| Show 5 THE GREAT ELUSION ELUSION ff BY E PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM I Ml 1 Copyright 1922 by toy E B Phillips Oppenheim NEA Service Inc It BEGIN TO TOY TODAY Y Vendetta begins bt MICHAEL r SAt noted rInd Bal nAJ and nd SIR IR ACO ot or Scotland Yard then hen Sayers beautiful JANET JANIT naves him fr fi Sir Nor Nor- Norman Nor mn roan man by shooting dAld d an officer tent to arrest ri bl Sir Norman falls In love wl fa Janet and mar nur- marries rips ries her M rescues Lord and his hia daughter Beatrice ft ihen hen their auto runs Wild Beatrice and Sayers Sayera tall fail In love Jove Say S 'S and hi hii band of or I t into Court and rob rob- the Ole guests Beatrice Is told S hi to 10 keep keel her j and he personally returns Janet's jewis Michael arranges to pub pub lUll list h a fake obituary dia- dia dis discovers eov covers rs Michaels Michael's hiding and a game of golf colt Is played with Mich Michael Uch- Uch eel ael a s freedom as the stake teke I NOW 0 ON WITH Th Janet Continues Continue So the match started The fIt firt bole THIS sins halved In tour four andl and from then onward commenced a which I 1 can hardly think I ot of even oven now a II hi shiver vcr of i excitement nt Neither was waa ever more than t two too o up but toward the tho ida ida- uli Ix- Ix hole bole I 1 began to realize that another factor b besides skill was as at worl worL Norman lorman topped hl his I shot but jumped the tho bunker and lay upon the green Michael ear car car carried ned ried the tho bunker Mth sith a perfEctly played pla mashie shot shot but pitched a B mowing machine machino and came back to an almost unplayable place In tho long lone green lie Ue lost the tho hole Norman who o was as nearly nervous as 88 I have hart ever over seen Been him muttered about bad luck luck- but hut ht hl his adversary only shrugged his l At the tho seventeenth hole Norman O dro fairly well but was Vas still sUII six six- six sixty ty tIp yards short of or the Iho green It was the tho old el Mho bo took his stand I on the tho tee hard and dO dogged Ged I 1 saw mw his teeth gleam eleam for tor a momEnt and the whitening of the Iho t sh round his Knuckles as he l his 11 club fiercely He Ic hit the moot t wonderful o I 1 have havo eVEr seen long lone str and low It carried on and on we wo watch watch- watched watched ed od It breathlessly Finally Il 11 it ran onto the green ereen and ended within a couple le of ot club clubs lengths of Mo Jibe hole bole I gave a little gasp iwi p of relief reller tor from tb tho first I 1 had prayed that my husband might lose IO But I 1 had reckon reckoned d that unseen force foree Normin Norm lopped topped his mashie shot which bumped along the ground onto the green passed MIchael s a ball bail and to 10 my horror dropped Into ito th- th hole Liven LYEn Nor Nor- Norman Nor Nor-maji man himself seemed to have no wOlds Ho lie stood looking at the tho spot where whore his hia ball bail had disappear disappeared ed cd hIs bis lace averted from bs b's opponent I OAt nent Ml MI loll had had mad made no remark TIc II lie studied his putt long and careful careful- Iv 11 lv hit bit it with a a musical little lick click and we wo all watched it run straight for tor the th hole hoJe At the last moment eo C ti Irregularity of ot sur- sur sur surface face fco seemed 81 to deflect it II It caught round inside malde and eam came out again It rested on the very edge edse and we stood blood there here waiting Nothing how ow however however ever happened Michael turned sway way and I fancied fa that I 1 siw W a little r upon his hia lips At the eighteenth hole holl a stron wind was u ag them Normn pulling a n little escaped the bun bun- bun Ker o erlO It Michael hitting bitting a n far better hall ball r 1 them with t f fw yards arIs to spare Norman pIa pd ed 5 fine tine second and reached the tho green four nur or five ards from the holl When Wen 1 Michael reached hi hit ball I 1 saw 8 him stop and look at nt It III sonant ser gave an exclamation It v-s v s h whEre a huge clod of earth had been knocked hr bv som hc beginner and never replaced WIthout a 8 blade of grass era around It I and nd on a d slope I looked tord to ird rd my ray husband hu band It l rt fair I whispered Move ovo it Mith ith yoLi YO not Norman cant can't ant see Besides I 1 m in in 10 inThe Inthe The he way Michail who was S as choosing a club ut glanced up at mo me for tor a 0 01 and I tilt rUt as ns though I 1 Dad nad saul something sacrilegious We We dont don't pIa play games Rames Ud that way ha he rejoined Quietly I am this Is la going to be bo rather n forlorn hope though H Hu He took tonk a a niblick and lInd against the wind he was able to g get t ty to the green Ireen This tim limi ho however hoever ever his ball DS as lying nell a tt el t r 5 play the tho odd he murmured is i he selected a I s running p clee Wo We breathlessly for the shot phot Norman 8 a caddy and Michaels Michael's ernnt although thy tholY had Imd no idea or of e of tho the of the had gathered from our ten tense go air that It was of ot no ordinary nary Interest We e all watched 1 Michaels Michael's ball bali when whon at last lie he played it spell-bound spell It was a low alow forth shot beautifully b y straight for th tho flag and ond I 1 could scarcely keep hack a little cry of Joy when hen T r TSan San it land on 00 the preen green and run slowly two or three ards past the he hole A A fine inc recover Norman said Bald I F I L I r- r rN rI N I I I 1 11 1 l my hand band In futile fare fare- bul but Mithael II never nee turned I bade bach thickly My turn now to play the Iho like He lie took look his putter and my heart beart slink Sank as IlS I 1 saw him strike the bani ball ballwell ballwell well and firmly lor l'or a moment It ItI I seemed as though ho had holed It and the match was o er 0 er It came cameto cameto ItI I to 10 a ata standstill about 18 If inches short This This for tor a halt half Michael re- re remarked re remarked marked as he went to toward ard his ball ballI I at idi him bini half halt close clono hl hi hii eyes II as ashe ashe he took up his stance and i 1 iwon won won- wondered tiered dered for tor a moment what he was thinking of Ho took the tho line IIno care eaT carefully carefully fully and struck tho the ball straight for tor th the tho back of th the hole I gave a little g tsp r sp It seemed as though thou the half haJt were assured Then a Cry of dismay from Michaels Michael's caddy startled me The Tho ball although It had bad 1 seemed to hit 1111 the back ot of the tho hole spun around and came camo out again Again It lay within a afoot foot or so BO ot of the hole Michael stood quito quite still sUIl looking at it It I Norman took tool out his putter and andI I 1 scarcely dared to watch lie Wa was only a few Inch from the hole holo The result seemed certain This for the m match ho said looking across at his opponent For For the match Michael 1 ra re iv prated hopelessly I Norman struck the ball bail with a little stab and stab and I could ouM scarce hl- hl be Il vo ITI 00 m eyes It missed the holo bob it on tho the left hand side an and coming to a standstill at al least two f ot Ct away Norman looked down at the ground in a puzzled manner I This i Is tho the rottEnest green ontie on tie II tJ e II our course J he muttered Whose Who e The Thc caddy eaddy considered the tho matterI matter ft I r a moment and pointed to Ml- Ml Ml This Thia time there was no mis- mis mistake mis mistake tak take The Tho ball hall went well and truly to 10 the he bottom of tho hoI hole Norman again surprised me He lie studied lila his ri ridiculous little putt with r care brushed away some fan fan- tan tan-ric-d 1 Impediment and od bib I sharply for talking ha hit the tho balL ball he hit it crisply enough eno Cut tut again a aln with that little lUI Md I which drew it once more to Ih the side of the tho bolo bole There was wasa wasn a little murmur I 1 never saw such filthy putt Lag ip in my life Norman excia m d exactly like a normal man who has lost an Important match 1 a moments moment's Your Tour ratch Monsieur Benl ande I 1 perhaps you deserved 1 It It- You had all the tho a worst of the luck until my putting paralysis set In Michael took tool off oft hI his hat bat and I raw great greal beads bead o of perspiration upon his forehead I I am thankful for my win e 10 said d quietly but I 1 scarcely ed ed It Janet and I will vo leivo St St Jean d do Luz J uz at once Norman announced ed td It wil wll not be necessary iry Mi- Mi Michad Mi Michael chad chael rejoined quickly Tomorrow I 1 for the mountains I 1 chali ih be gone tor for a week or more I lI b lIat you will 11 not hurry sour our do- do de departure e- e May I 1 speak spek to 01 oi for or a moment Janet 1 Norman made mado his way without rom remark ark to 10 tho club house IFa n II spoke nor looked Michael again Men are beings This was the pas passing of or the fud cud which left them both fors forss for- for ss s sorn orn ornI 1 I spared Michael el the tho question whIch I knew was upon his III lipe 1 Is well I 1 told Mm She She is la still unmarried I 1 am sorry to hear that she is S unmarried he ho said although no nonan nonan nonan nan in the th world could rould bo be of nf her I 1 am ani going goine to introit you a mission It J ever tho I truth me inc should come conic to tight light I 1 want waat tier her to kno Ino know this lIe He ie drew from his pocket a let let- letter let letter ter ease case ot of o black silk with riaU- riaU i Im I m i-m clasps a simple but nry cle l I s I cant trifle for or a man Out o of It U h hj I I draw ow what appeared to bo be its lu solo olo a Il crumpled card upon was written in s her own name Iho card was ws smeared as though wIth the stAin of or crushed flo flowers erg I I 1 planned my death he- he ho con con- conI continued con continued with a faint return to bk I old Id cynical smile mIle very much as a aI I ave lived my life with my ray 11 I In my check cheek Then IhEn I 1 read in coma paper that Beatrice nai nt lent en flowers to the Iho hospital for tor 00 m II I and I felt fell all the bitter me Fh of ot a man roan who ho has ho done all UR ugly thing thins I 1 made what atone ir rr Ent I 1 could After Ater having reach reach- 1 ci 1 absolute safety safEly I 1 risked my io 10 almost tool foolhardy hardy fashion I attended my own funeral I 1 Hal card and one of or the lowers flowers from tho the grave Brave If It e ever er she sho should learn the truth he added lidded his Cac face turned away toward the mountains mountain I I should like her to know that She Sho may reckon it as I laid my hand band upon his arm arm of any sort sorl seemed to ha lia lia 0 come extraordinarily difficult armI I I The last we saw of Michael was wa in its way allegorical As Asie ie se e climb climb- climbed climb Id I'd one ono of the tho grassy slopes of or Ilie he club on the following morn morn- heI I iT lag wo we saw two men on the othe ide of or the tho river walking steadily aay from front us along alone the path vh h ci c I I I lied led acro across s the lower chain of or hl coward time the mountains mountaIn They car ned knapsacks on their backs n and ions on Ia e In their bands had Jad somehow at 1101 that distance Hi lb I air all air of pilgrims Thero There go gois gocs s off oft on one of or his hia mountain expeditions the who ho was as playing Norm Normin n remarked pointing out They sa sai that he has mado majo I up his mind to climb that farther beyond Ih the pass p-isa Even I en th thU tl U que guides call can him foolhardy I 1 I watched the tho tiso t figure figures I 1 vi nl III sd yn m hand lined In futile tuille LUI bul Michael l ne utter neer ne er on once co turned back I TIn UNO |
