r hTW riip ''.' 1 a.,.1 r 7Ti,r tfi r ;? i m I-- 1 1 ! - i K. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, 'SATURDAY, JANUABtS 21, 122 t'f r JB.I' SHE FORTUNE HUNTER By RUDY M. AYRES Auther of "The Bacheler lluiband," "The One Unwanted," etc. ' Copyright by Wheettr Syndicate, Jno. THE GUMPS Te Leve and Be Wise Is Scarcely Granted te the Highest T1I13 IIKOINH TUB RTOKV Titutte ad oeod-lnokina but out of Inte the room f .-. . . -. ... - tuek the reriunc jtinirr rune across dead man' bedu near the Thames. 5r-....i. n rtnl.lHntlin lit eircumatanfita ti SwumcK the dead man's Identity of )U5 Smith and Ml tn love etth Xnne iinriliB. e tcMllthu airl. who rrmaintit liial te Smith in the. Iear he hid been ) 1H,! Various compiled (tens affeet his tStrrsonatlenthe hestltltv 0 Oeeffpi SSttr. en unsuccessful suitor of Aunt's! fij brethtr's. dts'tke of .the Fortune vurtrr! the enmltu of Fernle. nn rcern r.iT tielehber, and Anne s dlsveverv of jm Smith hail O'rn enlanetrdl . She iffi, te keep the Fortune, Hunter's "70 e " "W Ann' brfir Srkrer &' Fortune fuilfcr f e for. Z tutor hi dtrrvtlen, and brltiei the YZtte the iwnrrtlati. thru aer'C te Itt SSafr nti en H'l theu can find a way it savlna Anne's happlnen. Rhe ft iMtil and seeks te find an arrangement '. Vrhleh the match can be tUttelu'd, tneeeh itU t'w "V Fortune Hunter. .,thTu "' keepsake rlne awav, Thru Hi driven- bu n (erm Inte Fernle's cot. '. There the Fortune Hunter Is din Tied Wathoteqravh of Fernle', utft. B has one like It In hie vosseeelent. AM) HKUK IT CONTINUES nO SOMH one lind Kpetted him. Who K It? Ferule? He seemed te be dt meet likely. Mr. Harding came leblnd him. "Hulle. Jehn! Where have you been ,H ,iar? I don't think I've seen jeti t ill "Yeu were net In te lunch," the Fortune Hunter reminded hlin. "And this afternoon we went up te Leng ta e fetch the punt. We had te leire It there this morning os It was wtt. Vnr the first time he found himself looking at Mr. Hardlne with suspicion. Did he knew, tee? The thought made Mi nerves tingle, though there was net thi least fear In his heart. Xhev went in 10 uinncr logciecr, np trfntlr the best of friends. Anne till already seated at the tabic, and Temmy, and the Fortune Hunter looked uretind h'm w"n 'atfu' p.vcs n' b1" t6Vc his own seat. SuDDeelng this was the last time he irertat at thli table Supposing tomer row caw mm dhck en cue reau 11 homeless outcast? A wave of overpowering emotion itemed te catch him by the threat "as tie looked at, Anne ! Why had he net been better te her while he had had the opportunity? He knew that she had shed many tears because of him, and yet what else could he linve done? The whole situation had been unnatural nnd lm lm pestlble, much us he loved her; but ns he watched her new across the table, he felt that he would have k live 11 Iuh teul te have lenewn that he had al least aide her happy. "I still Have one ring 01 jeurs that Ihave never dared te wear." What had she meant by that? "leu're very nulet. Jehn." Mr. Harding said. "In fact, none of us (tern particularly cheerful tonight." "It's been enough te make any one temmlt suicide today." Anne rose from the table. "WV11 h&v coffee In thu drawing. room, shall e?'' She looked un at the Fortune lTnnt. r as he held tbe deer open for her, tni the eprewlen of his eyes went flraltlit te her heart, mnltlnr lier n..i. ber breath with a llttle eeb of fenr ns m cni en across me Hall. But when presently he joined her h talked away en ordinary subjects. .uLshe wondered if, perhaps, it had been her Imagination that In that one leek he had fold her nil the many things Ine had te lnnrp.t tn nn 1.1 date he came home. Once or twice he went te the win-ile- nd looked out Inte the dark gnr- -.., . pu saw me nervous twitch nr M his face and the rchtless way he lept wandering nbeut the room. .." c?,me t0 tLc ,loer nui! spoke te Mr. Harding. "Plnn. ilr t T.,.... 1- ... . .. IU Is in the study. He mid he wished r,,u ene for n moment." neuJv at Anne. . lTxcut "i?1 my ,!c"' I shall net U ?"" .vw,j;,mt ,n tl,u Ne,'1,l " teiter irflnfV" 'rii .n..i.i 11 1 .. tdoer. ' ""c":u Ul "And please, miss," she said t. Anae, ceu d cook stienl. tn xn tn, moment?" Anne put down her coffee cup. "Cer "Inly. I will come new." Teznmr fuxmA tniiAtn.....i . . .i . tune Hunter. "Hasn't any one taled te see either of uV" 1 neked ' MlVilBlII. inn VIPMInn 1Ik..1a Md no answer. This was the oppor tunity he f had wanted; he went Inte the "111. .tOOk hl linf nn.l ...... il. , and let himself out of the front He could hear voices from the study I?.' J"16611' b"t he hnrdly noticed m; he went quickly up the village nd across the bridge till he saw a light Cottage. B .J0J8'ackeScd lliR fcPJ a Uttle then m drew n long breath. m- ' .!. t,,rew et the "eel He had .1 t0 I.?rni(i te I'ut ''is trump utri'. n the table, nnd If that failed - - v . n,sgei1 lim 8lnulilera and walked "P te the cottage deer. 'tern I i"". " W,X f " rhair Leil,S .i.mi ""ln insme ami ncavy tcet ttuning across the lloer ; then the deer WnI Fernle steed llicic in the umpllght. Tnrr ,.u i . . 1 ,1. ,," "" muiiMiin a suence, and lit .mil j . uc -"""' a lime nnu .. u ,.'" fln unpleasant sort of waj Q he said ; De yen Lnnrc Afr r,,lil, t n,..l,i V. ihew fM J'eu 1 be coming te call HI Tntk euIIi. tit uv ' ' "Bill! Jfeu thought right, then," the For Fer m Hunter snld culmlj. "I mippesu 1 n come In?" fernle shrinri?ril lilu ulinnl.lnrii 011.1 "ned back Inte the kitchen, leaving M deer open. "Tangled Trails" A new serial, featuring romance nnd mystery, begins today en nnether page. It is by William MacLeed Ralne Auther et "dunslght Pass," "The Hlg Town Round. Up" and ether popular stories of brccasy, exciting Western life. LOVE Vi te TME HEMIT WMeVC "SUMMER. XS Te THE VtAf' TME SWEETEST JOS THE, WUtBT VWOt. S -OUE-NJUtxT E)TPUU EXTIMtMY- TUESt SO l CA.N RtPE. THEM TO HEAVEN EXEV' inP KnrrnnA IT l- 1i...i . ! v j "inner niKr in, mi 6y behlml dim. hi' i.Jr,,ic f-nrcfully refilled his pipe, O..Velth " Pnl,er "P'll f"ein the man- 'utu and InnkPd rnnml uf I in ..Tman-" 'Til 'nlle In bin eyes, 'veil, nnd new eirv0 leme, what tYC rt.l r.r.4- . ... , . TS i" "1 '" a HO llhKCII. ht ir.,une Hnr was standing by lis f. , ,ia,n(lH '" ,l1'4 ce,,t lietkcts, "Pi ","lll(' sti-Hiuert. irtef nil Fve come te nsk whnt ltly ve K0t "Snlnst mc," he said iSif tt. m,em",lt Kcn,ie loelto.1 rather ll nbnrk. flmn 1.. 1 1... 1 e'",,..n?.w! ""'.' a tall question. , .., 11 Lum',,,'.V he,snld, "and one thnt "Th. n V1"1. ' ln 1,(),,nl '0 answer." ,n .. ,B. "'"t night I came te Semer- Ul the Vnp.llnn IT .. .... .. I!aitll. i . .". "'",r nnu en. (is (is (heZh,m' J Me,,t '",0 "'"I nite ! aie nA ,or, whaeycr It ls-,evn tHb mfA1.an I heard 5eu tulklnVre the "cent vi,.m k!'!!W "'iH'Ing about me. 'He 1 M aa In ,0:, (l ,u;,, from let ' ilndtt'.ih.'L1 ou ' mode up jour t te , it. i". me ,r""a8 'her M..I." "u"iing 10 ie nut inlni I'lurallv i ""-'n "inn wun it ' Am in.t'',m,Kn,cl0,la "nlnrl; nnd " dlkllk. n"?l,t .,hnt nfveiintl for Ls,frni u.i.y"' I "riiT ("'"Keu up, rtiVi JUntlness, I "' J .' 0 Feri he said with voice wat less calm, nnd there was a deeper flush in his faec( "I knew thnt behind my back you've been plotting nnd plnnnlng te ruin mc, and I knew thnt jeu've been mere successful than you ever hoped. Yeu needn't think thnt I'm here tonight because I'm in the least nfrald of you n dozen men like you wouldn't scare me" Inte moving n yard if I didn't cheese te I'm here te tell you something rather interesting about yourself and mc!" "Indeed!" Fcrnle'tt wilcn wn Insn. lent. He blew 11 clout! of smoke casu ally into the air. "Something Interest ing eh net by any chance that your name Isn't Jehn Smith, new, i-j It?" "Ne I'm net wasting any time tell ing you things you knew already." "It's net by any chance " the. old man went en "that the man who died In the weeds six weeks age was Jehn Smith, and that you've been passing yourself off In his place ever since nnd feeling Mlsa Hnrdlng, nnd taking his raeney?" The Fortune Hunter drew n hard breath. Hit hands were clenched Inte fists, and t WAR ulth tlie irrnnltt difficulty that he controlled himself ns rerme went en In the tame sneering voice. "It's net by any chance that you're an imposter, Mr. Smith! New Is It? A tagabend Imnoster. who the linllce will have something te say te when " no meppcu, uic pipe clattering from his hand te the fleer, eh the Fortune Hunter took n eulck uteri forward nnil. caught the old man's arm in n grip of Htcel, his face was as white as death, and his eyes blnzlng. "And If I am nn Imposter, n-j you say," he said hoarsely; "If I nm an Imposter, I'm something else ns well, that concerns seu mere deenlv. I'm jour son. de jeu hear? Your son! And new what have you get te say te tlmtV Fer a moment Fernle stared up into the Fortune Hunter's passionate eyes without mevincr. Then slenlv the mocking leek faded and a slcklv pallor crept into his wrinkled face. "He fell back a step, his thin lips moving, though no words escaped them, his hands nhnklng ns If he had suddenly been stricken with palsy. When the Fortune Hunter released him he fell heavily Inte n chnir, and for h moment the silence was unbroken snvc for the Vrackllng of the flic, then: "I don't believe it -It's n lie - a lie. like evcrjthlmi else oiAe told since you came here " The words broke from Fertile pnin fully. He passed 11 stinking hand aereFO ins eyes; men siinncnij lie started up. "I'roe it ! prove It !" he nlmest shouted. "Coming here hlnckinnilluit me with your cock-and-bull story! l'rove It, I sfty!" The Fortune Hunter took the framed pertrnlt down from the mnntcl-shplf and the faded photograph from his pocket. "Loek nt thcra leek at them to gether." he said. "Yeu told me this morning that this woman was your wife, nnd thnt she left you thirty jenrs age. Well, Bhe's my mother. She died in Australia when I was seventeen." , Old Fernle took the two portraits in his trembling hands and looked nt them side by side; then he let them fall nervelessly te the rug at his feet, looking up nt the hnndseine face of the man standing above him with something like terror ln his eyes. Theie was a long sllenic. "Se jeu'ie using this te sne our own skin," he said ut last. And nil the vigor scented te have gene out of hU elce. He spoke like a very old man. ( The l'ettune Hunter laughed. He took nil his lint from the chair aud turned te the deer. "I'm net sure that I wouldn't rather be hanged."' he said bitterly "than ewe iny salvation to'jeu. 1 knew hew jeu trented mj mother. I knew that ou'e probably neer done nnv one 11 deecnt turn in your life, and I'm net feel enough te think jeu'll de me one new, but " Old Feinle lope tn his fct : his face .was purple with passion as he pointed te the iloer. "(let out!" he pheutcd hnnrlj "Oct out of my house; and be liunged te jeu that's all I'e 2et te saj. Your mother wns no geed te nic, and jeu'ru (iieugh like her te " He never finished his sentence. The Fortune Huutrr hed ciessed the little 100m In 11 strid" and was standing out I Im with clenched list". "Say niij mere and I'll break cuti bone in jt-tir mlM'ri'ble body," he -nlc snvacly. "If I'e ?et te be hinged I'll be hanged for something worth while:" 1 ,Ile steed there, shaking in exery Ifilil. 'I'linn Willi .1 Rtlflnfl rvpliimii flnn I j lie tinned nnd strode out of the oil-' tnge, rtlummiiis the deer uchiml lilm. Anne came barn M me drawing loom nlmest as seen ns tbe Fertunts Hunter bad left It; ihe looked quickly leuud. ".Tehn whtre is he?'' "Hc'h gene out," Temmy nnsueml without looking up from his b-iek. ' "Ge'u out!" she echoed llid words I with swift brenthlessncsH. "Why 1 where has he gene?" . "My dear girl! hew de I knew? 1 saw lilm tak his hat and rent nnd go out, that's all I knew; he went dhectly j oil did." Ann-s steed for 11 moment, her handi clnsped together. "He nen r told me he nn geln,' out " she spoke the words lmel- uiitarllj., then steed, ns Teminj smiled unplensuntly. "Yeu don't sujipose he tells jmi (vcrjthl'ig hen going te de, de jeu''" hi said nastily. , Anne walked out of the room without nnswerini Shu was ashamed, because lately her love for Temmy seemed In have diminished. The front deer was half open, nnd she went out en te the step. It was a chilly night, with the mel low breath of autumn eerj where; It seemed unusunlly dark, tee, aud the skj was full of heavy clouds. Where hud Jehn gene? Her heart was beating fast with npmehenslen. Wlij had he net told her he was going out! She ran upstairs and took a long white wrap from the wardrobe; her hands shook ns she fntcucd it, and It was In vain that she tried te tell hoi self that her fenrs were ground less. What could have bappened te him? Where could he hne gene, except fur n stroll down the village? He would be back directly, and then she would be able te leugh at herself. Hut her nerves felt tern and en edge, nnd her r.erieiis riipcrstltien of the nfteruoen came bue'k te her afresh. "If n crew enw one, two, three-! Grief -will quickly come te thee I" CONTINUED MONDAY love i ime CMitss e tNwrenNO "tME TURTLEDOVE. A.HD OOTH BWIOS HP BEASTS 00 OPPtWNGS OtttrtQ TO MtGHYT LOVE- THE A.HOGL' JOV- TMt GODS' DELIGHT- MA.N5 BUSS -'T& ALU N ALL - WITHOUT LOVE NOTHN IS T 5&rmt A OH Peb A se.m- m Seme veetic noev: - JUST Mt Vul-ru TCEtS A.WD A QPARKLtNG BROOK- III lx By Sidney SmllhMi .- 1 .i7 BEFORE VeU HEAWEM EVES XOV) SE. NOUP HUMOLt SLAVE- KMfcELlNCj IN SVMPLICITY- BE6GIN6 FOKJ VeJ HAMt) VOU HOLT THE KES Te W HAVPE.'SS -"SAV VES Atlt VOU 1LL ASt Ml INTO TVJt HIGHEST HEAMtH- SAX NO AM fOU vaUU PLOMGE ME INTO THE VEE.VEST, WAR.vtT PUNCjEOM OP tESPtVl&.TlOW Mt) OECVAfe- OOR SUOHTtST NVSH ul- D C,p&m9EO- t wtLL B)LX A SPECIAL PAiA.CE:- ARARESETT1HO PO. SUOVt A PRECIOUS JEvwEA. AS Veu . SlbMET SMI il SOMEBODY'S STENOGIn the Lap of Luxury ( en right. li) I'ublle Lclgr i uanv By Hayward OSHIOAiEb EASE.! VlAET CUSHION BOA1 BOAlS AMD THE. LATEST AlAVEL.! . S BORED BY 1KCM3 TO DECIDE. OA1 A car from the. Catale&$,ou&. HEROIAiE. TURAJS Te READ HOW THE FbeR Girl Recenei The "boeK's proposal.. AS SHE DOPES .e C ' $ - mm IXED FOR ,' LIFE : iMMitt .VWW,wW " eT'-zOJiiZshJXZZMti WVI ft..,, , ' " xxxx ""fcamrr . .jcs sBfc iu ' . k. etfsemtmm &ses!samGSsst tttxmz&?&& HaiKSKsaeSasmJrr 1 m 1 1 1 11 ii 1 11 11 1 cs, -zsmmmsmMmmmi' 5 riirrJ-AaiLTSCmiWiU c-M - co CAREFUL CAA . ALREADY AVARICIOUS EVES ARE OM TcDUR PLE '. VATCHUR5TP! The Yeung Lady Acress the Way Aunt Epple Hegg, the Fattest Weman in Three Counties jjrsja. Jig Fontaine Fex AHfiM 1 AM GerlG Te ASK AUNT ttAO US. The young lady ncresi the way saja the Arms Conference muy net huve ncvomplivheil all' that wus hoped, but the nations took 11 long step forward and some day will reach thcllnal impasse. rnt K3KC3?S!rS?Tr TTTrTtJTSTT"- inj'?r..r'r-j;sssi,wiss -x ir wvrsj'ss. ; I! f w Jm WMmpmimjMfmwxm WMj5G&:',,wzyt wfujj!imm&re'i, m ' mill ft ftTi &? sZzytss OrlLY TH fASTeR'S '''W Jit as5 vT ys I r v 7r SCHOOL DAYS b&ms-. Bg DWIG QUICK WIT SfiSCO A StrXY JfMUAKHASSlKG SlfUATlc 5UsJ0AY WHM OEACert rfift TAILCO Te K0T1CC THAT HiS etrSKO WAS MANCIN& eVtR Ittfe THe PCW AHEAD JOST AS AUNT CPPlfe WAS 5ITTKC OeWM. H .5jJ-- "' ' "J -""-! ". - ' - ' ""- -l --"-M" ' -' ' ' " ' "' r ' VW'TZ.v .. $&PM' 60- OFT - PETEYThe Camera Lena Enchantment umTie 1 Thimk. TReje are eyoeisiTe ) L Toe tKelHEM 1 fi OM. 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