Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08
4 BACHELOR HUSBAND
-. nrcINs THE STORY
BY RUBY NJ. AYRES
Author of Richard Chatterfon," Etc.
Copvyioht, 1880, bp W. J. watt a Co.

risd; "J ioyed her; he because re
tlopgot and needed money. ne
lHd nu cared for toomen, and on
kad h,,,,,oop hepu he pent to q note!
hgr no"JLv Lu",n he tcould meet his oid
shsre 10 T TLc first evening there she
ftenos, onG Of his friends tel hoi9
evrnemDp p,e 10 marry; that ne heedea
Chrs C"p pbat nc did not lope MS pue.
Me"es, ,eiIs h,m she does not eopo
20 MS J tbal he may continue 10 o9
Am amI ,Ior Husband his friends eau
ms D0T" 10 provC her independence Mg
hM ,,rimn,ino With Atkins, I,tena
eoes eo,s husband, comes near 10 oe,hg
gn,od y" and IS sdued by dho'"er
GS NJ chris, bakers, known gs
TT,otSers. Te|SS Everybody makeS u ?W
t,m over FedtherS' m"o" ~ NV
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
,Rs HEHIoT, who had hitherto
MI deliberately avoided him, insisted
| .SoLinr hands, and gushed that she
on sna" n.,rd Of him. so delighted to
tnow such brave man. s,.
T feathers turned on her almost herceiy.
aIt's all rubbish" he declared l
norsd 70 be the nearest, that was
mi, For heavens sake, Nirs. i'erio''
uy no more ,,,, ,,,oh hocause
1, Sould not bear the battery Di eyISS S
be cpun Io knew would be upon him all
when w lie sat up in his own room
,sading until Atkins, sun p"io Hoor anu
sbaken, came knocking hI 'nS not uoi ;,orv
fuutIv fenI and the boy went across to
Kim and held out an unsteady ,e HSort ma"' - hs
HEARTFELT tones. IF she'd gone
,a,d a,dam,d ~ have Jumped In and drowned
anjf. 7 swear | should
p!ser p!SAud a lot of good that would have
a,,a" Eeathers said dryly: 'For
Snvsn's Sonv sake, chuck 1t, young 'un, and
III shout something we can all enjoy.
'p prt Atkins apparently could talk or
,,,hing else, and he kept harping on the
u,o nvs" sSbiect until in desperation Feath-
%. took him by the shoulders and put
him outside, - Gov
.,n,ost directly Chris himself arrived.
'"They tell me you saved her lite'
ho said agitatedly. 81 ought to have
Guessed It's the kind of thing you
gasTITT ggnnId do, | can't-can't tell you how
sroteful f I am. If anything had hap"
Sn.eIIt SSpnod 70 her "
Feathers chucked the book he was
raading across the room with violence:
"Well, nothing has happened to her. '.
he said Grossly. 80. for the love OF
Mike shut up" He walked over to
The window. II suprose she is all
Yrbt?" he asked casually.
she's weak. Of course, but the doc
Tor says she II be quite herself in day
or two. Chris hesitated. She d
1 like to see you, Feathers.
Feathers ran u distracted hand across
"NIore hcroics - he said savagely.
swell, refuse! I absolutely refuse !!
| Il hate this tommyrot. | tell you ~
Chris looked offended. II think she II
BE- hurt If you don't CO. he said diff
fiently.
There was a little silence.
"Oh. all right !" Feathers turned re-
sisnedy to the door. ''Do l so now,
and do you come with mc?'
"Ycs."
They went out Of the room together
and along the corridor.
Marie was lying on sofa by the
window, wrapped in blue woolly gown.
| Her dark hair was spread over the pill
low behind her, and she looked very
| fai and wan.
She held out her hand to Feathers,
smiling family.
II know you'll hate It," she said
weakly. but want to thank you.
They tell me"-her brown eyes went
| past him to where her husband stool
| k,i, ALL, Nhnt t,ty
lie."
Feathers managed n laugh.
Chris exaggerates,' he said uncom-
iortably. II happened to be lucky
enough to pull you out-that was all.
! hope you'll soon feel yourself again. :"
THANK you. yes" He was still
holding her hand, and suddenly realiz-
Ing it. he let 1t go abruptly.
Chris had gone to the door with the
doctor, and for n moment Marie and
Feathers were alone.
,Mr. Dakers," she said hesitatingly.
"Yes."
Her brown eyes were raised to his
ugly face appealingly.
" was horrid to you this morning,
know 1t was--hateful of me But
there was a reason some day I'll
tell you"
He fdgeted uncomfortably. ooh,
cont worry, Mrs. Lawless; It's all
right"
YES, but it isn't" she insisted
weakly. "And l want to say that
mat II you would still like me to look
upon you as--as a sort of big brother
she smiled tremulously.
Feathers frowned so heavily that his
eyes almost vanished beneath their
shaggy brows.
i AN this because I pulled you out OF
Tn feet of water?" he growled.
Tears swan into her eyes.
IT was a good deal more than two
iet OF water, and you know 1t was
aha-and-it isn't anything to do with
.lat at al ! It's just you-your your
~! ! should like to have you for
There was a little silence, then
FEATHERS held out his hand.
CHAPTER v
f0r all The world to my fond heart means
A% th,Ts soTs is nothing left when you arc
nare's narrow escare from dpath
a. her ono good turn-it scaled her
friendship with Feathers, and in tho
Gays tha: followed she owed almost
werything TO him.
4. Vnrls did his best. He really thought
IT, was playing tine part Of model
shhd h%oahd he loaded her with sweets
shsn sheh she could not eat and presents
NJ, r',n She did not want He was in and
saa, n VI her room ceaselessly-a little too
Son S"SeMTSS'y' M'y' thought the doctor, who
e,.n n discovered that her husbands pres.
Snn or IiG h; not have very soothing effect
NY hlwaLs seemed nervous and rest
I.,.n Nnrll Chri' was around, and nfter
hsNLIes h"Sltltion the doctor told Chris
rssE mat 1t would be better IL Marie