Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-11
CHAPTER Nv
Three Letters

Porkey, the keeper OF the stage4door
az a., the Realn ,!grinned a welcome.
He was a very small. thin man, with
nervous, hesitating manner.
Three letters for me. and all at
once Law. there's been rush on
postage stamps for mo lately, Porkey! T.
It's nothing to what some of the
young ladies' get, miss Ahem !' Porkey
hesitated and coughed II opo as Mrs.
Melbin Is we'll" he said.
then?'
ri have had the pleasure of meeting
yrs, Mclkin several times; she has
allied here now and again. But, ac-
eSora,ns to orders, I have not been al
sions, Porkey went on, she done me
the honor TO stop and pass few words
IsdH mtIH nf,9 mf.@ highly nerris, cultivated
She's never thoroughly happy unless
shes having good cry"
sensitive" Porkey said VERY.
miss--a highly strung LADY,
sunny took her letters to her dress
ing.room. She turned them over. the
Writing on the envelope OF one was very
ramlliar; she opened II first
Dear Sunny--Perhaps I should say,
Dear Miss Ducrow: II you can spare me
hait an hour, wish you would run
round and have a talk. think could
put something in your way that might
suit you. Yours sincerely.
MAX HEMMINGwAY."
Wants me- does her" sunny thought.
well, he amt a bad sort. III 10 and
see MIN; not that I'm In no hurry to
make change neither"
| she opened the next letter.
lt was written on the note paper OF
well-known club.
| s'I,s
member that | had the pleasure OF
meeting you at Blessendale House. It
! 10 my most earnest desire that the ac-
| quaintanceship then begun should ripen
INTO friendship. May / hope 10 have
the pleasure of seeing you again in the
near future?"
20 is it?" Sunny muttercd: she
turned the letter over and looked at the
signature, Robert Doveton."
| . on. i'm" Sunny said. II remember
i'm; chap with long nose and hair
parted down the middle. and black on
Is eyelashes. What's he want?'
III would give me great pleasure II
you would do me the honor OF taking
| nope or seeing you. be outside the
Real I'm stage door. With kindest re-
CARDS, your very sincerely
ROBERT DovEToN."
Law, that chap" Sunny said. She
hung the letter aside. She had not the
slightest intention OF taking supper
Win any one least OF all with a young
admiration for. Two minutes later.
Sunny forgot his existence.
The Duchess of Lulham presents her
GE"onT,pIsmsnts Eon1ns .hns!. to Miss suuny Dncrow-'
old face. what's she want?D "And
would like to see Miss Ducrow TO tea
one day this week, and the sooner the
well, that's straight. anyhow -
Sunny muttered. Going to tea with
a duchess. arst out to supper with a
baronit. and IIemmngway running
after me for a job. l s'pose Law. looks
think I'll go round and see Max -
Twenty minutes later Sunnye was
shown into Mr.. Hemmingway's office
He rose and held out his hand In O
| very friendly manner.
| ITS good to see you again, Sunny :"
he said. And you've been doing pretty
well for yourself. except that tragedy
| stunt Sunny, take II from me, leave
the tragedy out Of it till you are twent,
years oldcr.'
by then, expect I'll have enough
tragedy OF my own to. go on with
"I dare say. you never know! Well
how are you fixed UP with Barstowe?' -
I'm doing that sketch OF Bert's anC
s.hs-name'S and it's going prett,
well; it's good stuff. Berts got a play
In hand; he's coming, on all right as 8
he's writing his next play on his own,
"He had the making OF a good acto,
In him." Hemmingway said. However
the fact Is, | want to talk 10 you abou
our next production. It's going to be a
agreement
mot after the end of the month
Sunny said. But | don't know about
leaving Rarstowe; he's been awful good
to me-
STILL I fancy you owe me something
sunny" Heumingway said II mean
gave you your first chance, didn't T."
! . That's right enough, and I'd be here
ITow's he""
"Oh. hes all right" Hemmingway
said shortly. "Well, he won't interfere
in this matter. Sunny: | want you FOL
and the music by Posetti. Dtnsmore ant
Lesserton are doing the scenery, and the
dresses are by Naienctennes and l'
Blanc"
erino," Sunny said, 81 know, go on"
Hemmngway flushed and laughed
We'll it's n big thing anyhow. sunny
and want you In the part; It Is cut ou
smart, lively part with three ripping
songs, and you'll go like hot cakes. Now
what do you say to discussing tt?'
whats the terms" sunny asked.
Hemingway neSlldteu' ioH H'etSeH
AIRY little wretch! Itll be a chance in {
lifetime for YOU playing lead at YOU
age how old are you 49,,
"Just gone seventeen" Sunny said.
"Just gone seventeen, and playing
lead in a leading London theatre; why
hang It, you ought to pay me instead o
my S.I'pm ny not ,oe in it for my health! :" Sum!
said whats the termS?
Hemmlngway hestated. Forty" :" h
said briefly. -, ,,.. al, .c,,
: hrt Trn doing pretty we'll as good a
thnt already. Besides, you don't &c
a leading lady in big thing like tht
for forty, do you? 49,.
He laughed. mo, | don't put
thought 1t would be dong g,y you ao1d 'uri. i.
, row OF iron railings, a hall door, and NJ
curtains 10 the windows, and you'd b.
a phianthropic institution. ..
what terms do you want
"a hundred " sunny sa'a Dr,e"E, ~,
mir. And only just gone seventeen
, And for that reason 1t ought TO b'
two hundred you can get lots OF OF
Women to play It, and they have Z
! make up TO look young, Ne, I'm , young
a." ri make it sixty, sunny HemminE
: ,,or soiG "Its fearful lot OF money
I sunny, and what you'll do with 1t
!. ''' "oh, I do all right" sunny said, p,' "
want TO start girls cup AT sunni nSomg r,'
I Money toward building It, so decide
: i'd build it myself and put a piano Il
i It, I'll want all | can get ao,,
5 ''"SiXty. then" Hem,minlgwayy. SAD s,,,
sunny shook ID her T,ae hsaa, d eyehty MS SP''
! He sighed IAN right. them he saio
oNnun sign contract