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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH Unnecessary A word to the wise is often I SYNOPSIS The Duke, a pleasant, likable youth of twenty-threjobless and broke, enters an unoccupied summer home in Southampton, seeking shelter from a terrific rain storm. He makes himself at home. Six years ago his father had died in China, leaving the lad, Barry Gilbert, to fight his way back to the States. He did not recollect ever having had a mother. Dozing at the fireside, he is startled by the arrival of a butler, Willetts; a chauffeur. Evans; a cook and a maid. He learns that the son of the owner of the house, Jack Bidder, whom the servants had never seen, is expected. He decides to bluff It out. e, CHAPTER I Continued 2 I hope not," the Duke replied, grin nlng broadly, and, seeing that grin the four servants smiled, too plain ly surprised at the masters good ha mor. "This is Evans, sir," the butler con tinned. "This is Mrs. Mulligan. Cook, sir. And Annie Jeffers, the parlor maid. If yon dont mind, sir, Ill get them set, and then Ill come upstairs to report" Fine that his I said the Duke, calculating five minutes would get him into clothes, and out the front door. He was climbing the steps again when Willetts called. I never thought sir. Your bed Isnt made. Ill get the linen out, and have Annie up there right away. Youll want a good fire in your room to dry things out. Ive got a fire In the library," the Duke replied. Dont hurry. Im very comfortable. They did hurry. He had scarcely got his trousers from under the mattress when Annie appeared, just as he had seen her in the hall, and with a small load of immaculate sheets and pillow cases. Mr. Evans is lighting the furnace, she said. The house is that cold. Mr. Willetts says. Its an I wonder you didnt think of it. But, of course, youre a stranger here, too. A stranger! What did she mean by that? Where had be been, he wondered? Evidently, not home, at any rate. So that was why Willetts hadnt known he wasnt Mr. Kidder. Was Willetts new? The girl was on her knees at the hearth, and the Duke ventured half a question. "Willetts Isnt a stranger? Of course not, Annie replied. Nor Mr. Evans. Just Mrs. Mulligan and me. We was taken on when Madam and Mr. Kidder expected to spend the summer here, and wedve been let out, I guess, when they decided to go to Germany, if it hadnt been for your coming back. I picked just the right minute, didnt I? grinned the Duke. And You sure did! grinned the parlor maid, spreading the linen over the arms of two chairs. It was an amusing conversation, but it had been too long. Keturning to the, library, trousers still in hand, Barry Gilbert encountered the ubiquiIll take those, sir, tous Willetts. said the butler, taking them. Oh, never mind! Theyll need pressing." Ill need them." Theyll be ready for you In the morning, .Willetts said, with a note Did you bring any pyof finality. jamas, sir?" Any lie would do for now. answered the Duke, but, Yes, like an idiot, I checked my and God knows what happened to the check Ill get you a pair of your fathers, Youre very Willetts voluntered. He was taking, stock much of a size. Look like your of the new master. father, if you dont mind my saying so, sir. Same figure. Same kind of face, only kinder, if you dont mind my saying so, sir. The Duke didnt mind. It was all how long a lucky break, only would it last? "Mustnt over-pla- y my But the luck, thought the Duke. real Mr. Kidder wasnt coming until tomorrow. Why make a break for it tonight? The storm was roaring, and throwing buckets of water against the windows. The butler had gone into the bedroom, and returned with a pair of purple silk pyjamas.' Anything else, sir? . No, thanks. HI be leaving you then. Theres a lot to do getting the rooms ready for cook and the maid. Theyve never been here before. Dont know their way about Evans dont neither. What time breakfast sir? r, " suit-cas- 1 e, Oh, say eight oclock. "Right, sir. Good night sir. said the butler, bowing himself out. , Easy! thought the Duke, standing before the fire, with the purple pyjaToo easyl Too mas in his hand. damned easy!' Theres a catch in it somewhere ! Willetts Implied that .he had been with the family some time. Why had he never seen the son? Or even a picture of him? Why was he so willing to accept a stranger In the house at his own word practically without Why did he take those question? "Fm trapped, mused the trousers? Duke, or else Or else what? "Or else hes no more a butler than I am Mr. Kidder. How do I know what he is? Theres a lot of mighty valuable junk in this house. It was with that thought in his mind, and himself imagined in a new and exciting role, that His Grace of Hollywood finally turned the other cheek on an Irish linen pillow slip, and dropped off to sleep. The trousers were beside his bed when he awoke. And all that cinema nonsense had evaporated from his mind. Just a lucky break. A good nights rest in a warm, dry house, whose owners had suddenly dashed off to Europe, leaving the establishment to a son who happened to be unknown to the servants. If I belonged in a house like this He squared his shoulders, and sauntered down the carpeted stairs. No need of finishing the sentence. Already, he felt a new dignity; a new, The' trousers stiffening were neatly pressed, and Good morning, sir, said the butler, as he entered the breakfast room. make shift There was nothing about the meal. Evans had been to town for cream, and bacon, and bread, and the Dukes courage rose with every sip of the steaming coffee. Whats this? he inquired, his eye falling up an envelope at his plate. A letter for your mother, sir, Willetts replied. It came after shed left the hotel, and Evans got it when he went back for some things he was to bring out here. He forgot it last night, sir. Mrs. Ridder expected some mail from the employment agency, and places like that. She said you was to open it, sir. Barry hesitated. He could feel a chilly something in the butlers gaze. Sooner than return the gaze, or evade it, he opened the envelope. A hundred dollar bill dropped out, "Well, sir! exclaimed the butler, any doubts he may have entertained lost in his surprise. "Well, echoed the Duke, with that new courage born of the steaming coffee. "Well, and likewise good. I can . self-respec- I might take a drive, he said. Why not? Thats exactly what I was thinking. They both smiled. A good fellow Willetts. How absurd to have suspected him of being athief. And how jumpy to have imagined that "chilly something in the butlers gaze. Out of sight of the house, he took the precaution of burning that letter from "John. The truth was that the Dukes uneasiness over that hundred had nothing to do with the fear of being caught. He had never stolen Ill return that anything before. mused the money from Montauk, Duke. I dont want to be hooked for robbing , the malls. This was certainly a beautiful place. Not very well kept, though, he observed. There ought to be a better lawn, even so near the sea. If it And he grinned again. were mine It was, for the moment. But only for the moment. Life had never been dull for him or for his father. Keep moving that was the old mans slogan. And that was all he ever kept Barrys memories began in Pittsburg. Stranded, Francis Gilbert had tutored there. . letter.. Dear Mother: Im returning the money. I cant keep it, and I cant go to Southampton. Im sending this special delivery, so youll have time to get rid of the servants, if you decide not to open the house. For your sake, I hope father improves at Bad Nauheim, but' I dont want anything that comes from him. and I shant write again. Thanks, all John. the tame, The Duke picked up the envelope again. It had been posted the previous morning in New York, and there was no special delivery stamp. Santa Claus Well, he remarked; is certainly worked overtime for me! Back with the toast and coffee, Willetts inquired, Anything important, sir? The letter?" asked the Duke, as though that had been farthest from No. Ill send his present thoughts. it to Bad Nauheim when I write, and keep the money until my mother returns. What time shall you want the 'car, sir? The car? For luncheon, sir. Its a fairish long walk to the village. His Grace reflected. It was a long walk to the village. It was an even longer walk to Montauk Point And, apparently, there was no possibility of overplaying his luck. Why should not he ride to Montauk In comfort or, at least to within a few miles of and disappear . there, inMontauk stead of at Southampton? DONT SLEEP ON LEFT SIDE, AFFECTS HEART hed come East Ankle-deein the sand, that morning at Southp he kept thinking of the ampton, let- ter hed just burned. And of his own Gas Pressure May Cause Discomfort Right Side Best If you toss in bed and cant sleep on mother. He had missed her all through his childhood, watching the other boys with their mothers, or, at school in England, getting ready to go home to them. "I lost her, the old mpn had said, and never mentioned the matter again. Had she died in Algiers, in childbirth, or merely grown weary of wandering, and decided to stay somewhere with someone? "Id like to find dose right side, try Adlerika. Just ONE on heart ' the Duke thought. her, At noon Evans brought the car. Do you know where were going? relieves stomach GAS pressing ao you sleep soundly all night. Adlerika acts on BOTH upper and lower bowels and brings out foul matter you would never believe was ip your system. This old matter may have poisoned you for months and caused GAS, sour stomach, headache or nervousness. Dr. H. L. Shoub, New York, reports : In addition to intestinal cleansinfa Adlerika. greatly reduces bacteria asked the Duke. "Yes. Im taking you for a ride. Almost surly, thought the Duke. And it had a sinister sound, that phrase. You want to get lunch, dont you? the chauffeur added, quickly. I want to see the end of the island. We can eat anywhere. The Duke sank back into the cushioned seat It gave him a curious sense of Importance being driven like this. Along the highway they and colon bacilli . Mrs. Jas. Filler : Gas on my stomach was so bad I could not eat or sleep. Even my heart hurt. The first dose of Adlerika brought me relief. Now I eat as I wish, sleep fine and never felt better. Give your stomach and bowels a REAL cleansing with Adlerika and see how good you feel. Just ONE dose relieves GAS and chronic constipation. Sold by all druggists and drug departments. . PAINFUL . sped. t. use Ehis. A said the butler. Yes, sir, little more coffee, sir? Thank you, assented the Duke. And just one more piece of toast. Alone in the cheerful breakfast room, with the cheerful sunshine streaming down outside, he read the a poor little thing, though, and desperate, and His Grace kept his mouth shut. They couldnt pin it on him, he said, and they didnt, but there were no jobs after that. And so They already know. nored. The car was slowing down now, and, looking ahead, His Grace saw another limousine drawn up at the side of the road. Evans threw out the clutch, and then put his foot on the brake. A husky young fellow in uniform was standing in front of the other car. Beside him was a spare, d gentleman. And, framed in the cars doorway, ready to alight, stood a pretty girl. Stop, said the Duke, quite since they had stopped. She was the prettiest girl he had ever seen, the Duke decided. He had made the same decision many times before, but this time he felt it would be final. Tall and slim and dark, dressed in an ensemble of hunters-gree- n tweed, with a top coat to match, and a tiny felt hat perched upon her sleek black hair, she looked, somehow, like a thing turned out by an entirely perfect machine trim, and polished, and built for speed. Her eyes were gray, the Duke was to discover later, and wide, and a little cold. Her nose was a straight line from her forehead, and her lips were bright red against the pale ivory of her face. Can I do anything for you? inquired the Duke. He was standing before her now, and her glance took him in, calmly, appraisingly, before she answered, No, thanks. And with that, Barry felt, she erased him from the landscape. d said the Yes, you can, That is, if either gentleman. of you knows anything about a car. My chauffeur doesnt. Well be glad to try, the Duke Have a look at it, said, cordially. will you, Evans? Sullenly, Evans walked over to the white-haire- PincmiiG Zino-pad- s on any sensitive spots caused by shoe pressure or friction and youll have instant relief. They stop pain of corns, and bunions; prevent sore toes, blisters; ease tight shoes. Get a box today. Sold everywhere. 25(1 and 350. Apply Dr.Scholls super-erogatoril- y, - Its Got to Go, Fumed the Gentleman. White-Haire- d he Spoiling good longshoremen, called it, because their papas ara rich. From one of the longshoremen, Barry had discovered that he should hate a mother. The old man had never mentioned it, so his son raised the question. I lost her, his father said. "How? In Algiers. You were born there. It was years before Barry was old enough to put the two things togeth er. she die when I was born? he asked then, and got no answer, This was in San Sebastian, where the old man worked for an engineering concern. Soon afterward, they pushed on to England, and short-live- d prosperity. Barry went to school, for the first time, and found that he had learned more from his father than the other lads from their professors. That was fortunate, because the schooling lasted only a year before Barry fifteen now was taken to India. "I cant stand counting houses, his father had told him. Theyve given us a berth in Calcutta. It wasnt an upper berth, and It was in another counting house. I met a fellow today, the elder Gilbert announced, whos got something to do with the diamond mines. I think well go to Johannesburg. They didnt, because, a week later, the old man found another friend who suggested Manila. From there, It was only a step to Canton, and the tea business, and a shorter step to Hong Kong, where Francis Gilbert came home one night with a fever, and died the next morning. Barry had begged a clerkship in Hong Kong, and then worked his way to San Francisco., On the boat was a movie director. Youve got a great smile, he told the youngster. "I think I can' use you. Hollywood, then, and one studio after another. Youth, and looks, and the Ingratiating grin helped a lot there. And Barry learned a lot, too. How to wear clothes, and how gentlemen behaved or Hollywood thought they behaved in a drawing room. He was earning two hundred dollars a week, sometimes, when a wallet vanished from a coat thrown over a table in the set. The Duke knew who took it She was Did , white-haire- open hood. It the ignition, feur told him. Start her 'up. She the other chauf- wont start. The two men began fussing, with the engine. d Its got to go, fumed the I havent had a gentleman. bite since breakfast, and Im due in New York at five oclock. Hungry myself, said the Duke. Where did you mean to eat? 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