Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-27

Sangrec could not find it in his hear,
to blame his friend for the position in
which hp now found himself. FOR many
others. souEder business men even than
I.ycett. had been caught in the d""l,n.
In the Mohun shares. waiting H. san.
gree and Lyrrti had done ior an up.
ward turn in the market Svbich never
came.
Out Of the confusion which had re.
suited from the disaster many rumors
emerged, many Of them dangerous 10
the regulations Of some of the promo.
ter's associates. but the newspapers. it
seemed. were bent on giving due credit
to james MOlun himself for having
done hll that he could do 10 stem The
tide 0f misfortune. for having sacrificed
his personal holdings In outside ror-
panies. notably the roppprs. in ORDER
to protect the interests Oi those who had
confidrd in him. But all without avail4
The failure was one Of til" hravcs,
IN year Of financial prrplcyities. and
II was clear thai the firm nf MOlun
4 60. was completely ruined. Th"
stroke Of paralysis which mad afflicted
the unfortunate man seemed 10 add Il
which WAS not without surdid details.
All Of this David Sangrcr lad read
in the papers. after til" urcurrrncr. and
in snita of the difficulties before him
the "omplr," disruption Of his prlSnnnl
plans for the future and the obvious
and immediate necessity of linding som"
employment which would ok" out u very
slender income found himself think.
ing of the terrible situation which now
confronted his young friend Cherry.
For. unless Mrs. M"hur hn! other re-
sources. it seemed very cerrain that the
family WAS face to face with the drs-
pcrutr cXpedi"nt OF beginning life anew.
In the course of the morning SIngrrs
learned that the desperate illness of Mr..
Mohun had prevented an assignment
and thar the creditors. one Of tn"
heaviest Of which was III" private bank
ing house of John Chichester 4 Co.,.
had already demundrd tho appoint.
ment of receiver. This meant.
he imagined. lengthy proceedings in
which all Of Mohuns holdings, or whn.
, remained Of them in stocks. bonds or
| real estate. would br sold for rho benefit
OF his creditors. John Chichester seem.
el 10 lnom very large again at ihi.
| molrcnt.
Scarcely aware Of what was in hiS
| own mind. David Sangrcr found himself
out .of doors on the srcoud day after
the fnilurc walking rapidly northward.
it was little curious that this
afternoon (harry's difficulties should
| seem more important to him than his
| own. From the molnenl OF ,hrir first
! meeting when he had been aware "f
| the paradox Of grudging admiration
OF her radiant personality had
fallen. almost in spite "l himSsk..!
az attitude of avurrular h"llAn91
toward hsr AT least this ynsS
| phrase which SsrInt.d best tn mi
his state of feeling. Bu, hid hN
| Olencr. he was certain. was eabNn
little with pity too. For ~
radiance and Suyety were nS0tM
| OF ingrnuOusnrss and >OphlsHr1tt
! an ingPnuOusnpss tina, was SOa8ttk
tlti"ial. n sophiSiicaiion that was ~
! tie wise The drab rolnrs rl his own na .
tnrc had assumed n liy"ii"r hue from
| his roultarls with Cherry and l.. had
taken care not to sully her prightnrss
! by any Of ,h" cynicism which had ,'"ln"
out Of his own experiences with mad
dpncd world The amusement that she
always afforded him BY he originality
of her point OF view lin contrast 10
his own had become more and more
delightful, and the self. sufiiriancy, which
J had ut first shocked his senSibliti"s.
while no longer annoying, continually
bewildered him By its consistency and
! its accordance with all the other phases
Of her character. II pleased him to con.
slider the drives with Cherry as "Nrur-
sions into Golden Age which he had
! never seen. Her moments Of silsnr" and
! abstraction Interested him too. for in
! them he SAW beauties ol spirit. usually
! quite 0bsrurad in the v"h'm'n"e Of her
splendid gayety gentle moods. pretty
| mental reservations AS To her own
| folly. unexpected charities "f heart and
conscience all like th" warm spots "f
color which the painter sees blooming
! among the cool shadows Of his rompo-
sitiOn.
! And Yet Sangrer was sure that this
| interest in Cherry was Plnt"n". for the
very security Of their relationship rested
upnn the serenity of his own don"anor.
which had been and still continued I"
BE- beyond praise. And even had h" been
a man addicted To sentimental moments y
which he was mott herry's avoid.
anre Of all forms Of colurry with him
| md her expressions OF gratitude over
the fact that he AT least never made
|