Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18

| ing to their usual custom. ana discuss
under their Joint efforts, over cup oi
tea in corner of an Aerated Bread
| Shop.
Sunny opened the door of her "ressine
| into some one who was hurrylng along
the narrow corridor.
non Beg pardon ard, Godr i- sunny paused
y was Miss Evelyn Clifrordc.
she paused. GOOD evening sunny
| She would have gone on, but sunny
| caught her by the arm.
What's the matter?
rhe..the mater! Notniis u,e ma. ma,
""YI W, .ne me, b,rI b Tn,o,. Sa,a sn,ing ON me.
.,,o "ain,,,.. ,E,.iug 70 make on;
tI. SIne ~ ,ra n,a,,er Tbere is
rn,hing w. eu,atter.-nothiny at ell
ro.,!ne ,,o e,onn and-and mind YOU,
nwn huainesg i
IVA - u,a,t to apeeE 70 YOU" she saio
essn Ss NO ,pTn,ng tIn,n now ,S and don't wish
% .neoL 70 vnu. leave me alone" the
a,rl said
,'t'v1 i,,si rot TO sneak to you," sunny
so.d "Comna In Lere," she held Eveiyn'a
arm tightly. Come into my dressing
room I slant Keep you a minute -
"TIIm not coming. :" the girl STAN
merod Y .ol vou two got 10 wv"
besides. II don't want! oh. don't,
Tnrf: iosvo ~, a'nre DO YOU know"
she said ctnring down with dila'ed eyes
in her white face--"do you Know that
sometimes Il just hate you:
sunny nodded.
"T l;rOw. think ] know why. 100:
she said. YOU come in mere want I"
sps3Tk TO- you
WnhE 80 .,, ,,.,,or ,.nu'r. In tbere g
,.n', -, HoL verv wrI got
u oyer @ ouic,,,v -
~, ~, 49, i,,o tbe little dressing
lneE W., Nv 'H,,,I III. door
'o",I III" " ,,ra sa,d S,rhnt arc you going
,n~ SIC '"''
~ w ,,,
"Going 10 do--whnt do YOU mean
II mean You're going TO 90 soine!h,ng pine \. ,s
you're going to 90 sometn,hg YOU 'aW uS
doing. and are, ashamed OF d2ing. ana ,
you're miseEanle, a anu very ''Ne" '''
wI9h YOU was dead , ,r
u 90 10 tne grl s"sU.eI'
WlSh 10 heaNensH' was ne"u ~ ,aa IL rn,,.
"ot coward II Woulu De ueau eau N mom
what nave J got 20 i've tor Tnr "e"
on DitterIN; No,'iins; & SIa USi,,"s ,s.o,,a :
maven real trlenu III tiae W,ose IN
" J was 4"au there 'Sh eo'' ""'
would care e, -, ,,, cir,
SUNNI, san hothlns. G.e "' ''e S''
go on. thinklnR IL vas ",st',
IN chorus girl anu l s''a, ,.aioo
De anythhE else We s1' ~" 'o,Hei u, ir.
can sing nke you 'a'' al nnn I'll ,',,I n,I
rnm ,hm can, m @ rus. ocnWso crvsaS -, fair, ~
they nave me mere because III "', ~. -
EoTo goo Lo9Klhg Wnsm sc, Gn oca ant en- aa,s "s
H. II oe tme Woahn9use. 3 ai UnJ '"m aosnE.,o
,ot on TWO POUNDS "eeh
IN SICK OF II aIli a. sooner npNe m,e, eTTa fIi,a
!iiin uile ana nh's' II '""" go u" "''"e ''N7
TINS
~ saw YOU last night as I was going
home" Sunny said.
You were spying
'I wasn't spying, neither sunny
said with spirit. II was going nome
and zee car pull up before one OF
those smart restaurants, and YOU got
lut with--with some one else-some one
know OF, and not much to his good,
neither
Mind Your own business it's nothing
to YOU YOU = +, - g.. ,,,,,,o,, .,,.. n, -
me. because | like you. and because
I'm bit like-you said It yourself
Ike what your little sister was
"Dont"' the girl whispered. Don't I
dare speak of her
she was here, wouldn't she tallt TO YOU
just like I'm talking to you. wouldn't
she say don't-don't go and do anything
YOU are ashamed OF? Don't do nothing.
dear, that will prevent Us meeting again
II wont listen" the other girl said 81
won't listen to you; II can't ,'
ou can ,sm rHmu~y"u must "ha' was
her name; Teii me 'hat
"Ye fer-hnr i name IT,. 49,,
,o,!, our s.s.eI ,.r nalne ne SlrI you
name .., Am ,,..
49, won ven @ N9n wi can't
n om can YOU VIII "hat was her
name ne, ,.,.,,
nEyelyn hesItated.
her name was lIora, she said.
And Doras dead sunny WHISPERED
Dea" doh know tnnCh ! used to
go 70 churcn pit Wheh could. only
people used TO look tunny az my rags In
mem DAYS go nov sometimes but II
reels inside one, am Il: lt,s believing
Lbeheving as there's something better
nan Just lINinS IN th's world. something
else 70 I'VE Tor than ,ust getting ones
meals meal T reg Iar , anu IKE IKE that h on on; !
lersthnd You do understand. you |
tn9w IN your heart you believe she is
waiting for you-somewhere waiting
and hoping and praying as Nou,h come
10 her lnst ,ike she iett you here on
earth. You know.you Know You'd |
De ashamed 10 race her, you'd be
ashamed TO feel her KISS, YOU would
Hut YOU wont. you're going to be what
'he would have wanted you to bc-what
,he expects Nogl' be- ATI md when the
lime comes she'll be waiting for you,
gel
she'll be there. | know know il.
and then youll bs glad YOU KEEP as
you should keep for her sake--for your
,wn sake, too. oh. I ain't clever at |
know that-but-but YOU
understand what / mean, don't you?'
Evelyn noded silently the tears were
.ominG into her eyes Sunny had |
watched for them. hoped for them, al
most prayed for them. And they were
,oming now the girls eyes were wet
| great tear rolled down her cheek.
You're only girl Yourself littla
nore'n child. only little older n me-;
sunny whispered. And there's heaps
f 'app!ness in this world for you Yet II
,,nu Ann't ,,,,,r 10,