Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
COPYRIGHT. 1918, bu Public LEDGER Co.
6HAPTER xXXIII Continued

X1XXAf Eh AAAIU lCOntln1cO
y<1t~r,r ..,, -. al, ,.,.,.. IT.,
n VI stili she did not invite MN TO ap
a ~ proach, and Victor, with his hear
& kbing like wild thing in his breast
x<U43 nevertheless content to wait. This
ID Intuition told him. was victory
81 UIlouRh for one day. Seeing that ht
n <1Aited, Sylvy turned her luminous eyes
& I'D to him and thrust out her hands. will
Il ~ Prank, confiding smile. Victor quickly
kz<o6k the trusting hands in his.
q ~It has been such a long walt, he
coid with a sigh.
ut Is SO wonderful y confessed Sylvy
with another. IL reel tired, ana sne
n&tk into her chair. Victor stood beside
+ her moment, his hand OH her SOFT little
shoulder, and then found his way back
10 his own place.
ss3ut" exclaimed Sylvy with a little
' rnsp OF iismay. .'eyerything is changed
< 11svr -
d .sYou mean" OWNED Victor, that by
acknowledging that you love me, every
thing 1s changed?"
Sylvy nodded. 1T seems TO leave me
11ther--rather disarned.
N You mean that 1t let's love inside tne
conqueror.
II suppose So" confessed Sylyy feel-
ing very helpless. Il m frightened. wren
when once love eNists.when once we .e
ncknowledge II exlsts-u seems as ~ j..
nothing else matters. Nothing else IN
the world ..,,
- "Ah! That's what I've been feeiing
3or nearly two years, and ltS VIVA. We We
minutes said Victor. suavely.
-How very, very wonderful you've
beeng' conceded the girl But nov ", :;
now I'm distressed. knew, should be. :,
Victor ..Tm willing to leave our love
10 work out it's own problems. I'm con-
s13ent il will"
s.r,,t ;tit must not he nern,itted to
~,or1, ,hsr,, ont declared SyIyy. alarmed
cva;n ond aware that after her vital
c5r,;s;so,, s,,ch n sneecb sounded very
,nrea sonable
sSunnose We try to forget it," sug-
~..tad yictor soo.binpIy hui absurdly
ma "a -ef,l that the laughter in his eyes
shouid not seem to he mocking laughter.
4 .sunpose we lust try going on with the
( ,,,srgs tb,t concern ms generally. Sup
s,a.n for ;nstnpce that You tell me what
HVs., ~. -, ~, ~ a., 70 SOC me about
M"e ~" so, ,ho
Something terripls respouTeo ,,;s ,ost o,s
S,r. pouhS,ns hs snhisct Tpts1s becsuse @ il helped
her to forget this d,sma, ,t tselnf rsadI .nas
sreaay shs nau da ua,,' hsr t traitor and
snr s apostats lpss hsd %sai Fsther rer is atReres
terrible plot of the anarcnlsts & or .he era !;
;Ss.ss,rooy, property in philadelphia
"And your father Is in it, exclaimed
Victor. apprehensively, 49,, -,
s'Father was in it, emphasized the girl
but that was weeks ago--before' be-
"Ah yes" interposed the sympathetic
voice of Victor.
iou see. Syivy eSpiaiInea ,tar masuif;
that changed father altogether; ~ ~
his soul and brain, He has been hum
Ole since. ana we nave All peeH ui""" !"
very: very close togetner' T., .,,
Ebut aoout tue piot p. p;e,.s m rar.
o~ s. ."t ~, aS r.i,,nss s stand -
c.m ."o .,,.
Nan s,rs Sc wbefheT II was a real piot or
only, an Imaginary one. and I've put of
telling you because hoped II was mere
" fathers raving TIL at last my iears
4s tne oetter OF @ me. ,.mlikrs mnikway, yr,;,d,v T%e
hS to,S me- there was a blot to destroy
the mills, damage the machinery. blow
1 IN buildings, and kill the men higher
Who were enslav'ps the pcor'
Bsvings. most likely" decided Victor
y qu!GSsy. ,.,,, o,.. ,,,,,r.d sv,r,
v.r1y you ra snin ,n,mk any ngr,ra strnw aknSS
: vet" She went on honestly. father
talked as If they had worked oM the
details His part was to kill Mr.. Buck
ingham."
ITO kiln buckingham exclaimed
Victor excitedly. Why. the man was
mad who talked like that--mad enough
to do the thing
Not now. am sure" declared Sylvy.
with a shudder. Father Is as gentle
- a child now. But Levene Is not mad.
He is cold. merciless, fanatical.
Levene? And who is Levene%'
Robinson listened intently while Sylvy
told him.
:Exactly the sort to be planner of
crimes for others to commit; that man
n dangerous" decided the lawyer in
etantly. "You should have told me this
. before Sylvy" Victor's air was one of
lie oh CT
..you ti,;rl, !, NAV be ra,, tha,, y" ,ha
gIr, asked weaLIw '''
.r.
may wei De. Iuere are ugly
Ideas In the air these days. Men OF
wealth and power who have been
utterly ruthless in their dealings
III, i.hcr s,,nnI,, tI,o f,,oi ,,,L;Ia az
C..l~:. ~ sSpp,s ~: I"os' Wo Wy
uesos anu hequities OF y cOrrupt
& cSy government pour on OIL, ana 1t