ffir m:imSxwmw!mr v4t 4i vAvmm AUausaal Reawaeeef Pee.U What Very Mag U -Fledged te De the Bidding of OlhTJ By FRANK L. PACKARD Auther af "ThnMlracU Man," "Frem New On," fc. Conrteht, i$n. bv PiuMe Lttetr Cem m HEOINS TUB STORY - li mw..A Mat. Yftrle .-.bman. ''& ti threw eft Mi'JeT. of rtrlnlc. BSSJ hl llttte methrffa dawhtar, EMS?, "e hla old frltn4. Paul VmIm. 6 Cl bteiuht up without knewttdta of -Mai tutor until ha can redaam hi; , -Ii iv ov-rcemlnr hla wtaVnaaa and ESZminV hlmaeir. Tiwtiiy yara later Mfr "Jt attempt mad ty a young un-Hfrt-awn white man te atew away eh- a K J??S5r uhlp anitw from Samoa 1' CiVJ. him under the Tcn observation W" S en. of the pane ner. who follewa Mh (L aahere and aatenljhea him by re ''' SLvibiY aceu-ve knewledce or hla fermefl I "i If. a San Frnnclece younsater of B:1 W,X.Za enil family, with one weak H " ..V .,! J5t--gni6lln. The myaterleug rattan- fF"-".- ... a fpntltfA fftnl-art. ufca-a.. B'the younger man agreea te pawn him- -. Mir,iniu "- ---xw;t .-..-.....,...... IV C the alirnature) ei me eia-r man upe i 5. wrltten bend a name known wlrtel I1 " At... h.rt nr requiring the action of hi- Mrvfra mature or the Older man upon ; X. r tten nenu a nana mew , 5 the head of Amerlca'a w i Z.ln or tambllna- hcuee. The tin "rltet hla alirntvtur will SJlilWe In, requiring- the action of 5. gall rea water te brln out the tple nme Jehn Bruce. In the am iei-i heuee which Druen "vlfltf7 aa . Mt inipester, ha playa tilt ha 13 -" i .t.-Mlt. Ik- MH-M-l la hu-tn a chance te pawn aeme valuahlaa. 8J pawnhrelcer la a tnarvefeusly beat iSfut girl. Trailing ler taxlcnb, he 5 fata a brawl with acme excited foreign i Et'but find aanetuary Juat.aa ha ktalt vfLV. . the feet of the airl In th tail. .X mi - eh ealla In Dr. ami, a brilliant '. S..(ii but a drug addict, who la In l.-lflA1 ' Ei. iih her. Maeff. Nit te aaye Druce'a. lire She reputeaa hla ad- eff. N" te "l? uruce a me agreea nttrry crang. uran roea tne fare or uee'f jneney which Claire haa hidden. KV nr le marry nim and la aa at Crana a grin en her. Haw na r-ivea'a te Bruce he la the glrl'a , isr.lahel at Crang'a grl fane r-ivea'a te -,,! father. w . UmuI, ktf vIlrlHM il.lBk VenUa nfreca that Claire, ahall learn Hawkins premltea te nrinK, ahatl l noe.her father la, but Hawkina rerueea. Hfinrflnr hn hna net been ablA tn nn. goer ttie habit. Aa Bruce U medltat M dn the episode, he heara Clalre'a volee, SYcrjr of dlatrcaa. Crarur la trying te Srce kie from her. In the melee that Jfllewf, Tlruce hurls him downstairs, AND HEBE IT CONTINUES j ' CHAPTER XIII Trapping or Tinsel UNDER the Bhadcd light en his table, , Id bis private sitting room in tbe ftfjne-Mlley Hetel, .Tehn Bruce hnd Irtn writing steadily for half an hour tut the sheets of paper ever which til pen had traveled freely and swiftly 'vireln white. He paused new, jrtmalned a moment, In thought, and Am 't-f -1 a ItaaA Amm. shift BmAibV al mimLm Tak ffllii tauea a jiiiu w ,uv iusi. dui'cl xiu Uiik was left, but from the movement of the pen this appeared te be a slg- feitare. tr fathered the sheets together. (Mderf them neatly and slipped them Inte in envelope. He replaced the cap aw thn fnnntnln een he had necn u-inr. aiereil the ncn in his vest pecltct, und froeianother pocket took out another Mn,tliat wan apparently lucniicai wun ,tie first. With this second pen, in Hick Ink, he addressed the envelope te ,eei Gilbert Harmen in can r rnncisce. Hi waled the onvclepo, stamped It, put K In liU pocket, returned the Fecend femlaln pen te his vest pocket, lighted t elinrettc, leaned back in his chair. ind frowned at the ascending spirals if ioieke 'from the cigarette's tip. The report which he had just writ ten te Larmen, explaining his inaction luring the past weeks, hnd been nn ef fcrt net physical, but mental. He had tomehew, curiously, felt no personal runt for the enforced nbsence from tit "work." and he new felt no en iluilnra at the prospect of resuming It. ire had had no right te tinge or color his letter te Larmen with these tlsws; nor had he intended te de no. Perhaps he had net: perhaps he had. Hi illd net knew. The nk originated Vj the old Samoan Islander had IU dis Idtintnces as well as its, advantages. Re eeultl net new read the letter ever mm It was written J He flicked the ash lrritabty from "his rlnrette. He had'neen back here In lit hotel new for two days and the Wing had been constantly growing amn Mm. IVhv? Un did net knew ixcept that the cause seemed te Insist n associating itself with his recent ill km, his life In the one-time pawnshop if Paul Venlze. But. logically, that did net held water. Why should it? He had met a pawnbroker who reamed the Ktrppts at night in a fantastic me tercar, driven by a drunkard; and he hi fallen In leve with a girl who was Illd she was going te marry n uope uepe uope rttieg criminal. Why, it was a iptctacle te make Jehn Bruce's fist crashed suddenly ievu en the desk beside him, und he row from his chair and steed there star he unsecingly before him. That was let fair! What was uppermost new iris the rccrudescence of the bitterness tilt had possessed him two nights age hen he hnd returned from Paul Veil Im's te the hotel here. Ner was It my mere true thun it was fair ! What of the days and nights of 'nursing, of are, of the ungrudging arid kindly hos pitality they, had given te an, utter triDgcr? Yes, he knew! 'Only only 111 hid .said she was glad ! Hi began te pace the room. He had eft Ventza's in bitterness. He bad net hen Claire. It was a strange sort of Mr he boasted, little of unselfishness i it, much or impatience, ana stui tlOre of Intnlnranna ! Thnt- 11 wna l. hopeless love in se far ns he was con cen Mratd did net place him before him wl In any better light. If he cared or her, If there was any depth of fecl Jf In this love he claimed te have, wen et least her happiness, her welfare nd her future could net be cxtraneeub tnd Indifferent considerations te hlin. 1 en the spur of the moment, piqued, is spile, of Paul Veniza's protestnllens, Jj hed left that night without Bcelng CUIre again! tHe had been ashamed of himself, teiterday, he had telephoned Ulalre. Ill llfld hpfrtVAl linw t"niariiTinoeil 1 fu E!jin0a racant te say mere but he " ijemctning in ncr voice had ue, Ot IllVllPlI l.e n.,l.l ..I c.. l.l Jft had brought the passion, pleading Jtacat, back into his own. It hnd Rimed In him Mint .hn ...aa l e..l. the ether end of tbe wire; at leust, OrlYelV BK cli.. ha.l ..J,1t1.. ..I..1 l ..i 6he hal been unable te keep her ''c under control. But she had "VQ6(J fin ntinwew rTliAtin k. A U,.A ..I, "" nti AUCIU linU UVEI1 Otnlncr in fnr rrl .U UaA ...1.1 If,. h.n '4 h?? that he raU8 s ''" " ' euia see nr again. And Oien i "'ilerlcn"'' vr and ever etMi 8ne,nl hegged him te attempt '"ininit Of tlm knrt Kf lnLa..t - K'TI XeW Ynplf IiAHQUla .k. Inalaf.ul iren !' ?.ah "0t Bafo f0r hlm te tay ITtI In the citv. ll.... 1J.r,u'c ,mrlwl the butt et his lldV,"6 J,n he direction of the cus lah 't ml e'fnched hla fiat. Crang! i.r.kbfpmCran8 ' We laughcd aloud e .J; 4,e a',Ke, nothing better than S. C.ren,t "Ba'n. " would net 7 10 Wlnb ,I.A ... -i t ij it.- yr the better! entln,fll?Vl nt ,,ls uud lip, as he tali1? ,mcc tb0 room. Today, ' aaq tclen ieiipiI m in, . i... CL "? Det' hliekpn .l,n tl.i. ii..... ii ild r.Pce? b.urprlcd nt the news he Ukh?.id,' for ,l(! icmembered that wfbmVad "nee " hlm ht the old Ut&Cr wns ,ln ri'a,1y from "' Bome one. he ,1IH ,,ne b,,n... ...i,, MpBhb?f ir?J,H,jlJr' ha(1 answered II. nSf Iaul Vcniza bad been taken JmmWmmmWi L. ialUlllaValalalBllaiElltml mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmWmmmmmmmmmmmmm I Monsieur Henri de Lavergne weultl be flattered Indeed wllh Mr. Bruee's cenfldenre mirror. What would they say the whlte-haircd' Negro hutlcr, und the ex- ?iilslte Monsieur Henri de Lavergne, or instance when the millionaire plunger, usually se immaculate in even ing clothes, presented himself at thuir deer in Ji,8ult of business 'tweeds? He shrugged his shoulders. Down at ltatti's that night his apparel It whs a matter of viewpoint had been n source of eminent displeasure, und as such hnd been very effectively disposed of. He bAd had no opportunity te be measured for new clothes. The smile faded, and he steed starinc at the desk. The millionaire plunger! ii ncemeu te. jar somehow en His sensi bilities. Werk!. That was a quctr way, tee, te designate it. He wad going te take up his work ngaln to night, pick up the threads of his life again where he hnd dropped them. A bit ragged these threads, weren't they? Frayed, as it were! What the devil was the matter with him. anrwav? There wbh mnner In If a princely existence. What mere could any one ask? What did Pltr hi love for a girl who WOS clad tn mnrrr some one else infinitely worse than he was, nave te de with lt7 ' Ah, she did have something te de with it, then! Nonsense! It was absurd! He took n key abruptly from his pocket, and unlocked one of the drawers of the desk. Frem the drawer he took out a large roll of bills. The hotel man agement had sent te the bank nnd cashed a check for him that afternoon. He had net forgotten that he would need money, nnd plenty of It, nt the tables this evening. Well, he was quite ready te go new, and it was time; It would be half-past 10 before he get there, and "The devil!" said Jehn Bruce sav agely and suddenly tossed the money back into the drawer, mid locked the drnwer. "If I don't feel like it to night, 'why should I? I guess I'll just drop around for a little convalescent visit, nnd let it ge'nt that." Jehn Bruce nut en a Hsht nverrnnf. .nnd left the room. In the lobby down stairs he posted his letter te Gilbert l,nrmen. jip stepped out en the street, and from the runk in front of the hotel secured a taxi. Twenty minutes later he entered Gilbert Lnrmen's New lerk gambling hell. Here he received n sort of rhapsedical tvclceme from the exquisite Monsieur Henri de Iavergne, which embraced fielgnant regret at the accident that ind befallen him, nnd unspeakable joy nt his se HDlcndid recovery. It was n delight se great te shake the hand of Mr. Ii.ruce again that Monsieur Henri tic Lavergne complained bitterly at the poverty, of .language which prevented an edequntc' expression of his true nnd sin cere feelings. Alse, Monsieur Henri dp Laycrgne, if he were net trespassing, would be flattered indeed with Mr. llruce'H confidence, If Mr. Bruce should sen fit te honor him with an account of hew the accident had happened. Ha would be desolated if in any way It could be attributable te any suggestion that he, Monsieur de Lavergne, en be half of the house which he had the honor te represent as manager, had made te Mr. Bruce which might have In duced "Net ut all!" Jehn Bruce assured him heartily. He smiled at Monsieur de Lavergne. The ether knew nothing of Claire's presenee in the car that night, and for Claire's sake it was nec essary te set tbe man's mind se com pletely at rest that the subject would lack further interest. The only way te accomplish that wag te appear whole heartedly frank. Jehn Bruce became cgrcgleusly frank. "It was just my own damned curiosity," he sold with a wry smile. "I get out of that Ingenious contraption at the corner after going nMllnrf f m tli,1r nn.1 t.i11 mi! m.i esity, as I said, get the better of me. I followed the thing, and found out where Mr. Venlia lived. I started en my way back, but I didn't get very far. I get into trouble with a rather tough crowd- just around the corner, who didn't like my shirt front, I be lieve they said. The fight ended .by my being backed into a wine shop, where I wns stabbed, but from which I managed te escape Inte the lane. I was about all in. and the entr chonre T could see was a lighted window en the etner slue or a low fence. I crawled in the window and flopped en the fleer. It proved te be Mr. Venizn's house." "Pour I'ameur de DIcu!" exclaimed ,i-: WtMtd Ctti-Se Ritm Solid Brass Hardwft Grtin, Oak and Mahogany Finish Tattntid PregMtivt Heller Suspension Finished End Cast "Alliteal" Verticil Letter File Number IM'V.L. Very Lew Prices en Office Files! See the &K&tee Office Furniture Exhibit at the Busi ness Shew this week. Phene Spruce 5837 for Complimentary Business Tickets hi KhtaA'? Jf" "P wM Mm all - em, aim was wen rest- t. k!n ru deikTI. i.,."H,ea rupuy before laSa1."" he had been writing, PU Iftai?w V1? ynte"' It was a bVjJ "U ID O'clock. ...11..-... !.,. te . work!'- aa-aln t,nlh" 11! FS I1,.eini5r' M Itttl qulMlctlly, vj.', " "M jMnuelf la Office Furniture The General Fireproofing Company PHILADELPHIA BRANCH. Bulletin Bid Complete Line en Display s , Warehouse Stock for Immediate Delivery "Recerd Filing, Fireproofing and Waterproofing EngineerV' Bell Spruce 5837 Keystone Race 2704 , PA KPKSI'KIl HTATIONKKV rOMTANT PA. II. I.. 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In these clothes. .The mob in that respect was nultn successful." V "Bat that you are back 1" Monsieur de Iavetrne's hands were raised in pre laaf "lla I. .i.Mk ...i.m4 ha Monsieur Bruce knows that In any at tire it is the same here for monsieur as though hd'werc at home." "Thank you !" said Jehn Brace cor dially. "I have only dropped in through the urge of old habits, 1 guess. I'm hardly en tmy feet yet, and J thought I'd just watch the play for a little whlle tenltht." "And. that, tool" aia'M MnnVlmr Henri de Lavergne with a bewr as Jehn Bruce moved toward tne stitlrraae, "is en tirely as monsieur desires." Jehn Bruce mounted the train, and began a stroll through the roulette and card rooms. The croupiers and dealers nodded te him genially; these of the "guests" wiiem Up knew did llkewiae. He was treated with mnrked courtesy and consideration by every attendant in the establishment. Evcrvthlntr was ex actly as it had been en his previous visits. There .were the soft, mellow Jlfhtsj the siren purr of the roulette wheel, the musical click of the ball ns it spun around en it uttie intciui or bit ; the low, quiet voices of the croti creti croti plers and dealers: the wcll-drcsied play ers grouped around the tables, the hi larious and the erim. the devil-may- care laugh from one, the thin smile from another. It was exactly the game, all exactly the same, even te the table in the suneer room, free te all thetiRh Jaden with every wine and delicacy that money could procure; out somenew, even nt the end f half an hour, where he was went te be engrossed till day light, Jehn Bruce became excessively bored. PcrhnpH it wns because he was simply an onlooker,, and net playing himself. He hnd drawn close te n trreun around a fare bank. The piny was grim enrnest and for high stekex. Ne, it wasn't thnt! lie did net want te piny. Home Heme Home hew, rather, he knew a slight sense both of contempt and disgust at the. cnger clutch und rn of humls, the hearse, short laugh of victory, the snarl of defeat, the trembling 'flnccrs of the mere timorous who staked with Chance and demanded that the god be chari table' in Its omnipotence and toss them crttmtm 1 Well, what was he caviling about? It was the life he hnd chosen. It was bin Ufa .work. Wasn't he pleased with It? lie had certainly liked it well enough in the, old .days te Miuander upon It the falr-eised fortune his father had left hlm. He decidedly had net gene into tbut infernal compact with Larmen blindfolded. Ferlmtw it was because In iL-itmlX tffl '"'lif'- I ' JUaaaMka ' XPaiit'elt.'Vfy'ri n .? i 5U"t'.swe. iaa ..:- -Li? j'i-' '.' .,1ii VJBBBBaBBBBBBnMBaBBa these df ya he played -when he waited le j and in these,' and hereafter, he would ploy because he had te,, IJer hups it was only that, tonight, there wns upon' hni fhe, feeling, which , wns natural enough, and. which was Immeas urably human, tee, that it was irk- .itMBe te be i slave, te W- fettered and shackled ant) bound te anything! even te What one,, with one's 'freedom his own, was ordinarily out or cnoicemest prone te de and delight in. Well, afK"-",-iiji'-'T ?JW!aAj.; if if 1 1 a in i -Mi4aaafWal assai eitner. - '- ,v rHT. tTLi ' Jl-f Announces New Prices Effective Today Roadster - - - $2400 4-Passenger Touring - $2400 Coupe - - - - $2850 Sedan - $3150 All Weather Roadster - $2550 All Weather Touring - $2600 F. O. B. Indianapolis, Ind. H. C. S. SALES COMPANY 1309 WALNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA rarenHftTmwwi ' - ( .'A- ' 1. 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And yet- A Philadelphian informs us that thirty years age his mother surprised her friends by serving ice cream dipped in chocolate. The news spread, and many of their neighbors were seen enjoying this wonderful delicacy. Se, frankly we admit chocolate-covered ice cream is net a new dish, although it is new te many Philadelphians of the present generations The luxurious, tasty Chece-Pic consists of a generous slice of velvety ice cream nestling in a coating of purest chocolate and protected in a sanitary wrapper. What could be better? There's no denying it's worth trying! & t H V fBBBalj HHHHksBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBsf chocolate covered asssssssssssssssPiillssssssssssssm bbssssssB atissssssssssw , mm-mm,,m PHILADELPHIA Wr $ J It Urn J 'J I.uh-.. A -.t'iMNi. -. . .. ;' i?.?i ICE CREAM imm, r i' ft ' 1 4 i I -i'l i - M A m "ft r . i'. .n'fyii;'.BB1"wh,J .,(.. ak. ai .warV'J
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