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EVENIKG. PUBLIC LEDGER-, PHIDADELPHI A4, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1920"
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ffS SECOND WIFE
By ERNEST POOLE
Author of "The Harbor," "Ilia Family''
Copyright, tiio, by Publto Ledger Co.
ion Svteiat Arranoement with the itoOlurt'i
Iffy wT M..iniM UtmAlrntml
' THIS 8TAIITS TIIR 8TOIIV
r FAhel Knight and Amy hauler are
I .tiler, the latter married and living
7ri New York with her husband. She
t a thracd woman making the moat
" t.er personal accomplishments and
Wpptarance to get the most out of
Mtrs. Ethel it entirely dtjOferent.
sft is beautiful naturally, country
hrti and idealistic, utterly unsophis
ticated. Their father' death forces
Kthti to make hit home with Amy.
' The journey to New York, tht new
( ome. and her sister's elaborate man
Itier of living surprise Ethel. JPnew
dine in a cafe. Amy gets ptomaine
tiolson and succumbs in a few hours.
1 Mttr th funeral Ethel keeps house
ior Joe. She went out with him and
e talked with her about his work.
AND 1IKIIE IT CONTINUES
fA S TIMB went on this companionship
Xi grew no natural to them both that
more than once Ethel felt In herself a
eontent which made her a llttlo uneasy.
As In hie blunt, kindly way Joe drew
eloaer to her now, she had an awkward
consciousness of being in her slater's
pUce. No, not that exactly. Still, she
Alt not care to think of it. She kept
eut of Amy's room. It had subtly
(hanged and becomo Joe's room to her
mind at least though by llttlo things
he. said and did she knew that .loo was
keeping that Idealized Imago of his wife
Kill warm and living In his mind.
But was he altogether? At times she
would frown to herself a bit. Joo loyal?
Yes, of course ho was, she would Indig
nantly declare. In a novel Kthel had
once rend, the hero who had lost his
wife had taken his grief In this same
silent way; and the author had laid It
down as a law that all quiet widowers
are tho kind who never, never marry
nialn. This thought had taken root In
her mind; and she applied It now to
lot.
Soon at his suggestion she began to
use some of Amy's things. One night
when they wero going out. ho helped
ner slip Into her sister's soft luxurious
able oloak. And as she turned, she de
tected a queerly uncertain look In Joe's
tyts. But In an Instant It was gone,
ind she soon dismissed her uneasiness.
For through the weeks that followed he
became engrossed In his business and
barely rfotlced her at all. i,
About this tlmo a letter from homo
brought her a sharp disappointment
Ethel was not a good correspondent, but
during the homesick winter months she
had written several times to three of
the girls she had known In school. Two
hid gone West, but the other one was
still In Ohio and was planning to come
to New vork, to take a courso of train
ing as nurse In ono of the hospitals. In
fact It had been alt arranged. And
Ethel had not realized how much she
had counted on this friend, until now a
letter came announcing her engagement
to a young doctor In Detroit. She, was
rolng there to live, and her letter was
full of her happiness. Ethel was very
blue that night.
But only a few days after this she re
ceived another missive that had quite a
different effect. It was a long bulky
plstle, a ''round robin" from the mem
bers of the little 'high school club to
which sho had belonged at home. The
(Iris had scattered far and wide. One
wis teaching music In an Oklahoma
lawn: another had rrono to Cleveland
nd was a fctenographer In a broker's
office there; a third was In Chicago, the
wife of a young lawyer; and a fourth
hid married ftn engineer wno was worn
mt; a mine In Montana, It mado an ab
sorbing narrative, and sho read It sev
eral times. At first It took her out of
herself, far. far out all over the land.
How good It was to get news of them
all, how nlco nnd gossipy nnd gay. It
was nlmoit as though they were here
In the room", qho seemed to ho talking
wtth each one ; and as they chatted on
anil on. the feeling grew In Ethel that
each was starting like herself and that
some were having no easy time In un.
familiar places. She could read between
the line's. . , ,
But the, part that struck her most
was the contribution of their former his
tory "prof," a llttlo lame woman with
snappy black eyes, who had been tb
leading spirit In their long discussions.
She was an ardent suffragist, and she
It was who had brought so many mod
ern books and plays and "movements
into their .talk. Chained to her Job In
the small town, she had followed vora
ciously all the news of the seething,
changing world outside, of tho yeast at
work In the cities. And to tho letters
ef some of the girls who seemed bent
upon nothing hut social success, the lit
tle teacher now replied by an appeal to
all of them : . ..
"Girls, some of these letters worry
me I don't want to preach you will
lead your own lives. But I cannot help
reminding you of tho things Tve talked
about tho splendid things, exciting
things that are stirring In this land to
day Oh, what a chance for women
what openings with narrow doors what
flghts to make the doorways wide for
the girls who will como after you Keep
yourselves strong nnd awake and alive
-keep growing remember that Uo is
a school and for you t has only Just be.
run. Don't Bit at your desks In youi
homes. I mean blinking with man
it your Bide. Keep yourseWe ' 'ree
don't marry for money don t let o r
elves get under tho thumb of any hus
band, rich or poor, or of social Position
er money or clothes or any Buoh Billy
trumpery. Oet tho real things! Oh. im
preaching I know, as I did In splto of
mVself at home. But KMfi-detrien
and mmradoH ho strong and dont
Kl up the ship!" ,, . ,,,
Hthel read It many times. Shou'd
hear the voice of the llttlo "prof, "no w
earnest, scornful, plendlng. now obstl
nalo and angry, again I'-hcartcd.
mocking. She recalled how their leader
had warned them against tho bribery of
men. Most of tho girls had smiled at
her then, for they had felt themselves
so Blrong and clear in their alms and
d"'On?' Ethel Ethel Ethel Knight.
How hae the mighty fallen. One week
In New York and your eyes were glued
to the wlndowB of shops. You got ready
to dance and find a man. ' ,.,
The thought rose in her min '"jr
as Amy's Idea." But sho dismissed, it
" till a luca, - ,.. --. --- .
vjllh .,.,. aha turn 11 bXCK tO tne
letters and read them all through oer
?an. Sho rose nnd walked slowlv .up
and down with her hands locked belilno
her Then she went to her desk, and to
the round robin sho added this:
"I am in New York and hftyo nothing
to say. I have been a fool. I have
pent nearly all my money on a lot 01
silly clothes. No, not silly fetching
clothe for they were meant to re ten
a man, But In getting them I got
nothing else. I have had a shocK a
terrible one. My sister Amy suddenly
died. I am horn now to care for her
fhlld. But am I? Nothing of the kind.
The. nurse does that nnd I do nothing.
I Just sit or walk about and bcowi at
hat I am missing. No moro from me,
tlrls, until tho round robin the dear
JPlemild thrilling round robin cornea
wk here on Its next yearly round. I
ear I'll have a Job by then! Oood
luck nnd God bless us all! Wero
1'oung '"
, Quickly sho crammed all tho letters
Into a large envelope, licked It, pressed
" firmly down, and aaarennuu It '?.
Miss Barbara Wells. Bismarck, North
Dakota." she stamped It. felt tho tears
Jm, kasd tho lottor a fierce good-by.
took It out arrd dropped It in tho ma I
wx In the hall. Then she came back
her own room, and with swift,
Jetermlned JerkB took off the black cloth
;rfPPlng of a largo old-fashioned type,
frlter, one of the few belongings she
Jd brought from Ohio, Sho had pur
Jjased It several years ago, and by typ
J8 sermons and other occasional docu
Jwnts she had earned almost money
;,"ouh for the clothes that had cost so
llu' at home
..one sat down and began to pound
IS! , e.ys- but soon Bhe stopped and
"k her head. Sho had never been an
"Pert Self-taught, her work had bcon
D?.r,('(l Rnl "low, and the lapse of
J!.nl.Jiad thrown her out. "How
thlJ Something must be done!" And
hV... H,nd,nir wnt on for days and days,
"our afur 10llr; nj w,8n ,er Angers,
toAil5 Land ,irnls fp!t like "two long
..rJ,nch'" she exclaimed Impatiently
lofn ' .r Koodness sake, stop being so
Kni.v.. 'ou'i'o a new woinuir, Ethel
'Ivlngn ana you'ro H'nK to earn your
jm m.C8' however, stopping to rest
h.2 Sr.fu"r vcan "er laor for faults.
Hh. '""vouia-rove far out Into life.
" wa copyrg from two books tho
lltlln "nrnf" UA -i.. i il. ,i. ...
nna JxtterB of George Sand"; and "The
r oi ousan if, Antnony."
And as Ethel pounded on, each book
In ls own way revealed exciting vistas
to her eyes of life In great cities both
here and abroad, life earnest and In
spiring, life bright and thrilling, bril
liant, frcot
"Oh, your future life, my love, will be
far from (lull and blinking I"
And this mood lasted for two weeks.
Then as her hand grew more expert, and
sho scanned the papers for Information
Of employment bureatin. tlir.ro rftm tu
ugly hours when much pounding was
required. She went out and, tramped
the streets, meeting tho town with angry
eyes that struggled for self-confidence.
And twice, although sho had dresed
herself with a keen and vigilant eyo to
ncr uwn uiiruciirencss ana naa gone to
the bureau sho had selected, wltfi a sink
ing heart sho turned back from the
tioor. nut tno second time, after leav
ing, with a scowl sho faced about, went
back and marched Into tho office. And
a little later when sho emerged, her face
had a stunned and dazed expression,
Sho still could not believe it! For the
Woman In charge, after one shnrn look
and a number of .questions, had re
marked, "Why. yes, I think we can place you.
I've one position waiting right now"
There had been more questioning, but
this had seemed rather perfunctory. The
woman had not appeared to care very
much that Ethel had only one reference
from the old minister back at home;
and the brief exhibition of her skill
which Ethel gave upon a machine, with
her fingers excited, cold and tense, had
lasted but a minute or two when the
woman had said, "Yes, that will do."
Ethel scowled as she tried to re
member It all. There had been one
flaw. What was It?
"Oh, yes, she warned me about men."
And here Ethel gave a sharp little laugh,
wun a lump of cxcltment In her
inroai. -wen, i minK I can handle my
self on that point." She recalled with
assurance recollections and there had
been npt a few of youths at homo who
had tried to "get fresh," and had soon
been, shown where they got off 1
She was walking very rapidly to
ward a subway station, and" soon, she
was on her way downtown.
u i. h my d'ar;.rm Borry ,0 say that
has got you this chance. All right. Face,
thank vou verv mtifh t .... mi 4..-.
Ji-ep .8tady eyes easy and cool, Jaw
firm but not too ugly." 4
".L"0" ,a .3W minutes later she
was shown Into tho private omce of her
future employer she almost laughed In
his fat round face so absurd In that
appeal0 d d a" hor mUo quaIm
AIiS's.h0rt?' am' he loves hls meals."
hi in. 1.. .i.!: "ow"e" nis questions s
blithely, with such art anxloim fn.nM
llness. that tho dumpy man who sat at
ioSndea vW.ao nlalnly attracted and
usUl "u"-. ;n iact. in nis heavy
lidded eyes and about his thick lips came
"Jk which repelled hep a little. "I
aSW "But " j
ie, sir sis a week," she was say-
iSl.mea.5?.h"e ln a flrm br"" tone Of
Y?.'ff- v. 9f..?.ou' I know It's Just a
you." my bcst Promise
b?l!er.8 tomorJ?w at 9 "nd ve'll see." He
ten, xain rii niaAi,ua .. it
oiKiiou. veil see, my friend." He
nn?0, Ck '? 'lleskvlth an abrupt
and businesslike little gesture of di.
missal.
And thin hinlnut ni. v. ...,
wU.nT.7X .As he. ePlalned her
Zil 'i1elj tne lonr of "Is voice was
crisp and dry. Ladles' cloaks were
.- - ..uv....v a.,, llo rrijt mrn
unraneimers "line,- arrd though his
ft "mi y38,?"11 now he was Increasing
n. n. ,"U.""B rngor, nungry. al
hu i.MP.r.C0 ,n ' Wfl' ho snapped off
Ji8,.""?, aul times; again he was a
n. .j " ,""BH"ng 'o ner or n s suc
cess arrd giving forth shrewd homely
SiCrMMtl.,at he had learned long ago
S2mS-c,il,d.ln BOme ?alcn village. But
J?fST i" 'hose weeks of work did she
2L-2h, ."""SS ?? freshness." He
in , . i.,i. ajla . xunM her fr end
Rh. ah5rlL.rJash'0"-that was aJI.
w,r'"" "". overcame ner awk
".Miicoo. wB DUnCIUal. Inhnrri t-
Please him. And he was not slow to
mnIVi.ra"mart .:?"&- WW." .he said
-It suits" me fine." P n-,ts reat
detail1 of"'i ? iVL m2"?l0"-uJ' WS
i2&i:rri
living U ,Jru':!:af!rQ0 last "he was
i, " 1' l" "rr 'ueais. oon she would
oVI1 to '.e"V8 th's funny lltfle man
as1ectretfaan,Plf0, 0t. a dlffe"nt kl,S
I..- retary. for Instance, to some clever
Shmh" ,nrollBi or noM uffrag?Ieader!
thi a.mS ?jy Puul down her nan?o at
ini7 .. "uiuoji in cnarge seemed to
""B0.", ''er with a favorable eve.
n i, a 'r?" J0 disliked It so. When
ce Informed him of what sho had done
he had ADnrnrM ,u. ,.v. .,.""
l. -- " iii duo jmu V
"Aa,d rttffaS?...1-'L taken back.
J'.tliel. no nhftnrl.
cit.
I don't
want to
meddlA " ), i.
a--Wii-rfifrFS
replied.
well, go ahead." HU,W xe
Plainly It had benn a surprlsa It
wouhiWor"1""""
'Sho
n,. "Z"J? mm hinklng. hurt him.
"ujiin io irpr iiwnv." h. .J
and hart nm,lJ1lad,caus,u hlo feeling
wUh thfaPn tdhlnVfor ,u But mingled
ment: d ccn a vaBU8 reaent-
i,r'Tile minute -ou show you've made
Umv tr? nd,' b0 n little Independent.
BtrS?' "J"?0 ft.HlaP ln th6 fne. Alt
right. Mr. Main Prov der, your tender
f'.'nfrs win have to be hurt T Th?rV's
imi V?5 't0 matter, I mean to stay here.
I H stick by you Just as long as you need
me. Only, I propose to be free I"
..ii V. ,,au?n, had grown a little
strained. He hnd stayed at the office
"""! ' nignt very well. let him
euik in his masculine way. Only ona
rm"K or nis Had annoyed her. Like
" wuman in me employment bureau,
he had warned Ethel against men.
When It comes to looks." ho had
endod, "you'ro ono In a thousand. And
In this town "
."Oh, Joe, for goodness sake, hush un!"
she had cried. A bright spot of color
had como In each cheek and her strong
ma inuuin nan spi viciously. "You II
bo telling me next that I got my posi
tion slmplv on my pretty face! No
brains bohlnd It. of course, no mind t"
And sho had tapped one foot on the
floor In a way which mado him look at
her In a curious manner, startled and
admiring
"Oh, no, I won't," ha had told her
meekly. "You've got the making of more
real mind than any girl I've ever seen."
"Thank you." she had snapped at
him, but she had liked him neverthe
less. So long as one had to live with
a man, oven as his sister-in-law, It was
well to have him In his place.
So her annoyance had died down, and
had only risen a little again when one
day Joo came to her office. There was
soma excuse, of course, hut his real rea
son obviously was to have a look at her
employer and at the samo tlmo show
the man that she had a male protector.
Booh I But Joe had smiled at
Qreeshclmer and had withdrawn quite
reassured, leaving her and her Job ln
peace.
As Ethel's business life went on, her
Belf-confldenco grew apace. And now
that sho had proved to herself that she
had brains behind her face, she dropped
her air of severity and even began to
enjoy the glances which she know were
cast her way, on the streets and In the
office. Even on old Greeshelmer, when
he was In one of his genial moods, she
would bestow a winning smile. It was
good to have both bralna and face. She
looked at the city with challenging eyes,
a self-supporting woman.
And this state of mind might have
lasted somo time, had It not happened
that ono sunny day toward the end of
April dreeshelmer opened a letter with
eager trembling fingers, read t swiftly
and glared with Joy, his big glistening
eyes nearly leaving their sockets. Then
ho whirled nround In his chair, and as
his eye lit on Ethel, he laughed, and In
a hprBh queer voice he cried;
"Veil? Now you see? Im rich al
reattv I'm veil off I got the Zlmmer
man c'out?act-see? I can do vot I like I
I cot It! I got It!" Uo capered In tri
umphant glee. laughing again and Mil
hie her arms. "Veil, vot you say? Vy
don't youspeakT By Gott, I raise your
salary I"
(CONTINUED JMQNDAT) ,
Awtiii!52
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PETEYIfs Not Done Well
The Young Lady Across the Way
We asked the young lady across
tho way what she thought of the
Japanese consortium with the
Chinese and she said of course tho
Japanese and Chinese are a great
deal alike, but in her opiniou mar
riages of people of the same na
tionality are much more likely to
turn out happily.
SOMEBODY'S STtiNOG
WHATS "WE DEA? Genu's,
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Cooj-rUht, 1828.
by Public Ledger Co.
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