Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
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FT,HoUGH the Harrisons' country
y place on the north shore Of Long
1u1gland 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 Jcn.
ME. This also was open, with half a
corps Of servants, for the business con
enience of Mr.. Harrison and Kenneth
Got until warmer days would the two
/ then begin their summer schedule Of
\ Fuily voyaging to and fro in the Har-
4 Prison motor yacht, the Myra which
icould split the waters OF the sound at
thirty Eve miles an hour or better.
Following Jennies very short vale.
dictory there came the real commence
ment address, which was delivered by
Ma justice of the Supreme Court, who,
4 as speaker, could outwind any man
j In public lfe--and after that there
II was Miss Gresham's farewell tea to the
sraduates-so that it was half.pas 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 breathlessly.
Jennie-wbat do you think . Father
has bad headache, nothing serious,
and mother wants to stay home with
him. There was note for mo from
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---then to the theatre-tben to supper.
And mother says We may go. Would
you like to?"
''Of course" said Jennie.
And there's to be some one else
Billy Grayson."
BILLY Grayson?" Jennie pretended
to be struggling with q baffled mem
ory. Bill Grsysop? Sue-where have
heard that name before?'
Don't waste time trying to tease
me- Sue replied, flushing. Hurry
up, dear. We're to be ready ct seven. -
Jennie set about dressing with not a
little excitement; thinking OF Sues
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
= WhCH uc uuu tIltut uOJ NcTy 1NnpeCuOuSly
to collect tribute in the coinage of q
kiss. She dressed with care, and she
now had the things to dress with: q
| girlish evening gown of pea green
charmeuse touched with silver-bought
at Madame Helene's with the hesi
tating approval of Miss Van der Brunt
and there were green stockings to match
/ and silver slippers, and richly broid
Il cred mandarin coat of blue and greer
and silver with old rose lining. Fin
ished. the coat fiaring open, she stood
gazing for a minute or more into the
long mirror--at her dark eyes, heI
thick, night colored hair tilleted with 9
silver band her dark cheeks with the
faint rose of excitement in them She
liked what she saw; she liked it very
much indeed.
Her clock showed ten minutes past
seven she had not yet acquired woman ;!
prerogative of being equally late, sc
IN a bit of fiutter she hurried out
AS she slipped down the stairway sht
heard voices in the drawing room
Sues and another's, and the teasing
voice of Sues brother They were
speaking of her, and instinctiyely SHE
paused near the foot of the stairway.
Isn't that partner of yours ever
going to show up?--or didn't you tel
bher I'd humbly asked her to homo,
PusT' 1t was the voice of Kenneth that
she heard.
Don't worry--shell be right down
Kenneth said Sue.