Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
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1DAUL vENIZA'S face had whitened
1 little. Half in a startled. half in
troubled way, he looked once more
at John Bruce and then ut Hawkins.
my poor friend - he said again.
John Bruce's hand on the arm Of his
chair clenched suddenly.
"You may perhaps feel that he should
not have told me of his relationship
to Claire; but It was this damnable sit.
uation,, with Crang that forced the
Paul veniza left Hawkins side and
began to pace the room in ON agitated
way.
Hawkins. We've neither Of US know
what to do. 1t 10 o terrible, an awful
thing. Crang is like some loathsome
creature to her. and yet in some way
that ! cannot discover he has got her
into his power. have tried everything,
used every argument can with her,
pleaded with her-and it has been use
less." He raised his arms suddenly
above his head, partly It seemed in sup
plication. partly in menace. "Oh,
Soa nc eriea eI', cT.' 100 ,Evo Sov,hta, hta,
tS .Sr sns ,ss rea"S ueen o.. pny not
sntHusn o,te a tHeS' yeI .r,nsd nu - GG Hw W..
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nnu, nlms ~ eh ss;a.i SoL sepo o,yUao.on yUn hos
.h now' R NJ 'eHa, WA cSIa STaIE"n tSat ans n"s
way prevent this marriase?"
1t was John Bruce who answered.
'It is the last ditch" he said evenly {:
"the one way YOU hive not tried--to
tell her her own and her father,s story.
! do not say 1t Will succeed; But 1t IS
the great crisis IN ner lie. " IS the one
thing in the world that ought to sway
her. win her. Her father! After twen-
ty years--her father
Paul Veniza's hands, trembling, ruff
fled through his white hair. Hawkins
fingers fumbled; now with the buttons
on his vest, now with the brim Of his
hat which he had picked up aimlessly
the table and his eyes, lifting Yhs, from tth the
foor arain. ~
John Bruce got up from his chair
and stepped toward them.
IT want to tell you somethins." he
, said sharply. "that ought TO put an end
, to any hesitation on yout parts at any
} nlan. no matter what. that offers even
the slightest chance Of stopping this
marriage. Ljsten! Devil though you
both believe this Crang to be, you do
not. either of you, even know the man
for what he is. While I was lying there
. he flung out his hand impulsively
toward the couch--"the safe here in
this room was opened and robbed one
nght tnow You S,t know aH Sons g5 ySS SS
aDd fhsw hs eendese enfe a'9s You know wsas
happened. But you do not know that
while the burglars pretended to hold
Crang at bay with q revolver and then
Of the proceeds of that robbery in bis
own pockets, was laughing up his sleeve
at YOU"
Hawkins jaw had dropped as be
stared at John Bruce. ''.''
"Crang did It! You--you say Crang
{ scious Still you.-you seem to know
that the safe was robbed ~
"Appapently I dol" John Bruce
laughed shortly. "Cranc. too. thought
! was unconscious. but to make sure he
, eject % lust at at % The risht I timee-for Crona s
Just as you and Claire appeared IN
the Xeorwsy. And''-hiS brSws knitted
) fogetherI''it seems little strdhee that
= NV MY nresenes. M y that NOT a word has even
been said to me about it. /"
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: lou W9re sWh, na nnaoi syo sich
We Ha%Tins H9rSTsns' sSddeniv s ee isaned forward
5 his vurJnEis., sscs wss a. rmsS{ 'U'""'"
MS v wrinMeu tace was earnest; p,
.,. tnst y hoL uue ne s.a oiunty
mienE nuve osen ~ ms' Vut y
waMt at.er you sot oeuer. wa
mostly your money thai was stolen
Clare p9e IL tnere cue nisht 70" can''
mere, anS dM.S;..,,, p.,, ys,;.. ,o,,sa ~,
sharply ,Swh,nsi IN rsproof' "' 'en''a e'''so 0u
But he knows now it's gone, sac
he old cabman 9 little heiplessly. IN
< blundsred on raui ielt ne was re,
e afraid YOU might not want to take 4
i you knew Ins.ss be had to make It up out
John Bruce took step forward, ant
I laid his hand on Paul Veniza's shoulder
\ He stood silently, looking at the other
TT 10 nothing!' said Paul Veniza
abashed.
= "Perhaps not!'' said John Bruce
! ''But"-he turned abruptly away. hi
lips tight--''it just made me. think fol
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