Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-17
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"She Threw Him Down"
CITES got to. He's madman on
III ono subject, but aside from that
I. Inns reason. Besides, when he sees
.hat MN commanded to give him half
" "Yc,'m goin' t. give him three
u,llions? That's tough. Knock on my
Soor when you coine back. I'll be
''.S "Shc doesn't care for Crnig"
"She threw him down. Maybe she
heard YOU had seven millions
"You don't mean that, Jenny"
"i'm mrnn pup! Of course l don't
n.on II. Nancy wouldn't marry Il
billion If she didn't love tn man who
W T,hey went out into the hall. Ban.
.,oft with light and Jenny with n
Seayy step. At Jenny's door he sud
denly caught both her hands and kissed
"if only / had had sister like you.
Jenny! l wouldn't have cared
E"Well, III be your sister from now
on. Better toddle along-before Nancy
has Mysteries.
As she saw the top Of his head van.
i,h below the floor level, she leaned
ssainst the wall and let the food of
tears fall--silently. Oh. Jerry, Jerry
Suddenly she saw herself. ten years
hence, wrinklcd and fat, and both jobs
Bancroft jumped into the taxi and
slammed the door behind him. n o need
Of asking the chauffeur any questions a>
TO this or that or whereabouts; the
end Of this journey would be Mt Stew
arts door. wherever that might be.
As he settled back against the cushion
he sought the feel of the letter. lie
had not left 1t behind. Then he re-
membered the copy of the affidavit
stuck behind the bow of his hatband.
He would not require this now; so he
tore 1t up.
The mind had an odd wny of mis-.
behaving at times. His thoughts now
skoulG hav" been exclusively Of Nancy
and were divided between Nancy and
Jenny. lie was very fond of Jenny /;
be wanted to help her in some why.
The notion had been in his head for
some days, nebulously. where he could
not attach 1t to settlement. Now
the notion came into the clear. He
would purchase half interest In the
dressmaking shop where Jenny posed.
Jenny. If. by some stroke Of bad luck
the establishment should fail, the loan
would not become a liability. but would
automatically cease to exist. On the
ether hand, Jenny should pay him an.
nually rs much as she could, until the
loan was wiped out.
He chuckled. Despite the fact that.
BY placing himself unreservcdly in the
hands of madman. he might be roll
ing toward permanent injury or death,
he could find something to chuckle over.
Jenny was right. If he went OH playing
the Good Samaritan to everybody he
TOOK fancy to his sOlvency would BE-
OF short duration. No. matter. If this
nights business turned out well Jenny
should have her chance.
The taxi stopped so violently tba,
bancroft was shaken to his knees. The
ehauffeur opened the door.
First door to the right as YOU go
up. SIR" said the chauffeur. politely
Bancroft got out and brushed his
Knees. Tho locality was utterly un-
!amiliar. As for that. there was Il good
oeal OF New York unfamiliar to him.
Am l expected to pay yOu?"
No. sir. The gentleman who sent
me ior you paid me in advance. He
ssld MIR. Bancroft, room four. He said
Seu expected him to send for you,"
That's tolerably correct"
D. None of my business, but nobody
Ives IN this house. You can take that
Nr what it's worth"
The chauffer jumped back into his
seat and whizzed away into the deep.
sning night.
ThodgItfully Bancroft proceeded into
.1 .1e mouse and began slowly to mount
me trembling stairs. A dusty smell
.sussested vacancy. The house was
tenantless; Stewart had borrowed u
loom IN 1t. Bancroft had decided upon
Sse o% phase Of his conduct; he would
sus Sasr no resistance to any physical
tncNonnter. "a This passivity would serve
ss.,s " essen any violent intention on Stew
stts ~ = part, All that was required Of
~ ;ae fstes was light and II straight look
INTO Stewards face.
n. Ahe upper and lower Railways were
ny BY thin. wavering gas lets. The
alr was chill, almost as chill ms II wns
outside. First door to the right, the
ooising chauffeur had said. Bancroft
ivHid not describe his emotions as lie
v1 v.:!a mold Of the doorknob. lie did not
i.e! particularly courageous: neither did
ssr A. sense any large panic. lie was well
.a'ea n.a but would he be given time tc
sse tnc one formidable weapon he nos.
sssed--his fathers letter? Madmcn
s,oe some could never anticipate them, and
E"art was mad. as any man is mad
W. ""o mas fostered an obsesson for years
n point where 1t becomes murdcrOus
.ny ..nSyi!hation. And yet Bancroft could
S1c, S~y reiterate In his thoughts: "Tbc
p0Tr, unfortunate devil"
n. "eli' there must be no doddering.
d., SS turned the knob and opened the
W.T. rs, Utter darkness within.
s;,nere l am. Mr.. Stewart"
s.snnane ce. rather impatiently Bancroft
erpe' ernrp over the threshold. lie had to
mus Vss II; there could be no backing
Mi ana Nancy to think Of. Queer
N"aght! Everything this man wished
;ha a 70 90, he did. and had done from
OH. oh beginning. for one reason or an.
vbsn n's cogitation wasn't quite finished
bshim, he ielt his elbows seized from