Show y v w sw r wH GROVES TIllS hAS MAS HAPPENED Mildred l et hen A Aemi tare tag tap W n Ie 1 h lie he reu he her hel fox fez fur frama a thief VIle Their 1 STOW until Pamela Pa Pa- mela Dlela Judson of Mildred's Mildreds em- em m- m loyer tries tle to lure him away wa from her lier Connor Conner beo becomes Infatuated Pampas Pamela wid I she he plays both m men 11 lIe Her l t IIa Harold d. d is iove 5 who tries to keep kee Wm s-Wm aim Iro from Gamblin wiLls Hucks Huck's crowd Mildred ha hai to stay itay borne horn a II week because be be CRuse cause of an accident to her liec mother moUle Pamela Pa la mela learns that both Harold and Stephen Ste Ste. phen have called on 1 Mildred l. l Sh She tells Stephen that Mildred is 15 to marry Harold for his bis money Ho Ito defend defends herand her herand and Pamela cables cable ie her father r to have Mildred J discharged Harold trie tries to have her reinstated but to no avail Pamela ramela succeeds ds In 1111 poisoning Stephens Stephen's mind l against Mildred an and the tatter latter faces Lu dreary days In search of f work Stuck Huck becomes so o Insistent that Pamela plans to break with him So rh rhe him In the presence of Ste Stephen hen and when lie he objects tells teals him that she and St Stephen hm are engaged Stephen protests pretests when they are alone and he she says eaI that was the only ony way she could get rid of HUM She pleads pleada leada with him to CO II rm the Ute en engage ae- ae ment Meanwhile Huck summons Harold and commands him to prevent event Pamela's marriage to Stephen under fear tean eM o of cx OUre concerning concern a II forged cheek check sow NOW WW GO O ON WITH THE n STORY STOR U CHAPTER Wh When When m. m Harold left left Hn Hucka rooms he was in fit a state of mind that bordered bor bor- dered on f enzy y but Ul there re was WM no rio pity only relentless purpose se in Hucks Huck's attitude The Tile boy slip slipped d Into irato tits his own own quarters like Ilke a wounded animal seeking shelter He lIe wanted a a. drink wanted to drink himself into oh- oh Uvion livion He did In fact take tale one stiff glass glassful ul before an present ever fear ear asserted itself and he pushed the I If I go blotto Ill I'll babble he cried despairingly Oh God what will I do He Ha threw himself himself- down In a chair and buried l his face ace In his arms Ills His struggle might have be boon been n physical physical phys phys- ical judging by the way his slender frame was convulsed But when the paroxysm was over and h he b became ame quieter he also became became be be- came afraid He couldn't endure being alone facing things alone alona lie He was afraid of his conscience afraid he would wo rush to destroy luck whatever the consequences consequences' to himself him him- self He lie must do go souse sortie where find someone get t In a a crowd no there thero would be drinking drinkin he lie risk It 11 He lie was pacing the floor now trying to ro keep his eyes eye off the the decanter decanter on the table Of cli cou course coursO there was Mildred He Heco co could ld always go to her but she was almost as dangerous as alcohol zhe he made him bins want to talk to tell ten her ve and shift shUt his Ills burden to her sho shoulders 1 It if that happened the whole world would come come toppling toppling top top- pling pUng down on on hl his ears Harold had 4 1 p 1 p ta taj j 3 I Jf t just how hl luis his look n nhe got he-got he got that th t forged forgett check c into tiis' I hIs hands t Why did I do It he lie gr but he knew well weIl enough The temptation temptation- had c me I In a iT moment moment- Sf a n the th play iii s Hucl s had j-ea j hd a where it drove d OVe all common commonsense common commonsense sense from his mind He lIe money Tried to borrow it None would lend hIm him a p penny rini His r T. T OUs oUs O. O Us U.'s weren't wanted wanted wanted Hu Huck Huk l saying a he e i 11 t play b M. M K k i i had driven him Stop pla I Ufe H Itself to-liim to When e be bew was s away the table talle was torture sight of the cards card's falling as they thoy were called for while he od odO O off ff and pleaded with Huck for orn a loan aan aanwas an was like the sight eight of othis his drug to an addict Ill rn get the money mone he iso had screeched acre acre- and dashed from ro the room to return In a a. few moments with the the check that n now w ll h hung ng over his head like hike a sword U luck Huck k hud hid known knO in a a. nt Huck had known in an an instant that Is was a forgery had He-had n been waiting for tor it it had primed the tho boy boyto to the p pitch o of ot madness that he lie knew would rC result result- in this tills crin crime Harolds Harold's first offense had been more In the nature of a Joke o on his father than an Int Intention nUon to perpetrate perpetrate perpetrate rate a- a felony The boy had stumbled upon the fact that toot he could duplicate duplicate duplicate cate his p parents parent's rents signature and had hadd d done n so more more to eee ceo if he ho could get getaway getaway getaway away with It than for lor- any other But But- Amos Amos- Judson had taken more serious view of the matter matter matter-a a stu stupendously stu serious erious view vIe as aa a a m 0 oC of tact fact And Harold knew that he lie iso said in regard to It There had been no more forging on onh the h boys boy's part but there was his gambling which finally had driven his hia father to the ne necessity of curbing curbing curbing curb curb- ing his allowance and the threat of prison If It his Isis passion led him Into crime i- i a IB And now H Harold had committed a a. crime And Huck Connor Conner lick held the evidence He lIe had not cashed that Check r Danin him d damn mn him hira h m. m damn him Harold old gritted through hl his set teeth His Ilis cursing lathed jaIled to ease aae his mind and finally he went we up up-tO up to see I Mildred Hu Huck k k too had gope gone to seo see Borne one His Ills destination was as the s secret ret poolroom and speakeasy where hed he'd taken old Harold when he introduced i the boy to to- the ge gee gee-gaws- gaws as as' as racehorses racehorses race horses ar are called in the und underworld I Over the gray was greeted with a a. growl l. l Where you been planted Duke questioned th the the- words word I escaping thickly past the impediment impediment- between his his- lips Ups a large black cheroot chewer chewed and andra ra Duke had isho short t wide ide even teeth that met like hike the clamps of ofa ofa a a. a trap U He had constantly to be chewing on ott something tough to keep from biting his tongue Duke Duke- Duke Duke- pow and aud then eone remembered that his his' last ast nanie name was as' as was a man of action tion You knew where to find mc mo Huck answered shortly Now Nov listen histan Duke Th There There's res a guy a-guy y nani named d t tags tage ge Stephen selling cars s for tAe 0 00 e t A ncy swell place on Fifth l avenue H Hs's Hes s 's got gott gotto gotto t to be 00 removed a. a Got m your you way eh eli Say youre going back to to cars are you yoh oh Thought you had the tIie JI little t ut ol out mi the the gang got tt hotto your own t HU Huck fluck paused pause to light t a a- be be- e- e fore answering That wa was just justa a meas measure kill time time- while certain blew w o very Jn Chicago he said mid put 4 ly this sin In my way way way- yes tf v. v v s v s j v Want him taken fora a rIde Huck luck appeared to consider the suggestion Tl nhe shook his IsIs head Motive he said sald crisply too easily discovered There is Ia a a. girl bo's bos engaged to her and to my knowledge knowledge knowledge know know- ledge persons know that I Intend tc to have havo Mr hd Duke regarded him limi In astonish astonISh- ment merit What do you ou care caret he lie asked d Lozin L sIn your nerve be no evidence luck Huck waved aVed his hIs' assurances aside nide with an impatient gesture of f his mis well kept hands 1 hands with very very very tender fingertips s. I 1 cant can't afford aford to have suspicion directed toward me he Iso explained Some sto stool stol l would be sure to p h that I had a and I 1 wouldn't CaTe to be tailed when I was after the girl Besides ItI nt necessary to remove him permanently Ill I'll make the girl before beloro long Duke grinned Not so str strong n for the other guy huh But I 1 Iguess guess youre you're ure right If we bumped him off oft and the dicks got you ou someone might send a a. therold ther old man its it's that Judson dame dam aint it You Yo needn't mention menU on her name Huck told him bins sharply So youre you're gettin goWn particular Du Duke te taunted him Well wen what'd you Ou know If she falls for you yeu she ahe he aint no better than any other othet moll not falling fahling for forme ine proclaimed icily But I intend to have ha her and you or n one else elsie talking too much The rise police poUce got e athing thing on me me- me not even my fingerprints so so o there wont be any interferences from tram them unless one of her frie friends makes a a. squawk So keep your mouth shut s see e Who Wise you tellia How about that kid brother o of hers 7 Ive got a e. Maxim l on on him luck Huck replied What do dG yo you think I brought him in hi here here here- for fOT I got you Duke nodded Well VeT what you gonna do Put this guy Armitage in- in inthe the hospital i Try Huck returned blunt I ly Well w well we'll lr ira Irame him huh A little rest st in stir while you exert your influence ence with the time little lady What's the boys boy's weakness Ss Wine Wino Women Or 61 wha what have you Cars Huck luck announced announced- l' l e Duke shifted the cigar between en his roughened Isis his teeth down on it and again nodded You n l need Lefty Flint Hint ho he said mid he saw that Huck was WaitIng waitIng waitIng wait wait- Ing for him to e. e 6 suggestion Where is he ho In New York Hu Huck k snapped Sure right he here e. e Baltimore oro was burning his shoe hoe leather Huck Huck- seemed to hesitate then This isn't a a. rough job he sId said doubtfully f W Well U. U you aint gonna get ta geta a betterman better better- betterman betterman man than Lefty true But well we'll hav have have to to find some way to make snake him fit the ticket Duke Dule agreed Teed Make the job fit Lefty Lofty cogitated smoking Jn in n. n silence a at work worl- Presently he glanced cross across the desk at Duke with his hiM eyes s alight with satisfaction Then lie drew his chair closer and spoke in Jn an art undertone undertone undertone un un- un- un Preen From time to time me D Duke ko nodded in a a word of approbation Or or suggestion They talked for Jor 15 minutes and then Ulen Duk Duke t touched a abell abell abell bell t to summon a a. walter waiter When the tho m man n arrived Duke sent him bins for Lefty Lofty and a bottle boUle c o 01 rum Lefty was Vas n not t long in joining them Juke Duka greeted him with an outstretch outstretched outstretched out out- stretched stretch hand Huck Huc contented himself with an an abrupt bow He never never allowed wed himself l to get t Intimate Intimate in intimate In- In terms terms' with the ct crooks of his acquaintance They understood understood-k understood knowing knowing owing that his frack racket t required the the- practicing of a a. personality and personality and made no to overstep the line Une Hucl dr t himself Iri fri lri fait fact his assumption o of superiority had hada a suP but slightly owing awing ef effect Ct- Ct upon some of of them Pull ilp up p a chair and ge get an earful earful ear ear- tr- tr ful Duke said genially Connor here ha has job a-job for you V To ro be continued |