RFBPBBr imm-mim mmmmf- & i EVENING :i PUBLIC liEDGERPHirADBLPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBBUABY 15, 1922. i i. jTANGEED TRAILS By WILLIAM MmcLEOD KAINS Auther f "AM ftV-Sf CHAPTER XXXIX l.u.JrMUN MhU( tt"Viiii:. B'Wj,7",Ti , ,! r,,. , . Lasd went out, te get some ttijhcbeenY Fj'l'li eall it a 'roernlriV'he,told blm UU Willi S Snuie., .tr ? &irt.. TwJh Buttes man. bid saldi Llld'Mll it'e mernlnjt, but he Ii. car? ,w h him te the 'restaurant the M that bud befotne the, pivot .of hi waking thoughts.' He tea. as Alatmenl te uwuk a man tux mngii4 ru found his auest waiting for him lit tie deer. ' , . rvTfta far ah me. gevmninnt 01 urne iiJa Here Wa only the ten minutes pSfiL between the leaving of the Hulls LSJthe appearance of James left un FS.i.,i. If some one ether than FJBiUnentlentd en his penciled memo ' Ida had, killl Cunnlnghamj lt tnusi E &n befAVecn,ha!?.paFi 0 and, !.ntv inlnutcs.te.lO. . Tbe X he bad 'tJtun In there wax the'eniy. possible fulaewn quantity. uy me ue or nare :Sil mM Mmmen sense he fad ellml fitted the Vest of the time se far as out ;im. ..hiiiii.nf waa nil InnnnanfetiAtia 0 TDe;J-':.'"-V.""t5i.i.uiT. FL. ,. Miiiett. Th man-who stenecd Ffate the booth Wlthjhun'and sat down k "U. Annnnite seat' was Hudsen, the- BliW , ..- .. kSAllkaJ A0 IkM-u IjUV Uem dames IIBU Bmuacu Wl 1UO- liS thiheets of paper with the Jaja 1 "I've cot It at last," be said as neon . i. -.1. olAne. 'Thnurht''he never f' Slidld a e out and leave the Hey te the I'ariTtU drawer Inside the safe. Hut !"m left the Key in ine leca ier jui hvd ilnutis while 91 ms iinrriman caine te :tMbun aoeui numiiuii Him . ,E walked out with her te the elevator. ; f ducked Inte hl office. There was Uie lit in the drawer, and in the drawer, Hound what I wanted." i j,.n,iH (n Klrbv the Miects of Iiauer found in the llTlng-roem of the !r;;.. .!,., HnrlkuwJi h.irl been PJiflBlut f-. tri,. Mttlemnn looked them ever and tnt them in hie pocket. 'JTbeught he '...u' J.itmv tham. Tin rinren't. WBUe ..":"'? .V ""A-- .i.;.v-. Dire IDIgat coma u iim wucu vuv iiu.pe- ktlen of this wrltlnj would save his m. He couldn't tell what the Jap aid written, but thera might be a twist . it ftvnratiift te mm. ac tnc tame time be daren't give it out und let any Sal transinie n. aw u u bccii . ) where nobody could, set at u uut mra- Slf." ; tir rvrVen that iust about evens the Farm between me and Mr. James Cim- I ri..i.. Hit, nlnrk KalH vlnillrllrf.lv. n bawled me out before a whole INemful of people when he knew all the ;tJs) I hadn't lebt the papers. I steed I, Because usm men nuu iu. eui 'rt dUf up a better job nhd start in en jt Meaday. He's been claiming lie was M 4UJ6us te get thene sheets back te mm. w ii. i nene ue b sacisncu new. "'..Vt.L.j' rk. . I... .Jl mi.-.l lie nail iiv riiik iv Kvep " vui. nujr wren t nil. ru nave 'em translated, tttn tUrn the sheets ever te the police 'f tity hare any bearing en the case. Of ce-nrx they may be just n private let ter or something of that sort." The clcrkvwent en te defend himself for what .be had done.- Cunningham hnd trMtedfilm outrageously. Besides, they Wtrtn't h(s nflpern. He had no business . . i urn ' fcaJtJrmislB WTliSttnFi' j mm ml 1:1, iJjLlHvvUfiiK Down in the bottom 6f your heart you're net dead aura he didn't de it Either" one of you- te held back evidence In a murder case becauaa.it did net suit him. tOshate.lt made public. Didn't Mr. Lane think he had done right in taking the papers from the safe when be had rt chance? Mr. Lane rather dodged the ethics of the case of Hudsen. He had, of course, instigated the theft of the pa pers. He was' entitled te them, James had appropriated the.m by a trick., lie sides it was a matter of public and private justice that the Whole Gunning ham mystery be cleared up' as seen as possible. Itnt he was net prepared te pass en Hudsen's rifht te be the in strument in the case. The man was, of course, a confidential employ of the ou broker. There was one thing te be said in his favor. Kirby had net offered him anything for what he had done nor did he want anything In payment. It was wholly, n gratuitous RcrvlCe. The cattleman bad made Inquiries. He knew of a .Innnne.sn Intrrnrptpr nuwl in the courts. Fester bad recommended him ns entirely reliable. Te this man Kirby went. He explained what be wauled. While the Japanese clerk read In English the writing te hlra and afterward wrote out en a typewriter the translation of it. Kirby sat op posite Kim at the table te make sure that there was no juggling with the original document. The affair was moving te Its climax. Within a few hours new Kirby expected te see the murderer of big uncle put under arrest. It wa rime te tnke the Chief of Po lice into his confidence. He walked down Klxteentli toward the City Hall. At Curtis street the traffic officer wm xptnaphering with energetic gesture the cast and west bound vehicles te be en their way. Kirhy jaywalked across the (street diagonally and pawed in front of an ateetrle beaded aeutb. Ha caught 'jne gllmpba of the driver and atoed stall ing at the deer, with njs hat off, .' "I Want te aA 'van tuat a minute. Mlte llarrlman. - May ' l evme"ln?" ." Her long, dark eyes flashed at him. The 'frt 'swift impulse .wia te refuse. But she knew he was, dangerous. He knew much that It waa vital te her so cial standing must net be publlibcd. She tparred ter-tttne. ,k l( . "What' de ,ye wan.?" . . He; took this n an invitation and whipped epin the deer. "Better get out of the raffle," he told her. HWLcte we con talk with out .being; dthurbed." ;She turned vn FifteenUs. "If 0u Have, anything te sar,",abe euffiattd. and swept, ner lengMaauM eyas areuna at Mm with the manner of delicate Oil daln abe held at command. ."X't bean . wenderln1 about j erae tHln'," he said. ."Whw Jaate ktle phoned y uncle, en the eveftla' be wa killed, that you an' be were,e way t6, hi M be aaid you wm to gether; but James reached there alone, von an' Jaek arrivlh' a few .min utes later. Old James propose that, be go flretr' . " ,, L .: The young woman did net answer. But there was no longer "disdain .ih,',hcr tear-fllled eyes., She swung the1 car, an tbeutb by a sudden impulse, te the left. and drove te the building where tbe elder James" Cunningham bad ; had hli flees. " . . , . 'If you want. te. ask me questions you'd i better ask them before Jaek," abe said-as abe stepped out. , .. "r "Suits me exactly," be agreed. Her lithe, long body moved beside him gracefully, Its every motion per fectly synchronized. In her close fit ting, styllsbgewn she waa extremely handsome. There wns a hind of proud defiance in the set of bereval" jaw. as though even In the trouble that Involved her she waa a creature set apart from ethers. "Mr. Lane .has a question he wants te nsk you, Jack," she said whan tbey were in tbe inner office. Kirby smiled, and in his amlle there wcre friendliness and admiration. "First off, I have te apologize for some things I said two days age, I'll cat bumble pic. I accused you of semcthin'. You're net the man;, I've found out." ."Yes?" Jack, standing behind bis desk in tbe slim grace of wetl -dressed youth, watched mm waruy. "We've found out at last who the man is." "Indeed!" Jack knew that Esther McLean bad been found by her friends and taken away. Ne doubt she had told there her story. Did the cattleman mean, te expose James before the woman he knew te be his wife? That wouldn't be quite what he would expect of Lane. "Incidentally, I hove some news for you. One of your uncle's stenog raphers, a Miss McLean, baa just been married te a friend of mine, the cham pion rough rider. Perhaps you may have beard of bim. Ills name is Cele Sanborn." Jack did net ahew the great relief be felt. "Clad te hear it," he wild simply. "Did we come here te discuss stenog raphers?" asked the young woman with little curl of the Un. "Teti men tiened uMlen, Mr. Lane. Hadn't we better get that out t tbe way?" Kirby put te Jack the tame query he had addressed te br. , . , "What' the drift tjthls? What d you want te prove?'' Jack asked curtly, Tbe eyei In the brown face plunged deep Inte thoae'et Jaek Cunningham. "Net ft.thfnf. I've nlihed my case, except for detail or two., Within two hours the murderer of Uncle James will be arrested. I'm efferln. you h chance te come through with what you knew before it's tee late. Yeu can kick In If you want te. Yeu can stay out If y6u don't. But don't afterward I didn't give you a chance." ,. "What kind t a chance are you giving me? Lt get clear en that. Are you proposing I turn State's evidence en James? la that what you're driving at?" "Did James killfpnele James?" ','Of ceurse h didn't, but you may have It in that warped mind of your that he did." "What I think doesn't matter. All that will count ia the truth. , It's bound te'.'come out. There are witnesses that saw you come te the Paradox, a wit nes's that actually aa yett in unclea rooms. If you" iJdU't. belleve, rte, I'll tell. you semetbin.' When.yeu.an' Mlaa llarrlman come Inte the roenTWhere my uncle had been killed; Jamcd was slttln' at the desk loekin'. ever, papers. A gun was lyln' ctes6 by, hia hand. Miss Har rlman nearly fainted an'. you steadied " Miss Harrimah.- e rather Mra. Jaraea Cunningham; nearly fainted again. She caught at. tbe back of a chair and atoed rigid, looking at Kirby with dilated, horror-filled eyes. "He knows everything everything. I think he must be the devil," she mur. mitred from bloodless llns. Jack, tee, was shaken, badly. "Fer uea's sane, man, wnat ue you Knew;--he asked hearselv. "I knew se much that you can't wifely keep quiet ftny longer. Tbe whole matter la geln' te tbe police. It's gein' te them this afternoon. What are you gein' te de? If you refuse te mix, tuen it will ee lateen te mean guilt." "Why should it go te the police? Be reasonable, man. James didn't de it, but he's in an awful hole. Ne jury en earth would refuse te convict him with the evidence you've piled up. Can't you gee that?" Kirby smiled, litis time nts smite was grim. "T ought te knew' that better than ycu. I'll e;lve you two hours te deride. Meet you at Jftrae' cfllce then. There are some things we wnnt e talk ever ttlene, but I think Mlra Harrlmen hnd better be there ready te join us when we send for her." "(Jelng tltreush with this, arc jett r" "I'm coin' through In spite of hell nnd high water." Jack strode up and down tlte room In a stress of emotion. "You're going te ruin three lives because you're se '.Igbendcd or because you want your name In the papers as a great dctcc tive. Is there nnythlnjr In the world we can de te head you off';" "Nethln'. And if lives are ruined it's net my fault. I'll premise this: The man or woman I point te ns the y t jp57" bbbbbbbbbbbbT t pJWMMtBflflflflfll flflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflBflflflflflflflB BflBflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflV m iMEDA.L!' B I I 'I V ,BBBBBBBBBB MILK J Jx Quality Brings Volume A testimonial of which we are justly proud Our volume of sales of milk and ice cream for the year 1921 was the largest in the history of our business. Which speaks for itself as regards our . products and service. one who killed Unci James will be the one that did U If James is Innocent, ns you claim ha la, he won't have It saddled en him,. Shall I tell, you the thing that's get you worried? Down In the "bottom of your heart you're net dead mtre he didn't de It either one of you." The young woman took a step te ward Karbr, bands outstretched m dumb Pleading. She gave him her soft; appealing eyes, a light of proud humility In them. ,. "Don't de it!" she begged. "He's your own ceufln and my nuaband. I love hlra. Perhaps there's some woman lhat loves you. If there is, remember her and be merciful' His eyes softened. It was tbe first time be had seen her taken out of her elfithneM, She was one of these mod ern young women who take, but de riot give. At least tbat had been his im pression of he:-. Hhe had specialized, he Judged, In graceful nnd lovely self Indulgence. A part of her cede ,hnd been te get the beet nossible bargain for her charm and.beauly, nnd ns n result Of her philosophy of life time had al ready begun te enamel en ber a. Blight hurdnes of flnleh. Yet she had married Jam- Instead of his uncle. She hud risked the less of a large fcrtune tv fellow her heart. Perhnpa. If children enrae. she might still escsne into the thoughts nnd actions that jrlve life Hi true value. A faint, sphinx-like smile touched bis faca. "Ne use werryln'. That doesn't help any. I'll go as easy as I can. We'll meet In two hours at James' of fice." He turned and icft the room. CHAPTER XL The Mills of the Gods Kirby Lanedid net waste the two hours that lay before the appointment be bad made for n meeting at the office of his cousin James. He had a talk with the Hulls and another with the chief of police. lie saw Olsen and Rese Mc Lean. He even found the lime te forge two initials at the feet of a type-written note en the stationery of James Cunningham and te i-end the note te its destination by a messenger. Rese met him by appointment at the entrance te the Kqtiltable Building, nnd they rode up in .the elevator together te the office of his cousin. MIfs llarrl man, ns she still called herself lu pub lic, was there with Jack and her hus band. James was Ice-cold. He bowed very slightly te Rese. Chairs were already placed. Fer a moment Kirby was embar rassed. He drew James aside. Cun ningham murmured an exchange of sen tences with his' wife, then escorted her te the deer. Rese was left with the three cousins. "I supnose Jack has told you of the marriage of Esther McLean," Klrbv raid as seen us the .deer hnil been closed. James bowed, still very stiffly. Kirby net him, eye te eye. He spoke very quietly and clearly. "I want te enen the meetin bv tellln you en behalf of this young woman an niy sen mac we tninic you an unmiiimtu cur. We are debarred from yin' no before your wife, but it's ft pleasure te tell you se In private. Is tbat quite clear?" K The oil broker flushed darkly. He made no answer. "Yeu net only took advantage of a young woman's tender heart. Yeu trurA wltlln' nn riaarl iinelft should bear the blame for it. Have you any ether word than the one I have used te ' sug gest as a mere fittln' one?" the Wyo ming man asked bitlngly. Jack answered for hta brother. "Sup pose we pass that count of the Indict ment, unless you have a practical meas ure te suggest in connection with It, We plead guilty." There was a little glrsra of mirth in Kirby's eyes. "Yeu an' I have die cussed the matter already, Jack. I re gret I expressed my opinion se vigor ously then. We have nethln' practical te suggest, If you are referrln' te any form of compensation. Esther is hap pily married, thank Ged. All we want is te make It perfectly plain what we think of Mr. James Cunningham." JaW acknowledged this and an swered: "That Is quite clear. I may say that I entirely concur In your es tlmate of my conduct. I mlaht make explanations, but I can make none tbat justify me te myself." "In that case we may consider the subject closed, unless Mies McLean has something te eny." Te be continued tomorrow After-Dinner Tricks Inch from the eagle's wing, or the small block printing letter at the; lower right, hand corner of tbe bill. 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