Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
DAUGHTER OF THE SUN

circlets, she caught up the dice cun
Even now little was seen Of her fsc,
for the other hand had drawn lower IN.
vide hat, higher the scarf about tSs
throat. '"'
"One die, one throw for it all, ssno,
Kcndrlc?" she asked.
II tell you, MOI" shouted Ort.v,
"And No again ~ 5"''
Then, when she stood unmovnd h..
air Of insolence like Ruiz Ross brt
even more marked, Ortega burst fo..
ward between the moi, standing /, ii.
way, showing them to right and Isft
with the powerful sweep of his tbin,.
arms. His uplifted hand came dow
on her shoulder, thrusting her bact'
ward. Her ungloved hand, the left q.
kondTic marked while he watched ,n.
terestedly. flashed to her bosom. and
leeped out again. a thin -bladcd kn,fs
In the grip of the bejeweled finrers
Ortega saw and feared, and, grown
nimblc, sprang hack from her. onicslr
enough 10 save the life in him. not az
quickly as entirely to avoid the swec,
OF the knife. His sleeve fell apart. lii
IRON shoulder to wrist, and ia Tho
opening the mans flesh showed with a
thin red line marking II.
"nS tuiuult ana confusion for
little while, hardly more than a mo
ment 1t seemed to Kendric. He onIv
Entw that at the end of Il Ortepn bod
gone grumbling away, led by ,nrn,o mSo
of friends who no doubt would he hans
age his wounded arm. and tb,t tho
woman, having put her knife awov oI'
appeared not in the least disturbed y,
knew then that while men talked anJ
Shontcd about him he had not once with
drawn his eyes from her.
"One throw" she was asking ,,.i,
the voice as tender, as vaguely Sis!
quieting to his senses. as full Of lou
music as before. He shook himself az
though rousing from trance.
40 not play at dice with ladiss
sonora" he said bluntly. '''
Did you bluff. after nll?" Al.
asked curiously. She seemed sincere IN
her question; he fancied note Of die
| appolntmcnt in her tone. 1t was n,
though she had said before. Here ;s -
man who is not afraid Of big stakes "
md MS though now she were re,is;r.
Fer estin,lte OF him. "AIcn viii caii
you Big Mouth" she added. "And 7 ''f :
VIII laugh in your face" =
Where is the money Won would
wager against mine?" demanded J;n'
thinking he saw the short. easy way
out. WY
Already she was prepared for H..
| question. In her gloved hand wo, y
little handbag, n trine IN LlncL Iraihom. m
the size of a mans purse. She onenod
II and spilled the contents cn rho tohIo
CURED put into The mellow lnmr Iiob.
long glorious string of pearIs nmS
lTnrGd' each separate lrStrous rnn
glowing with its silvery sheen, satinr
ana trcmulous with its shining lowell.
ness. '0'enS
, Holy smoke!" gasped Twisty Bar.
There is the worth of your mo,.r
nunS LINUS over, came the quiet as.
MUSIC. iqu'u
If they are real pearls muttcrcd
hendrlc. And not just limitations j.
4, onG maze no reply. He felt that from
tae snelter OF the broad hat brim poir
fully. ''''s Sc''n'
Cant I tell real pearls like tbcm
when | see 'em?" cried Tw;sty Rariou,
eXcitedly. He leaned forward and caught
tnG great necklace up in his eager hands.
W nat would be wantin' that steamer
IN San Diego Bay for if didn't knowf,
re hcld them up to the lamp light: be
fingered them one after the other ho nnt
them down at the end revcrcntly and
with great sigh. The worth of them
Headlons. my boy" he said shakiIy.
would make your pile look sick"
And yet Id bet thousand they'r,
phony. burst from Kendric. Then he
caught himself up short. Suppose they
were or we're not? A woman was offer.