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Highland Park Press, 1 Dec 1927, p. 13

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his orders. The only thing Thak recemttied hiw o the nhtiend Gngies wors .':'.‘.""""......_‘5 presumably was now established. A-] jact, but he was already planning his departure. The Governor had bidden returnedâ€"this he got direct from Grubbe, who poured out confidences freely as they smoked together after L - uu-u‘ get it through the the old man‘s son is goin‘ to clear out tonight. Orders was sent to have a machine ready to take him to town at cleven o‘tlock. Telegram phoned flfi-"-bhr.‘.r bud, they say, and he‘s off for someâ€" brought Archie to a new respect for his daily bread. He found joy in the dincovery that he ‘had strength to throw into the scale against man‘s mnecessities. He was taking a holiday from life iteclf, and he was content to bide his time until the vacation ended. He was passing through an ordeal and if he emerged alive he would be a wiser and better man. Gessip from the farmhouse reached him at the back door and he was alert for any sign that Putney Congdon be done; she would gohersclf and tell bflhh&-fi&um and let him deal with matter. *Don‘t talk about thisâ€"do you unâ€" derstamnd ? You‘re wot to say a word about it! Il fix‘the foreman; all clared in alurm that this must not when Archie, tearing the blanket from his head rose to confront the screamâ€" ing womsu. She berated him roughâ€" ly for his stupidity while be sttemptâ€" «d to explain. "I had better run to the house and telephone to the Tiffin police," he sugâ€" At a dance at Ruth‘s home Archie meets Isabel and they are reconciled. Archie and the Governor promite to find Edith Congdon and whisk her away to Isabel‘s camp. They secure work on Eliphalet Congdon‘s farm, where Edith has been taken. They learn that Putney Congdonâ€"the man Archic whotâ€"is also there. While Aflbhw&mhrflnfi-{ Governor kiduaps her. At the same moment Edith jampâ€" ed into the Governor‘s car, two men spremg out of the second car and rushâ€" ed at Archic. One of them fiung a carriageâ€"robe over his head and twistâ€" di-‘flwm «d him up, head and heels, and tossed counterfeit twentyâ€"dollar goid pieces. They go to Rochester, where the Govâ€" erxner receives a letter from Ruth, the girl be loves, in which sbe tells him that he may be able to serve her. house. They proceeded to New York where they are visited by Julia, the Governor‘s sister. Archie promises ber he will stick with the Governor through the strange phase she claims he is passing through. While strollâ€" ing in the park, Archie sees Mrs. Congdon with her two children, and is witness to the kidnapping of the little girl, Edith. He learns from the Mirs. Congdon â€" a very wealthy man afraid to tell the truth, falls in with *The Governor." A series of events lead him to believe be has shot Putâ€" Isabel Perry recommends a life of crime, adventure, romance and exciteâ€" ment as a cure for Archibald Benâ€" mett‘s nerves. Archic goes to Bailey Haurhor to investigate a house for his sisterâ€"and spends the night in the empty house He is awakened by feotsteps during the night; the inâ€" trader fires at him and misses. Archâ€" io fires in return. He doesn‘t know whether he has killed or only woundâ€" BLACKSHEEP! SX 3X _4 oap ~â€" . . â€".. _ y Meredith Nicholeon , _wen, sit, i was -‘-“& nearest morgue," "when I met a your scemed to understan ks Ko (F s n n eouk ‘-hwm... After 1 marâ€" ried he stil to hold the rein on * my £4=-H- All this made we wenk and intesolute." _ _ "Well, sir, I was about to offer mynélf as exhibit A on a slnb in the me. My futher‘s a crank, a genius in his way, but decidediy eccentric. My mother died when I was a y -_‘F‘Q.H-I-h“-n TH shorten up the story so you cun see what a monkey fate has made of ie w e t o ced o n es o e o oo n mm C RRee dune | York; just taking a little trip for myIif that girl hadn‘t told youâ€"to step | health. Going up into the lakes." | on the world a little harder?" I ~Comly‘s my name. No particular| Congdon‘s free hand worked conâ€" | m‘ams myself. Just knocking about a v:luinly;bebentdonrtoArehie‘md bit." > whispered: . By the time Archie had made his “l"‘%edlmlnf” » toilet they were running into the Chiâ€" ‘"You murdered a man!" Archie cago station. gasped. "Suppose we have breakfast in the "Not a question about it, my dear station restaurant ?" And see here,| fellow! It was up at my house on oll--;ld-\mtolmmlt the Maine Shore.. After father had um“fl-mwdrhnnywfle-nylvmmw won‘t bore you too much I wish you‘d look at the ruins of my home. ! was u-uy-m-ymu.v-m-.wmhm'uu tonight. I hate to be alone." ran into a burglar. ‘The scoundrel _ ‘They not only breakfasted together, had gone to bed in the guest room. I but after motoring through the parks was scared to death when I opened the they spent an hour at an art instiâ€" dnrndmhhhflw«l tgte and then Archic acted as hoat to Mdfl"“-llflll-ym fully Commitind to the toriber" Soor‘ | maale ns he thor t uie t ae0%, 0e to a at me; that‘s into Michigan. On a bench in| what‘s the matter with my shoulder." EMMWM "'dl.l‘luym.ddlm. a confidential attitude. Of course you didn‘t kill him‘ or he "Life‘s the devil‘s own business,"| Wouldn‘t have been able to wound he said with a sigh I‘ve got to a| 99" > o 'hu-holh't.u'ht» 'Ny:-uh?’c‘.h... mumfl,_“c’-fl_ _and breathed "You‘re a mighty good fellow! It‘s about time I was introducing .myself. My name is Congdon. I live in New her photograph upon a married man. Congdon hed no business with the photograph and Archie bitterly reâ€" -idhminthm'-lu- gage. He jumped when Congdon anâ€" -ud&nh'umdywmmia. fnllo-odhi-uthb-fl:,udh.)w‘ him. to undress. \ mmwfwm.pm graph that lay on top. The face awam before his eyes and he pitched forward in his agitation, bumping his head viciously against the window. It was a photograph of Isabel Perry. n'Ml’R&chouknndmyt back to the smoking compartment. "I had a bottle of dope I‘m supâ€" .-ltohhtohdpu-hey;mut have left it in my bag. Will you poke VE NR ul the button, please *" Congdon drew out his watch, said Mhhflbflnd«pfin‘b«u,m hated to go to bed. He sat erect and tried to reach his coat pocket. His lmtfikhdmmm{aofgh gives me a twinge occasionally." A blast from the locomotive and a humming of the rails woke the staâ€" tion to life. Archie grabbed the larger of Congdon‘s bags and led the way toward a voice bawling, "Chicago sleeper." Congdon showing his ticket for lower three and climbed in. "I‘ve got the upper half of the section," said Archie, "but I promise not to be a nuisance to you." ; The glint of pain in Congdon‘s eyes sent a wave of remorse through Arâ€" chie‘s soul. Congdon bore his afflicâ€" tion manfully. As he played nervousâ€" ly with his watch chain, he inspected Archie with quick, furtive glances. "I‘m all banged upâ€"nerves shot to pieces," he said abruptly, turning his gaze intently upon Archie. d._l'u. red caps E-Ti_.m"â€"“l;-; fancy not," Archie replied be glad to help you with your bags." Congdon, the custodian of a photoâ€" mever got a look in anywhere; "You are very kind. It‘s the small I get it for you*" Archie ugh. Used to be troubled myself." ; mone finer,â€"but interest. V t 7 uind Biher D ons Ptdrad me till I die! If you I ought to z:-&flflawm "Most certainly not!" cried Archic -ll-c-idlum-duuhz‘ speculations on the same b-'hhlgl‘â€"dmb.\ self was reaponsible for Hoky‘s death. N WOR tt ~UY P Pxpest ies scveatheecss "I thank God I fell in with he said with feeling. "Just talki to you has helped me a whole lot." air of the his life out in some mooking through the house when I ran into a burglar. ‘The scoundrel had gone to bed in the guest room. I was scared to death when I opened the MMW&&!W«! that girl‘s advice and pulled my gun stairway & at me; ‘ '?'fifflwmw”.y say you‘re out ensy. Of course you didn‘t kill him‘ or he wouldn‘t have been able to wound "I shall do nothing of the kind: There‘s always the chance that the girl‘ had sized you up right and gave you sound advice. Don‘t answer if you don‘t want to, but have you really done anything you wouldn‘t have done if that girl hadn‘t told youâ€"to step on the world a little harder ?" Congdon‘s free hand worked conâ€" vulsively; he bent closer to Archie and whispered: . | "You may think it queer that I set off," Congdon remarked, "on the strength of a message like that. But ever since that girl told me ! oughtn‘t to hesitate when I heard the bugle I can‘t resist the temptation to act on the spur of the moment. I‘m fool, I suppose. Tell me I‘m a fool.'Comâ€"‘ ly. This was so clearly the Governor‘s work that Archie found it difficult to rcfrein from l.u(hm( He produced from his pocket a crumpled telegram which read: "Your daughter is in safe hands at Huddlesâ€" ton, Michigan. Proceed to that point with serenity and contemplate the stars with a tranguil spirit." ‘ This was so clearlv tha Covarnarts the train." my wife, Comly. You see I got anâ€" swers to the telegrams father sent her in my name and she hit right back at me! Don‘t think she‘s coaxâ€" ing me to come back to her. And Congdon,. There was no question as to the identity of the girlâ€"who had bidden Congdon plant his back to the wall and defy the world; no one ‘but Isabel would ever have done that. "About your child, up there in Michigan," said Archie, "it‘s wholly possible that your wife sent you the wire as an approach to a reconciliaâ€" farms in Ohio. But my wife played a clever trick on the old gentleman and got the child back again and I‘m damned glad of it I got a message that the little girl is up in Michigan, so that‘s really where I‘m headed for." Archie had suffered a blow but he was meeting it bravely. Having beâ€" lieved that Isabel had given him this same advice quite spontaneously, it was with a shock that he realized that she had offered it in similar terms to estrange us. And when I ru-aw:y‘» escape from the nasty mess he sent her telegrams in my name threatening to kidnap the children and he did in fact kidnap my little daughter. Snatched her away from her mother she diagnosed my case with marvelâ€" ous penetration. She said I faced life with the soul of a coward, and sugâ€" gested that 1 go armed and shoot anyâ€" one who stepped on my toes. She reâ€" cited a piece of verse to the effect that a man fears his fate too much if he won‘t put his life to the test." "I was fool enough to believe it. I tried to follow her advice. It end~ ed in my having a row with my father that beat all the other rows I ever had with him and he turned against she diagnosed HIGHLAND PARK PEESS, HIGHLAND PARK, of the tonie caused me to jm-pfifbrf rgested a walk o m es you," It‘s When he is under 16 years of age and is employed "in any capacity whatever in any employment that the Department of Labor finds to be danâ€" us to their (minors) lives or limbs or where their health may be injured or morals depraved." 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