Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-29

| Betcher John Crows going to boom
--Mossy knows something"
sunny hailed q cab she gave the man
directions. and a quarter OF an hour
later she stood in Cutway street
Mr.. johnson was in his office; he
Hello, partner I" he shouted.
ingP"
Strong. splendidly-orders rushing
M" he said. This advertising scheme
we Seans tsss us hSGw ,S ,,I oTSst. dOn know how
rsSt yH Sunny ssaP sssP %RexTt YIN tSins sm weve s
got to consider is a new factory"
i've got It in my mind /" Sunny said
Just outside London-closc to the rail-
way, of course. or course we'll have to
build, and we'll run up hundred cot
Mr.. johnson stared at her "My--my
dear SUNNY" he said. Anything upset
your mental balance?'
Not as you could notice." Sunny
said. only YOU don't look ahead and
do., We've got to find tract of land
f Sp f5r ibs btaGory then well run up
II John Crow Town. and it'll bo a place
tor FOLK to come and see Swimming
oaa pains sand and clubhouse and reading rooms
,,L mr.: r. johnson rubbed his hands through
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You sweep me off my feetr'
] sunny laughed. Il see Il all, n YOU
don't - she said. "What's more, Know
choar Wmere me ne lands to be got it's to be got
GHeap, 100. because tho chap as IL be-
longs to goes about with his eyes Shut /"
"leaJly?' he said.
wen, IT'S like this the land Ia about
| ilalI mile from the railway line II IL
we're dead on the line, It would be
nUt'n nUt SIX times what he asks for II
len a.
distance to lay down o. track ia it9S
Il see !" he said
Thank goodness you can SEQ sone-
thing !" Sunny said.
There's six acres. and he wants n
hundred an aero. It's giving II awav:
then there's thirty acres belonginr To-
another hloke all touching this six, Veil
want that, too. but the other chap's
more spry' or else he'd not want money
so badly. Anyhow, I'll betcher in the
See?" GIL "''e
But the money!
"That'll be three thousand. ak hun.
drcd - Sunny said. Then there's the
W WON'T rhnes be much up the SstS fSSstSry &on Well
no upstairs. for one thing; I'm be just
low building, taking up about two
acres 70 start with. We can add other
cam stcH trGm thu ,ms srst 70 tms reckon
say two thousand-that's five Thousand
six hundred Then the cottages, we'll
build 'em in pairs. Twenty pairs will
DO enough to start with, and I've recli-
oned them out at two hundred and nifty
pair; that's another five thousand,
Stop" Mr. Johnson said. TITS Il
fortune Where's the money coming
oh, II! find 1t all right. don't you
worry. OF course, We'll have to make a
company of II! First TO last, we'll
want want twelve thoussnd pounds and cay
the llke,-thirteen thousand"
We shall never get It - johnson said
'Betcher." Sunny said. "Betcher
well be moving In this day twelve
, hat to match we aren't!" Mr.. Johnson
D said.
Sunny nodded. "Betcher!' she said
An ovcrcoat and u new hat and O
pretty new tie against my dress and
, hat She held out her hand.
They shook hands on It.
Sunny went back to the Realm: she
= left MI johnson a little dazed That
This time. however. she has bitten of
1 Sunny laughed TO herself. She had
= made her plans, and she meant to carry
Z them out
First thing, III get an option on then,
: thtrty.siN acres right bang away" sht
t thought. After that. I'll get to work
e Well. She opened the door OF Mr.
t "Well?" he said. "I've read It
D Sunny: you--you didn't write III"
e Not az; me- and Bert wrote it be
/ But hang it!'' he said.
:. on hang It 4 you like. but we done
IT'S not bad stuff" he said "in fact
l it's good! But--but, Sunny Ducrow,
!, cant can see ~ Xop l., In that part; it's sheei
r '@%BctchesiT'i' Sunny said. you'll SCI
t mo In that part ali right
woHfsr MG shock Spk,, his 81 head o,,. "B"Estowf
right for revue, my girl. and for pretty
! pretty little songs and nice scenic Cf
;, fectS, but when It comes TO sheer trag-
I edy. you're no gol'
, "If you'd seen me working in the
pickles. sticking on labels and looking
after the boiling" Sunny said. you'd
, havo said TO yoursclf---that girls all
r r right for this Job, but put her on the
stage With pretty; pretty song and
out. You'd have said that just because
! talking this way. You don't know, and
you never will know until you sec."
!. "Barstowo will never listen to the
suggestion" he said,
He'll do moro than listen; he'll jump
at II! Retchcr that sketch Is on at the
Realm before two months Is out, and
that Sunny Ducrow will be playing
: lead 10
] "Ill bet you anything you like
, NO, I'm not betting" Sunny said
I'm fed up with betting. CT me tha
: script over: Tn going to get Barstowc
. | to read IT,"
' "He WON'T"
Sunny smiled her lips framed he,
- favorite word. "Betcher," but she die
not utter II.
4 You'd better give IN, Sunny. Don
|, aim at the impossible" !"
i "Nothing'S impossible so long as yol
hold your head up and keep smiling :
she said.
CHAPTER XLu
X Curran's and Has'berrics
II Sunny stepped out of tho train ant
I, looked about her Yes. 1t was all righ
: -"Balmer, for Potshall and Coping.
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