,V -J..'(f;t'.ft.V$ "AJVS i-f zesffsft ,r' j --- m W y EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1922 12 B i. Si IPAen (fees human na ture crash under the attain of fear and trag tig? Mutt it pull deicn mil loved ones in disaster? THE ! -. II. ft 4 ..! .i.Ht Atit cilnfMmlntf . .. i t.. .I-m ,lll. manac nflrl YtlMC JU, Ul 11, J11M1 Wl-ill. UUl eiiiiHiiiB pjypu ie tJt; UUUC UI muiiwi " """ I V( AKING POI3MT By Mary Roberts Rinelharil Auther of "Dangerous Day)," "K," "The Amaslne Interlude," and many ether sueeessul novels. CnpyUght, ion, Hary lleberts lUnchart; published by airannement with McC'tttrr s. Can evil 'Identity be lest in geed? Sec hew this throbbing story of mystery, rcgenrratien and love selves these problems. WHO'S W1IO IV TI1I3 8TORV VID LIVIXOSTOXE. chief rhtinlcien vcrlv, a small town, ernial but bluff. llrrjl fl xerret rAnmlill ttlmtitu of believed nrnhrut ,Wfl, i tlVCY, Alt titter, beloved lu ntrubedu t town, 9R. DICK UV1X08TOXE. in whete mtm- vrv mere ft a can. and who l ctrmiT''i , bar fn. pAvt k in Havti E Bt shnr B their bet 9trtif0t4Amilt rts-f IJ- J lit frt t( till VtLIZABETH WHEELER, a ti holnene elrl K who tuvet htm vent slncerelu. KBRVERLY CARI.YSl.E nctrcn. trhe ten netrtm. er huiband, .wci. had ht n hnt vears before. was mired ue m r rurlein tier nuivana. l.uc certain Jiid Clark, a rith vauvu mar ntet.r If S--I v iaru. 2 e death, as ives aenerallu ?.rf '((). )i ffl etrfnin Jiirt Clark: a Htft iniii'u inui' nlet.r C town. Claris had dtnssrarrd iiinifl'nlil' Mlrtard. . VfRBD GREGORY. Rn'rrlv's breth'r and ij tnanacrr. u.hese researches line Km u 1 with JZOPfl RASSETT n newinnnermnn. mht R tt'Tf" "k THcfe Mt(infin '"'J B Clark. His desire (i te clear thtnis . TVtSA. Elisabeth's sister, an cjtruiaaant toutie ictfe, ItESUE WARD. Elisabeth bre'htr-ln-law. &HR. AXU MRS. WHEELER, fjplcal Arttrt Arttrt ce parents. l&ALUE SAYRE a tlrfc tiei'S whan- n I, eiatiu select wethrr u.u)ir him fi t wrru (ua6. with u.hem he is imlttf". & tt m It wns .Mm Wlicelcr's turn te take up Anxiety Rrlimwl her. Ilirre were pe , the elmttlr. A Rirl met In peihp casual mnny tPinptiitlens for yeutiR men, te fiih(eii, IiIh own jeuth and tlie urce . mnny wlm wiiitnd tn wnIny tucm. a of It, perhaps, tin- unconscious fnmli irl. Net n ceed pin, perliaps. indulKcncc lu nn only son and .Mm ' Sln rnNed licrsclf en lier elbow and mevi- Ills lilt mid pnnd en. looked at lier tdcrplntt liuMiand. Tlirre had ticcn mild contention In. Men ere like that : they beget chll the Wheeler family iliirins alt the'dren and then forget them. They spring Leeking out from his quirt never looked ahead or worried. T.hey windows 'Walter Wheeler saw the jeung were taken up with iMislnciw, nnd nl nl erld going bv a-whecl. and reIiir fat. wajs they forget that once they tee Much that legitimately belonged te it. i had been young and liable te tempta and much that did net in the lane tien. of the new cede, he laid te the nute she get up Mime time later, nnd tip uicbiie. And deggedl refti'-ed te buy (ee( t the deer of Jim'H room. Inside one . . hlie could hear hi heavy, regular "We can nlwajs get a tawenb.' a. brentliing. Her boy. Her only son. his ltnpertiirluble answer te .inn. l alie went back ni pn preny the deer behind her, i Then with only a day or se remain' ' ing bcferl)IcU'fi departure, and .Tlm'n nauii already reaciiing ter ine hiuiuic. Kllzabeth found herself the object of certain unmistakable advances from Mr. Sajre herself, and Unit at a rose luncheon at the house en the hill. The talk about Dick and Kllznbeth had been slew in reaching the house en J the hill. When it cae. via a little J group en the terrace after the lunch- i .11 ! Mi.nl.l knntv hew te de It. HIlC ,i:n t.yj wi..w , ii wiir theughUul en tne way uewnmuirn, nnd Mrs, Sayre felt some sinnll satis faction. New If Walllc would only de his part. . . , . , . . . It was that night thnt .Tim brought the tragedy en the Wheeler house that was te He heavy en It for many n day. Te b continued fomerrow I into the bed. group en the terrace nfter the lunch- i x con. Mrs. Hayrc was upet and angry ' and Inclined te blame Walle. Kvery- w,MWW,MJ MMWJWa thing that he had wanted had come te )MJ him, all his life, and he did net knew y t ? r iliere was nn ncriniuiiuius urKuiuriii. ( ... n,)nsivp i - , hew te go after things. He had sat by. and let this shabby-genteel doctor, years elder than the girl, walk nway with her. Net that she gave up entirely. Hhe knew the town nnd its tendmey toward eer-statement. And he she made a desperate attempt thnt afternoon te tempt Kliznbcth. She took her through the greenhouses, and then through the upper floors of the house. She showed her pictures of their beat at Miami, and of the house nt Marblehend. Elizabeth I i was politely interested and cempletely1 Elizabeth Is Puzzled "Vnu can nudcrsrunil linw .'iiiims I am te hac him marr the Hsht sort of girl." .irgument of hew things looked, new inui then reluctantly acciulcMcd. Jut &TT1MZABKTII wab finding this period .'JCJef her tacit engagement rather puz- Izllnc. Her people puzzled her. lcn f Mr viiee!er. it de cloned, had cry n nicht or two after David and Lucy JtDIck did, at times. And nobody seemed pronounced ideas of engagement rlngi. had started for the seashore Nina came Tanxleus tn make plans for the future, or , They were put en the day the notices in like a whirlwind, anil routed the Teven te dlscussMhe wedding. She was wrP(. s,.nt te the newspapers, and net family peace immediately. jj little hurt about that, remembering brfeie. Sn Kluulieth were her ring "Knther." she said, "you must speak "the excitement out Nina's. around her neck en a white ribbon, in- te j;,,, He's taken our car twice at f: But what chiefly bewildered her was (n ii0r mmlselc. until siti h time as njlt ;tliniit ntUiiig for it. and last tne seeming neccssuj ier mckv.. .vu ner miner wuuhi " hhwiu u iiiinuunrr mgiit he broke u pilng. I.e. is siuipiy craz . "Taken your car!'' Mrs W ind crawled carefully "oed-sized taxt inns Willi- you ''JI between .Tim and his father the next car, . . , ti... ,i .,..i ... i. neck 1""'.""i' ".:'' ,!,... v,i i i,i, ul nt last, "that Wnllle will have te ns .i .i.... i.-n.ni.,i. I...h..i (I,,,, Hiime a creat mnnv burdens one of tliese -, ...! il... 1! ,.e- Ur. WI18 UI'Ml null, milium. .,,. ".".'.... ..7.. ." li. "." .. .1 t.V... -l.i"." un mm i.u.i ...1.1 i.iM .. .... "" J f.i t lier WHS going awav. Jle said: '"OS. juii run iiihiitmuiiu new ;iiij.hhis ever. Sometimes he rented one. some- ; . y mother. I .len't I am te have him marry the right sort times he cajoled Mun into lending him kneCvV IVrhnps. when I come back. I'll I of Rlrl." T."', e 1 1 . 1 .-.i , , leek around for a car. I don't want , She thought Elizabeth flushed "A fe !w leeks a fe, 1 without one underhand thing-." slightly, he would ay 10 her. "(ltl ctpect te be "",. ,.. i.,p nwnv'" Fli-nbeth T.t . i . c tuk-n out. It's pait of the game." . .;r' ,3 ,e nwDy- I'-nl'ct" "I am sure he will. Mrs. Sayre." And Nina, alwaxs tea. hed bv thnt 'V'',;'', ,, un ,.. AtnP. thnn I Mrs. Sa.rre tried a new direction. it. !'!" ' ' m "When you think." Mrs. Rnyre said 1518 Chestnut Street li a trill menlnu for thes who want n dreni1ble ilriic utere. LLEWELLYN'S FhlUdelphla'a Standard Sru 8ter 1518 Cheitnut Street Even i.'Sina. had net been told, nor .Jim. "e thnt he was about te lese tier. iid net resent that, although it hewn- Thus Elizabeth found her engagement Lriered her. Her own inclination w.is te f f uiiexpeiied turns and twist. :incl riheut it from the house-tops. Her nothing preci.el as she liad cvpected. ifflthcr had slmpl s.nid: "I'm- tld veiir Rut she accepted things ns they came. I.,!..... l.n.At- nml un'il lietflr let if l...m i.t .1.. hnn 11.-111t.i1l ,1iIp1i tl... while II m.iiniug tetnll iindramatK nerseit. mh liid uer ipnet das. worried about .lltn mi eiciisKUi. hemiiii'd laMe ii.iikm-- fur !i-r linen i!n-i, and t.pt 'it niuht with lie- ring oil her tmsi-r n nil a sense of being wrapped in protecting i,,(. t ! n t was no longer limitid te the white Wheeler beuse, but new extended two of something highly valuable, jeu ; knew.' 1 Hut It leeks as though he didn't , ttnether. honey, and we'd better let it feing of the tjpe areiiiul whlcl -te at that, for a while. I here s no din inns of life ate enacted, wliil th urry. And I don't want te lee ou :yct." , , '." Hut there were ether things ivi, thimself varied. He was always nntle ,nd very tender, but there were times iwhen he seemed te held himself .iw.t s.ns ,,.,. Limlil kpnm ulnnT unit retniite. 1 i.l-.sbiit all the time watching her almost eelcr p- claimed. "Yes. I hate telling en him. hut I spoke te him after the first time, and n),t ou'." he did it nnjhew. "He's been very polite about it; Mrs Wheeler glanced at her bus- but, of course, in his eyes I'm n com- band une.isii,. siie etten leit tic was men tliiel, stealing thet he was going West with Dick. It i "U will bine nil T have, my dear, was till arranged and nobody had teldiand it Is n great responsibility. Used i her tun thing about it. .properly, money can be an ngent of stiie 'wns hurt nml a trifle offended, great geed. Wallie's wife can be a power, 11 flic se cnoees. Mie can leek after the peer. I have n long list of pensioners, but I am tee old for per sonal service." "That would be wonderful." Eliz abeth said gravely, l'er a moment she wJMi.d Dik were rich. There wns se nnd she cried a little about it. Yet, as Dick explained it te her later, if was simple enough. lie rather needed u rest. and. besides, it was right that be should knew all about Dick's life be fore lie came te Haverlv. He m going te malic me a present Uk ,.. inlawing ren is mightier than the typewriter--' USE MORE PICTURES! tn yeurJmisrtisinq'' rPAUL ADV. ILLUSTRATORS I 221 S.BROAD ST. &m tee scwie with .Jim. "Den t weny," he said grimly. "He'll net de it again." "If we etilv had a car of our own " Mrs Wheeler protested "Yeu knew what I think about that. mother. I'm ti"t going te have him joy- . .-t. Vc ... T.... .. .1.... .... .I.......T. I. A 1.1 .... . ....I I .1... ... .. "0 .inercei.v. uus iniri mm, us i ...- iiiiireMin.ii iiiiii minimi uiv 1 -111 111 r mi ;i ,., ... .1,,, ,.,,,, I,,nl ln Inn ! Jfcn.l fml nn niiwrlmunt in sen.Trat oil .l,M,. nH tin,.!. Iwum in ,1 tnnn. r U. rl(ll"c "rr ,1 '011tltr. IireahillR lis ttnd failed with 11. he would catch her shabby .ird ' ; ""' ..'.""wnlhlrS JrX him savagely and held her their. They w ere verv gay in.the.eM brick I J "' ' ! ' ?"' T.-.? ;She tried, very meekly, te meet his Weed; was submissive te ins pasien ihiii acquiescent te these intervals when he withdrew himself and si(t or steed near her, net touching her but watching her "Intentl.v She thought men in love were verv ;quecr nnd quite incomprehensible. He-'-tause he varied In ether wavs tee. H" -was bevlsh and gaj sometime", and house t lint nicht before the ilep.ii turc verv noisy ever the fish and David's lir.illml l.nnih clmil Tin: .1, iihitiiIihI n bottle of I.ucv's home-made wine, and "tie Mr. Wheeler get up. whistled even David get a little ..f it. Thev for the deg. and went out. His wife toasted the spashere, unci the departeil turned en Nina. nurse, and David quoted Itehert linrns "I "Mi .von wouldn't bring these at some length mid m :t horrible Scotch things te 'our father. Nina." she said, nceent. Then Dick hml a trhk bv "He's been very nervous lately, and lie which one rend the date en one of three iin'r always fair te Jim " 'strain silent and almost breeding. She nriwiies while he was net looking, and "Well. It's time dim vns fair tn I.es. thought at these times that perhaps he i,P could tell without failing which one it lie." Nina said, with family frankness She would net let him co en. A certain Immnturltv. the blind con cen fidenie of youth ill these it loves, ex- I plains Eluahetli's docility at that time. Hut underneath ljcr submission that da.v was a growing uneasiness, fiercely sup- . pressed, lluricd deep, the battle be- I tween absolute trust and fear was be ginning, a battle which was se rapidly te matute her. Nina, shrewd and suspicious, sensed something of nervous strain in her It was an old dispute nnd a hitter when slt, enmc in. later that daj, te i car. and he drives uue a tool or a mail man. borrow a hat.. iwas tired, what with Dnvld s wmk and was. It was most mysterious. And nis own, and sometimes she wondered after dinner Dick took her into his lab ill he were still worrying about that silly oratory, and while she squinted one eve tttery. Hut once or twice, after he had nnd looked into the finder of his micro micre micro rfene, she went upatairs and looked m epe he kissed the whit" nape of her rcirefully into her mirror. Perhaps sh neck. .'hid net looked her best thnt day. When thev Mr the lnbmaterv tl.er "Loek here, Elizabeth," she began, "I want te talk te you. Aie jeu go- , ing te live in tins hole all jour life. "Hele nothing." Elizabeth suid hotly. "Heallv, Nina, I de think jeu might he mete careful of what you say.'' "Oh, it's a dear old hole," Nina said negligently. "Hut hole it is, nevcrthe- "111 till ou something, mother. Jim less. Why in the weild mother don't has a. girl semevv here, in tow n probably He takes her dtiving. I feun 1 a glove lu the i.ir. And he must be ciazv abmt her. or he'd never de what he'u done." ' De jeu Ki'ew who It is':'" Ne. Somebedv s lie s ashamed of. JGlrl-likc, she set great value en leeks were patients in the vvaltiug-ielim, but probably, or he wouldn't be se elandes fin love, one wniueu ingniiuiiy 10 re ne nein ner wi ins arms in me enice ter tin" nueut it. ;bautiful te him. She wished she leiiIiI a moment or two, very quietly, and be- "Nina!" :leek like Beverly Carlyslc. for instance, muse the deer was thin they made n "Well, it leek" like it. Jim's a man. A Twe days before David and Lucy's sort of a game of it and pretended she mother. He's net n little bev. He'll departure he had brought her her en- was a patient. K0 through his shadv period, like the fgagement ring, a square. cur diamond "Hew did veu sleep last nigh'"'" he nst." ruet In platinum. He kissed it first nnd snld. in a highly professional and very That night it wr.s Mrs. Wheeler's linen her finger, and slipped it into distinct voice Then he kised he-. turn te li awake Again and again she 'place. It Dccare a rite done as lie did "very tiadly. donor, she s.ud. aKe went ever Nina s wen! It, and she had a sense ()f something very clearly, and whispered. "I lav I ydene that could never he undone. When awake and thought about you, dear. ' S. r'ahe looked up at him he was very pale. ),! better give veu this sleeping tt. X t-cnb!nf- nil ethers. ... Inni. nu un ....!.. VI. r...r.!.r.. It .v.. . ! i .. t. ....... n .... ........ -, ... ... nt i nn.in-i. .mi, . i ,mii i i ti i i , i ii i j i-ss m mji . both shall live, he sanl unsteailiiy. bur the powder turned our te be another deal nt mghl. and u turning verv late "Se long as we both shall live, she kiss-. It was a wonderful game once nr twice m the morning he had WPated. ... When she flipped out Inte the hr.U she looked ill and h s eyes had been bleed - However sbe had te take it off later, went te Lucy s tiny sitting. room slot n though le had- been drinking. bled mind found a basis l-i fact for them. Jim had been getting menev from her, te supplemi tit his small sal ary ; he had been going tour manage her servants but no matter about that new. Elizabeth, there'p n let et t.ilk about you and Dick Living stone, and it makes me furious. When I think nii can have Wnlly .Snyre by lifting veiir linger " "And that I don't intend te lift my finger," Kll'abeth interrupted. "Then you're a feel. And it Is Dick Livingstone"' "It is, Nina " Nina's ambitious soul wns harrowed. "J'hat stodgy old house," she said, i "and two (dd people I . general house- ' work girl, and you cooking en her and her treti- llnirsdays out. J wish you joy of it &t2fcfcZ2&23&2t kfcglV.-gssLa8E I wonder," Elizabeth said calmlv. "whether it ever occurs te you that I may put love above houses nod ser- i great v.mtV Or that inv life is my own, te live exactly as 1 piease,.' uccausc that is vvhnr I intend te de." Nina rose angrily. "Thanks," 6hc said "I wish veu At Germantown s New Pest Office "Pest offices, like people, are judged by first appearances - and these empleyes who wait directly upon the public should give care ful attention te personal appearances." This business truism was included in the general order recently sent out from the Post master General's Office in Washington. It shows that these men who direct the great public utilities realixe the importance of neatness and cleanliness as a factor in business life. Wc have no connection with any firm of similar name. I. HERZOG 6? CO. All articles insured against fire and theft until delivered te you Germantown s Dyen 6? Cleaners 5904 Germantown Avenue Phene: Ger. 03-92 What the Recerd Shows Q. Hew much property belonging te ether people is Fidelity Trust Company new safeguarding as Executer, Trustee, Agent, etc.? A. Mere than $300,000,000 worth. Q. Hew has this business grown? A. As follews: ppiy''fe, 18,6a 18,71 IB.78 I Ml I8.8S IMI Ii96 Oi I9Q6 IgJI 9J IW3 300 I I I I I 1 II I I II 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 I I 1 1 I I I I I j I f I 4X -14-9928 iiauera 4- T'i""I "" " ""X" --- ase ""I"ilili--i---""------------"-------4---- "?-"! unueM i'i"i"i i t aoe ;"""";i;i"i".j-"""""t"""""""iirij!.,."; touieNi T"T r " ii ise -L.44-4--4. 1 44.4.x" ii""r""""""i""zztp"""i" MOUONi 3 1 -L ,i iii ::::::::Sj:::::::::::::::::::::;3fit ::::::::::::: loe 4. . 4. . . I ,i MSiiOM - -T P 3"'n :::::::: :::::::::ggg::5:::: :::::: :::::::::: KIU" :JJ:::S1S5S:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Q. Hew large are the individual Trust accounts? A. They vary from a few hundred te several million dollars. Q. What de these facts indicate? A. That Fidelity Trust Company has been rendering satisfactory Trust service for fifty--six years. Fidelity Trust Company 325 Chestnut St. 143 1 Chestnut St. 6324 Woodland Ave., West Philadelphia Capital 5,200,000 Surplus 16,000,000 Funds held in Trust mere than $300,000,000 wetr MSl?' Certa ia ROO Wkwmum m iwii'ir "wwwwBnsswKWM 'm, m Certairv-teed Roefings Shingles Tarred Felts Insulating Papers Paints of All Kinds Varnishes Linoleum Oil Cleth FLOORTEX The EmreJcl, Reef with Certain-teed new for the next generation. Yen will have a geed reef for years tn remc, nt a low cost per year. The cost is moderate and the service is excellent. The Certain-teed guarantee of 5, 10 or 5 years according te thickness does net measure the protection you will get from a Certain-teed reef because it will outlast the guarantee. Certain-teed Reefing is unsurpassed for industrial, commercial and farm buildings Certain-teed Slate Surfaced Shingles ure ideal for residences. The soft shades of red, green or blue-black form a most artistic and pleasing reef. 6-aui7,AueUTtRrCeTcriIK ' Buy Certain-teed and be sure. CEItTAIN-TEED PRODUCTS COUPO RATION Certatetv of Quality- Satisfaction V V ; 1 Guaran 1 ' i pift'Si, THE GOVERNOR (ebfirtwr Office harrisburg September 29th, 1922, Te the Citizens of Fen' A tragedy of unequalled horror has taken plaee in Smyrna. Hundreds of thousands, naked and starving, are crying te the world for help. The citizens of Pennsylvania have never failed te respond whenever called upon in any great emergeney. The Near East Relief, incorporated by Congress has been administering aid in that section of the world for a number of years, and has already exhausted its supplies that were sent ever the 110,000 orphans in its care. It must provide shins for the evacuation of refugees, and temporarily care for these who have been moved out' of the danger zone, that they de net bring death and disease te the oeuntries whither they are nfeved. Immediate funds are needed te purchase feed and relief supplies wherever they can be bought nearest te tht place of misfortune, te furnish the medical attention needed, and hire ships te evacuate the remaining refugees as seen as possible I am sure the eitizens of Pennsylvania will reapend generously by forwarding their contributions te Drexel & 0e., Treasurers, addressed 00 Near East Relief N. E. corner Bread and Locust Streets, Philadelphia. The contribution should be marked "Smyrna Emergency Fund." ?h2. A. Governer of Pennsylvania. r-
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