Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-05
|EE WILL NEVER DIE
By.JOflN HUNTER

rockIe0o gambler, and q dangerous man
in every way. People point the finger
Of scorn ct him, even while they. stand
aehua,st eu, at bic wiM do!nss; Hs Z nm.
lessness which iinds no satisiSetion for
long In any thing. His fkthsr 10 The
great steel magnate, and Harness has
Ftreated him shamefully. Despite con-
stant appeals to 80 steadily, Harkness
has been spending money, "a though Il
were water, and be has never once
offered to take / share In his fathers
tremendous responsibilities. The man
is recognized everywhere 40 . waster and
ibid he lose his mother when he was
youngr asked Aunt Ella quietly.
Constance looked at her with amase.
ment. "Yes,, che said slowly. II
believe she died when he was baby in
arms. She never recovered from his
"Ah!" Aunt Ella had q curiously
quaint little lawyer pursuing SONS
clusion. Her eyes cleaned excitedly
from behind her spectscles. His father
q great business man. OF course, !
have heard Of Harkness. They call
him tM Steel King. don't theyf BE
would be Z stern. man.. wholly centsred
In his work, no doubt"
HE has some reputation for hard.
ness, said Constance, uneasily. She
had never suspected that Aunt Ella
could think 20 deeply as this. '.The
son inherits his nature In part. Even
in bic wrong doing he Is strong" .
Il have gathered already that he y i
said Aunt Ella calmly. "what he did
last night has told me that"
What do you mean, Ellaw Con.
stances tone was sharp.
Aunt Ella faced her squarely. The
old. world homcliness seemed moment.
arily stripped from her and she showed
herself wiSe woman: her kindly face
was lighted with q great inspiration.
Sometimes. Connie. the people who
sit and watch the stream Of life doW
past them have more opportunity Of
and struggle In that stream. am one
Of those who watch. You-one Of the
strugglers. Your experience IL wider
far than mine; but in this case I
think have seen the truth more
clearly than you have: That man
Harkness loves Audrey"
Constance reused herself 90 though
from reverie.
II can imagine the molding o.
Harkness character, continued Aunt
Ella quietly. "A boy Of strong i'm;
; hard father who had no time to spare
from his business. In his youth th'
lad would be given money, plenty o.
money, to 60 away and amuse him
self, as long as he did not encfoach OF
3 his fathers time. When be was oil
enough to be considered suitable Il
assist his father, the habit Of drifting
+, of wild spending, had ingrained itssl
: 80 deeply that It could not ,be e9acet
without something stronger beinl
brought to bear than mere order from
a father, who, after all. had done littl
Z. TO create q bond Of affection betwee,
i know him, is the product Of all this
!, Am I right, Constance?"
"You may be-" admitted Constanc
:. difidently. She was realising that u
8 her quiet, simple way Aunt Ella ha'
: probed deeper into the problem thai
Z she was capable Of doing herself.
II am" asserted Aunt Ella. "Yo
9 know. Constance, you worldly wis
!. people are often wrong. You do no
. stop to think. You Judge peopl
msRmber tS.r. o' Is 10 world Si Of though
which governs the world Of action 1
Q which you live. I think you shout
q 10 to Harkness and ask him to tel
y, you the truth, and II the truth is tha
he loves Audrey, as ! am certain b
. loves her, then you should bring then
: s'impcssible!' protested Constanc.
"The man would ruin her."
q Aunt Ella smiled gently. Instead
: she would save him." she said. "HG
that never occurred to yoSS: a. coGssanss .sa1Ssl
4. "You do not know Hardness as
know him." she muttered: II tel
. you he is a devil-nothing. less. 70!
8 cannot turn him or control him. n
: Just goes straight on. The things tina
: man has done, and laughed as he ha
;, done them! He ruined young XII
Z game. He has all but ruined Cartere!
q You don't know what you say, Ella.
Q "All right" Aunt Elias face wor
a look Of resignation. But ! woul
ask you to remember; Connie, TIA
Al. I believe, q man and woman ca
: love but once in all their lives. An
e YOU cannot kill such love a. that.
q never dies, smother It and coerce 1t a
Y you WILL"
It She turned toward tho house, bu
!. Constance put out her hand and seiss
"Ella i" Constance's manner wa
y hesitatins. "There is something else
+ want to talk to you about
g 1T i+csSnnainston; !.S, 4 what he said
Aunt Ella waited In silence.
. "He wants Audrey" Constant.
Il q gasped the information. He demand
~ her. He says it will be better for mel
>. And I cannot give her up. l cannot
10 You know I cannot! He was dread
10 full to me; hurt mo; you know how .
No can handle words. ! lived tnrous
% hell last night, Ella" -.
Aunt Ella reflected. She knew tns
Connington was right when ne sal
Il would be better for Audrey 10
to him. But Constance was her siste, a
xr She dared not contemplate what mlgi
IN Resides. Constance had earned the rigf
n her daughter, the right Of 10!
IN ~ tsvas%su nmsnarinS labor. Aunt Ella answer
" '' "What do you intend to dot"
at "He said that Audrey would hr
ng out about the Eros, sooner or later.
d; had never thonght of that. She WILL
Aunt Ell. nodded. The fact WI
:" "She mustn't And out yet" A
II Constance's agitation was obvious
u, her speech. ~ must have time
er think, to decide n plan. At presel
lst I hardly know what am doing. l cal
:" not make a decision in my present sta