Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

~ an anxious step forward.
y uWsst MN IA it--not bad news--what
I'm w ,urnsd to him mechanically, her
~ scnnded expressionless and duii
vhen she spoke. -. uour ;u
Asy'ye sent for me-"
CHAPTER xI
sovt Of the stress Of the doing into tne
- peace OF the done.
wA,s was A dreadful silence over the
- J,ll Thought, shrinkingly, a. she
.SsS for a moment In the big hall at
hsd been afraid TO ask any ques-
49, Al The servant who admitted her |;
4 s1sssed 10 require an actual physical
.ssrt d move on into the drawing room.
Hs,s 10 her excited imagination
.r.svtklns looked changed, too; there
v,rs roses dropping In their vases--a
III. Al magazines strewn anyhow on
~ Al the couches; the whole room had
= skort Of neglected appearance as II
!. inSleate that there were other mat
trs Il far greater importance to be
mi went over to the window and
d,ev hack the curtains; she felt stihing
~ 6upe the window wide to the night
M The street outside; even the rum
blins Of distant traffic seemed nuffled,
= n one heard it through the enveloping
i'd Of . funeral pail. 49,.
i'm shivered and turned away; II only
NE one would come to her, II only she
LSeV the w0rst--knew what was hap
p(nins upstairs. 1t spoke eloQuently OF
ke strained relationship between her
III and Hillyard that she felt forced to
yait there formally, instead OF being al
lvsd to rush up at once to Kathy.
But moment later the door opened
md Hillyard himself walked into the
nsu; he looked very white and drawn
| n Tor the first time since she had
. kHom him a food Of sympathy filled
Jult heart as she rushed across the
nan toward him. y.
Now are they? Ksthy-Ralph. tell
InAsr eagerness she caught his hand,
hiding him fast.
Hs looked away from her; when he
poke he hardly knew his voice, 10 was
n strained and altered.
shes ill--very i'll; the-the doctor
told me to send for you--it's you she
vants--you she keeps asking for-not
ne--she has never once asked for me.
There, was something heartbroken In
tAs words.
oh, / am sorry---sorry-but II will
b oil right-when the worst Is over. u
Htr words were stammered and inco
h6ent "Ralph--the child"
And now 1t seemed an eternity before
DO answered her. j..
boy--it only lived an hour"
Hs dropped suddenly into q chair
hns his face in shaking hands.
"Oh, my God wish I'd been kinde,
. her ! might have been. II wasn't
mat didn't love her-she must know
wasn't that ] didn't love her.
!ill stared at him for a moment with
@eadful sinking at her heart. Twice
Me tried to speak. but no words woulc
come; when at last she forced her voice
hardly recognised it.
halph---you don't mean--Ksthy-'
rhe doctor says there's only tn,
snailest chance for her."
sOh, poor boy poor boy!"
nne knelt down beside him and put
g arms round his shoulders; for tn,
nnt time the vague dislike that hat
ays existed between thew was wiped
NY and forgotten; they were jus,
osyuer and sister in their mutual griei
a.Mer e.!Mer moment he struggled on
I've been so selfish. I might have
.aoe her much happier. I'd" hi
.Alted to his feet as il he hardly knew
aow to bear himself. "Oh, I'd civ,
I soul If could have these Iast
~Ttns M. over again." he said hoarsely.
mere was a tragic silence; then h,
sme back to where Jill stood white
need and stony. ~
lou know how loved her" he saif
ms.. sey. You know that shc wa
NH Tus 70 me than any one In the world
"a oaaef-make her understand"
Sne doesn't need me to tell he,
s Jlll said gently. "She know,
i"0 much you always cared" Sh,
SIeo Ssn, AZ him for moment; then sud
's1S she reached up and kissed him
llat's for Kathy's sake" sbe saiJ
,uu ~, went quickly away and upstair,
through the silent house.
Au was dark in Kathy's room. so dar,
saa s.t lor moment she could disting,isI
stoaS Sn.! she moved forward blindly an,
curts,ue UeSiae the big bed with It's daint,
a'ns and satin quilt.
~ nurse was there, and n little wa,
insrr uuytor stood at table Jill almos
tooseu she would see another form
jes,ors shadowy, misty third keepin,
liz guard by Kathy's golden head
N angel Of death.
s,ra e oent over her sister and lo;d ,
s'asle hand on her. ' '"'"
t,,at St the white lids never cvcr Ant.
ue beautiful face, '"'''eS' qui'er o
TbSa NY !! said Jill again softly.
asss nurse came forward
aid rs,tiu Mon I Know you, I think" sh,
ios sshtiy, But she has been ask in,
~ you incessantly. :" ~ wv" a'N'h'
w sobbins. '" us could salt
o. sas II, looked at Kathy. and the trsvsd,
wbe,na az swent over her in an nrar
ineonans Hood, A strange iumbls n
her rbdous memories passed tbrous
Nrs.t .tt'aih-their life in tba dnii i;tti
~Hs SWhere children ouarrelsd NJ, da
TalIise. sunday when she bad Az, saa, aa
ssftasatyre-the eryent nag nrst seel
No, sue had seemed buri H. sa,vationis !,
Sstly at her. "uri MS words di
the U%e worIa from the troublesome sea q
Though !, into the harbor of safety, J
she se',,M y was all those moptbs ogo
soics u ss near his high pitched. raucon
he rememh m u mad been but yesterday
Tallsptyrao the smile which she an,
littls had exchanged--the once
quehed' bsns OF disappointment tina