vstf ' : I f,f7Aw itr i" "- i v'wft '"is-W' ' ''M-Tlf I EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEEr-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1920 The Phantom Lover By Ruby Ayres T77 eAnra the btory , , ,,uowci, mnlrimonlol cafci, ViwrM lhfj",rccl from the thoughts 'ervlnp m the erect .. fill? ffcf imilnp lo Ms flportmenf, e flnfL ?o town and M sweetheart A U 'frt?,'J?r-, rcqiicsJ oitrf asks Mel- tAtr (0 flrM c , , p .,-- ft hen l'k? itheone Hi had ,ct crvjn, ill ttont, to oetne , , aellverina .. itit jrrrc. ""' .' ,.-- ?" I tirfl"r one, nnd (; M,htr.' Inmc to t. Either tells WVt hfr Intention to accept a po- tiKi , :,..a,xufn)i3 to Mrs. Asnton, kf .'. has "itWthere. lie ana "- - .rriiwc to her ana is re frTf the brieves herself engaged iec'eA, VlcfcJ goes to Paris. He 10 'l,Y. ten 1 1 company with Mrs. "." A Id write another letter to cKe ahavc AiMon's signature. At l"h'Lntrc with Mlokv and June, iif.i o We. Bather sees Ashton tA'lAu mother. Esther becomes ,c"" lni nd taints. Mlokv forces Mimo lelvc England next dav, "i a collar for her cat in Ashton's tnd - When he gets home his man, w2r hands him the evening paper ,ov nottoe of Ashton's efiJr ,to Mrs. Clare. Mloky ar ".i'wIlLjune to take Either to the mVtJ and "I :cep all newspapers country ' otin 0iCrhears two men 1,m2ntino on the marriage and feels 'ihplr remarks are true. Esther '"' traZ to find out Ashton and V".' tnitows her. He comes across illckv toll"" ner- fnUfa ST Meets to being followed. Mlokv l',"'Z 'that the letters, etc., sup. MikMtne to her from Ash tout lo " ... ,.. rom from him rjJmlts to having written them iti a,JmVr. ij ntioewrf at her treat '."'. I'f-Jd leaves her to flnd V"' "-i which she does. Ashton Mon alone, whun " m( rt"'ZlunZe Mends. His marriage xUV,r,SeJdlSerence, and he had .T.ioi. She roundly f V. film how defMlaMo he fa oilrt ""'., the hotel, where she again .7. Vlcku. Thev ionrnei name m nc" and for week, do e m . rt(.- rtftirTL 11 0 uiwvv'"" v'- nntl tlmt It had been kept necret by your own Winn. U'b only now, whon I nm mora alone nnrt can thlnlc clearly, that t sou what. I have done. You don't care for me, and I havo compromised you oven more than that man did by hid ly Iiir Insinuations. Toll mo what I am to do anything, anything In tho world. My whole llfo la yours to do with as you will. Ijo my wlfo, dear, bo my wife For a moment tho pen faltored, but Micky wont on again with an effort. "I will stay In ' London twenty-four hours for your answer, and then, If I don't hear " Tho pen faltered again nnd this time finally stopped. oiiAptrii xix June went downstairs singing; during tho last few days sho had, an sho would have expressed It, begun to discover herself all over ngaln ; certainly the ldinhad yl"ly.. chnneed, and was moro ilka a fairy city than a placo where It ralnod a groat deal and where busses und taxlcaba splashed pedestrians with mud. I-ydla mot her at the foot of tho stairs; sho smiled nt eight of a new savo you the T,V"o the hotel wKereshe again r1""., i-tJ, Th.u iovrneu home in A at ":ec7pTonMickTerhcars " liinickv MickV demands an fakncuiMicW- 'Vor.kcomltiD fistful epoio . and w(cfct anivoitncrs I?.'??.!.. .111,1 he have be otology an Inrff. W vuru, u. .-.--. j.j ii.t rihtr and he nave oeramui'im. tX'l,,,rreks but the event has been tanv w ;i' 'l.k nt thn bride. jvn HERE IT CONTINUES in'VV NBVEU given any of ywi causo l. .innht mv word yet." ho said v.rsly "And I'm sure you'll agree with nt that this man nnouiu uo w -trict what he said and npologUe.' w.,.oiniv -ho ought to apologize. Its graceful Infernally disgraceful." said i mm who ban oeen naienniB " -""- ton's utoiy eagerly enougn a momem in. a r.horuq of nHscnt, tno W nho had been hcldlwi Micky's arm- t him go. Ainton naciteu a ') . , ,,i. ... iivM. h pves furious. birt he Knew that there was no other ceurse open to him ; nobody In the room Hid any svmpathv with him now.' "I apologize." he said savagely. "I didn't know that the lady Mollowos had married tho lady." His tone nilded that evon now he did nt bsliep It; he edged away to the door anil disappeared. Mlck dronped Into a chnlr ; he looked IhorouKhlv done up. Somo ono pushed i class of whisky across to him There ru an uncomfortable silence Perhaps tier were all feeling guilty; perhaps 'her all remembered with what relish ihey had listened to this spicy bit of !3ndnl "N'evir cjuld stand Ashton." some one iiM prenntly, in gruff abasement. "Worm the man is! perrect outsider ; Thftrn urrrt several erunts of asBent ; be nympathy was decidedly With Micky. Alter a moment no rose 10 nw ieoi. 'I unnnnRo nn nnolocv 1b dUO from me. too." he snld ; ho Bpoko with ultll- 'Jlty, "But I thlnlc any ot you in mo me circumstances He waited a moment. "Quito rlcht cortntnly. ftliould have dono tho same mysolf." Mlckv smiled faintly "And I am miro you won't let this go ay further for for my wife's sako," h added They prcfbed round him, shaking him by the hand and reassuring him. Micky 'tok it for what It was worth ; he know that those of them who wero married nen would go straight home nnd tell their vlvea of tho sceno at Hoopers', 'I'd ho knew how speedily tho story "Wild spread ue got away as soon ua he could and t the house Dfher onened thn rlnnr nnd Minlev kid- You've been with mo a good many fr, Drher" ;;lfi" Mr" ,'And ou'o been a faithful servant." Thank von. lr " I The man s Btolldness did not chango n racuon J'lfkv took a gulp at the brandy. If vou were to hear that I'm married. u wouldn't bo surprised, would you?" asked with a rush. Drher stood Immovable. NOt In lha lonot sir " La7t" ould 0,'n' BaY thtlt 'ou )now ".',,."' wcwii murrivu auiuu weens, 'Olildnt you?" Diiuuiu. sir. ,5?ort vu may go " Thank nu, ar. nnd pood-nlght." Gqod-nlKht." said Mlckv. And rii'W, what was to bo dono now? " nrn nfl Ipff tMfn rnnm Ihrna l.lta fc. ., , ..i.ii lrul l.l.ci' WI.... rJ. u '' bf,en with tho detvnniiintinn fc?. ,.""' "aBt behind him for oer. nnd nt had li done? Onlv walked more W Into his qutxotlBtn nnd eerlou-ily il ,?u'h, suddenly of Juno. .lune no. vutr, .ill her bluntness, had a gicat -" ami a neon understand nc nimI.nM'1 JC0,"lnP "P. M'ss June." S'hepsfone." ThCr8 a ,e,tcr tor Js Juno held out her hand. .rouMJe-iLH? . nd forVlSt0r1n.Ior Jtmo thnist "" 'otter wedding trS" yU t0 th0 hnilte8 'or 4Hif;f ?U-W,,,,,p other." ho wM , rn,, ?K Mtcr tno bno shook her head I oouliln'i r ..i I., . . Esther nlfTno. it "',""" "ato to leave riell tw?" ' f 0nly rfl0 could b mar- abliiMeTtowr,?'1"!. a h"ids what Juno'HelfrcrLbe0redUgKeSte,lj0klnSly- ..L'OUrrMLcky!" Hho "il'l. Sho was not sure if sho was 1ii.!iiir.,i ii ,f. tRT.ii. er' 7 tlourl't ho wno prac- SSdoffiSIS l0 Mar, Dc,and'J B"e "Th!?rsr Wu " oclamatloa n, i r?mlnd? . ho said. "Thero scenw to havo boon a bit of a row at tho Hoonera' danco loot night. J,08"' thi J;"' I hwird some, fel nm5 tho f'ub talkln U over just tonf7 a man naln6(1 Ash- Juno sniffed lnolcgantly "Do I not I" Wc!l, if y0U aon't like him, you'll bo ploased to hoar that Micky knocked nlm into tho mlddlo of next week," ..viHuoioi auiu tuimiy. THE GUMPS Spreading the Dough Net itt Juno's eyes gleamed. "Nevor! Well, I'm delighted to hear tow "m not wnnt explanations ; she '"lid K11"W U'h l.n l.n,i ,!- I, ...l "rathij,. " '" 'onrl'r Jji'" ,vas "bvlously not tho one i ",')?., " waa not to Juno that ho .(JiJ.!;l0,,u Jn Ills room struck twoP.o; I if. . "' do ny thing tonight. hw ns '" inioierame, purposeless Bfl" rR IlA Hilt rlnun. n l.t.. .1...1. 1 If ,in i iarl ,n 'lls llanrt9' "I" wlole ! im.V,.i "i"--" iiiuurn wun sun- TirTtT '" sel"d a n" IU,cl lic8n tew Jilt. 'lrst f9W moments ho hardly L , .r."". I. wrote It was onlv when hdt h. ",0 0",1 of "l" nrst PaK" "hat h.k.PCmort ,0 roa"ro Wth a stnrt "l h had (lone. Ttn lonV,l l.n.lr ..( Iiookr"i;n llnea w'1'1 something of a h " F" w"8 no beginning to the 'neit oft I1H If tho nn.. I.u.l h..n ,..,l,.,l W some influenca nuiHlilo MmKBif Miimn "JPcrate need I dOtl't ItlinU'Whnt unll .i(11 ll.ll. ...uA h,.,, " "... ,.,., o l, llllllll HUTU U:.:.l?e., ,nl h'tter I am writing It be- tonight I think I nm half mad 1 n ik' u ,iu'rii tnoin seems nothing re now ii,, i . , , .V..". 7 ""J"' nji that I i an uofr Imvn you. Ksthor, r- y14 un "'y nnwMi to MHten to what t JOU nut nt mv V..n n...l A...nu Pelf thai i ,io not chio- hut it's no nit fr Z , . : l,no Jou ruro noth- TomVht i I ' . " lnwi J0" '"w11"' "MKnl J haVO llnn.i nil lliinartlnnahln "mor foP vrin ol. r .' ... ....' aicr. nn 1 ' nnly h0P0 thRt Vl' Will "e tor, an5 try t0 ,ual0 BOnl cx' 02tht ,. '"f"10 'lu Knows wo were ,--' i in i-nri a i i A.i .. t i .. . . riho ivr t " nvvu nuu iii yuu p"hftrt1i0ni,iKht nt a h,n,Ny vhoto F WUB, Fiv11?' lolu Severn mri ... .,.. t..ui MleLTl l? r'ar's Wilier ' ". -W ;,',,'"' ,P"!).''..wr l nir ; rapidly : ill il nloud- nfj Hen ' i'11 i""'i mniuHH lrMM? "",ll,m ot ,l BlU'Ct of un.id- ,; - j' i ill U,. ""' t0 '"ve lost himself nj m,?,1 .luonco ! ,,w ,,er' was p h mil! '"".wnmun h loved thr "It ne i .. . 'Poken V i "r?'e 10 mad to hear ou ''id t Vy 1,u"'1 . theio was a scone. "V7iat wan It nhonl?" ItOCllOHtOr Hhriltrtrp.il hla tlifMiMrn "Oh, they worm gossiping about somo woman, as for as I could make out u. winan nucity naa oecn raUicr friendly with, from what I gathered they didn't mention hor narao, but" ho hesitated. They spoke of her jus a girl from . ... . . vo forgotten tho namo, but i tninK it was a iwttlcoat Bhop " "Eldred's?" said Juno sharply. ion, mat was it: wnat do you know about It?" "nothing go on ' What wero thoy saying?" "Tliat eho'd been to Paris with Mel lowes, and Mellowest overheard It, and thero was a bit of a fight, and Mel lowen said that tho girl was his wire." " " Juno gasped. "What I" Ttochestor looked rather unoomfort' able. "It's only club talk." ho said depre- cattngly. "Uare say It's all lice." Juno pushed back her chair; hor brain was in a whirl ; sno stared at lioches tor with dazed oyes. "Of ooursn vou'ro mad. nutto mad I" she said calmly. "Or I am I which Is It? My dear man, tho girl Micky went to Paris with was Esther! My Esther Bhepstone; and hero you aro trying to tell mo that oho and Micky aro marrlod I" sho burst Into hys terical laugnter. "I'm not trying to tell you." ho pro tested Iniuredly. "It' only what I heard ; and any way. If Mellowcs went to t"am witn mibo ancpstono Ho broko off boforo tho ongor In Juno's ovos. "If you speak about Esther In that tono of voice again I shall hato you forovor," sho said furiously. "If you must know tho tnitlt, ill tell it to you, and another llmo Just don't Judge peoplo till you'vo hoard both sides of the ques tion," and she promptly proceeded to toll him thn whole story of her mooting with Ehthor, and all that had happened since. CHAl'TKIt XX ttsthor woko from a tioubleil sloop that night to find Juno standing bestdo her. Palo moonlight shono Into the room from half-drawn blinds, tilling It with an eerie light, as Entlicr startod up trembling and frlghtenul "What Is It? Is anything tho mat ter? Oh. 1 thought you wero a ghost!" Sho clutched at June with both hands "Oh, Is anything Uie matter?" sho asked nsraln . . . Juno Inughed nervously 811a found matchcH and lit a candle, then sho camo back to Esther and thrust somothlng Into her hands "You'll never forglvo mo," sho Bald nm rm hml It In mv coat pocket for mi dava '" Slip pushed her ,inrii imip hack from lur forehead IrnirtnallV "IjVdlll gao It to mo for ni tim ilnv I wont out III my best hat to meet George, and I was ouoh a toW-sh, ooncolted pig tluit ho put overj'thlng else out of my head, and I fofgot all about It till Just now, when i otoU ivlno- iLwakn thinking and thon oh, lCsthor, It's from Micky " . . . ,.... . .... , nslnor iookca ciowh uv. mu " i"' "irrom-Mlcky " sho said. She . nt.. l.nif nw.nltn: nhn niailn a very fair plcturo thero with her long hair tumbling about hor shoulder and her face a little nusnoci anu. ito. lnn lurneil to tho door "I'll go away you don't want me. I'll go ," but EeOicr caught h0No-no. Walt! Please wait" Wl)r.. n hut I'm half frozen . Juno looked plaintively at Enthr. but Estlier had forgotten her. inn sho dragged the nullt from the bod fu"d wn.ppr I It round hor small Dguro till she lookod llko a nuunmy. ll,TheVo was a long BllfJ.ce. tU athor raised her eyes to .lunotj wii - Her o n whs quite colorless, and her li.. . ,n innLpil ringed. Will Wm-wlll you-read It?" sho .i,i faintly "I'lonse I wi you to boniehow I feel as If mi "ream H it Juno nt any into whs wldo awako. It only tk hor two minutes to read Mlrky?H passionate, appeal ; tho next the "" V-.i.-hine and crying together, und u win tn"c"el him down ' kin.,?1? .mo .for "'i' out ' wo'il'l i"tredV,.ii,IJ..Mna8rMnII(1 liw I have il!.i,,.,CSo weeks l told them ' u. in ,.,"m lmi' thoy lot me. I Tif"trl! ' ft"war.l that you wero my unt (MUl v,6 h-fl ",-"- "-""J5 "I "V"'" vV. r,. a.,.i. r . - vu luuuuiu jiutuu iiuu, (OesVnOht " " w""ww snvj h gg B "bW bolsterouslj. ?Oh lin't he tho most wonderful ,..?' ivm't you love lilni? Don't you .". ..i.. inn' tin. r vou re Koine to brcal Tin heart after nil this, I'll never forelvo youl WW. "V Ooorgo isn't I It with Micky, poor darling I" sh" shook Hsther In her excitement "."..r. .X .., iruiae of. Unit you can't "'I'Si,-! -. kl g h is? I don't bellow there's any blood In ypur yo n nt all, sbe declared Indignantly "You haven't Jit i. heart Oh. Esther, dar Sncr!ft You haven't got a. heart Oh. Esther darling1 I l nn t moan li-l ohi I'm ouch an Idiot' An dthn two glila clacped each other "-AudWnW" ridiculous midnight K-ene Is endoil" Juno mild presently, Hiilllliig Her tears away, "lot's talk seine. "I'll go und soo Micky In the morning and explain everything Ho knows what I nm ho won't bo at all surprised oh. I'm bo glad bo more than glad. OlV Mnttor, why do you lildo your faco?" ,.,.,. (COflxir'U'yL' uuwv; MAWll ll.l ------ -...- -..- - ... .-. .. T. -- - .-. By Sidney Smith A YMREUE V?0M IMCLE JM VJUU B VTV 00 ON CHRltTTM VPN- CALL V? 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