rsiff,Vrirjj-fz '",?'- I, 1 'v- P-ftTi ." j j ; "'i.' VJ w v, 4 V y !'" i'in SUNNY DUCROW Dy 1IENBY ST. JOHN COOPER EVgNING' VVBLIQ .LEDGER-CTmaJSEPHTA'. WEDKESBXY, - JAOTABY TTrARTa the btory . ii. Ann Ducrow, Known as rM-oMM."",., ,, ..iefcla factory. '". iiert Jackson, who work at r I'V, " ..iik her. that ho intends MPrt'LVhl!!, better and ride in a iT.'omedaV. f funny lives win meWI, ,0uh0 is grumbly and m- Plr,.tundstheV sing on tho 'j'st TonWor, wen. smiled frnnkly, "I'm. Bind to know alio snld 'You don't titratt. imvrcssed brings n theatre m. .2S.in?iii. brino Aer oeoro .,' n7IUt'"" .. T. .UHUnMM iter W'wmin? , r Jinr and fliVM ""?. nor" Tn-elr experience ot ' KiVflAfl. Bunny . mafcej a onto," .,,i,-,(n. or ner ircmenuvua ,ptec c,Wi,"r; paralysed wild k'elrt,itthe nawal acting, and ho um ?, avllautc. Both Sunny and tti S teWtheu a t0 repeat tho "$. . Zit each night. A bouquet is """j.Yix Runny ana xn mo cent-, ... "-"iM "onlolnlni; diamond own a vox p at. t'itf'sA tells He audience next $ .t the flowers and tho parti- faMch rtachtho heart of the word! Khicn re applauded. !."drrnTff X receives a call from Xett nerKinaaim . - '.' LT Vv looklno, too. Wmy ,.'r70osr. "Jilt Ot't0 1 '"iWfcn ( learning How. '''", ,;, old days, when P.. iJ wriicrt cte snUHnp fcttk. I ,'ffl ' '"""voiV Sunny i lf "'""i" ... ;V .-m;.t times fiot o more in Pi. immediate future, fho rang uw I. He breakfast things, which eho t''j'' i iit tnfcni dotoii. .Uoro bacon '"1 V.i.Ur. Oibbltis had his K''.uZ,t hrmlu believing that. Sunny '"'.'":;. - i.m ,fr. oiboins s com- Iff. S ' oming. she explains to i,i Ant lie is going to improve me. VZTLanlo know the name Bunny Inimiu!. She was miicrt pnoiograpnca. Ifw wiirncd Cic rtlmnoiKl pendant to inrtDoMnDton. 110 meets ncr on ino fiuli I "That's me!" she said. "And !.. (h I'hfouJif " "itil name 0UAton?, he said -T "Lord 8-i-f.H JUs Buorow, 'o Wi to apologize to you for a : ong I fcel- ho paused v .?..'. t 'ttowers were lovely." Jilmli "Kept 'f clht 'aw bcoro ?M to throw 'cm aw "';',: nit the other " "'p nreelii't afc :? !i!M" ., ;aow fl0( " (act nil "Ii"" " ASD lll'itl' I vufuinuna (T am torry, anil nnd a llttlo nshamed. 1 i thoucht you would llko It ana " ft iiil llko It." Sunny Mild. "It wns ivdr: but. of course" she looked up t him with hr frank eyes "I didn't now jcu and you didn't Know me, ana couldn't t.ilio It, could 1 ?" "No," h salrl, "I mipposo not." "Well, thcro's nothlnR clso to say bout It, It there" sho said. I'd llko to ny a good deal moro bout It," l.o paid Ila looked down at licr. He lind -.oufbt her pretty on tho stafie. Here. the open ,il,', In tho strong sunlight, ,i ncmed a thousand times prettier to m, and It was not mcro prettlness one. Her llttlo face wns sparkling lih animation .She seemed actually to nnce nlon; tho pavement by hla side. 'u nas a fairy, a fcprltc, and yet she u iery, very womanly. There wan somothlnB In tho eyes ot tr that spoKo of unfathomable tender- an, of a creat power for sympathy ; a rl with such ejea might encourage and (irten a man to do anything, to face ajrodda, mUht pick a man out of tho tier and set htm on his feet, glvo him new leaw of life, Ki0 him back soir- spect ami tho courngo ho might havo , Ho can- nil that In Sunny's smll- I, "nvfi i'ua. W forgiven mo''" ho said. I had nolnlng to forgive." nho said. ued and held nut his hand. Solemnly nnv nui imp imiwi in,.. i.i ....''""' .tODMl "in'!,", ','iL '".":.. i ??."" &""!& ta-w. iaa."irffis rttihu:!;Sd 1,la ,8l,0"'ler. Ho sup. e.y.1inTJL1!1' y wero talC "Bert, I liaven'i Inirnrin..i .. nnv eat.!. -Tliii . ii;,""."'' . uu'.. paused '"" '" .TCoyi,;ho saW- JI hew out Ilj' ll5rlU V 'P"0 m0 SOOd I" reabouthlm.TvdI,".r,"f.' .vn i lr"5'!?I'.,'Vou don't -ery time ' roluncned i!B ' irSSm tlmo' i; -3 ininit.ng tho same." sunnv Mnfrlrtn'.. - ... n r iMi i,'"S,!.ae. J?" "?.!. "' tha Kt in.. "" ll8"ft". ISO it. i .i James, or " "v tald no feyated," W,0nb,rn,tnnIrtk"?---" .. .. f.ero I B0 - l"1 "nop mat's ' 'h. hut A. ran" """w. won c you I ThoArevftii-ii'. - hny .aid ","'' '-,.oun "r mo," f nr.lleci nt ,,, "' " Aroyated!" .cta"'. r.8'V'l- .Ho had never I". kth0"lrlrS h?P bo- F'r found onB it ii, '" l, "egm. ops and LTJ' . .h?. '"""y branon past ' " ounny ordered her Ja tow nSi.K.A0???. n?tl to lOu cou i,? " "l't toast.' pnny I io it. oKim Ir..,?4' ''snt you wnntod,' fun i in,., .. tuppence, but tlVoy leth: "frt nXbrSl!2.Si;nffi ..ns-W "o said " enioyoti ,. Tnih "Ul ',now' wh'n 'foffeaVanV'i'i ":. J.? thougnt ..TmraW!w"r Muai pi.?,K?,.'J ma!'y courses of 't them"-w,"'"'n"i. 19. 'd ot .----.. ,utii;M wnq niAp "111. ho USkorl alio said. "Why 7 capt, rc,i ,ler"0 -n' Wd yo-J'.nyfor'"0',,i tlU' . ''ItfV nSed0 mysolf'" Sun"y 'V.",IhilJSi,jr VM T eo you "'ojrrlaj , ffllW out of tho Thl. ...iB..W11"' SUnnV IlMlrnrt I miaXJ:.0 9f illesson- you," sho said. Sho looked him straight in ino eyes. -i into you," like." "ThnnW vou." Jin said think, you don't know, how much 1 appreclato that. I shall remember It." , "That's all right," Sunny Bald; "So long!" They wero rnthcr out of breath by tho tlmo they reached tho theatre "What about that roller?" Uert asked. "What feller?" Tho vis-count." What about him?" Sunny asked. "You look out, that's all," Bert said. "What aro you talking nbout?" , 'You'll bo marrying him aforo long If you don't look out' "Mol" Sunny laughed. "'Ow enn I marry 'im? Ain't you and mo ongaged to git married In twenty years or thoroaboutB?" Bert wagged his head. "A feller don't look at no girl like ho looked at you tnoro'n onco 'loss he means something. I know, I do. You n find yourself a sho-vlscount. or.whatover they call It, if you don't look out. I'll bet he's thlnklnr about vou and Mm getting marrlod." t-unny laugncu. "You go and cat coke I" sho said. CICAI'TKn XI HtlU netting Onl There wero thrco of them In Mr. Hem- mlngway'a prlvato office when Sunny went In Mr. Hommtngway himself, Mr. Itosthclmer, nnd Slgnor I'osettl, tho mu sical conductor. "Homo In, Miss Ducrow," Mr. Hcm- mlngway said. "I'm coming," Sunny said. Sho came Into, tho room nnd nodded to them. "Hero I am ! You 6cnt for me?" Mr. Hcmmlngway coughed. "You know, of course, that we shall bo tnklng off "Keep Off tho Grass" In flvo weeks' tlmo 7" "I know," sho said. "Miss Montrossor, unfortunntcly, hns nn engagement that will tnko her to America for somo time. Miss Blythe dalo will tnko tho load In tho now thing." Sunny nodded. "Sho ought to do all right," sho said generously. "She's pretty and got a lovely voice. I'll lovo to see her tnko mo loan, i shall, l know sho'll do well." Mr. Itosthelmer lifted his hands. "CJootncss I" ho said. "And ills In von yomnn sboaklng of nnother! Vli der heavens fall, or vat Is It?" "What's tho matter with you?" Sunny said. "Now Miss Ducrow, wo want you to "" moro prominoni pari in mo new roVllp. Which In tn ho rnllail "r.nnlr Mm Thero I" "I don't mind," Sunny said, "If you don t. Only no plcklc-fnctory girls for mo this tlmo. Seo?" "XO." lin MIlM hm,(lirlt.. 1'TOI.nl about a coster7" Sunny flushed. I told yoil, no corsters for mo 1 Next pnr: I!a.ko ls Klnft to bo a young-lndy port. Oh " sho crlod, "you nocdn't smllo ! ou don't think I can do It? Very well, thon, listen to mo. Kxcuso mo. Mr. Hemmlngway, I really could not con sider taking tho part of a person in n lowly walk of life. I Infinitely prefer to tnko tho charactor of a young ladv of somo Intelligence nnd education. i)o I mako myself plain? I trust I do. 13xcuso mo for putting my views boforo you In this manner, but I really wish you nulto to undcratund mo, that I am ontlrely capable of taking tho part of a person of education. Seo?" Sunny paused. They stared at her. "Dot girl, sho drlvo mo silly mlt laughing," said Ilosthrlmer. "What gamo sho up to now, oh7" "Half a moment," Sunny paid, "t haven't dono yot. Permit me. Mr. Hem mlngway nnd you gentlemen; there Is something I would lllto to say, or, rather to do, that will prove my contention that I am perfectly qualified to tnko n bettor nart thnn thnt whfM. Vn .,.-,,.,., allotting to me. Have I your permis sion?" "Oh, go on, flro away !" Hcmmlngway said. Sunny stood up beforo thorn ; her face was grave. . " '.T!',. . aualltv of inercv ls not strain il,'" nho said. "'It droppeth, as tho gentlo rain from heaven upon the placH beneath.' " She went on from be ginning to end. It wns Portia's speech, and she wns lottor perfect. Not that alone, but she ncted her part; her ges tures wero ndmlrablc, hor Intonation, her ,i. . ' ""," tuum uo uesirca. Tile thrco stnrod nt her. ofroMef climbed down with a gesture .. ."""ow'you'vo got it!" sho said. "You think I m not good for nothing but cor ster parts or plcklo-fnotory parts. You think, becauso I tnlk In tho way I like to talk In, I'm not good ut nothing ex cepting low pnrls; but you'ro off the i , . ,'.;. .." yunK-inuy parts, nlro and adv ko." i.,"1 'J?llelT' I'y.Ocorgc. you could do It!" Mr. Hemmlngwny said. iry me," aunny snld. "Look hero 1 In this rcvuo there's a Rlrl who runs nway from BChool. Lady Maud. Bho a called. Shn nin n,.-.. fr... school and Joins a travollng circus for iuu ui uuvuniuro. ii a a good part: heaps of fun nnd go in it. Wo thought of nomn ono else; but " Ho paused. Ho looked nt Itostholmnr. t. for,'j100ln'8S' sako led her hnf I" KiuuiiiK in noiiovo mat mat girl could blay anything." "You leave it to me," Sunny Bald, "Am I to hnvo tho part or not?" "Thero aro threo songs in It," Mr. llemmlngwav said. "Mako It four." Sunn.. m Three." Hommlngwny said. "And that s two moro than you'vei been doing And two of them nro fairly heavy songs: not trlpo llko that Piccalilli bliitJK. THE GVMPS-Comc On, You Sleep 5, 1921 HOM LONG CAM STAHt it?" Jut PRAG61NG ME . O pe-Arm- -5PEm MORE HO)RS OUT NIGHTS SVNce 5F rutHE CAME YMAH A niWT VJOcCHiVfcrt- y wl) IniL IVSsl t xlrh Xf III 'Hill v9E I v 1 III ml Bu Sidney Smith I CAN ?UY BUYTON IM AS A. VEAV VACTE.-- K: ANP CAH BXTTCON A S" CO.WVK OH A IS SVHT WXHQUT A kovrrtoH'VooK TJO Qcrt YiH TRSS Sv3X HO'QVC AU- SHtM FROM PVJLUNjGY OFF AMP ON- WHEH I U"SEPTb 60 OUY HAt. 10 "YAKE IT 0) OF A TROUK flCtC S 0(2. G KTH BAIS 0TX OF E"ACH POCKET- IT, SHELLED tKS" A LOAC? OF ',. ""V f g TME KQf-m VVLL HAVE TO ewr COMMnlO FO0D FOSi WHILE THEY'LL HAME TO CHEVM OH MV EVJERXPAX CLOTHEB-- TMES'LL- HAVE TO WMT TLU TvM OU .I S9H k MN. ADT.A 3EFOt SOMEBODY'S STENOGThe Last Pari Eased It P .lACK.' juSTLI&TB" TO TOU, - HELLO, MISSUS VAAI Tr?ILLIOAtt? OH, IS THIS HER AAID? VAIELUrJ UOTEM-ASK THE AllSSOS IF She'll Ooin me- am' me wife AT TfeA TaAIISHT-ANt) ME.BBE- FMW'T c?AM OF CARDS.' rj: sUhi Copyright, 1021. by Public ledger Co, fMHtR; lu ' jm i. --i r. s.p . iv.'v-w rVss,.mmaM li4i AIMT THAT RICH ? JExT THIM6 'T&U kftM HE'LL be 66TTIAI ALL ROSYAA A6KIM' VCetT A&TOR TO SHOOT A JAJHE OF Pool im sweews BACK ROOM By Hayward Veh , DADSF90LiaH i" IKV THAT SOCIETY 6"AME! HE AIVT 6"OT - A CHA4CE J f -" 1 "-v i. i. t? liii 'Fr nH A Poor mot -J HiSllg: The Young Lady Across the Way - MA AIO FACTO RER " yw wit v1C I 'U, l.'lii I . r-TP r"ii.,ifiii'aiY.ii W r V m m X.TJD-b" v- I p WW- C.JJ1 TAIBOTGLWF?nVinAllTLA IWFG ABUT TUE CEPT10N OLD MAN lAhUUl uAh HIS DAUGHTER SALLY .;. By FONTAINE FOX The young lady nrros? tho way says the paper nlwnys says tho prisoner wns thoroughly grilled lie fore being locked ml, nnd she's cer tainly glnil tlio poor, unfortunate fellows aren't sent to their cells hungry -WH6AJ SHE' CAMC DOWN FROM THfc BIG ClT To VISIT THM DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND HAD ON CoBWEB STOCKINGS ANO A DRESS OP Xo HER KNES ! GlV IT TO 'SrX GooOixi, aa 7HEH I'LL PUT THiS SHAWL I'Jtll'' num. "m.. . ,.. I innth-,'"','""i"er.- " I 0.h'ouB0'Hhl"lio-'ot"'n;- - -"! in ins boylnh nicltlo factory nlong- Hh. .,., . , -n iiiinun mnpA .i , . . V' ' said ' ",u umn do Oil rtl.. :wonnti?rIhha,',,Sun,w i0J'nVnfeB,0PpK''r: B.W. nodded am ' wn3 tac't thero ngaln, I do 1" Onl., i. . thtrof mJ 2HH.. "-. wan and had a o myself .',unny W(,,lt on- "' my n.n L. x '" Bolng ta bo Just "Jf tO Show linr I- " .i.m0 ,0 hc- Vm l,?" Hie "inv r -J.'? flt l. ,10 her son.' Aim ,K. "," l iook at it." "Jf ' M a tm5',P,ol,.rlnl" 8a''l. at ft Iho i " "i-rei," Sunny said. ft ud iln '; " ' "noso respert I'd want mo ;'iT " ' ier-H. Mo ! I ain't !. iinr vn na Hn.i.i.i ' wish r .,..--t" .',""'"" lit ,,, ork fohr :nd'", ih ''." 1 I Ik. .."! Jr er and mnb. . i..... t o '" ',aVe a niMhe Tw.'i.ra F'rem ' V ,. ?.' . I'foud of' mo. " t ! !,ttl "' MgQ'"-' Au"' nln't moth- Ml,!1 llavo 'o talto a cal," nni,rin. 55?5iS,fir.,t A '""" " i no allow me." , .i.i .,.,., Panyh.M.... . -i aer nand to him. Sho nn, uiu uriir. nix monuis ! i shan't ot. It'll ho something- toward my niploiyiir. Anyhow, I'm to play r Maud?' It's a bettor tuno than vn mi...ji. nny day!" Sunny said. .Slgnor Posottl smiled. Ho had writ ten tho tune. .,','?h'i !. ''?"'' "nY nnylhlng about the tuno, but I say tho words nro tripe. These songs nio good two of thum big " "All tho hotter." Sunnv Hiild. 'Let's see." Hommlnmvnv mn..,i "How long have you been on tho stage! Miss Ducrow?" "Threo months," Sunny said. "Threo months, and yet you nro going to play second lend!" Hommlngwny siild. "lou seem to bo getting on. Miss Ducrow !" ' "Thnt's what I am here for," Sunny said. "In six montlm I'll bo playing lend. You don't nolle vo It?" "Ha. ha, ha!" Ilostholmer was laugh Ing. "Oo on; you'll split your sides. What's tho matter?" Sunny ald. "Madder' Vim mnko mn innr-h ii,.i. all. You lilny do lead In six mnnth! "Belcher '" Sunny said. "I bet vou a hundred pounds to to fin shilling dat you dond blnv lend In sldo six months from dls day," Host, holmer said. Sunny nodded "You Htlirt KllVlllir lin (hnf li,.n,l...i pounds, old dear. Six months! I shan't ,U( KUL. new Lndv "es." Ili'inmlngway said. "That's Bcltled. then." Sunny said "Now. whnt nbout Ilert?" "I fnncv Jackson ciui look nfter him self He's In tho chorus, of course" "I'vo got to look nfter Uert. He's like most men -ho can't do anything for himself. Iln don did pretty well In tho Inbt He's to havo a song In tho now thing "Look Out There I" "Kong' Ho couldn't sing." Hemming wav said. "Ho's going to sing," Sunny said. Ho s got tn sing I know what Uort can do nnd I know what ho can't do." "Ho's got no voice." Hemmlngway said. "it'H Impossible." "That's it. Ho's got no volco and ho can t sing not for toffee ! Hut. nil tho samo, he's going to have a song some thing slow and sad-llko," Sunny said She turned to Posettl. "You foller mu?" sho nsked. "Yes. I tlnk so. I Unit, Mr. Hem mlngway I tlnk Miss Ducrow Is right I seo It. Iavo It to mo." Sunny smiled. Sho nnd Posnttl wero allies frlendH. Tho llttlo Italian wuh vain and siisccptlhlo to flattery nnd ad miration. Sunny genuinely udmlnid Ills tnlonts, nnd told him so "I don't l,now." Hemmlngwny Bald, I don t know. I can't see .that follow singing " "You'll hear him all right, though." Sunny H.-ild, "ion lenvo It to tho bI gnor nnd mo. And now." aha snld, "about monoy." (CONTINUED TOMORROW) CojwrlaJit, Hit, bu Qiorot v, rutnam's Sons. iTf y- iSE -3 jy JJJ n trrr j'rVrVW . . I. - t " - A. V -V3 fYfv .fa d W. " - v ?W vSTaM tui UmoMSN- uur.YsK rffjr i""" 7 i ) 1 1 IW ii i "! " t ik - h . SCHOOL DAYS By DWIG r- jirtrtrtuJSa "e c""r y r i . v: ' ... f KN. iM :- s .-' yB .JwTllo" loo ryj.i n vw MikTt ra 1 turn- ", ftrm) .. V .-" VtotS n" j Z i Om i. ;jlS x. a. , J1 -irffL 1? :o His . --i- -tr iT.... -i-w j f?r awn;icivi' -v. i "'JL WVL. H v -W1. ""-, . t. err HmiOS -v.'wi -a; Hoiovkc 6RWT vs--x. J Wi CMeHmttCOW. roft x. i ' v S t. 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