Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-08
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4 Mutual Discovery
-. a CORONA REMINGTON

tne a',".,v Oa ,be girl picked up her suit
-. and jumping out OF the ousss'
.,.r,ed . for the front gate. 49,,
"wher.'s mother3" she wondered.
.M.rbe she didn't hear us drive up
A. A. tbe click Of the gate, neat
.,,,,., q. figure appeared hastily in the
p.u%r r.v a figure clad in a brand new
s,nsham dress and in shoes that
.',ueaked beneath the weight OF their
burden.
.. .,,,t a minute since I looked out the
i.o, A. and you weren't in sight,
"ob mother, It's so good to be
,.a.w The girl kissed the smiling
.,d face and noted in one glance Of
...,fsction the healthy glow In her
.oth.r's cheeks and the sparkle Of hap.
pin.ss in her eyes.
.syou,re looking a little bit peaked
,..Sif y remarked Mrs. Allen, picking
y" tSs suitcase and starting indoors.
rMsrv was glancing about at the old
..siisr home. She saw the new front
= u.s" "a white and shipshaps, and the
wssys strips Of new flooring that had
H.sr H. slipped in here and there along
- outer edge to replace the ones
sSst hsd succumbcd to the endless drip,
An Of the rain. The whole place had
S ~ sleeked off appearance Of a home
.Sst has recently undergone garrett
so.cslIar cleaning, and Mary recognized
with a throb these silent little signs of
welcome.
'Think Of II, mother, a B. A. col.
,sse graduate. full -fledged and running
sysr l never dreamed I'd get there. "
HBut you did, and now I won't have
"A be worrying all summer about your
soinr away In the fall. Lay of your
st Mary. It's awful pretty. How
much did you give for It? I'm going
N mil of these shoes; they're killing
nv left foot. Then we'll 60 to the
Htchen. I was just fxin' to roll out
tie pie crust"
Ms. Allen tried to hide her excite.
n.nt BY talking rapidly.
vsnt on. "Got back Wednesday. '.
Reckon you know more about him
than do, though, bein' he's probably
been writin' to you most every day.
BE graduated with honors, the paper
uid, ! told him you was coming home
today, and he said he'd be over after
supper. Reckon you two youngsters'll Il
be glad to see each other again. he
seemed kinder glum; didn't say much
Of nothing. and Bob generally carrie,
on so much foolishness. Don't know
what's the matter"
Mrs. Allen sat on a hassock In front
o. the upholstered couch and drew two
eminently comfortable, fiat. footed old
shoes from beneath It. With sigh she
carefully removed the others, and pull
Ing her stockings at the toes, slipped
on her shabby old friends.
That's better" she said, rising
Now III be able to get around. III
most supper time. Wen have to hurry
Land. Mary, what makes you so pale
Nothin' said frightened you, did it?'
The girl tried to conceal her emotion
with a laugh.
mo. not frightened, mother. JUS
dreading something, somehow
"Pshaw! You're not botherin' abou,
what said about Bob, are you? He,
all right; lookin' fine and a hear
:touter than he was when he left las
fall.'
The supper someh.w fell fat. No.
body had much to say; Mary was no,
y her usual spirits and Mrs. Allen fel
disappointed. For week she hat
planned that one meal, and the men,
Included Mary's favorite dishes. ye
there had been no enthusiasm. "Tiret
end sorter let down from the gradua
ton and the trip and ALL" Mrs. Aller
concluded. As they were clearing tn,
dishes away together knock sounded
N the front door.
There he is; Mary. You run on;
can finish this
Mary. now quite pale again. stoo,
beside the table and fumbled with tn,
knives and forks in her hands.
Hes knocking again. Hurry u,
and take off your apron"
Mrs. Allen dcftly jerked the string
behind her daughters back and pushe,
her toward the door. Mechanical,
Mary went down the hall and me
Boo Hansard coming in.
oh, don't. Bob =" she said back,n,
away from his open arms. "i cant
.e mustn't. Oh, it's terrible. Com
mo the parlor andSlet me get owe
~ Hastily silly she led the way into tn
in little room to the right of tn
"Cnt door, talking all the time.
- don't know how to tell Won
.m ssnt l hate myself. and know
you II nate me. too, but it's the old, oil
%ory. When We became engaged
% ~ss IN love with you, as I thought, bu
aMe,eiy IN love with love. see nov
mst ! would probably have loved an
.,ner S man that had brought me flower
Snu M Mid nice things to me at that time
,an,ed to write to you about it. bu
s,si simply couldn't. 1t seemed so limos
,.s0 ,.ue mat ! could be tickle and get in
m.ested n IN some one else when 7 wo
sui,s slIusiased to you. I know I'm not wort
"n.ns, and il you hate all the wome
Sn,'.n .alth It's all my fault. never dc
u my any one so much In my life ms
sN msseit a today, but what can do /? It
an over, that's all" Wv ~
a.svnn Mvnn a conclusive little Jerk sb
sSooS SSyea up in a heap on the sofa an
". listen, Mary" Bob almost ve,,ed
nand on the girls shaking shouI
m i've been so stunned bv wba
~ S .cid me l couldn't speak. Don
h.rDv@ von cry. Don't you hear, II
ippiy.too ~ happy to talk, even. i'r
rr,,v e same same fix and have been neari
wb,t >. sne last six months wonderin
wors. 10 40 about 1t. A fellows in
OUT H. mess than girl when he find
" ne made mistake" "Ds'
ulcusIva second Mary looked up incred
make ". An, you're only trying :
your sott sns lecl M better. It's nothing bu
down " - Swear.it isn't, Mary. Lets wal
let Won 10 the telegraph Office and +
her ou ~ see zee me send the wire askip