Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17

20 ao,a ,ao.write it!, she said. And / ain't
soms 70 taKe this engagement"
"MMot-not ten pounds a week7"
Not on me ~ ssp, you could !. notice. she said.
paper and me are sHe Eoins espRsa % wrl,s tss
tne @ play. then at the end Of SIX months
III 60 to Barstowe-In tell him. I'll
say to him. Give us a chance in your
nal WIN t. IN bet he doesl'
,And III bet he doesn't!" Bert said.
betcher! !" Sunny said.
"A bob then !" Bert said,
She held out her hand.
IT'S bet. Bert! Betcher he does -
CHAPTER XVI
No Fool
you're a wicked. ungrateful sirl
feeiingly. ERE, after me toiiin~ and
tmoiiins, as the saying Is. all my life
iins' ins 10 W6r get you on, me fretting and FUN.
what was best to do for you, and look:
chi,d lhf on you like you was my own
What's the matter7" Sunny said.
interrupt your elders and your betters
and pastors and masters, as the sayin.
is.' Mrs. Melkin said. She held up a
9TS1iivering T1i..g hand. What ! am saying.
mo watching over you and 'eipinx YOU
as ! done. and looking after you and
everything you with your nasty, 'oard.
Ing ways! That's what said, and say
1t asain-.your nasty. 'oarding ways,
l put between my lips. to say nothing
'LiIzle!" Sunny said. "And that amt
true. ! know you want your bit OF com.
fort as we'll as any one"
Ere are you getting pounds and
pounds a week." Mrs. Meikin said. And
out Tor me and the education give you,
you might be in the pickles now. Ere
you are. earning pounds and pounds.
this !"
"Oh, that's It" Sunny said. You
Seem . long time coming to It, aunt
YcI don't like these rooms?, ~
to move. You've got a position to keep
up, Elisabeth Ann. now: so have I, come
to that Besides. It's due to me for all
I done for you In the past"
sunny knew perfectly well that Il
her aunt. Mrs Melkin had It in her mind
that Sunny owed everything In her life
to her. But for her. Sunny would n.ver
have got on the stage but for her. Sunny
tory: but or her sunny would be selling
matches or flowers or something In tho
street Mrs. Melkln. with tears rolling
down her face, explained all this to the
landlady, who came upstairs now and
her Pore dear!"
And. would you believe II, that ohlld
as I've cherished begrudges me every
drop as ] put between my lips!" Mrs
Sunny tapped her small foot thought
fully on the floor. The idea to move, to
get a rice little fiat Of her own, had
appealed to her more than once. But she
had stood off a little; she did not want
to get into debt; Debt was a thing that
she hated; It frightened her to the very
depths Of her honest little soul.
II couldn't bear for people to be able
to say. That there Sunny Ducrow owes
"I've been thinking about getting
other rooms aunt" she said. only |
thought we'd walt bit. We're comfort.
able enough here. 1t isn't 30 bad. and
its suta cheap, "a him SEdmand there's the fur
There's the 'ire," Mrs Melkin said.
mot mel" Sunny said decidedly. mo
ire purchase for me. When l gets q
ONE OF my own re going gg to be ONE
and ali night, I'm not
I'm going to wait till ] can pay for
what want. And 1t won't be so long.
You could GET Mrs. Melkin said.
nifty pounds worth over two years for
ten shlllinss a week: a .undred pounds
worth over three years for"
she prOCeeueu 10 quote ITOIn tno du-
vcT tisements she had read.
sunny shook her head.
'It's running into debt. and no debt
for rne, thanks !" she said "ln six
months we'll be able to buy and pay
for what we want, and for six months
wem hang on here. old dear!"
you're wicked, ungrateful girl.
that's what you are - Mrs. Melkin said.
She burst into tears and rocked her
self backward and forward. The argu-
nient always ended this way.
"A n,iser with 'er 'oarding and 'oard-
ingl" Mrs. Melkin groaned. ITO think
that should ever see the day"
Sunny had started a small banking
account The revue Mt the Realm had
been running for many weeks now. and
had been In every way q brilliant sue
cess Sunny had refused to bind her
self by a long contract At the nd ~
the ak months she would be free, and
IL was quite certain that II she wanted
to n,oke a new contract with Barstowe
then, there would be nothing In tho way
OF 1t Her song had been a great sue
cess II was the most tuneful number
In the whole revue, The organs ground
IL out at every street corner. II was
TO be seen for sale In the window of
everv mus'c-s" Her In the hngdom, "a"
sung by Miss Sunny Ducrow at the Lon
don Realm" with Sunny's picture.
taken by that great photographer. Mr..
Hurllngham.. on the cover ,r
CONTINUED ToMoIRow)
coDvrs0ht. 1881. by GEORGE p. vons's Sons