Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-08
r.,,s STARTS THE STORY

Wss~s IA marry Ralph Hhvdrd.
e1pelec n;ofurcd a "ioUo IN a cot
6ss ~, m,e 6ut HiiIpard Is rich. Per,
fe1e. S,y' n, has little faith ~ HUI.
Ne "1St .iiii feels fhot Kdthy ,oM
~, ~ for them. She negIcciss
~ mpes p.,s,,iv. Jili, ,oho Is employed
them .,Sro1ro pher, gets acquainted
~ r"s s.e".yT yTaiIeufpre, also q society
eM uw%|a friend Of Hillyard. Mr..
Gex, o" .Jiirs employer aud a rich
8mrgess, ,.onoses marriage 10. jill. The
lepyeF, ~ aud refinue of servants
Isroe nvSS' ,ubdme Kathy. She ioas
ytpey III .yovoh for dnpthingj she
teeslvp. p.o.deyful picture at the head
mods e,,.d,. fable: but she pds
Of HMvp,o case: her speet face
shy ~ lin. and she pould forget
fyshee ~ ~ sIs tried TO tdlk TO their
sxn HERE 1T CONTINUES
.xxyoU ought to have M married 1,'e' Jill Sll,
~ not me- she told him once
.v..,.lv "Jill would have been
4 .hs wife for you--she could have
a her own anywhere"
Hillyard frowned. go,
..non,t be absurd, Kathy-Jili never
III me-, What he meant was that
h.d never liked her, and kathy
IN q though she dared not say So
Nv s.a now--tonight, Jill was coming to
:, their house for the first time.
w.,bv dreaded the meeting; 20 many
NJ. had happened since Don's death
W., ~ seemed to have drifted such
niIes apart.
rn.v had only met twice since the
!, when they stood together beside
(. boy's grave, and then Jill had
~ az hard and unlike herself that
y.thy had dreaded another meeting.
she knew that it was Hillyard-his
IN and desire, that had pushed her
mart from her sister, but she was
bowerless to prevent it.
she loved ner husband a thousand
Zines more than she loved her sister,
N n some indefinite way that knowl-
dce hurt, even while she exulted In it.
lin had been so good to her--done so
bmcb for her; the memory Of a hundred
ttle acts of kindness and unselfshness
pod COME back to her during the long
rseks when they had not met of Jill
lifting up far into tfe night to retrim
hat for her--to alter a dress; of Jill
|Iepying herself to buy little luxuries
Ior Don--cf Jill working late to save a
|;stle more for the wonderful invalid
shsir that had never been needed after
lii
Surely the world had turned UPSIDE
Aswn aimee those DAYS: n whole lifetime
y .ssnts seemed to have been crowded
nto The eight months of her married
its .. .'1
Some one tanned at the door. and
<sthy turned
-''Come in - It was Ralph Hill
h" n,,no ;,to tbe room s,n;i;n,
nj we'll. eroomed fresh from the care
kul hands of his valet; he looked hi.
IN. mn and down with cr;ticaI nvrs be a..
ore he stoopcd and kissed her
ct em, G IL .. ,oo. ,, ,>
|vund his neck. her golden head crushed
Erainst his shoulder. regardless of the
|jaboratc waves and coils of which
Jeanette had been so proud.
For the moment she was completely
Esppy; for the moment, as he held her
10 bis heart, it seemed as if he and she
were alone in the peacefulness of tho
little harbor of which she had dreamed
Las II the storms and restlessncss of
Ehe sea outide had passed them by.
Then Hillyard bent and kissed her
[sain, bnt there was sort of tinality
b the kiss and he took his arms away.
Have you quite forgotten that we
have n dinner nartyp' be asked ber
bayfully.
kathy raised her head and sighed.
Il wish could forget" she said her
beautiful face clouded, she caught her
usband's hand with childish little
gesture. Ralph I'm-I'm
Pfraid. I" ...-
Afraid! y he echoed her words, not
understanding. "Nhat are YOU afraid
Pf, Kathy?'
Her head dropped.
NOW '"' 10 '''''''s 'oh's"'' you
His face hardened. .
Il know =" he frowned n little.
We'll, there is nothing to be afraid
Pf,' he said rather curtiy. "Shc could
pave come here before had she wished /;
never asked her to stay away"
He might have added truthfullv tbot
keither had bo os,od ' bar 'tu'nduS nar,c III. III.
kalked over to his wife's dressing table
Ind looked at his well. rroomed rafIec. .
lion in the glass; he raised bis hand
ltn little satisfied gesture and
|o1ched his small dark mustachc.
hathy followed and stood beside him.
kalph--you will you will
e @ nice to her?"
hiliyard turned.
Nice to her what a funny
question =" Kathy's troubled
gam ' What are you worrying about,
'.ue woman? Why did YOU ask her
ere II you are afraid to meet her
~ 1t was your wish"
m know but = =" her ewes
tli. Ralph wanted to tell her
Dout about oh you