Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-23

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rTELOIsE turned and could have
III heartily echoed his curse. Q was
.smins along between the hedges, tall
4 "a rim and graceful. She wished him
\ /. thou sand miles away. She knew now
nat to satisfy her craving for expert ;
80. sbe must play out this Ferdy game
( n she Inst DANGEROUS move. Us coming
80 reinforcement, perhaps respite.
~ motioned soothingly to Ferdy..
'"I sent for him on purpose" she
aid. At which he prowled back to his
rlace and drained his glass at one
While Ferdy drained his glass, Miss
!, a.lds Grinscoombe, In the very large,
rsll. ordered bedroom that had been her
fsther's and mothers, moved slowly
shout. taking off her gloves and hat
spd changing from black silk blouse and
siirt to q sheer gown Of gray batiste.
( The room was closely shaded from the
suter heat and with light breeze
souring steadily through the Venetian
shsdes. Il was almost cool. The old
slean heavy chintz curtains, looped
Isck. were lavender in tint, as were the
1,speries of the enormous four posted
"a. the covering OF the lounge, and
"a cushions of the stiff mahogany chair.
Ths rugs were purplish blue. In the
hrre mirrors, of which there were
ssyeral In the room, this dim gray.
surple space with Its tall occupant made
nany mysterious, ghostly reflections.
Wis Seda, with her dark gray hair,
ksr stony gray face, and her mist.
nav dress, seemed far less solid than
tie huge bureaus and wardrobes, She
svam about as q fish swims dimly In a
motto among large rocks.
Having completed her toilet, she sat
down before the smaller of the two
bureaus and fastened n bracelet on her
narrow wrist. The tortoise shell clock
that matched her brushes and boxes and
trays signaled to her with slender hands
that Il was five o'clock. She was tired.
The early part of the afternoon had
been spent at q directors meeting dOwn
at the Mills, where Miss Selda had
been hard put to it in the defense of
Dr.. Sales. The protests against his
Encouragement Of the Mills Hospital
had, 1t seemed suddenly taken upon
themselves new and startling life and
yigpr. They had had weight and per =
slytency. Not since the lawyer she had
ensaged in his defense several years
bdore had so effectively cleared the
phydcian had there been any such
spurayeous attack against him. She
wM now told of proven mistakes, negli-
seaces that could not be duplicated nor
overlooked. The workmen had sent in
formal demand for his removal, for q
thorough investigation of hospital con.
dltions. Such removal would be, for
anything she might do, a death blow to
BIZ practice in Sluypenkill. No in
aasnce the Grinscoombery might bring
70 bear could save DIR. Sales, once his
ignorance and Incidence had been ad-
mitted BY the directors and the board.
Miss Selda had said what she dared in
sales defense, not too much, not
enough, probably, to prevent unpleas-
ant Developments. She thought now
mat she would 20 downstairs and write
forceful letter to Mr.. Graham. She
must OF course, do something. The
od lash OF her necessity stung her
iassed spirit DULY. She looked up from
ths fastening Of her bracelet and met
In the mirror her own staring gray
vr, That secret timidity Of theirs re-
,ealed itself, and her heart missed its
IT'S the face Of a coward" Miss
Seda made comment, and wondered for
Z minute If, after thirty nine long
years OF going softly, 1t might not be
ais to fling aside the old ugly precau-
~ She would like for the rest Of her
hle to draw free breath.
instead, she must in a few minutes
neet her tyrant, the indolent, soft
nmpered tyrant that, without SO much
"a spoken threat, had enveloped her
mole life with weight that she
.nousht sometimes must have dragged
ast down from even a semblance of self
pect. Perhaps he had heard of the
increased ill-feeling at the Mills and
us rs coming to prod her championship.
~ Selda, setting her lips together and
suSseoying her look, wished him dead
oae was one Of the women who, In
more adaptable days, would have carried
.ae'r poison In ring. At the summons
maid, however, she stood up,
alsnched handkerchief in pungent
S%oSne' and went downstairs to greet
SI1es Ma In the drawing room.
ms was where Heloise and her
% .snas mad one merry evening toasted
|nhallows, room at once more in
q. itna. Ia, ana vastly more impressive than
n: slaed neighbor across the hall. All
super browns and duns were now
1ltehed n.a, by broad afternoon light
rTullhg Sg steadily through four long
,,S. ,uuoWs, through which the dawn and
.iIva. were visible in bands of green and
on,.i, me air was NOTED and still
Ssa.' Sue the locusts were In full bodied,
MI Slng song, DR.. Sales stood with his
70 the flood of light and looked
A.. =" hostess solid mass edged with
- ne said, the instant she came in,
,,,,ma uaVe 2, come on rather an unpleasant
Ii. na, ana because this was so unlike
I.lSa' 'uai a. 'ndirectness and suavity, Miss
S.rS.aaaiI l ring for tea?" she asked
S..Suliy, and he considered the re-
= suMeht sna for a full minute, blowing
.and out his lips.
tn De'!eve not, thank you, Selda."
sslS. they seated themselves, Miss
s,sa aa drawing curtain between her
va and the hot light.
,h. %ust s you be unpleasant, William"
v,r, asked .,s unsmilingly. "I've had a
,srssah,ns ,.htl,ins meeting. All sorts of dis
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