Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19

fairly swapping into her very face with
feyerish distinctness. And you're Jen
ME Malone--you were never anybody
else And / know you used to be
clever at forging-and I know about
your trial--and that. you ran away to
escape sentence for forgery!"
Jennie swayed and would have fallen
had not blindly outstretched hand
gripped the back Of q chair. She started
wirh wide eyes at Kenneth. So-the
very end had come! The end to all
her years of striving--to her dreams
and her fathers dreams-and she was
falling dizzily down-down-down-
from her. brilliant pinnacle \! All, all
She did not speak. Dazedly, Imply,
she waited for the furious denuncia-
her portion IL ever this moment came.
But there came no tongue lashing-
there fell no furious blow. Jennie
caught her breath. Bewildered, she
gazed at Kenneth; he gazed back at
her, painting a bit, his eyes agleam with
a new excitement of which she now
for the first time became aware.
For q moment there was complete
silence. Then Black Jerry pushed
squarely up in front of Kenneth.
'If you try anything on my Jennie, y
! ne groWleu, IL tWiSI Inat uech vi
yours the same as I said I would !"
"Father, don't" breathed Jennie.
WHAT'S the use?'' And then to Ken
meth: "Yes, I've known for long
time that you either knew or else sus-
pected."
"But I have not |" he exclaimed.
"No?" she cried incredulously. "But
the strange way you looked at me these
weeks"
"Ask your father to go, Jennie"
Kenneth interrupted. There's a lot
/ want to say to you"
"Since you know who Jennie is, and
all that's all over, l stick right here
SO long as she needs me-" Black Jerry
replied.
"All right, then" said Kenneth in
hurried, eager tone, turning away from
Black Jerry. Jennie. l never dreamed
that you were anything except what
I'd always supposed-not until today"
mo But-but the strange look 1
saw"
Listen, Jennie" He spoke with
rapidity and a feverish agitation she
had never in all her acquaintance with
him known the self controlled Kenneth
to show. IF you saw strange look
you'd do when you learned the truth !"
Jennie. I've been living in hell ="
he went on rapidly. needless of Black
Jerry-and what was now amazing her
most was a pleading tone that had
come into his voice. "You know a little
about my fooling with war stocks, but
you have no idea how deep I've gone
into them. I've put in everything |
had-and more! 1t was the chance Of
lifetime to make a big killing-to
come out of it established forever as one
of the big men who count. / went into
it on margins, Jennie-and once
started | had to, keep On or I'd have
been wiped out. Besides, I'm sure to
clean up big in the end. Surel So
when my money was all gone-I began
to use Shipman's money to cover my
margins. But the market didn't rise.
and was every day afraid that I'd
be found out---that's why ! looked that
way at you"
oh :. Jennie breathed family.
And today ! got a tip that the bank
examiners would probably be around
tomorrow, he went on with mounting
excitement. I'm up against it, Jen-
ME! I've got to make good by tomor :
row what I've used-or-or-yo un :
derstand! You're the only person who
can save me !"
'I?' she cried in amazement.
.. Yes, only you. Jennie The idea
, came to me this afternoon after I had
! learned who YOU really were" He
drew several slips of paper from an
inner pocket, and his words tumbled on
These are Harrison & Co. checks
the extra ones for use in case any are
spoiled. We're holding a lot of money
in our bank that we won't have to USE
for a month or two.
i've made one of these checks for