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Show THE HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1922. nil SHORT STORIES OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE Mikeaa n C Gldonea Ka ai cUracter" m wvtumFmi wm W "aaiajer- - a physician, tie soon partly vwvtvei her, and opening her big brown eyea she looked up Into the face of her A Question of Identity ertsaJaai wlkwi up Mail atraai. In one of eKiea, k attracted the jd,', Ktport of hit he inilited. joa of paeitrlna kecause "you're all wrong about' iiapUPpaataBeauiiabaven, elotJl" thla. You think I'm an escaped con-Tl-ct without a oat. do youT Well, that'i funnyl I'm rtal and Jl in hair sSvla4. kt mlclit bar nothing of the sort. I am Doctor Har-r- y bos car or rvm frem-'Mi-pPrrksr cf Greecwlch. I save enjoying a bunting trip In the Malvt biding from tht "police. j on good look woods lost my J cfflctr Doaabin got pocketbook and all that here mearn of Identification, and" convinced was Hi I him. Donahue grinned Incredulously and W in Mcapd convict, when picture Leed the valla of the local police laughed a most heartless laugh. "Fine Won. Naturally, 1m lost no tlma In story, that," he exclaimed. "Sound awell," hot It Jest don't hold water Too Letting th criminal - he tid. accosting the come (Connelly,along with me and toll It to the . and tough appearing stranger, Judge." youth There was nothing for the "strangoa will bare to come along with me. nTe wanted by the chief, and In er" to do but to accept the situation Won," , and accompany the officer to the poI "i wanted!" gasped .the man, fao-- S lice station. He figured that upon arthe polffiman. , "What on earth riving there he would be able to conC I wanted for by the chief or In vince the desk sergeant of the captain, or at least obtain their permission to Won!" I That'i all right, Connelly,' come wire the little town of Greenwich and But all such Jong with me. Yon know what you establish his Identity. Cf vinted for. Tou needn't think hopes were straightway shattered upton cm play Innocence and get away. on reaching the station. The 'desk ( ... it i sergeant took Just one look atthe prisjnin lk nut noro. The prisoner laughed. "Why man," oner, and was convinced that Donahue bn a By Albert Fiske had actually arrested the clever ConSuddenly, a young fellow, a reportnelly, eecaped convict from the er, burst Into the room. He was treCharteetowB penitentiary. ; mendously excited. Rushing up the "But I am not Connelly." the man aisle ho exclaimed. "The 'Hiawatha' iBaWed-a-wi Harry comic In from Boston has htt the Parker of Creenwlch If you will Juit rocks jIn the morning fog and Is rap-Idlet me telegraph" . sinking right out here In the "Bunk I" growled the harbor!" heard that line of bunk re. You're Everybody gasped and turned white. Connelly, that'i all; but you ,ian try to For the moment there was perfect alconvince the Judge tomorrow that you ienee, to tense was the situation, and aint, out you ain't got the eloquence ihen Judge Lacey was seen to wring I'm thinkln." his bands In excitement and desperaWhereupon Officer Donahue gave tion while he repeated over and over, him up to another big fellow who lit- "My daughter is on that boat my erally threw him ruthlessly Into a daughter!" :i4 cell. It waa a long day and a The usual decorum of the court waa longer night that he spent In that cell. Instantly changed Into an unchecked Both law and order Repeatedly did he try to talk with the pandemoneum. keeper and the "turnkey," .without were forgotten, and any command! avail. that might have been given either by The following morning he was ar- the Judge or police would be drowned raigned wltl the usual collection of out by the loud, shrill and conttnuoua drunki In k.3 court Judge Benja- blowing of whistles of tugs that were min Lacey sat ol the bench, a dig- now making post-hasfor the sinking nified man about middle aged, his hair ship. They could be heard in the court room as distinctly as though sprinkled with gray. coming from Just outside of the court citement was all about him. Tugs and motor-boa- t! house. plowed past him. speedIn another instant the "stranger," or ing on their mission of mercy, while "Dr. Parker," as be called himself, otheri were returning laden with their was rushing madly down a side street precious human cargoe. Trunks, suit toward the shore and the wharves. He cases, and all kinds of imaginable was rubbing elbows with hundreds of luggage, handbags and the like, were other excited persons, many of whom floating on the surface of the water, were praying, halt Inarticulately, for now rough and choppy, made so by the relatives who were on board the Whistles tugs and the motor-boat- s. were screeching, and now r.nd then Hiawatha. Reaching the ihore the ship wai to human voices, groans and cries, could be plainly seen, but a short distance be beard above the general pandeaway, but only her upper decks were monium. "Dr. Parker" kept rowing straight visible ehe waa rapidly submerging. Passengers were Jumping overboard, ahead with a long steady stroke. and the harbor waa ' being rapidly Suddenly'he recognized a human form and close by him in the water. Looking filled with tugs, motor-boat- s, dories that were Joining In the rescue closely he saw that It was a woman, and that she waa alive, swimming with work. Possibly It was the Instinct of the very greatest effort for she was nearly save life, that exhausted and must soon sink. physician, the desire-tImpelled "Dr. Parker" to avail himself . Going Instantly to her rescue he She was that he saw moored to pulled her Into the boat of a row-bo- at wharf. a near-b- y Jumping Into the young and very beautiful, with long boat he pushed off and rowed tena- luxuriant auburn hair. Administering ciously toward the sinking ship. Ex "first aid" with only the dexterity of , w. ly bt Tt ed te FELICIA BLAIR waa Just as mad aa a girl can be. Why had tar parents ever given her that ab-lurd name? Why did her friends twist jt out of all resemblance to what it was? Teddy waa bad enough- -It . . J u ,vuu . 1. 1. .V. . I Mm - M auu ieuuy near. rge bad fallen Into the habit with ty bed In her pretty room, sobbing un- - one could easily see she was a Strang- other friendi ! George, whom ihe her pretty hair was rumpled and er In Boston and unacquainted with Its kid. alwayi "gone with," George who her eyes red. She would change her rough, crowds. Then, tad taken her to all the dances, name! She would leave the town, she plucking up courage, she moved to- rge who! leave George, she would leave ward the Information window and She suddenly sat up, for asked how to reach the State House. There, the secret waa out! Tbeo was everybody. was not her first plan feasible? Could igry because George had discovered 8ne tnen Btarted out walking slowly, it new nickname! If that tiresome she not change her name! So why not? for gnB wished to see the window! and Hurrah! That was what she would the crowds. She had lived near Bosortlmer Weeks had called her Teddy he would have retorted in such do! She jumped off the bad, walked ton all her life, but had never been In k aplrtted way that he soon would have about the room and then stopped In alone, and so she now resolved to uleted; but when George Cameron front of her mirror. She carefully re- make the best of her stolen opportunled her that what waa the use of garded the face it had reflected blue ity. She would eyes, hair that crinkled and curled Dusk was falling on the city. Lights ig to answer back? have to cry. about her small vivacious face In au- - beaan to twinkle here and there. or started ily blushed, wben George had called out cheer- - burn gold waves; red Hps, dark eye- - Theo had reiahed the Public Garden, lashes and eyebrows and a peaches an ire sat down rather suddenly on Also a nose a bench, for suppose the State House Hello, there, Teddy Bear!" ihe only and cream complexion. that waa just like her, George said, wasn't open! That was very possible red in a very oold voice: for what public building was open aft"low do yon do, Mr. Cameron!" and "small, lmpfldent and darling." er dusk? She glanced at her tiny wrist by like a chill breeie. George Theodora stood confused and be- - watch half past five! No. it certainly evidently thought her cold, too, hi turned np hla collar and pre- - wilder! in the noise and rattle of was not open to stran ers at this hour! to gtgvwr. making everybody South Station. Her eyei were tired All this trouble for nothing so siiit wi her .dis- -. and her hsvA drooped listlessly, ; Her- - Unable ; . ! of ber gloves gone: ppc!r.t"i-iup. up lo iho " fa aaw TaCly FVew lay on her pret- hat waa rescuer. Studying his countenance for a full minute, she smiled and wble pered, "Dr. Tarker Dr. Parker how where did you come fromT This la so strange!" "Why, Marian Lacey." gasped the man, "And it Is you you the girl I loved In France when we were working tngethnr In the hospital! And then I didn't have the courage to ask you to b my wife, asi I ssrs-tet- oi hard to forget you, but now now The girl looked Intently, even ad mlrlngly Into the face of the doctor, "You can have me, but first yon must ask dad." "Dad! who Is he " "Why, Judge Benjamin Lacey, of course!" Doctor Parker gasped. He remembered the court-rooscene, the dignified Judge before whom he was about to be arraigned. excitedly, "Dear," be exclaimed "will you Identify me get me out of Jail save me from prison f "Merciful goodness!" replied the girl. "You always were getting Into a peck of trouble, and I used to wish that I could help you out This time I surely can just leave It to me and Dad!" . "mad," What's in a Name By Joella Johnson 1 E good-nature- jd l - try. t"7 m 1 - X '& Then as George finished she turned her flushed and excited face toward him and told the whole story, and after the teeniest hesitation, she also told him her opinion of Mr. and ending George Warren Camefon, she said , "And if you promise never, urer, never to call me that idiotic ; name again we'll be friends." crowds. HEODORA A D ried ber to the waiting taxi, and she ' "Yon ore, d6ar," be said, in a rath- er. teasing out tender tone. -Theo completely ignored his last statement and queried suspiciously. "But why did you comer "Why!" his vice trembled now, "why? Because I love you!" and as he moved to take her In his arms, she quickly slipped to the other end of the eat Her breath was coming In little gasps her blood rushed to her cheeks, So he really cared! tie didn't have to tease her about ber name, then! Ah, her name! It still was Theodora Blair and be would tease so she sat up very straight and uncompromisingly iu the gloom of the taxi and asked: "Are you euro you didn't come to laughed at! meet some other girl and met me by She rose, walked listlessly across accident?" Her voice was malicious the now brilliantly lighted street. now, for she knew she was hurting through the hurrying crowds, and at the next crossing wavered, nearly fell, George. He sat straight In his corner and then stumbled along for another bloc'i and to protest but Theo would not started direction', as Just the wrong (!n listen. &he sat quiet and seon'ngly 'he would wall, no far- ih?? Ivl iinin-.frfout tk r leaving aiui car- - letxfhR n ba.iit-Ig";- :" iii.r,' a strong orn e bit of sky, visible over the Public Oar-t- il den, and at the few twinkling stars that studded the tiny dark space. Her "Impudent" nose was certainly not puJent now and her blue eye3 shone with tears she could not shed. To think that she had made herself so absurd as to believe she could change ber name! How her friends at home would laugh a,nd tease her! And George had started It all. Oh, how she hated htm! But If he were here now she would be angry no longer If She he would only take ber home! was so tired tired! She would try to "wlk t0 tne station and get something to eat and then return home to be ld looked up into the tender, sympathetic face of George Cameron! "Why, George!" and unconsciously she gave a little sigh of relief and relaxed (still in the itrong arms). "Where did you come from? "But oh, I'm glad you came, I was ready to fall over and, and and then she did cry and snuggled her head on his comfortable coat collar and cried and cried. "Why. you silly dear," George said, when Theo had taken her head from his collar, slipped out of bis arms, looked primely about and straightened her hat. showing him with a look that she did not Intend to act so "silly" again. "I came after you. The station aire, t eald you went to Boston, alone. and as I knew you bad no business to be In Boston alone, I came after you take . s fast as taxis and trains could me. Dear!" he added softly. I'm n t d v " Theo asserted, pre- - t She waited. George pondered and luddenly hla brown eyes shone with the toaltlf light Theo had seen In them ao oftea, So smiling a bit mysteriously yet tea-- , derly, he said: "I really don't see why you donl change your name. Let'i see, now, wouldn't Mrs. George Warren Cameron do?" and he caught her to him In the , of the cab and whispered tenderly, pleadingly, hla lipa very near her ear: "Teddy Bear, darling, donl you think It's bettor than Theodora Fellola "Blair if I go along in the bar semt-gloo- n is M Ch a ft gain?", And evidently the whispered reply of his "Teddy Bear darling" satisfied blm, for he crushed her closer and kissed her hair, her eyes, her "lmpu (to Ba bi dent little and darling" note, and her of Hps, receiving as many klases In re-turn, for Theo certainly believed la futr play. or aw OF By ALLMAN THE DUFFS Dul ammti t'At t .1C NAME IS WILBUR PUFF A NOTICE TO APPEAR FOR JURV l MV I FOR JURY APPEAR TY-- m TO HAVH 'Via alia naLrlMiiibtlJ! UTAH EXCUSE. AN DUTY- MR DOFF, DO YOU KNOW OF AnV REASON WHY YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR. 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