Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-28
BY RUBY NJ. AYRES

smith Delore n'
away r., .u..o, ....
q. Harding broke out in a rage:
~. hi...ya" married that scamp! There
~ "a me that there is nothing to
tem between the dead and the living.
snoo married John Smith, the man i
10y ~ 90 abroad and keep out Of the
pau when they let him out of prison.
ssvcr Wy meant you to know; ] hoped to
uaayen he would never come back, j
tsrod YOU would forget him,
wpTfIud all the tine you were his wife,
"a ,he fellow allowed me TO buy him
~, buy him off. Do you hear that!
~ anpcaled savagely to GeoHry Foster.
ssfffhe scamp! The scoundrc'' lne-
me1 mee1 reckon by the look Of it, Mr.
..d,ns" old Fcrnie broke in, with
r. slow smile. "that bv the look of II
~ s,ith was n worse lot than my
soh herc'" lie took his hand from the
rr...,,no ~ Hunters coat, but Kept care
sJy het yeen him and the door.
""'if hoard n thing or two from that
"a. Clavrr ", went TO see at the
e@a,oy', eve he said again. ''and I'm not
= s,irr. after all. but that it's not the
so,t thing ior every one that the man
%.J before more harm was done.
SAnd II it's all the same to every
one, olu 'e','o W., nv two o,onc win
ny son hcr".
"iiIe seemed tc be quite master OF yic
.anatiop. lie stood with his hands in
Is brecches pockets. calmly waiting Tor
,ae @ others to leave them.
.'Come, dear" Mr.. Hording said. lie
put his arm arouhu alS cnest,, eo, al" Wos,or
Ter from the room & anu rnio Muoors s,,, "Hts .tr
followed tommy lneh rsI"ie ;,n sHG. ~. ~.
door, beh,nd tnenn anu s.oDu III ,t,,,,n', us
back to II, iacihs lne o,."n. & ~, ~. 80
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.ay! ne askea qu,ct,y. ~ Nv WIS o s,m mj
uine otcr tnaue 70 70, s'n,i 'I oor % ,an "r''
pay your oeg.s. ,., a -. Nv, nro,pnJ I'D - bc
fhough ~ eqilea me .,on c. p,s,e' w y,
hnce lyc naea an .nn!'' ovnv!''P',' ho nHu ortoI
hood Jnlcher 'n"" ""''' "'"''
awkwarnlE. 1r.,.ol - ,ho
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den 1rr moh,en, miL"'u. 'e ,,o 'n.s -
hen ne replleG slIMis, aS II Nv "'''
carefully ch9osihs MS wyr9s Us .,,,
~ KIM ol you ai.u = ~ s,u.san,' ,.
ml-t won 40 -. ~" III fno ,n.h ,.,UIrS
and | must pay IT BACK; nc iaugned
mrthlessly. II can w3rk ts II H. i iikc. ! W.
mvyled tor mon'oS WIN 'nc rous"'''
them. .,.
Ihere IL DC no heeu 1Vr you 10 WORN
at all-1wnen I'm gone, .he oM man
Sid. come, come you We SD. IL, your
mother 1os,inacy anu pIiuu, ran
see mat out lt doeSn ! alwais pay
lhlns II over, lor ''e Sh shN, o ~ .u.s sc. sia,
u ,lot Tor your own r., ""e cares LOT you
In spite OIL lneIi an. , ,,..
lug Eor'une nunsel tuli'eu SloMlS
round. MS eyes ihcIeuu.ous. .euS arSs t
Ior He. ne auHneu. sne sa'u s"e
never WlsnPn 10 see me nsa,ni :.
Mo'hen neyer p,nan ,n what lney say
iHnle lnSis.ea. sf Inc Inc FORTUNE i'uh'er
hrugsea ms snouiuSTs. ,,
- u,,nN Miss .ia.ains ". ooes-nnn
'ne rlsn.. u, IoI nt lor ner OF any
@ue. ~oun"I Io,.ut t no'u''s ~, ~ oi,i "'I,
not even q decent past. u go back 70
,se road ! oeLong & therc. N glad It 1"
NJ we.' a.. uusLhss go, ne'e. l. ccuiI'n I
"'tI soou !, Inueh ionSer, 1hy"|S'
he turned round and looked old FEY
me w. and down with softencd smile
Mnefe 30 l get my pad strain
ION! nc asked; hait mlrthfully, half
IN ~ oltlerneSs. NOT from my mother.
= swear; 49,, ,
,,oi ", - Iern'e agreed one was
,aIoL. nvoI w'niuh: shc haca mech :le
s"' nave lounu IL easler 10 nVe win
Ioudly-"that's all done with I'M
Is i9u won ieI me heip you our :
t,oho oIoum % Iave iNuhu u u pleaSirc' n"
sros SroS' ..n, hwuruiE, !volulnG MS son s
l:aHi, nut you 'an prevent me from
Sou Mhat We Got Wneh J. 60,
ur "uug" I uilu, az iar as Mr. Hard
e"snoJ @ anu Sne resi- OF EN- mere are con-
~ NJ my Mon trouple Fou' Johh-
De; your pardon-that's not your
III "no i, NroM. ,. nc ruDped ms chln'
10 you Know. mat ever since you
I'm w" W my pace thc other night
w pee, trying TO remember what L
"""; CIV ''u piesS my soul II / can.
II,n,cS, S imiI nu'ne rs, rs HoDert' the fortune
eOn.isntr,alnedly'
,ron n'esS me; so 1t IS! We named Io4
- 'ne wear VINO married Us. !
semrInoer' s Your mother thought the
60 ~ " ot MN lear me- How II all
~nnes DacE.
,h0 "E CLOCK on the shelf chimed. aud
,nn,opI.i @ piuHe ilnhter turned from his
ros Lntf 49, tu' ""'A Salu'H' IL
""S hali past eight.
EVAN r9MSe4 2.m himself with an effort q,
F Form;l II He getllns along, he said
Cmnn %'e herIn p"'e'i lttlc; Not tong ght'
Solhe nome with me If you cant stay
"eTr, sTto
Inc Fortune Hunter laughed.
Here he said eloouentIy.
,,,n ,ome home with me then" the old
on smnu urged rather patheticaIlY. "lD'> Il
II 'T .ne fortune Hunter shook his head,
kLld OF you, but III be getting
tong' Ills eyes turned .wStiulIy TO.