Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-24
> SBy Katharine
NeUlin Burt
Mary or
Heioise?
Which
Should Win
Unusual Hero?

high. backed chair. 80 ''
,u,. ,non arc rash in your promises Of
friendship, Heloise."
This recalled to Heloise Grins.
coombe another promise. II think I
am Old enough to choose my own
friends, Aunt Selda. Other girls now.
odays are not kept under such minute
control. She laughed angrily. 20
says you have me whip broke. I tb;nk
coward" "N "'
sharply. N'''" sp'Se
Heloisc moved to one of the win.
COWS. The breeze blew her sheer dress
oack against her body; the faint lin .
Surlhg ngnts OF the summer darkness
green. "'' '""
y promised my friendship to NV
cousin, Mary Grinscoombe, " she said
| without turning, 'but I have been too
much OF coward to keep my word"
MISS Seldn stood up, walked to the
wall, and switched on the light.
., Where have you seen your cousin.
Mary Grinscoombe?" There wns no
sign OF weakness in her voice and car.
rage now, she was very angry and
very formidable. IIeloise turned and
showed face strained with fright. and
blinking. rebellious eyes.
| The day cut Q's wrist I took him
into house where DR.. Sales car was
standing. And 1t was my Uncle
Henry,,s house and Mary opened the
! uoor. The memory Of that small
proud person diverted Lelo from her
panic. But you don't know Mary.
aunt Selda-shc-she's splendid %
She must be-"
Truly. You'd love her. She's so
intelligent, so bred -
Again, and more dryly, "She must
oc, said Miss Selda.
Leo temper rose. It was a Grins.
coombe temper, II pampcred ono.
why shouldn't she be? She's your
own brothers daughter"
| !he dnug hter of drunkard and
the housemnid--he seduced."
g, Heloisc put her hands over her ears,
she huI never been told Henry Grins.
coombe 3 history. Seeing that her aunt
was speaking again, she took down her
hahds ana, going to sofa, sat fnciny
ner with tight lips and scarlet cheeks.
80 she listened to cold, clear recital
Of the events the preceded uenrv's
disinheritance. "
Have you ever seen your Uncle
enough" w
Yes: l have seen him. I think
hes pathetic and rather-beautiful."
Miss Selda laughed. Your cowLoy
mas been making a sentimentalist out
OF you; my dear. It's just as well !
have dismissed him."
II have not dismissed him." said
He,oise.
Il doubt II after what I said to him
he will wait for any further-dis
missals."
"Oh, Aunt Selda! What did you 50,
to him:' Heloise walled.
Enough. I think
Heloise smOtc one slim palm with 8
slim fist. She sat thinking and will
an effort calmed herself. She seemed tc
dismiss . for the moment.
II am not sentimental, Aunt Selda, ;
she began composcdly enough. "Yol
ought to know better. And l never
cared penny really about Mary, unit
! met her. Now l can't help caring
It's case for common justice. hav,
everything and she has nothing. Ant
yet she is as close a relation to yOl
as / am. And she's so much finer
Mary is--well, there's something grca,
about her."
$50 that you would like to play the
Lady Bountiful to her, as we'll as tc
q. You have gift for condescenson
Lelo. I've often noticed it,"
The phrases stung the girls tenderest
vanities and she moved quickly towart
the door. ~ am going to see Mary
nOw,' she said.
You don't suppose I shall allow you
to take the car for such a purpose"
VERY we'll, III walk"
"Heloisc >" The narrow hands were
lifted and fell, their gesture accompanied
| by nn incredulous. cXaSperated note Of
laughter. "Oh, go by all means. a
five mile walk on hot cvening--nc
dinner, late and lonely trip home
that should take some of the condc-
Scension out of you. Your temper may
carry you as far as the gate. If It
takes you any farther. 1t will make Il
fool of you, and that is usually n
beneficial experience. You will find
yourself involved in considerable dis
comfort, and you will do Mary very
ill turn with me-
Poor Little Lamb!
"What do you mean? You have
never done her good turn, have you?
Never intended to do anything for her?"
1T is not your business, Of course,
my dear, but, in justice to myself, !
will tell you that at various times !
have lent my brother rather large sums
through the agency of DR.. Sales"
"You mean that Mary thinks he
"Ics, that he has lent them
| "How perfectly insufferable for her
to be under obligations to that man."
| Miss SelGa flinchcd, and Heloise,
snatching up n wide hat as she went,
dartcd out into the dusk. Anger gave
Il squirting vigor TO her steps. What
were five miles to her trained young
muscles In Aunt Selda's youth, walk
ing was an unaccustOmed eXertion, but
Aunt Selda did not belong to the swim
ming, golf -and tennis playing, dancing
generation with which Heoise had been
trained to compete. She walked freely
with a tall, 1.-the swing, and anger
made her unconscious OF her speed.
She was in revolution, red riot OF
revolution, and she gloried in her new
sensations. She would diAe with her
Uncle Henry. and she would telephone
to Q and zee him ut Mary's house.
She would do the free, fine, courageous
thing. What pity she hadn t thought
Of this before, and let Ferdinand run
her into town In his machine. And,
with the name, her feet fnlter~d and
her first speed Stacked. She thought
of Ferdinand for half an hour without
pause, and the night, with its stars
and its heat, the dust of the road
side, the faint rushing of the river,
became the sultry surging of his passion
Oppressive, exciting, dangerous. i'm.
possible to clean fulfllment. If Aunt
Selda-here Heloise smiled the small
| nn,iln Of Sir Sydney mbe-hnd