A ,t f. FrTO-TCr-urr-rp - - fJH v ivr .' -. f zms second wm By ERNEST POOLE Author of "The Harbor," "Hla Family" Copyright, ltto, by PubUo Ledger Co. 18a JfBfdal trroomfni with Ifte JcCIur' ,w " NewviPr Syndicate; THIS HTAItTS TIIK HTORY rffieJ KnJpftt and Amy hunter are listers, the htler married and living in New York with her husband. Bhe i a shrewd woman, making the most r her personal accomplishments and atitttarance- to get the most out of otiers. Ethel is entirely different. Hhe it beautiful naturally, country bred "ndldealUtlc, utterly 'unsophisticated. Their father's death forces Ethel to make her home with Amy. The jour ney to New York, the new home, and her lister's elaborate manner of llv ina surprise Ethel. They dine in a cafe Amy gets ptomaine poison and succumbs in a few hours. After the Sal Ethel keeps house forjoc. bui ftellno her dependence she obtains a ioitUonln a cloak house with a Mr. hreeshelmer. In his gleeful rxubcr. e at landlnn a contract he surprises her "Veil, vol yon savl Yy don't you Speak By aotl 1 raise your salary!" 7i0 saVBs anii HKllH IT CONTINUKH Mti nfn ottP-RSHErMBUl" she cried, half toughing. "It's' simply too wonderful for worduj" "Ha-ha I" Ho still had her by the arm. "All you young Klrls could loyo me now-ch?-you could take an old fellah I Ha-ha-hal" And the next In fUnt. furious. she felt herself hugged and violently Wsscd I ..v irfv beast y ' she gasped for breath, then turned, and seizing her hat and coat she rusneu dihiuv -. - room and through tho outer office. In the elevator crowded with men she felt a queer tasto In her mouth. that's blood." she thought. "Biting mv ilD am I-well. blto on. I'm not HnJtSLrm not. r.nnot-I'U reach fhat street If It Wlta mo MeanwWto ta his office Greeshelmer wa 'si".! staring, first at the door and then at the window, and upon his pudw countenance was a glare of utter as toqUhment and honest indlgnat Ion. Meln Gottl" ho exploded. "I give her a hug-a hug like a daughtcr-and off tike a rockot-off she goesl" And In Yiddish and in Hebrew and " American, drecsholmer Pres8C,d,m- ." ul .trmln swiftly up and down, -gut' to Ethel walkTngbllndly. no uLc",at'?ntheCceudrpund her. at walls, tnojang the trucks and She glared at the city around net a i.. .. hiri . unmenuiy wo, . S trolieBdown Jbjjyw. the trucKs . rnryaall their hurry, some of the men For an mcir '""ii . ,h.f m!win her burn 8 One , ta thin man oven stopped ?2S and she felt his look travel right down to her toes l She wa wou on and on with bare fl.U clenched She ho a left her gloves In the omce. uo back for them? No I Nor to any omcc. "Soh.JSwni,wHI. I'll go back to Joe and hear him say. 'I told you so.' ' She reached tho apartment faint and slclc. Joo had not como home, thann goodness. She went to her room and to her bed. and had a good cry, which re lieved her a little. And so, after an hour or two, looking steadily up at the celling, she decided that after a few days' rest sho would go to all three of those, bureaus and say. "I'm In the mar ket still. If vou nlcoae. but only for a woman boss." nut Inter, nn una was dressing for din' ner. her eyo was caught by tho photo graph of her sister Amy. And the face appeared to her suddenly so strong and wise wun lis Knowicago ot me. ne re membered Amy's smiles at all now "movements" and Ideas and work for women. Sho Bemed to bo smiling now. with a good-humored, pitying air, and to be saving. ' "Now will you believe me? It Isn't what you say to men. It's how you look nd what you wear." And Ethel stared at It and frowned, in a disillusioned, questioning way. Joe did not say. "I told you so." It was after 8 that evening when he came homo from his office, and sho was annoyed at tho delay, for she wanted to havo her confession of falluro over and done with. As she waited restlossly, she envied him his business life. How much simpler everything was for a man I Her nerves were on edge, why didn't he come? At last sho heard his key In the door and sharply pulled herself together. "How I detest him!" she thought -to herself. "" . "Hello, Ethel." His voice from tho hallway had a gruff and tired sound; but a moment later when he came In, it was with his usual friendly smile. "Sorry I kept you watting. I've had a mean day at tho office." "Bo have I," said Ethel, and with a frown sho plunged right in. The sooner this was over the better. But when she had finished and looked up, she detected no triumph on his race. He was waicn lng her so qucerly. "Well," he said, "I ought to be eorry. I suppose but I can't exactly say I am." "Why not?" At her sharp challenge he grimly smiled. "Because this kind of puts us In the same boat two of a kind." "What on earth do you mean?" she nemanded. And then with a rueful grimace he said. "Because I too havobumned mvhenil. As at that sho felt a swift little thrill of surprise and liking for .Toe, he continued. "I've been a fool. You'ra nlwnvn n. fool when you tako a chance and aren't ablo w got away with It. You're a fool be cause you missed out. I'm a fool be cause I missed out. We both of us took chances. And I not very badlv stung. Wo've got to be poor for a little while." Joe drow a deep breath and smiled again. "I've dreaded this. I've f'Ut oft telling ou for a week I don't ike eating humble pie. But it's all right now, God bless jou we can cat it side oy sme." . "Why, Joo, dear, how nice I" she sighed. "do on and tell me. What will It mean'" He held up his hand. "Hold on a minute, can't you? Let me mako my little speech. I've made It so many times In my mind." "All right, you poor dear, Just start ngnt in." "Well," said Joe, "It begins like this." And hln face rrew a little nortentnus with humor and a deeper feeling mingled nwKwaraiy logemer. "You've beerr about as good to ma as one fellow could be to another. I know wnai a neu u must nave been, and the tlff upper Up was all on your side. I don't want to talk about It. but when Amy died the life wont out of. my busi ness too. Later I got back my nerve, and because my Job wan all I had left I tried to make It more worth whllo, 1'vo got a few old dreams Irr me I mean I've always wanted to build something better than flats In the Bronx. So I well, I took a chanco and failed. I'm In debt and my only chanco to scrapo through is to cut down here as low as we can. I've figured out our expenses, and " He walked for a moment. She quickly rose, went to him and took his arm and said; "A very fine speech. We'll go In to our dinner now and later we'll get ti tncll and paper, nnd wo won't stop until everything's right." There came for Kthel busy days. The next morning she went to the nursery and told the nurse she would have to go. "I'm sorry." she added and then stopped shqrt, utartled by tho woman's face. The way her eyes went to Husetto made something leap in Ethel's breast. The nurse wheeled sharply: "What have I done? What's the nutter with me?" Her voloo was . strained. ..."Nothing. There has been nothing at "'! , Ethel found it hard to speak, iouve been quite wonderful with KUMtte. The trouble Is that Mr. Iarr "r. hs found he must cut expenses." V-t " M " yyny him i imh uuo l Olio Moke off and grew rigid, but her thought truck Into Ethel's mind: "Why am I - vims i wny aon i gOOa are vmi liAr,?" "I'm sorry," Ethel repeated, J could keep you, but I can't ,!(a care of Susotte mysolf- you go? What "I wish I'll havo "You?" ITfes, and .... HI I. .... 4 L how" j""" wivo io icacn mo ."fwon'tl" YoU mean you'll let her suffer be S?uso you haven't shown m ihlnir? Mm , ".w ......B. w, i in sure you-ii o sens bio. No. . w'l s'y on a few days and help me, and tneanwltlle I'll m au x en to find you ft good position i only hope I v-1. Bf l y?.u bftck "tn I" the autumn i ou see It itidv am . . .. - !. 'She went to the num- who now had her anno tiuuiii ine rn a. "vm nn unrrv. lfAh4Atih amY-.-.-. ..- itmcinuvr ji warn ou back." i iierp wero tears In Kthel's eyes fts ... l" nursery, "Who wuiii lira nor own mU room, P She "i won(l" If I'll over feel like that about She stared a moment nnd added, "That wns renl enough, poor thing." She drew a. resoluto breath. "Well, no uso In feel ing llkq a criminal, my dear. Now for the cook and the waitress." She rffther tnntf .t.r.ltAn In thlLL. for she hnd disliked both of them keen- i. oho krvo tnem until the ena or me ?'M&J I1."'1 '" "' wtwtlmo telegraphed for Emily autB who for over five years had helped her keep imuso for h6r father at home. Of niedlun height, spare, thin chested and thin Ilnp. her hair already streaked with grav, 1 mlly had been less nui vnni man a gr nly uevoiea irionu. Since Kthel's departure, she had been ilCAdwnltroRs nt ll ..tl lintel. ,tr. .... ... "" ruin., .iw- . ' thougni .cuiei, paralyzed." THE GUMPS Andy the Snap Shooter wnuy will coin, unless she's dead r Ami Emily came. Well. Miss Ethe ??.y...on .,,cr arrlvi. Lthel" qulto natural aiwayn said "Ethel hero I am," she Sho said, "wib although she had i.eipa rtnf her tone made it sound I c, "Well, kid, hero I am. Now lot's k what kind of ft "jess, u is you wan mo to get you out of." With the nld of a ooW entitled, "How to Llvo WoU on Lt-ie," together they puzzled nnd contrived. 1 1. Tho ,t.lllnB" that liave gone on In this Kitchen," Emily m ittered more than once, na her sharp gny eyes peered here and there, now Into drawers and closets, now at tho many unpaid bills. 'When that cook of yours wasn't grafting she must havo been get mg drunk on your wine." As the record waa unfolded of years of carolcss extravagance, Ethel would frown and turn away, for It scemerl rtUlnvai tn ..- n ien. Poor Amy was dend and burled. TYTI II Yr II.. .1. .. i . tl nrl tney bent down nnd bullied mankind. ii.mlly was so good at that And at home they worked nni n nha.iniA n house keeping on a rlgldl economical Bcale, dividing tho work between them. All mis wns rather pleasant The troublo came In tho nurscn where more than once the face of tho stricken woman there made It hard to keep one's mind keen and clear for all the intricate de tails of tho careful mothering In this room, from which barely a sound had ever gono out to disturb tho peace of Amy's home. But It was soon ocr. Tho nurse had taken her departure and Ethel had moved to the num ry. And now the routine of her d brought bucIi a change In Ethel's llf as deeply affected her future course- hough at drst she had but little tlmo t. stop for self-analy-pls. At B In tho morning she was roused by the low, Bweet .-hlrrup of Susetto, who wns peering oer tho edgo of tho crib. ..An1 '.ie.r day frorn that tlmo on was filled with n. succession of little tasks, which at first puzzl. i and wearied her. mado her often an. ous and cross, but then attracted hr n. to and more. What a change from the 'nonth before, from Mr. Greeshelmer to Susotte I Sho be came engrossed In the washing nnd feodlng of her tlnj charge. Anxiously sho watched Suseti for tho slightest sign of Illness; nnd in this watching sho grow to know the meaning of cer tain looks nnd gerures, baby talk. Susetto becamo a p -sorr, weo but very Intimate In tho park on t ise lovely days of May, Ethel liked to feel herself a part of tho small worl ' of nurses and mothers who chat' I or sewed while children played and motor cars went purring by. There wero llttlo distrac tions; for Susetto was a soclablo crea ture, and the small friends she dis covered brought Kthfl Into conversation with the women who had them In charge. Several of the mothers were French very French in tho way they dressed. In the way they sewed. In their quick gestures, shmrs and amlles and their pretty, broken Kngllsh, They lent a plquarrt novelty to motherhood In Ethel's eyes. At times Bhe thouitht of Amy, Why had Amy missed all this? How had she n-Kabl6v.f., kf'P away tnm this adorable child of hrs? Ethel saw in the windows of shopi tho most tempting garments for small Ktrls. And Amy had had money to spwnc Susette'a ward robp was "simply pr letlol" And of ton, sitting In tho Tar and watchlmr on tho road ncarbv th endless procession or automobiles nnd e women like Amy so daintily clad, and puzzling1 nnd remem bering Innumerable ll"le things from her first gay month in town In Ethel's mind the picture of the sister she had adored began to charge a little, and to lose its hold upon he Amy beautiful, ...uw.ct u,iuu ouww ana me nouse- h-!di!iA.my teiie Tvl'h a JaIous. vigil nnt light In her eyes when it waa a matter of Joo and her lova nr th money so nasslonatelv desired t theso recollections sho would di. .i.i. --.. , .. -----,-- But miss wun excuses for her a ster "Ther nv nuiun ui wu i en, UUiei SfltrMv told herself "Mither, and S AnX T..n u win- i may DG I'm she was Jy hero !" moods. "Stte WOUld hHnor ir nto io be, you ' you don't worry. I resolutely she i, ansorblng life my months, it anl the town, for nere. u cnanged y, whose plcturo mat queer sen- u.uiiicr. ,ipu mue ny iittje, n SDite ui ucrseir. ner workup or her Bister charmed to a nltylns toleranco. The question, "Shal' r er-r bo Hk0 that?" 7 once so full of eagerness had already .'w.. aiianmiii HIIU'iluinuBiy, POOr ") bho h or.in ,-iu uvea her life Vm going to live another." Just what life 1 as to be unsettled ns hefor For as she crew u-.d to thl mnih.r. Ing. the old adveniur j hunger for life w-elled up again wit1 in her. Fbr long periods aho forgot tho child and sat frowning Into space, lor mind groping restlessly for ways . nd means to find herself nnd get frleniU of her own, In- "cj'wiucnce, worii unn Kyeiy, a chance 10 grow nnu Be son . nouy he una her nngry. bafflec . But from these Si her back. "What s poor little dear? And why 'should I?" A W'ould turn to tho an of tho child This went on fen changed her feeling u now she had a foothol ner feeling toward had begun to blur P satlon of lntlmac, o' being in her sis ter a place, was even deeper than be. fore. For now she wa' mothering Amy's cniici ner cniid ana er niisnana. For a tlmo she hnd oen little of Joe. ono nail been abpnrtei 'n ner new work : and Joe, In his bush s troubles. But as no began to nee nc anead, again ho took notice of thlnp at homo; nnd rather to his own 11 inso no enjoyed tho chancre that had ''een made. The simpler ways nppeale Emily trot on fatnou--' to notice Susctte. to now and then, in tin her bath or to alt on t houses of blocks. He Ing houses, nnd he cr things which mado hl small daughter stare ai Him in grave nuiniraiion. "How dear 10 Is wmi her." Ethel thoueht. Although she was bireiy aware of the fact, her own new tenderness for the child had tightened tt bonds between her and Its father III" blunt, affection ate kindliness appeal' 1 w ner often in a wav that even hrouv ' little nualrnn of doubt, Flie would lor at Joe occasion ally In a thoughtful, n '"oning manner. Ho stayed home . :aln In the eve nings now: and whll r 1 sat at her sew- inn- ntten li tvniilH ilf UD from hU paper or his work to naka om brief remark to her: ann 'na conversation thus begun would toi 'how ramble on anil nn while. Ills w lay forgotten. But almost always, Known to them both, the imirit of Aim ,,BB in me room. and the influence of r memory was shown In Joe's attltud. iwara ills home. Kor In snlte of ni ' ?"""' or me simpler regime, ho 'led a reeling of gul tlness at not hum ."" to give to Ethel the easy lot ho h ' given Jils wife. As business Improved ' began to sug v..i A,.i.. i.ant a. nurfle and il tvnit. ress. And It was all that Ethel could do to dissuade mm. , t . she told herself Irnpatleitly. "is to give her expensive things, anal above, an keep her Idle." Sho did not .df), "Amy tauBht him that" But it wns in the back of her mind. 'J (CONTINUED TO.WJ.utow) . Is to him. He nnd And he beenn ime homo early 10 see ner take a floor and build iew about hiilM. i do fasclnntlmr J- -.- -.- ' -:- -:- -. Bu SidneW Smith SM M I ICrZYTOtEfiH'lVlBRsVHJS LnrVLB MAT- rOeE-.THlS A 8IKD - etj nH 'I r GEEt r THisb&iBi.opD-v HV WEftirvrwe bass bauC bat V a r&ouaroste,r 1 p yatk Hflr' 1 THNTW&SA V 'IP IT LOOKS N.,YNG- H&HAiDIK HIS HAND AMD HH MCTURg- LOOK AT HI I A (U1 ViLH ",!l I BVJKLL frlCtt) H McronfeeANWYHWC LtK6 LH TH& fcfcOtofAON TH& BACK P0rK HV UTTte- POC N05E- I V BH. , M ITQOlfS H T D'10 IN LIP- MM ANbYMfc-MOP-THERE TNG V; GrOT PAfeT. Of; THE' I ( l J iBH V Ml M i'.TSc. -P7? Lm. WPRlt. it C0rAEX- ,eHB. OLD LA.O D&R ' iHiA NBlrVr P ORCN IN TOO 'WPC H ' m fcHeTGribN . 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