Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-26
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g,,ce.yss,,ows ne and d mtellioent. though "n-
ssypd sE.s,,,psd M ploms to marry
ssIoisE gRrNsCooMsI,. a ,!@, ,!s@ophnisftheated h
:,d s1SSg'al,D %S'ls osi'rs S a, gsr dude; shs g
ecyy.a eeoy.a ,Siih his rdivete aud uirilttv. But
Is Is Involved Wnh .
FERDINAND. FADDEN. a dom'nating ny, MI
.1s.ion for Heiotse.
,,py GRiYsCoOnBE, Heloise's cousim, a
Ssdrnr0 gr q rtch sharae,er nmroi ona r,pc
.csUo re- KS cSss SSss asRoIsa sGs ,cacks 5
udrry"fo fo ouh their Income. and . becomes
o,s Of her pupils.
sws 6RrN8COoMBE, CUNT OF th. otrls,
Enp Nnyy' u''shs she Is aristocrdtic. bnt this does
ss'y; snt yy;revs"t her being under the thumb Of
NJ, SALES, a fat. tndoient phps;eidn, tho
He sril 'nGsenos & ssca t"e opty Rc 81 81 ns. me
4 ecin'tisg patients. and Q has s1orm von-
csoncs against MN.
AZ slLES. Jr., Uho has helped o out
a. embarrassment. He loves
ppBIE. q .cditrsss. to ,ssa ,ehon os,s 9 hds bee"
.Now There Isn't Any Hope at All"
npE twisted the beseeching, rejected
Shand into It's fellow so that was her
.rn nredicament that 1t made her
,nro bIs unaccustomed harshness.
H., mt going to stay here any more, v
4. aid. looking from side to side.
ri "I,m scared, If / do, that I'll get
...,isd to Jonas Benton. Now that
mere isn't any hope at all'--her beau
Niul long throat above the shabby collar
Il thin blue serge jocket moved as
Is swallowed well--what' S
@s use! What's to keep my courage
M anyway, against those two always
sEeuing and quarreling and threaten
Esf I'm going away
;isure what's the use. ~ he said
sr,pbt as well get out. Sluypenkill
Az the whole world. Good by
With grim effort of his will he
M,ced himself to take her hand. 1t was
wy cold. and that fact family reache ed
X, Imagination. Her eyes clung to his
- though they wished to tell him some
L,perate truth. She said in a whisper,
"Good BY" whisper that acknowl
sdsed a faint hope of which his manner
ES depriyed her, then she went on along
he hall. her hand holding to the railing
Il the stair we'll. She moved very
Sovly now, though before Q came out,
n, had been walking in hot haste.
ave told them," she murmured,
@hat I was going to shop" She
tarted down the stairs.
n Mechanically, Q came to the well
Vhud watched her. The habit Of SYM
S,athy cannot be broken in an instant.
a, own mood of reckless deviltry, the
kastliness Of his smothered intentions,
made her actions readable to him. He
v,s remembering in cold, impersonal
hsbion that he had seen her at least
twice in close conversation with that
mart. insolent, good looking drummer
no got even with God by laughing at
Ms fellow men. = knew that drum
ner type remarkably well. its noise and
iuso,ence and tawdry soiled emotions
NE towns Of his West were infested
With loud -mouthcd chcerfulness and
whispering, salacious galiantries. Why
would Sophie be hobnobbing with tina,
fellow? Becau.c all women were cheats
und fools? Or because, being turned
out Of her heaven. there was no place
hit for her hurt spirit but hell. The
nan had q motor, too. or Mt least had
the running of one in the interests oi
G aleSmanship. 1t would mean fol-
xecpbie a quick getaway, quick and
complete escape from her intolerablt
tsadmill OF drudgery and persecution
picture Of Laurie's sensitive face
b keen, quick. and haunted eyes. boyist
crop Of curly rcd hair, his struggling
look, pierced Qs hardness, and on that
Instant, as though his thought called
eOphe, faltering down the steps, lifted
tp her eyes to him once. = sprans
ute. her down the stair, passed heI
md turned about, barring her way.
NO. you don't, you Sophie GEL" ht
Cound out softly through set teeth
You 60 back and lock yourself into
, Jour room while / go down and beat
" that smiling feller to a pulp"
sophie, red as fire, cried out pas.
. eonately, Let me by"
mo, ma'am. You go back"
. h She turned white. "You have moth
ng to say about what ! do. I'll &C
where ! please, with any fellow
l!ease Who cares? Let me get by -
Iaen, with a look down and triumph
IVY, pale smile. Fathers coming up
. you don't get out of my way, III
= he. too, glanced down over the ban
: yer. and saw that in fact Sophie's
ynpled father was slowly mounting the
D Eht just below. He. out of the line
VISION, had not as yet seen them or
b. stair.
MQ moved back from his swift in
( Nsuon, Sophie put her hand on hin
Mrust him aside, and it needed only
9 VIZ lGuCh to bring his devil of thwartcd
3 suunaed Will into violent action. II,
mefed RAPIDLY to type. The tram
a'us garments of civilization fell from
spirit. SO often life had brought
iace to face with the necessity fol
:. E!Ncai violence. While for month!
m, le mad been fitting with wind
4. = Vi vague, opposing forces, her,
= M m, concrete Will pitted against his
; "S hIn CHe great gesture he caught Sophie
? UGuIiy' his arm across her mouth
Sns ner head against him, and rar
4 WIN her across the hall into hi,
loom She was now fighting lik,
Ms,ess, both Of them primitive, pas,
y us'e, released. Holding her with on,
y ra' ' ne sought in his closet. found hi,
. .ot course he had brought IL Will
~ tVr ne could not possibly have i'm.
% snIS q place where for SO long ther,
y pSi"i, s,I u, oe no necessity for it's many sidet
Suaess- MI and, like an act Of wizardry
= %u ni = turn here and a jerk there. h,
: sruri, % sophie with the maximum O
n, n IN ;s ;ns, ana the minimum of discom
~ tv m'o MS largest chair. During tn,
tnj N, seconds ssOi that it took him to perform
snss eat, he had kept hand or arm
\ (oducirmns msr mouth and. at the last
4 HI hrnas s, from his pocket beauti
!, se ss, SIX handkerchief, he made o
81 h, fs. fac.. ea,ectual gag, and stood back
|" funphant. 'e"' h0ppy' mnsterful
=: =. NJ, Now, you Sophie gel, Won sat thor
y "A Il, yo,n ana easy TIL come back Noth
Y n SGitns Sitats to hurt unless YOU Dull ag'in
ANY, Itai Then it will hurt plentv w
- s berr tne hrst time I've roped ge
Simnssrr nsr own good. I stood p'w over SII r.