Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-20

EtpnnnH hay l.
perstitions of his ,ann,n nooo M. IN .he su.
bad ta,'nh. ~ y h's peope. put the war
carried weanons w us ee bod "aa Sa ,ess ana
horrible sights than Ms. o @ seen more
years. IN nvijoht u, ,host I men or MS
with moonlight. He tbomob, h'I,ea ha ha
exhausted tbe ross;s,,;.ig ,nougnt ne had
But he found h;rn.n,e .I.iss s ior terror.
ting that he was at The least a IittIe
month , Out ne put his whistle in his
forth. Wv" LIS fe'o''er again and went
First be so,oht o,. A., :, !,
spruce tree. f. woa IL, ,nan IN ne
seen no one but the neon,o or .ha e % naa
and In tbn r,;ud ud .ne people on the porch
but he took an oatb tbst "1 nv very ~ aurk;
approached the house from his side
You saw no one talking with NJ.
Bergen by the kitchen doorp',
No. l can't see tn kitchen door
Peter verified. A svr;rro ,r,,
Just in line. ''
Then you haven't movedp" osLsd
Peter. 0
No. I was afraid they'd sec mo "
.,II Ion mean---|
don't know. But look sharp, n
shy "hot ta,aS III !. comes out this way. take
..yau ,,,, ~
.,irou mink there's something"
vorr mouI eroa Ut don move. AVID keep
peter ,,op. a
hedge bohind ,,o oI i.;,, TO the man IN the
"Sce onvtbin, -, ',I?esse aa,,l, n brown.
None Eobod,. h,t 't,I H. ieter. :,
THE chauffenro,, '' ''' cnauheur'
'IIe went m to tb, bor,o ,r,uo
hack" "N''e
"Oh-how long apoT'
Twenty minutes
II see" And then. "you d;d,.,
sec any one come owoy fror, tho ,,;.on u,Ii .
door, WV A'''"e'.
"No. He's tb,r ro+ r,,,,. -
Peter ran out r. tbo .oro ...noh. ,s-
this statement Rv tLo I;rh. 20 '1sns
tern the cbo,,ffour l., IT. 49,, , .. iun-
was washing tho two oars ooo''
Have voi, bean ~ .. ah
Ily?" ''' '''Se i''e-
"Why. no" so;d tbo ~ J.,
prise. mani Ill SUR
"You're surop" osroa p.. .,
lily. ''e' eNe''eu'
| "Sure-"
Then como with mn Th..
thing on" soine-
| Tho man dro,nod hi.
lowed Peter ybn boJ ~, anu ~,
to the house ' '''' o"eA qu'chis
| II waa now of.ou =, w. -,
drawing room con,o 81. I'm on ;ne
sounds from +bn ter.,, "e',hs
there was M ono m tho nt,no' pu' S
Peter. with Jeaso Andr 81 ~
feur mode n carefrI ro,,,d d"u ~. ,Ie .I maui maui
examining everv busb o,,nu .s nouSe' us
| in a circle ~ n Lrrlro,i - VIZ.
hausting overv nossihiI;tr g.
mcnt. Whom tbov roaaL,l 'ti ~ tunctui- ,',.,
door oeoin poter r,,hhoJ H., ."s ni'cnen
gnve n nm sorconL ,n us , au anu
of in thc woods ;eero5 a. hi,,, v, '.t .,i {
men. eycent Jessc waro az ,,ia;,,,,. rin;, al .ne
tical. But bc sent thon, haol, - .Sa;. ;.
posts. md still nondsr;nn tho ;.''t;n.. ~ t:'e,i
went into tho house WV ''""''o"'
1t was eytroord;norv bor, .L .,.,.
whoever he was could b"Uo cott, -. .'s,.oi, /,
without bovin. hoon "",I "hsounn eU..on a"ny
though Tho nigbt wos h,ooI .h .eu, iof
the men outsiGe were oocrs+nJ 'ne J'ts =. ~
and tbc lIghts from tbo u ,,,InIn",a ~ at !.
n rIimmer into tha obsou,;t,. ~. 'en.
tbiny pnter u.os No., U'o oouta;s ., ~ o,e w
nroSler wo, M obost ~ h"ni a"ni .'"l the
man. and thnt he hod aona ,, ~ ] uut d
ousIv ne bc Ind como ' s''e "S n''''erl-
Peter knew tbot his o,,o .,,
he onyions until ho rotrrI ot' .m'I'oSIr y. I "ouiu
hc badn,t ouitc doodoI ~ net .om ~ HInE ia1; nue
of tbo bouaaioonor's ~ 'e,l -Mc"ulIe
venture Uo hod daaia ~ we au-
boIIaf that Nrs no,uo,' ,S 70 .1rts ms
hy tho risitnn Co. go $50 was itsn'eneu
which bod nnthinr - 10 u;.u u ner own
McGuire AS An~ So,D ~ uo mhon "ion, 'onuth"h
nosS;bio b,,,aia 'i 'iiicu ny
would bovo co,na ,,,r,,na n, n.';c eant s
haIn "u,e Mns 'T1ne pa lui'I'nS ana CRYING tor
silent as tbonab rathau au ,bon psvn ts uosseaay
tho,ahta ' ahousn, ,iI tatner u ,naI utter ner
tonn,a =. "" o nave U'''en out her
Sonn'ad J.. ho a., us cu'ious. ohe nau
ot - s ~ NC .aIh'nS US 'nough 10 herseli
Soo.at O. .me u'2r' una ,hth, at the SOUND OF
tUIp tvo.a.1ps ~ tne % Ni'Gnen Dehihd her. mad
.uineu uLni "1u rI ialeh imp III the nearest
, me iooM IN her lhce, as IN
was something OF bewilderment in both
OF them, TOO, ike that OF n solitary
sniper, in the first shock of shrapnel
to have no outlet, save in speech, which
was denied.
To tell Mcclure what had happened
in the kitchen meant TO alarm him fur-
thcr. Peter decided for the nresent to
keep the matter from him. rjving the
housckeoper the opportunity of telling
the truth on tho morrow ~ she wished
1nino.roo,n omd im.t ~ tho foo. rT''s va ~.
oack stars met G, MRS, hergen and Beth
into the kitchen, curious as to the
meaning of her temperance.