, 1923-01-20

at being kissed again, to fight her
enemies. Tedd!e, however, decides to
pay Milan's claim.
Another Kiss and Gunboak DorEan
Goes Forth 10 War.
I'VE seen all I want to of mon"
l. Teddie had said "I desplse the
whole pack OF themr'
And you don't intend to marry"
demanded the commodore. a scion OF
the BtAtelier years.
'NeverF' reported ToddSs. staring
hxedly at her unfinished sketch Of the
Macauley Mission by Moonlight.
Then what, may I ask. DO you in
tend doing7" inquired her %stiffshoul.
derOd old visitor.
She had intended to say that she
wanted to 1.-Two for Art But she hest.
tated. For Art. at that particular
1unoture. seemed a very anemic and
elusive thing to live for.
She had 10 idea, In fact. Just what
she did intend living for. She was
less impatient of others than she
might once ave been. She even rec
oEnized kindness under the inten.
lions OF that ove~r-personal emisSary
from the older world. however heavy.
handel he may have been IN his axe.
BUTTONS OF those Intentions
And that, impinEins on her desc
lated young spirit, intrigued her into
n brief but depressing mood Of self.
pity. There was no trace OF tears in
her eyes. for Tedie was no habitual.
ly lachrymose. But. before she found
that mood conquered and killed. she
was unable to resist the temptation C
let her bobbed head sink YEARLY into
the crooked arm which rested on one
end Of the none-too-orderly cherry,
wood table
"Oh, I say. you know; this sort OF
thing Won't dor calculated tho OBJ,
viously disturbed old Commodore. at
won't do. my dear" he repeated. as
he patted what was left of the bobbed
hair with his fatherly old hand.
Teddie. however. was without the
spirit either to agree or disagree with
that statement And her unhappIness
90 melted the heart OF the benignant
old Commodore that he toe her hand
and stroked II as he talked to her.
And so gratihed was he to see even
'the ghoat OF a grim little smile about
her lips that n paternally commisera.
w Impulse prompted him to stoop
own and kiss the magnolia.white
cheek
90 intent, indeed. had he been on his
~ contemplation OF this white cheek.
family shot through with Its shell
pink. that the door had opened and q
third person had stepped Into the
studio without his being conscious OF
tie fact. And It was the voice Of this
intruder. more than Teddie'a sudden
reooIl OF startled wonder. hat prompt,
" brought the Commodore to attention.
$50 he's doin' It, toot'' called GU,
aunboat Dorgun, with a QuavSr OF
inerOdulity in his young voice. Where
upon he threw down his hat and ad
vanced slowly toward the table-ned.
Say It quick" the prize fighter
commanded. ID yuh want me &c
knock his block ONT"
mo. no." cried Teddie, already on
her feet. There's been too much OF
that alreadyyT"
But I saw the old bird tryin' Ia
youth.
who is this young ~Jackanapes?'
interrupted the older man, in no way
intimidated by the interloper with the
cnullhower ear.
Didn't I see this old mutt pullln
that muggin'-stufr7" persisted Gun
boat. ignoring the stately old gentle
man with the rosebud IN his lapel.
But Teddie was herself by this time
and she xed her champion from tn,
East Side with a cold and steely stare
IT want to talk to your she said
with great elaboration. And she
made that announcement with such
an u~nlooked.for note OF masterfulnes
that. unimpressed as II left the new
conner, It rather bewildered the OLD
Commodore.
And I guess I gotta earful or two
to unload to yuhT' countered Gunboat
betraying that he was laboring under
an excitement which more recen'
events had only temporarily eclipsed
II should DO obliged to know Jusi
who this young bounder is." repeated
the older man, in his most authorita
tive duarter-deck But that
was entirely lost on Gunboat
Dorgan.
"VUH just play dead. yuh old Has
i Been. until I say a word or two
10 me lndy.friend here" he proclaimed
as he confronted Teddie and gave his
back to an all too negligible enemy.
II cnme here to find out what right
a I~aw.sharp named West has got to
take that car of yours away from me.
! wantta know what call he's got 70
load Ruby up wit a lot o talk about
me go'n' TO States Prison.
And I may be a prize-hghter. but
I've got the right to ask II I aln't
lived decent and done my work or
the square I'VE GOT"
"A prizo-hghter7" interrupted th'
older man in the background. Their
no strods ~valorously in between Tn,
two. do you mean 10 tell me, Mia