Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

sVt Sut Of the rut there was q hksiihood
u Th.y had arrived The long ana 10y.
..u s.Ssno a. d.sy up under the trees Of tho
.pSgpissi T. y is 4 plas. q . sheer ,.s., a.
luxe TO Scotland, or abroad 70 the nj.
vlsra, have heard Of Eppins vaguely. ~
Of some place whore common people 80
70 enjoy thetnselyss: ana do not know
T s IL. srsnGsst. Anss. forss. .hs.
England oan boast OF. where eiss are
therc such noble trees, such dslis such
sllmpses Of perfect woodlAndf where
s'' ss S s.r. ssS. e.. ss.!: e :fss sSul sHS
ring out more spontaneously or the
joyousiy to tbs blue skissf
Travel f.r and vids. bu. YOU viii
nsysr SeS. :. iSD iSSspIns !. !: LcnS sssS
tor tired Lcndoners; and here they. for.
drum. svefyGSy lie Of toii. les : breath
Of shs country Il 10 mors--.it 10
Mrs. Msifin sat under a tree and
wspt. Tender memories came back 70 |
her; She sobbsd into her bla.k.sdssd
1T takes me back 10 when I was q |
ySsns gx s,ss ssl6s I appy x. b.,Ss re ,nflns :,
|. .Tor, ana It's Inc .an,s Il AMI altered,
"a, y aint been Suilt over, nor nothins
o,ss;v q; wsRs ss x:f,s .tr:.s for IL was thor.
They had started a childish game Of
hide -ahd-seek. People foreet that they
are. grown up ana become children nsaif
IN the Eppins slades.
eagerly seeking u "Mr NJ ySS poSson S'u.s' - they hey
called him. DobrinGtDn, for hie uaft,
had successfully dodsed Miss Harris and
w. ne: b. ripgIssS, he said; The day y. 2. 4
you enough for letting me cofnsl'
..""Icure enjoying yoursslfT Sunny
"Can you doubt it9" he said.
NO: ! don't! Nut you've r.. yourself It
SSn ssS.s aSSa ycnrs On a. H. nv s' a.. ,s at 81 r.
syes met Sis frankly and and kindly. 'Yoa
were right Just now" she said. .'Ysu'rs
'hsss here @ but yos nSs a.. q new S'a :na
and none the less you're my frisnA. and
Hs bent his head and kissed her
| finger.
How they'd laugh at you for doing
'You@yeu mean they kiss in other
ways here7"
she nodded.
Then ii must 90 In Rome as the
Romans DO, eh. sunny7'
around her suddenly and kissed her on
,s,G ,%GFASya I'd ~ s9a.r''and ! !: that" Sunny
She kissed him back, then took his
hand and. like the child she was, rsssd
Harris. % Of :s the yellow iSS " blouse. ~ spyins
them, gave chase and ran them to earth.
me !" Evelyn Clifords said. She ana
sss sccd had Jus, .fE ih,sun ss af.x n:
long breath. "A little while ago. a short
week ago. I was the most lonely. niser.
able, unhappy sirl In the world. could
see no hope for happiness. or anything
ss sssn psiedD won sss snns hss' q usA:d
now. I'm glad TO be here. I'm happier
this day. than l have been for years"
Som II" Bert said. He looked At
"why?" she said
Bert turned rcd.
You're here, aint your hs said.
The girl flushed too. She said moth
ing, nor did Bert Presently. as they
walked. her hand managed TO slip into
his. and they went hand In hand; 1t 10
Luncheon was on the green grass
under the trees. and Sunny did the hon
ors; ably supported BY Mr. Johnson.
onads and singer-beer and such like for
those Of simpler tastes. There were
piseon-pis and steak-pie and other Pies
and ham and tongues and hard.boiisd
q ns s sSsrs %:rs Of .pe. pssr ana AnG
proper appreciation Of Sunny's bounty.
Bert saw to Eveiyn's plate before his
own.
You're eating nothing. Bert!" she
whispered.
meals ,ss +. % .ss s'H;sy s' ,sss, s.s for .sn.. my
hS;w. ;. % snd-.sna ). q, 4. you beside ms--Aavs
DobrinSton overheard. Here with
@ loaf beneath this boush. T. book OF
quoted.
We amt got no wine." said Bert.
And as for books Of verses. we're hav-
DoSrinston smiled. He toasted Bit
wiisins IN & . siss. Of sls e., ... ...
9, S .sa SsS: TO n ;ss saS .s:S Gs
A great compliment from Biii, and
Sunny. olapped her hands.
d.ny Speech He s so.s TS'fSs % s fsse :se
he looked red and awkward.
II got a few remarks to make. he
said. II amt much in the spouting line
Come to that; I amt got the knack Of
saying nice things pretty. See? Only
what I got to say Is this This ere Is
to be ere out in the open under the sky,
with the trees and grass and shrubs and
birds and things around u.s. We're
'appy to ave our health and our appe-
ti!es and like that put we are a. aspp!s:st p.:.S
US. boys and gels. Elisabeth Ann she
she was like q streak OF sunshine in the
place. 30 up and called 'er Sunny,
and sunny Us been from that day. and
Boys and gels and Mr.. johnson, like
wise Mr.. Dobson--a stranger, but good
sort--I want you all to stand up and
drink or 'ealth. Sunny Ducrow Ana
may Heaven bless her and give 'er all
she 10 now--the 'appiest, brightest. best
and dearest Kid as ever trsmpled on this
earthi Sunny Ducrow
They rose. ali Of thsm: they lifted
Sunny Ducrow !" they said Sunny I"
And Sunny sat there alone on the
green grass. The tears roso In her
bright eyes and streamed slowly down
her cheeks
Mrs. Melkin, in the background, broke
Into loud sobs Of supreme anguish.
'Thers-.th is something that III
would ike to say - Evelyn Clinorde's
yoioe trsmblsd little: her face was
Mr. Do6son. ! was friendless, poor. and
sss'eis By psa.s nd Il ssse t' .s .snnsss ycS