Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-25

Nc got 10.
lin. StiD angry?"
She shrugged.
Are you!'
NO. Ics."
"Whirh:"
No. It's no, worth being angry
ahou'.'
"bh. I'm glad to hear yo,i say that
It isn't really. But you don, have
+" Z" back. IT You're not angry you
can rr"vc il.
"lIoWt'
BY taking dinner with me some.
whore out here and going back later.
'th, | rnuldn't.' sh" SaSped. rather
attracted by tho thought. nevertheless.
''Th"r" you CO." he mr,trrch. al.
ways trying {" -ct away from mo-"
III not. l:ut Il dinncr-.''
"Wirh II lot "f Do,l"~. Who ,nr",:
Don't You think YOU ow" mo sun"lhing
after 'h" way y"i We treated me: !
Thought YOU cared for ne II little"
II do. But----''
''Ii"" d" yor show il: by try wing
to max" m" rdi"ulo,Is. TIM not the
Kind I" stand for that sort Of thing.
Ik" Your little Willi"> Of the bnllrnou,
Sour blue -b'"o1"d it'll" 't"ddlrrS' from
upper Fifth avenue. You said YOU liked
III" because | Mns different from the
rest. because vas n full grown man.
why. you won't even let me toll you
! love y"'i nni more.
- don't mind y"ur telling me. Truce.
But ] don't want you T." nr' IT,.
'N"l'. IN not n Siun" image. But
III promis" TO behave if !ou'll do what
] ask You 70. lie Strengthened in his
seat. LETS So" how much You care.
tom". NOV. Wen drive down I" r'cks.
Ia, III 4.
AT N" Red Horse nficrwarl. It's Il
road houS" near Tarr. town. Jazz. Mig.
gers. l"u II lik" il. It's Jiffsrcnt----.'
'Oh. Bruce. ] ough'n't to-
Hu' the idea caught in her mind and
remained there. mesh"d in the chaos Of
half educated impulses. II wns tho
unusual which always attracted her
ana, f"o--th"rc was Bruce. lumbod
new. NOR" threatening even in his hu-
mlity.
"i"u ougbtn't to ask mo. Bruce"
"Why not: I've 60, some rights.
haven't r.
"N". none" she said frowuing. And
th"n with a quick gasp. But III Z"
with you."
You WILL" hc cried delighted. "Oh
,ny.. you're good little sport after
all.
They had cone to a "ru>sr"H,l. Cherry
always like crossroads. They always
seemed significant.
(which way. Bruce" she asked
,"liight. Wen make the river, sonr.
where"
BY day the Red Horse Tavern nes.
I'lng nl"de>tly in its clean hills above
th" river boz" TIA. ,ha>tc exterior Of /,
l"nla, dwelling. l;ut il nppear;Inr.
ttr"n the front w"s deceptive. for at the
rear Of tho house n larg" building had
been added. 10 conform to the incfcas
Ing pnir"nng" Of it, guests. which were
many BY day, many NOR" by night For
the dane" hail had gained popularity y
AMONG l"rNul> ut Il certain class. hot /
IN cry ant country, and for more than
year ia" Inn had enjoyed II r"puta
ii"u which other rIn""> uf nmuScn"E'
NOR" elaborate and expensive might
hnN" "uNled. Here. ihcr" was ipimU
MY ~ Il sort from rh" restrictions :"
III" \"st""l act, though whether b!
rolill~,un or neglect no ON" seemed [,
care.
Ih" proprietor. Snug with prosper
itS and futul"nt with sef.usScrtiou
had every air OF commanding a situa'
tlon which, though injurious 10 other
of his trade. had no tcrrors for him
self. I;u' his patrons were not Of thOS'
wh" cared greatly for tn" consequence
Of their ,"m."rity--rh" h"yd"ns of III,
towns along IL" railroad with thri
NNrIn- get rich -uuick' small fr,
win their wi'"S--or other men s--frnii
III" "ty, pale. dark Jews rS'"rtin;
highly tinted blondes. profrs>i"ra
dan"crs from til" EiaIro. aud stai'
hurgt4"rS tWith a twinkle IN the eye
fl"m Harlem or the l'rOnA.
il Wa long after II O'Clock who,
l'ru"" '"wan and Cherry drove int
l." parking l,Iar" b"Std" the Inn, hav
ing been held III 10y II Blowout. TN"
had d!n"d quit" comfortably at u pla"
he knew in Peck >hiI'. for Bruce by som
magic tad rl"du""d ""ckIai!s In tea
l., "rr'. ON" Of which Cherry bad d."
lnur"ly slipped,
They V"r" very bad colituilS. br.
they serted I" diminish the sulnnnc,
of her ""u.panlUu. VIII" still reSeni'
IT." iudignirY Cherry bad put upon him
IiIl >h" had brought him around h"
finger deity at last and. scarcely know
ing how she had done il. l;ruce tOwn
found himself ready to believe that h
> was no less adorable than ever.
Th" sound Of the iuzz at the X"
Horse got into thrrrys feet before slI
had reached III" porch, for this, a> sh
realized AT once, Was the real thing
no modern h"lel orchestra with It's >"
/ histi"ntrd "rHg,' but the bhrbaric inZ
itself straight from the jungle. IN
p plan" and violin played by quick. apis
hands We're more the vehicle OF ca
| dcnrc than tune and The real meanin
Of the music was in the banjos and fll
drums, lineal descendants of gouri
Il and tom toms.