Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-23
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CopUriOht, 1920, bU IeroD Scott

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Copvrioht, 1890, bv Lerov Scott.
The next morning, just as on her
hrst morning here five years before, she
looked with sickened eagerness at the
papers which the maid brought her.
There it all was forcing the war to
share the first page headlines with her.
1t was sensation such as disillusioned
aud sensation weary reporters get a
chance at only once in every five years
the most of it. Jennie gasped when she
read all thedetais set down in order
and perpetuated in print.
Nothing was missed. The daughter of
the notorious Black Jerry-the fight
to escape punishment for forgery-her
long and carefully planned residence as
student among the exclusive girls of
Braithewood Hall-her marriage-her
amazing social success-her complete
deception of the socially supreme--and
then in the end the truth of the old
phrase that blood will tell, with her new
incursion into the fielu of forgery. with
the inevitable exposure-and nov her
second fight to escape justice. 1t was
wonderful romance particularly
with the color and Interpretation which
she knew had emanated through care
full suggestion from Kenneth and Mr..
/ Harrison.
Why, all New York knew about her
now and were talking about her What
were her high friends saying as they
read this story-Mrs. Shipman and the
others?
And Sue and Mrs. Harrison? She felt
much more sick than Uncle George had
represented her to be when she thought
about them. They had always been so
true and loyal and frank $50 genu-
inc in their affection But what were
they thinking now?
And she thought of her father.
dragged again from his sought for OBJ
scurity into first page prominence. He
had tried so hard to help her and this
was the end of it all
And the police? She shivered at
every sound approaching her room
More and more such of her mind as
was not possessed by fear. was con
cerned in Uncle Georges plan to get
her across into Canada. II sne could
only get into Canada !
She was thoroughly unnerved and
frightened, and she became truly sick
young woman. as much so as If she
had been prostrated with brain fever :;
sick with that unnerving and exhaust
ing illness which is a combination of
fear, suspense and enforced inactivity.
In feverish flashes she looked back
upon her glorious past. and what stood
out most clearly in it was the figure
of Kenneth. Cynical. bitter and fright
ened she raved into her pillow against
him and against all those in the world
be and she had inhabited. She re
called that Kenneth had said that
Gloria was the one who had exposed
her But how had Gloria learned :?
From Slim Jackson. undoubtedly She
tried to reason out Sims motives
but her surmises never satisfied her. and
not till long after, and under very diff
ferent circumstances, did she learn the
truth.
The truth was really far from com
pleX if one fully understood Slim S ua .
ture. That young gentleman. tingling
to make Jennie suffer for her rebuff
of him. had with peculiar cunning con
sire for revenge and also make a profit
by the same act. He had thought of
telling Kenneth directly. That plan he
had dismissed; it might injure Jennie,
but it would not help him. Also such
direct procedure might lead to unhappy
eventualities with Black Jerry He
then had what he considered one OF
his inspirations. Glorla, Raymond ne
remembered how Gloria >hated Jennie.
how Jennie had been the instrument of
ending Kenneth's $ infatuation for Clio
ria. BY telling Gloria, making. her
swear to keep secret the source of her
information and allowing her to have
the credit of exposing Jennie to Ken
meth. he would be the winner on every
count and he would place Gloria under
eternal obligation to him. And after
Gloria had acted, who knew what might
not happen? One thing, though,
could collect upon that obligation.
And as Slim had planned, so had he
done.
Uncle George had said that Jennie
would not hear from him again until
his plans were made and it was safe
to try to execute them; this might pos
sibly mean weeks. There now followed
slow days and nights of this shivering
illness which possessed her. During
these days while Jennie waited, tossing
about her bed and ignorant of every