Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-10

your life ] won't"
my old woman will fix you up all
right"
"Oh, no, she WON'T
"Aw, come on, kiddo we're gong
to have a tree for the little brother,
and the old woman will be rigged up
like q mast in her spotted silk. Come
on who'll be any the wiserE =,
Laughter and mockery rose. to the
surface of her eyes, bubbled to her lips:
"Huh, what's that only son stun
you gave me yesterday? Al! about now
you had to land job in the city anu
make good after your old man olSu, i;ns
eh? How, about your yesterday iin'
of talk?"
"All about how mothers wander
ing boy found himself all plastered oyer
with the mortgage and worked nign's
to get out from under. All apqusI ~
aw. say. what's the use? But l "a; a.
ways say to you fellows Boys, cnl.i,
vate. good memories; you. need eh'
Little brother! Ha, joke! ,.
"I-aw-I-- Little brother Wnae
we call my sister Till's little red heaao A.
ed kid. Aw, what-what you 9n, yam not o
put me in bad for, sister! IN ny;
so easy to trip up as you think l am
" .Iittle brother. And say, that $
bottle of matted milk there IN your
rocket. that you're taking out to him'
s"This-aw, this-say, you haven I
got those snappy black eyes OF yoarIs
for nothing, have you! ms p?e'ie e
here in my pocket, aw, thls[tnls 10 !"
"a bottle of brandy for my oid "oinan ,aa
First snow furry and her left toot pe :
gins to drag like rag with rneu"a
'iStI L. Iorcbter rose and his confusion
"Sure," she cried. ..,
"Aw-aw, come on, Marie
"Well, of all the nerve! My name
private property, it is
ut slipped. It said itself. But gee;
I liked it. Marjie! Some little name.
"Well, OF all the nerve! ~ .s
"Come on, black. eyes. you're on
at five and we'll catch the five eighteen; !;
Who's going to be any the wiser! !
cot something out there-I want to tell
you" +ha o;+v ,,
otis something I want to Whisper
, right where can get next 10 tna'
you got a swell chance at that lit
tie ear Of mine, nix"
"Stingy!''
! It's 81 Wn1Je cul ~
) where I live. Come on out ana le
me show you a good time, little one.
81 wish YOU was half as white a.
| this Christmas is. Honest sometimes
) saws to myself. l says, amt there JUS
nnne of YOU white? Has a girl llk
me- pot TO keep dodging all her lifeT
e Come. sister, let's catch the five
S eighteen, o,o,n hotoro w,
a get me all rubbed the wrong way. A
five eighteen I'll be buying M, owl
meal ticket, let me tell you tnsI' .;,,o.
"Then buy your own meal ticket
;s that's what's hurting you, littl
u touchy. and come out on the eight
e;ehteen. it's only a thirty minut
. run: and if you say the word I'll b
Of tbe station with bells on to NEE
II ror Come on. I'll show you tn
b christmas eve of your life. Be
sport, Marie. .;.; -.
: to be q sport is a slick way OF lnVltin
}. her to Hades. I've seen where beln
IS a sport lands girl, nave; L am
:. game, maybe. but. thank God, 1 am
:. Thank God, amt, Is What AWAY
: saws to them" ,..,
"well, of all the funny little propo
'' "Well, there's nothing funny abou
= You're one funny little girl; bu
g There was that in his glance and tn
. white flash of his teeth and the pomad
ed air Of geniaity about him him that at sen
= quick network of thrills dartin
9 through her; all her perceptions ros
v and her color. .,,.
HCome on, little girl.
! ooh" she cried, cenching her smaI
" tan hand, and tempest of fury flash
:. ing across her face, ''you-you fires
fellows uptown here think S Just .d bec1us b, aus
down a decent job. that you-.--you ca
nut nut up any kind of proposition to
n rirl like me. Oh-oh, just every on
= of you!" A. r.,,, sn;.sr0s ,
"What do you think | am? Wha
d does every one of you, up and down
Q town. think l am? Do | look like
t was born yesterday? Well, wasn't
C or the day before or the day befor
that. Honest to God, if l was a nice