Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-31
SUNNY DUCROW
TINS STARTS THE STORY
nv HENRY ST. JOHN COOPER

Sunny Hves ,Uith her Drumbly aunt on
a mean street HUngertnD for day
n the country aud having no noney.
Sunny aud Bert sing on the street for
pennies and are arrested. Al the court
" house Is Leslie Montressor, actress.
She is Impressed 10Th Sumnys orig
fndfty, and brings hcr TO Mag Hem
nin0DdU, theatre manager, tCho gives
her q small part IN q rcUuc. Bert tS
tuben on, too, sunny has rare merit
u born dotress--tUhiie Borts dtok.
Udrd stupidity Is mistaken Jo,' real
gottng On her Grst appearance SUNNI
(, fni, appeals to the audience to be pa
ftent aud "give her. chance" Her
refreshtn1lp original speech makes a
nit" bouquet concedItng did-
mond oenddnt from Lord Dobrtnotoh
ts handed sunny at the close Of her
first night She returns the pendant,
\ Bert outlines q plot for neto play.
SAMMY lends ESQ pounds to ar John'
son. OF the pickle factory. aud has a
half interest IN the business. Dobring.
ton gets entdnDlcd Nth a notorious
actress 10 the ertent Of Offering 10
marry her. HIS mother appeals TO
sunny 10 save her son from "thdt
tcondn." sunny learns that "Gtlly'
months for shopliJtin0. Wtth threat Of
exposure she forces "GhIy" to rehn-
qnfsh all ctatp TO DobrinDton, and de-
lirers to him "Giily's" note breaking
the engagement. sunny lays before
her partner, Mr.. johnson, plan 1or
Tor the Uorkpeoplc.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
SATURDAY he was Farmer Barstowe
again, and he tramped his fields and
watched the growth of his grain and the
fattening of his cattle, and interviewed
his bailiff and his farm servants. Sun
day he was Squire Barstowe, and set a
good example TO Potshall. He rode TO
church in an antique family barouche,
drawn by two fat white horses He sat
with his stout, comfortable, good-na.
tured wife in the squire's pew. which
had passed to him naturally when he ac-
ouired Potshall Manor House. In fact,
for three days out of seven Barstowe
was a simple.minded English country
gentleman, who seemed TO have no in
terests on this wide earth save those
connected with the growing of crops, the
rearing OF sheep and cattle and pigs, the
housing Of his tenants, and the setting
of good example on Sundays. while
the other four days out of the seven he
was a different parsonage. He was Bar
the music.hall profession, the man who
had Realms dotted all over the country
Manchester. Bradford, Hull and Liver
pool. Glasgow, Newcastle and BirminG.
ham. and at least a score of other towns
beside the man who had a clear knowl-
edge and a firm grip on each separate
branch of the great Realm establish
ments, who knew to n penny the salary
every artist was drawing from him. and
exactly how long the contracts lasted
n nj a
no man who knew his business better
from A to u than Barstowe on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and on
the other three days he knew nothing,
the suggestion that he had never heard
Of Harry Lauder and did not know who
George Robey was.
And today was Wednesday and a
gloriously fino Wednesday.
How far Is Potshall?' Sunny asked.
mile Se poTsr mss saS matt matter Of three
on there, and then turn when you come
to the Courtney Arms, then straight on
for mile. or maybe mile and half
"All right" Sunny said. She nodded
to him blithely and stepped out down
the road
Law. amt it pleasant to he in the
country" When | get on bit and get
good money, I'll live in the country my.
little house and n garden. and keep a
boo and a pig, and--and a hen or two.
that's my mark Does you good. doesn't
1t, to get away from the smoke and the
dusty" she added. II seen worse
places. and it amt treated me bad!'
She walked on, whistling shrilly in the
lightness of her heart
She had made the thirty -five-mile jour.
ney from London to sec Barstowe and
to discuss the future of her and Bert's
sketch with him, but just how she was
going to manage II Sunny did not know,
Arthur Curtiss had warned her solemnly
and tragiCally.
IT'S like this, sunny" he said "Ir
you go TO Potshall and run BarStowe TO
parth and get talking Realm to him.
you're done for good and all he'll never
orgive you he'll never look at you again
nor listen to you. Potshall is sacred
'acred TO crops and pigs and cows; no
here. ] went down once and ! know. |
Fake 1t from me- If you go there think |
ng to get at him that way, you're rid. !
ng for a fall, and then goodby TO all
81 see"' Sunny said. But there's |
more ways into a house than through |
he front door, old dear. You leave it to |
ne"
Sunny wrinkled her brows in deep
hought as she walked along. She had
10 pian--no plan at all with which to
approach the great Barstowe As Arthur
Eurtiss had said. she would ride for a
all II she attempted to tackle Barstowe
IN music.hall matters on a day sacred
70 pigs, horses and cows and crops.
Hello" she said to herself suddenly.
She stopped and looked through Il
4 fine, od.fashoned Eliza
lethan house, standing far back from
he main road, In its spacious grounds
I was "A noble looking old house, and It
pore every evidence OF the utmost care
having been taken in its upkeep. The |
grounds were in finc order. There was q |
,uge lawn, dotted with splendid trees. |
/ lake In front OF the house which mir
'ored the whole structure on its placid |
surface.
Stretching away TO right and left Sunny |
'ould sec orchards and large tracts |
II land evidently under fruit and vege- |
ance were lines of buildings and |
Instant views OF arabic and meadow |
ands
who's this belong to?" Sunny asked.
ressed the question. touched his hat.
mister Barstowc, miss" he said
Squire Barstowe that is Rich gentle
IAN. miss. and the biggest farmer here
bouts. They do say"-he paused-"they
o say as he has something to do with
i've heard he has" Sunny said
Thank you -
She waited til the old man had gone
,en she pushed open side gate and
'ent in.
Uninvted Sunny wandered about at
or own sweet will for about half an
our, then she happened across a la
orer
I'm just taking look about Mr.. Bar
loves grounds" she said Grows n ;
onderful lot Of fruit, don't he"
YES, miss wonderful :" the man said
"Curran's and ras'berries and like ,
lat, suppose-tons of 'em. ch?" sunny
sked. ,
YES miss; wonderful fine Croppers,
Ir Barstowe has got, and he looks after
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