Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-31

, il nfa. HGflOE ut VI"
mp Io'' tbe country impels Aunt
w !" N ,orite rebakinglv to Chris
ha'yc a'ycooiectino Marie. She goes OF
,;.a ~ IN nc Thames puh Feathers,
0s,m' a,n ,be mites for his LONELINESS
Wy NIO io,siiness. Their party continues
~ ~, ,o that Feathers realizes, thev
ot ,e,o, act home in time to t1etcome
W.. Ty.;; This tpiH be his last trip Utth
Tar;e. no thinks desperately.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
M HE let Marie sleep on, and sat
3 there without moving. torturing him; m,
IL with thoughts OF the future' tlll
presently she reused ana opened hef
!. syes uo,t looking NJ him
,nrecognisingly, then she started up
rbbins her eyes in confusion. ,.
%"Haye been asleep? Why didnt
IAN wnke me? What is the timeF
""I am afraid dozed off myself. IT'S
ws heat, ! expect" He made great
Smsiness of yawning and stretching MS
arms, arms though he had not once closed his
.sss 'Its nearly 6--l am afraid we
.Ssli not have time to go on to
Henley"
ut doesnt I matter, She Sdi' quich-
|, 1--WE can go another day.
H"Yes. we can go another day, he
.cboed, with the full knowledge that for
lin there would never be another day.
The sun was sinking down behind
Ne trees and pastureland and a cool
breeze had risen.
Marie shivcred, and Feathers picked
m her coat and gave it to her silently.
"I'm not really cold" she said, but
i'Have we got to go back now?" she
asked, as he began to unite the rope
that held them to the bank.
ayes, I think we ought. We have
10 get to London, you know"
Eyes"
It was getting quite dark in the back
water. One punt which passed them
carried Chinese lantcrs that glowed
like magic eyes through the September
evening
"Mr. BAKERS" Marie said suddenly.
"Yes." He was intent on the pad
die and did not look up.
"There is something I want to ask
you before-before we 60 home"
"Yes." His voice sounded little
trky
ITS only you will still
come and see me, won't you'll mean
sven-even if Chris has come homc?"
"0f course. Why shouldn't II"
II don t know only thought per-
haps =" Her voice faltered.
only to break out again passionately
"0h, II you knew how l hate the
thought of the future" and then, with
shamed realization of what her words
might convey. she tried to laugh as she
went on: II don't exactly mean that,
but-but. oh. you know I'm not the sort
M wife Chris ought to have married
RS kind of you to try to pretend
that you think | am. but I'm not so
blind as / used to be, and know now,
And ! can't even make myself different
- suppose because I'm too stupid.
II only were more like Mrs.
herlot or Dorothy Webber. ="
Feathers broke in harshly: "For
Gods sake, don't compare yourself with
them"
=, But it's true-you know it's true"
she insisted.
=, u don't want you to think I'm
blaming Chris; I've never blamed HIM
N all my life, and | want him TO bc
happy, but q" Her voice trnilod |
hcpelessly away, only to recover cove ',m,ain opaiu
I'm not the sort ~ Girl ovor - ,noLo
him happy, A. frot o sIr' ho ever 10 make
si,p. sopsu so hard that things would come
tsnt; out lately-just during the last
that it can never be- I smnnosn NJ m"Te o,,cht Scr,
hot to say all this to yonWyor,ro oSo oufHe bis
;.y 'Nu Ill slao you are.
Feather" a"' o,;;otIE, your FRIEND too,' said
nI kroUul uu'etiy. ~,
you. It's"it,s 'Hno dro6 ds why I'm telling
| can tSlk - dreadful to have no one
and beIp n,M mo t"-No one to understand
"J am mr. nfroi, a..
you" Featb"rH. F"rH aoi ~ DeEond me to help
only tell 'p["'rs pn" y Snld hoarSCly. Il can
HicL Vn ~ you 10 be patient and try to
know, Mrs. LawlcssN ;'fS'"'Hs So"
,ritted n1 Il 81" sile had not been plucky' He
daring 70 "'N nroo,I rJ,n 3 at hlS temcrity in
and vet ~ pFrarh % such a doctrine to her,
To oirer ser h. IT. was ,s the best he could do.
ness that % Iro 'nr SNnpnthy and tender
longing wonI, II bo 't"rins ,ll ms heart with
once HnT Tonia tn di De 10 ruin their friendship
He "oo IooknT o%F hoai all
He couIG vTG'" on'K at her with hot eyes.
tb,ovraJHu rJu'a on y SEQ her face dimIy