Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04

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yYE HATED Foster as he had never
| II hated any one In his life before; be
,,os Jealous of his wealth and possess
.,on.. he would have given his soul at
shsi moment had II been possible for
Nm 10 no to Anne and say honestly, az
:. WI Ionged TO saw whenever they were to-
ss,hor III love you with oil my heart
snd soul. Marry me and come away
"' Rat he had nothing to offer her, not
,ysn n name. A bitter sigh shook him.
ia had sown his wild oats and now he
ras roaming their harvest; he had
iooted upon life as a comedy through
which one might laugh and jest, and
suddenly II had turned into tragedy.
And out there, In the moonlit gar
d.n, Anne walked with Geofry 'Fos-
Would she some day have married
Mn, n he had never come to Somerton
Would she marry him now IL she
ever knew that the man who had died
n The woods was the man for whom
sbe had wasted the best years Of her
ljie? Such questions were always tor
turing him. and he could find no an
sver to them.
Tommy thrust his. head round the
door. '':Hullo! where are the othcrsE'
II don't know; in the garden, l
think" .,
There was a note Of constraint In
tho Fortune Hunters voice, and Tommy
winked sympathetically.
"I should go and send Foster about
his business" he said.
He disappeared before there was time
FOR a reply, and the Fortune Hunter
walked over to the window.
There he caught glimpse Of white
scarf close by, and heard the stified
sound of--sobbing. was 1t?
II Anne were crying
lie took quick step forward, ant
then stopped, as her voice came to hin
clearly through the still air.
ITS because I'm unhappy. Oh
Geofry. you don't know how un-
happy" -.
The Fortune Hunter caught hi
breath hard; the blood rushed to hi
face in a burning tide.
Unhappy"
She could say that to this man
For a moment the shadowy gardel
swan red before the Fortune Hunter
eyes he forgot everything but that IL
loved Anne with every beat of his un
happy heart, as he went down th
steps and across the lawn to where he,
white scarf cleaned.
Quietly as the Fortune Hunter
crossed tho lawn. Geoffry Foster mus
have heard him coming. for he turned
comnoSedly enough to meet him.
"Hullo. I was Just coming to hun
you up. Has Mr.. Harding been preach
Ing higher ethics to you?"
The Fortune Hunter made no an
swer; he walked past him to wher
Anne was standing, his voice was rougl
You'll catch cold it's madness
being out here without a cloak; pleas,
come back to the house"
She looked up at him. ~ am quit,
warm; ! would rather stay in tn,
garden"
There was a touch Of antagopism il
her voice. The Fortune Hunter turned
10 Foster.
Perhaps you will kindly fetch Mis-,
Harding a cloak" His voice was q
command. and, with slight shrug o.
,ne shoulders, Foster turned on hi.
as soon as he was out OF sight the
fortune Hunter stopped and caugh,
Anne by the hand. II want to talk tt
you Foster will not come back--he'
not such fool that he could not see
saeuld have told him to 30 II he hadn',
taken the hint"
she tried to resist him, but he helt
y will not be spoken to in this man
her, J9hn; you must be mad" II,
laughed roughly.
.r r,erhaps am, but IL so, perhaps i,
WY be rs well to give in to me. "
very well, but please let 20 Of IN,
hand."
ohe walked with him across the gar
ueh away from the house; her hear
mao ocating fast with mingled anger ant
- MRalh, she was desperately unhappy
ue photograph she had picked up or
ae STAIRS was still hidden in the folC
" her iroek; 1t seemed like the first de
etslVe blow at her happiness, and in,
sunetiVely she dreaded others, which
ws why she feared to question thi,
.Ian lau ABOUT 1t, or ask for an explana
M was too happy for it to lastr
nne thought passed through her minC
Nan ahq again as she walked besid,
And yet it had been such n sbor,
Mpplness. Just few days, after ali th,
vars OF tears aud sorrow that ba'
'sen her price to pay for 1t.
Inc Fortune Hunter broke out sud,
Ims.,s My as II he could no longer contro
,0,' How dared you tell that-that fel,
"s h.nat you are unhappy"
y, Sne caught her breath with n littl,
s%P, she steod still. "YOu heard me
~" were llstening?" -"
v,i was not; it was an accident.
y"m s coming to find you. and hear
yoaa sTs,ss; Ws,s Ill ! heard you tell Foster tha
s,.e saere was little silence; then sb
answered with the quietness OF dss
An nRbappy." wa" 'n' 'ru'u
""Why!"
lssns..n sne made a little gesture of hope
l,ohow How can I tell you, if you do no
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