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Show THE LITTLE IiROWN JUG ' 'ATI I KILDARE Ml Kl Dllll M( IIOISO llln.tratloa. tit (1 HAIIIK1 lrtrl O.kfoeln ln by Th- P-lit-vM. to.. . ., ' SYNOPSIS Thota... Ar lit.or. . I- I--I n 1 . .'" ,dj "'."ill' ' H" V. Ii'.'al'ii. I" i I t I,. I I.Hh. r .,l I 1 ..'t' iTiiJlt'-otl'- id of' N.,rlh '. ,. -: , H '"" "WMna (m'ko..ii. I" I: . CHAPTCR IV Continued. I Ohio Hlthlll. Ill- air of iloin-allr I piai.'. Ihn ih tin. -a on tl,. aalla. a I whip mill i fi ll hnl with n l.l ' i" hand, I pn tin hull lu lilt, nml n tuaik up I rhtilr In I ho ilniwlnit riaun. tuiind ! down tn murk Ihn iihaotil ra.nl, -r a ! plnrn, rnhtlki'il 11 I f VI fill' hla lltiaiiti.ii-t Jlln would tnkn Ihr i-nrll. .1 ti.it ti lor Arrlalny und Imry hlntai ll thorn for 1 llio ri'iiinlndir tif hla dm. Iln hud hnrdly lorinnil Ihla rt-aolutinti wlmn j a IIkIiI al. p aoiiiul.-d In Hi- hell, end iMIaa (li-ralillne llaimi-rn.-lil atiaid nl I tha thri-aliold Hie emul ri-aidullotie m-nl down Ilka n houan of f-arda "Mian llnnKi-rrlrld " hn In Kan. "1 had Ihn tili'tiatirt of mnt'lttiK your liuhor In Nnw OrliMina the nthnr day. und He I v. ntt iniaaltiff lliniutcli lown iini-xi t d'y. I IhoilKht I ahonld Kilo tuyai'K Ihn plruaurn nf rnllliiK on him Iln aid that In man I found liini uhartii I nilKhl tall iihih you In fart, he wrote a lint nn a card for mt to pro rnt. hut I itiipldly It ft II at mj hotel " Thny (need earn other In tur dun fool rooin for whal sremed to hltn ndlraa reulurlva. elbe mu.U ynuniji.r than lie had Imniclurd; but hnr eyne wore blue. Jtiet aa hn ri niemhnri'd Ih-m. and hir ahiindiint iKht hair eurlnd awar from hnr fnrn linad In pri'tly waroa. and waa llnd today with a large bow of blue rib bon. "Wont you plnaae alt down. Mr Ardinori'T" And when limy worn arnlnd thorn una nnollior pnuar. durliiK whlrh Iho hlun ejva ronllniiid to Inkn arroiinl nr hint, nnd hn fliiKiTi'd hla tin. fn l-Init l-Init aurn (hnl there waa aoiiirlliliin wroim with It. "ll a wnrni. lan't II?" "I aiipiioai. It la. ll a a way auuinier hna. of hrhiK ntoatly wurni." He waa nulla aurn Unit ahe waa IniiKhlnic at him; thi-ri wn a Unite ! of Irony In tin vory wtiy In whlrh I ihn pronoiini i-d "wii'm," IIiik'tIiikI v. la though to iirolonir hor rontiniit for I hie atiiplilily In not fltidlnn nliythltiK hi'tttT to any "I enjoyed iiit'i'tlnit your fiilher ao 1 niurli. Mia Daon-jlli-ld 1 t lillik wn I ro nlwuya likely lo lie afraid of ".mat I in.-n. hul your fnthi r niudi me reel al I honm ul onn. And he tella aurh rn Hul etorli'B l'e been linmhlng oyer Minn ever elnre I left New Orleana " "I aiipiioai' Mr Arduiorv, thai yon papii nt' Hie litnrheiin nt the j I'hurim rlitti In New Orli-ana?" "Why. yea, Ml-a I taliKorllfld It ! ana thorn I met the liovi'ritor!" I ".We you an re II v. at thero, Mr. Aidinore?" I "Why. I think that waa the plnre. I I don't know my New Orleuna aa I ; ihould. but ' Aidinore waa auildrnly roiim-lnua I Hint Mlaa liuiHiorllrld hail rlai-n and that aim almid brfori hint, with hnr fnlr fine thn linat hit fliikhrd. hir hh yea alluht with aiiKor, and thut Iln limidH ul In r aldra were rlrnrhrd ITVOIIHly "My father waa not nt lunrhnon at in I'linroa chili, Mr. Anlmore. You H-vrr euw my father In your lift. I 'now why It la you rutin hero, nnd If nu urn not out of thai door In one rrond I nhall tall the ativnnla und wvo thrni throw you out." Hhr rrnai-d nhriiidly ami turned to ook Into th- hall when up aiiiinili-d "Ik Hull you, Jerry f" "Yen. liiiitiiii.il : I'D be up In Juat a minute. I'leusp don't wult for me. H a nnlv the man to ubout the pluinb- llll! 'Il - lady who had niMunnd for an liik'. tt ut Dm dinir went on alowly up tlm atalra. und I he ulrl held Ard morn Bll.-nt with bur Htruily eyea uutll lh- atrp died nwny nbovu "I know wluit you wnni my falher lor Mr 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-h ml yon urn both nii I.IMHK lilin ll a Infuiiioiin, oulnmi'-nua' oulnmi'-nua' And It l-n t hla fuiili. I would have )' know tlmt my father la nn h.itiorahli.' nian!" The hayoiii la wen al hla brcaat; ho would uak (or merry. Mlaa Himxi'i Held, you muy rail me Mlhltiit you pl-aae. but am not I- th, ..' n iiiilii-l you think me H a H ue II it I . iv not In N.-ii iiri. aui. I nnd 1 peter mi ),.ur lather In mv j IH. I ra In llal-i-l, nil II tlila-Uotl ' II -ll II hli-ohitel) nothlliK to do llh ' Mr Itmii na; he did Ind knew I M 1,'iullil Iln the way heir a in. -aai;,-ii '-nd' I r.ir your father mine into my l-iinda It wna thrown nn the Haiti nt KIMar - lii.t nmhl I hnil mm- out oil the pli'iorm lo i i'ian the aleei , r wna h. :, aid a wntniiiK lo your father to ke, p In. han.la tT of Allplowrlnht una art v. it to me. Here It l II aeema t me) tti.it there la Imninllntt' datiKer In thin, and I want to help you I -i t to do anything I run for ymi I di in't mum hern lo pry Into your fain-iii fain-iii aert-ta, Mlh IkiUKerfleld. hntn atly I didn't!" she link the pie. o ol paper Into In-r almi little h.in.l. nnd r.-ad II. aliinly I- -1. III-.: hrr h-ad. na II the word. ,,i,ly t Mtitlrined aom,- entller knowl '.-n t,f the Ihrea! they ill til I It. il L-n t-iie lifted hrr head, nnd her i yea .-re l-iitlii with mirth na Ardmore'a .i.indi" 'lilt ga'i' nnd Ulelit ' Did tt, R-l the Juk-' I a t Un III"... In I. II die truth, lo.t alp n tin V a. -nnd illaaall.lleil and l. wliHl lor me lo ulve one hark I 'lir.'W "fl Hie liiitternillk " 'Ymi threw hark father'a hutier milk to Ihe man who giivi you Hit' .ipldeja.-k Oh' oh'" Ml-, lorry Daiuierflel.l aal don -i I'tl la -ii'inl. mid Aidinore, alad of an uptKirt .nlty to earnp. found hla hat Hid ru hrd from the houae. CHAPTER V. Mr. Ardrnort Off'cially Recognlred. "rlli. peter did II: ahe never, neyer Mr Artliuiiri.. fiotn a heinh In the atati'liiniae park. Ihtta I'otirludeil a lotitf rrvi-rln. It wna lute iifteriuam. and ha- had foiitotii-n Inm heoti In hla nliaori'ttnn Tin re waa mi milliner of uae In lerurrlna nc iln to that eplainle of (In- lonely aldnm; lie hud found Ihe gHl-lliidiil.lliil.lv ihe girll hut not the wink' Mlaa J.rry Haiicrneld na not the winking aorl; he wna well knllall-d on that polnl, mid ao thoroughly thor-oughly nahiillied Into Ihe bargain Hint he n-.olved to I I a different lire and In wry heedful of Ihe fry of'lho poor In Ihe future. Aa he aui dejerledly on hla park hi'iirh he waa iinawnre that Mlaa tier aldlne liaiigerflelil. walking hurriedly through Ihe utrk on her way from tin. governor a malialon In the allltehoilae. pnaard dlrertly behind hltn Ilia altitude alti-tude wna ao floiiuent tif donpatr that II could not huve fulled to move a iniirh liaider heart Ihan Hint of Mlaa I iRtig.-r Mi ld, yet ahe made no algu: but a lew mluulea Inter the private aerreiary rami out on Hie atepa of Ihe Ktaiehouae, ami after a brief aur-vey aur-vey til the landarniH rroaaed tin lawn and -ilh d Ardmore by name. "I bag your pardon, but Mlaa Dan-gerfMd Dan-gerfMd wlahed toe to aay thut ahe'd like lo aeo you for a minute. Hliv'a al tin goyernor'a ofnet!." AaAtlaonur. aeuteui-id lo death, and Iinin7'teilly reprieved with the roie glrntly on hla neck, rould not in-liertenre in-liertenre greater relief than Hint which brought Mr. Thomaa Ardmora to hla fii t "You rt lure of It that thrre'i no nilltakeT" "Certainly not Mlaa Ihingrrfluld told me I waa to bring yon hark " raithroiird at llni aerr.-lary a deak, a iiiiim of pnHra before her. Mlaa Her l.llne Dnngerfleld uwaltnl him. Ilu wua ready to plnre hla h-ad ou tlm blork lu aliner ronlrlllon for hla run duct hut ahe hera.-lf liaik the Inltln-tlta Inltln-tlta and her lone wna w holly amiable "Tlila morning, Mr. Ardinore " "Oh, pleuae forget tlila morning'" he pleaded. "Hut I waa rude to you; I threaleli ed lo have you thrown out of the houie; and you hml t'oun In do un a favor You traded buttermilk lor mtano'lilntir" "I ahouldn't eiurtly full It moon-ihlor moon-ihlor It'a mure like dymimlte thuii "I Didn't Com Hera to Pry Into Voui Family Secret!." iiintlilng flan. I've written it reply lo the nntn nnd put It bark In the rnrk und I ni going to irtmn it in Kildare" What gnawer did you mak.- to thai liifaiiioiiH effort to intlipliliite nn lu-liter'" lu-liter'" ili-lnmideil Mlaa llalltv-l II. Id ' I '''id thtAppletieiiihl cant: Unit lle-t Mre a lot of rnitaiilM and that tin "n rnor will have them all In Jail '' hanged within ten daya " ""did! Perfectly n-l' udid' I'ld yon ' My any Hint?" ' W nil elat eoulil I do? I knew that thai'- hat thn gnveiiior would -iiy -he, I Inn.. i any it--., I thnught I'd aat- Ii m the trouble." Vtlior,.', Ulu JuK ,luw Ml. Ara nun"1 "In '"y rtnim at the hotel The kupk nun-i have aoini hialy on ciiaril lu re. A U'l'llennr, wno ,, ,1 n, be one of Ho in tailed on me Ihln mm iiltite. dfMlit dltiK the Jug; mid If he'a thn man I think ho la. ho' aiolni tin- lltil" brown tug from my room lu lla hotel by Ihln llnie." VI lanil.-e,".el, I , -l ,. , '.,. , ;i'.,ol ol r. il tape ii : ,l w a. u ... llni-II llni-II I hey tteia am h Hire liHl- halula. .nd ao . a. fill In Ih-lr altnlea. triMiin! with the tai.e II ,H he wna .'lie hi. eira had h-tiiii.-l l,i-i Into lit :i:-liil." .he I, id i I. lu lu .1 'Ii-ip III 111- o'l'. t dinwlni; ui nt tin- n. m--ii.il , I hi ' nf!;, e, pott- that II . atni,, pin re I itn.-li.p. d II I III win all: mt as tlotnea He aa Die houae In til.', I, . he H, ,1 Ml. a lialifrll-ld threw don n the ap.-ol of tape nnd I" lit ton. ii, I hi n -ravely "Mr Aidinore, ran ton k. . , a ar rnl" ' N'ld'i.ily et.-r tried me with one. hul I think I ran Mlaa IHinK-i (1-1,1. ' he p'-rmiired him Idy 'Tien i-aao aland up" And Ardtiiure ro... n Hub' el.-.-pl.h lv. like n .rhiatlhoy who frni. I'talnr and pralae nllke Mlaa i.mi;-i field tllle.l nun of Ihe adorable hmula aol-elliuly aol-elliuly "I. lining governor of North I'aro Una. hrrrl.t npa.lnt you n.y prltate .'rt.tary. and tiuiy Hod hate tnrr.-v on t.-ur a, ml Ymi may now all down. Mr S. rrelarv " "Hut I tlioni;!.( there wna n ae. re tart already Mid bealdea. I don't wine a .ry maul hand." Aidtiiore Bliimmrr. d I mil juat arndllig Mr Haaaford In Atlanta to find papa Ilea all-ady I cone, or will be pr. Ity ai.. n " I'.i, I I 111, mi-', I your lather would he heme l.l tl'l lit " Ml.. I'atim ill. Id looked oul of the oprti window upon the pnrk, Ih-n Into Ihe all. lit outer hnil. to be aure ahe wna not oti'ih. ard l'i:pa will ti,,t ho nt home tonight, iplfi Unaware That Mln Dangtrfleld Pinid Directly Behind Him. nr prohnbly to-morrow night, or the night afterward I'm not aure we'll rvnll hoYt Chrtnittiiia dinner lor pahn " "Hut of eourae you know where hn la? It lan't poaalble " and Arduiorv alare.l In aalonlabiiieiit Into Mlaa Dan gern-ld a tranuull bin eyea. "ll la poaalble. I'apa la dut king hla otTlrlal reaiainalhlllllea. That a what'a the matter wHh papa! And I gucaa they're enough to drlva any man Into the wimhU. Juat limk at all tlila!" Mlaa llangerlleld realinl one of thoae diminutive hand of hrtf on the. I'll': uf docuiuenli, Itltera anil tele-grama tele-grama Ihe aerreiary had left behind him; with a nod of the head ahe In illrated iho governor"! deak In tl1 In ner riiiiln. nnd II, loo. wna piled h'gh with dm umoiilu "I auppint.-il, fttlterril Aidinore "that In the uhartire of the governor Iln ll-uti nant uovt ruin- wo ild url I think I read Hint once " You mii-l ban rend ll wnuig. Mr. Ardmoru In North Can, Una. It. the, nbai-iiei' of th.. i:ivf rnor. I mn gov- rnor! Ik.u't ha.k ho alio, ki d. wln-n I any I. I 111, an I-- nm! Ikl you under-aland under-aland whal I anld?" "I heard what yuu auld, Mlaa Ihin-gm Ihin-gm Meld " "I ineiin whal I mi Id. Mr Anlmore I hi, ve taken you Into tuy rohMil, tire beruuHe I don't know you I don't know anything ukoiit you I don't wutit tn know anything tihout you I'd hn naliHtni'd lo aak anyho.lv I know to help mn The people of North Cur-ollmt Cur-ollmt miiat never know thut the gov. ernor la nhaont during llnioa of grant puhlle peril And If you urn alrald, Mr Ariltnori'. you hud heller not nr-repl nr-repl Ihn poaltlon." ' lli-rea li il Ii I ti k I wini M n't do fur you." blurted Anlmore. "I'ui nut u-kllig you I wmilil not nak you to do anything for me. I am ii.klrig you to do It lor Ihn (lid North Slate Our reiiitltina. Mr Ard inure, will hot In aiadul. hut purely otlirlnl Ho you nrrepl the lerma?" "I do. nnd I warn you now thut I hall nev r realgu " IT'J UK I'uNTINI'MIl I |