Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-02

could be young again, la be q fool with
all my heart. We don't go forth with
lance and shield any more. but We 20
forth with the same spirit, II bag Of
tools hanging from the shoulder or II
painters brush or II writer's pen In the
always will BE- n quest. Read them
over carefully"
bancroft did 80. studying the docu.
1ncnts word for word, comma for comma,
and found them identicnlly the same.
1t waa M ordinary agreement between
the Great Adventure Company and
whocycr aligned tt there were no 1out.
ishcs, no rOdOmOntadcs +; u document Of
less thnn five hundred words, as I'm.
vanished as anything Lawyer Smell
could have produr red. All the bombnst
began and ended In the prospectus. Not
| iSpcwrittcn, but printed upon single
sheet Of paper known rs vellum. imitp
zion shccpskin. ut is also
second part absolves completely the
party Of the first part from all un-
toward accident or mischance."
There IT. lay. thought Bancroft. = All
untoward accident or mischnnce. This
man could kill him and this document
| would absolvc him partly. at any rate.
And yet 1t was perfectly logical that
this clause should be inserted. If there
was n trick. n menace, what, IN God $
name, did the mnn want Of Ceilings.
wood Jeremiah Bancroft? ~
lie returned to the desk. (Which
one do you wish me to sign?"
Silence, save that from the adjoining
room came the conventional clattcr Of
the typewriter. So 1t goes. In all
great moments some matter of ordinary
al,
upon the ear.
"Whiclcver one you please" Stew
art pressed call button on his desk.
The c!ntter Of the typewriter ceased
md the woman appeared. "G6 across
the hill and ask Mr.. Dormnn to come
iI with his notary SEAL
eyes, SIR"
Stcwprt then arranged the two con-
trncts upon the desk so that only the
iottcd lines were visible. "iou under
stand the rcnsOn?"
Eyes. 1t is not necessary that wit.
ncsses should know anything Of the
body Of the contract"
Twenty minutes later the room was
cleared Of the witnesses. and the party
Of the first part and the party Of the
sccond pnrt were once again alone to-
gether.
ny a"''nture pesihs' si',o Sew
nrt. -, iIS rFts merry, h"'oilet!
iou IL ne peetlhg mo alleEs' areawnys;
you VIII, e''Sc your room AT n'Eht.
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Nancy's Doom
"Thnt is wise. for I should refuse
10 answer them, | would not rob Won
If an atom of the fun that lies before
you. From this hour YOU vii! begin
TO live in thrilling suspensc Every.
thing now will have an interest un.
known hitherto: walls. doors windows
faces, sounds. it may break tomorrow
it may not break for weeks: nnd 80
the suspense will grow. Young man.
envy YOU. Now | shan't SEQ vnu nrnin
until you return to make the final rny.
mcnt."
Once moro Stewards hand wen, out
and a shadowy smile touched his Ups
self cou,I in,crnret Thi, timn Rnm.
.roft wrunc tho hand sturLiiv n. If to
prove that he, too, was strong.
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IN i,,,,h rn;,aI hi,', D.. ny ,t ,I''
danger Of II in limo, for. if Ioosrd IF II
would bn nothing mora or los. ,bnn thr
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