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neck, and she pressed a soft kiss
II nearly went crazy when the
report of your death was re-
ceived."
1t was the first anniversary of
their wedding. A reception was
to be given on his fathers yacht
anchored in the harbor below.
A thunderstorm had kept them
indoors all day, and seemed to
have a depressing effect on Jack,
who, for the past three months,
had become morose and brood
ing.
The steady unfaltering gaze of
his cold grey eyes, which, when
ever she was around, never took
themselves off of her, had like
wise q nervous effect on Shirley.
Tonight, however, her cares were
forgotten. This was her anniVer-
sary and she was happy as she
hummed the Spanish song, the
music OF which was waited up
to her from the orchestra on the
yacht.
Pretty song, isn't it? Brings
fond remembrances, doesn't it?
Shirley looked up from the bureau
Her eyes widened in horror at
the look on Jacks face.
She lay as she had died-her
hand stretched forward in last
final effort to reach him lying in
a crumpled heap at the bedroom
door, his army forty-five in one
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Solution to Saturday Puzzle
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is

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affairs settling estates land and houses and TO
deal with elderly persons whole today
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p. m. p. m.
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tractors builders They may suffer by weak constitution
and also a weak heart. -asss#e<
birthday Money praise shown for the coming
benefit will, contact with who
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your tempthere may be provocaion enough It is not
good year for you to marry
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produce sell land lease houses apartment Deal
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IL. A correlative to neither.
IL. Ancient Order (abbr0.
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Is. A beverage.
16. A small singing insect.
IS. A bar of metal for raising.
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81. A unit.
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81. Sooner than.
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so. Initials of a President.
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hand, while the other clasped a
list of guests and sheet on
which scraps of a torn letter were
carefully pasted.
10th '21
Dearest Shirley
Cannot you forget-FOrGive
member the many--and happy
why spoil your life-I think
-We had---Oh! For-nights
when you and----forget. We
happy. You-me the guitar
moonlit--from Rio--happiest
my life.
Best love,
-uson."
On the list of guests was
check against the name of Fergu-
son, and in Jacks handwriting
Mining engineer returning from
South America"
The district attorney found the
rest Of the scraps, together with
her returned letter in which she
had written more than year
before, God has been good to
me, and returned the only man
could ever love. Jack is coming
home. The report of his death
was false. Sincerely, Shirley
Brinckerhoff."
Its funny" the district attor-
ney unused. "A man always kills
that which he loves most
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DOWN

1. A canine.
2. The back Of the neck.
4. Prefix meaning within.
5. A part of the foot.
6. To rub out.
Z. A Chinese secret society.
8. A small child.
10. A riotous feast.
IL. Active, nimble. *
IA. A mans name.
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%. An edible fruit.
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26. Contraction OF Leonard.
27. Open (poeticJ.
%. An Enclosure.
20. An action, to perform.
80. A coach running on wheels.
IS. To make a mistake.
81. Angry, enraged.
3S. To acquire knowledge.
80. A precious stone.
40. Father of Elmodam.
IL. Prefix meaning within.
43. To be concerned.
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45. A river in Switzerland.
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Solution to Saturday Puzzle
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She's husky and unencumbered.
why should a man with whom she
no longer lives pay her life an
nuity? why IL it decent for
married woman to demand money
from =, man because she lived with
him in the past, and indecent for
a frail sister to accept it for the
favors Of today?"
"Well," said Nellie Spears, bud
Taylor took hev from a good home.
where her father was glad to sup
port her. The husband promised
to keep her for lifc He certainly
has no right, child OF no child, to
dump her back penniless. What's
she going to do?"
In other words, q woman has
got to be kept BY one man or
another-by a father because he
was foolish enough to beget her;
or by an exhusband because the
law forces him.
Isn't it just possible that free
ladies in the day OF emancipation
might be taken seriously and asked
to look out for themselves"
Inga, never held for more than
q flash or two, and secretly dis
liking the company Of women. now
drifted to the piano and began to
sing.
AS is the way with all social
conversation. the theme was inn
mediately tangled and lost in q
mesh of personalities.
The most interesting part Of the
Taylor affair isn't the alimony,"
said Mary Eunice, NOR is it poor
Edith's perjury.
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needed It. And this time / have
done for you what your own
intelligence would have made you
do IL you hadn't been bound
by the sense Of your fancied OBJ
legation to Foster and the others.
You will be far stronger and
safer, allied with Bishop, than
you can be with the others
That's true. he said. It
won't QuibbIe about it. It's lit
orally true. But-a man may
know that one course Of action
win bring him to safety and
still have to take another be.
cause he has bound himself to
others. Can no woman realize
that?"
'sof course I can realize fl
she said. 'tBut ] realize some
thing else, too. I know that
you put these securities in my
name TO protect yourself against
yourself have time, at least,
to repair the consequences Of
any mistake you made, any de-
feat you suffered. Didn't your"
Yes
WELT You used me. You
must expect TO keep my right
to decide equally with you
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By ELENORE METIERIN

John came second Saxon was !
doubtful third.
He's too sarcastic said Nellie
Spears. He makes you rnccnl-
Portable"
mo" said Mary. ''the reason Isl
deeper. Hobart attracts more wom-
en- because more women attract
him. Saxon doesn't really care
for the mere woman Of It. He has
to be intrigued by personality
before he bothers to be interest
ing"
but Hobart loves all women.
He couldn't talk to q wash-woman
without making her feel q queen.
He'd really be interested in bring
ing flush to an old woman'a
eyes. He loves the game Tor itself,
And IL he were in heaven he'd try
to intrigue the angels. He cant
help it.
"saxon's hold on the woman he
wants to hold would be deeper
than Hobart's.'
SO that's THAR thought Jerry.
noting Mary's slim crossed legs
and the CLEAN Of white skin
through the chiffon inches and
inches above her knees.
Jerry and Sylvia walked home
gether.
saxon is in deep with Mary
Eunice. 4, said Sylvia, the sea-gray
eyes wide open now and regarding
jerry quietly.
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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feryor to her warm, sweet eyes,
looking down at her and caressing
her with = glance. Aware and
exultant in his power to bring her
lips trembling and eager to his.
A delicious game!
He couldn't tell Jerry this.
With an illuminating flash more
surprising to herself than to him,
she took the thought from his
mind.
but I've sized It all up and
I've got the straight Of it. see
you as you are. And to under
stand is to condone. The sun.god
is playing school with the lounge
lizards.
They've some very exciting
games. Making love is one Of
them. l see the lure of that.
Brings a throb to the heart to try
ones power over another.
only remember this, Saxon, the
woman doesn't live who plays a
clean. straight hand at that game.
They've all a trump card up their
sleeves. And sooner or later they
bling it down. When they play
you pay!
ITS Lohengrin and going-grin
for your
Not 1! The survival of mar
riage proves the blind stupidity
or the insane optimism of the race.
Take that party the other night
IA girls all under 25. Eight of
them married and divorced. And
they started out with the same
fool deIusion marry and be
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JERR Y

Young and innocent. And in my
tender youth, which mercifully
has vanished, / idealized you. A
slln-god with the mirth and breeze
of all outdoors about you. A he.
man from the great open spaces.
Il saw you head and shoulders
above the common herd. One writ
ing his name on the stars. One
who couldn't be swayed or sunk.
and it got me all at once to
see you going the. way of all
flesh, gambling on the green
with the captivating young OK
lying in your arms"
That's going a bit strong, isn't
it?''
She ignored him with a bland
smile: Another thing that got
me was that you tried to slip it
over on me. And without neces-
sity.4 You insulted my great in.
telligence telling me was the
only one and then allowing me to
find you with another one. Very
poor technique"
He grew uncomfortably red and
wished to defend himself. He was
in a difficult and unfair position.
For he had meant the things he
said to her. She WAS the only
girl he ever loved. And he DIDN'T
expect to love in the same way
again That's all he told her. 1t
was the truth.
OF course, he had liked saying
1t in that intimate, provocative
way; had enjoyed bringing her
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TITS Hope Bradford and Jane
Burke. They're neck and neck,
and the race has two months to
run. I wonder which viii lead
Bud to the altar when his final.
decree IL granted?
What. do women see in Bud
aylor-homely. uncouth fellow?
sat across from him at dinner
the other night and was almost
caraied out each time the fork
proceeded to his mouth. / finally
asked why he didn't get q steam
shovel said Mary. recalling her
bon mot with pride What at
traction has . man like that,
Ask"
''sit next to him. not across.
Talk TO him for awhile. What
attraction has q man like Hobart
Williams? Why do women so
crazy over q runt like him and
leave a magnificent fellow like
Rob Ashe unclaimed?
They fell Immediately into q
heated discussion Of the sex APP
peal OF the various men they
knew-the way OF it--alSo its quail
ity and quantity.
They compared Hobart Williams,
Rob Ashe, Rod Porter. Saxon and
John.
Hobart williams, who was short
and bull.neclxed, was voted the
possessor supreme of that "intan-
gible something which brings
women chastened and otherwise to
their knees.
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happy ever afterwards! 1t doesn't
work. And I don't fall for it"
$50 all the benedicts Of the
world have boasted. But nearly
every man dies married.
Watch out, ole dear. Seeing
that I'm not going to wed you my
self, warn you that all other
women are in q conspiracy to nab
you. And they're all WORTH.
LESSg
How do You know you're not
going to marry me?"
Well. I've got to be about
Gods business at present, which
is to make worthwhile person
out OF one Jerry King. And to
pay the family bills, which are
large"
You don't care for me any
more, Jerry?"
"Oh vanity; Yes, I care. Enough
to give me q broken heart when
see your hair getting thin at the
temples. But that's the great
little mama in me, suppose.
Want to keep you sweet and pure
like you never were, perhapsv'
Lavender eyes soft against the
blue.black hair, arms wound about
her hunched knees. Slim, wood.
land sprite poised for a brief rest.
Like this she sat above him that
dewey morning on the hilltop.
Like this she had turned with de-
licious kid sweetness and asked
him poignantIy to judge her
worth.
He can't help playing the
happiness, ''even when he knows
a persons heart is his
She answered after long
musing: Love. For a girl that
means to be on your knees. To be
looking up. To be worshipping.
The woman doesn't live who truly
loves a man that she doesn't look
up to. She may have a humor.
Gus affection for him or a nice,
comfortable middle-aged tolerance,
or a half.motherly tenderness.
But real, bone-deep mate-love
can't exist for q woman when
she no longer looks up to her
man."
She turned about quickly and
gathered up her sketches. She
had said too much. She was al
ways saying irrevocable things!
Making the barrier impossible
making it seem like that.
He colored hotly: I've fallen
quite low in your opinion! You
think 1 drink and chase and am
an alI.around rotterr'
She was dismayed at the sudden
unpleasant turn. She turned
eagerly and came Struggling up
and tucked q hand in his arm:
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mo. I don't. Don't think that
at all. Quit gnashing your teeth
ana acting Romeo! And don't get
sore because sap Of . school
girl clapped q halo on your head
and doesn't think you're wearing
it quite straight.
Were you planning on driving
me home? I'm in a hurry.
She went talking on-arrogant
casual. Friends--they would be
breezy and chummy.
She thought: Hes having his
fling. Same as I wouldl AS /
mayl Being he, it can't last long.
He can't fall for that shabby
stuff for very, very long?'
How deep he was enmeshed in
this shabby stuff she learned to
her dismay a few weeks later.
CHAPTER AZ.
Sylvia finished the portrait of
Mary Eunice Pennings. She gave
the nose and lips which were
slightly thick in the model, a re-
filming touch. Mary Eunice in.
sisted on this and was charmed
Win the TSSuILs
She proclaimed Sylvia great, and
by way Of heralding her genius
gave a bridge-tea. The portrait
was displayed and Sylvia ac-
claimed.
The Pennings lived in Broadway.
The house was large and old-fash-
toned, rising like an embattIement
on the steep slopes above Vallejo
street.
1t was late when Jerry arrived.
Only half dozen guests remained.
They were having gin-rickeys and
settled about a card-table in the
pleasing depths of very intimate
conversations.
Some one touched off a bomb
with this:
Poor Edith Taylor-that rat
hasn't paid her any alimony for
seven months"
"Oh, why should he?" impa-
tiently queried Inga. "Why should
q man pay Glimony - woman
who bore him no child and in all
probability didn't even earn her
keep while encroaching on his
bed, and board?"
We'll, she was married to him."
offered Mary Eunice. as one set
Ting the problem definitely. Mary
wore black-chiffon like her replica
on the wall. The shadowy gauze
enhanced her slenderness and the
pearl-pallor of her face.
"And she didn't wish to divroce
him. She practically had to. At
least, she's entitled to compensa-
ton
For what? She had bed, board
and keep In return for three years
OF misery she gave Bud Taylor.
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No1p 90 on Wth ne Storv.

sE0H, NOS he said. and laughed.
~ 'sMargaret-you can't have
things both ways. It was you who
taught me that no one belongs
10 anyone else. You destroyed my
conviction that I belonged to
Eileen 30 that / should take you
into my arms. You can't keep
me Ia them by trying TO say that
now I belong to YOU"
His hand raised the receiver.
.'Mrs. MacVeagh- at oncer he
said. .'she's in Southampton"
Margaret stood still, tears in
her eyes, her lips working. She
watched him, and the telephone.
as i hunted creature watches the
approach Of the hunter.
The telephone bell sounded.
II see said MacVeagll, after
q moment. She's motoring in to
town, you say? With Mr.. Chand.
Ter? Thank you. No. There is
no message. Good-by."
.eYou seer Margaret's voice
was shrill. shes having an af-
fair with this boy-it's common
ta1kr'
which doesn't" he said, dryly,
necessarily make it true. And
II Il is-just what grounds Of
complaint have II"
She was silent. staring at him.
There is q principle Of law,
that is based upon Justice. which
is older, MacVeagh said, than
ali your new ideas. 1t is that he
who comes into court praying for
relief from injustice must have
clean hands,
He raised his hands and looked
Mt them. Then he laughed.
'sThis matter, think" he said
1--WE will settle out Of COURT
Again he took the telephone.
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enough to give him an extremely
important standing. And, IL he
chooses to work with us-he may
not-and il as good 4 man as I
have every reason to think he ii,
he will, within six months, be the
operating head OF the entire prOpO.
sition- simply because he win be
the logical man to assume that
post"
That's enough for me" said
Eileen. Have you & penn"
Very quietly, with d firm hand,
she signed paper after paper. And
she had just pushed the last over
to Bishop when q shadow fell
across the cloth and she looked up
to see John.
Hello, Eileen" he said. "Good
evening, Mr.. Bishop. How are you,
Chandler"
The two men sprang up.
Won't You join us?" said Ted.
Have you dinedg'
John took the chair 4 waiter
brought up.
Thanks. /" he said. ''I,ve dined
yes"
John said Eileen. .'I've
just given Mr.. Bishop all the
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None that / know. Didn't ]
just remark that you were a
golden asset? Besides" with a
quick ripping laugh, and re-
calling the bitter, icontemptuous
names she had flung at him.
: cocky cavalier. Don Juan in rom
pers-" Besides, you're a big boy,
and I like you very much.
This was unexpected and
brought a flush to his cheeks.
He counted on reproaches and a
hurt attitude. Or at best silent
contempt.
He was a little nonplussed:
"Then you're not angry with
me?"
mo. Not at ALL"
But you were. I feel aw.
He hesitated and she broke in
with an impish: II know-you
feel awfully caught
There was something subtly de-
risfve in her banter as though his
infidelity were of no consequence
Much more flattering to have in.
cited her furious anger.
He wouldn't believe that she
didn't care.
You were furious the other
night, You handed me- a filthy
line"
She swung round on the stool
and with an engaging twinkle
puffed smoke in his face. yes.
You see, it was this way. was
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when to make use of the power
that precauticn Of yours gave
mo. I am a. concerned ~ you
in this. And--I be- VI I've done
only what, in your heart, you
wanted to do yourself!
shocIing1y, amazingly, his 70
ply was interrupted. Foster, his
face livid, was beside them.
You doubIe-crossing blackguard!'
he stormed. ''You always meant
to leave us In the lurch! Drew
has told me the whole thing.
You've let your wife sell us out to
Bishop
.'oh, no nog said Eileen. Mr..
Foster
Tim not fighting you-I'm not
blaming you! You damned fool.
MacVeagl--I put Margaret Drew
IN to watch you the minute 4
knew your stocks were in your
wife's name. But day
you fooled mel believed in you
ssOne moment Johns eyes
were blazing with understanding.
You mean Miss Drew has been
your agent?'
Every minute
MacVeagh laughed.
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proxies you sent Miss Drew
to get from me"
80 / gathered" he said. why.
Eileen?''
She looked at him; then, ap-
pealingIy, at the other two. Ted
Let's shove off, Mort?" he
said. This Ii between Eileen
and MacVeagh. don't you think?"
Quite said Bishop. Mac.
VeaghI'm very much at your
disposal, at any hour, tonight
or. In the morning. Please don't
let the hour at which you're
ready to talk to me influence
you."
Thanks" said Mac Veagh
s'We'II have to falkland I'll take
you at your word. Bishop.
Eileen" he said, when they
were alone. do you realize
what you have dOne?"
Yes" she said. What 4 have
done twice before. interfered
between you and Marcia Love-
well-against your will, but not
against the wish OF your heart.
/ kept the money you gave me
to spend Tor my own ana 1t was
available last year when YOU
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u ~ .
If / needed one last proof q
your incompetence that's ttg' he
said. Eileen. my dear you've
saved me again. =
''Here-h you think naid
.iGet out-befors I throw ycu
out!' said John. He rose menace
in the new slow moyenaent. And
Foster, with y little squeak backed
away. John turned back to
.My dear" ne said. Tive
been q very stubborn fool. But
can / make you believe that II
that this girl has not
As IL It would have matteredss
said Eileen. Butt knew. Ny
dear-wesve both got things t0
ten one another, I'm afraid, that
are going to be hard to hear.
But, first, we've things to tel to'
other people. You have 10 SEQ
Mort Bishop and Margaret Drew.
And tt have to see Ted Chan
der. But then conne back To me,
my dear"
THE END
(copyrfgiat, 1898. king EAatufen
SHTmTfrnfo IRE
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He gave an order, and q man
came in.
You're keeping track of the
Bishop crowd?" he asked.
have reason to believe that Mrs.
MacVeagh Is driving into town
with Mr.. Bishops brother-in-HAw.
O'MalIey smiled. He drew some
flimsy sheets from his pocket.
Yes, sir,'' he said. I got the
report few minutes ago."
quite so, said :MacVeagh.
Let me know, please, when they
arrive, and what their movements
are. / shall be at home.
Very good, sir"
John He had started toward
the closet where he kept hat and
stick. The girls agonized voice
Tn sorry" he said. What is
it. Margaret"
Are you just going to leave
me out?''
For the moment you seem to
But have work to do. Good
night
CHAPTER 4s
Over a belated dinner Eileen
Macveagh sat with Ted Chandler
and Morton Bishop, who. looking
tired, but. as always, cheerful and
competent. had come in to join
them for coffee.
So Eileen said. That's how
faaI Merit think now what
I've always thought John
made q great mistake when he
associated himself with Foster and
the rest Of them. hold these
securities. Legally, have the
right to vote them as / please.
And / have decided to turn the
proxies over to you.
Bishop looked at her.
II think there's very little cues
ton OF your legal right to do that"
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he said. aHow about your moral

he said. Glow about your moral
right?"
IL think that's just as clear"
said Eileen. In the last drive,
when Fosters crowd was trying to
squeeze John last year, they had
him beaten until / gave him five
thousand dollars / had saved and
he used it to buy up the few last
shares he needed to give him con-
! troll. !"
yes" he said. THAT makes
difference. Very we'll. What are
your conditioner"
Il want John to have the same
measure OF control he has now. I
cant state absolute terms Il don't
know enough. I assume that
Johns properties don't bear quite
the same relation to your holdings,
ais d whole, that they have to
Fosters --''
That's true" said Bishop. I'VE
have q better Organization than
they. If can vote these securi-
ties tomorrow we will control a
more cohesive merged property
than they have had. We will drop
/. some of their properties eliminate
them. But your husbands contri.
button, made through you, II
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Don't count
onCarrie!

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