Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-01

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~ ~ HERE IT CONTINUES
- May Imagine It's Romantic"
I = This he could have shaken hsr.
nv did she persist in taking %
2 for granted about him' DID she
" tbat he walked and moved as
~, as all that9 Did she think he
81 the use Of bis limbs2 Dancer
n, nine men out Of ten dance; some.
~ II was not no very many years
a. an since he, Carmichael. had been
m that he danced divinely. One thing
~ fairly certain; he'd take good care
naver did dance with this girl. So,
~ an edged mildness in his voice,
= replied. "Oh, am afraid I am
Iee dancing"
"wel, II you don't. a concert Will
~ WE'LL" said Glover Elphinstone
Ss was determined to put him down
h cripple, was she. Hadn't she con.
oeended to look ut him at al! WIFI
sentlest manner that ever eloaked
IliSnation be suggested, perhaps
nd time ! might take you to see me
ncs at my club. Mightn't, that be
bpsidered appropriate? ! believe I'm
~, y,, for for some competitions next
'"; "What date?"
'Tiat should have to let you know
'Tfanks," she said. He could not
Nh Ghether or not she were In the
eaM surprised that he, whom she had
u7f1ntty put down 40 quite unable
= anything with his body, should be
L1d for fencing competitions at q
I6s01oa club. She continued. then
~ ere flowers"
Hflowers?" -.
10 Be sent to me- Of COURSE with
II zee. Any particular price! =!
oyen and sixpenn 'orth Of freesias!"
This shaft she ignored. "Or you
leht order hyacinths auntie's favorite
DWers. I will tell you the name Of
! shop and you can have them entered
To this he did not rise" % she
d tancied he might. He appeared
"Aft.r this," Glover continued, "you
III begin sending notes TO- me at the
Puss.. Express notes, marked urgent.
bmetimes two a day."
II zee. Containing-"
"Oh! What does It matteff Rae.
s tips. II YOU like. Tho others are
lways sending those" g..,
"0h. then may I send something
rferent? The bill for the freesias
bat sort Of thing?"
"Anything you like. The idea Is
bat my aunt and my cousins may
nasine that it's about something
aintic."
ri see." At this point Harry Car.
ltAael took off his hat and drew q
NTH as deep as IL he had come UP
u trying to break the long plunge
y think" said he, that I have got
al right. Just let us run over It,
iS. Elphinstone, may we?
mi nnl ~ kvxs
ttfacted:' Then lunch, theatre. tele.
aene.calls to your house.. not the
laee; then those notes, minimum two
r day. Freesias until further orders.
h:vs e continue for a. fortnight.
YES" replied Glover. suddenly
ewars that she was having to sup.
~ two strong impulses; one, to
eash, the other to tell him Gngrily to
ee serious. please. THAT 10 quite
bon. But It Is about when the
esnisht Is up that Is now worrying
"oh, then," said she, slackenins her
~ (they had been going at rather q
~ over the turf. she found), then
aaau tell my people the news that you
~ proposed to me-"
Hs stopped, looking at her. Nothing,
parently, was worrying her about
90 thing. For this there might be
~ reasons. One, that she put him "a
eert from the race of flesh and blood
M that she could talk to aim Of the
procedure Of an engagement az II she
.eee so!iloquizing aloud to that wooden
sant OF an oak above her. Two, that
se herself was utterly insensitive,
mt feel these things at all. OF
seee two was the truer reason; the
!n was insensitive. with the insense.
aveness OF sleeper whose time to
xlken Is not yet. This, Carmichael
eald not guess; he only knew that
sther Of those reasons made hin,
atlous. In either case 1t seemed to
tm monstrous that this young girl
aould 30 uttering In that tone those
s.sS sc' the news that you have pro.
Hs said, when and where, may ]
shall I have done that?"
MMOh' that will depend. When
~, = fortnight hence brings US to the
.entleth, doesn't It? Where-cominq
Sme In q taxi from somewhere OF
t9sr,, ! think. That will seem = :
sobable," she said carelessiy. still
,cSSa'n. under that clump Of snaried
y oaks. Their russell sheddines
c.ied Ike paper under her shoes
e her little scarlet hat their bar,
!ns We're pointed and knobbed with
"a \ adosmsnt d, s;n foliage that should bud int
- ~ may and spread into emerald
June though on this January eve
aS al looked as dead as bones AND
4setnsmept; y tst; A frosty gust Of wind stir, ,
n n y. me pa. hair on her cheek: She puiie,
y was as she pulled up those FUR
IN extraordinary thing happened
.s Harry FRY Carmichael. He was not ,
Ssr !. 1'Ven to fancies, nor to dreams
ss sssa and heard and felt. This after
a 40 was more than ever surrounde,
sys.s ssmor against anything pleasant O
~. getting near him, for he wa
h,sSs 70 worst Of tempers; he was irri'
Sss Sssd' !. =. he himself knew, more thu,
W. lustiaable even in the circum