Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-20
CHAPTER NNIN
Tho old Erientg

"Swank?" Sunny said II dare say it
Is. Bert | amt pretending with you
no more than I am with myself. only
II isn't all swank, either! - She paused.
Il wouldn't have liked the old show to
shut up and Bill and the rest to be out
Of work. nor wouldn't you. Bert"
"SpOse wouldn't" he said gloom
| fly. "Cnly that's what it'll come to in
the long run for all of us. PeopIell get
tired Of me and you. Sunny, they will :"
Not much; but II they do. why, we
have the, pickle factory TO so back to
| row. anyhow"
Three days had passed. The money
/ ~ been duly paid over. and the style
Of the firm was hencefOrth johnson
4 nurrow, Pickle and Jam Manufac-
tlrprs"
It had been Sunny's express wish that
the new firm should be launched In style.
The hands were to have a beanfeast. the
cost Of which was to come out of
Sunny'S pocket.
She had interviewed Mr. Arthur Cur
NS and had drawn ten pounds in adj
vance, and Sunny had made her ar
langements accordingly. And today
'IhursddY) the bcnnfeast was to take
place. There was to be motor char-a-
6anc to take the whole party to Epping.
Lhe provisions Sunny had arranged for
The only thing she could not arrange for
IN advance was the weather. But 1t
II .fpprn'H TO b" beautiful day--juSt
me very day she would have chosen.
IhtN were to meet at the pickle fac
,orF In 'utway street, Borough, at $50
nr'rlSeIy. And now. at 7.3O, Bert and
sunny, Evelyn Clifforde and Mrs Melkin
We're taking their breakfast together
%Sr.' MrIN'm was in her painful best.
nle "or" bonnet with tall. nodding
punrs, l!k" on" sees on Il funeral hrarse.
H"u her race was In sombcr keeping with
Sr hradsear, Her dress of rusty black
s!H. Spiit where It had been folded,
srtaNed and rustled with her every
"rofe,htht "ooS's She had deep. black-edEed
ooIiHH'',handkerchief. with which she
'."ru n"r eyes now and again. 1t was
II ,.utni mat Mrs. Melkin had made up
happy day. ''"''''' "'''
Ho"' old dear, If | was you." Sunny
San" I""Iy | shouldn't CONF, Itll only
'S'J YOU. ltll get YOU thinking about
at" uh\S when YOU was Young girl
u %uu uSsd 10 20 out on h,auI,sts and like
~, 10" only 90 and upset your
Ell you know you will :"
II try and bear IT," Mas. Melliin
,I H II no doubt bring back tender
'"' 'aIt-DrrdlNtng memories, but IN
4, w. u sentiment Et,S the better
,,,n me, III Withdraw quiet and ave a
! shouldn't If was you" Sunny re-
sung oSu about on the wet grass"
i sunny Ducrow, I'm going :" Airs
- ',Nh Sald And SO no more about it,
you please should be sorry to
nnnK' Elizabeth Ann, that YOU didn't
"'mt me TO join in the gay and fostering
sunny said no more. It was hopeless
%aS' MeIkin certainly did intend COM
mg and nothing would ston her
/ "t'Eh CIlftorde was going too. sunny
/ "N Explained that the pickle and lam
amos were inclined to be little rough
II their play.
Lut hut lhcy are good lot. the best lot
u Iu'r word = sunny had said. "rhey
r,o',to 70 De my friends and they are my
men | am with them. and ItIl always
4 ,o ,r mM' mat with me, kvy! I'm going
Do, Wy 10 get on, I'm working hard to
IIb,, vi; am getting on Il bit, come to
v,,o ,, .Ii' "as-not 80 very long ago
Ino,y' p sucking Labels Oh jam pots there +;
3pans partner. But, whatever hap
|Trjas' ) III not going to lose sight o. old
HnaS. only / know. dear. they aiu,I
iS.r, iS.r friends, and you mightn't care for
sEyelI 'ne% are your friends, sunny"
ISSSsn said, 1T Is enough for me-"
so,no '"r vas gong, And there was
1migh, r ,,' 'l5" VINO might-Just possibly
he wo,!n, UP sunny rather hoped that
-crIaUwu ,' not IT was DohrinEton. Nes.
sy" evening he had asked sunny 10
<I%inn,a run out with him in his car tn
bor eI,on rTo Tor lunch and back in lime
j "C," evening performance.
Bur n'' uo II - Sunny said. "I'm GO
Far y" ns another sort Of bcanfeast. Not SO
i Ipsin,hh hh'iSnNon quite. You see" she,
Il east "i'h m going on Johnsou's bean
w. Jam factory. Src%" ''' P''N''
Il Snnn""" ! could come too" he said
MAJ hF 'huShcd, She dld not rrnIi2,
%"S "0bN ne meant it seriously. ' '"''"'
EourS, oS you can com" II you like, Of
EIlktns n,IJ rI' ,hs S"ld. "IouIl like BI
Nn,,nIl should say !" sac Iuugh"d' rr,In ,,,'
H., "o%, we start from Cupwny %h"'', sS,'''i
;. wonI HnMI"rrSbaug at half-past eight If
u So you must be there ia