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wry Mo»lv and pnttrntly. ar If to a little child. “In thU came. Mira Hawlry, thrrr ta no tomorr.— The world ends a: twelve o'clock oath day. t'opj hold over la copy not worth printing There U- no commodity that apoila ro laat na newa. Wlsa Hawley. Try to remember that. “A alary that U worth hall a column today i» not worth hall an Inch tomorrow/ To be rpeelUc. MkoUkoff giTea hta concert tonicut at mtdnlicht. romorrow be will b> aa if be never had been, ro far as Philadelphia la concerned. Nobody will be Intereeted In him or hla 'lewa once his coat tall* have wn. Don't ever me attain" turned away from hei. and knew that there waa notbtac left for her to ray. Hhe tnned away from the desk mad found McDermott ronfroulinc hvr. It was the Brat time that she had seen him for more than a fl>. In* rliiupee. since she entered tin Tries-a ph ofher He Nailed i:rharely She could not pue** horn wc-h he had hourd of the conversation just ended. “Good work on the Went Plata* wreck. Ml** Hawley." came bis smooth voice. “Your little heart throb Fldelqchta showed a nlcr sense of news values. Hope you'll keep it up." Barbara thanked him. n little eboiily. Then she bolted. She rushed out of the office into Chestnut Street. She wanted to net away, far awav. to try to force! that she had aver entered this •trance, brutal world In which she found herself, where sicker las humiliation followed clo-ely on the -5!!* of triumph, and laurels snatched one minute were torn away the next. Suddenly she tbouebt of Brace She did not want to think of him. but the thought would not be abut

room at home. It seemed to Barbara that years must ha\e rlan-ed since then: that she must bar* crown eenturles older. How Bruc would laugh if be could see her now. disheartened, hum I! laud: Site wandered tain a department store, and strolled throuefa lh» aisles, looking absently at carton* wares, as she passed.

A w-

before the- Jewelry mine a necklace

Barbara a* vaguely faml'.iar. Out «! idle curiosity she slopped at a little distance down the counter tr. watch the purchase. Then she beard tb. clerk speak to the customer “Jade 1* better than coral this season. Mrs. Hamilton" There was a deference in her tone. Two other saleswomen huua: about, to watch the woman at Then. In one o{ her flashes o! Barbara Identified the face She had sc-n It le-slde that of the new gmernor. looking but of the paget of her own paper the day before The Jewelry customer was the new governor* lady. “What fun." I hour hi Itartu. i. “to v-alrb her boy necklace*:" She looked w ith Interest at every detail of the woman's costume. Then a sentc-nee of Well * occurred to her. "Write what you would read. If you were oa the out

side." be had said.

Whet lb. jade l.-klr.r. had beer, wrapprd up and the change Unlive fed Mr* hr*a Hamilton inorid' away, followed by an unobtruwitc younc i» ram In tailored navy blue Nolnd) observing would have guessed that any • of meet loo lay between the lady in sablus and Ih<

Wana.aper's Store when a saleswoman advanced upon the governor's wHe with a robe de null In apricot crepe dr chine, lavishly trimmed with biaih cbtflon IrtlU. " "My goodnews" said Mrs. Hamilton. 'I'd feci lUe the bedroom acme from ”t'amBle"-tl I

she picked up her parrels of white unmentionable- and departed (or the gtovw departmcnl" There It was. right In the middle of page one under a three-owlumn cut of the goverwor's wife and a staring black headline, which read. “•No Peach- olored Nighties lor Me.' Says Governor * l*dy" Bui that wns not hall of It. The story began with a lew lines about the feat .'■-com pH shed by the Phils deiphia Telegraph In gatting al Erst hand this detailed story ©t the inaugural wardrobe of the governorV wife. 1 here tolloe-ed a favorable ■ raent upon the taste of the enviable woman, and epic or. hvr choke of furs, some remarks on shoes gloves, and a lyric on her lingerie Batharw settled back in

lay picture of the gowTworV lad: The city editor came by. a way to the campoidog room caught (hr poar He made to s^rwk. tho. g-< hrttav ef U

opened the paper and began to of the copy of other Wl Hot a. was beginning lo feel the affection for the Telegraph that young reporters develop, with their first "bent" Having read the n rather thorough!;. Bad at some of the nrti Kven lor thc>4 she tfV alfecHon. A two-column hog at the head of a column on the real estate page caught her eye. “Manners. Slone k Ileynolde" it reed. And under Death. "Realtors" . This, with the telephone number and a suite number in the Real £>- talc Trust Building, was alt The name “Reynold*" gave Barbs rr a start. There was nothinc to show whether it waa Bruce Reynold*. Her thoughts were Intarraphd. Adeline had left the switchboard to speak to her. “Sorusbody wants to talk Mis* Hawley" she said, n anlly . “Sayr her name's Mrs. Kira Hamilton" CHAPTER vm T HE name "Hamilton" brought Barbara to bur feet. She stand wildly about her. Bob. her father ronftwaor and distrt

riu,. »o my story of your wardrobe, Alta. Hamilton. I have no explawalio other than that It tclb. the tm h and It Is Integrating to the public " A rustling of papers behind her told Barbara that Mlr> Badger wa* feverishly bunting for the "dtsicrncclul' story. "Indeed!" cried Mrs. Hamilton. "I shall be down at once to sec your employer. You may wait until I get there" « 4 Thu receiver banged. f * • Well." thought Barbara, a* she turned away from the telephone. Tm sure In for It this

time"

The sltualion was distinctly uncomfortable. She must warn Wells of the Impending vtelt of state. She found him la a more sunny mood than usual. It was that blessedly relaxed time of day wh«i even 'newspaper men sit back and conlcmpUtr the universe, pipe in mouth and feet on dewk. ■Mrs. Hamilton?" he drawled. "That's no. we did run a story about her today. 1 think" He smiled and looked at Barbara between half-cl owed lids. Barb*!? smiled, too. Bat It was a wry smile. "She didn't like the story." said she. "And she's coming right down lo nee you about 11- And she wants to aee

lag beside the city desk, talking volubly, and using hsr ringed hands to emphasise each •*»-

lenee.

Barbara assumed her best pro- ' regional manner—a manner demure but firm. She marched m might up to the enraged lady1 am Barbara Hawley" she *nld coolly. "You wish lo see me?" Mr*. Hamilton stared at Ibc girl, with her smooth skin, her child-like gray eyeu and her unin 1st aka ble air of assurance. But .-hr was not to he deterred. • How dare you follow me?" cried. "B there no privacy Wl the public nowaday*?" "Those who seek public place often pay lor It with their privacy." said Barbara, cousckms— with that absurd schoolteecher mind of hem—that there were too many 'p's' in the sentence.

yellow globe of light fra street lamp hers and there. Irak houses with un’lghted

Wd anyone

h shot?" **

The woman n*

»■ front of hn »

deserted street Into another. They passed rot eve* a "Ugh!" shivered Barbara, "l/ookn like a city of the dead— feel* like

»»*

out the —--

of the piece:" cried the governor's lady again. "1 was net— “

mortified in my whole life.

t for *

it. If

‘Tm Barbara Haw icy. Do yoo vaat to ace me T Barbara asked the Governor ; wife.

Barbara IliWbj

by her an

Bed. Jcffnra again “Two's* msdi splash this (>■*• *11 right Ctat that about mak" up tor Nikafc shat *-hi*-MUM «u MS') It ' "Goes* an.* std Barbara, hoi

piiy- “It s»i s««J

"lb *1 ta “be world " *a*

pinch—rtand by hii ronrUlata a pal inn*

There was n« help for If. Barbara thought of McDermott**

Go> ** j Mtauncbur-iw. and Hung to the .ikad* thought, a* she made her way lo

. the tetrpbonr. It wa* disconeortLap- j tngly war the d«*k of (he society

delay editor

"Is thi* Mirw Barbara Hawley?"

i Bid. came the voice at (be other end

• like

i«w|

* first la<

. neither would

while

lo colored lingerie

“Her purchases ta Ibe underwear depart Tin at- yesterday alteration adhered fir nil; ta the ooBMrvaUvr color Dote, in spile of the at tempts of salrs-

> *harp retort. But i

IKuntod.

“Barely the; do

cause they have a M

and a flair «o prirty. The t.

Bartiara admiile>l the charge.

■ any explauah

ts Ml liar J offer of (hr duscraceful

lowigbf* Telegraph: '

' > pert la c : Barbara fbucht «> d».op-j *'Which diagracdul art

|s*kcd. and knew flint

* a Ivctful leinaijt

Irgitimatc

not In her story at Irast In the he.-.dllne which the eopyraader had written for It. But she knew Uni an adraifwlon would l>c fatal. "I fall to see anything scandalous about the use o fttwros that 'are used la the advertising columns every day." she said. "In fact," with a flash of humor. “I should think you'd appreciate that •robe de nnlte' phrase. They cost more than fee re nightgown*." Her impudence surprised Wails, i but not more than tl surprised ! Barbara. Mrs. Hamilton w&s

gasping.

Weils Interposed. ‘The man aging editor. Mr. McDermott, asked me to show you into his office when you arrived." he said. "Hn is really the person In authority here and can give you greater satisfaction" Wells looked at Barbara's calm profile. His -eyes expressed a •wiltare of anx- - iety and admiration. Then to the governor’s wile, ' Just come Uis

: wsy."

When be came back he said to Barbara. "No use in riling her any farther. Mias Hawley, don't blam Barbara was I fortaole. She took down the file of the Telegraph and settled herself lo read lag it. In a rain attempt to divert her mind from the angry lady in McDermott s office. After many minutes McDermott's door opened. Mrs. Kara - Hamilton issued from It. She was putting on her glove*—Ur very

Stoves.

McDermott stood In the behind her. He war Mailing hta most charming smile, the one with the little whimsical cart at corner of his lips. Mrs. Hamlllea was chattering <o him as though he were a bang leas friend. The las: amrnititw performed. Mrs. Hamilton again advanced upon the city desk. Weliv brought hta feet to the fioor with a heavy thud, and rase to laert her. 'Oh. Mr. Wells." said the lady. I* the voice like fronwi crcwm. “II was a disgraceful (false to do. you hnw>. Really, my husband should Imta the Telegraph. "But" and her voice congealed with sweetness, “since you hava done it—will you see (hat I get five doien copio* of the nd send Ue bill to me?"

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The Wrmut, Mlr7 ^ ^ _ e - v ^ u P«»rrf ioijm " “ The; wet. .u.v «Ml. '"I? and well modiihic^ 'T wid. Tie rooofl, the murder* '• “foltawad him hm from fBI-lkh^k^irt^.*^i —«®- Caught him at NwHIe^erv* to th* uii, ^ Marie's, with another dame, and sbith she Ud ■ pluggel hhn" j "There* cothiiTi.— "What nort of cren'wre da you wid. anaxtix -j A- x. suppose she'd he?" naked Bar- aU" 1 ®«rt»ra Ti bega.i. and ftopp.l, j moiv dorriv it tv «, noted that h. - Uid hfiSUUfnRy cm »n4 g tertal. her how her slippy, of hlscl. lur Uy 08 ■dde he*. lUrbin kd door, through which tt had gone Wlthont wintiEg. d ; wheeled about. Thn ner*. talking fiuUtly. ta make me ten vht "Murder always brings rat a who my Umlly itt. krt of thaae night hawks." re- never do it. m die ; marked Bob. Thsy like ta «aad .owe of their batten ground and gas about the mur- me and 1 thot hla. I dcrers and hint at improvewwwt* , B 4 jf, m y | they could make oa his math again !du> 'dleate. Barbara wa« bew« •d. She vm > (hit *>«« he raat: too crueil; upon the a it raal- gentlcwr-.js- before I the door open'd »riii

trial

thinking aU Ue Uaac

while Ue judge Mu up there so grave and Ue Jury no rang. •But for the grace of Irak, there

goee say of yog.'

the world, or maybe a

i't kill

under certain

a fellow gets through life wlifa- goes clear. Nobody be ought to (eel dam thankful Tht* Him. tVsuk —not rlrtueua." tbey ie (rot the en*« ‘1 drat are that." pcuaaated muor. at lean. Hepe Barbara. "It ta an easy to live will padlock the pis'* within Ue law. aad knap a right it s a hell hole" grip oa yrar pawrinas, that there Then, noddinc hh ha isn't much cxcGue far rauder. .be alcove. Boh vhupa People let their emuriraa get the she talk?" And she* upper hand, instead of keeping .hook her head, he theta minds la ooalroL That* -They're loncd Wtm all." hag. She's tb* s-ier tf Boh looked at her. -Well.” he Blodgett, all nghL » said, "you're talking Uke a new story. You piek uj *■ * girt reporter now. You Just don't phere you can asd PM know what yra're talking ahrat." » mb s«on on ^ r * The racing car stoppid 1* front we have talked to tta of an oid brick hnlldtag a Mack looked around a hit- *» long, which was divided into hack to the rtfce' . separate apartmeata by waamrous The woman in tta ■ wooden stairs descending directly rising. Sh* giitaf"' , to the sidewalk. up front tta ® nor . as stately ce*'" r ' . j Boh started for the strpa. He ■ her should*v. »« r

very high-

“I heard «l-i> T*

: cried, "and It IS » P stair- ’ it win ruin «ny

“That's Nellie Rath. ' ed Bob. "She's rai i for years. Has a d i behind this one aad I Include* a best idi ■* r place. But Nellie 1

ting his feet down from the desk

with a thump, ' oe're had worse . It had been a heavy day. Bartfaan governor's wires In thl* of- hara wa* so t‘red that she let her fire. Though I doubt w bother ‘ clotbra lie on the floor where they we've had any wtwwe trouble- dropped aad crawled Into bed. makers than this lady Is liable to Eight hours Uy ahead before ho-’* the turmoil would start again Barbara's mouth drooped lower eight blterful hours of unconthan ever. Suddenly Well* smiled ciouaneas. But she liked lo be "Bland by. Mias Hawley." he aald. tired out when she went to bed. "we won't give up the ship yet.; It kept her from lying awake lo

I’m official wedcomiug committee think about Bruce.

I«.r bootlegs'**- crook politician* It seemed only a moment later aad annoyed gov-rsor'a wives" that she waa startled from sleep Fifi.en minute Uler Mr*. Exra ^y the long and violent ringing .ide In ! Hamilton swept in. She bsiktd of tee '..lepbone bell. She turned a:Mind for someone Who might on the night light by her bed time. ' be Barbara begot c she * wished her aad gtant-d al her clock. H was

?” *he Mihle-v through ibe little swinging 2 o'clock.

e had 1 eat*. Hbe set red ■ kimona and ran to

Barbara wa* not there to be the tMepbooe.

t." snap-< Impr+wsed. Kb. was out In the Jetari.

oi- e. berranmc lee* like 1 rest room, elandliig Is-lor* tb.- the wire. Terribly nairy. Bar-

is ■ oat I«u»*. , -m and HUM. like * »a\y mirrtrf and dabbing hand- bar a. old girl, bat it's Mcltor-

is uur street wnaid;-trine oi iuil.y iir.-' ts-k--r>. j fuir of «dd cream ;*U» a very nartt * orderK.

supplied with s|W; ! Barbara saw the h.*d of Mis* j Krrmy face. ' There'* a woman Ihal's -«- rt

Ba.l*«e ri— with a jerk. She When tb" left the rest room a maa down at Nellir Marie'*

ail bios Bo*, aaat hae taught the ward "disgrace-i it waa wllh a velvet pkm am night clab. They say the killer

piemat.! fui " I peachy i.l<«m that would have u the stater of a man high ln

j meditations. Kbe pwl.d np tta i-- Tl.- -'j;hi iA that bead strength- j given battle to the president s national pcditica. Khot him over

replied I wife bcrarlf, if nrad had been. some kind of triangle mixup.

their moitar. But »*r '"‘ L!

few euusip;

"Don't be Imt- ;!

door opened, was a broad ahnaWI wistfwl *' , ^ -r-I elk.™. A T - J "Hello. Charter." cried Bob. Irani K' 11 ' , ' 1 ^ 1 and brushed paM him. draggiag brat life- ^ . Barbara by owe arm. The long yon think P***narrow half was horderad on the Barbers t»'‘ . right aid* with a row of closed tuned doors. [ lollowed tai- | Boh paused by ora of them and riar off-fd ' * •imt aa Ingwiring glance at the tbe rta-t * a * officer, who nodded In reply. “V-u * u Barbara foOowod Boh Into the. Barbr.rs I g room. It was almoM filled with Eyed by > - ’ tahtra aad chtlr*. stacked upon, tag men " r _; ‘ _ d each other. On a bench by the the street. H* • rod on lay aoatethtag cow red the racer. . & • ith a blanket. Barbara turned The worm ^ her eyes away from It. «cr» “i! 1 ,, r t wet Then she saw na aleov*. In It Irarn. ' ^00 rat a woman, with her back to- ‘T" D ...

•rad the door. She

they entered. But the door behind them burst open again Barbara turned la time ta see

a Urge

swagger into the _

Bob. Her face was caked with powder aad rouge aad six-inch earrings dangled from her ears to her shoulder*. She began to

i Hr did aot ask her 4| she could make it.

"All right." replied Barbara,

and hung up. « HAFTEB IX

DOB'S ten minatra lengthened to D twenty. Barbara had hern watching for him at the front

Fort**

Mari ^ •ta •‘V... os

"McDermott's going to pul out

an extra, and I'm to come «

tea mluuies. so you eaa 1 _____

on the sob side of it. while 1 language that hath horrified and

the Straight police story." fascinated Barbara. whether 1 “Von young cur." screeched the

woman, all her spangles shaking, j "Get out of here. You can't butt into my place of hBaturas and snoop around, so* to ruin my rvpaUrioa by your dirty paper

Get out aad get fast!"

The policeman thrust hta brad in the door "Pipe down, old lady." he said. "We've gat the

l 9?§Sa«t" T 'aK.huM 1 | pi

* m in do* for some time when final iy his lights rounded the corner at breakneck speed and drew up

. at the curb.

| "Are you sure you're drraned warmly enough?" called Mrs. Hawley Irma the upper hall, as Barbara opened the firm' done. "Plenty, mother" she replied, and rushed out to meet Bob. who wa* plunging up the step* "Well. |‘|] be daracd." said he.

i't randy! minute*.

WOOld be 1

come along quietly." The Taman turned, glaring < him. but she weat oat ta tl

. H< At IfHPtfc TO - • 4 sWUsbUVk Ita-BtR.

he room, with the Ma*fce* '*• Ted body and the alV»< aotaat in ibe alcove. Tb* still sees waa unbearable.

tng slowly toward the ata*»»» * am Barbara Hawley ta the Tta* j graph. Cm you Mil mr enm* ta the detail* ta the rattidrtT