Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
CHAPTER XVII-(Continued


knew must be AurentskY. and to who
+ ever else might be listening out OF
sight. AS tactfuly and sympatheticallN
as possible, he revealed his knowledge
Of the wrong which had been done to
Aurentsky and advanced his proposal TO
punish the perpetrator and force restl-
tuition.
that word Aurentskv identified himself
as the taller and thinner Of the two
men. For a moment his somher eyes
3 lighted as II they had not yet forgotten
hope, but in a moment the light had
changed to one of resentment at
strangers intrusion.
what you want? ," he demanded.
why you should come here?'
why, to help you professed Jerry
Aurentsky shook ms head with a
That's the way of en-" whispered
Kelly into Jerry's ear from behind
They're Orentals. I tell you. They
4 cant get the idea that you would take
any interest in 'em except YOU was try
yourself"
IF you will go and see my lawyer
Mr.. Robinson. and tell him the story,
"Rollinson an attorney for the rlCh ~
interjected Levene again in iiddish.
II will take you in my own car and
there will be nothing to fear. No one
can suspect where YOU have gone and
will bring you back quickly"
what do, you want was eXc.Rlmedt
Aurentsky tried to read the face Of
Jerry mo It is a trap" he decided
You want to get me away. Jnen y"II yI
he tilted his head far back with crafty
expression in the eyes You want my
daughter"
like to take your daughter. know a
very beautiful young woman who Is
greatly interested IN her: she would
give r,S,nS her MoWH for SsTa Ssr@ her t" S'"o0'
.kha-a-a, II is a trap" declared Au
rentsky in that wild high Notc" OF ms
with the nasty rattle in the throat ~ ou ou
hear that. Sylvy! The fine gentleman
you told me about wants to tax" YOU
away -
Jerry. following the movement Of Az A.,
rentsky's ewes. was surprised to see u"
figure of Sylvy dmly outlined in ~"
gloom of the doorway admitting to the
next room apparently she had been
'ners Yes" s"'''h he said said again. "won't YOU
come. Sylcy." ,..-.,
I'VE Jews stick 'ogethcr." "Nplalne,d
Sylvy quietly, with shake nt NJ her ,n,a.,. nTm".
to their troubles YOU know. .,, .,o,,d
"But I didn't propose that YOU SnNulI
abandon them. Sylvy! Jerry lnterpoTT,S"
hastily with his most encouraging smile:
.Just that-while Mr.. Robinson ana
are helping your father out Of his trnu-
bic, you'd let my dear friend. MISS
Buckingham. who is your friend also.
though you do not know ii. plan way
ont for You. haven't told YOU about
Miss Buckingham" ,,
Al the first mention Of the name NJ
rentslxy suffered and COuEhed cXcltedlN
al the second mention of 1t he leaned up.
eyes. blazing. fists waving. utternE IN
! harsh Yiddish series n ,nstsntiV ns1TI
To- seize the man and drag him PACK
into his chair. where he shook MN i"'"
= muttering silence. A,,r,
saFather has brooded over his W1onGs:
Sylyy hastened to explain. until ne Is
almost wild. You mustn't mind hnnas hinM
but"-and the girl wrung ner NAM I'la
rather helplesslyNant. Wi.0 ,n0va man tbem nov.
HIS mind is entirely turned away IRON m
the real cause of our trouOleS ne -
full of suspicion and hatnSaI%s req wo "'l,c. he
i;Sve make the law. You nave men
tioned the name of buckingham, which
Is so big in Philadelphia nut ori,TNs ,a,,s
fatber could trust. Instead YOU see, It
has excited him. The only men he trusts
are Isenstein. who helped to ron l,l,; hnin
and this man Levene. who every hs"'
nelson's his mind a little more. -,.,,,,o
The glance OF the girl and the Eihnre
Of the agitator met for a menren, ',h then
fash of mutual antaSon.St.m, WV a.u again,
sadly hut tenderly. with 00k OF 'oul-
prehension and sympathy thal 'o ,i,',3 IJ,' =
was very beautiful and very n'on ,,,i,iSi ,isi
More ttan ten thousand we, WorqS is,,', S""t" ~
havs done that look brought nome %
Mn, a realization that here was a rela :
fionship springing up out of the ro1'E or
lfs itself which nr no 0omerfu mer no could break
a. ,,pon, Indeed, this devotion OF d
daughter under such @ GtrtunlS n ,'.m,,Id
seemed thing SO sacred INA, ne tt ""TIs The
"A have feared to break in upon II. ne
Tather must be changed oeIort ,,u ,uu
danahter could be changed. But now
change him? Certainly not pE PeiS''''
ence an this inopportune m0neh!i !;
WE Won mean, SylVy, that there Is
nothing at ali we can do for you! ne
asked regretfully ,.,,o,,s,,,, barshlv
~ WAS cain, enough now to take
rational note of the young Mr. Ar'her
meaning. ,o.r,,,s for a mo.
went with a look of longing. anu '"ei "es!i
nra nodded resignedly, but firmly w.
mnuldn't turn against mE, father. VI "
Jews do not do that. She ahS"'
Hitting her head pr0uuilEd' pduld like to come?
,,asded Jerry, forgetting AurenlshE
sss,bborn obsrnaCy in his concern "'
ths awav s from this" Sylvy looked aoo9 ,3,39
~ :. .ha s1uaIor of their present suTloun;ui
inrs al the plasterless spots Oh r',o ~, tb,
ing at the greasy, sweatlnts lntspIders pI@dp yrhiI,
strange hard smile came 10 her iaeI
smile that it had seemed 10 nm mn 80
rever have come upon teatu ;n',ire I'M j.
ana nsr anwthing a girl could do tina
mere e,i5 moi do TO get out Of surround
sg ike hers For just one nefiI' neTitn'
re1ent hers was a desperate
ooSt Ihruntlv il was borne in upon JeIt
..as nnvertv and hopelessness hau a. a,
~sadv taken some of the sWetlllesS IN ~
~ Sylvy; that environment was
merging her. ,ar" che excIaim
Forget us MIR. Archer, shs .,Ctten
- h,ttsrly. I'VE expect to be tors1s t'sit bit
S,,+ oh-" and the expression s, o. ors ~
pu,, o .oys way TO one of wistfulness
Tsn't there-isnt there % %solhe
.a,a.a In this city of great traditiohs
4 man or men who VIII uo ,,t nU to
fhirg 10 give honest government 70
the moor? You rich can take cale
~ yourselves. When the poor ha'e
right and Justice taken from theni
xou see what happens. .. 49,,
-. <sssrsr now please Every minute IND I
x,,,, stay here only adds TO Lne haLii i
2Scf,cb has already been done lhat lsil
>vcrw reasonable. know our uea"iem
81 xou must seem barbarous' GUY
not as barbarous as what we nav 'Oi
Il <ered seems TO US. e,.,,.,, ord A.
; 1-,<f blame YOU in the least; but can
1 get your father to see ! am ASSN ~
his co-operation in order 10 uhuo III
wrong that has been done MN. -, ,.
~ re wrongs ever undoney aske
= erene sharply. Jerry turned at tn
}mpudent black eyes of the agitator an
''Not by such as you," he answered
GO. Mr. Archer" pleaded sylyy a a
most piteously; but, oh, won't you hgh
th PhiiadelDhl