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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1922
By Maximilian Fester
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One eie Series of Evening Public Ledger Original Short Stories en Married Life by the Best American Fiction Writers
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TT WAS a quartcx te S that morn mern
inga full fifteen minutes past
the usual hour when the deer of
Redmond's bedroom opened and Red-
1
wenel hastily emerged. In the same, ,,.,. yMi"m ,he ,',.. ,m,.,..m net
haste he hurried toward the stairs. 'e..i, but euui vast. However, though
He was late that a. all th-re was l,l",r' tt,M'" "n, 1,0M' ,w" " ,,,v,1l,'iM
. ., , , , , ... , , ithe.i, Jehn Redmond ami his wife, this
te tt-late at brcakm-l; and as he,,,,,, ,,,, ,, ,.,,. s,wri.. or ...
reached the stair, his eyes en the Mjrt.i teiincd it. "oepp." Mjrtu in
linlt clock as he brisked nleHjr, higher netiie life needed naturally and it
... , . . . . , inns for this the hou-e hud been nc- ,
absorbed, somewhat beyisii face ... , , ,. .. ... ,,,,,. H ,,i,i
lected, ii habitation u tulily reumnhlc
tvere en it a leek of concern net tin-1 for committee meeting, for e.iucue ,
mixed with guilt. ""d the like. Hut then, this air of
n,... .!,,. t, 1..1,.I largeness, .if "-cope." was due net en-i
. ,,',! . ', , t
Te be late at ones own breakfast
table is, of course, tut .e heinous an
offense; but as Redmond's, haste de-
noted the cac heie was different.
Time and with it promptness
naturally concerned n woman a
active and intlucntial a. Redmond's
wife. At any rate, in the life, the
n.-'.ively empleye.!. :t.e w-, ... '".
that Mrta Redmond, irw.ejirenii-
notice as president of the Women's
State Civic Fe lerat'en was State-
wide, if net national; and with the
demands this and her ether activities
made upon her, it wa etdy reaen-
iible that Redmond should de neth-
itiir te conflict with her appointed
plans, lie was, it seems, the mtnei
official of an insuruuee company in
the city.
An absorbed and ret "cent, "-e'f-'
effacing ercn, Redmond scltlun if
ccr came in contact wth hi- v.itV
.official life. Een if hi had, how hew
'evcr. it's unlikely that he would ha- e
.made muili of an imp ei ion en her
wide circle of acquaii'tancc. her
'social and political a-?eunte.-.
'Among people of affair, the selected
cctie set thai -..rreunded Myrta
1 Redmond, he would have been ad-
hide-ed obscure, perhaps incticc- ,
. 1 -.1 ... Urt. fnrf...l
ituai in a wuru, uui: tw.. .v. ...v..
. "demetic."
That, indeed, was the word. True.
'once in hi wife's career, theuch it
'vns enlv nnce. Redmon 1 had ap-
peared as honorary secretary of a
'meetitu' Mr. Redme.id had con cen
'vened, the original appointee having
f succumbed at the tinal moment te u
distressing attack of miirraiue. Hi
j shy embarrassment, hewucr his
' ittnerance, tee, of the mere funda
mentals of parliamentary law at
I once had betrayed his unfitness and
propelled from one embai raising
.blunder Inte another, the ladichi
'vifeV aseciates and herself in-
, . ,i i- . j
'eluded had diplomatically iolie-.ed
him of the plate. Afterward, if eer
he appeared at one of the pather-
'ingi pres.ded eer by Mr. Kedmuitd,
it was in the role mere! of that of
nni. ..f the audience that, "f in the
1,.,l. n( ih mwrnnnn hi.'l he !l-
te be seen hover ,Hl- -hy
and silent tiirurc inuteiy uin-iuu.uis
career she had made for herself, a State e's.e were t be dlscii,.,! ; ami
I.Irs. Redmond Ien- had found it alr-ady the- nun-of.nll.Merk. pren.p.
.' . 1. . l..v t,, ., i.-tt the ta.Jt. h.id hegun fe moieout In",
necessary te rcpu.n.c he. . te . ! fimiWi..
schedule, every m nut.' of wh eh w.i. , lCnlnr.M I-
the handbills, the deners and ethor ((asu; h(U nmuwh nnturnlv;
"literatuic- Mrta Hwimemi had (;ac n.nre M, fh((,r Th ,vemant Jfn;.
ciiutcd te be printed. "A mere bus- nt iilfip AH a pr(4CSP of Pr( n
band" was Mrs. Hattie Farrcll Tup- frasmn. in f-u of mat human Mnl
pcr's term for him. She was vice urkizn Myr'-t Ucdinmi i. in part with
itfncifiaiit r.f ilm CKii ri-iitratien 'r1- rnrenr. undo ir u I tihit tn nn..Vi
md a cle-e political a
n.inA ttf
j.n.
Mr?. Kedmend'-. It U perhap
n1.,.n( :.,. tli.ttirrli in mrliu't thflt till
"'"' " .---" --
term MIC useu rilteu. ti'icure mm
f.elf-cffacinK. Jehn Rednund Idled
fyJTTTT' 'r!"
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v -"i.Sv
,J'"'it-'v i faZ.
mm
H
liinn idun '
lltliltilf Hull hi li.i
It hi H I III 1 1 I ill ' I
fish mil 11 i.diii Ami
'( I' if
i i i r,
.' I '"I
ii .'.'ii
irtth liim. tur hf im
ireiitr.l u
Ihl thai ii nnl unlit n iiiiier in
Kiiiirnuj tiniil. hut il Inn cijuul
mriit in mli hum milmnii.
iriI mil; In iuu nl h twill illutut
thi' nl, . titiirinl ijiijrt. but hr u
mint riliiclmit In Ull ynu hme
and uIich Iir alurlid hit inner
as an author.
Ihn' In ii tlcitiir le luppint
liiiiimlf hy u'iiimi; he j.iiiu tlif
urn aim in r iinrd fur . iiiinui
Unit he In In i nl Hull the urn i
jiaiieis i;i)ili(. the liisl ejmi
out. "The iiuuii'i untrr, ' he
tan "lull lillle t J-11 nt ii.-c nf
Jl. . but mi ii ti diiiii'r hi nut
uillll iiiiiiii hit en a. hit I he
t.iiiii u hnuuUtlije uf ether
preii'i."
Mr, I niter's first slmii. ID,
000 iiiiiiIh in length mid xtibt te
the tlnutie Menthlii, icui icm(
ft'i (iiii.) ut' night in it in hi
ifiirr (ijd'c. c icia lining ti
tcrite irerfc nt the Hint, nnd
would tri.'fr duirn u pnge uf that
and then turn te a iage. of his
own story.
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k ii
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lie
TMI': ll"" m,"n,,,ftirs """ l" nwl
I X ctt..i.i.u II tt .i. In ftiM In lM1.1t
tircl te the -.70 of the t.tni.tiirc It-elf ;
furnMlll(.Si ,,, or, ratller. ,e
Ui. if (Ii,nii l,lMl.,1 ,1,1,. ,,d n
j.(,(m 1( ,.., I1C, nieiu- the hall, the
Mlt f ifc. ,ir,,Sent lure emptlnc-s
'pnebV 'dm with aneth.r thitft of oe-i-
eicn. c, a ;.il. Tonight n meeting, i
...muilttoe niicu, wa te b.' held
Mi 1.1' Candida. ami her campaign for
Miv , ,. Mlhn,. FUU barter.-.
,h 1( ( u. ,,,,.,,,,,,.,..
u,.(m,.,i- , nuerri. rrv. m.-e rt-
;, 0-,ul, slln l.rriliu-. but a h
,., ,t w, tj,0 iuvaUfn-' n.n ami tciiil
i!i;.'(.. h. teinv.l u'.'iui'tlj .
' ilille:" ,e elalmul.
, The b-nltfat room n -.Kant. Mr.
jRHmen.I n mltl,.'r their nor ns it np-
i" - ". """ u'i- ur.Miu.i-.wMi .-.no
meii.. . ami -i.irlnc at Iier cinpt plae...
Ri.liiiund'4 ntni-hiaeiit crew .
Tin' .lay wn en" f ltal nui'ertaar'"
e 1 I- wife. At s T. M. tl... ...nun-
e iM b ealb'd : .tad from mm til; il ru,
w minifiit of In1- liin would l'
'.iK.'n. iilantiinc, iirrnnsins. ..nj f.l-
....I iiinmlii-r-, marhi.Uii; all lir fore-.
1 r tin1 nitflit. Tln i,tE. liff e-iclit a
il...! of Stntf Supervi-er the jifak, ;1.
te till h.'r pr"i'i.t in tli liu .'in
ii'.Mn. .. an.) a ll.- ;-, .nl kn.'v. !...
'iCi- aiidii!...' for ih." p'. wa li-
'in iu 1 ii. teri. Alre'iilj olpelti"ii 'iae
.tr. .1 it tii-.i'i . nn I la air (iurlleti-
n. hi ns'eiiihiu.'iit t'rewiti!; en h.i .
... .. ...
u.-iiniend nurr.i nl lirew out lii wat h.
l' had niin!. ii nn-Lik.. however
Ir wn a .iii.irtrr te riirht nftern mln-
if pat the hour; .ml again R.-d.
i""'d hnt -i ! in. at his wife- v.i. ,n,t
: . .. pi . ..;..i,. t.... 1... 1 i ....
, . , ,
.Air. keiirieTi.I. t.i'.izi. thiit in ii.Mi wn
netlu.'i
,.,.iu
-trance. 1 ! .
upii'ii i.ar.iTe
he and Jlf.. I;.
Imond. ati.l
.11
i.-t
th.i
f'lll, a. live life Lm ,f,. ua
ire
I.v ..t ... ...eh. I..- after !,r had
te
b... What ,1,1s .strani... ia.
iiai ,ins .stran:
v. i,ni r,-r,.,
. ii a
lav te h'
R. - lumnd .-heiiM 'n time dwindle be
"e.uh h-r fne-
He ua- Ml'.: st. ndins tl.ere. wat-'h in
1 and and wnn.ler.iig.
"J1 ""' "''7;r;"-- 'V'"" "T IM!n,rV '
Ta ' " n
'" ra" n,"i "I'"' u appeartil. It wa a
,,..,1. ,i,e Rrdmemr uaitre.s. ,
1 oil r'
e! intlv.
I!' Imoni
' ier. did 'i
a'". -l.e sipe'rd abruptly,
knru ,,e ii is. Tint, hew
i-n ern i.,m, new. Ve.ih-r
"1v '" '''', tn ." - .r.eerne.l in rr.e maid"
',r,''iV ' '" iP'nrss Verilall.l. of his
rT .T"' !'T "'"l
' linn -lint oil, se-r ami
rll.,,.tAr. tlrtl.A ... . t ..,-
the bill. A "mere" husband!
essentially was that.
I fr
.... .
rtni trnnri -il ttntrr mr pnl'intir-H efuin
.-.. .- ...wet ii (ttini
n life Th i, ai'-e-, in faei. owed net
nl. h.r pre.eri' t.hi. - te Mr. Redmond.
. - nf,, tUn hp
h.Tt tn hr Af,.
Ke,lrnn,i u ,.in.. ....i. .1.. u
,,ilPi,nn ,,i,ai.i i aun? (,b,,ned H,;rrlPt
I.'pp's rek:.se fr..ni n three-veHrs" sen-
iM.ee in tN pen.rent.ary. As'.Mrs.
'lord, hewi'i-er. .md pointed out
wit It n-ih
' . '
one of tg- ,
e- n . r.mr e' vie eirp, net one of tg
i.uM tinuiitifss or stealth, for which
H-i'-.'l lud heci ei.ninatte.J ; btt of thl?
istinrtmn, n d.fferenee, in Mrs. Rd-
.nn l's , ie Redmond vas imt think-
: i ii . n
.. . . - --.
H..m..,n,i Man. j t the
t ,i, an
Imi i Mrs.
I . I, ' lie :ibkl.
Itedmend
coming
p
Ilirn." I.in,r an did net alter.
inn i. she ansnered, nnd Red
i ii 1 -t.irie.i.
Wl.at-'"
l.e s break
e "' I .pp.
In lied?
I h huh
WnMi:iIMi
new, It.diieiiii
,!!' In .lie
i . lull" .ii d
t.nli'hing liim
i jr.. Mv - ii
Redmond -heu
In her lull, a
huh up u tul Itlllll elet. n fore he b.nl
.one Uewti talrs I Jiere urre dm.,, loe
iflr.l we. n. . he. i her ehVial d
piiblb- nffnu. . ailed le'r ...lirl.i
n-r iiutne, ..., te .e niime iinN no
lien. Hut new, Mrs I. din.in.l b
, IIIHtllg 111 Deil. I liar K lieu, j
iiemaii trlen, ilia. brciKfii
.HO II 111. .' 11 ll It, ..if, , U(J
trl.i. of ,i s.i-r il.it M.ir'a berei
wniiiil Ii.iii" eenie. Ih, ,oft, 1 1,,
dlllg'lll. .lie fellllllllielj feminine t
pepulail.i .n siiiiii'il et wi.iiiaukiiid
U'o.iie.i.i in-liaeti. . ... nmj .enii.i:
eiii., iiiiiaint,. i in r nni m
but one i liiii j; - a mnfevsinn of m
ine tte.iMi.s n .'i.iiii.--nei i.i .ix
li.lV.sl I he pat il.l of tlie -..., ,
iii, Dim. in iii. tin et i.u ,i thai iW1s
Mrs. Itediiieiid'N win. hiiei-d.
'Here. Itulliieiiil ltl.l sli.i.-.ili (e
Where' .'e,,r miitre-i?' ' h in- U'n"d. I lie te were lividly dlstlnet. ' n.rii,..,, ..ion " lnl5 "'? u " a matter of nema t nwny from something, Mr. Rnssett."
, ,-. . Myri. the ene he'd married, had if.. "'7,, 'n ''i lu ilT ' n'Pmrty'" . ,., -, , , i "Ves, te start again. Rut this man
.-..ir. the nennn M,rM him. , e,er -hanged: she still wns th. 'e " ' rJ,U n',Z Zlr. Plowed " ?" 'jljl T " " VmTenil3
"" th" : '" '""- th "" ,""? ""r an'Kae'n, '."nT?- ""fce , Mr?" 'l assen put down h.r sewing
I .! i- tee ii ,. n blunt, n i...m".id w he .1 taken his name, still, a hw; new fall, i in l.asl. ri er u m a ...,.,,at.s net tmrer,ant," Bsett eh- I bag and looked at him thoughtfully.
'- . t it.,- b-ef. nnd his dkfn.te iw,- using H. she and Rrdir.end were far tenderfeet hid gene hi n the .t eunt.uns "What we want te "Uid the bois tell ou anythiuc nbeut
fating el.ed." said Har. nrnt earn It In trouble, if she ?f the searebing party. Evidently, then. ..I you remernucr w.iere ne nvre ; L""-.-;- Uph ' -.Moment f hirV. ' 1, ..K,,,"J1" "''.."'A""-. . .
i were, Mr- Redmond was net merel; Il'Hen !'! net prepare.l ner te - ; "" u.e ...... , , b t - j 8ett mnlntat Ved n, W 7 1 "'. m
ltdmend rcherd. Mrs. RMmend He wns a husband, y pert tned cal assistance. i Rassett laughed . the place-he was here mostly In the u, , C n 1 , it Z i..
repeated Harrier I.ipp. Bnd mstineMvely te him she beenm-! T ,0 the ether nngle. Say Dnrid "Jhntb a trifle vague I W; ' , humI 1Cr-we decided thnt he wns a rel- ffin L n t Jl ,n '1 "
uansferme... F.e mus Myrta. and as .Livingstone had net been sent for. bay , mealed geed -humored y. "Dldri t you . i don't knew why we consider- Mmi .,. ..i "Y.L1??1". B.n . . iB-
nine if.nd, . hs drew .mr ,,,.,,., brother's books, and apparently the t ptcsent nn unbroken front of Iff- I thnt n.ntter Mr, Livingstone wasn't n ,,' u n
" bu, .'. the maid p LWHAL'. surthd. had half rls-n ,(l,peoPie at Dry Ither bel.ev, d that linrnee. Wnssen wn, dlilded between Xh "nerfl "hui! la nnme te us." nhe. l4n .,W0Wii .,,n wnS" l f"1
will bird. aggresli IV. from b, . hnir when the ptntry le hnd gene back home. Then wh.il , irritation nnd amusement. . "Yeu mean n son?" Uinee I'l.t i.-,i, i ") r i. n -rP
..thing nvit. il.eiiKh. tint ,.,or epe.,...!, ami the woman, Harriet had tnlcen him, clearly i.lenn mid hiiv- "Whnl'd I tell you?" hn niked. "Nobody knew. He wa here only tie illv li.estene n,i i J!." if ir." J1!1'
Id brenkfa .ilene lift,,.. I.u,... stnllvi.l forth. Ilm; eertinnh civen the Jmnru'fileri of ..f ..i.n ,)., like mnn I've heenU. ,. h..." I it... .V"t'sl".ne ' ''. -Middled, dead 111
tne life Mr Itedmend '! err'v I'rezcs." she prenmineed. a departure for the Kast. into the nmuii- i1(r. , rpnrs. nnl I've never eet nl llnssett meml In his ehnlr iinrf lnnVl ....:... '.:.. ....."!!" ,wl",!,..n wn'' hieL-
i Ibe ii.a.d, Ii.iii u.e in) , tll(, hiMKt,,r uhispers of pelitn. piiblt.. Wns-nii was a tall man 111 cluips nnd
coffee." itTnlr1. leapi d Inte hi, leiui iiilirauce, a StetM.n, and he was codrti'eubly lil
lle sat tin re. staling at hi hinds Hi r iiii.lutieii, he km He I nei. . i,, terete.
Siiliiethiiig had h.ippened. he muv ilm. ilmt -1.- t li4t is, Mr,. Ri. Imond- "Rill and Jake are Mill heie." he
1 something visibly mil et the nay. Rwl- , tumid ink.. no distineiiei. m methods snid. 'Thei'r.. prel.abli in ler dinner
Inieiid, in fact, in the twelie jears ut.-Ji, pehih-h in. sex! ' wa., the wai.h. new, and I'll see jeu jjet a cliauce te
I ma um.wtu ...v .... ". . j u - u -
i
1 - !
oen-.-.u,.,!. t,M familurr null In witv'
wai. her habitude, net te .'iim that
'inetiiing uiitiwtial had eri'tin.d tu her.
ii iu'ui auen, iiewuii'i'. wire nor
luerelt the otherwl-e truial rir.-um-
f.iiir" of her bre.il.iati:ig in bed; of'pleMie. ei'aped him. Shoving back hi"
lat" h had noted in It 1 df "s usual
i.um. nr semewii.it complacent self-
.,. 1 . . ..
ctraint. a hint of nerie-. of lemperj.
iiient a nn-tieii a- if she labored
tind-r em- s.erel i.ught. a buiden.
- ii'M, new, 11 i row 11 iiuikwitl en hir
i-.. .,.... .
1-rMi. hw i.ruinr. -nim.,,. , ,.i
.i--". " iiui uan ireiiintii ii'P. no unii- 1
What had tr,ml,.,l her. l,r ,,.,
It was rar.lv if eier. new in thee
I....... .1 ... 11. U...1 , t!.t.l .
. " " I ' ' "' '" ... ..: ' " ,. ' .;
......... n" '"
"", uu' lf "" !1" ,f l1" ""l"" "limlal
tuatmti had be. eme nieriil he, net
he. the depend, nt ; she the master
i.ind. The change, hew cut. if -.iieh had
jpl'tned, was net jyt equitable, for
R'dmend-lf he ere the mferier-Knt
-. ,
penibilit , that of the prouder, th
ne who brought in the liiing: with
that. he. te all intents nnd purposes,
lati the heii. held as well. Of that,
lieiep ii.iii.. huueirr. Willi all th
ether .all en Mr Redmond, there
.shthau bcn no household, hare that '
I r-a.-h. ' IV" hnd
!ehn R.dim.nd had Henr.f.l into the
net cemplnuifd. Over- ,
-iiadewed by his wife, submerged In'nw d'ick r.rvisasie'K
I .r growing prominence, the added tnlt
Jehn Redmond had shouldered as if a
duty. his.
He as net thinking of It new. He
uns net thinking, either, of hew h
him-elf had becem wibmcrgrd, thru
.rifint.ii Hiti?(.lv intn fhw KnLrritinH ff
' ' " ' v"- w" "- - v
their nvirried life Wonder still reigned
,1,n?nR his the'"ih'K- ftnd in their mn'
-,'i,n- w minu u'app(i wun ft quiec hi-
fermaliti from one theiiuht te another.
If is the v ay with these who mull
''"" "ver----ciiarirai - - - Heme-
Red-'11"'" ns "rr,"K -wr05 with Myrt3
Redmond, and his mind dwelt en that
...methln n rem -nth Mvrtn
-Jl"' "uri wren .inn .nyria.
Wu.h Myrta. -. net just Mi-. Rd-
. 011 undentnud. no doubt, iti
ether word, there were in Redmond'!
n.i.t.l 1.1 r. tiitn.nc nlii'i ra ! l Vt r
till Jl'i v K iihUi' ', uieii,n fc ' ' '.'kM
tir: Uin. iul the 0rhcr. Mr. IW-
.... ....... - -- ...
il n'i iu
,.:.nrt. I- wa-, en! n- odd intervals ,
ii..v . t.net nn.i tar eparr. inai. uie
Mirtn he'd mturied n Lack te him
... ... . .. . ..... .
. e as stii -nerp. riinugn. .ne whb,. -"-- i ! V. i
.,. . . . . in lie nn !. merfiejil mini Jf he hnil.
in"") nun. ir.i.iuie i
Trouble
A "n.er'" Iiu-bund. nn appndg
MimetliiiigV II, n
.,if. I'l.uiiiiii
she . ,,!i,,.,iii'm d hi r-
. . .
.
tail -he let berelf
i.iii, heinetlilii'' iil'Ii '! n -.., i.nrl,,
pioru pieru ei ini.-:i) wnmni, .iirs. Kcunietni'
Z'rClliTT m " ! -; hnd nt trn theuiht. a. ,;,.,,,ber brother,". RnssHt observe..., "Either j J ''ffl, f iST ! VJ ", Ah "'- . "t room.
,,,.,, .,, Mvna. his uii'e. if Myrta ne.ded he Unev netning ; or tne cat.in e . oeys cver mull any let ers i ter mm; , ed him mysterious unless It was because jceVere Ue'-' ' "
ingueiy ferturbed , ;, . . , eis-upnntn until he stumbled en them. He wai certain again that they hn uns hirdlv fver cen I don't even y .?; uii
I wandered te the ,,U" He had sold the ranch, distributed hi, ,ba.,Kcd glances, but they continued , CSw Jl.nf tht ,. llWn.e. v. I If-.. ??!'r A'1.-11.' !h"" -h J
Redinend resumed his feat. 'In Myrta tains? 'lehunt J e liuni wnnl, tn.il U(r(1 (l))elU Livingstenes out of i nt her. Unii n mnn li ntnr ri. - ' V
, he ...mid linn- tlewn. uttering aid. Te he went alietii k seeretiy ami mono ? .,.,,.. f fi,em." I Hew oil de teu snnnesn this ber ,.,i i..i,. '.r i"..'r. .."'."" " "'". 1"
Jti-.. Mr. Redmond, well, that am d.f. i Ras-ett was inellt.ed tr. the Donald- imR ,mt,cnt man." Rassett I was?" he asked. ( T ,,. ' , '." ,,,,, ri.v ' "'
fr'"" fT-nt. isnntheerj, finally. Jehn DonnldHen ,.rlllnP1t "J suppose jeu'll admit thnt "He was here Ht different times. After a time IW tt ... J' .... n t . t
thing a fat there mooning. '! Lipi-iweuhl have been wanting a doe or. and f , , lTf, Llvln(((.ten(, te ! When Mr. Livingston,, died I suppea.. his leaie. l , ' il.f sel'm ll
rej'. tum.aii had withdrawn, and his eggi net wanting one fyi.iu Nermli. H" ,,,, (rm n,i that ,,. hud .. f,.lr idea i he was in his twenties. The thine thnt ...te.t n . i . i ,. . "...e?1. lml lrrI.'
e t-rrw reld ii.thiti the i up. Mull. ng it , might hne henni of U.I- Lnsteru inedi- ' . . i. '. mhl.y.. ! makes it seem odd te me is that theiwn ni,i ii.Z .,. ' "".' (l,r 'r.
ist iii .,ier. I.la theucbtt were, new Kjiig at I ml man at Ury River, have gene te him ' ... ,.,,.. "nt .k. but i men didn't lueiitieii him te you." Then, . u, .,.'''". '",... I" V,r:
nun full i.lt. i?n en ne. In tie ,i.,v nitli wth his story, cien linu taken lilm ,..:... , ...,.. ,. Ti 1.. "I didn't nsk alieut him. of eeiirse." ... ,i... ,..''. ".''.' I""ul). ""t
of... ,h..se iM.e ,r.. ... .!... mull, one thine , part of the vnv. The Mtnntii.ll was one I " - ' " '" ""'" """ ' "' r... wcnt en ith he.- seiln. n nr. v" .. ' u . ', .. . '" n'l"r- ' '" mi-
r- in i.u, ii, le another, i.ilinu in. in iihilmh- I that would have ., rertain appeal. It I e rrpiy vim ' . .. ., rntlv lutendinc tn dren the matter ! but ti.,,.. i ...',. . .".. "L,.w!u .ni'11,1' Vhen
hiiig tude. If M,f..,I..L- p-.Hi was iiremr. wn nesMble. aniheu ' r rnr.u,nT'' " V''V.."n Uhe rework J'Ml'MPs
Mr u ,. H,.s if bumlred theul,H Rut instead of rlurifj ing the situritten , l',,r,,"".,"ui ."V" ' . ..n m,... " Sv.ih sr.bjectl.ig him te n sharp scrutiny. . , I, ' , ' 'Z V'T "". f"r .I
'l'"i- i.i I Inte the .nii.d-pelili.s -.hen,. .Rassett's wsit at the Wassen pluc.."w " "' ' "- .'. , " " , '',, ". ""; V. ' "d that, in some shrcivd wemaii-fash- !,fieV the t.mV . m.e.i T,'r,M'' "',1
ieii.it -id.u, for pine.-. f,- ,,,.. Witi, brmiLdit forward new elements ,ihh 1. hi i.et knew, and was in no way te . . , . ,r . .. , ', r ' tn ng I i p me I. Laier ,,,,,
x. of iieiii.ii. women didn't differ mii-h from , luted neither of the JiypelheM-s in I,U ' llii.l ..Ul. wns wii'tner in.) two in. u , ,.V(U ,,, u wns imt,rp ()f urne J nt .1 !.! f 1 1,,! K .. ,, . '" "i1."'" Illm
; in- ,.-,, i'el.ii,. tee. wire Mr,. Red- mind. . . . . 'T..I " " .' ,. " 1 1 Z , i ., ,-.- I'r.M.Vrti V' ' ' Il-cepl f-u- lift ,.:. in ,
in ni.ii.il s i ii i i.iitiiiluui. Il.i.l , he i nn. 'lii Wifhiin iiinse . ii nun lie mel en i.'"".. " . ". "les.
I s, i.i.miW h.r- heieha,k en the i.uid int.. the i.in.h. ' '"'" tuciturnin a maii m.isier.v in
There was a movement amenjr the pillows, sharp, vehement, visibly emphatic
aermir. her- as well. They feuslit
with the ame tool a the men. Jtut
IfMirta -
.w.iria again, .Myrta. net Mr, lieu-
meml. An rtlamatien, f-harp, ex-1
chair h" roe abruptly.
.. .... ... . ..
Harriet I.ipp. ns it tier eye Had been
glued te the eniek in the pantry deer.
at ener shoved it open.
"Sa.i .' Yeu ain't, rt y'r breakfus' I"
-"! barkeil.
. .
Redmond had fltin? .Wn 1-!, nnnWt.
ihi'iimuiiii nau unnrr iie-nn nil nnik-iti
I. I it.,, , ,. ..
IS.'d uen.l had fit ni de-nn his nnnkm
or. fh.. p!ti,. it i....i..mi t ti, flwn..
in the doerwnv.
"Wli.i. .11.1 - ,.,!. ,..f.. .... 1..
duniind;.!. ' " "" " "
Harriet hinn's eve narrowed de-
feniiely.
Thi merninc jut new!' rapppd
When deen human nature
crash under the strain of
(ear and tragedy? Must it
pull deicn all loved ones
in dibaster?
Miies vtne iv Tin: stebv
'.','. "",'"',': n. ll'Vl ""i."'"""' "" """ "'
! -Juirtt a "i",(,(Ofii'ni(nfl it ttifu of
I .."ir" ), fin lit Hiiitl.eii ti r?i
t-K'i . 'in uttrr. w.e--d bu tvtrjbedj (-.
(ou n.
..l whmr. .e-m-
c"j ihr ,. e eav. ard u he i, rtlniiinrd
'' i ..ay le ie tdfh. te o'eaa. nt riia..
Jioeti tte'nr, i.i ertlr tu hrtda tt e uae.
Jit i,, full of ittfilitu entl t bevllli leali.ni
and .ii linn in ,in(e e n v thlrtu yfar and
Ll.UUiKll! witifr.KK. a unolMem. airl.
i (ii te.'i vl tfn uncr.ta,
"Vr"r?'''X?'mC-,dC!"U n rert'SS
irgrj, iirr nuisune, x "ia, wj nvn sunt
tu death, as tent penrnllu believed lv a
ffTfein jud Clark. rrh ,eung man about
feu.n, Clark had dnaDin (( immediately
iinrt uej bencici fe vnshed m a bru-
,fked Gregery, rwiw'i ietrr a - nd
u ,n" " '
WUSbashrtt -fjw;",1i fUS.have been called nn Interview nt nil,
I lerfc. mi ature u tu cie.ir fhiHes tin,
i S1 Ii'fi"h'' ""r' n t:traw"'ant
LriLiK ward, Eiiimb'th's breiher-4-iaa.
1"- IXD MltS. VUKLLEIt. tuvtcal A.mtrl-
i ren varrnUm
wai.ue haykc. n rte vavth wes te-
i.!Uet,ft;.. utih u-fc-.i h u ivi'iim.
' t emt n SSBTT when he started
, T GUIS IlAhhhii. wnen tie sturiea
I 1 T I I l
J",I"n"""""k" '.'
.... ...
..I. .....1.. AA.l.llll.. (IB ...
' "-. ; " . ....... . . ... u
.-.. .--- --,-
"irn . a.-K ii.i.i Kite ...... .... or t,r.,u.
I In, I rinnnMami He.it Ii n. fhere. knew
, :r..'. ,:"..'..., I,,.. u.r,
winiifi iihli: n Aytiiiii.tir.i. u. ii...,- run,
... . . . .. .
Hil'i'liinU "ii .lie feinl Inte 11. e i.tinli.
. . . .
lie gill.' I !..' Slime eipianatleil In Imil
elien ti. the Merel., eiier's u if.
talk re them. I took tliem ever wit.
'
. ir.fl.nn .!.. u'ni enrei.ii v ii rn np. .... .',.-. . .,, ev....H.. ,,. . kh l iiioey euiej inn uore te tri
.: c, . . i...i ..i ... ...i.u.. .1... ' "T'hnn II' nn f.t n- In tpnl f 1 i ""O t Kr, leiire.- our rtvjiiiic.i, ...nLinilll I Mi III i l.nrl K,. !.. n,au
Redmond, his temper rising. "Is she
' ill?" he snapped again.
".Ve, shu ain't," the woman nn -
swerru. i
' I hen why In t she coining down?"
asked Redmond.
I With direct finality the woman an-
1 1...- ..c... , -., .
ivren nun. ,-ur i n-urenKiaun
' n-bH. said Harriet I.ipp.
""ll enueu it.
I'"r !l '""S moment afterward, the)
'!!!.' :1,"l,t"!5" ..w"" ."l?0' . t?.e. t"1.1!'
e. e . . "...mi. . win ..unii ..k .is'i et.'i.si,
..... ...,-i...i .... .i ...i r.. ......
" "V '' " '". "'' ."".'". i" . 'r,. "l V "
r. ... . . ...i i .. . i... i r ...
t ., i Z, , V., K , f
A Ii
an tins, uieugu, was net rcveiueu tn
.. .. !
.. . , , ,r , t . .i . ... ,-
"lill. ."..... .niii-m.i ..v ...-. .11 mc t I.IJ1 -
, ? h""1" u,wnr1-
MItS- REMOND'S room was at the
nbee. Ter years four years new,
THE
By Mary Roberts Rinehart
tif?ser of "Danpcre'is Days." "K," "The Amazing Interlude," and many ether striking anil succMstil nevtli.
Copyright, 10SS, by Geerge IT. Deran Ce.
the ranch, rrepcrty, ou say? Well,
1 hepa if better land than he had
,trr '
here." .
' J0
He turned his horse, nnd rode eeiue
tne ear te the hetii-e.
"fjemea u little late te de Ileniy I.iv-
ingstena much geed," he paid. "He's
been lying in thn Dry River graveynrd
"r about ten yenn-. Net much mourned
either. Iln was about as clone-mouthed
i and uncompanienable ns they make!
' ft ft
nini.
The description Wassen hnd applied
te jenry UvJnjffitene BbbsgU hlmwlf
- nnpiiea te cie two rancn nanus Jatr en
diirinir their interview. It could hardly
indeed, nnd after a time Bntsett rcnl
ized that behind their taciturnity was
suspicion 1
, '
i undoubtedly ;
They were watching him,
he rnther thought, when
lll 0ted away, that once or twice they
exchnnced elanees. He wns certain,
. . hn- Wassen himself was puzzled.
,' T . . ., nnr.
'-'i"7"" "v- " ' '
jf T.IvillM0Ile ,lUll nliy
f,..,,,,."
He lind a brother.
I "V, nn !..
e" one else
"-
. - ...
"Then it's up te me te trail the
..r ....... ,,..! , n r.i 1 1 t ii .inn mti.ti.rt' in
" " " "." .-.
.....I. ..,lfll,ll,lllil.,l .1.11. li..ui.
in-ii """ " ," "--
, mi. . a ni ' , n,n nmrinmRii nun .iii,r ' .. . . .. . ....... ...i.. .... ..... .. ...
uij uuMiiNgiiiiuj in, in. i a viu.il riuit'N what makes it diflieiilt." ' the iinltiei n eul, I,'.. ' "" u ,."1" u " iMl tonight. Uliai.e i .
... t .em ns te him ( enee in b 1. ilurl.ii! mm .. .. il..... n i. ..!.... ..' "..""" " ""III lie lhL. Mmie. Itiii .,,1,1 v., )..... u. ,,.' n I .'llliOlr.
'" . ' ,..,.. t.ura ill.,,...... niiriiLt'i .HHIIlK 11 II ltllll' tlli.llil li.i, I -,',. ,ti,Mi..i, ....hi, ,'-. ,
the hours together en tin- range, or wlll(.. fr10 .nldently made her decision. .Thin Veulln't ' v" ' ll,rlt' s" w'' "I"" hiie lih en Illl,V,
during the winter ,nnn, for ten jears " have ueier said this before, except it,. lniet . lii i ,i i Impe ,1011 eat It." She put '''' 'fL
the.i hud wrangled ami argued m n i Mr. Wns-uii. Rut I bellcic he was mn bad ,, , "'", ''",r "" Ids 011 KIl.abclh'H 111111 and gently l' lY
dlMinpearance 11s iniHeiieiih In its way heie when llenrj Llvliigslene died." I ,..,gr..v.ei tl ,,?.'.' . ''''i'111 "'", '"' " "d ihu was Kll.abeth taken t" j
as JuiImih Cliuk'H. j Her tenn was uiyHterieus and Rassctt On thu sen' it, ,f 1,,, ,. the old brick house as one of It -,t (1
' "V ""'C "" " '" h ,V"'"CU ,M,r "l """ "UCy We"t l0 t,,u "", wcr,t by the Te be cent'lnTed Monday
nearly five Mic and her husband had
j occupied separate rooms. As Redmond
1 readied the deer he panned. Ills hand
I ....lifa-.I 1-- 1 - !l .- . .- .1
ui'iiiieii, ne ina.ie a it te nnecK, meu i i.-i r-.umi.ni. (f
desisted. Standing there, he put one ", nlmie, "pray!" Mrs. Red-
ear te the panel mid litencd. i m0nd directed nnneyedly.
Tt was only for nn Instant, though. , The hand en her shoulder she shook
The nn instnnt. without. vmi the.nwa. With thr same movement, she
j ue nexi uibtant, wjtneut even me,
. formality of a knock, he thrust encu
the deer and stepped insnlc.
"M.irtn!" he exclaimed.
I . " ,,,erc '""ngM.e. coverings i
.. lip,. linr h
ul0 uc" "lr "
the bed, Her bark te him; and as he
-- "- ...., - ....,
entered, rnlllnc te her, the tlltl net
.. . ... ..
move. iiieiiB " i" '" m.v-.
uases in
i . ...
, npr Illicit, bllKV Illlir llKi: ruill-S 111 UUl -
nished copper lay strewn; and abeie'QHE turned then, momentarily tense,
thr rounterenne a limn, blender arm.
( KiHNIilv roundel unit pink, reiealed It-
I only n yenr or se ever thirty ; nnd new.
BREAKING
I certain unimportant facts; that the re-
dun- had led a lonely life; that he was
a student, and that lie had no ettier
. iieeulmritles.
"Did he ever ny anything tnat
' ,i-euld lead you te believe that he had
i any family, outside of his brother nnd
j sister? That Is, any direct heir?" Bns-
.sett astcd.
"He never talked about himself,
bald Jake. "If that's all, Mr. Was-
son, I've get a steer begged down In
the north pasture and I'll be going."
On the Wasens' Invitation he re
mained te lunch, and when the ranch
owner excused himself nnd rode away
after the meal he wit for geme time
tin the verandah, with Mrs. Wassen
' sewing nnd his own eyes fixed specu
lntively en the meuntnln range, clnjc,
blenk nnd nisterieus.
"Strnnge thing," he commented.
"Here's a man, a boekloer nnd stu
dent, who comes out here, net te mnke
; n living and ten useful memner or tlie
community, but apparently e burj i
i . . .. . . . ...
I hlmse f nllve. I wonder w Iir."
the young man who visited Henry I.iv I.iv I.iv
ingstone new and then?"
"Ne they were net very communica
tive." "I suppose they wenldn t tell. Tet
' J don't see , unless "sh 'stepped, lest
iv,,
"Hut it's rather late, ibn't il
j w iiiuii'i iM i 1 1 i mi i ii .. i .. i i
na Hedtueml looked nt her, her lifntre
ntnenu the coverings eeeincd nppeallng
ly hllglit mid youthful. Mere thnn
that, though, In Its supine pese at the
moment there was a Bttggestlten of lax
ity, of helpless dejection that he wns
quick te see.
"Myrtal" he cried ngnln.
She answered him then. It tvis,
hewever, Mrs. Redmond rather than the
Myrta he called who speke. Ner did
she turn. Frem among the pillows her
eIep rose formal and prrclRe the voice
of Mrs. Redmond, the public woman's
elce.
"What Is it?" she Inquired.
Redmond paused midway across the
room. Ills air, Its leek eager and anx
ious, altered tee.
"l'eu all right?" he questioned.
A pause. She still did net turn, and
in tlie pause, he stirred uncomfortably.
Then from the bed came her voice. Its
note, 11s before, ftlll precise.
"All right? . . Why de you ask,
pray?"
Uncertainly, he took n step toward
her.
"Why, you see, you didn't come tfl
your breakfast," he faltered.
Again she replied, this time with a
change, n note of petulance n her
voice.
"I'm breakfasting here," she said.
"J knew hut the meeting tonight
your lime," he faltered again.
Anether pause. Then from the pil
lows the reply. It enme slowly, as if,
with the effort, ponderously.
"There is te be no meetlnf," said
Mrs. Redmond.
"What?" interrogated Redmond.
A movement of restless Impatience
stirred among the pillows.
"I have called it off canceled It."
Perplexed, he ruftled up his brews.
"Yeu bine postponed It?" he In
quired. There was again n movement among
the pillows sharp, vehement, visibly
emiilmlii'. .. .. ,, ,
"I hair told you once." Mrs. Red
mond wild (ih sharply: "There Is te be.
no meeting. That is enough, l.n t It.'
Mir uttered crl-ply.
I If t"l " Ii ImMened te the ben. In
ty "? haste'.'the alert alarm bred el
! hi com ern fur her, he laid a hand upon
I .1 l.lr...
".' " " ;- f , - -; -- ri-j lq j00
' SVIP did with a cold, formal dellbera-
l,jn uhne dignll.i was ttntni' tiikable.
I New, however, wonder, trepidation tee.
, "'",'" ,':.' "" r of' the ges-
"',
i Afvrtn. whnt' wrenjf?- what's hnp-
neneu . ,'. v . ..v .......
i .n m .n ....... ... ..a.i.1.
..
KJ her features vital with the emotion
he still strove te repress ner voice
, "Yeu, of ceuise, weina net under-
POINT
He was certain again that they
avrlia.igeil glances, hut (hey contin
ued te present an unbroken front
e( IgiHirancn
"Yeu don't think Livingstone was
murdered ! '
".Ne he died of heart failure. There
was nn autopsy. Rut he hnd a bnd
out en his head. (If course he may
Jiaie fallen -Rill and Jnke were away.
Tbej'd diivcn sumo witlle out en the
range. It was two days before he wns
found, nnd it would hnie been longer
if Mr. Wnssen hadn't rl.lHen nnf tn
ttalk te him about hujlng. He found
j hi
IWjJgf KS :.
s5BBS 1
1111 KBP-
rRw 2zteirab
c xir -l" - j vrzjA i
I yM YfliWZ'jm&0-2M'
bland. It's ended, that'B all." .kJ'
ltcdmend gaped. -
"Ended? What's ended?" '
"Evcrytldnjr for the time, anywa "
she reeled j "I'm dene for, ih..'-,.
enough, Isn't It?" "'
"Dene for?" !
Her lips for an Instant curved bit. I
"Yeu heard me I" she returned. 'Ten
don't btippese for a moment, de you
that I could run new for that office'!
She laughed harshly. "This year?" s'l,,
laughed again, the laugh mero rnsphic.
ami his jaw drooping, agape ltcdtt
stared at her. u
"Myrtal"
Among : the pillows she again gave
her sheulders a shrug.
"Mahl-Fancjr facing these wemcri"
newl"
The women she meant he knew. Thty
were these ether women, her nwnei.. .
public women like Mrs. Redmond htr.' 1
... ...,j, uuwuter, ene could net
face them Redmond had yet te gram
Startled, he caught swiftly nt h'i
breath. Then, ns he stared down at
her, the thought, the suspicion already
that morning engendered In his mind
saw in her strained, embittered fCe
the answering echo, an affirmative.
Shame 1
"Myrta," snld Redmond, his voice
thick; "what have you done?"
"1?"
She looked up at him sharply" (0f.(.
ing from her brew the tStck, breed
masses of her hair.
unSan,t.d?''OU'meanyOnd0n,t-J
"What's wrong, Myrta? Tell m " fl
said Redmond stoutly; "I'll help Veu-. 1
"Wrong?"
"Yes, if even shame "
IIe get no further. A laugh, sbar-i
nnd intolerantly bitter and disgusted
camr fmm among the plllens. It
caught ltcdmend midway In his words,
and left him, like a btranded Csb. kimi.'
ing intpetently. ' " ' ,
"Yeu dolt, ou iiumakull!" said Mrs
Redmond.
She told him then. It was te IUtl IUtl
mend, tee, the news was ns if fne
Mis. Rcdineuil, hnd reached fmni tlie
eeii nun wneii nun 10 1110 lioer. ue stecd
ruetcil. Then into his fate, his erM
leaped the light, transfiguring iftj
hivift burst of sunuhlne through a cloud
"rvrtn!" !,. ul,t-l!ln. T.i:... ..,
ermg te his feet, hnd he dnrcd lie
would hnvu reached down and gatli
ered her te his nrms.
He dared net, though. It wns Mr..
Redmond, her face distorted with th
bittcimcss of her defeated ambitions,
that fred up at him from among tie
plllewft.
"lMiaw!"fBhe said, her Up curM
anew; "yeu're like nil inch, all you
husbands. That's nil rnn think eKtm,".
ui. i... -, .i..i'j7 ":.'
. - .. Kiit u hit Hiieuincrfl nnnr mm- die.
ir.nln.l ,l,lll--.l !.... nr: ."
-, mr i "t "'"ft- ..'S1?ff
Redmond went. It was ns If hn wmt.
le0( trending the mountain tops.
Atl riehts reserved. liaroductten vrohtetii,'
Can evtl tdentitg be lest
In geed? See hew this
throbbing story of mystery,
regeneration and love selves
these problems.
orders of various professional gentltmej.
who had differed violently during the
ceurse of David's illness, but who new
suddenly ngrced with an almost start
ling unanimity. Which unanimity via
the result of careful coaching by Did,
He saw in David's absence his enl;
posslble chance te go back te Nertdj
without worry te the sick man, and Le
I felt, tee, that a change, getting stray
irum inn eurciiiirgeu aimespnere ei n't
old heu30, would be geed for both Daiid
J nnd Lucy.
i Ker days before they started Lucj
i went about In a frenr.y of nerveiu
energy, writing out menus for Minnu
for a mouth abend, counting and re
i counting David's tellnrs and hnndker-
1'inei.s, cleaning ami pressing ms ntw
ties. In the harness room in the stable
Mike peli.she.l beets until hlsiinn ncbeJ,
and nt the last moment with trunks al
ready bulging, came three gift drenslnj
gowns for David, nene of which it
would leave behind.
"I declare," Lucy protested te Dick,
"t don't knew what's come ever him
Riery present he's had since he Ml
si. k he'a taking along. You'd think h
was going te be bhut up en a dcierl
Lsland."
Rut Dick thought he understood. J"
Haild's life his friends had had te ti
the plaee of wlfn nnd children; 1"
clung te them new, in his ngc aw
weakness, nnd Dick knew thnt be bad
u sense of deserting them, nf aban
denlng them nfter muny faithful y'"'
.Se Dald carried with him the calen
dura and slippers, dressing-gowns ai'il
bed-aeeki which were nt once the tanfi
bio evidence et their friendliness and
Lucy's despair.
Watching him, Dick wai e-rtt
nothing further had come te threatin HI
recovery. Dick carefully Inspected tut
mail, but no suspicious letter had ar
rived, and a the days went en D"",'
peace seemed finally re-established. H
mada no mere references te Jehn HOP;
kins, alept like a child, and ralle
about almost pettishly at his restrlctec
"When we t away from DWki
Lucy," he would nay, we'll bar wci
again, and roast perk and sausajt.
Lucy would smile absently and (nan
her bend. ,.
"Veu'll stick te your diet, Tnna,
she Mould say. "David, it's th atran
gest thing nbeut your winter nndW
wear. I'm sure you hnd llve suits, n
new tlicre nre only three." ..
Or it wtiB socks she mlbsed, or nlfO''
...... ...... A ...1 It.,.. 1. 1 In.riril.V rhUClt
. .Jl..l..fc. .111.1 is.ltl.!, 1. 1.-. v -- ,
ling, would wonder with her, knetvw
all the time they had clothed borne nee"
lit! the night before the der".""
Dai Id w'ent out for his first short ff
nlone, and brought Lllznbcth back i
him. , . -
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