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SWV2VF DUCROW
By HUNKS ST. JOHN COOI'KR
TiTH SrATJrfl Ti77 flronr
Elisabeth Ann Ducrow, known as
"iunnv," tells Vert Jackton that sho
intends to mako something of hcrtelf
and ride n motorcar soma do.
They both worfc In o plolco factory.
sunny live oh Jr ffrum&Jj aunt on
!, meat street. Ifunperlnp dr a day
(ii the country and having no money,
Sunny and Vert ting on the street for
eennies and are arretted. At the court
ouss is LaUe itontreseor, octrees.
Si, t impressed with Bunny's orig
inaUW, end ortnge nef to Max iom
mlnoioay, theatre manager, who gives
her a small part in a revue. Vert is
taken on, too. Bunny has rare merit
Ji a born aotrets while Vert'e atofc
.card stupidity la mistaken for real
acting. On her first appearance Bunny
Motta her lines, tut, ever resource
tut appeals to the audience to be pa
5J.ni and 'give her a chance." ller
refreshingly original speech makes a
hit" A bouquet concealing a dia
mond pendant from Lord Dobrington
i handed Bunny at tho close of her
first night. Bhe returns the pendant,
hcrt outline o ptot for a new play.
Sunnv lnds tto pounds to Mr. John
ton, of the plokle factory, and has a
aU interest in tho business. Dobring
ton nets entangled with an actress
und goes the pace. Ills mother calls
on Bunny to save her son from ''that
iromait." Bunny looks up the career of
ailltl Casson," with whom Dobring.
tti is entangled, and finis that she is
oil cx-convict, having served nine
mbnihs for shoplifting. Bhe confronts
htr with the story and forces her to
nlcoss Dobrington from any promise
ht may have made her. Bunny calls
mi Uotrinpton to Mfloln her action,
mid finds him regretting that he has
meed to marry "Oilly," but regards
hit promise as sacred.
AND 11BRE IT COXTIXVItS
qUKNY'3 cj-ch flamed. ''Dob. you'M
w whltol" blio Bald, "ncftl white, nnd 1
love you tor It! I didn't conio hero
weaning to do It, but I'm going to ull
the same I" Sho stood on tho tli3 of
her toes, sho rut nor nrm3 round his
neck, and guvo him a Bounding kiss.
"Thero'a your latter, old dear!" she
Mid. "Head It when I am gone, and
then then - sno jaugiicu. nuiu up
your head and keep smiling, Dob." Sho
turned to tho door.
"Sunny 1" ho said. "Sunny 1" Ho wns
starlnK at the handwriting. "Sunny,
nio back!" But alio laughed at him
from the doorway and kissed her hand
-to him, and a moment later sno was
Bono- .
Runny curled her feet under her on
Iho sofa and beamed on Lady Blesscn-
dale.
"Then then you havo actually suc
ceeded, you clever child?" her ladyshln
cried. "Sunny Ducrow, you havo won 1"
"I meant to." Sunny enld, "and when
I mean to, I do It gen'rally, and It
didn't cost such a wonderful lot neither;
fnero aro two thousand pounds chango
for you I only filled It In for three
Instead of five"
And and sho took It was content;
he will. ot attempt to-" ,,,
"NolIMn Bunny siuu. " "'",'
car for him, and ho wan fed up. fair
worried to death! Only ho asked her,
and, being a gentleman, he dldn t cce
how lie wiw to break no promises. I
left him reading the letter from nor
Tvhlch tells him sho Isn't going to marry
liim. I'll bet It's the nicest letter ho
er hnd. and 1 11 botcher." Sunny went
(il, "that he'll bo popping round to aeo
you before tho duy a out, looking as
harpy in a sandboy. Oh, It's all right,
all risht, and It's coft thrco thousand !
"You wonderful child!" her ladyship
said. "Sunny. Is It really truer'
"Dead true, sure as I'm silting here,
Sunnv ealri. "Ho didn't reelly lovo her,
ho told mo; ho'd gono tempornry mad,
but lie's conio to his senses again. Oh.
lio'il hn izlad all right, you wait and
pee, and now I must pop off; tho way
hi been neglecting my own Business is
simply shameful I"
'Sunny. I want you to do something
for me, Walt!" Her ladyship sat
down, sho v,roto rapidly for a few min
utes, then came to Sunny.
'Sunny, dear," sho said, "I I want
jou to keep tho change; hero It Is. tno
thousand pounds, and never wan the
money better enrned. Will you take It.
dear enlld, with my most grateful
thanks?'
Sunny turned red and then white. ; sho
rose. "1 I'm sorry." sho said. "I
spyse 1'xo been a bit of a fool. I 1
tnoughl 1 was doing it friendly llko for
-for vou I don't roallzo that a lady
!ilt you wouldn't want to tako a favor
from a girl like me without without
paytnir for It."
lvly Itlcssenrtalo colored; slowly she
tore tho cheque across and ncrosi.
' bear," sho said, "you misunderstand
n c IT nr-eont what vou havo (lone.
and I phall regard It nnd remember It
M. fho net of a a dear llttlo friend.
fchu nut her arms around Sunny ana
held her tightly.
Ten minutes later Sunny went out;
hrr feel scarcely secmod to touch the
paicment Her fnco was radiant, her
rrd lips smiled, her eys danced. Then
iho raw hhn Sunny looked round ; she
taw a doorwav nnd darted Into It, and
stood there till Viscount Dobrington had
pascd Sho saw him ascend tho steps
itio ramlly mansion nnu ring iiio ueu.
"That's all right!" Sunny whispered.
'That's all rights
C1IAPTEU XIJ
'llio Doouilnr "f "John Crow"
My good girl, my dear Sunny, Trng
! ' You with your excuso mo red
lulr and tumed-up noso and "
"Don't vou worn' about my hair.
Sumy safd "As for my noso being
turnrd up, what about Bertha Bnllton?
Don't h, r nofco turn up nioiv'ii m Inn If
snjthlnp and ain't sho 'If In trageuy
or an thing else, come to that?"
ueruia IlaJilon liu t sunny i tictow ,
Arthur Plirllu nnlil
nLeauB Ktinnv nuc.ruw alnt provrcl
hal kIm fim ,lii nml BeithiL Uallton
lias," Sum,' tnld. "I'm for tragedy all
! tlmo Artliur
Ho llurhnrf
If I knnlfA In tnrulilu'A nbnUt It. he'd
han thrift ilm'" tin until.
"on t you vorry; you let mo inn
o him about it. I'vei got tho sketch
:ce, and Bert wroto It."
"It'll hn n rni-rv." Ciirtla said. A
lianed wrltton ami notd liv Sunny Du-
prow, iti ho a screaming rarco irom
MKlnning to end! Hang it. I don't
r.ow that It would not bo a good movo
'0 put t on and advorliso it as a
tcreamlnir tnrcn I"
"do It'" Sunnv said: sho smiled, "You
Cr't rlln mn Arthur!"
-M dear child, I'm not trying o ni
J m luit irvinir o snow you com
Inon firnno !'
V r.amnln out nf vour stock." she
'aid "warranted not to run In the
vu IxjoIc here" sho sot hor small
"th this hero sketch la going to be
iaed and Sunny Ducrow Is going to
') it Kee7"
Til haf TlftretnTn nAVflf TIUlB On n
kctUi that you wrllo and In which
ou want to net a tragedy part, my
tlrl '
"rietoher!" Sunnv said. "Bntcher"'
, rt me havo the thing!" Curtlassald.
ii ii amusing to run uirougn in
'You'll snllt vour Hides with laugh
'I Sunnv fnlil "With vour sense of
ftUtnor v.tnMI lniiitl. umiraolr tnnrH nIIIv
than ou am now !"
''' ins have it. anyway!" he said;
. held out his nice white, well-kept
u for the script,
)ou read It and It'll do vou good!"
Vliny ald "I'll look back later 1" She
MtS lllm IIia Dplnt ntl.1 U'Miif mil
,H'io felt ft uttlo angry, but sho was
M1,"" that sno had not shown It.
THE GUMPS Poor Andy, Poor Min
By Sidney Smith
"ten ns finished.
The
"Thu Price of His
inor" nBd been touched up nnd
'Ufhed up ajrain, Mio nnd Hert had sat
iff It fftn I,. i.nl ImtiH rMnnllii
l, ; i ituuia u vt jivuiw 1 1 1 1 1 1
' ima told ono another that It was
. unu further meddling would do it
'. so they loft it
.ounny went out Into the street. On
I'UBlt I, m ..... .... i t. 1I..M. .
th I WU IV KIUUI UVtMUIIIK ( lllll
n ii ar'""B lluG red letters struck her
"'U I'JCS,
"John lkuw
Janis,
I'loklcs.
Sauces,
Ji.hr h!ll" "s mother muUeit
ouim i row- lellllH ,iurny . Rce thnt )uu
, i ii "
hr'hm'"1 ,111,' uvcr London, imt a board.
K ll'lt'ked the name glad tidings
j '.iner-Dy. uunny stood and
stared. "That looks good!" sho said
"Botcher John Crow's going to boom
Mossy knows something!"
Sunny hailed a cab ; sho gavo tho man
directions, nnd a quarter of nn hour
later she ntood In Cutwny street
Mr. Johnson was In his oMco ; lie
looked radiant.
"Hello, partner I" he shouted. .
"Hello I" sunny said. "How's It go
ing?" "Strong, Bplendldly orders rushing
In I" hu said. "This advertising scheme
Is beating us hollow. I don't know how
we'll keop up with tho orders 1"
, "Oh, you'll keep up with 'em all
right 1" Sunny Bald. "Next thing we've
got to consider Is a now factory."
"My dear glrll"
"I'v got It in my mlndl" Sunny said
Just outstdo London close to tho rail
way, of course. Of courso wo'll havo to
build, and wo'll run up a. hundred cot
tages." Mr. Johnson stared at her. "My my
dear Sunny I" ho said. "Anything upsot
your mental balanco7"
"Not ns you could notice!" Sunnv
1nld" ,..9n,y yu don't look ahead nnd I
do Wo'vo got to find a tract of land
und put up a factory, then we'll run up
cottages for tho work people. Wo'll call
It John Crow Town, and It'll bo a place
for folk to como nnd see. Swimming
baths nnd clubhouse nnd reading rooms
nnd laundry nnd "
i,urir:,iJonn5?n n,,,b0ll 'la hands through
vJ lr' o Ko Bteadllyl" ho gasped
lou swoep mo off my feet!"
,w.ni"y JaUK,.1S'1- ' 8eo ll tt. " you
um JL1 i"h1 n ? "What's more, I know
..ii,? ' 1? lnilUs ,0 lo,Kot; It's to bo got
i iJJi '. ,0' bec.auo tho chap as ,lt be
nS? t0K2eu nbollt wlth his eyes shut I"
ittiyly?" ho said.
i,,,.?70"',!1'8.111"1 thl8: ho land 18 about
rftrt""2 from lhe rallwny lln?; If It
wero dead on tho lino, it would bo
Sut'h-UrVIH!?" ,H".fl h0 "V" ft
Iiij.n2if ift H1"0 fnt a wonderful long
l"liasneCe0!"lOhe"nidl,0U',' tt tradt' ls lt7'
thiny'l-'su'sam.5'0" "" SC0 SOmc-
i.i.3!l?iJ0!? s.lx I,crc.s' ftml ho wnntn n.
iilVi th0v!?V' lhlrtJ' "cms liclouglng to
wm ,CihhJ.Co. a" '""C.hlng this six. Wll
want that, too, but tho other chap's
!iT.Hjr.y' f cl.l,e ho'd not want money
end My-rtA?iyh0Jv' I," bftc,lcr ln lI,
end t a got all at a hundred an acre.
"But tho money?"
.JT!.at." ho tl,r(5 thousand, bIx hun
dred !" Sunny said. "Then there's tho
cost of running up tho factory. Well,
that won t bo muoh, hero won't bo
H.i5?H'iifor no, thing; It'll bo just
a low building, taking up about two
??.?, t0 8t,nrt w,.tn- yv" ca" add other
buildings from tlmo fb time. I reckon
wo can Btlck tho first building up for
say two thousand that's five thouband,
six hundred. Thon tho cottages, we'll
build 'cm In palm. Twenty pairs will
do (inougn to suirt with, and I've reck
oned them out at two hundred and fifty
i1 r.&r.'k,. that's another flvo thousand,
lsn t it?
"Stopl" Mr. Johnpon said. "It's u
fOrtUllO ! Wherfl'q Ihrt mnnnv rnmlnn
from. Sunny?"
"uit. ill mm It nil right, don't you
worry. Of couro. we'll have to mako n
company of It! First to limi. u-o'ii
want twelve thousand pounds, nnd say
RV ... l""V"'i 'or noiung-piant nnd
tho like t till t con thousand."
"We shall novrr get It!" Johnson said.
"Belcher !" Sunny said. "Botcher
wc II hn moving In this day twelvo
month !"
"I'll bet you a now tllk dress nnd a
hat to match wo aren't!" Mr. Johnson
said.
Sunny nodded. "Bctchcr!" sho said
'An overcoat and a new hat and n,
pretty new tie ngaln3t my dresa and
hat I" Sho held out her hand.
They thook hands on It.
Runny went bnak to thp Benlm : she
loft Mr. Johnson a llttlo dated. "That
girl !" ho muttered. "She's a wondei '
Thin time, however, sho has bitten off
moro than sho can chew!"
Sunny laughed to horself. She had
made her plans, nnd eho meant to carry
them out.
"Klrst thing, I'll get nn option on thorn
thirty-six ncros right iMiig aw.iy'" she
thought. "Aftor that, I'll get to work!
Woll?" Shu opened tho door of Mr.
CurtlSH" room.
, "Woll?" ho nald "I'vo read it,
Sunny; you you didn't write It?"
"Not all ; mo and Bert wroto It be
tween us !"
"But hang It !" ho said.
"Oh, hang It If you like, but wo dono
it all tho name !"
"It's not bad btuff," ho said ; "in fact,
it's good ! But but, Sunny Ducrow, I
can't s-o you In that part ; it's a sheer
Impossibility!"
"Belcher! ' Sunny said "You'll fee
mo In that part all right I"
Ho h1ioo1 ht-i head "Hnjtowo
wouldn't dicam of It' You'll do all
right for rue, my girl, nnd for protty.
pretty little songs nnd nice bcenlc cf
fects, but when it comes to sheer trag
edy, you'ro no go I"
"If you'd seen mo working ln the
pickles, sticking on labels, ami looking
nftcr tho boiling," Sunny said, "you'd
hao said to yourself that girl's all
right for this Job, but put her on the
stago with a pretty, pretty song and
nlco scenic effects and she'd be dono and
out. You'd hno said that Juit because
jou don't know That's why you niv
talking thli vn ' You don't Know, nnd
you never will Know until jou i-co !"
"Bnrstowo will necr llsttn to the
suggestion!" ho wild.
"Ho'll do moro than listen; he'll Jump
at It! Belcher that sketch Is on at the
Realm before two months Is out, nnd
that Sunny Ducrow will bo playing
lend 1"
"I'll bet you anything you like "
"No, I'm not betting," Sunny said
"I'm fed up with betting. Ol' mo that
script over; I'm going to get Barstowe
to rend It!"
"(In won't!"
Sunny smiled , her llpj framed her
favor! to word, "Betcher," but". Mio did
not utter It.
"You d better givo In, Sunnj'. Don't
aim at thu Impossible ! '
"Nothing ImjiOAslblc i?o long hh jou
hold your head up and keep smiling!"
sho said,
CIIAVTKU XI.II
Currnn's nnd Hm'berrlen
Sunny utffiiped out of tho train and
looked about her. Yes. it was nil right
"Bnlmer. for I'otshall nnd Copping."
Balmcr, that was tho namo of tho sta
tion on her ticket
It wao a glorious morning and a Wed-nosdaj-.
Barstowo ncvor wont to tho
Realm on n Wednesday ; It was u hard-nnd-fast
rule ho had mado years ago.
Wcdnosday Ixindon never saw Barstowe
On Wednesdays, Saturdaj's, mid Sun
days he was no longor Barstowo, of
Barstowe BealmB, but Squlro Barstowe,
of Potshall, or, If others preferred It,
Farmer Barstowo ; ho did not mind ln
the least.
Tho Realms wero all very woll. thry
wero a gigantic success. Barstowo had
nroved htmhclf to bo a man ln ten thou
sand : ho Htond at tho very hoad of tho
muElc-hnll piofesslon. To bo hooked up
for a uealm circuit wan tno ammtion or
all tho lesser music-hall stars. Barstowo
was a namo to conjuro with In the
mualc-hull nrofeHslon. But for three duys
of tho week, Wednesday, Saturday and
Sunday Barstowo sank It all. H put
on u shabby velveteen coat, corduroy
breeches, hobnail boots nnd gaiters.
Ho put a straw betwoen his lips and
dragged a disreputable old hat on his
head and became Squire, or Farmer,
Barstowe. Ho talked crops with other
fnrmera nt tho IjIoii and Onrtor. Pots
hall. On Wednesday- market daj', he
pinched pigs und felt tno limbs of borsrs.
Ho talked tho Jargon of tho horna
trada, of tho cattle market nnd of the
ngrlcultutlM, and to look at him ono
would never think for a momont that
be hnd over been inslilo a musto ball In
his life. ,, ,
rtnrutowe led a double llfo. but It was
a very Innocont ono. Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays ho was Bar
stowo of tho Realms, Barstowe, king of
the music hall world. Barstowe, who en
gugud stars at Hi'M'rul bundled pounds
n week npleco and never turned ii hair
Wodnci-das lm was Farmer Barstowe nt
1'otxhall Market, and would arguo and
tight nnd cheapen a cow. or a pig, or t
beast, nnd stand out. If necessary, for
tlircr qiuincrH in tin nmir umt ii iiuiiiw
of thlity shillings i
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Bg FONTAISE FOX
SCHOOL DAYS
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