"Jrf YrTr f V " && . Wfflfiri'7''T XtfTIWV ATVri?r5fC rW . wivjt V'f- EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DJSOEMBER 20, '1920 t HTBvVwffrW' jffte Ptiantorri Lover By Ruby Ayres THE GUMPS An Oasis in the Desert -., AiMTtrA Tf stobv wtekii Jtfltow. wrfJrimnrtjl cncij rvlnp .e,''1, "',;;. '.Mk i,fl 'kaj fl M aioetMrrirt KM .' (ho nlrJ. jfSfcw " the plfj. Rw nep. i'S ii, ttreet. Inilead of rfrllvtrOitf tL filler 0nl' '"" i", ,0"'C1 ''',,!; (i AJwiHter one, nmt sign aiAton'i name f ft. r.ther tell in&lot her nlYnflon to ncctiH a ijo- iil ? W?l5; colon " I'" r'ldfllot' er he Va created, tncrcduloxl !1-J. marrlaoe to her "d ' '' 7-j. sib oejlave htiirif ennaata '.. i.kinn. MICKU poca 10 raiu. lie Ail " cowipadu toffft Jff. "' ''Jut .Hlr nnolher r to Either """ AjMom' ilonnJi.re. At Ii.l nt StlekV, Kithfr ere Ahton inim. ftiiertenl nml Mini. .UlcAi E2SJ J?""ffl o Imuc jtnmJ next 'J, Ja lltekv send rJher a fur i am a collar for her not In A,h. in'Mi"e Wieri he, jef aftome Ms .Zi flrltrr. mttiJi Mm M rvmlnff inni'r lo rrfl I onrf podils owl a noltce tl".r.?jj. ,nrraae to Mrs.'- Clare. mekvannnott with June to take K. tier to the country and to kce, nil nnctriapct , from her, but the over hears Un men commenting on the mnrriaoe and feels that their remark ""ill,, f.iait nor to Parla to find tut Ashton and Miekv follow her tn e"tek rttr. lie come aero hernt cow" " "' v". " ..; -i.. : v.ii.'.v;; Mat ttir Irtfrrt. f (P.. tipjiocit to hale come to ftrr mm Ahton fn renllty dtrf not romf from mm. -men no-w,i (trolt thrmt" he demanded, ,IVn ItKllF IT CONTINUKN 1 A VAvn of crimson nooaea nucKpyn (" white Wee He dropped his head In hla hnnrti ni If lie could not benr to ntct her eyet. 'I did," he rAld hrokenlj. Kor a Fooond they Blnred nt cno nn- lather, thnn Micky nald lioarnely: You don't bellCNo mer nnd men train more Blowly. "You menn that you don't hftlee me 7" 1 In the excitement of tho moment i-elther of them had noticed thnt the aln had reached ltd destination nud Nras slowly utopplliK, A soluble porter had nlrondv wrenched tpen the door and was Implorlnu mon leur to accept his nenlcM; It was Bmposlbte to wiy any more to Ksthcr. Micky followed her out on to the platform. Ho felt that tho last nhred et hbi patience and tcirdcrnewf hnd been killed Let her go to Ashton and seo for her- ilf the mrt of nuui ho was. He spoko with fiA'iVg:e Impulse. "I won't bother you with' my unwcl- loome company any lonReN ou will Ite able to get breakfast In tho reBtau nuit, nnd ou will And that most people here understand English Good- Esther gao a llttlo gasp "You're not going to lea.o mo7 ' The hardness of his eyes did not o'ttn . . "You aro not trying to tell mc tnai rou wish mc to Btay, surely? he sub mitted drily She raiaea nor ncau. 'Certainly not: after nil, It's jour own fault you came." He did not answer, perhaps ho could not trust himself; ho raised his hat and turned away unseelngly. nnd Esther clutched her suitcase tlghtl-and walked away with her head In the air, trying to :00k as If she know oery Inch of the Gare St Lazare and had been there irousands of times before But her heart was beating up In her throat, and sho would hao glcn a Kreit deal, had It been compatlblo with dignity, to rush after him and beg him t stay Rh uiinilered nut of the station, not knowing whero to go ; Raymond seemed to he faded Into the bncKgrouna ; sne cntv thought of him subconacloORly : It tu the tlguro of Micky Mellowci that women her site couiu not rorgci mm Through the morning sho walkea talked Her thoughts were a mnxe. Voon pnmn. A. man passing stared nt her, half topped, went on agutn, then turned. paused Irresolutely, and Anally came He walked quickly tilt ho drew abreast rlth her, and thero was a curious ergcr ru in hlx fnfe im ho atooncd a little 0 look at hers , then ho gave nn cxclam- Uon of Bhoer amazement. "IjIIU ! Gool hoaens! What In tho world arc ou doing hero?" It was iiajmona Asnion. CIIAI'TKH XVI And so the dream had coino true aftor 1 nnd she nnd Raymond were together n Tarts Ills o 1 rw helming conceit suuueniy okc 'he wish In his heart to know If he still cared, or If sho had forgotten ilm, nnd a little (lush crossea ins ruco a his ej es grew tcnar as they mot the rigid) of hers; he looked hastily round ' tti can't talk here. lll you come to caW There Is so much I should like I 0 8aj to jou; when did on come out. Vhat an sou doing hcrc7" Thev were walking slowly along, Iho an s head btnt ardently toward her. He hail once told Micky that this slrl was the only woman he had eer loved, ra !tiui3 it was right as lie nc- unted Ioe He took her to a enfe ono where lere would be nobody likely to recog- ne nun lie orurred coriee unci blSLUlts .Now t enn t.ilk undlqturln.il." I,., ld; lie moved Ills ehiilr closer to I'm. hers lio laid his hand on hers. She (11 not mne or trv tn nuiin i,.u ouch, the Just looked down at his hand or .i moment and then up ut the hand ome fne which had for bo long meant me wona to licr. 1 niur thought we should meet uimlri hre, of all Dlnces." he nnlrl In hi, ,,. olCf 'How lonif nco doen It ii,..m tn ou since we said good-by?" Shetould notunswer, but the thought oatctd through her mind that they mer an said good.bv. ilm, im 1,1,1 ,..,, allied out nt l.p iif- n,.,i ,... .... ... Until ,1.1 ... miu HIHJIU t ,1V until this mommt when futo hud thrown ,t,,, tuKciner J,L50U. llncw llOK I'ftcn 1 hao yni;i uuum JOU," 110 HUlU hi confounded Interference," liu wont on "llo told me to get out of London nnd leave jon nlono" lio bent toward hr n llttl. Wlmt IH Mvllowns to )ou?" lie nslteil licr dellberntelyi ' She mlsul tier eyes now nnd Aotnehow It acemetl as If, In thn ln.it few moments, the man sho had known nnd loved had chnngeil Into a stranger somo onn whom sh had never seen before, whom sho holjAil never to seo ngnlh, Sho forced her lips to smile ; she felt at thnt tiiontnnt slia would illo rather thnn let him see how she was suffering, or Kuess how she had suffered In the past, 'He's been kind to me," she t.ild volcclrsaly, "That's all." Raymond made n llttlo, Inartloulnto sound. "He's got me to thank for ever sot ting to know you," lie snld. "I gave him your address and nslted him to tnks you out a bit If ha fancied It I nsked him to bo kind to you." Tho hands In her lap twitched con vulsively. "If I'd hnd one-tehth of his henstlv money," Raymond said then savagely, "we shouldn't bo sitting liore now as If we were strangers as If Lal He do you remember the good time i used to hne 7" "I remember everything." Ho bent closer. "I'o never cared for nny woman In all my life hut you. It's cursed haul lUCK, IIP Itlirlipit "Vr.il li,,u. t'n. married?" Ire rtsked nbruntlv. Oh, yes I" The words came stllTIv mi i . cyea B(nrC,"''l lier white face Jenl- ,.J'Y.0U on ' "ep,n to care, I've of tun wondered If you knew nnd If you minded!" He sat staring before him. and there was n little smile In his ..yjs. viY, ;a1 ,nln,t" ln "'y'e now ' --nn , X2i' ?,;.. "!,ltl wltn "udden clinngo ot .ffin Hl,c's ng rlc" ' yu Please. ,md slid likes to spend her money." "uiiier nuence. 'I hope you'll b faintly. Afterward sho viondered what mnda .Jny " "' that sho did not care lJ)..t.he very least If ho were happy qr "0': why should she care? This man Wis n stronger to her. ''" lnighrl nrfullv, 0.u." I suppose we shall, ho said, -lil? " I01 i1 1""1 Hort nm"' Hl" lc' wo .?H t . T "p ou,',,1 himself suddenly and bent closer to her. "Lnl- iic jouii iei me see you ngnln There's ciuiun wny wo can't lip frentl m WCU.- inc. w-ic n-v-vvF-HNJ i I AHPX 6)MP WEHT WET B A. J 1 LAR61- MAJORITY CMi Vol) 9 lri&iHE upmn6 a. gvv 'two , , VikKTS A.ND tFOtt. THOTMme? j ) laSl r " 'D bibiH Vfe. csP . . A V tZS i JrT7 fly"1- I wji ill 1 fV jf " I I J '' f 'TYttlR.e MZZ A LOT OF UBEfcAC WE UEARP OF kE1 6WIN6 AWAV LIBRARIES- EHOOWmS COULvBE'S tOV)BUNG 1SAUVRIES Brf NWVO VIR VTCARt? OV A FEU.OW 6tlH6 A COWr-U. OT QUAE.T5 of z veMi olv vrurF avmay ANT? 'FOR. NOTHING' Me -SA0 1- HTN HCT2E- TAV.EM- TvACVRe XOUR.S 7ll put iwese --P fTVOO AWA AWP VLU 1 CT ,, M TA-KE. POWH TWVS jtfk L ftjf lixTte pint of 1 1 &$M jESl1 MINE ALL fp) figEtHKX THAT "STOOf It feCJI jHj-Jll BETWEEN ME ) UYvft J)Wk3J' AHt a.... (nTji&w) Inniy SOMEBODY'S STENOGCam Won't Hang Up Her Stockings Christmas no be happy," Ksttier tiald (jOOt MORWIM CAM. SAV.HOL.V BUCKWHEAT. DO TtR KJOVJ ITS AIEARIK CHRI5MUS THIMKIN AM EVErYTHlj6riVNHAT To AH LT&TALhi OVER CHAAJCES. VHAT DO lfbU THiMk You'll Get? '60OtJESS,MAR,f,l ifcAKCH ME. MY BRAIWS DOIW' A 5HIAAy NOW FROM GETFoUiS. niuT. "L "B'J.f "Jf. .!"; : hf ,..:"; ," "-" 1f I'-vc anu A u,;,y? 'u1"."1 you some money." A RMfl (lush died her cheeks; she ll' MlrL I "7?, 'I1" IC,tCr thC". nftel" got t ffi.Va".S,t,f- "Ves-5es, 'I've often thnuiii ir... .,.. . ..... Hate wrlnn ;..""' ."'."V K"H "i.iK"l ald aft.. . ' ' " amoer letter," he rad,neerwl,"0,:,,!!"t' :;nuteverv.l,.1r Nuirh nt. " "lc mBwr ;ui up t.jyn una I wiu un tn vi .. i i.i ;hd" t',1 "'" for'bofho'r'u-;' , ting 00r but n ,.o -j irni Bii,?,'1 '".inuch iih I should." JU ivhlt.fr.l"" '.""."But the'bluc-and- u nniers. """ecioth with narv What rtM , .... W written i.- -ll .,HI.1 "e m,Bht " alwai, Z 1 1,ln,lJer letter wnan i.. . remcnibei-Mi it u nnr. t ,i... nirLz0!? rr Reived? f -.,,, uii iilttc agalrt me inoro limn Ino Ther. Jnoro ,,mn you'" eve, Kictlon i,,h,r,l"" a.,1on of Mlf-satls jou, Lame, nnd inu then frirrf Jit n- 1 .. P . " thealr. i ,?,n,l,r' ' Bnw Vu n iltl, xt.n're " .the atallB ElLh'".me" evei11" &J .et ..ni0.!,? W"B DCk licr .... " . .""""wo vrl, 4 uity " uu "P, he added 'ieal- fMlp iiunercd, but she dld not raise ursl.'.'i.,'"1".."'?, too. didn't vnu?" i, "'Howes -,LJ'"ow ou rtld. becsiuv.) aril in I "Jraia ;,. ."' '?. '.unil nl I shorn .'." '" otPinltj ' i intiuheti SU h '."0. Illa.l,. a point of seLlnc "t uuy f it hn(ln,t hoen fof juii necause I'm married " He tr'-' i.iJ ,C n". """'' ,iut now "he repulsed him. though very gently. ."y,V,'rr not K0lnf t0 'e n, llttlo prude? ho Raid in n whisper. "I enn give you the time of your life If you'll '"..JI16, J .vc Plenty of money now " stiff ?lrir " m0N"ey'" Bnia lather with He looked nnnoyed. 'If you like to put It that way but she dpesn t mind she's too fopd of mo to mind how much I spend I,nllle " She hated to hear that name, because once sho hnd loved It. hhe cloHPd her evs for n moment with a llttlo sick shudder. "Are you fnlnt?" ho nsked nnxlously. I suppose It Ib warm ln here Take your coa off! Jove that's a line coat. ho ran nn appreclntlvo hand down the soft fur sleeve; a sudden susnJlon ff'Pt Into his ejes "Who gave vou thnt?" he nsked sharply, "Not Mel lowes 7" "Not nt least " She could not s-o on. Mlrkv hnd "Iv n sli" knew but she would liav'e bitten her tongue through rather than have told this man. It had been Mlcki nil the time iiirKV, w .She thrust the thoucht of him fmm her; sho did not want to think of him now there would he plenty of t'tii" Inter on; plenty of time when sho had shnUcn "IT the last rng of the past. , I' coit a pretty penny, whoever '(.light It." he snld sjlkllv "What else 'wis he given you? If vou can take pres. ents from him, you can't refuse to let "ie sow ou sometimes, nnd nft"- '' -vou did lovo me once. Esther, to you remember the wny you cried that Inst day?" "Yes." she nald mechanlcnllv, "I re member; T remember everything" 'You loved mo well enough, then." reminded her moodily. "You d'dn't behave like nn Iceberg then, Lallle. "nd I m not renlly changed ; I'mnthe "ame man I wns I care for you Just ns much '" "You're married !" she said. He laughed nt her reminder I m not tho onlv married man who "omctlmes forgets thnt he In no longer a bachelor," ho said detestably. He laid An nrm 'nmlllnd,, .!.. u- Knoi, j ,.i.::" ..""".' "", i iie .. ii" r "X' """ "o loucneu Her ch n with his fingers Sho moved back, tho hot blood rush. Ing riotously over her fuce. She wai xi nP oner'- "he looked llko a t.uic uitiuiea nucKieniy nrouglit to life Raymond Ashton laughed, vvcll pleased He was confident that he had not lost his Dower over her. For the moment his appalling vanity blinded him to the fact that It wan not love In her eyes, but Kcorn ' ' ''What aro you thinking. Lalllo?" he bhe sat very straight and stiff In her "I am thinking." sho said, "how Inl--osslble It seems that I cart ever have ..... ., .. . .i.uu iur you Jier voice was low but vcrv clear, and ha heard each word distinctly. "I am thlnklni" thnt you aro ihn most con tumptlble thl' I have ever met In m life I am thinking how sorry I nm for the woman who Is jour wife," oil? P,u,3hed bnck her chair nnd rose. . ;. '" iicar any moro of ... ...wua..u. nuu unntju "iii nuu rmen ioo ; tnero was a nun ui uunnucreii amazement In his .'!0U'J. .trle(I to,laueh. Even now he thought sho wns Joking. . i'l'l'T "a "J11'1 hoarsely. He half held his hand to her. "Lallle " ho snld again but tho cold contempt of her f.icp struck tho uppcnl from his lips Ho drew himself up with a poor nt tunpt nt dignity i1"SVIiI,wiI" to1JbE tho order of tho ilny, Is It?" ho Mild sneerlngly. "Very veil -" hlHejcs numed as thev rested on Her fate. "It makes ono wonder why ou lire here In I'arls nlone " he said Insultingly "If you aro nlone." Thero was n little point of silence "Then then vou admit that It's Mel lowes." lie stammeied. ' That It's ho w ho has taken mv place who has cut me out ' His voice chnnged to a sou of threat "I might havu known vlmt he mount o do I might have guessed Walt till I seo him milt till I get back to Lon don " Ksther nmlled ,i llttlo umllo of secur Itj and conlldfnco ','I!h'rc..,.a. ". "ned i0 milt," sho suld qulptly. "Mr Mellowes Is here in Pari. nn mc, if vou vilsh to Ht him" Ashton echoed Hsther's words hoarselv. "Here I With vou ! In I'nrls ! Micky " .....un.. ..,,.. iiv jell UIU'K n HUH struck dumb Uv the force of his emo. I Ions un.l ' ether lied away from him down the Htn.pt - "' a hen shi midd.-nly r-mnmbered the ho lei from which Micky hud written to hi I -nt would go theio It would bo sonn wheie at least to hU-ii nnd rest. i It was only n little drive to tho hotel 1 m1i-j wlsl)il li hurt bum longer ' i A iiiinnihvsloiiiili cm" . u ru i i i suld suniuthlng in Kicnch. oho looked ui) ut him, but Ills face int.). d ,i ,, i distinct and uninl She tiled to iinsw ut her own voice sounded as If It were miles iiwav. They were in tho small, rather drenrv lounge. Ksther nasced u tmvl iicinns h. , yes. rihe jnust coryiunr this absurd vcakness Hhe f jro'd Iihi nl, to rnmem. I that sho was nlni, but sho felt n If she hurt no wlll-p-ivvur l0t ' " A loor In front of her opened sud- ! iitiiuy, nuu u inuii cam) into tho loungo ' njt When he saw Ksther he stopped Tho S- hot tolor ruslud to li h li, ', ,,,, ." ' &ZZ?L .1 hn WAltlnir fnr anirn, uln . f- . ' tvwZzXif P'or ii mommt their oes mot. then i S hardly knowing whut sho ,n,t Vilui. held out her hnnd ' "Oh, Please," shu said faintly, "oh, pleae tell me whnt t ma i do"' lint for tht rer fw im lies she wns past remembering tin thing, though sin. Hi ir luulh lout cn.ioiuiisiim!,, aii. onl know thai 'veiyil.lng rtns a ,.K., now Mlckv is hor r.nd tho sheer r, f ,h 'Mini dg) brought with It f 'i A '' 'uto i sort o np it!' (UUNT1NUUD TOMORROW) (CvvvrioM. IHO, by 21.11 4itloaJe, iHOi) WH ' :U S r sT II nriH CtaL liiBfll TO ". IT I0AIT WHAT IT USEuTo BE AAiyHOW.' VAItlATSTHE FU7J VRA( Hi)U rCWOW ABOUT VJHAT TbU't-t- ST ' I HAVE. THREE MAMlCUftL SETS filOVJ ANO 1 UNOW Uliiilti uuuui iucoi firtlM'Tfl (3N&MG OAIE. SAME. STUFF -CAMDH from The Boss - i onut, HAI OAIF. SURPWI5E. LAST (; VEAR AAlt llHAT WAiArr 'S i (ilOL AJMo bltJUTlf 1) & . 'ft! ,, . ---. '-i ,;,; .!f. 'n jy?2i rii.iri aap. tJfv. dv.-? zrt 1" J, l ' rJ,ij'J'i!,'Jiii!,,1 (OA ll Llf" ' ' ?E,AlMT,TfeRGOT MO SEaiTIMHajT 0 MORE? VyHH' DcWT YR HAN 6 UP YR STOCKIrV CMRiSMUS PVPJ ? AAAWQE. tEJl'0 ZKt A iPPPi&E.. OF V.no'-.n ER (ToULDH'T SET A PIAMER IN 'E.M BUT VER MI6HT fiET A THIN uaabrella oh the like . fDdAlT BE. SILLS', , MARi.I COULOAlTC HANG MX STOCKmGSJ UP : r-w s 'hffJf T? Ai) jr I: JjU S " Jj. 'Mi'"TliiiM!) The Young Lady Across the Way ynrr cnnr.n hardly blame him, at that By FONTAINE FOX The young lady ncrots tlio wny snjs that wlint Hussia needs is n strong man ut the head of things, nnd uhnt ecr became of Kolinsky? yi tPJ ' V'-'t. a ASs3 SCHOOL DA YS d- A"V tcOvuj rvK"tt, SyaMj-CojlM. the Bo A CpJj PETEYVery Useful Whv PeTev. HowPo Vou Do ! HAVEMTSrEMVOU IW NEAR. WOW S EVERNBODV iHAT'S G.OOO AWO DO VOU "REMEMBER MR. SLUSH') irsc-f iri pic o jimkinIKIG HAIRTOWIC HOMEVT.'i -THE STEWPIDb ARC DIVORCED REAILV. 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