,rvrl"" A'-; 'VJ?' ff"K ,Wi V'' A$J3?' EDGER Vtf' 12 EVENING PUBLIC LE PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY JtTNE 17, 1922 By Mary Stewart Cutting BJ'jffl ;. fe WW1 &. ,.. m w w i HOW docs one selve a problem thet can't be solved? Of course, al! problems are impessibles ei elutien until you de selve them. One never knows when the small eat happening may turn out te be big thing in its effect en the minds of two people who leve each ether In all the years that may come never te be forgotten. Sally, the blue-eyed, soft-checked wifo'ef Carlcten May, whose photo graph with its firm lips and steady eyes re-enforced her spirit from the little table beside her the mother of the two curlyhcads nnd the baby upstairs with Maggie was busy with her own problem, as she sat in the small firclit room looking out of the window in the fast-darkening winter afternoon at the flooded va cant suburban lets nnd the leafless bushes that trembled at the fierce slashes of the rain. She was listening te the footsteps of her father a3 he paced up and down the narrow hallway. Every new and then he called te her de jectedly: "It doesn't leek much like clear ing, Sally," and she replied: "Oh! I think it docs, father," though she didn't think se at all. Hew, hew, she wondered desper ately, could she make her commuting husband appear glad te go back te town this evening, after the half mile walk home from the station in this icy slush and rain? There never were any taxis in this out lying part of the suburb. Hew had Bhe failed te remind him in the un clouded morning that this, and net tomorrow, as first intended, was te be the night of father's treat? Ever since luncheon she had tried re peatedly te get Carleton en a phone that had "gene dead." She knew Intuitively that, unwarned, his first loudly spoken words in answer te hers would be: "Ge in town tonight? You're crazy." Oh, no enforced resignation en his part would suffice. There must be a glow of enjoyment te satisfy peer father, who had planned this festivity for his brief trip up from the Seuth, where his health, since the death of his wife, kept him in the lonely winters; the thought of this pleasure given te these he loved would warm his heart for months te come. He was a tall, soldierly old man, with a square gray beard and pierc ing eyes under bushy gray eyebrows. His old friends called him major, but he was mostly known here as Sally May's father; absent or pres ent, he was se much a father, al ways, as far as moderate means could afford, "doing something" for her and hers. But this theatre party tonight for which the most expensive last minute seats had been procured and the prospective supper, while embracing Sally and Carleton's young visiting cousins, Heward and Ellyn Brown, here en their way te Flerida, was really intended as a special treat for his son-in-law. -Carleton was going through the struggles of a young man te support his little family buying shoes, per force, instead of theatre tickets. He had, moreover, a chivalrous kindness THIS IJKOINS TIIK STOKY Andre if Tallentc, political trailer, has mnri icd for vinnri. Ilh trifc acrcptid him te fartrurd social timht tiam te a title. J.einni liit irnt in J'ailiamciU lie. mrcti her mnin inntwni with the stntuncnt that their niitrriiKic Itm him iiiikui rrsi fill, eirun) te her aid nnd mlnih Ivinprmiiiint and her tntiunt in hn ymtnti ncrctarii, Antheny I'allmr, who hun ju.it dunpiivnud. She h'ti a sudden tuispirien that hrr husband is wpeniiblc for the diunpicaranre. Lady lane I'm tinyten, a beautiful and xccnlthji aristocrat intei cited in labor piebhm.1, m Andrew's miuh miuh ber. He tells her "My wife is net ceminij bach." AM) IIKKK IT CONTINUES "TOT at nil V" slir rxrliiimcil. JLN "Te hip, never," blie nniwered. "We liuve spparati'd." "I am mi very "nrry," fhe said, after n iiHiinc'iitV stntili'il Mli'tire. "I am afraid that I a.-kert a tartlets nui'stlen, but Imw could I kinivV" "Thuri' was niitlilii); tiu'tless about It," lie assured her. "Jt makes It iniieli easier for me te tell jeii. I married my wife thirteen jenrs ae because I iiclieved that her wealth would help me In mv iMireer. She married me because she wis an American with ambitions, ' anxious te linii- a definite place in Kns IIhIi society. She has been (Il-appeinieil in me. Other circumstances have new jitrsented themseUes. I have dis covered that my wife's affections ate bestowed elsewhere. Tn be perfectly honest, the discovery was a relief te me." "Se that Is why ynu are living down here like this?" she murmured. "I'reclselj ! The ene thliiK for which I mil Krateftil," he went en, "is that I alwajs refused te let my wife take a blc country beuse. I Insisted upon an tinpretentleiiH place for the times when I could rest. l tliltiK tnat l Rlinll Kettle (lOWIl llOre altogether. I can just afford te live here It I sheet plenty of labbits. and if llebert k ,heu- tnntlKin Is net .tee had for blin te leek after the vegerable garden. " "Of con se you ure talking nnn 60I1KO," nIie pronounced, a Utile curtly. "Why nonsense?" leu must go imi'K te your worn, hue iiiNiKiiu. iviij, iiiih iiiiiii ii.. .w.ii ..- ... i .... i ..,.- i r Holiday ineinentN, eel ailll.v. mil ler llie ie.,,niii..j .j.,inn i,. .lotef. liC IHVWWVtll HmNHVUl MHI WVIV." NOBODY'S &v w eked " B t'"; exacr position in which w..' lind ,en might te mt.i!-l m.rself -il.c . "' TnerVa' "ai f'" MndeJ.endH!!'';; nffi , ''"What limy wrkV" he ..Kked. "J "".'selves today Industrial wealth , which has broken up ,, half a ' , , l, 'J ', 'X " B"",l, t tvll you frankly that I de net knew I meuiiN the building up of a new de. dozen factlensV They are all i.dsnaiue.l. ..That Is the old KVhtem." Khe pointed m, wfcer I belong. A very intelllKeiit mecrncy .The democracy already uxMh, i but that is no matter, leu aheuld 0t llr)lliy, "Jt Is for jeu te Intreducu fi., - u. ....., .. .' a. i.u" illnis It In iinrenre'Ilted. hpeime thnse slnml fur 1'nrllnnient im n T.Vip nr . . ... ti .... t- ir . ... ...... r ....... ...... ..... i '.... iiiicii nil. ' iiii' ...ii- ..in iiiim. .,:i,'..i'iv ...nil ii.ii'ii' ii iu ... ii'iiii'ii WRi ,riP"r't wuucii op iu .me inM-"i ," c- :.u-::i.v.. .;.. i..;i.--i;"-.i'-"e. ....""".. r;; .. :." ": "fn;. i Second of a Series s T.T S Mary Stcivart Cutting the author of thin fascinating tale is well known for her stories of married life which have charmed thousands of readers. Next Saturday's story in this remarkable scries will be written by Jeseph llcrgcshcimcr. for the Majer, which the latter deeply appreciated. lie came in new te stand beside his daughter, saying anxieusly: "I'm afraid Carleton won't want te go out in the rain again." "Oh, he's Indoors all day, you knew," said Sally, brightly. "And Heward and Ellyn are looking for ward te it all se much young people de love a treat." "Yes, yes, that's true," responded the Majer with a pleasant smile. He turned expectantly as a tall, dark, languid youth of sixteen strolled into the room. "What is it, Heward?" "I don't think I'd better go to night," said Heward, briefly. "I think I ought te stay home, sir; I've get a cold." "He hasn't at all, meml" volun teered the wide-eyed eight-year-old Carley, who had followed en his cousin's heels. "He says he's sick of theatres. He wants te stay home and read 'The Hound of the Baskcr villcs!' " "If he has a cold ," said the Majer, oblivious of his grandson's remarks. Any plea of health was always valid te the Majer. "Yes, you had much better stay here, my boy, much better." "Well, Ellyn will enjoy it, any way," began Sally comfortingly, as Heward disappeared, and stepped short as a tall, thin, abnormally short -skirted young girl came toward them, with an agitated ex pression en her small, pale, snub nosed countenance. "Is there anything the matter, Ellyn?" "Oh, nothing, but " Ellyn was at thy age when te make one of a family party ei pleasure was neth imr short of agony. "I de se hate te tell you and the .Majer, but ene of my neuralgic headaches is coming en and J thin); Ira atraid 1 ought net te go out in this weather. I knew mother wouldn't want me te be exposed." "Ne, of course net," said the Ma Ma eor, hastily, in spite of his stricken countenance, "'ieu mustn't be ex- posed en any account, my dear child. Ne!" child, ei" "i teef dreadtully about it, Majer, dear," murmured thc girl with a mined that It would prefer a repre--eiit.itlve who has changed his politics already four times. I i-ecm ti, lie uo ue uo heih 's num. Hoileck at hcirt is frislit i cikmI of me, because be i ceiimici' I th.it I I am net sound, ami he has enh ti e I t.i m.ike u-e of me ns a -ei te l aim lacy. The Whigs hate me , I pel-nn, hate ine een uir-e than Ibu l"ck. It I were in Parliament, I should net knew winch party te support I tin nk I -bail devote my lime tn iijes " "Anil between September mid .Jii7" "I lux 11 hibernate and think about them." "()f course." she s;ii,i, with an air of niii' hiuiuirliu a child, "jeii are net In curnest. Yeu liae j i i -r been tiireuch a eiy painful i .perience Mid jeii are -iiffuliis fiem it. As tur the rest, ou are talkini; nonsense." "r.xplain, plc.ise," he begged. ''Veu said just new th.it ) en 'did net Knew wheie jour place was," she centlnilfd. " mi called yourself no body's man. Why, the most ignorant person who thinks about things could tell jeii where jeii belong, liven I could tell JOII." "Please de," he Invited. She ioe te her feet. "Walk mound the garden with me," -be begged, hiushing the cigarette ash from her skirt. "Veu knew what a tcirible unt-iif-doer person I am. This I'eiiiu seems te me clusp, I want te -mi'll the -ea ii out eik! of these won derful lookouts of jeurs. lie walked with her along one of the lower pains, iieiilierntely avoiding the upper lookouts. They came presently te a grass-grown pier. She steed at the end, her linn, capable lingers clench - Ing the stone wall, her ejes looking sea- I ward. "I will tell you where you belong," she said. "In jour hen it a en must knew it, but jeii are suffering from that ' reaction which comes, from, failure te IIiem; people who are net used te i failure. Yeu belong te the head of .,., ' I i.i i...,., ... , , , , veu should lead . ' , , . . ,,...,,,, v.. '., . lnteruit me," she went en. "Yeu and all of us knew that the country Is in a bad way. She Is feeling all the evils of u tee great prosperity, thrust upon her after a period of suffering. Yeu ran see lie i in gern lie i i irariii f . " ',."',." ".:.. .'""... ..,..": cnre'iite neerde who sbeuluVar"Ja Itu bulwark and -.- . S - vfr 9 M A of Short Stories sharp leek at Sally, who was fiercely. silent. Twe tickets cast away, and the Majer had paid $7 aplcce for them te a speculator. Little Malsie May, with her out standing crop of curls, guilessly added her version of the affair as Ellyn ran upstairs. "She told Heward she didn't want te go because she hadn't any sweetie." "Oh, If she would like some candy," began the Majer with eager ness. ' "She doesn't mean candy, she means a young man," said Sally. "Never mind, father dear; we'll get some ene else who would be glad te go." Her heart was het within her. it was exactly like Carleton's relations, they never fiut themselves out for anybody I TDUT all the mere need for Carle ton te stand by new. A saving idea occurred te her, Eelving the problem at once. Why diadn't she thought of it before? The rain was hurling itself at the window with renewed violence. She must manage te get the Wakefields at the corner and telephone Carleton te have his dinner in town a they would all have done but for the baby's needs and meet them there afterward. As she splashed through puddles in her arctics, the rain rattling down en her umbrella and Carleton's mackintosh, her mind was uncom fortably reverting te the parting from her husband that morning there had been something lacking. Te married levers each day differeth extremely in glory there is a deep ening of the joy of affection, or an imperceptible lessening of it; there are days that seem te make neither for progression nor retrogression, and yet of which it is dangerous te ha-e tee many; non-recognition may slide se far that what should be the thrilling pleasure of recovery turns into an irritation. Carleton had gene off that morn ing, after the vaguely unsympa thetic conditions of the last week, with an indefinable effect of glad escape from household demands that impressed itself en her even in his kiss of farewell. Sally was mere in love with her husband than when, nine years age, they had begun life together; she knew that his love for her had grown also. That was what it was te be really married. But she had a sud den consciousness new that she had perhaps been tiresome in asking him te de a great many things lately, from the first moment he entered the house until he left it; she didn't want him te be glad te get away from her! She had an inspiration when Jimmy, the nineteen-year-old son and . . " ' . . ... ., .r , hn iv ramn in ncr.r nc at me w.ike. fields. "Oh, Jimmy! don't you want te m in tlie theatre with us teniirht? j My father has two extra tickets." Jimmy shook his head. lhank i veu. but 1 ve get a uatc my Mothers out." I en v want te use your ph if I may," said Sally. "Ours is nt' nrder." It seemed hours bctere central get WUV( tee. She had a sudden beuy- P:v my car, DUt i suppose we u father's treat, that he's been plan the right number, but at last ance 0f i,0,,e as she ran upstairs te JuThiiV0 r?i.Bl?.JiiiUp -i1 e uC' - ni"g for months net tomorrow,' as " is veu? Oh. .Mr. Truent, is tn This is Mrs. May speaking. Is Mr. ""ay there? What? Went out after 7 ay there V vtnai; eni eui auer ilunch and said no weuiun c ee ikick 'at the office again? De you knew ff Hew a Great Leader, Almest Ruined by a Meney Marriage and a Faithless Wife, Regains Success and Happiness Through an Unusual Weman's Leve Is Fascinatingly Told in This Story by the Noted Auther of "The Great Impersonation" and Other "Best Sellers." x .5uasBKKai 'mmsr ! M&s&s' wtv liPiiWls. $ k WlzZty&b GmsjSmJ I hae dl.sfevrred that my wife's Ila klrnnntl, nrn ntlnnlin.l f,. mrl,,,! fnn. tiens of what is called the Laber 1'iirty. They don't knew themselves yet. Ne Itl'izl has arisen te held up the looking- K'"""- If some one does net teach them 'e find themselves, there will be trouble. 'Ml"1', I uu only repeating what you ' lmvn 'n,l ethers." I ,,., ,f ,, , ..,,, "- ' "" "" nn-.-.,, ....."....' "..:' "' .' '". ." a Socialist, caudidate. becaut"'1 . - . - - - - en Little Episodes where I could reach him? Had a geed many places te go te? Ne, it's nothing important, thank you I Good Goed Geed by." Out In the storm all that after noon I As he himself would have expressed it for her, it was rotten luck. She called up a couple of friends who might retrieve the party. One was in bed, the ether in Philadel phia. She tried vainly, te get the premise of a taxi later. She care- '; InM the coin for hoi- city call beside the phone before leaving. A RAINY evening in town has, at least, its cheerful illumination of electric lights and flashing mo me eors; there is a sent,e of populous ness, of action, of speed. But in an outlying suburb a rainy winter night is the blackness of desolation. The outline of a man bent forward against the storm was the only, sign of life as Sally returned home. But her spirit obstinately rese new against failure. She would find some way te save the day yet. The two children were having their early supper at the little round table under the big clock in the dining room. Carley looked up te ask: "What's the matter with grand pa? He walks up and down all the time and won't smile." Tin lnnl.'.ul vnrv ilil nnrl U'nrn nc , "w ...... .... -" ..-. ..V... MO i,- ., ,,i,i- :i,i. e cn ,. 1 -Where have you been?" he asked anxiously. 4nni ' i. Wr,i-nf,.,i,i. .,:, I ute The' rain isn't se' bad' when veu're out in it," she lied. Perhaps Carleton might feel that ance ei hope as she ran upstairs te change her things. She opened the deer of Carleton's closet by mistake, and saw The day had a curse i anu snw me uay nan a curse en it, tnai wns an mere was 10 in I A glance had shown that his new nlVectlens are bestowed elsewhere ,lnnln,,,l ivlinf II. n nnnnln irnn) nn,l , what they ought te have. I ..v,,,, .l,nld ,ir,,w .... .. new ,i n. program." "Yeu are a wonderful person," be hiild with conviction, "hut like all peeple who aie clear-sighted nnd who have , imagination, you are nlse n theorist. I ,,.,,.,.,.,,.. ,.., ,, .,. ......,. , stand for Parliament aH a Laber mom- .M.er win have te hclen:.' te one nf the scn, He visiblv brightened. "That's ! - seems 10 ue rainiiiK nun ui -man ; &necs. My tee " I inaf- rvVinf T've Iiepii fl-iint-inf Of ever! It Will 00 pretty tOUgh en the "Oh T knnw If nil ,lenr! TT ene. course. I don't mind weather, never , beV .te K out again tonight, and you , whispered words came in a torrent. out did !" i von n,1,10 K without mm. i ..T Mcd te ct you en the hen te umi etoep te political cunning, '.leu heuia'htd jle ldv 9dteB hU proewlea. of Married Life "Squatty, this is the president of Can your car make this house and expect shoes were missing he had worn them into town. The fact covered a tragedy. Carleton was afflicted with a little tee en his left feet that had te be treated with peculiar consid eration if a shoe which, of course, must net be tee tight were the least bit tee bread, the tee slipped back under its fellows, te be trodden into agony by them at every step. If Carleton had been out in the rain all tlic afternoon in these shoes . Her loving heart swelled with pity for him. Oh, she couldn't ask him te take another step! She thought swiftly of the time when she had fallen en the ice and hurt her knee and he had carried her all the way home of all the big crises in which he had se dearly come te her aid. She wouldn't sacrifice him new for any one! If father had te be dis appointed, he had te be; she would try te make up te him for it by her companionship. She dressed hurriedly. There was only one thing left new for her te de; she must manage te speak te Carleton before the Majer saw him, te at least fend off the blew of his first inevitable words of horrified surprise and pretest. She hugged the baby te her, a , llttI? . warm bundle, as her one comfort in this dreadful, endless day, before nuttinjr him te bed. ' "'S11' J'eu. avc aH dVCSECtl;r T sec" i ,,' V . i ..-it said the Majer, sighing. "My, my, ntenaeu tnis ler a pleasure you I . . . .it 1 J"?At : 'S J Vi, ' , c. .., ' et blt. of lt! ??r,d4Sall1Y'1w,th I forced cneeriness. vviisi lovely tickets.' Net much Waste all these i i "": "--" .vr i 1 , , i "- "-- - --- " looked out into the downpour; no make use of these very factions until you nu stietig enough te stand by jeurselt. Through their enmity among them- -el es, ene of them would come te jour siiie, anyway, nut l sneuiu hke tn see a en i Iscau all old iiarllineutary metn edn. J should like te sec you speak te the heart of the man who is going te record his vote." "Jt is a kIew matter te win Aetes In units," he reminded her. "Hut It Is the real way," she In sisted. "Voting by party and govern ment by party will seen ceme te an end. It must. All that it needs is a stieim man with u definite program of Ids own, te attack the whole principle." lie looked away from the sea tow aid the wciiiiuu by his side. The wind was blowing en her fine, blowing bael; little strands of her tightly celled hair, blow ing back her coat and skirt, outlining her figure with soft and graceful dis tinction. She was young, healthy and splendid, full of all the enthusiasm of In r age. He sighed a little bitterly. "All that j-ei nay," he reminded her, "should have been said te me by the little brown girl In Paris, years age. I am tee old new for great tftskw. She turned toward him with the pltjlng yet pleasant nlr of ene who would correct a child. "Yeu are forty-nine years old and three months," she Mild. "Hew en earth did you knew that?" he demanded. She smiled. "A valuable little red bonk called 'Who's Who.' Yeu see, It is no use jour trjlng te pese as a Mcthiibcluh. I'er a politician you ure a young man. Veu hnve time mid strength for the greatest of nil tasks. Kind some ether excuse, sir, If you talk of laying down the sword and picking up the shuttle. 1 He looked back seaward. His eyes were following the flight of a ueagull, i wheeling III the sunilgnt ing in ine suiiiigiii. suppose veu are right, no ac ledged. "Ne man Is tee old for " i knewli .. 1 1 1 I.. ' i "1 Imp vmm nnrrten. sir." Thev turned abruptly around. Ttiey had been se engrossed that they had no noticed thu bound of foetbteps. Kehert, a little out of breath, was standing nt attention. There wns a disturbed leek in his fnee, a tremor In his voice. .... . , "I beg your pardon, sir," he repented, "there Is some ene here te see you. "Seme one?" Tnllonte repented Im patiently. ,, , . , ,.,, Hubert leaned a little forward, Mhe effort of lowering his voice only made Ids hearse whlspei sound mere agitated. "A police Inspector, sir. from Burn staple, Is waiting in the study." j Air. inipecier uimuii ei jiiirnomiue by ike Best American Fiction Writers the United Goldfish Association. the 7:30 train?, All right, we'll you" signs of her husband I But the Ma Ma eor had followed her. She get away from him and slipped down the basement stairs te peer out secretly from the lower deer. "Where arc you, Sally?" he called. "Come up here, my dear." There began a wild game of hide and seek, Sally and the Majer each en the watch for the first glimpse of the home-ceme'r. At last, nt last, through the dark ness of the deluge his figure mate realized unexpectedly near, as clos ing his umbrella he turned toward the. upper steps. His arms were full of bundles. "Oh, Carleton, Carlcten! Come this way, down here!" TTER hnnds groped for him, dragged him te her. The touch of his dear body, even in his wet overcoat, seemed salvation, though he had an effect of resistance, as if the dividing haze of the last few days was still there. "What's the matter? Let's get inside?" "Ne, no, wait a moment! ' I've get te speak where father can't hear. He is in the hall above wait ing for you." i ""y ,L tjuit-K, mum ive ceen out i n thc nfternoen in these infernal "bay it quick, then! I've been out .VV VU KVV J WW rcmind you this is the night of ning ler months !you thought." Tonight! Hely mackerel!" e stoeu staring incredulously at i ner in tne ray et light trem the half-closed deer behind them. lie had traveled ever in a specially hlreil meter-car, and he was wearing his best uniform, lie rese te his feet i nt Tallente's entrance mid saluted a little pondereuslv. '.Air. Andrew Tallentc, sir" he In- quired Tallentc silently ndmlttcd his Iden tity, waved the inspector back te his seat the one high-backed and uncom fortable chiilr In the room and took an easy-chair himself. " have ceme ever, sir," the, man continued, "according te Instructions received by telephone from Scotland Yard. My business Is te ask you a few questions concerning the disappearance of the Honorable Antheny Palllser, who was, I am given te) understand, jour secretary." "Dear me!" Tnllente exclaimed. "I had no Iden that the young man's tem porary absence from polite society would be turned Inte a melodramatic dis appearance." The Inspector took mentnl nete of the levity In Tallente's tone, and dis approved. "The Honernblo Antheny Pnlllser disappeared from here, sir, en Tuesday night last, the night of your return from Louden,;' he said. "I have ceme te ask you certain questions with refer refer enee te that disappearance." "(le ahead," Tallente begged. "Care te sinoke a cigar?" "Net while en duty, thank "you, sir," wiih tint dignified reply. "Yeu will foiglve my cigarette." Tallente observed, lighting one, "New J'eu can go ahead as fast ns you like." "(Question number one Is tills, sir. I wish te knew whether Mr. Pnlllser's abrupt departure from the Maner was due te any disagreement with you?" "In a sense I suppo.se It was," the ether acknowledged. "I turned him out of the house." The Inspector did net nttempt te conceal his gratification. He mnde a voluminous nete In his pocuetbeok. "Am I te conclude, then, that there was a quarrel?" he Inquired. "I de net quarrel with people te whom I puy a salary," Tullcnte re plied. "When you say that you turned him out of the heuse, that rather Implies a quarrel, doesn't It? It might even Imply blows." "Yeu ran put your own construction upon II," was (he cool reply, "Hud you any Idea where the Hon orable Antheny Pnlllser was going te?" "I suggested the devil." Tnllentn I confided blandly, "I expect be will get there iome tint, I pu up with Llia Eye. "Well, you can count me out, then. Yeu don't mean you want me te go back te town new?" His voice was outraged. "Ne, no, dear I Don't talk se loud. I wouldn't have you de that for the worlds. I've been se sorry for you! But but " Her agonized voice broke. "Please, please, don't speak that way te father. If you can only say something I don't knew what te sound as if you were disappointed, it might make things easier for him. It's been such a dreadful day ! Hew ard and Ellyn have been acting up, nnd won't go, nnd I can't get any one else en these tickets, and father's heartbroken en your account. I can't tell you hew he's been watching thc weather; it's nearly killed him." "Let's cot inside," said her hus band again. He deposited his pack ages en the fleer. "Here arc the coffee, and the bacon, and the oranges." Fer a moment her world hung in the balance. Thc small face raised te his was white and drawn, with frightened eyes; se had she looked the night before the baby was born. "Hel-le!" he snid gently, as he stepped te kiss her. "Why, why, you mustn't get worked up like this ever nothing!" He stepped short with his hand en her arm as the Majer's voice came from above in tremulous appeal. "Oh, Carleton, Carleton! Is that you at last?" At the note of tragedy 'Carlcten registered, as they say, consterna tion; his jaw dropped; he looked wildly around as if for escape. Then his eyes met Sally's once mere. A swift change came ever his coun tenance, he drew his mouth down m a humorous resignation. A gen erous kindness seemed te emanate from him as enfolding as light, as he murmured. "Well, what de you knew about that!" Sally caught her breath always when she needed it, the miracle of Phillips Oppenhei because I knew Ills father, but he Is net a young man te make a fuss about." 'llie Inspector was a little btaggcrcd. I am te conclude, then," he said, that you were dlssntishcd with his wmk ns your secretarj ?" 'Absolutely," was the firm reply. leu have no Idea what a iiiekh he was liable te make of things If he was left alone. The inspector coughed. "Mr. Tallente, sir." he said, "my instructions are te ask jeu te disclose the nature of jour displeasure, If imv, with the Honorable Mr. Antheny Pal User. Jn plain words, Scetlami Yard desires te knew why he was turned away from his place at a moment's notice." "I suppose It is the duty of Scotland iard te be inquisitive in cases of this t-ert, 'lallente observed. "Yeu can report te them the whole of the valuable infermat en wltJi which I have already furnished jeu, and you can add that I absolutely refuse te give any Informa tion respecting the er difference of opinion between the jeung man and myself." The Inspector did net conceal his dissatisfaction. "I shall ask, you, fir," he said with dignity, "te locensldei- that decision. Heinember that it Is the police who ask and in cases of this sort they have f-peelal privileges." "As seen us any criminal case arises from Antheny Palliser's disappear, unce, Tallente pointed out, "jeu will be In a position (e ask me questions fiem a different standpoint. Fer tl(. present I have given jeu just as much Information as 1 feel Inclined te. Shall we leave It at that?" The Inspector appeared te have ho he ho cemo hard of hearing. He did t attempt te rise from his chair Ilelng your private secretary, sir," he said, "the Honernblo Antheny Pal User would no doubt hne access te jour private papers?" ' "N'l,"r""'v'", 'J'nllente conceded, "ihere might be among them papers of Importance, papers whose pos- pentics-'1 u0 utlm' caml et "Step!" Tnllonte Interrupted. "In "In Kxeuse m"""' 0" "r "" ustu,c "1,1' lie crossed the room and, with n key which he took from a chain attache, te his (reuse,- hutfen. opened a small I. . powerful safe fitted into the w He opened It confidently ,,.,, KI, ,' '. fixed"" Then" t'V"! " wmt Irn .". iixcci. iiieu he took up few llttl packets of puftrs, 8iuncea the.n through and nplacgjhen, He tm steed there. his help was made manifest, flu arm was around her as they upstairs te meet the tall, thin 0f figure at the top. "Carleton, you peer beyl yn won't want te go out again t" "Who minds a little rain?" ij' his son-in-law hardily. "Just ti! night, I'll say, te get off for Wl8l fun." - If .you had seen father'. . then ! Old? Net a bit of iti "What's this I hear?" Carleti continued. "Twe tickets te ttu, I'll hnve te kick off this shoe m, murdering me. Ne taxis, of cenrJB I'll sottle all this! Don't you vmi Selly, I'm net going te walk..1 couldn't." ', He paused for breath as Carle him in welcome. "Here, children, lea've your dtf sne. I've get te get te the nhen.it alone, "It Isn't working," moaned Sate "Yes, It Is. Give me MeunUh 1670. Helle-hello! Is this M.. W. Watts? Well, Squatty, thij l the president of the United GeldfiA Creamery Association. Yes, I tm. posed you'd recognize the voice Tb Missus stUl away? Anything delu .....a... .w. j,u una your W brother. I thought net. The qu tien Is, can your car make thli heuse and the 7:80 train afterward! Fine! We're off en a theatre bl: the Majer's party, two tickets te donate. The Majer's some prfnei I'd have you knew. Yes, It uC we expect te land en Ararat. Ail you and Jim In en this? We're en!, asking you en account of the car y'un'crstan'? Sally's horrified. m u.u juu 8uyf iaice us all the nj into town? Oh, that's tee mucil All rlcrlif ,HI - i. .. ,UMI .. ..b..t, ncu CAJJCKl JOU, Hn ttirnnrl tn U: ...! , v 1Jta Wue tn "Never mind my dinner; all I wa ie iu cjiuime ana seaK up my feet TT WAS a wonderful party, it wasn't only that the hilariem guests metered them all the way ...v u, ei mui tne play wu "Peg e My Heart," or that father dear father, beaming with a ten ing joy, sat between Carlten and Sally and saw that no ene lest i point there was, besides all this, i deep inncrglew of pleasure, an over ever over teno of harmony that made itself felt even te these least aware of idl cause. As for the supper at the BambeulJ afterward but why go into details! The Majer never did things tj halves. As Jim remarked, "Oh boy! mat was some eats." If Sally fell a pang for Ellyn, at a remembram of the girl's face ever the banistei as the gay party left the house, iiM sternly quenched it. Ellyn wedj have te learn. It was after their return singiq all the way, father's bass, mind yei joining in that Sally, trettinc rcadi for the night, with her hair mfl bound, leaned against her husbandi shoulder te say: "I don't knew hew you manage I you never fail me!" "That's the big idea," he neuncedj the tender pressure of li arms around her voiced the unspeka werds: "And 1 never will!" 'opvrleht, !). by Unittd Feature Simd'"1 All rlehta reserved. Reproduction prMVIiil dangling the key In his Hand. The It1 Sliectei wiilelieil Mm enrli.nslr. "Anything missing, sir?" he arttA Tallentc swung the deer te and am buck te his chair. "Yes'" li.i nillnlltnrl "Can I make n nole of the nature l the less, sir?" the inim asked, melit',1 ning ins pencil. "A political paper of some perseul consequence," Tallente replied. "W absence disquiets me. It also confirm! my belief thut Palliscr is lying defl for a time." "A hint ns tn the contents of w missing paper would be very ucccptMft sir. inspector (iilllnn egged. Tfilln.it.. i-l...!. I.I. I....... "I'"lil H.n iirfsnnt f lie iTpcllUu. I can enlv rollout what I said a ttt inementb nge I have given jeu Jw as much information us I feel iiicli"" te." Tim l.tsnnnlnr pnsn In his fpOt, "My report will net he wholly j factory te Scotland Yard," " elui'Cil. ' "My experience of the estimable M Is Unit they take a let of sulK'TO Tallente replied. "Will jeu bike "U'l thing before veu co. inspector?' "Nothing whatever, thank jeu, ! At the risk of annoying jeu, I nm be te ask this question. Will ii tel JJ whether anything In the nature of NW passed between you and the iie"" Antheny Pulliser. previous te lilsk"' lug jour heuse?" "I will net lu-nn MiMsfv VOIU CWl esity te that extent," Tallente ' swereci. it .. in !. ..... .i..... Li " the i' ii "ill uu IIIJ lUI. n... V,J! Hpecter said nondereusly. "te eH"""! henii of your servants," . i-iceiiiiiiu xarci can no nun -,,. .nl..., ii ri,..i. ....... .l "Mv W'" ... mlp, j.iiii'iiiu mi-re vc-ii. ' .1. and the greater part of the demei staff left here ler Londen a n ", The representative of thu law saw solemnly. . .. "I nm Keri'i- tlinf von hllVC net I Inclined te treat me with mere,'" dence In this mutter, Mr. TelleBti He took Ids lenve then. Xl!f,2 I, r.. ....I l.i - u..i .. Lnn.i llH "iiiiii ii i ill conversing im . '.!.. with Rebert nnd saw him In the isarW iiiinhi.i.,.i . I,., ....,ii i.,.,. Aftcr'; he climbed into his car and JreveS inllente opened his safe and em ' "v through Ids hands. Then he rani ? hell for Hubert, who presently flP'3 "The Inspector has quite lluhbeaiw"i you?" his master iiHkcd. Jl icr inn ....in ni'i'iie ..,' in i en u"" ,u Va Wm ju,MliHnil MnnAlf Ctvrieht,-lfti, BtU StmUcatt. Wi fc. ""- .""ITJr , j. r. . ., . r- wm, , rtiii, .... , s iiiZiai y-f '.'"jltkSfMMh
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