Show lucia finds a real man D by CLAIRIE SMITH copyright CoPi right 1821 1921 western union daniel 1 oatlie ort lie considered himself himsel r one of the most fortunate men in tile the world when he became a partner ji artner wilif loser bell lie was vas getling old ills new business cores cares would bo be light and bell was a money maker besides cef that young denzil bell aro an d lucia guclu forsythe Foi sythe were engaged it was true that young cell bell was fly no means the mail the old busl business ness veteran would generally have selected for a son in law the scion of the hells bells was nas idle without inam lickle and a spendthrift tiola rudely unexpectedly came the darkest day ill it the life of 01 old ol daniel forsythe with a crush crash the i rent reat house of hell bell forsythe co went vent down do n in ruin all of the forsythe fortune was involved the hells bells however ho Never were notorious for having ever an anchor to windward 11 when I 1 he file creditors were settled with will the hells bells lew flew as high as ever mrs airs bell ila had a 1 fortune artune of her own and on oil that thai the lie family could drift along very pleasantly the first thing shallow sli allow mela spirited denzil bell lid did was to break the llie engagement with alicia she ila had expected it and was devoutly glad that it had cariie carue about we are paupers haupers pau pers mour nedi her bel father and now t the he engagement is arole broken n it crushes me to think of you lucia I 1 had so counted on your trip abroad to finish up your art and music now now dear papa cried lucia almost joyously 1 I am free to have my my own way to really live to be of some actual use in the world even if the crash had not come declared declai ed her father it would not have much to me for I 1 am grad gradually anly breaking down in bl h eally nonsense cheered ills hopeful laughter daughter A month up tip among the pines with avith aunt carrie will soon drive d rive away amay all such megrims me grims grinis papa yo you ll 11 have taken care of me all ru ray y life now I 1 am going to pay you yoli back years previous mr Foz forsythe had given ills his widowed sister a small home at wa phani and hall had secured ed a permanent pension to her s was now their refuge lucia had arranged in the city to do some illustrating for two P publicly eions alons A music house hou se too aa 11 agreed d to pay her something for songs so she began her quite an encouraging income her work did not take up tip all her time and she became immensely interested in the children of the factory workers of the town 1 I declare papa slie she said onedas ona lay about six months after their aneval in wareham Ware bam 1 I believe I 1 never knew what real happiness was until now think of it this grand air and exercise er c ise have made you twenty ti enty years younger the bank Is willing to pay you well for a few hours of your time I 1 as adviser I 1 am earning a nice little I 1 sum and oil oh these dear little calill dren sir rage lias has selected those who seem to have the music musical a I 1 a and lid art in instinct and saturdays I 1 have four different free classes the sir mr aage she had allu allude deti to hid had conie come into lucias life quite prominently of late ile he had charge of a school supported by the manufacturing plants it at the lie edge of the town tit the ni work ork was purely lucia would never forget for et to her daa d ing lay day oue one golden ii she be was u as sti strolling oiling by tile rIv eride avith harold page lif plans for th the benefit work suddenly harold lid hirvi sprier froni from liw side then sh she e saw that little girl ili ii a boat lied t the anar ill alie e null enill darn dam hall had fail en ell into llie lie katr just in ili ciol mi all rage iago made a plunge that reset rescued wil allf imperiled clied from sure death the little girl was more frIght enee than llian hurt burt when page carried ditl to a grilly grassy plot lucia sat donn tir tf CM c ire for fol tile weeping child and he be rescuer livered lio ered near by to soothe her hei knitli ill mor orl oil ob doar dar ier ii ral pare el you vibe so sa kd d 40 grand brand to jump in and get all wet and mussed up tip lust just fur for a bad naughty n little girl slie she was so grateful so happy li lippy that thai she seized ills his hand she drew it 11 close to that of lucia and an kissed both an and held then there so closi cloa together that lucia blushed and rage looked embarrassed it nerved ilar page I 1 ibe to speak out ili bat t hai had been beell in liis ills heart for some time MIs he said suld las as the walked slowly homeward anybody any bodi bodA would lie pardoned for tac co common millon ion are it a princess it in dis guise really I 1 avas led to believe that you oil were the great bli heiress ess es S then the sald said nt I 1 have I 1 learned alint aint your vork liere here Is real soul labor I 1 liam something more in worldly that my DY humble but glad posia Uoti or liere here would seem to indicate let me share it alth you r ali ami on oil such a dreamy mellow evening anil and mill etli such earnest word from such a man mail lucia could not say hlin him nay day |