Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-27
THIS STARTS TIE STORY

THIS STARTS THE STORY
Jennie Malone Is the daughter OF
Black Jerry Malone. who conducts
cafe in New York. slim jackson
and she have been friends since
childhood. Together they forge n
check for which Jennie is arrested,
Taking the full blame upon herself,
to screen Slim. she is given n Pre-
liminary hearing, remaudcd for fur
thcr trial, but allowed liberty on bail.
The next morning Jennie has disap.
peared. Uncle George. posing rs her
guardian. takes her to first class
boarding school. whore she is intro
duccd Ms Jennie Miller from Wyom
ing Weeks and months pass and
Jennie fits into her surroundings.
She is snubbcd aud ignored, but
makes one friend. Sue Harrison. and
an enemy. Gloria Raymond. The
Christmas vacation is spent at school.
but in the spring Sues mother invites
her to spend the Easter holidays aS
Sues guest. She accepts. and finds
herself in handsome Fifth avenue
house. and she fits in here. too. But
blood calls to blood" She must see
her father. She meets her former
admirer. Harry Edwards, on the
street. Tell dad III try TO be home
tonight some time after midnight.
she says.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES.
DUT nevertheless the rest of that
- afternoon and all that evening
were trying for hcr-hcr imagination
was constantly leaping fevcrishly
ahead but she kept close watch
upon herself and she managed TO
seem tho diffdcnt. rather sclf-ron-
Srious school girl suffering from moth
ing else than the occasional and minor
cmbarrassments natural in first visit.
At ! | she went TO bed and lay tensely
in the darkness until after twelve. when
she calculated that all the household
was asleep She slipped out and crept
into Sues room and secured Sue s
latchkey from the dresser where she
had marked that Sue had placed it.
Then she dressed in the dark she had
carefully laid out her clothes for this
and crept cautiously downstairs and
out the front door. In the deep shadow
ed vestbule she halted and pecrpd out.
Fortune was with her. The private
watchman who patrolled the block hao
passed the house and was proceeding
slow and heavy footed toward the west
and there was on one else in the street
She drew her veil down to her nose
buried her face up 10 the nose in her
fur boa. and stepped quickly forth anC
walked rapidly. but without appearance
of haste toward the east, turning south
at the first corner.
Taking Madison avenue surface cal
she rode to Forty second street, chang
ed there TO the subway. got out n
Fourtecnth street and walked south
4. l.
but her danger was not so great al
she thought her face was virtual,
hidden and the hour was one at whicl
most devotceS of late pleasure had set
tied down in their place of last cal
and there was virtually no one in th
streets who might recognize her.
? At last she came into her old neigh
borhood the neighborhood that ha,
been home TO her until six month
before. Her heart beat higher still
and now not SO much from fear. Sh
paused and stepped into doorway
She knew the posts of the policemen
down here. and she waited until sh
saw that the officer stationed nearest tn
Pekin was at the further end of hi
beat; then she hurried on and ap
preached her old home.
Fortune again favored her. No on
was entering or leaving the Pekin
She slipped into the passage an,
,glidtd along it. But she halted at tn
side door; within the two piece or
chcstra was playing. there was dancin
and laughing-the old familiar sound
of her childhood. the tonal backgroun,
of her life. Then she crcpt upstairs
and very gently she turned the knob
The door was unlocked and Swun
open and there sat her father. her aun
and Harry Edwards.
She halted an instant, her hrcatl
coming quick. and gazed at her father
Black Jerry rose AT sight of her. Hi
dark face twitched a trihe and his hi
chest filed. Then he held out hi
hand
"Howdy. Jennie" he said grufiy
''Rut what the hell
dad - she cried. aud sprang for
ward and threw her arms about hi
neck Instantly he strained her T.
him Jennie he brcathed-".Ieu
ME
After a moment he let her &C ant
she embraced aud kissed her aunt ant
shook hands with Harry.
but what you mean. coming dow
here Jerry demanded.
II just had TO see you. dad,
He swallowed AT that. well, In
glad to see YOU, Jennie.
Pride swelled within him aS he nov
took her in more fully: something lik
awe came into his manner. You Ger
tainly look like you been making good
Jennie. You certainly do look tn
class. Tell MS what il was like.