Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
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ys.sl then, I better say sooG ~.
~ walked slowly toward the door'
]. t, hsad up = moment" Laurie said, and
hands clnsped behind him, look
~ s,eadily and quietly In the eyes.
- mt out his hand. Q caught
IN -, le,ar flooded his face, he dropped
4 " W. There was quivering In his
lonEs EsM StrynS yon 90 out to my town--with
z .ss.| asked the Westcrner beseech' :
~ {us.ri. said "yes," wruns his hand
~ d tufner nneNrvillinsiy i Q dragged himself
hsn Mary Grinscoombe' door. 1t
NJ " 81 to he beaten; it was harder
~ IA defeat. And the little school.
h.S done no much to arm him
ri, hsttles Only two days ago he
g ~ .s,ns - to her for applause; 1t was
~ - his pride to ask now Tor her
.ist,on. And. yet, he wanted her
~ snd he must surely tell her, and
~. Sidn;t come to answer his ring
OA bs let himself in and looked for
Sss. the parlor. At last, their being
..rrd IN the house, he sat down In
% sI Mace. He stared ut the pages
IL ~ copy .book--the last copy Of
y ssT sTt was proverb she had chosen
t;m.-"Stiil waters run Deep
"a X looked along it idly, absorbed
hs aching weariness which had
,sss bis heart. He had not written
~ yell the letters were all blurred.
~. one must have spilled water over
H.I The mage was blistered here
ssS there !: she had probably been fix
m her flowers. Funny, she was usu-
sii, 30 daintily sure about, everything
IA did. Not until months later, alone
"A great plain under the stars, did
~ explanation Of the blurred letters
~ ne blistered page fash upon Q.
Ii Vas then the kindling spark OF q
sr,ater Illumination. Now, he pushed
~ book away with an impatient
Gsry came into the kitchen. He
Sad not the wish to hasten her en-
f,snce. but when, in the course Of her
suall undertakings, she did appear, he
same to bis feet and smiled.
Nhs was all flushed and sparkling,
,,Sant and released. Her eyes kept
I personal secret Of unhappiness, but,
iof the rest, she had yielded utterly to
IL frst real Joy of her life. She ran
quickly over to him.
"OH, O, whatever can I say to thank
ycu! Yes. The letter came. 1t went
through and through us like lightning
You fnow"-she laughed--"poor Papa
d 40 happy that he's had to be put to
I'd, He went round and round the
fuom like a bewildered moth. He
eouldn't-he simply couldn't believe it.
No-you can't know what it will
nsan.."
'T'm sure glad" He drew a deep
end very bitter breath. ''Then hev
done something even if it isn't what I
et out to do"
she stood, flushed, and began to
Susie over him. He was changed.
'But, @, you've done everything !"
He held her eyes With his own smil-
hg ones. She couldn't see into his
hart She had sudden achy feeling
Ait no one perhaps would ever see
INTO II again.
II haven't got my moon," he said.
shes slipped through my fool fingers
somehow. There was another fellow"
Mary was terribly, astonishingly
""H.,o,oo,v -
"Yss Sbo "a ,o;,, n ,norr, , r.o,
nan and nr ronlan tI sos 10 mary nnnS LEA ea'
r.n' ~ i,oLs i;i,n ,sui sens:,
| srX w,s,;n, ~ ,o'As nhe ne y Ahowea reaain
snd s.osranbv w ,anamaaas o,;vo ',g any
issa f"PS fron E;sS o,n tas Ky unses ,t awe anu
He sure does. And now I'm noo,r; r.
70 back West where I belong. Nav I
Ne your father? I've come TO tell Won
Z good by" ~
Upstairs, he of the white nanocbe
raised himself quickly on his inflow Mt
puryed Of pride and bitterness sniritn.
lily beautifed Sir svdnev dr.sS. trs nss3arrsd sp'r
miled ips and ewes and bcsrt NJ a.
Ipd he fs,t W tbot t'Ia h.,a mha hfars , u. w.
agsry had justified itself. The pistol and
Junction of nlanets fnr IL WanrS,s ~, III ~
piness The Earthworm triumphed
shbly.
Some day you'll read it, o."
Yes, sir. / sure will" jAnd he did.
20, understandingly, his education
having gained an impetus that no
changes in his life could stop.) "
s1ns' S' Sh.. =; Don't think l didn't under.
|(iacult 70 T;ui SET aiu tor me l ma 1t
.Iil be lookinsy yoa ~ tbS sooao stoDy .,,,.
|Ns range" said 3 huskiiv. "and savs
ils their names-tbat viii snail Tu vn,,. S"y
sVer to me often, sir" '
There wos somo.,,, ,,
Fragile about tho it'll e'ns ,,'a Pernous,y
vsi like delicata e cio"n mun naso IN oed' e, ne
With some fluid e,onisit.,~ esSei Jonnae mneu
ecsly vital. Ucwas afraid Ha ,aft
re room with blindn.ss - t.ars ,ers
,;OOs0 EOwn in the sitting room, five
ths hrs v;nSo later, Mary leaned hgainst
md slep5Sr .slll na, heavily for such a small
%%e path. She couldn't follow him -
-, y. uGor. aII She found that her courage
HsWg gone-'all dead.
tbansh to the gate, he started, as