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EVENING' PUBLIC ICEDGEB-PHIDADELPHIA', SATORDAY, DECEMBER ' 1020
West Wind Drift
By GEORGE UARR McCUTCHEON
CeTVriaM, titO, bu Cltoret Harr McOutcheen
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T AM non " "-;,.--.. ..
J- piled the ntlicr. "l ceum u..
. ...IlL.ei ltlrtn 111(1
. . rtrtnr. wuiiuul ininh" '
i,lgn, "''-""' .. ii,r
Tliev were lovely. Yeu have done
Unders with them"
Uffrular isaaera nunum '-'
lchl Pete"1 SnP' drawlns ,aJ!lIy nt
l,! pipe. "Woodland nymphs, phantom
ni.i. floating en the wind, zephyrs In
She gulse et fairies, dreams come true
-my dear Olga, you nre u. cu...
l-ou chanse clods into moonbeams, you
. i..Ih. Intn vnnnrff. VOU Cast
turn Human ut"w -" - ---
..- ,niln of enchantment ever the
midsummer night, and we see Oberen,
mania and all tne rest. 01 ui uiu-
nrilnir en the breeze And te thlnK
hi "this afternoon I saw all of
."?:. iw plrls were nit In the fields,
hflr legs the color of tan bark, with
iandal that looked llke canal-beats.
'wirts made of hemp Just regular kids.
Ami veu transform thorn tonight Inte
gleaming cloudlets te float upon the
1 ,,i"i- i,vi.n' sake. I'ete. Eten be ng
an author and talk llke a real man,"
interrupted ntts. "Can't you say, 'Gee,
lhtf 3 &?'&. and Olgn's
pupils had Irfven a fairy dance en the
Kren. l.rn w i,J V
cntertainmciii, me m; . ..... .....
had appeared in ene of her most mar
velous creations the "Cance of the
Caliph's Dream" the sensational,
never-te-be-forgotten dance that had
been the talk of three continents. There
... .nntllirlit te fellow her sinuous,
..ii.. ia,i ficnre nn It Htiun and leaned
and glided about the dim, starlit green ;
there Tuas no l.lare of hi ass i ami cvmuals,
nor the haunting wall of flageolets-
only the tlnUIe et monneiinn mm eiiuium.
"...l... .- eni.in Jier hfiw derlne fcet
and yet the had neer been se nllurlng.
When It was all ever when the
charmed clrcle of faces had vanished
Inte the bywavs of the night she came
and flung herself down upon the steps
of the governor's mansion. She nad
w-apppd her warm bedv In a sheath or
jellew velvet: the tips of her biro feet
were exposed te the grateful night nlr.
Her uplifted ejes snone iike ihh uu
k. imVri dnun Inte them: her lips
were parted In a smile: her flesh quiv
ered wltn inn pnypii:Hi i-Laiaej' m...
comes only with supreme lassitude.
"Yeu never uancea se ncauuiuny
veur life, Olga," Bald Carenl-Amerl.
And after two years, tee. I cannot un
derstand. I shall never sing again as l
fang two jears age. uut you u,
win damn even better I take rournge
from veu Pcrhapi my voice has net
geno te seed as .Teseppi's has peer
i. Vnt th.it It had very far te go
hut still It was second only te Caruso's,
and that Is something. Hew can It be
lint ou Improve with Idlenrsi while I
while we go the ether way?"
"I shall never dance llke zat again,"
replied Olga. her eyes clouding.
'Yeu speak as If It were your swan
dance." cried Michael Malene
t1i I nlmll dance foreer." said she.
hut nevcr again llke zat. Yeu would
nk why net I cannot tell jeu I de
ret Knew Only can I say I shall never
lance llkp zat again never"
Ruth turned her head quickly te leek
it the woman beside her. Olga's faoe
sleatred whlte In the starlight. Her
Mrs were still searching the speckled
i'eme and the smlle bad left her lips
'Pen't siy that. Olga," she whls
twred efth "Yeu will delight great
nMlirepi again ou will chirm "'
PeqlMv ' Intel rupterl the ether, le.v-
rrng her vole, turning her eyes upon
ltutli nnd smiling mysteriously. "Great
iiirtlirrei f but what are they? I
ppenri-d tonight before nn nudlcnce of
ne I dmceil as I hae never danced
pfere-all for zat audience of one.
our luislntul mv dear. He ene tlme
fnrtr ni he has neer seen me dance.
vvell tonight I dance for him. New,
' cm sn he hie seen Obesky dance,
Mp will ncer forget zat he have seen
ibeshx dance"
riuih hughed, but It was a strained
Tort ' He wag positively enchanted,
'Ige ph silil Then she ndded:
'Tint for goednpbs' sake, don't eer
' hun Uiew tint you did It nil for him
M i ill be re proud and important
'nt - "
nh 'ie Knew I danced for htm"
lelte In the Ru'lan calmly, In a mert
"'er rf fact tone
' Veu -rii told him'"
I did 'let hue te tell hltu He Kiiiw,
theut limine told I, i la, mv dear' De
' t leek n .iecked It Is a habit I have
ilnas I dance for ene person In mv
mllcnre I puu him out enietlmes it
1 1 a iliemd 7en I trv only te please
it en" -iprfnn I make him te f'cl he Is
tits enp I urn dancing for, zat he Is all
Mone In Mie great big hnll ill nle a
with me libe he Is in the gallery.
I'eklng .ein rrnbe be Is In a box, or
Handing uu at the luck of the house
. '"frwiiere n h. I pick him eutnnl
The Phantom Lever
Told White Lies
Te Win a Weman's Leve
A RE such lies justified? Thnt
Is the burning question which
underlies a Brent new serial by a
popular, well-known writer.
"THE PHANTOM
LOVER"
By RUBY AYRES
Read the story every day in the
Eucning $!ublic i&e&ger
It will thrill you te the end.
Begins Monday Next
beaten. I have Bald se for
months, lme I net?"
"YOU liae." ncreerl Mnlnnn i
many
'But I
den t see that jeu hae anything en the
kaiser. IIe said it was ever In 1914."
"Den t argue with him. niim onto
young Sire Malene. "He's Irish."
"I.lke nil Irlshers he's longing for
something he 11 necr get," said Kltts,
drily.
"And what is that?" inquired Mrs
Mnlenc.
"Heme ruK" said Tltts.
Olga Obesky yawned luxuriously. "I
am be sleepy. My sandiils. Governer
citing, i am going nome."
He picked up the sandalH Ivlnc en the
grass beslde him nnd held tlipm out te
her. She coolly extended ene of her feet
.. " wnnet blte jeu. Put zem en fei
me. your excellency."
He knelt and slipping the sandals en
ene after the ether, fastened the strap"
ecr her bare Insteps
'.S?'",.8l,e slelicd "Thank you. Geed
"ent. IJiithkln. Ne I I nhail go home
alone. There Is nothing te be nfrald of
new en ?l3 Ibland, my dear. The ardent
Fernnndez Is playing what ou call It?
pea-knucklcs he is playing pea
tnuckles awny off yonder en zat prison
island, as he has been pljjlng for ncarl
a jear."
Ijlttlc she knew of Fernandez !
Ituth nnd Perclvnl walked nreund the
c,or,n.cr.ef the Perch with her, out of
sight of the ethers
"It was a perfectly ravishing dance.
Olga," said he. "If I live a thousand
years I shall never forget hew beautiful
It was "
THE GUMPS Geed-by, Thousand Bucks
em nw avw 'wrrr; ceatt asmta
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E PLACE KAVE.D ABeW T "rHE
PROVRVVeR SAC HH NEVR. "SAW
AWVTHN(b O BECOMN6 He UAX? T
AVtt?e POR ME. ANt "S WILLING TO
MA.K& A BG REPVCUOH VIE .AKeD ME
e BRING XOU IN
VOU KNOW UNCLE
Bin gave: veu tha"T
OO0iS.
f
Bl Sidney Smith
IP VeU BUY THAT COAT VOO COrrv
NEtO "JO GIVE ME ANOTHCR.
WUH6 tOR CHRTMM5 AND I'LL JUT
CAMP ANt? SAVE ON EVERVTM1H6-
NWONV NEE. AMYtUVNG MORE.
FO A VEAR OVA PLENSE1-
LVONT VOU PEAE?
NO ANDV- HOHEBT--
VOO'LL BE SVRPtlS.t rtOVW
CAN AVE UNCLE BIM
JUVT GAVE VOU "THAT 'AlOOO
TO UUV OWSTMA-S PRCStNTS.
ANVWAV
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WLL- KNew
'TVIv.T OLO GN&-
KE'U JUT
ABO VTC
VEN 1?AVS
N THA-T
f."i5v fEAR
H - You've
MvOE. THS
PROr-llSE
BEFORE
OH
FLEA'SE
PEAR-
ALU RAGWT
I'LL 60 tOVWN WITH YOU
TottereROVV H0RHIM6
AT THE AME TIME I'LU
Pvn AN At? IN SOME.
FARMER'S MA6A2INE
W1D fs. .inn AS A
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SCkRE CTCOVN ALU l tu
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UP IN MY BEC
CLOTHES A.Nv? 5S1ANW
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SOMEBODY'S STENOGThe ?os' Ca'cudar'x Slew
cried Olga softly, pressing
gniv
, . .. . . . ' " ' t'V.I lltlll WKl till 1
lince" " n0 rlH0 "" 70 Un, J
"And bv the same token, he Is pow pew
riMs te think of nny one elce I f-e
0 Wennrir nn lien. i.. ... - .i.,
I intn " -" in uitm uui ui iruir
itmln,'La" '''""St of his llfe he nil!
,J? J" er .'hnt l 'lanced for him nlone.
'it man As fr m poof ! T would net
ecegnizn him agrln If he came te see
in,, t lneu"" I'lKhts in succession.
,LB.159.wl,h hh "'Other and father. I
i 522 f,,r rhm f "IX When he Is
vir .hr' 1'1 "?an "' "'" ,oek l'ai,'
JkA. ,JJ2rs an(i FPft mp 'InnelnB still
-alwaji the same v hiding, dnzzlinir
"i ng that filled his Hlle e', s nn" ""n
."lytt'if' I'erch.HI l,s son ,e
iirJT. ' Hn ,,in t0" l'l grnndct-ll-',M,
" wonderful Obesky w. is and
will think of hep te hlH dying , l,.v as
'O'putlful, net semetbTng'vIl""
.mnnHrHu'" '!"' 'nr" HaiJ ,he etl,er.
innK.in, n, ' "?"";'' ,n ,nnlci a med
."W1 "t Mrtu-ius husb.inl of
rtUt" L.Tm ,hlnk T'""" the
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"e rum ii ,, H,"u.rlt a match te .-ellght
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'Knm et u i,!,"' -"I P nteun.1. de.s it
Hmn ", ,HJ;,t.,:iC0,,J ft I vet.,1 for
Tiln" "uu.t ir iie'ii i,e
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'!'! Pei.p i no .U,',t "'i out e
'"m .-IT,,,, "lpe' ue11 have te
I'.'.'B'
eep us in the,
f it,"
elict
r;'''-B1u!ri!,,?'L"0,w'''l'r we've
llll 'vvJ.!1"1 Icled or net" n,n.n.i
mused
irs
i-Si ?." h!" ncirly thee'J
!.''' ZllZlUs " the navy wM
' Wh,i
rHiulevcr ' l ceme out? detll.iml...
h
In ran u01""1 " "", the navy
demanded
lllf. Ilrlilhi. ..
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can gn
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tee KrsiW ,
mV TJ.i's.ev
grass nt
"uiiih fet
i0,lHik, V'r '" V '"e 'eneernnil Fer
, llVr.;re;" WW Olga. staring
T" C.ermaiiB nie
"Yeu see?
Jlutlis hand. "Was I net rig
Men niA nrv Hlla.P 4l.ll.cr., aqlil
Ituth, with a curious sidelong Blance at
her husband. Then she squeezed his nrm
tightly nnd went en with n little thrill In
hei volce: "Geed-night, Olga. Thank
you for the lessen."
"What's all this?" Inquired Perclval.
"Nething1 veu would be interested in.
my friend." said Olga, with a little laugh
.She waved her hand alrllv us she moved
swiftly away In the gloom.
They watched her yellow figure fade
Inte the starlit shndews. As they turned
te rejoin the ethers, Ituth said:
"I think you might have told her hew
beautiful she was, dear." He much for
me native perversity el, woman, even
when Bhe Is most centent.
He raised her hand te his lips nnd
pressed a kls upon the soft, warm palm
It wns a habit of his and she nover
failed te shiver In response te the ex
quisite thrill. She drew a deep breath,
und leaned a llttle closer te him.
"Loek up yonder, sweetheart," he
whispered. "De jeu see the ene stir
in nil the heavens tluit hln03 the
brightest? It Is th only one I see when
I ralse my eyes. The big, full star In
the Southern Cress The ethers up- dim.
feeble llttle things preening themselves
In reflected glory. That gTeat, beauti
ful star nt the feet of the cress is nil
that I can see. It's no use fei me te
leek elsewhere. That star fills my
vision. Its splendor fascinates me."
She waited for him te go en Her
eyes were shining nut the analogy
was complete. She laid her cheek
against his and sighed tremulously.
After a moment, they turned their heads
nnd their lips met in a long, passlonate
kiss.
"I should be content te stay nn this
dear llttle Island foievcr. sweetheart."
she murmured. "My whele world Is
hare "
He stroked her hair lovingly, nnd was
silent for a long time. Then he snilled
his whimsical smile
"It's all i Ight for you nnd me. dear
hut hew about the future President of
the United StatC3 sleeping up there in
his crib?"
She smiled up Inte his eyes "It's a
nuisance. Isn't it? hnvlncr te sten and
consider that we are parents ns well as
levers "
They rejoined the group en the perch
"I had a horrible dream last night,"
said Peter Snipe, getting Up and stretch-
ing himself 'Thnt's why I'm stavlnirun
se late tonight. I bate te go te bed"
' What was jour dream, Peter?" asked
Until
"De veu believe In 'em?"
' Only In day-dreams "
' WVII I dreamed our little old ship
wns finished and had sailed at last nnd
for once our wireless plant up there be
can te get messages from the sea I
dreamed I was sitting up there with the
operator It wns n dark, stermv night.
The wireless began te crackle. He jump
ed up te see what wns coming. He was
getting messages from our own ship,
iwav out there en the ocean She was
eilllng for help 'Sinking fast sinking
fast sinking fast ' Over nnd ever ngaln
Just these two werdM 'Gad If mn sn
real, se terribly real, that the first thing
I did this morning wns te walk down te
see If the beat wns still en the stocks
She was thetp a long way from being
finished, nnd and, bv gnd. I hurt hard
work te keep from blubbering, I was se
relieved "
"It will tnke mere than a dream te
,'!'.?, ,,nt sl,P te Pieces," nald Peiclval
'hn she'H icndv for the water, there
w 111 net be n sturdier crnft afloat. An
drew Met t says she'll weather anv thing
outside of the China sea. nen't leek se
llFtif.ss.-rt Ann Pete's a novelist. Thev
never de anything but rtrenm horrible
dreams Oncrnllv thev go se far as te
mil tin in Inte print, nnd people read 'em
and sav they are vvlldlv lmnrnhnM
l ut nnpiil.ir Isn t thnt se, Pete'"
"If we didn't give them a hnppv end
ing, thev would rcfuse te recognize us
the net lime they saw us en a book
seller's counter," sild Peter "Well I
guess 1 II he en mv wny. y0 Ret n ln
dav tomorrow, setting up the Trigger
Island Pioneer and ns I belong te that
almost extinct species known ns t lie
bachelor. I nm forced te be mv own
alarm clock Going my wav, Abel?"
Goed-nlght, Hiith," said I.andever
"Give, the Lieutenant OoverWr a geed
mTw 111"' ",0-ami tel1 hlm ,le s still In
"L-mpii"' grunted Fills "I'd like te
knew what veu've get te leave the little
beggar Your letter of credit?"
....'fvr,.n'n'v net'" replied I.andever
"Something worth whlle, Flttsy Vnv
bev I nm making It new. It's gelnir te
be n hobby-horse. If r lUe long enough e
Mulsh It Goed-nlght, Pcrci" 'Nitlht
evervbndv" "'i.
When the last of the company hnd de.
narted. Until nnd Perelvni .. " J! "T
Jeng time In silence, listening te the fnr-
.in iiiiiiiiiis "i a .-iiiininn gu tar, theli
............ I...." ii uu nn, iiiuny suae ew
th.it milked thn line of trees nlenir the
shore, her head resting lightly ngnlnst
his shoulder, his arm about her waist
"Whit are ou thinking of, dear?" she
nsked nt ast
Peters dream" he replied, "It has
put an Idei Inte mv head The day that
ship down there snlls out te sea with
her courageous llttle crew, I shall start
laying tin keel for another Just llke her "
Ntlther spoke for many seconds Then
she said, a deep solemn note In her
voice "I undeistnnd, Perce"
They went Inte the house Later they
stele tiptoe te the slrtw of the erlb where
slept the sturdy, sunklssed bahe The
two middle lingers of u chubby hand
were In his mouth With ene hand Pei
clval shaded the plteh Candle he had
In ought from the kitchen She leaned
I'ver anil eeutly touched tl e smooth
warm check
"I I iiin't believe he Is real, Perce."
she said
Hi; Isn t" whispered he "He Is
lenu'thlng out of n fairy slery Nothing
as w mulct ful ns he Is can possibly be
THE END.
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VME EXPECT Yeu Te DEVOTE) ( T'S Mv enDu,, uAT' J
AT LEAST TfeAi MlMUTES -T M SPRlAte HATjr
rlA day Te werk: The rT ? J r
( 1(1 )l OFFICE IS AO PLACE Te T A j
V & ( dope out Sour ajew H vv JJ ') c ?: L.
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The Yeunrj Lady Acress the Way
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The jeung lady ncress the way
ha.vs the bosses are geinp: te hnve n
hard time controlling the women's
vote nnd for her pait hhc expects
nlwnys te vote the straight party
ticket.
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