Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-12
SUNNY DUCROW
BY HENRY ST. JOHN COOPER

nan I'M London, he''lI''e -,
sur, YOU are a wonder. Sunny, III have
., cortract drawn up ready; when VIII
YOU be in?" s .,v,ors
A., name Of the play?"
"V arbe Lady Detective" Hemming-
ysy said. ,,
.I,. rlpping play n scream, / tell
,ou You'll make the success ol 'o''
he the parts simply you J.
'' ",u right. I'll see Barstowe'
ennry went out on the stage she met
Eoshemer. ... ,,,..o,,, ~ ho eaid
,o,.a,od aren't you?" Sunny said.
.s.. d.,Idod." he said. lie held out a
soft moist hand. ~ been saying
:" Ar time. 'Eiemmingvsy, It bity dat
~, ,.,d away dat little sunny; she IL
ssr girl for us
,,rn dtdn't send me away, It was
:" sunny said directly. Don't you
and get wrong ideas in your head.
n,,s talking about me coming back ana
- con1e back I come back, ana doh
~, IN with no interference J! ,o,,,
Ma, "ai iier same, always der same
AiWaiEi,, aiEi,,,o sunny: and ain'd you grown,
,oo?" no added: o,,,.d
"wSy. VT "y YOU haf1-grown more und
more lofsIy ,nS aS eat eat coke" sunny said.
on. Ia no, the way to speak TO the
va vi nowcr behind tho management
fnarTp,oss Tp,oosstbeImer took It in good part
Nothing sSI could rufie hts good temper
an, cGua"ihtS,s hoSs we see you here again
,.,.ty y's COON" he said. GOOD luck una
good-by ,,,,,,, hands with him J feel
81 want a nice hot bath with heaps
Of soda in II sunny
hurrrleu, ,ore was not in would not be at
tbcatrc nj all today: there was
nv sny,,ers conference or something Cur
tss Informed her ,,,, sunnv To II
80 you cant sec h'n' sunny
'n&fT.Eft n&&prsttv particular for. me-" Sunny
said. "i've, got an 9ffsr, Gnr,,ss went a
,ule white about the mouth uoo,, {"
sunHEE TnE TStT ! thought you mcan---"Curtiss
oS on; well, you're not bound 10
Parstowc after this month" ,
~ am" Sunny said, bound IN honori
n hn wants lne u .nn'J
opLat's PTt ali right Sunny said. 81
,,,s, NV business. I don't believe In
tnrnIng down them as has done you
rood turn. Barstowe's been good lFienu EN-
70 me, ia hate myself II | treated MIN
n'"S% You're %gS' a funny girl" CurtIss said,
"a scream, aren't r." Sunny said.
gut ! can't clip II; l was built that
way! What's, the time:
Come con-, and ave some lunch. I'm
rorg to the A. y. c. Coming. ,,
,sted An right" he said. "But why
rot come TO- -,
a p. cs good, good enough en- n5,,nJc for me Ss:t =;
is, I'm going to have tea with duchess,
snd II | have a lot OF lunch ! shan't
be able to eat much tea, and It'll hurt
w curtlss laughed. He did not for
moment believe that Sunny was taking
lea with a duchess It was hardly likely.
Twice or three times as they made
their way to tho nearest Aerated Bread
cos shop he looked at her. When
they were seated at one of the little
tables at the back of the shop, and being
waited on by one OF the girls, he still
%Roll and butter and cup OF coffee
for me- sunny said.
CurtIss sighed.
"lave n poached egg
Yes. anything. | don't care: toast,
oa, anything" Curtiss waved his hand.
Seem upset" sunny said.
lie nodded. sunny, do you remem.
ber-" he paused.
THERE'S heaps ,,l Of things i,5 rememo nSn1o
things i' ! ike '' to Remember and some
things don't. There's something like
10 remember, but--but It's just the
saTe-same now as It was then"
Look here, Sunny" he Gaid; he
leaned across the table toward her. I'D
fsppyS
would you'd do your best; but--but II
isn't going to be, it can't be -
There's that other?"
"Thrro's no other" Sunny said.
brighter look came into his face.
81 thought"
ut don't matter what you thought
there's no other
"rhcn, sunny, why not listen to me?
before him, He waited til she went
away.
sunny, YOU know love you----"
II shouldn't take sugar along with
YOUR poached egg, IL ! was YOU" Sunny
fad, "rhars The salt In that little pot
thing there"
IT doesn't matter TO me-" he said
don't care Sugar or salt, It's all
Oh" 10 me :"
IT'S no good, Arthur" Sunny said
mmous!y;. Its no good. There isn't
many Ike as much as ] do you, but
Lt cant he That's all about II, II
Just cant be-" Her voice caught for
moment. You don't understand,
more DON'T l. perhaps. only | know II
IAN right" he said. "AIl right. II
S:an give up all hope; I've clung to
rope all through. Sunny. I suppose I'll
make fool OF myself, and go on hoping
;ast the same. I'll ask you again one
e'Ei sunny, I'll sttIl cling To-"
,opr rTa, va, lne sat you're, putting into
.,, Bother, It doesn't matter" he said.
ms all one. | shall wait---I am con.
n nn 10 walt there's no hurry; | shah |
meyer yer change" ho said
EHunny slid out her hand across the
,2oI' to him. "Nor shan't ], Arthur"
tCUGrn like almost any one else, but
Guy II Just can't be, seer"
I've nodded, "All the same, I'm moi
hong Sones TO, 10 give UP hope" he said, Il
/ jsvc ToI, Sou II chanSe your mind; women
sunny " 0''''''eo '"e" MINUS
:. Shan't' she said Never shall ."
,dpI pyt mere Is no other? You said so " |
Sunni WVIe no other now. there was
enin ri%ny paused-"Thore might have been, |
"'l %DoSr NJ could not be, you see %
SnnoDrington?" he said shortly.
SSunnya face famed Yes nin,t
t",p,eH tor meg It might have been Dobring
wsii Only lit isn't and never will he. |
t,and because it can't be, you under.
eggar And-and, Arthur, that's the |
''N 'e putting on your egg again"
CHAPTER LYI
Tho me u" Love story OF II Duches.
spnmr,, IltIc duchess advanced, she took
. check ,E,,o IVY me hand and she pected her