Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-30

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NT,HANKS to you, ma'am, and your
i father, I have passed comfort.
be night. I will see you again when the
cuds roll by--as Mrs. Stopper puts It.
I have made mistakes in this writing,
is because I feel pretty bad about not
sing you to tell you my story. I will
bme back and tell you the whole truth.
on't you put no faith in doc. I am
4 telling you good-by. O."
}This he folded and set up IN q con.
icuous place, and, lifting his bag, he
ent out into the wan and empty
rect. And this time, wearily but with
rtainty of a welcome, he turned his
&c toward the Grinscoombs Mill.
Dr. Sales straddled below the Dor.
hit Of Sir Sydney Grinscoombs and
lsibly exultcd. He swelled out chest
ia stomach, blew up his cheeks, and
4 the sparkle Of victory snap from hi.
res. His voice could not constrain It.
liz to soberne,s; its usual flowing sur.
CO was vivaciously rippled.
II won't say 4 told you so,' though
might! You turned out your protese
the very nick Of time, selda-the
ry last nick-if the figure will pass. u
s chuckled happily.
Miss Selda's face looked - though
had forgotten happiness. She helt
y stiff pose and her stony case witt
strained effort. There was no evi.
Inee in her skin or lips Of blood SOM
I'm and acid fluid filed her narrow
ans.
Then In some way since the da!
More yesterday Q has justified you
, binion of him?" There was a not
lmost Of anxiety in her impeccable
ty speech.
Sales struggled against smile. man
king to purse his soft mouth judicially
be whole outer man a visible medium
Sr the anita gonistic modelinss Of sin
bro emotion and Of hypocrisy. III
\ shs indeedi A pity! AL that romano
/ the West. Heloise must be told"
Il "What must Heloise be told?' Tn
\ Iris voice announced her entrance, al
! konical young voice and a lanyuid In
susion which took her only hallway to
!, hard them, and left her poised for a.
I Immediate departure. What Sales toll
Int her there, however, and fushe'
I er pink from the lace collar of he
4 bwn to tho smooth dark gold Of he
lii.
!. 20 was run out Of the River Hote
ksterday, and every door in Sluypenkil
shut against him. ! believe'-'
/. buckle broke past his control like al
> kcaping gnome--"he has found
!. kfuge with a drunken mill hand,
San you dismissed some time ago b.
\ ky advice, but who has since. for som
! Fason or another, been taken o'
II took him back at Q's request. Tn
!, Ian had lost his wife and had
{. kmily. He stopped drinking
"Well--well To 60 on, = doesn
, kre run away because he knows sucl
I move would lead instantly TO hi
iSrest."
4 sI"What are you talking about. DR.
!" Heloise cried ont sharply:
ynAbout a very serious scandal, m!
bar, not really fit for your cars. but
hfortunately-a necessary warning.
4 Heloise moved angrily.
a. Last night, Q was put out OF tn
n btel for all ebominable attempt upo'
: bphie, waitress. There was al
arm of fire, the curtains In the room
!. hmediately below Kinwydden's caught
q here was a great deal of confusion
: Id alarm. In the midst Of It, Bento'
bard a persistent and terrified scream
4 for help. He and the head waite
sced it to Q's room, which they foun
:. cked on the outside.
"With the help Of fireman the,
oke down the door and found Sophi
ped, il you please, in the style I!
: estern melodrama to Q's biggest chai
% nd gagged with his silk handkerchief
10 he'd managed to work her lips ire
y fom the gag and was beside hersei
y 3ith fear. She must have been prett
= bill man handled, for she was In dread
a shape, clothes torn, hair disheveied
M frists cut to the bone and out OF he
knses, hySterical. They called me In
= 1T we couldn't get anything out Q
; er. Kinwydden, returning from SOIL
4 arried expedition-he probably meal
" take Sophie of with him last night
u erhaps he was out after drug,
ish we'd searched him-and KNOWN
q pthing of the fire, walked calm ly int
os enton's clutches and was brought fac
IN face with his victim. I've neve
ID Pen 80 abject and cringing rogue a
p looked-rall the bravado turned
NJ NJ (ar. He refused to explain. {
~ ~ purse, they're trying to keep 1t qui'
the girls sake. They pitched hil
~ It Of the hotel--personally thin
!& pey ought then and there to ha'
" Rcked him up, but Benton wouldn
9Iave 1t. They thought they could kec
70 whole story quiet, which Of cours
= ey can't. He'll probably try to snen
~. Well, ladies-a nice story, ism
~, Somehow Sales found himse
pable to look at Heloise, side glant
lying showed her so white and still
20 much for the romantic West ~
SS he managed to smile regretfuliy, b.
ss Selda could not return the smil
10 had broken look and sat back
chair. She was remembering =
There must he some mistake. Sc