Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-15
TRE DAfLY. NOvELETTE
No Wafs for HE Son
NJ HAZEL GRAY wOOn

Captain Barkers heavy fst de-
seendcd upon tho red htsbleoloth with q
bang that ratified the dlshee
"Thundsfatlon, Nedr, he shouted, "you
ANT sd:syn< nsy.y e ions me- .Ss be ySS nS III. Nj,
father. rose and leaned across the table
IN his earnsstnsss. mo, father.' he said
quietly, but q u,an OF twenty-five Ia
surely old enough TO choose his own
eVss ssssr hers" ,asned the older man.
How'd see her and her living in Ware
ham? But I don't need see solomon
dardnsr's daughter to know she's no
III Good Lord. father" cried Ned In ex-
asperatIon, .old dardnsrs dead. Leave
cant be Done, boy" came back his
parent. A sirl's what her ancestors
niost lowdown, loud.mouthed old fool
Ned started toward the door, tho,
turned. Anyhow, this place 10 getting
10 be no home at all with Mrs. 1'lnckus
laid ur half tho time with old age and
rheumatism; sn,;nS What we noed Is q younger
"Mebbe, mobile. but no daughter Of
Solomon Gnrdner'sr' came Captain Bar
Kers parting shot through the door.
Outside. Ned ploddsd up and, dowr
the tiny garden walk bordered with old.
tashioned pinks and sandy.tuft He vas
father, a retired lobsterrnan, had money
He himself had only a Job--end pros.
pects Tho prospects weren't at all Inn
mediate, for his father was spryiy on tho
do to 80 against his fathers .exprs.sso
--forcibly. profanely expressed-wishes.
suddenly. recalling his fathers las.
words, mo daughter of Solomon Gard
= ner." Ned chuckled. Suppose, on the plea
that their old housekeeper needed an as.
slstsnt, he snuggled Sally into the house.
one one Of Mrs. PinckuS numerous nioces
sho was always talking about down from
Maine! Let Sally's witchery, expressed
in terms Of weffies and apple pies and
mslt-in-your-mouth chocolate cakes.
work It's charm on his father. -.
Ned foresaw It aha regular moving
picture Of It. He and Sally enjoying their
,joke His father completely captivated.
Ultimate revelation. Patornal blessings
and kisses all around.
And. after all. that was about she way
First of all, Ned after some difficulty.
Tyot, over Mrs. Plnckus Then. hirh.
hearted and confident, ne set out for
warehan to tackle Sally.
You SEQ. Sally" he wound up. 'its
no 60 70. any "; ether way. Fathers dead Get
well" retorted tho noridly pretty
NO." admitted Ned, ''but I hate to
cross him. I'm all he's got, and"
"if YOU do. like as not he'd leave his
mented the girl practically. Aii right
I'll be your Mrs. Pinckus' Nancy Brown
--is that the name 1? I'd as lief housekeep
for you az slave for my sister and her
.y~., -. o. a.. S.t,..,. .,, -. .
with his .oodurate parent was concerned.
Neds scheme had no fiaws. BY the age
old route, far more ancient than the |
Roman roads, Sally; discovered tho way
10 the captains heart ana progressed
royaS sr1sous siIRs scod ,hnss % Z; e r. o,os
ways too. shc outdid herself in her
efforts to please until Ned, watching her, |
had alternately qualnis Of conscience
and spasms Of dread.
the captain, 1t sank with her bstrothed.
Buckwheet cakes, precisely Drowned,
did not compensate for a rnussed bou- |
doir cap at the breakfast table. Nimbls |
fingers at ragtime, which entertained his |
father trsmendous!y, annoyed him nftcr
a point whore he was looking frantlcally |
about for q means Of escape. -.
II arrived very unexpectedly on the |
same evening that a straight, slim slip |
OF glTl on inc uOOrStcp III ahAbby /
raincost, toQue that had seen many days
with a worn bag at her side. rang the
Barkers' bell. ,~.'', p
"i'm Mrs. pinckus niece Nancy I
Drown--down Maine, you know" she1
smiled half shyly. and Ned. who had
sauntered tc tho door had an odd feeling |
.hpt he wanted To- put both afms about
her and draw her fr,s'ats=t,oe' ssa-ii-
And, presently. tho thres OF thenn eat |
waiting for tho return Of the captain,
who had announced his intention Of taxi
ing Sally out to the lobster pots, A con-
siderable time they waited. during which
Ned and Nancy became better ac
Quaintedi and Ned. who knew himscl
bound TO another. compared mlserab,S
Nancy's delicate blue-eyed beauty with
Saily's blowsy.--that was his word
comeliness. How right his father had
been about Sally!
Coincidont with that particular
thought In came the captain and on his
arm very, gay Sally. quito sorgeously
gotten up" -, =
'Iicllo. everybody" said the captain