Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-31
"A DAUGHTER of TWO WORLDS
Story LNs
By LEROY SCOTT
thor Of "No. Washington Square" MARY Reoer

We'll, what do you want!" he re-
peated brusquely.
She glanced behind her at the grilled
door. But bill slipped to the keeper
by Uncle George had induced that OH
cial to stroll down the corridor and
give the pair a brief privacy. She
drew nearer Harry and said in a whis-
per that could not carry beyond the
did it,"
His expression was blank. "oh, I
didn't?"
'.No. When it was done you were
with mel"
His face was still blank. "oh,
was I?''
Her words, the thought she had been
brooding over since she had read the
buffers paper down on the little beach,
now came out with a rush. Don't
you see the whole situation, Harry
she cried. 81 believed you were guilty
when first read the newspaper. It's
so complete and convincing And
everybody else will believe it--and the
judge will believe it--and the jury will
believe it. And, Harry, you were with
me-I can alibi you-and I'm the only
person who can alibi you !"
He seemed to her strangely grim and
infexible for Harry. GO on" he
said. "That's not all that's in your
mind"
NO" Her voice was now not
merely low, it was weak. There's my
side of it all. IL l go into court and
alibi you, they'll cross question me
and it'll all come out who i really am
about my being arrested for that old
forgery-about my running away with
Casey. Don't you see what story
the papers would make of it And I'll
lose everything dads worked for and
wanted me to be-everything I've
everything-Don't you see it all,
Harry"
He regarded her kcenly for long
space. Then he spoke calmly in an
even voice.
Eyes, / think I see it all as you
see it in your mind. It's a big pre-
dicament for Jennie Malone; it's one
of two things. Either you don't come
forward and alibi me, and you keep
your place up in the big world. Or
else you do alibi me, and all you and
Black Jerry have done, and all you've
won, goes to smash for you. There
are the two sides to your situation
yes?"
"Yes. Only-if I don't alibi you,
the jury will find you guilty-and the
| Judge will-oh, Harry! -. /
ion't understand it at all! / don't
J know what to do u
A swift hope leaped into the face he
had kept SO composed, and he seized
her hand. perhaps we can simplify
your situation, Jennie'--his voice was
eager, vibrant with suspense-''if you
were to alibi me, and you were to lose
everything, would you marry meT'
Harry - she said family; 81
thought we'd talked that all out"
The eagerness died out of his face.
He loosed her hand and drew himself
up squarely.
81 knew you wouldn't. Then
very deliberately-'the thing for you to
do is to go back to the Harrisons and
live your life exactly as you had
planned"
but you, Harry?''
He glanced at the barred door to be
sure that the keeper was not listening.
I'm in no danger he whispered
"real danger, mean"
II knew there was something strange
about all this!" she whispered back.
''What does it all mean?'
He considered for moment. "I'll
tell you little. It's like this: an
other mans in danger and I'm going
to stand trial in his place. They cant
prove anything against me when the
case comes to trial-you see, the wit
nesses will have disappeared-and III
60 free, having helped the other man.
See?" =.
II see!' She had comprehended il
in flash. Such arrangements
frame ups against the police and
courts, had been common in the life
which had been hers until four years
before: 'Harry-you are doing it tc
save Sam Conway"
''We'u not mention any names
Jennie. All you need to know is that
I'm not in any danger. And wouldn't
have told you this much. only-well
il I'm not to have you, l don't want
you to have any worries on my account
l want you to be just as happy as you
can be. And as for pe, this is the best
job l could do-and I'm not going tc
mind it SO much, and it's going to come
out all right for me-"
The keeper appeared without and an.
nounced that the allotted time was
ended. Harry took her hand
''I guess this is where we part com
pany forever" he said quietly. you'll
be going your way, and I'll be goin.
1 mine. guess it's up to all of us to live
our lives in our own way. Well, here's
wishing you the best of luck. Good by, >
Good by" she said.
(CONTINJTED TOMORROW,