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9, 1907. FE Decem b e r ‘ PRB OOO BOE BOOBS ESOS ESSER OSI SS IBS| OF OS LOST ECE GES PGCET PC SHC GEOSESHE SSOP SSSE Lewis Kirkpatrick, an American Stranded in London, Hires Out for a “Desperate Adventure, And Is Given a £100 Note, With Which Still Intact He Must Report to His Employer in Two Days 4 Ee mrcnreee “What Is There in It tor Me?” wae at ine etwor aires ‘sree Asks Kirkpatrick. ‘‘Possibly : Death--Probably Nothing-- Pere haps a Fortune of a Half Mill- ion Dollars.”’ Pe The Evening World Daily Magazine, Monday, | 3 A Mysterious Meeting With a “Mr. | Smith,’ Who Atter Cross-Ques- | tioning and Looking Him Over, Tells Him to Call Next Day at 82 Tedworth Street. > waa "to have the honor of rer S house, undistingulehable from {ts nolgh- bara wove for a painted sign abo: of the basement windo “To ba jeased unfurnished for a term of years; apply to Jaffrey & Thatcher, Agents, 807 Marylebone Road W.'’ | wan a most reepectable-looking house, in a most reapectable-looking street. The dilnds were ali drawn down an though the housphaid were still asleep, and in the ares thera was pone of thé Kindly divest yourself of your coat,:don't bring s& back to‘ne on Monday | ont and shirt," said Dr, Jones jafternoon we shall decide that you're “tly. not the man for us, And when I say meeting | F on batter for a while, ee Tat Slat One ae “One-day he got Into a mad at her on a Might of atens. and ‘turned and Msdeiritnethe dune five her a push that landed her at the foot and.made her a cripple too—for-tite, derwalst “and the When he went down to pick her up all @he sald before ahe went unconscious anise Porneua reat was: ‘Don't mind; it wasn't really YOU done It,’ ered. and jSined to "Well, to cut a long ntory short, whe suffered awfiil, and hfe red hair went the walat. The H whita’ while’ he’ waalnutslngiher, and) his‘ temperecomed! to ‘palevout just’ the ia the ‘tavorite one @ame. Theyive Kot A good Iittle atore now, andi Mve upstairs over {t; and if with the round neck -~ hardship and danger; honest. ~ pccost a man with a green Ue The stranger rose to his feet, and The Adventurer} |.23.077 2.0 o.ttoc%.on jsion, which quickly broadened “into a \amile, asked {f he. had'the ploasure of |ehwking hands with -L. K.? | i |The Stranger. | “Lawis. Kirkpatrick at your nervice, air’ sald Kirk, accepting a place be- aide the stranger, who motioned him to it. and then sat down himself. Gall me Smith," he said, “unless you havo a prefererice for something more Lloyd Osbourne. (Copyright Given by PD. Appleton & Co.) CHAPTER I. uumiq] morning bustle of clattering ser- varits and tradesmen's boys, A gen-' Jerkl Ufelensness pervaded the -heed- quarters. of Kirk's’unknown employers | and hls four, knocks, an’he struck them [slowly and’ deliberately, seemed to re- eoho through an empty house. The door, almost to his surprise, was promptly openel to him by a ‘maid, She. waa a very pretty woman tn “the usual cap and print dress—a startling- ly pretty woman—and Kirk could hard- very much embarrassed, pro-! corded to obey. Mr. Smith blew amok jrings, and smiled ambiguously at the ceiling. ‘The doctor filled up the inter. yal by resuming hie worlbbting. = A CHAPTER II. The Hundred Pound Note HE examination didn't take’ long, I but It was pretty brisk whilo-tt Rothing. Got the Idear’ a bundred pounds, I mean a hundred Pounds and-not’ nm penny tom bring Us eny sad tale. of how you were unavoldadly compelled to eat up jeleven shillings of {tor ninepence of itor, by Jupiter, threepence halfpenay. of jt We want the whole note er: & Mysterious Gift. “I think IT have,” sald. Kirk ine maze. ; “You may find,”* continued Mr, Smith, a a 2 97) high gqoundin, ly keep hia, eyes off her ae he told her lasted. Kirk was thumped, prod-) ‘Déespérate Enterprise! | HUME Repladiwlin ai iavich ‘chee SANT. ate armeditoveser sen Grilihitatecivoice | . ded. stathoscoped. “and generally | “that welghed against an unknown ea-, Was quite acceptable to him. wes'as pretty as herself, with a’ far- Inqutred Into. At last Dr. Jones begged | terprise, of an admittedly hazardous to thirty-five, single, of |su-| a man of perior education, inured 0) Enterprise, Iaying a large fat hand sober, | cordially on Kirk's knee, aa though to pood-tempercd, and above everything | eripiastze his approval. ‘A fellow who le to hold their tongues. Apply bY) can ‘sce a Joke! Gad, !f all goes well Better in own writing, giving antece-| you'll soon bo d into the biggest Gents, to DESPERATE ENTER-) stoke of the ce: ha, hal” PRISE, No, 199,024 Times. very eager to hear about that said Kirk. Mr, Smith's face nor," aald Desperate Winn Resolute men, thirty “im away suspicion of @ limp in it and Kirk was not at aid offended at being anied to repeat his question. He did fo qulokly, still looking at her in ad- miration. KF New Surprise. “They are ready for you, Kirk in silence followed her two she said. | Kirk put on his clothes again, angi turn- ing to Mr. Smith, remarked: “Strong | as a horee—of superior Intelligence— nervous and high shrung, but with the good qualities that belong to his class ot mubject. You will probably find him one of: vour best men, 1_pass him with pleasure!’ Be These unexpected compliments made chameter, “with risks and har swollen by (magination—that a fiundred pours in the hand t* worth « lot binds in the bush," 2 hatis get on to that.” sald Kirk. ‘Not that I'm attempting to force your confidence, Mr. Smith, or learn what I an plainly see you will not tell ‘me But thers are two questions I consider Don't . i LL aeerican nn td ari ted oot fighte up stairs, and ‘permited him- Kirk glow with satlefaction. Mr. Smith i Baye a right to put. First—Ie there 4 the world from New York to Kam-| y dear man, almost nelt to be ushered into the room in awoke to Interest. settied his chair on | ee ing criminal in this enterprise? hath A who found himesif at thirty- with severity, “In this Interview I dm front. The gaa was brightly: burning. | four legs, removed the cigar from his; r, Smith brought his hand down em. ohare Nhe going to ark the questi: nd you are At a common deal table, stacked with mouth, and Uiuffly took up the task|M!® fat leg with a resounding smeek. ctically penniless Swe mhomelese SiC nia guce an _ | koing to do the answering, an I admit the eas of the arrangement, but to circumstances b Iam here Jn the capa fm London, read the foresoing adv @sement, and the native love of adv: ture #tirred within im. He wrot His Boarding-House 1s Closed, _ ning, clever, and full of gulle. papers, eat a emmall, dark, youngish man, scribbling on @ pad. He was rather smartly dressed in a frock coat, creased trousers, Ught-colored walst-) now resigned to him by Dr. Jones. “Have you ever seen~a th this before! he axked as he passed} Kirk what seemat io be a bank note.| ‘ot by a jugtu “Question number.two,” went on Kirk: “What ts there In {t for me?! Mr. Smith paused impressively before Qrieny, concinely in repl: eer elitae | zh Ascot tt ia any Pee Pare areata and you are the siftes i Geren “ies Cao IED Sa pinned with ‘A hundred pounds," added Mr.| TeDiying, " : y Teta Vienna bakery and there | Very. Rood" said ICirk. <1) wn fxots for|® diamond horseshoe. At bis aide, Smith. “Put tt in your pocket, iy bly nothing.” he responded at - wo toac [be in on this thing. and am au a eard.on’ which) ini blue! pencilptywan | Uitlng backward, was the bulky, ‘frend~ dear man. It fs yours!" ‘Possibly nothing at all.'* o) Hungry, K |ing'to Ko through al! the prelim ty form of Mr? Smith, with a clgar tn ‘* That's the Bargain, Kirkpatrickl” __,, s EAD Rite Tadworths Birestinnlnodic “Dut what for? demanded Kirk, very| “ exclaimed Kirk. Lite ae Get hiansoc iy ‘ ail “We liked your letter’ To be abso- aie sae : the corner of his mouth, and the eumo much mystifed. ‘What am 1 to as Mr. Bmith raised his hand as though © ews at ecivea a man entered wear-|lU(ely frank, you seem the kind of ‘man ak k F Times 1" quizzioal, La ndenie ia belt that! Kine with a cheerful, off-hand “My} “Dr. Jones,’ eald Mr. Smith, expan-| with (tt to stop him, z ; ter he Soe |we w and my only duty in to find! noc our C5 Kirk remembered 40 well. In a corner) dear man——giad to sce you!"—and in-| slyely. by way of Introduction; “Gharm-| “Anything you please,’ replied Mr.| “Posstbly—even probably—a falr-ateed fing an unmistable green tHe. outiwhetherivoultold ue thertsuth,” j of the floor lay a silk hat, @ soft felt “My dear man, you have suc-| “¢ Kirk fought down his first Impulae | @ seat himself beside the stranger. "Desperate Enterprise’ was a shabbily | Greased. good-natured, breeay-looking, | Bland individual of about forty, with a tawny mustache and « dirty collar “Then go ahead.’ way abashed, self inside out.’ Mr. Smith drew out’a piece of paper {and a pencil. Then began « erica of! jtough problems, &c.. fn naviration ar, rald Kirk, In no! m all ready to turn “T intend making a very favorable report on you. he remarked. to-morrow morning at ten o'clc that address.” BETT-VIN hat, a silver-handled bamboo cane and [a email leather case, ha'¢ opened. Mr, Smith, without rising, dicated the only ‘other chair tn the room. Kirk smiled and took {t, while the dark young man for the first time Erected rained hia eyes. Smith. cessfully passed two stages of our sift- ing process. This note fs number three!"” fs ‘But am I not to ve told yet?" Told? Told whatr* “The meaning of the whole Affair? ing, fellow—pride of the medical profes-, slon—can find more things the matier with a well man than you could in a whole hospital ? fortun “A falrsaized fortune? Whet do yeu Me fatr-aized fortune? Mr, Smith's voice grew suddenl: l= sa i lenly wert $500,000! aa ci Yet he had none of the alr of a man | other themes: followed ty 8 rigid crow Nhs 0 ate OU rent mcc ame Mes | Mine say x down in his luck, nor for that matter |examiration as to Kirk's past, hia chars] Smltht* wn gWall ay from ‘ten to ene hundrea any appearance of the deaperada orithe acter and fils antecedents, Smith | Mr. Smith burat out laughing. Ryen| ‘1C4S8nd poundal” (460000 to $800,008) @adventurer. He had more the look of | proved a more than shrewd question Bink dimdently before him. “I—I be-| masquerade was a blind. Underneath! ‘ of $@ a week and has no one to look’ never hinted this to him, PI tell me what you think of him? C.C. 8. tlm beforehand thatyou are to recelve, jiave this girl monopolize me. G. L. If. considered quite good-looking. I am, tn particular who J« smitten with: mie, She-makes this very obvious. I have in every way to let her know I do AML eighteen and am in love with telephoned me telling “me he could not keep It and asked mé@ to postpone It the doctor appeared to enjoy the sight ee no reason, why he with, Go away. Spend it on drink, or back to the aume Job and go back to the girl? ne Job, or give up the! people 1 represent have no use for your i services, It is the final test of your Kirk atuffed the sofe-in him trousers pocket. Tho 2 “an ‘actor, and tis whole get-up sux-| and acemed bent on catching the Ameri. A Selfish Suttor, a certain amount weekly for household | Treat the youn bevaliowed to eall, Fe may| Of Kirkis) disturbed and’ surprised) Zoo es aay peat pe tte Weated the theatre rather than the real/oan in a Ile. But Kirk atood tha test pear Betty experises and pin money. pay Ne ra atiention, 4 pa} haya) important busliess engigements | countenance. Paid fees Btete ne the dazzling house Viclesttuges of fortune—and thin effect | unscathed. xenty-nine and am. ensaged to at hor love fs. unrequited and ‘will end ts really unable to-call fast mvens| s3ty dear man,” began Mr. Bmith, apped at the @:or and informed wan heightened by a palr of blue eyes| When at inst they stood up to’ go,/] a young man of thirty-tour. He|A Popalar College Man. oa her/devoton! toyyoil: Give bin the even of the doubt. | ntroliing himaeit with dimeuity, “let | >: Smith that Joveph Gil was below Ghat twinkled kindly and merrily. Kirk's original opinion of Mr. Smlih had never takes mo anywhere, never! 4. noe, ‘ostponed Calls. The Girl or the Job? fel explalo.a:ilttle ‘turchecs That note | Te to eo him. "I bee your pardon.” sald Kirk, stop-/changed materially. The latter's gay xives mea single Rift. He has a salary | AsC@ Soung man at college and am |Dear Betty: Dea igussuvstratastecasupaes eycue neat Smith,” sald Kirk, breathless with excitement, ‘If I'm not here-Mony t USED to wark at night. but gave up Here you aro the gentleman whom I! aa a man of strong character. cur-;0ut for, yet he tells me he cannot save || oe soos! with the girls, buthavel} © fellow ten year® my senior wha the position becausy >I. had no|ginger beer—or salt {t down in the | ¢#y tt will be because I'm dead. If you money emma ect ane Yona not | fet. been able to, make up my’ mind |! often kissen mo and tela me he chance to sce the girl/T love, Now Post-OfMice Buvings Bank. Only, if on | ‘Ve nothing else to ask of mo, I will < Bp eros te ceal abu At ed is which one I like best. There ts ©: loves me dearly, He had an appoint-| she won't have me because I have no! yonday : }#ay good morning!" w ah : en : girl {Monday afternoon you -oannot bring 1t s Talks ith Girls, |deing treated fairly, thourn’ tf) have. ment with me the other night but|Job. Shall I «ive up the «irl and f0'back here intact-lotack mind you-tho| Mr. Smith gave hi bis hand, Tie docter looked up from his ped ed nodded. A minute later the front door { , i See Ne Mib Gaatrentelie talnineeral [cre until the following week. Do you think TTLE M. Those Who Can't Understand wins tear’ yor wit not be napor | vot care for her, but have so far falig,| J, aRould tet him ecnte, ap he haa done| Aa ihe girl ill not have you without /obaracter and self-control, and you may | cloved on Kirk, and be found himoal Iz ‘ey zs x with him, 1f you intend to marry him|\Vhet shall I do, ae I am afraid some| “Ay the young man calls you up and| work I advise vou to &o back to the/And it the hardest one of all, No| Teiworth street in a tumult of the moat What Lovers See in Hach. save « complete underglanding with of my other lady friends do not like to! aska to Havel the appoiniment’ post: | old position, [Question of honor ts invoived, nor hon- | ‘ndoseribable emotions, His hand closed A |eaty, nor anything of that sort. We! UehUy on the hundred-pound note, esd Other”’ Should Read This.- | By Gertrude Barnum. zi Lis is the homeliest object 1 ever saw, animal, ver- nS) etwulo or mineral,” sald ono of the girls, &. “Walt ull you see HIM!" said another, thing of beauty by comparison.” Wo were gathered around my grate fire taiklag about e engagement of an acquaintance, and it had proved « lively aubject for discussion. "They must be sorry for each other,” sald a third. “Pity ia akin to love.’ “Well, remarked my friend Edna, gazing wistfully into the glowing coals, "pity «good Joal. nearer to love than moat people ever get. I'm thinking of two people | know that really ara in lov It's a sad atory with a happy end, Shall 1 tell tr G We scttied ourselves on our pillows and gave the fire ’ res a “Go oni! we bogged, Edna began, “he had killed aman in Colorado, and “The fellow's father, Ghe fellow himseif, he had been a Aghtor all hin twenty years. a been be'd nover of lived to ve in this story, because he was born crippled and come up to New York when he was Afteen, without a red ceht nor anything else to count on except his red air, “He didn't meet any pity nor anything easy in thq city for five years till ho met her—the girl. The ,firat time sho caw him a big thug waa trylng to raid Bis news stand, and he had hia hand on hig hip pocket and murder in his eye. But she got in between the two, and they stopped fighting. She was a Uttle thing, pale and aick looking, but she had wonderful eyes, and the both men took to her, She was out of work, and put It up to the cripple that 1! he'd take her as partner jhe'd agree to keep the thugs off the stand and double his custom !n papers and mdgaxinos, because sho knew a lot of people arbund f 2 ; o ‘They. did a good business, and pretty soon they got married. But the @routle was that he was full of bad blood, just Xke his father before him. med to be against every man and every man’s hand against him. Jt wasn't only. men he wanted to fight, elther; It was anybody that crossed him any way—oven her. But ehe'd just forgive him and help him out df his sor and his acrapes, and look him through with her noft eyes, and he'd seem to Ket you want to know what they think of oach other just gn and soe them. When- ever anybody anys they can’t understand what lovors roe In each other I always think of them two cripples, They waan't much to look at, nor to brag about. Tut. they benun with sympathy and mixed It-up with faith ang patience, and etrango Wttle culping Inugh, and sald: the moat croutons of fried brewd cut a rich brown sauce into whith has Loo! 9 Stowrl | of edging, 11-2 Beon pit a-glans of wine, Soason with: Saratoga Potatoes. ? | Raruey cco neetten, a t Ny ‘i 4 yard alle walt and pener, adil a few, stonod ollvos, NEW and easy way to make: SI! over lage for. the Arrange on a hot dish, putting around ChonininliveaeeeLatiremaln’ hi cold dress, water one hour, theh spread n If,he hadn't of 4 KIT TT JUST Too wap! ters! GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, MR, MONKy CRAZY To GO To A conceRT! Hun! 1 Guess THE VAUDEVILLE HOUSES, CLOSED Tao!) ‘The Million-Dollar Kid i CLOSED on SUNDAY ARE MOVE ON! Dis. DIME 2s st OH DEAR! OH, £ Hope. SOME PLACE \it'a tnrned out Jove."* se. sleeven, Th uantit f * There wns na hush after the story was finished, and then @ome one laughed o material reaulreit OW! SAVE IT “Woll. Edna, you've put the Knockers’ Clyb out, of business once more," JOINT |: \ i) ‘ ” ’ : a ar a SINGS MUSEUM Litt Tenorrow! MONEY WHEN i Vande et ine at * jal 21, ~ yards : I pa A — ey CAN'T. SPEND fier Tid Madan _ HINTS FOR THE HOME | TON SUNDAT! HU ardalok oda \ 3 { 2 yls Roast Duck minutes, then skin, Put in with tho J Ing and 2\e4 Yana ry R ehlcken and boll until they fall to the cont: for the UT up two cold roast ducks ‘and [inl . mi will fn they mske mor? dress and pe tovat ‘heat the pieces fn a saucepan in iqtiv Are -the most nu 21-4 yards My WE'LL GO To THE Dime Museum! Got To HAVE SOME WHAT Go00d 15 7 ;make you a present of that hundred By R. W. Taylor rss Only, as 1 sald before, it you Chrno | A Few Tries i should my—be had selecto. Ledger. ee Me—Do you think the buty will Uke Mleveland Leader. oe “She's really” yes, ple fe rat tonable? impresslonabl How ¢o you meat Palio will, if we pretend that they © walked rapidly away. ; (To be. Continued.) 1 for a Laugn. MEQ HEAT do you think of a nian who heepy his iuncy 1h an vid stocking 7? da darned poor bank."—I’hiludelphia: those new blocks I got for him? @ren’t moant for him to play with,— 0 young to go shopping alcne." nr wr Unblo to get axctted and buy something."—Piiis ERE is @ charming lt- H tle outfit that includes all the os- sential garments of } a doll’s Layette. As iMustrated, the pet- Ucoat and dress are made of Iawn and the litte coat and cap of allk, but vie materials can be va- ried. The cont could be made of Bedford cord or broadcloth, wile the dress can be of fing lawn, and the cap of alli, vel- vet, cloth or lawn. and full akirt por- tion and {s finished with a little bertha frill, while ff In- alides bishop r the medium size inches high) wide’ with Je2 yard Pattern No, 6,902 15 cut in sizes for dolla In wmgdt slices, or any shApe. and frlod. coupin at newspapers on the table: wit! out In alses foridolln we fn boing Inrds\ ta cloth on top, than place rows 0: in height. 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