Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-24

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vtyES, It is my ring" he said, 1T
y should dispose Of your last doubt.
kdla. I am broken man. In the whole
~ there is no one who cares one
~ little whether / live or die. !
Selish enough to beg you to accept
sigma, and give me the JOY Of your
Slefy, even though you, cannot give
n daughters love-"
4 NADIA rose and came quickly to him.
~ vas young, untried, and that quick
"a pity was upon her, sweeping away
Judgment she had Of men and their
tiyes. She wanted, greatly, re-
- to her welcome Of this stranger
Mn the gates Of her heart. She
i1ted her father to be glad he had
ia her--his daushter--again.
BE held out her hands to him.
|aJsrroman took step toward her. He
q her unresisting In his arms and
|. 511-.a has fnpahoad
E5sAs be felt her soft weight against
shoulder. once again the whites OF
eyes glowed dull red.
|ssIbr moment Henry Jarroman stood
|05Q the victim OF his hatred within
|1Gsyrasp. By simple movement OF
~ hand he could have killed her; In
1ed, IN lightning hash OF self. .reve.a :
len, be knew ne would have been q
tter man had ne crudely and brutally
|16ne her to death there and then. But
| held to his decist0n--the decision
had made In that volcanic instant
lNlen first he had realized that this
pie'en.isu is en.i ~ ah I'm Gs 90 n,S. vwl Cni.u
~ reai''S 'on" O"n'uen uuus"' :
Hls decision could be put into a few
gsds: to raise her up to a pinnacle
~ wealth and ease and happiness such
~ she never dreamed of. and then to
Rl her down; down to depths IN which
~ would be longed for--and with.
2.
ne iofcea ; n'mseli 10 move away IRON ron
70 smile ana speak, anu play MS
~ s! us discuss our immediate plans,
p'xss," said Nadia eagerly, ''but no,
She looked with distaste u
r. opulent furnishings Of Theed,s office
aell we 90 out IN the open air|'
3Igether they passed into the QUITE,
K Theed interrupted himself in the
.of bullying his janitor and fused
snd q them; hem jar, Jssromal nan knew s that he
l y disguise from Theed the fact that
oelieved the latter to have made q
eeaal blunder. He even accomplished
apt retort to one of Theed's paternal
titudes.
/ Outside the sun was glowing through
|hAigh mist, shedding a bright warmth
allkout oppressive heat. Jarroman
F,Aed taxi, and the girl entered un-
BaSSSsnoninsly. ne could see she was
~ herseii at ms dlsposai' ready
MMu,a ny ~ WIN ms Whlms.
~ lounge In tne PARK until lunch
ne sag. I've done httie
:" tne last twenty years. D.
s1he WINGED at the allusion to his life
Prison.
ITS q grim thought for you-that
"A father is an ex.convict, isn't it?"
s,o opcyested. :.
answered. "For my own, it
t atect me. I have no social
lon and no friends, except some
at tne boarding house, and
aAnced away from him, "a few
10 nnsss acquaintances."
~ for Nah.
7
oman noted tho avefted glance
us cnangsd tone, but he was con-
" mus. their significance. In time
ouid learn everything about her
S.sss ooui1 concern him. There was no
ne who had waited for twenty
W could AFFORD to linger over the
sancation OF his dominant desire.
He felt a sense of stranpeness For
esty years he had yisualized The
liking Of his hatred in Tho fash and
post OF q pistol. Even 10 might some
edgan Of the slums have taken his re-
IN an emotional ory of blood.
.nnew now that there was no emo.
IN ais hatred. It was not
onansm that had sustained him
Wenv years in the stone quarriCs
y @oor. lt was not emotionalism
was conducting his campaign of
now.