Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18

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!, '"Ths jus Tor mine. I ~
served the young man to m
Probably file Of native const,k
IN IN, bare az, .ss feet .th that you can't hssr
The footsteps drew nesre.
still some distance away. IN
clad figure Of man shovel nv,
tree. .irineed road. The sprawie6
on the beach made no effort n
flight, and less toward concesi ~
with sort OF studied insolenes
jected into his challenge, he stusS
other cigarette between his Inns ~
liberately allowed full pay to tSs
Of the match. l!|
The footsteps halted abrupti, ~
In another moment, they crnncS:A
the sand, and a tall man. wiz
swarthy face, q man Of perhars
or forty five, who picked ass{S.
at his teeth with q quill toothpicS ~
over the recumbent figure. .9|
Found you. have II" h, go
complacently.
IF you like to put Il that
said the young man Indifferent,
raised himself on his elbow aes}n
stared toward tho road. "WSssz
army?" he inquired.
The tall man, allowed ths ,.... Il Il
the. quill toothpick to deI ana ~.
back against his teeth. The sousi l..
distinctive. Tckl He ignored Ia =.
tion. w K
"When the mate came ont a, A.
land," he said, ''he lowered : hc.S ~ z z
YOU" = d
II can't say I'm SURPRISED /" w
mitted the young man. II snr,. y 4
am to 70 with you quietly srSp T.
no trouble or IL will be tic ~ uS,.e
isn't it?" .. ' '''
The man with the Quill tootbn,1L Z.
down on the sand. He appeared 4 r.
absorbed for q moment IN contain, y 3
tion Of his surroundings. 81
"These tropic nights ara wond.,x,
aren't. they? Kind of get yom y
piled the quill toothpick indusfrio.;s.
I'm a passenger on the steamshir w
] came ashore with the mata ~.
gono back-without LAYING ths ~
plant. There's always 4 way of ~.
things--even injured feelings. o. a!
the native boats crew said Ae -
where You were to be found, He's "a:
there He jerked his head in thu di,ss.
ton Of the road. ~
The young man sat bolt uprisAt Il
II don't get you," be said slor,,3
"except that you are eideutiv ~
personifying the majesty Of ths ~
What's the idea?" NJ
"Well," said the other, II had a.
reasons for coming. The first wsa n ~
thought recognized you yesiss1ss|
when they threw you of the stssnaSs
and was sure Of It tonight when-TSS
a light sleeper-I came out On r.
upper deck at the sound Of the rov ~
saw you take your departure from ~
vessel for the second time" M
II had no idea,' said the youns -,
caustically, that I was so well Eno~r.
Are re-, you y! quite sure you haven't nads
"Quite!" asserted the other en-.
posedly. "Of course, ] am not pte.
pared to say what your present nams /,
you may have considered q chahe,
beneficial--so ! will not presume l,
that respect. But you are, or were I
resident Of San Francisco. You wer'
very nice people there. 1 have. 3,
knowledge Of your mother, except tha
I understand she died in your infancy
a few years ago your father died an
left you, not fortune, but quite
moderate amount Of money. I believ
the pulpits designate It as a 'besettin
sim You had one---gambling. The N
suit was that you Travelled the road 1
great many other young men hay
Travelled: the only difference being thai
in so far as I am competent to speal
you hold the belt for speed and all
round proficiency. You went utterl!
completely and whole -heartedly
hell" Tho tall man became absorbe
again in his surroundings.
"And take It," he said presently
"that in spite Of tho wonders Of
tropic night, you are still there"
The young man shrugged his shoul
ders.
"You have put 1t very delicateiy,
he said, with a grim smile. "l'm sorr,
but ! am Obliged TO confess that 4
recognition isn't mutual. Would "
mind telling me who you are?"
"We'll get to that in due course,
said the other. "My second reason vi
that It appeared to me to be logic
to suppose that, having once been u
bona fide article, you could readily dil
guise yourself as gentleman agail
and your Interpretation Of the 70
would be beyond suspicion Or"
"By God - The welt across Il
young mans face grew suddenly whit
as though the blood had fed from
to suffusc his temples. Hc half los
staring levelly into the others eyes.
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