Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-07
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detscs,U5k ssook pian a "frdmo;up ma'
dna ,"n uVD tbc crime on R0oert hSne,
N,n pS;,s "Ladvfn0ers; io.g nJ
ONO" 70 foyms ASho OF me scheM1 "nu
Brum her lore for MN, nh,om ~
rete"" Sot reciprocafe., AMe pas
does;,oi does but no randall, mIey ".
gentleman. ..ald a ',t"SgoO ot $1,000 i he can
SiscS oro% eridencc against 'Laay. i,s;.y.,
grorr," that rM S9nd "tm,r;ned mm ~ ed '' nj
for ten years, ooynrSciafion y Of her
Asne srters 'H into The scheme; a. z
i 10 rear , hct J"IaS%% ao%s II he miu oct
POiy GSS@ SSr dshe holds the diamond
y ~, ~ oue minute, rhcn rs 1onu .a ,ts %
,truck ana uo 80, e,SSpes zane amid pistol
o,oano' and ambrose in pursuit.
III ,y;ring at a large house ne Ie.!s 81
lie theft, ana refe","V ,is.;nm vuoyare that
stdr, oo,a."i a. !, Yrs, Stetheril. He is
oS oSoat 10 get amay, IN Goypo,ged nun,
auto rhcn mHWcuL IT, """ sceno "" "Do ne
EtethSerm .,on "''' sans the man to AShe.
q
nyou are TO be my SecLsta'V' o,n.,,;y una asT
no ques ions: DTs Sno "S. sr:t sres her
hd, oMu ,,oret"rv pJ" and then appoints
Tg,ss 70 the place. AShe makes up
Na mind that ..an, AmOIGSo 90 b,ud nd '
diamond "no.". ~ ,r co>,r,N,rps
AM Nv, ,rv 70 ,;o 70 me ?" de-
WLHl 90 you w " an
W manded iiu"'o' '., .,,. ,,,.a .,,,s
think that Oei'''O I,.n ,S. 5,,mo,a
], myself saw you "'" '
10 your manu- 80, INV nockets md
"iou can 'utn '"' ~ ;, ..;,,oa
aim an X-ray at my tuiihy' s'iu"'u
lsho "Thcrc's no $oO,OOO worth OF
h." ,.,.r either upon my person or
eweF' e''n. ,,,hroso - rou han.
within it, No"' N'''''' =, ;,
non 10 know him quite we'll
nIs crooked enough to do anything ~
-, Itoddo, "That I'll admit.
Responded iiA1 ,;Lo TN ,ou ror
And further, IL you iiN'' ~"
,bst don't care a snap whether you
:, or bc rot il or it's still lying
GOT IT " .ho rross" ="
back there III 'n' s'"' ii.
ITO be sure, murmured Ashe Win
. oroot air of nonchalant unconcern,
,,.'. ..I, so OOOl What's that?"
ITS oh' %'0,VoO y. uaa,o. ,.;.h
And then looking up az iiau'oh WIN
that frank young grin of his, he added
r.L.Ir.
Ne",E A., oo,,o whon n man turns
just 'H' '"'n.'
up his nose at NIFTY thousahu' lie go'
,ometbinr biz in sight. Personally,
~. 80" 7 rothor nrefer the big
hAe '""'
stakes
Steele" said IIaddon, do you fully
realize that by the turn of my hand
! can put you in the penitentiary Tor
a good long timcE'
Fully answered Ashe. Don't
think me ungratpful. '"
Naturally went on Haddon even
". II couldn't anticipate this crazy
interference of Mrs. Stetheri's. But, il
you've got the brains l think you have,
] cant see that her action Is going to
make any great difference. 1t is likely
that aS long as she keeps you here she ii
want me on hand. But in case you
should stay and | return to my own
house Well, then there are
two thing; for, you to remember.
+, "One being San Qucntin"' suggested
AShe.
One being that If you try to leave
before ! tell you to | have, telephone
in my house. l can get the telegraph
office, the railroad stations, the county
sheriff, and San Francisco, all in about
the time you could walk a mile. Is that
clear
"Emlnently."
"And the other thing is that I am,
just Il, you suggested, playing for big,
very big stakes. need you in my
'ame' When In through with you you
'an, co. Free and with money in your
'ockets. DO you underestimate"
Enough to see that I've got to be
ood' returned Ashe. Il suppose that
lats as far as your explanations go
lst now
les, said Haddon with great final !
y IN his tone. lie took up from the
able a thick, bulging envelope and
lrned to the door. Il am going down |
Dr. word with Mrs. Stetheril. You."
added dryly, may spend your time
nSwering for yourself as best you can
ny. questions you'd like to put to me-"
Not on your life, my dear fellow"
S4e rctorted gaily. "I'm going to look |
Haddon went down to his appoint
lent with Mrs. Stcthcril. Ashe drew
great leather chair close to the open
indow and with his hands clasped be-
ind his head sat leaning back COM
ortabIy and looking out across the
weep of fields.
"ls life what man makes it?" he
'ked himself. "Or is a man what life
axes him? Now, l wonder - ="
But his ponderings had little to do
ih lladdon or Haddon's possible
'hemes. Of these matters, Ashe would
u himself to learn in the days to fol-
w. Now, because obviously he had
me to some sort of a turning point
tnlse backward and forward. In medi-
mVG ~ r review he passed over the life
,aro aS '''' nuu gwen nm, the lean