Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-01
Printed By special arrangement ,Vith
HouOhton MiDibt Co.
Copyright, 1910, bv Leroy Scott.

U,HE door closed behind her. She
i glanced back. Despite the cell, despite
his disordercd, incongruous evening
clothes, her last glimpse Of Harry gave
her an impression of an older, more
manly and chsracterful figure than he
had ever been in her mind.
AS she hurried through the corridors
the clang of each steel door behind her
was direct impact upon her raw
nerves. But the sharpest impact of all
came out in the street, when Uncle
George was helping her into the tnxi.
And that impact was merely the ouietest
of whispers sounding close against her
ear; -,
Jennie. But, remember, il the breaks
ever 90 against you, the pinch belongs
to me-
She went chill. That voice she knew
only too well. With great effort shc
turned about. But. his back toward
her, Detective Sergeant Casey was
moving in his slow footed manner to.
ward the Criminal Courts Building.
Even when she was safely back in
the luxury and seclusion of Silver
Bluffs, that low, even voice of Casey
kept whispering its message in her ears
----
The C,rsot sto,
TJARRY'S assurance that he was a
IL willing party to frame.
brought Jennie relief. But n restless.
ness of soul developed, though she con.
trolled all external manifestations of il
She had won much, very much--but
she was not satisfied with herself. and
sense of uncertainty, of insecurity.
began to fill her with shadows. She
was finding life, whish she had believed
could be easily managed il one only
took the proper thought. becoming very y
complex and showing hints of {nsta.
blity.
SO it was that when Kenneth began
to urge very early marriage, she cor
sented. Marriage would bring order
and security out of all this complexity.
They at once began the business y.
house hunting; rather Kenneth did il
all through q broker, and Jennie boI
nothing to do but choose betwonn IN,
two apartments to which the select;n,
had already been sifted down--and oven
between these two Kenneth had alrendv
established his preference before She
had seen either.
She was rather appalled, by the mag.
nitcence of his choice the afternoon
Kenneth took her TO sec il. Desnite
herself as she stood in the living room
there flashed upon her the contrast no.
tween this large room and tho room,
where she had seen Harry but few
davs before.
'Kpnneth-fiftecn rooms and six
baths! I never saw an apartment ike
III"
"I should saw not" he laughed
'There are not many more like Il on
Park ayepue--or in New York either T"
"But we don't need ANYTHING 80 large
tbe first year"
ooh. yes we dol" He nut his orm
about her. "Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Harrison will be doing n lot of enter.
tanning this winter--and we can't be
having the best people of New York Mt
any CHEAP John place. We're Going to
be the real people-don't YOU forget
i that!'
The best people of New York, Yes.
that was where she was now--among
| the best people of New York. And once
she was away from the friendly and ex-
4 periepced guidance of Mrs. Harrison
and in her own home, she would have
to face the great brilliant world all
alone. She caught sharp breath.
Could she do it?
When he told her the yearly rental
she was ngain taken back. ''Nine