Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09
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Ho9f 1920, bD Leroy Scott

4 XXX 'IiSso, bD Lerov Scott
,.,,ipg came at all---nothing at
4 b I'll happened. Except That when
~ .u was announced a, waiting he
'.sS nsSI her hand in parting, his eyes gazing
'ty, .'vairht into her face and said in
lcyeTrGSIi cyg,TGis Is only the beginning. Mrs.
,..,isou. .aatv | hope. May | not see you
aa,rraip-soon!" .. .a,..
"Why-yes' she ns"'reu no''
ously. o.m Jazcd when she was
pne ,ho'car with Kenneth. She could
OUT u Understand Mr. Shipman. Well
pot un s those men of big affairs We're
Pseai,n"arpwell, Just very different.
lusS.. hod to tell Kenneth all about her
onu With ;th Mr.. Shipman. Kenneth was
client space. >, ,u.o. ,ou ;, soi1
18th I "They say Mr.. Shipman' s
hlhnsss henhue is young and pretty women.
ai. weanns, say that a pretty woman, II she
lneiI ! eIoscr y can get almost anything out
OK him. ,.o. Iorn;o and Kenneth
a p,on,hers of q large theatre party.
Nelt the crush in the lobby afterward.
10 tnV o,ory one was talking TO every
wheu ,so Jennie became separated from
9ne 9nesnth 18th and was borne onward by the
henpV current. At the door u hand
SLOW Il 'beneath her elbow and voice
said in her ear co,,o -, -
g. hVu uturped, 'NIr. Shipman ~ she
cried. ,,oa for = litt,e simmer
r.rty." he went on. We spoken TO
parS panr husband. You and l are going
y siin away to it together MY car is
waiting down the line--out OF THIS
crush. , oLor bo had cdoed
hor along the outer wall OF the theatre
uhorn tbe crowd was thinnest, ana al
~nst ~Os before she knew what had nap pI,
,uUSs rOnsd she had been swiftly. guided
sown ourS the street and was with Mr..
SH;nmau in moving ear. The sudden
nn,p Sass of the episode had startled her so
hot aso II required the summoning OF all
tor su"' self command to bear her part in
@a a.a conversation Mr.. Shipman started
.lv abopt the play, She did not even think
abOu aSOut where they might be going, nor
JT al che once look out. But when pres
urt ortir .the car stopped and Mr.. Shipman
hnnsd her out. she did have a meeting
iavsnrresson asr that the street was unusual :.
u i'p pnuiet r TO be the goal of a party OF
lt.orl Theatre merry makers. Mr.. Shin
a.s,, mon led her into well appointed hall
nar I.or and thence into an elevator. to
wSG mSose conductor he did not say word:
Vial Half minute later they We're out oil
.,o car and before q Goor. Mr.. Snip
Wv, .uV did not ring; instead he slipped a
l"u I,~" into the lock, opened the door, and
s,;dod her in before him and pressed
bar forward a few PAGES through the
darkness.
Irrbts flashed on, and Jennie saw she
mss in n large room whose character
hsr swift glance coulG not determine.
Raj there we're no tables ashine with
rbIte napery as she had expected. In
,tead there was a large table of dark
wood, which had something of the ap-
pearance of a desk, and a few chairs
md two couches--for the rest, all she
,atbered in that startled first glance
Vas that the room was large and richly
Furnished.
We've beaten the others here said
Mr., Shipman, with a bit of a laugh.
''But they'll soon follow" He helped
I her off with her cloak. and slipped out
Of bis own coat. 1--WE might as well
rest till the others come. You'll find
Mis- first class chair" He pushed one
III the chairs up beside the dark table,
and, after hesitating a second, Jennie
i sat down. II feel a bit thirsty. We
might as well have a sip of something
while we wait. Just excuse me,
please"
He passed through n door. She
glanced about her. There were other
doors, but what they led into she could
not guess. She listened with held
breath. The deep silence of the place
q the absence of servants, proved first by
his not ringing, and again by his going
out to do service himself-a growing
fear seized upon her. What could it
mean?
Mr. Shipman re entered. For all the
smile on his square face. he looked to
her more powerful, more dominant, than
ever; and bits of limited stories she had
heard about him flashed through her
brain. He was bearing tray which
held bottle and two glasses. This he
placed upon the table. and then poured
tne softly Kissing champagne and held
out to her one glass. With a hand that
sne managed to keep from shaking too
much she accepted the simmering COB
M' Whatever might be just before
aer, she was going to play her part to
The limit of her ability.
Here's to our becoming very much
oe'ter friends,' he smiled at her, "and
our always being the best OF