The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 12, 1925, Page 16

(Padlianed by arrangement with ¥ Productions, Tac) CHAPTER XXIV. ad spoken that Pie iret Natlonal Pictures, tne, and Frank Lievé | smallpox, I do: seen talking to “What are ‘se nutinued) ' « t th nk you should as m r tting up th r gentlemen de nk T must ourse you mem. said at tention Llooking u for erful with the entire affair my hand to him ir fall, but Lie whole part “Tell me everything. Pierce was me of tod on t efectly =yvas ‘where w She wa Well, dously, fully.” “W Jittle tb then, on y fay idn't You when I raised it iT) 1 Be stakes and en: first woman ever admired her tremen impressed me wonder- ded tenant Rock spoiled th up it please.” more than willing to obL and he began his recital at the time of his first with Joo McCaskey on tho t Dyea, While he talked th 1 with cullar of litative puraged. A it you. Now at wo hile meeting ach at gir you cir 4 tin side of my v—I'm on the inside, looking out. I suppose it's the effect of the gray beard. Ex- perience comes fast in this country, | To one thing I've made up my mind, ; om"! however; when I get out of th hem to the limits of ihe bar [ scrape, if T ever do, I'm going away | ni kine witha fresh ,UP into the hills where the wind can | vas n prizoner. Tt was | DIOW me clean, stay there.” Gen unfortunate predicament, he re} 1t & Perfect shan ePiected, and q as unpleasant as to fix te he one which d brought him into). te. <fonflict with the angry men of Sheep | panty Know Camp. That had been an experience |". Sraught with ‘peril, Dut his present | | ° hr hl haven't the faint | Slight was little better, it seemed to NV ine ne, Shim, for already he felt the tsigeonine, eof the Dominion over everybody he f i himself ¢ ; iscouraging tangle ? t ‘There was an adventurous thrill to wahis afi but an odious “Feeling of shame and disgrace which ne could not shake off. prorts, immensely cheered him For sotne timo the three friends Milacussed the situation, then, when ls visitors rose to go, Pierce accom —panted Colonel Cavendiah Cavendl I I'm} thought} you Ww with me staring the his morosely at feet when he caused him to He was xround jieard a voice star}. There, facing him with a light ‘ot pleasure in her t Firl of the skees. Bhe extended her hand den closed over Pi }® firm clasp. Fee you again, Mr. Zhen with a smile ‘you know, you're my only Set I've never heard your name.” “Phillips, ~ “You don’t des Hered at all, for you didn the dance. And after you ised, too.” “I couldn’t come,” he assured her, ruthfully enous “I looked fc urt when you to appear. hen I thought perhaps you expected omething more formal than a mere | that way I/ managed to save my ¥an! known who you wer between i warm, lar thing th dee at's not some t may pen; it has hap- pened. I'm peculiar about such mat ters; I have my own way of looking at them. And now that were fr we're going to be fri is I'm going to help you. and meet mother, “I-—don’t know how far my parole extends,” Pierce ventured, doubtfully “Nonsense! There's only one au thority around here. Father thinks he's it, but he isn't. Iam. You're| my prisoner now. Gi your word you Won't try to CHAPT Pierce's friends indignant, and they. maintained Innocence; most of them, actually applied themscives to task of clearing him of Courteau's | charge. But of the latter the one | who applied herself the most | | thoughtfully, the most seriously, | was the Countess Courteau. father «end you} Om the very evening that Colonel n't that, I'm glad.| Cavendish and his wife wero dis there's another dance this} cussing Plerce Phillips’ affair, Cour. | BACT exchects woo. | teau, feeling in a particularly jubil- | I'm dancing,” stam- | Ant mood, decided to put the matter | ONO at the any-|to a test; therefore he surprised his | javife by walking Into her room un. | therefore | announced. and| ‘My dear,” he began, pt | time we had a talk yes, was the sald and her mit- s fingers with awfully glad to She hesitated, | 8 thruot pts Come a said he. be to be remem- to d prom | | were f without thet fault uniformly except I was quite h mered. barrack: how.” The girl puzzled Pierce summoned his courage explained, with as brave an att bt lightness as he could afford: “You| “Indeedf’ said she. “What about?" pee before you a victim of unhappy} The fellow shrugged. “I offer eirtimstance, a2 person to be! you a reconciliation; that, to begin thunned. I'm worse than a case of | with. You've had your leason. and | + i flatter myself that you see me in| was s w light. Th n afford | (Advertisement) genero I've MOTHER! = I feeling ind al I've dear. Lately I've even| something of the | the old spell. Understand me? It's fact. I'm actually taken with Hilda; I have the fire of an impetuous lover.” Courteau's cyes gleamed; there was an unusual warmth to his} gaze and a vibrance to his tone. He| | curled his mustache, he swelled his cheat, he laughed lightly but deep: t you eh? I'm! not altogether displeasing. No? You never be }fions, my experienced " to your er Clean Child's Bowels “California Fig Syrup” is) Dependable Laxative for Sick Children | lace something in me to admire? 1| thrill you? Confess.” The wife lowered her eyes ve some power—" she murmured. “Power! Precisely.”. The Count | nodded and there a growing | vivacity and sparkle to him, “That \is my quality—a power to charm, a power to achieve a power to tri-| umph. Well, I choose now to win | you again for myself. It ts my! |whim, To rekindle a love which | one has lost is a test of any man's | power, n’est-ce pas? You are fond of me. I see it. Am I not right, my sweet?" He laid his soft white hands upon his wife's shoulders and bent an ar- dent gaze upon her. Hilda faced him with an odd smile; her che were white, her ice-blue eyes were very wide and bright and they held curlous expression. “Come! A. kiss!” “Oho! You tremble, tomach and thorough. |!Ke © maiden, I, too, am exhilar. little bowels, and jn aj ated, but With a chuckle he fow hours you have a well, playful| folded her in his embrace and she qhild again. Even it cross, tever-| id not resist. After a moment ho $ah, biljous, constipated or full of | fesumed: Thin is quite too amusing. #old, children love its pleasant taste,|1 wish my friends to see and to un. 3t never cramps or overacta, Con.| derstand. Put on your prettiest tains no narcotics or soothing drugs. | 4ress—" 3 * Tell your druggist you want only} ‘What for?" Jhe genuine “California Mg Syrup,”| “We are going down-town, We fihich has directions gor babies and} shall celebrate our reunion—we vhildren of all ages printed on bot-| «halt drink to it publicly, All Day. must say ‘Call. shall take note. They ‘Courteau is a loafer do-well, and he permits win his wife away from propose to show them,” You mean you |me off. Is that quest, eh?” “Have it “1 won't fourly. “You h he persisted you shrink Hurt ‘Califorr Fiveeten dy clean the . Mother! A teaspoonful of | Fig Syrup’ now will son have! _ | sald, a ne'er to} 1} | Another him, “LEARN RIGHT” from MISS BRIGHT .) menna > GOOD DANCING "rly ate Lessons All Hours Class Wed, and Sat, 7: So Dance Sat. 1004 4th wt Pine OVEN 10 4 propose it? (o show Another con as you will, 1 60," Hilda cried, tur She freed herself trom hil “You know 1 like to parade you frequent eambling me | You'd places halle, won't me aloons ae the dan The idear’ in houses: ts | change of a | him like a mistre THE SEATTLE $ALESMAN $AM (Prrac/e “lo SEND Guzz A TeLGRAM ) GAMING TM GAPE AND ON MY WAY HOME = BUT LV ONLY GOT A DOLLAR, | LEFT OF MY OWN AND TM HUNGRY | | UMICH'LL ‘L DO? RAT of SEND THE ABLEGRAM? (CU) nro) {0 tae DANOITS AD HAS SUM? 1 SosAr > |tmoon tie Mine in ONMOLESTED fae ecm Sue 2 Wwe He SAD Fors THE DAKOITS 6 Wy, SAFE ni Orrick STAR GGT NINE WORDS HERE~I'9 16 400 CAM ADD ON ONL MORE WORD ‘BOOTS AND HER BUDDI } { ES AWRIGHT NOW, GANG! ins Give EM TH’ or’ Hooman / GRE! \F IM GONNA Bt TH CHEER, LEADER AT SATURDAYS GAME \'D BETTER PRACTKE UP ALITTLE GOAL KNOW HOW TACT FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS ——7y- WHO WAS THE way por N/// FIRST MAN CA HIS ¢ We Gag ? Tis VERY 1 PORE yan. SOUTER ALL TORTHER - HOORAH RAW RAK [ WASNT TH | ANY OTHER MAN BEFORE Hoo LOUDER, - More PEP J ATSA STUFF 5 Y apr- - “ep a SR WELL, MEBBE SANTA ) cuws, aur SELF FOR THE ) WAY L TREATED “THAT YOUNG MAN) NEXT i DOOR YESTERDAY - LKNOW HE THINKS UM HORRID — L WISH 1 COULD MAKE Hid ACQUAINTANCE AND APOLOGIZE FOR MY RUDENESS “You won't? his?” ions Tut, Courteau cried individual so soon? courses; he eanor ay 1 the unuay you been fooling me?” “What change?” the woman par red. “I don't know “Oh ye dot Fi time in years you have treated me as a husband be half-measures will no longer satisfy me. We have arrived at the show: up. Are you @ miserable Delilah or— “Please don't ask with you, Henri,” the ed, in genuine distress she raw he was in earnost be paraded like an animal chain! Think of my feelings “Indeed! Think of mine,” cried.- “This is my hour, my umph; I propose to make it com- | plete. Now that I carefully sider it, T will put you to the tes You've had a fine time; if you p a price for it, whose fault is that No! One-must be cruel to be kind." “Cruel! Kind! Hilda sneered. | “It merely pleases you to humiliate me.” “Very welll” blazed the Count. | “If it pleases me, so be it. That ts my attitude now and henceforth my will is to be law, Come! Your prettiest dress and your prettiest amile, for we celebrate, Yes, and} money, too; I'm. as poverty-ridden | pyen as usual. We will treat my friends, we will gamble here and there, will watch the shows to an paniment of popping corks so that every one shall us and comme To smirch h to subject her not only taught but also united ao he told had the ability anything against mensely ticked b anity | stubborn independence on a trial to [her social wheat wag far to seer you the first | gr son the closely himae! a should treated | had me to go out} woman statt that on now hi neverthel better than the he bo himself, n ajall nev plend Dawson he|'To t the cat tri his own, | resentment gratified All in his all, con { t no paina to conceal his tion. From one place to ment from the dlstre Courteau was not loud ant; nevertheless, his demeanor, his proprietary ly shouted the fact that | tamed this woman and w every bar ho - forced called up barroom we | ACCOM: | j4h, oh Ne (To Be Continued.) LORETTA~PLEASE WATCH MY ROAST WHILS L he to compel her to - He knew that id e of bh ening: that name, in order to mateh | feelings al I OH LET ME GO OVER AND GET IT AUNTY~— moro That fl im. ‘or her alway among als in nine ck of was al | night of nights for him and he was atiatianc another he led her, taking malicious enjoy- caused. blat triumphant fair had | tr, exhibit. | Jing her against her inclination to | with him and with bis friends; he At drink Joutor | *) whom he did not know and intro:| duced them with an elaborate flour | wife. lores ‘Yonder is Courteau and his They have made up and she s. Parbleau! The man has a with women, eh It shall be a great night for me, “Aro you really serious?” Courteau stamped his felt-shod foot. “Anger me no more,"" Hilda's faco was colorless, her eyes wefo still glowing with that pecullar light of defiance, of desper: ation, of curiosity; nevertheless, she turned away and began to dress herself. Courtean His resorts, created a. asked Minter Corn Dodger, “1 did," waid my turn now tho guessing a it is Jaok to ask game,” So it Dodger haatily | sir.” Horne a was not appearance in disappointed. the riverfront} accompanied by his wife, sensation indeed, And Hilda's bearing, under the clreum- stances, added to ‘his gratificntion, for, now that the die was cast, she surrendered completely, she clung to him as if feeling a new depend. ence, and thin filled his cup to overflowing, Jt was an outragoous thing to do; no one save a Courtenu “My td thought of subjecting] you? the woman who bore his name to) Nuney. OF ! “Please & So Jack Horner said gets lower down in the | ia an empty head but body's friend.” he goodness, 1 don't we sald Little ‘Tommy 4 question in * sald Mister "Who ts tt that becomes moro important as he world? He is every: know, do Green to @ e OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON NO. 21—THE END OF THE GUESSING GAME “Who guessed the Inst question?* “You Horner, should know,”. said Jacl “Is ) “Wil you please tell some more about it?" said Mister Corn Dodger. “Tt js too hard by far, friend Juck."* “Well,” wont on twinkle in hin eye the very best ahead, Jack “Woll—TMl de Let's wee! It stays out of ‘doors and sdmetimon {t has @ spout and sometimes a handie, Sometimes there ix only a bucket on a rope to dip down.’ "Oh, T Know,” shouted Nick. "It's well,” "Of course it Is," sald with a T can. Jack Hor. AVIS, IGS BOOTS -An DIDN KNOW LL DESE VEOPLE WAS HEAH OR AK WOULDN’ ACOME iy NOW LElS ALL STAND UP-BURtK BODY . NOW <8 HOW ABOUT TH’ OL LOCOMOTIVE WHATOY SAY AWRIGAT = CMON | ‘ ANYTHING ABOUT — BIBLE 2 DO © YA WANTA KNOW HOW TH’ FIRST MAN , WUE MADE? 600 J. MADE HIM OUT LAN SETHIMUP INA FEACE CORAER Yes, SUT WONDER WKO MADE THE i qe Baik I'D LIKE TO~AH-ER-- O GoSH - JUST MY LUCK= IH EXCUSE ME! « L THOUGHT IT WAS A PEDDLER MUD CENTER FOLKS /{ Sav, CALEB, TH’ LAWYER WV/ ITS LIke TH WHO'S SUIN’ THET SPEEDER Y ie Voy Lose Ye |] FER KNOCKIN’ ME OVER ' , CASE YER WANTS A CONTINGENT GITS NUTHIN’ FEE ~~ WHAT YOU WIN YOU Does THET NUTHIN'E ©1008 BY NEA SERVICE, NC When motorists are told to con- sider pedestrians, they just consider them a nutsance, ——$$<<$<—_— ner. “I told you times,” “So ho did,” laughed Nanoy, "But we were too stupid to understand.” “It's your turn again, Nick,’ said Mr, Dodger, Can you think of | anything “Sure!” said | long ears and “Is that al torn. hat's all," said Humpht" said “Anybody could ® rabbit.” ‘No, sirt’® sald Nick, “It isn't,’ “A donkey?" the Clown guessed two or three POP SLUPES KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW 15 SOMEWHAT LIMITED AND BEING HIS | FIRST CASE IN CouRT HE 1S PUZZLED | BY THE LEGAL TERMS CALEB SYKES TRIES TO ENLIGHTEN HIM ~~ : n— Nick. Oo tail?’ } asked Jack O'Lan. | “What has Nick, the Scare Crow, guess that, It's ©1925 BY WEA SERVICE. ING ‘o, indeed,” said N @ tail,” “Well, couldn't he have it eut off or something?” said the Clown he might need his tait to awitch files off,” laughed Nick, “Thin is no donkey, ter Clown." “In it a gulnoa pig?” asked Mra, | Gipsy. “Oh hi kK. "A don. Well—all the High Jinks’ I thought and thought, and Mister Corn Dodger said: | "Guessing think T know what tt is, be. | make them too east cause T am the fairy of the corn. That's why 1 made about the mouse" SH field, It is corn, isn't it, Nick? i “Yes, it is," declared Nick, “Corn | Roots, stroking bar ( has cars and no tail, You} “Why van what 10% all began to think of some a) | dust about tole cate an soon os T sald ‘ears' een zaid the Hipiddle Dida and you couldn't get it out of your “gir! exclaimed Put ‘ honda," “pet's play somethin “But T don't sea why you had to} Nancy to make peat eal say anything: about its tail at all,’ ~ (To Be Conti waid the Senre Crow — peovtshty, a, N BAe anders | . ‘when it hasn't got am finally 0 “Just to 4 long erled Nick, "Who ever |heard of @ guinea pig with tong ears, They have scarcely any ears at all.” “L was just Gipsy sharply. impolite. asking,” “You sald Needn't Mra, he ' f