Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-06
DAUGHTER OF THE SUN

Kendric sprang to his feet nm,
did so Bruce whipped out Sls as b
There seemed no loss of tinn pistol
the action and the dischargn' n"stweA
dric had been quick and onIv bia Ivy hen.
ness saved the life in him thai t nit
AS he went to his feet he swcnt %lsnt ng
his hand q heap OF the sbinin.u up %
pieces and flung them straight ip,, sod
boys purpling face. 1'he bullet ,no noO The
kcndric's head, doing no harm vent ht By
splintcring the wall behind him "Vyoni
fore Bruce could shake his hon, be.
ftrc again kcndric was upon hino and
iying him as dog worries cat nt'p wcr'
even in the desperation driving H.. nruce,
with gun in his hand, was Etun and
than a. STRIPPING in the hard Se Sas more
his wrist and throat. 4 sIJd"" at
and mighty jerk came clcsa W neavs
ing his arm and freed the nisto, ,preaG'
his claw-llke fingers. Kpndr;o roR
him back SO that Bruce storgo,oI IIutlet
across the room and crosLsJ nall
iioor. before he could come t1 his y. u'
the pistol had been dropped into o. K. Kis'
dries coat pocket. '"'O AeN'
During the whole time Tw,s.
low had sat like a man bnrcft baf'
ticn, his face puckered anoo.,I Ill VcIi'
mouth Il little open. He looko5v, Ms
gold on the table top and at 1ot nt tAe
when kendric had hurled thc co;nda t;vaaida ;
Bruce's face he looked at ,nS thn into
rolling across the floor and ooaie Ie solt
to Zoraida. Rios, having rIsen H"tm nn,o,k ,osck
stood with one hand ON tbe m boot tquietIy,
chair, one hand Mt his mustacbs !, I'm al'
ing steadily at his cousin. Even rSS ,uUE.
Ncndrlc and Bruce battled Rios "a.e nal
them scant attention. He woa wosas saSe
ing Zoraida as though his )jfc I,s",s Ta'sn' 8
pended On his reading her villa I''t b.i. ae.
Alright. WIN heart
Slowly, ns though he had hoo, -,
stunned. Bruce rose from tLo ma nal
Once moro his face was v,hi,. noor.
looked sick. Ho had in his o oro, anQ
startled expression of n mn, @'ss ms
aWaKened from profound slumbpr '
he walked with dragging feet oc,,,.
the room and dropped YEARLY in,o iqts0a =
chair; He put has elbows on iis 'Iso IS..a
ana his head into his hands ' ""ee'
Loralda, seeing that Kendric u.,.
not come to her, caught up her uu ,.uu
ana leapcd lightly down, landins s",., SOW
IKE a cat. She put into her cyss TUi.y n.sll
she pleased, a confusion of mosso,On "a'I
SWoOning passion, Il maidrnIv vI, tHNJ,,.
ness, JOY that seemed 70 boon Iu'i' fi'l,
shyIy. oh tiptoes, as though she wOrg
not break the hush of the roor, "OuO
went 10 the hall door, smiling n uss' '
IN her backward look. A mnmort ".l' we
whispered to tho serving mpn NJ ~, ~.
Goor; then she was gone md .tI wv
heard only the light patter af bCr sii. I
pCrs. "'F SLIP
The man TO whom ZOraida bod ,rh,.
pcred spoke in an undertonc to bia "I y,
rows. One of them went out swjftI.,
lhe others threw wide the thrco Joc,,,
ana then gathered up the roIlon TvIi' n"II
lt was replaced in its box md grsv'i. SUI.
presented to kendric. lie threw b'.
inc lid, thrust into his nockct w;tSoa,
counting what he deemed equal IN ~,
amount he had played and tossed N, ~,
ooX back to the servant. "'
Divide with your friends - bo ali
SHORTY, and turned toward BETTY, RI,
"lreauy, with the doors open, She bsi
sought escape. He saw the whisk y,
hcr skirt and marked the erect r,v, "
rage OF her head OF brown bair a,
she went out. ""' a'
Jim hendric stood looking about him
and cursed himself for a fool, Head.
long ne had always been, pluuging ey,,
INTO deep waters that were not ave,
clear, but lie could not recall the tim,
ne had been a greater blundercr, Fl,
had no more than decided that the on,
thing for him to do was to sImplIf,
matters than here he went ALREADY in.
tertering in other peoples business ana
making mess of the whole thing
Betty "djudged him being desirous n
becoming Zoraidn's lover; Bruce sougSI
MS death; Rios eyes were like knives
BARLOW still sent his sulIen glances from
the box of gold in n servants hand,
to the doOr through which Zoraida bsC
passed. kcndric went to where BruS
stlIl sat and put his hand gently Oh
the slack shoulder.
To he continued tomorrow