hmiiH 0J"vfWJ.f s ;I 1 ' T'J EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEE-PHIL'ADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBEB 15, 1921 A BACHELOR HUSBAND By RUBY M. AYRES Auther of "Richard Chntterten," Etc. Cevurlttht. 1910. bu W. J. Watt A Ce. . .-... 1. ...... en ,!,. Blttfll Ffli CHE"10 i "" "" D" - XVX utivly- She lintl never before been vted as Feathers had kissed her. ... Aves fell en a photograph of rtrts as she turned nwny. Chris nt his , her with the old smiling' careless ness, nnd she felt ns If a cold hand had Matched her heart. Until new ,lft ,m(1 ferKttcn Christ She MA for?ettcn everything. Etc turned quickly te the man behind i am quite ready." She was only ,Mleus new te go. He kissed her again en the dark italrs, very humbly nnd reverently, and tekept her hand infills as they walked farther along the 'street. "Is it very late?" she naked once, nnd .. ..1,1. "Xe only ten; de you think iher will have missed you?" ' ! locked my deer; they will think I . ri-.cin (till lnf mn t ' m ftleeii. UlL'jmm win ici -lie clenched his teeth In the dark .. Already the lying and subterfuge ktd 'begun. Where was it going te ,nd? He could feel shuine like, n mantle n his bread shoulders. lie (aid geed-night te her at the end cf the street, following her slowly till ,v, was safe indoors. Then he turned ind walked back te his rooms. IAb head ., burning, and he took off his hat te birc it te the cool nignt air. lie aid net kndw ,f '"' wnB merc nnnP' tnnM 'he hfM ever been In his life before, or snfittcrebly wretched. The thought of her kisses made his lead reel, but the shame of his own pitiable weakness was like n hearing He' had fraid that he would take her iway tomorrow. He was going te cut ler off from everything sh had held dear, and make her a nameless outcast! He was prepared te bring his Idel down te the flubt at liis feet. Leeking buck en the last hour, it teemed impossible he had yielded te each delirium. He had arranged every 'detail for her, had written them dewrf se she could net forget, nnd nt this time tomorrow He could net pass that thought. He itoed fctlll in the cool night nnd looked up at tiic stars. "Ged, it can never be!" he told him ielf despairingly. Ue mm said tnar. sue was ns iar above him as the stars, nnd here he was in his :radni"H3 trying te bring a stur down te earth. It wns net of himself he thought at all. Ha would liave gloried in n slinmi! ibired with her; but for Mnrie, little Marie Celeste He went up te his rooms with drng flag steps. There was n light shining through the half-closed deer, nnil he opposed vaguely thnt he must have left It burning when lie went out. Ha pushed open the deer nnd saw Chris sitting In the chair where se ihert a time age he had held Marie in 111 arms. "Daughter of the ' Sun" A tale of hazards nnd adventure along the Itle Orandc. A baffling yarn of hidden Aztec treasure. A gripping narrative of n daring, resourceful American Iicte. A story of an American girl and mi Axtcc princes. , A love theme that blends charm md chivalry. fit the SuettitUL public Sk&fler TOMORROW CHAPTER XXI "I feuRht with my friend last night. And It wm net with hencnt swords! Ne steel sprang out te sleam and bit. We fought with peer, mean words." There wni n moment's silence, then Feather went forward. The riotous Heed ii his veins had quieted and he felt a I! .tie cold and brcatblcE?. "HeliJ!" he said. Chris looked up. "Helle! I thought I'd wuit till you you came in uh they said you'd only jtirt jone out." "Yes yes I went down t. the end of the read, that's nil." He poured out two whiskies with n bind thaf'slienk badly, and puttied one across te Chris. "Have a drink?" Chris tasted it and made a wry face. "Lord That's u strong do-je." he ld. He added mere soda te it, but Fttthers drained his at n gulp. "Well, Lew gees it?" he nslscd. He lit down en the ether side of the table. M that Ills t'nri! wns nnf nf tlie liVlir. Ttoruem te Mm teemed tilled with Marie's preM-nre. It was se real thai lie Wondered Phria illil nnf mw.au ul, lad been here. Chris htOOfl III! Ilia ulinnMftre (19'itnct tie mantelshelf. His linnrKfmin nme mnf lite Fn'Anil'ii with hngcnid pain. "I've S't something te tell you," he 'Id. "I'm te'llng you beenui-e yeu'ic lvras been been my best friend." uv mW,,s n liu, s'lence, then: IPS. ' sntft Tpnflirra l,nf,ctlt PI, pi.. fold Ms Mery nbrnntlv. Mr. lllri..f ti'.ir. ,.. .. ..ln,.A 4- ) nge. Yeu knew Miss Webber nnd (0W(,r,e K"'"K with them the day bc- "Tes." Chris Hushed and his eyes wavered. A nnmnulil.L 4nnt,inn 1... .n..M.i -4i4iii iiii-iuriii uuii'rutjii nOCD Un refrt f1n.nll l.n., ATI,,,. irl. W M Uf. .-nillfl tint" trn nn Keiiiliwrs noililecl. 1 could s,.,. it iu Scotland. .She thinks wis in e0 uiib yeuis that It? and old you se' Mrs. Ileriet overheard, or W, aiul (old vnur wlfn fin ea." Chris looked rclleved. Annt S it. TTlnrn ni Inca 1 cuint you thnt there was netliing in it en 07 side at all I've never given the WI a thought, beyond te play golf with i.U'0" " mat i" Ye in nn PI MM - . --", Bv vj , O-IIUIU ran, was a long si- 'Marin wnn KAlfn.. . i nu-i said tnpn )Kf...nl tiei ti. l' me explain. Miss Webber's- Lretlier u ""l't-'te-Jly. and 1 took her back tOtOe. I enlv Went limnilN Mnrli. nil, I Qnt rkfndr.A lintl, t,nA.v..wi fri.it. t VUDt tO. I nnvni' mxil-n n iln?nti Ms te the wretched girl the whole i.!! !j (,ll,l,,t wa,lt t0 B with her. I "Kd nt nn inn in Chester that night rjacr home is in Chester and come ,"CK 88 SjOII 114 T efllllrl flu. ni.vf mnrii. 'nS. and this Is what I get !" He irenped ii,,,.! in(l, t.iu i,n!,. ,i. i... i!'w. "Slie's ilnne ulrh inn." I.'e K,ill ear6ely. nfat,,"'rs btll!';(, nt lls Me"1 with Baineil ei-t ...,.i r.. -.i.t. rWl once mom. "I'll kill il,. ti..:. :r t .:iiler.?.B"'"-" he brefcu out pnfslcn- dsiii: . ent"li women ! They're cruel '"'W te cncll (itlier! Wliv 11.1. ul,n este 111(0 better te- linve been nil hell-cnt must .. ra? ' ilnl "'in everythlliR i voice was cneKcii ami ZnX t0g.', "'' hurt Marie Ci-h mi;. !:" w''" et lug nn be y; innigM would ". nnd then that -Mnrie tnid rreKen. 8h( tinlil !. I...... i ..,-, " --in.- iiiiii'ii -ue I,' "" btU llllll'll n !,,, !,,1.,1 .,u If ':'tJ..,,'':: ' My (ind. you i, Id u. , , """' " "n" ill"'. I" intvt i i" 'ta"(' Ih'Te ami listen! 1 think I UlnK'i -' "mnv ' Utirt llt'l'. hut I In.. T "HOW liat 1 wii8 dehiL' flnii, "" s,Ml1 ,n 1",lll 'hp liiht three j VauuV'! h,,n,rt ;""'" lrs M l"",,, 5 fist dm... .' "'""Bin ins ciencueu l l"Rii.,Wn. ("' th niblc with u i-nifli. nwi t ,nbl,,hl1t( f'il "'at I am! I bin . Pw t',nt slip wns mero te me ?. "nythiiig en earth " hfrg closed his uyes, and for n jwL"'fre wns nuMilute slience, Iln O ' i i- lleved him te be capable of se much feeling, and It drove home te him with brutal force the terrible tragedy upon the brink of which they new Kiied. It WnS net morelv 111). OlVIl llhimlnnea or Marie's that was involved, but that of his friend as well, for Feathers knew With UncrrlllB Instinct rhnr r-hrli. I.n.l only spoken the simple truth when he niu mat nc ieved his wire. He hna been slew te realize it perhaps, but new it had come, Feathers knew him suf ficiently well (e knnvv Hint If ...,.,1.1 1. deep nnd lasting. no eraecti himself for the thing which lie knew was yet te come, and a terrible feel ng of enmity rose in his heart against this friend of his, who had never discovered that he loved Marie until, 'I'0 fct that he atoed In great (lan&er of login? i,i im.i t,,A. .it.... home te him. Half an, hour age Feathers had told himself that he must give her up. but i.ew he had forgeta.i that, nnd all hih love and strength rose in defense of her. Mil- was his he would held her against nil the world. Chris was pacing the room agi tatedly, nnd after n moment lie broke out again : "'l'l.n !.....- 11 ... ...... .. ..... j .an t mi ir imj c tne werit he swung round, looking nt leathers with haggard eyes. "Hew would you feel," he demanded hoarse ly, if your own wife told you that she cured for another man?" There was n peignnnt silence, and ns tliclr eyes held one nnether the rcall rcall zutlen .-ame home te Feathers with overwhelming shock, thnt in splte of everything ile ,n(1 heard, in spite of what Marie herself had told him, Chris still trusted him nnd believed in him. He tried te find his veicp, but it seemed te liave deserted him, nnd ns he cast desperntcly about -Cor words, Chris turned away nnd Hung himself down Inte a chair, his fuce buried In his bands. There was a long silence, then he said In a dreary, muffled veice: "It's only what I deserve, I know knew hut He could net go en. He was up again, pacing the room in n frenzy of impetctice. Feathers watched him for a moment with beaten eyes, then he said jerkily: "Yeu didn't didn't care for her when you were married, Chris? I theughtr-wnsn't it just te get the money?" Chris turned his haggard face. "Te get what money?" he asked vaguely. Feathers tried te explain. "I was told I understood thnt the money was left te jour wife te your wife nlene I mean, unlcsn she consented te marry you, and that then then you divided it." Chris laughed mirtlilcsslr. "Geed Lord, it was the ether way about," he said in n hard voice. "Her father wag always a crank, nnd he never forgave her for net being n boy that was why he adopted me. He left every farthing te me and I knew hew proud she was knew she'd never take a shilling if she was told the truth about the will, se se I married her te settle it! It seemed the best way out at the time," he added hopelessly. "I thought I was being rather clever I knew new what a damned feel I was." 1-eathers cot un slewlv and. wnlkinr. across te Chrin, put his hands heavily en his shoulders, looking at him with desperate eyes. "Is that the truth?" he asked hoarsely. "Will you swear that it's the truth?" Chris stared at him iu blank amaze ment. "What en earth de you mean? Of course it's the truth. Ask Miss Chester if you don't believe me she's known about it all along. It was she who first suggested keeping it from Mnrie Here, I saj, what's the matter?" "Nothing I wish I'd known before, Hint's nil." He laughed grimly. "Asten Knight told me n very different yarn," he brekp out with violence nfter a moment. "He said that the money had been left te your wife, which wan why you had married her andI be lieved him! My Ged, what a feel!" Chris was watching him with angry in stitl catien, "I don't knew what you're driving at." he said shortly. "Hut I'm much obliged te you for the compliment. I'm sure. Marie hadn't a farthing when I married her but I settled half of every thing un her en our wedding driy." reamers turned his- wiute tnce. "Why didn't you tell her the truth?" he usked with diiiiculty. "Ne geed ever comes of lying nnd subtcrfuge and de ceit " He luughed grimly at his own words! He was a fine ene te get up In the pulpit and preach when in nnether twenty-four hours he would have broken every cede of honor and friendship. It wns trembling en his lips te tell Chris the whole truth, te keep back nothing from thnt first moment in the hotel lounge, when his tee-ready tengue had started all the mischief. Hut for, him and his blundering, Chris and his wife would have been happy enough new. He seemed te see it all as plainly as if it were a picture unraveled before his eyes. Marie had turned against Chris from the moment when she had overheard what he hud said te Atkins. All her pride had been up in arms and had gene en increasing from that day until to night, when in her desperation, and un happiness bhe had come te htm. "I don't knew what it matters nbeut net telling her," Chris said wretchedly. "She Jold me afterward that she had known all the time, though Ged nlone knows who told hrr." There wns a little bllence: then: "I did," said Feathers quietly. "Yeu!" The bleed rushed te Chris' face. He swung round nnd stared at his friend with het eyes. , "Yeu!" he said again. "Yes; I was talking te Atkins in the lounge the llrst night you were married. I repeated te him what Abton Knight hud told me thnt ou had mar ried your wife for her money and she overheard." lie looked at Chris' incredulous face. "It'b the truth," he ald. "I never knew until weeks ufterward that she had overheard, until she told me her-hc-lf, and even then I believed that I hud only repeated what was true." He smlcd painfully. "Ge en, curse me te all eternity; I deserve It; I've been at the bottom of all the ml-chief." fHE GUMPS Getible! Gobble! Gobble! By Sidney Smith THef'RG Going te et ever 7et a pout- rx POWN'T Cost a cemt te Rmse ThtA- FfcOM THE TIME TWEX WOV 0T OF THE SWEU. THEY MAKE THEtx own vwm- teu iR" RM&E THEM N K tEeft.T v tMb-V '' ' 1 1kd &Xe.t . s.ifM-O 11 I hr -r tl.ft X HsH &V V TUBCEY TkttS SCA- . Its t nutf S IT 7 I'LL BE AU. OVf 01 STYLE I ! I A. niuli.itnHr. ILt-rllMlY "1NC I I 3S-. I IS JOST UKE RASTER J f ---jj j. r j-fL - ? , ft WOOUPH'T BE SO BM IF Sbu WERE OUST rWMO FOR THE KEAT- BUT """" . f YOU BUY THEM 0 THE HOOF AMP - . . tKt. roeHft A TWEWE 60T FEET UKE 8NO OtS- SjT JVST UKt C000 A WGAP LIKE A MV?PO?OTAAU- A J BRP OF" ?ARtE NECK UKE A GA?P lAOBE- AMP ABOW H WTtt VHE FEATMERX ' ' I LIKC A OAY BtRt- Atp vwrtEM Yet) CM,T v 3, 04- J 5F5e5 - THE HEAP AMP FEET COT OFF J ki-JpS. 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