Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-23
aSp HERE IT CONTINUE
CHAPTER III
Sanctuary

"a =
Mn He wos standing on precise'S
tha ,ame spot from which he had GU
tsrsd the car, He had been oriVeh
sronnd the block, that was all.
Va caught his breath. Was 1t real
rhst wondrous face which. almost as
thousb ar the touch of some magician ;
wsrd had risen before him out OIL iue
N,ScSness! His blood. air, was leaplhs
throush his veins again. That race
He ran to the corner and peeren
aor,n Tho street. The ear was perhaps n
hundred yards away-and sudaehiS
John Bruce started TO run again. iol,
lowing the car. Madness. Ills Ups nau
set grim and hard. Who vas sne Ina'
PRO Sled the night in that bizarre M tSaTe,9 I,ra9
ing pawn shop? Where did sns ,,,. ~
hscs nxain? He laughed at himself
moi snirthfully. But still he ran on.
TAe cor was outdis,ancing him. Fool
Eor = womans face! Even though II
ysr4 divine symphony OF beauty
EooIs love smittcn idiot2 Not az al
n wss his Job. Nice sound 10 thhat,word
!. :oniunction with that haunting
memory Of loveliness-loo
The travelling pawn shop turned into
rouTth avenue, and headed downtown.
John Bruce caught the sound OF
street car gong. spurted and swung
hrsatb,esslv TO the platform of a car
going in the same direction. o..
~ course. It was his Job! The eS-
ouis;te Monsieur Henri de Lavergne was
mixed up in this.
HE'LL"
The street car conductor stared a.
him. John Bruce scowled, He, swore
aga;n-but this time under his breath.
IL hrought q sudden wild. unreasonable
rage and rebellion, the thought that
there should be anything. even OF me
remotest nature. between the glorious
vision in that car and the minclng'
siIksn .tongued manager OF Larmon :, ;
gambling hell. But there was, TOT nu
that. wasn't there? How else had she
COM: tbereP 1t was the usual thing,
wasn't it? And--beware OF the conduc-
tor! The warning now appeared to be
very apt And how well he had prohtcd
hv III A fool chasing q siren 5 beauty :
His face grew very white.
''John Bruce he whispered TO him ,
SELF 'if could get at you. Ia pound
your face to pulp for that, ,.
He leaned out from the platform. The
Travelling pawn shop had increased its
spe18 sand was steadily leaving the
street car behind. He looked back in the
opposite direction Inc stEeet was ,oM "a !,
most entirely deserted as far as tram'
went: The only venice IN s.stt ""n ro,r y
taxi bowling along I,ocG rsbIy ,m Ir The
he laughed out "sam aa;,in',sI, @
John Bruce dropped off the car. and
planted himself in the path OF the on =
coming taxi. Call 1t his job, then II II
pleased him He owed il to Larnon n
get TO the bottom Of this.
low eAsier' s 10 ,rareiinp rown- -sbon
ransdeta'u 40 .otr-r,tndod 'n Ss almost n
nsu pe.n STo'in,,r Howl do Iavcrrnc
eAonerato - n,L 10 g. nod Nor haor
On tue aate VI viSinn is " ,harein' nnd n fire
@ -, h,s own vcin. and a fury at tho
thoncbt that even her acquaintance with
tho Gambling manager was profanity,
he could have heartily applauded Mon
.ssrr Henrj de Layergne for a unique
.S .Isinal-
"T go hallowed nj him. hosr.ely
,,jtI~ort
s .o.r +n nm.
Jonn Bruce steppet fea.ts st M '"'
sig9-snu 1u"peI W.. On .NS So tov yov ,naa, -,
nete' you so". .Son--n
sncasee the cnsuneu, :. S;,,Io " sold
1oht usa Rruce Seue calmly iuHS ' And don't lose
LON LON fuIe % ,b.t as, closed car ahead
Lose sishs OF nothih , :. Ee.Ie" tnt
cnauueur. We goJ LarGs III "n o,,,
near MN, S"iu aonn IliIo 'Lu,e .hn ota,,f vU,E
posediy. ne edssu W. prStI' "r,p ou ~" 81" f,,n
ieur ana one oi od '"c NIX inn tho no" ,,tteE,, nt,
dollar banknotrS pa"sCSa mo ths e.; ia.nSp I,b,
possession. Mp PM n,oa,r oar ~ otn;o,,, 80,
ana doh maze It hope'',HuS ,,uS I ~. ~. u.
thatJou are fol!o"4hg IT, ! u "''enu u
your rhre. l., ~. A.
ne screwed around IN ms & sea., Al
eldeny; gray wniskerCa sio ssnusman, nn,,na "a
!ate1uy irate sehtlsinau, wns pou"u'"'
furiegsly on the siass lanel; 49,,
.we snouin inst '1 1sssin'" ur%'" ,rsnnad % ~,
sereet we re lusc passih sri"Heu 'H'
chauneur.
John Bruce lowered the panel.
4 thundered the fare.
"rm very sorry, sir, said Johr
Bruce respectfully. "A little detectiv'
business" lie coughed 1t was real,
quite true. His voice became cont
\ Dental. The occupants of that ca
ahead got away from me. Ii want +
2 arrest one of them. I'm very sorr,
to put you TO any Inconvenience. but {!
& Couldn't be helped. There was no othe
way than to commander your taxi, |
Y. will be only for matter Of a few min
utes.i'
ITS preposterous.' spluttered tn
v fnraJ aufSutrs 9cougl I-Ill-"