Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-30

Max swung ungrily upon Whitaker.
"Oh It's you, is IT, Perhaps YOU can
explain what this means? She was
looking straight III you when she dried
up. | saw her
"pcrhups you'd better find Miss Law
and ask her. Whitaker interrupted.
"IIavc you any idea where she's
gomez
"Iione, probably" Max snapped In
return.
"tome on, them Passing his arm
through the managers, Whitaker drew
him out into the alley. "Wetl get
taxi before this mob
but look here-What business've |
you got mixing in!'
ash Miss Law said Whitaker, !
shortly. II had been on the tip "i ms !
tongue to tell the man tatly; I'm ter |
husband" But he retained wit enough |
To deny himself the satisfaction "i TINS /
I shaltcriug rcjOindrr, Il know her he /
! uddod; CHATS enough for til" pres ,
ent"
At the entrance to the alley Max |
paused to listen 10 the upr"ar within ,
/ bis vrl-heloyed tIcutrr.
ia give five thousand gold dollars
/ If hadn't met you this afternoon
! he gruaucd II always knew that W"ln-
/ an WAS II Jonah ~
You were calling her your mascot
two hours ago.
.Shell he the death of lue, vet the
little man insisted gloomlly. lie
( stopped short, Jerking his arm Tree
"Look here, III not going We -"V my
work cut ont for me BACK 'h'f" Win
Il jerk Of his head toward tue th'a'eF'
Whitaker hcstated, then without re-
greet decided to lose HIM. II W"u'd DC
rs wei I" Get over ''l' l'"i"I''''n7 ~
terNi"W without u''t" i"e'','
very "e''' ne S"'''' ",, n','','9 49,
tnXtAp IN 10 inc euip' ''' '"0
address,
Max gave IL Su'''''S' .,.,
50 'i'~' ~ , ..Y,r-v
Nmt"hef "l'rh'u 'i'c o'' '''4' ''
eSel '"'u ''-'
Whitaker settled hack in the cab
and, 0hliNlOuS to the ugllS oI bFohu-
way streaming past, tried to think. IL
suddenly presented Itself 10 ms reason
with shocking force, that his a''ilnde
must be huInhly ana Wholly "poIoE'''''
II was a singular case ne hit" conn,
home to ma ms WE on 'ne punt VI
. marrying another h'i'h-a'u S"' wa,
the one emitted 10 'eei "sEi'eNP"
Strange twist OF the 'l'rNai t'"''1'e
l@r too soon thc h!ACi'lie NN'' WV
!, mo tlttY-S'Venth street suppl" nan
, way down the block, described "iue
arc to the northern cuFo a'd pui'e"
; up, trembling, before a modest n'o"''i
| residence between SlNtll ana ScNtlNh
avenues.
Reluctantly Whitaker got out anu
on suspicion, told the chauileur TO
wait Then, with all the alaclty or
, II condemned man ascending the scar
= fold, he ran up the steps 10 tl!e AoH'
), door.
, A man servant answered his ring
, without undue delay.
, Was Miss Law at home? He would
2 see.
This indicated that she was at home.
= Whitaker rendered a card with his sur
, name pencilcd after that of Mr.. Hugh
: Morton in engraved script.
) He stared round him with pardon
l. ab,e wonder, If this were truly the
a homo Of Mary Ladislas Whitaker-hcr
e uronorty--he had hulldcd far better
than he could possibly have forcsccn
{ with that investment of five hundred
= dollars six years since. Soft, shaded
X lights. rare furnishings, the rich yet
l. dclicatc atmosphere of exquisite taste,
the hush and orderly perfection of n
|. home made and maintained with con
d summatc art: these furnished him with
o dim, provoking limitations of an indi'
x yiduaIily to which lie was n stranger
less than Il stranger-nolhing.