Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-28
Printed by Special Amusement with
Houghton Mifflin Co.
Copyright. 1919 by Leroy Scott.
THIS STARTS THE STORY

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Jennie Malone is the daughter of
Black Jerry Malone, who conducts
cafe in New York. slim" Jack
son and she have been good friends
slHce childhood. Together they forge
> check for which Jennie is arrest
ed. Taking the full blame upon her
self, to screen Slim, she is given Il
preliminary hearing and remanded for
further trial, but allowed liberty on
bail. The next morning Jennie has
disappeared. Uncle George, posing us
her guardian, takes her 20 first
class boarding school, where she IS
introduced as Jennie Miller from
Wyoming. Weeks and months pass
and Jennie fits into her surroundings.
She is snubbed aud ignored, but
makes one friend. Sue Harrison, and
an enemy, Gloria Raymond. In the
spring Sues mother invites her to
spend the Easter holidays US Sues
guest. She finds herself in n hand
some Fifth avenue house, and she
fits in here too. But blood calls TO
blood" Jennie must see her father.
Unexpectedly, she meets Harry Ed-
wards, an old time admirer, on the
street, ant she asks him to tell her
father that she is coming. At mid
night she sneaks away FROM the Fifth
avenue mansion To the old Pekin Cafe.
Father and daughter talk ON hecJIess
of time. Quite unexpectedly the door
opens and Casey, the detectives. wa fs
IN. "What are you doing here says
Black Jerry? Friendly call. VIII
amt YOU glad to see me, Jerryf"
says Casey!
AND HERE TT CONTINIiES
Ihe race OF DISASTER
TIME four looked ut him i'll strained
l. silence. Then the apparently SLOW
eyes of the detective cuught the skirt
faring behind Jcrry's knees. His face
went loose with amazement.
Jennie =" he exclaimed. "By Coo
Jennie Malone ~
And then his eyes grew bright will
professional keenness.
Casey closed the door and withou
a. word crossed the room. Jennie. sud
denly sick, did not try to evade him
she knew such effort to be of no avail
And when he had come around he
father, her dark eyes looked straigh
into his-and she stood tense, nerve
less.
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casey turned his gaze from dnughte
to father; his heavy race still Dor
signs OF his astonishmenH but other
wise 1t was unperturbed. y
II don't know what this kid has bee
doing, Jerry" he said evenly-"bu
whatever it's been, it'll only make tn
case worse for her if that gun shoul
go off. Forgery and jumping her bai
Is all l got against her now. If it'll
murder is thrown in it'll only max
things that much harder for her-not t
mention what'll happen to you, Jerr
and somebody'U get her just tn
same. Just let all that soak in a littl
while, Jerry, before. you lean too heav
against that trigger.
Jerry's dark eyes olazed tiercely int
the otficer's. A minute passed.
Then Casey remarked IA MS sam
even tone, Guess you'd better let n
have that gat, Jerry, ana reachln
down he took the pistol from Jerry
unresisting hand. and laid 1t on to