Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-28
"A Mans Way"
Bg RUDY NJ. Aures
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bo stood lilo " ,,, ".u .u, .ot 'o,i,en' D,
NOT daring IN iooh ~. hon t ~ 5oui,. ,uiu,
To believe that bo hol boorJ s,rn;ni,'e
until She said again ber voice oil brnto
with tpars. "Dnn't oo' M Lnn',
go.'
He turned slowly round his face
marble white, "You don't understand
what you're saving" he brokc out
hoarsely. You don't know what II
means. I'm waster, blackguard
everything Mr.. Harding called me, and
and even il | were not-what have |
got to offer you? Nothing I've lied
to you. I've deceived you!'
You said you loved me-" she whis-
pcrcd.
Loved you He caught his breath
with hard sound. Her hand stole mp
TIL II rested on his shoulder.
WASH it--trueF she asked pain
tully.
lie dared not trust himself to an
swer; he broke out again desperately:
IN fcrnlo son. and you always
|
iherc was long silence. Then She
sald, so faintly that he hardly caught
tne words: II don care whose son you
nre-i love YOU.
Inc Fortune Hunter looked AWAY
from her to the open door and the
noonht ROAD the blood was roaring in
MS ears; thousand voices OF tcmpta-
non whispered at his heart.
WY 60 Wncn she loves YOU! Love
ana nc AMI happiness are waiting Tor
Son mere IT you viii but take them.
lie laughed aloud. as II the voices
had been real. Owe. Without trust.
without truth! il could never be.
lie brok" out again wildly. 81 can't.
We no right. Let me go. IN not ht
/ to touch YOU. J.
Her hand fell away from his. And
you were SoinS-without word TO
me-
lie faced her desperately. what
else could | do? You said you wished
it. You said You hoped never 10 soc
me again. aud YOU are right. I've bad
my glimpse of paradise. moro than ]
deserve. Let me go -
And what about me-" shc said. as
size had done omrc before that evening
He made a gesture of despair.
You" he echoed brokculy. My
dear. what can ! do for you:'
You can stay with me.
She spoke bravcly enough: then quite
suddenly her courage seemed to fail.
She swaycd and would have fallen but
| for lis arm.
| He dropped his coat aud half.lcd.
| half carried her INTO the library. The
fire had burned low and the room was
empty when he put her gently into a
chair and stood watching her with
| broken hearted eyes.
! For n little while she sat quite still.
! her face hidden in her hands: then she
rose to her feet suddenly, catching the
Fortune Hunter by the lapcls of his
coat.
IL suppose haven't any pride. :"
she said wildly. II suppose | ought TO
be willing to die rather than say what
must say. but cant hep it.
love you. ! thought. when knew
that it had all gonp-for ever: that YOU
had killed everything ever felt for
I'll give up everything for you. if you
/ wont leave me. | don't care what
you We done | don't care what any on,
says; i" She swnycd weakly against
! him. "Gh. John-havc Il little pity !:
have a little pity"
rho Fortuno uuu,cr .,ood with his
orn,. vtiely ot HE sidcs md ,yhcn NJ
iost bo oneu,oroI hi. oyos looI,od ovo,.
hnr how"J hood imtn tho siIent roo,n
Won don't know what il means If
T ,nto rou i'vn M ,nonev not a
sh;iiima iTMo 'o" 'omL 'ro .,oIo, "T Fo66o Sron,
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aaai, ~ Ln,,r ,,"', ,imr.t tnn1 ,,ho,
it means IN nohodv - vnndercr n
voaohomd ~, s,root or yo,,""wonLorN
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not rnrtb !, And hosidcs vom'I nevcr
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timo hoToro ,"' II woniL ol,yoys bo thorc
'''" ho, ,"non tho mas, ;:od Lnnr.
I'll civo NV right hand IN vino II out
hrt ,on'i Van know tbotEwn botb
l,"or' !,
STo Jro,. ho,l. y,c, rro,u l,,,,
"Ir ,on Ioycd ~" MI ~, wnmII m"t
matic, !" she said
..Ir's baro,,sc I,vr van knov :,
cau ncrcr h" ;, I,n ons,yoreJ
"If | am willing "a tuke thc risk.
She foItered
JIa sbooI; hi. head, his Inns wore
trembling FOO much 10 ,pnak.
She wrunp her hands III i,'s ouh
tho money John. don't LOT il stnuI
betwecn MS have my own. and is
yours-oh. 50 gladly -
Anne for Gods snkc--"
'Jf if's only that Won are afroid for
NV sake what pcopIc will say, | tell
Won don't care They said Lirtcr
rhinrs-crucI Things years ago when
youS-" She broke off the tragedy Of