Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-05
=. ,pn,Ns THE STORY

-.,s BEGINS THE STORY
In,o casoh Elizabeth Slater--
|sllp,-sdg'o"b her family. They
gsS o boy and 'ho ,"d, \ =. om,y aau,s =
ssv. 80 different from ne' n,. po".o
s ~" and toeolthv pr'm aua.si :..si
,.ss, al home and asm,sse'
pqsaoss,dino school lead 70 snip
oo'vHf oH 10 Devon. farm IN
s~ !, " Some persioned servents.
fY " "..;roi the vehiclo she 70 IN
m I'll %i and she Is rescued by o
|i,ome young NOR, Mu1s !, ,oonntc, m
IKE community fgrm,no ma9'a,dG 81. III.
isEsers her safely TO re om
so"gsu q, /, for nc first time a. herr
w ~. %' ,s,rcomc. Sally is delighted
moae reu surroundings aud
. '" ,orficularlv Marx, ,toho
nos i.ach hcr horseback riding.
~ " Ssair, 10 feel BIT uneasy
runtors no may marTy m.S Swnt", ouuI
~ rho Is the third mat hlase' %
sa,,,,dH y, on an ice skating jdunf.
~ o" skating off alone, tvrns hor
" Y and breaks through the zoe.
AVN HERE IT CONTINUES
HALL never forget that terrible
..,Ins Of cold az long as ! live; 1t
."f ~ ~ a thousand knives pierced my
~ -, oncc, and caught my breath
sssn that was like n shrek as j
sasp pr down, and felt the water
over my head. ,,
,in,cbed at tho parting. slippery, ice
I,snerotn fingers, but it was Inn
ma 10 hold to 1t even for a second:
! remember that the vague thought
through my mind. perhaps
N % hs sorry at home now--perhnps
n wish they'd let me stay with
= bnt my senses we're going fast.
= ,ust gyen myself up for, lost,
~ strong hands caught and held me,
then think for moment really
Ilcse Consciousness ,,
was on the bank when / opened my
and Mr.. Anderson was kneeling
IL me rubbing my hands. ] felt as
" hody was cut in ice, and when l
i to speak, my lips felt frozen. too:
Ia mt his arm round me and lifted
n nv feet, holding me close to him,
for an instant ] clung to hin with
readful feeling Of sickness and giddi-
before gasped out:
Ob--oh ! thought ] was drowned !!
fr Anderson laughed grimiy.
| thought you we're, tOo,' he said.
lls voice was hoarsc. but 1t sounded
|ympatbetic and began to cry mis-
Ills no use crying" Mr.. Anderson
\ roughly. And you'll catch your
IN OF cold II sou stand here. Take
hand! Do you think you con run ?"
fIe took my hand. but I dragged
i can't--oh, leave me alone
We me alone
A FNOnsense. You must run. Ol
brse you cam he urged sharply,
Don't be such n baby. You're not the
y one who is wet aud cold, re.
tmber I"
|For the hrct time I realized that he
Is dripping wat, too, and that he must
he gone into the water after me.
HE dragged me up the bank. and
my best TO keep pace with him, hut
legs felt stiff, and my skirts clunt
but me, hHmpering me at every step
/ don't know how we got home. II
kmed like q hundred miles. though w
|lly went by a much shorter cut thar
road.
4 he'd forgotten all about Nina, an(
think be had too; he had no mercy
on ne; once when | begged to b.
owed to stop and rest he grew really
gy.
POO you want to get pneumonia" h
ked savagely. "You can have all tn,
|t you like once get you safel!
he."
But the last few yards were tn,
|rst, and at the door uf the farm
build have fallen from sheer fatigu,
weakness II he had not picked mt
bodily.
PIE carried me into the kitchen. ant
me down in John Alberry's high
eked chair by the fire.
Ihc house seemed deserted, and h,
nt into the passage and shouted fol
ts. Alberry.
4 heard her voice answering from
stairs, and then he came back to me
1Have q hot bath and go straight r.
a. be said, and then as did not
swer, hn added unkindly: "It's your
n fault, you know. Perhaps it vii
lesson to you to do os you're told
the future"
y looked up at him with fiery eyes
was utterly wretched and long!ns
h some one TO be kind to Inc, and al
did was to scold.
ITS pity you didn't let nj
own," said. you've only wastec
w time BY pulling me out. Nobody
knts me.
4 savage frown bent his brows.
Ilts no use taking rToh!Sh - h
ID biuntly. "YoV'li feel Letter wher
u'rc dry and warm. I'll come rount
y evening and see how you are" II,
fited a moment. "Good.by," b,
ded more gently.
dld rot answer; ] kept my fac,
1erted, though knew be was standing
lere: Then suddenly he came back
e picked NE up out of the chair. and
Pc and cold as We both were, he pu
3 arms around me.
Thank God, | did pull you out" h,
y, with rough emotion. And don
u nonsense about nobody wanting
H. You know It's not true" Mrs
Perry was crcaking down the stairs
Pa | tried TO free myself from Marl
|nderEon's arms, but he held me fast
lpslng down into my cold, tear. .stainet
Pes then be bent and kissed me o.
!. lips.
CHAPTER XII
isappointment--A Tasto OF the