Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-05

the next afternoon to get his gray suit.
II had disappeared from the clothes bars
on the veranda of his bedroom, so he
assumed that it was at the hospital.
But no one in the hospital had heard of
II. "Well, It doesn't matter" smiled
nr. Godfrey. "bccause the Dobbns
children didn't have scarlet fever after
all. But I had asked my sister to have
my man bring 1t over. so ! thought
maybe 1t was here"
When DIR. Godfrey returned home his
sister had already left the house for a
round of calls to be paid before she
arrived at the BlCdyet tea party.
"DO you know anything about that
suit?' DR.. Godfrey asked the maid with
his usual patience.
Indeed, 7 do" said the maid. miss
Priscilla and / looked the things over.
The overcoat and one Of the suits we
| packed in cedar, but couple of the
suits Miss Priscilla had NE take to the
new second hand store"
1.-THE second hand store" said DR..
Godfrey In amazement.
"Don't get disturbed" assured the
maid. "All the best people in Til ton
are doing i; There is new store aonj just u,
ment store-shoes. suits, books. furni.
ture. pans. verything. The rich sell
their things to make few dollars now
II. Miss Priscilla said she'd been dying
to sell some things there. All her
friends were doing 1t as lark. So
she sold that old black suit and the
graz -,
1.-THE gray suit out on the bars?"
The maid nodded. ''She said you
said something about putting that away
in the cedar chest. but Us she didn't
remember the suit, she supposed II must
be awfully old. and IL you weren't
wearing it she might as we'll sell It,"
DR.. Godfrey did not wait for further
explanation. where's that storcT' he
called, and while the maid was till call
ing out directions he was making tracks
for the front door.
It seemed imperative to DR.. Godfrey
now that he should wear the gray suit
to Mrs. Blodget's tea party. He had
been foolish enbugh to let his supply
Of clothes run down. With his winter
suits disca rdcd. he had only the sha bby
suit he now had on and the new gray
one. He could never make love to Mrs.
Blodget in the shabby suit and he had
made up his mind that consideration
for the departed Mr.. Blodget could not
possibly require that he keep the secret
Of his love any longer from the ador.
able widow.
He mad, explanations in the men 3
clothing department Of the new second
hand store in very short order. 1.-THE
suit was just sold" said the salesman,
"A lady came to buy some things for
the poor and carried IT off with her.
Much as an hour ago. She said II was
very decent for the price we asked
DR.. Godfrey Smith left the second
hand store in some detection. He def
nitely wouldn't 90 to the tea party in
the old suit. He couldn't buy ready
made suit and wear that. because
ready made suits did not fit him. Ht
boosted to himself that ne did not have
n ready made build.
Thoroughly disguised and feeling
much out of patience with his sister
he made his way to the hospital. III
had planned to take the rest Of the aft.
ernoOn off, but he would make some
calls there that he had planned to put
off till the following morning.
] Just as he was going out OF one o
the wards into the Office he fairly col.
lided with the charming Mrs. Blodge
herself. She was carrying something
dark and bulky over her right arm.
"I hardly saw where ! was going.
said Mrs. Blodget. ~ have such ar
awkward bundle. I'm goingcto see i
the head nurse will have this suit fumi'
gated"