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" Auther of "Th Baehtter Hu$hand," "The Ont Unwanted," etc.
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TH nWINH TUB 8TOIIY
ue one! eoerl-looKWff. out cut
' VOX"? ",".". r..i. iruafrr ru ncr
n i.? L Vi7.r the MmiIIIi. tiuH
nfflSfJ n eirl. who te firtcllff
?.." bacfc from abrcaiL. Her name
""T- ii h name as Jehn
;iMii(. -.--- ,7let the Muii te
f". r.rfV aiiit h Ctrl te .Anne,
rrrhreth.rU!HJueVir3at
Anne
rrT,ki dtad man nr engaged te be
"iLiJi S teetntrte neloheor. renin.
"03i-. W MsufKr 0" n that he
""W-iwXyi '"tea 7A.
Si i. arlrmV h,r faith anil eav,
l&te Although l has no rjaht. the
&? llunter lealeue of rich Ootf Oetf
T,!L rcttir. a ' relcetttl eultpr. Ae Anne
Wneuriee him. her life le endaugertd
15 a nwaifOi herte.
AND HCnn IT CONTINUES
mHB Fertun6 Hunter 1ft the horse get
iUvel with !.J.m. then he swjng
round, cAtcnms iuc "j-". -
nng bcsltle It.
HA hunir en witn grini DiruiiKi"! i
tt,mptln5 t nrrt te cnccK cne a n
mars specu. um im."i, - - -
ttrength nnI presence.
Anne hid her face. He would be killed,
Ae thought wildly, and hoped thnt she
""..,? a,. in. She ceu (1 feel the het
breath of 'the horse, ns It snorted pest
w: afraid new of its own strength;
n&d the ring of the hoof, deaden ngeln
MflHwav once mere, nnd then suddenly
II stepped. .... ,, , .
She looked up; tnr """. ";,i
i..5 ti, hnr,e under control ; he steed
b7lde It patting its stenmlng neck,
lalklng te It BoethliiRly. The man I-'er-aie
had flipped te the Krpinul; he web
white and shnhrn; he could net Und his
X when Anne rushed te join !.
She IneUfil at Jehn. "Veu are net
hurt I theiiKht I wne nfrnld you
aughedV "It xw nothing!" He
tamed I te Fernle. "What frightened
the peer bruteV" he naked.
Fernle found his voice with nn effort,
rv. TrA nnlv known; cursed brutu!
Ebn's never done It before 1"
,i..i.i.. imnil. "W 1 Jim lead her back
(e the inn for inr?'' he i.skcd. "I'll
. ,i,i. l,r nenln.' They walked lmck
Ucr the bridge together, the 1-ertune
nunter leading the tremblins hernc. nnil
nothing mere was said till they reached
the inn, tnen old rennc, iuui.hik i' i
him, wtd: "And who have T te thank
for for the fact that I'm ittill nllve?"
Ills voice was faintly ironical, but
hi eyes were net unkindly nn he looked
t the young man s iiumicu iace.
Ann e.ime forward. "This 1m my
fiance, Mr. l'crnlc; t-hc bald quietly.
mi. .jeiin euiuii.
'Hiere was n moment's silence, then
the old man bowed with rather exag
gerated ceurteiy.
"I am picascu 10 meet you. .ur.
Jeha Smith, and perhaps some day you
may be glad te remember thnt we linxe
net for th first lime In such nus nus
picleus clrcumttanccs." he said dryly.
"Fernle's rum chap." the Fortune
Hunter said, ns he nnd Anne were
walking home ngaln. "A inu-cr cuss,
and yet, you knew, somehow he in
teiests me."
Anns shivered. "Dees he? I never
feel that I trust him."
The Fortune Hui.ter laughed. "Oh,
come. lie was civil enough this afternoon."
"Was he? There's fcemethinz nbeut
H eyev " she broke off te odd nftcr
a moment, "don't let us talk about him:
and. Jehn
If ou If you could make it up
with Temmy." Her voice was hesi
tating, nlmeft apologetic.
Th Fortune Hunter frowned vcvedly.
"I nwer meant te unset him. I lout my
temper. I admit. I'll find him when we
get back,"
Hut femtiiy wna nowhere nbeut. and
rftcra xain senrch for him the Fortune
Hunter went mi te the dltUK-d rnnm nt
Ltte tu, of the house where thev had
JlITled Jehn Smlth'n luo:nne l hp ,int
)f the way.
It ttoeu in n forlorn liean beneath
f Hiimll gabled window, the sunlight.
hle'i hed strugglril nut from bclitn.l
10 ralll e Ollilx. llllllill" ilciwii no It mul
utllnlng the many labelH nnd the dead
nan's Initials with painful ilistinet-
S9.
One of the boxes hail been nncncil :
,ts lid v.ai feried back, but none of the
eings liutl ns ct been disturbed. There
ere n few clothes, s,eine colored (dilrts
bat looked n If they Imd never been
v?ir,n' nn' n 'et ' 1,UUV'H thrown tin
Wily together. The Fortune Hunter get
i vagim glimpse of them before, with
i savage gesture, he raised the open lid
ind slammed it down again.
He had no use for n dead man's
pings, ami a ncue top of sunerstl
tnlldly. "Temmy la rather sensitive,
leu must net take nny notice of his
little rvnyd," but his eyes sought the
young. man's face sharply for an In
stant befere he changed the Hublect.
when dinner was ended the Fortune
Hunter made another attempt te find
Tem. "Ivet me go nnd leek for him.
Where Is he likely te be?"
Anne idioek her fiend. "I don't knew.
He wanders off by himself for hours
nt a time. Ler.rc him nlent, Jehn,"
she smiled, suddenly. "If you want te
be particularly nice te him when lit
comes In hunt dp the bearskin."
The Fortune Hunter flushed nnd
frowned, but he answered quietly
Miptigh : "Very well, If he really wants
it.
They wandered out Inte the garden
together again, nnd wit down en the
narrow steps that led down te the river.
"It's very dull here In Hemerten,"
Anne said suddenly. "I wonder hew
fcoen you will be tired of it, Jehn?"
"When you arc tired of me, per
haps." She leaned her cheek ngnlnst his
shoulder. "Yeu knew you are quite
safe in making that remark," she an
swered. .
There was n little hilcnce when the
Fortune Hunter broke. "What de
people de hcie nlkilny? People who live
here. I mean," he nsked.
"I don't knew; I leek. after the house
for uncle and go nbeut with Temmy,
nnd remetlmcs wc piny tennis, ntiil
sometimes we go te dinner nt the FbS1 FbS1
tcre or ether people."
"i'es, but I mean ordinary people-
n man like Fernle, for Insttwee."
"Oh Ferule!" She gave n little
shiver of distaste. "1 denJt knew what
he does. He'h n kind of mystery alto
gether. Seme people nay he is very rich,
and that hin little house is n regular
treasure island ; ether people say that
he 1ms only just enough te live en."
The Fortune Hunter picked up a
H.inoeth little stene nnd threw It ldlv
Inte the river. "Where docs he live?"
he asked.
Anne pointed down the river.
"There's a little cottage en the bnnk
about half a mile alone. It's n tumble
down place, but rather picturesque.
Fernle won't de nnything te It. of
course; they call it Ieng Kml Cot
tage." "And he lives there alone?"
She looked away from him across the
river.
"It's his own fault." she snld. In
rather n hard voice. "He had a wife,
but she ran away from him. I don't
knew, but they sny he was nwfully
ciuel te her. At nny rate" she ran away
eh, years age! and took their child
with her."
"Well, you can hardly blame her
when you leek at the old ninii," the
Fortune Hunter admitted whimsically.
He rose te his feet.
"Shnll wc go for n walk?" It was
getting dusk ns they walked through
the village nnd past the weed where
Jehn Smith had been found. Anne
stepped nt its entrance with a little
shiver.
"I used te love the weeds,'' she
said, "but new I don't believe I shall
ever want te go there ngnln."
The Fortune Hunter made no reply;
he mud wondering what she veuld have
felt hm! he told her that It was he who
had found the dead man lying there
under the bracken nnd who that dead
man was.
He glanced down ut the pretty face
beside him grae new und a little Old
and u throb of jealousy touched his
heart. Was It he for whom she cared
or the dead man? He put an arm
around her und drew her te him with
a fierce little movement.
"Is it me jeu love," he usked, "or
the man veu thought I was nil these
3 ears nge?"
She looked up, flushing sensitively :
then her cyct, fell. "I think It's you,"
Mie said nt last, "became since you've
been here somehow I seem te have for
gotten nil thnt happened nil tliekc
jeurs nge.
"I wish you could forget utterly,"
he said; then he let her go, and his face
was moody ns thev walked en.
He tried In vnln te 'shake off his
melancholy, but it el tins like a mantle ;
he was bitterly angry with himself ti
thnt little scene with Temmy; he liked
the boy, and had net wished te hurt
him. apart from the tactlessness of such
a thing.
"Dees Temmy often stay away like
tills?" he asked abruptly, and Anne
admitted that he hnd done se before.
"I wish he would oenio home, though."
she added unenslly; "I dareHny he's
down nt Leng 13nd Cottage with Fernle,
He hns a wonderful collection of curies
there, you knew, and Temrnv loves
them."
"He doesn't share your dislike of
Fernle. then?" the Fortune Hunter
said dryly. Anne shook her head. "Ne,
thev nre quite friends."
inev went back through the garden
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THE SUBMARINE ATTACK
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Ien swept through liltn, as he tuined ' ""d into the draw-lie room. Anne
lift back en them and went down the walked ever te the nlnne and unt down.
tlrs agnin te his own room. Idly turning ever the pages of n song
110 felt finlMei iinti ii.nl nultti..isi.l nf fhnf Hlfinil nn iIia pnnl
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'is outburst of temper. He supposed i J'he Fortune' minter steed nt the
guej that he had heen unwise anil 0l'ii window, smoking, nnd watching
' Jirebahly made un enemy for life of i 'er aciess the room.
Vnne h brother ' "A penny for your theushts." he
P1I. If rntil.l it I l.A1...1 TT.. 1
nruggfil Ins sheiildei-M philoRephlcallv. I
'Yltll cvers nuimenl he kpnmvil (n !,
i ?& ,nm" deeply Inte (hi- mire: the
" uiiiij wns te go en until he either I
QuwJ It or let It conquer htm. I
TOe Kens sounded, and he went down
"inner, te liiul Anne nt the tabic
ne.
ie 1',r,l" Hunter looked round, i
OiWre Is eierv nn nir iim.ln I
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''Temmv ,vtll i, .... ,.. . .ii
, , "- -uiii in iu iiinner.
h...L ' ' '1- "nn J "II, lIUIIIl. MC
ittcujht you would be pleehed if he man-
l te open the be. It wnx lather
eiinii of you te hnlinve n rnn .11.1
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"m." .,:i",, """. .B.u cnmwn. . I He lauched. dininnl his .hn..M.r..
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.iwni , uiii ninnn "It nile it ImvA !.. -I,,-..
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Mid suddenly. As nlic did net nnswer
he meed across nnd took the song
from her hands, reading the words en
the open page nleud :
"When you're jog, jog, jeggin' along
the white read
With your luck all upside down,
Well, you don't much care if you're
en the right read.
When you're bound for nowhere
town.
"I'm Just as happy In the byways, mv
wnj b
Wherever I may be
Fer thcre'B no friend waiting along
the highways
Fer a vagabond like me "
The young lady ncreiis the way
says the weather bureau is almost
nlwnyi wrong and here It repoite
only one inch of rninfnll when ninny
of the puddles were four or five
inches deep.
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Me started tn tin.
mt I Mopped him. "Xe. please, don't.
Ommy Id Imltai. lf, ,.. I.:. m ...i. .
i. in .. 7 V ; " w" uiiiisrii wnen
l like this. I knew him se well ; he'll
"ever It neon."
Tbfi Knrttlnn fT,.nnH 1 i..i. i .i
oek hts seat at the tnhle "-. ...u
aam67s " ' l,.psct ,,,,- ftlrt "'rttlii
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A ' e ?.UN reuBl1 ftn(1 eMiamcd.
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M. bruseuely """ no
8?8 ROt up, clme rnmul. n,..l i.i.i
I Him . ... I.i. .i . .' "."
-" -ii his Bnemuers, standing be
Wm be that he could net s hi
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it you," ,veu ' l0V0'
,.t.iUr.n.eA .W .! with quick.
5" with h.Vff St',..b'hAd '
LS?'a, rather bemrir.
rt "ilfirt'lln; CB,m.n, in at tht me-
li . W."2L C0Jn,n ' t0 dinner. He
u a mil niinnan 11 i a
Jpeks. ktk'il',..''," Ann
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.., nuc the fortune Hunter tn
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Mt'rE " i. "y with me.
let some keys and opened XJ5
,,and I snannwl hi. t..i" .?.'
about me," he said unthlnklnalv. nnd
went back te the window nnd btoed
looking Inte the garden with moody
eyes.
What wns he doing hcie when the
read wus his place the read where,
iu spite of ninny hardships, he had
Known much dimple happlnc.vi during
his wanderings?
"Whnt nre you thinking nbeut,
Jehn? ' Anne asked, She wns watching
him across the room with troubled
ejes. He turned abruptly, net daring
te trust himself te leek at her. "I was
thinking that I must get Teinmv's
bearskin," he said.
He went upstairs te the attic, where
the moonlight was iwklng inquisltlve
fingers among Jehn HinlthH bexe.s, the
words of the song ringing In his earn:
"Fer there's no friend waiting along
the highway
Fer a vagabond like me."
Would that be' true of him again
seme day? he wondered. It ulinest
seemed as If It lay with him nt Uils
moment te dioese, as he steed there,
hesitating te open the closed lid of the
box before him: then, suddenly he
moved, steeped and flung back the Hd,
and, going down en his kneen en the
wooden lloer, began slowly te take out
the content.
Clethes; most of thorn nw, nnd ap
parently unworn; a few books; i,
few photographs of towns and wide
stretches of prairie, a number of letters
and a diary en loose sheets of. pa per.
I lct that vjemam L l
make me sweats off
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