| Show 1 i An Ax y Imla d-ahr d T ra ix I. I Plum JOIN JOHN COTT TO S CAll CAll- I ION OX CONTINUED Ruth Ellington met me in her little private office Syd and I want to tell you ou that women is one of the cleverest I have ever seen seen and and andas as hard as nails She told mo me Leslie was convinced that little Jack was your our child and wanted to know if It I 1 had told this to Leslie She Sho asked it in such a manner that I know she knew the truth Consequently I told her the whole thing and explained that I had never as far tar as I knew even eveh intimated you were the father of ot little Jack I must have been a pretty abject person for her only comment after listening to me mo for tor about fifteen minutes was Men Ien sometimes must pay the piper thank God Before she began to lay plans to keep Leslie from being unhappy she Informed me she would not stir sUr sUra a finger if it were not for my wife You have been particular nasty to me Jack You have arrogated d to yourself the right to do anything you please and make malte a no explanations explanations lions to o Leslie and you insisted n that she not only should should tell you her reasons for doing things things the but should abide by your decision in the matter You have insulted me by telling me you thought I had practically stolen the mone money that you found me putting in Leslie's wall safe sater and you have added injury to Insult t by taking that money away from Leslie and keeping it thus s overturning some very Important plans of mine min for its disposal At that she continued I think perhaps you a ae e a no bigger f tool fool than thaD you are a v villain Most men are You have tried treed to carry things things w li livery carry a very high hand Jack Jacl but you j u I found you couldn't do it N jo d you are in a tight place you as men alwa always s 's do to a woman helped out of It 1 Why is it that when hen an terrible happens all men Sa say for the woman when down in mans man's heart he kno knows knouts s he has had an anything good come in ln life that some woman ha brought it to him 1 a Thank God the day Is Ci cc In fact it is nearly here will really have to this Love and mariage will wil fifty fifty-fifty proposition Aih At AtwIll will belong to the man she but a 0 man will belong to he hI I each one will belong to the only as long as love lasts I I shall have to wait walt until I have talked with Leslie becan be be becan can advise you OU freely treely Jack Jack- want you to understand th the whole sympathy is with her Then with Paula Perier You enter Into it at all I would sa sal you as quickly as I would tea paper into strips she suited t tion to the words If It I can Leslie happy and make malte Paula Fault le le- le understand whatever is is While she was giving me th ture Syd I kept growing S si and smaller and she an idea of ot this for tor she tel at abruptly and then began I r dont don't think anything will ter much to Leslie if It she site do dOl have to give up the bo boy a What do you mean 1 g I l stupidly Copyright 1924 NEA Ben Sen Inc j 1 Continued Tomorrow J |