Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-17
LADYFLNGERS
-,,,s STARTS THE STORY
BY JACKSON GREGORY
CopprtoAt, 1881, by Charles sorsbneyss Sons

THE ,biet bvt Al oeu.
"Lsdprr.ge a unny, merry disposi-
a@sm', @ tho object Of a frame-sp fhot
III tasten the erooSsn0 ,.o, ~ " TSc HS
.im im., a.S ;s"s q prsrmed by a oargster
c,ook oitk the aid o. a snide de-
tsctics and Q orios o. soovv % IrSSm q
iosysr 1ho ~ gns'v nttsuot, mi a diamond
LsSyr~0ttron Ls.s" from tic person Of rich Mrs.
s,sfserii, beoaase PoIw Le Brrn dsks
Nm. TO get y 70. ,r;1k FIX ~ b defeotivc IN
Wm1 psfosr ~ ino,s nsm hod been knocked
m ,. s 4sns !, s,sc,,oe,s dr@ asie" enoa9ed no s ss
frcsro. m % ,Sc ,oonar ke attempted
sssog ssss a ,hre,od basiness ,oosnan ,oith
~,ssi heart hidden snder rough
ows;o,' W Hdddon, the td,oyer pho
.Ssy,d the $4,000 bribe, hos charge of
Xs isoai affairs OF ths comdn' Mrs.
Hst Rornie and Enid Camden enter
~, ,s s,oteoes Of ifs mistress.
End and Steele meet ~ me odr,
isr, ond Me oie eyes :" Huo"c'
Etstheril miss nofhsn0.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
she bowed, smiled broadly, and
oh uru.,rr Nf,,no ber skirts
n went on EVeiyn' nns n. ~, 20
and her eyebrows, swept oy Emu nc
IA roman slammed the door after her.
cu IN. sbe stood staring hard
FOR VIZ J =
into Enids eyes.
80 you and steele Know eacn otner
.,,.,dy ?" she snapped unpleasantly.
w. Mrs. Stetheril."
D, =. d,dn,t t.ke von n year
"Humph' NV, :. %
n get acquainted! "!
1--WE met the other day." the Cir
.o,d her quietly.
"oh. You did. did your And when
aia you meet7 And where did you
wse. ws Steele hasn't told me anything
shout It." .....
"ps,baps." and Enid smiled q little,
~. a;dnf attach sufficient Importance
me ,sn a'am natter TO think OF mentioning
~ ~ 'H'
""I asked you when and where
~, Tho woods" Enid had stiffened
~ ~ rudsr G the sharp words, "He was
n WAS The frst day Of May"
.yor,ve taken trouble to remem
-, ths essct day. have your" sneered
- I'D woman ansrily.
~..yo, asked s''
"pou,t ou tell tell me what I asked! II
40. the first day OF May, was i'll
Mnmnb i" she remembered Steele q
Su%R1 ,S,ent .mindedness Of the second day Of
% .sa had seen upon both Steele's face
tsns @ Suddenly she pounded her stick
s,uy; sy;ns, Tho foor again. Look here
JGas Jis ,hrrst;OS {Oa ber ms face % forward over
si,eu. LAM os "I won, have YOU makins
nl ean., nv secretsry Do Won under ).
u.sa3 won,t have itVT
Inu Eu;d,, hroath,nn bad ouickened: he,
sss.Is were flaming.
% "po Vou mind explaining lust wha,
80, nv man bv that Mrs. StetheriI?' sh,
~ "a "1 forc;nv IN into her words a low,
s.na colmnss.
WIN "W.on !" rasned Rachel Stetberil
.usani mean iust what 7 say. vol,
u,.'. n;r& .fsced fooii 7 always mean
wh,t II I saw"
Enid stsred at her n moment. he,
.,.s 6l,.J With inc, .dulitv. Then. her
s..d orsct w;thout sneakinp she nsssed
N tbe doc, Rachel Stetheril,' stretch
iur on OH, a ouick hand caught her by the
~ .Is.vs vs' u '''A manu. '"' ' " '''
"Wbere are you eoinr?" she de.
manded, "And Why don't YOU an
sverpr
"There in nothing to say" Enid told
her Quickly. "And I am going to gel
Ropni. and 20 homs!''
You haven't got any home"
Enid Bit her III. But again she
sd nothing.
"Drat the xirl! Can't you talk?"
"And | can keep from talking
when It is best that l should. You
have been very good to us, Mrs. Steth
sil But that isn't sufficient reason
for me to let you insult me, is iii
II you'll allow me I'll take myself out
oi your way"
Then GO screamed the old woman.
shaking with her rage. go and the
devil take you -
Enid, walking swiftly, went into the
house and to her room. Ronnie was
fact asleep, his chubby little fingers in :
tsFlaeed as Big Sister had taught him,
thus were things Of evil kept away.
Peeping out from under the corner OF
bis pillow was the book
You're a fool and I'm another
and like you. Come to din :
hr, child I"
stetheril came into the room and closed
~s ~ Hoor alter her, THIS time softly.