Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-11
By RUBY M. AYRES
Il take with them when she is mar.

ried."
But Molly was not worrying her head
In the least about anybody; she was
much too busy and happy with her own
affairs.
Harden had given her a great man,
prss:nts and had had % ,s..ss. ,srrisSs SET
"You really needn't have worried
about IT," Molly told him when he tried
to explain It to her. ''1 skan't want
much money to spend: you can buy
all my clothes, and X I might have.
perhaps ten shillinss 4 week to spendr
She made the suggestion apoloSeticAlly (;
ten shillings seemed such an e1orbitant
sum to have fnentlond.
Harden laughed; he laughed much
more frequently lately. and Mclly's
mother declare that he was looking
''"d "Xnd b. resiI, Is most distinguished
looking man." she added with shade
"What a modest little girl you are,"
Harden said. laying his hand on Molly's.
'Ten shillings a week Why, whatever
will you do with It ALT" he asked
mockinsly.
Molly fushed.
II can give some to the boys---"
"1'll look after the boys, no told
You're such a DEAR" Molly
answered.
He looked away sulltily.
,,o.n, ~ was st telling Mrs; M Fernald this
1T oil seems like a dream to me-f'm
still afraid that some day I shall wake
up and find It's never been real-any
Of It,"
.".You won't do that" he said.
She moved closer to him; they were
sitting together in the garden Of the
White House--a garden tidied now out
OF all recognition, with q lawn sr,oothly
shaved and paths innocent OF weeds,
Mrs, Fernald said that was a
lucky girl she told him. ''She said
that che wished she was half a. happy
Harden made no answer.
Her husband has been 40 III again,
thetically. "She was un with him al
last night and she looked quite worn
say?" '''
.N0thing-1 didn't speak"
Molly leaned her chin in her hand.
wouldn't 1t be awful IL he-died T.
she said in hushed voice.
'Whatevcr would she do?'
Harden rose to his feet.
He won't dic." he snid roughly.
You know what they say about creak /.
ing hinges he'll live for
years and years and then die Of some /.
thing else altogether" He took of
his hat and ran his fingers through his
80 It's settled abou. our weddins
day. be said with a change of tone.
iou think the twentieth will suit you
Molly nodded and her eve, shone
II can't believe It's true" she ssid
That i shall really be called Mrs.
Harden and have to manage your house
Do you know I shall be sim .
ply terrified Of all your servants?"
| He smiled.
You'll get used to them. and Mrs,
barnes will help you with the house
keeping; there won't be much for you
to do except amuse yourself"
She laughed happily.
all right. What did Mr.. Wharton SAY
when you told him?'
When told him? When told him
-what?"
''About-us--you know"
"Oh II forget-as a matter of fac,
! don't think ] told him at all--but he
knows - everybody knows by thi.
Eyes. I suppose they do" She walked
beside him to the gate. GLOW many
more days to the twentieth?" sh,
asked suddenly.
He made q swift calculation.
mine. think--and, Molly, II you
want any clothes pcrhap,
you had better run up to London fol
a few days. Mrs. Ashford will TAXI
you, I am sure. II your mother doesn I
feel equal to the journey.
Molly made grimacc.
"Mother never goes out. I should
like to 20 with Mrs. Ashford"
And SO II was arranged, and MOLLY
went of all smiles and dimples one
afternoon with Mrs. Ashford for three
days shopping.
Harden saw them of at the station.
Take care Of her." he said to Mrs
Ashford. 'She's such an excitabl,
young lady" He looked at Molly. IAN,
don't lose your purse or get run over, y
lie admoniShed her teasingly.
| "As II ] should! Oh. are We really
going?" Her gay voice dropped; shI
stood up, leaning out of the window
"Good.by," she said.
It was impossible not to kiss her
Harden touched her soft cheek with hi.
lips, and a moment later she was ou
Of sight.
He walked out OF the station with ,
feeling Of relief. He was free for three
days Mt least