Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-12

Lamont and that she is called Penny
for short, She meets Mrs. Kingdom,
who receives her with tenderness de-
spite her admission that she is n
thief. Penny and 10 meet, but it
is revealed that they have not known
each other before. Kurt falls in
love with Penny. Penny rescues
from q runaway horse Francis, one
of Kingdoms children.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
DEN found the ranch house quite de-
l. serted the next morning. Kurt had
zone to Wolf Creek to purchase cat
tie and would not return until night. A
little scrawled note from Francis ap-
prised her of the fact that Mrs. Merlin
was taking himself, Billy and Betty to
spend the day at her own home.
"a whole day alone for the first time
In ages I" she thought exultingly. 1T
Is surely Pen Lamont's day. What shall
I do to celebrate? Stop the clock and
play with the matches? l must do some
thing s~tupendous. l know. l wiz go
into town and shop. I will go in style,
too"
She took Kingdoms racing car out OF
the garage, and was soon speeding down
the hills with the little thrill of ecstasy
that comes from leaving a beaten track,
In town she left the car in front OF
the hotel and went down the Main
street, looking in dismay at the win
dows loaded with assorted and hetero-
gepeous lots Of feminine apparel. At
last she came to a little shop with but
three garments on display, all of them
quite smart in style.
"You must be a lost, strayed or
stolen {" she apostrophized in delight.
She went within and purchased two
gowns with all the many and necessary
accessories thereto.
LUCKY, Kind Kurt and Bender didn't
search me that day she thought. 81
rever saw a sheriff or a near sheriff so
slack. If they'd been in my business,
they'd have known that you can't al
ways tell what's in the pocket of a
ragged frock.'
She visited in turn a shoe store a
soda water fountain and a beauty shop.
Then it was the town time for dining,
and she returned to the hotel.
81 shouldn't have exhausted the re
sources Of the town so soon she
thought ruefully. as she stood in the
office after registering.
az don't know what I will do tht,
afternoon unless | sit in a red plush
chair in tho ladies parlor and gaze ont
through the meShPs of a coarse lace
curtain Mt the paSsers by. | might cal
on Bender and see if he'd remember me
Bet his wife would. Maybe somethin:
interesting will come along, though
Something did. 1t came in the SHAPE
of n lean, brown faced young man.
Harry, Larry" she cried. Its {
Homecoming to see you. | hadn't any
idea what part of the world you wer,
in, What are you doing here
1.-THE thief" he exclaimed, his darl
eyes beaming with pleasure,
mot so loud. l am Pen Lamont a.
present. Incog, you see, under my rea
name, the least known of any. s.
don't squeal on me-"
"I never gave any one away yet
Pen, dear. What are you doing in thi.
neck o. the woodsf"
ST am in hiding in the hIlls-at {
ranch-quite domcsticated. My frs
glimpse Of a home. Like It better thar
I supposed l could"
"You'd better watch out. Heblr,
is up in these parts somewhere, I hear
He'll get you yet, Pen"
"Hebler! You make my heart stoI
beating. l hit this trail more to escap
him than anything else. What is h
here for?"
"For you, I fancy. l ran acros
Wilks the other day and he said b
heard HELLER say He'd get that THE
IL he never dill another thing so la
low. Are you here alone in town to
day."
"Alone and untethered for the frs
time in ages. Same with you?"
you're right as to the alone part
but / am not altogether free. | hav
TO give an exhibition fool fight thi
afternoon in my little old fier. We
have dinner together and the rest G
the day. Will your"
"Wil I? Try me-"
"What's the idea, Penn" he aske,
as they went into the long dining room
and chose a remote table.
II don't know, Larry. L had one
but I seem to have lost it in tryin,
to pick up others. I'm foundering. ;
you've always been in wrong, Pen
wish you'd find your level. You mad
me ashamed of my old life. l al
string straight now, thanky."
ST am glad, Larry. You never wer
crooked, you know-just a bit reck
1ess. Tell me about yourself"
.'You gave me a good steer whe
YOU suggested this sky stuff, l don
believe a flying man could be yer
bad-up there in the clouds in a worl
all hts own. Whenever l felt as If
must break over the traces and go o
for a time I'd just get into my littl
old fiier and hit the high spots al
that would give me more thrills tina
all the thirst parlors ever brought.
am going soon to fly for France. I
fact. I'm 'on my way now"
Larry 1 am proud of you'll Bu
II tugs at my heartstrings to have 20
70, and in an airplane! J"
ibid you ever 80 up, PenT"
.'Noi it's about the only eXcitin
thing 1 haven't done, and it's the onl