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THE WORLD OUTSIDE
By Sldmw
By HAROLD MacGRATH
TkrUUna iter of a fight for $7,000,000 naf a htmutiful girt eve by
7hVmutherf "The Man en the Mem," "Luck of the Wan," fc.
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itfi 2.V5 ? Ik uerM. Se claim fa
SSSinitht "Aflvmturt BtmdlcaU." uhlet
JU) BeeU. Mmsllmee called A pro pre
y' BOWMAN, a ttieejssfiil trtunlenJ
l? and elrt heceme.tilrrclffl li eech
n of fM "i(fvcitttir
r. anil a Uck ctmem'r.
(nclttr 0 Nancu a heu
"T Vvwnnv. a muitfrlA
SiintA dtnUnei. lit e dhansrarmt. eiijt
nmni
Nancy's Reckless Meed
t)SE." Thnt signified there would
Ube ether daggers. Hather Billy, he
tnsldercd It, for n mnn of Stewart's
mentality, te steep te such cheap
theatrical devices. Te wear him down
with terror; well, thnt could net he
lone.
Stewart had n key te the heuse and
key te deer Ne. 4. Emphatically thnt
was net pleasant te centemplnte. More Mere More
erer, the man had nceulred much in
formation ns te the habits of the ten
ants I knew when hit entrance would
net be observed. Still, Bancroft was
reasonably certain thnt whatever was
te happen te him would net happen In
this house.
He dropped the dagger scornfully Inte
the bureau drawer, nnd went te lied.
If he had any dreams, he could net re
member them In the morning. Which
puts the kiss Inte the picture ngnln;
he had net meant anything by It.
Thanksgiving Dny enme, with Its
cheerful turkey-cranberry ntmnsphere.
Seven -eighths of the human beings were
gaunt of eye nnd emptv of belly j hut
there was plenty In New Yerk, nnd
much of this plenty would be wnstcd
thoughtlessly.
Of tlie trio, It wns Jenny nlene wne
xblbltcd the proper excitement eer
the prospect of going te Crate's beauti
ful home, nenr the pink, for dinner.
Te her, It wn a tremendous event. A
real home, net n stuffy lint or apnrt
ment; elbow-room, with Oilcnliil rugs
and pictures, silver and cutglnns nnd
laced table-linen, n butler nnd n sec
ond mnn.
Nancy laughed at these rather child
ish party manifestations. Today Jenny's
tar was net keen enough te mite th
hard quality of this laughter. N'nncy
wns hiving ene of her iielinnt and reck
less moods. Tint her speech wns net
bitter wns due te her loc of Jenny ami
her iintivc kindness that had no wish
te cast n shadow en Jenny's great dny.
But slie wns bitter te the bottom of
ber soul. Te ent a Thanksgiving dinner
In n stranger's house, because she had
BO house of her own! The feed weutd
have a taste of wormwood.
A thought crept in. It wns vngue nnd
ahndewy nt first, and without nobility :
but it sprend ns shadows sprend; nnd
as she began te sense fully the import,
she tried te ferce It out of Iter mind.
But shadows' nre Indestructible snve lj
light; the shndews of the mind ere ui.i
iipntcil only by revelation.
After the mntinee, 011 the wny from
the thentre te Crnig's, Jenny uncon
sciously t.ived the tide from utter dull
ness. Most of her slangy Mimncntiiin
were laughable, but the laughter of her
auaicnee wns or tulse uuil empty
quality.
Craig wns In n highly nervous state
of mind. He hail neither eje nor cm
for anything but tills euiik wmider wmider
wemnn who hud llrst trapped his funry,
then IiIh lee. IIe had oveuemc her
floefness by never nttcmptlm; te step
beyond the line slie had drawn. Hy new
she muit hae seme inkling of what his
real intentions were.
Bancroft was nlse in n peculiar stntc
Ot inind. He hnd the absurd sensation
0! being n thinking puppet en whes.
and that Craig was n manipulator. He
was In this luxurious sedan ugnlnst his
will; lie wns about te enter Crnig's
home against his will; he would have
te cat this man's feed against his will.
We clalrvnjnnce was neccs'-niy; he
llY "V1 ll0 aml Jpny had been In
vited solely becnuse Nancy would have
refused te enter Craig's home without
Hfi Al tl,reu8" the dinner Craig
we.um be secretly resenting their pres
ence and maneuvering Nancy Inte
cexa and corners; and he, Bancroft,
was determined te make these little
SeeslbT" " ' "h0rt '" ll Wa3 P1,tc,y
But he reckoned without Jenny, who
truly signified. If Nancy married Craig,
Jeremiah would be unattached. Even
nny, philosopher thnt she wns, could
net utterly abandon hope. Se she lnld
J1!,T V0,"80 cVcr' devlce te held
Jeremiah at ber side.
JV , ,the sri?u of Thanksgiving
rested solely with Crnig's mniden
frnmiT0 mlbIlty et the guests
Immcdintely at their case or at such
permit'1 n,"l perversity would
hn!nrSt'nCr.ale . leek t,,cm n''0' the
wjects. l.vcrywhere wns unestentn-
tal ffL l"' ""ate h" ill
tL x,U!'ltcu the tieasurcs of his mind,
2Siw 1 hn,W Iown nt tll l'lane
ad played until dinner was announced.
CSSi?J?t0 Mw.."hJ! farther and
jSmT. ?,,' """ca out te Bwii. And
sjaJX'J01.' V19 ' of tke two men
wis ,!i,Lth'y ,00kcd ,at Neney. which
was ttlraesj constantly Jenny threw
Mf ears overboard and drlfte.i, tee.
e aunt nlena found tlw tuikey
Uli.i T5 W08 net Prolonged, ns
SJ? !!5f.bfA t0 be t the thentre be-
STil:"R.V,,ifV. in tl.e end Crnlg
any inn... "reft: n,,t ecane of
SLnP.iil0 hi,ltr- ,),lt I'wntwe '
Zl, Zi J,"yi J..,y, who Im.d
mi ... ' ei;u 10 00 a "geed sport"
SS car. Phr .mallcS. Sh'e did
I Ien. a. rf,mMch,h? lu,rt herf,0,f'
L wiL ? ce,u,ld ,m,rt Jeremiah.
ft th Set ??' Nnncy. nhe had
Sth5.Lu.cin .th? wW. who would
fat
U.VI' "J9"1 from ,h raevles. the
&". '"! ?!llle Jeny al-
weHd
l;u .'"'' W""8 n" Jenny Mai-
mSaT Va" ',lln evor the phene-
he knew lnec0ir(,'.nnd Pretended that
th2 S fiima,Sut U watching hlra
! frera tUB corner of her eye.
had taken A,dlfflcu.lt tmk Senny
croft .fn1.' uPen. her eheuldera. Bun-
t wJ?L,",oea lb muneuver. but
BMn rudPne" te both Jenny
hi of fhSt liT.'i nnduh8 Wtt ,UCP
n mat, lis knew he waa tramd
W the reena aa Jjj"
I
mSwM't eftim. wAole-teulfd but Hunt
fJS&POTT. r eroeh te Btcwart'a emolei.
lHXh UMLLHAN. si
am&fflR
i m int'i wir
People Yeu Knew!
A let of thtm, Ukalle or ethtnetit,
make up Me call of character! t
en abterlhg drama tef
American Lite of Today
Flapper, Jatjtheund, buty money
making father, fathien-buttcrfty
mother all appear In
"The Heuse of
Mehun"
Oct aequalntcd with them beginning
' Tomorrow
But his heart wns tern with the greatest
misery he hnd ever known when he
looked around suddenly and discovered
thnt Crnlg; and Nancy had left the
room.
Craig nnd Nancy steed In the upper
hall, before the tell leaded window
through which they could sce the foggy
nura which hangs ever New Yerk en
winter nights. The faint wnlt of the
phonograph rnnie up te them. Craig
knew that he hnd but llttle time, se
he put it te the touch. Win her or lese
her, It must be new.
"N'nncy Bewmnn, you ought te knew
by this time thnt jeu nre mere te me
than anything cIfe in the world. Will
you marry me? Wnlt don't speak!"
Hn did net touch her; seme Instinct,
tee deep te nnaljzc, warned him net te
seize her hands, the perfectly normal
action of n lever, te which no wemnn,
triendly In attitude, could reoseuably
object. As she tnnde no movement sub
ject te interpretation the slight con
traction of her shoulders might have
meant nnj thing or nothing he went en.
Hnd he talked of love, n glimmer of
light might Imvu penetrated the tragic
darkness in which she walked this hour.
Htil he spoke of mntcrlnl comforts, et
her voice, of Trance nnd Italy, urged
by the devil te de se, no doubt. And
Jet it was only Jeglcnl that he should
offer his treasures first ; for she was
at the top of .etith nnd he wns en the
way down te middle nge.
J t seemed te Nnncy thnt she hnd
heard eery word of tills before, ns in
reiienisnl. She hnd visualized him
twenty times tlmt day, in this very net;
and twenty times her answer. Fer the
devil n i,.r wen this; te marry him,
If he ulTcied. Thnt she would be com
mitting n. colesinl cruelty te n mnn who
wid never harmed her. who hencsflv
Iecd her, wns 11 thought which could
net make time with the passionate
perteiseness rising cenrtnntly within
her. She turned, pnlu us nlnbnster.
Ne, no, no! She heard the three syl
lables ns clearly ns though they hnd
nrtunlly hern spoken In her ear. Ne,
no no I With what effect? That the
tidnl wave rose te its crest and hurts
there.
"I Will .Marry Yeu!'.'
"I 111 marry .nu," she nnltl quickly
and brcnthlcslj te have it ever with
before the wae broke, te mnke retreat
uiiiesslble. "But t!i engagement must
he kept secret until the end of the run;
and jeu must ebscne all the fermnlltics
ns in the past." Thereby Icnving the
ery retreat she wus endca voting te cut
off!
He ngu"d eagerly enough. Any con
cession, se that lie wen her in the end.
Iho hinging te sweep her Inte his
arms nnd seal the bargain with a kiss
was sternly held in cheek. Perhaps If
lie had acted upon the desire, the con
tact would lme iiwnkeued her. the
wave would huve crushed, nnd nil her
better instincts would hnvc rushed up
T
The
I'lvmiii-iiii me ngue Horrer thnt
1 ? 11' w,aH te "nIt "I""1' her substan
tially. But Crnig us if penetrating the
psychology with whlcli the girl was bu
mused merely took her cold hands in
his nnd kissed them.
"Theatre, thcntie!" called Jenny,
from the feet of the stnlrs.
On the return In Mm ilnnh. n-.
Inughcd at every comment Jenny of
fered; nnd net nil these offerings were
comic; at least net te Jeremiah, who
his night determined te tnke his time
In passim alleys. What had Craig
said te her, upstairs there, that made
her se happy? He hoped, with all his
mhI that the seller of adventures
would strike tonight, send n tornado or
an nvalanche out of the first nlley.
Nothing but extreme physical exertion
would serve te mitigate the pelgnnnt
misery swelling and contorting his
heart. Se this wns love I
A dozen times he was en tha point
of Inventing seme excuse te halt the
sednn nnd leave it ; but he was shackled
net only by common politeness but by
the reluctance te lenve Nancy virtually
alene with Crnlg. Somehow Jenny did
net count, somehow she would never
count ngnin for pinning him se trickily
te the phonograph. Had Jenny some
understanding with Crnlg? The notion
filled him with bristling anger. He
hnd rend of such things the false
wemnn friend. Still, he hnd no au
thority for such a suspicion; and as he
grudgingly admitted this fact, aharae
superseded his nnger. Ne; If Jenny
wns hnd, then there wcre no geed
women. Her notion might have been
mischievous rnther than premeditated;
It wns just his own cantankerous mood.
Scumi millions! Supposing he flung
that nt them, and proved It? Why,
he could probably buv and sell Crnlg,
ns they snld in the street. But there
wan ene thing he never would de
and lila splne stiffened nt the thought
and that wns, buy n wife. Aa he
looked buck he began te perceive the
real notion in his hiding under an as
sumed nnme; he wanted te be loved for
hlmself alone, net for what ha could
bestow In worldly reeds.
And here she sat, nt hla elbow, by
me irony or me gens, nan ne out
known It. Peer Jenny t who would
have followed him te mountain tops or
down te dark abysses! He 'might, and
probably would, have felt extremely
sorry for her, but he would net have
effeied her mnrrlnge because he was
sorry.
At the stage cntrnnce he held Nancy's
hnnd for n moment, smiled, and let her
go. He wanted her nlene, but that was
net possible, with the company flowing
in tnreugn 1110 niiike i"or.
"We hail n grand time, Mr. Craig,"
Jenny declared with only half a He. 7,A
renl Thnnksglvln' dinner 1"
"Makes mu happy te near yen aaj
," Craig turned te Bancroft, "Any
te.
particular place you'd like
te be
dropped, Mr, Coillngsweoa?"
"Ne, thank, i'i
around a bit. I want
Ne, thank. I'm going te
leg
te tnani :
.yen for
your Kindness," n uee. jeremlah wai
becoming accomplished m thta conven
tion. EVerybedy lied; thay had te, ei
light. What would yeut Jeremiah oeold
net aay te Crnlg: "Tour turkey choked
me, your house smothered me, and be
hanged te yeui" a he would hare
Craig lied, .tee, but careleaaty, T
am glad I bad the chance te offer- it.'1
IIe had no particular fear of thli
boy; but somehow he waa always
around, under feet) aeemed te hare a
geed deal of time en hla hands for a
young chap fighting the world. Where
is the middle-aged man who does net
underestimate youth and pay tot it?
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