Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-04

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Hear me patiently to the end dear
child her ladyship said. sunny, I
want to do something for you. dear, in
return for the great good you did for
me me ana y my son. | want to take you
away from your present life"
81 want 30 havo you we'll educated
ana htted FOR n better position in life
| | would send you TO good school.
| her ladyshlp where you would
! receive n high-class education, and after
| thht you could be taught some trade or
| even profession. There are many pro-
tessions now open to women / believe
that' with your brains, you would go
very far. Sunny"
pobrington was standing with his
back to them, staring out Of the win
| COW. sunny looked at him; her eyes
wandered from his back to his mothers
face, then back to Dobrington's back
again.
! She. realized that she had to say
| something, and she did not know what
to say, Leave this life, this life that she
nad made for herself and which che
ana all her friends on the stage and off,
| all those who had been kind TO her
| Curtlss, Barstowe, leave them all and
on. my--my LADY," she said
time to think It over" her ladyship said
you: doesn't it,"
CT it comes very strangely TO me-"
|
tuIly, remembering all old Gibbins's
teacNngs. "tt comes. naturally, as a
| very great surprise. ] do--do appre-
cate your Kindness and the goodness
offer" W '''''No '''e SUE" all
,,1t ger Iadysh!p looked at Sunny in si.
lGnt surprise. She had no idea that the
siri could express herself so we'll
are aSoTt SnTw ,his hSiSa"ctsy y, what your feelings
mink you are in my debt, and you gen
erously want to pay me all that you
owe me. But you are really not in my
eS Geot at all. What ! did for-for him"
shc looked at Dobrington's back again.
would have willingly done for any
friend. ! know, my lady. that your son.
ms lordship, belongs TO very different
| claSs OF society from the one that live
in. ] know that yet still do think OF
him as friend, and as a friend I would
mother" '
Her ladyshp said nothing She was
IrahHIy aStonished; she looked at the
whom she had regarded az unlettered.
uneducated: clumsy -tongued little
creature of tho streets, to speak with
m such, auiet dignity, 70 speak with words
eG epoW So,ssoiy wss Sn,se chosen Truly sunny Du-
on my lady" Sunny cried Don't
H,dont think me. ungrateful. am not
II you could only see right into my
neart' you would know how grateful
! am to you for your kindness, but
! but Her voice faltered. ~ have
20 many friends. people who have been
good to me. who would miss me and
| whom i should miss. II can't part
from them; I am happy in my life,
am succeeding even better than hoped
and-and ! am not forgetting my cdu-
cation. my---my lady"
so ] see her ladyship said. 80 I
see, sunny. am surprised I never
! l,aI
idea that you could"
Sunny smiled MY education" she
said. rs like having money put away
In the bank. don't use It un!ess need
somehow, I feel I can go through life
all right just as plain Sunny Ducrow.
don't want people TO think I'm giving
myself airs; or trying TO make myself
Ducrow, my lady; but I've got the cdu-
cation there, put away in the bank, and
! can trot II out just when l happen to
want It. Latin and all the rest Of IT,"
| Latin :" her ladyship cried. "You-
you understand Latin"
Not very much. I'm only just start
ing with Mr. Gibbins, but he says I'm
wonderfully quick to pick it up. I got
on Just the same way with French and
! Italian. loved to learn Italian
"Mr. Gibbns thought that one day
| might be glad TO know the language:
it's useful on the stage, especially If one
sings. SO learned Italian and French.
, and now I'm starting Latin. Mr. Glib
/ bins says that a knowledge OF Latin ana
/ Greek helps one wonderfully when trying
| to learn other languages"
| "Good-good gracious" her ladyshp
said, italian, French, Latin and
! you to be educated sunny DuCrow,
| beg your pardon" She rose and held
out her hand. II do beg your pardon,
child I thought you were a dear. but
ignorant, little savage. had no idea"
! She turned to Dobrlngton, who was still
staring out OF the window.
STANLEY why did you never tell me
this" sho said
How could I, mother when I hadn't
the faintest idca?" he cried. Il didn't
even know that Sunny was educating
"i'm not not = sunny said. "SIr. Gtbbins
is ! have one hour Il day with him
certain, wet or fine, and sometimes,
when I've got the time, ] have two and
three hours. | learn quickly. just be
cause | want 10 learn, and love to see
how pleased he looks when I get on
quickly and pick up what he tries to
teach me"
You arc a very brave and a very
clever girl" her ladyship said. Il have
nothing more to say sunny, | was
wrong | erred in ignorance. little
knew how you spent your spare time.
Forgive me, child; It would be useless
Sunny nodded. Il couldn't go. |
wouldn't leave Gibbins for all the world
Why. 1t would break his heart"
And now" she rose as she spoke, "T
want to thank you just the same You
meant TO help me and do good 10 me,
and I do do thank YOU from the bottom
Of my heart, do
MY dear Lady BIcssendalc said
"My-my drar,' She held out her arms
and huRgcd Sunny. Her ladyshlp did
not often Civ" way TO sentiment. She
was counted cold and rather naughty,
distinctly u proud woman such tender
rcss as she was capable OF she lavished
time in her III" that her ladyship had
lugged young girl and kissed her with
the warm affection she now kissed
sunny
u only wish that thero was some.
thing | could do" she said. Some
little thing that could do for YOU,
sunny In r"turn----"
"Dont want no return :" sunny said
What ! done, DONE She laughed
happily; aht was Eunny Ducruw again.
happy. laughing. and merry, the bad
grammar tripping irresponsIbly to her
tongue.
You been good to me, YOU been won
dnrful good. taking an interest In IN"
and--and being kind 10 me, and that's
all want ANYTHING ! done | was glad
20 do. and ana 50 don't never say ~
more about IT, Bur thank you all the
same for thinking 80 kind about me nN
lady, and wanting 10 help me and like
that" sunny said,
sunny DuCrOw went, and Lady Blrs
sendalc stared Ifter her a very sur
priscd woman.
DobringtUn walked by Sunny's side /
Now and again he glanced down at her |
happy. bright little face, but he snid