Synthetic Gentleman By Channing Pollock Copyright. Churning Pollock WNU Bervto*. SYNOPSIS Ths Duke, a pleasant, likable youth ?( twenty-three, jobless and broke, en ters an unoccupied summer home In Southampton, seeking: shelter from a terrific rain storm. He makes himself at home. 81x years ago his father had 41ed in China, leaving the lad, Barry Gilbert, to fight his way back to the States. He did not recollect ever hav ing had a mother. Dosing at the fire side, 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. His supposed parents have left for Germany. Next morning he is given a letter for his "mother." He opens it and finds a message from the real Jack, saying he could not come, and returning a hundred-dollar bill. The boy's father had pensioned him into obscurity. Bar ry pockets the money, intending to re turn it later. He orders Evans to take him to Montauk, Intending to disappear there. On the way he assists Judge Hambidge and his daughter, Patricia, whose car had broken down. Believ ing he is Jack Ridder. she invites him to dinner the following Thursday. Barry returns to Southampton, decid ing to stay a bit longer. Mr. Bidder, Sr., through his newspaper, the Globe, accuses Judge Hambidge of taking or ders from Tammany Hall In a con demnation proceeding. ^ CHAPTER II? Continued ? 5 ? On Wednesday ? eighteen 4ays after his advent at Southampton ? the Doke got a letter from Mrs. Ridder. "My Own Dear Boy: I write this as we are leaving Cherbourg, and shall try to post It at Southampton. How I wish it were our Southampton, and that I were about to see yoxgjfi Your radio message arrived duly. I understood, of course, and It made me happier than I have been in years. Don't laugh, but I have slept with it under my pillow. Think how long it has been since I have had any word from you, save for that hurried, worried talk at the hotel. I wanted to write you at once, but It has been hard to get a minute away from your father. He really is very ill, and a little Irritable, and the doctor says any shock might prove serious. Of course, I want to tell him about you, but perhaps Irs as well that I can't just yet. We shall be away until the end of July, at least, and perhaps long er. By that time, I shall have had such good news of you as will enable me to win him over. He does care for you, dear. As much as I do. Perhaps more, and that is why his pride has been hurt, and he has seemed so hard. I do hope you have given up drink ing. That has been your real enemy. And I do hope you will find work. Nothing else will go so far in persuad ing your father. And we must per suade him soon. He must change his will. It isn't the money I'm thinking of so much as its bitterness. 1 could bear your being 'cut off,' but I have begged him for years to take out the paragraph forbidding me to help you, and giving his reasons why. I shall never forget the night he read me that. He has taken care of the household ex pensesmt Southampton. (Did 1 tell you that we were going to open the place, anyway? We've had Willetts ever since we've had the house, and our agreement is that his winter lay-off Isn't to last over six months.) Your lather gave him his check when he came to the hotel the morning we sailed, and will send him one every month, to pay servants, etc. I am en closing another hundred dollars for you. Cash, because my bank account's rath er low now. That's all, except that I am counting the days to your letter at Nauheim. It's perfectly safe to write me there, as I shall arrange with the porter. I want that letter, dear. You can never know how much I've wanted it, and how long, and how I pray that nothing may happen now. One false step on your part ? one foolish exploit like that at college ? if he knew, would end everything forever. And he would know. Ill as he is, he still has his newspaper sent him, and be still reads every word. If I seem over-anxious, you will un derstand. You are almost all 1 have. Mother. tr. H. jjon l ran 10 write. For tbe first time since he bad In serted his. knife blade under the dry putty of that window, the Duke felt ashamed of himself. Deeply and thor oughly ashamed. "What can I do?" he said. "I can't write. And what would be the useT One letter, and then silence. Some day, she's sure to find out that her boy never came near Southampton. ... I wish to God 1 could find that boy!" Thursday's evening paper was full of Judge Hambidge. "Hambidge Decision Due," the head line read. "As Civic Association Links Holding Corporation with Boss Kelly." The link didn't seem very strong. Kelly, who evidently was some pota toes In Tammany hall, had once em ployed one of the "alleged dummy di rectors" of the corporation that owned the property to be used In widening Jefferson street "In the face of this sensational disclosure," the paper asked editorially, "will Supreme Court' Judge Hambidge have the courage to give these men the fabulous sums they ask for their rookeries? Judge Ham bidge Insists that he has never even met Mike Kelly. 'I have never spoken a word to blm In my life.' Judge Ham bldge's decision Is long over - due. When It Is handed down, the city's Toters will know whether Boss Kelly has ever spoken to Judge Hambidge." ? After that, Barry wasn't surprised to find tbe Judge absent from the next night's dinner party at his house. Evi dently, the pack was In full cry. Fri day's evening paper had a headline that ran clear across the street Still unfolded, Barry had left the papet lying on tbe library table, with Boss Kelly's name filling most of Its visible quarter-page. Naturally, Patricia was disturbed. "Father spoke at a banquet last night at tk* Astor," she explained. "And he wouldn't let me stay in with him. 'I'll aleep Id the hotel, and taka a train oat In the morning,' be 13 Id. An hour ago, be phoned that he'd been unavoidably detained." "I fane/ be didn't feel quite up to the trip,'* Peter Wlnslow added to Pa tricia'* apology. "The speech must have taken It oat of him, and then, afterward, he law a woman killed by a taxi-cab." "Ob? Peter!" "Tea. The Judge called me, early thla morning, about bit decision In thla condemnation proceeding. He'd Joit lent It to tbe county clerk's of fice. And hi* voice sounded rather shaky. He'd gone for a walk after the dinner was over, be said, and the taxi dashed oat of a side street, Ju*. a* tbe woman itepped off the curb. The driver Jammed on his brakes, and skidded right up onto the sidewalk. The usual hit-and-run business." "What did the Judge talk about at the dinner}" Barry asked, chiefly to change the subject. "I don't know. I haven't seen a pa per today." < Window seemed preoccupied, Barry thought, bat a mighty fine fellow. A famous criminal lawyer, but so sim ple and kindly. He was a big chap, loosely pat together, and his graying hair was loosely brushed back from a face that was square In every sense. Tbe two men clicked at once. Barry loved Peter's manner to his wife ? a soft, round, pink little woman, with worried eyes. Peter was always Jol lying her ? gently, whimsically, pro tectively. "My yes-man," he said of her. "Anything I do Is right." "That's only my move to make the decision unanimous," smiled Mrs. Wlnslow. She had wit. In her own quiet way. "I never met your father," the at torney remarked to Barry, In the drawing room, after dinner. "Tou work on his newspaper, I suppose." "No." "Don't you want to do anything?" he asked. "Very much." "What?" "Anything." "That won't get you far. Can you write?" "Like the lady who was asked If she conld play the piano, I don't know ? I never tried." "Tou should be able to write ? with your father's gift of trenchant expres sion. You've got It, too, in conversa tion. My brother owns a big adver tising agency. I'd like to have yon meet him." "I'd like to," said the Duke. "I do want to work." He hesitated. "I've been In town almost every day this week, looking for a Job." He caught Patricia's surprised glance. "Come in and see me," Wlnslow suggested. Just his damned luck! Here was a Job ? a career, probably ? for the ask ing, and he couldn't take It. Not as n r - ? ir f 1 rrrT-iiiimv "There's a Lady to See You, Sir." John Clarke Kidder, Jr. But Patri cia's eyes were still on blm, so "I'll be Id Monday," be said. When he had made his adieux to the Wlnslows, Patricia accompanied him to the door. "I owe yon an apology," she de clared. "You're not Just a rich man's son. You're something quite differ ent And I'm ? glad!" "Some girl !" When he reached home. Wllletts was waiting In the hall. "There's a lady to see you, sir." "At midnight?" ' "She got here around eight o'clock. And she wouldn't go. She's upstairs, lo the library." "What kind of a lady?" "Sort of gllftery, if ysu ask me," the butler replied. "Did she come in a car?" "One of the station taxis, sir." "How's she going to get back? Never mind ! I can rouse Evans, if we need blm. Yon go to bed." Very much on guard, he climbed the stairs to the upper rooms. Wllletts was right; her eye* were "glittery." An<^ hard. A woman who knew ber way around, Barry would have said. And yet there was some thing tender abeut ber, too. She had a sharp face, with a slightly protu berant chin. Ber lips and brows and lashe* were heavily made-up. but her hair, nondescript In color, escaped in soft wave* from beneath her cheap lit tle red beret. 8b* wore a shabby black dress, and ber snoes *ere badly worn. All Ibis, Barrj observed In the long moment before she spoke. "You're not Mr. Bidder," she said. Her voice was hard, too. Like the girl, hard and jet pitiful. It seemed on the point of breaking. "Yea," Barry answered. "I am." "Not John Clarke Bidder. Not the old man." The Duke breathed again. "Not the old man, of course," be said. "My father's In Europe. I'm John Clarke Bidder, Jr." The girl stared at him. "You mean you're John Clarke Bid der's son?" "Of course." She kept on staring. "Somebody's crazy," she said. It had come, then. It was bouart to come. Was Wllletts listening In tbe hall? What would Patricia saj? "Somebody's crazy,'" the girl repeat ed, "and I don't think It's me. Or somebody's a liar, and I don't think it's him!" And, suddenly, she began to langh. "No," she shrilled; "it's you! It's wrlttea all over your face! And It's funny, because you've walked Into > pretty mess." "i? r "If you're John Clarke Bidder, Jr., I'm your wife." "My wife?" She stopped laughing, as suddenly as she had begun. "That's It," she said, and her voice was harder than ever. "I'm your wife, and you're under arrest for killing a guy V* "Under arrest?'* Barry echoed. "What are you talking about?" For answer, the girl reached across to the library table, and handed him the newspaper she had been reading when he came into the room. "That's what John Clarke Rldder did ? last night," she said. "Killed a guy. That guy. That damned skunk, j Mike Kelly. Boss Kelly, of Tammany Hall CHAPTER III After all. she wasn't such a "gllt tery" lady. For. as Barry glanced at the news paper headline.-) unfolded before Wm she crumpled suddenly, and dropped Into the big chair. ^ "Steady 1" the Duke admonished her. ' Wait a minute; I'll get you a drink." He poured the girl a stiff hooker of brandy, and she drank about a third of It. "Knew her way around," un doubtedly. he thought, and yet there was something helpless and appealing about her. "Finish It." Thanks; I'm all right now." To give her a chance to pull herself together, the Duke went back to those headlines. "Boss Kelly Murdered." they read. "Body Found by Servants Skull Crushed. Midnight Caller Hunt ed bv Police." "Was your hnsband the midnight caller?" he asked. The girl nodded, wearily. "And he's John Clarke RIdder, Jr.?" She nodded again. For some reason he never quite un derstood, the Duke had stopped won dering whether Willetts was listening [ outside. Instead he was thinking of a letter that lay In the drawer of the library table; a letter from a heart hungry old woman, who had written ' to this hoy. from three thousand miles away. "I am counting the days to your | letter. You can never know how much I \ e wanted It. and how long, and how I pray that nothing may happen now." Well, something had happened. Something that would end that old woman's efforts to make It up with the boy s father; something that might well he the end of them both. "Why did your husband kill Boss Kelly?" "He didn't." "You said ? " "I said, 'That's what John Clarke RIdder did/ Well, that's what they say he did. and It Isn't going to make I much difference whether he did It or I not." "But yon don't think he did It." "I know he didn't. He had reason enough, and he's done a lot of crazy , things, but Jack wouldn't hurt a fly!" j "Why did yon come out here?" "For help." "Well," fhe Duke said, "maybe T can help you. God knows, I'd like to. Anyway, let's see where we stand." He crossed the room, and sat oppo- ' site her, on a little library chair. j "Co on," he urged. "What's your ; name?" "What's yours? Your real name?" 1 "Barry Gilbert. I'm a bom. I took shelter in this house, one rainy night a couple of weeks ago. and everybody thought I was young RIdder, so I let 'em think so. That's my story. What's yours?" She actually smiled. "You've got your nerve," she ob- I served. "Well, that's what we need now. My name's Peggy O'Day." "Actorlne?" "Sort of. I was a chorus girl In Blossom Tims' when I met Jack tn Horlda. He was a bum, too. Living under a fake name. We still live nn der that Jay Roger*. Everybody calls J'? Tb? ?1<? ??n paid him fifty dollars a week for not using his name. We've got a little boy, now and he doesn't even know bis name's I RIdder. He thinks be'a Jay Rogers. Jr. The old man doean't know what name we took, and he doesn't care." (TO BE CONTINUED) CflMw li Lacqaar Nltrocellaioae. which la an Ingredi ent of most lacquers, la made by treat Inc cotton with nitric add. The sub stance thus produced I* dissolved la a solvent. A clear liquid results a ad 10 thia coloring matter la aided. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I CHOOL L< ? ? BKV. P ?_ PITZW ATER, D. IX, M?mb?r of Faculty. Moody Blbio esson WTER. D. 1 Joody Blbk InatltuU of Chicago. ? Wuim Nrtawptr UbIm. Lesson for June 21 JESU8 EXALTED LESSON TEXT ? Luko GOLDEN TEXT ? Wherofor* Ood also hath hlghljr exalted him, and given him a nam* which la abova every nam*. ? Phlllpplana 1:9. PRIMARY TOPIC ? Jeaue aoee Bom* to Heaven. JUNIOR TOPIC ? Jmui Oo?a Homa to Heaven. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC ? The Lord We Worahlp. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC ? The Exalted Christ and the Un finlahed Taak. Io order properly to view" the as cension or Christ Into heaven. It would be well to study his ministry during the torty dsys prior to his ascension. I. The Walk of tha Two Discouraged Diaciplaa (vv. 13-15). Emmaus waa seven and a half miles northwest of Jerusalem. Just why these disciples were walking this way we do not aurely know. Perhaps their home was there. Or they were merely walking to seek relief from their stun ning sorrow. If they had believed what Jesus bad told them about his death and resurrection, they would have es caped tills great disappointment. Un belief causes many heartaches and dis appointments. The topic of conversa tion was the tragedy of the cross and the resurrection rumors. So little had hi* teaching about the resurrection Im pressed the disciples that the reports which the women brought were as Idle tales to them. ? _ II. Tha Unrecognized Companion (vv. 16-24). 1. Who he was (v. 15). While they reasoned together on the wonderful events of the last few days, Jesus joined them. When he questioned them concerning their sadness they did not recognize him. How often we are so engrossed with our sorrows and dis appointments that we fall to recognize Jesus, even though he Is walking by our side. 2. His question (v. 17). .Perceiving their sadness and perplexities, he sought to help by calling forth a state ment of their grief. 3. Their answer (v. 18). His ques tions so surprised them that they Jumped to the conclusion that he waa a stranger In Jerusalem. The con demnation and crucifixion of the great prophet of Nazareth were so recent and notorious that no one who had lived In Jerusalem could be Ignorant of them. III. The Scriptures Opened (vv. 25 81). 1. Bis rebuke (vv. 25-30). Be did Dot rebuke them for not believing the strange stories that they bad heard, but for ignorance of and lack of con fidence In the Old Testament Scrip tures. They had only accepted such parts of the Old Testament as suited their notions. The very center and heart of the Old Testament Scriptures set forth the death and resurrection of Christ. Ignorance of the Scriptures and unbelief as to the wonders and complete redemption wrought by Christ robs us of many joys and deprives us of power as workers for Christ 2. Jesus Recognized (vv. 31-35). While silting at meat with the dis ciples, their eyes were opened as they saw him bless tbe bread and distrib ute It to them. We too can see the Lord on such common occasions as eat ing a meal If we have open eyes. In deed. we ought to see him when eating, buying, selling, and In our recreations, for he has promised his abiding pres ence. They were so filled with Joy over this revelation of the Savior that they hastened back to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples of his resurrection. IV. Jesus Stands In tbe Midst of the Eleven (vv. 30-47). 1. Be said, "Peace be unto you" (vv. 36, 37). However, they were terrified and af- ' frighted. Sinful man In the presence of a holy God Is 111 at ease. 2. Be showed them his hands and bis feet (vv. 38-40). In order to con vince them of bis personal identity, he gave them tangible evidence that be was not a mere spirit 3. Be ate before them (vv. 41-45). 4. Be commissioned them to evan gelize the world (vv. 46-49). They were to testify concerning his shed blood and resurrection, and on this ground they were to preach repent ance and remission of sins to all na tions. 5. Jesus ascends Into heaven (vv. 50-53). Bavlng given them the parting mes sage to evangelize the world be as cended Into heaven. From his place In heaven he continues to carry on his worlr fhrough his disciple* as they are energized by the Boly Ghost Just a* we treasure the Isst words of our de psrted loved ones so we should |mn<Jer this farewell message of our Ixird. Magnet of Thankfulness The unthankful beaft^ "like my fin- ' ger Id the sand, discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day. and as the magnet finds the Iron, so will It find In every boor some heavenly blessings, only the Iron In God's sand Is gold.? Benry Ward Beecher. Growth to Perfection Earth holds heaven In the bud: nor perfection Ihcre bus in he developed oat of our luiperfei tlva here ? C. Koe seta. Shirred Sleeves, Wide Cuffs Feature This Comfortable Frock No. l&M-B Lovely shirred sleeves finished off with wide contrasting cuffs and a Jnunty bow tie neckline are enchant ing features of this dress. Carry It out In a becoming dotted swlss, batiste, or rolle, and jour friends will compliment your (ood taste. Incidentally It's rery easily made, with only two pleats snd stitching* In the front skirt. and a flattering blouse trimmed with buttons. It's accented at the waist with either a self-fabric or purchased belt. 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