Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-06
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Another Abserbins Love Stssy
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Ruby NJ. Ayres

back again1 wanted wilfred's career
more than anything, as I thought; I've
Intrigued and schemed to keep the way
clear for him; expect I shall srovel
to him to 70 on using Jarroman's
Ing. But IL he won't, must We SscriScs
ourselves? No one sacrificed themselves
for u.s."
It was some time before Lord Dou.
cester answered.
II am with you. every inch," he
said, intellectually, every inch. But
| am more sentimental than you are,
Emmeline, probably because I am q
man, and the fact that Wilfred Is our
son agos gos' ms:, the whcse thing out Of focus"
"Why did you say just now-wh,
have h,,vs.s,, yoS always said-that We still need
Lady Doucester drew her hand away
together, mind and soul, and there fell
one Of those silences in which she was
wont to search for the truth that would
be the key to her riddle.
| She was retreatins, retreating into
herself she was giving herself no quar-.
ter. Why did she cling to success1 Il
was necessary to her. Yes, but why 7
Why could she not face an existence In
which she was not led by ambition, not
goaded on and on to achievement for
achievements sake? Her mind went
seeking. and presently Il found:
Herself and her sons wife. The
day at Swallowsbath. Zone woman In
every million, Nadia, gives her man
the essences Of nionship-youth,
| beauty, wealth: II you let one 70. you
lose them all" And then Nadia: but
there's something deeper than that,
isn't there? think that 10 where my
generation knows better. Love 10 to us
just that deeper companionship.
Lady Gloucester shivered. She had
found the truth. And the truth was
desolate.
Youth, beauty, wealth-shs had
brought them to the making Of her hap
pinesss;, and she did not dare to let them
so. She must make up, and keep the
to spend. or her world would be dust.
Her world Oh, why not be honest7 It
was not her world she feared to lose, It
was her husband.
She came slowly back to reality and
looked across the hearth to where he
sat.
"All these years." she told, herself,
"and I've never realized that all I've
done has been just to hold him. To
keep him mine. And now. in solrre
pnutterabls little suburb, I'm going to
Aloud, she said, almost inilifferently /:
Yes, I've not been thinking clearly.
1t Ia not for nm intellectual reason that
1 need success. 1t doesn't matter why
l need 1t, for It doesn't weigh against
Wilfred's future. It's as Mr.. Jarro-
man said. we've had our day.
Eve must pay back the thirty thou
sand, Mollcntrave."
Lord Gloucester rose abruptly anu
took her hands In his. lie kissed them
tenderly. She caught her breath. What
was he saying?
''Emmeline, my darling, you re clever
about everything except yourself. We've
had our day, indeed! Do you know. in
nll our married life, we've never had
anything to do?'
Gloucester. YOU'D. be bored II we just
sat and looked at each other. You. with
your genius for handling difficulties,
would you have been content only to
arbitrate when the general servant CAV.
notice, or they hadn't give us our full
weight Of coals1"
mot all my life-Oh, dear, no." re.
turned Lord Gloucester amiably. But
now, Emmeline. I really believe ! should
rather like It. There are so many thing
I should rather like. It would, for in.
stance, be delightful to see you in an
apron again, making one Of those ex-
cellent little omelets. OF all the ONE.
lets I've eaten"
j Lady : Dous:ster cluns to his hands to
"Then you DON'T" she began, but
Nadia's words were echoing SO loudly
in her ears that she could not help re-
pcating: Love Is to US just that deeper
companionship-no, can't explain; !
will one day, but I'm 90 happy I think
I'm light headed"
Dear, DEAR" murmursd Lord Dou.
cester. And here comes our friend
Theed."
Nell Makes Her AdieU
Jarroman followed Nell obedisntly up
an effort to him. He took them slowly,
ton.
Nell was his daughter. Through no
fault Of his own he had done her great
injury-through no merit Of bis own he
had the means OF handsome compen-
sation. A detestable phrase, compensa.
tion, but q sterling fact.
"'Ere!'
l. They had reached the upper hall and,
by the simple device of clutching him
by the coat sleeve. she had urged him
into q cushioned recess in the huge bow
window Of the first floor landing.
"Set down there" she invited.
Funny idea making landin' look like
a drorin' room, amt It? But there,
it's all funny when yer come ter think
Of 1t same as wot ave"
Jarroman sensed the nervousness be.
meath the garrulity.
~ heard what you said to Lady Dou-
cester," he began. ''You are not
happy here-the life doesn't suit you.
But we can easily find way Of living
that does"
heartily. "'Cos i've fahnd it al.
ready, fahnd 1t afore you ever turned
up and said you was me dad. And !
was fool to leave it, though ! will
say az I shan't be none the worse off
for 'syin, learned me lesson as the
"Neli, doesn't it strike you as rather
silly that you should 60 back to life
Of hardship and filthy surroundings
when you have a wealthy father who
wants to make things comfortable for
your"
"Filthy surrahndin's," echoed Nell
Indignantly.
Jarroman pulled himself up in the
midst Of q humble apology.
"You know perfectly we'll I didn't
mean to insult your home"
"Awright, then" returned Nell gen.