Show G 0 q 0 L I f 1 fJ 1 J I IT wn wN IH I py IU ass PlACe W I 1 OD Y Calvin Calin Gray comes comen to t lalla Da Nelson home of o Colonel Henl Henry lionny banker Gray Cray threatens to break breal I Nelson financially because ot of o on or enmity existing exl between the o Briskow strikes oil all an anti men Gun Cue GU I tirli aks Gray to lo help the family the tho rough spots Alii Allie till the 0 oser er I daughter Is In 10 love lose 0 with Ith Gra Gray Bud the Iho son eon runs away ay from school Gray follows follo to bring brine Bud hom home and finds the boy boi bo In tho bands of oC o an ad Bud Dud re- re cents re-cents tents Interference and Gray and he knocked uncoil unconscious tight fight until Bud Is Gray Sod and in un lallo bring the tho on on of o the ad- ad ad adventuress to Bud it hotel SOW OW GO ON OX TOn STOR I The youngster oung a boy boi bo of ot indeterminate inmate minate age danced advanced d lId and shook hands There as as no mistaking him he ho wet wai Fulton s a son sonIn sonIn In size i ff In coloring In tenures I 1 told Bennie you could use a bright kId about his hia ago age And h lie S bright It required no clever cr analysis ot of the tho lad to convince Gra Grai that bo be nag ILS Indeed blight aa 58 bright and bright t IA as hArd hard-as hard as a tutor silver dollar Jollar He lie hall had hada haila II a likable fare face e a-e or It would auld ha base hae e been likable had It been In repose It Ft was sas twitching tl now nott and Ora ira laid aid with a smile lIe Go Go ahead and amI laugh Laugh sonS son The urchins urchin's lips parted in m I a aride tide Ide grin and ho he spoke for tor the Un Did the Germans do hat The effect of ot his voice as startling foi tot It It was 08 deep and It was as the older mans man's to 0 be astonished He lie could pisa JI tor for 15 on the Mallow said but but hen henhe he 1 talks I chalk him down for 35 30 How Elow old eld are you Ben Be V IS hats hat's the big Ide idea anyhoW The question was di- di directed di directed Impudently at nt the occupant of it the divan dian Did Did you iou send nil all tile he way aay ay to Hot Springs Spring to get I a auy aguy guy uy you can lick licIt Your mother is here in Dallas my fly boy Yenh There was ras a I pause re vr well weli I 1 thought Urn ni very sery ery shed she'd like to are se y ou Bennie cocked hl his head he e eyed cd the tho speaker curiously suspiciously Come Come clean he rumbled Mal Mal low said you could use me 1 I can I 1 Bill 11 Tho The boy shrugged All rIght Sharkey I 1 spose It'll itil come out In latime time Only Iso Ive got 20 coming win ln In or lose Of Ot course G Gray ra 11 waved cd toward the dresser upon which was II a handful of o bills bJUs Help yourself Better Detter make It 25 Then wait walt outside out out- out outside side de please We Yo will join you ou In a afew afew afew few minutes And dont make mahe It thirty Ben I nies nie's lIen lIen- nb's traveling cautioned When the door had closed Gray ga ga gaI e I his friend certain instructions after which he ho limped to the t tele telephone le- le phone and call called cd Arlino Arline Montague 1 May I ask you ou to step do down don n to Budd s 's room he Inquired making himself Jt known knon knott kno n Oh It Yo w willbe III We three Must be quite all right right- right hate 0 a little talk talk- talk But he couldn t tsee see liCe you last night He lie was wa-s quite Ill III eally I I sat Yo with aith Ith him most ot- ot There Yo was as a longer hiatus that I then w e better argue arguo In Buddy s 9 presence Thank you ou In fh five fise e minutes then'S then When hen Ozark w answered Gra Grays Gray's request t tot foi nce he hc as deeply to find Miss Montague also I waiting his stammered protest t was v as interrupted by h her r Inquiry Is IS me the the meaning 01 of all all this tIlls IS me the 01 all 1 meaning mystery m stel 7 He lie said ald you ou v serc Yo ere too tick sick to see me Permit me to explain Gray Cray began as he closed the door bo- bo behind hind bo-hind hind them Buddy and I came to toI I blows blow over o you ou you ou were In II a manner of speaking peaking an apple ot of discord bet between cen us ua and the thc melan melan- melancholy melancholy choly you ou behold of your lour our charms Yo vias stas as not ny ILY mo- mo motive mo motive tive live I 1 merely asked aked Buddy Duddy to 10 de- de deter defor dc for ter a a contemplated action Ho lie re- re refused fusel re-fusel fused I 1 Insisted instated Argument failed to budge either of us and and- and The young loung oung womans woman's tic regard of ol Grays Gray's victim changed to toa toa a glare o of hostility aa as she Khe turned upon tho speaker crying You brute You ought to be lie Ill ant ait me to wait tait Arline- Arline To dela delay asking iou OU a Q question which I felt should be bo more sent sent- serl 1 louly ed In tho tile absence of his family I look took it upon 01 myself self to- to tos See See here ere the Yo w woman oman demand demand- demanded demanded ed cd What ha base ha e you iou ou b been en telling Buddy about me 7 I told him hini all there was ass 1 as to tell Quito all allI I tear fear 1 0 ou have hate not been as frank as you iou OU haie ha haeme me believe That In fact I imy my connection with the affair Well oil ell spring the Hie bad s ne ne sid aid Miss Montague Gray bo bowed cd Suppose Yo we vie e ignore Ig- Ig Ignore Ig Ignore nore the earh earls convent traIning and the tho Old Kentucky Homo home and agree that they are aro pleasant ftc ftc- fic fictions tione like lIko the tile esl estate which you ou are arO In such Imminent danger of In- In In Inheriting herRing Those Im I'm turn sur you iou au III admit are entirely Imaginary Buddy Buddy S en e eyelids opened his hit tumid lips part part- parted parted ed and an expression slon of surprise spread over his Ills counte cunte countenance nance Buddys Buddy's belief however r that your our stage cared 1 Slat a as blasted and your our young oung life laid waste asto by b a ascion ascion scion of ot a rich N Nevi Nest York Tori al should corrected in the Interests of truth be He lie knows I 1 was all aa True But not to Bonnie rul- rul Ful Fulton ton the th jockey That Is lie a-lie a lie Nor that the tho estimable Mr Pul Ful- Fulton Ful Fulton ton instead of at o perishing upon the field of glory dory dodged lb the draft nt l-nt and and l ii i doing as well ii 11 as could be expect expect- cd t- t cd of a jockey who stilo ho has been ruled oft off every ery track In th the and andIs Is now it 1 H common gambler against whom the finger ringer ot of suspicion Is leveled leveled- Its a lie the woman stormed torm d dOt Ot Of Buddy she Inquired You don t that do you You don t Intend to listen to thit t ot of ott eM Gray sighed he stepped to the thedoor thedOor thedoor door opened It and called Come no In n both of you iou ou Arline Montague shoulders c ed to shake sho She lifted her blond Mond he head ad alertly Then she slit ut- ut uter ut er d a breathless exclamation liuddy meanwhile had been een 1 at the door and ho he ass surprised when Instead of ot his familly he ho saw entering a strange m man n and a II boy small email In stature out old of o face a 4 bo boi impudent Im swaggering s It was who spoke first Hello momma he lie cried At the sound of that voice olce BUdd Buddy ue oiled for tor It was wet del deeper er than Iban his a wi His expression of at o dismay I II II II I I I 5 ki kiI I 1 jj j i iI k I iI I I 1 I I I folio h crIed I Ino a no doubt ludicrous at tiny ony rate th Ji urchIns urchIn's Ih ply eyes leaped to toliS I S li-S and remained there hUe 16 1 0 t trin nn 1 oser 0 lr Ills his features I Hull Gee Gec rumbled the lad s a another one that ought to tobe be bc burled buried 1 I I I I Mrs It Fulton Fulton It was woos Gray speaking speaking- I took the liberty of your i our son son- sonI son I Biddy Di heard hC no more I rOI his ear ears were v roaring Her son IL tolee l t voice olee Being little more thai thaia thana a boy loy himself nothing could have I hU him more cruelly than titan this hI- hI hl Impulse was aas as to flee fire the tho room I for his world had como come down In ruin She had lied She Sho Shona Load aI made a fool of ot him bins Gra Gray had Leen right still talking Hie ilie 1 he others were alen ien l en Buddy broke in tn faintly His battered visage was white his Ups lips colorless I I reckon this this- this nin my n y p part t o of t tle the ente entertainment tI m sai baid d d h he e Si Slowly c he seated ted mid al ll bowed bossed his head in his hands I for he had become quite III ill Anno Allne Montague Montague-Margie Montague Margie Fulton once the tho blow had fallen be- be beha be behaved ha haved cd rather well ell she tool took Bennie In her arms and kissed him then In ansa answer or er to his quick look of dis- dis dis dismay may my at her agitation she patted patte on the shoulder and said It Iti ul all tight right son You didn't know kno Didn t know hat demanded stared angri- angri iv lIe He the lad Il Say Say- Saylie Say I from one face taco to another Is Ii IsIt IsIt It a plant Take my ny ke key hey Herd Herel The mother thrust her room key into Inte tile boys boy's Lo hand Run Run along I- I 11 I 1 Ii 1 nee ace y sou ou in a IL tea few minutes ro fo Malos Sli she sho said Take Tahe him bins out You ou brought him Hallow Mallow flushing uncomfortably tool took Bennie Beanie by the st wrist nat and drag drag- dragged ted ged him to the door turned to Briskow but in attitude his averted n raze gaze she shet sh t td d the doom of her hopes One Oneri ri III I chance remained hoever hots ho ever ii i d ci desperately she snatched at It 1 she cried crid Buddy fluddy liti I otte O LO was ns poignant as she pleaded I I couldn't tell ou the truth I 1 ranted to to-I to I laid awake nights try- try id iC to get fet the tile courage but tut I I you t understand Id I'd have told you 0 i the whole thins I IC you'd ever evel given me mO the chance 1 O u know Ive I've been married does I Snake make so much difference that I 1 halt l A ton son When the object of her appeal only stirred She tho went or 01 reproachfully Are you going to i t How lIow this thit-this this this man come to to be us I I 1 wouldn't believe you ion no nets It- It Buddy DUddy choked Im till You mean that The young nodded Very cry cry well Some Some- In the tho tone of at the thc last words some ome accent of ot desperation CaUsed to ralso raise his hilt head hoad Ho He stat as asIn ii In time to see Margie argle tumble fumble attn her and extract I from from to Dud d s 's eyes It re- re a ft bottle There is nIJ nIJu xii nousu u fighting any more You ha hate lcd ru d u n Ls mv my life 1110 u n My Iy Godi Godl yelled In dismay Don I 10 lo 10 that tI Stopher Stop Stopher Stopher her He lie leaped to his hl feet feel ani lunged for the poison vial sial which IV tYso tr trembling upon Arlenes Arlene's lips 1115 s sVia Via too had been d Into but ot of o an nature he hc grappled with Ith Buddy Duddy and held him Nonsense Water ater ston wont on t hurt hurther hurther hurther her and that that's all it la Ia She's hes known as tile the Blond Gray cx- cx cx t- t bai bay a Youre You're bursting with Ith information In- In Information in information formation arent aren't you ou It OJ Ills bits Montague tottering upon the tho brink of tho tic grate grave Her drooping straightened she raised head hend and arid flung the tho empty bot- bot tit bol-tit tl tit violently from front her lier With Ith head tr rL t and with still firm n ed ed to the door she ht turned J tn ro and blazed forth In bitter seem her bobbed iris rIg Is sh as she spoke Take e that thit selling ter plater olter back bRCk to the die ca car r barn where boobs for tor Ufo lire he belongs Im I'm off oft The door slammed to t behind the e 0 fury and Gray tc Into a chair lIe Ho was wae laughing laugh laugh- In ing silently Continued In Our Is ev 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