Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13

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m Of the neD contrdot. Lo,e -
hg,eonteyfainment his mother Is giv::
n0 I'D or don't see iohy I shouldn't,
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sun nut her hand out. "TH sing
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IND HERE 1T CONTINUES
CHAPTER XXI
A song
rvNY DUCRow and Bert Jackson
sat sst on seat in st. James Park talk
earnestly. A.. ,u,.,s,, nr,.
hnt il can't be helped" Sunny said.
wi, have to pay twice to see you
meme at one place. and you at
a,bsr Only don't know the Bar
ws lot we'll enough to shove In an oar
YOU yet; besides, It's only SIX
n,Ss certain I've got with them. After
,''li 'Tliemmingway Will be asking me to
ne back "
Tn. 2r,e not 40 sure" he said. people
- always in hurry to have people
~ II we was to go to Johnson's
doubt II he'd take either of us
.pu, we aren't going" Sunny said.
and you have done with pickles and
n card %d il this morning" Bert said
.,rably: at didn't sound arr bad on
| ! origin
what?' ,.,,,,,,
THAT there song of mine, 'Piccalilll
y-the one that I wrote for, you. one
these days II write something ash
Ike a stir !"
Eomethlng like a CLINT Of enthusiasm
ne into his dull eyes and then died
get all sorts Of ideas, do.
Aught OF writing a sketch. I've got an
Ten u.s." Sunny said.
Bert shook his head.
|Go on! Sunny said. "Tell us the
Bert hesltated.
Well, it's like this" he began awk-
Xrdly. He went on, forgetting his
kwardness his eyes grew brighter:
words came faster. Sunny clasped
hands and leaned forward. while
was a good plot short and pithy.
stirring idea. Sunny found herself
nderlng how Bert had ever thought
Il. He drew near the end, his voice
bpped, an air Of difidence came to
sThats some'ow 'ow It goes" he
Sunny said nothing; her eyes were
naming
TITS good % she said. IT'S good,
ut! You ought to write itv'
"Tve been thinking of trying" he
"a; but, I'd only make mess OF IT,
lets write it together, Bert" she
uld come here and sit and talk 1t
would you?" he said. "You think 1t
Fl think it's splendid. Bert. I want to
by that part. I could do It. l know
bid! People 'ud laugh at the idea OF
"a red-haired. .snub-nosed girl like
mes to. IL could do 1t. I'd feel It,
WOULD" Her eyes blazed. "rd live in
specially II you and me was to
ite Il ourselves. Bert. let's try"
Bhe awoke no enthusiasm In him.
All right" he said II don't nina.
hyow, we can't lose anything by
ling"
Sunny sat staring before her with
es that saw nothing, yet everything
was seeing the part, living In II.
girl. hard, shallow, greedy, without
good trait apparently in her char
Ter, eager to earn money 80 that she
kht deck herself with finery, careless
how she gets It so long as she does
II She Is in the pay Of a foreign
antagonistic government war
AXIS out her services are more In de-
nd than ever. She stands to earn n
sum for some particularly black
OF betrayal. She Is. of course. beau
"and that 'ud be the hard part Of
or me-" Sunny thought. There Is n
ng officer who falls in love with her ;
Is as clay In her hands. Through
she obtains the secret information
which she will be 30 handsomely
9. She uses II, and realizes too late
she loves him. 1t ends In tragedy.
young fellow Is arrested and con-
lned by court-martial. He is con-
med to death. The last scene 10 the
wall outside the barrack square
girl Is there alone. Within the
Is the firing party Is lined up. She
NOT see. but she knows. There Is the
no OF a Volley. He has paid the PEN
Is all!
could could DO IT." Sunny NUT
She clenched her teeth. Bert,
PqIa 10 It. I'd make 'em think it was
She breathed hard, she clenched
small white teeth. Into her eyes
ns, ~ look Bert had never seen there
10 hunched his shoulders.
can see you doing It." he said.
Il can" Sunny said. "i can,
: ana me and youll write it. We'll
s,u i've only got six months at Bar
own somehow /" W
ne paused. Her enthusiasm was not
tsSus SO so far as he was concerned,
Some on!" he said.
mi ~. rose too; They sauntered ou,
diropp,rk' e pnrk' They made their way in
liked as ~ or Whitehall. Sunny
hv ioas. as IN dream; there was a far.
stopped. ''s' Aheh suddenly
ft% tS% she said. Look at him
brdsmoSnsa stared up, A mounted lif,
Ina hr;Ii, sat stitfiy on his horse. II,
was ,aiantiy a in the sunlight. HI,
sslonlesSs Vi wood or marble, so ex,
ain't 'Arrv IN blessed !" Sunny said. "I
e, who wbSFeu, 60, So 1t wasl Harry vii
lin" "ro rool Tor a time had been In th,
sunnv ,0O,n 0mi at the jam factory. "
red put her hand on her hlna arf
You up pdi, IN rapt admiration. '' ""'
Ee lokeS HINT never think he coulc
and 'u noi!ke IKE that !" she said, "Al
urnfullv, ,'"e ne ne was dead !" Bert sal,
can't IN II dDaren't move. s'pos,
less sentrn rl walked round the mo-
WoniGdTSy, point of view 0"eu "' mn
!" sunny n1s sa,o mother be proud o.
Jar SONAR sI remember how he used I,
'H'hg awful?" Bert said