Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
e1T DAILY NOVELETTE,
Rosnmond and Jane
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pessnIv chair fmpedeu n's ,,
ner, ,,as an empty room anu O."
- ~. ~ he he decided wryly. ,,,, =.
by ny, II reeks Of loneliness h'
hth ths listening walls. .a..-. Al
M 70 "" tarned he saw q squa,1 qa,so "
h ~ ,s on his floor. An enve,ope'
tger yinsa ae whisked It up ana exam exam,
ttter !, H. was written in fortnr,sns Isa =
- u. hand in black ink on gra'
1inineu us ripped 1t open )aggeoS'
dsar Mr.. Travis: couu.ovo has
Iy oea anousin Jimmy CosgroVe, s nas
my me t that you have come 70 s.ny n;,
Einen .,ty ~. / should be glad ~ you you
tne ne e,w up to see me haye ,ea
RosIo ,s,srnoon, eV perhaps SONG Sunoaaa oaa
gne ar. MSar we can talk over jimmy anu
NV 90 where | lived sas,,s,fvi as q c9ilq; IN 1 |"
nkss" ROSAMOND Sotnton otnso,,ah tr,ce
sfHy,,t Travis read 1t through iwite tSe
marh laid It down. he hkeu tne
1fore Mack ia writing and the address en-
oysa in blue on the gray pape, o ~
fesTa,d aid Jim hasn't fors9tlen .'
muttered. 'Rosamond 'en's
...nire name IN. a.on h,uo
pAsfn,piss ,npisstured the girl with deep oe psne
- and that same earnest '''"
Vow Jolly II wouiu pe W nsrbons 10
nv New York! 10 go pe,n a.ap on M
,;t,le y, Italian restaurant od aowm od
.snth street that no had a,seoseoSIu ,,eoI.
sst macaroni while tne I'us sloae niot
s,.d tbickly about them and iua .me e "
n mates and voices ser'eu no
4 soro,,nd to their. tak; .hoso
sij9e had rather ioA its sa'' places
three weeks alone mere. aces soe
cssh to 20, and things enough 70 ToSah Se
always alone. NO one W % thst
"a Him. nor to make MIN ioise. 'Iae Mo
Sss a stranger In q strange c,vy cy.L t'e
come almost to hate New iork-
III Il cold--hard---mercenarys
.SIl 20 and see this nossmyau nrsatu
.hsyler." he said. 'Wnat u paeoy
ne nj that--Rosamond--shei ii DC cnAfn
,hrov his shoulders back next
.t~noon as he walked up flItn ayenue
Z blaze of sunshine. Ills tweed
NJ was pretty well worn, but ne
.x a shoe shine, and he carried MS
head with an air and swung
~, feeling for the first time that
was A part of the life of the city,
.,ssd Of being just the newest man
HGresham & Minors"
MT when he turned east at Fifty
~ IN street and found that the house
~ an imposing brownstone one, with
s,sn, a. nprtains of cream that shut
VI the windows and an air Of admit
~ only the best society, he hesi-
Put be found himself climbing the
,ssns and ringing the bell as though
~ere a dummy. Once he had said
.W;ss Scbuvler" 10 the stony faced in
...;dnoi who must be her butler, he
ssns, be was In for it,.
nv bo crossed the thick rug and
into the dim. beautiful drawing
s.om no rned the day he had come.
,ss was aware of rugs that his feet
~ .s S"S "a and slea ming furniture and
.oios 49, and | aowers. He sank down into
~sat armchair. irving to feel at ease
N rursing his stupidity.
Then he saw that there was some
~ else in the room. A girl silhouetted
n the window was playing with the
taDd OF the curtain; her slim figure
y black was delicately outlined. She
Turned and saw him and came slowly
lswtrd him.
Mark Travis forgot the beautiful
2scn ard the. luxury and wealth, for
y NV that she was sweet looking and
''fm Mark Travis" he said, rising
pa taking the hand she held out to
Mn.
"0h, ycs." her voice fluttered, and
1e saw she was rather shy and fright.
med Of him. T--I heard about YOU"
He heard bis own voice talking and
Men the girls. She had gray eyes in
Aead Of blue and her brows were dark
md had n charming way of lifting.
ghe smiled once and he saw a dimpIe
|peep out near her month. Then be
|lbrsot everything but the desire to taas
sws that unhappy look about her
you've Just come TO New York
haven't you?" she asked, .'and will Won
~ .;,uo, Tr ,Ua ,mnIp or %IWo! % she handled
him a white cun SeIicateIv fraHi,a ami paS'eu
.u.,o ,o, H.. 49,, "s''
|xxnsd az ,sou peen ,oneiy sne ques'
All M nard at hrst-
a. Iu Nv. Niark iravis FOUND himself tell
ner ap9ut MS WORK with the old
rxyers and how desolate he had felt,
Jpne she pushed the heavy carved box
|'Won't you smoke. I ILa ant -. oesseI
80" ~
nat In little pause his eyes rested
Wy beautiful room. the great carved
,oollars and the long Renaissa nee
~ with Its two lamps. This girl
ne were as widely separated as
t.iash they lived in different worlds
ne eouidn t ask her to dine with him
m,s w,skty,cent Italian restaurant, nor
k~ms s'.n MN IN the balcony.-nor ride
ue m;.h On the bus-hc caught himself
bstu asking him him q anu n,,or,aa rtaiized she had
,,oh M" d question.
Oh, yes, I like New York, that
4 ,,..,.
a rustic and clatter of high -heeled |
pe,s S,aSd on the polished floor and he
anea Il sa 70 see some one else entering
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