst snJ "' ""u "o' eenl ner hne OF any
sio Ala ~. L .,o
oo', u'u no' A.oW were ne mad
Sesncrots ot ioneIiD ee OF ."'rJ, urlveh oy her
hoop ton,n,aJ to n,r;t sn' n,'Snt nave
starvinn co. ooct;on ~ ~ &C. co. "i,n she was
coro tnn M La. Ia ~ i.totn ,"'ns ohe 10
fntura ,'' "'F ""u w '"'''"''ed IN ner
Kathr.s = lava . Lao. b. L J.,
host aonsa 'setS was J 1'st - neI IN the
irS womId " oro, o Ioit - sue eo n,'ew NOM
ther, aSo;r ', aIrooJr IN, mn rme % nt.wren
70 soc small oi,nsor" 81, - %"S ms Uis,nning si
tba sociot" oo,urons ~ 10 ua na s!s.er IN
Mrs Roirh II;II,,ard ,,os .,,;JotPS
inc n,,sbnd 20 tho I foro h, hor h'rm.'y , pe'
tives Tn dieorort circun,s,.mo mum rcun
bodv uon,, ba,,o hooo rDorn ,%nseI ,,ioar, no,
,,ro;,d tbar "a, by nnm, H. ,I pc" aM M"i
ar With bmrriu" u"t rnssrtn,nat sU m,tes "''eo
Night oftor "of nisbt r"; sbn ,ar avail, J..
tbo i;tt,o ",sur roor, "' ;n eao;o ea 10" h awnhe "
cves t;ebtir cloaod to tsoM Nj, nel