Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27

~, Jood ti1u Is name iS John Sn,tth,
tssdeTiV' n rtsporSc 70 a crn tot help. 3
,eScs,s es SoD NJ, E"2 ,,sisr M"g 'oEh 'bWI 'bsIs,s
20 so'ih his coming 10 ihSir. home 20 chahoe
Na clothes. IoiIoUed by hcr uMete .is. dnd %
Ss,e sSs,s oJ n|S, tic "i dsad maa. ~ hfs Mortified
surprise u d"rci9bS thdt the, house 10
cherry Loo9o ana ,ns '''f ~ H""o'
,p Lo,l Jro,rod , ,ii,Io and ho had
II -" ,., ,.. ,L,. -.
- TO bend L" eaten her Sh| words.
1T was IN a p'aGc ',kc tnat-hear
some WILLOWS just NC '"a' - "oco
.ycr first KISSED me. u. . a..
~ f1erc Vas lla'o s'.cnLc ,noh Inc
fMt9ne iiun'tr 'd'ni hi. ''.w,' ,n in snuh;S
"Well, suppoSinR ! k'ss !pn ussin,
She gave ilttic .a"en'ng protest;
"Oh, some one Wili scc us oh. Ana
mat unclc cu'Ii9s 9s,. ,.A, a.,
The Fortune huntcr released nef
with little ''xcG lansh az Mr. haru'
Ing came across tne lawn toNard 1nem.
Ivc told ,hcm 10 nave d'nner
arly, hc sald, Deamlns upon tnem
both. ~ m sure you nIEI ,o,aS oS hVWHSrIy, WSSISy:,
Jobn--mny l cal you 'onhI we We
talked about 20" oy your 'h,,s.,sn nnsus,,
1smc for years, maven We: hnn''
She NODDED; bnsnimg sensltive'y:
And iyc been tc''ing tommy tnat
be was pu,I"d OUT o. ,nc r,Ner pS nis
future broth"rr;in-law', the o'd man
went on chcer'ly' ana nc 80 eA',,eu
he can hardy rontsin mimScn. rvs
eyes twlnEicd as nc ionkeH AZ inc MA"
e~oq,ns n''rn.9 u.sn', Das' ,hnro D., Ia =,
,o,.Eir Jvt :" -" bc % osk"G I'' "''' " w
~srSn' rSn ror,"nc IIun,cr sound his voice
,ne no,st sn., '"''' '0''' "''
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r'snIL, ,oorod oro,rd dcs,sro,o,v "I
ns ;S'S,u ano,hns I,ohnu .ra ~ Irr.s ha
thihS my c'o'pes arc u'sT I'VE
oegand. gd.. 1..u so,,o, ra,,.. ,o. ,,,,,,,s
Wy ursr ,,,,oTi ~. STu " 10y s",nn'ns
" so,ns ..,vh, ,a..u"s a.'t 60. p,"nu a,s Tu. ~
en'''m, ~, .;,. ~, 'e" 49,, "U.s ,,.;,n @ y"
}'u, aTu "'' !, 80. S ~, o.san go n,,n d,du'; n:
.noHH". ~ was az. um ",,m"s , s.u, ~, |
'"v "" ,ui' ~. 81 ,io,,a,, mn' "' "a ro,.
aooo rot won, ~ .tov-. o ''''
oocs NOT "an. 10 stay :,
II not tnat ! don I want TO staE.
1--we no things with me. II left
~ my luggage M LONDON ana J m not
yc rougncu IL So--- Tic brokc
on Nammer,ng.
Mr L'Ir",ns ,,,,T tnumpcd nim on the
oack ana laugncu.
room mat all rlGht. were
1nE 100 s'ad 10 nave you as you are.
ten you my poF. begun TO worry
soout you ana thats the truth.
But 1ow-wtll ! could find IL IN
my heart TO forgive you anything, lust
TO see my little girl here looking 80
happy. Nonsense, my dear" as she
tried 10 interrupt. lyon nrc lookint
happy; and It is because he's here. 40
why shouldn't t 7 say it. may ! ask p
He slipped q hand through the arm
of each OF them. and began to stroll
pack to the house.
You're seeing Somtrton at its best
.nd, pretticst, John" he said. '.We
don't stay here in the winter: it's too
damp, YOU know. Tho gardens under
water balf tho time. but Just now." his
merry eyes rested fondly on the house
oeiorc him; well. It's rather n nice
''rp M sPP., mn hc asked casually.
4, man I1n,d ask nothing better.
nent!
ha. were passing the garden gate
road nInno oH,n' hhiir'lIS on I" inc main
people were hurrying, hustIing togcthcr
"na talking ""aS"lessly.
A1nc .,n gave little cry.
one. There must have been an accident
VI Ttn aear Nhht can II be?''
Ine fortune Hunter took quick
,rn, p ,VriMnrn, ir ana caught her by the
ca,o am' Swinging swinging hcr round away from the
ru, ,n.,' ",.,'"s, roughly as she would have
'uu Forward.
4, ioo,, ~ accident, YOU don I want
oN' go and 500 what it Is.
'Sase' Sn' stay wh"rc YOU are
|obsy SSS SaS 10" mnrh surprised to dis
|nqd |i,nd dcr hands pr"sscd asitat"lly to her
I I'ni,,, ss inc Fortune Hunter went
('W"F l"rWard md out into tho rond.
M ~ ~ Ir"aE", lug 10" arm "t man hurry.
snSLN 20 =" nr%n up with tn" little crowd and
,",,' ~ ","' "narn'f.
ny nat Is i? What's tho matttry'
,ne man looked over his shoulder.
hen stopped.
ncmr ono thcy'vc found in the wood
h. "RSad:" d The question came with
"fGT; been dead for hours, So they
|nc,ioo ii,"'y sent for n doctor and the
VINO IL the man? DO you know"
E'No.~na" en"So .,ro ct inc head was the reply.
nsu - stranger hcrc-shabby looking
"sn, NJ 100
= 1p sIr othSr man'a arm.
bp bjm u' ,o1! on"r" must have been papers
Ano,h A r''Srs' Somcthing?" he asked.
"TT'"Tr IN" snake Of the head.
|notb&ir"s, mats the odd thing. ,hcrc's
|Ws boS not even mark on his clothes.
h man fnrn nI,hllar case here years ago
""su found IN tho river. "
was" u'u 'n'y never find out who hc