f ".-' ' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBKETAEY 3, 1921 SUNNY DUCROW By HENBY ST. JOHN COOPER - TrTTfttkto town, Then rtiNKt ?. .?. .tees: she felt oat- ... v the op"0" "' i. un aero before i"iSuntn .yp --- Ftfiu'i; newB for Bunny v '-& !.. sent, for. J:,;Sunny' f-W?t ie B I n on. else. d! w0 t-iuitur to Baratowe to- Jcf..ttWm. off in three K.T. M Wants It liePt oar. !?!;,. sunny !. ,fc. ..i f IS ri "& 1rnotSo.ptS.ma1,c M&?,SW.nf ty-don't count "Oh. 2i.r Vi .. BUKgest?'. ,, cuSordVcin do Violet Dernno Swirwrher. Book tier - frjnny P.'.'rurtlss said. . . $& U SveT ten." Sunny Bald. & you think she wSaoM tor jou? unny ,, -Book E aL "nnrfthen th-rCB Bert Wht for "he cSmedy parL" W.nJ5hLf3 ,nnr fflbfyour friend., don't you. iwirr MVSffi&s. .nouid ihan I'' Z elalmed. "Besides that, Ijf Sunny eiaimeu. ftrtl PJjt "SSSfft of .that." 'she el"u " toM" tW cP?hrty don"-count Flit 'cm your- "VrtStr Curtis said. 'Til see to tL You-a better begin to study up, to?.- ..a. I'm nerfect already. Didn't 'KSSiS !$. said. "And now, ."biS.rl.opS.injr girl, or you'll affiLnr'". form, yet." janny wld. "So-long." She threw mm ' SStfir Mood staring at the door J A usual. Sunny had left open tWndhfr . . .. "I don l Know i iid . ., , l-i iin rifflind. "Pah. I'm a foolish nan She's only a kld-a Jolly. llBht Warted. hflpny Uld ; she does me good. 6ht' o different from the rest. She tilfllu of others. n.ver of herself J the rut think of themselves and never of ethtrs That's Just the difference lad-" He paumd. Ho lighted a cigar tt and stood smiling, staring down at ..- ... r. ....... ,,, 1.. Z7 GUMPS Sic 'Em, Tigel By Sidney gmith muttered. sunny uuuruw . no ,,Mfcw.. "Bunny, little Sunny 1 Qooa Lora i rvo rot to pull myself together. My trouble li that I want a change. Dry-rot set ter In on the brain or something. Well. eil i ' CIIAFTKH XIYV A Land Deal Mr. ColDOrt was an extremely un- jlimnMooklng man. Moreover, he was err dirty. Ho had a dirty little office it the top of a dirty building In Upper names street, and his business was In lome way connected with metal, of which he had a good many rusty and filthy tamplcs lying about the place. 'Miss Ducrow, and who the dickens Is Mils Ducrow, and what the deuce does (he want with me?" ha demanded of the ithlte-faced office boy. 'Toune lldy She nays she's gotter see tu lmportlnk business, sir," the boy Hid 'Imoortant bunlntKi a vounr ladv. th' Show her in." Mr Colport was not tn the least Im pttislonable He glared at Sunny and rtfused to tmlle In answer to her emtio. Another man must have smiled j Mr. Colport simply glared. newr no saia. How ar nn?" Snnnv aM Vi. lit down J Cont know that I am ny the bet i'" f ny tho worse for your visit," he uy a asK wiiv von orA nM7" Toil may." Sunny aald. Tvill, why are you here?" Ot tO IA.I thA vfu T'm nAt M nllnnu laid "" """" "If SOU tlllnlc volt firA rnlnv tn vantn By tlm. L"Im not: my time's pretty flllod up, "0.lnhere on business." "What business?" About thnt w.Jt .....- . t ,, "v BIUUIIU Ui JVUIQ ftl "Oh!" h Bald "nmHnA -arhrtt An m want with ground?" "v di inings," sunny saia. "Anil nh it ...l.u i... 1 .i.,. v. i li. A ufc iuid ui uiiUKa udi -""i. for Instance," Sunny said. Tog'try, It might be." pah, poultry-farmlng'qplayed out! "I no good done forJ when a man. Wli .r chlld nnds himself entirely f'J'.'J'e ,ay, he starts poultry.f arming; ,j .VJ refuge for the weak-minded asked he said, W addle-headsd." Wl.i . .. .. . ",c 'i '.."nr s?sw t ,;."' r"SLJKn"..a ween, i " s " rom me- hi?!,. ' d.on't know; I've got Ideas. !.). 'f '""id of vours 'ud Just suit b for what I want" v. ,a"V. money?" he BbUed. 1.11' V.YC K0t Plenty of friends." Ana InievMI Kti. in.i t . tn it- A ' uwv "' mr ynu uuu oc 2nP5n !J?ft.t wadool scheme?" fcJ.."'.,m not eelllng mv land at ,I" for poultry farming," he said. "vii'ill' wh,V nre yu eelllns; ft for?" k, residences I'm going to map ttkeaV P ' a"d tliey'11 80 "ke hot retherV 5'0U V'm't n U, lRnd bUo" M,11 twenty an aero." Bunny0 m ed nnd twenty th8 Iot'" ,J.'t,! -?n acre, and there are thirty for V..0U in l p&y. that Pr,C6 f0" la"d LJ'iPlng hens on." tlm. ;,B'Poe not," Sunny said. "Same mwng itin, on etner.. 3t not'" tt emtit "no Mne' tl,ey,1 never Btnnd "What smell?' Tvi. aunny said, laoutid. r' b0U,,d t0 "'" Colport '"are';1enin'o.mJCH, n'Plo-them people nm!Li"lni?..t0K '""V9. m?nure out of aid? "Dr'i;.bou"d t0 nu''" SunnX .." "rive Cerv nn in.., n. . i0!n?.,ilV,1,n ? ) "Wi tie7e ''?te"Unn,n.rB;'d' ,.".Bt your villa W1 "lilt and ti i.5ii ." " ll,e,r noses He." " ' ana they'll leavs quick, you P"."yhi Sd b,!, B0 Booa to x h..' ..V" laid, with ixndroi.. mm.. P" that th2?.n,r.,tnpta n ssu7e WCtorv !.".? .? "0 Chemical manure a. "Not ' It "v" f Haven." WJ&f&'ttPlnM!" Ilka Just tl S? c.nean now. it looks tame..', Iound out wlicra you was and fc858a'tarrt at hr. -What boardr- SsSI-5h.1; "' . p on the ether "O" o' ntJS'w,0.? Brou"d." ass .. nuiu, bq g says, 'Site for tho Haven Chemical Manure Works,' and when I saw It I came along to neo If the other ground was to be got chenp." "What what do you call cheap" "About thirty pounds an aero," she said. 'Thirty fiddlesticks I" "Well, forty," Bunny said. "That's about all It's worth. I've asked and I wan told some one offered forty for It and said It wasn't worth no more." "About that board." ho said. "I don't believe It," K "Well, go and have a look for your sel" and you'll find out I don't come hero to tell you lies," Sunny1 said. "I'll go now at once. I don't bellevo It und I I ehalt object I" "You won't object half an much as hem villa residents as won't be there will." Sunny said. "Anyway, I don't mind a bit of a smell, como to that, and It won't do any harm to tho poultry, or ,vnatover It may be. Mind you, I don't 'ay It Is poultry I'm after, but It may be." "I don't care what you are after," he Ha ?..!. Vm eolnir to see for myself i" Til como with you If you like. I've ot tho loan of a car; It's Lord Do rlngton e, he's a friend of mine, and It's nice car: It'll get thero quickly." "All right," Colport said. "But mind you, I don't bellevo It I" Mr. Colport was not a pleasant com 'anion. He sniffed; ho refused to . i i V? '" Bunny-s cnattor pass unno mi. H. Bat d glowered and mum 0le,li0 himself in his shaggy red beard it 7,M.r, '4 ,s ' w,lat did I tell you? Spo. HaverU!"njr Bald "SU8 for h rv,'t,W,hat ln hunder does this mean' CoI''ort, raged What the " thn ln..r,iar1 wo up- the Palnt W8t bu noihii1?! wa.s uUlere 'd Colport kpew 'S a,hout the condition ot tho paint. down ragea up ana nri'vV" iLu,n. lno Place 8Po11 'he prop- if.-. "" ""ouieu. SunTald.101" "Cn3 and BUeh-k" !.?" ,";. V,at I'lln Bcardwelll" roniv .u.IdIn 8unny Ba,d- Bh had al ready seen Beatdwc that mornlnr. h..ii!w- mlnutea later Colport was tnunaerlmr on TtnnrHt..Aii.- ..i... .iM- thirhho iVSer l3 th0 meanln ot ..'i'i t1'1 J'now: do ou?" Beardwell riw lI1 'ked beyond tho furious Colport at Sunny, lflor any expression SL.Ci0gnltlon S his faco he might no?.SrJlaYe Becn Sunny In his Ufa before. That board on your land, what does It mean?" .'.I'.Y0 cot no board on my land!" ,.,i? a-,.V81.. I Bcen it. I eaw It myself. What's this Infernal Chemical Jh nntnrvr' .. m tnatr Beardwell said. "My land ii isn i my land! It's eold. Yesthere in to be a chemical factory or nome- tningj i hear It Is going to smell Pf?!1 bad. but that wonnt affect me. I'm shirt ner to Canada ln about a month, and It II be a bad smell that'll reach mo out there I" You vo sold your land to to those brigands who are going to to put up a stink factory !" Colport shouted. ui my land, or was. I had tho right to sell It I offered It to you at ;'"' . y "u nam lony wan a rair price. I got a hundred for It, and I'm satisfied thero were no restrictions. They can put up a dust destructor, too, and ft fever hospital if they like, It'a all ono to me." It's ruined my landl" Colport shouted. "That's your trouble. I'm busy; good mornlnpt'. Yl An .!... all -1..I, ,i. ..... "I thought hens " Sunny began.' "Hang hens, curse hens, to blazes with honsl" said Colport. "It'a my land I" "I'll buy It: gh'o me an option at a fair price. I don't mind any smells that migni nappen along:- sunny said. Colport muttered In his beard; thoy drove back to town In silence. "About that option?" Sunny eald. "Is u worm wniio mo coming to your of fice or not?" "What do you want that land for?" lie demanded. , "I told you it might bo for hena and It might not I What'a the land worth?" Sunny vald. "It's worth every penny" ha caused "of eighty pounds, but now am I go- int. io sen now wun mac internal "Eighty pounds is a fair price, is it?" Sunny asked. "I gave seventy for It, and bought It cheap," ho said. "I expected to make goou prollt on It an plots." "But ou didn't know this had come aiong! Colport muttered a few remarks to nlmself. "Are you going to give me a month's option to buy that land 7" sunny asked. He did not answer. "If you aren't It'a no good me coming any rartneri" Bunny said. "What'll you offer?" he asked. "I hoard forty was a fair prloe." He snarled. "I tell you I gava sev enty ana bought It cheaply." "I'll take an option on It for two months at eighty pounds an acre," sunny said. "Ana 1 11 give you a de posit of a hundred pounds, which I am to forfeit If I don't close on the option, nowa uuu 7" Ho hesitated. "Yea or nol" Sunny said. "Because If It's no, I've got heaps to do with my time i" Ho rlared at her. "Eighty then I" he said. "Very, well, and a hundred pounds deposit." "That's what I eald." Sunny eald. "11'b Just a fair nrlce." Hunnv thourhL "I could have got It for forty, or fifty it i nnu ntooa out, oniy it wouia nave becn tricky. Ho maken ten pounds an acre, so ho doesn't lose anything, and wo get tna ground at a rair price, it'll be worth a lot more presently." She smiled. "Well, that's all ovor nnd done wlthl" Sunny drove Mr. Colport back to Upper Thamei street, then she thanked Lord Dobrlngton'8 chauffeur kindly for his services, and Bhook hands warmly with him, nnd dismissed the car. "Now I'd best be getting to work," Sunny thought. "Hello I" she said. "Ixolc where you are coining to, ciumsyr- It was Lord Dobrlngton who had blundered into her at the corner by the iieaim "Why, Sunny, jou?" ha said. "Sunny mo 1" she sold. "And you nearly troa on mv toot, uiairt you ought to apologize?" 'I do from ny hoart" He smiled down at her. "I've been wanting to see you badly," ne said. "Well. look now." Sunny said. "I'm goInK to. Are you In a hurry?" "Nothing portlckler," Sunny said. "Sunny, why do you talk like that?" "l.lke wnatT' "rertlckler!" he said. You can sneak ae well as I can If you like." Sunny laughed. "I like to talk like I used when I'm talking to friends : when I'm not I put on the talk. See? How eer, that doesn't matter. I'll glvo you the other kind of talk If It worries you No, Lord Dobrlngton, I am tn no great hurry. I wan about to call In at the theatre and find out If thero were any letters there awaiting my arrival." She laughed. "How's that?'' He nodded. "You are funny, Sunny," he said. "I wont you to come to tea with me." "Where7 The A. D. C or " "Blessendale House!" ha said briefly. "Iliit vour mar" "Wants to talk to you, Sunny," ho said. "So do 1 1 I wonder If you real-. Ize, Sunny, Just how much you luive done for mo?" . I "Nnthlnir." she said. "What I did I did because your mother ua& worried out of her life, and because I liked you and hated to see you golnjr " She paused. "Uolng wrong?" he said. "Yee. if you like I" Well. I waa. and you saved me. I didn't think I could be saved; It was a kind of lunacy: It passed and then I felt anhamed. and beinar ashamed. I did what another weak-minded young fool might have done. I tried to forget my sense of ehame and" "Drank something dreadful!" Sunny aald "Vou ougni to nave more back bone." 'You are right 1 Will you come, Kunnv?" To Dlesaendals House? Well, If she " "Wants to aea you; so do I. Wo want to talk to you, my motiier ana i. (CONTINUED TOMOItnOW) Cotvrtght, till, 6v Qeorgt P, J'utnam's flout. WWERE PVt OU 6CT "tuev vtusrr Mwe V ,5AWt,ST"- S V -were? what ) r i l IKIT- ) 'I' OF BARK f ao AHEAP CfiS INQVnSCTlVE- I OCT vouseiF A ECrt WARRVKT- MAVBE V0) CAH ?VM? A UCUH-St TAG OR A PEC& OF LMW- THES.E HAU VOU CAW I HEA.R. A 6R.OWL. 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