Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-14
4 DAUGHTER of TWO WORLDS
story Of Neo York LNs
Bg LEROY SCOTT
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Ho caught her arm. "Just min
ute, Jen. We're going to open a fresh
deck and there's going to be u new
DEAL"
Whats the idea?'' she demanded.
| He was now smiling. 1--WE already
told you part of the idea. But that
never was the real thing. When l
helped stage that little scene that ended
in your marrying Kenneth. wby. of
course, / saw the chance of getting n
bit of change by holding you up after
you'd really become somebody. I've
picked up the change and that part OF
the show is over. Now for the second
act; now for the fresh deck!''
| Ills voice, no longer soft, became sud :
ienly vibrant with intensity, and bis
words rushed from him with an earnest
Tess that had in it nothing of acting.
Jennie, that dancing partner of mine,
| Doris lorraine, is getting SO damned
often that every night I'd like to
! chuck her over the footlights into the
| bunch in the first rows she's always
showing her damned teeth at in what
she thinks is SMILE, Jennie. you vc
got to ready yourself for the part and
come into the show. What with the
wads of publicity you'd bring and what
the piece will make killing! And
TS'n ~ keep on making killins'--y0u and
''SIim 20 she broke in, gasping at his
passionate words. slim"
He was such Slim now as she had
never known him to be, trembling, eyes
ablaze with eagerness. Jennie" his
words tumbled out, eve played long
game. ] was willing TO wait, for saw
that to do 1t in a big way took time.
But the times over. You re at the top,
Jennie There's no use my waiting
any longer. Jennie, love you all
the while I've loved you And now
we're going to team UPON stage and
of-like said to you downstairs long
ago. Jennie-you're coming with mel"
She was 80 amazed by this quivering,
passion shaken Slim that for space
she could command no words at all.
"Well?' he cried. "Well?"
"Slim jackson ~ she breathed. "You
suggest such a thing to me! Why, ]
thought you were friend OF Ken
neth?''
$50 am ~ he returned, with half
savage laugh. ''I'm friend of every
body. But the man whose best friend
I am is called Slim Jackson!'
You're actually proposing that l run
away with you--desert my husband?'
vehemence "Slim, I'll never do it!'
The shock of her vehement declaration
partially restored his control, but his
eyes still glittered with excitement and
his words still Game rapidly. You
don't like the idea of the scundal!
Well, after all. there needn't be any
scandal. III wait little longer. You
can get a divorce and come to me
straight. And you needn't worry about
being exposed as Jennie Malone at
public trial. The case can be tried by
referee--sealed papers, you under
standard you'll get big alimony. And
there'll be no difficulty at ali about
getting decree. There's plenty. of
evidence, and I can slip it right into
your hand !"
She was now looking at his excited,
lean face, her soul suddenly sick. "Evi"
dence of-of that kind?" she whispered.
"Since-since we were marrledT'
whats wrong, Jen? You're not
trying to make me think you really
care for Kenneth? Say, don't. try to
put that over--I know better!"
"You mean he's-you mean evidence
of that kind?" she repeated:
"God. Jer, are you such sweet
IlbJlC DoOu 90 oai
incredulity was so great that his face
relaxed into smile. Honest, Jen,
I didn't think you'd ever show your
self such country kid as that. What's
wrong with you? Beginning to believe
in that ancient junk the pulpit ballyhoo
artists try to put across? Wake up,
kid! Come back to America and the
twentieth century. Listen-it,s up to
you to get wise to your husband: Ken
meth was sure gone on you the first
few months, and he's mighty proud Of
you now--he sure ought to be, the way
you're putting yourself and him across.
But when it comes to the girl propo-
sition-well he's smooth article, Ken
meth is. and has never used a press
agent-but there were a lot of girls in
Kenneth's life before his marriage, and
there have been one or two since. |
guess you get me. Why, if you want
evidence, Doris Dorraine herself"
'I don't believe you!" Jennie fiared
at him. "You always were liar, Slim
jackson, and you still are liar!
You've tried to frighten me by bringing
me back here. Well. do ANYTHING you
ike! / won't go with you in the way
YOUR propose! I wouldn't go with you
even if were free! ! wouldn't go with
YOU even if you were the last man
alive! ! hate you--loathe you-you
crook. YOU Schemer-'