Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-08
CHAPTER XIII
Molly Makes an Appeal

IL was late when Harden got nome
Aat night: young Wharton was yawn.
6e over some letters in the study; he
~ hastily when Harden entered.
Harden spoke to him hurriedly.
"You need not wait up. Good mighty
The words were curt dismissal, but
Marion did not object he gathered up
" papers and went away quickly; he
~ beginning to find life at Manor
DYKE decidedly dull. At first it had
1eemed what he was pleased to call a
"cuchy" job, with large pay and little
p Do, but lately the hours Of inactivity
wte beginning to pail; he was nat
ufally an energetic young man, and
80 or twice it had occurred to him
nat he was going to rust out IL he
mIed here much longer.
When the door had closed behind
IN Harden threw himself down in q
The last hour or two stood before him
bad dream; what in the world
ed happened, he wondered ashamedly,
PIT he had allowed Lilith to once again
Hscise her old fascination?
ne mad kissed her--nOt once, but
my times; the barrier Of time and de.
nmination had been swept away ut
nrst touch Of her soft lips, and for
~ moment he had felt himself young
- more.
put the elation had fallen from him
m Soon as he left her; as he walked
eugh the village. past Molly's house
n toe vicarage, 1t seemed to him as
Wery house and window were look
at him, pointing him out, crying
Sme on what he had done.
!1nth was married; years ago she
a9 thrown him over for another man,
.ao yet now they had both admitted
one another that it takes something
cole sure than the space of a few years
which to blot out the memory Of
winner days and kisses.
ne loved her still; it humiliated Har.
70 know 1t; he despised himself for
weakling, and yet in spite of n burn.
~ shame, he was thrilled to his soul
tne memory of that hour in the gar.
1.-THE feel of her slender BODY with
tne circle Of his arms, the soft touch
Ser hair against his face.
Zine had stood still, and thew woro
Scs.hMa IN the happy days which he had
~ ~ merest boy could not have lost
..aa more completely, and he was
p{ing hair. WV" '"''
y as wondered II Wharton had noticed
I,t..tatlon; It tomorrow it would be
~ ms face for all the world to
nis Joy which was more than half
Z 3omst enat had come back to him with
s Was past midnight when at Inst
Iostsiss." is "ta' 10 turning out the light, went
seers was light burning in Wbor.
Gs,S.ro room; and the door was ajar. but
nIsht,h a'd not call out his usual good
o. He went quickly by with averted
NV ."narton would despise him If he
IA thhe the thought stung. HOia "
I'm Isre Mre was one thing In the world
~, srden a hated it was the pryine
III hi scandal 1t seemed impossible
lichinarma mad really started the devilish
k0lcii,, that would rev0lye more
.Ssins ana more quickly with each
III anS Jmy; I'LL 1t caught them both
Ina Vh;,!h-,-ln Its reientless clutches,
| IA ian them on to destruction.
tAstnina awake all night, and In the
IA NC was nervous and irritable.
inst oaaapped ut Wharton when they
|k iI Mnen the young man looked al
| lonaetn,D Duhk amazement he was self
~ WIS and miserable; he was sure
~ Snsrton guessed-in the middle OF
t(sniiation OF letter he abruptly
tpeuld Wa,ihe ihe young man and said he
~ souId settle to nothing.
"e went 10 the little locked
ana laid bis hand on it's fas-
asr letters. were there, and the
% memories which he bad