Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-07

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She paused her reverle was broken,
Mrs. Melkln came into the room, N'''''
amt you never going to get up this
lovely morning. Elizabeth Ann Du
1T isn't often I stay in bed" Sunny
SAID. I'm going to get up now. I was
late and 6it tired last night; It was
Mrs. Melkin sniffed. Heavy partT"
sho raid. Much good your heavy parts
seem to do Amt we never going to
have home of our own. Elizabeth Ann 2
iaSs, hS we going to be in-in respectable
| "oh. there's plenty Of time to SEQ
gear. how you'd like to go and live out
."iS hate HI" Mrs. Melsin said dc.
sunny's face fell. well, II wouldn't
be far out" she said. mot moren about
s1,a t11D 'fis sIsa itT !. Mrs IS M'lhin said. I'm
How about a nice little red.and-
| white house with honeysuckles and
things7" Sunny said.
S ate (. ~, ,sroS MRS Msn,r nnv Tsgsas,sa sa,
tiles on the floor, ana a back garden
with cabbages and like thatT'
mot met. said Mrs. Melkin.
sunny sighed, II thought you'd "a
''%pso "rd ate Il Il. vers sns iaS siss, of it olvo
| me London and the shopsv'
Sunny sighed. II thought you would
like. It," she said. II had an idea,
but lI She paused. ,,.,
only about the piece last night"
"Oh, that piece of BERT Jackson's
Laugh at II, should think. don't theyT
Not quite !" Sunny said.
well, II they didn't, they ought to
things coming to? Him as used to be
in the pickles-----"
"And me, too, was in the pickles !"
sunny said. Only things change bltw
Anyow don't ,I,n mention ,s no a,,S country try
no bathrooms nor tiled kitchens neither;
and as for cabbageB In the garden.
never could abide the smell Of them
"Aii right" Sunny said. "Ail right.
we'll get little nat somewhere later
Later ont IT'S always later on!"
Mrs. Melkin said.
Sunny rose she bathed and dressed.
II was IL O'Clock when she opened the
front door of the house In Bloomsbury
had pulled up; In the car was Lord
Dobrtngton. '
Good morning, Sunny" he said. RIP.
ping notices about you In the papers. and
you deserve II all See what Angus said
about you in the CryT'
She nodded. And he was right" she
said; he was dead right n jump
Ing bit too high. I've got to wait till
I've grown a bit"
"oh. rot!" no said. These chaps al
ping notice. read II aloud to my
mother and she was delighted with itI'
Was shef" said Sunny.
Rather" He made room for her
beside him Jump In. sunny" he said.
He himself was driving the smart
Of a practiced driver. he put 1t through
the traffic. 50
sunny did not talk while they were
negotiating the worst Of the traffic. but
presently. when Ealing was passed and
the road became less congested, she be.
gan.
"oft? what's ONT"
NE living at Sunnyville." she said
II spoke about Il to aunt and she nearly
country; and did look forward to II
so," she said. "I'd made UP my mind
to have one Of those little red-and-white
cottages. and look after thing. there
during the day. and help bit In the fac
~
"Poor old rirl =. robrinston said. He
looked at the little face beside him. He
looked moro often than he should, seeing
that he was responsible for the we'll
80 you wnnt to live in the oountry1"
ia love I'll It was just lovely that
night I stayed at Bary.owe's, getting up
In the morning and seeing the nelds and
hn "a AA hans Nd m thu rAa
II, and the fresh air! Oh. I'd love iii"
You've never seen our country home,
Sunny. at Great Harwell-Harwell Tow
ers7"
"of course, I haven't" she said.
sunny, supposing we run on there
now--its only hfty miles---instead of
going to Sunnyville this morning. a. we
intended7 Let's make for Great Hnr-
well, shall weT' He looked at her Gag
eriy. "I'd love you to see our place r.
"I'd love to see 1T"
He looked at the clock on the dash.
board. III We put It on we ought to be
there by half-past one. i could send
Mrs Mathers 4 wire from Uxbridge TO
tell her to have luncheon ready. We
could leave there at and be back In
town by 8, shall wer'
Sunny nodded.
Right I" he said 1--WE wanted you to
see our place badly"
AZ Uxbridge they stopped for few
minutes while he sent q telegram to the
at Harwell Towers. warn.
Ing her OF their coming for lunch.
The country was lovely; It was q glor-
ious day, and Sunny gave herself UP to |
the enjoyment OF the trip. London and
the theatres seemed very very far
They did not talk much. and Sunny was
glad. Now and again Dobrington
glanced at her. sometimes their eyes
met, and they smiled. They we're good
the hest OF good friends there
was complete understanding between
them, there was no need Tor any uhiiov"
essary conversation
And the car made good time II was
Just after l when they ran into the
luaint, irregular little street of Great
Harweli. 1t was an old'world village,
six miles from the nearest railway sta
Davements were of rough cobbies, the
little cottages had whitewashed walls
and roofs OF thatch, or of irregular.
weather and time-stained tiles Old
o Dobrngton as the car passed; old
men touch d their hats to him.
Every one seems to know you here"
sunny said. Il
"They ought" he said. with a laugh
we've been here over four hundred
you know"
Before them was a pair OF large stone
pillars. surmounted by carved lions hold.
ng shields, On the pillars swung beau
fully wroughtiron gates,
'Lor. we didn't ought to go In here. |
lid we7" Sunny asked, as the car went
between the gate pillars,
Dobrington smiled TITS our place."
he said. "Harweli Towers"
, Sunny said nothing she looked about
Ter. She saw smooth. green sward. on
which fed door. She had never seen
ieer In her life, except once In Rich