XrfxTlK.Kt
r"
t 'UJni
s "w
I V
jk ;'". i
"7S5VTT jf
rnvt rt,
r 4;,U'
:
Vtk '
EVENING PUBLIO LEDaER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGIJBT 25, 1921
xr
-
iv!
Li
N
. ti.
THE 14 G?iVT
J5y GEORGE GIBBS
Author of "The Splendid Outcast," "The Ycllouj Dove," "The Secret
Witness," Etc.
CopirlcM. ' a. ABBtttan A Co.
rCSsDBOlNS THE 8T0UY
".J.L VW.ooei?cfc. ulo
L WPn..!-. driven from home hu
?'i"ni K. McOuWe takes charge
Jtiiathn.': July it is to see that
oltXt At a dinner given in honor
!' Ill MoGuire, daughter of
'J itA K., o stranger, 1010 has
'"2J15 lo moto hi wa nupcofI
!S' ouarf.. . covcr..
iArc-... iff. uergen, i "
Vr-doLill father of Beth
Mn i beautiful girl hi (he
CXl" t iter SumlMM
VfXnV fto 'o
her. Then
rv'u as he talks to ner. "?
2f.Vsa5 ir?K..on. 0 the
' .A. in. love With licin.
Tfi HBBB IT CONTINUES
UEY approached curiously. With
r1 it Lmidcnce the mosngo
WXS I crnvon upon the reverse
Ku ' yftntlinn McumroH i.e.".
' nl ..ni and nnllcd to the iree
B'.fcnlfo. SWe hv side, and
r..nily Intorciteii, tncy ""
uun to miko Mcoumn
ylt epm bnefc. , T
Ton HT " .Vo cot. Ait pronto.
j-ll'como for tnj nrn . t , k lf
nllWrnnsicr-you know nh.it
thett'f nq answer j ,LWK.
wkr; mattered Beth, "who on
Crth " M retcr cryptl"
tw.i. ...I" cr ed Uetn iriuimmiin'
, U" It couldn't be .Tack Jrnyl "
nrant. dowri -
utMfi. only n joke. It must be,"
tril'J.I,cthA.,l fh knife, took the
.Mri down nnd turned It over, cum-
r,i2 hnt .'" meu on Rn should not
ml l'l ,th? "o"'1 mnl ! that both
h.nS:OU,tl.havo 8.tten nwy without
"?" t. Ami where was the
1 win with the blnclc mustache? 1Vos he
John Rrny? Impossible, It n all
in held tho tnnelble evidence of Sic-
nl IT8' .You know whn' r"e
Rot nnd I know whnt you've cot." The
(-entence seemoil tc have n rahnllstlc sic-
nitlcnnee n pact a threat which each
tinn hold over the other. I'crhnps It
wasn t motley onlv that "lluwk"
wnntcd. Whatever It nnB, he meant to
nave t, and soon. The answer the man
expected wa? apparently Bomctlilne well
understood between himself and Mc-
julre. better understood pcrhapi plnce
imp .ihv .viouinrc hnrl seen him In N
t ork and had fled 'In terror to Sheldt
HW
Rknlilnn
s offlce. Anri if rr,ii- ,u.i.
''""'l the desired answer to the tree bv
Sr,
thoucht
THE GUMPS Anotlter 50 Bucks Gone Hay Wire
nifz
' P1?1, .. -.Illnnllt.
WW n ",'" V. A,l then.
fani "So7i don't believe It Is It h
id Ved to IcGulre. I'm Rolnc to
eMlro." corrected Beth
And then, "l't " rcuu, w .
u?.e.I ,. .. -...1 Peter: "it an-
win lo mo as if this mcwwmo must
C eono from the person McGulro
M f ?, lL.,M..l
SS!.C h.." Aunt Tllllo cot to
liIlh-wltli Hawk? .She never knew
Tbcdv of that name.
"Probaniy noi. ji ih i. "
ef course ". ,...,, lt ... , ..
"Then Wliv Pllt'iim ii iimiinn .....
MeGulrc?" she asked logically.
p.r shnnk liis hend. All the prop"
bid fnllcn from under his theories.
"Whether it's real to McOuIre or
sot Is what I want to know. And I'm
coins to find out," ho fiiiHiod.
When they reached n path which cut
throuch the trees toward the creek.
Btth stoppea, nnu neici out nrr iinuu.
"I'm not coin un to the house with
yon nd I don't think I'll ee Aunt
llllo just now," she snld. ''(iood-by,
r. "
"Peter ' tie put in.
"flood-by, Mr. Peter."
"Jnst Peter" he insisted.
"Goodbj. Mr. Just Peter. Thanks
for tit playln'. Will you let me come
stsln?"
"Its. And I'm Roing to cct, you
some music
"Slngin' music?" sho gnped.
lie nodded.
"And you'll let me know If I can
iclp Annt Tllllo or ,vou?"
She bobbed her head and was cone.
Peter stood for n while watchlnc the
psth down which she had disappeared,
wondering nt her abrupt departure,
which for a moment drove from his
Kind nil thought of McOulre's tumble.
It will difficult to nssoclate Beth with
tie idea of prudery or nffectntion. Her
slslt proved that. She had pome to tho
cabin because sho bad wanted to hear
llm play, because she hud wanted to
staff for him, because too his promises
lad excited her curiosity nbout him, and
Inspired a hope of his assistance. But
the visit had flattered Peter. He wasn't
Inured to this sort of frankness. It
VH perhaps the Greatest single gift of
tribute and confidence that had ever
Men paid him nt least bv n woman.
A visit of this sort from a person like
Ansstasio Gnlltrln or Indeed from al
most any nomnn in tho world of forms
nd precedents In which ho had lived
jould have been equivalent to uncon
ditional surrender.
Tho girl hnd not stopped to question
the propriety of her actions. That tho
cabin was Peter's bedroom, that she
d only seen hiin twice, that ho might
not have understood tho headlong im
pulse that brought her, had never
occurred to Until. The self-conscious-Mss
of the first few moments had been
wafted away on tlin melody of the music
lo had plajcd, nnd nfter thnt ho knew
jney were to bo friends. There seemed
to be no doubt in Peter's mind that she
uld have thought they would be nny
uilng elw.
And I'otcr was sure that ho had
truly been able, even if ho hnd wished,
to conceal his warm admiration for her
Pfijslcal beauty. Sho had been vcrj
nwr him. All he would havo had to
rrk Ti t0 rench out nn(1 to10 ''or.
jm ho hadn't done so soomod rnther
curious now. And yet ho experienced
J sort of mild satisfaction that he hnd
resjsted bo trying n temptation. If she
Man t been so suro of him
idealism? Perhaps. The same sort of
walism that had made Peter believe
me people at Zukovo were fine enough
y make It worth while risking his life
!uthemTtbat h(l(1 mnil him think tlrat
w people of Itusslu could emerge
"ove Itussla herself, no had no lllu-
In?' t0 Zultovo now, but Both was
dlld on8 ls alwy8 sentlo with
?5 p.uie'd r another moment over
ft decision not to bo seen coming with
ilU from ! rtnKln TT-.l !.! 1.1
ll..i .nuiii, uuu una Bopiila-
ncation come ns an afterthought, born
J,'omWnK thnt has passed betvvoen
rii . f"lne expression? Potcr didn't
1i1.j1? .new or Bawi because ho really
km.. Beth. nnn'Iii8ly. She had a
orreon ni it. ."...1.1 1 .- j-
"lop it. He really would,
ail tho while Peter was turning over
- is nngers tho placard bearing the
f,l!f messnR to "Mlko" McGulro
"on, the mysterious "Hawk." Ho read
T..-rierea? lt- cach tlmo finding n new
HJI' ,uJts wording. Blackmail?
tib&i Th0 "Pronto" was slgnift.
I; .This message could hnrdly huvo
nS i.'" !!eth'B "bandy-logged bua
fa.' v. F knew 1,ttl8 ' movi enmera
to il !maBined them rather given
t ,deLDlctlon of villainies than tho
"ccompllshment of thera. And a coward
tarf. Sn!? pr?7 uPn nn !'l woman
Q a child cou d hardly bo of tho mottle
(ft. i.-"?1 8U,ch bl KQmo n" McGulro.
toylttry, dePcnd. Tho buziard woo
real .hawk- ''Hawk," whatovor his
ns . ast PJgbt trough the window. Wno
in n. '"V".80. w" had frlghtcnod
sd".?",86"7 A?d o. how nn3 where
inr .,- . innim without Hoth'8 be
ff tahWt?.i. A?,J why "hould Beth
Pl. ed ,n. tho danger?
it ihWnv,S'5,Sw,y comln t0 th8 belief
l.if!a.bad been two meu outside tho
"i Aad yc(; it aseined tcafcely jioa.
1 'If .v nlel't, there would be tho very
devil to rmy If not "Hawk."
I cter was to be the bearer of 111 fld-t
Ings, nnd with thcrh, he knew, nil pros
pect of ij business discussion would van-
ISIl. Tlie Sltlintlon ntMmtnA Um n.
nil things mysterious must, nnd ho
could not forget that he was. for ths
present, nnrt pollremnn. part dctce
tlve: but forestry was his mal job here
and cycry day that pnssed means so
ninny fewer dnys In whleh to build the
Ire tow era. And these he considered ti
be n prime necessity to tho srcuiity of
thp estate.
Ho rolled tho plnrard up nnd went
toward the house. On tho lawn he
passed tho voung pcorle, intent upon
their own pursuit. Ho was clnd thnt
fine of them nntired him. nnd mretlnu
Mrvkcr, who was hovering nround the
lower hall, ho sent his name up tu hi
cinplover.
"I don't think Mr. MrGuIre expects
you just jet. sir," wild tho man.
"Nevertheless, tell him I must sec
him." wild Peter. "It's Important."
Though It was nearly 2 o'clock. Mr
Oulre was not yet dtessod and bin looks
when Peter was admitted to him be-f-poke
n long night of anxiety end vigil.
v earing an incongruous flowered dress
ing gov n tied at the waNt with n silken
cord, he turned to the visitor.
"Well." he said rather peevishly.
"I'm Forrv to disturb von, Mr. Mc
Gulro. but something Iiob hnppencd that
I thought "
"What's happened?" the other man
snapped out. eyeing the roll of card
board in Peter's hand. "What ?"
he gnsped.
Peter smiled nnd shrugged roolly.
"It mny be only n ioke. sir am1 I
hardlv know whether T'm even justified
In railing it to vour attention, but T
found this plarnrd nailed to a tree near
the patch to the rnbln."
"Phc.nd !" wild McGulro. hl hnrp
glance noting the printing of the ties
'i,s n'5n. "Of course that's the usual
warning "
"It's the other side." said Peter,
"thnt 1h iiniiunl." And unrolling it
rnrefullv. he lnld It flat' on the table
I e'de his emnlojer's breakfast trnv
and thn stood back to noto the effect of
I bo disclosure.
McGulro stnred nt the headline,
starting violently, nnd then, os though
fiiscinnted. lend the fcinwl tlnough to
the end. Peter could not see his fore.
1 ut the back of his nook, the ragged
fiinge of moist hnir nround bin bald
spot, were eloquent enough. And the
Lands which held the extraordinary
document vvre far from stemlv.
The guv flowers of the dressing gown
mocked the pitiable figure it concealed,
which seemed suddenly to sag Into its
rbnlr. Peter wnited. Tor a long while
the dressing gown was dumb and then
as though Its occupant were slowlv
nwakcnlng to the thought that some
thing was lequiied of him it stirred nnd
turned slowly in the chair.
"You vou've read this?" nsked Mc
Gulro weakly.
"Yes. sir. It was there to read. It
was merely stuck on n tree with thi
hnsp-knlfe," and I'cter produced the
implement and handed it to McGuire.
McGuIre took the knife twisting It
f.lowl,v over In his fingers. "A hnsp
knlfe," ho lepentcd dully.
"I thought it best to biing them to
you," Mild Peter, "especially on ac
count of "
"Yes, yes. Of course. He was
staring at the red crayon scrawl nnd
ns he ald nothing more Peter turned
tovvnrd the door, where Strjkcr stood
on guard.
"If there's nothing else just now,
I'll "
"Wuit!" uttered the old man. nnd
Peter paused. And then, "Did any
one olso sen this this paper?"
"Yes Mrs. IJorgen's niece she saw
it first."
"My housekeeper's niece. Any one
else?''
"I don't know. I hardlv think so.
It seemed qulto freshly written."
"Ah " muttered McGuire. Ho
was now regarding Peter intently.
"Where vvhoro Is tho tree on which
you found it?"
"A maple just In tho wood nt the
foot of tho lawn "
"Ah!" Ho stumbled to the window,
tho plncord still clutched In his hnndH,
and pecieu nc me woous us inougn ncrn
ing to pick out tho single treo mnrked
for hlB exacerbntion. Then jerked him
self nround and faced tho beurer ol
theso tidings, glaring at him ns though
ho wcro the author of thorn.
"G d jou all!" he swore
In n stifled tone.
"I beg paidon," said Potcr with
sharp politeness.
McGulro glanced nt Peter and fe.l
henvlly into tho nearest armchair. "J I
can't bo done." ho muttered, half to
himself, and then another oath. II
vvaa showing his early breeding uow.
"I might 'a' known ," ho said
aloud, staring at the paper.
"Then it isn't n joke?" nsked Peter,
risking tho question. ....
"Jokot" roared McGulro. And then
more quietly, "A Joko? I don't want
It talked about," he muttered with a
senllo nmllo. And then, "You sny a
woman read It?"
"Yes."
"Sho must bo kept quiet. I can't
havvj all tho neighborhood Into ray of-
fal"." . J T,
"I think that can be managed. I'll
speak to her. In tho meanwhile 11
there's uny thing I enn do "
McGulro looked up nt Peter and their
glances mot. McOulre's glnnco wavered
and then enmo back to Peter's face.
What he found thore seemed to Batlsfj
hlra, for ho turned to Stryker, who had
been listening Intently.
"You may go, Stryker," ho com
manded. ''Shut the door, but stay
within call."
The valet's face showed surprise and
some disappointment, but ha merely
bowed hl head and obeyed.
"I suppose you're you'ro curious
about this message, Nlchols coming Jn
ouch n way," said McOulre, after a
"To tell the truth, I am, sir," replied
Peter. "Wo'vo done all wo could to
protect you. This 'Hawk' must bo th
W1 repeated McOulre. "Hell",
breed. The thing can't go on. I've
got to nut a stop to it and to him."
"Ho speaks of coming again Friday
night "
CONTINUED TOMORROW,
'CVtrtVf vW?s SVtt TOJCUO MS
(lFOS SeVrEWAV 'rVNP UOVN Vi Mt
"X- "SO VAOtKWLKVm.X-1
SHU. rAS-T TMHK THrVt TVixi
MINT ViN"5 A. reVi SJtwmG
vlovr x6r me-
ANt Hto TME ELA-OW )NNMG
"WE TREE'S DOING OVER.-TMfc- "THEN
fcOrTT tMJC UOW VrtVfcT fNxLS AsT.
TWEVNxI GOT -to HWt MEV!XtVM(3
F Nov ?EMC TO TViEM THEM M
I CMAT VV? lAVStTVF- EVtI5N-brA0
IS 0 VVCV- KINOVM IV 'vV r.vMvi
AMt TUEV BOX VxlKHiWW3
(
' H ...
npu oimtn
j
X
J2
TVliN HA.VE TO HNVt: THE BEST OF HVEWT1HC TOu I
k ,-r wn Nrrcnmrti UlUhV IV COSiTR NDJ t
rify sVs ivw virrtscnss v-" , ., T - t
tE ViOrAMH VvlVTH VJVTHNO BUT 1U W
T01Klr4(aS HOVW tS AWP V0J TvllNk MES ON TMti V
VIW TO TV.E ?0O V4D0E - JH OLDEN TNES TVAEVVEP
w -us-, sv.tin rwJVJ sTvrinVihn- MtVlF. TVlPkA CAt-r rv '
t K UniNKl UlnoP k tXvtC CiX k0m'PV4
S?OiWttCaS NOW NOU'P UWE TO HWr ME. A. COUPLS
OF WVRt xJUHtS JH r s-wkka vuna v
ov.icp.ti-h ncs.oc.v-r- iff n-
Al5j
9
.'.
sZ
'I
V554
Jl.
1 H
W
tKNCf
Mrri
SOMEBODY'S STENOGSo Far and Yet So Near
This must be. THE. ' ,
HnT?.ST DAT I'slCE 1)1 t-n
OR -$OMETHIM6'. I'm cjLAD
The- boss is awav aaid
X- CAAl lAKfc. II KlAiaT . j
-m
(a 'CD y
""SIT 1
BELIEVG MB IF HE WAS HERE
OIIAHIM' XA1l AAin. MAMIAl' MB.
HUSTLE. lb DM IT'S TOO HOT
-ti uAOOk? TabAVVVAlVHOW !
V'BRAims Set auu sticks awd
DOM.1 ruvw r-
j-i smcooTm :
iBi
1
nn' m m
P VAELL, IM BOSS HERE AitOW
By Hayward
AJOBcODY TO IAJTERFERE WITH
ME .' ITS LIKTELY To BE HOTTER
Tomorrow -5uess ill Go
HOME. AAID REST UP FOR IT'
) US EXECUTVE GoT To
..... 1
's-, KEEP A CLEAK ntrAu-.
HO-HUM . r ""-JS
t" Or -
Wi
t) MISS 9FLA6E-D0AlT FORGET TO SEMd
1 THOSE 1WEAITV FORM LETTERS OUT
-TMAV rALL UP SHOOK& AA1D GO.
ftrs fAI&Z THE FILES - MAKE TEAJ CARBOH&
OF THE. SMITH LETTER IS IT HOT
There -in Towm ? Fiaje aai' Coou
here.: - I "
P
mr r v" n t s vtc 1
J I H
I
Jl
f
X, ' sO-
mm PI 1
The Young Lady Across the Way
' if eMtvia" cA .jl
ylnf Eppic Hogg, the Fattest Woman In Three Counties
The young lady across the way
snjs tho demand for alligator pears
as human food is growing nt such
a rate that she guesses the alllga
tois will have to cultivate a taste
for t-omethlng else.
-: By tontaine Fox
mSmmBMm
'JJ W, ,l?--:::i'illvsvvv
SCHOOL DAYS
By DWIO
WMCM JHC ADDRESSED THE-
l(Dl5 Of -CH. GOIUD LAST WEEK
AOMT EPPIE. (WHO DOES NOT SEE VERY MUCK
Cf WHAT IS piECTY BEPogE HER ) T00K oHC
SUrVf DISASTROUS STEP FoRwaKD To tAi. fRoNT op TH sSTACE.
vJ
irl aort' voo 6ot'em ik SSa- al " c-J
cnA ;Esieu LMeas - aw SSWM Wa-n " To,K ' I
Ai conTcha wr jx&sLg- ,8Kffl ''" w"" t J
e w uk w- 11 TlWri TlAe. WOT our coe ov.. ! . .
Una a Hueeo'scoptt? fflrj-4U'
MOVIE FAN Looks All Right to Nicodemus
p r ni 1 toil b ruhllc I edprf r Comjvinv
By Beeze
' .',
:' !i
!s,
'1 ! '1
.i 1 t
' 1.1
ii' 'i
" 1
' ', ,'" '
i, 1 1 '
' 1
-i
I' i'
h(L
r 1 ,'
S''.
7a. ' , .
' I ..!
K. I'
1 , ! ' i ' '1 " 1 1! ' ' ! I .' ,'1 ' 1 i.f ' " ' '
, ,' m. . , 1 ; . . j . ' 1 . ;
o o ,0
LOTTA R.A,CQOfir
FREMCK TdrJrJiJ STAR
t .
i"
1 ' I , ' I
,' ,M"
1' .1 "
'1
I'lf
I '-, I. ' I
. I 'I I 1. . ' .
' ' . I . I
I'l I t
i; I-'' h."'1 - " ' - t
! , ' s ' siZ "!' ,'! ' , ' i','.
1 ' ' 'yy 'iii 1 ii;
V;' fi. '' ISL bk .Jg.T he show! V. fo L22iK
,','l4'l Am WW -3u WONPERPUL PoWl 11 VX jfiHKl Plfr' '
,!3Sii sr -iL .s 1 ,r! ; ?IftS ' n' 55s. w- .. i.'iTVJi.airi.v.'.ii.m
. '.- ."-rf" rtr w -m.. t &Zr 1 1 in' i, 1 - i x. - k m 1 1 -11 ' ?ai j .11 1 ui.ii
PETEYOut of Luck
By C. A. Voight
I evER (.et "The; U 'v
W0W1EV4 KID ME lUTb
CoMIKlc; To Trie MouijTaUiS
H'V-- J IIKE.THE sea-swore
r
r
T
.nnnum Ci. .,. wi "
,. mu 11 I
The TM shin's 4
V40 J0OD HEPE AU' 1 1.
Nnil AlliT Alinwie-r.
Hmb huwtNeT
1 ADMIT Tv-IPPp'.
t'2. 5inkic nci 1
smuifc JriL.l.s.
SCEWERt
".
'i
.f.
g mMAUifMlH Ml T5uT.SohuJH2&8
LmM mxCMyWy?- jft(WmMfflmmm yfliV!Ari shore There s W Z
1 iuthu r -WJ? .'VWMftfi?EaSraaiK Jlh i I MnREThlnnid nTl ?.
) akv i- Oyr(yKr &r& &mMWmSBSmi k'LLUi V ttau must -jyiiwm
T .r j t VTJt0y ..Sr kHT -?B ?,l?MWWlsiBi)4lSMr lJ3 ' v c-- " . v Vrafy
TTi TiC vTttyU AiTO. &?vS2?2Av.. b WUAI i ' J "7- -.. .'r. 1U
C HfW'PW MJiJSR acarlfc
yiw im vj?$wr YtT'mmA i vyjs' wyjfriiMJ
ss&exvk. ssztvoirt uwww'za :a wv , ikisKaviasi?x' ru c4t&5! rfiwiAiMim mn.
i .m "am sm. &2s&amsauBti&Ekms&& ' , Tftv W4 ii
At
!!
I
'
fl
I
t
j:
?1
il
1
1.
t
i
i
:;
i
.S
s
Ik
r
J
ti'l
'Hi
J
If
J
A.
;
""""' . i i ii iwn.iJ I -rsg- iph art ,i -c.,y.'0- BKaBIIFi
ijlL . ' Ath Ns . .. ' J- . ... I. ... wi.;;. .',w vjl
p t ''v-v
T StVuf Nt tvjss. x.