The citizen., 1920-07-01
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER LIN . base hospital at
Neuiliy. France. his face disngured be-
yond recognition. an American soldier
serving In the French army attracts at
tention by his deep dependency. Asked
~ the surgeons for a photograph to guide
them In making over his face, he offers
IN derfsion a picture OF the Savior. bid
dine them take that az a model They DO
%. making a remarkable nksnesa
CHAPTER u-Invslided home. on the
boat he meets Martin Harmon, New York
broker. who is attracted by his remark
able features The ex-soldier gives his
name as Henry Hiiiiard." and his home
a. syracuse. New York. He left there
under a cloud. and is enbittered against
his former fellow townsmen. Harmon
makes him . proposition to sell mining
stocks In Syracuse. concealing his idsn-
uty. He accepts II. seeing In Il q chance
TO make good and prove he has been un-
derestimated.
CHATTER rfr.-Tn Syracuse 'Tfniisrd"
Gin reality Richard Morxan) 10 accepted
as stranger. lie visits James Cullen. Q
former employer. relating a story OF the
death OF Richard Morgan, and 10 sur
prised 81 the regret shown by Cullen and
his youthful daughter Angela While at
the Cullen home Carol Durant Morgan's
tofmef nAncee. makes q call.
CHAPTER Iv.-Hiiiard repeats to Carol
his story OF Morgsn's death and 10 deeply
moved by the evidence of her deep feel
ing for the supposed dead man lie re-
solves. however. to continue the decep-
tion-
CHAPTER v-Next day HiiIiard sath-
ers from Angela that Carol had always
loved Dick Morgan. and while Delivering
TO her letter supposedly from her for
oer hancee realizes that his affection In
unchanged His welcome BY Doctor Du-
rant. Carols father, also shakes his res
eiutson TO continue the deception. but he
conquers a.
CHAPTER Win Syracuse Hiiiiard 10
looked upon az a capitalist and mining
expert. and In that capacity, In pursuance
OF his object. interests Cullen in the pos
sihiiity OF wealth In mining properties.
The Culiens and Hilliard go TO the Dursnt
home for dinner.
"You walk along with me. =" said
Angela. imperially. "And you'd better
behave yourself-rm fercei"
At the same moment that he looked
yearningly toward Carol. who up
ahead by the doorway was already
captive 10 the willy Armstrong. young
Rufus waring was glaring belligerent-
ly toward HIllIard.
The masquerader smiled In defeat.
then smiled with sudden realization OF
the woman-chlld cllnging 10 him. He
squeezed her arm out of sheer affec-
tion.
"Your gallant cavalier'll cover me
with horrid welts and bruises for
this !" he said warningly. Don't
make him Jealous. nowi" They we're
now bringing up the rear OF the pro-
cession In the hallway.
'rll make 'em well again." said An
gela. II am n good nurse. aren't IT.
He was convulsed by her air OF con-
quest.
"By the old.fashioned methodf" He
could hardly believe that this was the
girl he had taught to climb trees. and
make slingshots.
I'll" She stopped and bfushed.
The others were all on the steps; these !
two we're In the dusky vestibule. War |
ing was frettlng impatiently outside.
"would your" asked Hnliard He |
intended only to tease her; but all at
once her head came up. and he could |
see that her eyes were big and soft |
and frightened. She was hardly seven
teen. and to Hilliard she had never
ceased TO be the child OF two years
ago. He bent and kissed her; her
lips were trembling. expressive.
snow we've got TO hurry" he said.
"Come. dearl"
II was the tone he would naturally
rse TO a child. but he had an uneasy
feeling that he had used II to u wom-
an. Children's lips aren't expressive.
And he had another intuition-stIll
more upsetting TO him-which was