Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-16
,,s CHARTS THE STORY

tn ,o,d send him 70 p'.S'n. ,sior
hin anu on" /, planned By a gGqnn0s,er
frdre.nndIL r. ',Trih the aid ot q Sn,de de.
dnt croon r"oJ n bribe Of $1,000 trom q
ttctlre ,Io ubI i9 anxious 10 get rid OF
hrye or, m%s He attempts a d'dm2nd
JddW,nVttrro9m The person OF rIch Mrs.
robSGg; j'GI Ircguse Poliy Lc Brun ASKS
8ithen,, w., II for her, and ne escapes
lin 70 g,I ,b6ts rith the dctcGtivG ~
enid plSOr1 rGc 1em had been khockc1
pursuit, +. hand and fdlIcm 10 me
Pom T'' ne is dttcrrdrd engd0ed ds
erouna,. n the roman he dtfc"ptcdd
Hcre,"y sbrcwd business ,comdh nlth
10 roo Lcort biddcn under a roUgh
real "''H 'Hoddou. the Mrycr who
aierl%; ;tc $1,000 bribe, has charge OF
ofer[n u" oe0irs Of this womdn, Mrs.
hs leO1i,t "6g"d II is into this mouse
s''ihfp,oH fposoic % and Enid Camden enter
ao. !. orntcgcs %C Of its mistress.
"p,SrrVER ,Sn HERE 1T CONTINUES
Sdocs." was the crisp explanation
!, -oU, o have her spending her mother $
!, ~, either. And ! won't nave u
lO,Iy, y, Sto her going wrong in a big city
W. Van bring her here or wash my MINUS
!, - ,he whole mess of you -. -,
y ~, ~. coloncI considered offering ms
l1e Tcditating the matter; he
band. u '1r ont an enormous silk hand
vmPP.FS onJ blew his nose instead iiiS
iS' issO bow and her curt nod ehu'o '"'
ronyerSaton' o, wont ca San
r.,ncivco .nc with Ends mother, uiS
i'iDr IanC' of his own business matters III
osiHS osmSSoptb with wide gesture. For !
LOSN%o, Joys he superintendent hoSplta
wv ,o;ans and nurses, much to their
pnsO,S,rrc pnsoroncc and no little to their amuaH
saaV' .nt Thcn. seeing his patient on her
ne~'' er toward convalcsCcnce, he came
aI ~ thc valley. Enid was already
N her new home. -, "a, ,o
,,,S ,,S'o nc set foot within the great gar =
S0rs ,Tc" IIcr heart was beating quickly
Scr @ hand upon Ronnic,,s very tlght;
vbep they came UP the broad h'Ght ol
.sHs s I'pon the porch was young
s"moo "o loinging, looking pretty and idle
,rJ vj" horcd and cxquisitely gowncd. she
.nrnrd IanguidIy toward Enid ana
pnnnir stared at them a moment IN
rSrfcrtIy well bred impolitCncss and
inrppd away. leaving them and their
ssairs "a Garter. Carter, having hnd
NJ Instructions. bowed 10 deeply that
Ponnjps eyes bulgcd with wordcrment
snd admiration and escorted them TO
|aIy, Stctbcril in her own room.
"ColopcI Bullock brought us your
message" said Enid softly, her cheeks
nipk under tine old woman's sharp look,
but her eyes lifted in Ends way. HE
saws that it is only business, but | know
tbat YOU are being, oh, so kind to us
STUFF" said Mrs. Stctheril hur-
riedy. III you folks had had any
sumptiOn you could have got twice a'
much out Of Inc for that ranch. was
crazy for it. And if you're not little
fOo you can br Of lot of use to me.
"HOw -dy do. - said Ronnic, voice
Ind tiny person alike swelling nightly
for the occasion. He slipped his hanc
out of Ends and came forward with
bis baby swaggcr, Offering it to Mrs
Stethcril. Il know who You are.
"Oh, do you :" grunted the ole
woman. She seemed to hesitate; thcr
Is ROnnc still held his hand out she
took it into her thin old fingers.
"ROnnic :" admonishcd Enid quickly
THAT old humbug Bullock has tolG
me all about yOu, she said bit hur
riedy, as though in haste to get it over
with. 1T seems you've got moro brains
than the rest Of your crowd Next tern
I'm going to see that you get schoo
you want it. In the meantime | need
you very much. Not as servant
either, You're above that. want Il
sort Of companion.
Can you play for mo when / want you
Eot Or read: That's good know you
Gan, We'll this afternoon I'm going tC
oe ouS!' lou get used to the place, fine
t where things are in the house ant
Oh, yes. Go ont into the
araenS and tax" Jennie with you. Sec
uat SAe selects the right kind of flowers
or all the rooms. And Wcll
ESeP P out OF my sight until after dinner
Wsil minute, as Enid started away,
II anybody calls you servant slaI
~ la'", Good and hard And tel
~! BRAT him. tell him youl
IOIn'r was the best friend ! ever had
vN 20 get som" roses in your arms
au som" more in your checks and come
OTn 10 dinner with me :"
ioaay II there were clouds in Euid's
ln'y were III" great, big, white
aHS clouds Of fun summer. ciVud,
LS % Gut max" more intense blue tho
aoon' them. Her mother had gone
nv nv ShG would be cared for.
ine colonel in the capacity of dorto,
u assured her that there was no dan
'a.u ~ III thc world; that in n roupl" Of
a0HthS Mrs, Camden wo,ild come hnck
eory ~s' stronger lhan sh" had been il,
os 70 'ohhir was asleep, and thcr,
otbiN,,,D " no worrying about the proper
6totborSi nn" i"oi for him. Mrs
scR,Il soR"IlI was going to sec that she huo
airy i"Uo, wi, n'\L term, 1t was all like 4
% ,ho, ,o'Y Amd at dinner she would
anJ mIL ~ H'r' Steele, whose eyes laughed
MI Wv "I VINO vas 80 courtly n gentleman
s,;r"mo'" "mo'" l'nId remembered quite a.
IL I' remembered her,
A,oJI, "aphrn"d that AShc. nlI mcX
Ia 'onNi ooNnji came upon her. She was in
a., e%'''"' ana h" heard her laugh be
t G, ~ saw her. Here She wus tru,
'I", ,h !u>t as though She belonged here
ave W'oaSI she'd been here ali Of he,
Ss S no,. .ilnAirr, hrkIo, fckl@ lIuxtcr
No !nocrIng Il, her with widr-ryaI nd
pS' p%SS''on over the top Of roscbuSl
umb,a T1i% S4" watched two puppies roll anr
n %oe Ion ul,9n the walk. AShc came on
,LoT M4rr" i" did you come fromf" h,
av ~yu of G"r GaylE, "Nou seem to have O
bSSic", - appearing quite as though BY
him. ''' "s"'" "he laughed
skon N" M tell III" truth-I -" lie hno
tir" tior i,r 4Hr hand, held it Il moment in
WI IT. oqI!yIIon Of TIuxtrr's disapprovn'
omon o"% look in th" eyes of the younp
I' sil ,Iooh%lng upon the porch, "L"t'S
kno,I nm u'"", and I'll tell YOU about il
Gus" "T thn,!"" W4"r" there's a little summer
foods" ''Nl p'"t thlng to thl
b ddno d% not sur" that my duties arc
pHllr"| ,m Ito chucklcI "Wotcb
cnc Wv" ~, pNHS roll each other over