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Show "HUH ADVENTUltEII" Jone-V daiico Slocomb u 7u?,l. droarJng la 4,U room .Mhi & vhotu. d0vm,or.rira Tlitn lio looked ,t u , , tfiln. Tbcrowatanilttal,. m3r.? ruJ.rf-.ttatotfc.Wl i.'SSS jrr boy wa. .., ,n j " bo I.cld In Id, baud , lUllcl( H" Ujtwn-n tbo .boulder blade ' Tlio to took lb, trmafa a found Idmwll lrytot t0 Jtt YlSL If will. ncKvknll.ln,,,,,, CTlnl ln",ntl'r,nl' .,. and to do 11 JotMw iluin,, JcJ rlo If I mii help It." ' After IMtvw etr.r.liAti ,!, flo. coml) went down to bwikfait. 1IU rj.lc.ltr ,d upl fno out of placo, liowotcr ru ,, UppencJ Into a coarttoc and found a man M-alr.. t ,1 , h you know how Slocomb ML ThU U rsactlr what took ntv,tt tlio danco th. night before, clocomb wa, rrrjr much aurprltcd at Carrki II bought aha know better than tint. Hliodanoodwllli UounUntnltocrthrr too much, and lb. ru, 01? wl,, ilta Into th. conwrrotory altyother too many tlmca. It looked odd Indeed, l'coplo noticed It, uid coianicntod on It without mercy. "If they vera .apaced, nil rtl,, ialI Uiey, "OlhtraW-ai .h,,!. den were elinjjjrd andc)tbrowi tie-Tntod. tie-Tntod. Jack Sfwirdaot u torlal menu t Ionoi rul that fur nun meant a goal d.tl. So on. cared to know wbrro li. cam. frotai uo on. crcd to know about hU funlly. II. wu bind omo. In liU dark, Srainlth way, a (food danctr dancing men or. w rerytctnw and Ik alwaja laid tli. rbjlit tblotflu tlio right placo. Hut tiloeouab wu not at all latlijed wltlililtn. 11. could nottak. hhnai th. rottofth.iopl.dld. Ainaowho dancod with lilt eouiln, Carrl. Tnwy, uiiut U wmeUdn mora than a four Verba' wonder. Carrl. wu rllooomb'. comln In a dlt-tint dlt-tint tort of way, and a bill erijuco-InctiUllatoIbctwu-n tliea. fUoovuib bad not tpok.n, howorir. II. wit Carrio'conitAnlcouiinlou, ami, with lira. Tracy a chaittvor, tbey tin out a great deal tofethcr. It wu tli. mother. lar to put a top to tbU Ilourdant biulucea, but iIm wu quit, u mucli (atclnaled wltb tli. luan a. her dunning daughter. Tbere font It fill on rUocuinb't thoaldon to wo that nothing cam. of tli. rapid! (Towing InUmary. II. la I dooe Ml brat, but h. cam. bitu tin come tutor Jiut too latev Carrl. Tracy wu annoyed at liU (r Itraraiiro. Mourdant .icuted bliai4f lurriedly. Mucoitib U.k oenulon to lecture Carrl. In a ooajud wy Sin wu very Milky, bowvir, and uubUl Kim tklltinut lnene. Why Slocomb drtnulid Mourdtnt wu on aocount of a my odd r)bol4 lliat bal occurred a week befuee. Tlien had been a teaiJi party at on. of tlio ootlatw, and rjDJ I""" bu" comb lul iluuiNedwlUourJintlna byiiUi, talkiiu; eanietly llli a itrariw woman. It wa rry euil'arrakrjK. Hlncomb Uvscl pardon, wu awfully orry, and wlUidrewu quickly ui albio. II. aild notlil.i( to tli. man alwut It, boweicr, until tb. ilanco. ItrmnUiit'. attention to OrrlawM k not ImUi that tometblnj oujbt to U doi.u, 'Tlili tlilnj mmt I tTpol." " Blocoinb Miicily to ilourdant Uter hi th. oi citing "Wlwt thlnir aike.1 tin youn fl low. wltb n frank nulla. "ThU kUJiy my eouiln for on. tiling, an I tecmt iu tlnji with a woman wom-an for another," uld Hlocomb m Id. blunt way. Moimlant grow anjry. Bloeomblnd ibi rlulit to talk Hut wiy "1 II not ciplalu about that allolr after tl.o tcnnlt iiarty," h. mU holly. "Ill not betray a woinin". eret. Hi. cam. to Hi. hotel to fa me It wu nciry alio thouU uv m at one. They Knt her to Hi. cottar Oar met tlnj; wu ncctdi nUt," Mounlant talkl oil an J delpied m further .iphnatlon. Horn, tlmo liter Kloeoob foun I liln aelf InAlbmy, and h B Mourdanl und "draco" a.-aln. Uourdant Jiut oomlnj In on th train from Uut I "draco" met blia at tin tallon. " wa. lb. day afu r BlocouiU sot tin tele-rain tele-rain by inLtaka, Th. tblng "1M iw I.K.k HdUtnlL SlocoiubhurrlMtaek to Ienoi. Ho nwliod to tell Carrl. Tracy thow hot. inhcruU. lry. "And bit oro you k-oluj I" 'lx)u1, Itr .1.. iukc.1 coolly, alien Slulb IhiWicd tlio narralloa "Wlutam I jolngto do about Itr lia echoed In nraareinenL lie M no' know what to mak. of Carrl" "'" nonchalance, "lliufi not Hi" I"" Hon. What ar. ou gotoj 1 w aliO.it Itr . . i . Carrlo Tracy only lne.l tok In her clmlr and l.xiked at li.rcou.In i w li qiiMtlon mark. In boll. ' l"-r !; bluevyea . "ltuallyltaceirntonntl.it JW uv awfully cut up about tlila" llutlam." decUrclSUombear neilly, "ufully OoodheaeiJi,tar rlo. un you w. a vm a" wl Wopi'mMcnjoattyct and not Tm,'r0,jCTU"nnBcrr W.nl can I dor Hlio mM IM, wearily, ,0j ,hm slo(:e,mh Mw wlln, a.Uneallil,crn,ak of cold rnllery 'liv put on a bold front and tried ti.ltov,riyltir. ,t wunouic, owercr. Blocombprldrf lilnuelf on UP ' '"Uinan nature. It. icit tlwt h. ni not at fault In on. fact -Carrl. Tracy lord Ilourdant iney went to a dweo that ercnlnir, "w "try on. noUce.1 that Carrl. Tracy u mor. beautiful thin ever nt t .er. wat n pimirtiit flavor to her wit, a harp ed, on her talk Homo III nature,! nat-ure,! Ulle. wo wero liecomliijt immo 1 tlwt !lwm bromine ipollcl at tt Ciillow youth, were placed In th. eveolh heaven byliert.nwontcl ivmb nt to the hi, but every throb of tli. mi!, .very wain th. heard, broiijilil "Mk tlw memory of n iilr of iluk rye, low, tender volcei and 'a dream tlut would can. no more. And n matter, went on. and tb. wan. of tlm teamn eniue Thottflryof Jack Uourdant rami out, of rniine, with arlout irmllilcaUona, Hodily H.ruffr.1 i, iujfr, ,,, Wlj ,,!,!! poor Carrl. Tracy 'Too bad!" everybody mid. "Sli. HiouH know better than to fall In loie with a lundtnro. n-lienturrr. Ho wa an awfully nlm fellow, thoiwh. but inglitiully wlhll" And to Carrl. Tracy had to ttand by and hear all tl.U. and accept tlw co... iloleiw. of her friendt. It wa. Rail and wonnwottl to lier, but It unly inadotli. triumph tlut rauioln October all th. tweeter "Toil don't bellvo there U n man Irr th. world you nuytni.tr tb. heard mh slrl uyloanotlKr. Hliowa. tit-ting tit-ting by a wbdow In tho bold which opened upon a Auja. Tlio two jlili wero tnclnjr up and down oi.Uldo. "I know It toonda awfully tllly, but I don't Micro In trmtlng ieoili.M "I wl.li you would let iimUII ywi a tilth) itoryt It't only an cvrrjday tort ofatlcry. If. from real life 1 II tell yod Uk tUy of Jtek Mounlant." I At tl.lt Carrl. Tracy looke.1 up quick. ' ly. Mb. IlileunlrajceilytoeverywooL i Tlw two on th. pUuia had rented ttiem-xlrrtnearlier ttiem-xlrrtnearlier "Tb. family It an Albany one. Thro wero four brotliert, nod In wu tb. younteit On. of tho brother, la now In Albany, tin other abroad, tho third It well, wu near Albany In jalL It wubltown fault thath. pt tlienti '. wu th. black thevn of tli. family l'crcy Mourdtnt' wlmt a very yimnj Iwy li wm alaayi Healing trllle. from bit acho'.lniatrt. Titer, wat no eicuta forlL llltlamllywurlrh,aiidhalinl every advantaje, l'.ny wu au awfully aw-fully wild buy. "Jaek liad alway. been 1'ercy't bntom friend. Afaln and again ho In I helped bhu out of Krapra. lrcy wm a quht fillow to all nprk-arancea, II. wore eyceUuat, and wu luetic at Mom. Hal h liv-1 tho very devil In Mm. Jack tretaM more llko tho rat cat, with hit dirk HpuiiUli beau l'crcy wat IIL aivl liad aandy lia II. appeared quit, harmlea-v , "AfVr lliey fAt out of colics. Per behaved hlnuelf, lilt not for long. Il got to jrainbllnir and drinking and all tort, of (torrid tl.litita. Tlut family wat iroudaral eitrrwrly iciulllic. Ttiy fcnl h. would do aomethlng ttuit would djvraco timn foreirrt toine-tlJm toine-tlJm tliat tb. trtuatiotial newtpari wouMiuak. a boo an J cry or. ret 'An. cllur i will (on rvli,-i' you know wliat I mean. "At but h. JIL II made nil un-fortunate un-fortunate mnrruuro. A try food aort of a wonun wat draco MorrU, but quit. Mow him. It. did not tlup here, but forjwl a lary. chick on hit fttbnrt nauia. Tho putter wu iartly Iiu1hI up OH Colorul Ilourdant lent Percy away. And t rnako tb. matter worm, rrcrybody In Albany wai talking about Ik "Jack wu lb. only on. of tho family who iluck to tho unfortunato Percy. Thit tuuiuirr Percy got Into more an I terloi.t Iruulla tlrnco cano liero to tea Jack and get l.lui to coma In Albany Al-bany to lielp blu nut. Jack couldn't rume, but 1 beUcid ho arramrnl fur draco to und word when th. luedird "Jack wit ti Albany toon alter, met bit brotlMr. wifo at thottillon, arranged with her to help rcy out. IIU Irothrr wu In a terlom III Hill time. Itwu rea aquoiUoriof Iitith lug up. It wu a qinwtloii of llfo and tleatli. Tlirre hid lren a row hi a low ga.ubll.iii rwurt. A man had Mil killed. Percy att not wholly to blame, but b. In I breu It. Id for what do you callltl-mantlaiuht.rl "Jack did iore cleverdelcctlvo work tlien. II. dLtcnwrcd that torn, ol l'crcy'. former atoclal.-. ha.1 agrre.1 to make th. eat. to black tint l'ircy woull 1-9 roark-led of murder after all. It wat uterlout matter. Prrey uiutl not eland IttoL What tbould ha dot II. mid. cm. tut ai-al to Colonel llourdiiit, butltwuolnoi.te. '1 lieu wliatdoyou tuppot Jack dHI joii will not bell. ue, pcrhapt, but It It II. went to bl fattier and tall I 'So. lure, I am to have w much ol vourrroprrtyl'c.i you dlo. I don't car. to wilt There) U an Immnllal. uw for ll money. May I lu my In-hcritanc. In-hcritanc. nowr I'aney that. HU fv ther wat quit. Ll-en abaik. Ho a.ke-1 afowquMtloniandlethU crrallo .n lutvwtl.oiuoi.ey. Itwualarg. tiim. running far up lute tho lliouMnda. "lliU money-think of lt-very cent h. had In tb. world ho ul toRit hU trotlierod. U't U.ow how lw did l It wu balling Wm out or aometblng of that tort I'-rcy and hit wlf. tailed from Man rnorlo not long ago for Auitralla, An odd tale, Ult ..otf Carrl. Tracy d' i't think to. Bin ut with tWnlng eye. for tomo momeul J nf.,,anltlicu went down ... wMju-t lb """ "" bu fro,uU" ,Ulloncaiii.uptolh.door man JumH out. and lw novor for-co, for-co, th. picture tuat th. Inado a. tli. m,outcfltl..,aafi. Th..u.... lowln tli.wt,and tbo light played on bur.livaJv.faw, cuter haired lit up hor eyei When ho taw her ho itood qultotlilb Ho band hit head Willi a gestura reverential and dov out, m If th. were a being from another world It wan but an Inttnnt that they ttood there Then Currlo Tracy gno him her hand, and h. looked Into her eye. and taw tliat ho wu welcome Hoclcty wu thockctl at tlie rcappear-ancoof rcappear-ancoof ' herndtenturcr" Everybody wondcrv.1 bow ho mannce1 to get on Invitation to tbo danco tlmt evening which liappcuo.1 to bo at tlioAtpIimall Jonceea. Ilut tho truo.torygot Out, nud Jock Ilourdant becamo mora and inoro popular l.vcn lltlward Blocot.ili had to ackuowlcilgothat ha wnt -govt fellow And ho took Hi. Iroublo of Inking h uidt wltli hlin and telling n plou. lib that ho wat very glad to teo lilm again. And when Cnrrlo Tracy went Into tbo conatrvatory again with Mourdanl h. did not car. to follow A ahower bod co.no up ahortly after .untct, on 1 an hour after lu.1 cleared away Tho moon ha 1 rlen, making tho raindrop on tho budie. nnd tree, tpnrkl. hka dlamonda Tlio lawn M-emcd covered with J.welt, and dnq-t otmoltluro tat III clung to tho window INti.et, making them iiloara Tlio cloudt wi re moving rapidly about, now and then ihadlng tbo moun. Homo of them wero dark, whllo other, wiro mi lleecy that It tctmeJ at It oiio could cruili them In mio't luuuL l'rreently eruiii iiinu in inio. imui.i. a nrrniiy tho clou It blow awny and tbo tky wu ono dcllcato mrut of iiibducd oiurc, cieept whero tho moon glowed. In tho tnu-!a rooai they wero playing a wait. "Only Tonight,'' Then, In eomo iinciplalnabtt manner, Mourdanl'. Mour-danl'. head oamo very near hcra, h. r gray bh.o rye. lutotlevted hlin, her full red ll wero to tempting and li. had kl-eel her ogalru 1 1ll time IMward Hlocomb did lint conio In and tlalut adancot thlatlmo ho did not leituro anyone but n halt hour after ho .hook Inr.iU with Moiir-ilant Moiir-ilant and heartily congratulated I.Iul "And why don't I tnako lovo to a gtrir ho nmarkt.l tagely bi young At. . iInwallJonct whin hit eouiln'. en I Migciiiciit wat nmiouiicoili "mil gtt Marrlcdl llilil It', an awful Imro" WUIlam i: Ilildwhi In tlottun Ulob. |