Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-22
By RUBY NJ. AYRES
Copyright. 1881 op Ben Syndicate. Tro.

some day you'll remember that II
onered myself to you and and
soS wouldn have me. ~ she said stonily.
one turned away, and dropped into a
chair' hiding her burning face on her
arms
Tallentyre stood irresolute: he told
hlmself that u was impossible, that
he had no right to listen to her. but he
raised his eyes and looked at her, and
suddenly his face was broken up with
passionate tenderness and shame.
lie went down on his knees beside her
ana drew her into his arms; he could
not speak. but he bent her head back =
ward and kissed her lips and her throat
| till she was brcathless. There was
hothing Tor either Of them ANY longer
but each other.
Presently she. held him away gently.
mo? . ." she whispered.
He laughed brokenly. my darling,
how can r.
He he'll her tightly. but his eyes
looked sad and undecided
jill, " asked you to come away with
me-,away from London---1 couldn't go
on. living here--on your I-bncy. =
! want to show you that-thnt I'm not
such -n-drone-1 should like to let you
see that | can work for the woman I
I'll go. with you anywhcrc-any
He kissed her hair with passionate
rcmorsc.
oh. my dear, you're making bad
bargain for Yourself
II We got the man love-" she whis i
percd. The best bargain any woman
ran make"
IF it hadn't been for Hillyard, he
said presently.
You mean that you would have gone
away, without saying goodby to me:'
she asked.
"Yes-I should have hated it,
You would have put your pride be
fore me-always"'
He looked into her eyes.
Am I doing that nov? If you knew
everything. *' He drew her
more closely to him. But | have
you, and now I mean to keep YOU"
Prescntly-".Iill. there is something
must ask you---"
"Yes?"
"Tf you have forgiven mc-for-for
what happened last year?"
she turned it against his arm so that
he could not see her eyes.
II forgave you--long ago
She wondered II he would ever know
how nearly she had given in to hin
rather than lose his love.
And you love meas well as you
did them" he asked.
She looked up. her eyes were like
stars. II think | love you--better,'
she whispered. "And---you?"
Tallentyrc gave his answer in kisses
Hillyard was half asleep by the fire
but he reused at once and looked ques.
toningly at his friend: then suddenly
; he held out his hand:
Lucky, lucky man. he sale
hoarsely. "You know how glad ! am. :
ITS all your doing-if you hadn''
played that shameful trick
"A pardonablc trick. " III
tried to laugh. but broke off jarringly
of his wife and their short lived hap
pincss; Of the days when he had frs
met her. and Of hor dream OF q littl,
house in which he and she would b.
all in all to one another.
Gone, all gone-and he was alone.
''Wc're not going to stay in Lon
dom Tallentyrc said. breaking th
silence. She's coming abroad will
me. God bless her" He laid hanc
on his friends arm in warm grip
$50 it isn't money that buys happines
--ch?' he said, with unusual emotion
in his lazy voice. ~ think we've botl
discovered that. haven't wc?'
HiIlyard did not answer. and afte
one glance at his face Tallentyre turned
away, cut to the heart with II sense o
| his own unworthiness.
The winds of the world that hat
wrecked his friends happiness hat
, brought his own ship safely into port
the woman he loved was his; and a
. for the future little ham,
smile lit Tallentyre's somber eyes a.
he thought of the days that were I,
y come. The present was his, and he VIII,
holds the present secure in tho chain
. of love has no need to fear the future