Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-15
CHAPTER LIX
Five O'CIocL Te.


not take my advice! One day. my dear,
you will find out that knew more than
sfn you did-a pity, pity" The old lady
sunny looked at her wonderingly.
don't quite understand what your
Grace means" she said.
,Msil. my Grace means that you have
Loo,isnly sent very estimable and
we,i'measnihg woe, n,,asi young man away when
kept him by your side"
but - but IL did not" Sunny
bbsIsea; bsd aona she stammered. ~ didn't know
or course he's gone away to Tim.
ouctoo or some such place. believe
.@ne @ correct and romantic description II,
ever that may mean. Az a matter Of
fact, believe he has gone advcnturing
IN America or Australia"
Who-who has?" Sunny gasped
Not-not Stan, not Lord DobrinRton."
'',Of course. didn't you known
sunny shook her head She suddenly
telt cold, years Older. very lonely, and
very helpless: tho tears gathered in her
Come here" her Grace said Sunny
She put her hand on Sunny's shoulder.
DID you see him, did you send him
No. I didn't" Sunny said. II haven't
spoken to him since--since | was here
last I've been wondering where he is
I've been looking for him every day and
| wondering"
You poor little thing; understand It,
then. her Grace said. ut was the boys
foolish mother" She sighed. II thought
Dobrington had more sense. more pluck,
more courage. So he has been sent away
SO that he would not fall a victim to
the artful and designing Miss Sunny
Ducrow," she said and laughed. Poor
child Her laughter ceased, her voice
| grew tender
II didn't know he had gone" Sunny
said miserably; II didn't know a BIT. He
he never came to say Rood.by even"
! No. begin to understand now" her
Grace said. II am sorry; II Is a pity. I
poor fellow. We'll, we'll. he's gone and
there's an end of II; we mustn't break
our hearts, Sunny Ducrow, must we?''
Sunny did not answer: she was trying
to realize It. Stan had gone gone with
good.by to her. The last time, the very
last time she had seen him was that
night when Doveton had played that
foolish, senseless trick on her. Could he
for ono moment, that she wanted to 60,
that she was going of her own free will
with that man? Was that why he had
gone. because he was sickened and dis
we'll have tea" the duchess said.
sunny, my dear men may come and
| men may go, but Ave o'clock teas 60 on
forever. Ring the bell child.
opened the door and stalked in. Lady
Blessendale, your Grace"
The duchess gave Sunny a quick
glance. sit her out" she whispered
Her lsdyship came In. she beamed de.
lightedly; then she saw Sunny and her
face changed, II hardened. She shook
hands with the duchess.
II thought you knew Miss Sunny Du'
crow" her Grace said.
Lady Blessendale gave Sunny a cold
I'VE were talking Of you and your
son; Miss Ducrow did not know that
he had gone"
II do not see how my sons movements
can affect Miss Ducrow," her ladyship
said.
sunny sat in silence. She felt crushed
and miserable: che wanted to get up and
slip away. She was out OF her. element
here with these two great ladies, but
one of them she knew was her friend.
Tho duchess was not one 70 beat
about any bush II she had anything to
80 you sent Dobrinston away. eh?"
she asked.
Il did nothing OF the kind; he went
ut his own wish and OF his own free
him, naturally"
Lady Blesse ndsle had seated herself;
sho 80 arranged 1t that Sunny had
clear view Of her back.
his own suggestion. I have brother In
Australia, and Stanley had long desired
TO visit him, so no went
"Why?" the duchess demanded.
"I'eally' don't know; young
"stun and nonsense! There, was
some reason for y, Il you did not send
him away, who did?
Really" her ladyshsp said. my dear
ooh. don't dear duchess me - the old
lady cried. who sent the boy away"
Il tell you he went OF his own wish
why? My dear good woman, / am
not blind, nor a fool; know that Dob
rngton was over head and heels in love
with that little girl you arc turning your
back on. A man in love wouldn't rush
Lady Biessendale rose. "I did not
come here to-to discuss my son with
any one," she said nor would l Ger.
talnly have come here did happen to
know who your visitor was. Since YOU
tell you. do not wish to meet Mics
Ducrow now, nor at any time, IL you
knew the truth about her you would
probably not receive her into your house.
himself what she was. and tho depths
to which she had sunk. that he decided
to leave the country In order to avoid
the unpleasant possibility OF meeting
her again"
MISS Ducrow Is an actress; I think
that is the only sin, II sin It Is, you
can lay to her charge !" the duchess
said.
sunny had risen she was flushed and
trembling, she gripped at tho back OF
her chair.
Il always knew that Miss Ducrow
was an actress I did not despise her
for that reason"
Very kind OF YOU" the duchess said
Very noble OF you indeed! This girl
fought a single. handed fght. see In
her a great deal to admire, q great deal
to--aimost TO reverence. have a pas
sionate love for strength and steadfast-
ness OF purpose. I see both In this girl;
she IL an actress, because she had TO
work In q lard factory or something. you
look down on her. She is not good
enough for your son. You forget that
the founder OF your husbands house was
a brewer In the reign Of George the
desirable than a lard manufacturer-is
II lard? No, jam---it's all the same, |
never touch either!'
Perhaps yS yHSS vii ;.H h:sr ~ me-. LAY ;S1
that il my son had set his heart on
marrying a girl who sold flowers in the
street, II I believed that that girl was
an honest, honorable. respectable ana
worthy Ldrl, ono who would make him
happy and prove herself, or humble 9ri-
his wife, would be content, But II IL
because Miss Ducrow Is mother honest
nor honorable that III would sooner
see my son dead, love him though I DO,
than oh ths l sSSS% sHsS%ns sqspcS ss fucn woman"
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