'.KSSKttfl Hi :i BVBNINa PTJBtIO LEDGER PHIEADBLPHIA; THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920 The Woman Hater By Ruby Who's Who m the awry MILES PAVBBSIIAM, wealthy i fcmn bachelor and sportsman. J, before the story opens, ho has Sao to b a hater of women. PHILIP TBANTEIl, young and rich. FaTerabam'B ohnms and In lore 2it! a beautiful woman. MARIAN TRANTER, Philip', mother, who objects to the martUgo Sanned by her son. She appeals to Fatersham to do all ha can to break S, Attachment of PhlUp for tho IjALLIB DUNDAS, the woman fa the case, and PARRY, another clab friend of ftnith am'a. HCEB you Boon," , no aaia. "aood nlrtt" He went down the steps to the street and walked away In the dark- ttH3. So that waa over I He took off his hat and bared his forehead to the cool, damp air. After ten years she had smiled at him jfttn. He had aeon her and epoken to her, and she had not changed ; and yet yet she had not bMn able to touch his heart Once euch friendliness from her would hare set his blood on lire. One ho would have loin awake all plht to think o! her. Was he growing old that he had. to changed, or waa it tnat ne was com pletely oured of his old adoration It must be that, he supposed. Time had proved Itself a wonderful hauler. H turned In at the club and found Parry half asleep by the Are. He woke htm up and gave him a clrar. ' "It's one of Tranter'a: never emoko 'm myelt, Did we have a good dinner? Oh. " lie bm down In an armchair opposite 1 Parry yawned, only half awake. "Did you see the fair LallleT" he uka. Tea.' TVdlwhat do you think of horT" UUn looked up. "What do you know erf her?" he aiked evasively. Tounu Parry laughed rather self conecloualy. "Oh, not much. She had a studio In pris tome years ago, when I was study ing there, we both rather fancied our selves as portrait paimera ill mo nine, and we've both grown older and wiser "Yei," said Favereham; and a faint tmlle curved his hard lips as he remem bered how Mrs. Dundas hod once told him, ycRra ago, that sho meant to make a great nam for herself as an artist. Well, she liad mado the name, per hips, but not as an artist, although In those days he had believed her capablo ot anything wonderful. "How long ago waa that?" he asked. Parry considered, "Oh, Ave or bIjc ysarj, I suppose." He laughed, remlnls cently. "We were both as poor as church mice In those days. If aha had vty luck she used to ask me to supper, ind It I had any I used to aalc her chiefly cocoa and Welsh rabbit, I remem ber." He paused. "Go on; I'm interested." eaia Silica. "By the way, she wasn't Lallle Dundas then, I suppose?" . "We all called her 1ollle. She would over tell any one what her real name m; Mid sho was u black sheep or tomewnr, ana tnat ner lamuy nna milled their hands of her when she In dited on liavinc a career. Career, by tttl" He laughed, mockingly. "Poor aid I She was about as nt to face the world alono then as. aa a white moue." "She seems fairly carrable now. how- l ever," said Miles, dryly. parry looked at him sharply. 'I'm BDraklng of years ago." ho said. l"K lot can happen In six years, you Ikior" "Yes: It can. Well, and then she married. I sunc-ose?" I iuddosa no. hut I don't reallv know i truth of that. Dundas used to bo uwurs hanirlnir around In my time. Old south to be her father, ho was; rich lid fat. and vorvthlnir which hv all he laws of naturo sho ought to hove Med. He fanolcd himself a connoisseur i art. and used to ttokn about utuillon rylng to discover budding Bottlcollls. don't know that hn iwaf fmmil nnv hut uiam a noiau. ur course, ne was al ways keen on Lallle, but ahe only Iwihed when I spoke of it to her. All " men were keen on her I wan my- i. remaps i am sun ; i aon't itnow. never met a woman to touch her, way." mverenam loolted un sharnlv. Are you serious?" he asked HerlAitn' ne .n t r..i. ..... tnuiK she's a beauty? Did you ever see W$W. such a smile?" ,,,?" e to his feet He bent over w?l:at0'.umak,ntr ft st6111 business of ,n tho ashes from his pipe. Utor'.ui-"n ?r back turned. ' """" w"n " rarry shrugged his shoulders. ileHVAn finl lMMt. It- -. 111 W,J iwavwaj, Xio BttyO OnO Sxtm.iurned-. ywt hi shoui- Srata1hJ.ncellln9gn,'U,tel "' " Bta"d fledift .. J?" "would you bo satis iiir btmr married Co Mrs. Dun- dlv rh.t ' aeP.tndB." he said guivrd hJr There 3 nothing actually against rwVou mean that?" one has." """ 01 course overy Htt j-ou ,jon.t bceva hem Ifl that HePato3ic1ti?.,l?,tan'ilver for a moment. tared it? hL from, ,hl" "P and "W.11 J mowing end Intereetlnirlv. aald i 70l!r mett,ns to marry her," don't se8uhst.1nwk.wndlJ, "And I "&J, .!"?.. fw hardened. looked up. ' "8 KUa ahortly. Parry ulyrl ao you mean?" he nsked, ourl- 'tauyboVe8hhaImuUePt hls cy nxed Jyald 1 qUet" I am W"" to stop lt. Sa.laltdd.UP tn '" ""ld take m ., 'ncredulously, "it .llle. ,njlS?lS. t!,n" u . to outwit r..f the,e.u3Si5e,,A...Mu.'f .?? - S Wh''ly gleam. '"" oyes nclu aid cn,f.?u-anythlng you llko." h hSlSrrnte,!. 11 lh?i iln Sa'1 Kaversham. calmly "! JSJtW marryC "MV""1, Prsnt hecil)? m R month, and I'll take your lounif pn.. . . 'Sl'nely " l001ted at him commls- Vf'chap?! t3ibE" deIred. "My Pryear.p,Tifi1,.yu I've known I.ain ,.ao on," ka Id imi-a.rl.H-:"Jl0 "topped. 'head. u al"es: but Parry shook Th.it'- . 'ri ThS!" ,htn." he eald. .' ihouid iik m'n s0ook hands ?.'? to wnV.. to hear low you .",? faintly amusprt ' Pftrry ttd. te WVl that Mr"' a Imiy l know," said Kaverslmni, .,iruryhruKir",i i,in .i........... . "Iiai'8 8hn.lV... ""UUIUKrS. luT 1 wonder-" ' htMx .n." Dundaa'g i had potior it ""."aid, curiously. It it'Lvf of ". and she' n. 1 ; .art'tEffiSra mm," -" 2. ""MUirh "iZ RLYmm who would Ayrcs member" He broke off, check ing his reminiscence. Parry glanced up quickly. "I say, did you kno MrB. Dundas befora tonight?" he asked, with sudden quick suspicion. u'tf'M.J nover met Mr- Dundaa In my life," Miles answered. Ho got up, ana onco again knocked out the ashes of his plpo. "Well. I'm off. Qood-nlght." 'Oopd-nlght. A month from tonight, then?" "Yes." Mllea waa conscious of the skeptical smile in Parry's eyes as they parted; and ho laughed to himself. Ho waa going to win that bet He waa as certain of It as If he had already been told that Mrs. Uundaa and Tranter were irrevocably separated. Tranter should not marry her. He had a doublo Inoentivo now to prevont It. Earlier in. tho evening he had merely resolved to do hla best Tor MrB. Tranter'a sako J but now that he knew who Lalllo Dundas waa, a fresh Iron had been thrust Into tho fire. The desire to punish her for what she had made him suffer ten yearn ago was hot in hla heart He had gone through tho pains of hell for her and she had laughed at him. Well, If he could not make her nutter an (in hn,l suffered, then he could at least thwart her ambitions. It waa Trantor'a money Bhe wanted, ho was sure, alio waa tho typo of woman who spent money as freoly as if it were water. In the old days, when he had known her as Lillian Davis, her ono cry had been for wealth and tho things it could bring hor. Afterward ho had realized what a. fool ho had Deen 10 appeal 10 ner neart wnen he had nothlne but hla own tn offer. Hm lmnr bee brown eyoa had looked beyond him ana mo poor man no naa Been then to a future that was rosy with promise of uia many mingB 8e aesireu. With regard to what Parry had told him about Paris, he ahrewdlv Himtur.t,l that a great deal had been withheld, but 11 uiu noi irouDio mm. ne naa uonewitn the past with his own and here. All he cared for waa tho nresent and the future,. It waa still early In the evening, so he took a taxi and drovn to Mrs. Trnn. ter's. She was alone, Bitting by tho tire, with an open book In her lap which she was obviously not reading. Sho rose to greet him eagerly; and with a Bort of shy dlRldence, Miles bent and kissed her cheek, "Woll, hero I am In answer to your note," ho eald, cheerily. She wrung her delicate hands Im potent)'. "I did not want to bother you. Miles, but I am so helpless. .What can I do? Philip defies me." Her voice broke. "Oh. Miles, he looked at me last night as If he almost hated me when I Implored him to give that woman up." "You mustn't say things like that, or even think them," Faveraham said, QQlcltly. MPhllln's a bit off tho rails Just now, you know." A wry smile twist ed ma lips. "I've Doen tnrougn lb l know the symptoms ; but it will all come right If you have a little patlonco." He draw her gontly back to her chair and made her sit down. "I've'Just had dinner with them both, you'll bo surprised to hear." Sho gave a cry of protest, her delicate face flushing. "With that woman I Miles! After all you havo said I" "I know; but I wanted" to be sure what sort of nn enemy we had to light." He looked away from her, ruefully. "Well, I must ndmlt that I had the sumrlsn of my life." "what do you mean? Was she worso than you thought? Oh, I can just Im agine what sho Is like a common " Miles stopped her with a gesture. "She Isn't at all thut type of woman," ho said, quietly. "Though I admit from all I had heard that I thought nho must be. Sho's well. Bho'B alady outward ly, at least." ho added, bitterly. "Sho 1h well dressed nnd good looking." Ho stopped, with a sense of amuse ment at himself. Good looking t Were thosn the only words ho could find with which to de scribe that dainty little face, those honey bee brown eyes and alluring smile? Ho pulled himself together with an effort Ho leaned over and diffidently touahed Mrs. Trantor'a hand. "Philip Is not going to marry her," ho Bald, confidently. "Trust mol I promise you that ho shall not marry her, even if I havo to marry her my self to prevent It." He laughed grimly at his own words, and Mrs, Tranter smiled a little, too. "That would be too great a sacrifice," she uaid playfully, und then once more reverting to gravity: "Miles, you are not deceiving me7 You really think that ho can bo saved? Oh, I would give any thing I possesa If I could only be sure that he will not marry her. I had fluch wonderful plana for him, such great hopes for the future and now." She broke off, her volco trembling. MHob did not speak for a moment; then he asked acruptiy: "You havo nover seen Mrs. Dundas. have you?" "I do not wish to see her. Philip haa begged me to ask her here. An If I would havo tho creature In my house I A widow, and a scheming wldovt ot whom I have heard the moat appalling tales" "I can't say that I have heard any thing very definite," Miles answered dry ly. "Thoro aro rumors and rumors, but, so far, I have not been able to hear of anything with actual proof." Mrs. Tranter drew her shoulders to gether distastefully. "I wish I could forget that I have ever heard her name," she said veho montly. "Miles, where did Philip meet her?" "I haven't the least Idea. He nover speaks about her to me If he can avoid It. She seems to havo just appeared In London. Sho met tho Mastermans, and they Introduced her In Now York and now. nniiurentlv. who goes everywhere." "I hear that sho has no money at all, and that sho Is terribly In debt, and thut Halpti Mastermun left his wlfo for ner Bake." "Very likely," he agreed. Her anx lou3 face flushed. "You are m casual, Miles. Nothing ever eoems to affect you. I wish I were like that; I wleh I could tear out my hoart and my nerves, and put a stone In their place." Ho tihook his head rebuklngly. "You will not got our friends to agree to that, und you don t really mean It. ulthor. Now come, cheer up. and 1 give you my word that things will be all right" "It comforts me to hear you say so I never know any ono who gavo me such confidence an you do." Miles smiled ruefully, and for the first time a little doubt crept Into his heart. Supposing ho failed! Lallle had turned his will into clay In the days that were gone. She had twisted him round her little finger and made him a thing so ab ject in his devotion that he could only look back upon It all now in dtsgBUt. Hut ten years was ten years, und much water had gone tnrough tho mill 'since then. Ho wub a man now nn em bittered man, who cared for nothtng and nobody, unless one counted hla friend ship for Philip und his affection for Philip's mother He looked at her with remorseful eyer Ho would hate to disappoint her more than anything In tho world. Sho raised her anxtouB blue eyes sud denly to his face. "Miles, it Is my one dread that all the time they may have been married Beoretly; that ho Is keeping It from m6" , MIleB anBwered energetically. "I am sure thut Is not so. Philip In a rotten hand ut keeplnc a secret from me, at all events, 1 should hae heard of It. even if nobody else did No, I am ure that they ure not married. Uut the possibility haunted him as he was walking home Mrs. Tranter might be right, after all. A woman's Instinct was a wonderful thing and yet, deep down In his heart he d d not think that the murrlage hud ulready taken place. Aa ho had suld, Philip was a bad hand at keeping a secret His wuu tho kind of nature that must share with soma one; oven ns a boy hn had never been able to keep a confidence, In spite of the dissimilarity In their disposltlpns, tht'lrs had been a very real friendship, nnd Miles felt unulter ubly saro at the constraint that had been growing between them ever since Mrs. UundOB had appeared on the scene Of course, uny marriage would in oyltably mnko a difference, he knew, but this marriage. (qoKTirtUED Tdioimow) Ctpuright, IttO. li ht JJcll niHcaf. THE GUMPS The Biff Fog fl&K rVtmmi) 6-VOO WHY CPEM I f HA1-A.0& HtRG UASY FALL JUVt fiVtt U LEF-T Ifek Vvt OPTH 6T THE T6 Jf vo6 J no vo- wavy yu-lwe c? ( T fcr iraw wat gois tvjrou6H here got stuck aim here so ivitcrc vou can 11 Crt i?wi Ytt A 3T A. 'KeAU F06 , IteSfe-3 ,H ,T "AY0 VoU AlrtT 6&H6 TO GELIEVE THIS BUY Ol CATCH R-SH WVTH A. -l IPIkfrKwuSv' ( ABOUrAr? HBtttS. 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