Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-19

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x1ryERTHELEss. walters, ]
~ ah,nt the courtesy title Of lady
I.a,d BE- applied to any one who calis
ia once" be said with gentle
dSf. ibid she give q namef'
sishs rave the name Of Nell. sir, and
d hat you would know her.
s{ssnh ab. indeed!, said Theed
nshtiully. He was formally certain
fc, tie identity OF his caller. pui
~ to conceal that fact from hii
II wonder who she can be Ia
~ eee her, I think. Yes. show the
1Srr lady in, Walters.r
y5s .the presence OF Walters Nell's
& vss stony, slightly disdainful,
N the click OF the latch It was as II
Mss,nS ~ had been released within her.
hody relaxed, her eyes spark.ed
- minsled amusement and cunning.
y5Trumbs, Soapy Sam, you amt art
l,sss Il on 'em, you amt! Some peo-
h born lucky. Why, It amt Q
itI,emonth since you was in that little
~ IN the Waterloo road"
SsYou're quite wrong, my dear" he
"a s6ahly, 1--WE had this, once Tor
Saa The other was an extra ONCE
5dek I've only recently given up. Now,
- I'm and tell me why you've come.
~ ssfen't in trouble, hope?"
|<N'DSpends what yer call trouble,
~ Nell. arranging the rust red tat
NTH care before sitting down.
4 5kylh it's a bit of. all right, where
llkseomc in useful, and maybe its
RI Sgsayc, which if IL is you won't get
Il1k out Of 1t till I've earned 1t up
4 ls4sII me everything" said lTheed in
nsnner Of a West End specialist.
iN know that It will be q great
1Sure-I might say privilege-to
~ service to you in any way that Hes
I'M power VA.
= Pounds Weekly for Nell
fheed was waiting for Nell to 'ex.
11ln the reason for her visit. She
lfted and, removing the pins from
heavily feathered hat, regarded them
6sningly and then skewered her head.
- more firmly into place;
4 ~ rot father. see? u done twenty
lsch for inanslaughter, see?, Els got
Npty o dough, and last week one Of
ID I'll, II It wasn't 'is own self, comes
|)C1a1 to my place, tells me all about
~ 'e's going to load me with dia.
e and the rest OF It, and leaves
uES1ht quid deposit.
ItyeTSs blown the eight quid, Soapy,"
y warned him. IT'D have brought
~ Of It along ERE else"
1ly, dear, you must really try not
us1 that ridiculous nickname here"
= told her. "It's all right when
IN by ourselves, but here-it's Diff
ktnt You know my proper name,
u p!saseruse 1t. Now, let me see--a
eusnan came to you, said he was
|ttfisnd Of your father" af
"Ysa've got 1t, Soapy-f mean Mr..
Meed," she interrupted him enthusi.
eodealE. "Ben said You was a won-
~. That was last Wednesday, true
n In sittin' ERE" ~
Since Wednesday" she added i'm
plvsly. "I've not seen nor 'eard
L vWd Of 'im-except I've seen 'is
80 - the piper, or leastwise wot
ecks liks i'm, though e said 1t wasn't. -"
4aaf was little too much for Theed.
~ 9tw cross lines on q pad and
!eatHally worked 1t out. As the tan.
Z oesan to unravel itself he asked
AWhat paper?"
upr answer Nell dived into tho re.
g z violently beaded bag and pro.
assd tie sheet Of paper.
ineed took the paper gingerly and
ualed u. The. strong, clearly defined
.!uIes OF Jarroman were instantly
". Sn!1aoie through splash Of fish
he was thinking quickly. The
.1on was fairly clear. Jarroman
Deen to see the girl, had shirked
~ her that he was her own father,
suIess for the same reason for which
aealne had shrunk from asserting her
astnood, but had given her to under.
ao mat she had father who wished
Wo!'de for her. He toyed with the
y trying to convince the girl that
Saa Z cock and bull story, but de.
S ~ mat this would not be safe. ..
"mi 30 you want me to do for
u; there anythink in 1t, Mr..
~ taere is great deal in it, Nell,
TN. y " iortunate--most fortunate
~ you chose to come to me"
u Is Impressed a.. ~
ne girl leaned forward. v,sib,v I'm
Theed knew the ADVANTAGE ~
oTuon. To the mind OF Huck.
m row solicitor can do maryels
~ Sne law or any form Of neoot;o
~. .sst as a doctor can perform mir
G~ aeaiing II he really wishes TO
Hssx,. Inc detested nickname notwith-
lsJ Hss they had a tremendous respect
I..ss And the girl would believe
WAnything he liked to tell her,
10 joIu you be surprised to hear
SNsa is a client of minc?"
=. srf!' said Nell. "Fair takes
- c away. II q was ME dad
| kt1ien't e say so?" H'
Hsis. had his reasons. which Won w,I,
nlstend later on-whem Won trnm, ,
s.wssaid wsaid Theed graphically. ~ '"
Thr,. ain e been near me since p
said Theed. "He has mot han
Ia 10 '.a since then because he has
l1o. 20 faris on urgent bust :
lsay-.hsa Won know how long he will be
NelI goes not know himself"
4ousiy 'ooAed at the solicitor suspi. .
'sru, sln M I bin Jagged again, 'ss ,e?"
VA 1edi,u.'tqt' ~ no such thing I" said
Il oh;..aa \; shocked tone. II take il
NJ e' ~ IN coming to see me was
3ll Nj 10 persuade your father ia
III assi.tp promise Of giving you none.
ssd = ,hs% moment Nell struggled with
esSissH'nE esSs y. to s,y as I'm after the
Tan, sIE challenged. well, wot
yore lonwv would 1 you s'y no thank yer
lied to s s,r sorst dad come along and
ss,is,sou isour father" said gTIhssIce. ThssI Ia. ~.
n set mmy hands and gave me mo nowc, ,
HSer ia co' 40 De precise, he gave me
N which come to an arrangement will, m
IN and now am wholly willing to do,