Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
"A DAUGHTER of TWO WORLDS
a o Ncto YoreLH t
BV LEROY SCOTT
WoshnO Square" HdrvR ReOan."
A story Of Ncto York Liie
BU LEROY SCOTT

81 hope so," the half grumbling,
half humorous. and wholly peasant
voice went on. 81 want to see what
she's grown up to be. She was a
funny little fellow when I saw her be-
fore-shy. owning about a half dozen
words, with eyes that saw everything,
never certain just what to do with her
self. Does she still wear a gun on each
hip. Sue?"
"Wait till she comes down and see
for yourself"
81 can't wait--I'm going to recon-
hotter"
Before Jennie could move he had
stepped out into the hall--an even more
handsome figure than he had seemed to
the eyes of sixteen. He halted and
looked straight up into her eyes, and
she looked straight down into his.
Hello, and who might you be?" he
demanded, surprised in his gaze, yet at
his ease.
81 was just going to ask that ques-
tion of you"
u? Oh. I'm just one of the boarders
Mrs. Harrison keeps. Now, you-.-per.
haps your the person they call Jennie
Miller?'
Perhaps"
"And perhaps you heard everything
/ was just saying about you-or her?,'
"Perhaps-just possibly" She felt
excitement. but no embarrassment
Nothing else SO definitely marked what
time and change had done: at sixteen
she had first stood in Kenneth Harri
sons presence awkward and abashed
and feeling that he was of an older
generation; at twenty she felt herself
of his own age. and was able to ex
change banter with him on even terms
but if I did overhear, it's not wholly
my fault that sound travels and nave
ears"
Suddenly he smiled engagingly and
held out his hand. I'm glad to see
you again. Miss Miller !"
She came down the three steps and
took his hand. "Thank you.
"May | tell you something?' he
asked.
please do.
His smile became very direct and per
sonal but its apparent frankness neg
atived any offense that might other
wise have been in it: You may no
carry guns, Miss Miller-but you arr
very unsafe young woman TO d.
allowed abroad"
"Why?'
you remember what said years
ago-after midnight. in the hallwa!
above: that you might grow up to d.
very dangerous person to my poo
scx?" .,;,,
"yyell. you've done it. Perhaps no
Intentionally or maliciously-but yot
certainly have done It J"
There was real admiration in voice
and eve. Jennie thrilled with pleas
urc. but before she could reply sue cam'
out of the drawing room and Jennl'
found herself taking the hand OF nee
looking, blue eyed young man ana ssy
mo HI am very glad to meet you, MT
Grayson." 90 .hor
Twenty minutes later the four OF tneh
uere sitting down to dinner in Del
monico's. It soon became essentiaiiy
not n party of four, but party OF t"'
Sne had mentioned Billy Grayson t.
ber now and then, in an attempted on
hand manner, but il Jennie had no
before suspected what young Graysoi
meant in Sues life. she learned IT wei
enough now from the shy but ooviou
way in which the interest OF eacn wa
centered in the other. Kenneth, eVel
had he wished to do otherwise. coui'
hardly have done else than give his at
| tputlOn chleHN TO JeHult-- uii'l 'V nm
sensed that lie did not wish otherwise
she sensed that the admiration whic
had come into his eyes the momen
he had stepped out and seen her on tn
stairway was increasing with ever,
minute.
Jennie had no consciousness Of carin
particularly for Kenneth-he was TO
her, at that hour, just a handsome
fascinating young man. But his al
miration was more exhilarating tha
the champagne it gave her strength
it lifted her. And she looked bette
than before, and spoke better, an
gave freer play to all her faculties
and his open admiration kept on grow
ing as she unfolded.
During the dinner she dimly remem
bered something Sue had told her abou
Gloria Raymond how Gloria, one
half engaged to her brother an
actually engaged to another young ma
when she had graduated, had broke
the real engagement after the card
were out, and was once more in tn
midst of an active and determined af
fair with Kenneth. But what might b
between Kenneth Harrison and Glori
Raymond at this moment concerne
Jennie in no slightest degree; the pres
ent was sufficient unto itself.
CONTINUED TOMORROW