Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-23
From NOwOn
By FRANK L. PACKARD
(AUTHOR or "?HE MIRACLE MANY
copyright, 1879. bv Public LEDGER Companp

= in Dave Hcndcrson's voice. IT'S
taken five years. but I've got that
money now guess I've paid for 1t ;
and I guess there's no one now to put
n Grimm in it any more. not even
Rookie Skarvan-providing that little
proposition of yours. Millman, that
month. still stands
Millman's face. and NIillman's eyes,
sobercd.
"It stands. Dave" he said gravely.
'In n month"; said Dave Hender-
son. "even fool could get far enough
away to cover his trall-couldn't he.
/ Niillman? We'll. then. there's only
Teresa left. She's something like you
Millman. She's for sending that money
back. but she's sort of put out of the
running-for about a month, too
Milman made 10 answer.
Five years. said Dave Henderson,
with hard smile. well. it's mine
now Those years were n hell. Mill
mana hell-do you understand? But
they would only be little hell COM
| pared with the he'll today IL I couldn't
get away with that package now with
out. say. a policeman standing there
! in the doorway waiting for me.
Dave" said Millman sharply.
what do you mean? What are you
going 10 do?'
There was some one on the stairs
again-some one all in white. Dave
Henderson stared. The figure was
bcckoning TO him. Yes. of course. it
was the nurse.
Dave" Mlllman repeated. what
are You going 70 do:'
Dave Henderson laughed again
QueCrly.
I'm going upstairs--to see Teresa"
he said.
And them" Millman asked.
But Dave Henderson scarcely heard
him. lie was walking now toward the
stairs. The nurses voice reached him.
Just few minutes" warned the
nurse. And she must not be cX-
cited"
lie gained the landing. and looked
back over the balustrHde down into the
great hall below. Milman had come
to the foot Of the staircase, and was
leaning on the novel. post. And Dave
Henderson looked more closely. Mill
mans gray eyes were blurred. and
though they smiled the smile came
through mist that had gathered in
them. And then. Mlllman's voice came
softly.
II got You. as we used TO say out
there. said Millmam. II get you.
Dave. Thank God. It's two straight
crooks-isn't it. DNve-two of U.S.
Millman $ face was blotted out
there was another face that Dave Hen
derson saw now through an open door
way. a face that lay upon the pillows.
and that was very white. 1t must be
the great truant masses of black hair.
which crowned the face. that made it
look ms white rs that. And they said
she was getting better. They must
have lied to him-the face was so
white.
lie didn I see the face any more now.
because he was kneclng down beside
the bed. and because his own face was
buried in the counterpane.
And then the great shoulders Of the
man shook.
His life That was what she had
bought-and thar was what she had
paid for almost with her own. That
was why she lay here. and that was
why her face was SO white. Teresa.
This was Teresa here.
lie raised his head at last. Her dark
eyes were fixed on him-and they
smiled.
She was holding ou' her hand
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say''-sho was smiling teasingIy with
"'. ''PS '""
chokcd -"morc than can over say.
Last night. Teresa, if it had not been
for YOU =
Her finger tips could Just reach his
lips. and they pressed suddenly against
them. and sealed them
"Don't Won know that We arc not TO
toII; obout Tint, Davp-cvrr." She said
omi'.LiT .If did ANYTHING. then. OH
soT nnnthnr word
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mere s1in'' Tl"E ''S'' ~. "o"' ,a
rcSa' II" sHin at ~. /" so'"G "
give ln"' money pnrh. l. l., ro,,
lh"r' was no "noMfr' ne .r.s
nor hahd i"urh HlS h'nI' nnu h'F h"s'rs
play gently through hlS "air'
knew II. Snr 'o'" H'"i' o.,.o1
bul un you NM" WY Nv "SN'"'
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l'av" HENDERSON Sp"Te "RHin. ,-.,
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