Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-13
THE FORTUNE HUNTER
BY RUBY NJ. IYRES
Author of Bachelor Husband" "Ths Unuvaned etc.
- Copyright by Wheeler Syndicate,

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ua.ej, .,j me, III ratner ureu, 30 III say
guy nash, ,.,. a., , .,,
J., uo9o n,ght ana PHEASANT dreams
hc saiu; ne inaue no attempt TO MISS
Khe,. u,n no. Even .ouch her hand, and
iants, ine heh VI 10 hcr room nh1 shat anu
sovsea nt 'hs aVor peiore she burst into
sstia sssstyh a y. pi,tes sopplng, -,
rsolia oareT upsT" eTen oh m'hn he Gan :
'ep"s ny Va,. on' aohh' 'ohn
Inc Following days were wretched
eneS e.e ,or eVeryooay az Cherry Lodge.
lor, tnough no open disagreement took
Place between Anne and the Fortune
ilunter, there was something electrical
Ill tle ar.
4, hS b;s Tvf.une ivaanen, huR'er nag oesn right
when he tbsnnht .ha, ne snine ,,a sn,aarae.er M
to e, h e,d d"ous osh ,t sna. pr.us S WSu,u come nc
erow towa.5 u ha. 'u1 a. 'u.e IRE. ihHen' a,n ne
sle vcd ber mart re- ias,htns i he sna e,eserw sne
anYvorsatia,P ans s1ns,n. 3,,,in 81" .n,rhs .manhns
of sonv abont tbe bnnsa wbH has bonrs
,yos hroatins '"' '''''' ""'' "e' "e"r'
""S NJ 'eaas. "..,s. -
NO mention had Rean made between
.hem again OF eeohry Foster, though
ne sun came 10 the mouse ana Drought
ANY, "YMurs anu sWee,s openly.
"a ar, ,r.n,,,,'. sru'ng hoohea on IN silence,
l1is own tw,stsJ nina ha .bnnnt. ~
| knew bow tbe oama wn,,,a on5 onS S
that a. wnuld bo but n innttor ~ ,aaLs
before tho Fo, tuna Iiunter left tbo
house oncp md forever 'A'
He would NOT baye bcIieved n bod
be been told that both AIMS nd tSa
man she loved were bpeakine their
hearts. He was positive that Anne bnd
-separatlon had made too great A dif.
ference to her affections.
IN going up. to town this morning,
my dear, MIR. Harding snid one morn
ing Mt break asst time. Just n little
matter OF business--l shall be back to
dinner
Cant I come with your" she asked
swiftly. II haven't been to London
for ever 50 long. Let me come with
you, Uncle Glenn"
But Mr.. Harding shook his head.
NOT TO-DAY, my dear--some other
time; perhaps you ana John VIII walk
part OF the way to the station with me.
lts lovely morning.
>, shall be Delighted, the Fortune
Huhter sald pertunctorily' lie was
Huisg Psspuluu . ,vi T ahn . ~ 'stus., ~. $50 ou., y.
~ ~ 90, mas bnr hat '"' "e'' ~ o'"' "
" Se' .'' "a'
-, She looked very iair ana sweet ne
thought, when she joined them at the
gate. She wore u creamy trock OF some
soft material cut into I-shape at the
throat, ana shady hat WIN wreath
OF tiny howers round the brim;
But when she looked at him her
eyes were coid ana haru, ana ne WINGED
as he turned away " seemed hte.
time SINCE she haa looked at MN Win
love-a lifetime since he had held her
IN his arms.
But It was the only way he knew,
seeing that he was 600 great a coward
to tell her the whole truth, and trust
to her love to stand by him and forgive
him. For the moment, ut all events,
he believed II would be easier for then,
both IL she thought he. no longer cared
for her, than II she knew him to be
liar and cheat.
SO they walked through the village
| in the fresh morning sunshine and
Anne talked to Mr.. Harding the whole
way; the Fortune Hunter might not
have been present for all the notice she
took Of him. But Mr.. Harding stopped
before they quite reached the station.
"You don't want to come any further
I'm a little late us 1t Is. and l shall
have to hurry II want to catch my
train. Why don't you go back round
by the rivcr?'
There's ten minutes before your
train goes yet," Anne protested. ~
should like to see you safely off, dear. :"
But Mr.. Harding would not allow
It ; he kissed her and hurried away down
the road almost guiltily. Anne stood
looking after him, little frown be.
tween her eyes. A. .,o,,
Shali we go puck py tue ri'er'
the foTIuhe huhter nshcn. , a.,
she looked up ~ MN tnen,' anu Lor
moment the 'coiuhess re'uAed Ht'e
IN hGr eyes; . ...,. n
Johh-didh ~ strihe you thut
there was something 80, queer
ABOUT uhcIe iu,,. .,
,,RuI'r "nut uo you nienh E
'only 1 wonder why nc
Is going TO- Lonuoni % @ in'r ,nS, EoIcG sohno. hnoi
ea 'rH"o'cu' aln bhc "tps inok.'H oues
Vn ~ ,tn,,, -
..>Ir U,rd,pu ssiJ ho wos .o,,o n,
h,sino,s - ,ho Eortmne Hrntor ssiI TN
nartiaiI, Jo stnnnaJ for n no,nont ~
l,abt c,aoratto md Anna stonneJ
go ain innL;ns hncE oiony tho roaI
With nnnrahcnsivc pyes 'O"'
VI ~ Was Fernin nncIe w,s wa;t,nc
for, INV bimEhc inst ioined "ncine
and M tbey've gone into tho station !"
Tho Fortune Hunter followed tho
directions of hcr gaze '"'
: "Well what does il mattcr?" he
asked. "They've probably met quite
by accident" lie looked down at her,
and his face changed little. "Why,
Anne, what is IT," he asked swiftly.
IIer Inns wcre ouivcriny and th,ro
worc tears IN her evos she seened % ~
hoyo fnrvottnn tho ronstrnIrt hoIn,oa,'