Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-02
IA DAUGHTER of TWO WORLDS
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"Well, continued Jennie, another
idea was that might stay on for an
other year and take the business course,
and then earn my living"
''I know what your business course Is
| like-I'ye seen your catalogue" spoke
up Uncle George. They teach u young
lady how to fill out check and how to
cut the coupons on the bonds her old
mans given her for u Christmas pres
ent That's the size of it--except that
in footnote they do offer course in
stenography and typewriting. That's
the only thing in all their business bunk
that'H really bring in money--and
say Jerry, after keeping Jennie here
all this time, do you want her to start
in an office pulling down eight dollars
week which be all she'll be
worth"
Nothing doing" Jerry replied
briefly. "it'r be a bum return on what
I've spent, and Jennie'll lose all she $
gained. What's next?"
well, my singing teacher thinks a
lot of my voice. I've thought l might
go on the stage--in some kind of a
musical play, | mean"
'I'll answer that" Uncle George
spoke up promptly and emphatically.
That's the bummest idea yet I'm
less you're whale of u musical star
/ you may be good, Jennie, but | don't
think you'll ever be that--the Broad
way musical life is the rottenest life
ever invented. Especially for a woman.
There's no music in it and there's no
life in it You've got to be ready to
| play any kind of game to get the good
! iobs-anyhow, most of the women do
and you're lucky if you've got Il job
half the time. And about the time you
begin to think you're getting good
! you're really all through and nobody
wants you. And before that time you We
| probably married some musical comedy
/ nctor--oh but the men there are a
bum bunch who's signed a life con =
tract to appear exclusively in high ball
/ attractions, and who amt missing Il
/ performance. And there you are I'm
not even going to pass this on to Jerry
I'm going to settle it myself. That
idea is canned Now, what else have
you thought Off"
Nothing else. Nothing, that is,
| that would earn my living"
'Who said anything about your earn
ing your living - 1t was Jerry's gruff
voice that spoke. II amt worrying
about that-anyhow, not now. What
else could you do that would keep you
/ UP where you are?'
!
Harrison, has asked me to spend the
summer with them"
That begins to listen like some
thing, jerry" commented Uncle George
Where is their place, Jennie?'
Somewhere out on Long Island.
That looks like good lead to me
Jerry. What do you say?"
'lt'll keep her up at the top" agreed
Jerry And if by the end of the sum
mcr nothing has turned UP, we can then
talk about her going back to school, OF
doing something else. l say it's o.
K"
And thus, out there in that bleal
solitude, the farther stage of what wa,
to be Jennie's chance was decided on
But before Black Jerry resumed his cog
giles and his role of chauffeur he grip.
ped Jennie's hand.
you're somebody now"-his eye.
! glittercd with pride-'and whatever
happens you're going to stay somebody
Remember, l don't want you to run M
risks nor do thing that may spoil youi
big chance. want you to promise me
Jennie !"
All he said fitted in with Jennie,
own soaring dreams but she felt just ,
bit frightened as she gazed into tn,
tremendous earnestncss, the fierce gloat
ing, of Black Jerry's face.
81 promise, dad !"
Half an hour later Jennie stepped
down in front of Braithewood Hall
and the big car, with its muffled anC
goggled figure in the tonneau and its bi,
chauffeur muffled and goggled, rolled
away around the curve of the drive.
At last Jennie's four years at Braithe
wood reached their end and climax
Commencement day arrived, and Jennie
was to deliver the valedictory for he
class. The exercises were held in tn
Sraithewood open air theatre, with TIL
cars of parents and guests parked ol
the lawn about it. Miss Gresham toll
Jennie that her guardian had telephonet
hat he would come out by train AM
go back in his motor, which would NEE
IN at the school. Uncle George di
not arrive, but his motor did. Ther
was excitement enough for Jennie il
'he kindly attentions Of Mrs. Harrison
who was going to take the two girl
hack with her, and in the attention
of the great man who was to delive
the formal address, and in the though
of having to speak before all these Wis
itors; but when ut length her tim
anne and she stood alone on the littl
stage. straight and slender in her white
! speaking her few words. all she the
could see or think of was the chauffeu
In Uncle Georges otherwise empty car
| CONTINUED TOMORROW