Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18


less humorous than ironical.
And yst, how oddly the man had
fondled that ANTIQUE chair, and what q
einsdlarly beautiful thing bis mils had
Hs yavnsd. undrssssd and eet int
bed, and In q little while DomnuS
brought forth bis blackest nightmare
and Bancroft was condemned to ride it
through: the night. Up and down the
world, into Tar countries, and alwaye
the unknown young woman beckoned
him on, but with the advehturef's
smile. ships foundered under him, and
men tried TO take bis life : - Battle,
murder. and sudden death (Ths con.
crete phrases that W hear during TIE
daytime, and how loosely they wander
through our dreams at nisht u Oyer
Of .,tAs,ins e II! gold. 'l ps''ionat'l' hs
Now, then, before he ssllss Il "a.
ventures departed the village he drew
up before the hostelry and blew bic horn
three times, sharply and waited. Al.
most at once q young man hurF1ed cut
and approached the car.
Remain and watch him, Shadow.
Follow wherever hs goes, and never
thing unusual"
""FFI:a'! "Fss' 4 :! money!"
The professor nodded; and the car
went on, into the storm and the night.
The young man called Shadow ~.
turned to the hotel veranda and watched
the red tail light until q bend In the
road shut In behind It. Queer old bird
something loony about him, for all bis
intellect. What was bis game, anyhow?
And what part in the cast had this
poor country boob and bis money! Well,
the old boy knew what he was about,
and Il didn't pay to question Of cross
him. He had way Of boiling up fu.
riously and in those momsntS he was
Yes, sir; . queer old bird. Every
matinee day you'd 6nd him In the
parade, up Broadway or down, pesrins
young ones: Nothing raw about TIE
seeking a 81 special model. Ono. Hs had
taken the liberty to Quis the old boy.
sor?''
left ~
''But not the one seek, Shadow"
There was the emerald company,
too. All on the level, not . nail out
Of plumb; really dug up eneralds and
sold them. But over against this, the
/ Great Adventure Company, which was
about as logical 40 the old George W.
Perpetual Motion; and there wasn't
ono chance In q million Of this boob here
falling for It. And what was going to
happen II he did sign tho contract2
Some fool movie stuff Well, we'll his
job was to watch friend Jeremiah.
and watch him he would, from pan.
cakes to prayers.
Meantime, there could be no harm in
convincing certain village smarty that
Humming . popular air, the Shadow
re.entersd the hotel.
The professor--evidsntly known %
such by his few intimates-arrived In
New York at twelve. He turned the car
town to Fourteenth street. Eventually
he turned into Twelfth street and en-.
tered an apartment house. The apart.
ment consisted Of three rooms with
bath. The furniture was comfortable
and substantial, but the lack Of style
and uniformity intimated that these
objects had been purchased indiherently.
The living room was lined with book.
shelves, but the books were battered
and soiled from passage after passage
through second hand bookshops. There
were no pictures on the walls, no photo
graphs.
Tho Adventurer at Home
A.
ceeded to make himself a cup Of tea,
which he drank thoughtfully. He got
out Of his clothes, but abstractedly,
placement. All this while there had
been no expression on his lean, hand.
some face to imply that he considered
his business in the country a success
or a failure, but he swung himself
into bed heavily, after the fashion Of
man weary In mind and body.
He turned on the reading light and
reached for the book on the bed stand.
II was Burton's '"The Anatomy Of
Melancholy" He opened the volume at
the marker, and began To- rssd; ana
soon became absorbed In this remark.
able analysis Of mental depression.
Sometimes We seek books, not in idle
amusement, but In hope that We may
find some example which will either
excuse our conduct or cure It.
At I o'clock the young woman with
the Jaipur box came to the door Of Q
brick dwelling with marble steps and
window hedges. In Ninth street. With
no sound beyond the opening and closing
click of the latch, she tiptoed into the
hall and up the first flight Of stairs,
and let herself into q room which faced
the yards. She closed the door, and
turned on the light simultaneously.
black of face, with a coat so fine and
thick and soft that 1t rivaled spun silk,
dashed toward her with such expressions
Of Joy and welcome and love madness
that the girl fell upon her knees, swept
the puppy to her throat. and rocked
"Hush, hush !" she whispered. to still
the puppy's whimpsrins. "sh! Oh.
Ling Foo. Ling Fool What shall !
do, .sy. mi: f:n D.ss give ug' iTa % % cant un
happy! I'm nobody; ! don't belong!"
She oct TIE puppy down. picked up
about. Questioning mute her trunk. the
bureau and the wall..tand. After al.
It did not matter where shs put tn:
monetary value. while The box itself
was like dozens she had seer. in the
Fourth avenue shops. It might bs
worth five dollars. no more. She de-:
cided upon the withstand, and placed
Next. she began to prsp.r. 70. Ii.
puppy 0 dish OF condensed milk diluted
With warm water. which she. heated
over an alcohol burner; and while the