Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
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:, ...srn,a SvtsO IN THE 1TONA
wnDv nU ? ,,OnuN. wp. .dote 0irl;
Vs:Sicnd Vss:si and ckarp,ing. al once 'rr''osed
~ sttrscted by ,u
nAvyD SANGREE. poung A",.,ss"i; ",,r.ri
eiAScIoeW Gn' .on,sr. m", md customs
csssv vc", bv The ,tcr. but intcr-
s,ira IL cherry. .H' modest j""ds
Srs isvested ~'M m. '".se'
UE M0 Too busv 10 think OF his
IsessT: IsMs.:u h. ieoyss them to
.c" s",''' woUr,y rho has successtuilv
ssiiisoted I've social side OF We.
sRYCE COWAN. a motoroar so!es.
men, Of care.man !vps, vp,.r.T W M"'"'
CAerry moa'".' ~: ,.";.o,,,, ....
Dob MOnU.,n. M..,., S'"' w " '
..npnr M IyCETT. elder,v chovus,
0ssyI;losoohi:ing a. the story develops.
MN dHICHESTER. wAom Mrs.
Tohrn wo"'d hkc to co'' so"'m.ta1.
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60 David sansree ''e. I"eo.t'"e"'''
Ointo his BEDROOM se'Hihs u"uer"e"r'
hsusers ana shir' as u, ',. 's", w. ~,
tlat Cherry had cntereo anost i. I'M
nediateIy oeh'"a m. .,,.e e
fsverish activity OF q nreman responding
n an alarm nc got 'm'o NO "s' ,
clothing, even 70 co''a' MI" e"'"''
snd In rev m'.'e".S ,.., . ".,.u,.. @
doorway. hushcd. "'s.u'v,a' ,,, ,;u
fatuously ana s'''' i""e "
collar. 49,,
Cherry was s'andihS u! wv '"e'
lisht catching little ir'descch' '"r'""'
u her coat. which was mo's' rum Wv,
ios and rain outslae. iAe. "
iA shadow. but the renec'ea s'" ,H"S
the litter OF papers ana Fe''c"s p"s... ,.
n warm colors tne nueh' .u ,
ssek and chin. Her nsure sase u" "
preston OF aIertness "Ae '."' N "
Nrd, just alighted OF " M'k III,
unfamiliar neishoorho"'' p''''U
cately Tor hieh'. A.. - 49,.
But as ne eht'feo 'ne 'oo ,,". ~
turned, thrust out an "f" " ~
smiling her twisted s"',e'
u hope 20" aoh "''"o NY '
-" she began: -, :,
Mind. 'oou i''r"' "o.
ushtea-veF!. h"' s"Ip' 'se". ,'.,,'.
see I'm not used to neutrality-suspicious.
-" He paused.
"Esnsciolly Cirls?" she put in.
"wa,, o,-ro, ,.o Urls don't come
l. VIZ" ..... .,,.o
here. It's a bachelor apartment ''"s'
-"
~ knew Il. But 7 knew the number
It. .,,,. , oL,,,, and vo,kel
@Four su'oe' ''oH ~, " ''.'eo w ~. .,as,r
Up the stairs. Ihe boy Ut 'ne "oo'
thought was a charwoman. I hope.
have on nv old clothes" she OK.
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Sangrec was regarding the door
dubIously, "I'm NOT quite sure that
: ,u,ht n In, vou s+,v' Cherry"
s'' " " a-.. ,..,.,
sne smiled DOWN al hcr nhsers' ""'c"
"If 7 don,t c,re wnv shou,d you:"
A., ,I"n ut,n,,ro",;n, nsr hand
..rlv ana =. .1."' Sna ,,rnon % soho-,S toward tho
sswly os she turned sopes'y to"ard 'he
table, II had TO see you at once" she
said ouietlv
n, ,o.,.a H., :. ,a .,,,
o' ''oheu at "er again anu '"e"
glanced at the locked door into the
corridor as though debating whether to
open II or not. As he hestitated she
spoke again.
aren't you going to ask me to sit
down, Ra,ncscs?" She asked whimsi.
"Oh--of course" he said hastily,
drawing a chair toward the aas los.
"Now that you're here I suppose you
might as we'll be killed for a sheep as
lamb. Let me take your coat.
"No. thanks I shsn't stnv long"
As the glow from the lnmD reached
her face, he thought that she looked
weary. Her cheek bones seemed higher,
there were faint touches Of purple
~ was S faded. II There ere sss' was. too, % "a
inner commotion. She waited a mo.
ment until hs wo. 90" sc, tei % hcfore she
epoke.
Il b,d "a ..o ,or p.,ns..s " shs
repeated. something hnppened today.
I came straight here"
Nothing serious! Nothing--?"
Yes, ii I choose to make It 70, 1t
vas serious enough 10 make me feel
the need OF adyice---thc advice of
blend" She uaused and then
hnished with n dubious smile-"eyen
Ut the risk OF INV rcnutation
1t makes me hapnv to think TINT
sou'd some to me. I've wanted to help
gotten m' ,me '"o"s"' you" 'of
. II hadn't. But I've been fearfully
BUSY. You know We have scarcely any