Show I THE EVERYBODY’S The Smile That Never Comes Is Always a Great BODIGAL Asset JUDGE z wsthations By RMuviu i9‘i JMeOoiM Mi unn Co nr SYNOPSIS The scene at the of the etory In laid in the library opening of an old southern plantation known as the BarThe place is to be sold and Its ony the the owners history sod that of the subject (Julniarda of discussion by Jonathan Crenshaw a business man a and Bob Stranger known as Bladen Yancy s farmer when Hannibal Wayne llazuid a mysterious child of the old southern family niaes his appearance Yancy tells how he atVpt‘'d the boy Frrl buys the Barony but the of Uuintarle the deny any knowledge boy Yanoy to keep Hannibal Captain Murrell a friend of the Qulntards apa bout the BaraskH questions and peals ony Trouble at Scratch Hill when Hannibal Is kidnaped by Have Blount Cap- Min Murrell's agent Yam y overtakes ' lounl gives him a thrashing and secures the boy Yancy appears before Squire hulauin and Is dlsehared with costs for the piainilll Hetty Malroy a friend of the b’errlses Inis an encounter with Muirell who forces his attentions on lierrUnd is rescued by Bruce Carrington Hetty sets out for her Tennessee home Carrington takes the aume stage Yancy and Hannibal disappear with Murrell on Ihelr (rail Hannibal arrives at the home of Judge Slocum The Judge recogi'riec nises in the boy the grandson of an old time friend Murrell arrives at Judge's home Cuvemllsh family on raft rescue dead Price Yancy who Is apparently breaks Jull Hetty and Carrington arrive at Belle Plain Hannibal’s rifle discloses jome startling tilings to the Judge Hannibal und Betty meet 1141111 Murrell arIs playing for big rives In Hells Plain stakes awakes from long dreamYancy less sleep on lioaid tire raft Judge Price makes startling discoveries In looking up a land titles Charles Norton young who assists the Judge Is mysplanter teriously assaulted Norton Informs Carrington that Hetty has promised to marry tnm Norton is mysteriously shot Mors light on Murrell's plot lit plans uprising of negroes Judge Price with Hannibal visits Hetty and she keeps the boy s a companion in a stroll Hetty takes Bess Hicks with Hannibal they meet who warns daughter of the overseer Hetty of danger and counsels her to leave Belle Plain at once Betty terrifand on their ied acts on Bess' advice bv It Slosson their way carriage stopped the tavern keeper and a confederate and Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners l'he pair ure taken to Hicks' cabin In an Imoal Inaccessible spot and there Murrell visits Hetty and reveals his part In his Hie plot and Betty spurns object Ills proITtred love and the Interview ended by the arrival of Ware terrified t possible outcome of the crlsie Judge of the abduction Price hearing plans The Judge takes charge of the and search for the missing ones jlluuUn s instit utod Carrington visits the Judge ind allies are discovered Judge Price Visits where he meets Colonel Fentress Yancy and Cavendish Becoming enraged Price dashes a glass of whisky Into the jolonel’s face and a duel la arranged Is arrested for negro stealing and his The Judge and Miihafty bubble bursts liscuss the Carrington coming fluel makea frantic search for Betty and the llnds Betty and Hannijoy Carrington bal and a llerce gun tight follows Yancy assists In the rescue Briley ippears and and an to come Hetty Jarrlngton The Judge receives an import-n- t Off MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD RIDGE Sidney Ware started out in the bus! ness world with one sole asset It was a smile It was true that he possessed a pair of especially bright merry eyes to abet the effects of a laughing remark or a cheerful greeting and the general expression of his face was frank and friendly Even 'in his dull and depressed moments however ney maintained that Inevitable neverBhining cast of countenance against the deuce- - going - wrong scowl of the slipshod pessimistic clerk who disgruntled everybody he came contact with Sidney smiled his way through the shipping room of the big merchandise house of Angell & Co andleft Its foreman disconsolate when there came an office promotion Inside of a week he had even the Icy stately chief stenographer in a tolerant mood and the typewriters were all In love with him Two years later some one had to fill the place of an old veteran who sold Within two visiting country trade months Mr Angell came to Sidney who had secured that position "See here Ware" he observed "facts are facts and you have doubled the transient trade How do you do By By VXUGHAN KESTER Coprtmm: FRIEND face In bla bands while sobs shook blm “Solomon— Solomon why did you do this?” be cried miserably The harsh lines on the dying man's (ace erased themselves “You’re the only friend I've known In twenty years of loneliness Price I've loved you like a brother" he with a pause between each panted ' word Again the Judge burled his face In his hands “I know It Solomon — I know It!” he moaned wretchedly f'Prlce you are still a man to be There’s the boy take reckoned with your place for his sake and keep it— you can” “I will — by God I will!” gasped the Judge “You bear me? You bear me will!" Solomon? By God's good help “You have the president’s letter- -I saw It — ” said MahafTy In a whisper it?" “Solomon “Yes!” cried the Judge Sidney smiled In a modest deprethe world Is changing for us!” eating way and tried to sidetrack the “For me most of all” murmured burden of compliment by telling a Mahaffy and there was a bleak inclean humorous story that Bet the stant when the Judge’s ashen counteBhaking nance held the full pathos of age and usually majestic millionaire failure "Remember your oath Price” with laughter "You are too good a man for a second A moment of gasped the dying man Mr Angell succeeded silence eyes grade position” decided Mahaffy's "Report for a managerial place tomorclosed then the heavy lids slid back He looked up at the Judge while the row Ware” me sick!" "It makes observed harsh lines of his sour old face soft head salesman a “Kiss me Price' Claude Griffiths ened wonderfully later — “that eternal grin and as the judge bent twelvemonth he whispered of young Ware Why I say — It’s un the soft to touch him on the brow in death ened lines fixed themselves while on his Ups lingered a smile that was neither bitter nor sneering CHAPTER The Pfatol Slipped From His Fingers Boggs’ a tall gaunt figure In the was the victim of an unprovoked at shadowy uncertainty of that October tach” He was the first to reach Mr Ware accepted this statement morning of the place meeting but he had with equanimity not to say lndlffer-encentered the meadow when scarcely FeatreBS rode up attended by Tom “Are you ready?” he asked he Ware and the glanced at Mahaffy who by a slight They dismounted colonel lilted his hat letter Mahaffy bare- Inclination of the head signified that was be the ly acknowledged salute he was "I reckon you’re a green XXXI— (Continued) CHAPTER in no mood for courtesies that meant hand at this sort of thing?” commentto go back to nothing At last he decided Ware was clearly of the ed Tom evilly the judge and a moment later was same mind “Yes” said Mahaffy tersely hurrying down the lane In the direcThere was an awkward pause then “Well listen: I shall count one tion of the highroad but jaded as he Fentress and Ware spoke together In two three at thewoid three you will was by the effort he had already put a low tone The Now take your positions” speech was Hie planter’s to the walk Raleigh for that day broken and boarse and bis beavy Mahaffy and the colonel stood facdemands on him 'made tremendous eyes were the eyes of a ing each other a distance of twelve and it was midnight when he entered haunted man this was all a part of paces separating them Mahaffy was the little town to but dogged he eyed Fentress Fentress' scheme face the world It cannot be said that he was alto- and Ware still believed that the Urea pale on the word Fenunflinchingly Quick found he their gether surprised when Hicks bad kindled had served his destress fired an Instant later Mahaffy's cottage dark and apparently desert- perate need neither apparently pistol exploded EnHe had half expected this ed When the first long shadows stole bullet had taken effect the two men tering and not stopping to secure a out from the edge of the woods Fen- maintained the rigid attitude they had he groped hts way upstairs to candle tress turned to Mahaffy whose glance assumed then Mahaffy was seen to the room on the second floor which 'was directed toward the distant cor- turn on his heels next bis arm drophe and the Judge shared ner of the field where he knew his ped to his side and the pistol slipped "Price 1” he called but this gained friend must first appear from his fingers a look of astonishhim no response and he cursed soft“Why are we vslting sir?" be de- ment passed over his face and left It breath his under ly vacant and staring while his right manded his tone cold and formal kitchto the descended He hastily has occurred to detain hand stole up toward his heart be "Something en lighted a candle and stepped Into Price” answered raised It slowly with difficulty as MahafTy On the table was the adjoining room The colonel and Ware exchanged though it were held down by some Ina neat pile of papers and topping the looks visible weight Again they spoke together Bepile was the president's letter while Mahaffy watched the road Ten A hush spread across the field It by no false scruples ing burdened minutes was like one of natures Invisible slipped by In this manner and thinking it might afford some addressed and once more Fentress transitions Along the edge of tbe clue to the Judge's whereabouts Mabirds was the woods of stricken song Mahaffy haffy took It up and read it Having — Fen“Do you know what could have de- into silence Ware mastered Its contents be Instantly tained him?" he Inquired the ghost tress his Ups twisted by a tortured tn the direction of the L’lty glanced watched Mahaffy as he panted ot a smile curling his thin Ups smile Tavern but It was wrapped In dark"1 don’t” said Mahaffy and relapsed for breath with his hand clenched ness That dead oppresInto a moody and anxious silence He against bis breast was “Price Is drunk somewhere’’ held dueling in very proper abhorsive silence lasted but a moment be he’ll "But conclusion his definite rence and only his feeling of Intense from out of It came a cry that smote mornat Boggs’ the first thing In the man's ears and but loyalty to his on the wounded ing — most likely so far gone he can reached his consciousness friend had brought him there hardly stand!" “It’s Price —" he gasped his words Another Intel val or waiting sucThe letter with its striking news ceeded In blood and he pitched forbathed made little or no Impression on him “I have about reached the end ot ward on his face Turnlshed the It merely just then I shall Ware and Fentress bad heard the wait Just ten my patience The Judge was minutes longer” said Fentress and cry too andj’unnlng to their horses clue he had sought off somewhere marketing his pros- drew out his watch threw themselves into the saddle and pects The judge midway of “Something has happened — " began galloped off went upAfter a time MahafTy the meadow roared out a furious proMahaffy his removing stairs and without he test but the mounted men turned In“I have kept my engagement threw himself on the bed He should have kept his” Fentress con to the highroad and vanished from clothes was worn down to the point of ex"I am sortlnued addressing Ware sight and the Judge’s shaking legs not sleep haustion yet he could bore him swiftly in the direction of ry to have brought you here for noththough the deep silence warned him the gaunt figure on tbe ground ing Tom” — What If that day was not lar off ’’Walt'” said Mahaffy planting himMahaffy struggled to rise for he but he would not let the thought was hearing his friend's voice now self squarely before Fentress He had wit“I consider this comic episode at the voice of utter anguish calling bis shape Itself In Ills mind nessed the Judge's skill with the pisan end” and Fentress pocketed his name At last painful effort brought tol and he had even a certain IrraHe saw the judge watch him to bis knees tional faith in that gentleman’s desin a gaily colored “Scarcely!" rejoined Mahaffy His clothed principally He praed God that Fentress long arm shot out and the open palm hatless and shoeless tiny bis from on the col- face sodden and might die qulKiy and decently with of his hand descended bis bleary ”1 am the judge's bullet through his brain debauch for onel’s face Mahaffy stood erect my night's here In over Over and savage supplication friend” he said grimly and staggered toward him his hand he muttered his prayer that Fentress The colonel's face paled and col- over his wound his features drawn ored by turns might die and livid then with a cry he dropped "Have you a weapon?” he asked Mahaffy watched for the coming of at his friend's feet his Voice the darkness the dawn but before "Solomon! when he could command Solomon!" And the bed risen be lifted he had from the and Mahaffy exhibited the pistol had judge knelt beside him where he made him- carried to Belle Plain the day be“It’s all right Price I kept your gone downstairs Then fore self a cup of wretched coffee a appointment” whispered Mahaffy he blew out bis candle and watched Tom” Fen- bloody spume was gathering on hia “Step off the ground He was Imthe gray light spread tress spoke quietly When Ware had lips and he stared up at his friend and off an be done as requested the colonel spoke with glassy eyes fully patient now to “You are my witness that In very shame for again hour before the sun set out the Judge hid his P ' XXXII The Judge’s Grandson In that bare upper room they had shared the Judge crushed and broken watched beBtde the bed on which of the the dead man lay unconscious he sat with his head bowed in his hands having scarcely altered his position since he begged those who carried up the Mahaffy narrow stairs to leave him alone with his friend He He was living over the past with Marecalled his first meeting haffy in the stuffy cabin of the small had river packet from which they later gone ashore at Pleasantvllle he thanked God that It had been given him to see beneath Solomon’s forbidding exterior and Into that starved heart! He reviewed each phase of tbe almost insensible growth of tbelr be remembered Mahaffy's Intimacy fine true loyalty at the time of his arand rest— be thought of Damon bad the reached Mahaffy Pythias— be devotion heights of a sublime could only feel ennobled that be had Inspired At last tbe dusk of twilight InHe lighted the canvaded tbe room then he redles on the chimneypieoe sumed his seat and his former attitude Suddenly he became aware of a small hand that was resting on bis bad HanDlbal arm and glanced up Tbe stolen quietly into tbe room boy pointed to tbe still figure on tbe bed “Judge wbat makes Mr Mahaffy lie so quiet — Is be dead?” be asked In a whisper “Yes dear lad” began the Judge In a shaking voice as be drew Hannibal toward him “your friend and mine Is He lifted dead — we have lost him” tbe boy Into his lap and Hannibal face against pressed a “How did you the Judge’s shoulder get here?” the judge questioned gently “Uncle Bob fetched me” said Hanbut he “He’s nibal downstairs didn’t tell me Mr Mahaffy was dead” a great loss “We have sustained and we must never forget Hannibal the moral grandeur of the man Some can day when you are older and bring myself to speak of It I will tell you of bis last moments" The Judge’s voice broke a thick sob rose chokingA “Poor Solomon! ly In his throat man of such tender feeling that he hid It from the world for his was a rare Itself to nature which only revealed with bis the chosen few be honored love” The Judge lapsed Into a momentary brooding silence In which his great arms drew the boy closer “Dear lad since against his heart left you at Belle Plain a very astonhas come to me ishing knowledge It was the Hand of Providence — I see It now— that first brought us together You must not call me Judge any I am more your grandfather— youf mother was my daughter” (TO BE CONTINUED) Tied Hand and Foot slipped from fiyi grasp The man mai a movement asv to descend after 14 Then a glance arohpd seemed to impel A pm him to the other alternative llceman flitted into vifev disappeared and Sidney after waiting for a nafiv ute or two picked op the satchel If there had been a flagman in sight Sidney would have left the satchel in with an explanation his possession As It was he was due at the Angell to take the home so he concluded Bfttchel along with him and leave it at the depot on a chance that the owner might apply for it there ia the morning He placed the satchel onobtruslvely In a corner of the reception hall as be was shown into the house by a serv- 8QL Then it dropped entirely from A fine meal and the most his mind uest possible put Mr Angell genial In his brightest mood Magnate and manager discussed some business but fund not much Sidney’s Inexhaustible of drollery and that Infectious smile of his gave Mr Angell the pleasantest evening he had spent for a long time according to his own spontaneous laratlon When Sidney was shown up to hii the room to his surprise he found Tbs satchel on a chair troublesome servant evidently had supposed It t visit be an adjunct of hia “I wonder what’s In It?" mused Sid “Is It locked? No I declare!" ney He stared bard as the satchel can Such a cot And no wonder! open of bright neat odd tool glomeration came into view and so unusual and' unique in their shape that he could scarcely guesa their purpose “A burglar’s kit!” burst forth Sidney There was no ddubt of that There was a silk and steel ladder drills fuses a deadly looking box pieklocks that might hold nitroglycerin Sidney fancied that its owner seen by a po him had left llceman who recognized with due dispatch via the freight route Sidney put out the lights and sat at tfte open window of the dressing room of the suite to thifia of Della He must A glint have fallen asleep unawares of light In the outer apartment awa kened him Sidney saw two men one holding a dark lantern its rays focussed down upon the open satchel “One of our kind” spoke one of the men “Say” broke in the other vehemently “I know who those tools belong to He’s here or coming —Dark Derry here and It's his job “What about the booty downstairs?” “Hands off — I won't Interfere with a king pal” A minThe two men left the room ute later Sidney saw them make off across the lawn He went (downstairs Tied hand and foot with a gag in his mouth lay Mr Angell on a sofa A safe stood open and spread out on a it was jewelry green cloth beside money bonds “Another ten minutes and I would have choken to death” declared- the after Sidney magnate when released had explained matters "If they had come back for that plunder I would have been $20000 the loser You’re a fellow Ware” bright He was so smiled Sidney only bright that with papa’s full blessing he wedded winsome Della a year later He smiled then in love with all the world but particularly with the happy lovely bride he had won Chapman) (Copyright 1913 by W it isn’t business it's — it' “It's caught Miss Della Angell just as It has the whole of us” chirped Eplder Went it This is not a nature fake story or winsome Nettle Darling typewriter who overheard Griffiths “Sidney is a fisherman’s yarn It Is an authentieverybody’s friend and tries to be and cated account of actual facts report and that’s why ed by a minister In South Africa to you’re ‘Old Glooms He relates how he Miss Angell joined the golf club just London Nature to meet a genuine smiling young man caught a large spider whose outonce In a while” stretched legs covered a space about He took “Oh she did eh?" snarled the Jeal- three inches In diameter ous rival "Well I'll bet old Angell this spider home and placed It near doesn’t know it Why he'd fire the his aquarium In which he had a numwas ber fish of small his surIf What in second he a ever even upstart suspected that Ware was making eyes prise shortly to find that Mr Spider was sitting up on his hind legs on the at his only child and heiress” complacently It was dangerous pleasure sensible edge of the aquarium thoughtful Sidney Ware realized the holding a little fish four times his own court he could not help paying to the weight in his paws and munching with The great gusto sweetest girl he ever met Still he sway at It could not resist the attraction It spider continued to eat till nothing seemed as if their souls mingled when was left of the fish but the backbone The minister then made it a point he was with Della Angell He was to his patience earnest happy waswatch the spider and him later In rewarded by seeing spirited she unostentatious lovely and the The Insect very act of fishing genuine They were like two ingenuIn ous children playing a beautiful spread his legs out over the water In a sprawling position and waited for garden for everything In the world hl8 prey un was fresh and radiant to their spoiled natures Source of Strength Sidney never knew how much Della We do not flatter ourselves that tbe was to him until she went away to visit some friends at quite a distance Intellect of our time judged by the is' exceptionally He kept on smiling but there was a power of Individuals No doubt men of commanding vague longing in his heart that took great some of the rare glitter from perfect geniuB are still with us but they are original contentment In a business way not more numerous or more What then is everything was going more than well than In former times with this fortunate young man Mr the peculiarity that has produced such Angell had come to him one morning great results? In my opinion what has as he sat in' his office with a bulky been accomplished is due in great part to the spread of higher education envelope in his hand See here Ware" he said "I’ve just which- has evolved an army of compe- receivod a new audit of the books for tent Investigators possessing enthusi-th- e which now for °1' re8ear®h year and some system suggestions I® led I110 useful paths Umeby costs averages from our auditor I want to go over them quietly and the few great minds whose powers wider thus a receive range and become at home Come up to the leisurely in is more thlB our that house to dinner at six— no formality productive It Arthur lies — Prof Btrength It’s pretty lonesome there great mind you and I’ll value your counsel and enjoy Schuster in Science and you can stay all your company Boys Allowed Latitude night” Tbe degree of care a boy of fourteen Sidney was Immensely pleased at Dress tor an Earthquake the Invitation While on his way' at is required to use to avoid an accident Aq old lady was staying at a hotel at Nice at the time of tbe earthquake 6:30 that evening a man rushed past la passed on by the New York court of for a long appeals In Jacobs vs H J Koehler waiting "My dear" she was wont to say "I him as be stood He carried In whldh the court says a company was slmlpy tumbled out of bed and freight train to pass the celling cracked I threw on a fur catchol and was constantly glancing required to use only the degree of behind him Suddenly care and caution common to boys of' pprebensively cloak and unconsciously pulled on one I as If the stranger ran that age and not such a degree of dililong black suede glove and when got down to the ball and found all at the moving train and swung up the gence In avoiding danger as is exwas the 'ron ladder of a freight car acted of an adult under t'c- - sans cirthe other guests — my dear In getting a safe hold the satchel cumstances best dresaed woman there!” dignified |