7J f yfrr f ' ry frf Kr I : B . ' f u .EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1921 By Sidney Shtith. yTjE? GUMP&-A Sprig of tlw Family Tree i abacheler husband iff?.'''irm- Tf : : : " ' " T , f S akflFaiK -. - I v u isy nun J- i. ""w iiifier of "Richard Cfiattcrten," Etc. Ccvurtaht. it"- lr- ' W Ce. Titvq THE STOKY THIS DEO NS Hu rkrilf0pi filer " A'Mte flCpteW ,, it r anq ' .'J' il .-. Tn ri 3 Kb- "P'"""1",? a tot ? , .c prepped ccfptce'"'1"' fel irftcre no f- if hilt K". ""'".,B ,!'. ..2.S5. "" ., Sis;i?rVr. ffX-''rS,,T.if icftieft. though it St " " J tint Chri h"a "'"', ' ft ....imfd 1(1"' l " . T.t H.r.,mh faat'if. When she had dressed tlicre for din ner only two hours age she had been the ..u,,,.c.-,t(B,n ,n lne werlUi but new r. i .. Ienc' Juddering nigh broke from her lips. Chris was looking at her anxiously. He was worried by her pallor, and sorry she. had fainted, but he quite realized that there was nothing serious I" l?. . f .. Snme women mnde It a habit, he believed, and he was nnxieun llnrds! n' fi"l8h thnt gnmc of b11" u"' d(l,isa ,,vant te 8fty t0 "?" he anked. "Won't it de nrenfiv?' i i i " rii '.lran'lt tow. limP" tnrJ LnK IT CONTINUES AW . ,.., vnune Atklnx te the nE h "'";, , bcfi,ie him en 0 bllllan? room end tdc(, t0 ,,Btc , h in itiy rn", tlic game, m. vbllt KS,p,iih'e Dt"h. The wnekr X ukrBctt; and cigarettes of the i;hCShrhcSttembe interested, , it wbe V . i ,V rff his coat. ie ur ,ii hud taken eti ni" ' , fi r.. nlnv. nl'd ne .""'"" " .i.. 1 ncur once i h Ml0 wn honcjmeon- n-' j hu Wl.u. ..,,ii- In wrt ,cf ,'rf some rl ether than riWtl;r.reneld"n fully Mil. rt imelf. KJf1"' rSreilctl. realizing that theusht. nml then m rflf " ' lint the tU mnn evrr tin- 'be room. Pe enBresse.1 in ffme ?Wai her huA-nul. W 't!,nUp' . ...i.. i.. i.n world had Ct -enlns t h-r married 5,nUre.S1e,pie:s.anh tKapeil h;. ,. ,nnV.A ,iewn nuirkly. irtV"eiirVa'.ln Whnt did you MT.1'' i lniiplied." W,"E ii! i .""' !"'.! a3&JSWSTJ: petied K.T. nnne Chri enme nere te. - r. "ttVuld jeu like some ceuee.' he iVh1. I""' . 1. l "Ne, than you. "De our hen1 geed," he sold, but -rt,,t loeklne at her. .Us eyes w.tc witchlnr the table the helc time, mm without siting for her te weak agnin k wen en cl',,..tr.i.. .i "Chris reauy pi '" '"'"'&T ,. ,;aj tell him he'H a rotten player, but K Isn't a rotten plnvcr iitnn thing, I .. ri nHn,umnn .nil Ixnmiv M.rlc nodded. She knew evrrytbins tine nas te knew about Lhris. At heae she hsd ncrnpboel:. her me-t treuurcd nee,',unn, eareiuuy fwu in with eery little newspaper ruiuir,- Itrit ebcI ever Deen printed noeui mm. ftetn the first long jump no nan wen iiliwl school te an account of u wed- dlr a few months baek at sblch he lid been beet man. She had whispered te Aunt Mndi;c as they kissed gnen-by, te be Mire te cut the announcement of their wedding from the newspaper se that -he could add it te her collection, and Aunt Mmign nan fjemlsed. Somehow It made her feel iltl new te think of it ' Such a farcical wedding no real wedding at all! Ne wonder they had wonted It quiet! Though the linrdlv looked at the tabic Were her he eccmed te t-ee nothing Det these smooth, ivory balln, enu the cuijr sound in the world was their mo notonous click, click ! Chris waR winntnc, young Atkins whispered te her. l'oer old Feathers wis net In the running ut nil. He tent a little closer te her. 'Hive you seen Chris plav tennis.?" B uked. "fiad! )I Mil uml Ac :oed as any Wimbledon 'pre' ! I'll bet .!.., . l m' hat's the wtter? Here, Chris!" He called sharply ncres the mom te tMs, but it was tee late, for Marie had supped faintlnc from th 1.1..1, i...i.. cwchi - ...... ,iu cnAPTnn in liin' Jh 'vm art curled arart. n Ur. thi nuKea atm et thertn." The rfimp tnnnn.1 .,k. .!.. --J t.. tn them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room. It ys the smeke and the heat!" mII!' ffit,ay,n'r ln dlitrcsa. H0 felt fhS7Jrlth Ll,mself for "et 1,aTi"B no- i.M t. !t,wn8 the "raeke nnd Htuffl s. It i only an ordinary faint, isn't Kobedy took nnj notice of him. or lowered him i.., k i . i, . . ill Ik. ...T tV n,lvl "" l'Kinj -v pquii;. I H: nd he thought .Marie wan Ueitthtr charming. He was thankful a." ,.n!!t h' laiCH fluttered and ujunea ner eye6 ntnd !' whe,w" landing ever her. It rSfSy.1 K'S".'!" '?' Mtroem- T.ii .',""""- " "as uie 3 riA?'. ' XiV -V(m "Pn!rs. It's wSb. red" lV Tfrs n",vnrd he bwwn .... ihe Pa""onate leek in her tea i VnV'w thcm t0 hi W blS? Pnnl'red vhat her thought bSS,. SSaVK- W. h.w alterlnr if v C , ' " "i c was S t5BWih'd k?0,vn thflt the wild trembling en her lips were : llVr'eCdW!"ar0dI!d! Iwflu,1 itf ffi ft"n te the fleer. HIh 'Wtthw C0WmI"nting ns he J1"- UwleLr3 t0 12t -veu be there, nlt Ms' x 8n nfrald it wa my WnrMlM!h1,ns WBS his feult !?&. AfflSai as she turned IBwnewS.. V' " ",,H eener rt,l than t i tru" fact" e' her mnr t,lZ .I'11 '0 learn thAn. i-.- i" Ah V" t0 late- finarTt S.huabh"?- b"w infinitely walked "i h S J00k'd at Chris ns ff coneid tbe "t"1"- "' ttl. .i.:".ce.nw.nied. but nR ,, ,.i t vv.,T,.,.ly tinted." and a a,uld haV. ? , ."'o.wendured If II .n"7 S4fei had she l.Pn ,inn,i r her. and threuh her arm te lM? ftx5t?tiiiwaB nU my fftu." 5? lHtleT.rrU " "eund of the TTiT ni . She choek her head. "Ne." Lf ha(J aayt hat' uud alle turned .a. " IBIPfl .H. a .. w' L fc",,?1 'e tnnids le leek 01a' He turnl "H lh,:y ,'e,",,"'1 her a back. Urnul UWJ'. hut Hheenllid I after room, I We .J?A.X :il! A "WV1IV. ""ttespeuk te von . wm. A ; " 'ouewwl bur Inte the ft. .ttl hotel ar.,1 m" U M tha hebt d tlneVwfnl wh,ch. Aunt MndKe uia 0nt enVi- .i vcu.ul"8 Prcst "" yeiiux table. Hlie was utandinff by tha dressldg tuble, nervously fingering ft little silver UOX, ntld for n mnir.unt , ,.1.l ..i speak, then bIie tnld in dc.Mierutleii ii N.'1"!1 X wnnt te tell jeu -I knew nll'nbetit our wedding I" He echoed her .words blankly. ou knew nil about it. Veu funny kid. Isupnose you de. Why " He Ptepped, struck by wmethlng in Iter ejes. "What de you mean, Marie Celeste?" She turned round nnd faced him squarely. "I mean I knew why you married me, she said. "Why?" The het bleed rushed te I.Ik face. "Who told you?" be asked sharply. She ihrugged her shoulders. Dees that matter? I junt found cut. And I I wnnted te wiy that that It deeMi't matter. 1 I think it was quite right of you." He looked rather puzzled, then he smiled. "0;i, weH if jeu think it's right He hesitated, and drew a step nearer te licr. "Who told you. Marie?" he asked. "Aunt Madge agreed with me that there was no need for you te kneV." She pushed the soft hair back from her forehead. He Aunt Mudge hud been willinj te deceive her ai well. Thnt hurt. Somehow she had nlwws be- i:eveu in Aunt .Madge. She managed a smile. "Whnt does It matter? 1 only thought It was better we should start by by net having any nccrcts. We we ve always been geed friends, haven't we- Friends! When t-h.- mlernl him. Of course!" He ave l.i ngrcemciit readily, and a sharp pain touched her l.eurt. It was only friend-hip, then en his side, at least. She knew hew timi-h Min had longed for lim te wie eui that word nnd substitiite another. There was n litfli- sllcm-e. then Chris said again: "Marie is there anjthlng tlie matter? Yeu leek somehow- you leek different!" He wnlked up te her, and laid bis hands en her shoulders. ''Loek at me," he said. She raid-oil hir eyes obediently. "New tell me whnt is the matter!" he demanded. "There, is Nometnlng you lie keeping from me! I haven't known jeu all these years for luthing, you Knew, Marie Celeste." Th-re was n little laughing note of tenderness in his voice, and for n mo ment thi' girl KWflvcd in hid grasp. If only she ci.uld put her .inns round 1 is neck nnd lay her head en 1i!h breus: i.nd tell him the truth, the whele wretched truth of what she ha J heard! Kven if he did net love her, it would be such prnuNitP rcllnf tn tinhtuvlen lie heart te him, but he did net dare!" CIu-Ih had ulwa'ys bated what he culled "teenes." Years no, when they were both children, tenib had been the est means whereby te win bis sym-I'ttthj- or admiration. He liked n girl te he a "sport '; he had alwajs been mcci ie ner wlien she could tnke : knock without flinching upder the pain She remembered that new forced I erself te remember it. nnd nothing else, as she raised her eve te his. "Ye what Is it?" he urged. "Don't le afraid ! It's nil rlsht, whntetcr it Is, I premised you." Twlce her lips moved, but no werdf would come. nr.'l then with a rush of ricrtnerntien she faltered : "It's only -t's only ' you said just new we had always been geed friends " "Did I?" he laughed. "T was rather under the impression that it was you who said that, but never mind. "(Je en!" "Well well Can't we go en just being geed friends? just only being geed frlen Is, 1 mean," He did net answer, though it was net possible te mistake her meaning, nnd in the silence that followed It seemed te Mnrie that every hope she hud cherished was throbbing nwny with each agonized 1 enrt beut. Then lib hands fell slowly fiem her shoulders. "Yeu mean that jeu don't enre for me?" She almost cried out et tha tone of ins voice. That he tried te make It properly nurt and amazed, she knew mil ner nenri tern ner tnat nis one great crrtotlen was an overwhelming relief. That he hnd no Intention of even paying her the compliment of dis cushion. Her lips felt like ice ns she answered mm ln a whisper. ., ... . .. .. e Ann tne silence came again before Chris said constrainedly : "Very well it shall be as you wish of course !" He waited a moment, but the did net speak, and he turned te the deer. "Geed-night, Marie Celeste." "Coed-nlght." The- deer opened, nnd after a mo ment she henrd it shut again softly, and the sound of his footsteps dying away down the corridor. That nobody should knew, that no body should ever guess, was the one feverish thought in Mnrle's brain ns she lay awake thieugli the long night, listening te the sound of the waves en the rdiere, nnd trying te make soine sort of plans for the future. Te behave as If nothing were the matter, ns If she were nulte hannv. An impossible task. It seemed, and yet she meant te de it. She would net further ullenate Chris by hcencs und tears. If he did net care for her she would net let him think that It worried her. Surely, If she were brave and turned a smiling face te a world that had suddenly grown be empty something geed would come out of It all. Heme small reward would creep out of the blackncBM that enveloped tier. Though she knew It was unjust in her heart she laid nil the trouble at Pnkers' deer "FentherN," as Chris and young Atkins called him. Hhc thought of his ugly, kindly fnee as she lay there In the darkness, and si lently hated him. She would never be able te like him, she would nnvcr be able te forgive him. Hut for him and bis carelessly tipeken weids " aud then she hid her facu In the pillow, anil for the tlrst tlme the tenrs came. What wan the una of blaming him when the blame whs net hU? Hew could he help it thnt Chris did net love her? What was it te de with him if Chris had seen fit te marry her in order te get hr father' money? It w,ih fulc, t hut was all It hurt unbearably te think that Aunt Mndge had known all the tune. Maile clenched her hands as she recalled the old lady's whimpered geed-by: "(ieil blcbfi jeu und make you very happy." CONTINUEDTCY0RR0W ' SOMEBODY'S STENOG Shimmying Brain Cells Cnpyrlrht. 1D2I. hy ruhllc T-dtir r"emrnr By Hayward THE FASHIOH MAGAZMBi. SURE GOT MY AJAAJAJV DOJAlG TXJL SPIAIS 1 UDST CAMl'T DECIDE ON ANYTHJM6 I dear strs-ve are shipping seu Today emb. biffe Beiler with sleeve valmes 00 feet of lead pipe amd tve toms of 44- calibre J0T6 . vue THAM SOU SIACERGLV V V r- ZZ&&? ' "U )V J -S f J lll I I . I L 3 -STBUuA-.HaaHlWMWBMBai The Yeung Lady Acress the Way - FAMILY STUFF -: -:- By FONTAINE FOX SCHOOLDAYS -:- -:- -:- B a DIVIO - I flr''" vim the EvetimG CffiiwBBBaBBiBHM The young lady acresn the way says she's read the Uible from cover te cover and is thinking of tackling the I'entateuch or the Apocalypae "frit HUY WAV DAD COULD PeSSlOLY MAKE WS TRAIN WAS Te COHMAHVESft. fH6 WHfcftL tHAT WiLLl't HIDP5 te ScHoeU . PETEYAU Worked Up for a While, Anyway Btf C. A. Voight . 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