'EVENING EEDGKRpniLADEritHIA, SATURDAY, JXtLY 3, 1015.
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The stdry of a man and a
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DRAMATIS PERSOttAE
tlAVtj fl.KSSBY,
. tiMntirul lrl or
:0, wll edueled n4
dfroled t irtTtl nd dventore
r.tt rnolher. th widow 6f Adrolrtt l,ifi
who w mviMloily murdered when Mua
0 TftM ota.
CArTAlN MAIITIN Almoin
It man of sl For II yr h lii
mi(r of tli SMI. "mill trudlnr tMjnr,
IHetUh he It t man or hlrth nd education,
cm.ntmT huiio.v.
n friend ot the rify.
UICllAItU AttllOt., '
bi other ot Captain Atrol.
Th alor opens on board th 8141. a m1J
Usmer tradln on tli African eoaat and
round for London. Captain Arrol la brtn"
In horn Maud IMraacy, whom he haa res
cued iroir a danatroua mob or fanaucai
Moor Maod. who la the.onlf woman on
board, haa been traveling alone In c,9?:
Maud and the captain confess a mutual
The nel irornln the Blill arrives; at Til
burr Mrt Pler haa romo down to tno
doefca to wtl Maud Whan Mrs riaaajr
meeu Captain Vrrol aha la atartlfd."P;
daily- na Maud haa aald aha would marry
VEr-haven't w met before. Captain Ar
row" aho aaHa nervously. ...i-i
Arrol acknowledges provloua acquaint
nee, Gilbert Huron, Mfa. IMesser'a Jholea
for Maud'a band, alao aeema to b fa mil'
lar to Arrol. "I hopo h didn't ronla
you ' aava Mra. I'lescy Mr. . Huron la
tradually taktnar llbertlca with Maud.
Huron tell Maud that Arrol haa bn
acud rf the murder of Maud'a falnjr
and that tho Jury haa twlco disagreed. 1I
atiitreata that ha thlnka Arrol guilty. Bti
reaenta tha Imputation, and eayo aha will
read tha court testimony. ,...,
Una doca ao and flnda that tha e'reum
auntlal evidence la all aitalnit Arrol. Tha
honor of a brother officer kopt Arroi
allent In hta own defense. ,
.Convinced ot ArroPa Innocence and Proud
that ho was allent In hie own defense to
Weld the honor of a fellow-officer. Maud
toes to him and finally persuades him to
clear hlmaelt before ho mairlea her.
. it, I'leaaey forblda Maud'a ensement
to Captain Arrol and telle her aha must
marry Huron to rrevent hla laying bare
tha fact that Mr. I'leaaey waa killed in a
airus-tle with hla wife. ,
..Huron alao Inalata, but Maud refuses.
Huron threatens to Inform aeatnat Mra.
PUiaer. MeanwhUe Martin Arrol Roe; to
hla solicitor. Ho Ta told that he cannot ha
freed of ausptclon unless the auilty K,"?
la found. ''Do you suspect any oner no
It aakad.
Maud wtltca Arrol that they tnuat never
li.eet or communicate again In ple 01
thla Arrol wrltea to her. Arrol haa been
convinced that It would be futile to at-
iempt .to find tha real alayer ot Admiral
leiey,
Maud repllea to hla note, ordering him
hot to come to eee her. He soea to IJrlght
on to find her and meetelra. ricaaey. She
aaya tliat her huaband hud been ahot by
a Oarman. that the Admiral waa about tn
aell plana traltoroualy, and that ahe had
retuacd to tell the truth In order to pre
aarro the honor of the Admiral. Arrol re
fuiea to believe It. but la made to tninK
deeply, eapeclally aa Mra. Arrol confeaaea
that, Gilbert Huron holda the key to the
whole myaUry. . . . . .
Arrol returna to tendon and to hla new
buatneae, tho manufacture of torpedoea. iij
la slven the plana of a deadly torpedo and
recognizee In them the Idena explained to
him by Admiral Pleaeey 13 yeara ago. .Mra.
I'leaaey tella Arrol that Maud haa' leap
reared. Arrol aaka hla brother ltlchard
where he Imaginee Maud may be found.
JJoth are baffled. Arrol decldca to let
th matter drap temporarily. He deter-
mlrnai to go to America to meet the man
who la enid to be the Inventor of the tor
pedo He knowa thnt he haa been ahadoweil
by detectives for many montha. but haa
made no edort to eaiape them. Gilbert
Huron takea the Mine boat. Arrol accute;
Huron of auapectlng that Arrol and Maud
or sloplnr, which la oblouly not the coae.
Huron denlea, and retires aeartck.
CHAPTDH XVIH-(Contlnued).
ARROLi looked wistfully toward tho
. Irish, shoro which showed faint and
trray low down on the murky horizon. "I
wish he hadn't been," ho said to himself.
The last time ho had paced a deck
llks this she had been at his side,
her hand frequently seeking his. Now
whre was she? All tho way from
London he had been tempted to re
.tfroach himself with having; abandoned
her with thus leavlnp England while
still uncertain of her whereabouts and
prospects. Reason told htm that since
fclio had determined to avoid him he could
only Assist her through his friends and
therefore that It was better he should not
bo on the snot. Ttlnlinril hntlwratnlHeil toi
cablet him nt once should (hc&lpastSiJCTap
of Information be received coricc'ttilnR -her.
Above all, Martin felt Instinctively thU
Maud's salvation depended upon the solu
tion ot the mystery ot her father's death.
The luncheon bugle aroused Martin from
hln meditations. The saloon of a Cun
order certalrily bore little enough resemblance-
to ths cabin of the Sldl; yet the
retired" sailor ate with n better appetite
and felt more at home than he had done
since he hud brought his own ship Into
Iondon docks, Lunch over, he adjourned
to" the smoking room and spent the time
so pleasantly yarning with two of the
ship's officers that It was 3 o'clock In the
afternoon before he remembered the hap
less Gilbert.
The gale was Increasing In violence and
not more than half a dozen passengers
kept the deck. Martin looked nt the sky,
then looked at the sea and frowned. While
this weather lasted there waa not much
chance of a conversation with Mrs. Pies
Bey's friend. The cowardly fellow, as he
mentally described mm, would be sure to
avail himself ot thla excuse to keep his
cabin. No matter. There he lay at his
enemy mercy.
Martin descended to the lower deck and
tapped at the door ot the stateroom.
"Come In." said some one In a .plaintive
vol CO.
Martin entered and, switching on the
light, discovered Mr. Huron In his, berth,
comfortably tucked up for the night Be
side Mm, within reach of his hand, was
a basket containing a bottle of cham
pagne, a patent medicine supposed to be
an Infallible cure for sea sickness, a
small flask of eau de Cologne, three
apples and halt a dozen dry biscuits,
Martin made an Inventory of these things.
That's quite the right treatment," he
observed with mock gravity. "Stick to
It and thla time tomorrow, you won't
mind a man smoking a five-cent cigar
under your very none. I'll sit down If
you don't mind."
He took a chair and surveyed the pros
trate man with mingled curiosity and
amazement "Feel In the mood for a
straight talk?" he Inquired quizzically.
"I, never fat less Incllnsd for conversa
tion In my life," replied Huron, gazing
upward with lack-lustre eyes. "But aa I
ean't read or sleep I've no objection to
listening to you, so long as you don't
expect me to answer."
"I see That'd putting my conversa
tional powers to a rather severe strain.
Isn't ItT" Martin paused A prudent
man would have realized the disadvan
tages of such a one-sided conversation
with an antagonist. But curiosity and
hatred Incited him to go on talking.
"Well," he resumed, sticking hta pipe In
his trtouth. but not lighting It, "I want
to tell you what I think of you owr than
anything else. But that wouldn't be air
at present, aa you would probably think
that the only appropriate reply would be
a good one with your left So we
will Ja,ve a nice friendly ehat like good
aMHUtM. I saw Mr PJesaey down at
IWgbtoji the other day. I suppose she
told yauV
Martin could not be sure whetbar the
faint msvefnant of the roan's head meant
semt or dint. Ha coo tinned: "She
tid na that you were aware ot the dr
eumstanees of her late husband's death,
fcnd were using your knowledge to Mack
mini bar daughter more prsclaajy to foree
her Into marrying you lu oniar to hush
up Um atory e-f bar father's hafamy. Now
you ae that no it hole? with a Wg effort
f bUUse I could Just shove and coax
4sk plumjj tMMiy of yours through It-?-"
Huron mailed faintly and shook bU
feaagl I don't think ou could," be saij
"Tfi will oUniiva. perhaps that 1 am
fcfenif-i my hand, no the bell-push This
r4 a br-ll i uiidrrsunii Lii the
aeataroVs roln "
"Ptay don aUaurtu uuiJf, Ma itu-
rofl," Martin reauklurtd him "I dn't con-
UiupUie .liapualii of ot In that way
JrSut v,s gutnf t aak ou whether -
' aatntf ujjk- man to ntar you
girt, and eircumtlance which were
of a kindly dispottd fate.
wouldn't consider that n very flr "A
rnmiable answer to your abominable
proposals? Tou don't agree with
Hie? Well, well. And ns the re
sult of vntir Infernal blackguardism my
Rlrl has slipped her cnble nnd is lost 10
both of us. You'll have to pay for
lhAt, mv man." Mnrtln knocked the bowl
or his pipe again! the heel of his boot
"Meantime, It may Interest you nnd your
dear friend Mrs. riessey to learn that I
doh't believe her jam nbout.the ndmlrnl.
and that 1 fancy I've got a cluo to the
ronl murderer. Ah' that mokes you start
eh? When I've got my hands on
the real man your power for good and
evil, my Jrlend, will bo at nn end. You'll
be sorry, I reckon, thnt you drove Maud
Plenum' nvav frnni )iir home."
Plcssoy away from her home,
The sick man had been listening at
tentively without moving n muscle. Now
ho shifted uneasily beneath the coverlet.
"It's tremendously good of you to have
como to see mc. Captain Arrol," he said
meekly, "nnd our talk has cheered me
Immeniclv. But I am feeling very sleepy
ntul must nsk you to go now. When I'm
all right we must hnvo some long talks
on deck. Shall I ring for the steward to
snow you ouw
Martin laughed His enemy's sang
froid appealed to him. "Pray don't trou
ble," he said, "I hod hoped that you
would let mo brlrtg you your tea, but I'll
leave you since you prefer to sleep In
stead Well, I hopo to sea you at break
fast tomorrow."
Mr. Huron did not appear at break
fnflt next day, nor the day after. Tho
passage was a bad one for the time of
yenr, though for tho matter of thnt
smooth passages to New York are the
exception tit all soasons. Huron kept to
his jbabln, and hearing from his atownrd
thnt! he was oven tn tho hands ot the
doctor, Martin forboro to disturb him.
Within 36 lioura of Sandy Hook the liner
rnn Into calm weather. Tho sen shone
gloriously, gliding with Its rays an enor
mous Iccbent sailing majestically toward
the South. The sea was smooth ns glass.
At luncheon Martin waa surprised to
discover how popular tho ship was. Tho
remotest cabins now disgorged their sal
low occupnnts, hungry for tho first meal
thoy had tasted since they sailed. And
among these famished onffl was Mr. Gil
bert Huron.
Martin nodded to him as ho passed his
table and remarked, "I shall bo round
about the smoking room till dark." Ho
had not much hopo that tho other would
accept tho Invitation, expecting rather
that he would hurry bnck to his cabin
and deny himself to visitors, But within
ten minutes of Martin's own nppearance
on deck, Huron Joined him.
"I feel very fit," he announced. "I be
lieve tho doctors are right that a bad at
tack ot Ben sickness does jou a lot of
good."
"I am sure that is moat gratifying,"
remarked Mnrtln Ironically; ho glanced
at his companion. "Well, what have you
to say to me?"
"I don't know that I have anything In
particular to say to you. I rather gath
ered, that you had something to say to
me."
"Well, that Is true," admitted the sailor
"I have no doubt you would have pre
ferred me to leavo you alone." Ho seized
the other man by the nrm and whispered
to him, "As I told you In your cnbln the
other day, I would like to drop you In tho
sea."
Huron shook himself free. "I don't
doubt It." ho replied coolly. "But I
shan't give you the opportunity. As an
unlucky chance has thrown us together,
perhaps we might arrive nt a better un
derstanding. We arc on a very old, ele
mental relation to each other. Captain
Arrol. We are simply two men after tho
same girl."
"That's the proposition reduced to Its
lowest termn, I grant," said Martin, "but
It Is complicated by the fact that you are
endeavoring to force the girl's hand by
Illegitimate tnfluonce by downright
threats. You nre a blackmailer. Huron."
"Who calls me that not Maud?" The
older man glanced sharply nt his com
panion. "Maud? I daresay she does, but I
haven't seen her since the night of her
arrival In England." Huron looked awny
suddenly. "It's I who call you that ac
cording to Information supplied by your
own friend, Mrs. Pleasey."
The tension of Huron's face relaxed a
trifling degree. "Oracle Mrs. Plessey
gnve me some account of her Interview
with you. I have er a great respect for
thnt lady, hut er her memory at times
plays her false. She Is in fact a bit "
"Of a liar?"
"Exactly, exactly. I gather that she
made out that It Maud refused to marry
me I should publish tho circumstances
of her unfortunate husband's death and
all that. iBn't that so?"
"Certainly Bhe said so," admitted .Ar
rol In some wonderment. "Isn't It true?"
The white-haired man shrugged his
shoulders and smiled In a superior way.
"My dear Captain Arrol," he said, "men
don't, do that sort of thing. I'm amazsil
that you should have believed such a
story. When you started abusing me In
my cabin the other day I let you run on
because I wanted to find out exactly
what Oracle had told you." He sighed.
"Well, It does not matter, so long aa
Maud herself has not that Impression."
"That la all very well," cried Martin
impatiently and Incredulously, "But you
or some one must have threatened Maud
or she wouldn't have run away. It you
had simply asked her to marry you she
would have refused and there would have
been an end of It I don't blame you
for trying to save your face, Huron, but
I should want a fuller explanation before
I swallowed this new yarn."
Huron's face took on on expression of
Impressive solemnity, "Briefly, Captain
Arrol, the facts are these. I am in tove
with Maud, and have been for many
years. I would forget everything else that
I hold dear to possess her. So doubtless
would youlet us give each other so much
credit Mrs. Pleasey favors my suit be
cause I alone am tn possession of certain
facts which will have to transpire, as the
journalists say, upon her marriage. The
revelation ot those facts to a stranger
would be fatal to Maud, to Mrs. Plessey,
to her dead husband, and to many other
persona. That at least la Mrs. Plesaey'a
opinion, and I am bound to say that I
agree with her- That's not blackmail, I
fancy. Captain Arrol."
Huron oould not suppress a triumphant
smile as he watched his companion's
brow; wrinkle Into a frown of bewilder
ment. Arrol turned on him fiercely. "What
the dickens Is all thla humbug about?"
he demanded furiously. "Mrs Plessey
gays that her huaband waa a traitor and
was shot by a spy. If that is true, why
shouldn't I marry Maud? Why should
Mrs. Plessey have said that you were
blackmailing her If you were not? You
are a liar. Huron, and If I did not tear
that you had means of avenging, your
self at the expense of my girl's father, I
would fling you overboard. And let me
tell you this. Within a few hours now, I
hall have In my posasMkan, unless I am
much mistaken, the only proofs that could
be adduaad of Admiral PJessey's guilt
With those In my poalon. what will
become of your vaunted power, eh? Who
holds the snrlag of the trap now?"
CHAPTER XIX.
Ml
AUD waa surprised to find that aha
bad not given Huron tha uncom
promising refusal she had intended. She
had awaited that interview. conSdent
in her own powers, feeling certain
that she would be able to work on
hla belter nature and persuade him
io forego tha horrible bargain he pro
poaed Somehow the eoAveowuon had
not turned out quite aa she had ex
nee te I The eay-aU)g Gilbert hd de
veioped as Iron tenacity of purpose.
HKneno ah had always found him ready
By EDMUND B. D'AUVERGNE
Author of "Her Husband's Widow," Etc
altered through the intervention
to do Anything she nsked him. Now, Just
for th.it very renfon. because he wanted
her so madly, he was adamant. She had
the feeling of having hurled herself up
ngnluat nrmor-plstlng It wns s'ne who
had suffered In the Interview, not Gilbert.
And somehow he hnd managed to shift
the ground ot her attack She lftid re
garded him ns wholly despicable nnd
about to do something Incredibly base
and vile But t'ne strength and Intensity
or his passion hnd Invested him with n
certain dignity; the meanness he contem
plated appeared In almost art herolo light
.She still felt him to be base and vile.
But she no longer despised him, Instead,
she feared "him.
For a time she told herself that come
what might alio would not glvo up Arrol.
What right hnd her mother to demand
such a preposterous sacrifice from her?
For tho first JO years of her llfo Mrs.
Plessey had as far as possible Ignored
her. Now she calmly prepared to uso her
to cover up her own folly and guilt
Surely her mother had dono enough mis
chief In the world and made enough vic
tims her husband, Arrol, and now her
own daughter. It was time she boro tho
consequences at her own actions, Maud
reflected bitterly. No, sho would not glvo
Martin up.
But nil tho, same sho know that she
wouia.
Blood was thicker than water. And
mingled with tho contempt nnd flerco re
sentincntHhe felt for her mother wns n
strain of "that pity which tho strong nnd
chivalrous fcol toward tho weak, however
contomptlbto they may be. And thero wns
honor. Gilbert had thrown honor to tho
wlnus. If she did the same, how would
she oe hotter than he? Sho know that
howevor she might surfer she would do
the straight thing as Martin had dono
years before. "You're a woman of
lionur," sio told herself with a. wan
smile. "You mtiBt play tho game." So
she had written to Martin the letter he
had received cm his return from Dcrcve's.
When she felt thnt she had herself well
enough In hand she wont down to Brigh
ton to see her mother. Mrs. Plessey was
In, they told her nt tho hotel, and would
be pleased to see her It sho would go
right up.
When Maud's mother traveled it was
always with a litter of cushions nnd
photographs (mostly of herself) nnd odds
nnd ends that enabled her to turn a bare
hotel room Into a colorable Imitation of
her own boudoir. So Maud was not sur
prised to find that the sitting room into
which she was shown had acquired some
thing of tho fluffy personality that Just
now she hntcd so Intousely. She noticed
with a curl of her lip that In hor mother's
hand as sho lay propped up with cushions
on the sofn wns the latest frothy novel.
This woman could Interest herself In
things like that otter tho confession sho
had so recently madol
Mrs. Plessey greeted hor dauchtor
effusively, nnd wept and grew sentimental
when Maud announced her Intention of
giving up Arrol.
"My dear, dear girl!" she hnd exclaimed,
"how llko your noblo and generous solfl
I know that your lovo for your mother
would conquer In tho end."
Maud laughed bitterly. "I'm neither
noble nor genorous," sho said, "I'm
simply playing the game you don't un
derstand that, do you, mother? And I
think we can leave lovo out of It Thn
only creature In the world whom I love
Is the man whom you have wronged for
13 years and whom you are now forcing
mo to wrong as well, I lovo Martin Arrol
and always shall."
"Ah, you are young, Maud. You haven't
my experience. You will soon forget Mnr.
tin " Mrs. Plessey giggled at tho memory
of past lovo affairs.
"Of course. You bellttlo my lovo for
Martin so that you can pretend I'm not
really making any BacrlHce for you. What
do your know about love?" she continued
savagely. "You've never loved In nil your
llfo ybu almply haven't got It In you.
You've only flirted with the wretched
boys who think you're the real thing,
whereas you'ro only sham. And you can
Bmllo over your conquests now!" Maud
looked at her mother In wonder. "After
what you told mo the other night!" She
paused, then continued, "I think I had
better go now, or I shall say things
I mav roarrflt."
Mrs. Plessey dabbed nt her eyes with a
small square of lace. "You nre bo cruei,
(Maud," she protested, "so brutal almost
Ill-bred nt times. You forget what I'm
going through and what I've gone through
for you."
Maud mado a gesture of Impatience.
"Don't talk humbug, mother," she said,
sharply, "you're unhappy because all this
has upset your plans for the season nnd
brought you to Brighton when you want
to be In Kensington. You can go back to
your tango and bridge and theatre par
ties. I shan't Interfere with you or ask
you to bring me out or chaperon me.
If you can forget, I can't. In future you
won't Bee much of me. Good-by, I'm go
ing now. I want to catch the next train
back to town." And ignoring Mrs. Ples
sey's hand and half-offered embrace,
Maud strode out of the room.
But at the railway station she had
changed her mind. She couldn't bear the
thought of going back to London to her
mother's house the whole atmosphere
seemed tainted now to face her mother's
servants, to meet Gilbert Huron. She felt
she must net away from them all some
where where she could be quite alone and
think things out. She remembered with
a sudden longing a little Surrey village
sho had loved as a child. No one ever
went to Cranlelgh. She would go there
for a few days Instead of going back to
town, She could send tor a few clothes
nnd things. There was so much to think
out still.
How good It was to be back In the
country again to see the apple orchards
with their crown ot pale pink blossoms,
and the gardens ablaze with flowers, to
walk under green trees, to wander over
the hills treading underfoot the pushing
heather and the unfolding fronds of the
bracken. And yet had she been wise to
come? For spring was the time for
lovers with Its riot of color and blossom,
and all the birds singing their maddest.
"Martin, oh, Martin," she said aloud, "I
want you, dear, I can't live without
you."
She walked for miles In the leafy lanes
and over the hills to tire herself out
physically and clear her brain. Martin
was gone. That episode was over. She
had sent him away, and he had never
tried to communicate with her since. She
had halt expected htm to answer that
Utter. Somehow she had hardly thought
he would have accepted his dismissal so
tamely Vaguely she had expected him
to demand some more definite explana
tion. She tortured herself for a long
time wondering whether what Huron had
said was true. Perhaps after all it
wasn't such a blow to him. At the begin-
Immediate ahipmenl
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even in vacation time.
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hlng he had been willing to let her go,
a Gllberr had said. 'Tn love one loves
nnd tha other ronsents to bs loved." she
repeated to herself Her own love per
haps had blinded her to his unresponsive
ness. Unresponsive? Bhe thought of
their brief love-making In the steamer,
nnd n faint flush dyed her face and neck.
No, no, no she would not bellevo that
Jdnrtln wns pretending when he said He
loved her.
She pulled herself together. It was 011
bert she should be thinking nbout, not
Martin Could she bring herself to marry
Huron? Just as she had known Inwardly
that she would give up her lover, so now
she knew that she would ncvef marry
tho man she did not love. She supposed
sho would hnve to go back and tell him
so. There would be another scene she
hated scenes Ilka those that had been
rrorced on her lately. Could she
bring herseir to go back under her motn
er'a roof, to live on friendly terms with
Huron the woman who had caused her
father's death. Ihe man who had profited j
by het dishonor.
An Idea flashed Into her head. Why go
back at all? Why not cast off the old life
entirely, nt least for a time. Martin waa
nil she wanted from the past, and he waa
not to be thought of. Why shouldn't she
throw oft her name, her Identity, nnd dis
appear? She was young and strong, and
had brains. Surely she could eam her own
living, as other wpmen without her edu
cational advantages had been forced to
do. She felt a load of worry fall from her
shoulders. It would be nil adventure.
Work, adventure what could there be
better to drlvo out tho thought of a for
bidden love? On tho whole It would be
wise, too. Tho blackmailer could do
nothing when ho was Ignorant of her
whereabouts, Huron would not betray
her mother when there was nothing for
him to gain. Maud wondered she had
not thought of this before. She hurried
back to the farmhouse nnd packed her
suitcase In n fever to be up and doing.
In the train tho difficulties that her de
cision would Involve begnn to force them
selves upon her. Of course, they would
try to find her. Gilbert, ns he had said,
would not easily glvo her up. They might
employ n detective oven, It would never
do for her to go back to tho house in
Edgworth Squaro tor clothes. She miiBt
manage with the few things she had In
her suitcase. As regarded money, sho
hnd still most of her quarter's allow
nnce. It was not much, for Mrs. Plessey
only gave her 120 a year. Sho took out
her purse and dressing caso and counted
four flvo-pound notes and 3 17b. 3d In
cash roughly 21. These would last her
for a few weeks, while she looked for
something to do. She had not much Jew
elry sho regretted now that sho bought
so little. Still, there was her gold watch
bracclot nnd a couple of fairly valuable
rings nnd a small packet of pearls she
had been given on her last birthday.
Long beforo sho had got through tho
money they represented Bhe would havo
found somctlng to do.
Of course. It would bo easy enough for
Gilbert to track her to Cranlelgh nnd on
to the London train (Martin wouldn't be
likely to do so he might even bo still In
Ignorance of her disappearance), so she
would havo to throw him oft tho track.
Fortunately sho had no heavy luggage ;o
betray her. Sho took a bus over Waterloo
Bridge and picked up a taxi In the Strand.
Sho didn't know where sho wns going to
She would havo to find rooms first of nil.
To the young London girl who lives at
home with her pcoplo London is to all
Intents and purposes a foreign city when
Bhe is thrown on her own resources,
Maud had not the faintest Idea whero
you got "rooms" In the metropolis. Men,
she knew, had them In Jcrmyn street, but
thoBe were bachelor chambers. Of courso
lots of students lived at South Kensing
ton nnd Chelsea, but those wcro districts
sho must avoid like the plague. Perhaps
Hampstead way would do as well as any,
sho didn't know many people out there.
Sho told the man to drive her to Totten
ham Court road. Thero she bought news
papers nnd took another cab some llttto
distance up the road.
After a search of somo two hours,
guided by tho apartments columns of tho
newspapers, through goomy back streets
and faded crescents that had onco known
better days, tho girl found herself ,-i-stnlled
In clean nnd fairly comfortable
rooms near Regent's Park. Somehow the
glamour of adventure had faded away.
She only felt Bho was doing tho right
thing anything would be better than liv
ing under tho same roof with her mother
or Gilbert Huron. Tomorrow she would
begin to look for work.
(CONTINUED TUESDAY.)
KEAL ESTATE FOB SALE
OAK lam:
New Oak Lane Home C0ED
Price S6000
8 rooma, hot-water heat, brick porch, double
terrace, lot 40x84: parquetry fioora. tapestry
brick fireplace, tiled kitchen and bath, ex
ceptionally hlgh-claaa plumblne fixtures, beau
tiful auburban aurroundlnsa. Come and de
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are the finest Comentent terms Location
Camac at and Medary ae , Oak Lane.
SAMUEL II, P. HEAD. Builder, on Premises,
Or II. HOPE, (S001 YORK HOAD
SUHUItllAN
SPRINGFIELD
ON THE "MEDIA SHORT LINE"
Only 12 Minutes 5c From 69th St. Terminal
(Of Market St. Elevntcd)
ARTISTIC HOMES (large and small), ALSO SPACIOUS
LOTS FOR SALE AT MODERATE PRICES AND
UPON LIBERAL TERMS.
This is a new suburb which offers exceptional advantages to
discriminating purchasers who are looking for conveniently lo
cated suburban nomes, with city conveniences, costing from (4500
to (10,000 or more, it is being developed in a most substantial
and modern way.
If you think of purchasing a suburban home, now or later on,
or If you wish to invest (gradually, if you prefer) in real estata
which is constantly improving
WRITE OR PHONE FOR DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET. IT IS
PULL OF INTERESTING INFORMATION AND CONTAINS
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prices. Lots, $220 to $390 (a few higher) and a small
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EMPTY WAR CHESTS
MAY HASTEN END
Credit of Nations in Great Eu
ropean Conflict Rapidly De
clining. NEW YORK, July 3.-Several of Amer
ica's moat notablo financiers have this
week become so Impressed by the ae
mornllzntlon In European money that tney
predict a general collapse Is not far on.
Thev question whether American bank
ers will be justified In financing unl mlted
additional shipments of merchandise to
belligerents unless some means can be
devised for securing payments,
There Is not enough gold In nil Lurope s
central banks to bay for tho supplies Rl
tiW fnnf rnnf n fnr here.
The currency of every belligerent has
fallen to an unparalleled level of depre
ciation. .
Russian money, compared with tne
American dollar, has lost 25 per cent In
value. German money Is down more than
15 per cent. Austria nnd Italy are much
worse off.. French currency Is down ftilly
6 per cent, and now England's la on the
toboggan. It has declined upward of 3
per cent, nnd payment for her gigantic
orders placed here has not yet begun In
earnest
European governments cannot Induce
holders of American securities there to
sell them and subscribe to tho colossal
war loans being floated.
England's stock of gold In Ottawa. It is
stated, has been depleted to almost noth
ing, so thnt no further assistance can be,
looked for from that quarter In settling
accounts.
George G. Kennedy
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 3,-Georgo G.
Kennedy, formerly hend of tho Harris
burg Water Department, nnd well known
as an expert on filtration, died Inst night,
aged 47, nt his homo on Riverside Drive.
IN MEMOIIIAM
MONKHOUSr;, In loving remembrance ol
THOMAS STEWAHT MONKHOUSC, July U.
1012.
SCIIKNCK. In loving remembrance of Al-
HEIIT RC1IKNCK, who departed this Ufa
July 3, 1011. ALIlEnT F. SCHEN'CK.
SNYBEIt, MAHY C. who died July 3, 101.
In loving remembrance.
HUSIIAND, DAUOHTKIt AND SON.
Seatfja
CArUr.I.ADKlt. On July 1, 1015, CATH
ARINE C, CADWALLADER, mother of the
late Joseph E. Cadwalladcr. Funeral aerv
Icea on Sunday, at 10 a. m., precisely, at hor
lata residence, 32 N. Wycombe ave Lane
downe, Dclawaro County, Ta., Interment
private.
DYSON, On Juno 20. 101B. MAnr ELIZA
HKfH, widow of the late Rev. John Dyson
and mother of Mrs i:. C. Uoone, St. Clair,
l'a., Captain Charlea W. Dyion, U. 8. N.i
tleorga Dyaon, attorney.at-law, of New
York, and JJr. John R. Djaon, Haileton. Pa.
l'AMOUS. On July 1, 1016. Mra. EMMA
TAMOUS (nee Hoover), aged S2 ycara. Due
nctloe ot the funeral will be given.
GARDINER. Near Ashland, N. J., on Bev
enth Month let, 1015, S. HARRISON OA11D
1NKR. husband of tho lato Elizabeth K. It.
Gardiner, and aon of the lata Mlcajah U C.
and Margaret E. Gardiner. Relatives and
Irlenda are invited to attend tho funeral, on
Second-day, Seventh Month 5th, at 1.30 p.
m, from hla lato rcaldencre. Train leaca
Market atrect ferry, Philadelphia, at 12.23
P. m. . will bo met at AsMand Station.
KEI.LV. On July 1. 1013.
at hla parents'
residence, 141 Springfield mo, Chostnut
Hill, GREGORY COOK, Jr.. aon of Gregory
Cook and Agnea Shaw Kelly, aged 0 yeara.
Funeral acrvicea at his parenta' residence on
Sunday, at 2 30.
KOrilClIILD. On July 1, 1015, MEVEn,
huaband ot Millie D. Rothchlld. aged M
yeara Relathca and friends, also Philadel
phia Lodge. No. 2. P B. O. 13., are Invited to
attend the funeral aenlcea, on Sunday morn
ing, at 10 o'clock precisely, at hla late resi
dence. 132 North lith st. interment private,
at Mount Hlnal Cemetery. Kindly omit Cow.
era.
MEARS & BROWN
CITY AND hUIIUIlIIAN It HA I. ESTATE
Properties Managed Rente Collected
lnaurance and Mortgagee Placed
Llata on application
202 South 15th Street
REAL ESTATE TOR SALE
SUBURBAN
SUBURBAN HOME
$16,000
GROUND INCREASING IN VALUE
Cfose o fnr C'lfi; 1V InJiht Country.
A modern atone and ahlngle house, D acres ot
ground, lawns, shade, shrubbery, fruit
porchea on 3 aides, 18 rooms, 4 fireplaces,
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Thla property la located on main thorough,
fare, ilose to trolley and train ( a frontage of
4114 feet.
For location, generoua terma, etc.. write or
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SUNDAY'S
PUBLIC LEDGER
Nation-Wide War
on Liquor
Every section of the country will be represented this
week when the Sixteenth
Anti-Saloon League of
City. The largest attendance in the history of the:
organization is predicted
assured the allied forces fighting the liquor traffic.'
Sunday's Public Ledger outlines the present plans of
the League and gives a
week's activities.
Italy and
By George
Mmtr VnrVn fm-mor Mnvnr.
history at Princeton, writes
anaiysiB of tho war situation m Italy, ur. mcoicnan's long
fnmiliaritv with Italian affairs and his close personal rela-
tions with King Emmanuel
marked and timclyvalue.
England in Wartime
By Fullcrton L. Waldo
A vivid description of John Bull's
tiprht little island surrounded by
German submarines. Recites) tho
impress of war on Enfjland's
prcscnt-dny social life and busi
ness activities. Readers obtain
illuminating information from a
Phlladolphian who writes fully
nbout conditions that the English
mirjht overlook.
"The Saintsbury .
Affair"
By Roman Doubleday
Don't fail to keep up with, every
instalment of this fascinating de
tectivo story. Pronounced by
readers to bo the greatest mys
tery n o v o 1 of the year, "Tho
Saintsbury Affair" carries your
animated interest from week to
week with a series of baffling in
cidents gripping to tho 1 a s t
chapter. Synopsis with each instalment.
Good Teeth Mean
Long Life
By Woods Hutchinson, A. M., M. D.
Here is the first of 12 articles
journalist is contributing to
Hutchinson's articles represent the highest type of medical'
writings for the lay citizen
the best magazines. Read
tribution.
Archbishop Kennedy May Be in
Line for the Red Hat
A new honor conferred on the distinguished Philadelphian,j
who is the head of the American College in Rome, suggests,
that Pope Benedict may have in mind his eventual elevation
to tho College of Cardinals.
Everybody
Navy
Sunday's Intaglio is devoted
photographs. Late scenes aboard the biggest fighters, actionj
moments with cunning submarines, what one sees when the!
giant rifles Bpeak practically
ciency practiced by grim sea dogs. ,
Sports Magazine Featuresi
William H. Rocap's article, "What Constitutes a Ring Charnl
pionanip in .ruiiuncu, i aa gooa as a juage tor settling uuefi
questions. Read this important decision handed down by ajj
rules expert. II
"The 'Nuts' of Baseball," by John
Henry (Honus) Wagner, tells of
baseball's eccentric players and
their "funny ones." A good story
for fans.
Down fear if you would swim
well. C. F. Moores tells you how
to handle yourself In the water.
Read "Confidence Makes Swim
mers." "A Golf Champion Stumped,"
many otner special articles attorn absorbing Sunday reading,
for fans of every Bport.
Women's Interest Section'!
Peggy Shippen's weekly review of society gossip: what
they're doing at smart functions; the best faahion page 11
America; miest news irom women's clubs; Florence Jrwma
whist problems; Mrs. Christine Frederick's "Correct House-
i1Pi"LJ?n9 Lealie im'a "Care of the Garden," and "The
Child in Sickness and in Health," by Louise E. Hogan.
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America meets in Atlantic
and an unusual stimulus ig
-complete program of
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B. McCIellan
nftw n TirofeSBOr of GCOnomld"
from Rome giving a complete
and the Ministry give his views al
Brazil As a Market;
By Roger W. Babson
America's most widely known
statistician contributes n compre
hensive article on Brazil as e
field for exploiting our manufac
tured products. Mr. Babson'i
article is the result ofpersonal
investigations into South Ameri
can trndo and commerco, and of
private consultations with Bra
zilian authorities on finance.
New Evidences of
Fabled Continent
iToressor uiiDert van niEesl
of the Department of Geology in
Princeton, has discovered
ft!
dences of land which ages aco
J1
rirobably connected Europe and
America. Through the striking
similarity of fossils in New-)
foundland with those found in
France and Wales, the identity
of the long-lost continent may be!
established. J
which the eminent physician-
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and are in constant demand by4
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exclusively to "Our Navy"
every picture of fighting efiH;
In "Tha Umpire Speaks" Georgo,
E. McLinn records the hard lle.
of a big league arbiter as told byJ
one or them. A
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"What Made May Sutton "
World-Champion Tennis ChanH
pion," by Geortro W. Braden. J
Central Y. M. C. A. Physical De-J
Dartment. 1
by William H. Evans, and
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