Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-30
THE HOUSE or MOHUN
WHO'S WHO m THE STORY
Bv GEORGE GIBB!
Author o. "Yowsk TrtxmphsWt" and 0sAer Showcases
:. Copyrsshs, 1858. D. Appleton 90.

OAVlU CANuMBE, vONWO AmoTsC0w
eiknelooist aud scsr ceseran, an.ased
brought ogt BY thc. toor, but utter.
ested IN Cherry. Hls modest funds
are imvssted sciih ker father,
JJN MOHUN, q selt. made financial
leader. TOO busy 10 think OF hls
children he iedres then, 10
vRS. MOHUN. soho has sHccessfuiiv
cultivated tie social eide Of Htc.
BRUCE COWAN, . Nsotorcdr sales.
Cherry ,imaCimes she u eNamorcd.
BOB MOHUN, son. 10 a tvpicollv rcck.
less yoINOster. -
oEOR0H LYCETT. elderly chorus,
phiioyophising as the story dcrelops.
JOHN CHICHESTER. .Whon Mrs
F., M0huw ,6oGld like to coll son.an. lao.
UNH, GODv' Alicia moaned. ut Is
~ all too Observation-Disclosures
II wish I were dead.
Cherry was by her side. touching her
gently, II don't, Muzzy." she said
gently. "nor Bob. nor dad. Well just
have TO make the best Of things--some
way" -.
"But how? How" came In u
sti6ed gasp. Cherry made a motion OF
her head and Pennington left the room
silently. lie had carried out his un'
nleasant mission, thankful for the In.
tervention Of. the daughter, which had
saved him some of the brutality Of
speaking the truth.
But after the lawyer had gone the
touch Of her daughters hand seemed
only to bring more tears. as she yielded
without stint to her despair. ~,
II can't face it"-she sobbetl-,"l
can't. To have people slight us-bc.
cause Of this misfortune.
"Well." said Cherry, with shrng,
''if there are. any people VINO waht 10
.Dh' INV dear" sobbed the mother,
"you don't know the world us ] do.
I'm afruid--afraid to begin ut the bot.
tom again with--with nothing what
ever to look forward to-
.Well. all I've got to say is," sud
Cherry. ''that IL people think less OF
me because Of what's happened. III
think n devil Of lot less Of them"
but her mother was not cOnsOlcd and
wont nnew, "1'o think that all this
should have happened. just whem-whcn
our future--yOur future--was 40 bril-
liant. And now--everything will be 50
so different.
"Oh, I don't care. Muzzy.' :.
"You do carc. You must care,
rasped her mother. raising a tear
stunned facc. 1--WE worked 80 hard,
you can't let It all go for nothing
She Strengthened and sat up again
staring at Cherry. appraisipg her
quickly with u despairing air Of reso'
luton. -, !fSt.,
"rerhaps we can save, something out
Of the wreckage.' she said. Her ait
Of craft was familiar to Cherry. but II
seemed very futile now. Her pretty
mother seemed to hive grown suddenly
oLl-.very old. "YOu'vc got to help,
Cherry she gasped. Cherry read her
thoughts, but gave no sign Of cOmpre.
hension.
II mean John Chichester. Cherry
She went on quickly. ''He has already
been so kinl--callRg. sending notes
and Aowers--that I have hopes that his
",inions mny not have chnnged--tha'
his regard for yO,l--"
"Muxzy!" broke in the girl. II won''
listen to yOu.'
"You must said Alicia with tn,
courage Of despair. you've got t.
listen to me. You're the only hope
have. Mr.. Chichester spoke to me abou,
YOU before this terrible thing happened
lie wanted to marry yOu.'
"Oh.' did hep said Cherry. "Wcll
I'm not going to-"
Cherry! ~
II mean 1t. + don't love John Chi,
chester. I haven't the slightest inten'
ton Of marrying him--even II he shoult
ask me to. And don't believe HI
will"
CHERRY You can't understand how
desperate the situation is----"
"Yes. I understand. I've realized |,
from the first-but ] cant imagine any
situation that will make me desperate
enough for that"
But ut the signs OF renewed hystcrii
which she saw in her mothers distentle,
eyes and gasping breath she sOftenet
and fell beside the couch patting he
gently.
"Now Muzzy. You're not to thinl
about this any more just nOw--not I,
tnlk about It, because, after all. Mr.
Chichester hasn't asked me. Now ha
he? Perhaps he won't. There are
lot Of things more important to thinl
about. You'll be pretty sick, II you lc
Yourself give away. And besides. cry
s"k hnU tHiS 10 poS'tiNc'E TuiHouS "
YOUR cOmplexion--your eyes-are al
swollen now
Are they? ! suppose they are. But
thcrry, II you were only more sympa
thetic-if you'd only tell mc.---"
Don't let's talk about this an
more, not now. Later perhaps. Yol
must bathe your face--and then ,
Lille"
mo. not I.illic. I'll do for myself.
She dabbed ut her ewes for a mOmen
md rose wearily. IF you'd only tr
TO think seriously Of your obligations t
us ALTO me, Cherry" she said.
''l'll try to think Of them. Muzzy,
snid Cherry calmly. AT present
Muzzy, you'd better bathc and then TAX
nap. You've had trying after
And so by dint of argument and per
sunsion Alicia Mollun was led tear
fully to her abIutions while Cherry
greatly disturbed. went to her Ow
room.
1t was the first time that John Chi
chester's nnme had been mentioned I
her since her fathers stroke. lie ha
\ iever had II very large place either !
her affections or her esteem, and til
sudden CLEAN Of hope that she had see
IN her mothers eyes as she though
OF Chcrry's possible share IN the resti
tuition of their fallen fortunes uffecte
Cherry with an unpleasant sense (
carrying what had once been to her
mild sort Of joke into the realm Of
very unpleasant reality. But the az
peal to Cherry in the moment of ex
rAt.Nte .at~ L..