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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.
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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
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"' tha Kt in.. "" ll8"ft". ISO
it. i .i James, or "
"v tald no feyated,"
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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
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lOu cou i,? " "l't
toast.'
pnny
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Ir..,?4' ''snt
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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
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"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.
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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
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HOLIDAYS AND HAD ON CoBWEB
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GlV IT TO 'SrX
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B.W. nodded
am ' wn3 tac't thero ngaln, I do 1"
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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."
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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" .',""'""
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F'rem ' V ,. ?.' . I'foud of' mo. " t !
!,ttl "' MgQ'"-' Au"' nln't moth-
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i no allow me." , .i.i .,.,.,
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-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
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new
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"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)
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