Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-08
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Esn, q factory 0iri.
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Ia COUPLE of young lovers passed
III him, blatantly holding hands. The
|lucident broke in on his thoughts as an
,way In social contrasts. Wilfrcd and
Nadia would not have walked like that
h,cause Of certain social conventions
That was all. There was no real diff
Nt,ence between factory girl
Arain he tried to settle down TO con :
Isected thought. How many times he
lbad pictured himself hearing the news
Not Nadia's imposture and acting on It..
LIZ had seen himself leaving the detec.
ttyss Office in a white heat of right. {.
eouS Indignation, sending for his sOlici-
to. sending for the police. tclephoning
land wiring and denouncing--an af.
|fonted victim of an insolent fraud.
And now here he was, sitting idly in
these dusty gardens. brooding. daily
hg. He whipped himself to action.
Back to his fat to summon Thecd. Back
no watch his vengeance swOOp and
vtrike. after twenty years.
\ Twenty years.
i A rob shook him. he knew not why.
felf.pity! God. how weak he was get
hing! To pity himself-soOn he would
begin to pity Nadia!
He strobe from the gardens in
frenzy. AS he went his mind cast it.
Self madly about in search of something
Eanything-to help him fight against'
khis crumbling Of his purpose. Pity
Nor Nadia. That. indeed. would be the
Ind Of him. Was there nothing that
could arm him afresh against her:
Ah--
A taxi passed him slowly. He
topped it.
"iIuckster's row. Waterloo road"
Y said.
"Wherc. sir?"
Jarroman repeated the address fever.
.hy. The driver muttered to himself
md jerked down his flag.
sroman Meets Nell
Jarroman dismissed the taxi at the
bp Of Huckster's Row, and stared
)bout him. A navy. mysteriOusly in
|bratcd before the saloons were open,
inquired II he were looking for the
ord Mayor. JarrOman strobe forward
search of No. ).
On the way down the close, evil
|nelling row. he passed his daughter,
Dough he was not to know it. Nell,
th arms akimbo and barred to the
bow, was humping herself rhythmi-
tlly against lamppost while she ex.
Ihanged a riotous chaff with cOuple
young men.
The group regarded him as he passed
hem and ratified the knocker of 80. :.
A shrill laugh from the street be-
no liz Il l,.
ame from the girl he had seen by the
fmppost.
Now, then, Grace, you cant take
ne door knocker--it's been paid for"
aouted the girl. and came toward him.
Fer two companions shuffled part of |
lac way after her, and then lowered to
Patch events.
Jarroman faced the girl with mo-
fentary hesitation. Already grim
psplclon of the truth was breaking
lpon him, but he thrust it from his
pind' he glanced again at the paper
PnCh segrove had given him.
\ want the young lady who lives
ae, he said. "Miss-Nell."
MISS Nell.' echoed the girl de-
shtedly, You should ave come on
pc third Toosday, Mister Grace"
something in the strangers eye made
er stop short.
II You are the young woman who
known as Nell.' said Jarromnn
u,setly; II want to have a private
k with you"
Nell regarded him suspiciously.
are you from the furniture she
ninded' Jarroman looked puzzled,
/" her next remark gave him the
II Cos if you are, I'd ave YOU to
Gw ivs that as it's not three weeks
lnd yet, and"
I'm not from the furniture. said
slfoman. II have not come to col.
Any any money or anything unpleasant,
,aat nature. simply want to talk
/ WI privately for Il few minutes."'
,@asI @ was more than a little inn
s@ea oy the others manner, but did
y. wish to show 1t. "''
,s, on, all right, then. Come into the
Ate, w. she said, and opened the door
| lhe Stun cottage, Wv "'''
,,.d uarromah removed his hat as he on.
khios AN act OF unexpected politeness
Ta "p. prcJudiced her in his favor.
before we start" said Jorromop
IN 9cu want you to understand that | wish
H% E,nnn no Kind of harm. | have some.
luass,o u,ns to tell you and good % many
us.SrIons .Wnn!s to ask YOU" "'"''
Ier WE'LL ave Il cup of tea and itul
Xii IUu "il 10 git it off Yer chest" snid
I NMIt, obvious kindliness.
k,e iaank you," said Jarroman, "you
~ ,XWery good 'ou
Su,yirn ymire!csome, I'm sure" said Neu
WTng Wh,gS herself with a kettle ->'"'
om.e while the glrl spread n cIotb Jor
sa sos. was studying her with tho ~" a.
A. Ss,mln ,mlnuteness. One by one be saw @
a01en likenesses to Ciaudino "Tn nc Mh" TMw
pss.e % .he profile, each bore strame
pive di.m,sol VI me original. He could
! Ruto. .suvsosssea s,ssea This as the result of
)iher s',o''on rs opinions might always
betting ovs" @ race. But there was no
Bh. hand aver the hands. They were not
With anus = n,a OF factory girl. ANY one
lhey nevsr s"'n or sense could see that
factory .,.p ,GGuld become the hands of
What is ro,. o.,
|oarsely. '''r hame' he demanded
rSSsil' Nell Jarman,"
Nell broLss snsGed n dead silence which
|slk, 10 whWith Win carefully selected small
Present." "atch sL he replied mechanically.
b drInt hi she invited him to the tnhie
he % put 'GGem, Ge,,,,, let's ave it," she said
~ ~'' down his cup. "' '"'u
on your bjrth y@nr name is Jarman. Have
thsr" reni,o,,N i Nor me marriage lines
yway?''p 'p'ed Nell. "Wots the gime,
l4Ou'll sea a.,
Wy ~ Where We're .~,% Won iaspS hafnps