Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
The Vengeance of
Henry JarrOman
Mus 7
the
Woman
AlsOays
Pay!
By ROY TICKERS

Hen Hen advised ID ;e me to GO tc soapy sam
moiithpiece@" then, as Taa; Douce:te ae
still looked blank--''iawyer, yer know
Well. as luck would ave II, Il was th
same lawyer a. me dad dealt on OF
Seems me dad 'Ad left everything Il
applepie order Afore e took 'isself on. :
Lady Gloucester nodded slowly.
| The lAwyef-let me See--.that woul
be Mr.. Theed, wouldn't it?'
That's right, yer iadyship. Ye
mustn't take no notice o. my way 0
spSakin', yer ladyship. We, alway
calls I'm Soapy Sam"
Lady Doueester emitted a long, de
And an exceedingly good name, too
my, dear. ! shall remember It. We'll
well, now. Mr.. Theed has made ar
raneements, you say. suppose you'll
DO leaving this neishborhoOd now tha
your circumstances are 40 altered?"
Hadn't given II q thought. yer lady
two quid 4 week, do IL, yer ladyshipY'
Two pounds a week! Lady Doucestel
remembered the check for f1O,OOl
handed to Theed, and felt faint. Thee,
was losing no. time.
Two pounds q week. she repeated
..Yes. but Of course, I daresiy Mr
Iheed told you--er--your father in.
tends to do sreat deal more thar
that when hc-returns from the con
Come ter think of it, q did say
something O. that. yer ladyship." an.
swered Nell. "But 'c's such a one 10,
torkin', yer ladyship. you never car
tel wot o rightly means"
Don't keep on calling me your lady.
ship, there's a good girl" begged Lady
Gloucester, "and III tell you, simply
the main facts Of the case. In short
time you'll have a great deal Of money,
my dear, far more than have. You II
De able to have car and as many
servants as you like, all the clothes you
Cor Blimey +; ia breatSed atSe. Nell. She
broke into nervous gigsle. "Wot
price yours truly tellin' orr the third
footman! Beg pardon. yer-mum, but
! shan,t rightly know wot to do with
, II don't think you WILL" said Lady
Gloucester bluntly.
There was a silence. Lady Dou.
cester was marshaling her forces.
ITS rather clever Of you to see that
you-won't know what to do with it,"
she said at last, while Nplb stood
flushed and deep eyed BY the table.
You seem to understand quite clearly
that it's not easy to sptnd money with !.
out making fool OF yourself, and II
you do make fool of yourself it's hard
on those about you--your father, for
Again there was silence. Nell's flush
deepened to an angry red. 1t was
That's wot I've rot IN against
'im." she broke ont 6erce,v ~,
wasn't 'is fault getting laased 70,
twcaty years. But IL e was a rich
man e might ave left II m that
could ave 'ad a proper eddication and
learned 'ow to carry on like a lidv
Wot's the good o. me father being a
tort at this time O. day. Well h
amt no good grousin'. I s'pose me n
Hen IL ave q good time with the dough
till it's CORN, and then hack 70 Tho
laundry"
>,uu ,,,-.
In spite of herself LADY Doucester
laughed.
The dough: as you call it--I won.
der why Twill take longer to 20 than
you think. As to the good time" She
paused, then plunged.
hut il you viii let me, think 1 can
help you. I'm an old friend of your
fathers and l know how difficult his
position is. I suggest that you come
and stay with me for a little while. You
VIII be able to see whether you like
tho kind Of life your father wants Won
to lead. Also. If you III let me do 70 of
your own free will. I think l could
leach you to be what you call a lady"
Nell smoothed her cracking skirt
with trembling fingers. Her ewes were
glowing. her splendid figure was in.
'tinct with cagerneSs. Her normal
ha 'asewansss wouid nave tod her that
nu ,nt eApeF,meht was foredoomed to
ras Se: 81: t:unodsd nde fsr h M normal shrcwdness
saS wy s.aM!;peoed y Dy the passionate desire
lpPer classes. as seen through the
'sfIsnly roseate spectacles OF innumer.
Die writers OF two'penny novelettes,
'us saLnhS 10 her.
io9 mean tnat' reeiy: she dc.
.sNs
course 20, -, sald Lady Dou-
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