Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-22
By HAROLD MocCRATH
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~ nothing TO suggest hasofdoue 90
v"sturs ~ W 10 the night. Jenny. nov
VI. Vas somewhat pussieu over tn'
s"is handsome stranger. VINO Hppar'
ssti; took but little note OF his svr.
,s.ndlnss and stood waiting Ios eitne'
y:ncy or jeremiah TO 0irect nm M
wat was he doins In the picture Sn'
'as|is:s sEs;s ;S:s S:y'SE; SEar. y. kid. Ar. = ali
:: H., re-, g:sey. Jenny XVIII SSt you IL; L;
ne shsrc your bed tonient! IMs !. y
~. Kennedy, who once owmed tnis ts
s:s:.s: q; 1l!,l i; I; !, going to take my roo"
y, ,.nsy sns ibobbed her head; but Kennedy
di not seom aware thst ON iniroauc'
tSa had heen made. a thoussnc yuos.
s;crs buhbled into her throat, put yennS
did mot voice ono OF them, compreneMo
ins that at this moment question:. .s..~cse ~ese
moi in order. and that some extracr; !;
aiaafy event had happened; ""ere mao
~ seen this man before!
"Want any helpi" ,.,
* bssful," Lemons! she thought.
Bring one in. I am going to make
W Tea" began Jenny; but stop.
ped, observing that Jeremiah a. was S,u.i ho!d'
ius a finger to bis lips. "All right,
She brought in the lemons. The
stranger was sitting On the lounge L'ne
Foo on his knees, Hc appeared to nc
and stared duly at the far wall. This
stranger was no ordinary guest. W99ee
y y S HSst in the world had happened to
SsIps him here? Kennedy now she
us,N rsmsn hsred-thc name on the door.
niste. He was the man! Profoundly
Ti,red. Jenny tried not to stare. but
tSs & nailor on the handsome. face, tho
inertia Of the body, the lullness of the
syss s, fascinated her. This was the man
Sho had stuck daggers into Jeremiah's 8
Soorjamb, and here were Nancy and
Jssemiah fussine over him as though he
wsre some long. lost uncle returned!
~ pass ~ said Jenny, inwaraly.
Here. IN Nancy's room, when he ought
10 be explaining to the police on an
''TSs'fS TSsn her % sase strayed to Bancroft,
thence to Nancy; but their faces Of
fared no key to the riddle. On the
contrary, something on Bancroft's face,
somstbins on Eancy's, something in
tSe way they were smiling at zach other
sefoss the tea kettle, made plain to
Jenny that there had been a double ad.
VENTURE; for these exchanges were pat.
emily alteration. All the hope she had
had-and 20 long AZ Nancy did not love
jeremiah there would be hope in
Jenny's breast-Aickered and died.
They had not even heard her enter; or
II they had considered the incident 90
ordinary that It wasn't worthy the turn
Of tho head. Jenny Malloy wasn't
wanted here.
"Catch!" she called. ard gayly.
Bancroft turned and Jenny tossed the
lemon. "See y later, Nancy. III leave
up II you en- help IT,"
Jenny went out. closing tho door
:sftly; not TO- mention another door.
forever. Love: The poor kids; why,
they fairly shouted It. Well, IL was
Nancy and jeremiah, the two human
beings she cared for. They would never
know what fool Jenny Malloy was.
She paused before her mirror and
offered her reflection q caMstic smile,
TOR Jenny had the virtue Of sometimes
seeing herself AZ others saw her. ..-
" poor nut !" she said. "You an
that kid IN Sunday school arc in tn
Ame boat. Our golden text Is: Them
,',s TSs; ,!,s set gifts; an them wot amt got
Jenny undrcssed and went to bed,
which Is the one truc compensation for
ou our petty Ills. The only real magic
In life is the pillow.
Kennedy began TO talk. hut 70 no ons
n particular ramblinsly.
'Iis called you jeremiah. after me.
The innocent bystander asain. hatsi
n"
"Why, it's a beautiful nam. ", ss,d
Nancy,
"Then tho incident ia clossd rh,,
used to be the nursery. I" wcmt IN Kams
nedy, dreamily. "I,itt,s doiis snd
rradles: Mary u,as inst h.c;nnI,. :"
walk, Tho window with th. sso,s ~
her mother used TO cali that on. S
1.-THE window With tha sto.s - -.
heated Nancy. "Whst a noor th,,s
lat window % hut dinrv inv ~" wstds e5" .,S guy !,S 2.
len elotheslines %
Bancroft n,,d..d b.. .,a -.
lsrstood That sbs va. "s no. *nd ~ ;rt.; "a. Hn.
gain. The casual tone in ~ ,vhich W:n
,sdy recalled tho room v w.s :" "..sn a"aa Msm s.n
they must lot him run an a r.: ~ hI ri.s.sa a'
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'Tbe Old roof. 7 ma. h,., ,, =.
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lot tie. met SMu' vo"v fsthau sIu q I,ue polka
eSyatorv "" 49, "''F vMary IN tho con-
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pa.t. Later y, nun IN %hen Waiia.. they pulled W
Ife wbiic bii',, a.. a. colesc, nc saved my
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