Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-10

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CHERItY was disgruntled. Apparently
~ there was nothing for it but ride
q q spin in the runabout. and both
of these alternatives paled beside the
gorgeous fight tha. she had missed. But
che had almost decided on the horseback
eide when her mother spoke.
II had n note from George Lycctt.
darling. He's coming out this after
"Rcally," said Cherry listlcssly.
And he's bringing his friend. DR..
GOOD lord. That settles it. I'm
s6." said the girl. rising.
but my dear began Mrs. Mohun.
That freak! Oh. Muzzy.,..
what do you mean? Have you
net this Dr. Sangree:" ,
! asked him. / don't know why--unlcs,
I thought he wouldn't come.
but he is coming. my dear. And
he's one of the Sangrees. ! looked him
TN in the Social Register. Quite all
right. Very fine old family and some
money. Distinguished. too. Harvard
Foundation Research man and one of
the best .known---ethnogra----
"Ethnologists." said Cherry. rs she
remembered. He looks the part. Muz-
~ dcar-.thin. with goggles And then.
q an after thousht--'He annoys me-"
I'm what way
''Oh. don't know. said Cherry.
with frown "He sQuintcd out of
his glasses sideways ~ though were
= specimcn and he talked like n book.
I hate stodgy people. They make me
f,rious. | want 70 shock them. l
always fe., like saying something inde'
cent -, ..
Cherry lighted cigarette and
shrugged tho topic out Of existence as
her mother Went on
but n Sangree. d" wish you'd
stay. 1t does help NO out such a lot.
Besides. Cherry. you know. Mr.. Lycett
IL in some Of your fathers companies
and I think he'd want you TO be ro'
"Oh. yes. OF course" The girl, who
had paused on her way 10 the door
now turned toward her mother. ,.,
"Ry the way. Muzzy. she asked:
swhat's the matter with Dad lately:'
I'm sure | don't know. what 90
you mean. Cherry:
.Do you mean that you haven't no.
Hced?"
Noticed what?'
"How worried he looks
Alicia Mohun shrugged.
''The abstraction Of business. my
dear. He has looked that way for
twenty. five years. It costs some worry
"Ycs, understand said Cherry
quietly. but cant remember ever
seeing him so gray and tired looking.
I don't think any OF us consider Dad
enough. Muzzy.'
.'Ie doesn't give us a chance to con =
sider him
''But would we consider him even
II he gave US the chance?' she insisted
''He hasn't very important part In
your life or in mine. l feel sorry fot
Dad. He ought to take day of now
and then
when he does he's bored to death
nv dear" Alicia Nohun's slender fin
gers wove daint;ly In and out among
the flowers that she was rearranGing
"You needn't waste your sympathy or
your father. He would rather be in his
II Office. with his fingers at the pulse OF
business. than doing anything else in
the world. Business is part OF him.
It's his lifeblood.'
"Then all I've got to say IS that il
isn't nourishing him much" said
Cherry. Are you sure that everything
Is all right. Muzzy?'
''Of course. you foolish child. You
don't know your father as I do. What
put such a notion as that into your
kead!'
"Oh, nothing-and il Dad doesn',
complain, why should We worry? But
sometimes l wonder il we're really as
4ich as we think we are
"We have enough. Cherry. OF
course, we should have more. Don,
bother about that. Your father seldom
speaks Of his affairs to me. to any one.
But have a wonderful faith in him.
always have had. believe in my
faith. I fatter myself that without 1,
we shouldn't have come as far as we
have
W. But what's the end OF It all?
Haven't we got MI that we need? The
only thing We haven't got is a yacht.
:ieh.' :%a 20" N''" 70" yet '''s'''o''y sea-
"But ] do want the Wetherbys'
place at Newport, dear. The price Is
ridiculous. They're really giving 1t
away"
"Muzzy, dear, I'm afraid you're
spoiled. We've all OF W. rot into the
way of thinking that Dad can do won.
ders. like magirian ,akng a rabbit out
of n hat. Bur II "um't 90 on forever.
Jack Spencer says there may be ar
awful slump in everything soon
We'll, I'm g.ad we're well beyont
being affected by that said the prett.
lady rounding ont the discussion, con
fdently. But ! do wish you'd stay thi
afternoon, cherry. Mr.. Lycetr is 81
fond of you
..Do you really want me to, Muzzy?'
"Theres dear. You can be s.
agreeable when you Ike to be.
"Oh, all right sighed Cherry. "I'l
ret into riding togs and 60 later. Ru
do put a little 'hooch' on the toa tabl
and sic Lydia Brampton on to th
ethnologist person. lie gives me
pain"
"Cherry, you're inrorrishle."
II ono said that the actuatinc motiv,
O& David Sangree's visit 10 Oyster Ba,
was curiosity. one would come some
II where near the truth. As George Ly
cett had said, some water had run unde
the bridge since he had been home
statement which applied as correctl
to David Sangree as 1t did to most o
the people that he had known. Blu
while Sangree had been sobcred by tn
tragedies that he had witnessed durin
Q tho war, some Of his younger friends,
seemed. had taken the war as kin
Of amusing adventure which they re
linquished with regret. His own pal
IN Il had been too horrible an experienc
20 be easily forgotten, for he had live
through three typhus epidemics an
kad seen more than his share Of deaf
ma starvation. lie was surprised {
~ signs Of indifference which greete
Nh on every eide. Even in Englant