Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
= tew dt. 1913. bp Public Ledger Co.
,derdo. ER xxx (Continued)

Men matter of the note. II almost
or Pour kind of people-you near
bt 'ai II were. I expected to have to
,,.up our loan entirely from the fifty,
:, undred dollar people"
rhis nd you may at that observed Mrs.
,,,,y. Generally think our class
hers said clawss)-will be deaf to an ap-
siiv like yours. They will think you're
c patIbitioning."
stOh. hope So" declared Jerry, and
'hlf seriously that Mrs o'Day laughed
I'm rily. Il do want this" he went on
a zen rrY It succeeds, to be the most democratic
ssonng ever. / want it to demonstrate
rhe the working people and the small
y sdesman class of Philadelphia are not
ray sympathetic and appreciative but
mayable of the noblest sort of response"
iSlyI'm Ply & sure l trust they may, prattled
rrssce ODay II think our class gen.
,,r,n,nn,lly will be deaf enough to satisfy your
Fraideet hopes for them"
ent was Jerry's turn to laugh. You
,.s @sthe first subscriber from outside our
,iect works." he said. handing over the
mstrosd note THANK you very much
'--ody onearten us wonderfully, and yet, you
had expected that the first out
UIiwan money would be from a scrub-lady
cnnebody like that. bringing her little
OF savings. you know"
n behind her fan.
IN
Mlely alton oozing from all visible pores.
n appeared in the doorway Jerry
iktried over hopefully to greet the new
Per. and was prepared to be dread
6cy disappointed IL she had not come to
u ffi01cribe to the loan.
se-Is 1t here We take the money!" the
tman INQUIRED, looking about her and
~ Mrs O'Day rather suspiciously
Nt Is. am jeremiah Archer"
10 And are ye that same?" exclaimed
woman, lifting both hands in sort
nene6iction; per II am Bridget o'Riley.
Id The mother of Dennis :" incurred
Jerry delighted, shaking hands delight
s.That same. 7 left him u,rd,r, ma
little shop while brung me money over,
SAss.: what Is II Mr.. Jerry, them rich
Diviis 10 tryin' to do to ye? Yell never
~ en- bate We will We, darlin'? Dinnis
1a9 the division lined up like a lot of
&dgers. He was after comm over here
nself No. l said ri not trust We
Stn me money Ye'll go spendin' it on
Huneral or a wake of somethln' like
4 mat in the division. This is for Mr..
ArcheT.' 1 says. to fight them rich scum
WITH, says. and so here 1 am Mr.. Jerry.
ana would ye please turn around a min
ute till can get at me money"
Jerry blushed and turned and Mrs
-O'Day relieved his embarrassment by
~ beckoning
~ Tn Jealous" sheawhispered You're
making ever much more fuss over this
woman than over me-"
y Jerry. beaming and joyous. chuckled
= more fuss over me-"
" "Right-O :" admitted Mrs O'Day drily.
IL II should be going Of course. but the
&c semptation to stay and see little bit of
= "sasy "stsy; oh: stay ", i you'd like" re,
ase look oecasonally siees, sp9l and dnege te
me II you see the people of Philadelphia
III beginning to pour up to our door in any
|$ v6ry large numbers"
0ot, young Mr. Archer?" inquired the
voice of Mrs. o'Riley, reproachfully, but
GQod-naturedly. Fl
.Oh. certainly" responded Jerry, and
hurried across to his desk again. Mrs.
/ 0Riley. it appeared had fifty dollars,
~ mostly in one-dollar bills.
~ i.'Wonderful! Wonderful Mrs O'Riley.
Row wasn't that lust the incest thing
~ yCu," he glowed tactfully and then.
psssing her money over to Paul i, and his
n feeling. turned and introduced Mrs.
X Hridget ORiley to Mrs. John Thomas
O'Day The Introduction came as a sur
prise to both. but 1t was not Mrs: O'Riley
I who was at first embarrassed and i'll at
ease.
num-" said that good woman. ''f ye'd
zee the fine street Mr.. Archer's maxim
them put down in our ward. where was
SefSTs Sss but 9tsn fsts ved old knoy ay
why I'm comm so far on this hot day
to throw me money through an Archer
Tool Works windy" r.
"Yes. yes 1 can quite understand"
r. Hammered Mrs. O'Day. recovering from
s. Hhe vigor of Mrs. O'Riley's moist but
Vecrdial handshake but still left rather
bility. Tell me, Mrs. O'Riley," she
managed to inquire presently, do you
think many people will do as you have
done, and bring their money to Mr..
Many" inquired Mrs o'Rtley. sud
Ssry their many W az Se has nnnin EG.
Jerry Archer but the poor'll fight for
I'm p,S ys sSsn hear n the n9T % s Wars
Did ye hear about the streets and the
piaysrounds. and the fight he's maxim, h,,
water anesns or the sst
years that was for the benefit of the
eommon peepule and Jerry Archer not not
settins' to be byword in this town--a
positive byword, ma'am." and Mrs
osRiley turned to gaze fondly at the
ing TO pale little woman who held a
savings bank book in her hand, Look
ct tn darlin'," went on Mrs, oRiley
I love him Already Amt he got a
takin' way with him. though?
Mrs O'Day. remembering her fifteen
thousand dollar check and Mrs, O'Riley's
& dfty dollars, and the business upon
r which Jerry was now Sc industriously
hont had to laugh at an unconscious
pun; but she had also to make 1t very
clear to Mrs. ORiley that she agreed
s with her entirely as to the attractive
mass of Jerry. Indeed, II seemed to Mrs.
OsDay to augur very favCrably for Jer-
M fyss career as future leader of democ-
"a racy that an obscure woman away off
~ IN one of the crowded river wards should
I. know SO much about the young man and
0ug his praises so highly.
T. II '-rssin fact" she suggested presently.
~Jorry Archer is endowed with what /
ehould call a percolative personality"
4 f2S AA-a-a? oh, indade, num-" and Mrs.
~ orFiley blinked and swallowed hard.
PeFcolative? oh. very percolative In
4 ~ ssTheyre not crCwding in exactly, Jer-
VI ~" remarked Mrs. ODay, after look
E4 ont OF the window. Il think l must be
Gping
Il mo, but they're beginning TO trickle
along quite regularly now, responded
Jerry, still buoyant, and we've made a
Z vnry good start fer the first hour OF the
aft(rnoon thanks to you"
1.-THE best Of luck" said Mrs. ODay'
~ n(koring her hand. ,
And sure, yen have II. Mr., Archer"
Z Hoclared Bridget. offering her hand also,
= ard then making large and perspiring
= n W1ke to the departure of Mrs. O'Day,
n M that lady, in the excess OF good feel
~ born of these few exchanges with
n Nh O'Riiey, had offered to take the
worthy woman home in her cara pro-
nosaI which the latter had no more