Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14


you---" She did
'And Dobrington vas there and saw
Sunny nodded
DO you think he'll think that you
Went purposely with"
And Ii he does, what dors 1t mat
terri sunny said desperately. NOW
tell me what your trouble is. Evy..
IT'S not-not trouble exactly Bert
was here tonight, and--and he--and l.
We-Bert said"
Asked you to fix the day." Sunny
said.
And you did? Good luck to you,
Eyy made little rush at sunny; she
put her arms around her, and laid her
face against Sunny's breast.
thing to VOW o%0 everStSins y; in GTe ,he World
sunny! !" sho said. oh, Sunny, but
or yoN but for you----"
Hush |" Sunny said That's all
right, Evy that's all right"
1T Is all right because OF you, because
you made II all right. because you
helped me. because you were my good
angel Just at that moment in my life
when / wanted good angel very. very
Bert everything; I told him the entire
truth. | couldn't be his wife and keep
anything from. him and-and l think
he understood"
, bert Bot way OF UNDERSTANDING
very sharp, nor very Fright. yet ali the
time he just gets hold of things all
right. I'm glad you told him, II was
tns best thing you could do. Bert won't
think none the less OF YOU he'll think a
lot the more OF you. and YOU won't have
anything, not even the memory OF any
thing on your conscience And-and
whah is II to be. EvyT"
"A month today, sunny" Evy said.
nd 20 hot Ia q, rn,s
Pm as ple8sed--as pleased as II IL
had been myself, more pleased, think
I'm glad. Berts all right, and hen do
well, I know, he's started right"
Hes says I'm not to 60 back to the
stage, I'm to help him with his work.
| and I believe l can help him, too Evy
| said.
OF course you can, you've got the
| education Bert hasn't got Tou'll be no
end OF help to him its uphill work for
| Bert like It Is for me, having no educa-
| ton behind us. But Bert's doing as I've
! done, trying to learn now what we might
have learned years ago n we'd had the
| chance. I'm glad-glad, that's all can
say, and I'll save up and buy you the
| best wedding present that ever was!'
Evy laughed; she hugged sunny, and
the two girls sat talking into the small
hours.
There was another surprise for Sunny
| in the morning.
Elizabeth Ann. I would like to speak
a few words with you In private" Mrs.
Melkin said with ponderous importance.
II know" Sunny thought She's been
buying new bonnets without me know
| ing and running up bills bad old thing -
She rose and followed Mrs. Melkin
| Into her own room.
Elizabeth Ann. have a communica-
| ton to make TO YOU" Mrs. Melkin sad.
Fire away, how much is it"" Sunny
asked.
II don't understand your reference" !"
| Mrs. Melkin said. THE communication
| ahom "a wedding. that is TO say
marriage, ahem - Mrs. Mellin coughed
| and blushed.
~ know all about It :" Sunny said
| Good gracious, he--he told you:"
NO, no didn't" Sunny said There
wasn't no need for him to tell me. -
Then you guessed? You--you saw.
| you realized the strong attachment. the
mutual liking and admiration that was
, II saw i aIl1-all right" Sunny said,
I'm not blind"
He Is very. very worthy" Mrs. Mel
kin said.
"Of course. he Is he's rot much to
look at. but he's sound right through"
Sunny said.
ITO my mind he Is a handsome man,
n man OF distinguished appearance be-
kin said Manners go for a lot The
late Melkin"-she paused" had no
manners to speak of, but Ne had heart
OF gold !" she took out her handker-
chiSr cni, ana da6Sed her eyes "A heart Of
re- about all the gold he had. poor
chap" Sunny said.
wen, IFS all right, you see knew,
ana I'm glad; hope they will be rs
happy as they can be -
They" Mrs. Melkin said "rhey.
Elizabeth Ann"
Bert and Evy," Sunny said.
".r,iset rBert and Evy!" Mrs. Melkin said:
nS1t EiiSnbeth Ann ! was speaking o----of
'What-what?" Sunny said You
and-and Porkey. you and--you don't
mean you-good gracious" She stared
! ~ MrB. AiulkH.
Edward Porkberry has asked me to
become his wife" she said.
sunny sat down on the edge OF the
bed "And--Rnd what did YOU say TO
him. she gasped,
u considered the matter; had 10
eSpla in TO him that ! had never con-
lemplated changing my state. but his
pleadlngs--you should have heard him,
most eloquent man His pleadings
ioid on me me, Eventually, Elizabeth Ann,
We'll done. - Sunny said.
am glad that you accept It In that
spirit lie spoke most highly OF
you and your ability, told hun. OF
course, I'd done my share by you, ana
had brought YOU up in the right way"
Sunny nodded.
And he said great credit was due
to me-" Mrs. Melllin went on. "Hc
said"--ehe pauscd--'he was sure as
you'd never turn your back on me- even
II did change from single blessedness,
as the saying iS."
Which means, Sunny said he reck-
ons that III always make you an allow
anCe, aunt"
"He didn't put it that coarseiy," Mrs.
We'll, ! have and will" Sunny said
You shan't ever want while / nave a
bob SO don't YOU worry"
TO reckernlse that all the good work
been and done amt wasted. As the
saying is. | amt sowed my tares on
thorny ground, Elizabeth Ann, SO that
they sprung UP and choked me.
And you.you going to marry
Porkey, and Ery going TO marry Bert,
and Sunny paansed--"i'm going 10
me.
ME and Edward was considering
about yo,Ir living with U.S." Mrs. Melkin
said
Sunny shook her head. "Two's com.
pany and threcs none" she said, I'D
only get In every ones way I'm better
alone :"
Bert and Evy, Porkey and her, aunt
what pairing on, sunny thought, as
she put on her hat and went out
"And meme alone, itll be a bit
lonely coming home and finding nobody"
she thought However, what's the use
Of grouslng2'
She walked briskly TO the Realm and
found Arthur Curtiss as usual In his
office.