Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-09

saw nothing short of violence rs ar
alternative to yielding to her mother
!ps.s--nt threats and tears. II had been
n dreadful morning and she sat in hcr
fathers room thinking of the last dis :
t,rhing interview that she had with her
mother. James Mohun was uprigh,
near her in his Morris chair, wher,
he now spent most of the day in the
sunlight by the window overlooking
the street. She thought that he was
dozing, but some impulse made her
turn to look at him. His gaze was
fixed on her--a calm. untroubled look
like that Of n child which has just
awakened.' ms she expressed it, Ile
almost seemed like somebody that she
didn't know, or rather like the father
she scarcely remembered in tho past,
when she was child. before the
family came TO New York when they
had lived in the old house at Leiper-
Vile: for there used to be time then
for Jim Mohun to rOmp with Bob and
Cherry IN the evenings before bed
tine. IT was the look that he had
in his eyes when he tucked Cherry in
tc bed. She couldn't understand al
first. She had become 50 accustomed
to the shadows of worry that had come
when they had moved to New York.
Now it seemed as though the illness
which had struck him had suddenly
gone. taking with it all the pain which
had been its cause. leaving his mind
and body quite placid and undistnrhed
His speech, too. was distinct. clearer
than it had been since before the
stroke. 1t almost seemed as though
for some purposes of his own. anti
that moment. he might have been dis
Stimulating.
"Now. Cherry" he said TO her
gently, tell me.
And then. as She protested, h" went
on very calmly: Tell me exactly. ]
know n great deal. ! have heard.
haven't slept always and the doors have
not always been closed" Vic Snilr,l
ut her again. but he seemed to know
exactly what he was about, ana whcI!
she tried to cvadn him he cornercd her.
"Your mother" he said softly. with
glance at the door. has been try
inb to make you harry John Nhich"Stcr
10 save our fortunes. ! know that
You don't want to marry him and
YOU We refused. I know that too. I'm
glad" IIc leaned forward and lattcd
her shoulder. II was afraid that vow
might agree on my nccount--but In
glad thar YOU wouldn't.
She caught his hand in hers and
kissed it. because he had made hel
very happy.
"Everything's Been All Wrong
"Everything's been all wrong Will
us" he went on calmly. loa see
I've been putting the cart before th'
horse-all these years. ] was trying
for something for all Of us that We
could have had nll the time withor;
trying-happiness.
1T was at home-it ought to hav'
been at home He paused and frown.
ed. Cherry dear, don't think
wanted the money for myself so much
as for US all--fOr what 1t would give
you that you wanted.- But no matter
how much I made we always seemed
to need more
ooh, Daddy-don't. !" she Whispered
painfully.
"Oh, I'm just telling you this be-
cause I'm glad you havcn't made thu
same mistake that I did. You cam
buy happiness that way. And 1t would
have been worse for you, living with
man you couldn't love-
lie seemed to feel by the touch o.
Cherry's hand how happy he was max
ing her.
7'Sometimes wished to God I'd nevel
left Leiperville. We were happy there
Cherry, and we didn't have any to-
much money. But she didn't under
stand-Muzzy didn't. And she neve