"l J ' ' EVENING BUBLICJ LEDGER- PHlADELPBiA, BATlfePAY: AUGUST 27, 1921 7 vacMMr By GEORGE GIBBS lthor of "The Splendid OuUaBtTh Yellow Dove," "The Secret CotvrloM. !'' " n ABltm & Co. fT DEOINS TUB STOUY I .L Xicholacvitch, Human ..A DuU, d'h'cn from nome oV ffll? 'fco rf take, chut 0 fe'rJ.rrffo "'C house of Jonathan fZiure; The man Meuuvre jca s :Xouohthcjuari)v MMI. . .1.1 .flier irno iwmm'a "'" "" " " lrtUY..- nut hint, ami Icavci a !e" nifl'7or JcOiWrr. ic.o drier- iC"cr:or ,"'"'C 'iSril. IC Acr' .!ih.ml. t),rCa ' I.j fo mole ttoublr. nan nope, no " tia it until the's had her ting- $," ioil Mcr. AND HEKC IT CONTINUES .....I l.l.n nf in tlm. iinrch. Blcre they lokocil about for Hhn.1. "c U disappeared. ,mi in nc ""-, II." roaJ Peter was conducted by the fced oing man at the wheel to Uncle KVthlnf unusual hail happened In his .:... rtr lintl nn.v other iiicsenge or 1 Junto been posted, for Mtd for this duty, had lth nnil for StrjKcr, re searched nil fotinil nothing. MnrnlnC sS.j-ti .. nlHni?. bldlne his hour 7?..i.....ir Ptinuch. nn astonishing Lim (ipcnicil to hove fallen over the ln Tonntlmn K. McOuIie. When tVcter arrhed he found his cmplojor .;.j - d,n nnrtlrn lii n wicker I'liiur, rtoilnj his after-supper cigar. True. luTtday Euards were posted nonr-by nnil Winker hovered as was ins worn, out. urn l"' . l.i- .mln. nt-'u rlnmnntinr UHM i. .i...n H.nt l'etcr wondered how Unch a stolid-looking trcature could ever Kit lost his self-control. It wan dlf- V . I i-.l ttila nintiiiiiniMilincilu anleis it could be that, having comu to u j.u u nn! nwnro 01 tne nioincri 01 K.-.ur if nnlv a tcinnornry one, Mc- Urt of a bal Job and nwnlt with stoicism whatever the future wan to bring. 'Ihls u Peter's first Impression, nothing tlM eucscstlng Itself, but when lie lol i., iho nltl man un to his room nnd n him the money he had brought he soted the deeply etched lines nt nostril tad Jaw and felt rather thnn saw the Meaning Ot Iliem Mill .nmuiuju .tn;- Golrewas in the grip of some deep and tlnlster resolution. Thcro was n qual- lltr of desperation in his calmness, a Studied lnililtcrence 10 me dangers which the night before laBt had hecmed lo ipralllng. lie put tlio money in the safe, carc h!ly locked tlio combination nnd then ttrned into the room again. "Thnnks. Nichols." he said. "You'd letter havo some supper and get to bed tonight. I don't think you'll be needed." And then, as Peter's look showed his lurpriso, "I know my man nettor than jou do. Tomorrow nignc wp muui see. liecioicd iiih npH nun n nun line, xnoi out hi? Jaw ami lowered his luows im pleasTiitl. Courage of a soft had conic tack to him, the coinage of the nnlm il it bay, nliidi lights against the inevitable. To Peter the time .cemeil nronltinus to Etato the need for tlio ohsonntimi towers anil he explained in detail hW projects. Hut McfJuire lisleni'd nnd Vffctnlclor had tinlbhcil bpciilclug nieicl.v thook his head. "What j on say Is quite true. The towers must be built. I'o tlioucht so lora ions time, in a lew ilnH we w 11 Weak ot that acain nftnr tomoriow filftht," he finished signllioantly. As vou mease. ' sn il I'otnr. "Imt tvery day ion now mn " . u e II gam these ihns later," he fcroke In abruptlj . "I want jou to sta wound here now." un rniiny morning no insisted on laving Peter show him the tiee when' tne placard had been dlM'owutil, and ftr, nawnc taken lunch with him, led m down to the big sugar maple, off ta pitli to the cabin. IVter saw tliat ne wanned the woods nnnowlv and w;u 'i a hand in his wnitlnnd, ttblcli retpr l.nou Imlil nn tm. ivn -- SoYitt, but the whine was gone from his Voice, tho trembling from his hnmls. lie bito around the maple with l'etcr, re tjrdln? it with n Hmt or morDi(l nb ftractlon, nnd then luniMlf led the wnv w e pntli and to the house. Why lie Mated to look at the tree wns more Mil Pfttni. Mm.l.l 1 , . .. tr. J "-'""," '"""''siaiiii. lor it was ;.tir' i,10t '"' "ll0 wns t0 1;ccl' this , i ;" awiK'niiion. ... umu-rsmnu. Meholw." he Haul nen the; rpnMio.i iim .,ti . I ir,..,l .' -":."." ! "'.. . J"U it I 'it , . KU lonu'ni at 11 u.l lws." on d let mi iwoui tlio monev.' ..m.?TrnJ; ,x c ,nn,,c "P "y mind" Ji,r ?.r;r,iilre vlth n to ,cl1 f iis oi.i R. thcre 1 cni,,t bp " chnngo in Plan-no clmiige nt all. h.i ' Tcry "o11'" M1 I'cr. "It's Mm monev I'm gUing away." B,('I.JI" matter. Nichols. I I've tot a lot more ." pmii tho principle" itm l,.1.0. n with the Pawled the old man. cabin n.,rr,rV '""I "'l bn.k to tho ' n'njlmt ilicgiiHto.1 will, his two u nil, i "' wins anil i-xcept foi ro.Vnk? t,lr,"Kl1 ,,llu "m,U f'"' PUr r' of inwwtlsritlnn. nothing tint he l'.T? ,1(1""1 '"l1 "--nrnPlI. Su"1,8. nnv. So far as ho McGu l.' f?f t!JP I1l0!"'"t lln ",ls to. Ittvant nn.i ;""""'." " . " "l "llT MnM i.; i """""Ker. Whoso duties Wbavc been pei formed ns pnn.il.K ll Wells, or PPll .liisan tOH'.Hl. inllril l.ln, Tf I, ,", tlr, wimt lie hud hoard " Knew tint ilown l,.. i,. tn m n es mo meet him protested principle," n'1trklr "r Shn.l Wells '4UVVI1. "ha jaea him S?f."re .lolly cutting the wrong t e u.. nireiidy sent some In-.tiurtlnns i n.r ..-""" BU'"- v iiih rnfmnnM ii . be.,,,, i;;"" u".n' '"t no tilil not kn there. be ,. ii i , , ."L "l 'oui.i no uV,"re,hat his oiders lmd been o1,vp,I v new thnt ho nnii,t tr. ,....i .i. .,.. .. , . . . ' "' mill.,.. . i "..,-" "."'"" unlnu i"""? ""'is wiui urn men mm I,' "' iiiiMins foi the (linage L , r?.i..,,u. . "? 1"? ns M.flni.o tli.. """. "iiiiin to enliDuc ranee l??: V""'' to do but lo ,diev. ' nrn?MC'1,t"",11,ln' tl"W off his ftitahE . ".'' .,,.nr'.,lv M,t,','l 'n t the nl, nr 'n(lsh h.ls IB. n Plan Welrni riint"m '"""rH' 1P" "'tli .fwarw. II,. ion, n,,.! ,.rif,f,i ., wmlni" ,w,s "usI,u1' fm sl,,! ll1111 M "ii.. ... . . lreati,i;4yn ,"'"" ,"'10 "Xo " , "Oh ' she oske. Wi " 1Mlp KI,,P'd "I L,Bet hno 1)(r"ie me ''to U'!m,Kll tho wo, '"" h the muttei?" was nfrald I look the oods lie knl.l 1, I ' . N to bit-.. "l,s eMnK t0 l,r,,nK 2n bits ". '":, '"' WlnV" me C--"-'11' kaiH J 0ll1",t Ill, I l'th a irrln Ll ' " h D0 I, i .. im,."' '"'(II L. 11 in ,, he miittcrrd, nnd then. .and what do ou thluic tolnS?;,"" ,,ll,,,,i,.lHn,lrW,t Wh,,t ieuUrn1.,,"K.11"1 . ."'"'t l"t's bother Sho lim ITIAlt -.. . "." Lflll lim I,. I.... i sh.. i,r. :".."." vM" I'oousr m in 7 i "'""Bin iiiein ..?,'" wnh a hurr fomeaV" ?.'Pn l. 011 nfraid-whon I "I i,..' ,"""" he Xoutblni1 i K"VV'" pnl'1 I'fter, "Do MX Jiink X ought to bcV" "Well. Rlmil'u l,n'a nt.nf fl.ntf ...... n Hellion nroiinil'liere." Miinrs a or Hellion?" A n errnppcr." 'Oh, n flglitlni; man?" 108." IVtcr Sat down nf lim lilnlin nml Mruck loudly somo strident tllsroids In ib ns. "j,iu,. this i" i,o laughed. isn it ugly, lleth thnt'H whnt fight lug is I had It day nml night for J CirK. If Klind lmil liPOn 111 ll,n unr l,n wouldn't ever want to light again." "Here jou In tho war?" asked Beth in nmnzement. ut course. Where would I hnvc lieen.' And hofnro ul,n nnnl.l ronli, ',' hnd swept Into tho rumbling bass of lie "Keolutlonary Ktude." She sank Into n chair nnd sat silent, listening, at first watching tho door, nnd then ns t ho soul of tho artist within her awoke hp forgot everything but tho music. mere, wns a long silence nt the end when Peter paused, and then ho heard nor voice, tense, suppressed, in .i1 C0U,tI tco if ou made me seo ''I she gasped, almost hi a whisper. " nr revolution tho people augrv mumbling crowding, pushing n crowd with cunH and sticks howling nt n gate nnd then a mnn trjlng to speak to them appealing " l'etcr turned quickly nt the words and faced her. Her eyes were like stars, her soul rnpt In tho isIon his music hnd painted. l'etcr lmd lived that scene again and again, hut how could lleth ItllOW Unless ho linil mniln lmn uon 117 There wns something stinnge uncanny in iietn n usioii of the great dinma of Peter's life. And ct slip hnd tten. Lvui now her siiirit was afar, "And what happened to the man who was appealing to IhcmV" ho asked so berly. She closed her e.u-s, then opened them toward him, shaking her hend. "I I don't know It'n nil gone now." "Kut you snw what I plajcd. That is what happened." "What do jou mean?" she ques tioned, stni tied in iicr turn. Peter shrugged himself Into the pres ent moment. "Nothing. It's just revolution. Wnr. Wur is like that, Ketli," he went on quietly nftur n mo ment. "Like the motif in the bass therp is no end the. threat of It never stops day or night. Only hell could be like it." lleth slowly came out of her dream. "You fought?" she abked. "Oh, jcs." Another silence. "I I think I un derstand now wl4v jou're not afraid." "Kut I am afraid, lleth." ho said with a smile. "I was always afraid in the war. Kccauto death la alwavs waiting just around the corner. Nobodv who has been in tlio war wants ever to fight ngnin." Ik tinned to the piano. "They all want happiness lleth. Peace. This!" he finished, nnd bis roving fingers played softly tho Tsclin'.kowsky "Reverie." When ho had finished ho turned to her. smiling. "What ision do you see In that, Keth?" Slip started as though from a dream. "Ob. Impplnp'H nnd sadness, too." "Yes." slid Peter sohcily. "No one knows what it is to bo hnppj' unless one has been fad." '"I hut's true. ln't It?" she mut tot od. looking nt him in wonder. "I ni'M'i know what unhapplnc-s was for but I giioss that s It. He caught the minor note In her oito nnd smiled. "Come now," he said, "we'll lme our first leson." "Without the hooks?" "Yes. We'll try breathing." "Krcnthing?" "Yes fiom the dinnlirngm." And ns she looked bewildered. "From tlio stomach not fiom the chest breathe deeply nnd say "All.' She obejed him and did it naturally, js though she had necr brinthed In any other wnv. 'Tine." he cried nnd touched n note on tlio piano. "Now ting it. 'llirow ,t forwuid. Softlj fir,t, then loud er " It wns while she was carrying out this Instruction that a shadow appeared nn the doorslll, followed In n moment bv the lUure of Shnd Wells. Roth's "Ah" censed suddenly. The visitor stood outside, ills hands on his hip", in silent rnge. Peter merely glanced at him over his shoulder. "How nro vou. Wells?" he said po Uteh. "Won't jou come in? We're having n singing lesson." Shad did not move at speak ns Peter went on, "Take the chair bv the door, old man. The cigarettes are on tlje table. Now, Roth " Rut lleth remained as she wns, nn -enslh legarding the intruder, for she knew that Shad wns there for no good purposp. Poter ruuslit her look and turned toward the door, deliberately Ig noring the man's threatening demeanor. "Wo won't be long," he begun coolly, "not over half nn hour " "No, I know jo won't." growled Shad. And then to the girl, "Reth, eonio out o' there!" If Shad's appearance had caused Kith nnv uneejtnintj. she found her spirit now, for her pjos Unshed nnd her mouth do-ed in a linrd lino. "Who are jou to snv wbcie I como or go?" slio said cenly. Rut Shn.l stood his giound. "If ou don't know enough to know what s what I'm hero to show ou " "Oh, I s.u ." sii.l Poter coolly. "You can ny what jou like, mister Ami l'e got Mimetliin' to taj to jou when this lad goes." Oh " anil then quietlj to Reth, "IVibnps joil'd better go. Run,, the books tomorrow nt the snme time " Rut Reth hadn't moved, nnd onlv looked nt lWei uppenlinglj. So Peter spoke. ... .. "This man is impolite, not to say dUngieiiible to jou. Has ho any right to speak to jou like this?" "No." suld lltth uneasily, "but 1 don't want nnv tiouble." Poter wiilktd to the door nnd fneed Sluid outside. "There won't he nnv trouble unless Wells makes it." And then, ns if a new thought hud come to him, he said ninio ih.oifullj, "Perhaps ho doesn't quite iin.leibtand " "Oh. 1 imilirstiind, nil right. Are jou goin'. Reth?" Him gliin.od nt Peter, who nodded towaid the path, and she mine between "(i'o nn hiik, Shad," she suld. "No " "Do j,m menu if If jou do I'm tliioiigh'witli mu. You umlcistaud?" l'lter took the glil bj tho aim and led In r gmth awnj. ".lust wait u minute, Welle" he Hung over Ills shoulder at the man, "I'll be bnik In a hocoiuI." Tim oir-lcs tone intlier bewildered Hip woodsmnn, who had ex not tod to find either fear 01 linger. The forester piano -plajei showed neither only I'.uolcss inso nnd a coolness which could onlj be lu cause lie didn't know whnt wns coming to him. ..j, l,hii ' I'll lit him!" mut- leted Sluid. quivering with rage Rut lVt,,.-. hnvlng fortified himself with n idirniottu. wan now letiirnlng Wells mlwimcil into an open space whoip lliiu was plcntj of loom to swing his elbows ami wulteu, CONTINUED" MONDAX , f w ... ... 7T7, " r ..:: By Sidney Smith THE GUMPS Weddinff Belle : J , : t r&'pjs '- Z- 'WELL MM PINMLy" f KH0VJ HE tMMT- . 'B An oil PMNtiWe, - f'l CieT TMERE OUST J -( w I AV?ROCHJHQ J Mil (S SOMEBODY'S STENOGWhat Does This Chap Want With the Boss? : : cowm. inai. iy i-umio i company By Hayward Well heard are. Ys'u 'roumd 'if is that So i ) f v:why- x Tell hau S"'"1""1" tZZT '1 f HA .HA M'" 9 FROMSSUR- ASAIM THIS MORS4IHG? AHEM1. Wl H HESAT PlKEVlLL ! S . . fflHlLUFlMftJ StWHATDOYoOsSELSTiA,' BETTTER ANSWER HE SAVE A4E HI6 pgSHSHoTEu. U HI) HA HAJ Cy PLASTER? 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