The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-02

OF d:ath--A shadow from WAloA there
was for him no secapA
Hs thought II the most aseoising sen.
sation imaginable!
He turned across town toward rNfth
avenue. came to his club. and went IN.
habit swung his case 70 the letter sach.
There was . square white snwelope IN
tho w piGeonholA and u proved TO b
addressed TO him.
He know the hanawntinS v@y we'll
too we'll; HE heart gave . great jump
a. ne recognised Il. and then sAnk like
. stone; for not only must he As, but
he must give up the sir' - loved ans
lie stuffed the letter int his peckse
and passed on TO the elevator eAteA
there have his drink. read his iSttss
and write the answer IN osaee ana 0ulee
The problem Of his answe. coessse1
Il would BE- hard -hasa, - wsstsrsAaA
letter that meant the bs0oann6 q b
wonsan's faithful heart ts.t,st.' - '-'
The elevator kept him wajtln0 ~
msnt o. two. Just round Ne eoeo0
from the grill nom door. whence eane
the sound Of voices tanring and iAnsh'
One was Biny Hsaal,ssa's vnmis.
taxable ssrni- jocular AraW1.
whitaker knew Il without thinoaA6 -
Il. Just a. ne heard what was being sese
without st first oomOreh> ndlno~ Aeare
and remembered aftsrwar4 u WA
detail.
Seems to BE- the opsa ssasoa ~ run
awaya," Hamilton was saying.
IT'S only . few days aGo.eaeo T1urs
low Ladisias's daughterGwhats her
naref-Adary-took the Bit between her
teeth and boitsd with the old mans
chauffeur"
somebody sssrsd. 'uIow far IA they
get before old iAdislss caught up with
'smr'
'Hs didn't sivs sAasA Hs's not that
kind. II he was put TO u. old Thurlow
could play the unforGitnG parent IN
melodramA without Q makeup"
That's right" little Fisks's voice
put In.
"Chap I know-rsportsr-was ssnt 70
Interview him. but old fAdinas told him
quite ctvtiiy that he'd been nhsinformsd
he hadn't any daughter named Mary.
"Meaning. Of course, that the gfrl had
thenceforth barred to her"
Hes rust hks that" said Hamilton.
"Rsmember his other daughter. Grace.
clipping With young Pstut . few years
"o,d I.ad,sias had . down on Petit
who's . decent enough KID, nothwith-
standing--so Grace was promptly dis
owned, and cast into the Guitar darkness.
where there's weeping and waiiing and
IN ashinx Of teeth because Pettts only
ethin g-on- Q amall-Saisry IN The dip
jomAtio ssrvloo. and they've NO hope OF
ever touching. . penny Of the Ladis'as
coin" ...... ..ls
the stoksr personr'
NOBODY knows. except posssbiy them
solves. They're laying low and-proo-
ably-gstting nrst hand .tnformstion 80
10 he quantity Of chssse ana rises
they can afford on . ehaunsur's pay.
whats she like. this Mary-guiee.con.
traryr' inquired ososge 1rsaten's
voice ANYBODY ever see her
'oh, nothing but . nd" 80 utuc
y.sSS' II used % Sc her oftsn, isse
:u%%:: hitting round 'sO'A'''s''' %
'Ths old mans % mean hs vsuidn't
lot nor use the car aion&' 'Wseey htue
bexgar. an legs and syes-skirte 70 'hss
sho tops and hair 10 her waist
mot over eighteen. ! gatherr',
'Oh, not . day." Nttls Ftshs amrmed.
The elevator was waiting by fhie
time. but Whitaker paused an instant
b.,ore taking II. chiefly because the
sound Of his own name. uttered oy
Hamilton, had reused him out OF the
Abstraction In which ne had ovsrhsAro
the preceding conversation.
"Anyhow, I'm sorry for HuSh
whitaker. He's Eoing to take this hard
mighty hard"