Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-30

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She took s'unny's hand in hers an,
held II while she was talking to her
the other girls looked, on enviously
Leslie Montressor was great star; L
know her intimately, rs this girl seemed
to, was an honor not to be scoffed a,
They looked at Sunny with new re
spect. SO, too, did the stage manager
1t was noticeable that he left Sum,
alone after that.
How did you get to know her lik
thatY' the girl who had stood next L
Sunny asked.
Me and her was had up at the sam,
police court. | don't know what sh,
was charged with" Sunny said. "bu
mo and Bert was charged with singns
IN tho street. We got off; so did she
II seems"
The girl laughed she thought it wa.
some joke of sunnys
MY name Is Daisy de Venn" she
You tole me just now
No. didn't 1t was your mistake
said Sunny what" I mean what
was your other name"
| i am an idiot, amt To- Sunny said
| I'll introduce you to the others. They
are rather decent lot. take them all
round How about your/ dresses for
the chorus?"
Il amt bothering" Sunny said
But you'll have to see the Wardrobe
II Will only there amt no hurry as
know Of. Besides. shant want them
The other girl looked at her
You'll want them for the run. unless
you get fred Sunny shook her head
shant stop long In the chorus" she
said; Not that 1t isn't all right being
,nr n the ne chorus she added; only pre-
II dare say you do" Miss dc venn
laughed. 80 would most of us. But
parts don't grow on every tree, my girl"
IT'S a-growing on the tree I'm sitting
on me :" Sunny said
When the first strangeness had worn
OIL, sunny adapted herself to crcum-
stances with ease. She learned the
words Of the choruses and the neces-
sary actlons even the stage-manager
had no fault to find with her. He was
not naturally a bad-tempered or svilly
disposed man, as most of the girl
thougnt but the stage managers life is
not all beer and skttles when a big
new production is being made ready as
he told Sunny one day when they were
the best OF friends.
Sunny's part as the long-lost dauf =
ter rescued from the pickle factory \ 8
OF the brie ost. 1t consisted of so =
thing under twenty lines. which tsne
learned thoroughly inside half an hour.
she was what s called a quick study"
II don't hardly seem worth while me
oShNHB Ihyscll UP ana all the rest OF IL
70 come on and say just that" she
said to Bert.
You ought to have a song" he said.
Il ought: but I amt got one"
was thinking about song as 'ud
YOU" she said, Why don't YOU
write It out?" Bert nodded glooriIv
spose every one'l laugh at 1t If |
do but I'll have a shot at IT, | got the
strap the other night all right" he added
uynN -, 1, 1,
heard about me leaving the pickle fac
tory"
Bert?" '' II nut =
thoughtfully. iii have a shot at tHat S
there song tonight" he added He went
Got the song?" Sunny asked him. az
they met the next morning on their way
to rehearsal.
Bert nodded
IT didn't turn out as we'll as I
thought" he said. NO one 'ud look
at It. It's no good. Any'ow. here you
are. He brought out a dirty piece of
paper, and sunny stopped In the road
way TO read the pencled words
said '"'
Me did !" he said. why not?"
I'm going to take it straight to Mr..
Hemingway
It's, no good. He'll turn 1t down :;
Yer xGryy likely Kick us both out" he said
u m a-going to take il to him. anv
how: sunny said.
We'll. Miss Ducrow?" Mr., Ham
mingway asked trhe impatently some
hours later
sunny came smiling into the office.
Me and Bert has been talking" she
said. Bert thinks as nv mart ma 90
better If had song to sing"
r.. dare say he said dryly. Now.
I'm as busy I'm sorry. but
so Bert wrote a song that he thoupbt
mrlght RE , 90 Here 1t is. It's called Picca-
rIye got no time" he said. ITS not
Pa idea, but"
the dirty scrap Of paper in front of him
MT Hemmingway glanced ut il. He
hesitated, then no took it, He read n
through 1t was not bad it com
"Fm PIccalill Lily.
And work in Piccadily,
A-sticking the labels on the iam--"
"BerI BH3 TrGte SjGMdtnn this?r he asked
head, sunny said, "He thought / might
sing it."
Leave it here" he said briefly. "Iu
think about It,"
mingway said some time later to the
musical director, "and, If you think YOU
can manage It, hang some sort of a rim"
TO II. The meter seems all right
Sisnor Posetti nodded lie looked at
the paper.
Nice SWING he said. Ter UNITY,
tumity' tumity-Yes, all right. ri 60
over II presently"
For three days Sunny. heard no more
about the song Bert had forgotten It.
except that he had a vague idea that he
would be dismissed for having dared to
write it,
She had made a few friends and per.
hapS one or two enemies, = Girls whose
natures had soured a little by years OF
neglect, by years of having to remain IN
the background while they saw others
and newer comers forge ahead, dislIlcd
her.
wait TN the first night. shc'n go
TO pieces they said And they hoped
that they would provo true prophets
Miss Ducrow wanted" some one
said.
sunny went. She found Mr.. Hem
with the musical director.
&C, That song, Mr. Hemmingway SAID
Think you can catch the tune?"
TRY me- Sunny said.
The. SiSnor sat down at the piano IN
The office and played the air. It was il
very catchy. bright ar-the very thing
FOR the words. The words had been al
tered a little here and there. but they
stood much as Bert had written them
"Got IT." Mr., HemmIngway asked.
Sunny nodded. She hummcd the tune
10 herself =
Lively, isn't it? Wonderful being able
o write out music like that ! should
rot have been able TO think of It IN a
thousand years"
Stgnor r%setti smiled, He was open
admiration. Iio looked at her il Il
70 mNo% ,omn %Tm' we try 1t over yes" II"
His supple fingers touched TN. kevs