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7WE FORTUNE HUNTER
By RUBY M. itfAKS
yluMer e "Tne Bacheler Hutband," "The One Unwanted," etc.
Copyright by Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.
n Fortune Hunter eat at the top
a k fire-barred gate, his lint at the
Wet his head, Idly tapplnc Ms rather
"Ti-w.!! iinnin v u a reuEii fuck
kannv uiu" ""-r - i -
Cm, he had puled from n netigc.
Wtii his eight-nnd-twcntleth birth-
" ' fl L. ktlri nrAMlV fflff Mfatinr
',i- .kiiilntre in the. world. Pcrhnns
wsi this fact that was responsible
r v ?re.ur"-ui Vi. f ;w .
mi ed ivi "'-v-i,.:;
1
It W!
shoulders and glanced again ht the
heading en the pnper:
"Cherry Ledge, Somerlon - en
Thamcs.'r
Net se far away then! He had a
vague Idea that he had seen n signpost
te Somcrten ns he had tramped the last
weary mile. He thrust the letters and
shabby case into his pocket and turned
en te tuc main reati.
"Somehow, in my heart I feel mire it
will be all right " The words echoed
U te the exceeding danger of his nl- turuJf,h hls,m,n'1 rnJ!' pltceusly.
ire 1 V. ...i. Well, whoever "Anne" was. thn
dreaded meeting with Jehn Smith
would never take place new, for' Jehn
Smith lay dead in thn silent weed, with
the tall bracken bending above him.
Odd hew deserted the read waH. It
ftretched before the Fortune Hunter
dusty and empty ni he quickened hN
tired step,' anxious new te be lid of
the responsibility of his dlscecry. Hut
in half n mile he had failed te meet one
pedestrian, though the read hud rurled
about until it had brought him parallel
with the river flowing silently by,
bathed in thu late evening light.
Seme distance ahead the figure of a
girl in a punt was clearly silhouetted
ngainst the nky, and I he Foitune
Hunter gac a little growl of satisfy,
tinn an he realized thnt he could net
new be fnr from u llluge.
He watched the girl with a curious
sense of ciitlfuctIen ; nlic and the quiet
river bcene were se tjplcullv English,
and he felt all nt once hew geed it was
te be home again if one ruiild will u
teuntrj home wherein a nun had
neither friends nor mencv.
The girl were u white frock with
short sleeves, and the rajs of the sink
ing mm glittered en her hair, turning It
te geld, ii x her yllm body moved with
VrousHOSertof unwillingness in his "A0"' Rrncc' Impelling the little punt
art te break Inte that hist right-ami u,Kff"
rZ . - tirtt-flafArl flVi ttnKnl
jet tneBi" ".'". n.i..-
i m he exceeding danger of his nl-
H well-worn suit.
It was a warm evening In early Sep-
v.. rrhn trees all around were be-
nnln te be faintly tinged with autumn
nlering. ana a mini. fci",r mini. iu .o .e
?i from the bed of the river which
owed by en the ether side, of the field
t his back. ,
.Khrht-and-twenty shillings. The For Fer
jne Hunter took the coins from his
ecket, looked at them, laughed, and
ngltd them back again.
He had been In manv tight corners
iirlng the a8t ten years of his roving
fe and had nlways managed te Btruggle
. t kt Of tncre, duc leuny eomenew uih
WT . . fAU. ...ntrnl 4. linen Cnlt.fl
SUOl OPlIUJWiH "VtMlVJI IU HU-U IU4HU
Im. remap, n was me Hiicnce nil
round that depressed him. for nt any
te lie signed -n, mesi unusual ming
. ,h Vortune Hunter te de and
Kissed a hand wearily neress his ejes.
Fer n ferinigni new nc nnu irnmpcti
nglatid, waiting for something te turn
i ler nc " " "'" ukiiuvki- in ma
ck, and this was the first time he hud
!OWeu nimscn rvcii iu tunniucr mu
,s(lblllty that It might be going te fall
m alter nn ihww )!
Tn hrln with, he was hungry, and
miter mnkei a mnn a peslmist mere
Icklv tlinn aiiyiiunK en rnmi ; uui
Wk GUMPS He! 'Hum!
ei
-,,. thl'lliifM until hn was nlisn
ffdy fernd te de be.
When tnings were nt incir worst,
racthlng always turned up or such,
least, had niuajn ueen tne case wun
m, anu wun inr nun ei u'eung Mini
i must cct any from his thoughts
Id shake off his growing (lcpresslen,
e Fortune Jiuntcr jumpeu uewn irem
e sate, mid started walking up the
Lid again. ....
He was n tan mnn, anu no ioekcu iike
cuitlMnnn in M'itc of the fart thnt
i clothes were nhabby and his beets
intcd heeling. Yet there was nn tin-
nlable air of breeillng iibeut him, nnu
wa'kcd witli n line, at luetic swing,
nlte hU weariness.
His hair was short-cropped, nnd
,wed teiuhc of ruj here nnd there.
his face was burned bi exposure
sun and weather.
Fer a furl night he had slept in weeds
. barns, or nut in' the hedges: ntry-
W served him for a lcd ; he had
luglicd it In all four corners of the
brld. and nctcr eunrrcled with the nll-
"A preIded bv circumstance.
r little turtiicr en tne read ferued ;
b. leading straisht alnnc. was
dentlj the main reud, nnd the ether.
rning into a narrower path, ultl-
itcly ended in n filiudy weed.
The Fortune Hunter hesitated, then
rned into the weed, where neither heat
r dust bad penetrated and everything
is cool and fresh.
He took off his bnt and let the soft
f beat en his forehead, walking me-
anicany along until miUiienly he
pped and almost fell eer an obsta ebsta
i half hidden in the thick hrnrl.rn
rrhanging the narrow footpath.
mc roruuie Jiuiuer recovered Dim
f and swore goed-nnturedly, guuic-
aenn te bpc wnut bad tupped lilm
is uun ie sec imiui nnu tupped mm, , i . """"'-, i. i.mi. hum
.n his face changed nnd lie cntizht lilt, I elumbereil out with the weed in his linir
ath en n mutttred ejaculation as lie am'w'u,T ,,IrIPPing fiem him.
m the huddled form of a mnn hinzl Jhsglrl had regained her hulf-i-ontrel
!
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There was (.01110 one with her a mnn
or n boy. The lortune Hunter could
ret be sure which, for the figure was
steeping ever the side of the punt,
wutehing something In the wuter; nnd
ncress the silently flowing river the
man en the rnndwnv could bent their
veltes distinctly through the still cc
ning. "If you'd enlj sit still, Temmy. Yeu
rnn't rcneh them de, plea.se." And
then came a uhrlll hcrenm nnd u stilled
cry. ns the punt .seemed te lurch
lelcntly.
The girl swnjed dangerously, only re
covering herself with n tremendous
(ffert, but the ether figure tumbled
headlong into the water, without ap
parently making the least iittempt te
vine itself.
"Bene him right:" thought the
I ertune Hunter grimly, nnd steed still
for a moment waiting for it te reappear.
But the seconds pns,eed, and beyond
u sort of swirl where the bej hud dis
appeared there was no sign.
The girl was en her kneea In the
punt new, screaming hclp.essly, urn nl!
nt once the Fortune Hunter seemed te
realize that the mntter was serious nnd
that the boy was in danger of tlreunini;.
He ran along the read till he was
inmost nbreast of the drifting punt,
then he kicked off bis shoes, flung hi
jacket iisidc nnd plunged into the river.
The girl saw him and stretched ago
nized hands te him. "Oh, snvc him
save him! He can't bwiii he's a
cripple."
The Fortune Hunter was u powerful
suipimer nnd the distance was nothing
te him, hut when he reached the boy
n lnd of nbeut secnticn It wns net
such nn i.iy mutter te bring him te
iihore.
Hut he miiimged It nt last, nnd
wus a mi
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MOUTHS' (MCOME
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SOMEBODY'S STENOGTry It, It Will Make Your Heart Sing
tyJHATk SANTA Cl'auSex,
Cep) right, 1021. by rublle ledger Cempanr
By Hayward
fiblAJG TO BRIMS YtfO,
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CRipeel DOUSE ,
FALL FER "THAT BUMK
TOO? Y0USE.ISBI6
EAfOU6H Te HAVE.
SEMSe'- DOAl'T LET
'EM Kit VOUSE.'
nmi'T I HEAR R9P
AW MOM 5CRAPPIM
M .i-- -TLjbs iMIPVf
ANOUU I inv. t. .
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THAT5 WHAT X CALL A CRIME ALLRIfiHT.'
SOME 2&OW OPS DOA1 T CARE HOW
THEV MURDER THE PRgTTV
THIW6S IAf A WDS MIA1D!
BECAUSE THEY fiET
SOURED On LIFE THEM
SELVES IS MO REASON
VJHY THET GeT TO
WAKE LGMOAJADE. OUT
rtP A CHILhS E-A1ASAf-
ATlOAl! IT'S Llk'E TEAOW
A BABY TO SAY WASTY
FLOWERS". Couldn't s&u
KILL THE PERSOAi YOU
HEARD DOIA4' THAT?
I eajly Get a few
bucks" LEFT but
They're Geih te mekx'.
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VOBODY CAM SAY THI6 OFFCE AMT
FULL OF CHRISTMAS CHEER I LOOK
AT THAT HAPPY SWilLE.' THAT
ADVANCE I SAVE HEf? OA1 AEVT
VVEE.WS PAY MUST HAVE. HELPED
OUT HER .
SHOPPlA6.
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The Yeung Lady Acress the Way
e ilewn cmeng the gncn under-
wtli.
'Drunk!" was his first thought, nnd
half moved aside te pass en. Then
ftO inexnlirnbtn friKtlnnf rAuiFninn,!
y-Wiand. steeping down, he pulled the
i urucKtm nsiuc, peering mere closely
the prostrate flcure.
iVnethcr second and he was en his
ecs beslde It, his deft brown hands
'ing unner tne ceut for u heart bent,
mini iacc paie witu borrer. Ter
man was tlenil.
pe Fortiine Hunter had seen death
luuny limes te be mistaken, but it
e mm an uniibunl nlinek tn imm ..nn
6'M It here In the heart of a shady
lish weed.
L'urnlng thp dead man gently eer en
"l"i, ioekcu into nia face, yuitc
OUnr faCO it wnn nnrl nnf unllke l.i.
n, he theurht tnvnnlr .in, i...
nnsliaen llnu nml .....a!. .t.t.. e 1.
fy1 en death had net been able te
7.w.terat0 the tnn.
L.i,N0 n f""8h tweed wilt that
rtu iniupr i eiantn in mi, ..J
graj hat lay a little distance off in
rtCi0irt,""?.IIuntcr rese te hjs feet
steed looking around him with a
...gei no miessness. What etiKht he
bJ ni1 .rm V'l I,olice- ,le SI"
Vhatever the mum. nf .th u.i
l9nF.w"fuVy ene"Bh- r the fate
tVn it ' , "u ,am.' ""'lied by pain
tb(J lips n I tl nnrtP.l nU If l..
, I.n.,v.vs M t all
F,"Itl?T.?.nP.w?uI!1 along I
hprV. "u'"Br "a "t men bow
nc was from tb tim . nin.. i....
was turnlnu i, .,.n i.... T.r. "":
main renj hVn'he'auglT K
bulky package lying almost at III
lee?J0Ped and picked It up. It wnH
habbv leather pocketbook" held to te
lit bv nn l.,.ti i ' . . . r"
hpaneraerlrtters. UnUDU,g,ng
Hni7(U1? 1Iuntcr iXirn it evet
'lan .i8' h0,vuhi off the, band
. . lanced through the contents.
TteTrI!i 1 1'.'t of pendl notes that
ni k uin..t0 tl,ln.c ln nurtlcu-
VItln of Vflr'"'s sums of
W- an rf "". nl1 ,n th0 snmc
r.llioPeeketbook.;
iru U i w' nnm et 'he dead
le,
? written
:-rehnXiti,"-aBprawlylmnd:
hA i"M nunle- smiled grimly.
,na known mom' Te... e.'i., .,.,
l thrTrMJ1"83' b,lt 8eU,m ''ad it
.?'" ", and it was with h i.in
TL atInnB0me.furtn''r n" of Wen"
m nV$ ,1Q "nfelded ene of the
ra. hJc,an,cc,I cn'ally through it!
II bore artHf8,yfW,tten Vy a wemal
z . ieif0,,r m"nths P"vieus:
7& t I ar "'in:
S ai!! y?!' w,u tllinIc that I hirvc
en In i -- ."",' "" euu "0
.-... i um eegmning te
te
, UIU uegwning te be
TLyCl,.ls " Jee tlme-and I
'MiiUfil WIICIl OU uenf
iv nii. ". ""'" iiun ou went
e? SuK.ne V",' d?n,t llk0 ny
'.' ""I'POMllir I ilnn'f llle ,,. rl.'
, Aliew tliere l.nu I." ". Vr5 ' ' ""
-- ..Ha AfUfjii I1IIIH1IIV OIBD tnn
only
rt
Jer of
9 " t feel
Aflft
!
"ml ,,e5Hia cWW ,,en e went
n't feci v I.nm a wn.'. though
H I lenk ie. i ' "1 1LU emcr' except
TMlfie lm fn UlC dny". Witl1 y""
"Ie "w far away tbev nniu
away they reullj
me t firT"...t0 ,Prrut things
fear! I n. i1, n tl,0,K' I" splte ?,f
M,!. '. Ul11 lungiiu te pi. ,,.,. .i
"" in ni hinr, i n.i..r. ; :
-H w ill l, .,... ""'"i ieei
it wll . "" 'n I
Ju-i i u'i c .""ether letter. He
rWm "v.1"-"' Anne."
'"tune Hunter shrugged his
and brought the punt In the bunk, but
"lie wan ery pale mid her olee shook
n- she knelt down beside the exhausted
boy.
"Oh, Xemmv ! Oh, arc jeu nil right?
Oh. Torann I wns se terrified ""
She tried te put her nrms round the
oey a clrcnclicd figure, but he repelled
her almost roughly.
"Shut up!" he choked. "Lcave me
alone. It wns jour fault; jeu ought te
have balanced the beastly bout hotter."
He looked n miserable enough object
ns he sat thcre in the long grass, Hhlv
cring and shaking, nnd the Fortune
Hunter felt n wave of contempt as he
picked up the coat he had flung aside
and calmly proceeded te put it en ecr
Ills wet shirt.
The girl gnve a little cry et horror.
"Yeu're net going! Yeu rnn't go
like thnt! You'll take your death of
cold. Oh. plcnse! We live unite t!ec
ou must come in nnd get drj,"
The Tortune Hunter laughed.
"I ilen't tHke cold easllj " bis
careless gnze wandered ever the girl's
concerned face, nnd, realizing its at
traction, he ndded mere grncieusl :
"Yeu're very kind nt nnv rnte. I
will help you home with ieur
brother?''
"Yes. I nm sure we can never thank
jeu. Yeu saved his life. Oh, Temui)
what should we hmc dene if nobody
hed ceme along?"
The boy laughed harshly.
"I should have drowned, that's all."
He begun te heist himself up from the
grass with difficulty, and the Fortune
Hunter put n strong nrm around him,
and lifted him te his feet.
"Lean en me," he said," "I can
carry jeu if you like, but "
"Thank jeu, I can walk," was the
ungracious response. Hut he wns glnd
of a helping hand befere they had geue
viry fnr, and presently, without n word,
the Fortune Hunter picked him up
bodily and can led hlni the ictnalnder
of the way, the water running from
both of them In uncomfeitublo little
rivulets, leaving n trail aletg the dusty
toad.
The girl followed silently. Frem time
te tirae tslic kept looking nl the Fortune
Hunter with fuccr, half-sound glances,
and when they reached the heuse she
ran ahead and opened thn gnte, btandlng
nslde te let him pass. It was un old
fashioned house, with iy-colored wall
and n garden sloping down te the liver.
Tulre filled with Iy geraniums bordered
the terrace, and striped sun blinds were
drawn eer the windows of the house.
The Fortune Hunter cast n swift
glance around him nnd wondered if this
was the turn in his luck for which he
had been waiting.
He followed the girl Inte the hall. It
was cool and shudy and reue-scented,
nnd he put his burden down genlly.
"You'd better huve a het hnth nt
once," he said casually. "A ducking
doesn't hurt me, I'm used te teughing
it, hut, you "
The boy limped nway toward the
stairs without answering; he wan an
ungracious sort of youth, and his thin,
dcllcnte fuce wns fretful and ill tem
pered. The girl looked up nt the Fertunt
Hunter as he moved te the deer.
"I cannot let jeu go like this," she
said decidedly. "Yeu must change, tee,
and my undo will like te bee jeu nnd
thank jeu.
"Temmy my brother is very deli
cate, jeu knew" she paused "but.
of course, jeu don't knew," nlic added
slowly.
The Fortune Hunter did net answer.
He was n little puwled by the girl's
manner; nnd when present! he wns
rhewii Inte a bathroom nnd gleu a suit
of dry clothes which, own if they were
slightly en the small side, were n wcj
tome change from his own dump gar
ments, he found himself wondering
whether by nuy chance In his wander
ings he could have met this girl befere.
CONTINUKDTOMOIinOW
THE KEY TO THE JAM CLOSET
:-
By FONTAINE FOX
The, young lady across the way
sajs it seems strange te award the
Nebel prize for liternture te a
Frenchman when se few of us read
French.
f2r Ii" certfAiraVis blame T006M te
'"dzr: HAVt ,r Js 0EFyfe Xmas' when
-5 A feLLEft FINALLY GETSTeLD Of
the Key te trie JAM closet.
SCHOOL DAYS
PETEY Quite Singular
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