Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-27
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vsS"; ".s;toys ,oho pant TO marry her tor
~ " W,is decides to marry q husbd~d toy
M,nss;snce," u ,ss to fend of "the harpies,"
"S "Sd22.fnR 2'fGsn.R HARRY CARMICHAEL,
Viii War vcterdn, man Of personality,
n".so;nee, rho has inUented a neto
to finance nhich he. agrees to
Gorcr's "strictly business PROPOSE
'crr;o ROSEMARY MEADOWS. Clouer's
Z ..Y,in. a pretty girl Of the period,
TRS. MEADOWS, aunt, Uho hes
,.jr;snded Glover In aducrsity and S
:inssrcd ,oith fdrors.
SANDAL, younger daughter, o
F'ggM F'gXM HOLT, big. good. .natured chap,
k,hjuuv in lore ,cith Rosemary.
Var,nest Glow OF Passion
zach punt. skiff. canoe, was blos-
= soming with the sunlit roses and yell
lara and whites and oranges and scar.
,ss Of sunshades. summery hats.
hl,zers. chintz frocks. This. remember.
,.s tbe summer chintz frOck: half
the girls on the river wore the gaudiest
hhrics ever designed for curtains and
ioose covers fabrics trellised, be.
Sowercd, pictured with birds and
k.ssts and fishes Of every shape and
shade impossible. The effect, sown on
The blue gray Of the stream and bOr-
dered By willow green, was that Of one
sy.r moving rainbow jazz.
'Why do they say that as a nation
you British have no cOlOr?'
Clover heard that question put by
pme girlish American voice in neigh
boring punt of the gay hotilla around
tbem. She caught some other strangers
answer
"It's because Of our climate. That
mbtle veil of island mist IL drawn over
me sayest garmenting Of our crowds on
our brightest summer day. Don't you
rtalize how that's repeated in the Brit
ish voice and the misleading British
manner? Always that tinge Of restraint, +,
above widest splashes of ,saycty; warm.
Ut glow of passiOn--.-
Clovers unuttered comment. WAS
Harry's manner so misleading? Could
he have been gay? Could he have
been passionate? But why do think
Of him all the time like this-I will
not. Not once again tOday---
That voice within her seemed to
whisper. "Not once today shall he
drop out of your thoughts.
Voices of hawkers in barscs cried
"PrOgrrm? Official prOgrem and guide
- . Bubbles. pretty bubbles for the
boat: buy a bubble for the boat?
progrem! Fruit. any fruit ?
Fresh morning gathered Strawberries
and English cherries. Pretty
bubbles Choclit! fresh
morning gathered -'
Again Clover did not hear them.
Voices of Observation-Disclosures
wannee-. and II kitchen where the
rambler. roses twine. - I'm gettin
tired of playin' second fiddle. playin'
second fiddle to you. BY your
leave. ladies' and gentlemen The
oldest singer on the course: Sing
you The River of Years. Tin Gee-gee
Loves Old Song. The oldest singer
-"
Clover did not hear.
Bang Another pistol shot. More
races. Again the launch going by with
the announcement Of which crew had
won, by what lengths.
Then with banjo twanging and piano
drumming there struggled down slow =
ly in and ont among the punts the con =
cert-partys barge with the banner
httered:
"Th" London Hospital. Help us to
Keep Ahoat
A bolish voice. Spare something for
The hospital. ladies and gentlcmen!---
tPlay up, Saunders---')
"Oh. yt'll tax the high road.
An II TAX the low road--''
Clover did hear that. Poor Clover :!
There was the chinklc of coins in AN
surstretched fishing met thrust here and
there among the thrOng. The net lin
S|ed across her lap.
Thank YOU, madam? Something
Tor the hospital?'
i've no more money said the
Brothers. Jim. will you put in an
ether sixpcnce for me?"
, And she thought Of II pound note
mat she had once crushed into the
palm Of a wheedling gypsy in Rich
mond Park. Harry had been there to
'cold her then.
Good luck. the cry rose as pop
slar crow row"d past. up toward the
starting. point. Good luck-''
A brown face or so turned from ths
boat SCREW toward the we'll wi>hers
On the boom: there was fash of white
teeth. a quick grin of thanks as the
eight went by.
: Clover, watching. felt scnseless tears
rise to Eer eyes and to her secret heart
these eenseless thoughts
what those boys' mothers must feel
10 see them in their boat. shall
never see n baby- bOy He wo,lld