Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-10

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the window shades whitened In the
breaking dawn.
Bancroft's Arst ensation-that he
could recollect-was Of the seq. He
was far down; hardly any light above.
He saw strange fish, sunken ships and
ironbound treasure chests, half buried
in the sand. He vaguely wondered II he
could ever find the place again. Science
spoke Of terrific pressures at this depth,
but he suffered no particular discom.
fort; except that his head wasn't exact.
ly between his shoulders. Hc tried to
raise bis hands to rcctify the mistake,
and couldn't. That was odd, for he
had no difficulty walking over the win.
pied sand. BY and by 1t occurred to him
that he had better be getting out; some
OF the fish began to assume threatening
aspect. So, kicking out Justify against
the resistant sand, he began to rise |;
slowly at first, then with increasing
rapidity (due probably to pressures), !,
until he fairly shot out Of the water
|..'' into his own bed, his own room,
his wrist held by strange elderly man,
and beyond the footboard Nancy and
Jenny, with tense expressions on their
faces!
"M.m.m!" he said. meaning that his
head still required some readjustment.
man, rising. "You keep your bed to.
day, young man, and the house to.
morrow. You just escaped going to
the hospital, with Nip and Tuck for
your doctors. He's in your hands now,
young ladies'. Just look in once in a
while.' After a few more advisory
commsnts. the neishborly surgeon took
'.Well, well!" said Jenny banter.
ingly. to cover up her relief. "Little
oP Doug Fairbanks in tn Whachama.
calit! You poor nut, why didn't you
run, with home on'y ten steps OFF,"
II did think Of It. when 1t was too
late,' answered the culprit, with pain.
ful slowness. Jenny's outline was
turkey,
Nancy. Turkey - Craig! =
The bitter ashes she must this day
company?''
"Yes. But there's - one thing
49,, want to know"
| Wh0t!
"Who pushed the Woolworth
$780, over on me?" his good eye
Jenny laughed. "Its all right.
Somebody pushed it back so you
wouldn't know it'd been stirred. Now
can tn chatter. We're soin' t get you
MY land but I don't want any.
"Well. you're soin' T. JUS tn same"
Jenny declared emphatically. "Th'
doc turned you over t. u.s."
"1'm sorry" he said, speaking to
Nancy.
''For what?''
! For turning to fight. when I had
time to run. But something boiled up
In me . with this result"
"We're all here. so don't worry.
Wen be back at nine. Come along,
In the hall the two girls paused and
stared solemnly into each others eyes,
and shook their heads. -" .. s'a,t
"A dagger. in tn doorjamb, inside
his room!''
Somebody with keys! I'm glad the
surgeon did not see it. But what arc
We going to do, Jenny? This is no
joke; he is in danger, If some one can
get into his room as easily as this"
"Well make him trail with us mt
night: nobody will trouble him in tn
@GHas SiGy'issht' But I'm s0in' to ask him
I'VE Mustn't Let Him Suspect"
"And the next morning find him gone,
for fear he might drag us into it! No;
we must not let him suspect. But it's
mnddening! Who could want to hurt
"search me-" said Jenny. hearing
get tn swellin' out o. those lips, or
you'll have trouble tonight. What'n
we give him t eat?"
Cocoa; he won't care to chew any.
thing"
Jenny laughed at that.
., II see nothing to laugh at" said
Nancy, bridling.
1T sounded funny, though. But I |
wish I'd a been there with my hat.
pins! s!"-vindictively. I'm two minutes
Id busted up that fght. believe met"
think %And ID i I -! didn't have the brains to
"Aw" said Jenny, as she put out
S. Mn"t suI ulu was drawer
%% handed. You aG%s; pocr KAY! lay p''e' l" ''F'
They stood tendcrly embraced for a
minute, loving and doubting. and |
ashamed of their doubts. Nancy doubt
ed rs to the true merits Of that stolen |
kiss. (NOt that it really mnttercd y |
And Jenny was hesitant to believe that |
Nancy had been frank about Jeremiah's |
babblinR. But Jenny would always be |
first to recover from II sentimental wave.
9Th Two Orphans she said. IAN
We need 8 a little paper comm down
mn tn orchestra goin' pin TX "a. punk.
You make a coupla pieces of toast an
III see t tn cocoa. Wen show 'em.
You've never nursed nnythin' but
erudges: but We'll have this Jeremiah
ing free of the embrace. "I was al.
ways guyin' him when I called him
Jeremiah; but now, darn it. it sounds
like reg'lar name. Huh? jeremiah
clover an hay an all that, stuff we
never saw except through car windows.
Y know, that's been tn trouble with
you an me: we never had anythin' t
fuss over. Your Daddy Bowman was
always f,,ssin' over you lie was that
crazy about you, l don't think he ever
wanted t find your folks.'
'He was too honest to do that"
"Sure. But loves n funny thing"
"What do you - Nancy broke
the inquiry in two. realizing that 1t was
at once unkind and dangerous.
But Jenny was quick. What do I
know about It! Since you ask me,
quite lot. So I wear extra hatpins. |
III have tn cocoa goin' in two Shakes"
she said, turning toward her door.
"Ynu re n hetter Girl than I am"