Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Story Of NotD York life
Bu LEROY SCOTT

"I hope so," the half -grumbling,
half humorous, and wholly pleasant
voice went on. II want to see what
she's grown up to be. She was a
funny little fellow when ] saw her be-
forestry, owning about half dozen
words, with eyes that saw everything,
never certain just what to do with her
self Does she still wear gun on each
hip. Sue?"
"Wait til she comes down and see
for yourself"
~ can't wait-I'm going to recon-
noiter."
Before Jennie could move be had
stepped out into the hall--an even more
handsome dgure than he bad seemed to
the eyes Of sixteen. He halted and
looked straight up into her eyes, and
she looked straight down into bis.
Hello. and who might you be?' he
demanded, surprised in his gaze, yet at
his ease.
II was just going to ask that ques-
tion of you
II? Oh. I'm just one of the boarders
Mrs. Harrison keeps. Now, you--per-
haps you're the person they coll Jennie
Miller?"
Perhaps"
"And perhaps you heard everything
"Perbaps~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 darri'
sons presence, awkward and apashed,
and feeling that be was Of an older
generation; at twenty she felt herseN
Of his own age. and was able to ex-
change banter with him on even terms.
/
nv fault that sound travels and | have
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 l tell you somethingT' he
asked.
"pleaee 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 not
carry guns. Miss Miller--but you are
a very unsafe young woman to be
allowed abroad
"Why?"
you remember what said years
ago-after midnight in the hallway
above that you might grow up to be
q very dangerous person to my poor
sex?' 49,. ,,,o,,hor thing
about it" -.
intentionally or maliciously--but you
certainly have done it
There was real admiration in voice
and eve. Jennie thrilled with pleas
ire hut before she could reply Sue came
out of the drawing room and Jennie
found herself taking the hand OF NICE
looking, blue-eye young man and say =
ing, II am very glad to meet you' MI
Grayson.' u.on,
were sitting down to dinner IN peI'
,nonico's 1t soon became essentially,
NOT a party of four, but party OF two
twos. ,r,u r,..csor n
her now and then, in an attempted on .
hand manner, but if Jennie had not
before suspected what young Grayson
meant in Sues life. she learned IT well
enough now from the shy but obvious
way in which the interest OF each was
centered in the other. Kenneth. even
had he wished to do otherwise, could
hardly have done else than give his at
tention chiefly to Jennie--and Jennie
sensed that he did not wish otherwise
she sensed that the admiration which
had come into his eyes the moment
he had stepped out and seen her on the
stairway was increasing with every
minute.
Jennie had no consciousness Of caring
particularly for Kenneth-be was fol
her, at that hour, just handsome
fascinating young man. But his ad'
miration was more exhilarating thar
the champagne it gave her strength
it lifted her. And she looked better
than before, and spoke better, ant
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 about
Gloria Raymond: how Gloria, once
half engaged to her brother, anG
actually engaged to another young mar
when she had graduated, had broken
the real engagement after the cards
were out, and was once more in the
midst of an active and determined af-
fair with Kenneth. But what might bt
between Kenneth Harrison and Gloria
Raymond at this moment concerned
Jennie in no slightest degree; the pres
ent was sufficient unto itself.
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