Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-04
Sunny DUCROW
nv HENRY ST. JOHN COOPER

ns =, ,bngs on, and ! III Wv ~
g p, y can't be helped ,.,u,n In
put II '"% look perfectly splendid J. nc
tnd ,., sne said. "You look
,,ocren, altogether .ruoous turnkey
on.v'. r,or vent in; gorgeous "o""''
,,sued med the hall door -. lord" he
opeu ,,dvship his hin, my ioro' Nv
h'. n,tor ladyshlp his hentertainlhg'
sald D,hrinEton did not near tne
Pernar,n, at any rate nc TOOK ho
rotSSS rosSsrs in sunny T. he SAID SAID behavior
sammy was on ner Uora affected
che marble staircase "'""''
Ncr ,.,,r,on opened Il door and stood
aside oO' brought sunny, mother' "e
"a Sond---" lie pausea. ,oo uore
His mSon mro vero several ladies taking
others t,rs,on tnS,g, bowed he shook hands
with Sc"ip "ip,csscndale rose she shot
LSoy "a ys,snce at her son. put ner iate &C.
QUICK E,rsSthed in smiles as she tu'nou u
sunny' dsor" she said. II am very
MY 9e' 600 YOU !" She took Sunny's
pleased r5 u drew her to her ana KISSED
h1nu h"'
heTSr didn't know you had compaipGT' raiG or l
,ou,dnt have, come ,,;su Su''IIy nucTow her
V%pichess. this Is MISE Duc'o"'
Iadyshp s sa,o, my hat :" sunny thought.
"DucneS wrinkled hard.featured old
sns .,sS sS glaring at her, and she uroppeu
curtsey. ,,,,. I,ucrov do" the
duchess ASH spiI T thank you" Sunny said
VERY W w. go6dness that's right: what
u nope hp,h ~ do YOU cali her? Your ,wor-
On oSoY ySi No. that isn't IT, III wall. wall. ~
'"S Sunny. was endowed WIN @ p.ehSSyI SIaed %
sense S. Sno and what she did not know
her unII.ed uII,Id n learn She discovered later
sne WA 10 ,,,as correct TO say Your Grace.
.1 ,nnt were two other ladies there and
tn',sS Misunderstanding young man. VINO
.,.red hard at Sunny. .o.
II was beside nm that sunny P0"
,,iIy found herself . ,,,s o,,-
snSl nSSil,oven't 7 seen YOU before, MISS Du-
crow - you looked hard"
r,nrv said; she had no opinion OF me
young c man. The ladies' a % htt.e S oVevas'o ;vas n
her, h:,,I,r. but he sn9 5%0Teo a degenerate. IgS.
Seaa,s .I ,oe,n nj the Realm. Are YOU on
'ns s,TSsn Tf I'm there ami she said.
Il thought so; how deuced interest
hs' ss'nNnt %%s' look as II In going to get
Doir .nir With her ladyship," Sunny
inhyyrsbt ny % She glanced across at Dooring'
INV NV Je smiled at her. then, seeing that
Ss .ss was sitting next TO Sir Robert Dove
snr sno he scowlcd for Sir Robert had Il
bad reputation; he was not tne tsPS Ssnr ~
,"ising to He came over to her anu
70 NovAton's anger, took her away.
Ryt the guests were disappearing
,n,. II was only an afternoon call. The
Sc, HyI, old, hard.faced duchess rose and
,hook out her skirts, o,, .u ..
Ducros, suppose. D'u'c-r'o-s' en-
''ScT, grow is good enough for me. your
race! :" sunny said.
"Humph Ducrow, very odd name,
very; don't know 1t. Where do you
''"B ""BBuFgly street ." sunny said. Least
AT least mean we lived first in
BagSy street, now We live In Blooms
bury One day hope to live In the
country when | can earn enough
money ,,,
Earn, then you earn: How do YOU
earn money. young woman?
"On the stage" :" Sunny said.
bless me :" Tho duchess looked
4, SUNNY keenly. Sunny's brave eyes
met the old hard ones without rihch-
Ing ~ o ,,oro
hs bad life -
IT isn't" sunny cried; she flushed
hOtly You know nothing about 1t, or
YOU would not say that y
Young woman, do you know who l
am
Il don't know who you are. my
grace your grace" Sunny said. But
| | know who YOU aren't, and that is
Judge Of the stage and those who have
10 earn their living by II ~
There was silence; the other ladies
vero looking at one another with some
| hing akin to horror in their eyes,
That gr, that wretched little actress
so that's what you think" Her
grace said
sunny shook her head. That's what
| ! know" she said. "I'Ne met with more
/ kindness and I've made more friends
since Went on the stage than ever In
my life
You have had, Of course, vast eXpe-
renee" Of
When girl is like l am" sunny
cad, when she has TO earn her living
as soon AZ she can walk, tnen she gets
{ great deal more experience IN httle
while than a girl who has father ana
mother to protect her and care for her
and look after her. had no father ana
| mother" her voice broke for a moment,
only al aunt, and I had to look after
myself, and-and "" done 1t She
lifted her head proudly.
"msoenCC," one of the other women
whispered audibly.
The duchess turned she looked at the
speaker. You are right" she said. u
waa insoent TO speak to the child as !
did l am corrected I am glad that
you have the courage OF your convic-
tons, Lady Hurstford -
Lady liurstford flushed III did
not mean YOU, duchess. | meant
But her grace turned her back on
her; sh" turned to Sunny again.
.And YOUR name. Child"'
| sunny DGCrOW your grace.
Come here, Sunny DucrOw.
sunny advanced frarlcssly. They we're
was shade taller Of the two.
Fl like YOU, ! like your honesty,
Nke the look in your eyes You are
brave, and bravery and courage is az
auin'rao!" In woman as in man. tn"
women meet are not brave; they arc
al cowarda. all without exception mis-
SIaole, shaking cOwarda, ! like you,
sunny Ducrow and ! wish YOU we'll,
and II ! can help you at any time, come
10 me I'm the Duchess of Lulham."
She bent forward and kissed Sunny,
,!tst on on" cheek, then on the other.
she nodded and smiled. Keep your
courage. child" she said, Keep it,
tue" :"
:, She went the others followed. Lady
nurSltoyd held out her hand to Sunny
with dazzling smile.
a. 50 very pleased to have met YOU,
'isS I)ucruW' she said.
-. was she" Sunny thought. - don't
mink Tx" the old woman. though -
Thank goodness they have gone 80