Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

Euineas Tor the ten days. or II II takea
,onger or less time, proportionately, of
day"
so you've got that of your chest ="
sunny said. Now. you Just listen TO
Ggnat g,nu I'VE got to say. I know what Miss
Hanson was paid. and lots of others
and 1t wasn't three guineas n day
neither My terms is this" She paused
Zen guineas day. and a guarantee for
guarantee I don't get less than a hun
dred guineas for this business, and it's
cheap at the price !"
but II is impossible ~
round to see Mr.. Dawson Perkins, OF
'Who?" he said.
Mr.: Dawson Perkins He's friend
S. S friend OF mine. only. you wrote
hTst and gave you first chance. Yes
or nor"
su,, But. ! can't. ! mean, unless I con-
rorrne %TiI give s,,In you III III elsyop tomofrow
~ go fix up with Mr.. Perkins. You've
got my address. SO long" She nodded
and went out
n>.SI Three guineas n day she muttered.
Not taking any, thank you"
II was barely two hours later that a
messenger delivered letter to Sunny
at her lodgings.
The letter was TO accept her terms
Il have put the matter before my d.
reotors. and. while they are OF the opin-
ION that the terms are somewhat high,
,h"v are desirous OF enlsting your serv-
Ices In our company, and 80 am in
sunny ' iausSSdR aSSR' your espsct he etc keen.
his directors on n shelf handy" she said.
Anyhow. that's settled and now I've
got to learn swimming"
When sunny made up her mind 10 do
n thing N did tnlfa he
II out. She had to learn swimming, and
the Following morning she went to the
swimming baths and took her first les
son. Three mornings later she could
self up without outside assistance.
Nv the end of the week she. could com
fortably swim three lengths Of the baths,
ana the only. thing that puzzled her was
.nat she mad not been able to- swim at
the beginning.
a fortnight later Sunny commenced
heF work for the film company BY this
time she was a fairly proficient swim
fncr, and had accustomed herself 20
swimming In her clothes.
IT took not ten days. but fourteen In
all, before the Aim was complete, and
nj the end of that time sunny received
a cheque for a hundred and forty pounds
to add to her little store In the bank.
And now" she said to herself, 81
don't see no particular reason why
shouldn't see about getting that furni-
ture and looking for fiat! We're bit
pushed for room now Evelyn's living
with u.s. and aunt--she's worriting and
worriting fit to break her heart IN
see about It. l will -
Sunny said nothing to Mrs. Melkin;
she went to an agent and received par
ticulars of some score OF flats.
"A pound a weeks about what l
want" she said to him. That's nifty
pound year in ALL Something small
and not too expcnsive.looking. There's
pynf 20 ha AAHs
room, and n kitchen"
There were many such flats. and
sunny spent three mornings with Bert
inspecting them.
died l get" she said. Every one looks
nice, and every ones got something
against 1t. Bert"
ME, wouldn't bother" ne said
"Anywherc's good enough to live in"
This morning they We're making their
way back from the southeastern dis
trict They were going to have lunch
at their usual Aerated Bread Shop whcr
Bert suddenly pulled UP.
Look" ne said See that
See what"
Him Bert said. johnson! Lor
aIn't he looking old?'
Sunny looked. 1t was truo, It was Mr.
Johnson, OF the pickle factory She had
not seen him for months. and now she
looked at him interestedly As Bert had
said he was looking old and careworn.
Poor old dear" she said. "One time
Bert, ! used to shake in my shoes wher
80 did | !" Bert said.
Mr.. johnson looked up. He saw them
heS!tated for a moment, then came to
ward them and held out his hand tc
well" ne said, I'm glad to see you
again hear you've both been doing
we'll for yourselves. Well. you deserve
II, at any rate, sunny. We missed you al
the old place" He sighed We missed
you badly when you first left"
I'm glad !" Sunny said. II like to ba
missed. / hope you've got a girl doing
my WORT as sticks the label on straight
now. sir?'
He nodded.
"Oh. the labels are straight enough.
he said. "The fact Is. there won't be
many more labels to stick on, I'm
afraid :"
Running short of money, sunny. II
looks to me as II shall have to put the
shutters up before long Bad times and
bad debts: hampered for want OF ready
money" He sighed. IT'S been hard
did The others will be finding them
selves out of work, I am afraid. In a
few weeks" .,.- ,,.
Yes. as bad as that IT'S capitasI,,,
I could buy in the best markets I've
got to have capital; but can't. and
"Ruinw know that. What I say ns Is,
pay for what you want hun ses eoins i
to have a bit OF something, to eat me
and Bert; will you join us? ,,
Bert stared at her. He wondered at
Sunny's daring. In Berts eyes M.
Johnson of the pickle factory was har a.,
greater and more, powerfu! man thah
Mr. Hemmingway. or Mr. Barstowe.
At a little table at the far back OF the
tea shop Sunny sat with her elbows on
the table,
.ho worries and everything" she said
"Is Bill wilkins with you still?'
Yes. he rs still there, poor teliow,
He'll have n hard job to ma ahother
berth, I'm afraid. ~ -,,
"it's simply this, Sunny don't know
yhv | tell you, but | suppose It's re-
'ief 10 n man to tell his worries--Im
hampered Ivy want OF ready money Iry
how may, can't get hundred or two
10 nv credit. II had a few hundreds
IA be all right. It's just this bad time
fruit and vegetables all up. vinegar
ruinous price, unless one can buy II
right. Sugar-yOu know what sugar Is
or course, ours isn't big business-not
the ready money could have pushed on.
Az ~ 's we must go under"
Wont no one put money into the
buslness?"
He shook his head,
"How much would you want to keep
going-the least you could do with|'
Sunny asked.
"a hundred or two" he said Say
two hundred and fifty. II would mean
all the difference in the world. ! could
buy Stores then for cash, I'd save about
thirty per cent. I've got orders enough
TO keep us going for long time. But