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

The ssllsr Of advesturss watehe,
them until they passed from visw. 'au,
tne me!enchoIy expression OF bic eye
.s%sisssd ro%.s . evan after be. too, departed
!: The next morning Bsscroft went lat,
70 bic breakfast; that II to say, lat.
u for him, since he was back In his room
\ at $3.50. Mrs. Jansen had tidied Il ug
: between tiinss, 10 the room waa hab.
table. Many things were going to hap.
: pen this day, and for these he carried
!. sober countenance; but this sober
countenance was, for minute or two
touched with sunshine. There cans q
knock on tho door. which he opened
70 ind Nnncy. (l1e never could call
i. her Miss Bowman in thousht.)
Madonna was. nowhere IN evidence. Il
was the glowing beauty Of tho naiad.
ard the music Of fountains was In the
ut ID wonderful" she cried. 1T
has made me 20 happy! The lawyers
have agreed to let me keep Ling Foo.
Why, I'd like to run down to their
Office and kiss them both!''
They would both probably die OF
heart failure; for ! imagine they must
be old codgers. 80 Lang Foo stays |:
An9t uues ! WOuO9E WueI tnat OLD
crab,'as Jenny calls him-Jansen will
II don't care whe. b. says. But
want to thank you"
THANK ms"-a bit Of fright in his
eyes.
EYES, for suggesting that I write q
letter. should never have thought Of
y. but would have accepted Jansen's
dictum % the court Of the last appeal.
My nerves have been ragged for wor.
rying; Did you have q good time last
"Wonderful! And your
well. better than expected, You
"Out Of books. am more surprised
than you are---that ! came through
without knocking over something"
thoushtiuily. Why 70 did ia yoa us,0:s ssy :"
would be agreeable to you to have Mr..
Craig sit with us?'
well. you see, I chancsd to rsmsm.
Der in time Jenny's advice-that . lie
takes you q long way sometimes.
II wonder"
"About whatT"
III you will always bs % you are, II
there isn't something hidden away in
"Thcrc is something hidden away in
all Of u.s." he said. gravely.
may have been visiting that village
iC%se nous xcn and that you are something other
"On my honor, I was born in that
house, and have lived there all my lifc.
My good fortune lies in the fact that
] am not particularly encumbered with
that petty disturbance Of thought, en-.
barrassment. as an old philosopher put
It. But l did not know could dy 20
well until had tried my wings.
She offered her hand, with that com.
pclling smile with which he was now
20 familiar. He took the hand in his.
bis own hands fall to his sides.
''Do you know. I shouldn't have been
surprised il you had kissed IT," she
declared, whimsically.
II wanted to; but il had you would
have written me down liar."
"And why hy?"--astonished.
because 1t would have set in your
mind the notion that had been accus.
toned to act like that. that I had lived
IN a. world where men salute women's
hands in that fashion"
II really don't know what to make
Of you
'You might make me friend"
"Oh. that. I couldn't be chatting
to you in this manner II I hadn't al. |
ready accepted you as friend. But !!
IN always be q little afraid to shake
hands with you."
"And III always be a little afraid,
too--that l might act upon your sug.
gestion."
She gave q startled laugh, turned,
\ n h0 NN h. l
As abe vanished Bancroft Whispered
to the empty spaces Of the hall: "Come
on, Dragon come on J"
she Doesn't Know I Have Money
Bancroft stopped at Johnson's desk.
How did you like the show last
,ight?"
4 touch Of color flowed into John.
Ion's sallow cheeks. young man. IL
The 10 half as dangerous a. she IL at.
ractive, l have some fears for your
uture. I don't supposs It would be
Il any use to warn your
member, Miss Bowman doe0n't know
hat have any money
"Oo you mean - ten 40, youns man,
hat she went away without lnQutrinI
hs name Of her involuntary hostS A
S..;:s' S'h.s;w:s' clever young women Ike
.'It.s tho truth"
"wsll, well; ny advice b ysur
lther's son Is to trust not TOO fully n
our pinteathers. what's to prevent
sr s.,h;ni writing Ing to TO- tn: h postmaster and de-
II hadn't thought Of that. But I
% %.nt think che will, however," He
II only went there" said johnson.
Aking the full warm hand in his dry
ne, because Of my consideration for
ou. SIR"
Il know II; Il Mr.. Smell in'"
Smell greeted Bancroft cheerfully.
Is the pup rescued?"
"Yes." Bancroft sat down at the
de Of the dssL.
"Mr: johnson tells me hs saw the
ouns lady last night"
"And has indirectly pointed out tho
'al to hell. You understand, don't
~? am young. Mr.. Shell. For
70 first time ! am free. can't sit
.rc and count and recount my fathers -.
oney. am doubly free, for a. vet
, one IN that house suspects I have
lese millions. am to all appearances
moderate circumstances. -
II was just chatting you. boy. You'y.
1t to grow. and while you're growing
ou've got 20 burn your fingers on
owes aud bark your shins against
iairs In the dark. All the wafninrs
the world would not stop you, and
would not have YOU stopped"
Ihere was u pause.