Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
CHAPTER IN


tsre was the Same smile on her lips
"a IN her eyes, the same cheerful out
IN on life, and yet withal there was
Rarstowe. the man who said little but
.w much. looked at her, wondered for
moment or two, then smiled. He
tought he understood. but man-like he
las wrong Fallen in love. most girls
o" he thought
Arthur Curtiss looked at sunny in
kgy,lsd way. Yes, she was changed,
M ed-older-that was It. She
k,d lst childhood behind her suddenly,
mere was a new look in her eyes.
To the casual observer Sunny was
Ms, the same, only those who knew her
Ind loved her saw the subtle change.
Eyy saw II. Bert was dimly conscious of
but did not understand It. Mrs. Mel
n, engrossed in her own matrimonial
braiis, saw nothing at all.
Sunny dear, what is it?" Eyy asked.
What is what" Sunny said.
4 think you know. dear; you are diff
eentw Evy said. What is it?"
Sunny laughed. IT'S all nothing -
he said IT'S nothing. and It is not
Org to make a bit Of difference to me-"
he laughed again, but n littlo INSTEAD
rs t'-Evy paused-"is it''-shc
rev bold Observation-Disclosures
Sunny turned and regarded her seri.
usly. 'Dobrington?" she said. Lord
Pobrngton? He has gone away. I don't
uppose he and | will ever meet again {;
We d. Il won't be as friends"
"Sunnr, thought-thought you and
e-cared;' Evy said.
~ thought So" Sunny said quietly. "I
ID care; perhaps IN my heart I do now.
Gnnt ~
Dn't think want to. am quite happy.
an looking forward 10 seeing you and
eIt and auntie and Porkey married.
hen-then shall"-she paused-"I
all 90 and live at SunnyVille. I've
ato up my mind TO that. It's less than
hour by road. shall have a car; l
ways promised myself one, you know"
lhny smiled. There was dreamy far
Tay look in her eyes. in the old days,
Atn It seemed quite impossible, I used
promise myself n car. Here's Bert,
VIII remember"
Bert came into the room, nodded to
lnny and kissed Evy awkwardly.
Bert, Evy and l were talking about
e past; It seems like a hundred years
81, doesn't IT,"
Ihc past?' Bert said vaguely. you
can the piCkles-Sunny?
| mean the past. you and me-boy
10 glr1 kids, we were then. Bert, and
nareW NOR" than a year ago. a
OF waters passed under the bridges
US this last year, Bert"
lie nodded.
DO you remember how used to
one day Id ride in n fine car of my
Ne laughed Il remember" he said.
aTer thought II would come true.
IA,
we upper story, Sunny. Now l sup
% you could have two cars IL you
. agtI EN- your" going to get eighty n
w rom Hcmmingway."
r,i. i~. She said; there was no en-
%sn ,ns IN her face Il shall buy a
"ng l snail live in one Of those little
ays'u,Whlie ays houses at Sunnyville. III
SSomcthing to keep me busy all
y, "hyn IaI thoTe IL no matinee. I'll worry
'SnDnnS SCnnSmn into his grave, expect. :"
"!; ynm us going to be a little lonely
iou dear, Evv said.
bneIy Ioy ~, Yes, ! suppose I'll be a bit
er co,,,nsI ,nasI ~ miss YOU, I'll miss
a S|o,mhS in, I'll even miss auntie
tr. m" lou see, I've got used to
Zen rT T'1, Se,S used to any old thing. I've
rd rn r%Iu her hundred years now,
Pound seem strange her not being
bnrtlr,o hut there's always changes !;
Ene ne'1' aNS "Nen you'n have me, ri
Eygn "u see you and Bart on Sun
al,oS,am, YOU we're going TO live with
'So 'Soo'Seuer' Evy said,
Mt ~ Nuh Hoh T. not in your heart. YOU
gethor que nn an right by himself, two
fouble ,om1 m'e al right, but three means
fIling in i''Iorr Io,tr or later. You'd have me
T. or sorr",hTI WIN Bert or Bert with
ssed Evy s',Ts sunny laughed. She
bard bcrS suddenly and weat out Thev
|ars "e' "Hlslling us she Went down.
nMliyy" She was happler!' Evy said
her 'Iarr'' n"a she couldn't be. uark
FAary ""0"' "histling like blessed
purse 's sba!9e doesn't mean she's happv. af
Fable. ,i"i unhappy, she isn't mis-
ouldur IT,. uGh mean that Sunny,
-Cut there. .',Scfao!e II she tried But
tl with hcr r"'o''''e'hIng-all IS not quite
9 VERY Very ) slns, Hms at the Realm was grow.
is being T' nla,.,mnGW now; Already London
h CSS%,ayy5 The Lady Detsr,imsa t,s OF me
wR usmsu Miss Sunny DuCrow :; S'uS'r H.
g: stared at her on eyeTy hoa "a
'ks the h%1"ny hucrow as Miss CYNTHIA
Only S tSr Lady Detective '''''"
thShed at tS ,S. more days and she was
a5fi f sad about I"S iH"i@Im' and sunny felt a
,sIm from H. Every one at the
sRubnosmd Arthur Curtlss down ~
'e9d, ThHra, cheeky canboy, was her
lnild th.ra whS not u man. woman
.s,lhlng Tor hnr ""o W%oul "a not have done
No man ybHsGY bSGY on one in the place - y ave
sunny rcmo"r, ct, alling wife or child
tc Ei,t t0r news and usually M stepped sop, 10 10
sd ReE bS,v' 40 the afflicted ones ss"' ST,nS ThnS
srre9 her S% S%nUo,aI could they help it? They
u Y, back. ana Sh%Iphy o, affcctionately behind
%SSy t"Sy, to Ter focSn even dared to cali her
SSn '' and she smiled. she
~ sunny to every one. The