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

81, nd burn up if did like to Keep
-. 40" he said. who's the friend
you're thinking about"
we "a Girl, a dear friend Of mine. one
,,n very fond Of; she's going to be
married" I"
400 is?" Bert asked.
"sho is. this girl, this girl friend Of
,,,,nc she's going TO get married pretty
soon, believe" ,,
,,,,Gordec" Bert gasped. she's your
tricnd. tho only one you're thick with;
lit isn't hcr, sunny"
=, is w. sunny said. ITS secret, I
haven't any right to tell you :,
haSHS nBu, say it isn't her, Bert gasped.
,,,,o ricar fell TO tho ground and he mad.
,,o.r,cntIv nut his foot on II. He stopped
,vJ uickcd II up and brushed II clean
an anu his sleeve and put 1t back into its
r'sys!ms SsmSry' ra say It isn't Evy!" .
well, It is, II you want to know -
suu,y Wo fTS~ned. his face whitened, his
mouth saggcd open, and down went the
cigar cgs c,vs as"'i Il there, for goodness sake ="
-, so,d eXasperatediy. She put her
sui font on Il and crushed II into the
sarih. ss'T and Bert stood helplessly looking
Owes. It's Evy, and I hope you're
sl,d q she said viciously.
"Hcr-going to be-po married
b.d turned white, almost green.
'sS ~ ,oyely that vinegar smells, doesn't
40" sunny said. Takes you back like
You said: you remember. those DAYS In
Eutupy street which,
eu'WSSs u"'WWSSsoSwho's tho chap" Bert de-
rnaHd.u Mmh a sloppy sort Of fellow" Sunny
s.S "a chap ! haven't much liking
'0f"Tll Kill him." Bert said. He clenched
ny swhat Wat for? Whatever for? What
harm has he done your sunny ue'
'"SltIT aHsrm done, harm. Hes going TO
Arr" lint girl, the only girl IT,"
n'eli, mt,o,d I'M = sunny said. Bert, hold
ur. you're sickening for something,
aren't YOU? What's this poor CHAP ever
done that you should want to XII him!
THAT doesn't matter" Bert said.
"yon no tell me his name, tell me his
blessed name; II find him and-ahd-
"%you don't mean to say" Sunny cried
--"Rert Jackson. you don't mean to say
you're in love with Evy yourself?'
He nodded hopelessly.
and how long have you Deen Ill loNe
"Monso and monse!" he groaned mis-
erably,
word o
times, but-but | couldn't get IT out
Every time almost I've seen her | meant
to tell her and--and then she just
looked at me with those eyes Of hers
| "She couldn't look at you with her
ears" Sunny said. Go on
We'll, she looked at me with her eyes
| she did. and IL dried up. couldn't get
out a word, sunny, straight"
And meanwhile this other chap came
along, and while you were acting the
goat he asked her, l suppose! !" Sunny
said.
II wish was dead" Bert said.
wish to goodness | was dead"
And a fat lot of good that would do
you" Sunny cried. INSTEAD of being
dead, why don't you wake up and gel
wasting weeks and months loving q girI
and being too silly to tell her so!'
"l amt good enough for her."
'Of course you're not, no name ever
good enough for any woman, come tc
that, eXcept-some :" Sunny added
some women" She paused.
II don't know what you're talking
about" Bert said.
"Nor do !" Sunny answered.
"All I know" Bert said, 'is I wish
was dead! -
Don't that vinegar smell lovely?'
Sunny said "Oh. here's Evy" Evelyr
Bert" Sunny whispered. she might
chuck him over and give you n chance
yet II you will only pull yourself TO-
sether and try and be little man. HOLD
up, Bert, hold your head up and keeI
smiling, smiling No girls married till shes
Evelyn came toward them. "wha
are you two talking about? I've beer
hunting the place. for you poth!" She
said. "The car will be round soon ant
We shall have to get back. Sunny"
l Know Sunny nodded. I've just
been talking to Bert. telling him about
-she pauscd-"your approaching mar
My-approaching marriage?" Evelyr
Bert groaned audibly He stopped
and picked up the battered ruins of his
eIsar; ho took the band off and put II
round his little finger and admired Il
ring
YES I've been telling Bert about
your getting married soon to that chap
'nat SILLY sort of chap" Sunny said.
"Oh, Sunny
And Bert's been ASKING what hi.
hame 49, and says something about kill
,ng him." Sunny said. 80 I didn't tel
him his name / don't behave IN me encour mr.
aging people to commit suicide"
stand" No'' u''e'
You never understand anything
ou aldnt ought to be out unless yOl
az az IN perambulator. Sunny said. "Tl
%n, %m you the name of the silly. weak
aued chap Evy Is going to be mar
,ed to I'll tell you in secret: com,
btTnre Sho lifted her hand and tool
&c her level '''''' Wv U"
!, pdne. p5ne name of that silly sloppy chaI
iear" nerI u, Jackson - she said. "Now, II
'Sse Syol you to talk It over with her :"
ooTJImny turned and hurried away
pUS"g pack for an instant, she saw
e1S anu EVy facing ono another.
,iImeI suddenly, without warning, Ber
ground '' ''e ''"
"oP, Bert, Bert. do get up?' Sum,
new G tran.gSr. IVY cry Bert. think OF you
,bs Sqt Hn!sIJHn sunny did not stay to observe
tmJes IKE pickles himself" she NUT
tber beeu. He's got to be Jared. WheI
hirSS are are married Evy will have to keeI
Sum" SIM woke up all the time. and Oh I!
he tb'"S Co gasped' She had hurried roun,
run straight into some one coming /,
WAC me opposite direction. The some on
was Dobringtonl W.
",Eim sorry" Sunny said.
! haNrlnu ANU | am glad !" he said. Sunny
S%o seen you for weeks
/ 'Hc tTIeQ to laugh huf failaJ 7, l,,,
en osen her fault; purposeIW sbo Ia' ba'
ths hbvu tboua, nm; she had denied herself Q
Ead uteTtre tettre hve or six times to him. Sh
caNtsn .~iSe passed him in the street be
herssS,yS Shs Knew she could not yet trus
to bcrss,s, because she meant to be tru
"Sunp', "Id 10 his mother and to hin
W "ra s. sht OF your sweet face" he sai[ T
yoi Sn,r cant'-Sunny paused--'can
besao smell the vinegar Wonderfully fror