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Show I fcwi I H SYNOPSIS. I H l'AUT I Hubert ili-riey Randolph, H yomi! Vcw York mnn-ubout'low i, lca H tin ImiiiO uf Ms wtellieiirt, .Muiltfa V"'' H I titer t.hnarlii'Hl tv" of lor rofuslU H i ids piinrtitHil f inarrlnKc III Uirome, H S iJ it Jtur, wliluli liu niuit Hurruntler H n cirtaln Ml" liiinsen I'uniHA Thorn H it (Mioin tit IiAn m.!ii onlj us u sinull H K rl ten jcn'f Moie) I found. In not H nUilireJ 111 the cirl of lila Heart mlv H I .U to rnodorn uoeds. In a "UOu t lain' B ii,hI ltnndul-h enters a taxi, unseen by H u, driver, anil Is driven to tlio atac H dior of a thoater. A man he knowa, H 1 ihn Kramer, Induce a (Irl to enter th B tt.it lleiiiner, attempting to follow, l H I Wind bAek by ltaiidolph and th cab 1 ii.uvaa on lila new acquaintance tell H ftMndolph Blie la a choru trlrl, and haa H loal her position, Bhe la In distress, even H huniry. and be takes her to his apart 1 muiit There, after lunch, a chance re- H mark ronvlncea him tha Rlrl la the miss H Ing I'arnela Thornton, lie does not tell H , her of her -rood fortune, but secures her H prnmiM to stA In the flat until the H tnornliiK, and leave her. In a whimsical H mood, aim reallilnc that the stlrl'a reap- H jioarurice haa left him practically pennl H lera, he bribe the taxi driver to let Mm 1 take hla Job, and leaving; word with the H legal representative of the Thornton es H tate where he can find I'arnela, take up H hi new duties under the name of "Slim H r" Hervey." lie loves the ulrl. but hi pride H forbid him approaching her Under their H chanced conditions, H PART lL-One evenln he Is engaged H by Ileacher Tremont. notorious profligate, H to drive him and Madje Van TelUer to a H ttostelry known as "Greenwood." Aware H or thi evil nature of the place, Randolph H drtvoa the pair to Greenwood cemetery. H Infuriated. Ileacher gets out of the cab H and 'Ilandolph leaves him there, taking H I the airl (who haa awakened to reallia. j i Uon nf her folly) to Bar home. Uadgs H recognises hint, BBBBBBBBH H Much being iter state or van, Tm H uglne tier excitement when Mr. Mil- H , yuns tailed by appointment at(l, ri H Utlli-d ward for word the following con- H , -vermilion which lie had participated in H that very morning with Ml its Madge H (' Vim Tclllor of '15ftt Ninth streot: H "Oh, Mr. M;ijuii3,' a'ro you' doing all H tj tlmt nilvprtlAlnit for nt)Tiy ltntidolphr H , "Ych, Madfio: I ccrtnlnly am, and If H'1 It docMi't beur fruit pretty noun I'll 1 i Jmvti to tflve up tobacco," H ' "Art; you BdvertlHltiK for hlx own H ' gmxl? I incun 1h It Importnut to him i not tn you for jou to And lilml H t WOtild lie be really iind truly Kind to H bo found een ngnlnst hli wlllj" H J1 "Vr yen cr It la rr ho would H L cr If he Ikn't Ixtevn klndK of n fool. H 1 ihlnlC I t-nufiht them nil, my dear, H ji but If I left nny out, plfQ'io repeat," H "Ych," ndmlttPil Uio lady qucxtlon- H I murk ; ".air leptl mind unswered thein i, nil Now icil ivo Junt your human nolf H If you v.ore In Uobby'a place, would B I: ,ou wunt to bo found by nu for the H ' jiiinKWd tlmt jou want to find him sbbbbbH Mr. Mllyv.ns did not protend for nn- ' H ) tt(oml tlmt ho did not undo.&una ut H : IircpoHleroiutly worded query. B ' "Vou hot I would!" he answered ' H liromjitly mid empliatlcntly. "Now tell H nift whht you'e Kot up )our sleeve H ' l'ktie, Mudse; thut'H n dear irlrl! If H jou only Jmnv how I'm worried ttven H 1' tiling ii uny '' ' "I'm trylnif to tell jou," 'broke In H MImi Vim Tvlllcr, "but you talk mi H ifiurli ! otti't irrt In anywhere. Last H I tifcbt, n tuxl bruuglit mo home from H r- fnun n drive, and the cubnian wan H ! 1'ubby, loolilns imply MunnlitK tn one 1 I if tltohc awfully bljli-cotinri'd, khukl, B '' 'vriJi't-ofTed woolly lOatR. cliauffuur'u H " cup, tan puttrw, boot", mid nil" H ' "Y0.M ivx," liiterrupted Mr. Mllynni; H J, "1 l.iiow now Just how ho looked. What H ; mik dm llreufc-numher of the tar, and H I to Width lo.niui.iy did It belonj;V" m -t. i ,Kint M'ice 1 n'ully. my ilrnr." H Koqnd of IiuokIiik up the ri'tolvor, H "J o tliorc yn-i nre," said Mr. Mllyuns H to Hie u-ry much excited Pamela. H "Ve've ;(i this fur mid, by a fluke en B llrf'.v ii x onoccted w Ith tbu twenty-two PBH eloutlih I Imve been pensioning In nil- HHH vnm-i' of their llfolonp M'rvlte, Itobcrt BBH n d.lv'O)! one of the vlxty-thrt'e thou PBB wind tiixjuitiK that Infent the streets PPJ of Kew York." 1 ' "iv.nr dtiir!" rnhl ramu'a, team rl- PBH If li.y to b r tidorubli) eyrx. 1'hen he dls- PBH mhwd Mr Illlj mis who would Kindly PPB , Juivo llnxenil. "I hat to go out now. BPJ , I'm hi orrj, but lliaui. jou ery, cry Lsssssfl i u PBH "(. " ' ''"Op 'fv hrrrver you're PPJ f'ln? ' linked tin- t ry liuiimn mind of PPJ I t e teirjlnr; lKil tiuthorlty on corpora PPJ tl-i' 'Ice rou,H imd b.vwiiyn. PPJ J "Ol, ;i' MiliLI'iiDie'ii, traiiKluvent PPJ dh Imc H-- If, " Klmll ko In tnxlN." H 11 -iii'iiv MilKir 'lu m for hire PpR i v o bUfcH-ii by tbtf inmsVnt prexeuco PPJ j of M Tlfurfif o-i during llii' lii-xt tr en PH bcirt ,. u .-ft.'...' c'urnxs niiitlifiniitlrx PPJ I - -I ronerriuunlly bcnetttli tbo kwi of H mi ltiU":tiiiri Unit urn Uiul along PH i n' 1 1 nit i' thrncx'llko 1'uinelii and Itob-PPJ Itob-PPJ j ndi idi for pun plenmire nnd BH ; mil 4 "titly fell tho roiumkH for cold B niFh ' in mites to npot n lively PBj, f") (ho i i nw to ticket the ilrhcr JP1 ii 1 plV bin i Ui) dlHcanl, two .mure H to Ond 1 cr pu . three inoro to jopk B I. n-.'f,t lieu -'"rr nil oxcrngntt' PB ' I -t. i titrjA 'fl SjStlo by sssassssal ' PPB sssssH ' all (tiftl, rthd you vc kU er'nUlIlT)c. Lot oh lcue the tttntlHtU'iil.tleml and pass on to m en o'clock of thrf ntvnr. Cbrlflmns eenlnfc when Mlxa Thornton Thorn-ton witN momentarily out of n cub und ntrollliiK down tho Blopo of the bump In West rifty-goventh Mrert. A ninsliy wiow-rnln hud Just Iioruii to full, bMiik mi one with thu price n upli mild rXcuc for tiiklnc n tab nny wheir for iinywhere. lleforn the portal of the fircnt Northern MkIiIh cipinttuil fniir tn'.U In a lino. In the drher's Kent of the rearmost of these, und ion Hcipiuitly thn Isst on Oio rank, a lank liumnn being was burled In an enormous enor-mous turned-np collar roofed by a chauffeur's cap set at an angle of slumber. rnmela, tlm very moment her ojc fell on tho recumbent figure, felt that short quick leap of tho blood In her elns which 1 ordinarily termed a "hunch." Bhe longed to step forward and rnlso the Telling headgear, but she dared not, for not only wns the hotel stnrtcr on the Job but also tho window shades of tho Poppy clnb next door wero mill elevated by -special request, owing to the slippery state of the sidewalk side-walk In conjunction with the" homeward-bound Atream of dress-models. As a consequenco, sha wan necessarily necessar-ily content with opening tho car door for herself and stepping In. Tho stnrter politely begged her to pass to the taxi lit the head of tho rank and Just a 'politely sho Informed him that her feet wero wet enough us It was. In tho, Jnenntlmo, even hor light weight on tho runnlng-bonrd had startled the driver Into wakefulness nnd, without 'going through njiy motions, he had heard tho unforgettable tones of her voice. Tho stnrter shrugged his shoulders, barked out an address in Fifty-ninth street and. kindly offered fo "turn her over for him." Tho driver laid trembling trem-bling hands on tho wheel and cautiously cautious-ly drew hlmoelf up to a slttlne posl tlon without disturbing tho shielding nngle of his cap. For from his troubled trou-bled mind wero thoughts of snow, the slush nnd skidding, lie ihrr-w In his clutch, started hor with a Jetk, round, od the cub In front successfully, skidded skid-ded mightily then-after, straightened her out, skidded again, nnd crashed, with n great spllntorlng of spokes, Gho Lonoed to &ttp Forward anal Rail the Veiling Hsadgtar. brondsldo front on the curb directly before the delighted windows of the Poppy club. Nothing would have happened to Miss Thornton had she been sitting back In n ladylike manner, but at the moment of the cab's collision with the luipcrturbablo curb, she was otherwise Occupied; In short, the glass being a bit frosted, she was standing tip nnd trying to peck through tho speaking-slot. speaking-slot. As a consequence, when tho door flew open with the shock, she also flew i.nd volplaned to a landing on linnds nnd knees In tho very mlddlo of the ery wide sidewalk. With a cry or, "Oh, miss!" the driver sprang townrd her, hut when, Still on Iiumls und knees, she looked up nnd gnuped, "Ob, Handy -Mr. Randolph Ran-dolph I" he turned and fled down the hill. "Illl Ton Kllm Hervey I" yelled the stnrter. "Come back here an sign up for the Junk I" In the meantime, which wasn't much more than tho twinkling of an eye, three, perennial near-youths diihlicd down the steps of tho Poppy club to tho osslKtanco of the Jotellest trouble that had ever sent out nn S. O. S, signal In tho face of ready tiolp to the falling. Individually nnd collectively, col-lectively, they raised the curly-haired vision Jo JJsJeet. "It wns Mr. Ilandolph." gasped the tnnlden, In otldent distress, ''Mid Tte been looking for him for weeks.1' "Not Ilobbyl" exclaimed Mr. Near-ton. Near-ton. "Not Herri" ejncnlntcd Mr. Vcrrlr-s. "Not Handy f Interjected Mr. Berry. I'npioln nodded three times, but her eyes failed to how wonder. Nowadays everybody she ran Into seemed to know everybody she know by his first name, "Ktctise me," said Mr, Nenrton, Intent In-tent on getting there first with a remark re-mark nny remark ; "docs he owe you money, too," The effect wns 4 electrical. Miss Thornton assumed n frcczlug dignity. Hbe fixed MrNenrtott with steady eyes- ' "How mnclhidoes Mr. Ilandolph owe you." lfe n'sked. " I "Only tw-twenty," babbled Mr. Near-ton. Near-ton. r . "'ell,herr It In." said Pnnieln'Alrnw- Ing n yellowback from her ehntr-tnlnj) mill thriMlng It Into Mr. NonrtfJrVs norvcless hnnd. "I bnpprn to owe Mr, Itnndolph it groat ileal more tliHn tlmt." Wherewith phc turned nnd made for the Corner and Ntli? nearest telephone hootb. I'nineln wni short of breath when ski ryiclifil the telephone, but she mnnnj'ed to get Mr, Xlllyuus' residence A'i tint" wire nnd learned that he was detained nt the ofllce. Sbo called up lb-it enfe den of tho wo 'Id-be undisturbed undis-turbed nnd connected with a new nnd strange drawl. "You've got the wrong number, lady. This Mr. Mllyuns went homo early to celebrate his silver wedding." "Will you put me through to Mr. Borden Mllyuns," asked Pamela, In a sugnr-awpitt voice, "or do you reallv want to atari looklug for another Job!" "How do I know you know him. Miss Hurry, did you say? The office-boy office-boy oln't hqro, so I can't ask him. Leave me your number, an' I'll have him coll yoii." r "Know hlml" gulped rnmela, In a rage. "Why, I've k-klssed him I" "Kissed Mr. Mllyuns I" responded the voice taking sudden notice. "Well, dearie, why didn't you sny sol I thought you wns one of them hlffh- -ow dames. If It's a matter of ktsHn' jJ;oss over the wire, why Just you go n It. I won't listen oh, no I" And n moment' Inter", Pamela, tn a streamline body t "Ob, Mr. Mllyuns, thly Is Pamela apd I've found hlml , , , Yei; Randy Mr. Ilnndolph. ... No; ho got away! . . . Yes. i.ne'fl going under the name of 8lm ncrvey nnd he was driving th'e Village Cab company's No. 1809, and he. smashed It on the curl) Just In front of that horrid Toppy club, nnd when ho! saw me, he ran. . . Oh, you will gcjt him, won't you. Please hurry. And. now, If you'll hang up, I have n' few words to say to that new telephone tele-phone girl of yours. . . Oh, no I you needn't tell her; I cun feci her sagging on tho wire. ... Oh, wllb you? Oh, thank, you I It Isn't as If sho didn't detervo It." 1 PART IV. , . i The Ascent to Mara. When Mr. Robert ncrvey Randolph, alias Slim Hervey, chauffeur, vice Patrick Pat-rick O'Reilly, ox-driver of tho Village Cnb company's No. 1898, skidded that rchtclc disastrously to the curb In front of tho Poppy club ond, ns a result re-sult of his crlmlnol negligence, In conjunction con-junction with Miss Imogeno Pamela Thornton's reprehcnslblo peeking occupation, oc-cupation, hurled that young lady to the mlddlo of the sidewalk on her hnnds and knees, he leaped from his seat on; n spontaneous Impulse to help her to j her feet nnd administer every kind of i first comfort that the occasion seemed ' to demand. Two considerations, however, snot from the double-barreled blunderbuss of Ridicule and Honor, caught him oa the wing, m It wore, and deflected his flight from west to east with a sharp turn due south at the eornor of FUty-snve&tn. street and Sixth vrnue. In (he first place, nt of the comer, of his eyd he had seen his one-time friends. Mr. Ncarton, Mr. Verrlos and Mr. Berry descending the shallow club front steps In an avalanche r In the second place, he suddenly recollected that Miss Thornton was an heiress, high above his present station and Intent, as he had gathered from between be-tween tho lines In various advertisements advertise-ments In the local press referring to tho location of his person, on thanking thank-ing and otherwlso recompensing him for turning to tho light In a nmtter of ten thousand dollars a year, unearned un-earned Increment As he gnxed for one too brief second down Into the pleading eyes and adorably ador-ably eager face of this lovable vision oa her hands and knees, which it seemed unbelievable he had once held tn his arms, only the oft-repeated favorite poem of Ms nurse: L could not love thee, dear, so much ved I not honor trior, kept him from facing the avalanche of ridicule nnd giving tho eternally fcs.rch.lnj; Diogenes with his lantern u run for his money. As previously stated, It was not to be. Mr. Randolph Ran-dolph turned from the waiting arms of the tnveetest temptation eer n-ulxed n-ulxed by man and mada bis swift way to the sanctum of Mr. Tourko O'fJhauglwess) , foreman-manager of lie, Vlljngo Cnb company. (To Do Continued) -.. ' - |