Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-13
THE HOUSE OF MOHUN
By GEORGE GIBBS
81 Author OF "Youth phont" and
a. d. 1sas d. Appleton Co.
Ru GEORGE GIBBS
WHO'S WHO IN THE STORY

ehn0togfSt ana NdT Vlte'u,,' 1'",..,,
by changes in manners Gnd customs
brought ont on the ,cdr. but ,nter.
ested in Cherry. His riodeSt !N"u'
are INFESTED ,cith her father,
yiM MOHUN, a seIt.made fnanc'1s
leader. Too busy to th'nE OF MS
children he ledres them to
MRS. MOHUN, tcho has sgccesssfnHy
cultivated the social sidc Of 'fe.
BRUCE COWAN, motorcar sases.
man, of cdre-mon type. ot Hho"
Cherry imGgines she IS ehdmored'
BOB MOHCN. son, i, a typic1Hy rech-
less poungster.
GEORGE LYCETT. elderly chorus.
phuosophisir9 as the story dcrc!ops'
JOHN CRICHESTER. phom. Ma.
Mohun could like ~ call SON h-'Ge'
,TrENIE drove her TO town in Mrs.
" Gartley's runabout. Cherry was ST.
lent. Aside from picky's condolences
there was n subtle change in hor T"'
lationships with the old cro"G. Livery
thing was dIfferen: somehow AIreadE
they talked of things with which she
was unfamiliar-iisht gossip about
people she didn't even Lnow-anec-
dotes-which once would Nave greatly
amused her and which no" had 70
favor to arrest tie soberness Of h"r
thoughts. She couIdn understand
What do ,ou think Of Phoebe ond
,Iicky:" she asked after a white.
"Oh. al! right. suppose. They
Just drifted into i, phorb" would
bave liked to marry J4cE. uII every
body knows that Dick vant"l ~o1.
] like Phcebe's courage thoush
Il think they'll be happy. said
Cherry quietly. II want tLci1 20 I". -
Its up to Dick. Bul his re-
ormation is little too sudden TO be
above suspicion, -
Cherry made 10 reply and C"n.@
ratified on. aware of Cherry MOOD u
abstraction, co7ering in her bhth, v"'
almost the entire philosophy Of hor
rrecocious youth. She aud Cherry Lad
many troubles ii common
Il tell YOU, Cherry. sl" NoN' on
after particularly tier attack uron
hnr divorced parelI> for their d">rHion
a. her, "Dsvr" that bring g.I,- liz"
us into the world have lot % b" a..
countable for. I dtdn { asG t. :"
horn--least Of all girl--2nl I "2r-
tainly didn't expect after | was born
10 be cast ont into rough water 'rttnoLt
even the benefits of life pres arvcr.
How can creatures like You aud IL"
expect to earn a living ! don even
know what six times nine are l never
did. I always said seEentE-'"o ana
] always will. In private :c1oo.s they
Always gave uS passing iHdFhS ~ eE'u's
because they, wanted US 70 come "a, . "
next year i'ut 'H!ii5S IoH / WI! ="
way out in the world. ! never NAP .
to be a AicnbroW. ou{-Soou "IIn ,ior; :
oHsnI ~ ".oM T.. Srr,r,,,,,
Inwip Irp' ~" ~ -, ~ T~T b,ra I bn,a| -hs facr is
,L;S" I'm ;I,t femai. of tha >n,c!cs
."n, or, '' ,rtn ,bn ynr'I f. fnI an ac-
cnnn,oIstiny w" W. Tna1s I.'s rather dis
rnsting WLen Tn'l CONE 70 ihi.E OF
a."
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r.ciaiIy ~ when "tS tbev ,rI 70 ram lin down
800 rv!a'ti 49,. mn.'' '-e' ''' ~
your throat. .,o. -,, aud :
but n!arI4"sc = ,,1' ia r,or,an.
re'e sra'!eu toFw.'o'.. ..oJ'n. II YOU
We were ouI oL oUt ''"".e a." :+-oat 70
sha were oeI Un fa1. ,nV wv, Ann
ITarra, Ta..ia bn ~ said utifh sbrug who
'iuIItet' sue IaiH ot-1 ~ f:nn ono.her
SIarFtes ,T "H' i.sH ~, al ~ T,4sr't
S S2nC can foIe re,o,,' az 'iiozen IiL. lor.
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,ar 49, ~ Ttaco haco,,.a ,H vo','vs ~ +, live
fn!a !e ~ tba OeStI.- ,troofu.eIr: Ir:erS tru .ou.
bcrry' I'TS been do.ns 4 lot Of think.
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