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By Sidney Smith'
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rWFnuG tlM W rev
atffc A'Q'jJni Cameron n tte
""" i"5? fo f clrcmtc Ken-
rV-uoltlifon,
:j rcter
il. A
i..irr. in--- ., n mi
7ii CWCT?n,i tH Xnve. He had
I'll y0UJnhed "Save tho
!kirl0cd: Tho Huff tcorked
mKeL"iJaxcd.
tiKtnnt" .m nnUTINUES
AND HE"1' ,
. -Atinin n cool nanu.
n- -- . ti
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,lnk I need you or 1
V reewn j Wcji that's so. l
wouldn't bc ';, jOn' to tell you
Jn need you. a . nwny my
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the trutb'
M52- rurif.'
HUI11L uj--- r
" Enid Tctcr hidlf-
fcrtnUy. , , , 0i,i "bunklc" pour
Da wjtrhf;L v o he whisky, and a
t8nothun c action took shape in IiIh
d,fiDlte ft1. nn get Kcnncj y
miiw. " .: The wnisicy iui
iionkenougn . g0 ictCr igot iijj,
nttohia cupboard and brougi.t 101111
"In'ttc!" snld Hnwlt. "Seems
jjjho nVrt didn't make mud.
rpAfrom Mr. McGuire,"
SSKfd
SAst n't It into the lop.bol
feftt tell you Pete, about
'5.t mine. H nin " " k Veal
L0l5Cbndy but Mike McGuire and
fjart-nobndy j" wouldn't tell it
II knowttnt-n mi lie cnUhM
ttSa1.?0 Tnld retcr, "Bomcthln
crooked, eli?'' , flnc0rn nlonc
Peter's arm " Mlc 1.W voice Bank to an
wiin.v.,i ns bell, let
Dell.
crooked flH
You wouldn't think .MKe-jic
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flnlrewasn murui-ii-i - ..--
Wc took tbat
m
ni Mi4Hf1irir 1
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iStfi'Br&fTiB'JSS
him ' , t.
"You (ton 1 nu-.iii- . . . .
"Yes sir. Killed him struck him in
Khe ribs itb a untie wm-i ; ';,,,
wV What do j on think nf that?
V urn..i.n n twnrilprpr
..9,. Nice bort of n boss you've
tit I And he could swing for It It a
dn't hold my tongue."
"This 11 neriouB
m-. i,t if iv if ho don t come
.. K'nw I irucss you know .why
Etva'ago cut up when I showed uij
round here. I've got it on him all
m" u,..
'Can you iuvu n.
Kennedy rubbed his chin for a mo
ment. .... , .-..
"I eould out i- Hon 1 wnm n.
p,to Jin nnuwd again and
MAti pensively at his glass, "cll.
ou tee in a mnnnvr 01 AiiL-umn
!a tot it on me, too.
And lVtpp listened while his illain-
om companion related the well-known
tale ot the terrible compact between
the two men in which both of them
had asrecd in writing to share the
inllt ol the crime, cnretiuiy oiuiuiiig
0 state the compulsion as umm! upon
MMltilre. Hawk Kcnnpdv lied. If
K Peter had ever needed nny further proof
of the honet.v of his employer lie rend
it in the drifting eye and uncertain
erfilaje of hla guest, wlioso tongue now
raKed loosely while he talked of the
I wo papers, one of which was in Mr
Julre's possession, the other in Ills
wn. Hank was no plensant companion
or an evening's entertninment. From
he interesting ndwnturer of the Her
audian, Jim Const had been slowly
hanging under Peter's ees into n per
oaality more formldnblc and sinister.
tnd the drink heemed to be bringing
nto Importance potentialities for evil nt
Ulch l'ctpr linil nnlv lmiphswI. Tlint
Ike meant to fight to the Inst ditch for
we money wus clear, and if the worst
came would even confess, dragging Mc
Gn re down among the ruins of both
heir lives. In his drunken condition
t would lmvo been ridiculously easy
orloter to have overpoweied him, but
M was not suie to whnt end that would
'YOU KflT tllftrn .i.n fi nnnn. '
Ed Pjter.V'W, ;- M.eV?'1
McGulro's got his hero nt Illnck
m- tuuLLLTi'fi iinwir.
p..1IIo.,(1? ,,u know that?" asked
"leMvlth intci est.
B..lhcrou.111 ',0 kocl) lt?" sneered
am. in 1,1, business papers for
wuiors to look over?"
"And Where's JOurs?" nsked Peter.
J-T ':."'"" mi Mime morion ot Ken
J"r ""Re" to betray its wheri-ubouts,
SrinV e i"?n 0l,lh' lreil out another
U",?1Ym!l,k'eml. nt 1cter implensnntlv.
aaawr ",y bus,ncss'" " b"'l with
CbifLJ1101" l to
innruy grinned
UH'i
I'll have to think about it, Jim."
"Can't think when ycr drunk, Pete,"
he muttered with nn expiring grin.
"Tomorr'. 'Nnthcr drink nn then
wo 11 go sleep. Don't mind my slconin'
here, Pete. Nlco placho shlcep. Goo'
oiu shlcep. "
Peter paused In tho act of pouring
out nnothcr drink for him and then at
a sound from Kennedy sot the bottle
down ngain. Tho mnn suddenly
sprawled sideways In the chnir, his head
back, snoring heavily. Peter watched
nlm for n moment, sure that he couldn't
bo shnmming and then looked around
the disordered room, Hawk's overcoat
and hat lay on tho bed. On tiptoe
Peter got m nnd examined them care
fully, watching the mnn In tho chair
Intently the while. Hawk stirred hut
did not awaken. Peter searched tho
overcoat Inch by Inch. There was noth
ing In the pockets but n tin of tobacco
and a Philadelphia newsnaner. So Peter
icstorcd tho articles and then hung the
lint nnd coat on the nails behind the
door. Hawk Kennedy did not move.
He was dead drunk.
Tho repulsive task of searching tho
iccumbent figure now lay before him.
Hut the game had been worth tho
candle. If the fateful confession was
anywhere In Hnwk's clothing Peter
meant to find it and yet even now ho
hesitated. Ho put the whisky bottle
nwny, cleared up the mess and thru
bodily picked his visitor up and car
ried him to the lied. Uawk muttered
something In his sleep, hut fell prone nnd
immediately was snoring htortorously.
Then Peter went through his pockets
methodically, removing an automatic
pistol from IiIh trousers, nnd examin
ing all his papers carefully by the light
of the lamp a hotel bill receipted, some
letters in a woman's linnd, a few news
paper clippings bearing on the copper
mnrkct, u pockotbnok containing hills
of large denomination, some soiled
business cards of representatives of
commercial houses, a notebook contain
ing addresses and small accounts, n
pass book of a Philadelphia bank, the
address of which Peter noted. And
thnt was all. Exhausting every re
source Peter went over the lining of his
cont and vest, inch by inch, even exam
ined ills underwear anil his shoes nnd
stockings. From the skin out, Ilnwk
Kennedy had now no secrets from
Peter. The Incriminating confession
wns not on Hawk Kenned 'a clothing.
At last Peter gave up the search and
went out Into the nlr. nnd lighted his
corncob pipe, puzzled nt his failure.
And yet, was it n failure after ull?
Hawk had eluded every attempt to dis
cuss his copv of the confession. He
had It "handy," he had faid. A safe
deposit box nt tho Philadelphia bank
of which Peter had mode record would
be hand, hut lomehow Peter thought
the chances weic much against Ken
nedy's having put It there. Men of his
type usually carry ever thing they pos
sess about their persons. Peter remem
bered tlie ragged wallet of the Her
mudlun. What if afler all these years of
bardsnipi the paper had been worn so
that it was entliely illegible, or indeed
thnt in Kennedy's many wanderings it
had been lost? Hither of these theories
wns plausible, but none pre voiced a
decision. So nfter a while Peter went
indoors, nnd, opening nil Ibe windows
and doors to cleanse the nlr, sat in tlu
Mr (hair and bundling himself in a
blanket, fell asleep.
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Copyright, 1021, by Tubllo Ledser Company
By Hayward
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DOIAI6 'ROUAJD HE.RE. TODAY ?
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meetimg today'. b couldn't I
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fiaje WfTH THOSE SHOES.
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WAS SHAVED THIS AltORAilAG AAJD HE
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CfOCK THEIR HEACvS SIDEWISE LIKE.
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The Young Lady Across the Way
With Any Other Person's Telescope It Would Have Worked
By Fontcinc Fox
SCHOOL DAYS
By DWIG
toioln ,Sir Aft cm, nl " ' ' ' cheUshcd a, tide of furniture. a.
Wp I refuse?
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4T.MJiCni,ouro t,Ukl" business
e 'bfit ?Mr k.now, u "Pnoil. Then
UltrJr .' .5 ""lei stand. V writo
mtersh-nleo eltersh. n,m f ...".
tthllu1 lnr,Rhtor of ,his- That wo
i,!J "usincw, pronto."
nmw'ivi,'. mlKllt'" admlttd 1.
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.nmlnatively
'ie. Are y' oil?" hn nnknl
And
"I don't
that
Tho ro
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Paper nf .n? "' .w "'. -0'' .want
:... "Mure s. no uni.i "r
. "' Ike, you sy-l ot
aandvllv. " 've got your paper
M of'i'i bVt Kcn,,P,,y wnB '
lVy n,l n"nV "F n"lber glass of
k5t .' y,u 1.." to .answer
n... "." iiuory. no l'iivk
siitiHfactlon nnd then
paper
7J'V of
UI Uh8Bc,i r,ct"'" he said huskily.
m,t. i?.?.1' P"I'er nnd I havo ....
n..:'1 .""i i ve cot tn im.. T,.n' ' i..
1 ? '' llUo M ko Mcfiuire, but
"i' u Ivl im'?.p. ,lk0 tht floatln
w It.n "i my name signed
UarTt,b'n.,nft. row." ald Pete drylv.
''OOO' M n,'5V, K,UHsf"
PtaTooo'"'''.00' 5lc Wy.
Kfoer ?, lelor Sy you'll
Ob,' t'-I mean Peter nape
CHAPTEIC XVIII
Fncc to Face
Wo are told, alas, that nt tho high
est moment of our expectations the god
conspire to our undnins. and thciefoie
that it is wisp to take our jos a little
sadly, that wo mnv nit fall too far.
Put Hcth, being who'esomo of mind and
body nnd nn o'ltimist by choice, wus not
disposed to question the completeness
of her contentment or look for nnv
dangers which misht thienton its con
tinuance. Ami io when Peter went
home through the? forest she took her
Kerosene lump to her room, theie to
smile nt her jojous countenance In tho
mirror and to assuio heiself thnt never
since tho besinnlng of tho world had
theio been n gli'l more glad thnt she
bad been boin. All The clouds that had
hung about her since that evening in
the woods had bum miraculously rolled
nwav and she knew njaln ns she had
known befoio that Peter Nichols wiw
the one man in all tic world for her.
Their evening together was a won
dei fill thins to contemplate, and she
lay in bed, her ces wide open, staring
towaid the window, beyond which in
a daik mass against the starlit sky she
could bee tho familiar pines, through
which wns tho path to Peter's cabin.
The stnis twinkled jovially with assur
ence that tho nloht could not be long
nnd that beyond tho night weie tomor
iowh still moie wondeiful than todav.
And pra im; gently that all might bo
well with them both, she fell asleep, not
cmmi to dream.
Karly morning found her brisk nt her
until iirniiml tlie bouse, cleansing and
polishing, finishing to her satisfaction
the tasks which Peter's impatience had
forbidden the nlglit neioro. ah or
Aunt Tlllie's blue chlnu set wns care
fullv rctond to Its shelves, the napery
folded aw ay, the shiny pots hung upon
their hooks and the kitchen cniefull
popped. Then, with n towel wrapped
Jiout her lie.nl (for such was the cus
nnii of the countr), she attacked the
dining room and parlor with broom am
dust cloth, singing nrpoggiob to remind
heiself that eerthlng was right with
the world. , , , ,
It was upon tho plush-covered sofa
.. i,,..... ..I... iimi lvtiT Imil sut the night
befoio that Heth's orderly eyo espied
IlOIIll
tw eon
moat
nnd of
course blio iiminced upon It with tho
intention, of destroying it nt tho cook
u.,,.n urn- when slio drew It forth she
found that it was nn envelope helio
trope in color, that it bore Peter's name
In u feminine handwriting, and that It
had n i tiaugo delicate odor with which
Hoth was unfamiliar.
She put her broom aside and walked
to the window, her blow puckered, and
scrutinized tho postmark. "London!
Of coursi London wns in Kngiaml
where Peter hail onre lived. And 1 ctcr
had drawn the. letter fiom his pocket
last night with some other papers when
he had shown her the last communica
tion from "Hawk" Kennedy. It was
lucky that she hud found It, for it might
have slipped down behind the plush cov
ering, ond so lmvo been definitely lost.
Of course Peter had friends in London
mid of course they should wish to write
to him, but for the first time It seemed
curious to Iluth that in all their con
versations Peter hud never volunteered
nnv information ns to the life thnt ho
had lived befoio Im nan come i
Hock. Shu lemembereil now that sho
hud told hlii that whatever Ills past
lmd been and whoever he was, lip was
guod enough for her. Hut the hello
tropo envelope with tlie feminine hunt
wilting and tho strange odor linniedl
ntel suggested quejles along lines of
Invcstiutlnn which had never befoio en
tered her thoughts. Who wan the lady
of tho delicate script and the strange
peifiinio.' Winn was uur ii-mHmv
to 1'etorV And upon what topic wus
uho writing to hlm't
ifQjftfc:
The young lady across the way
so s every Oimg man who expects
to go into politics should take a
course in public speaking and
learn to feel nt home on the nostrum.
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