Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Printed bD special arrangement Nth
Houohton Mi6iin Co.
Copyright, 1919. bv Bcrop Scott.
THB night was raucous with th

THE night was raucous with the
= voices of newsboys shouting an extra.
"Sounds like murder" remarked
Uncle George and bought an Evening
Telegram from believing vender.
The next instant, his eyes on the huge
headline he clutched Harry's arm.
Great God y h. gaspcd, Larry
Murdock's just been killed ~
But all H8rry's senses were so
uennltely fixed elsewhere that he did
not oven hear Uncle George. He walked
ON toward the avenue.
And it says they don't know yet
who killed him !" exclaimed Uncle
George.
Harry kept mechanically on. At the
corner he paused, and his gaze, turned
up the avenue. fixed upon the front
OF the hotel. He was not even con-
scious of Uncle George, at his side,
staring with loose face at the Tele-
grams four line story of the murder
He saw only low built touring car
in ITS tonueau two figures, Sue Ilar-
ssrison and Billy Grayson, though he did
not then know who they were-and in
the drivers seat Kenneth Harrison.
Then he saw Kenneth spring out of the
car---sQH Jennie come out OF the
Grantham's main entrance and cross
the sidewalk--saw Kenneth with q
smile on his handsome face, and with
the manner of proud ownership, help
her In, and place himself at her side
and then saw the car move away.
1t was at that moment that to Harry
Edwards the world seemed to come to q
definite end.
How Harry Used Useless Life
TTOW he got there, or why he came
II there, Harry Edwards never knew ;
but at ~ o'clock that same night he
sank down at solitary table in Black
Jerry's cafe. Perhaps he had been
guided by the subconscious urge to get
back to the scene of Jcnnie's early life
back where there had been no barriers
between them He afterward rcmem- E
bred only wandering in n wild daze.
Keeping away from main streets, having
no purpose. conscious only OF the pain
he bore within him, and he remcm
hered slipping once, twice. several times,
through doorways in these obscure
streets and swallowing the raw stuff
they set forth as anodync for that vast
agony which seemed now alone to con l.
stitpte his being.
At Black .Jerry's he again ordered
whisky, and it was brought him. lie
gulped it down. .... ,,,, .,,
''Telephone call for you little while
ago, Harry" said the waiter:
ga RI" Harry replied indifferently
''Bring mother whisky"
He noted, very dimly. that the reg
ular habitues of the Pekin, those from
the neighborhood, were drawn close to-
gether in little groups, and were talking
In excited undertones. He dimly seused
that there was something out of the
usual in their behavior, but he was not
conscious enough to wonder what II
might mean.
He had another drink-and another
and another But rs vet one moro was
being brought him, Black Jerry ap-
peared beside his table aud motioned
the waiter away.
s STAKE back that drink Sid jerry
ordered Harry don't want it,"
"Wha's tha'?'' demanded Harry, an
\ grily trying to rise. 81 ordered tina
drink got money to pay--I got ri
to drink it !"
/ ''Sit down, Harry and Jerry firmly
pushed him back into his chair and sal
down beside him. You amt used tt
booze, aud you've got more II you ear
carry now See here, Harry with
Something must have happened to star
You off like this. What's wrongy'
Harry's bloodshot eyes glowered dc
family. None your damn business !!
"Oh, yes, it IS. I've known yol
since you was kid. You know Tn
your friend. Come across-what's eat
ing you?"
Harry pondered this. Then he leaned
over the table and whispered: Jerry
I've JUS seen her!'
Black Jerry needed no explanation
He glanced about. Their table was il
a rear corner and no one was within
hearing distance.
"You stiff he whispered, half saw
agely. Don't you know that's dan
eerous? Did anybody see you will
her?'i
"Think not. JUS Jennie -- Unc
George--m self. Yes, Slim Jackson saw
u.s."
''Slim Jackson A groan sounde'
deep down III Jerry's chest: 'lf slim
jackson starts anything, I'll attend t
him. ,,Whatd you see her for?''
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