Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-04
The heDaAyNouelett
Secondhand
~ 4. W. PEACH

m as sue -. ..,l aha
- ..sus Us dish, and with every WORD sne
channs .,h1ine the bright castles that
vas Henley had been building
,o "snd you know the eager voa'e
{, 49,, M '',hc reason for your ''"''s,c''
,',h,r wen, from the head Office was 'aat
Es'O.' M ssid YOU reminded him OF q
" Raln'S .l sn ~ know. Lansing. who "
cir, " ". .snccial pal. told me go, you
Raines s,IJ that Raines was ready 10
know ,s;s girl--cvcn told me where
marry w. and what her name ie: thcn
I'VE n,,. n,,..,rclcd, and Raines never mar
they GuS GuS shc never did. quite ro-
ndIsI Ts.hcr agreed with a 'erHn" reply
hSn.s h.o vas a tornado within nor.
hal tne,dI h"id a responsible position with
Shc nrsa, nr importing firm. and then
the the,.n,y shr had been moved u"
,ldu,.:' dcpartmnat. Her salary was
kaiIie,S ~ Ma In, he was the senior mem
squa' ~ y rho executives in charge OF
per ,onsr,mcnt work. Then his qniet.
tac ur a.p" "ner.onclity he'd begun to win
sn0"s ssnd she had been conscious more
u, hCr, nnce that mis- brown. kindly eyes
m.rs .u. following her wi: p,casrr: ana
ii, n longing: and. in spite q hrr.
III r. she mad begun TO nope dimly that
ne Sow Soyru that M hope and that dream wen,
iii the careless wo",ls Of her tricnd.
Ih"r all. bis intcrc"; in her had hc"n
"r another's sah' when h!s '\''
,t,,ed uron her they were seeing an
n,bcr-a vanished love Of "thc"" Years.
There could be no doubt "I II Lansing
r,s not in the habit of gosSipins--
-ss. he said vas usu"!'y founded uron
truth. .,,
,trr her friend had gonc she sat long
Ia thought. How foolisL i, Ia 10 let q
dream get the best OF you. she thought
10 herself; ''but could be happy
with him. know. How foolish for
him and her TO waste these years-''thc
hest they have ~
,ns with different elA ,ti"lG, stirring her
hr,rt, His eyes frightened as he saw
her with the quick light SO welcome
IN lie eyes of thos, we love and he
seemed 10 make il II point u stop 10
chat with her. Kirwing wnaf yin Il II,
she COLD look At him hrav"iv enough
now. and even as she recalled that
Nj, regard for her vas second hani III
way she could be just little al""f.
H. in turn SccG,ml TO sense tir d'stuncr
that WAS grow;iS between them.
Esther cam" /" hoy tina! d"ci&'n That
night, then the decision IN iEany HHA$
vas n rash ~" First. sEc wont 4"
her little friends room and using dip.
lomatic tactics managed 10 get the
address Of the cirl that Raincs had loved
IA Little village in the northern par,
H'he State.
There Is no use in three cf Ne be-
inr unhsrp! and might a. wei ir,
the missionary scheme as any one.
she argued with herself.
SO n letter went out. carefully writ
ten. with emphasis upon the rcaponsi.
h'li,y that Raines carried so aplcn.
didY: upon the regard that ali had
Tor him. Esther built up word by word
m eloquent and moving picture OF tnr
msn she frankly confessed thnt sh,.
loved a1d at the end she gave the rea
non for the letter: he had serr 20 il
that she was kept in his department
beraus" Of the girl of whom she re-.
minded him.
1T is rash Of me and foolish. per-.
hps. bur missionaries homctlrcS do
rash things. l'vc heard. for sake Of a
fpod cause. was her final comment.
Two days went by-days frausht
With som" anxiety for Esther. for she
did not know just what tho cffc"t
would he upon the absent -iri or what
the latter might write to Raincs. II
!he came. tho explanation would GER.
flInIy come ont: if she wrote. it would
also; aud. for the first time. Esther
realize. th" tactical mistake she made
In tonfessng TO the unknown Girl that
'N herself loved tho tall. broad :
'ho1Ider"d manager whose nuic' powcr
VA. evident through all the days q;
business endesvor.
Destiny. however. takes care NJ al
human hopes and fears IA somc ap.
pointed hour. At the cud of tho week
esther, going 10 Eanos' Office on &
business GRAND. found him chatting
with 4 golden haired girl. who's" blue.
gray eyes frightened with recognition
nut who said nothing.
just q moment. Miss Arnold. can
ne you. Raincs said. an odd notc il,
sNvoic",: and il suddenly dsnred urrn
hsther that here was tho unknown cir
Who resemblcd her.
a b,t dazcd by the >horE OF tic
" ran wai,.-.-'' ''"
"No. must ca. the fair. .bo;r.d ci,
prohibitins visitors. anru.s % ~, cnnd ni|
h" ''''
With smile that included botl
Esther and Raincs shc Icnar,oL
Esther tnrncd--and her ;,"a,t Glow =,
10 rhythmic beat Of cyri, amen, ~,
had turned from rho dnor and va,
looking at Lor with evrs that .oor,".
appeared r. bnr hotara .tam '".E naL Nc' =
ti.m frivbtoroG h. mar per beror'' something II
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