Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
DAILY NOVELETTE,
TIHE sky was a leaden gray and the
BY Maria NJ. Callahan .


l. rain came down with the quiet per =
sistency of hopelessly wet day. War
wick Chambers had its gay red and
white awnings tightly furled, present
ing orderly rows of windows for the
heavens to wash. Against one of these
windows childish face was pressed,
gazing disapprovingly out on the sod
den landscape.
About month before, May Dutton
had been offered a position in one OF
The city's commercial schools. As tho
mortgage on the old homestead was to
be foreclosed, the little teacher gladly
accepted and, with her small sister, had
faced the ordeal of city life. Today for
the first time the little girl was left
alone, for feverish cold had kept her
from school.
An ornamental iron balcony was out
side the windows and Gladys was de-
lighted when a fat robin alighted oil
the rail and cooked a wary eye at her.
sho o,,,.;,.,u -,
''u''' op'"'u 'He "inuo" ior
n clearer view, thrusting out her head
to watch him fit his wings st her from
the furtberost odeo rbon hor ava.
fell on the next window, also looking
out on the balcony.
The next suite was occupied by n
,.,
60, 'oA
I "oiH' anu "lauFs had the hveliest
/ curiosity concerning him. There were
two long hours yet to wait for Mazie
! In a twinkle she was ont ono window,
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ron.s hl,S hS, were ''neu with rows and
An,on Ill .i,
,o-,o "eHs sn;-, a.. ..oSe DUohS 1 there must be
~ I,;,' os I'on Lo, res ., ne raihdrops began
doun hon III. 'utrs' Ts into her eyes and
IooI.nd ~ N, n, Ine window was un-
roo'n ''"'SS stepped into the
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80, p"u UVer' pu' hnallV, IN low
roi,,,.I '"e u.'DoVeieu ~ row OF shabby
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t, iHa'eis' hoolnson Cru
,,,au r ano'"er not quite so
III: = asures lFo'h Falryland.'
~ 'isn"!' sne 'lptoed over to
',lo'' :" "' u. .I lor just peep. And the
psIp ~ tne pook resulted In an ecstatic
t.h ,se'."e onu nestiing down into the
.GDucco scented CUSHIONS, while the tall
iovN ,,tna !" inc corner 'lcked OIL the min
amy uay IN the city always
''raiheu 'ohn GraFSon patience. 1t
een 10 oraw out all the latent
us'euness LuS . IN MS pupils as we'll as to
49, .ae NV, "lts' Inc SHINE and mud Of
une hsdUW .au"ueu streets h'led with bobbing
niaue Ill" ioathe his fellow
'nan' as uiu the PACKED cars with their
pusuins' eiooWins throngs. just then
" sus' VI Wind TOOK ms umbrella and
'"HN o'e" MN around the corner.
an hour idler Mazle came along with
riuch the same thoughts in her mind,
"nen Ihe W'nd look her umbrella, blew
ner up .he steps ana IN through the
| o"or' Which IL oohgingly slammed after
her' She walked SOFTLY from the ele-
Iator 10 Aer door TO surprise Gladys and
1oupd herself confronted by card
Which read: Call Next Door" The
SINKING OF hor heart stopped before she
knocKed' Tor she heard Gladys laugh.
Ihen the door opened and above John
craysoh pass rose an excited treble.
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:D .nn ne "uueu at'tullF' some way
ns y, L PIP s,; u.u not ~ set,l 80 aiiuring as
tahi" "u r".''e o,in, in 'ne "'ternuon' % 90 the
I,Ln ~aS tol.e' up ny 'he IRE anue
DVnu p'ouu.eu S ciocAelE ana various
''iS u,ens.i' ,i hIoi!' sohe most unexpected
pa lt -a"ie cailie oach al'er d snort
pnsehce ~ her pretty mouse gown
VI iins,ns WIN her 'ne piuhiinS CAKE she
hiiarious evening ana John carried
nome VerEl happS nttle girl