Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-01

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yrEwAET s,ared at the vacant chair
.oh.,Iy. He had made q mistake
MhsS Srst nisht he should have O6eret
ks hand. Wky hadn't the. boy oneret
ns hsnd? There had not been even :
ssStstiys gesture. What manner o.
~ Vsa II who could instinctivcly read
A. his hand, had It been onered.
S.'cuid .'i not have been welcomed by ~.
scrst. sa WHO had broken bread and salt
vith him? Stewart realised that Ia
SSd made serious mistake. =.
His coffee came. and no drank "
,,ewiy. with variant musings. ana from
~ to time his glance strayed TO tne
10 young women who were hsncFo.s, nc ,,,.,
aaests. Youth! a wave oh '"e'' ;
slchoiy rolled over bin. ...,
Bancroft discovered z disineu uisnSIu .Io
lsokins stranger chatting piss.aM.sy st..n.sy
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:Ob' Jerry This Is Mr.. Crais; Mr..
yN,inrswood," said Jenny.
J The two men Acknowledged the IN.
seduction pleasantly. though there was
Hidden resentment in both minds. To
each the other spelled danger.
"Sit down." said Jenny, anably.
us TINT agreeable to you, sir:'
"yvhy. certainly. SIR" answered
1ancro{t, uttering his first lie to the
aNar OF social amenities.
I'VE were talking about Miss Bow.
nan's puppy" said Craig. =.
II love all manner OF dogs." said
Bancroft.
I'm that case you and I can always
neet upon one common ground
Bancroft thought this over carefully.
tN conveyed the hint that there might
b no other common grounds.
Mr.. Craig gave inc the puppy
said Nancy.
"And I have not seen him since"
replied Craig.
Bancroft could not have explained
why, but this statement lessened the
tension Of belligerent thought. II Craig
had not seen the puppy 1t signified he
Mad not yet called In Ninth street.
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Bancroft split his apple, which had
tust arrived. Wont you join US In
Something;" he asked.
mo, thanks" answered Craig. ~
never eat anything at night. I just
wander about 10 chat with people I
know. I'm one Of those who have
horror for beds" lie rose.
Say. Mr.. Craig" said Jenny,
don't forget my blowout t'nlorrow
night. Foster has given me his studio
for th' stunt. All tn real Bohemes
no long hair for tn men or bobs for
To- women. Twelve until three. Lob.
oter Newburg an coffee. All th' music
tn police II permit. Nobody in tn
house II object because we'll all be
You can count on me-" said Crais.
Suddenly he held out his hand to
Bancroft. who found the grip warm
and friendly, and he knew he was going
70 like the man, for all that his will |
was get against liking him. Did he !
Sefe TOR Nancy? Did she care for him? |
Dreadful thought!
Jeremiah" said Jenny. an she
cracked a Eiddy claw. there goes what
I'VE girls call a white man. II YOU want
Y pass In a crowd without nickine
yeur funnyboncs. watch tn way he
aoes H. Got oodles o. money, but he
SPENDS It well. He's an all nieLter, but
& he never stays in one joint nore'n an
a"", a,0ur. ue never goes with his own
Jaw v"u M nn ne never goes with ours, bnt
$Su run int him everywhere. He
|,nxs ~, ns,i inard; but the harder ne drinks
.h.te'SS eSIier tS' ,rn,a:c n" Ec!'' He's az pune
|."JTPSSne!tilieas:" .JPSn:!l Bancroft suggested.
0seE In act one" IVA"
what's his notion Of vandsri,,
assutl" asked the pupil. A'''''s
Wife ran away from him an. "a.
i!!ed th' same night. Euppos, Sc
Aa!Ss 49, { 90 home on that account."
,ahs wasn't drinking tonisht. vas ,
,.sls:s's"' ss'' Jenny sSs;n nodded 4: ''ds'-''n'
1ne waiter put the bill at the Nd a
sosFo'ss ssS plate. Jenny reached out Z
Dutch treat, Jeremiah" I
l.. SeVer IN the world. You're teach.
- me something about the nisht Wfe :
,sa n N naturally I've got to pay. Where
70 We 60 from here?'
Nah, rah - cried JENNY. She
'%.'ed at Nancy. who saw the eamin's
Bancroft pulled out the 500 b,n bs t
40 - deposited in his vest pocket asainst o
~ nseos OF the adventure. Then he y
"Wpp,ttne Wvp tne eil! and run over the figures.
Yes, SIR"
"TWhere's "Wsres q .dolla, overcharss here"
ma "naI; !.tvsi sir:' The waiter took the =.
~. W. WY. 50 there .is. sir. I must d
~ - SAen tAe wrong BILL" He hur.
Both Nancy and JENNY watched him
~ saw that be did moi snnrn.oh eI nm. th :,
ssa'ess desk. but rubbed on tbs srs re y
;ss ~ charge. loitered for a mo.n.nt moi an. h "a. Il
iad !, pillar, then returned 'sn, briskiv r. M. h
SsssS ssseS up the treasury note and N
,,tho splendid" ,h said Nancy. "soms on. Il
y Tue courage to refuse to be- cheat. II
n" "mat shall ! tip him." asked. Bon, q
~, now bnbbling with fun. A""' :
In SS ought t tip him over, but siv. s
Eli T :" tOdl hes cent O. TIL ticket. Then q
,,i,n ,ine waiter returned. Bancroft cara. I
IL nm n'un'ed the change: then he iooE.
a tlp?" s"e you, walter, v
,uNth.,svef Son say. SIR" The xrav n
cit,r' 'rs,r nnn directness-troubleI ths r,