Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-08

|Rv . ., understand it---she house On.
T@s Ts.cw--now 80 on" she SAID pen
ly,ly. ,, ,, ,hs winding drive
nv ',.o,sh, thsm a. last to he main
(hn e..' Ana there . plessant-iookins
fnts~ ...n IN a ,ns, rustlins black silk
N,.. stood waiting TO receive mem. .
ror .se. only q short stay, Mrs, Msthsrs
Nv s ,ss,e pucrow and I wanted the
cs.,,i have lunch whom II 10 READY,
wv wv around, and then on"
0os 0o,sr..,ythinIs ready. my lord" she
~ ,ml,sd at Sunny, ana sunny
~ rack. There was something 20
sr ara % friendly about sunnys
u. ,ns, Mrs. Msthers was her friend
nm % ,ns, moment onward.
'Vr ,... vouns lady would like to wash
nv ssy ssr hair, psrhapst" Mrs.. Msth'
rp said. xr, .., .... ns,.s
..s.w "a A room ana see she has oil
\. vsn,a Mrs. Mathersr
nv e...v followed the old dame, She
.1S.d % aSou. her wondsrlnsiy; her eyes
W. 4, everything, yet.eyerythlnE vas
,"i. indIstinct Dark oaksn wAila
s.,r,, which siimmerod suits OF old
s.or M sr,at pictures IN massive fran,ss.
', .",,S IA which . dossn people could
!, ana a ilreplsee In which q seu.tefui
...,, would 70 nowhere. This Sunny
.s, shs saw also q wide staircase, y
.,ss,tul s,ainsd.ulass window that re-
',sasd her OF church. . landing like o
"n.,, oyerhansins tho hall on all four
,,.. - from which doors opened Into IN
uil,rasgn't y, ssn't like . house At ALL Sunny
.ht .'it's more like a---a---1 don't
nous"sh aa "sshsti II seeins too big and too
uxsIy Tor any one 10 live IN:
Mrs Mathers was proud OF fiaIWS,i.
ss ssu,I.s' Ts' and sho appreciated the look
oEhi. MIi Y tSe Picture gallery she said.
E,rs,.S NJ sunni ny the he" walls cf which hung
ssminsly numberleas great psintinss
Mra Mhtherg pratted ,aoSus Svs,, yan
byess and knellerg ana usmsporouHns,
soa'pt ssat matters who were all represented
'"t "rSnd this 4, her ladysh,p. . wonder:
u o. ,nSa .at"iI,i iI,sisSton, and this Z MS lord.
sls. painted by-.-t forget the name
Is ri 4 1ns portrait though, ana It's e.
fsty N,ony l,s' ',ooNad " a, the portrait Of Dob
.,t,sS tSS" s,ensaht.faced ola gentleman,
A.s b. ~ Assrasn, H' s,ic Ms,hsrs hp. sos
kInusd. % "end considered 10 be a very
Eood iIHsnessi OF course ne was muoh
y0susrs susSy 'ssa Stared at the frank. bright
|ncw and ret unlike him. .
h., AnS ASnSS--SIs Sn,' sir Harry XiWsn, of lis
eimo et Charles the First painted by
Nan Dyck, and consldered ono OF the
(fSest paintings In the gallery, ana
'pIsD,ss s,oes ! better .s,nsS 81 and'-and get
fsoS poSr,rston wss waiting for her In the
k,iL Lynch yin be ready soon" no
aid "Msanwhile, III show YOU About,
s " shhn't have too much time.
This IL the Gfewing.fuofn "
sunny gasped.; she did not attempt to
nor dIG she say anything when the
Inrary, tho morning room, the billiard
oon and the dinlng-roon were dis.
|os,d to her gaze.
Finally thoy came TO anchor IN the
h0fnins.room, where he had ordered
lunch 70 DO served.
We'll, Sunny?'.
1l's oil wonderful; mayer droamsd
|;d "Nevstf' ahS stared out OF the
ri,dow: shs saty the great mark with
[. magnificent trees, The placid sheet
Y water on which there were no swans.
"it's- a pity there isn't no swans." she
sh, Somehow she felt slad 10 be able
find fault, 10 find that there was
pmethIng missing.
"s sssss 'HSsi you San,, SS y0s suss % fsVs Ms saa
stood beside her In the window.
"Met what's II to do with mo? I
on't suppobe I'll ever see II Again !"
y hops from the bottom Of my heart
bat You will !" he said earnestly.
sunny, its tho wish Of my life that
Oa shall see II very, very often"
Dcbtins,on did not answer her: h!s
nEfs closed around her hand.
Sunny, I've pictured you here often,
? eNd, Pictured you In this old
And I'm here" she said. Funny
o1 should have thought OF mo being
ne not funny It's serious. very So
bent.
Sunny, hoY--how would you like
his Tor your hotne1" he said.
NY hoinoi not mo .rd be worried
death! It's a wonderful place TO
PINE and look at. but think Of keeping
hoas rooms dueted and swept
But there are servants To DO that"
And think Of having 10 look after the
sryaE~ and see that they did their
Byt Mrs.. Mathsrs does that"
DOT"
70 be mistress. Just mistress here, to
my- lie paused. The door be-
Eve nun had opened, and 4 man-ssrv-
nv nad brought In tho lunch.