Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-21
The Absorbing Story
of a Won,an's Heart
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swered. HE will only b away . day
or two"
She wondered II L,lith believed her,
or II she knew as well as any of them
the reason, that had taken John to
London.
She went out for q long walk in the
morning; the boisterous wind stung her
face and buffeted her cruelty; she came
home worn out.
Wharton lunched with them: he
hardly spoke; he avoided looking at
Liiith tried to make conversation {;
she talked about the weather, and said
that she hated the English climate.
II wish I could 30 to the South Of
France" she lamented. II had one
perfect winter there" she sighed.
thinking of her husband.
There is big tree down in the
tremendously high"
Molly laughed.
"Are YOU going to talk about the
weather all lunch timer" she asked
dry'y. Wien the meal had ended, she
followed Wharton out into the hall.
"Do you know that John isn't. com.
ing back any mcre?' she asked
lie turned and looked down at her !:
his good. .natured face had lost all It's
fresh chubbiness; he looked years older
than he had done that day when he
went to the station to meet Molly.
She smiled, reading the stunned look
"He isn't" she said duly. ""He told
me SO, and don't care-I don't care
at all Isn't it funny?"
He did not answer.
$50 you see was right. knew all
along 1 was right" she went on. HE
told me SO himself this morning, when
we said good-by." She looked at the
dining room door. "She's SO very
beautiful, isn't she9" she said.
He found his voice.
Molly"
She shivered.
''There's plenty of time" she said.
"Oh, there's so much time, If he ism
coming bacl: any more"
She kept away from him all the rest
of the day; with every hour the fnality
Of what she was about to do seemed to
grow; she felt as If she carried an In .
suppOrtable weight on her shoulders
Manor Dyke had never seemed so
beautiful as now when she was making
up her mind to leave 1t forever.
| Molly and Lilith had tea together
the gale had risen in fury the wind
howled and moaned round the house
like lost soul.
II hate wind!" Lilith said pet
tishly. "It's SO full of memories. I"
She began to cry suddenly. Happiness
never lasts" she sobbed. II think life
is just hateful"
$50 do l." said Molly. She looked
down into the fire with hard eyes. The
wind was bowling in the chimney, too,
and seemed to be mocking her. John
Where was he now! What was he
thinking? The ache at her heart was
unbcarable.
Wharton did not come in to dinner.
man." Lilith complained. Her nerves
were on edge; she hardly ate anything.
II think the least Mr.. Wharton might
have done would have been to stay in
| tonight"
''He often goes out" Molly said In.
differently. He has ever 80 many
friends"
HE ought to get married." Mrs. Fer.
maid said: "It's absurd for young
man like he is to be dangling about
after you"
Molly looked Mt her across the table.
"Do you think he likes me?" she
asked.
Mrs. Fernald laughed affectcdly.
Goodness! How should know?
He doesn't tell me! But It's absurd
the way he looks at you. I don't won.
1cr John gets angry
Molly WINGED.
Does he get angry?" she said in.
ia Snn
had said that. Surely she must know
that John did not really mind at all!
But Mrs. Fernald would say no
more: she excused herself on a plea Of
headache as soon Us dinner was ended
and went off to bed; Molly was left
ulone.
She sat down on the rug by the fire,
and listened to the wind round the
house; she could not remember ever
having heard 1t so wild before; there
would be many more trees down in the
park in the morning, she thought.
She wondered where Wharton had
gone; If he had stayed out purposely.
Perhaps now he was as afraid as she
was; perhaps now he felt the same
desire to draw back that was growing
in her own heart.
How would they feel for the rest of
LIVES ~ 'uSy ACIS INV IHlS How
before their life together had ever be.
gun!
"It's only just at first" she tried to
comfort herself. IT shall be very
happy with him when I can forget all
about JOHN
Her face quivered; she bit her lip
hard.
Tomorrow. will 60 tomorrow she
decided; after all, so much might hap
pen in a few hours; perhaps tomorrow
never would come.
She was going to bed when she heard
Wharton come In; she paused for u
moment at the top of the stairs and
listened to his step In the hall. He
sounded rs II no were very tired; his
feet dragged she heard him sigh.
'Tomorrow," she thought again. ~
will so when tomorrow comes"
CHAPTtIK XXXIV