ia. "I 3 ti tit? I' "? 0v .' i ilwi il iniii li inn - 1 1. KVEHIKG PXJBLIO LEd4bRPHILXI)1iLPHIA tfBlkAY, DBOJflAlBfiB 30, liM rferr j; J " tr 77!ffi FORTUNE HUNTER By RUBY M. AYRES THE GUMPS Uncle Bim Calls By Sidney Smith Auther of "Th Bacheler HuibanJ," "The One Unwanted," etc. vepynunt ev vtccicr synaicate, inc. i ttiIS ni:eixs TUB BTOHV rtvne and oeed-lnoMnp, but dwt of In"' ... j.n.1 fcflrfi iinr Ji Thamei. SJ?. ite dlteevcr the Identity, he find Mttttr re"" alrt.whe U tiptctlne ". '"". 't,Z,u rn 11 ahread. Iter nam ;! iiiu 1 and the live of Vhtrrv I.edpe. fiJMwu in rtineiiK te a ew or J'H. Vlintciii a toy vJie hw allrti from a yili rowed hi hit filler. She Intlttt 'MhtreemUa te thetr home te chanee ". If. .hiku. fallowed tv !r uncle and K "S.M hit name, he ImpumvtW eivettne M fi 0 S"a-l "". JIM horrified 1 iP w IRSrtW Wf eml rlrl , Ami He fAifcu i eM lr rfCemiJJ l?y rraj k flmJ. -from her orernrr n an- iSSSW . !! .?"!?. ,?"!m :.:.., mat .mn nretpn " !mu. X eit m. n,r sari el veeman. WW.. i,",i 1.1 Uninu nnrt nal . MBr Lh"l.J'.r-"iz uHltmvttlt Aim. WVinf Jje yl elerf. J Sm the mvtterv cemewhatthat Ane ' tui faUhfuUv believed tn her !eitf. ' ii'.J.rt oil ft lme he had t.ii M irUffH ec J0 ", '' ' IVfet fortune, tn the Harden later Anne pj(rn - - ! tlie Hnmc ntlDllner 1 prime In IWn r!H. I L'ncle Clem." "Ana (lint was liew mniij yenrm ii(?e? (lip lortiine riun(er nuked cnnunlly, even while lie hoped (het Hhn tveuld tell him, "lly81 l1.?0. yen"'" Jlii nivtwercd ' . v,,,..j. .ikiiii, Jim ucter reuiu re member dntcs." "One dny hns penernlly Ueen (lie Fame te me ns the next," he uimuercd (trimly. "The chief excitement in my life for yearn hart been In uonderltiK re t,lp "ext ,ncnI '" t0 COInc from." Hip iidmisslen wnn out, before he realized what he had snld, mid It was only uhen he nuw the ninnzcil leek in her eyes that he lanshed and tried te cover his own serleiiHnens. "I was as hard up eh n church mouse for a long time after I went abroad, yen knew," he ndded. "Were jeu?" Her elce nns piti ful. "Yeu never told me. 1 nlwnx thought your mother Nmt you money.'" "My mother!" The Fortune Hunt ers heart cave a thump of nppichm nppichm Dien, "Yc.' 'Anne was unconcleiii of hln nffitntien. "She need te urUc te me eii knew (hat and I theiisht she nlwa.vi hent jeu money. I tried le myself, but when Uncle Clem found Out. he stepped my allowance." Her voice wan angrily reminiscent. "Jehn hew your mother would luue loved te bte jeu nKain; clie never could talk of any one but you." The Fortune Hunter turned nbruntly nway. He wondered savagely hew much deeper into the r.ilrn he lmd te walk before be could find a way out; he could net tniHt himself te meet Anne's eyes. ''Jehn! You're net engiy w'.lh me?" 6he asked after i moment. "Angrv? Ne." He laughed and ivn tlFitlR IT CONTINUES LttK .,,inrt "Yea It used te turn bmc cold with fear. Huppeslng I never ffyeu nanl". I "e' ? ""t up nml i.ik but the room for hours, nfrnlil tn se te sleep because if I did 1 nlwnyi lwnmt about you, and veu uIwii.vh SS-an? I ilen't knew." She hiu ThS i'drtunc Hunter sat vciy tlll, 1I elbows en his knee, und his thin ..,ii en )il clenched hands. i lie hRd no rljbt (e lis(cnr he knew. f "An4 then." she went en pru'ently, hamuilled voice, "when when It wan J ever ft"i " WL,lt "'-- tlTweuld have killed me. If it hadn't i - iaMin inin i liM.fi i niiimiii i..!ill He was se aoed. He made Jnpe'l down into the punt beside her of e that veu had done the only hen- I , n" n"et tins famous island.' Yeu i let m-t. " hi.. iL.i linn t cinrni mew nnv miu in Altn.. Jf CMbl thinj by geme away ukb ui ni. , -- " -; ".... - - .v mfi n nnnrirp in l-iihiiiii ui i -.."- toil glvia. bIiw , She laughed breuenly cinhse. mt see, dear." , 'flie Fortune Hunter stared stt night ihcid of h,m (,own the rhcr, wlilrli lay iMfltlin? in the mernlns sunlight. "And if I had come straight back?" It fliked uncertainly. She glwek her 1MJ. "I den t ktvjw. Mie drew Thcv crossed the river some wnv ilnwn "I didn't t'lp 8trca"'- a,1l worked round a back- wuiur uii nicy enmc out te me main stream again, nnd close te a tiny island fringed with drooping willow h und cov ered with bracken. "Here It is." Anne said. "This l where T usd te come when I foil par ticularly lonely nnd write te you." She OH! H0Wltt. K'tttA.NfiEft- OV) T-WN.IY OUNt A LITTLE TIME TO CALL OM 0UP- BOUGHT MS MORE fWTOMOBILtJ, LATLLX? 8W THE WlOW 1RW1M0 AfceyNF N A VtR. MNPBOjWt CAK 1 yi sUO'll pe YOU 7t0, OLKSl- v b ijs. ' v -. viii'' ziai J1JL rrt5. MOWt OF M tVSlNtS V)T IT SEOASTO Mt VOUE.PIACINQ A VWOMNM IN A V0T10M OJi A. LOT M. tftmtiSM WX 0)R HAMpSOAAE AiuYR - IT AUwV 15F THE Vrt.E IN Aestaus Brr t eTnwMeE- AUD POVfT BlAMfc ANBOP V5W SOURtLF V TDU CAVt im COMJAEH-- tt TMfc.T SO?- IF V MM A MlTAVC T W N MVtTAKE OF THE MlNt- MOT THE-HEART- AHt VJO)H SW FURTHER Vr "NWX AtAMClL I VJ1LV- UVEt NEARLY AVAV. A CEMTVRX - I'VE 60YTt ALONG VEVLV vwtUL VHTHOUT" TVt A'GclsJTAMCt. of Ktvj.vt, - - . M II l.N s, . m r- ix., sm I vV mlyfwsk -JWirHi XjviiT Mv.-rrrRa. ViHJCf SVEKO eit VVUtltlT - AN AUTOMOBILE e mU i MO MOfeE TAH A THlMBLt Te OTHER'S Vie ceutf ou t lcs ?erviaps- WHAT TOSS10LL SVGNlrlCAMCE COULO IT HAVE V4HLTHER. Y COfeT MUCH OR UTTLE." VT SHOULD BE VOUR euSlMEW AS A tMTFUl- TUtCE TO Pt-tTiV yyt AAWN5T ACjGMG TOHOOt- SINCE TOU'RE HOT OF TVAT D13Y0S-Ter t, MILU VIVO 0 600tBX A.NV 000 U)CV- u zm& w V SOMEBODY'S STENOG Beautiful Noises 1121 li l'u I rdBe C.mr-ir By "Hay ward itlh. nwav , nnd looked up at him, nnd quickly lenslngnin. "Tie the nunt up, Jehn we ll go nnd explore. ' ige" :tg. She spr.ing en te the bunk without wait in;,' for him, and the Fortune Hunter secured the bout Time win 1 n little hick fueling nt b's heart, and he n 1 ttle, purposely ltngctfd, tinw illlii-; te icjeln "It secnifl such nges nnd w. "Ten venrs if a long lime. "Yea." Thev were both silent for irrl tlien (die 'aid: "Jehn, there Is ' her. lemcllilng I want te ask jeu eme- wiiither were tliry (iririing. ne ami I thins I necr linve nsked you I never Mie? What would who think of liim ita mentioned In my letter, bfl I -il- ' when she knew, us she must IncWtnbly i Tims meant IC you eur eiime baek-r Knew )ener or Inter . , , I tint I would nk ou. Net becnuse l' "" wished he hn.l died before e had I ''JKUlUll lllH; IK 111UUM1 UUMU'I Ul 11II- I 5e.x This is a vjtiiJ i tr ris.17 ITS On THE AOISIEST FORMER lAi THE CITY r L A i.l Qll"I DdDLiAC- in,"i rcrsnr-- "TOO DtOAlT LOOK AT IT RI6HT .' THIWK OF -TH& I BEAUTIFUL SIC3A1IFI I CAMCfS Ai THE NOISES YOU HEAR JlHH m ' Si LISTEAl Te THE OOliblb OF TH STREET (OARS AS THE.Y APPLi The brakes aaid BUMpever TVie. CROSSING - DOESAiT IT ALL SOUMQ eUSlAJESS-LIK''!, -AA1D THE RQI ICEMAM. WHISTLE. THAT GAVEO SO AAA ACT LIvTEO THT WcOULD OTHERWISE BE LOST IAJ TRAflC . .-"; H -rr r r- Ml "J&IBy AMD THE SO0L-STIRRtr, HOMKS OP AUTOMOBIES -F?EMIWCFUL OF THE REVWARDS DF HARb WRK OPEAiiAJ6 AA1D CleSlWfi ELEVATOR DOOC?S.MAKE lll THIAJK Or LlrCS. UKS AC DOWAJS AAJD $fc ;S&L- I P?OF.' THE OML BEAUTIFUU A!OlS IHAT jETS MY EARS ,. HAPPV'i' HJ BOSS AAAKES HI6 DESK AT AUGHT aesb. The r4 3 K . ' T .fff The Yeung Lady Acress the Way THE POWERFUL KATRMKA Uy FONTAINE FOX SCHOOL DAYS iiAiirt fMicr vnii iinr nnnnncf i evur thought-theugnt what ether people erpptlen. fiui'ty or net guilty, the auL, true but lust lust Iweniwd I 'TeIm Smith (e whom death hud come In t?,f hL v J v";LmV" Uie weeds had been n liner man than ttu,t hear you Bny it Jeuwelf. ,,. honernblc cneUK,, te R0 llbrulld nnf5 "cll. what la ltr" The I ertunc rive tbe clrl whn loved him a ciinnce tlnntsr'j :elce ivas a little hard and t for fiecdem. whlUt he defiant, and she laid a hand quickly en hl arm. He smiled ruefully, avoiding Ltr pleading eyes. 'I knew what you want te ask was I xras I guilty?" he said gently. Khe nnuud, her face quivering. The fortune Hunter laid n hand en either of her shoulder.", looking steadily Inte set eyes. I iwtar by by my love for veu thJit 1 was net guilty," he uaid. "We'll never tneak of it again." she mM proudly. "I knew all the time In my heart t knew." . one laughed and steed up. "New I m going back te my own scat." t-he I fdld. "and we'll CO ever te tlie wlnrvl. I Oh, Ie"k: There'll uuele waving te us fpim the bank." She Waved hack. "I siinnnsn v n lui.l bttUr see what he wants." Thcv turned the nunt InndwnrH. "T didn't mean von ti. pnme hnrlt." Wr Harding Bald, as the Fortune Hunter prang onto the bank. "I don't want Jeu, iny dear. I was Ju en my way tome. Serry te have spoilt your little tetc-a-tete." Anne touched. "Well. tvIiiu him. pened!" t,he nsked, "ubeut the peer un In the weeds. I mean. Did you find out who he is?" Mr. Hnrdinir toe'r nff Ma linf nn.1 mpw iui iiet forehead Anne called te him from the. island : "Jehn!" The fortune Hunter hesi tated; then he made u quick gestmc of angry impatience nnd turned te fel low her. She was standing in a space from which the ferns had been cleared nnd where, the gieund was cntpeted with mess. "ThN Is where 1 wrete my List letter te jeu," Anne i-ald cugcily. "It wasn't summer hen, of course, but i-nring. Tlte l'euiteenlh of M.iy. I tliink, nnd n lovely day. The trees were just coming out. Oh, Jeru! Aren't jeu longing te sic another I3ng llt.Ii sprint:? 1 think It Is the inut beautiful time of nil the year." ' The fortune Hunter's eyet, dwelt wistfully upon her. "Kvery time i the j ear will be the most beautiful if I am with jeu." he said, then flushed dnrklj nt his own unwonted eloquence. j llf put out his hand nnd caught hers. "You're tinning me tnte u poet," he ' declared. "1 swenr te jeu that before last night 7 could never hne said n j tiling like that, een If my life iKptndcJ ! en it." I "Hut jeu did jenis age, ' sl.e -aid. ' iru.i te" ir f..n,i..l "Well, i then, I muKt hnve forgotten." "Yeu wrote the dearest letters," she said swiftly, eager te chane the shadow I from his ej-es. "Jehn! I e kept every "Ne; there are no papers nothing single letter jeu iver wrote me. Ilae te identify him at nil, unlera what that I you kept mine?" ftllew Fernlc says Is true, and, some- "c pulled he.r toward liim niant row, I bme my doubts, fcrnie wn8 roughly. pesIns her cheek te his bheul- inyg a nnv; j. detest the man." , utl' " "i.'"u 1"'"" ',':" lu "' : "Yea; i. iimi . . day- -." He bieke oft. releasing her lives in ), ;i ; f.' " "VE,",'-1 abruptly "Hew long 1 it blnec last i IMn. .,! Z".' u. .!.",' ''!.'". niaht?" he asked. "It seems na il 1 .11 "Ii V- J'"- " "" IU IIIUBI , -. The jeung lady across the way tays she's always glnd te see thnt a boxing match una wen en pelntn, as she hates te think of them actu ally striking each ether. w f j: t M m li vvS zl4$ HeW I'M PiTTjT J A 0OTftfKMOT TrflS 7ME- lH "&&- sr ,? KAcK W-s c 0j ir'i"l75v &&. ",(', iN sv- ,5- jm..: .L3ea? s- j i iY'f uu ci w r i YOri CK ACHED 'AT ONC . pine. w . m mm " -. Cl?. v. i.'itiiL, .b. wua atrf. jtit -r .mi llST? MV55firwMte'x ba ( BULL I MSMUMT! (ff WRSMTJI iM!BBSSmiMr,gS5s a -s&sssm. &&&g0 & 1ie re.AClr Sqoae. Jf '"7 -"30 :38 PETEY Leeks Premising things that don't concern him. He hne iilwajn been with jeu. tamed ud at the ! rV Vm . -.. i". "Thnt'B hew it seems te me, tee, s? x ft i,r; : , & Joiude'u01! .... ??Us lnst nI8ht ""J aw a man I '",,,,,. nit. ii.n,. veu .lid nil thene fi.,.. l "" " " - -v.- ,- iteve the vcrv Rnnt nhnn eOu.. vt rA..-.i .l" t' . . ...v ,.,v. iv.:r,. . :' "u uK" I'tri jenrs age? I'e semetimeH been wercn. ml .11.. mi... ,.!.. .... i.."." ........j. nui inn bier win hS .1 be. inHated, and there may b seme ruth in it. Yeu see. his OOH HATc This Cole VjeATHere, I vwisw VE COUIO Ce SeuTh This VwuTere trtj I ' Wli.it about me then ' lie nsked i theory l ti,nVi, . I u t. u.13 with feri ed ghtnes. lie tool; en ins dead yltb i ? he.r.mnn rebbci1 th'hnt showing the gr.iv in hii cropped ht net ad Y;t S", u,0,,cy "n" hair. "Am I as beaut ul l as jeu nupeii ....... . i.rttl Ul till 1I1HSI I1II1L1 . She put her hunds behind lmr back, uml lensldered him sciipuslv. I Vnn're better looking,' she mid i ut Inst. '"IIhtv'h something iu your fnci tlmt I'd fmgetteii hemetlilng wiuen hit .' '"' "" nun. tlmi i, .1 ""sssei uy nny cnunce . "'P.et'ier man murdered him, 1 huppose?" the fortune Iluntir ubked. ..I: Inrflng luughed. u?r rae. no Tlie 825ji i i,m..,i) ,. " -h umiuij nmc n, Mire wnw nei ineiu win-" nuni 5K. LW1 UrL .!!. SSt Si in love with jeu," she added It tills Other mn .7l ""-..". '"". 'V tUUCIiy. can identify him"" '' l00, l,mt 'In it an inipreemcnu nnxieusn he nsked th'rhTFert,unL0 1Iuntcr st0Pl and tied , "".She lnughe.1 "Who's ain nc ihinRt: Ti .MU '""w w " ucna w.uew sue uwu. - v1: . " . s ".i i-wiuij iii riin nnnif "Friend Fcrrile i Mi Llll.l -.-.11- !.... .- '.--.- Thfl "w "u4ftuel,y' vnat 1h he ?' coat weec .T.i"i ucicuiivi? or Kntnatinriiri'i MM t.i " ''.I"'11 Ilttl0 ,nn.''' Anne 'd vehemently. "H'B i.,.t v."" hlu lil'i new?" i.. ...c..,i ti. rumen nwnv in me- teiifled'elTcuRe. and she followed quickly h ..If. ' ",,,u BOUnas he m gilt ' h ie snppeu iut "" " ' be ;atber an interestlnr sort nf Jniie. ,,. nnd luid her check ngainit B 'He wr. he'b t n .mii i""A ".D"i'.?: ,.. ":.-. -, r."" "" iiicome SiDJl , II Ursi 7;w -ZSeW Mu mWi -jJH1 ) Thiuic ) VJELi, TET- - - UHERe AUUflE) "If i nit were as ugly a . . . i ....... in r tn i'rT-i(i n mh ",,1," 'with ,u;ui"n ..ivitV. " ;i "i-heuid i GASOLINE ALLEY still ee jeu besi in me ivnu. ii.v..--. t wimething about jeu -Homem ng in jour voice, nnd the way jeu l.jek ut ine " 1,1 lllekt' 0t' e'ne him a little push nwnj fiem 1'cr. "Yeu nay 1 mil turning jeu into n .. . ' . a. .l Willi mi nrn .. kIWt hid It' 11.ll JWH 1V in WeT A CWAWCE ' OUf? UWCIE JA1D ThaT La'&t NBFi- 5C AMDNeu " KWOWHWHtrlJ I NICS, 1WOEED- HAT5 VJHV ,M SO COMF1 DEV4T y r i j).dmt csive " pWMM Mima Sex of 'iflalmM COLF I5ALLS r-'Of-I WwVx MeTMiMt TAt: vNfflxi 7i 6 .4. FeiVft :' .4 cigk'- s Wv 'Of-ll) p. -L)M- I WOWDEP. VaJWAT kujd OF AVJ t-yCU5E tAW MAWG v- St)'s 1 ("AM GET . ) AWAV "IHIS NWlMfE-f A u VS .. X vV -Cn7 Foei JBi7 w.l vw ! leamt.i n". ,r.euml the vlllngA talking tlretdyTL1'e,,fe0.nlL,botJeu "m.k.i.t . " "": ";i- t.-uier nsinir: neri. " ..., . ..- ....i,.!. .i'.Uul,uiy unews what trnln . -,,, innUng me as seniniifm.i m...uUl- nnd Hew much jeu gave for four clrl NeI'm net coming near yiu f. and nil about ven.fi r 0Ur 5 i fur a long time. We're. going t"0,n nin laughed, nnd Mr. Harding te walk i eund the Hand nnd taiu "v-n .?.',. . .. sense.'' , ...,,,... i.ic i.nn.u r,i .' "e". we siall Fee. rernle's I 'j he fortune iii", '"";," ,,' ZXTJ! ndBrfe res g udh, inle I,, ,. 'ry well, "L't.Poer fellow .'"r" t.v."1 "Trt .1 along side by side, ' """ uuuu-y. eu,,11',,t night," Anne said after a ie strolled nwnv u.i .i. i . ' "Aftei- I came in fiem the Ibin.. i ,"""ru "own at lM W him In the nunt eS2hl.?i"L. ?. . n Irniin S"? ""V. "i"'5' "cr. - hate that Uj 'iV' ?no broke t vehem fIlnRth.n,n?y8.BOt tl10 Islnd of InK thftB0'n ay he. will de me un ; i.eh nr.B"?tT,l'! 3 ZV h!LK V. 5.e fe ling! !. I n:V it" " ",0 way "e "Jens at te? iS,rn,i.",l,n,?',!heJ. "You're .. . I'm net: I'm nnf - i.i. me gar- hat de . n rrniiK ' "Couldn't possibly guess. "Whn we were K'jlmf te be mar ried "There was n hint of laughter in her lee that struck strangely en H heart; he glanced at her quickly befein he nnswered quietly: "id he? And what did you saj ? "What could I say? I told him te nek jeu-it'H what we agreed, wasn t K .. it. i.i. I. In lln nml frowned. 1 Vn." 110 Ult 1113 "'."". ""'" ?i..A..i uh.it shall I tell him" lie nuke.. m ..nt II ... . . . 1-I..I. nr h7i Ti.". V ,,m ?i n "it. I've unceriuim hd it .h..'u,i ?"" wwrei but I've PJiSft!.. ;- " 9 6eujht the LeDpcna Cettaf. ' . A- lUn lillf- TiflthAN ei,. lmiL'hFU t luuii. uuv "" nervously. Well him anything you like. I don't mind," continued 'xouennow SC2tsa5B i T wish i wAr Fit S'uRe beats A tbill ' BHHBH j " v OfiOERl-Y PERSONS ( A"" WHERE SS TAce yeuR J fjKg J HOW I OT Ff $& 0i . i j.; :"J ttu DWIG M w m i By King ' v.. ,d,-jm4 v
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