Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-06-13
1.-THE EVIL SHEPHERD"
BY E. Phillips Oppenheim
Browns omp
SYNOPSIS
lstration by Irwin Myers

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CHAPTER I-Tranois Lsdsam defends
Oliver Hilditch. q powerful business man,
IN murder case and succeeds in get
ting him of. only to be told by . young.
prspossessing woman, who says that
she 10 Oliver Hilditch's wife. that Hill
ditch II an arch criminal and that Led
sam has turned loose O dangerous man
TO resume his preyinS upon society.
CHAPTER II-Ledsam. dining with
his best friend. Andrew Wilmors. meets
Hilditch and his wife and 10 invited TO
dine with them A4 their homA
CHAPTER IIL-At dinner with the
6ilditches, Oliver shows Lsdsam how
ne killed his victim and says his own
death the same way would make his
wife supremely happy. Rsturning
nome, Ledsam receives . phone sau
from Margaret, saying oliver has been
murdered.
CHAPTER Iv-Lsdsam gets the sor-
oner to set divers death down a.
suicide. Later on he admits to Will
more that he has developed keen in
tsrest In Margaret He meets her ia
thsr. Sir Timothy Brast the evil shsp-
herd. who tells him . crime will be
committed before they leave the cafe.
CHAPTER v-Ths crime 10 conn
mittsd and shopland. Q Scotland Yard
detscttve. asks Lsdsam - interview the
GIRL In the ease. =
CHAPTER vI-Daisy tells Lsdsam
nothing much. except that her conn
panion had led . pretty fast life and
was trying to break away from his cid
evil companions.
CHAPTER vII-By chance Francis
meets Margaret and asks for permis-
sion to call, which she refuses. He
tells her he will ask her fathers per-
mission and Margaret bsgs him to have
nothing to do with Sir Timothy. AL
though she admits he - everything
that 10 kind to her.
CHATTER vUI-yust - sir Timothy
appears to be the murderer in the sss-
mittjng his guilt
CHAPTER IX-Brast displays IN uA-
usual humane side to his character
and mystnss Lsdsam by Il
CHAPTER xFransis 10 invited to
dine with Brast 1t his cottage. Return
scrawl from the brother Of Wilmore.
asking aid. but ending abruptly. vii.
more then tells him his younger brother
has been missing for days ana they
fear harm has befallsa him. Search for
him proves unavailing
CHAPTER xI-Under the influence
Of lovely moon and the quiet Of the
river Francis kisses Margaret, and the
latter does not resent 1t. although ask
Ing Francis to escort her back to the
house They fnd Sir Timothy had taken
Lady Cynthia to see the Walled House.
The next morning Francis escorts Lady
Cynthia to London and hnds Margaret
had left before them. Francis admits
that he wishes to marry Margaret
She made no answer. Somehow, he
realized that speech just then was diff
ncult. He called a taxi and handed
her in. They drove to Charges street
In silence. He led the way up the
stairs, gave some quick orders to his
servant whom he met coming down.
ushered her into his sitting room and
saw her ensconced II an easy-chair.
"Please take of that terrible VEIL"
he begged.
1T Is pinned onto my hat" she told
him.
'Then of with both," he insisted.
"You can't eat luncheon like that. I'm
not going to try and bully you. II
you've booked your passage to Tim
buctoo and you really want to 60
why, you must. only want the chance
Of letting you know that>1 am coming
after you."
She took of her hat and veil and
threw them onto the sofa, glancing
sideways at a mirror let into the door
Of cabinet.
My hair is awful" she declared.
He laughed gayy, and turned
around from the sideboard, where he
was busy mixing cocktails.
THANK heavens for that touch Of
humanity" he exclaimed. "A woman
who can bother about her hair when
she takes her hat of, Is never past
praying for. Please drink this"
She obeyed. He took the empty
glass away from her. Then he came
over to the hearthrug by her side.
DO you know that kissed you last
night" he reminded her.
II do," she answered. "That is why
have just paid eighty-four pounds
for q passage to Buenos Aires"
II should have enjoyed the trip" he
said. "Still. I'm glad haven't to go.n
do you really mean that you would
have come after me-" she asked curl
ously.
"Of course I should" he assured,
her. Believe me. there isn't such an
obstinate person In the world as the
man Of early middle-ags who suddenly
discovers the woman he means to
marry"
"But you can't marry me-" she pro-
tested.
"Why notT he asked.
Because was Oliver Hilditch'S
wife, for one thing"
look here" he said, III you had
been Beelzebubs wife, 1t wouldn't
make the least difference to me. You
haven't given me much Of a chance to
tell you 80 yet, Margaret, but 1 love