Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-29
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A Jennie whispered.
Black Jerry had drawn from a pocket
\ big roll of bills. Casey" he said
huskily, 'you sure are a white man
Il and"
What kind of guy do you think I
amp roared Casey.
Why, Casey, ] Thought
You stick that dough back in your
4 pants, or call all bets off :"
4 And then in his even voice again:
However, Jerry, ] might be ap-
preached by the offer Of u good cigar,
! X you've got ono that wasn't raised by
them Byetalian truck farmers out on
Long Island"
he took the three cigars Jerry thpust
upon him, slowed two carefully away
lit one from his fast expiring stub, and
made for the door. There he paused.
Better move along quick, he said
70, Jennie. And say, kid, hope you
win out-tonight and in the years
ahead: hope you make good ON your
big chance. But remember-I gotta
always be on the job ready to nab YOU
when you make your first slip. Good
Rnight, and / hope ! never speak to you
again. So long, Jerry"
"a When Casey had gone, Black Jerry
gripped Jennie's shoulders with fing"'
that sunk deep in his tensity God,
What was close one Don't you ever
kc1me down again Understand? Don't
#ydu ever come here again !"
"a 81 won't, dad Never!''
TITS big chance you got and I
don't want you to lose any part of it. "
4 that October night when Uncle George
had proposed this plan, only now there
was also exultation in the look. Its
already working out the way Uncle
George and me thought--you re al
ready getting to be somebody. / want
you to do your best to make good
You'll do that, JennieT'
"I'll do my best, dad,
you've already done lot" His
eyes gloated pridefully over her grim
4 figure. "a little while longer and
kou'll really be way above my class
lut that's what ] counted on, Jennie
gain p
He caught her suddenly to him. then
thrust her almost roughly through the
iocr and closed it behind her. She
stood there in the dark for moment
her soul torn and throbbing with emo
tions. Then she remembered what lay
| ahead, what would certainly accom-
hpany any slightest misadventure. She
adjusted her veil, muffled her face in heI
boa, and slipped cautiously down--past
the doorway whence issued the old fla
miliar hilarity-out into the night anc
way. She was conscious of the ho-
Veripg presence of Casey, and twice she
lglimpsed him. There was not a mo-
nsnt that fear was not clutching al
her, menacing her.
~ But yet again fortune seemed to ia
,vor her, and she came at last to tht
Eiarrisons' street. She paused anc
esred around the corner; the night
vatehman was not in sight, so she hur'
: Eied for the Harrisons' door. Then
tortune, which had been her friend sc
long, suddenly deserted her. AS she
started up the stoop she heard u voict
.all, "One moment miss - and she saw
The bulky private watchman bearing
hown upon her. She had frantic i'm
pulse to run; but that course she in
tantly recognized would be fatal. Sc
he halted. She looked quickly back il
the direction whence she had come. Ap,
proaching was 8 shadowy figure which
bhe knew to be Casey.
Something clicked in the watchman't
hand, and q tiny light flashed into Jen
nie's face. eff you don't mind, please
aift your mouth out of that there fur, ;
he watchman said politely, but firmly