Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-06
THE STORY

bi, 'Chrisf9psseik, ~, most part; he just
Snd deccni I" ot the injustice ne s oos
ddnt hlh" Jyben Marie orerhedrs
doing hcT. d;,cwssing their mdrr'dge
lis triends u!S'J !, tor grdnfed that ne
and taxing hor ~ nearly breaks her
didn't IoTe ~; 10 nm the first night OF
hsdrt. i,oon: in,S 10 queer honey
ther JhoIel among his triendS
NOON az ,"iI, " him that she doesnt
Ard 90 Mo ,S' Ibat he may continue
brs hm an friends call him, "A
10 Dc tohdl, l,msbondI: ~ aud IL hurts
Bsshslor m'IC N realise that nc IS
M turtgn, tban otherpise; hurts
,aiher reneUuJb bcr that her aunt hdd
M M.nsd "d she wouId be hdppV'
, AND HERE IT CONTINUES Iis, =.
-,nw n could she have said such.. d
HoM Inowing what she knew?
~ will be happy ,n VIZ, ngo;, After
.ou herself over ana over tb,pes % in the
.I,' ~ there were other '"'"e
world besides love. long before tho
She got T.; IN the hotel were astir, and
StssI Sa", pStp,n pSt and down to the sands. .,s
N ras A lovely morning, warm aa,,ina ana
was SrJ tho tide was out, lesVins
sunny, ,In, wet wet stretch OF golden sahd DC
bind. ,,h h0rc brown legs was
poI ,s way through the little waves
pusnn'nS n n.brimning net, and turtner
with a ,,on was strolling by the water
ajons ,aIv % picking up pebbles and thfo"
ue,hnr, into the sea.
Ing .,a tneIn walked on, the fresh breeze
,,!a.ing Mtr,s through her hair and tanning
SIoTiipsd y. ,ipsd t face. ,o,
Der r tiIeu .wo ,% months ago and she had
uh. ,irl at school. with her hnir
eeen hor hack and not a care IN inc
COVE ns savo an occasional heartaehe
Wolu ,So thought of Chris. Only Two
w,s' wnCa s"' She felt as if she had taken
month"; ast spring across the gulf dividing
GeatI from womanhood, and was
sir,I,uv si,u. hack across it now with regret"
ful eyes. 49,, l., s,ch n hurry to
w.; NM She understood for the nrs'
~" What Aunt Madge and othei
r.ns .rr nm people meant when they Sal0
sosth Nav looked upon their school days
'. .' tbs happiest Of their lives .
"Ire mine going to pc the happicst !
v.,Is thought Even they had not peer
~ ..ry happy. She had never been very
ronular at school, and she had never
.d" clever. Her lessons had alwayt
worried vu, her, and she never quite go,
ovsr her first feeling OF homcsicknes'
"a the other girls did.
"you're too sentimental, too roman
a,m CO her best friend, Dorothy Web
S.r had often told her. ''lf you don
Curs @ Yourself, my dear. you'll find lo'
Al trouble waiting for you in tho
future. ~ ,
avon than Dorothy had dreamed.
she looked down at her hand with its
r,y wedding ring, and little husf
rose to her pale cheeks. :,
"Ue's mine. at any rate, she toit
herself fcrcely. Even II he doesn
Jcye me, he Is my husband. and no.
bOdy else can have him.
II yas some sort of comfort to know
that the adored Chris was hers. Th'
knowledge sent some streak or sun
shine across the blackness OF las
night.
She strollcd along restlcssly, blind tc
the beauty of the sea and sky. lost II
her own bruised bcwildcred thoughts
She had passed the boy with thu
shrimpng net, and had come abreast
with the man sauntering at the water
edge without noticing it, until he SPOKE
to her.
Good morning, Mrs. Lawlcss.
She started, flushing painfully as he,
ges met the kindly quizzical gaze Of
"Feathers."
He looked uglier than ever in th'
morning sunshine. was her first bite,
thought, and he wore n loose, collar
less shirt which was open at the necl
and showed his thick, muscular throat
His big feet were thrust into no
over.clean white canvas shoes, and 1
damp towel and bathing costume huns
indignantly over one shoulder.
Good morning." said Marie. g,
thought | was the first one up" sh'
added resentfully.
He laughed carclessly.
I'm always up with the lark-o
sren't there any larks at place lik
this? I've had Dip like the sea t.
myself, before it's crowded with flap
pers and fat old ladies'"
:, Perhaps they prefer it, too" SAT-
Marie. The words had escaped her al
most before she was aware Of it. ant
as flushed hotly, ashamed of he
rudeness.
But Feathers" only laughed.
II knew you didn't like me-" h,
said in friendly fashion. II coul,
read 1t In your eyes last night"
S1e was nonplussed by his frankness
Il can't like you or dislike you," sh
ala after a moment. II don't know
ANYTHING about YOU"
know you don't" he agreed
calmly But YOU think YOU do, An,
mats where YOU nrc mistaken II yol
,ake M my advice, Mrs. Lawlcss, you'll
make friend Of me-"
dignation.
WHY, whatever for:" she oske,
oIsnkIy. She had never been smoke,
IN such a manner before. g.
a, Feathers laughed again, and ran hi
A"srS sT through his unruly hnir.
SmeIl' Tor one thing, I'm your hus
, yanu . pest friend" he said senten
%ISy; And | always think it,
EU"V! iUr a woman to keep in with he
tbin%g,G1 biTTaMG best friend. What do yor
mere was nothing but fricndIincss /,
Sis,io Ma So'ce and words. but they Gngcrc,
m. my husbands friends don't jntorcs
I rnhe ~ inc least she said untruthfulIy
o,bo. v"'nerS stopped and picked up mn
StIIIf tHf smooth pebble, with which II
s"nuily skinned the surfocc of th