Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-27
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pus,ness Not Romance

--,;sse and that NlOVeE' "''u
~ was positively. unrecosnIizoD!e
,.sr, w., the samc girl with 1t on. ne
'.viI LIZA not 1 possibly have known tnnt oitcm
sVI'T 81. turning Of a psychological tap was
tn'S t.,S s"' Involuntary on Clover's part,
pu.sH.b .b.t certain people had the cttsct
y. ., 'I hcr Of causing n wish to cha' IN
!.sm Ipvm Nor could he guess that for her
!ns.". u.. .,ds she now turned charm slightly
exu .'. aol;herately "on." Possibly he
". uuorM NO even have known that TINS
Vou'" ...horn - Only he found him
W. wv ,,,s, =" triflc less rufiled. lie took
W. '.;rother sniff of that violet scent !;
~ y -. . an amusing anomaly here in q
w, W. thot should only have smclt OF
,OSm ,uS .,d NJ. leother,) Here came a. smal
;;nn,a.rrurtion; ;na RIM music SCARED up fa'n "
s"... Hslow in that foggy street. The
,surd .,v II a penny whistle, piercing and
Ssevsnt as a lark's sang:
"Oh veil TAX the high road,
tAn; Iil taxi the low road,
A, III, be In Scotland before yc.
nut I and my rue love
Will never meet again
m the bonnie. bonnie banks OF Loeb
:. Lomond.'
n N. shrill treble of the pipe. a piano.
n,.sn nulsed an accompaniment.
"Two wounded soldiers! They al.
v,,s come round on Fridays said
Clover Elphinstone, ana she took up
,hs black satin handsack and emptled
i AZ small change. She rang again.
Shs handed the Ii tie pile of coppcrs and
i,pences o the hoy who entered.
Take that down for the men VIII"
nl,y. please "% Now, excuse my
having broken off like that. What was
I saving: Oh. yes. This sO.called
marriage, Major Carmichncl--'
His frown had snoothcd out "A frnc-
ton he lis rncd less impaticn,ly ns sh"
continued quickly. reasoningly. ''Sup.
pore It was not called marrinsc': ::
Would You then have taken 1t 50 much
amiss? Carmichael? Suppose it be-
ean and ended in this Office
"M'm." he said, donbtfully. With
her words his point Of view began just
iaintly to shift. lie was bound Ia
admit that she had had the honesty to
ny she didn't want a husband in the
usual sense of the word. Cut out tha
Side Of IL. what remained?
Convenience; business arrange
ment: something for something. Was
It, after all. the insult that he had at
first considered it?
Call it-not marriage. at oil. then.
Gall it partnership the nims and
ends Of which could be drawn up in
blsck and .whi q in lawyers Office.
The only connection 1t had with mar.
rage was the appearance. and the fact
that It would prevent either Of them
from marrying anybody else.
She (obviously) didn't want TO marry
anybody else; or him.
He-Lord. he didn't want to marry.
the was right. there. All this
though /, made no difference to what
he would do; refuse, Internationally.
The little silver clock chimcd from
ne monumental mantelpiccc.
"One -
Major Carmichael" said Clover
kiphinstone suddenly, and convention
ally smiling. II cant expect you to ask
m: out 70 lunch, can I! And, after
Wnat ] said to you ABOUT those others.
ana about my always having to pay for
,neir lunches in the long run, I can't
invite you. Couldn't you come out with
me now as man to man? Each paying
Tor our own!"
lie said, "I think you mentioned
Slteen shlllings as the price Of your
luncnes. Mine are half.a. .crown."
All right" said she. "Where shall
W. g! You advise me
Where do you generally co."
!. IN, usually I drive up somewhere
~ the West End----.''
AFRAID ] can't manage that. You
VIII nave TO let me take you somewhere
nesf: ] know place: quite good
s'@P!e lunch; you can always cat the
1904 there"
land he thought Z" As man 10 man,
t.! hlsht. She asked for It. She shall
Down into thc choking fog outside
Ivy went, the impecunious invcn or
aaaa The wealthy woman whose very
aN suggested harmoniously decorated
'"Iaurahts, perfect and silent service,
.I! saa exquisite food. Ont into the street
'ney went and across the toeming man =
OF the city at lunch time.
Later, Clover of the quick eye and
auSkes tongue. might have thus do.
;'.'Oed ~. the meal to her Richmond cous /.
,,.t MY dears. went out to lunch
"Hn man today"
NY dear tho cousins might have
'''ortca, that's no new thing"
~ Inc lunch was. Also tho place.
,tu T.u ask me where it was, | have only
~. iosslcSt idea. Literally. You say
csu,a cs"a 40 log np here this morning? Oi
"e you hadn't: It was all there
MA. ~ ulan s place. You never. no, you
IVY .sIel beheld anywhere 50 wild. Alley,
. ~ crooks and corners and yards will
n,,' vr'wn paper midnight over them nj
iNta' we cane to a sort Of chute dowr
m."- m-~ell, 1t was exactly like He'll:
tI.a I.a those old steel enarayinrs of i
nm IS Auntie will keep on the etairca 81
~; ~; All inky black with lurid CLEANS
,,rams ,.'ms masses Of figures half seer
~ oSIISkhng through the smoke. 4 reel
dn.s turning pit. Floor black with saw,
~ =, everywhere echoing with Shrek.
u. Ms Damncd-I beg their pardon
INV. NV walters. Sirocco Of smuts from 70,
vhicS nose parts OF the tableclotl
spiit a I aaa not already got covered will
W.. mustard and Worcester sauce
oni, -, took for the jasz band wa,
-. "e c!atter Of knives and plates
noth,s tnc only woman there, anon,
hun"h!s out hald.headcd eagles OF men
sl.h.u IN littlc coops and deyourin,
,lu.d ~ .. raw red beef with their eye,
s,.s 10 Their watches the whole time
bssi. ~aen they were plunginr thci
mn ,;n ;nto gray mugs Of porter. Othe
M ~ ~ wolves at tho door, prowlin,
possl.' 'os cSsts-'ah. here's table, thss'
VIII b ready In . uinuts'-