Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-06
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
CHAPTER XIV
A GRAY Day

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hI him to take the letter at once.
10y y. % stared at me and grinned as he
pccseted the money. IT,, .,o
"Take it now?' he asked in his $40"
%%Nov. at once" 7 said sharply.
= watched him disappear into the
.,tnrss. and went into the Kitchen.
.Ssrp tea was laid. We never had tea
m six, Mrs. Albcrry wanted me to
M mine at four. as people did in
Tsndon, she said, but ] refused.
uantcd TO live their life. and I told
N. I should be much happier il she
%st treated me az one Of the family.
7 I cot through my tea hurriedly, and
r,nt to the outhousc again to see If
ypd had returned. .,
He was there. chopping more wood
md whisting mOnotonousIy.
pounccd upon him.
"Hayen't you been? Haven't you
vi,ten nv notrt" I demanded.
j He dropped tho chopper and looked
"I've been back quarter of an
hour" he said. II gave the note to
NJ, Anderson hisself. "
""Then he's all right? He isn't i'll.
3heng' ! said with gasp of relief.
4 slow smile ovcrspread his face.
an! Why. he were driving out to
3Ianrton afore breakfast this mornin,' 1"
h said. ~ see him on t road.
said. ooh. did YOU" with little
catch in my voice. and turned away.
50 be was not i'll. Then there must
De some other reason why hc had
STAYED away. I felt as if cold hand
had been laid on my heart.
II was the first day since camc to
he Albcrrys' that he had missed call
hg.
| went back to the kitchen and sat
down by the fire. suppose shivercd.
br Mrs. Albrrry pounced upon me at
once.
care you cold? You ought TO go tc
bed and have hot bottle. Let me
light the fire upstairs, and you go to
bd there's q dear. knew you'd feel
he effects today"
4 "I'm not cold. I hate bed. and I'm
quite wel, | said. but my voice was
temuouS. and there was still that
cold horrid feeling at my heart.
Why hadn't Mr.. Anderson come!
Was it because he regretted having
Kissed me? Was it because he was
really engaged to his cousin?
! would have given anything in the
World to have been able to recall that
note He would only take it as an
rerture He would think that !
wanted to see him.
Panic seized me. Supposing he called
during the evening. Surprising he called
Just because | had written.
told Mrs. Alberry that 7 would so
70 bed, after all-that my head achrd.
let her fuss over me as much ns she
IEed; secretly | rather hoped | should
e Ill. Perhaps Mr.. Anderson would
sorry then. Perhaps he would
realize that be did like me very much
after all.
Last night ] had been so happy. To-
night drew the clothes about nv head
ind cried wretrhcdly.
he had told me not to talk nonsense
seout nobody wanting me-. and I had
noGght that his words and kiss had
implied that he, at any rate. wanted
me. Apparently | was wrong. and
Ms still the unwantcd.
but ! need not have conc TO bed, for
h dld not call that evening. nor the
IN
hote.
l went over TO Langton with Mr.. Al
Oerry on the second morning. The roads
we're wet and slushy. Most of the
ping wet. W. N''
IN mLangton was only little one eyed
Mlase' but there we're a, few shops
.lsre provisions were sold, and appar-
.uuy every one drove in from miles
around to shop there.
Vhce my heart nearly stood still be
HuSe i thought ] caught glimpse oi
sasI asEK Anderson's broad back along the
Iau, oGt 1t was not he. and my pulses
AC%ed down again.
we put the trap up at n little inn
while Mr.. Alberry transacted his busi
hge. ""D'e'eu "rounu tne VII
,Dd ! might have thought It very pretty
rSn r picturesque In different circum
Sees, but today | could only think
Sss NJ" uTeary and depressing everything
Es. E ! was glad when 1t was time ia
'arI home again.
r,ne were within sight Of the farm
IsE It" 'if' Albcrry turned sharply to the
S.,saN I've got to leave Il parcel a Mr.. An.
usTSon's, ~ he said.
ha.. Gegan to say. mo. I won't GO
~1Is H. but checked myself.
vo Hller all, it would be impossible tc
on avoiding him forever. | might
tTSt diT.I as well meet him and show an in
d,au' out l tet as if should choke MS VIC
Msw Msw up at the door. and I was from .
trons ,"s US Mr.. Alberry got down from thu
ber"uml.lh ul lhGr" wa - thing to have minded
hs h"uSe S he took mis- parcel around Il
SsShn ''ur OF the house and was bacl
ava almost instantly, and we drov,
bmiIr "''hont having seen any of tn
asL0Glr, S Ilr, anderson away from home 2
bean %1"eI t with an effort. "FIc has no
ba,d up TO see us lately" tried $,
no cou " speak as if it were matter o
~. ,Alberry scratched his chin.
n PES at homo all right -" hc soi,
"a dangerously, "And was only sayjn,
msrIHe mlSSuS this morning that h,
'SI IN. ,oeen nigh us for two inys,"
l,bthe been busy. perVaps," | sui,
nv nSS tS,ol h"n my voice seemed to die il
road d'arogl anoa nS We turuoi into the mail
d,rsonn nsaIh and almost ran into Mr.. An
Tho G "o, "eT" walking, and though
RiseJJ0 J0iTr 10; dtrp"ned in his face as h.
~ @A'nerry stopped the trap.
Lr.6 JUS; been along to the house
par,., ne said to Mark. ~ left tn,
iosss you wanted fetched from Lang