Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-28

,.lMIn.Jed MnSJ Cioucr In ddVersity ana "
''sorered ,rith fdrors. ,..,.. -.
"SgyaNDAL, younger dd"9"'e'' Q
H'p9PsWT' BOLT. bio, good .natured chop,
,.s'ttu,iu IN lore ,rith Rosemary.
The Dream Comes True
ATT from her nose there stuck out
b Carmichael's own device-the at
...,nort that would hold her safely
,.mo in the socket Of his mast.
HV,r. NIL. vos achievement; this was his
dream come true.
"t c,rm;cbacl was Of the type to Vnom
Il. dreon. must always mean more than
u.,ov Yet money was in 1t too. Next
laws Henley would see Major Gar.
ss'iobael with the smartest larnrh on
,hs river. il he chose. instead OF 'tls
l,nse,racefnl lne . old punt which. however:
aIsS'" .,s stag party aboard found good
,N ,,rh Sothing succeeds like success.
r,,v", w," ,,ost having succeeded her inven-
m ln' ,""mJ himself wanted in half doz.
.u an having capacities connected with
rnrtics Y" Carmichael Of tho mast
nT,Jh 'D,rht have had his pick Of jobs. At
lnsn n",aort il was still the debut Of the
p'es.', pre-, ,b,t held him. and he had no
,,..0 u,ss' M wish, for the settling up OF
uhiob things would he more profitable
:. % Kim in the long run. 1t WIS not
v, " q bc had any idea or intention OF
.csnminr married life. It was not as II
,ho. madness Of his were not rompleteiF
At an end. .,.:
therefore he gazcd after that airship
r,,h cves full of pride in his work. OF
latitude toward the one sight on 'artn
,hat @ bonishcd from his mental view
thc remembrance Of a girl who shone
III rose white above a gown that g''nt.
I'd like fish. That blessed. useful
smell of gas and machinery. of tracing
naper and carbons had shut ont thnt
rurious scent memory OF Car
mIchael's. the haunting whiff OF sweet
hr;er under the rain. No wonder bis
grateful glance followed tn" nirship.
Fainter and fainter, smaller and
maller she driftcd away in the dis
hnce.
Carmichael dropped his head again.
turned to his guests. Hcnty was saying.
"what time does the Prince get
down.
ABOUT three o'clock, I suppose; or
early after lunch.'
Lunch now?"
"I think so. tout of the way. Peter.l
Kettles boiling for coffee"
"My last lunch in peace and com
FORT" sighed O'Brien through mouth :
iul OF ham sandwich. "Tomorrow the
chief is lunching his duke at tho by
the way. Carmichael. do You mind see.
Ing If there is anything from the great
man among your mail?'
Right % =" Harry Carmichael Ing =
sel that bundle out Of his blazer pocket.
lie undid the knot Of tn" string that
tied it up. Tho letters fell apart. 1'"-
tween n hill from Lobb's and an env"l-
ore marked 30. II. NJ s." there fell
olr another envelope.
At tho sight Of this Harry Car
mirha"l> cycs diIatcd suddenly. His
heart gave on" sudden violent l"au. then
wont on humping more quirkly than
should the heart Of any man who has
.ot over every kind of madness.
Quickly he tore open that envelope.
II hal hC"n forwarded. but was al
dressed to him nt his Euston road
rooms. in n handwriting which for
months i" hadn't seen. The handwrit-
iug Of Clover. his wife. Good IIeavcrs! {!
What had h" to say to him?
At that moment. not II quarter Of n
ni'c away. tlovcr sat in the punt that
'"w III" cupid ma~rot. and was "hatt"r-
w viii, her Cousins about n variety #
thil-,: III" final heats. the prinrc> =
arrival. N" fireworks tonight. the pass
ins frork>. To herself she kept repeat.
iny only: "Onc might as we'll look frr
n nNcdlr in a bundle of hay aS expect
70 81" him again in all this crowd.
Perhaps Ii" only "amc down tn" first
'6y OF til" regatta and then went back
10 his work."
for during every Surlit moment Of
N" last fwn days CloverA gray ewes
nal been continually searching. F.varv
'a'r- haired and uncovered head in Il
hl>tan' punt had caused her heart to
IalI again. 1t was not Harry. Still he
Hcut that lookout.
Glover looks a little bit 'ircd Agarn
to-day. Thus said Mamma Holt in the
Other punt to her friend Mrs. Mcn-
Vows, by whom she was sitting. She
spoke softly. under cover OF chatter
among jim and Rosemary and San
',aI Percy. II thought tn" tirs; day
Sn' W was looking - particularly sell.
N" seems to have wilt"d again"
"Poor child" said Clovcr'S Aunt
10y "ompassonatcly 'poor. poor
cNld"
"Th" business was absolutely ruined.
I"cn !; murmued Mrs. HOLT. "lt's gone
absolutely SmaShT'
Don't ask mo what happcncL, :"
,'sNed Mr9, Meadavs. II only know it
"''"Ns Nh" was worried 10 death. and
onat everything is being wound up
"'I" mat he told N" there wouldn't he
nuh'.r'd pounds in tn" world left for
aa mat she Will just have to 90 our
",",n , 10 work lik" any girl of her age
Without Il penny.
q. !" h"sln exactly where she was whc.
I"', IT," nrst went to Mr.. Elphinstonr :
,I Irn II tragedy: ] said. clover. yo,.
o,I i,ITpiS must not go straightaway attrr
"ai ".i mes" last worrying weeks She
,Hlu f.lu 'h"rc was STRENGTHENING out' to he
Wcmr' Wm'', Well, ! told her. let Mr..
wright 90 on with that, at least during
''hi"N week. | wanted her nt least
=" "Irr'nl Your kind invitation and have
e"o,,!, @ mI' good time in the open air With
L,n,n am SO glad she did" murmurcd
"n"E "n1''E Mrs Holt, but" she paused.
MoolSou you mind my asking, dear Mrs.
b''TS, banI' Nv what about that young hus-
wor"'rS wHGrS Aunt Rosy heaved her most
knnn' ''u sigh 'Oh, my dear. | don I
/, y" What happened even there. either,
yo,'n " terrible, the way one has to see