Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-18

ee, name Of the show and
na's ~ ,'t sirIY know well what IA.
wing ~. me along for, but III
4 : . the world be able to talk 10
Y ,b,nk II is for conversation
y you ,... you, Denny, could just
invlasss .ss q deaf mute. provided he'd
~ ''ir 'rih,umatism in .i,dn his fingers sso.,
g. ~ replied with whitening scorn
cary ~, ,sn girl you've had her on
ss., ,ss nj many's the time
hse' sv nepnis turned a scandalized
", - hi, friend. "I'll have you
!. = Timothy Me" ..,. !, ,,,o.
lh' y ois s a fool thing called "By'by
heard that name somewhere
Nv J besides seeing it on the BILL
~" Dennis reflected aloud; L.
fds' ,omebody telling me-!
rsnttr ms The show Terry Burns
&! lis IN her that threw over
sbtss Is for a stage career. as
.iter telling you tne oin. Inv toI;n9 y q
l ,,tle Bea herself well DC 'aA'hs
,or mr. supper" !" ,s,,;t,od briefly.
II m ~ We'll | know you'll not
But way ar evening off in the middle
skins az 20 gallivanting to the
case rot ~ to be seeing the daugh-
.Is y an ~. old friend. What's she 10
n i'm the shooting OF 'na' 'nan
rr r.linss vou loon !" McCarty ex.
No,n'd@Is, v, 'd@Iss,g,istedly. "Do you mind
dneo can,o u to be talking of her the
w w., I was telling you that some
w ~, marty Waverly attended on
...dsv w night at Sam Vedder,s apart
uisa'i 7, come to me that If little Bea
"; ,h.re herself she could intro
W. :. ~ one that was, and I'd like
s.a ant how Waverly acted that
wv WV whether he was just having a
n ,;ms without a care in the. world
u there seemed TO be something on
INA 'Tis six now, and you re
,ntv n,v Hurry up and come on
uu. NV nennis refused to be hurried,
~ M stage door satellite could have
~ more pains with his sartorial
..rsnce, McCarty left him at
An TO follow at his pleasure and re-
nj 10 his rooms to add an extra
N or two to his own attire. and ne
|. struggling with new, tight collar
On the telephone rang,
|nHellor' he said curtly.
|nIn YOU, there, McCarty" Ter
~ voice came to him over the wire.
YOU are not busy, I wish you would
ru in at my rooms this evening. a
rbsse Of the case has occurred tc
which | would like to discuss witt
NcCarty gave an exasperated wrench
the collar and flung it on the floor.
'Tm sorry. SIR" he replied firmly
but I've got an engagement for thi
|rning."
'Then break it," advised Terhun
cly. "This is Of the greatest i'm
Rrtsnce. | have come to the conclu
sa after careful study of the situa
b that the man who killed--'
Very softly and deliberately McCart,
tns up the receiver and, rolling up
Of paper, he stuffed it under tn
n on the top of the telephone. II
n standing with a smile Of infinit
|tlsfaction. listening to its persisten
h impotent whir when Dennis ap
lired at last.
They dined hurriedly at their ia
(fite chop house and reached the thea
Just as the orchestra was startin
overture. From their seats in tn
bd row Dennis craned his nee
cund and surveyed the house, takin
professional interest in the arrange
knt Of the exits, while McCarty stud
the program and snorted.
"a fine kind of job for Terry
lughter !" he commented. "She mus
doing well. though; I see they'v
ven her a lot Of parts. She's vii
yer in the first act and a model an,
hunt ball guest-whatever that is =
the second, and in the third she
abette.
That'll mean she's got a line t
Peak" Dennis remarked.
~ We can't spot her from the res
then we'll know her when she open
mouth, II she's grown up to be lik,
mother, God rest her soul. Yo,
pd hear her to the Battery wher
fiy came home late"
We'll know her, all right" Nc.
pfN smiled slyly, but Dennis had nc
70 inquire the reason for his ceru
n, for the curtain ascended and nun
~ things were lost to him.
That's her :" McCarty exclaimed
an interval. Third from you
That tall girl with a bunch of VIC
On her as big as platter and hail
brass in the sum- Dennis sniffet
ledulously. You're dippy, Mac
)nily."
NeVertheless he watched her assidu
Y during that act and one whicl
a9xed, and when in the third hi
nlcuon was verified and Babette fet
me or two to the comedian he sanl
ck In his seat.
J, True for you. Mac" he muttered
oae could shoot up like water towe
y oeach out the honest brown hair o
out that's the voice Of Moirl
Halley Burns"
Later he sat in solitary state in tn
.Icao from which he had refused I
e at the stage entrance to the thea
/ while McCarty waited at the doc
iurtvely scanned the faces of tn
N plain or elaborate attire as the
assrsed 70 hasten off alone up the stree
wnlrled away in waiting cars, an
!. Appasht miserably of the hours be
MN. How was he ever to tai
%s strange, changeling daughter @
pW, the tight promoter?
i. out when Miss Burns, with the grin
oos s MeCarty in tow, appeared at tn
Ser oi The taxi, she unexpectedly Hfte
srs anticipated burden from his shoul
bucSSS nov de do, Mr., Riordan?" Sh
| pS Set ss,., hls hand with her gloved finger
tat ISs.tled S0d with little whirl into tn
W" W,'iue him: 1T was awfully goo
sVa Two old dears to look me ur
N, u u lhe FIRST night ! haven't had
|Ou -, ~ d month And | want to than
!, ~ much for my violets: I got fine
II wearing Them il tho g.. =.