Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-05

ION. gyya1 "You aren't very cleVer,
sunny smart, in some ways, plo Eodd
Sorr.np Or ~ a born fool t ne,.ner, .ou want via.
A. him morr''y'
oount--,,,o - ,o said, Don't call me that
pon c,onley; that's my name, tne
call me- ~ closest and best FRIENDS call
name my
mo. e,,v" she repeated. Law isn't
'stan-',eSSti How'd 1t bo 10 ] called
yog jnSdS" jnsId d. he said; will your
s,,pnW nodded. There used TO be a
sun.iG IN our street named Stan ne
hid liv.ns s,sr m nv n motorbus---a--dear
got run ho was :" She blinked. II
llttle hit, hc was Ill terrible long
loved ~, nlt" he never murnnured nor moth
glT''b Iw no Just boro 4 IN he--he died
Ike the name OF % S'In I'obrinSton said.
Ygyii ,Iriii YOU try TO like It for miner"
a, asked eagerly. .,, ,,,,., ,u,o
ps sbc looked at him. III dion IKE
you q lot I shouldn't never eau you
s's'1T, '1,,SsnE 11' YOU o sunny understand"
,,upot YOU want" Sunny said, as she
..,nnsS along by his side. what you
want want stan. is a joS 20, fos i0to arh mlsehisr E
lS,nass nothing like having a job to
ne,s chap, and a girl too. come to
hhsp out OF trouble"
.,s ,vnsc, YOU are right" he said. MY
,,,hsr talked OF the diplomatic service.
"pont you go into no service she
sid urgently, Don't yut you 90 sst ~ M ,s time
N N syenurSelf 'cept perhaps one night
70 and every other Sunday. l. eX-
VET wy, YOUR people nro we'll enough to
Essn YOU out OF service.
N..yyov don't understand he SAID.
n.y. suppose / don't, only I was
,,,nNI,,J ook hero, stan how would
sou ike to go into the Jam and pickle
business? ,.s
nJan,, pickles and sauces, not forget
.re the sauce u sho said.
"Io,rson's YOU nean?" he said.
aIohnson & Ducrow! You nsten TO
ma and III tell you all about it",,
sunny cried. '1'll tell you everything
She She did, and he listened With rapt at.
tntlon. As Ale tsdKed, ak h,.rSs Suhny Eor srew Facs
sioyrd, her eyes shone. Enthusiasm
"a excitement were carrying her on
ssr feet People stopped dead and
turned to stare after her. Many smiled
most OF them knew her we'll by sight,
''"iS "ponT YOU see III" Sunny said.
.Tberes the land. i've got an option
on il, got II now In my pocket. thirty
acres and six I've bought. Wen have
model factory. all tho walls white and
shiny tiles and the boilers for the jam,
bright copper, so bright you can see
your face in II. And then the cottages.
tSey oil got to be pretty, pretty AZ they
can be: and each ones to have nice
Scstil get prize. And then there'll
bs n club for tho girls and reading
room, and another club for the men and
a swimming bath, and--like that! Don't
you zee It? Say you can see 1t all !"
II do" he said. But 1t win take
fearful lot OF money, sunny"
Not such q wonderful lot! The
rounds got. and the grounds the main
thing. ! got II cheap. and there's acres
more TO be got later on, but it's no gooo
hurying Goodness, when l shut my
eyes can see Il all; the pretty little
and the--oh. everything. And Wen run
store there ourselves and sell every
thing at just what It costs US. 80 the
vorkers'Il get the best of everything at
the lowest price. Don't you see, cant
you see II? Don't It make you want
10 start worI'"'
81 believe Il does :" Dobrington cried.
III sounds splendid"
1T is splendid - she said in n low
voice ~ you'd lived where ] lived in
them narrow streets where you scarcely
didn't see the sun at all, where there
amt never n blade OF grass. not n tree
nor a flower. Where everything's dirty
and smoky. If---if you'd lived there
IKE ] ndu, you q UNDERSTAND wnat
place like this 'ud mean to them as is
living there now. It 'ud mean new life
10 some Of 'on, Some OF those gels you
saw at the beanfeast, don't you remem-
Der"
81 do remember !"
Look at 'em, Some OF 'em with their
saII"T faCos and their narrow chests.
what I'D the country air and the SUM-
shine and tho gardens and flowers and
IKE that do for 'cm?''
u understand. sunny" he said "And !
you offer 10 let me come into this great
scheme Of yours?"
I'D like you to come in" she said |
You was one Of the two or three l |
meant 10 ask"
And the others?" he asked, with
note Of jealousy IN his voice.
Bars0we and Messy" she said !
only them two and you"
Good, good" His eyes shone. "I'n |
want from Ine?"
Just what you can get hold Of" she
lie paused for moment Il could
manage five thousand" he said Maybe
little more it necessary"
That's splendid You'll get your
snare Tor tho money. md you'll have to
work: We amt going to have no dead
hsads In this, Stan -
y don't want TO he a deadhead" no
nld, J want TO be n very much alive
Teea Try me, Sunny, and ] promise
III Work ltke n niggcr"
believe you will. ana I s'pose itIl
!ook all right to have your name on the
pTspeetuses! !" Sunny said.
- DUSK had fallen. she must hasten now
me theatre A little while and she
H'n n,,! reached tho stage door.
a., Wei, so-long!" she said. You
mink about what | told you -
.- I'm not likely to forget It," lie said.
tomorrow B.! will let you know exactly
now much ! can put into the scheme It
won be less han five thousand, II may
That's all right and, oh, by the way,
adnt speal, OF Arthur Curties! got
tsK MN he's been good friend"
.ArJhlr CurtisS!" IDObrinEtOn said
br, pn, a. ATthur's all right, a bit starchy,
W. @yom 3mG o, the best. recly!" Sunny said
H. 'ou~y YOU don't like him as-as you
ny "r m.% sunny he whispered.
Oh. said "s"' "L'u' IL
y, sum sunny " lie paused he looked up tho
rori W., sIe tIGS and down it--not
u' ou vas In sight sunny, win volt
Uu % something Tor nc, something
m'T %'I | wish you to do very badIy?" lie
goodness what's that"
much rhh'Ii|'s W. very much, at least not very
Eaid og t4 you, n great deal to me" he
'"T sunny, will you llIsg rnr?" ''e
"Whh" ',phod up at him and snlilod
ltfT,!"Gi , OF course VIII" sho said. ShC
nocl' arms and put them round his
to1oS S"l Fps brushed his cheek like the
Wind VI rose petal carried by the
vr'bTto' vas all, but the mans heart
'S%d S,l ungcd in his veins. 'e"P' '"e
rrgt,,m} dnrtcd into tho theatre. Dob
liz i%b'Sn 'S. waIl'cd down to the hugy street,
"7r.,,,H! ON III" corner Of the pavement,
been 1'',,' ~ n,,G VI; ne hr Sa!l, That's IT. l've
no. .G. w nwahcned an lnst ..,n Hnn,, OIthH W.