Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-30
CHAPTER v
Getting On

i had received a parcel 1t had come
from well-known West End shop.
u don't know nothing about It !" Mrs,
Mclkin said, ut come by cart There
K Is"
sunny opened the parcel. 1t contained
dress, some underclothing, and good
pair Of boots. but as to who sent II
here was no Indication.
Some one trying to do me turn,
.he said II wish they wouldn't who
wsr II Is. IT'S about my size. too"
II was a plain but neat and service
very first brand-new dress Sunny had
iyer owned in her life. She put 1t on
Ind looked at herself in the. glass
II wish / knew who sent 1t !" she
raid 'Id send It back. I don't want
You're an ungrateful child Mrs;
seTnpIn' MG1K% n'%% sAn' She paused.
"Youmyou"-sunny sasped-"you got
III" Mrs Meikin houitated.
l.rs child ?" she said. What's the arm
like to see you look nice, l do; and
me saving and scrapins-"
She believed 1t. She believed that her
aunt had sent her the clothes. while, as
a matter OF fact, Mrs. Melkn knew no
more about It than Sunny did:
'SCrnDGO anu hCThptu, ulu
said Put It by, bit by bit. for you,
You're an old dear" Sunny said
I'D take from. you. what wouldn't take
from nc one else !"
boots and the new hat the following
day when she met Bert.
He looked at her in surprise, but said
nothing 49,,
How do I look Bert?'
He locked at her and blinked with his
melancholy eyes.
ITS nothing to the clothes I'll have
enc day" she said. Come on
They hurried on; They had to be at
difficulty about their admlttance: The
man in the little boxofiice smiled good
Got your little lamb with you still,
see he said, looking at Bert
what happened after that Sunny could
remember only as a confused kind Of
dream. She found herself on a huge
stage. There were no footlights. The
great auditorium was a black void,
through which shrouded candclabra
| glimmered In ghcstly fashion.
| Some one was shouting and ravlng.
There were number of girls and
humber OF young men who were going
'Now, then. you're in the chorus,
i aren't your"
Bert found himself roughly torn from
Sunny's side. He was hurled into a
corner among a lot of young men, who
looked at him superclliously
They were going through kind OF
tancc, accompanied by a song. Now
they thrust out their right arms and
stage.
They were singing something about
girl from Ohio. sunny watched them
shc watched Bert. Bert looked intensely
arm and took n step with the rest. He
WAS trying to sing. but he was woefuly
on OF tune sunny smiled. Little by
little she began to laugh, Others stand.
her eyes and saw Bert. Then they
laughed. Soon every one was laughing.
That chap at the end there looks
l'l:e funeral For goodness sake kick
HIM"
Leave him alone" 1t was Mr.. Hem
r,ngway who had come on. Leave him
n'or"'" He looked at Bert Say moth
3E to 90, him; Let Let him b go on his o"" way
Hes spelling the chorus" the stage
manager said
:, I've got my own ideas. Jakes :" Mr.
alone for the present, at any rate"
Very good as you like" - Mr.. Jakes
said Now, then. ladies' of the chorus :"
No beloved. Come on you :" He
slarod at sunny You are in the cho-
Sunny walked deliberately across the
stage
asked,
Get into your place :" the stage
for sunny
He's in one of his tan,rums this
morning; got out of bed the wronk
sae s !" she muttered. He's a beast any
lne sometimes worse beast than
Others What's your name?"
sunny, What's yours"
Sunny what?'
Funny our names should bo alike,
Ducrow and yours 10 sunny Watt. Who
give you that name? mean you
ager '''"'
Now then, ladies'"
Inc orchestra struck up and the Cho-
t ls burst into song, Sunny did not sing
4 Tor the simple reason she was hearing
me chorus for the first time.
L. sing up the stage manager yelled
Ifcr? Wv ''0 '''e
%Not to be hollered at by you" Sunny
lenoe ''"'
What's that?" the manager demand
What said is, 'ow can ! sing up
IN mem ! don't know the blooming song?"
{sWny said
You ought IN know it!
ought How can |? Could you know
anUr instance, 'ow 10 make raspberry jam
|mtt 80 on out Of apples and coloring
mH naEoring AMI birdseed? You
|sSSuidn,t do j. could you, unless you was
showed 'Ow?"
| tie stared at her.
| i don't know what Won are talking
soolt but ! do know this: II YOU want
" ,Hh9 Yourself outside"
cont Sunny said, and | amt
,s,.nS so.mnS to! SO keep your hair on, mis-
,,, NoulI get fired sure :" the girl be-
eo, Hot me sunny said. But amt
3, so'm l." he 'ollerrd At by no one. wilkins
up; soll he"
Mr iiemmingway was talking to tho
\ 50 manager IN {, low tone
On very well. but can't have mu-
|shIft Tmnohg mg the chorut Iou'll have to
|bnit her out OF Il IL she goes on On
"qSe me Ines, Mr.. Jukeg said.
taui to uttered his tone and his manner Il
|ro,r." """ri'lS later as Miss MontrrsSor
ki' ki,' me stage. She had a song ~
f%ab' when SHE sang eNQulsitey. Even
aoT rhoruS left off Whispering to listrN
be .arS stood in Sunny's eyes whrn
bw "1g Your head off and your heart
tor" you, can't she?" she whispered
what wouldn't | give 10 sing
mat know 'er. too" She paused. {