Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
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eTHoUGH the Harrisons' country
Il place on the north shore Of Long
Island had been opened, and the family
was supposed to be settled there for
the summer, it was to the town house
that Mrs. Harrison bore Sue and Jen-
ME. This also was open, with half a
corps of servants. for the business con
venience of Mr.. Harrison and Kenneth
Not until warmer days would the two
men begin their summer schedule Of
daily voyaging TO and fro in the Har
rison motor yacht, the Myra, which
could split the waters of the sound at
thirty five miles an hour or better.
Following Jennie's very short vale
dictory there came the real commence
ment address, which was delivered by
n justice of the Supreme Court, who,
as n speaker, could outwind any man
In public life-and Safter that there
was Miss Gresham's farewell tea to the
graduutes--so that it was half past six
when the Harrison car reached the
house in the East Seventies. Jennie had
just begun to settle herself in the room
which she had occupied on her first visit
to the Harrisons, when Sue burst in
upon her rather breathlcssly.
'Jennic-what do you think . Father
has a bad headache. nothing serious,
and mother wants to stay home with
him. There was a note for mo from
Kenneth he invites us out to dinner
then to the thcatre-thcn to supper
And mother says we may go. Would
you like tor
2 ''Of course" said Jennie.
And there's to be some one else
Billy Grayson."
BILLY Grayson?'' Jennie pretended
to be struggling with baffled mem
ory. bill Grayson? Sue--where have
j heard that name before?''
Don't waste time trying to tease
me-" Sue replied, flushing Hurry
up, dear. We're to be ready at seven. -
! Jennie set about dressing with not a
| little excitement; thinking of Sue +
handsome brother, with his amused
smile, whom she had hardly seen since
that Easter visit of years ago when he
had rescued her from the night watch
man and the impending Casey, and
when he had tried, not very impetuously
to collect tribute in the coinage of Il
kiss She dressed with care, and she
now had the things to dress with q
glrlish evening gown of pea greer
charmeuse touched with silver-bought
Mt Madame Hclene's with the hesi
tating approval of Miss Van der Brunt
and there were green stockings to mattel
and silver slippers, and richly broid
cred mandarin coat of blue and greer
and silver with old rose lining. Fin
ished, the coat flaring open, she stooC
gazing for minute or more into tn,
long mirror-at her dark eyes, hel
thick, night colored hair lileted with
silver band, her dark cheeks with tn,
faint rose of excitement in them. Sh,
liked what she saw; she liked it yer,
much indeed.
Her clock showed ten minutes pas
seven; she had not yet acquired woman
:. prerogative of being equally late, Sc
in bit of tiutter she hurried out
As she slipped down the stairway sh,
heard voices in the drawing room
Sues and another's, and the teasinl
voice of Sues brother They were
speaking of her, and instnctivcly sh,
paused near the foot of the stairway.
Isn't that partner of yours eve,
going to show up?-or didn't you tel
her I'd humbly asked her to honor
us|' 1t was the voice of Kenneth tha
she heard.
Don't worry--she'll be right down
Kenneth, said Sue.