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The Evening World Daily Magazine. Wednesday. July 5, 1916 . = one j ow 5 { = — A el+ Rien Fortune and Girt Won) |) —__——— cmngare 4 in Off Field Fight | a) | , | $ By FREDERICK BR, BECHDOLT | | Hagcains Baby and the Di LL Libel be be dbealabisdiades. Behe beh ed Aso deds IN gemmengemerererenreen lea 1 By | _ty Geonce: waxvourn cousrex ES Mabe “gger tate Be wwe vera! | a ||) MCT WEEK'S COMPLETE ROVEL OTH EVENING WORD {| 10°s @ human, humerous and timely pudness ca mn va | romance with @ dash of politics and a splash of elie, — 4 = rr en ay, "wor d people, ¢ Youve ebiliy 6h Ww ay Ob your own hook Fou on UNO wy Honey Oh ne witha and *eon wae a ot ‘ ward ¢ ‘ _- . © (eared an al ae tow minuier " bet ore Vpue the Hy eelerid an” Chel vision, two w ing down om bia ye me cockng a ° buge bull se neliata 1 | CHAPTER Vill. inte mapioried by a broken plane.| Jacoby wae wtih - “ssa rnlng after 1. e top with bie q {Onetin ved ) dean tho berths cenite. 1 tht tab : — gon, Wine some ot thie abruptly and tue Sinking the Well, of the hole. The entire rear of ‘the nr ers month, 1 don't want to do the bup- wig a8 pay, Mle earth VAN stood, his hand upon the H wer Was eplintered ty me Td = on reptiy., Mia eyes were Don't let it soare : © ore to be restral There's more to vil in California M lever, His face wae calm, Sonnaon, id ehortiy: daye thao the Petroleum eimost in repose, But his not or the United—or the raliroad. H eyes were intent on the aa faves @ ends of (ne industry are Bpeod whippin, fant production leaping, . . a, poodin cable MPPINE wos breathing beavily ereasing. If the day ‘ter done into t vole In the amoke frowned. aod | don't know that It wt he beside the thundering wheey Hart « patinued aaring gaily at the ‘s aisle, he mut. the Association Liows up, the chance Was the manter of giant forces Seed. Laawaon touched Iam on toe feo "Phe wine! ‘Eried' to bribe is still here for all of you. You've eaeMe moved bie hand, The lever gioulder, Mart turned, and me! Pant simply gut to Cabt, back toward him, The boll "What ” Min ve was husky | Me went on t emokiog Hart laughed uneasily, “ 4 | “irake band broke,” Laweon spoke | ‘At the be “te ol fighting, I stopped, ‘The place was aslient ise eae etait inasna tt Hanged if by doue tine n't know wheel ran , ” eeche the wmoke eddied away tn the away. And | Pranks” be aid suddenly. “You golag om business again, ing air he clamped the cable into to rebuild t hone, wot} eaw you this morning — “What ean I do for your” J : : t sve got & fishing Job Jon the ferry had assumed his cold, stonelike temper screw, drew up his quaint "Hd," said Hart, “how bad wr | Frank Hart looked io an instant stool and started the engine poo ii" He | besitated. ben: Jong, leather cushioned 1 intend to finance the The thick walking beam heaved up- IK stop the wOllte wting at hind net sone dean pl tenia ing to find i caay te ° JAWsOD Wan wi 0 0 - And swooped down, The drill- wnat that bees At loaat, the| ‘king San Francisco etreetea what he had seen Pag A do—to be- had bewun again. ft isn't that much of a t of that day he had res come all business with his business, Hart hod gazed at the lowering of wot to Mah the tools out, | ad te bay for sie oF aad ee ix Bare fem fifteen yo to two ty ¢ be th ‘ve | 1 down t i yhen he noe! al ma jollare more te ae, the string of tools fascinated, The for sovton ie r . ahewn Rar pines door, (he servant had answered, Jean peddling takea too long. Beal a, alwaya beld hia attention they ba * o.”” He look wae fh at home; she had gone out lke th idea bem. I'm reapo une of a enormity, Now he and amiled’ reassuringly. ‘Just a] }for the day, make or break I'll buy the the round, tron rim piece of bad luck,” be added, “when | OUG “ILUing In the amoking compartment, myself, you eee, 1 want to had marked the top of the ¢y rything was going fine his heart heavy with the memory of borrow the money from the bank. gaw the dull, glinting cable and now the others were coming their parting that morning, Hart ean got indorsers, i sappenss ig <a ing to the atrugaie far beneath; gran the bank houwe, They gathered: UCK (heard Longa good-natured volos, and enough known in town, But 1 want pease it beat aguinat the wide Of tistening to Jotinson's excited account \ saw tho old corporation lawyer look fo consult with you Aret 60 to Wwaem , with a metallic clang at 4 list to| on him, Stroke, The huge bitt was bat~ ee. ‘i eo nments as” he —Lont gripped Hart's hand . Jacoby regarded him fixedly fore =~ Ing on downward at its far depth, Cjimbed among the wreckage and ow goes the wildcat? 1 heard full minute, “It you get men to in what iay beneath? looked about. ¥ Li era me away yrotereny: corse, oye Rote you can't give them si During these momenta Hart's cool- | "You," Hart nodded; “we had « curity.’ CHAPTER IX. ness came "k to him, He turned to ie bad hi ok, ow dia ‘you know weve m ail 19 on Gat mortgage,” ° Brown, the teamster, o Wan fm o ow mul al f Disaster. "Go and hiteh up the little mutes," ) of a relief It waa to atoel himaelf be- “Now, If your well falle, tf you get id he suid. “I've vot to get to Sunset to ‘a fore another man. @ dry hole, ncoey, went 01 te HE next morning Hart catch the afternoon train.” 4 Long laughed. “The big people al. A2ne slepeemonas manne, Jee = @wakened later than usual. During that long drive to Sunset ways know.” he anid canily. “Tm Corre ue tant citend toes eet, He had been up until after Hart sat beside Brown, thinking, bis | working for the General Pacifio and je “hight ‘equeese them.” a head bowed. Jacoby ‘waa back in| — | ep United, you see.” Hart felt @ coldness creeping over midnight, looking over the Kermpold, Ho would seo the banker, | Mure.” | Hart returned the amite, fart Slt ¢ ooldness ereoptng bundle of letters which had fie did not fear that lasue. He had pag are ig CF Uncomfort- That.” he acknowledged, “is true. fm that package from Sunset, bis confidence again, able ne at the mention of those tidsg with Lowach who way Dut there was another thing, heavier hams Laka Willinm Havre he'had gqqent glleat and ie fice lost some y than finances; It bowed his head, He how & Viatan—-two huge giants, etand- “strange 1 never tho 1 me 06 the morning tower, tasted a lesson that morning. ing behind Long, looking down on that too. Wels I've Ryan and Spreckies were fast crashing disaster was like a eT ease for ike Savage be knew that money. 1 want in the disordered room when warming, He had been too sure ZJ} DO reason for the vision, dorsers on my Mile after mile he thought of the hapeapaaqmepengaend +") * biatly and hurried out. In theotner C0 ‘hin. “And back of his wought —_ CHAPTER XII. slowly "axelast all 4 that Taga) in Jean's letter i mm" ~ of the building he found thecook which he had read tho afternoon be: _ ‘% wouldn't dare"—— He repeated coming back to hte senses, ho caught be demanded, “That's it? You"— reese eee Hope Resurrected, in over the stove, fore. dully, and paused again. @ downtown car. Blt down,” Long said gently, “You pisom, Ite, leaking, terribly, You ACOBY'S office in the Firat desk, , Now, before it was too late, before She looked straight into hia eyes. Logue epseragd will have the bell boys at the door, oarsely: Sree eon fo be pad luck to something irevocable came—now he She spoke slowly: her voles was low CHAPTER XI. don’t need to bully you, Bavage. , Bavege uttered two words hoareely: pared teite saree cor ntyaelt." be sald, tn the same eold ie waid over his shoulder while Woiid yo d tell and dull or thi et lam- ou're done. you want to on, par mn jes cbaked pancakes in a trying pan. things stood, He would volt her eo ity! oo UNaer the welabt of calam The Financial End. Pil tell you whag you know already. | Long did not move hig eyes, but tone, “I am going to lend the money by @ low wainscoting of to you, Because we tr 01 9 Kept them on the other's purpling I kno are ‘L epilied @ lot of salt over the floor.” that slo would understand; #0 that “You mean to say, Frank, there's EORGE LONG paused briet- teen m4 iheoe a ie and 1%, an se38 tad “Wi a ou started to look hai ood, topp. ith th t ‘ ‘eeuek ie Hart emiled; Frye’s omens were al- &2¢ Would be prepared for what be the chance that you never would ( thé music when It comes! waited 0, eoks rt rdw od wi good, I can let two as eo tea y : Arsh ly in his walk toward the q moment, while Savage paced up [/" money —to float a bond ismue, to opaque glass, Jacoby leaned back in @ long time, it bad. "Did Lawaon aay any. fewlzed Was always mminent—tor gt:ik6 oil ferry'a bow; drawn by a de- tind down, ani then——"Do you want Tebulld that line. Now, here's where his swivel chair, confronting William _,*34000Y! Hare "oried, one ir He had Hed to her, That knowl- Py you stand, Savage; If United Oi a started to thank about how things were going es," ho thought, “with chances edge put itself into her tone, And sire to take a weat beside mo to mo on?” he asked. | should deom it worth while, or should SntKe bank,” he said, “can’t lend ite _ The banker shook bi “Baste' he came up for breakfast?” he like this I can’t afford to wait. For berore the accusation in that tone he Hart. The deep lines and vage laughed; bis head was h, Sct, ay through friendship with th® name to any oll buying propomton ness” aaid he," inter her sako I can't let it go. found himself dumb: For some mo- knitted brow mado him anxious to A face was ferocious iu its strength. General Pacific Hailroad’s Kaatern jt ien't in the oll Business: est and my princi; whem Fi os ‘And so, tnstead of stopping over In ients—ho did not know how. long : 1th this blue ue poe eee eeod bondholders, do you think you could “Havage chowed ‘vicicudly on hie the time eomes, friend Frye shook his head. “Only they jcornficid, he merely dropped a note that tine was—mo word came from ‘nd what had gone wrong w bluffer. But you can’t run that biageF raise that money?” cigar, “You don't get me, Jacoby, 1 sbip; it de @ matter of personal eqtiae underrimmin’ a good bit,” he to Jacoby making an appuintment for either of them, younger man whose promise as alaw- on me. I'm old in this game. 1 t “What! You'd try to equeese mel” want you to do it. personally, tion." “I wisht to goodness he'd git the next day, and he took the eve- — “No,” he breathed deeply; “it's go- yer had interested him, whose eud- fOURHE yeur Intron railroad befor® Savage leaned forward in bis chair, your own money along with’ ming As te spoke he was wri on this tower, and I'll bet I'd rig Bing train for San Francivoo, buen Ward ‘sledding ih aoe wae, deh abandonment of the law had aur- yours” and the United On. Youre qc, su0ek bie thick Bat before Long's You') oy tat chatras ph, Over, kul thousands sixty 4aye 4 oe x . y 0 ° Burner for this here stove myselt. CHAPTER X. TO RINNE te ated, 1S SONS WAYS. Srined him, But there was some- working together, both compenion "e ng nodded, “Just 0," he nald; Offer with mvocence” He made the the words i i mec! 5 , offer with every implication in vol t the end of the time. ick of greasewood roots.” Ho “I'm going back to Kernfield to raise thing in Hart's face which said that I've been ready for this for montha, ‘squeeze, That's the word. You know and look of the favor which he bes pony He blotted the to profanity. A Confession. sine more money, You know, we he wanted to be alone, and Long had '® paused opposite Long and re- you can’t raise that money, Savage.” lieved ho was doing. “You ean olen pushed the note over to ' sturted in—£ haven't acknowledged it sumed his seat. “Go ahead, Show " “If there was @ bond issue needei’ up a million for all I care.” he desk. “Sign it.” hurried through the meal. N Oakland the next morning la ve vou Gk cart feenY his own work ahead of him. He re- your hand.” ~-Bavage rose now and began paciug Jacoby held his emotionions eyes of ie Hart beds were several things which he Hart left the train at tho you—on a shoestring, as the saying *¥med bis walk, and he put Hart out | Long nodded, “Your holding com- to and fro agaiu--"wo'd be able 10 on Savage's face. “I never apeculated ©, Yaated to talk over with Lawaon at downtown station; he was goes, It was #o lard to tell you of his thoughts, k of the Petro. ralso three times the money among in my life once. Last night, when he had read nervous from a bad night everything. May! *the letters, he had found one from in tho sleoper; nervous, too, ®t ber troubled, to pees. J ellenced Bim he watd, with “ id, In the the oll men.” ditane eeu cold finality, with a cold gesture. Ti make out @ ses wa ‘ . od before, "No, you wouldn't." Long answered me, Jucoby., “Listen!” ita lowekeg “epoait ep for you. a tthe he looked down He went atraight to the Palace H tel. The now pipe Hine is the one salva- quickly, “and you know it. If you his voice to @ husky undertone maybe 1 made it tel. #eem too—too absolutely sure?” A clerk heard Long's summo! wee y ‘i nd in apite of all bie efforts ‘ A f i ; lost. the little lnes of ern uf jacoby, in which the banker said he from his eagerness to break this newa ‘There was a hurt, puzzled expres: “William Savage; tell him Mr. Loi tion of the Petroleum Association,’ can't raise the money first, you're of erntt equirmed tis fecal ve atk in Kernfleld from his to Jean, For, when ho had done that, #ion on her face, aa she said slowly: ‘There wag a tenga Telephon. _ Savage amilod; his face was good- Habe Mioe’ oi tlate ake conticn 1 This ain't apecula- Me feolnee, se wa, ebruptiy. southern trip. Hart intended going the misunderstanding of weeks would "You used those words, ‘Absolutely ing, then Long followed @ bell boy 4tured in that moment, an if he lived leaking like e, tion, It's dead sure,” He looked ever «ptt {nt ‘and this tt The project of be over; he would be at peace with “Ure. I thought—— Frank, why did through the lobby; and an elevator On #uch battles, and was enjoying whole quarter sections with oll, youre his shoulder, as if fearing some one sive, loss, sheen same afternoon, © f a done, You know that, You can’t ralao might be in the ro wp about thie, And you won't even you tell me what was not true? bore them swiftly to an upper floor, ‘! ‘ @ room. “The ratiroad ge thank you!” Didsing that money himself was bimsclt, Axiin he found himaelf dumb be- Savage answered the knock, He ,, Now." Long raised his voice, “you [ie money. Now, there you tre Take will pay me two dollars barrel with: ™%y'winn You lucl, Frank.” heavy on bis mind; the funds were He had wired that he was coming; fore her accusations, greeted Long with @ curt monosyl- *W'ng the holding company’s stock. P + dn the month, And"—he paused—"you can phere Ww t She looked at him as if he done lable, Swing it, mind you. You only own Sava ag no anger in Jacoby’s Very low. They might need that exc- she would bo awaiting him. He left something beyoud her kelroteae Meno eWells Savage did not alt down #2 per cont. of that stock, ‘The reat Sil Your own oll-—tho oil you BAYe tone, no shade of freling In his te -hand casing any day now. the car before it stopped; he hurried haq struck her, himself, but paced the floor to and !8 scattered, but as things stand now 1" storage from your he Welk rl an he answere your wildoat wel “When he euterod the derrick house to the house, He went swiftly down For some reason which he could {f0, “I got your telegram, and kept Sone cone eattel ie Ce tne Stock te Goat, Eoaatt toy pth stock, Next tlme you come found that they had done the the long pathway, shadowed by the not understand, and in spite of his the moruing open for'you,"* RET oye he erat ae ace tonne L glared down on the tani chair. He seo that you've an hour to go under-reaming; had lowered the cas- tall trees, lined ‘by the flowering knowledge that'he was childishly une LOng answered leisurely. “We'll es want Wronee Pe thee cone IE uixcep at the head of the Petroleum Sad down on anker, “Ell pull with me, Goodby.” length, and were about shrubs, And, when he had climbed just, ho waa beginn! feel i be sald, ‘ag {hinge went wrong, if there was grave chat d be w power in West. 2Y bun you to-day,” “Hefore he left the bank Hart MUPPET Ea cule tania inih the walt. the seener Ra touna hes AE Tho ance tied Gina Cen Orne Wo foal, vexa, trouble, if there was quarreling, you Association, and be « power In Wests ne wild, hour he w poaited tov ine sett af ha Soe MRED He MiG Lctoe Misaay CHER feta RAE RENT With the lon ot Unteceiemey cee? WHY Gia ene Wor PLEA TOMY te teeters Other 20 per conte of aiack’ Ge suse month for two dollars. Or let a revo: Jacoby modded weurily. "Go to the Tra of the Sacramento. River, seaiae stood by the bull wheel, gripping the Seeing him; her eyes were warm with "It was #o hard to write," he re- Walked into his sleeping room; he oa y n speculating man 01 vek holde ers a check for $600, From the bank “ d with your block, fay there was a M!Uon start among those stockholders left, and he nearly collid: eT shouted cheerfully. Ire Erase ad creas ee aertDLRe. Fested atubboraiy: Phe.oll a there. and ang Utne silver flask 19 obe Fevolution among other stockholders fang neo the company go an the rocks. with Krank Hart, who had been waite 8S, Up ey pl AR | * ing ie =ahoute cheerfully, p yen; . ust be there, Won says it em . a le od te « eo nt : | ine y, cage Lewacs. say te pot gy dd *, Ho held the flask toward Long, who due to bad munagement—or b t 7 ing in the lobby, and had arisen on “@ood luck keeps " new hope, the exp > , - , - stood still behind him. he man yon “Will take your casing to-morrow, MEMCHAN fait hik'own: worsen gp. HO Dae Her cloea (taking Gown at Meee ne ite cathaiite ne shook hie head; then be poured the You minh fod yourselé voting a mine Weaned forward, um if soinething had Sin him emerge from tho preal- Check’ in Kernfeld First Nationale from him. Luck was with them, The her, And in that moment he felt as son had made, But they came lamely ¥ and tosse rity of the stock, Then—your ene- f#llen on his shoulders, wearying him, “SU Uah i ‘Then he went to the Southern Ho- Lol, assertive confidence came back one who had done a cruol deed. In- from him, and she did not seem to jie Wauor down, After that he whook fics would control the policy of che Forin that moment Savage was re. 1" the doorway Hart pat tel, where he sat in the writing room. Fa his shoulders, drew up a chair, and y nembering the old days when be had Coby sat by his desk, his face deadly 316 Wrote to J In detail he re- ; awept aside bie perplexities Stinctively he drew closer, kissing listen to them, . Petroleum Association, They'd name Membering the o y' : hite, 01 5 © rate 50 c0ak, sm Go Nee eee eee Re ey ut ake Red coon oat stints earns aoa luck.” He was forward like a bull, Ue MH head the officers, ‘They anlght ask you to Ofeunized the Independent producers *!te Nis wyew burning, Ie looked counted what had happened. And he ce rea, hy rate ane a across his face. talking with impatient tolerance, as ‘WE ® bull, resign.” against the common carriers’ mo- YF, ” nded, more ‘it oan't see your proposition,” he 'HKN” tt gavage wan atti! Hopoly. wine In, Frank,” he aati, quietly, qoded, weling her case of his weld teruely, laughing silently, leaning back in his | long turned and faced him. “To- rt 10 When be had maited this letter he You meun"— Long looked inquire /4Us " ‘ night,” he said. “I'm going back to , Hart took the chair which Savage tunched, then hurried h tl ingly at him. SNow." Long etratghtened a tittle, Kerntield. 1'l “have “tho drawing had occupied; ‘he watched Jacoby'a hnched, the little branch ratiroad te eahhate he lover Wee ough, ‘They walked toxether into the pleasure in wounding himself, an Ugly “flea buble (iat reir, ETON. and hin’ lips became wavere, “the pipe fioey ce, Oe ae thease Aa ae cae cuse me, Frank; there Sunset, He got @ saddle horse and TEAS ata out ar al within largo, old-fashioned living room, perversensas in hurting her, he went United Oil from now to doomsday, 1 [ne 1# the aalvation of your whole 1h loft. thing on that I don’t. unde rode across the saffron flat into the Gosing’s big rin. The bull wheel 4, [You geo.’ he sald it with an ene on, and then: “I've got to get money don't need to ell. I'm boss of my cumbination, Your crowd of oll-well be lett 1 | 8 1 Nun bnehtoncd ge ie he north, ) The cable whipped downward, eavor ut lightness, but for some rea- for that, And there may be a lot of crowd. And, to put it frankly, Mz, OWhers combined in that corporation the room; and during the afternoon shaken off his problem—"how goes the The moon was coming up. The Buddenly, into that roar, came a fon which he could not comprehend trouble getting the toola out of the Long,” he was ancering now, “don't iM order to bulld that line and mar. {he pe nee CW aee Amma wenion WIA wall whole land shone about him, glim- Youd, venomous crack. The brake the words came with a sort of hole; It may take weeks to do that, care to be hired man for ‘anybody, Ket their own oll—independent of our the soft rays, white as ote omery, | “You heard of the accldent?” Hart mering *pand snapped in two. Prusquoness froin him, “fT came down, and I've got to raise funds to buy @ That's me.” Ho slapped one hand on ‘allroad rates, They did it to sell Be sot down on the hotel stationery. | Lou heard of the accident?! Hart Oe et wen ona one and at Ing at his friend. Ho settled Limseif she drew a little back, to if he were explaining it to @ chil to witch the lowering of the string Watch him anxiously—"is anything “Yesterday the bull wheel ra Of tools. He was about to make some WPonk? Has anything happened?" — Ho described the accident, the “apswer to the cheerful news, when , He shook his head and tried to Ing of the derrick. With a savage pan, to tel 0 are. t helr oll at better prices than the 1@ the evening ho packed bis grips [. last he Sefore him th tramae There sounded then a mighty, rend- Jean, to tell you how things are. J lot more pipe. I must see men on his knee, but Long saw the twitching {! 4 tart lor the ferry, thought it was common newa" Hart last ow im the frame Four, It grow in volume; it rose Kok youl letter day before yesterday.” business, “A'a hard to explain to a of the fingers aa they lay there gripe (uted Oll might want to pay. If your BON Starr I0F 1h0 C0FFY. sought louked punmed MLone Knew about it Werk of the Gl deeriek alone in’ the key. Freed from all rescramt, the © She waa silent, looking at him, woman." ing tho leg. Ignoring the aneer, he [ihe tine wan Mt to Kot t wecure. Your Out CAF one, and was ushered by the last night.” alent wilderness, bull wheel was raci f Waiting, And his voice seemed to He finished and waited for her re- looked up coldly Into Savage's face, stockholders would be” cetlencd, porter to Long's drawing room, “Tell me about the accident,” Jacoby As he drew close he uttered an ex- at Ne suddenly chilled her as with ply, She uiade no. answer, Her _ “I'll tell you," he said evenly, “why *! ny'd continue to @ay:” ‘Bavaxe in “Well?” Lon« nodded coldly. bade him quietly, claoation, The derrick stood al 0 pounds fear, : eyes went away from him, you will sell out to the ratiroad"—bo the man who made oil prices high, , S4Vuke aut dawn. ‘Tho train began — Hart recounted the detatts, and thom, Most as It had been before the ac- ane thousand fect, ‘Tie a Ho strove to lead up to what he “At tast, blundering for some open- emphasized that one word—"because But Ona Relea aie " to move; he raised his voice to bring When he had done, told of bis con- Cldent; the repairs were nearly com Pibe great spo had to say, to approach it Uy. He ing with whion ts — i ¥ gustod fame. Every ak that silence, it's less expensive for the General Pa- CAlmber in the derrick shuddered, ana ‘ {a his inanner an in- with which to bring back conversa cific to buy you out now than it ¢the whole structure swayed, ‘bar “bility to show that gentleness. And tion that he might set himself right, Would be to walt and’ rehabilitate t a, ation with Long, plots, felt a fa “Savage it above the noise of the wheels, "I'd . De Nee, Ven tnaw HA BDADO tek fey eet Sou lax tha aloes again, . “Punny. about the’ Cleneral Pesifie® Lawson sreatod him at the foot of Savage continued to hold his head “ils day @ month. We can arrange Ja&coby ignored the smashing of the the tow “We'll have her ready ty appealingly: “I'm sorry, your busted company twelve months back; he continued to retain the twist thé stock transfers then.” derrick, A et to work fishing out those tools from now." * of derisive mirth on his features, Long bowed, and set down the date "Come to think of tt" Hart agreed, day after to-morrow," he eried, Then she @poke in a whisper, Savage leaped from his chatr, An — Long went on evenly: “You laid that {1 @ little notebook, U lot my poo “It Is queer, the railroad getting inter- — Hart laughed; the cool, fragrant ate pred, enorniois Impressions swept toallaing that he had told her woth, GOW: ladened with ite atrens of oath flow trom hie lips: it waa ike lino im an awfil WUrty In ordie rorne ple kuow,’ he said, “Chey will meot ested in production ail of a sudden, of the desert evening wan like potent ver the appalled mi she did not speak, as he talked of the f Overhead the sueave wheels spouted Pe aaa nly be found enna meres the. ak lotter'n sweetness, Suddenly he found Jean’ One crashin moment followed, Ite MIMSCHE Wondering why she did not f ‘ang Hat he had told her nothy heartbreaking pain: “Why, Frank, an explosion. “I can't?” He i And he mentioned the United, Uqvor, It had invaded his veins nde of & + “ : . 5 ? nearly jt done before oll-sellin, t you nd he mentioned ¢ ited, too, Hy ), . pestye Sppallod minds of ail threa And then—— . yenoweneees Uae te Gal shouted the words, ‘Another yoar! expired. You Kot it tone un anna Ravage watched him as he was didn't know ho wus retained by them,” Jove!” he sald, leaninu back ta the M the floor, where the parting of You see, dear heart,” he ex She rose, Helplessly he stood be- What?" He stood over Long, glaring You , »glected to make allowance for Writing. When Long had put tho Jacoby was tapping his desk with aaddle and drawiag a mighty breath, } » tie : f you were to come to 1 fore her, He put out his arms with down on hi “Yor ; note back inte bis pocket, Savage Nis lead pencil 4, there's some- “It's good to be back again!” And @ brake band had flung him. Hart n't you see? I woul a wide, Ditel appeal, 7 non him, uu try to bully me?” shrinkage and expansion; your line is spoke again. LA thing on tn ofl, all right. Frank, you then, waving his hand: , ‘ u fe Starting from on the dare do that, You could stand it, Bhe bowed her head, And, in a ‘Long, you bandied that thing don't own aay stock in the Petroleum start the team ha Nas Jean, You're brave, But tt might be weary volea which. trailed. ‘away: You can 4 ng the casings to- » Abr re well” His old, aggressive mannot Assoclaiion, do you? morrow, Ed! We've two thousand In SO eye ee wore widening and there 2Y2fa82 and sce those inen, tim § TAKE THE EVENING WORLD WITH YOU ON YOUR VACATION § was back, nis tone was patrons, Tut ebook hie heat. s the Bank and mora” OF Oem Ware Widening & tired." ° ledg- — “Koep out of it," Jaci “ '¢ leaped from the horse, Lawson me yiat been wana pained look In them, He went "Rho walked from the room and So that you will not miss any of the weekly novels and mente MAY Howes acknowlidge “keep Out of J) Jacnty end tameee 28 188 reply. But agw the two of J , its oll on desperately: though he had a terrible longing. he i “want to employ you," Savugo against my principles, Tut its thom stood tozether, ‘They had not TEP Hy a I--and—well—the oll might could not move hand or foot after may continue to enjoy the dally magazine, comic and other Wank ON In” teat atm RAGTORAIE: REFLGLLY CaGrnan The tence UAT LINREG Bialind anak ie had ineesle canal aie, fall ook te eater revollis never comet" ‘ eh i special features, Include them in your summer reading. sure mannor, “I'll give you a chance your hat, Frank, Steer clear of the near to cach other, and they stood Seton inne Cal eho speaking. He left the house, and he did not to go in with me on a deal.” Assoctation.” gazing at the gaynt framework w Bene oN, t howled The yoll arose, Into hor face swept a look of fear, know where he wae, walking “unit Order the Evening World Mailed; to Your Summer Address “Longa glance became curious, but Hart felt a mdden chill, He ree towered above thir heats, » ear-plercing, lame and = Comprehens.on came to her swiftly, he bad pone geome blocks, Then, . me n he said nothing, He seemed to Game membered Savage's face, full of rage (To Be voutlnued) \ i ‘ ’

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