Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-01
r,,r STORY 80 FAR

~ n. 6sMutaaens.S no 10 seeking
~ oc - make up Ms neglected eoSoo'
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
80 extraordinary eyes kept them
u,.I. hidden behind rather densely
d ,,d,. eyes, ma'am." The voice
s.ntle enough to be almost a
~. ~ xas A feeling in the room as
ns emotion beating powerfully
% . solid wall. Miss Sherman
80 her throat. ,u.. c.,,
1This is quite another MISE % Sn,,as.
.,nbe." she said, Though oba bs'ieve
"a distantly connected. Sne S,
...srer. exceedingly cultured, put very
She 10 anxious to eet pup.
~ of A diploma prevents ner from
.sirs a salaried position III f.
spnt % look here, want a teacner WIFI
y spa, o. M. Kinwydden--there,, have
,ow n She knows a thousand times
.bsn any diploma made teacher l
y. W ever met. She Is a real little
dEynN ~ ,be won't do" Q. T. Kin.
.sdsn brought down a marble.haro
marble hard palm. Il want
@ on want some one to scare me
sI sIIo,rn,n'. want the Quirt--0r
!O !O.,N,n, @ about equally urgin. savvyT'
eW.a sherman pleaded. Wont you
, Mss' % and see Miss Grinscoombe
s.se belieye she'll be able to keep
~ IN order. Let me write her q
oa " And III tell you where she
oM' Il can't do any harm for you
w. ". her. She does need the money
aRut" grumbled the young man,
n. dnn,t need the money near as bad
~ d used the learnin'. Well, ma'am,
,oa ssy 40, III 60 and give her g
H 4 nvsr and let her give me one.
Dsor that will be enough He rohe
sT Viiooked st Miss Sherman and smiled:
Hln't ~ f bis enough for the third
.as," he asked her, winningly.
"a "sh !" she smiled. II wish you
=. anal, enough. I think I'd like
teach you. Come, Grace must se;
rcurh these papers before y O'clock.
GOOD night to you," he said. lang
,nks. I've made you lots OF trouble.
~ Al the door she found him Close
.side her. He laid a finger lightly on
\. aWhere Si did you say-she lived?
,,sn. Miss Heloisc" , >.
II didn't say" Miss sherman
ma was q trife sharper.
MThe--the Manners?'
uoh Crinscoombe Manor. It's fivt
k,us. ant Of town along the river road
nt-.vou understand-that is not tn
s,ss Grinscoombe l was speaking Of. ),
"Yes. ms'am, l understand. Nortf
y the town. ,, .u
y Up in her room she turned ant
n.ned the big eyes of her astonishmen
Don her friend. .,.
"Grace! Who and what is he?
Grace was laughing heartily. 'Oh
has helped my backache so, Louise :
.'But why did he question ME -
lo,.ly about Miss Grinscoombe? ]
eally worries me.
'iierhaps he knows her."
"perhaps :" The tone was a master
iece Of schoolmarm irony.
"And what name--kinwydden!
ut sounds Welsh
"And what cried the school teache
(n an ascending key-'and what q
{ou suppose the @. T. stands forT
~ can't imagine. He's a pleasant
boxing man, isn't he?'
Pleasant y cried the dimpled one
|he Is the most extravagnntly handsom
oung man I've ever seen in all IN.
r."
CHAPTER ii
Sir Sidney GrinscOembe Suffers
an Insult
Hand me cigarette, won't you
POM"
The young man addressed--a pale
mall, curly young man with light an
rominent eyes--rose obedicntly froI
rug before dancing fire and chos
cigarette from silver Eox on a yer
olid mahogany table. 1t was an ol
Mahogany table and the box was oil
liver. The light Of the fire SCENE
have sunk deep into the surface q
De polished wood and the pOlishe
Excuse me, Katrina" murmure
he girl who had made the request
|he was drawing delicately at the littl
white cylinder, to which Pom apple
match. II didn't mean to interruI
our story. Go on. I'm hOrribl
hooked and Pom is blushing most be
omingly."
Katrina, who sat in a large cha
the other side Of the fire, was sma
nd dark and sparkling. She was dresse
bove the waist in a single fold Of purpl
ulle, above which her young Nshoul
ers and arms were startlingly maroonet
The young man on the floor besid
er was toasting marshmallows wit
me hand. iWth the other he ca
essed Katrinas silken ankle where
as hidden by length of foatin
ulle. There were half dozen otht
oung people about the hearth. The
ere sprawled against cushions an
ropped against chairs. There was
ood deal of floating tulle about an
veral pretty and well-cared- for face
ne voices were at once eager an
nhuyes, the fPces were all cool an
omposed, to hide the natural quiC
Vety and animation which neverthG
~ electrified the air. Only the your
estess, enthroned trife aloof fro
ne group In very soft. deep chai
truly overshadowed by the cloud ,
|
eavy. But, even under the cloud, 81
there along the length of the loun,
~ chair like a shining crescent mooi
ne was very fair and very smootl
er clinging dress was of silver clotl
.er long, narrow feet and ankles we,
iesSed IN silver. There was a hall
Pooh OF brilliants in her hair. She hf
iace OF so fine and clear and chisel,
perfection that it drew probing loo
l.er look to satisfy an inevitable IL
rsaaiity. The lips were pink with lon
toua curves, the nose was trii
acned' the eyes were narrow ar
s.ne' OF a clear, greenish gray, Il
""s Just nenciled in golden brown
,o,' mar all sleek and trained ar
ssd d~e.u, "a. htted close about the sma
sse like a dark golden helmet.
Marina went on with her story TT
umax was hailed nv oonyulo;,