Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-28

poymmefhing better, remarks TO Bert
ggockson, tUho also t0orks ~ tho ptoNte
y,o,u ydcns that she intends TO ride ~
Jaotorg1r some day. She hues IN a
moto',r roy. narrotp street, the only home she
XXX hnd ever knoton, With her aunt, an q
Responsible person toho 'ookS on ,he
dgrs s,,sny, S,ug Sunny and Bert decide to
G1,,e n day ~ the country, put ldck.
in1 me funds, they sing on the street
jor pennies ar ard m,,asra,sS are @,rsS|s" TRe TR o2
ggoe,Vn pow are brought before magistrate
aed" ard are hardened. AZ the md1tstrdte,'s
l omee ono is Miss Leslie Montrossor' q S.ac ioeu;
h"hav, h"Jh fUo children appear IN q re-
10 To- ,pd BECOMES Interested III sunny
und Bcrt, she consuts the manager
Of the play, Mag Hemmm9"oV' u""
he consents to see mom'
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
upERT, you never wiped your tee''
d you go back this moment and wipe
,ro,o on the mat Soling the carpets!
yhen I get my best carpets down In my
o,org won't let you come in till I've
made vcu take your shoes OFT.
1r,ore was n pause. Evidently Bert
,od sono back to wipe his feet.
"rSo lad ia no use, of course" Miss
,,or,ressor said. But she insisted on
bringing him !!
And now the door was pushed open
and sunny walked in. She was quite at
hor ease, not a bit abashed. She Looked
rou,d her with her bright eyes. They
,,ro,, annrovingly on the luxury and the
Ucood taste she saw about her, She
knew nothing OF luxury, and had had
no opportunity in her short lite CT m
Idusgng in good taste but what sne ga"
shT f, was not only that it was rich and
st,v hut il looked comfortable.
place yoEyGi 1is got WSsres hSTe; she bert saia
Titn hbT bIrr baci, to wipe his boots"
"Smnnv' this Is Mr.. Hemmingway, a
Irreat theatrical manager nave asKeu
Eo meet you" -, . L.,
,oSS Sd'tS tS Mr.. Hemmngway.
k,,v tio" Don't mind me If you want to
Iiirht YOUR segar. Here's Bert. Bert
lie looked sheepish and III at ease.
he held his lead down and shuttied his
Uuntidy feet. $500, e,,,
Esaid. Bert this Is Mr' Gemfm.msTi%S,; zen as inS,;
ling at sunny; he had no time for Bert
Miss Montressor moved closer to MI
UlIemmingway. ., =, ,o,
"Don't ask any questions let her
Utalk." she whispered. He nodded.
Il didn't think I'd be able to come,
uSunny said. She sat down without an
Nmvtaton and examined the cover OF the
Echair. Nice chair" she said. Il lEe
She laughed. "Hunt's in a bad way way
VIi2zc. you know" She paused
She winked deliberately at Mr. Hem
Imingway. IT'S her weakness. she
Iisn't bad other ways. but when Lizzie
Ncomcs TO see her"--shc paused-"she
Eets talking about what she used to be
like this"
came over the girl 1t was wonderful
She drew long, pitful face: she
rocked backward and forward on the
uchair she made little moaning sounds
"Oh, them old days :" she whined
"You wouldn't believe. ! 'ad me owr
parlor and n mahogany table in the
middle; and the feet used to stand or
oneum, so as not to mark the carpet
and there were them antmacassars al
worked as a gel. Nothing wasn't toe
good or too fine for me, and I've come
down to this !" Again she rocked anC
moaned And 7 amt 'ad drop,
ant, the live-lonG day .
Bert had forgotten his nervousness.
That's her aunt" he said 'ThatI
| the old girl to a tee, You wouldn't be
lioye. Why. can see her sitting there
lie remembered suddenly where HI
was and closed his mouth abruptly.
Copy anything, Sunny does - h,
muttered. See her take off Bill vii
kns; 1t 'ud make YOU split your sides
There isn't nobody Sunny can't take off
Again he shut up abruptly. overcome
| by nervousness.
The other two exchanged glanccs. Mr.
HG1mlmingway nodded impercepti6ly' -,
you would like to get on the stage, IN!
girl" he said
I'm going to-" Sunny said "It ism
a question Of liking: When want t'
If you get the chance"
Il make the chance" she said, nod
ding her head. I've got no patienCr
WITH neople who sit and wait 70
That's how got into the pickle factory
IThey didn't want girl. | went ther
and argued with Mr.. johnson.
don't want no girl. he said; in
uStinctively she mimiCked Mr.. Johnson
up with girls They're falling over on,
mother doing nothing. They're eatinl
up my profits, You clear out
"Well | didn't go. l stopped AM
Jars on the table, and l showed him HOY
The labels was all stuck on anyhow
told him that he wasn't going to &c
business unless he stuck his labels ol
straight / said ia come and stlcI
labels on straight for him for fou
shlllings a week, and | give him per
mission to give mo the sack the frs
label he saw on crooked. Well, he tool
IT, | amt 'ad the sack yet That's tn
way you've got to make people under
stand what you want. I'm going on tn
stage She smiled happily. I'm so
Ihg to get there, | may get on mex
week. or next year, or the year after
don't know, but I'm going to &c
i there"
can you sing?' Mf Hemmingwa
asked abruptly.
Not as you could notice max
lunny sort of sound with my moutl
S9mo call T. singing. I'll show yol
He nodded. She rose up deliberatol
and sang, There was not quiver no
as clear as a bell Sweet and tunefu
roS" and filled the room. She brok
off abruptly.
- don't call that singing" she saic
what you want when you sing is
band, I'm sing to band one day
Il think you will" he said sowl,
Nowm-he paused-"Is Sunny you
Elizabeth Ann Ducrow; Sunny fo
short" she said.
i've got an idea, Sunny Ducrow, tina
you are going to get on In the worlC
ana I'm rather inclined to think | al
"1!WS aWSon 10 give you y9ur S , first chance
lie rose and paced the room, his VI
Hghted cigar between his teeth
m running two theatres in town an
couple Of music halls In the provinces
ne said. I'm putting on the new r,
Nue-'keep OFF the Grass'--in a for
nights time, Miss Montressor here
my leading lady I'm open to make yo
an Offer, I'll have n small part write
N Tor you--a coster girls part"
Keep i" Sunny said briefly
What do you mean?"
I'm not going to play no corst,