Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-30
DAUGHTER OF THE SUN U

ulstreSS Snc had tucked AWAY A.,
.S,. .Salr,. were quite as he would hamyS W h.5 ne,
Betty Gordon" he said so,,
that his. words would not cnrrv 'tu'ly VI SO
ears. II want to help you If von W. otus
let me. VIII you?" i you VIII
Z. Her clasped hands tigbtened. l..
the lips tremble before she con,5 ue saw
mand her utterance. N'u'u CON.
II don't know whot to do,
faltered. Her eyes chung to his fro sue
iilled with shining cagcrncss to ro"S Shlyf
heart under the outer man. 'au 'nc
For the first time Jim wos oo,..,
OF his several days growth of f'iESeiogs Egs
ne supposed that It was ratbo, 'eard;
than an even chance thai III more
was griiny and perhaps still carr;od Iaee
dences of the fight at Bruce w W eyl'
ranch. 10 assure her of his hono,ssNt,s
intentions toward her he conId nId0inaole
wished for bath and a shave nave
You re in the hands of n ro,bo,
crowd, he said when he saw thet pa
mad no further words but was Want soe
for him. II thought that NJ Iooa.g Iing
would be relief to know that ro', y
one friend on the job. And nm ~ nM
lean at that" he concluded benrtiIpp fiper'
How am to know who is u rri.s,.,
She shivered and pressed tiv%+ Il h +irlendfY
| the wall. THAT terrible nt nna. against
Escobar spoke to me of frie%n%sh,rn % named
he is the one who gave orders ~ and
me here! And the other man BRING
he spoke words that did NOT 90 nlos
the look in his eyes. And vou %,ta
| yOu--' 'ou--
well? What about me?"
You are one of them. find xo..
staying. in their house. You nrs Wv
lover or Senorita Castelmar and sbs y. !.
terrible! Oh, | don't know what y
| do" ""at 70
WHO told you that?" he demands
sharply. Thnt / was Zorada's lovsryS,,
one of the maids, Rosita. She tola
me that Toraida is mad about WOW rp
AND that you are a great adyentur.,
and have killed many men and are
professional gambler e =
here, like you - ''Vner
Sheer disbelief shone in Betty's sy..
"You rode away, alone, tbis - wss
ing she said. II saw you throusI @
my window. You come in alone ~
night. You nrc not n prisoner W
~ was allowed TO leave tho ho,..
only, when | promised to come boSs Ss'
Can't you tell when a man is snooS;s.
tn" truth? Good Lord, why sbonIs
l want TO lie to you?" 'u
Betty hcsitatcd long time. her hand,
nervous, her eyes unfaltCring on bis
She looked &C once drawn ard rcpclled
iasSlnated likc a little bird futternr
under the falcful eyes Of snake.
| ''Nhnf In
asked finally. "'' '"'
II, for one he rctortod ''rcfuso 3,
squat here like fool because I'm tols
III going to make a break for il. Yor
can take the chance with me or Won NAV
remain here and know that I'll do wh,,
can be done outside" "
Betty shook her head. Sighng.
l don't know what to do. " She said
miScrably. '"' ''''
Jim pondered and frownCd. Then n.
shrugged his shoulders. y
lts up TO you. Betty Gordon" bs
SAID re old enough to think for
yourself. ] can't decide for Won. But
II you We're mine. my sister, for In.
stance, Id grab you up and make a
tJlt for it. \ clean bullet is a damned
sight more 10 my liking than the dirty
| W Th'I II 40 lNltS ANA 1lSGODnr And
their following. They've got n guard
around the house which they seem IA
think sufficient. Again he shrugged
"l'vc got my notion we can Slp through
and make the mountains at the rear"
"lf | only knew | could trust you,
moancd Betty.
A CLINT Of anger Shonc in Jim's eye.
Suit yourself. hr told her curtly.
II can promise you it will be Il lot easier
for me in II Scrimmagc and get .awsy
without n woman 10 look out for"
Immediately he was ashamed Of hay
. ing been brusquc with her. For she was
only n little slip of girl after all
and obviously one who had never been
thrown out into the current Of life
where it ran strongest.
r To be continued tomorrow