$. 'F-. f . fV-TF! f?'J''"i'j' f r ' h'VA, 'VVivwjr.iivTffi 'C-"- vJ' "V- "t. '-" '"' v"5 TT TVIi-gfrWW j J BVEKIKG PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2G, 1921 'me VAGRANT DUKE By GEORGE GIBBS ithar ef)"Tlie Splendid Outcast," "The Yellow Pevc." "The Secret A?""" Witness," Etc. CopvrleM. ttil. tv D. Avsttten f Ce. of nil the thliiSH Hint hnd m ..m iLfMirrlit. fUi' " . !.!, miii nnnvrnt DhPPePeV ,Jtshc thought of I'etcr KBfe nl nlltlmt hi" vlRlt te Hind; Klthel. ?n' " VI' i,r. And even In PJK"-t il'vomfert dihI mentn W'ft:r J.IM weuW "t hnijl"n Kttlll the Se rtw Plnn of IIk Ken "J1, whatever they were. She could Sfdfr ?'..,.( l.unn ness such as h'.''s Pl r"Hmi1(i remV te such n dreadful W'?.1"" Hut what was Hawk SlitSr'sinlMJen new? Where tin,, no P3l,c be doing there? Van M wm ntive. new. stronger since rtvtpje "r. 0( icr pnrrntnge? And Tl'" .t he nj. going te wJ it. liv L L.. ...no muffled '1 the . ' Vie lad gene l-nck te Mark J?"? lie In Tnlt for Peter-te kill as Hobbing anew kith her bonus. she until itreW ,'," i,np.. relaxed and vk ii'l,;.n..'J,1t,V uuu ' 'r'l n.,,1 i.rnvrd with nil her might minted. nn".J,rIJi.-.i ni..n. I.epii her :..v r.e( ui.u "" "' 10 " I .!,i. ..ln. refreshed inn" while she grew (aim ami strengthened b harm would befall "f the building was no larger thnn t single pane of glnss and the deer of the shanty was fastened by the hasp en the -outside. There was no time new te hesitntc w m K,lp wl""ed te be burned nllve. Uli an effort she threw herself against tlic deer asaln nnd again, but Jt would net yield. Despairing and blinded bv smoke, she staggered te the box, hunting an nx. when her lingers met the handle of the friendly Haw. It wim neav.v, but Him knew hew te use it, nnd net It nt the hole In the wall, diawliijj it back and forth. The weed wan dead nnd Iip felt It yield te the strong teeth of the tool, e Hint she tniKj?1ed en, the width of the beard: then eut asaln. nt the upper edge of the Mperture, nnd In a moment the bemd fell nwny. She was net a moment tee wen, for as Rhc crawled through the opening and fell exhnuhted en the outside, one end of the biilhllnr suddenly raught fire bln7lng (lonely. Tlip pnrks were n'l nreuiid her and lier skirt caught lire in the flaming leaves Inte uhleh he hnd iiiuen. imr sue mt it out with her blis tered hands nil i rose te her feet A iiKure was COUlinif tewnrrt lier. Iient THE GUMPS When Greek Meets Greek By Sidney Smith -,.,.,r iid A&ikttj l I SAVJ Vnu t SMh Te MVSCA. S&i'&SgsSsz - 3 EXPECT e elt A. VOBIHBOH CRUSOE OVT O l CW?A!mWy) I KW tIKH wX J)U BE y : "' HW? LOCK H.MVP W A HWWWAkTSO f iSSetoAkeo J I Jirrr lvicf TRyitlf, Tft. wccp a WrtfF' '5 Lonesome Tmat evevm time he sighs ts jut & V? M VTa! I S fi? KEt? tm .Ir 3 " H0U.tWHO BOO INTO A CAVE?. WVL OOT fe V 0JT OF TemtA- 7. e.J.S cgF- 7 'X '. " 5 ME WRONCi- I'M JUT A VEACE1UU OUT) 5 V CPU ,wV Xp Qt WLl U? ft A?JaJ ;'' MARRVEP CHX- THAT' ALL- OUT THESE. BSKMT I T iiisiw 5 ( CHAVR" MX V7H U6HTS tON'T HURT fAY EXES ESTHER.- I'M JUST T ) I teU 2KE-1 JMa V VOWH yyg vv-4 ONE OF THOSE KINO OF 5S TrtAT CAU RUH " J&L (TvIe MWW &mSF rS?X ' WMrr 7 I J M? vE MUt Ott. OH A FAST TRACK- k SOMEBODY'S STE NOG Vacations Are a Thing of the Past Mprlffht 1flM T'jN I T njpr r empafn .e ffitf. Ne ft"r.T '"UTwe " !"!'' "f -y... She could nel ft .gU" her ; -re dy be I i- T - "p T S M. of-tir-ew l" . r '"i"1"'.40 :,cfl,,i?" . !iV.BBh .hn eeuld see hjm com ng. V1(I ,,r (MfJ (h nxMncelnh'ln' -. 'lI ,ffi iVl.ee! r,lnp n'"1 II,V,,"1"K ,0 1,,,cr, "tery a. And?. "" Vl nt'ei le"e J U" foe,1?f ,,1P '"" te the read where her rifert. rte ''"i"t0 fl0, treiibIl ' le ",nr 1,np wnM wnltK for them. A- 'rMml ' VnM stir e in her sleep and l " '"' ttnrl a lurid red. tiilnln ,5,he '! ,t m redeeph inethe'0 'h'"i I" the zenith. II1I01U He tbenfi; M 'n"J. '? ,lg her pain ,,r"V ll,",I '" t'icrantliiM sake 1 t, , wh alJ'rl, X wm b f.em ,nt ' tiiniieau with Shad. lint the m" lhL .VeJ.re. but she moved !yi",r,n,.nn f '""' eve, been rn 4,r , nl Imvn nnd her Hmli f lnH f',ln1l,,'lbV, l'Vl' " "I" n e-'".T-iSunl as tleeentlietut bleed tlinntleii. fcl,ewp.l e eu.lence f nin tele' P, "m her "xtr mill eV H long I lf ""'"1"-, Peter hnd given him jowl n her xtrum , f , , wJiJpJ v m () rt P,aV.T'Vl" Af ,le shed seemed te ' ""J1' ,""1 j'ke all bullies Shad knew )at ue"" '"' npk. n4 though aij'ni "e was iirpten The one vestige e ki?e crown " ':,, n,i. ...t..,i i nis decenev iN innnmi.in nfrn..t lulllir I1II11MI! a n- i I rlullll" nutilil S "till blew Inc. nnd above the moan mean i!iJf he nines t-he could hear the con- !teff f ... .till b If bS of the pines ZZ . te e the leaves nnd the ffiofmev!..Uanl..-M. She .nan hdwrtli an effort te turn her head to te "w. .i.. . ,n,iii . where thre.ish the S ! ',,',?.!r';.!,",,,,,h'!n liwT ,a I'M'.t"'.. i... l, uKr. ..ntilil linn. u. vn u pesniuii- in.i. "- - 'X AelHralnB of her bend it seemed .i.. the bandage ever icr mouth had Ume loosened, and as she t, .1 t he lipped down around her ne.k. In a li:Lr,t .he had KOtten lid of the wa.l Tf Hnen m her month. At least she mild bieathe freel new nnd moisten Ihcr narehlng lip- This been seeinttj 'ilBObt ia answer te nor prnjeis. .v m imi hand ize could come loose by (jetl s Lip, wb net another? And no eheei fully anil wan a per s.t.nci. whieh took no thought of the pain the was inllietlng upon heiself, 'lebesan working her hands te and fro itblnd her until the fnneied that the pressure en tier wil-ts was net se great il before. With an cffeit she managed te wrlgjrlc ever against the wall and se Itraigniea inie u siiunt; iiut-ivuv. It was then that she Middcnh raised Ihcr head and sniffed at the air ft out :r small window above, her thieugh hica a (.lender wisp et smoke came utliitt. Smoke! The smell of buin- nj brush, fm.illiar te her. nnd yet back ere in tne weeds, unless neni a well fried eamp-tire. fraught -v. it It per- itej ffPanieg She glnneni out of the mall epenir't: again. The puiple hatl renn reildir, i dull riim-en sliet with treaks of blue- -meke evenwheie. ndlesj streanien sml tortuous billows creeping down en the wings of the led. Fire in the weeds' Sim knew the eanine of tint And the reddish urple was net the sunset, but the vluw f rnliht) flames near bj , n "crown" re In the lines' Frem the volume of meice, Increasiuz with everv nieim nt. teemed thnt the old Inn liensi. in blch the wns ininrlsimcd iimihI lm ,li. wtly In the tmth of tin. Hmnis. 'nu ioreughlj nvvaie fit her possible fati f she could net release heiself, she wained her enis, listening, nnd new eard distinctly ubeye the sounds ucaiei tbanda dUtant etnekllmr nmr nnd tl Inud of heavy branches fulling. The nttrier of the cabin had new grevvi. Tea dimmer te a dark redness nnd .m imene eame billowing in nt th tujew, almost stifling ier with ltd endlUmfH. Dlltclrln fl.e ,..I,1 ..!,.. rtrujijled for freedom, she caught i tllmpse of smirks. flvini ltl.-n mn. tpn past the dim rectangle of her vi- ;"; u"" nes, inrger ones, nnd then inng brands whieh must set lire te "weerer they touched. ebfi VMI Itntf ...n.l !.r . i, , . :, " ' """ "w wiui terror. e tried te tun. cnii,,!, i .i. fW that IITI .. .. .!.. ..1. I . h..uji , iiniucie Happened fhl n?ld,ile, 'o"e here the moHthei- l,?',!" tk,lthH- An1 then her e,e lltL ,iT Klra,n. of """ething upon tool chest In the shadows heve.il- 5 "fill of the cress eut snw '. '' the COIlld rnnnV, It I CM., .n iamel -.i -" one iuii ever SS "L.e,.Tk.!B?th great teh h? tnni, n i . , ,J wni'l it, Wlnen Could k i ni, u .:.i wjfnits! With un effort !,,, iln,t tt" .Bml r'fn'Khtened. her back KlO Iiatl (lone ni?nitm Fn it, as B. il " ."..' hi ;:.iu:"t.n,njf..npuoef ft-M..:Wu 'viaure et her Minn. "!! in Ortt , . ;--"-? "'"Hi Itbb v U.p, but ( Bh thrill f , ,, ... . -- -.. , Mllll-HIIH lift iiern. wiiieli lnd Minded him te ren u mil nil sense of dutj was new dedicated te the task of saving her And though the dull hatred of Peter still burned in his hieast. the instinct of self-prpseivatien, and the diance of ntiieving himself nt the Inst, made it neicsiirv for him te put his piide in his pocket unil iiteept the inrvi'.ib'e. "Ye'll keep ver wertl, mltpr," lie inquired of Peter, nfter n moment. "I didn't have nethin' te de with settm" them weeds afiie. Ye'll et me out e' this crne," "Yes," wid ptpr sheitlv. "I will." Hut he watt bed him iicvcrthelcMs. The ex-se!dier drove the car nt n furieiis pace ever the rough read, re joicing In the open cut-out nnd the rush of the wind past his ears. He hnd been, for a time, a chauffeur of a stiff ear en the ether side, and the present onditiens were full of piemis,. of the kind of excitement that appealed te iiis euthful spirit. Shad shouted instructions ever his shoulder, but Ilnerlv en'y nodded and sent the car en ever the cordutev te which thev had come, with the throttle wide. Nlht had nenrl.v fallen, but the read was n crimson track picked out with long pencl'ings of shadow. The wind was still tesdng the treetops nnd leaves and twigs eut sharplv across their faces. There was no mistaking the danger te the whole of the Lewer Ueserve un'ess the wind fell a "frown" lire nfter two weeks of dieupht wns net a -iilmct fn jest. Put Peter was net thinking of the i. a nage te "Mrtiuire' pinpirtj J It l eared iii stieus eagerlv nt Wei's as ti the location "f the c.t'iin with returnc te the nrchahb mhis( of the (I. lines 'I'he ninu enlv i hook iiis limrl dulileiislv, but it was plain that he wns iiuiMilir. ing that danger. As thev neared the tire tliey could see the tlpmes clearly new. bf.vend the pines just before them", which were etched in deeply bitten line. rveiv quivering fremi in Mi lium tte ugainst the fflare As the car ne.ned fie "Perks." Slnd directed PlierK te t'ike the turn te the left awav fmrn the main lead te cme, and thev swung into :i Nind. lead, the wi'nl at their li.u ks, thei wav for a tiive n'mest pniillel te the course et ttie lliwms 1 liev isseil the small settlement of the "perks," the few denizens of which were standing be-lile the mad. their few houschel 1 goods piuked in barrows nnd carts, un decided whether or net the red terror would come their way. The flames were clearly visible new, leaping skyward like devils free! from hell, and se lint wns the lire nnd se high the wind that whole branches were carried high into thn nir and, limning, fell beyond into the cool dnrk te kindle new destruction. Anything that lay te leeward of the holocaust was deemed. Peter furieuslv questioned Wei's again, but lie enlv shook his head while lie anxious watched the Ihmcs as the read con verged tewnrd them. Hut ns the read swung te the lift Shad saeutid and held up liia hand and Hrieriy brought the ear te a step "This is the nenrest point. I guess, mister. Prem here en te C'rnnberrv town the read runs te the left of t'ednr Swamp " "WliereV the cabin?" queried Peter anxleusl.v. "In ,v under, net far from the edge of the swamp." Shad replied with a fievvn "Leeks like the fire's prettv near there." "Come en. then," said Petf r quicklv "Hrierlv, j en go back te Hliuk Reck and bring the men here. Fellow in. We'll be en the lookout for you." And leaving Hrierlv te turn the cu'. he stnrtrd off with Shad Wells into tin underbrush. Ins heart sank n- he nw I hew furieuslv the tne w.-s raging and ! hew near it setnied te In Hut Shad needed no urging new anil led the wav with a long Htilde, Peter following cleseh. The weed- were net se heavj here and the fere-t was new as bright as ut mldd.iv nnd se thev made nipil progress, coming out at the i ml of some minutes nt the idge or" the swamp, who'Je burnished peels sullenlv reflected the fler.v heavens There thev found a nnth nnd tueeeeded mere enie!. By Hayward .Saaa.whythe. J RlH ? Y0U LOOK AS HAPPY AS if somebody left ou a . MILLION ! T ITS THE TIME OF YAR. A MAK FEELS HE CAM (SET some. WORK biOJE. ! VAAT)OAlS ARE ?VER AAJD THE OFFICE FORCE. CAH KE.E.P THEIR MIMDS fOAl THE. Jeb '.- 57 ', ' I i r ' A J HY.IB I T)0 yij c iyls c AlOW MI5S O FLAGS. . COME. J-J AAJD U.'E.TS (S'lT OUT I HAT BIJAICH OF 1 I CTTCDC V V. , .,,,);m- W ... 1 , Wu 1UU BE VWITH TOO UKE A TAV BILU , BOSS tii n v c Y ? "m 1 i DEAR Sirs "tours OF THE TEXTH Tp HAND AAJD THEYi A GOOO RB.ASOM V7HV we haimt Shipp&d S2L)R tCARU3Ab OF AIUTS BECAUSE VIHYl VJE AlMT HAD- 0H LOOK AAARY, ITS THAT BUMCH OP-VACATIOAJ PHOTOOKAHM OOtiT BillV LOOK FUWWY. utpe.-HE.E-- l-iNU LOOK MARSY 'EJA IM 5TOCK THATd WHY, WE ARE SEAIDlMfi BY FIRST class Parcel RaST SamPle of our BRASS KUCKL. cetc; ArV ) The Yeung Lady Acress the Way Vb"n Ymir Child Just Learning te Spell Gets the Newspaper By Fontaine Fnx Pffl 7 I Iff UMlYtD (I - "r m k m 2!k$5v b$ "8Sh 4v M ac fleer, n i rs w &.. V ' ,f0v hi " . .& I e"v L5 ? Th4 VuX tKuj tb due aA we tM -fa. imKe ew 14&A t.O.N The jeung ladj nire"-. th v.n tnjs a tendenc.v te stoutness may be controlled bj practicing neurns ihenn s in one's hedr n-u for ten riiiiut"-, night and morning. tf V0' .K nT s es. i-K -U v-s -r, Vfc- Jcyvvq vw-0 Ov.d tww waCt, utrvJu xUxiJaS ? ftV. $ SJ? ZG (B. fenii... ..'"' '" set 10 lier 7 1 .rnnXb ,in,d .Itunmmt ! i . " BI1C could d , "n ll fists it would de u Her Rnn. ,1.-11, . . m con,eU. zr ,pc'.3p. whieh new (11 ,i . ?V"0l,u"lh . cr of th u:'",7' ""'. "niilli :Uaita hnH '""'"'iipij wltti her ex- ""Un, down 'L l!" I"fspirat.en mni k.,.. ..'"" " "vv. tared u. VnpV,,J , "" K01 cnre, she Pain ,"t"1 ,Iirms. half numb Vedjes , oewn "Bnlust the 4 iinax.-.if " iinu piii- hit . 1 t in Mi W,T'iUJ"SUnK herself te linr nnln nn" P""'eeuc(i mere ipucMj. 10 LnClTMl !nt2 ' y ? Jiw' '; .. '-is!. .1:"'?:. "? . " """"I Were relpnseil miKi-uiu in- iinu "nunnn in hm- "her (n .. ., '""nm. .Ireiiilfnl ilnnrer t which the irirl tin v K5 our en the n" . iVeme,,t' he I sought mipht be subieeted A t. rrlbl. etse j,ep nn,-,,." 4,vu"1 mnmiged thought had come into Pepi s mind m 'w Mertlfinu r-.i'0"'' .Punting the last few moments that it wis Ilnwk Kennedy who had set fire te tin weeds after imprisoning Itetli in a cabin In the path of the flames Tills wns his vengeance, teirible in its aim plicitj for 11 lighted match in the dry leaves would de the trick, nnd ineen dlnrism in the weeds was difficult te mice. A engeance fatal In its eifee tiveness, for such n tile would tell no talcs Peter found himself hoping that it was net te the old tool cabin thni Jteth had lit en tnl.eii -that i he vie even far nwaj fieui this Infeine fit i r lav In fei e him. The gl'iie wns alieadv lint en Ins face tiiid stray lueees vvlihli blew tewnid ! 111 fiem time te time showed that the wind might be veirliig te the lastward in which t-nse nil the weeds which the) new traversed would seen be ellre. PETEYNew Hew Did That Ever Happen? T jtmn! xl ifr&saaEr 'PRETTY MifTv lid j 1 ceT Me- EH, MATJEl ? -Qzesta I m i VWHY, The-RES HOTHIUC YeRV DlFPeRGUT ACODT ITs A MLUOU MEkf HANE HAYS "JU5Y (.IKE 1HAY - w 1 We. efTevj W0MDET5ED Hew Yeu Hew eve2. f) Tet Your. UVVW HAT BACC Wfrii!&S& m&&B&& -0H.T3Y IUsTiucT ) 5 POSE T5UT, AMVWAY I COT Mv initials Put IKJ THIS OrJE LOO KIT C. A. Voight IP$h ' r-.N4 - .SlUCE uu Have Your? wrrtAii-5EEki I F . T M.'? v? X - ) u ii GASOLINE ALLEY There the Resemblance Ceases fcj n. jwt i c . cj . i-i . : ; " K" Quicklv 1 '"" moving lier "Wei Jn 1 '"" KnetH nt her knee 3 '! But sl, ',nemcnt her I,bs ACh,, , et reekene.1 I?mj 'or v 1 he . ,0':e, ,,cri0I of ( feet h ? ,Fhn tri'' te get & , rl e. C "nt her llm'bs ft Un and lnu n Bi ,m,,v,,,l er mm took ,;, Y("rrinB tv 1" ,' a"d Maimer , h,"""le te ,!! "lugger te the opening in tlefmj ., . .. u mar nil .1. - . m 1! fif flnmi 11 " Ul ,WVfM "s new KrTcaBln J.; ' ani1 '" "n" ciir- I fl HERE TM6 MORMON J Ajlh I "" DON'T FAIL lb HEAR T I 7 SSa&jg&m acle is put TeqelMER Eapfti I uendecfuu Acoes-nc soune SiceeziK- leek! JM VOODEN PEC7S EgJ (it I ' I il T W THE TABERNACLE. AMP E'VE CeT A PUHOjeti A NAILNJTJ--,g!W "aS!L S I V "L6 RNTANAIUMfjJ' N. OR SOMETHING! QOSH'. IT'S Round en Tep and Flat en jte Bettem like Tne TABeeNACLE Rur Tucecs A A NAu IN IT! y'fjh I ; DWIG r, n 11 LIP 0s& if A'in7 jl 1 I 3 I "Htt. . Vi1?'. .Hh.'i wub net ' " lU0 nom In the wall OONTINUBD TOMOIUtOW ALT laj lri .- W Ciry
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