Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-05
tfIE MASTER OF MAN:-: By Sir Han Caine
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going, and a big wash coming on next
well, that's good! That's rich! I
thought 1t was myself that was keeping
the farm going. Douglas. you say?
Well, well! I wonder at you. en-
courasing your girl 60 go to such places,
and you bound Primitive. Tell her
to put rub on my boots. ma am"
Collistcr. "It's little enough time the
girl will have. to catch the train, and
her fixing on her new hat, too
New hat. eh?"
"Aw, yes. man. the one she bought at
Miss Corkill's Yesterday"
What a woman. And you telling
me- when you got five goolden
sovereigns out of me on Monday that
she was for wearing it at the Sulby
anniversary. ! wonder you are not
afraid for your quarterly ticket" =.
years wages, and the laborer is worthy
of his hire. Thou art always saying so
at the Cross anyway
Hold thy tongue. woman. and dom
be milking that ould COW any more-it's
dry. I tell thee.
It was at this moment that Bessie
came downstairs. and Dan. who was on
the three. legged stool before the fire.
making wry faces as he dragged off
his mill boots with a bootjack. fell on
her at first with his favorite weapon. Z.
irony.
Jaw. the smart you are in your new
nat. girl--smart tremendous.
II didn't think you'd have the taste
to like it," said Bessie. sitting at the
, table.
! Taste. is it?" said Dan. "Aw. the
grand we are! The pride that's in some
ones IN extraordinary though. There II
be no holding you! You'll be- going up
and up. Your mother has always been
used of poor mans house and the
wind above the thatch. But you'll be
wanting feather beds and marble halls.
I'm thinking
They won't be yours to fnd then,
so YOU needn't worry" said Bessie.
You think not? I'm not so sure of
that Man is born to trouble as the
! sparks fly upward So you re
| for Douglas, are your
/ Yes. am. if you'll let me take my
tea in time for the train
",Aisy, bogh. aisy:' said Mrs.
/ Collister.
! "Well. you're your own woman now,
/ so | suppose you've got lave TO GO
said Dan.
/ And then rising to his stocknged feet
/ his face hard and all his irony gone.
he added. But I'm my own man. too.
and this is my own house. I'm think
o'clock tonight. my door will be shut
IN yOu.'
Bessie lcaped up from tn" table.
Shut You door if you like. There VI
! bc lots of ones to open theirs. she
cried. and swept out of the house.
There you are. woman said Dan
What did | say: Impcrent uncom
mon and dirty with the tongue Shell
have to clanc it this time though. Il
she's not back for IL she'll take thu
road and no more two words about it.
Mrs. Collistcr struggled to her fee
and followed Bessie. pretending she hat
forgotten something.
bessie. Bessie
Bessie stopped at the end Of th'
street" and her mother hObbled up t
her.
|. BE home for II. bogh.' she whis
pcred. ITS freckened mortal I am tina
himself has some bad schame on.
"What schamc:' asked Bessie.
Il don't know what. but something
SO give him no chance" =.
What do ! care about his chance?'
"Aw. ballaveen, ballavren. haven
/ enough to bear with thy father an
thee? Catch the ten train back-prom
ise me, promise me.
Every well. promise. said Bessie
and at the next moment she was gone
Five minutes later. arm-in arm will
Susie. she was swinging down the roa,
to the railway station for Douglas.
The little gay town. when the,
reached it. was at full tide. will
pianos banging in the open windowc,
houses, guitars twanging in the streets
and lines of young men marching alon!
the pavements and singing in chorus
The girls. fresh from their twinklini
village by the lonely hills. with the rive,
burrowing under the darkness OF th'
bridge. were almost dizzy with thu
sights and sounds.
When they came skipping down th'
steep streets TO the front. and plunge
into the electric light which illuminated
the bay. they could scarcely restrain
themselves from running. And when
bubbling with the animal life which
had been suppressed. famished ano
starved in them. they passed through
the turnstile to the dancing palace and
hurried down the tunnel Of trees. lit by
colored lamps. and saw the stream OF
white light which came from the open
door. and heard the crash Of the hand
and the drumming of tn" dancers with :
in. their feet We're scarcely touching the
ground and they fer as if they wanted
TO fly. And when at !ast. having en- =
tered the hall. the whole blazing scene
burst on them in a binding flash, they
drew up with GREATNESS gasp.
oh. On.
A One moment they stood by the door
with blinking and sparkling eyes. their
linked arms Quivering in close grip.
Then Bessie. who was the first to re
cover from the intoxicating shock
/ looked up and around. and saw Stowell
and Cell sitting in the gallery.
Good sakes alive, she whispered
"they re there
"Who? The gentlemen"
''ics. in the front row. Re quiet
girl. They see us. Don't look up.
They might come down
And then the girls laughed with gee
At their conscious make believe. and
their arms quivered again to the rush
Of their warm blood,
To he continued tomorrow
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