Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

"I believe have = T.. s,,,iieo UNI, cyhicai'y'
Tommy ionIsS .n,b ns sa,u. .o,
well. 7 on,u osLad :, parrasseu. Ia s. n'
Iicaily. T know uo,, coridn. e sa,a apolose. h
dryly. '"' h'uhoer asre'u
'"There wasn't exactly much use for
one there"
But he was rather pleased with his
appearance that evening when he had
fixed the last stud and struggled his
The mirror in his wardrobe door
showed him n tall, we'll set up man,
with Immediately brushed hair and A
well-cut dinner Jacket. and he made n
wry grimace at his ret,ection h.snra ha a
turned away.
''If things were only what thew
mind with great bitterness no ha ,rant
down to be introduced TO Geoffry Eos.
ter.
"Geoffry--" it was Anne vbo IN.
troduced them--''tbis is Jobn.
There was a sby sort of nride IN be-
voice, and the fortune Hunter wes
quick to see the unfriendly CLEAN in
the other mans eyes as they formally
shook hands.
,ErLpleased to meet you" He
spohe win sllght drawl. Heard so
nnn nuen apout you, don't you know, but
semar,o Serer ono"sht we should see you at
Somerton.
The Fortune Hunter met his ooze
steadily.
I've always had q reputation for
doing things that are not exnected NJ
me,' he said quietly, and turned away
to speak to Tommy, who had ,,mned
into the room, looking very cross and
uncomfortable, 'i''' anu
"It's all rot" he srowled NO n. rou
tune Hunter sat down besids bin,
"Why should we nll dress nm lilo ;,iots
just because Foster chooses to co,no to
dinner?" ~
'You don't like him7" Tommy
shrugged his sbouiders 'i'''
"06, he's got a decent ,auncb , b
said evasively.
But 1t was very evident dur;no lin.
ner that Tommy was nor narticn,ori, %
friendly with Foster; he hardly snotr
t. him, and when he did Il was eitber
to contradict something he had said
or to raise an argument about -
Foster tool u oIl oood .no.,'ua,, ~
addressed most of bis conwersotS tt
Anne - H'' eo"'ers"'i"h ID
Anne me
90 there VIII De wedding in
oomerton soon, l. supposef' he said.
turning polntedly TO the Fortune Hunt
sic, er IL VIII pe quite IN event In our
Sleepy viliage.
), Inc Fortune Hunter looked quickly
down at Anne, and was surprised to see
'he aistress IN her race.
uon Ehow that there Will be
wedding IN somSrton Mt ALL he an
Swerea c'oliy; much prefer the idea
CT gong 10 London myself. L hate
'o' OF luSS.
.,,. Mr. Harding broke in agitatedly.
Eut' my dear poy, surely you're not
Soine 70 dehy US the little pleasure
.lhhned IL oil In my mind-iv We even
lolIeo aoWn notes Oh the speech shall
"'"nS; "S, ,,
on. Chcle! SAID Anne, laughing
tommy laughed, too.
Uncle loves russ IN the village.'
PC sald. Don you nave II. John;
mute IL myselt. tlear or to Lon
don 0y the nrst train, that's what !
would 49, ana get hxed up with nobody
III me church.
aon zee why We need tax
nonut IT. Wnen tnere n'thlng nj al
nrrahgeu' Anne sara rather constrain-
eGly: AND. anyway, there seems to be
,Ienty OF t!mc' she added under hci
biI' preatn' SO that 3n'y tne fortune fiuntcr
oeSide her caught the words. -
PLENTY OF timer he echoed. what
40 you mean
r"r lps curved into bitter little
smile.
only that you seem to have quite
forgotten what we arranged-long be-
tore you came home, she answered;
then she turned pointediy from him and
spoke to Geofry Foster.
The Fortune Hunter clenched his
hands; he hated the man. He hated
the way in which he looked Mt Anne
the way he addressed her by her
Christian name. Confound the fellows
impertlnence. Then he almost laughed
at himself; what right had he to be
angry, he who was vagabond i'm
After dinner he deliberately stayed
at the table with Mr.. Harding, and
did not even glance Anne's way when
he saw Foster follow her from the room
but his heart was racing with passion
ate jealousy and Indignation 80 that he
could hardly steady his voice to reply
to MI. Harding's remarks, |
ut was only joke, John, all that
nonsense about your wedding he said !
,heertly. You must please yourself, Of |
course, and then you will please me
Anne shall have everything just as she |
wishes
You are very good, sir.
"Not at all, ! love Anne; she has
been everything to Inc since she came |
to live here, and I've always tried to do |
my best for her. He paused and |
knocked the ashes from his cigar. 1T |
III haY