Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-25
SSBy Katharine
NetUlin Burt
Mary or
Eioise? t
Which
Should Win
Unusual Hero?
Mary blusbcd. so uor,. .,nu.oa..l

na1 spent IN bitter wonder over the
caliousness OF that sister of her father
who bowed and knelt and murmured
nerseif miserable sinner" and,
peing IN love and charity with her
nelgnoors. steadfastly purposing to lead
i new Ite,' took wine and bread with
sti ,esssr sinners the aunt who begged
aihu.oiy s.iy 70 be delivered from pride, vain.
sLoly; and hypocrisy. Mary now felt
Wu Her inner comments on the lofty
MISS Grinscoombe and tho lovely, aloof
young cousin, exquisitely eowned' mvSt
often have shouted themselves across
the dim little rustling church. ~
She said to Heloisc. "You cou,dn,,
nave nave Imagined what a wicked, malicious
htue girl was--and am" Then.
toeIore her cousin could speak. she
hurried on. flushed and proud, "You
mustn't feel any weight on your con.
sNience about me, Heloise; thnt isn't
JUST. None Of the trouble has been
your fault. You couldn't be expected TO
. pLeak through the Grinscoombe tradi-
,rIs' ,rba' ior suppose, In a way, that ia
Wnat mas stood between us. I've bnd
name Tor there she glanced half. l..
epologetically, half -slyly, a trifle hone.
iuily "Grinscoombery %
Heloise opened her green eyes wide
ana looked politely dazed.
Grlnscoombery--!" The two vir,s
were silent, the word seemed to grow
between them tangled hedge of mis-.
undertandings, differences. Heloise
wrestied with her bewildcrment and
yes-her offense. and Mary. looking at
her as above n magically growing hedge
Understood .conclusively that the splen.
ald revolution was a failure. II hurt
her-for Heloise. She wanted to con.
sole the gallant adventurer. "You have
ocen so sweet" she sighed inade0uately
am so grateful to you. | don I
want you to quarrel with your aunt"
heioise still family bewildered, tried
10 brush away that word, but nil through
the remainder OF the interview the
troubled preoccupation It had provoked
made her eyes sad and absent.
Il have had everything'--she made
a a measured confession ''and you have
had nothing. reminded Aunt SeIda
.nis evening that. after all, you are as
inuch her niece as / am. To do her
)ustice-.Mary--for I did acuse her of
DOWNRIGHT cruelty and neglect"
II suppose I am betraying a conf.
aenceSbnt ammt ct,n It is only fair to us---to
=, Fair to Grinscoombery." thought
Mary, but had already learned to keep
it thought. r
-, TO let you know what she told me-.
she told me, Mary, that, through DR..
Sales, she had given your father as.
slstance more than once, to the amount
ot several thousands. ! imagine, She
tnncied YOU would prefer to believe il
came from DR.. Sales, and perhaps
She was right. I've never liked DR..
Sales | don't quite know why. Per-
maps because l think Aunt Selda is far
too submissive to him--But, Mary,
what is the matter?'
Nothing. I'm putting nv hands
over my eyes. They--feel a little
Sowing the Wind
Heloise rose uncertainty.
Perhaps I'd better 20. You are
tired l wonder" She drifted toward
the door.
Mary came quickly after her. She
was now smiling. II think you've
been splendid. I'm honestly grateful,
Heloise; my friendship will not be worth
any sacrifice to you--'
Since chose to be your frend--!"
tleloise spoke proudly. but 1t was
nevertheless, a hollow attitude, hol.
low speech.
Its quite enough that you did
choose. Mary was firm. ",rhe i'm.
pulse that brought you here was the
desire to overcome what you like to
call your cowardice. to vndicate your
courage to ., to prove your indepen-
dence d your aunt, and to do me jus.
tice. Well, Heloisc, you've done all
this. And ! want you to let it be
enough. 1t will always be to me a splen-
lid recollection. I like it. do like it,
yes, do, in spite of my ridiculous
pride and temper. But you see. Heloise,
your friendship cant include Papa
mine cant include your aunt. We
ant be free in our intercourse. Can
you come here and visit me? Can l 70
,ut to the Manor? It's all unfortu-
nate. unnatural. This sounds very cold
I'm afraid. It's not
your fault, nor mine. It's-shc drew
great breath, as though pulling the word
Up by its own weight-"it's Is Grinscoom-
,ery !"
Heloise had put on her hat. Her face
was cool and smooth now. if trihe
,inchcd about the lips and nostrils. She
ooked curiously like Aunt Selda. Her
yes tried to meet Mary's, but slipped
through their uncompro.
missing challenge. Mary sadly enough
>ut out her hand.
THANK you so much. Good night"
Hcloise spoke uncertainty in faint,
sad voice. Good by, she said. 1t
was n blank admission of failure.
irinscoombery had definitely claimed
lcr for its own. May use your tele.
Dhonc?" she said, nS though to a stran.
GER. Il think l shall get "A taxi to take
he home"
As she stepped into the taxi. n thought
VI @ smote lTeloise and n sharp pain
vent through her body near the region
# her heart.
In the cold blood that followed the
allure of her more romantic impulses,
Ieloise decided that she wauld take it
or a sign that by Q'S dismissal Fate
meant that she was to drink the hcady
,otion Ferdinand offered her as nearly
o the dregs as safety might permit.
DELI 'rately, therefore, she postponed
Ter message of reinsurance to q until
,fter her next meeting with the more
dangerous man. She could not know,
because she lacked imagination and had
IN unframed sympathy, just what this
Intentional reservation Of loyalty would
mean to q himself.
lie had suffered greatly at Miss
scltla's hand; this in spite Of sllrcwd
,omprehcnsion of her act; but no such
suffering could equal the slow disil-
usionmcnt his heart endured ms 1t
waited in the bare, blazing hotel bed
room all the long next day for Il mes
,nge that did not come. lie would not
20 to school that day. 50 hungry was
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