Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-27

They lunched without exchanging
speech. Tn" cannot talk in rnttling
tube train. nor in Il restaurant like The
Intern" with its orchestra of hcllpwin.
walters. clattrring cutlery and r,nnir.
taps. One" Carmichael raised his voice
on high to ask Mrs. Elphin>toue If
Ter "mclct wcr" all right. and she
shouted hHck that it was very nice.
lie thought Of those lunches to which
she was accustomed. lie thought of
thoS" hotcl.; where, in whatsoever part
OF the l"urr" she stood. there wuIlh
Nc always thc wrap and the fur coat
behind her. always the obs"quous Off :.
cial ready to let 1t fall upon her shoul.
ders softly as a homing bird. He thought
she was probably pinns for one Of
those places at this moment. oven as
she slipped her Barsac. and soda water
(thc uncarthly drink in this city
luncheon den. What else was she
thinking about behind that arrognntiy.
composed little face. he didn't know.
''Map-NNhat e Sex"
As matter Of fact She was thinking,
quite simply. Men. what n scX 80
In her own mind. $50 shrcW,I in
PATCHES. in other patches so chaotical!y
ignorant, in others innoccntly sweet
this girl who had been pitch -forl;cd by
circumstances into mans position
dropped the business. like vcrnaculnr
of men and had almost n school girls
vocabulary.
She was thinking. If Id ncrcr met
a man in NY life. could guess what
they We're like from having seen one of
these places where mon cat. Iook ut
those two hyenas at that table laugh
ing. wonder what about: Something
that hyenas consider an umusin.
story?I How can girls let such object,
make love to them? The idea of ono
touching one puts out my Ray. This
was Clovcr's secret nan" for what the
late John Elphinstonc had summed up
as nar.) II hate them. So | shall just
buy this one man out to marry me and
then ! shan't have any more bother
from the lot Of them. And my Ray will
be safe. And then when things look
up again. and prices com" down. !
shall" The flair within her planned
busily until the surrounding noise was
but n background to it's voice.
Fortunately The inferno contained u
rather duiet"r room whrrr, in spit" of
th" rattle Of til" dnminOcS on marble.
topped tables it was just p"ssiblc T." talk.
Here, amid fog and tobacro smoke. Car
michael led her to a wood settled re.
cess and turned to call waiter.
"IIcrc,' H." told Glover, I'VE have
10 break the Dutch treat arrangement. +.
They know NJ" aud | have to keep up
Appearances I'm afraid you will hav"
tn let mo give YOU coffee.
"Anything g-:' tn" waiter suggested
dcliratrly. "No thanks Carmchael's
lunches did not include four. shilling
Grand Mariners.
Sitting there by tho side Of the only
woman in the room, he fell again into
Thought.
Savage and bitter hc f"h. Look at
this silly creature. look at her lunch
just now. Ham and hot .honse grapes !.
Look mt the cost. Ecrythng clsc about
her on the same lines, no doubt. Over
everything she would hr robbed right
and left. Shed ulon"y to snunn-
der. llc, the inventor Of q necessary
and national thing, had I" sec this thing
slclycd for lack Of money to push 1t,
How damned unfair. She was made tN
hc Numbered no doubt. all sorts oi
|
ready. \ tog of Kipling's parodied itsell
in his head.
"Shckels Of silver or gold.
Take her money. my son. praisint
Allah; The Kid was ordained to b.
Sold
That, that she asked Of him. couldn''
he done. No decent man could take
such a thing on. Not to be thought Of
Still, here she sat. lie had to talk tr
her; and there might be some sort Of
amusement in finding out more exactly
what It was she proposed.
with regard to this proposition OF
yours, Mrs. Elphinstons. Might ! trou
bic You to 60 into it a little more In
detail!'
She put her cup down and was al
attention, well" she snid, IN that
official manner she had learned to i'm
itatc 50 absurdly we'll. even as she't
learned mems idioms. is this mast oI
yours a very expenslys hobby?" .
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