' s. " ' r 1 .V .-CTI v, 'J i&!W.iTF'Wip- " ' t 3 ' rr. -fti , ..-ir1-"9rn,rfT ' 1 Sl 'j--' r?m V. ... ?' '"' 'V I '. wWi t.'s. i" 4 , t ' 4'i 1 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1921 27 THE ONE UNWANTED ByRUBYAYRES Auther of "A Bacheler nutband," etc. CopirrleM t Whttsltr Bvndleatt. no. Mie it prom Ijsttr, she i HiKTttly te My, thinking M munnlifA th tctedty Kith Mai THIS IlEGINS THE STORY ft Eally disappointed her family, who tomboy. EtcapadcB lead te shipping itr off te e Deven farm. .Here the all in 'et'c ,0" "' Anderten, e iwJltmett farmer, who proposes te tr and then apparently juts her, mint) that he cannot afford te marry. Uem Champien) an elder man, also irtPOJM i0 her' IIe Afl mertOaa ln Mark's property, which he tremitet te cancel if Mark marries Rally, otherwise the is te marry him, Disillusioned, Sally returns home te union escorted by Champien. Bit 77.1., ,hn determines' te nlunae into lPieciul gaycly te forget her wee. Bhe j)i opposition of her old aunt, who W married unhappily. The aunt iitt suddenly, leaving Sally a for tune. Frem Deven she hears Mark it ruined financially, which seems te ix his attitude toward her. But premised te Champien, Hew- uses some or ner money eai off Mark's mortgage. thinking a legacy from a relative supplied the money. Then unex .irtrdlu she is thrown into contact cith .1arfc at a dinner party. AND IIEKE IT CONTINUES CHAPTEIl XXXIX The Torture of Unrequited Leve T WENT en : "Mr. Champien Lionel, you knew said that en our wedding day he would mnke you a present of the .(..Is." I lauehed. "I dare nay he l.lt it wns etilte a safe offer, as he never fully believed we should marry, uud he us quite right. ' "It was a most gencreu offer," said Mark coolly, miki wncu I glanced up st him I nw that 1)1b eyes were like gray steel, ami ins tips mini set. I 'Oh, I don't knew about generous! Yeu see, I asked him te de it. I heard that he was the mertirajrcc Mr. Al berry told me se I asked him te wipe i. .1 h m .nAililltii urnunnt " 1 UUl "P l i..v...i(fc ..vv..i. "leu asKeu rami" I nodded. "Yes. I did. It's the sort of thine I would never dare te de new." And then I realized tunt .Mrs. Jb rafter wn vainly trying te catch my eye from the top of the table, and that the ither Indies were rising,' and 1 grabbed ay handkerchief and vanity bag in ,fi(t confusion, and without anethei ;lincc at Jlr. Andernen followed in the tin of extravagant frocks te the awing room. Mrs. irascr enme ncres the room me at once. I wished she would turn ir attention te some one else, but she rew up a chair and sat down. "Se the wedding is te be seen quite seen, sne said. "Yes." "Yeu are a very fortunate idrl. Sally." "Yes," I said. I suoneso my monosyllable answer Suuled her, and evidently thinking I Id net wish te discuss my wedding, tbt asked: "Hew de you like Mr. Andersen Such a handsome man, I think. Up Is a client of my brother's, you knew." "its se lie told me." "I've seen him before, you knew," I said lightly as I could. "When I was down In Devenshire in the winter." She said In surprise: "Oh, hove .X?u7 and I could uce a quick shuttle of .ltieught cress her face. Peruana rIic had heard of my short-lived lemnncc, and was putting two and two together, (e I went en : "I knew his cousin, tee. I knew hi-r jrtlll Nina her name Is, nnd she and Mr. Andersen arc engaged." Mrs. Frnscr snld: "Oh, Indeed," rather disappointedly, nnd then pres ently, as If she had leH Interest In tb conversation, she moved nway, and almost nt once the men came in from the dining-room, nnd Lionel saw me Immediately. .. "Well," he said, and tried te smile. ve hardly caught a glimpse of you ll the cvning." Kf"I caught n glimpse of you once. taeuth." I said tftiMlnirlv. "And vnn looked se thoroughly nnsly and dls ajreable I felt glad you and I had net ieae in te dinner together." I should net have looked dlNngrce- ie it we had," he nnswercd. TIT . i.i . nn..i i x . ... tt j i j ' 1001" uen t dc n uiue Wtrd, just because Mr. Andersen han- ma te be here; Mrs. Frnser ner DtW that wn hml niivt Ami ..., ir IQS hil(1. U'llfll fln.lU If innllnn V . all ,or nnd done with." He tried te catch my hand, but 1 ercw It away. 'Are you sure, Sally sure?" he aSKM WlStfllllv. "Ymi 1nr,ln,l ,n e,ll.,, it dinner, I thought " M.Mlucbca?d!" x (,alll cKal' But I wuld stand no mere Inquisition. I turned abruptly from hlra and joined tentnUP f gir'S Wb ,vere chnlterlnK Wlnilte trntt nA -t Al .-. i 1- ii-. "" "ua "L !"", unu sue ,w me apart for a moment te whlh- snld, Mv'S?,I1' t,lllt,Mr- Andcrxen. is he your dV t r01." 1"n'i he hnndsome? Ms Ct him" ' W"ller J" wcre mi11 fttt I suffered cruelly when pre. rrni, baw lR'',', '"wPPenr Inte the long adjoining Uie drawing- 2dVitl,i.1Mnrk ftreIlliiR bebide her, LL "ltic." 8tn,,bne thought went "feusli my heart. And mi? rly wel1 & J net wel"'--SnaS''" V'i" sl,fflclcntlJ- "PeHt te nn l fe$ h.cr.ew" Wfty "y fnIr I Willi lilln.l t I . . ii... " Miniu unu uenr rn nVnpVti m It r fix?!1 n. unrelnd me' ' V" FS?S? rurS" d0P thr0UBh whfch 1 fit?"'1 en,no te me again. fer?eu"Cmt.nkeUPnband 1. B. . T68 .net i nlcaf,e go." A ft ent reluctantly. IM ..' you want n.n. if , "II t .."7"' "'"IT no i l and rintjfU 1K!L? out ' tl10 t i . "u ring tne annv l ,... ,i wternintcd ninn: i .',"',' .LU'"?' . mum, "' hterical way at my own 'A' e'ul'fV00', and ''? wcnt "ft- b convinced 'i,,efa8ily w,m? ""''"can right! iif d..,that ,cv'r.v'hln is nil ' terra,fir,rtt when V heart was J bore it till I could bear n mn,' . WC?1',0' " noisy se-' that led fntTllt? tlle ""lned deer i ri.:.u ,nt0 tlie lone creen mmu. !. and ?hVLck,jr M,l;nt ?f wri trepica ; heat fi t1 ,threuh the tt'est Tk I cei,Mt0. le,,,,BP the end. Marien d M my wll,ter and Mr. rth.nl?? VM! f0''." I said te h,r W' ffl.uLW,"1? y" te ff Wiiiiii, ., ,.i i " ,' ,l,en K,1C '"se, iIiiMr e rutl"'r fn'iHwl herself a l-fttfe &t Tl" ". 8dl,l TT."1 1N f te fellow her nnd Ireck caught n7?.VVnly lny fllm8y fel" Ju"t 'behln r ,f,"C',,t V alky Winnie had gene enj I auppose her leve of applaute was even grenter than ner desire for Mark's company, and In a moment my froek was freed, "I think that It la nil right. It is net tern," be said. I did net answer, nnd he raised his eyes. He had been bending evor hlj task and looked up at me. The gray eyes I had loved se well were very dnrk In the subdued light, and ns we steed there It seemed abaurd that 1 he longer had the right te go te him and rnlse my face te be kissed, nnd because the knewledge of the gulf between us hurt se unbearably I broke out, hnrdly knowing what I said: , "Yeu seem te like Winnie, even If Bhe Isn't in the least like me." And then, an he did net speak, I added pnssienntely : "Perhaps that In the reason why." CHAPTER XL A Brutal Denunciation The ghost of a smile crossed Mark'w face, nnd he said, with the first touch of emotion I had heard in hU voice all the evening. "I thought you told me that you were no longer n baby ! That you had grown up." My lips quivered, and the tears rushed te my eyes. "I don't knew what you mean," I faltered. "De you want me te tell you?" he nsked hearsely. And though he did net really move, Ills tall figure eecmed all nt once te Ih very dose te me. "Tell me." I whispered. He laughed n shaky laugh that sounded the unhapplcst thing en earth, art he snld : "Yeu are pretending te be Jealous of your sinter!" And he laughed ngiiln. harshly. ".Tp.iIeuk! Iiy Ged. After nil that's happened I" I laughed wildly. Fer the moment I wns mad with my own unhniiplncss. ".Tenleus! Yes, I nm jealous!" I wild 'inssienntcly. "I hate te sec jeu with her you belonged te mu nt first Yeu you Oh, I don't knew what I nm saying," I added, wlth'n henrtbreken sob, nnd for n" moment there was n tragic silence. Then Murk i-nld, In n queer, broken veice: m "I cnij't understand you, Sally. You're engaged te Chnmpien, nnd yet yet you leek nt mc as If If "As If I loved you," I broke In, sob bing. "I de love you. I've never loved any one lese What doc? u stupid engagement matter? I'd rather mnrry you without a shilling te your name than than anything else. " My pride wnB down. I had forgotten that It was he who hud sent mc away. I only knew that he was the mnn for me, and that without him I could net benr my life. And I waited for what yecmed an eternity of silence, broken only by hii hard breathing. Then lie gave, a Uttle lnarticulate sound and moved toward me. "Sally " It was his voice that spoke my name, but It wns another voice thnt caught It up from the curtained deer of Hie greenhouse caught It up en n note of unnenriiDlc pain nnd disbelief and swinging round with n htllled cry 1 suw Lionel Champien stnndiug there. Ter n moment nobody spoke, then Lionel took n quick step toward mc ; his foci wns white, but lie spoke com posedly. "Th's Is my dance, I think." He absolutely Ignored Murk. I drew buck putting my hands bchim' me. "Ne I can't dance with you again," I sold breathlessly. My heart was beating like a wild thing. I hnted him for having cenn1 nt that moment; I wanted te be with Mark, te hear him fay thnt he love ine, nnd te forget tftc misery of the past weeks. Lionel drew himself up. He looked nt Mark for the first time, and then bnck again at inc. "This is net the tlme or the place for a scene," he said, nnd I knew that It was linn work for him te spenk se quietly. "Yeu are engaged te me for this dance. Snlly, nnd if there Is any- L thing you or this gentleman here wish te say te me it enn dc said af terward, at a mere suitable time." I looked at Mnrk. but he steed uu uu mevnblc, nnd I broke out painfully: "It must be said new at this mo ment, Lionel. I " I stepped, and looked nt Mark with ngeufzed eyes. Would he never spenk? There was a tragic silence; then Lionel snld : "Sully, I beg of you, for your own snke, cemu with me new. This mnn can never be anything te you. If you knew ns much ns I de about him you would net be here at this moment, humiliat ing yourself. I beg of you "' I ran past him nnd clasped my hands round Mark's arm. "Why don't you sny something why don't you sny something" I linked him, sobbing, "Yeu hear what he snjs. and you knew that If you want me I will m.irry you rather than nny ethei tnnn In the world. " "Silly, for (Jed'H Mike " Lionel broke in. I I turned and fneel him. "It's true," I iinld passionately. "I love him, and I've always loved hlin. Mnrk eh, Mnrk!" He disengaged my hands from his nvm very gently, but he kept them both In IiIh ns he spoke. "I think it Is for Miss Slater te I'hansp." he said. "And, as she hr.? done nw the honor te rhoeno mc " Lionel gnve nn enrngeu cry "The honor te cheese you you blnek ninrd!" he shouted. "I don't knew hew you've get the Infernnl impudence te Maud there nfter wnai napecnen n month age down in Devenshire." lie uns nurnle with rage, nnd he reuld hardly artlculnte an he turned elife mere te me. "Yeu never Urew why lie gave you up," he stammered. "Yeu never knew, UUl JUU ohm. .." ' --- r." - ,.- up beenuxtf veur family offered te buj him err, that's wnyi -limy unew ne wns no niltabh husband for you, nnd n they offered te bu him off lie let you llilnk 'that he did net euro for you." l.lnnnl'fl ravage voice tore my heart llke Mime sharp-tnngued Instrument, nnd 1 gave a .lobbing cry or nisneuer. "I don't bellcve you I don't believe jeii!" "It's the truth 1" hei reiterated fur iously. "It'N the truth ! Ask hlra If he didn't agree te let u go In return for enough money with which te pay the mortgage off his farm! Ask him, if you won't tnke my word! Loek at him, and see which of ur- in speaking the truth." I rnlicl my eyes te Mark. Twe dull ixitchci of crimson steed out In his pallor, nnd !r!n eyef, were like steel. "Mnrk. is It th truth?" I could hardly nak, and I should have fallen but for his hands, te which I clung. "Tell :ne If you've any pity at nu ts It ill truth?" "Ye." He fli'ne the word nt me. "Yes. lt'i the truth If that'H nil you enre for! I did agn-eJp.Iet you go THE GUMPSDear Old Uncle By Sidney Smith pmfc HBCV vta uncus fcttfv, HIS NORt, ON "THE OV)MP fc)T HE HS CMsVlCEt- HS HOT THE SA.ME UNCLE . .r.7t-a .- WEIL- VJCLL- VIEIL- My LSTTUS TAMILS- HOW ARE O0? S77 I JUST COVLDNT HEU.0 V. VM ntu S f UNCtrE ) i , r MOJ HeM HM I GROWN- NNHM- 1 htfl B0 XeVRt otrrHCxe Be- we fe. NOU e)vt M; X. TKHKS COrAt- af iaMiJa1aM a I a if il r i .t vi i i. it j. 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