Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
r,. Adventure Syndicate

.rocoution in the world Will not
sou. II you are fortunate, you will
'h.a of old age. That's all there
Z 81 to. Il. You remember the OLD lines
He either fears his fate TOO much'
M. NJ lie deserts are small,
NM dares not put 1t to the touch
To gain or lose 1t all.
l ,v,o,,s the use of all this money If
49, can't squeeze some run gu. 'of t; iI;
W. who have lived 70 frugally! WI,
Ou u snend It in riotonss living. or VIII
~" ou sndow hospitals and research labor,
!!.or;esY !vu Or will you let it grow until
.arnles over and smotners you! In
utl,p while you will no longer be a
man. you will become the slave
uee ,,osa millions. I offer you a tenn
r. y or,'I cscopc. Have you ever played?
P0rS, .bo;,,J sny that you had not. Well,
s" ".,r rou will never have the chance !;
w. 'uv' wili he drudge all your life. y
'"1et me ask a question. ..
"Ask os many questions az you ike,
-, Na soller of adventure in response
| % Bancroft's query. .... ..u
a"dreptnre'" said Bancroft. Later
:" fali M in love. wouldn't it be likely
mo IN distrust her as one of your
s.,d W nnnnets? How about that!'
"you read the prospectus little hur-
aodly An we offer is man -StuH. For
ioro "A not a subject Of reasoning but
~ tseI;np. and therefore there nrc no
sonnhn ~ principles upon which one can
S.rsnnde another concerning it, So
.srs 'our mutual friend Boswell. II a
Young md pretty woman entered tne
mme, she would enter II naturally. in
the trte adventurous style, And It the
r;,ht. sort, your ten thousand viii have
keniEell invested. .,, ;,
"you have an answer for everything.
"t;mnn who sells anything should
have, Well. IN leave the prospectus,
nhotoyraph Of George Brllmnn, who
bought one of our adventures. to-
setber with n synopsis of what bcfoll
Kim. Understand. part Of the ad-
venture is ours, part of it the natural
sequence of events The adventurer
placed the photograph and synopsis on
the desk. Here IS our regular nd-
klress.
"The Bolivia Emerald Company.
Tread, Bancroft, West Forty second,
Inear Broadway
That is the sign on our doors. We
should hesitate to use the Great Ad-
venture Company for reasons already
Explained. Ostrnsibly we are mnnipu-
latlns not promoting--a small emerald
Imine from which we are really taking
Iquanttty Of marketable emprnlds. These
Istones cover our expenses during dull
hp, fin at l., M hitf toll,
vashy youth.
an adventure with YOU rs Il side part
ner, why. | don't say.
Then it would become to,k's tour.
Still I'm obliged for the thought the
adveitirer addict dryly. 1--WE may get
Together. Who ran snl:' lie strapped
the portfolio and rose.
Il Al this moment there came n tremcn-
dous rumb," of thunder forkcl light
ming dartcd hither and yon: the wind
rose TO tempest strength. and the old
house trcmblod Tho two men stood
listening abstractcdy perhaps. The
advpnturer turned his eyes twinkling
With fictitious morrimrnt.
"All that is ncedrd." he said shifting
the p@tifolio under his arm. ITO perfect
the moment ia for mo to vanish in II
cloud Of sulphurous smoke
u wonder if il would astoniSh me-"
eald Bancroft. laughing. Then he OBJ
served Mrs. Horne in the doorway. Her
attitude was hrStitant.
Supper is on the table, SIR" she
announced.
! say .said Bancroft, with that |
ready hospitality which is still TO be |
POUND among the country folk. "hnve
upp'rr with me. Come along. The local
So'eI is pretty poor. and can give you
fleak, tried potatoes. salad. and some
Eppie PIE to remember. The worst Of
Fne nlow Will be over in an hour"
supper The advrnturrr's head
Fame about with n jerk. "Supprr--
another tabicau. except for three row
x slahr'S: there was ditiidencc in old
hrs horne's, tolerance in Bancroft S:
Tut IN the glnnccS of the adventurpr
cIere was something akin TO the look
y. narauding wolf who unexpectedly
'uus @ himself caught in trap.
les com" and have SUPPER urged
.ancroit who wouldn't have turned
,n tramp into such a storm. Not
a. u''S charitable instinct was wholly
m.vu"'aoIe msaoIe for the present invitation.
@ ns'e was sudden born craving for
JJmIpahy and entertainment and this
wv Stranger, he would be both. Come
n.ons IT'S quarter of n mile from
r 10 the hotel, and the walk will be
10 picnic In this downpour.
pahcroft was young. lie had by CON.
1 1
rat S' avs even dig"strd them: but as
dsod' ~, VT ines" facts had been rXCr-
Sm Sr. ne was. then. something like
Ia Ia.R' uooR' waiting for some one to eur I
bo,n' ea'eS' Those outside forces which
sfans fpen u mans wits and strengthen his
,S n % n"u not yet touched him save
nh mtsnGIol" degree. His knowledge
N n"sws"olhy was at present ordinary,
beror Ta'' S curious or deliberate. IIc had
,oun, 'n any cause to study the human
EOsn''nlnre. EOsw Here. in the village. he
aco. Everybody by their acts: their
e,so, were indicative of this or TINT
n ''v,' ,L not Of this or that character,
ntsrnI' WI''l' throughout this remarkable
Ehiah h" missed the cold menace
kbird "ohi 't limr 10 time revealed itself
known 'nr m smiling blue eyes of the un-
Nav W,!, WHO suddenly began to laugh.
kyes w.," mhlle 1t Is true that Buncrofts :
)ng ernron. rv'r unframed in the art Of read.
v.re 1Pbresslon sb"%.S on human faces, his ears
Sounds enough in the translation of
)ownss. uhre more he sensed the hol-
srL 3D. VI this laughter, the wall or
Hwh,Lon' Tavern from hrhnd which or out
ma "Dt.n vs,,, Il came. There was, however.
Wan asiolc sn noint; the laughter, which
nj siyno, y"nUr,"p'Iy and ended abruptly. did
Is pssri SS"al its approach by a smile nor
>er?' "'' asking me to stay to sup
thu TSba'"; there's plenty"
knatcrTo rTohr,"'Ser became conscious OF an
pol, tbg'G tbat ia't that this boy was no
fs years. Il, Mhs edu ucated far beyond
tasoss' ssu'died Ms such fights by the leash Of t
konld ne might be- reckless hmt ba