The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-07-29
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER LIN Q base hospital a
Feuiily, 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 dsrsion a picture OF the Savior. bid
dins them take that as . model They do
%. making a remarkable likeness
CHAPTER U.-Invaiided home, on the
Boat he meets Martin Harmon, New York
broker, who IL attracted by his remark
able features The sr-soidier gives his
name a. Henry Hillisrd." and his home
a. syracuse. New York. He left there
under a cloud. and is embittered against
his former fellow townsmen. Harmon
makes him . proposition to sell mining
stocks In Syracuse. concealing his iden-
uty. He accepts II. seeing In II Q chance
TO make good and prove he has been un-
dsrestimated.
CHAPTER iII-In Syracuse ''Tfiiiisrd"
Gin reality Richard Morgan 10 accepted
as q stranger lie visits James Cullen. Q
former employer, relating q story Of the
death OF Richard Morgan. and 10 sur
prised at the regret shown by Cullen and
his youthful daughter Angela While at
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former nancee. makes a call
CHAPTER Iv.-Hiliiard repeats 20 Carol
his story OF Morgan's death and 10 deeply
moved by the evidence of her deep feel
ing for the supposed dead man. He re-
solves. however. TO continue the decep-
ton.
CHAPTER v.-Next day HIiliard gath
srs from Angela that Carol had always
IaL It.
60 her a letter supposedly from her for
ner aances realizes that his affection 10
unchanged His welcome by Doctor Du-
rant Carols father, also shakes his res
'siution to continue the deception. but he
eonauers H.
CHAPTER Win Syracuse HIiliard 10
looked upon as q capitalist and mining
srpert and In that capacity. In pursuance
of his object. interests Cullen In the pos
sibility OF wealth In mining properties
The Cullens and billiard 60 to the Durant
home for dinner.
CHAPTER vII.-Observauons At the
Durants' convince billiard that the doctor
and his daughter had always been his
true friends and his love for Carol be-
comes stronger He realizes he has a dan
gerous rival In Jack Armstrong. also very
much In love with Carol. and the two men
tacitly agree TO night II out fairly.
CHAPTER vIII.-Despite his success In
Interesting capitalists OF Syracuse In his
mining venture (which he believes TO be q
sound proposition Hiliisrd regrets having
placed himself In such . false position.
but In justice to Harmon feels he must 20
on. He makes confession 10 Carol OF his
love for her. and she admits the poss-
bility Of his affection being returned In
time.
billiards head was splitting with
the horror OF IL. He saw. In a whiri-
ing vision OF dread. the people Of the
city rising TO denounce him; not mere
iy for his inexcusable masquerade. so
grotesquely built upon the dream OF re-
generation. not only for his vast abuse
OF personal confidence. not only for
the base hypocrisies he had practiced
upon his quondam sweetheart. but
also for this grossly profitable fraud.
Dimly. he argued just as Harmon
claimed, he couldn't be In harder
straits. A spasm OF reckless fatallsm
shook him.
Harmon. who had been inspecting
him critically. took out his fountain
pen.
I'm write you your check for com
misslons-shall II" He held the pen
poised lnslnuatlngly. "And then Wen
forget this little misunderstood. and
start fresh. Shall II Let's see" with
great effectiveness 20 the figures.
"Your twenty per cent is twelve thou
sand four hundred. and that, less half
expense call 'em five thousand
even that's seventy-four hundred
He tore a sheet from his pocket check
book. dried the ink by waving II In the
air, and flirted II over TO billiard.
"Put II away and let's have some
lunch. II you're afraid 10 have your
friends see me down here. let's have
Il upstairs. I'm not sensitive. son; II
don't pay"
"No," said billiard. DULY. "and
guess II never will"
That's the idea Now you're talk
ing sensel Come on. son. buck w
and let's have some lunch. :"
At eight o'clock In the evening
when Rufus waring knocked at Hill
Iiard's door, II was opened by a man
with a face 10 remember afterward
There were deepcut lines-almost fur
rows-by the mouth and eyes; and the
eyes themselves were startlingly
luminous. and drawn. The mans
complexion was chalk-white.
"why, Mr.. billiard !" exclaimed
waring. "What on earth's the matter
with your"
"Come on in." said billiard. and hi'
smile was CHASTITY. "rye been waiting
for YOU"
CHAPTER 4