Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-21
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= ~ wv NFI s-s..i BY FRANK PACKARD
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He said there @ wss somsthirs % s ths rstts. sstte.
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set ss chisSiSi ,~s.hio Druee iuee was
''Do YOU know what you Arc saving.
HawkinsST hc AsnnsndeJ SssoeSs.s :,
thoush 10 tra amn,s % dawn md aS swssn ala ~
by tSc brute forcs ~ his % "wn p ,rcrpd,,iiss %Ie
what VIII % YOU are s'seii seyina"-do o y",, ySu know
Eyes, I know" said Hswkins help.
today. and----" --'' you ne'''' k'''ea nj"
John Druce's laugh. with a savasery
in.' MAO rHa MN r now S, q ,Ls mercy ana IN
Snn,e 81" -"s 'uu"e"'s '"rousn INC
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the % lii b,s 1... % n,sbt e "nd i',u ~, ,Mn.I w,sG
.ne IT," vus ISL anu uappea
hn;s ny IN ."e rats g"'o "here MS sahS
ho,gs out, out-~ -,
nawklns stumDled 70 MS teet. his
race seemed 20 nave crown graycr still,
more % %haSeard 9nd NJ OF aeject misery;
,Lne.ts II, sncn ne Whispered. y
- anoertano Gs nov H.. was drunk n,i last s
~A'S ~~s So W ~ss-'S ~.
John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost
roughly back into his chair. Last night
was gone. It was Of no significance any
more. ',..
Never mind about that, he said
between his teeth. 1t doent matter
now. Nothing matters now except
Claire. Go on, tell me! What does 1t
mean? Tomorrow morning, you said
Why this sudden decision about tomor-
row morning?'' ...
Hawkins lips seemed dry. He cir
elcd them again and again with his
tongue.
a. II % told % you" said Hawkins, fum.
bling for his words. "And he said that
YOU had been lovers before that night
when you were stabbed, and that he
wasn't going to stand for It any longer,
MISUNDERSTANDING voice nrokeTT
"and that she belonged to him. Ana ne
said she was the only one VINO Ivu.u ,...
stop this trouble between you ana MN
before 1t was too late. ana tnat "a5
BY marrying him at once. Aha-ahu
Claire said she would.
Hawkins stopped. HIS OLD ieit nnt
vas on his as knees; ;ei, ana ne sn,ss. s%,s'eu az
John Bruce stood n,ct'onless;;
go on" he bit OF his words;
'That's nl,' SOLD Hawkins' ,s1cept
he made her promise not to let you
Know anSthnhE IN nSo aoo"t tomorrow M % mornins' %
70 ieave the the nGusS Sn toHStm ~ stot"n Island 70
ana are fo,nS aomsa uowm 81 tbs,e's S% some min
~ marreu u.uaI.' -" ,,,on,s Crono ..id
lste. gown thers he n ,nde,J';..
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the ola han tusmeu ~ ivy TMotNtho+,a
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''enHa cah uo any '.n"s'
John bruce turned from the WINDOW; SIn t:
and, walking to Hawking; lnid ms Two
hands OH tho others shoulders. He was
Gamer now; ., ,,,.,,n,
".nai ".aesi th ! Ioye her, ny me+ ne sa,G a'rsSxt nuS
think now there Is q chance that sne
can DC mode 20 change her niha evcn
mere at the last minute. but mn
means must see her; or. rathef. thas
sns must see me.
hawkins paused ~ ine twisting Oh MS
ieit nat to ralse pewildefed eyes. ..,,
..1,,i tera ~. or -" Sown rnF eie' .i " '0'
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ine car: exclaimed J0hn bruce
99ItAs. ,I.ai; ats; never r. .m"usM.e o. .nat -