Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-08

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,AtrrrR the second act Jenny ran to
| " Nancy's dressing room and was ad'
,St,d, Neither appeared In the open
ss1, number. Jenny was full Of que:'
a ~ chestnut Is Of starch. Nancy
r.rAter had deceived her, too. Sh'
I;Ssted to know-she was dying u
issv-what had taken place between
Nascy and Craig upstairs. !.
ivay, did y ever zee such q house,
,,.r Jenny. "I'll tell the world
iSdl-t' be rich like that! First t'm'
Y's,,r hal a butler toddle around my
.si,. But, oh, did you pipe hts ~
TA.t he was born on tn steps o
CANT, q tomb. Th' aunt was reg lar
VI hut did you notice th' emeralds'
-, Jeremiah! Lud! Never missed q
a.. an looked 3 II he'd a thousand
s.t.,s in his young life. An h
v1Sst tongue. tied. eitner: - VIZ
t1ush, I was actually afraid o, tn
Ssticri Plum puddin', with real orandy
sSce, An not drop t drink bu.
tAat was on your account. re kho"a
"a don't like it,, 40. -, ..,.,
Nancy peered into the glass; crit'
7sWihere's Ling Fool"
~ had to leave him home. Not much
lsf him to give thanks for-alone all
d0y," said Nancy; still with her case
focused upon the strange face In the
"We're soin' t have a grand wind
- at th' Claridge. Come along."
.sToo tired" 1 -,
"A little supper by your twoscme!''
which was as near as Jenny got to
- utterance Of the real question.
IT an going straight home, Jenny
."Been great day for coupla birds
vho expected nothin' better than the
eefner beanery. Well, tn music has
avppsd. "l'l have to skedaddle. See
Good night, Jenny !"-with a sud.
u yearning to run into Jenny's arms,
Soae kinder In all this world; but she
iaesd not, fearing the consequences.
N wave Of perversity-to carry on
u lllunon-was beginning to make In
Nahcy's ears certain ominous little
ssaDds. But her chin was still pro.
jsetsd stimy and defiantly. 1t was at
u end Of the performance, in her
dlouang room, where she had neither
u1etA nor physical diversion with
WAeh 10 dyke the food, that II fell,
0lehlnS. laundering, smothering. In.
SANITY, che saw herself for what she
was, Z despicable creature! - For
~ money! She did not care for him
IN tho least; just bis money! -
And she must hurt him, a man who
Ped never harmed her. who had Of.
f@ed her an honorable contract, whu
~ shown her many little kindnesses.
s::'i Oh. she was as base and vile
The psrversity which had driven her
NO this norass now reversed its ener.
~ and became animated terror. To
a. out, now, tonight There was some.
el!ag OF the Furies in her subsequent
esaons. With part Of her make. up
euu on, she dew out of the DRESSING
!eem and down the corridor to the
dse.kseper's cubbyhole. - -"
Lave you seen Mr.. Craig?" breath.
,s., ,.'Ms, Mis- Bowman. Amt seen him
= turned and ran back, crossed the
SSSe eno knocked upon Mannheim's
NJ. The manager himself answered
~ simmons. The big hazel eyes of
9e pinched n0strils, the pale nat.
~ e9eek, and the daubed. the Tense.
l. n, o. her body, immediately conveyed
= s!m tnat she was laboring under some
0u1aoedinary excitement.
..Waat ..Waat is the matter?" he asked.
Where Is Mr.. Craig?"
wy ne was out In front with his
~ da,'. az didn't come back. Anything
~ wanted to see him." Never
sne known such shame.
ZONE IN and cit down while tele.
i.s sIs nis house." Mannheim knew that
nad taken his aunt by auto to
sisht stoIhntry place and would spend the
Spt tnere; but he wanted to give the
s~ cnance to recover her noise.
Nancy sat down, her fingers tense,v
Issd. Mannheim gave her a worried
as ne took up the telephone.
~ siSS'.sa!ns .aas mad happened between this
~ ~ saq Craig. during the dinner or
~ 6S He heightened bis talk with ths
outler; anything to give her tina
Wy TrV no yet down the telephone
"A. is!s Uis mas gone with his aunt for
@Snt. Want to leave a note9 ri
Soms.,s, SSovs boy carry it around to bis
n,.!.o no. ! thought il he wer. her. r !
sess ' ea'en him. Thank you. She
..S S1Suppesing I send out for . min y,
se! You look done in" wy '"
ev01ng the roor. ' '"0 uepaFted'
s,m.tsi,.t maii the deuce had happened,
thst t t...! serious, to have given her
unessv s'f IT, expression. Mannheim was
10 ~, ne made a step as though % to
Sendsssd .aer, but reconsidered. III
Cssiss CsIics,sa N'a II anything ''s Oh nsbows NJ
sirl was "as : thorough gentleman. The
bNakdownss having one Of those temporary
aSly SlfSUwhs fs%i1;,,w with which he was toler.
ts@o.row'' !''ar' She would be all risht
VIII 'sS sS,ursig Hrsig now, while she was hot
meant itame; ~. 81 to confess she hadn't
yiils All ~ 10 70 ask him to forgive her.
iseec. Ssto.e S ner best instincts were in
4 wculd ne hs shame would be there. bUt
Iks.s % cold and ho..,his wv