ifW HP ' ' EVENiyq PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28, TTte Subconscious Courtship . mBJern weman't extraordinary scheme te keep suitors from Interfere ing with her Mm if told in thit fatclnatlng novel By BERT A RUCK Auther of "The Wrong Mr. Wright," "The Arrant Hever," Rte Gepuriaht, 19tt. Oedd, Mead A Ce. THE GUMPS These Are My People "ZZ WHO IN TUB STOItV SnVPR FAjPIIW8TOXE. charm ClOVEH J'"'1 h0 has inherited a TItaM , Ja'rried by relatives and hT'-rJ.trhe icant te marry her for U' i te marry 'husband for "irteB HARRY GARMWBAnb, JuWar "cteran, man of personality, Vtr!Linecr "he has invented a new ,0 finance which he agrees te "."'... "Zrictlu business" propesi- lievei - KnvrUARY MEADOWS, Clever1 nOSEiiAiix mju period, '.. JlrS i'KAre ... .oho Jin- aSr'"" -" " ffi.J.n irifft ater ii"L.,rir ii.infl SiUO-U, ---- danj;fcr, iftf ? xletcjM Rosemary, The Dream Conies True UT from Iter nose tlicrc stuck out D Carinlchncl's own device the nt uchment thnt would held her safely borne in the socket of 1.1s mart. Thi wnsi.ehievcment; this n, Ins ham ceme true. I-Unnl UMU III 1111' . "- " fjiniiumi. .... - - Ruby M. Ayres Thr favorite writer of fnci tinting love starlet ki inittcn ii writ" vemmiee of tmifllril nffiv thus and true devotion. Watch thii pane for "A Man of His Werd" nre mere renssurlng limn the right idcaa. for n long time 1 thought It ai only n mutter lit business tlint Clever nnd Mnjnr Cnrmichnel were living npart. i nieugiit it wns nil right. Hut, eh. denr Mrs Helt I F ntn nfrnid new thnt It is nil wieng. 1 nm ufrnid" her veire fnded, "it is the usual thing there in Nemcbndv else. Net with her. of course With him." New it wns nt this moment thnt Cnr michnel. thnt qunrter of n mile nwnv In his punt, having ntnrcd like a sun- StrtlCk man nt till, nninilni. cnutnnnnu of his letter, slowly rend through these sentences again, then turned te the end, ' lour loving wife. Clever." Next, he By Sidney Smith VjPfc'-Mt IJ- :::: : I FOVKS.'V VMMVtX '-- f0- VYt rMVT f 6US THINK W TVtlMKS TER G I ( 00 TO fAEfcT " s. SOtNQ- MSS JGTH frX V MVt IS' A WMTtMG H H AU-TWE eAVSS LOtfXS f A WrJNEVi ENGACEMeNT VltS EMEWIMQ j CfcOM ? JUST SHOW tNTEWMMVNffl A ?D.. ... f IVANOVO ANP TtCKETS FOC WE MOW - SMC ( aVacETe Tv,-.M VrASURt-) A -l r ', - ENJOSEOtVJtS fc lit- IU 61 W SOMt EVWIM6 TO 60 SOME WsmNG. V y ujeMeM Ur I soe von tww.- ewoes . ptAC- ffiMII-I i.Ot) SOMEBODY'S STENOGMiss Scratch Hij Hayward Atdrtan. must nlwny.s incnti tmeietl money. Yet meiicv wns in It tee. N money. M lfAnlflr rfilS J !' '.' tlmn Cext would see Mnjer .nr iXiA with t lie Nninrifni. isu-m inlcbacl u '- i.iP,i f ths II 111 ' ii""' ' "" old lHint which, however, ,inrl nhenrd found pe id Nothing surceeds liue i:fcns. iiceeeicii ner inv-ii the "' ilihiran-ii" the staK innll?Il. 1 lieflllfT TW inn- ,"-, ,,. , ,..., n ,ir. ler femm i"' -" -" -.. ..h Cnrmichnel of the mnt l.nl his ll'k of jelis. At wim -till ine iifuuv i in'- i.Mil Wm. nnd ie unil " ,n pnjiiiK aerenaut'1"' mliht h.'P nre'ent it mint that time, no '..Id, fur the scttline 'Hi of S thln- would he mere prelitnljle te him in the lone run. U wns ,it i, he lmd nny idea or intention of Lmlni! tiinirlp.1. life. It wri Miot as If were net remilete1y il.it mndiie'-s "I In it a" P1.1'1- . ., ...... .i.. ..:..i,i Tliprefere lie pn7.re niu-i ! nir...,. raced through the letter; the love-letter thnt Clever had written from the office nnd en the last morning before she knew for certain that Clphlnstene brothers wns te be in the hnnd of the receiver. ermlclinel then lifted hii head. lie snld, se nhrupt'y thnt Peter, the ter rier. ljinB ii.p(.p npnlnst the hnnipe? suddenly prlrked up his mis nnd ut tered a iiuirk. expectnnt bnrk Cnr michnel snid. "I have get te et up te town at once." "Te town, new?" exclaimed ITentv. O Ilrien (piicklyC "Ne bnd news. ' I hope?" "Whnt? Ne: 1 don't think se. Yeu enrry en, won't jm? I Iibae Ret te set back te town." "Ceniinc down npnin tenicM?" asked Hentj . "Ne. Kr I don't knew. 1'lease ilen't bother about me. Kxpcct me when y4m wnne," answered his host. lie rose te his frni. emsneil tin. ncln j couldn't punt there, seized the paddle. "Itlcht-n!" n!il D'lti-inii Mi.ietu- !". '''f,lllA"l:X r,., tnkln, the e,her ,n,l 1 p "P " ,1 E'T'.'r.r Z' 1, mentni vi "VV Thrrr I- ., Reed train up. ' iiiai i,.i... .. -. . . . thinip ' ,ou euiu inst mn (e t. ,,, rememhrnnce of a Rlr who s one . ?.. T , . ,f r- ,11 roe-while above a sewn tint clln jhiH u:.fe,. ike a iimi. i nm ui"--u. .-.-.. . .,!! nf "us nnd mnchlnery. of tindnR LOOK A.T "tHAT SOFT"-HEAO'. THAT'S FIVE-TIME6 ME.'S PRETENDED TO HME TO f-"ASS HEf? DESK VlTH THAT piece of Blaak PAPEf? IAi HIS HAMD : lik 7 -p , MISTER SLITHERS ARE "TOU HAVIW6 TROUULG WITH "T&UI? E'TE.S ? AJ-AfO-VVH'-f' 00 THEV LOOK Rai ? 7 lrr, ' J W7 J IL- SAVTHfY .(A3T LOOK BAD OWtOUD CC 7, R con' jl'"lG UliALi. dE'A'rl. v "OR CHiTZAO V.'Ai A OA MC (CAtTrDu see H5F?s vag r BEST? --:. r r-rr ? fJL'. ymr 4 WJ- a 'Ml- y'ic: N.- ( M'" ''Yfrr (-. (Jet said, any . It's The Yeung Lady Acress the Way The Bin Mill Whirl' H" r. SCHOOL DA YS i .. 1 1 1... nut tltnt rper unci rnrneiis ...... .-;. - -- wki. ".r". " ",,.. " ...... . ralchners. uic h:iiiiuimK ",""., brier under the rain. Ne wonder his jrateful Rlance followed the airship. Tttintcr and fatntcr, smaller nnd KMller she drifted away in the dis tance. . ..... Carralchnel dropped nis nenu numn. tatned te his (ruests. Henty wis Faying. "Whnt time does the Prince get down?'' . . , , "About three e clock, T suppose; or nrly after lunch." "Lunch new?" "I think se. (Out of the Wav. Peter.) Kettle's bnilinR for coffee "My last lunch in peace and com fort."' slRhed O'Urien threuRh n mouth ful of ham sandwich.. "Tomorrow thp Ilv Fer O'Mrien had bcreuie h this! time perhaps one of Hmry Cnrniirhnerv bent friends. Alllllllll llkili-r l.nrl rmnnui since thnt dnj when the two had lunehed ' together nt tlie Cleiniitis; the d.iv ' that O'Hrlen had held forth en modem mnrriaRe and the scuMble iew. Net j one word mere en thnt subject had passed between the two men. Never once had Carmicbnel volunteered, or had O'Hricn invited, renfldence en the, subject of mnrriiiRP even in cencnil. but the younger man bnd seen ipnllrcd thnt something must be ncutely wrong. A current between them wns strong as the silent flew of the Thnmc. O'Brien nnd Ilcnty saw Cnrmirhacl off at the station with five seconds in hand; Cnrmichnel, hatlcs ns he wns. still in his white river Miecs nnd his blnrer, airempanied br n wildly ngi tnted Peter, who refused te be left en (Met is lunching his duke nt the- My Ue plntferm. lie nay. Carmicbnel. de. j en mind see- ,,. i ,, if there Is anything fiem the gren. UJ( i?l$&. 0'Hrien te Hentj, setting the note of perfect rnsunlness ns tliey strolled Imr I, i (te Ilebli's linntlieuse nnd the punt. "Pltv Cnnnirhnel will mins the tiiinls.'" 1 "Quite." snld llenty. At the moment et the l'rinee s arrival ' (when the river, waking up te it -, wildest PiitbusinRin. became one long' forest of poles nnd ours held nt the tn-s in honor of the fnir-haired 1ml who flashed quirkh along the ceuisi. wav ing n pink ribbened straw hat te the re.ir of "Fer be' n jellj goeil fellow!") at thnt moment Cnrmieluiel linil reached town. lie was shut into n telephone he nt mnn nmenc Miur mail? "II tit -e! Ilnrrr f annleliael lug- (tul that bundle out of his blaer pocket. He undid the Knet or til" stung tnar tletl it up. The letters fell npart. Ite- tieen a bill from I.ebh s nnd nn envel epe marked "O. II. M. S. there fell out nimiher envelope. At Hie sicht of this iinrry t nr- ninliael ees diluted -.uddenh. Ills hem t gar en" sudden violent lean, then v out mi thumping mere euhmv than V.'ill the henit of t;n mnn who has . nt nvir even kind of mmlne'.s. t.'ililih he tote open that envelope. It In I been feiwnidtd. lint wns ad- jgXJ ( .Ircsfd I" him nt his Kusten read Pnchllngten Station nnd w.is rinsing up mmiN. in ;i handwriting which for , elty etlice. "Is that Klphiusteue nn'il'is .i hadn't seen. The lnilidwtit- ! HrethersV I sn. is thnt r.lnbiii- Hietlieis' .Miner ( iiriuichne hi.' of ( lnei. bis wife. (iend lle.ivet's! What lin.l she te av te him? At that moment, net a quiilcr of n ilpivn l'i ner sat In the punt til ll '.' the 1 11,1.1 mnrnt. nnd wns e!mtti i. will her ii.usius nbeut u x.iiien i.f 'hli.: ilie ti i i.i 1 bents, the Pi line's .1'nv.il the fneueihs tonight, the p.v In; fro. 1- Te hei-elt she kepi lepint Inj ni'h "One might ns well tool; fer n ereille 111 ii bundle of hav us mpc. t In "ee i j i in ML'iill In .nil lliU ei.iuil. ffilnps he enlj nine down tin tirl 'V.j et the le'.'.'iim nnd then ve'it bncl; in hi win!;?" I'm .lining ei sui lit nii.meiit of the la-t m,i ,as Ceei gi,i eve- "'I liee lit III u.i 11 v se iichilii' Ilverv fnti-liniieil i.inl u vend he.nl m ,i lit.ui limit hud inisit In i binrl te fill ncim Ii ws U.ii n. s:(,i . .'i.i tint lookout. 'I'liiver leek-. ,i Utile )M 'Heil ng.iui '"'n Tims s.,, Mnniiim Hull in the "tlii-i punt te her f i lend Mis. .Men ''h,i In whom she wns sjtt Jus. She iu!,e seftlj, iindrr diver of clinttei ".I. tu .liui nnd 'Ke-imni.i mid S.in- 'ini . i-er. , "I thought th- hr The .miiiiir Inilv inie-s the win sins she's iifrnlil tlieie must he eine uuf.iirness cen in tlip gir.it college game of football, ns she overheard her bielher my tliej were instructed te tackle low nnd liinil. "is looking -. inii iii-ul.irl;. eems te bine wilted ngnin. Peer I'lnhl," snld Clevei's I'Ollllusslellllteh urn... I'n.v el! Aunt peer. IV Id "The I 'islnpss was nbseliilelv i iilnmi. "1(,'l'" miirmuied Mis. Helt. "lt'sKeile absjiliitelj siinsli?,' "Diiiii nk me wlmt happened," 'iRl.ed Mis, Memiavs. "I enlv knew it "enils s,e was wen led te death. m.d 'list eie,,thiK in beinK 'wound up' ""l t'.at s. ((), . ,!,,.,, !,!, P Hull, led rounds in the w.uld leti fei "7 mat she will just ". ... wen, ill ii in. in a "In il,. . -II" IIIL, ...... a . ... . Is..'. . "". '" '"' llplllllsele lime te go our ill) uhl el iiei ,ige pepin. nlll eXIK ill lie.'., slm I. nu , ti.-ti i.. . . ".-: - ' ""' went te Me ...,,. ' "ij . I sjil... I KIWI', Ml "i .. must net go stmightinun iicse lnH( r'."l K'le nltei werrjing weeks.' She wns 'st. nii-iiii...;,,,. mn i.. i. i nm. .n. ., . " "iiih " i.i i v ,, M,,. I told her. 'hi Mi ll,.,? "'" "1M.wi"' ,lllU' t least duiiiig i i..i our Kind imit.ilien mid bine "Mil. coo.! tune in the ieu in,- wilh ''ijhiiik lu-st- "i ... . . klii.iu. it ' f.1"'1 sl1" ,"1'" niuimuied i lenuinu . " .uis unit, "hut. she rimmed, i his ear u,..,r" 'VMUUUH. iil,,. .. I .. -- ii nn i iiiiiiiir Finn iiniiii iniui .tone speaking, wnnts te speak te Mrs. Cnr michnel. Yes I will hang en. Oh, is i tint Mm. Mr. Wright? This is Majer Citrmiihnel speaking. Cnn I speik te m wife? Whnt? (Mi! Tiinnk .Mm ver inu.'h, thank m)u. I will tins , up the Piespei t then." Followed the interlude, which seemed te Cnrmichnel thi'e .enlurie.s long dining which be rearrested l lie atten tion of tlie operator and gine the fresh number. Then waited, waited, waited until he heard the cluerful girlish voice. "I cm get no rr-r-replj !" "(Ih dash ! I mean. neer mind', I will -g" llieie niwll." . ailed Cm liliilinel. nnd lie siieile out of the lun Auelhei held-ilp was uiused by ill. ilisuppciiiiiui e at thai uu.iueut of tlii' in emible I'eler. Smel.i lin oilier die. leuhi, in Unit hpin e el lime, have nm lined lii bei nine Mcpmnleil fiem Ins liuistei li ii iiissins nu.'k piled high with baggage, te bine lusl his hem lugs illd te bine imiile lit w.ij between the In ! n lit h of biimmi legs te mi exit in the' uppnitt' dliectinn? (iend l.enl!" fumed Cut inn had, mid cried aloud "Petei. Peter. Peter." ler the spine of mnii minutes tliitf secme.l bems '1lg .M'ir paid. hi. . nplniti." said a peller cheeifullj. "but Would this he jour ih.rg?" "It won't be. nn mm Ii longer,' letiirued Oil michnel, and he latiglied i loud with lclief, with ehilm.itien in., that wlii.h new laj befeie him. (ilndn't , Iiei ninnager HHid she was nt home?) "I lime just lenie.up le take him back te the 1 legs' lleiii. wheie he belongs ('nine along. I'eler. m.ii liifeinnl nss ' Willi niie hiillil he nuked the hnli h.ill'-wit iiiniei Ins aim nn. I with lin ether he stiilft.l into the peiti rV huiitl a oiie-pelllld liele. lie uiilsl tell hoi thnt, that would leilnlnlv be one m her In n whirl el 1 Iieient. mm eiiuent tags of thniight he dn.-mi ,, into the tnvi. Rnic the order for thai dine, long enough in all lensciciue, but net as long ns it seemed te Oirini. hael , Was the din-lied taxi going te run out of peind, meal, down or something ; Iiei- letter wns i rushed between Ins liiigets. Whnt wtis In it be Knew hip uigh h heiiii. hnnng simed at iln mul at iietliiug else, in tin train nil t In W(! lipnciweeii iii-en-,. ..oil ine i.niiiiu.. pieuieine miiik iiieuiM-nes in I don't knew wbnt has hup- I pencil. CMt'pi one iMiuiuniiimi . iiiiiik., 1 ee M)U ; I no love miii- ( ,? HORRV' UeNCHA RertfirtBER. JimmY AriD tD .-said i.ast vJggK TrifiY Woeto HAVe. "Diis 3crP APTER. XMAS WHM THE.Y HAD GOT ALL. THEIR, PRESENT-S f f rrterzs r a. ztmrncc- ' 3PO ', ToOAePPEfi. NVOLVjNrARV Di5Ef.BftRKATl0rt FRcrl Bce5 USD I BATTL& 4 f-- ; -STwS ' gs. A--. ;; AMI IC v s. ir- Te N0v.-e;t. tiBen! Trte s a n,oei- Z- ,,'-. I iriPATiraajV'-v emt cs -.. ,-.'-'-; Vc ',' : 2rZ'-', if---"--'w !e .'-" : VIHlP OS v tAisTtce CALU NT COONTRi CLVJB mm i Betue J rJTVGT.'C a - S-V -SzT-jr-x, -A 1 $& -.' . L ; i efX ATW. . .-.j...r- . xrc 1 oeoo hichTJ j ' '!T. J ' ' s. " V::7 if rf i s CSTr $$ VtttT .s- HSRC- COMES fs B03SLCO1 Wmi snow svievslmr: 5TR1KC ; 5tU Di sVe-s re on-eefteo tb Suoct-TveSrtev epp PETEYToe Bad About Ira Hall ffeOTpRNfs3?T )VH16j qJaV$ OF VUHferilHstel tfL j5IB5m ZlTKsBQIHHvjKfstCiJ Hum." - DOMT (TcTevciTed IRA -'MADCL'WOU'TOE ( J)0WK1 TeTs. AM MOUrs."' r vieT iSMErs sriit. V rETrviMC.' up -A&MMM wmmwA u. .. Nift Ifi f it''ff f Y ""ww ) cx C C&, QZzzl C A' v -ve . 1 ea?k Zj tiu i A. PaH-jTiWC fi'.O PeVDEIsTiKfCl DM- I EW ? eAY.t'lRLS Ai .fiTMetlCMTNcu TUWklV AiWTlHEV TANT lOUWG UYS STame PaiuTasje Pepper.' Likce tt GASOLINE ALLEY Shifting Gears rj dm' S i waTe IT ARO I THlUli. T 1UIW5 A ClRl'S A.PPEv-f?AWCE ' f ". A t" ggggjjg . : i.t-jbsr'j i -s I "... ' W Set r sSur?c : -hmrkfl ;- it i?nicpc"iui rcL!s i.'.i 4, ZS ."'s. "-'"- VsiTH W. AUCE OPF Oh 'YWR- i Effect r comes N hfv-isHS ft . $ .-..- s I 1 MY (.OAT i A Vera( WELL .SK6EZIX.. WHOSE BOY ARE YOU TM(S MORNING ? JtzJ y mi nd my asking, dear Mrs - .-.,(-!, 1VIIJI1 (IllJlllfr (liflt ......... 1...., "aii.l ,,f M.r(lv"- """ """ ""- , ..el, dear, all these wanted dajs , ''I'iM'r's Aunt IteNV henveil her .nnut Te llilllk of these!" girled hIkI,. '( .lenr- I , ' '".. '"" ""-:" ,l'"1'1" r'- '"' wlmt happened "mn . I ere ell er ""I"'"'- '-", V '"' tl",1 ",'ll"S 1 IM tn.ible, he hh ,,, l,, , ' SinwIlUK .lib. will, the wildest I,,,,,.,. ,'".' "llder eneV e.e ' ii" .i." ......... ilajs. weeks, wnstei liuuilli-. te liinUe ....- inii-n.i i i-ii-e ....- ,.., I - ,, . , ... 1, 1 1 ' I I ns- k Hi' nt i, i mil Ii- ,,tl 1... "ettnilnjH ....less thev tellenn. I m' '" ' l '" '..'.. ,'., I " "v.. "'"'I't It. And thei don't tell ','" ! ,1 I ,s '"w what iT ;,m',ll,'iw" '."" i. flu Wh .eiildn't this Miik " t'm ( ,e " ,T I H,l"t "''"! river get enV I.euning back, Cm "jthing " , "" Mrv;"..",' '::,n ' femiid ivlt-h .... as .,.,- I h, i.i " nil,-.-,-, in.-, ii-ii nun, , ,.lt '.' rexeut It. Ami th... .I..'i tell iwtiirii, iey.i,,!,l,,t. t,,inl wt' iilTaiiil !" Itew , .lU Into-Victerlnn. "They . u iu rh nn sorts nr .,.....,,,. ,..u '" our h,.d. bec.i; they thli.; theyl fair face think et missing fallen ! btlll! Hut (he skies CONTINUED TOMORROW M kK i v jz iLsj mm n. M. am rj A XrfTlX WALT! WW" V J lj--- r r,'uuuii rn i I d. $ liiltilil. rOW WOULD AMD (1 lllllllilllilli munii YOU e of ) JELLY? P lWm ' HONCY, M LIKF A SLICE OF KL BRLAD AMD slLLY'' ,is. 'j& 1 -m 2. TMi: LITTLE TKC CCRTAAMLY DOCS FMJOY IT. VOU'O THiriK HE WAS STACiVirSfi i --. 1 " f-s in Y hi ' w mM- (flRjILC jr- WM m -f- '"i P 'L I " - k 1 k. :-.tU iU4iil4 01 M V )P: rc- f ..) w f V h iiuj SKEE CrJAMKIA'S BOY leWtli mew V- A I S,V wK I V v y J C l P "TO J kr ! .a ftl m n mi
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