Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-13
The First Guest
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES

Ocally retracing his steps TO the rail
way station. Dave Henderson swunl
along the street. lie walked as thougl
be would outwak his thoughts-fast
indifferent TO all about him. lie clunl
stubbornly to the fury in which lie har
sought refuge. and which he had aroused
within himself against Millman. liz
etung to this tcnaciously now. because
he scnsed persistent attempt on the
pnrt Of some unwelcome and unfamiliar
other self to argue the pros and cons
both of Millmen's motives and Mill
mans acts nu attempt that sought tc
Introduce wedge doubt into his mind
that sought TO bring about wavcring
OF purpose with the insldious intent OF
robhing him, II It could, Of the reward
that was now within Ms grasp.
Withia his grasp. lie laughed out
sharply, as he hurried along. 1t was
literally within his grasp. The re-
wnrd was his now-his absolutely, con
sretely, taugbly-the hundred thou
sand dollars was in this innocent look
ing parcel that was Mt this precise mo :
,pcnt tucked under his arm. lie laughed
out again. There was enough in that
one fact to occupy his mind and atten-
tion, and to put to utter rout and con-
fusion those other thoughts that en-
deavored TO make cunning and tricky
inroads upon him. It shattered and
gwept aside, as though 0y the waving
OF some magical wand, every mental
Picture he had drawn of himself in New
York. every plan that he had made for
his sojourn here.
He had been prepared TO spend weeks
rnd months of uncCasing effort to run
Millman to earth; he had planned to
rake the dcns and dives of the under
world, 10 live as one of its Sor1id and
outlawed inhabitants. If necessary, IN
order to get upon Millmans $ track; he
had meant to play Millman at his own
game until he had trapped lIillman and
the final showdown came. And. In
stead, nc had scarcely been in New
York an hour. and he was walking now
along the street with the hundred thou
and dollars under his arm, with Mill
man no longer q vicious and stcalthy
antagonist to be foiled and fought wher-
ever he might be found-with nothing
TO do now but spend. Or employ this
money under his arm as mis- fancy or his
Judgment dictated, free of all him
drance Or restraint, for Miliman was no
longer a source of danger or concern
md Dave Henderson was dead to the
world In general and to the police in
Particular. and that left Barty Lynch
ns the unfettered possessor of one hun
dred thousand dollars
Millman had given him n month, and
Nah he was back on that tack. was
he? He clenched his hand. No. 4
month represented time, and it was time
In a purely abstract way that he was
considering now; 1t had nothing to do
with Millmar, or Millman's month"
IL would take time to make new plans
and new arrangements. lie did not in.
tend To act hastily.
He sad pnma nv tbot ,,,npnr 80,
brutally hard q read not to realize the
worth of every cent of il. He needed
time now 20 think out the future care
tuily. He was not n fool-to scatter
that money TO the winds. \ thousand
times in prison he had buoyed himse {
up with the knowledge that in the
returns from that sum OF money lay in.
dependence for life
That was what he had taken It for in
! the first place! 1t meant, rafcv in
vested, a minimum Of five thousand dol =
lars year. He could get along very
well, even luxuriously, on five thousand
year He had only now to decide
/. where and how he should invest that
money; and he needed only now the time
TO arrive at that decision without any
undue haste that might afterward be
bitterly regretted. Would he 20 TO Aus
tralia, or to South America, for ex
ample, and begin life anew there as q
gentleman Of independent mean? Or
I somewhere in Europe, perhaps? 1t need =
ed time now to make this decision. and.
abode was required an abode where he
could feel quite secure, both as regards
his money, and as against any eleventh =
hour trick OF fate that might disclose
his identity and spill the fat into the
Ere.
Well, he had had that latter problem
solved for him from the first, hadn'
hef There was DagO Georges; and In
his pocket was Nicolo Capriano's letter
that was an open sesame" to DagC
Georges hospitality, and, more vita
still, to Dago Georges fidelity. II,
was going there now. as soon as he gor
his dress suit case again from the sta
fion which now doomed ahead of hin
down the block.
His thoughts reverted to Nicolo Ca
priano, and from the old Italian. to the
old Italians daughter Teresa IIc
had not forgotten Teresa Again and
again, in those jrltlng bOxcars. aud dur
ing his fight from San Francisco, there
had come mental picture in whirh
those fearless eyes had met hs and Lc
had seen her smile, and wat ned the
color mount and crimson her lace as il
had done on that occasion when he bad
first seen her.
He had not forgotten Teresa, he had
not tried to; he had even invited those
mental pictures Of her. II was like som,
fragrant and allurng memory mat had
seemed to cling to him, and he had rlunQ
e II. Some day h" wanted 10 So,
Teresa again--and she was the only
woman toward whom he had ever fell
that way. He WASH IN love with her
That was ridiculous, unless he had faler
IN love with her since he had left her
But OF one thing he was distinctly con,
tscious, and that was that her attitude
on that last night, when shc had lc
him go in so strange way, stil, plague
and tormented him. 1t was as th0ugl
abe had slammed the door of her pres
ence in his face, and he wanted to SEE
her agnih-some time--and---
Queer fnncies Crept into his brain
The old Italian said he was getting bet,
ter. Perhaps Nicolo Capriano woulr
like Australia or South America - o.
perhaps Europe
Dave Henderson shrugged his shoul
&trs a little help.eSsly, and smiled iron,
ieally at himself. as he reached and en-
tered the station. Ii was NcUlu Ca
pfiano, alone of course, of whom be wa
thinking! But--he shrugged his shOul
ders again--his Immediate business nov
was 10 get TO this DagO George,
lie secured his dress suit case from
the parcel room, deposited the package
Of bsnknotes In the dress suit ease. ant
sought taxi. That was the easiest anl
most convenient. way of reaching DagC