Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-09

Chi"hostcr. but that gentleman now
passed him by with sober air and
4 mere nod of rccognitfon. From
Genie Armitagc he learned Of the
sale of Micia Mohun's pearls over
the counter OF Tiffanv'S for consider
able sum. which possibly explained
John thi"h"St"r'S air of lreoccuputon.
"Dmni John" was not n ncrson who
"ared to admit a failure in anything.
though the end Of his hopes with re-
gard to Cherry must have been revealed
10 him very soon after Cherry's visit
to Sangrcc'S rooms. His manner puZ-
lied Sangrcc. though it did not annoy
him. He imagined. ut first, that Alicia
Mohnn had told John Chichester of the
nature of Chcrry's curious friendship
for Sangreo, but that did not seem to
explain John Chichestcr'S air of re-
straint. which was evident when they
we're i'll the sane room-an air which
had some of the mider qualities Of
rcprobation.
At first he he'd been inclined tc
think this one of the needs of his
own financial misfortune. for Chichester
his associates by an assessment of
their financial value in the social
scheme. But later Sangrcc revised
this opinion. and it seemed &c him
that her mother would have been the
I last person to whom Cherry would
have contided the secret of her visit
to his rooms or the nature of the con
versation which had been its object.
/ But he knew rs we'll rs though Cherry
had told him that John Chichester had
definitely been given his dismissal and
( he suspected that the sale Of Mrs.
MOhun's pearls had provided the OPP
! rortunity for a rather satisfactory con-
| clu>ion to that affair.
John Chchesters friendship had
been unimportant to Sangrec, his con-
iidenccS unsought. and 1t made no
| possible difference to him that the
| elder man had decided not to continue
his amiabc advances, but his snubs
We're 50 pointed now that Sangree
could not resist the impression tSat
some influence of which he was unaware
was behind this rather mystifyinG
chang" Of d"mcanor,
| But. whatever its cause, Sangrce
regarded it with tho GOOD nnturcd tol.
rrincc Of one VINO has litti" to lose.
| II never before. John Chichester now
! belonged to phase Of life which San
! gree rCliquishod with it'll" regret;
| His dues at the Olympiau we're paid
! until the end Of III" year and. since
! IG could no longer aiinru lnc luHhr'S'
! his resignation would take effect at
! that time when he would adnrt hin
/ .sl' 80 the situation now demanded
! by his slender means.
Social Exile
/ SAngrpc had taken his rcw point
Of view with singular calm. Those of
his now acOuaintanccs who choS" TO
follow him into social exile could do
80 if thev liked, but he cherished few
homes of them. His position was quit"
different from that Of Cherry. who
must. if he knew the world, begin very
soon 10 feel the stings Of benefits forgot.
He knew that she WAS to suffer acutcly,
| If she had not already done 50, in her
alienation from those who had Cncc
heen her intimatcs. EUt it now ap-
rcored that. once having com" TO n
decision, Cherry had performed hcr
duty 10 herself and her family with
a precision and dispatch which counted
not upon the opinion OF the world.
But her plans, as he later dis
covered. had been u.adc less difficult of
accomplishment by strength from an
unexpected source, which came 10
her with all the gentlencss Of aid
from Heaven itself. After the talk
with her mother which had resulted
in a renewal If their quarrel, It seemed
scarcely possible for her 20 fight her
battle alone; but. having made her de-
cision. she did not recant, though she