Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-30
THE DAILY
NOVELETTE,
His Lucky Ddy
nv wINIFRED FORD

friend he had met the summer
previous at 1nglewood. 1nglewood was
a favorite summer resort Of DICKS
family. Ned Greenwood had rescued
Dick from drowning Mt Inglewood beach
one morning when Dick while swimming
was seized with cramp. Friendship had
developed from this incident and now
Dick was at the Greenwood farm having
the time OF his life.
And will you ever forget that gypsy
fortune.teller at Inglewood and the
things she predicted % laughed Ned.
Come to think Of 1t, now. she did
predict that Thursday would be my my
lucky day. BY the way, Thursday is the
day ! return to town--I'm going to be
on the lookout for luck" and at the
mere thought OF ever being superstitious
over lucky days or fortune-tellers. Dick
smiled II was incredulous TO both Dick
and Ned that any of the gypsy's predic-
ton would ever come true.
The 8:14 was late. as usual, Thurs
day morning and Edna Walton paced up
and down tho platform at Newfall sta
tion mentally critlcizing the railroad and
curing parlor windows in Whitton City
was written, "Open at S:30," and now
II was close on to 1890. She had spent
the weekend with girl friend at
Newfall and was In hurry to get back
to the city and her business Edna wal
ton conducted manicurlng parlor
called Nine. walton's Manicuring Par
lor. She was twenty-one, rather small,
had large laughing brown eyes and u
wealth of curly brown hair.
Her trade did not consist of oil fe-
male patrons but also included the male.
II was surprising to Edna why scarcely
day would elapse and the same
gentleman or gentlemen would insist
on having their nails manicured again.
Edna at first protested, saying she
h. natt l. II
for few days more. but each insisted
his nails were In bad shape, 20 Edna
merely smiled after that and humorcd
them along.
Dick Morrison jumped from Ned's
racer at the station and graspng Nedp
hand assured him of the delightful
weeks spent at Newfall at the Green.
wood farm. He hurried to the platform
deposited his grip on the ground and
signaled to passing newsboy for q
morning paper. The boy did not notice
Dick, az he was busy counting his
money at that moment. Dick chased
after him up the platform.
In the meantime Edna saw the trair
approaching at a distance and uncon
sciousy deposited her grip close tt
Dicks and took a tiny mirror from
her pocketbook and made sure the curl.
were all tucked in neatly. she. too
saw the newsboy and went after hin
for a morning paper. Dick returned
and with his eyes on the approaching
train. picked up the grb and moved
forward. Edna, with the paper unde
her arm. also picked up the brown
train she secretly thought how ligh
the bag had grown since she last car
rled It. When she was seated in he
chair she looked at the bag, and alas
in place of her travel-worn bag was
beautiful leather one with the initial
ID. M Caryed in on the side
What have / done and where is m.
grip" was all she could say. and tear
OF veXation appeared in her eyes. From
the minute ] opened my eyes this morn
ing I have been so unlucky., Thursda:
does seem to be my unlucky day-I can
understand IT," and she wondered hoy
she was going to get this bag back q
the right owner and how she was go
ing to recover her own.
In the meantime In the smoker Dicl
was surely blessing the gypsy who ha
predicted all sunshine and good luck 70
him on Thursday, and here before hi
very eyes was an unfamiliar bag.
Upon leaving the train Dick imme
diately Get out for newspaper offic
and inserted an ad Che left the bag a
the ad that he would like to recover
certain brown leather bag
Great Scott! I can't 20 into tn
office with hands on me like this and m
nails are anything but pleasant to Loo
at" So at a few minutes before moo
he stopped at Nine. waltons Manicur
ing Parlor and after a short wait Nine
Walton was carefully trimming his nails
gentleman came In at the sam
moment and told Edna that he had bee
there at 1880 for a manicure, but tn
place was locked.
Yes. Mr.. Forbush. unfortunately
happened to be Thursday. my unluck
day, and not only was the train late bu
l lost my bag and ran away with som
one else's," and Edna smiled as MI
forbush said that would never do,
and left the shop.
Dick heard every word. and suddenl
the hand that Edna held jerked itsel
away, and Edna looked up to see wha
was the trouble. Pardon me--er--er-
believe I made similar mistake thI
bag that did not belong to me Do yo
do you think It would be possibl
that you took my bag and-and-"
why, / have 1t right here--I mea
the one I took by mistake" And Edn
soon so prHarced t n,o bag that looked eve
he had advertised her bag and that
was at his home. She said she wa
going to lunch Just then, but she woul
call for It later in the day.
But l am awfully grateful to hav
my bag returned. Won't-wont 70
/. allow me to take you to lunch ard the
escort you to my home and properly re
turn your bag to your" and as he say
the twinkle IN the laughing brown eye
he hoped she would not refuse him.
Some time later Ned received a lette
which read: And Ned, old boy. tha
gypsy fortune-teller was correct, Thurs
day sure was my lucky day, and she /
, the sweetest little girl ever p
Tomorrow,s complete novelette, "The
] Un-Byronic Byron"