Trey G’Hearts
BY L OXU IS JOSEPH VANCE*
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Om Episode Eack Week
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aetfttaf to m by—accept (to
ban poaalbUtty tot tla ito to
•< aay to Mortoa'a. it timrt
bat wa aay bam aato
aotoblm b ttot mm
tbro mllcc aC tto aato
tom to tto acUbborhood
to tr»a« lata ad. a Uttla, rocky, 1m>
•ttojoan tojranb. takaMtcd —‘-»y
. Tto tilt ■ I BBC bar baton "tod
tow aoald Jtottk fat tkcn «ad wtto
tor am aad aawaaltloBr
“Doat “» to*. (Mac tm wt mam
Ptoaaa w»U tto tody. I d ba wtntaa to
tod ttot ato waa pdokad a» by toa
»ldir ttonaa down, ato an
j—tod to nato a price at K—or by
'to Obb tktafb ——- —,
tom tod cr atoto a boat bon
■cadbndy; (hay aoaMal tom ato
Morton** mat by *—*-*•*■ Mb baa
Yankad Him Off to HI* Coll
tar. That* tba aaawar; tha? vara
Hahad rp, Mods a boat, aad gOad H
So alowty tbo canwat bora tbo Ufa
boat toward tbo baaeh aad ao attu
tba tlda that Bum aorsr appractatad
tba? wora within toacb of aay load
aati) tba bowa groaadad wttb a aUght
lar aad a grating sowad.
With a cry of tacradultty ho laapad
to his foot — "land, by all that's
lucky!"—aad stooping, loot a hand la
tba girl aiding bar to rise
t Hardly had Ross bad Una to eoca
prahaad what bad liigait wtw
Barcoa wag orar tba aids aad wrag
«Uag wttb tbo bowa. dragging tha bool
forth or upon tba aboota.
atem bad biUaa a llttla Boro doopty
hi to tbo aaada. Barcoa garo orar tba
attempt aad. IttUag Rosa down, aad
bar aa dry land, than tllabsd back Into
tba rasas! rammagrd oat bar aacbor
and cabk, and aarrtad Ibrm ashora,
plaatlag tba fbrarr wall up towards
tbo fact of tha atlC.
Aad aa bo roaa treat thta load labor
bo war half bUadad by tba (bn of tha
woatartag aaa aa it broka thrnaall tha
tag.
la lasa than Bra mlaataa tba mtraaw
Iona aoBBcoplaoa was aa aoowt
pBahad fact; tbo wind bad rotted tba
tag back Ilka a aereO aad aaat k spda
atag far out to aaa, white tba agora
oa which tba two bad laadad waa
dahigad wttb aaaJtehd. bright and
baaaUfally nna.
Ha ahowad a tboacfetml aad maato
ant* naalnia to too (M
“Toa’ra about all tor
■to aoddad aoatraattoa ef thto.
which waa aa Bora thaa atapto track.
"Whor* ara war aka add ad.
Ha Bad* bar party to hu aw* par
Ptortty.
"Too>« mot aM* to traral." to par
•at "Da yaa wtad beta* loft a log*
who* t taka a tan mp tko haairh aad
hare a look roaad? W* aaat ha tor
tram aaa aart ot etrlltoaUea: ora*
* hr* *a toiaad than an aa da* art
m ante, ta
ha had aw
boncrtty oat oa
hah aav wholly
of Ua abroad, aM op to
tho term, whoao aopphlra hn tt
ahnmd, os tete and swaat of aoam
as tboaah * had asrar waited a
boartteao trayady.
■lowly k liitwit aa tho oapphiro
aboro crow darter, u«»fc| tmsa
dbty teto rara attraaartaa wttb tte
tew teollaa of tte taa. by wbooo sl
uts As a boro tte bortaea tte day bad
ad man ttea nteoty mlaauo to iwa.
Aad ate tteacht drowsily that If
that mb oaok wttboat ter teaming
that bar teoar ted, It woald not Ha*
by Born
Ha bad urted a load cat ooor oos
•te. bat shallow, apoa which blood
had drted. toy* bar with a brotesd and
swonsB chssh that waa badly
scrstufesd to boat. And what ateplo
artlolss at rsaoateod la hla.
aftot hla stroBBom srpartaaoaa of tte
teat forty-sight boars, had ham ro
tecsd to ma croatsi BapHcity: hte
ahkrt. tar rrsiapt^ bow lachad a atasrs
that had haaa altos othar ton away
■Mol* ha told W. on aoca oa be new
har wtta war* awaha caoa more—
“*»t waau daa pitying aa raall
Tight aad aa 4a Alan! TtolT tha
ante thing tor yea to aadarataad; he'o
atm alhra aad aoaad—*
"Bat whara la hat Taha mm to
Mar toa daaoM, (Waa with a
■VI era My. tot down. aad 1H tail yoa
an ahaat tt, had warn try to ton oat
what'a beat to ha doao. Maybe wa
aight**1*"**1 * ****** aorar at
Aad whan tha sill had satllad bar
aad ham da kta ha laantoad la to a
datrllid (apart.
Ith Kntaam totaad. aU right* be
aaooaaced, “hat a change baa ooma
over tha plaaa atoea I rtattad tt mm
year* ago. Tbaa tt waa a community
of dmpta-hMltad-TUlagafa and Baher
aaa; bow. aalaaa aU Mger ait tt'a a
dca at pmuggtora. I noticed a Bom
ber at Cbloaaa about: aad that takaa
to oooaactloa with tha toot that whae
I rratured to tatredaoa myaelf to tha
Tillage glnmin aad aak a law toao
caat qoaattoaa. tha Mtlra popolatioa.
to a child, landed mmiBtta tbaa
•«»d brick—the two elreamMaaoeo
me think wa*d Mumbled on a
eotOament at aaraaat werkara at tha
gaatla art at helping poor Chinaman
•Tad* the errlaaloa lawa *
With a wry cmOn. ha pa (an ad: -*»
for me, 1 landed oat hack af tha tout
oa tha napa of my neck, and took the
eoant. eorromuud hy a lot of oaaym
pathatlc boiM aad hanale that had
asaa totter darn. Aad whm I came to
aad rtarted to erawt aaootaotatloaily
away, I waa pm a Use to wttoeea tha
landing of yoar amiable rlatar, that
n»l of catthrnata aha keep* oa the
pay roll, and AOa In aompuy with a*
choice a craw of oeeaadrato a you'd
(Mr« tO SSto. I ---Nmm a lam
W«f* that laakad oat of tha hack door
of tha barroom, that It waa aa I had
thought—Judith had atalaa a boat
from tha ship that plehad bar op. aad
rauad It oa Norton', mat; aad altar
aha ga tharad Alaa to tha achooaar of
thaa* aaogglan happaaad along, aad
•ha halted It aad atrwk a btrph with
tha aaatoto aad atgaad aapartaarahlp
attlelaa. or .omathlag ilka that. Aay
way, bar tad aad tha tolaadar* vara
•aaa aa thiak aa thterau, aad taaktog
•P P* aoetaMy that I actually got a
rbunco to Whiapar a word to Alaa aad
toU him yoa vara all right, aad that
b*d lad a* hdth down hara aa tha
haaah. H took aarrad Mm with aa ta>
“H That waa ah 1 got a ohuaaa lo
■w. muwhad n pu um.
** ■■Mill*. He waa onitom In
a taiakUag, u< had hla face ground
bra tally Mo tha eand while hla handn
warn made taat with atoat rope behind
bin herb. And whan ba roaa, K vaa
*• >04, aa ba bad anticipated, that
Heart reslMaaee bad baas aa faille
a* hla owe; aha, tea, waa aaptlva, hat
baada boand Hka hla, tha hnga and un
alaaa paw of ooa of Jadlthl craw cru
ally damped apoa bar shoulders.
nay ware granted time to exchange
an mors than oae daapalrlag glanc*
when a oort laagh fairly chiliad the
blood ha Ur. Buna and ba awang
abarpty between bln two guards to
ocatfoat Judith Trim a.
The woman fee taw at drat gtanoe.
waa in ana of her moat daaguroua
mooda—If, Barcas mac tally gaaHflod,
'here waa n pin to choose between bee
mooda Bat now. beyond dispute, she
exhibited a ooanteaanoa new ta bis
experience with her. end one well eal
enisled to appall.
Her teen waa btoodlaaa, eraa aa bet
Bps wen while wMh the earb aha put
apoa her paadon. Bar ayea wars lurid
w*h tha flora of rage approaching
mania. Her haada trembled, her Ups
qdraied. all her actions ware abrupt
with aarrouanaae.
Ha area by ao means poorwptrlted.
but be shrank openly from the look
•be gars kirn, and waa raUared when
■he. with a anisr, passed him by sad
Planted herself egaaraty bet or. bar
•later.
"W«nr she demanded brusquely
"How much laager do you think I'm
going to tolerate your laterfarencw—
yon poor Utils fool I How many morn
laaeoae will yea require before rootle
tog that I mean ta have my way. and
that yoaV ernes me only to sudor
tor ttr
Uto aaatlotad admiration of Mr. Bar
ms, Far from criaptsp, aha seemed
to ted freak heart fa bar etetefe ckal
toape. Her bead waa hlpb. bar fiance
total with flUmlfable contempt u >ks
readied:
"to We’re tried splint" aha la
palrad obliquely, with a toaa of pity.
"Tou'tu oterad him yoor lore yet an
other ttaaa. hate year
■•Oaaoat- Judith cried Is fury.
~Oaly to Iran ocee more that ha
woald rather death than your Rose
par elate 4. untlaoMaa 'had so yoa
some to taka year eptte out oa ate,
da yonf Taa pitiful tklapt Do yoa
thtak I lalad—knowtnr aa I do bow
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k«MU mm3 W toIm av
▼alooiKje
Toa ertll see." aba aald la era and
flipld aecenta. Aad the Upkt of kar
anaala leaped and leaped apato ta bar
eyes Hka a Ur lap karoe. "1 hare pi*
parad a way to make yea undentaad
what oppoaltloa to mm means . . .»
tea waved a bead toward the nearer
potat of rooks Taka them sloop.”
aha anaaiaaBdad.
The aadarataadtap between her and
waa apparwatly oomplete: rat
these last, without beattattoa or fur
tber tastrwettoua. marched Rosa and
Barwaa dowa ta the end of tka spit
aad oa. Into the water.
It waa aaarty knee deep before Bar'
caa waa halted with a sarapa Jerk,
bached up ta a rock, toroad daaptta hie
treated resistance to alt dowa la the
water, aad swiftly. with half a doean
ra'nty with bin bmk A* for Res*
•be warned do et>un*th Id etrw**ttB«—
porbapo hod none to waste. Whoa be
looked hor way ho aw hor OTpatePa
prodlo nnmarred by aay ttae of toar at
doubt, sharply reUered neatest tbs
darkooae of tbo rtefac dood. Bor leral
!*'• without a tremor treroraad tho
fMnfag flood to Ms df
Ha noted that already tho water*
bad risen more thaa an Inch.
Humbled area In hie terror by IWt
radiant calm that dwelt npoa hor. bo
roatorod dUBdonttyi "Asee — Km
Trine—*
She tamed her head aad found tho
boort to emito. "Room* eho corrected
reotly.
"I'm eorry." bo said—which was not
at all what ho had meant to aay. Tea
*»• my beet. I euppoee tt'e wroaf
to (lea »P—but they're made A loo
much far me. thle Hm» -
*1 know,* ebo sold really.
"Tan"—ha etemiaerad—-yaaVe Dot
afraid r
“Thera le nothin* to tsar * oho Mid,
"hut death. . . .*
Thou," bo said taoro bra rely, after
a time—the water mow war near bte
chin—"rood-by—good lack I*
"Not yet. dear friend." aha relumed,
“not yet."
Rat the tun wee perilomdy clean
upon the rtm of the world. Bat n Rule
time, and It .would be Bit be
He cloned hie eyes to abut out tho
Hsiao of Itt slow. Implacable toeroml
Tho water wee sow almost torsi
with hit Ups; It eeetaed etraa*e that
They FoufM Like Mitow
Ui throat oould to *0 dry. m
pdrrhed . . .
He opened hie eyas, slisiHsilm
It* food-by uow.“ to taMared.
“Hot yeti* her roles mac tutli
him, vibrant. “Look—op tkarp^kat
the rum *
He Uited hla cam . . .
Two sea wet* maniac alone tto
cliff—ead the man la tto Had wa
▲lea. Bat hla load waa vary scant,
aad tha man who pnmasd mmol
Judith's, aad stoek to the ball Ilka a
Mood-hound trash from the leash.
Aad bow the water wan at his Ups;
Barwaa coaid an mom apeak without
fttllB|UOf.
Of a sadden to groaned la his heart;
though there was ao ps see hie way
down the slur, still the sight of hla
friend ahra end aahamsad tod hroaght
with It a thrill of hops; bow that tops
dlad aa be saw Alaa at urn Ms aad aa
to hla knees
Before he oould rise the ether waa
apon him. with the fury of a wolf seek
l»t the throat at a stac.
For an Instant they fought Uto me*
■Mdt; then, la a trios, the sky has
of the eU* waa empty; sae or the
other had tripped aad taSaa erar tto
bflnk. and |a4 ritifiil koM
of hla enemy aad carried him dawn aa
wall
By ao ahaaee. Barone tail himself,
•oold sdther escape ualajured.
Tet, to bis emaeemaat, he aaw sae
**“ hraeh from the other* —^-irr
end rtae. Aad to who lay stfll, a
trampled. Inhuman heap apea the
seeds, tree Judith* mea.
With a violent effort Baiaas ke^
hla ssonth shore water ead shrieked:
“AimI Alan! Help) Hsra^t the
aad of the point—to the water—help I *
A precious minute was lost totem
Alan discovered tbatr two beeto. aa
fcarety ahem that swiftly rlatac *00*
Then to rua toward them aa to tad
sarar rua tafarn. aad aa to same
whipped out a )ant half aad freed Ms
WATCH THU COLUMN FOB
MISSION ABT ITEMS
'What mw tka BU« tka world U
raadtagl
Yost dally Ufa aatedae.
What in tka eenaoae tka world U
Y(V‘“ istU*
Your dally Ufa aad alas
What aia tka oread* tka world U
Traa Bom yoon aad Uae.
°a what, tkaa, thould our Mala ha
Oa Chrlet, tha Ufa dtoiaa." J’*
to * • T
Doat forgot tha MlwiouBry Ere
aiag at tka Chriatiaa Chunk Fobrw
ary 14th, Hlata Stady arete* ad
gram which will
TWra U la Caaada a daddad marw
maat toward uaUaa af tka Praaby.
tarfaal CfcwgrogaSonal aad Matka
<Uat ChtvckM af Bntiah North A
atarlaa. Aodoa aagatiatiaaa haoa
baaa la prwgroM far twaloa yaara A
baaia of oniaa baa baaa arraagad
aad paaaod ao to tka aaoaral chiwck
Dr. Hariat F. Looa, laloit addttiao
to tka nodical faculty at Macy Bloch
HoapitaL Soochaw, Chios, orrttM:
“Soockow itaolf baa more canal
thaa Yanieo, aad wa aaa gw
aaywkwM la ar ootaida tha city lo
■oat attract! to aad comfortable and
■lew ChlnaM kouao koata. If ww
chooaa to got to tho railroad itatioa
la I mo thaa ana aad a half to two
houro, wo aao taka a aadaa choir aar
rlad ao tha ahaaldwa af aarfhOaw
haiaaa bataga, or wa cm ride a daw
hay. Tha atraata ora Tory aanow,
ao wo cannot »m JanHMibai. M la
daoa ia mm other eitloo. Beaida*
batag aiaat pictarMOM aad «atqwe
b«cane* of tka roooia aad tha old
waU, aaoM thirtaaw or f owrtaoa bOm
loog. eoetrdehag tha city with Ua
■ix gatM, tha city to Bated far Ua
•oahh, pagoda* .aad ttMptee. Ooa
af Chiaa *1 lor goat ngidaa eight
•b»*es high, ii hare aad ia a Saa
•tab af prMorri Uu. TW than
are aha tha *— i n jah aad |m pa
godas.
n**ty and ton ana awb to
ton tlMn ad tha Tmth. tha LKa, to*
Way. U ana tompla wa aaw taa
bmadrad ktota at arary nrilubli
fatoy, aU mad* at cnachHay cUy.
*»J tn aa adjataiay raa aoma Adty
thiak it pacaftli that thaaa pcopto
bahaaa la aad almavaly waaahlp
thaaa aaad aad waadaa liaaysct Taa,
I aaa. bacauaai I kara aaaa r«-«
aad tatoUysBt Aaartaaaa kalian ta
and wwnhip ktota. thsayh at dif
faraat Mb. Tbain ara atada ad
■■tab aB baa* ontoca th«y ton
paaaad thrwwyh tha radatay In ad
Hla pardootay grass aad ton.'Mto
ctoaary BaBstfe.
MANY KNBOLL IN TUB
BOMB-MADE MKAT CLUB
Mata thaa Ow Thaaaaad Paapto aaw
B—bwr ad Oab Baring Far Ito
Farpaaa tha Batolay at Mara Hoot.
Waat Katolyh. Jam *7—Oaa thorn
aad laccnbcta harm aorallad aa Mam
bar* «d tha Sanaa Mada Mast Mob,
aa srmalaatian which haa ac Ito par
pen tha argaatoattoa aad ■ — mini
af ehiba tor tha pcawctln ad tha
ratolny ad aura Man* la tha bnaato
of North GaroUon.
Tha calami boebaadry daportamal
“f tha axpartomat sUUaa at Wato
Satolyb to saodactiay tha dabs. TU
fact that tha arymatoatlaa to aaly a
year aid aad haa at p.. caraOad
I.*®* amton la arldmra that tha
•Barts ad tha prcMctcic ara Mast
b with caceaaa. 8taea tha drat id
Jaawary 100 od thaaa Maatbars ban
^ Dti T. Gray, la tears* at tea
aafa* tedaatry dlteaion. atataa teat
a dtenlta apstam te trap ratatlaa
wOl ba pltaaid te tea Want aae
Goaa te tea atata. la tea-lm
part te tea State a* a rata tea giaw
Inc te paaaata will ba taadarwte.
OA* laataaaa ba* baaa aatad la
Bdgaamtet maty wbara a fbnatr
ralate M.7M pnuada te park an lte
aeraa te paaaat tead aftar tea bar
rate had baaa gatbarad. Tbda war*,
ly daaimutrataa taring tea waata. »t
I* bgarad teat aara tea ante* trap
allawad te ba aaad hr tea nriaa, a
math largar gala aaaU ba mad*. Far
tea teaatara part te tea atata tea
I—ral wab litet la te mate p*»
graatera te aU *a Santbar* Stataa
—*d wa aaitatt tea paal te tea tat
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