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Show Damage ER. HYRUM. UTAH hack than that? More sort of Biblical full of war-talthey'll love it. and thorough? Poetic justice? Could capitalize your position, and stick'"0, your story theyll swallow t ',e Hilliard was still alert and rigid. of the There's a good selling argument? three, capitalize your face.'andTm And something good to sell? man, smile! Here he had As straight as a shoestring, and as his hand between Hilliards sfiu? sure as you're a foot high. And If blades with a thump which was you cant do business on this basis, to be fraternal and heartenlne you couldnt sell gold eagles for a well both make good until the Co come home and I think I hear dollar apiece I Thats flat So I could go back and honestly coming. Dont forget they cant tA make good? All the way? Prove what you I Its your Recond shot at life f I can do? And not have any back- youve got the cards stacked the fire in It? you want em." The only thing," Hilliard had And have a chance," said Harmon, mi nodding, to put yourself in right Is the . . , the story n D Idea what whole Thats my again. Hilliard, whats the mat. was. If youre going to cash In on ter with you? Arent you justified? but so much of it sound! your hard luck, boy, youve got to speak up. Thats my policy. Cash In unnecessary to me every now and on this thing the doctors did for you I then. I wish we could have thought Lets play It together, son. If its a up something else, thats all." sort of whitewashing you want. Ill Well, did we? No, but help you. I dont care a continental set in wrong In Syra- Then dont be a rank quitter! It yu cuse Its success that counts, was your own idea; and I say it' Is It darned clever; stand up to It los ing else but success. gain? will, wont you?" Hilliard shut his teeth tight; reOh, Ill do that, Mr. Harmon. Tve flected; yielded abruptly. got to." "Its a trrgalnl he said. Im with Yes, youve got to. And just keep you P smiling, son ; thats all. Thats what k itr , m' 1 K: 'em use your own picture for a copy . . if theyre as clever as . . Ohl" He stopped short and his chin Ohl Is that the answer?" dropped. Yes, said Hilliard, reclaiming the two photographs. Thats the answer. I didnt mind starting over .(again, He sighed and Inhaled might- only Hy. Only take my advice, Mr. Harmon, and dont lose your temper Just before an operation. Harmon breathed more freely, but he was still In violent Intellectual distress. He round face was vapid with awe, and he was tonguelng his lips In constant nervousness, for the complete possibility of the situation was creeping over him. If thats the case, he ventured, "why . . . they surely neednt recognize your name either, Mr. Hilliard, need they? I mean, If you ha any Idea of going back to your home town incognito, as It were They wouldnt recognize anything about me, said Hilliard dryly. His teeth, showing at the moment, were white and regular as a young wolfs. We wont discuss that side of It Just now, though. But If I go back, Im Incognito and dont make any mis- 1 . PERHAPS THEY COPIED THAT PICTURE TOO WELL." Synopsis. In a bass hospital at Neullly. France, his face disfigured beyond recognition, an American soldier serving In the French army attracts attention by his deep despondency. Asked by the surgeons for a photograph to guide them In making over his face, he offers In derision a picture of the Savior, bidding them take that as a model. They do so, making a remarkable likeness. Invalided home, on the boat he meets Martin Harmon, New York broker, who Is attracted by his remarkable features. The gives his name as Henry Hilliard," and his home as Syracuse, New York. He left there under a cloud, and Is embittered against his former fellow townsmen. Harmon offers him a job. er IB): I T1I let you Judge for yourself." ne brought out a flat leather wallet, from The younger man glanced at the which he extracted a tiny photograph, torn from an old passport. "What do card. My name Is Hilliard. WeilNow " Good hired you for start off smiling, and ls competition so keen you can afford you think of that? 1 moment One Lets be frank with the battles half won already. Ilarmon scanned It superficially. to pay thnt high for business, or Is each other. Dont get any Impression Thats ltl Keep your nerve, son! the stuff just hnrl to sell? boy. Who Is he? that Ive done anything thats Good-by- ! asAnd here he had nod "It was to who taken two had said Harmon, begun years ago," Mr. Hilliard, you dont have to talk staggered Hilliard by another friendly sent to the first question, looked rather nilllard, resting his elbows on the like that to me! Ive had you sized1 buffet between the shoulder blades, !blank at the second, but rallied table. You wnnted to know how they remember up from the start, havent I? so me. and swung him cordially into the ruIm flulckly. showing you. "Yes, but I wanted you to know nway, and disappeared. Competition. But theres money In Thats a photograph of me, taken two But I do know, son I Wild oats, years ago." It, and youll get your share of It too On the observation platform, Hil. sort of. Am I right, or am I wrong? Hard had ensconced himself believe me I Ive got a sneaking susHarmon snorted It Impossible! behind a Thats why Im banking on you. Peo- newspaper and a cigar, and tried to picion that you and I can do business "That doesnt look any more like you than . . . than I do I Lets omit ple turned up their noses, maybe. Said hold his emotions and his imagination together. Want to consider It? the comedy; Im talking business I All this on such i short acquaintthings. Gossip. I know that sort of In check. His purpose, now that it was The young mans mouth curled. business. And youre sore naturally. crystallized, brought him noafrmath ance? Arent you taking a fearful Dont be mistaken, Mr. Harmon take about it. Is that quite clear? chance? Well, thisll poultice everybody. In- of shame for what he was aboo,; to do Harmon swallowed again. Harmon saw that the young mans theres very little Joking In me when cluding yourself. Go on back to your he was conscience-strickeMly la Irises were extremely luminous nuF I ever mention Syracuse. Harmon Theyd recognize your voice, old friends. Youre a new man; they respect to what he had done already, wont know you. Make em new friends clear; he leaned forward seriously. shivered at the tone, but waved the wouldnt they? ago ; and his nervousness was due I had to get used to this one myIm simply backing my hunch, son. In photograph In scoffing accusation. and there you are. Oh, heres an- long to his fear that he might fall Youre not trying to sit there and self. Something went wrong with my other suggestion. the long run It pays me pays me What would you merely In his purpose. vocal cords, and the antrum on both say to no salary at all, twenty per cent (well. Ive sort of taken a fancy to tell me After all, what was there to diI told you I was In be I know As sides was hurt; It seemed to have an commission, and no limit to your exas may far you for hospital jyou. him? He had worked out a scourage But you pay back ithe rottenest salesman In the Whole nearly a year, I believe." said Hilliard effect like changing a sounding-board.- " pense account? of campaign as clear, as defisystem It was shrapnel across the So! And you used to be fatter In half of your expenses out of your lUnlted States; I wouldnt hire your Idly. Inexorable as any as and nite, experience without some references, face. As a matter of fact I didnt the face, didnt you? How about your earned commissions. On say, a three ever hope to devise could months tryout How does that strike and maybe a surety company back of have much of any face left But the general size, and so on? He and wassimply bringing perfect Tve taken on twenty-fiv- e you; but Id hire that face of yours, surgeons theyre pretty clever. Yes pounds; you? one vital principle of trench home clever voice and land your manner, theyre Hilliards eyes, were my face is a lot thinner, but theres a It . . . why, I dont see what your fighting to rely on Indirect fire. That Id hire your front not your needle points. They make a man over reason. It hasnt grown on me; It youre driving at. was It to fight ! To fight for reputfrom his own photograph. In my own was manufactured. Incidentally, while jpastt And let me tell you right now( said Harmon, Because, youre ation lost, and to defend his new advaSo won, I never made a trade as fast as' case I preferred It differently. think of It my strides shortened six worth more than I thought you were. ntage gained. The end would amply this before in my life. Hut theres when they asked me for something to Inches. Thats another identification How do I know? Ive watched your the means; or If the end by use ustify Well? as . a . . exIn In about I dont you that pattern my knee. something Youre going Into Syracuse remodeling me I gone. Bullet eyes, son chance proved to be disastrous, He tossed out a pic- actly limp, but The young man waa thoughtful and gave em this! with the finest plan, the finest front any was another principle he there ' ture why, Harmon was beaming now, and and the finest postcard, soiled and frayed. unblinking. ever must remember no quarter given or Ive opportunity Well, thats where the trouble began. flushed with excitement. Youre actually making me a propdreamed of In all my life! And beThey cursed me up and down for a . . . osition, are you? Thats greaL Ohl thats wonder- sides that, youve got a spur that even asked for. Ill teach em," he said unsmillngly Harmons fist on the still that part of It wont Interest ful ! Wonderful ! "Nobodyll know yon I couldnt give you. . . . How' are Absolutely the blurred landscape. Ill show to His eyes were blazing now, and from Adam! Thunder and lightning, you fixed for table provided the exclamation point, you money ? whether I can make good or not! em his voice and Here I dont know you, shook with passion. "Natu- what n chance what a chancel Hold you not fixed at all. Im broke. Im Time I Time! Thats all I wand on how well do you know the big dont know me,- but If youre hunting rally I hadnt meant It ns ,d Harmon fished for his and tfor a job youve found It . . . Its literal as all that but they had men In Syracuse? Well enough to folded two notes Into a small com ttime I At the depot, among the private me under move. next ether before I could help know what their weak points are? pass. your and taxicabs, a motor omnibus cars The young mans lips parted In myself and they went through Well enough to know how to approach Here! Bind the bargain. Dont bore on Its side the name of the newith It . was . , and cursed me some em? Know Cullen? Know the Duspellgrave good humor; Harmon more afterward . . . They couldnt rants? Know Embree and McEachern worry its an advance. I know who west hotel, which was his Immediate bound at the effect. I can trust thats my longest suit, but for reasons which Ill try not to keepyor waiting. copy it exactly, of course, but they did and Cooke? Know Give me a receipt, If you like. objective;have .son. the me. couldnt explained, he avoided It, best entices rather of This speed yours they could. . . . Gloated PHUnrd. with j Better not speak to me again until we I and signaled to a taxi. As the car Took Infinite pains to make sudden tragedy in his eyes, all those land. Never know JBesldes, if my face is my fortune, I'd over It whos aboard that It came to a standstill at the motor ebetter find It out us von as possible. perfect . , . and sneered at me people youve Just named were about see you later. Come to my of- ntrance to the hotel, he managed by This organization of yours Is In New while they did ltl Sneered and the closest friends I had In the might fice at ten oclock the morning after to mailaughed. . . t Well, youve got the world. great exercise of (York city. Isnt it? were docked. And He laughed tn ntain his mood of arrogant conquest, In results want but Id front of you. Thats what My headquarters are, Well, If youve got nerve enough to You know, son, he patent relief. and it was Imperative for him to maiyou to work outside. Ive got one spe- I was and thats what I am I Whats try to pass yourself off as a stranger, said, "Im a old wise and pretty bird, ntain It, Inasmuch as his first ordeal " your cial town In mind up the state. Thats opinion now? The last sentence why theres not much that fools me, but was so soon to come. More than that, where this list Is. Its always been came snarling through set teeth. a "Just moment!" The young mans right up to the last second, I he had an ancient grudge against this The brokers pupils had dilated gesture, although calm, was neverone of our hardest markets, and Its wasnt quite sure whether youd take hostelry, for It had successively dgot money to burn. Cant swing It. grossly; his eyes wandered vacantly theless commanding. Now listen ! or Job that not the If that surgeon continue his credit, refused lived In Syracuse twenty-si- x somehow they dont respond to any from the photograph to the postcard years! mended you could only have doctored eclined to his and back hideto honor to Hllllardsface. His whole If I ever had any friends there Ive checks, and, toward the ordinary selling talk; theyre too your eyes, son If he could only have last, had politely suggested that he bound conservative. lou know the imagination was pinned down and lost em now. I doctored your eyesl Whew! He refresh himself somewhere else. One crowd. And crushed; he swore softly under his Whose fault was It? kind. Government-bonstared again at Hilliard, and nodded of his most breath memories was coand so wet been a or Whose his for year making lips. fault? Dont make me theyve Wonderful perfectly won- nnected with galling Its a this very entrance; his a miracle he stam- laugh! The point is that my friends soberly. war profits till you cant see em for ' derful," he said, fascinated. When cheeks grew hot as he fought the and I arent on speaking terms. dust. Manufacturing town. And Id mered. A miracle! . . ." smile at me like that, I sort of vision down. The photograph, Go ahead," said Harmon, satisfied. you like mighty well to ship you up there said Hilliard feel as though I ought to get up and Now J" said Hilliard, on the outer for a month or two; give you time harshly, is the way they remember Do they know you went to France? take off my hat and apologize to you. threshold. me In turn and up to Do Syracuse. get your bearings, enough you think They dont know anything. I left Im hanged If I know what for. you loose. You ought to do great work theyd ever recognize me now? between two days. Ive never written . Perhaps they overdid It a a need Its miracle like In a place that. They . , . its paralyzchap so much as a line to tell trifle . . . copied that anybody picture too He halted ing! . . Harmon swallowed hard, where I was. or what I was like you confound It I A stranger in his home doing. I well . . . why dont you see If you and looked down almost fearfully at went over on a abruptly and shook his head In great tramp. A French lieu. town. a , ,? n I cant make It out the bewilderment. Theres so tenant got me Into the army, and I cant grow mustache postcard. much difference , . . nobodyd ever didnt at all I Youve got the appearance of n whether I got give a d CHAPTER III. think of It without knowing , a . . . well, a sort of a strait-lacekilled or not and then I got this. (TO BE CONTINUED.) but when see I If know what the you mean, . you youngster, original His hand was on his cheek, where a According to the railway schedule, It It knocks me all in a heapl land yet the way you say things, I Philippine Climate Healthy. long scar crossed 1L And for over a the journey from New York should Its staggering And they did that The young man gestured blandly, to year Ive been hoping that somehow, climate of the Philippines Is one The have taken about' six hours; as a mat- of And the town you have In mind? you I Just to think they could do that some best In the tropics. The islands the time, I could get back at a few ter of fact, It took seven, and to to . , yet York. New , you! Ive got to have Its Syracuse, extend from 5 degrees to 21 degrees of those men . . , principally CulHilliard, who hadnt once left the ob- north latitude, and Manila is in 14 "Syracuse ? The young mans chin drink 1" Hilliard motioned Impatiently, but len and Durant and McEachern. Get servation platform. It was accom was squared by a ruler, and noticeably The thermom35 minutes. back hard you understand! Perhaps with the speed of a projectile, degrees his fit of rage was slowly eter during July and August rarely thrust forward. going down. this suggestion of yours will give me pllshed TL dramatic value of his purpose had exTheres no miracle about It at all. the Yes; know anybody there? goes below 79 or above 85. The wllL Thats seized him, and it opening. Perhaps on was this be It to account, good partly and said plastic surgery. If theyd what Im Hilliard laughed unpleasantly treme ranges in a year are wondering. Im thinking it and partly because he was going home, 61 sent me out looking as I used to temmean resumed his former attitude. annual and the and 97, you he was temporarily relieved of percepwouldnt call It a miracle, would you1 over. Thats all." 81. There are three well Why, It so happens, he snld, No. Its only what they did do that Harmon controlled himself; his tive judgment, whether of time, space, perature the words off sharply, that I was seasons marked temperate r.nd dry voice, when it came, was low and or attendant circumstances. In Syracuse, and makes It staggering. But Its clever born an brought-uto November from February, hot and Now, whatever else you do, son,' dry from March to May, and temperate If theres any one place In the world oh, yes clever ! And you can see for seductive. Well, he said, could you get back Harmon had adjured him, stick I care less about than any other place yourself how few marks of It there and wet from June to October. The harder who at are." In He haven't any drew a . . . one people the Im the but breath and manstory long and First, last, sorry, thats always rainy season reaches Its maximum are you right than by going back you stick to the story! Its your own rains the Im afraid were at cross purposes aged to smile again ; but the effect was treated when July and August, shocking, for while his features were up there and making good? By put- business. In a way; and in another constant and very heavy. - The total from here on. over onem something way, Its my business; but you keep rainfall has been as high as 114 Inches his showed Hannon vexation. composed and kindly his eyes were ting something Whats the matter? Havent you kept venomous, Well, I certainly never big, you understand and making your head clear and dont let anybody In one year. ad good terms with your old friends?" intended to go to Syracuse again for those fellows look cheap? Thats bet- shake you ou the facts, and were both No. pleasure, but If theres enough com ter than using a cub on em. Isnt It? all right Of course, youre starting la There Such a Man? to Harmon frowned. pensatlon to pay for the risk Im not Coals of fire, man, (coals of fire I Show out by lying but its a good lie. Happy Is the man who can go em what you canr do and take your Youre Justified. As fars the rest Well, Is It so bad you couldnt do afraid to try It on . . . business. the of sleep without reporting that any business there? How do they re- His accent sent cold chills coursing satisfaction In that. Dont fight your the worlds concerned, youre a new fire Is all right, the basement down narmons spine. member you? In fact now enemies you dout have to! Make a man. Youre Just born. Well, youve light turned oft, the back door locked, The young man regarded him ston- that I think of It, it ought to be profit out of enjl And then got a perfect right to be whatever you the front door locked, the cat put out, oh well, I don'J jfare what you do after want to be. ily for an Instant; then gradually a rather amusing I" Nobody can prove you the bedroom windows raised, the bedy In the open and give arent what you The broker was striving to pull him that Expression crept Into his say you are, Just room register turned off, the "Clock em thf eyes ; he Started and caught his celf together. .or not. Just as you like, remember these three One. wound, the alarm set, and tba aW things: firest.i). But why on earth didnt you have little come- - capltallM your experience, and fill em spring released. Exchange. SJ,A.a CHAPTER II. 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