"'" - v i Si n rsry n-f w- BVKNING PUBLIC (LM)GBI6 PHIEADELPHlA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1921 TAB FORTUNE HUNTER By KUliY itf. ,il'KS tufiW of "Hie Bacheler Itutbaml," "The One Unwanted," etc. Copyright hU iViecler HtntHcatc, Inc. mis ilKfllNB XlIU STOHY ,' 'fi'euite eiul uoeiMoofclnd, but out et tick the Fortune Hunter rims ecrtm i i(i" dil berti near the Thame', rrltft 'e d&eever the Mentltu. he find, ..letter 'from a atrl.xohe ia cxpecttna IV. a lack Irem abroad, tltr name AnSt and ahe at Chtrni hodee. fie dead man' a name i Jehn Smith. HutitnlV, reapenee te a cry ter help. ilrtieuit a beu who has alien from a wLhta cording te their home te rhane- "Willi Vnit hii her uuele and id Ma name, he impultlvelu ejvea the hit aiktd hie tune Hunter said bluntly when thev were in tlie hall. "Yeu'ie rmlle rljh't te lie angry with rac I hehnved like a end." Hhe turned enserly. ,. ."Yeil d'1'11'11 IlQw enn you sny such things? oil were quite .right te be angry. Temmy eusht net te have opened your thiess, but he didn't mean nny hnnn." , "I knew. I'm sorry." He felt absurdly isore ever tlie whole Incident. He had had no Intention of ever opening these locked boxes in the empty room upstairs ; there wan u strange fort of superstition In hU heart about them btit new his hand had been forced, and he knew that, sooner nr Inter, the thins would have te be done. Temmy tnt through luncheon Mlent nnd frowning, and all nttempu te reuse him failed. Afterward .Air. Harding fol lowed the fortune Hunter from the toem nnd touched his arm. "I'm sorry Temmy annoyed veu. Jehn; it was thoughtless of him. He l.nd no right te touch your boxes. I'm afraid It wni the bear skin that innde him be engcr." "It didn't matter in the Icn.t." was the abrupt reply. "I lest my tempo Uke a feel I I'm sorry Temmy shall have Ids bear skin." I3ut. all the nmc, he could net lirinjr himself te co up tc the room where Tehn Smith's luggage Ftcrd, and the afternoon passed slowly away. The beautiful morning had turned te grny. showery weather, and the river looked Millcn nnd deserted. Anne enme downstairs after tea In a mackintosh and small woolen hat. "I'm Bcilnjc liita the villnae. Will you come, Jehn?" she asked. He agreed readily; the houe stifled him; already he was beginning te feel that he must be out of doers mere. He was se lived te freedom that there was something priwn-llke in having te con form te the Huntings' mode of living. They walked together down the vit vit ilieo ntreat. It was ruining faster new. "Hadn't you better go back for n ceatV Anne asked. "You'll get ic.t through." "I haven't get " The rertune Hunter clucked the word In time. "I'm ns'd te all weathers." he Mild. "I never tnke cold." Tlicie was hnrdlv nnvbedv nlmui. A money!" the Fortune , Il.ep,,, 'th "." ever Itsc back steed .'. . .. . . . ... riilrirInM n f tltr. .Int.. t .1... 1 1. ...... 2ime et the dead man. Te hla horrified ttnrlSe it develop that the, house la cktrru Ma and7he plrlls Anne, lie crrv . ,,,, , .laht of the dead -en, who "la borne paat the heute. Zutthua ave her rtcoanlkUe the ral Tite Smith. Frem her brother he 1U1 iivtre that Anne and the d'ad man are eXeaetl te be matrted. and ie cmbar Jjed that Anne accept him In that ,2aii At an n he tear a iramsii. . qvtitten hU tdentltv and ftate i that he i a Jailbird. Then itr. Hard tea Anne'it cuardtan requetti m In ,,ltallh Mm. What he au ctorl cterl Ate the mviterv aometehat that Anne had teUhJullu believed her .tevefi Ijmewnei nil the time he had been In trt'enand that the wae helreie te a areat fortune. Anne afflrme her faith ilhtm ' etvtna him mere point aa te Mi Mat lit" She eaua the time of thtlr MorrteM te in Mi choice. ! AM IIEBB IT CONTINUES Hi: PUT his hand through her arm, drawing her close te his side. "Yeu were se far away before,' he veniplnlncd. They walked a llttle way In silence, till the narrow foetpnth turned abruptly, bringing them ngnin te the edge of the Island en the ether side overlooking the' main strenm. A little steam launch was chugging her wav fussily through the glistening water, driven by a man in a blazer coat ,nd flannels. nne gnve n little exclamation and moved as if te draw back. "That s Geoffrey Fester," she said quickly. Illl, Innl- ! lip's KPP11 118." The Irian had turned nnd was look leek In toward them, and Anne waved her innd . ,. - ,. . i i.v 'Se that s Geoffrey Fester. N il? the Fortune Hunter mild: there was n MiMiiclen of jealousy in his voice. Is 1 that his launch?" "Ycs. lien very ciigiuic, jeu knew," blic said mischievously. They looked after the little craft till It had chugged its way out of ; ssIBlit ; iv,.,, Aiinn nsked suddenly: Jenn , what was-your tlrst thought when you B . I 1 ...- nil tlint tnnnnv ' ncw you nun " " "" "":- , . There was 11 moment of blank si lence. All tlint- Hiintcr echoed, nnd his thoughts went back painfully te the moment when he had sat en tie stile, his face turned te the sunset, nnu rennzcu inni iwvihj clght shllilngH was nil he possessed in the world. "Yes." She was looking out ever the river with dreamy eyes. "It was like a fairy story, wasn't It? Lndc Clera didn't believe it when I told him ; be said such things only happened in toeks. He isn't n bit mercenary really, ou knew, but I think I de think z wouldn't have been half so-se recon ciled te us if you'd still been peer. The Fortune Hunter found his voice with an effort. "That's the way of the world," he said bitterly. "Meney! All ' Ynn'rn lln f?n(Hl WllllOUl II. riderle.'.s nt the deer of tltc inn where the Fortune Hunter had heard himtrlf riuciihned last niglit ; oue ducks wnd rilfd alwut in the puddles and chuckled contentedly. "That's Mr.- Fcmie's horse," Anne Mild, mere for something te hay than bcenuse the matter was of any interest. She felt thnt the little outburst be tween Jehn and Temmy had made nn chtrnngcnient between herself and the mnn she loved. She ismld net understand why he had been e angry ; he might have seen thnt Temmy had en1- ti"cn anxious in pleive. "Ferule 'eei.is te be nu iinnertani man In the village." the Frrtune Hunt- need meney: leure no gncm wimeut n. i,r ,( rnlhPr w(.nriiv Tip -i..,.,., . .1... ......... I ...-,. .nmn InliT! "s '" 'POKO. He wn? net in the least afraid 01 I'Vrnlc, though he fully realized that the man might be nn unpleasant fac tor with which te reckon ; he had never been afraid of nny one. It was his proud beast that he was master of his own fate. They walked en through the vll Inge mill .icons the bridge that spanned the river. The same s.'ttle steam Iniineh lie looked down nt her with moody that had passed (he island only that c;cs. , morning ciuiie again cli-igging its wa, There was a dull jealousy rii-ing in up the -wcr. Ids henit jenleuby of all that he did ( "Your friend IVlcr." the Fortune net knew about this girl, and peihnps , iiuntii- said dryly, never could knew. I He leaned hit." elbow, cm the Hene Twenty-four hours age less lie had rarapf ; ,j, j.i,g0 nll(1 ,eKl,(1 ,I(vn never seen this girl, or heard her mime, , th(. ,, (,,.aft ull II00(, livrs. 1Jt and new, for her sake, he was pre- tllis lime , ,., ,u the b(WI (,.(, n meant that you would conic home. Jehn were jeu glad, tee" lie looked away from her. "If I was, it was only for the same reason," be answered heavily, "because Iouldceme home." "Has that fellow Fester ever been en this island withVeu? ' he demanded. "Once. I was here, and he saw me and landed. I was nngry, and he never came ngnin pared te gamble with everything that life held for them both. "Isn't It lunch time?" she nsked. suddenly. "De you knew I'm hungry? I think it's because I'm se happy." "And you're happy because L'm She nodded, nnd moving nway from ?1 f,,n"J'- , him led the way back te the punt. Or heiud t.f "And Hh net only tins ene menung we've get." she Mild, suddenly, as he 'oek her hnnd te help her te her seat elnni'e up or see them "I suppose lie hntes me," the For tune Hunter vild cynically, when the lniitich had pnised lneath the bridge nnd ge'i'.- en it way. He Iiuh never ircn you. Anne nn- mtV" he asked dryly. She raided puzled ejc-. "Of coin he he lias he.inl uf you. I telil 1 i i 1 1 1 v. lien he ni.l..ih me t. tmini f" among the cushions, "it's every morning I him that il m iinpesslulc bcciUM e'f ni our lives, ibirt itr The Fortiuie Hunter could net an swer. He drew her Inte his aims and litld her fust. "You'll never step loving me. Frenii !c! Premise!" he said, almost wildly. Then he laughed, kissed her and let her go. "I think happiness has gene te my head," be 6ald, shakily. He hardly poKe as tncy went nenic. CU." i "Se he did ask jeu te marry him?" "Ys jeu knew that,'1 she said rather painfully. The Fortune Hunter Jenucd his back agnlnt the stone parapet, and looked at her steadily. "Yeu would have done better te have taken him and forgotten me," he said abruptly. He k a rich limn, und I . Temmy waited for them nt the end of n0 bpetc off with a harsh la'iigh the garden. He waved something at the Fortune Hunter us they drew nc.r the Inwn. Kcjs! he said, triumphantly. anil jet Mere were meinciilH when lie was like u stranger te her, a muu whom hlie whs meeting for the lirst time. Shy Anne made no niiiwcr. Hlie steed there in the tain. Iter hands in the big pockets of her mackintosh, her face rather pathetic beneath the llttle woolen, i 7 in r- V.i V iT.V.i ;,.Ti iiv' nat. Mie was ncginning 10 realize taut. if i " i V i ",M I nlllieiiBli she loved this man with every ' .unff ' jrt?' HVt ' ".a ! v gueiy that the past years limit... .l, .. il. ...... ft.,.,,.,, uuhi unit- fiiiiiiiu-iTU nnu uuiiKfu uim, iii i iuun ti ii.( i)ti i twiii(.it "Hatching the bunch of kejs, from Tom Tem my's hand. HIT 1 ..( t.t thin, f i . i ' ii ii . .VUk . Yu wn"-l (" !'ut "-enii'tlilnif of herlheughu Idng of mine?' he said saegely his , , rilH1 , , ,,,, ,,, ,,, , k .H',."rS ,,llslertca l"""""' ,l..' I her understand him bet.-r. te iik him te lenllde in her and talk te her of all thai he felt; but somehow she wus afruid. lie hud wiitten mu li beautiful letters dining the years of iheir separation, mill new it seemed impus-dhlc 1 1ml he could ecr have been the writer. She had pictured thai theirs would be a mutriuKn of miitunl tiust and uiidcr stnndlng; that lie would keep nothing from her; that he would pour out all his serinwii and sufferings te her; but want the boxes open, f inn quite canabli of doing It for myself." Then liu broke "If. catching his breath hard. "I beg our paiden." he stammered; he looked nt Anne. "I lest my temper: what did I snjV Temmy, it's nil light. I t Temmy had turned abruptly, and was imping nway up the garden; nobody Imd ever spoken te him se nngrlly be fore; he had always been spoiled and pampered and led te believe thnt evrr - ll.l.. 1. .1! . ! a. r . . t n ..b iic uiu was rigui aim jusiiiiauie. ,. ,. ,.,, nl ,,.... elll. ,.er.i Hnlli ie was turieus at the fortune Hunter s "'' .. , ,, . , .. . "iithurbt Net one mention of the tragedy liiat Anne had flushed in distress. mid separated them, except tli.it swift , 'Temmy didn't mean any hnnn," 1 denial ter which she herself had nkei 1. e said quickly. "I knew he ought hli teit as if she steed outside the w.ill net te have touched an) thing of veurs, t llls '"J1 ""'' cenlidenee hut I am sure he only did it te pli-use I Pretentl she moved, looking bad; ou; he thought you wanted the boxes tw.m i! ' u"i,''- ,,v ti ri "Ptned. Mr. Fernle has dozens of kevs " w? K" 1!",!c; "'e ' ertunr ( nil sorts It's n queer hobby et Ills HiihUt spoke quickly. te collect keys-and I am sure Temmy " '" ??sr"",.wMi "'ll ",0??ii " only did It te nloiise veu. JTnh., " ns he had sniil once before that after- "I knew." The 'Fortune Hunter I neon. He put his Hum! through Her THE GUMPS Lest- -An Uncle By Sidney Smith MirvL SOW CMI IEE V4HVT NOUft. TEMPtR.tnD- NOV) tetWvT 6VE Wn tx CHJvNCE. te WX H FOOT IvA Trie HOUSE. BiWrRE 0V) SfTMatft eh hin- ye)Ms seNre ,pU)fvT- SOME. OP THESE BIG COUNTRIES THxY nNWT TO GO TO NM SHODLV ViAVIE SOU TO STXWT VEACE VtC)OTIATUN,- I jet jy - e MMMHHSMnjtllSLMinhjMj t k if JfM VntiMP 60T Trt MIOO1 SITTING VeEVTM WOW- NOV) COULDKT HWJE tONE MORE' FOR. Hti F TOU UKE RVINNItKi A.ROUHt Ht. VOV)e. V4TH etDN6 BELL IN TQVR KAHP- OUST UKt. wfvuKvne srUpnllfiVl A ATMS m-viu hk POOR. HOUSb- . " - I S ' x I hrtM'T CAtC 1 LWE m TXMt Htti NSUUTS- VLLlg HEVCR 3PMTe HIM vOWM- I MtVEVt. TisH iu vscc ivs Fce IK W W0U8t ASVBHG BEORic HE efEW. CAMt .in v OVR UFE AHt HL IfttT yjHiEM nts mvwc.v ""- MlSEtsABUT.- ' ' tyfel ' 1 1'E:' 1 JT te - Y '.M ' WFLL- ClMtEREVLA- T0U'Ll.6tT Xe)R VirSYI- Lurs-x UKt Peking 1HZ lock eh TH poea "HOUt GATE- 81V?TIM6 TOVR.VJAS M-"WATa At I MOST OF OUSi uevtw, rvK. s-ujsi rtftie, ',,- ... . tlMMifill r-li-.. VlII UniWC l TrltCX OVsVeAOrHW IKuwvn) even irnw nwet i t-Zikk FR.OM VMrA- fAR. GRTVTOTE - At Ve) HtV-T MINA- 0S TVUTS f.. K&Wt- Tb 1HTJV)LT MX FOIK- 1 r -" W& sSMlT" SOMEBODY'S ST&NOGThc Nurse By Hayward mt ecaiwr: h.1'' I rtAVE 3lVEAl i Or BEIHC, "sSOM& BODYS STEAOfi" Te TAKk UP -MURSIAIS. IAA AT PRESENT IAi LARGE HOSPITAL BUT OH BOV, ' HOVi I LOW6 TO FOUAID THE KEYi agaim! please Tell me. a;hat woelomcm" De UWDtiR the t?IRCUMSTAMCES? I AUSO WISH Te SAY THAT MW04G f?AH OP SOMSHlHl .JS'APBBf.'ATM IC.AIV, iA.y. !CKr.l. I IT . n A.'iti titrni tcl D'A"?;.npS,,J.Sb- Ct-EAM ,At- i 64 neT: cdHUK s I kAJEW IT ! YOU DiDAJ'T VAIEAR TOR RUBBERS. AJ0W -H&U COUGH ' X k'EEP POLLIM' T2)UR RUBBERS OUT FROM LWDER THE DESK SO T&U'LL SE.E THEM BUT .WHAT GOOX DOES IT DO ? JOW IM GOHG Te THE DRUGSTORE fSR AAEDICIWE -TOU 'STAY HU l , u-u. r h v ) M m n ''ArX - 111' ,? -i. . ftrfeXIS A; ir v t i . bi?U BuTTGeT Te ATTEND TO A LOT OF WORK TODAV r rbU'LL STMi- Ri6ht There On That leumse aaid kEEP COVER Et UP WITH i these buamkets til i ei.v i(1 rAAl Cp.t IIP! T hlbAi'T KAIOW WHEAJ r Toek This Jeb i was HIRED AS A AJIIRSE TOO ! VK V irP BUT IeT Te DO IT '. IF X DIDAiT TAKE CARE OrrOU , T&u'O DlE AMb ID BE VJtTHOUT A JOB JUST THROUGH Your careless aie&s. i,el) peer aet.' besides a re6ular alurse has .SOME ROMAAJCE 1URSIAJ HAAibSOM cr2?UM6 tiOOKG AMD THIAiSS WHILE r I SOT Te rv?"i i rr viUf?SE A I PA.V EAiW&LOPE . K. J St "J. A-T -HAS-eAfiO J' ZXJ - '.45 5 4 .F!CJrWm HHB The Yeung Lady Acress the Way 1 -lUfa new Jenes Carried Ilia Precious Liehcr Over te the Watch Party Hy I'eiilairut Fex . i- ..rt- CH' Ka vrM .s v pr & V crar ?NV V1' eJSL -fe iv 0' .0i-s 0 m e? &. ir SCHOOL DAYS Hs&SP1" Ily DW1G The jeuiit; lady airets the way Fa1 after her father had pone te till the expose of liming the g.liden covered with lime it rained the nel day and it all disappeared into the ground nnd wan wasted. i A e&S jrSji il. - ; SS23 X, -jk MhfSjP xrt1M he we. HE'S, d8Hbl 7 -" 'ir fliYMr, '"iW C3N& 1MT& TiAG VlcOSe. Hr-- ' 1 - 'yGrv fll 5? f il 3,1 PETEYNet the Same te Yeu -iOO HEREBY RfCiotVETe 5WEAR. OFF MOKIWC. , L05IV4G NOUT. f TEMPER , -PeTriUG TOO SlUCM. SALT 114 "VOUR 5 0UP tOSlMG-OUR HAIR, 'REDDEUmC "VOUR HOSE AMD - ' y " w x - I -. 41 g -, - SAM3UM1- Ue flirTikjg awd we FUHwy Weis vmeu i'm esimg- The: -PMeug- - Neu 5vweaR efp .Svaie"ariug,s7aniuc; OuY AFTt-RWIWEP.W AMO PEAOIMgThE Mevjspaper at s ws'?zr. j l 7 Ai1 "Tlff: I ' ' xrwmm w PBq5Kecr- ' S(XF T5tT ekice a ) ViEEK PROVIDED 1 have NeTmUG ELSE I VJISM NouTe 30 "JbsT A KiuuTu Awe i'll add a few OTHER. TWIkiGb I Happened Tcj Thiuk.ef- 9 hip0 GASOLINE ALLEY Ready for New Year's Eve By C. A. Voight c-si V. 4 t MAPPV Uew Ve"ar Felks 1 -p I N f fO looked wretehed and oehumed. After n KecencPB hesitation he breUe into 11 run. Mwtoek the boy's hnltlntc figure, and mid a hand en lilts arm. 'I'm Herry, old chap. Tm 11 bear; was awfully decent of you te bother pout me j thniihu ever se much." iemmy shook hU hand off. I'm nerry I touched jour benstly exes." he wild fiercely. "They're no nterest te me. If yeu've get anythinc Hide, yen mlttht have unid be, and aen we should have known where we ere. HIh face was hard nnd peaked in "-anger j he turned abruptly away Without nnether word. If Xnil'vA r.nl miflhlm. .. 1.1.1.. I ml. - rh....i.:r: . ;. "" "" ! ;wi m uu me rertune iiunter hard ;-hev . .. 1... .... !...... ..Ul. .. I lUlll, UUl HOW nil"' " ii'nn' .Munivu te him. She felt stiff und iinresltdinx. nnd he mmed away asnin villi a llttli reiiKli lauRh. "l'eu am disappuluti'd in me I Knew you ere bound te be." , She began u bwift denial. "I am net fehn! Hew can jeu say mi ; u'm enlv " " Then Mie broke off with a little Milled eiy: "Oh-leek!" A Mddle horse waa cemliiff BnlleplitK wildlv down the reail that led en te the 'bridge; its leinn were ilnnuHui; , helplessly, nnd the man en ita back cluiiK in desperation round ltn ucek nnd te itB mane, bheutliiB with terror stricken henrNciifSH for help. Anne Hereanied, for the runaway wim , iniiKiiiK btralKht for them oil the.imnew brldKe... ' ......... ., ., ..... , , lie i eriiuic iiuiiicr i.iiuqi. nn u.n-.x IT'S MIGTHTY NICE OF VOUR MaTN HAVE A COOD TfME MISTA WALT. Te STAV WITH :CEC7i 1 V RACHEL ! LV SO'i I AW CKI rWOA-p-c llirll (WHWWI1V - w-uin c ll&w nlMV TEARS EVE Toe ' QOlM' Te HAVE l. i .1 """.'"'" "iilH I1HI-CI ;-iiew f loathed the whele beaKtly hiiHinc8, "!'U Ills own wenknrsH wIiIkIi ...r,,,i.i .,. hi ..... 1.1... ... .:.. y..v .""" ' i ",u ": :. hj...:..i .1 ..,,,, i,,miK ,ri0 irem tlie fetleVB' iiKulnst tlie imrapei. emiu m"' K had feiged 1 don't move " nibbed away fro lAnne Joined him and they walked her toward the oiieoihIiib horne; tl ritl ,0 'A "M"w ,0Bctl,el"' Bhe wan lng of Its hoofs bounded like thunder ( c I"''1-'. nI ! kept her eyea 'leirre nncry with me.'Mlie Fer- 01 n the en I jihe hollow bridge CONTINUED MONDAY UPIN- TO BE ElCur - SsZ V I 111. lit A I . - ft n uup vr- wj hll dptupp 1 1 X X I A til ill f-.n.-v .... - I V " OKUIH' -IN-LAWi I -- 1 1 a . m. 1 rnM m- t . 1 a rifii nil. 1 1 -.-in- ? A7wjr AN' HES CeTA. HALF A (JALLOM OF SceLcieus W'NE ! T ,-j i r Ar rt ,4--.l" UkM.j'vi 1 .. ..
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