Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-12

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cared for YOU, Cherry he began.
judgment of the world upon her i'll
efficiency. She was useless---iit only
reared hcr--marriagc. She was an cx-
crcsconce on the great body Of society.
, parasite. with neither brains nor
! talents TO make her way alone. Ii was
.a crucial moment and Genie met it
with an invitation to an afternoon
at the Wctherills' country place in the
Pocantico Hills. Sylvia had asked for
her especially and all the old crowd
was going to be there. The alternative
was gloomy afternoon in her room
race to face with her impotence, so
cherry accepted. In the mood Of the
Moment she would have married any
man who asked her.
Sylvia's welcome and the pleasant
familiar faces of the old crowd were
paim to her wounds; Gloria Towne
girls; Dicky Wilberforcc. Horace
Galbraith, Teddy Wuring. Jack Spcn-
| Ger; 1t was good to see them all to-
gether again. Almost she was ready
10 believe that she had never been
| away from them.
Dicky was quite sober and now pro-
fcssed himself to be person with
serious ideas of life. He had actually
gone into business. Was this true?
Dear old Dicky. How many times
vas 1t thnt he had proposed to her?
fltteen-.: She had used to keep
count. She looked at him with IL new
interest. for he seemed to have taken
new stature, a new brightness by
contrast TO the shadows of her own
troubles. He had always been hand
some, Joyous, picturesque, and today
MS sober pretcnsons became him. II
ne asked her 10 marry him for the
sixteenth time. Cherry vowed, she
would accept him.
He lost no moments in bringing about
resumption Of their friendship and le,
ner forth from the squash court. where
Teddy. and Jack were violently kurling
to and fro, into the quiet loggia at the
! sid" of tn" house, Il place propitiOus for
condolences. The afternoon was balmy .
u" foliage already sending forth it's
! tcndrils at the first breath of SPRING
altogether time for the renewal OF old
affections. Cherry held her breath.
| IL was moment tense with expec-
tations. with possibilities.
Dicky spoke in n lowered tone. his
ups twisted in Tho old familiar boy
ish smile.
..you r,o,. r,,u. r,,o, 1. ,,
carcL for yo,, Iym I.horrw n,'i:" Ia y" h always
| .Yc. 6ickr AZ, os"H''
I 'Wrll. I have. do stiIl. There
isn't another girl just like you and I
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doh 0lHlhc you Tor not having wanted
me; i"l M"r" perfectly right. Ert
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nat hnc oi you, bicky.
tnonsnt YOU d HkH I" know h"-
! cause YOU dlI "He 10 tel Inc | ought
= to stop. 1t was Phoebe that made
'npI,,
'ieS. | suppose she ought to tell
YOU. bur then were all good pals.
aren t We. just the way We used to
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or course gaHped Cherry. but
WHAT She paused. as compre-
Ecnslon slowly came To her.
"Oh. I say. Cherry" no said. .I
wanted to be the first 10 tell. rrcy.
Phoebe watts II too.' And Then with
an awkward gc>tiirc--''C>A. hang i, ali
Cherry. Phoebe and are nil-tycJ -
You anI--and Phoebe -
The words came in Il irrky ~hi>ur,