Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26

AliN got up. NO don't call the maid 7
wont need her" she said Then She
out '''''' 40 S"e P"SSeu
Johh held wide the door and bowed
! win difference that was a touch moro
sincere than usual lie answered Good
| h'shI as If he meant IT,
! AIiN was exhausted, but II was long bo-
lore she fell asleep. She cried softly.
She wanted to be comforted She had
dressed so beautifully-she hod hoc, So
/ beautiful-and Gerry had not come home
As she cried, her disappointment grew
into a great trouble.
She awokc early from n reverish slcop
Immediately sense of weight nssallcd
her She rang and learned that Gerry
h!u hot YET come home. Then his words
oi yesterday suddenly came to her "1f
dropped out OF the world today" Alix
stared wide-eyed at the ceiling why had
She remembered those words? She lav
Tor y, long time thinking Her breakfast
was Drought to her but she did not touch
II. II was almost noon i'm the cloudy sun
uaN morning when she reused herself
from apathy She sprang from tho he'd
She summoned Judge lfealey with a note
ana Mrs Lansing with telegram. The
teIesram was carefully worded. please
away"
The Judge found Allx radiatng the
lIeShhess OF a beautiful woman careful
VI hcr person. but II was the freshness
oil pale Hover AliX was grave and her
gravity had sweetness TINT made the
Judge IS heart bound lie felt an awaken
lhR IN her that he had long watched for
She told him all the story of the day be-
Iore In steady monotone that omitted
hothlng and gave the facts only their
own weight
N nt,s. i IL,
her hand. you would make n spIendId
witness, my dear" he said. Now. what
you want is for me 10 find Gerry and
bring him back isn't it?"
yes said AK, "if you can"
'Nonsense or course | can. Men don't
urop out OF the world so easily nowadays.
But | still wan, to know n thing or two.
Are you sure Gerry knew nothing of
Sour-er--eNcursion to the statlon?"
AK shook her head. From the time
ne Ieft my room and the house he has
not been back"
Has he been to the cub?"
AK colored '"intly. II sec," Said the
Judge quickly. IN ask there. I'll 20
now. He wen, off and all that day he
sousht IN vain for trace of Gerry lie
went to all his haunts in the citv-he had
tclephoned to those outside. At night he
returned to AliX but 1t was Mrs. Lansing
lhat received him in the library.
, nc JuuSe WIS tlTed ana his buOyanCy
mad deserted him. He told her of his
l iailure. Mrs. Lansing was thoughtful.
but not greatly troubled. Gerry" shc
SAID, has level head He may have
gone away, but that is all. lie can take
care of himself"
She went to tell Alx that there was no
news. When she came back the Judge
turned to her. "Wcll," he asked what
did she say?"
Nothing, except that she wanted to
Know II you had tried the bank"
me Judge struck his fist into his left
hand. Never thought of it," he said.
'Ihnt child has head" He went to the
telephone. From the president of the
bank he traced the manager. from tho
the cashier. Yes. Gerry had
been at the bank on Saturday. ,rhe cash
Ter remembered it because Mr. Lansing
had drawn a certain account in full lie
would not say how much.
There said the Judge, with a sigh of
relief, that's something. 1t takes a
steady nerve to draw a bank account in
full. You must take the news upstairs,
m off. III follow up the clue tomorrow"
There was new look OF content min
5led with the worry in Mr.. Lansing's
face that made the Judge say as he held
Jut his hand in farewell "Things bctter?"
Mrs. Lansing understood him. Yes"
'hc answered, and added, I'VE have been
'rying together"
CONTINUED TOMORROW