Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-21

to fail him. lie went to the lakeside
tina, night and stood looking at the
water. lie meant to fight that Impulse
~ "OWardl"c at the source.
u TO that time he had given no
thought whatever to his estate, L"yond
the fact that he had been undoubtedly
ndjudgcd legally dead and his property
divided. But that day aS he turned
away from the lake front he began to
wonder about It. After all, since he
meant TO surrender himself before long.
why not telegraph collect 10 the old Of
tlr"s of tho estate in New York and
have them wire him money: But even
granting that they were still in c&
>t"nce, h" knew with what lengthy
caution, following stunned surprise,
message. And t! ere We're leaks in the
telegraph. lie 2ould hav" pack OF
newspaper hounds at his heels within
Il few hours. The police. too. No, il
wouldn't do.
The next day lie got job as a TAXI
cab driver, and that night and every
night thereafter h" went back to West
Madison street and picked up OH" or
more "f the dcrrIirtS there and bought
them food. lie Developed quite II sy>-
tenn about it. He waited until he saw
II man stop outside an eating house,
look in and then pass on. But on"
night he got rather a shock. For The
young fellow nc Hc"uSlcd looked at him
first with suspicion, which was not uu-
usual, and later with nmaZemcnt.
'Iautn.n lillngstone. he said. am!
checked his hand Us il was about 10
ris" to tn" salute. His face broke into
Il snil" "ud h" whipped of his cap.
Y" forgotten me. sir" h" said.
but ~" got your visiting card on the
top Of my hcnd all right. Can You
see it,
II" hcnr his head and waited, but on
no immrdiat" reply being forthcoming,
for Dick was ltnstiIy determining on II
course "t action. he looked up. II was
then tnar u" saw Dick cheap and
sh;hhy ","ths, and his grin faded:
Il siN,' hc said "Npu ARE l.iv-
!nS-to''. aren't YOU: I'll have
u mink you We mad" mistake. old
m"u, Dick snid. feeling for his words
. carefully. "That's not my name, any
: how. ! thought, when ! saw YOU
. .,a'dt .,"r,@E j.! N at that window How
The boy looked at him again and
then g'anccd away.
II vas looking, all right he snid.
II 'vr been having n run Of hard luck.
II had been Dick $ custom to eat with
hi. finds and thus remove from the
mcnl the quality Of detached charity.
Men vii" would not take money woul'l
ioin him in a meal. But he could not
fac" Ia" lights with this kcen-cycd
l"VugauT. He offered him money in
stead.
"Ju~t II lift,' IIc said awkwardly
WHEN tine boy hcsitated. I've been
there myself lately"
Hut when at last he had prevailed and
turned away lie was conscious that the
doughboy was staring after him. puz-
led and unconvinced.
lie had n bad night after that. The
encounter had brought back his hard
working, carc-frec days in the army
It had brought back, TOO, the things he
Lnd put behind him, his profession and
is JOY in it, the struggles and the
aspirations, that constitute II mans life,
With lhIn there came, too, more rrnj
Elizabeth and Il wave Of tenderness f"l
her and Of regret. lie turned on hi,
{ ,ngging bed and deliberately put hel
away from him. Even if this othe,
ghost were laid he had no right to her.
Then. one day, he met Mrs. Sayre,
and saw that she knew him.
Wallie stared at his mother. Hss