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They were liuilliiR oil ruinously, To.
gel her they hnd won imiiiy of the
vents In tlio sports, iiml nl uhlp'a ten
li In. which required ntilMiy mill n sure,
iinli'k rlp oil tho eluslvo rnpcii, rlnca.
they wore In lliii II mi In lo be played
Ihnt innrnlnir. Mian Itllcy coiililn'l
hnve avoided seeing hlin Iiml she been
no minded. Tlitiy won, nnd wore pro.
cliiliui'il chniiipliiiis of tlio sen nt
least of (lint part of II doiiilnuicd by
tlio stcnmahlp C'olmiln.
It Iiml been a hard-fought match. In
which physlnil romlltlon plnyed not
small purl. Miss Itllny ralluT amused
Win iia tlu-y worn resting In stciimur
chnlr on (lie bont dock by snylng:
"You atf-fin to ho pretty fit"
"PUT' III" 'ton hnd In It a shnde
of snrrnm. "I'm nlwnys lit always
ready lo Jump In unci pluy uiiyihlug."
"Alwiiynr Kin looked lit III in quit
(lenity. Hi) win Mind hi hnl. "You bet
In i'iimiii mid out of season."
"You mini hnve t splendid constltu
tlon." "1 hnve hut I don't abuse It. !
wnnt to InM." This hnd a queer munn.
Ing, Im uw too lulu, hut lie diiln't try
to explnln.
'lo lilii surprise she snld, qiijto lm
ptilslvcly: "I du believe that sure."
Her Touch Gave Him an Odd Thrill.
And for i'tn 1iri k l alio ri'Hli-il her hnnd
for a moment on his sleeve. Hit
touch iinvo him nn odd thrill.
Ml iih Itllcy iit up tn kii to her state
room, nnd then, as If under the spell
of Impulsiveness, milled- llllc shyly:
"It wns goed of you to inke my purl
In the smoking room."
"You didn't hour?" nskod Shute, bin
Jfnco horror-stricken.
"Oh, I didn't henr vorbntlm what
wna anld obout me." ihe explained,
her tone n llttlo hnrd. "Hut I ran
Imagine. Mod nre anch brutes most
men. And I wanted you to know thnt
I 1 liked whnt you did, no mntlcr
wbut othera any about It. 1 must go
now."
She allpped awny, lenvlng Win
happy and nngry, turnnboiit ; hnppy nt
her unexpected tender , of Kriitltiide,
nn (try nt the innn who hnd blnbbed,
Hut happiness soon took the iisccnd
onry. In hli limited experience be
hndn't much to coinpnro It with, ex
cept breaking Into tho mii.lnrs tlio
very ainiimer he Krndunted from col
lege. This, on second thought, seemed
most unhnppy cnmpnrlson, ns Mlsi
Hlley didn't enre for bnsebiill, .
'; Then she could never enre for n pro
fesslonnl bnll jihiycrl Ho hndn't
thought of It before, but now, foi
somo Imperative renson thnt he dldn'l
try to analyze, tho Idcn forced Itself
upon lil m. If she couldn't euro, what
then?
"Wo Innd nt Gibraltar tomorrow."
Win Shute henrd a pnsslng remark
nnd suddenly It dnwned on lilm tlinl
the day bo onco hnd looked forwnrd to
most keenly, but which ho hnd al
most forgotten,1 wns nt hnnd. At Inst
he could move ngnlnst bis enemies 1
Now ho could establish his Identity!
Hut something held lilm buck. MIsj
niloy wnsn't fond of bnsebnll I She
hnd como to like "Mr. Jnmes," hut
would she, a "renl swell,'1 ever look
with fnvor upon Win Sbuto, prnfos
slonnl hnll plnyort Ho shook bis bend
gloomily.
Looking npnn tho much-ndvertlsed
rock next dny, ho wnsn't nt nil Impa
tient to lenvo tho ship.
' "Going nsbore?" Inquired n volco nt
Ms 8ldo, It wna Jed Mnnsul, tho wire
less operator.
"S'poso so," nnswered Shute with
out show of enthusiasm,
fomi Needham
' ILLtlITDTllft
by
4mwiM MYER5
ighi, by DoMecluy.Pacje and Ca
"''Why not Join hie? t'know tho o
mid t!ie wnys of the native holdup
nrllHs. I'll net ns guide V you any
so chid to."
Never before had Jerrold Murine of
fered to do him n fuvor. Tbelr only
coiiini-t nfler (lie first day's consuliii
llon over Hie wireless mi'ssii ge hnd
come In rlvidry over Miss Itlley's time.
Now I lm tero of the Itegent was brim
ful of friendliness. Win Hhulc's ana
plrlons. nlreiidy sultleleully nrooHi-d
reciirillng Mimael, were ronsldernhly
aiik'uienied by this urxent liivllntloii.
tint he smiled ns he might lime done
In fnelng a pluiier who hud aoiuetlilui:
"no" lilm.
"Tbmik .vou I've no time fr sight
siting. I hnve some business to at
tend to here."
Win Kliuie wns off the ship among
the very tlrnt before the wireless op
erntor; be anw to Hint. He hired n
conveymieo nnd onlerod the driver to
mnke tracks or the cnlilo odlee.
"If you get there before nnybody
from, the ship I'll give you double
fnre!" promised Sbuto and he bad
to.
lie wrote out a long messngo tn Trln
I'ord, explaining In detail whnt hud
happened to III in nnd bow tie bad done
III best to communicate by wireless,
nnd bow he stood over the operator
while he sent It Then ha asked how
long It would take to get an answer.
"From two to alx hours," wus the
reply. '
"I'll wait," announced Shute.
"Hut don't you want to see the
fortlDentlotmr asked the operator.
"You will hnve ample time."
"I want to see nothing except the
reply lo Hint message," replied Shute,
sitting down and making himself com
fortable for a long nnll.
After six hours of wulilng. the oper
ntor bunded lilui a coble dispatch. It
rend :
"Pord out of town. Report to Amer
lenn consul. Naples. Do you need
money T"
It wns rlgned by the club's secro
tnry. tie cabled In answer to address him
enro of the consul at Naples. Ho did
not ak for money. And ho went buck
to the ship In no hilarious frame of
mind. Ills lentil hnd lost the world's
rbninp!iiishl the plot iiKalust him
hnd been thoroughly suecesNful 1 And
he wns no nearer splitting his -en-ettiles
than be wna before going nsbore.
And Miss lllley didn't cure for bnse
bnll I This MuMiicd to enp the cllmnx.
Striingo how value chnnge In a voy
age nernss the A Mantle.
Ahcnrd ship ho run upon the ship's
iliieinr iiml the wireless operator in
close confnli. Win Shulo wn not cu
rious until he cutiglit the doctor's
words :
"Tho Olnnt-klllers lost,. I see by the
Iilspnteli. nnd you won. I'll pay you
when we get puld off."
"My tip was prelty good." admitted
,Teil Mmisel. "I made ipille n killing.
Cleaned up two thtiuxnud dollars."
"Two thousnnd?" repented the doc
tor. "You were lucky."
"Not lucky wise," corrected Mini
acl, winking slyly. "I knew that one
of the (Unlit-killers' best meu couldn't
pluy."
Win Sbuto wns'certnln. The wire
ess operator was a crook. He was a
purty to the devilish conspiracy thnt
had drugged and put lilm away on
tho ship I
Huge such ns he had never felt In
all bis life consumed him. Ho could
not curb bis desire to hurl himself up-,
on Manuel nnd bent lilm to Insensibili
ty. But ns ho wns on bis toes to
spring, a restraining baud was laid
upon his ami. '
It wns Miss Riley. "May I speak
to you, plcnsc?"
Itcluctnntly Win Shute turned from
his enemy. Ho nnd Miss Hlley walked
along the deck until they were out
of hearing of everybody. ' ; . .
"I looked for you before the pass
engers went ashore," she snld. "You
sec," she- went on, then faltered
"you see I wanted to ask a fnvor of
you." Slio stopped.
Tho ship's mystery unncconntnbly
flushed across 'Win's mind I But ho
didn't pauso n second In replying:
"Sure I Ask something hnrd. Wish
I could do a renl big fnvor for yon."
"You can. I have a queer feeling
thnt something Is going to happen.
It's perfectly silly, of course, but
If something should, will you look af
ter mother? Sho Is so devoted to me
nnd so dependent on mo thnt I don't
know whnt she " Agnlo she fal
tered. "
"I sure will nnd look after yon,
too." nnswered Win.
"That's so good of you. But don't
trouble about me. It's mother I'm
worried nliout." Then .with a look of
unconcealed admiration she concluded :
"Hut I feel better now. It seemed
to mo thnt you were the only one
on the ship that I could go to the
only one I wanted to trust mother
to." . .1
Notwithstanding the bitter disap
pointment of the dny, Win Kliuie
went Into dinner that night with a
heart n buoyant iir a toy balloon.
He was planning u walk mid u talk
by southern moonlight . villi Miss
lllley.
Hut nil evening she pnerd the deck
In earnest conversation with Jerrold
Miinsel,
Win Sbuto figured out to his own
aitllHfuclloii why things worn thus. He
knew that SI Us lllley wns receiving
wireless mesKiiges ho had seen Mnn
se bund her iiiorn limn one mid
Kliulo decided Hint the operator was
Rage, Such as H Had Never Felt In
All Hla Life, Consumed Him.
taking' this means to keep In touch
with her. Whereas a steward would
carry Miirroiilgruins to other passen
gers, Jed Mnnsel Invariably delivered
Mlsa Itlley's tnesmigoa himself. Nat
urally this attention would be recog
nised by an appreciative person like
Miss lllley.
Thnt Jerrold Mnnsel wns downright
crooked, there wasn't much doubt.
But Win hnd to admit that his proof
was fur from conclusive. Trls Ford's
wireless was n fake but there was
the possibility of faking somewhere
along the line of transmission. Mnn
sel hud bet heavily against Ihe Gliint
klllers but so hnd thousands of oth
er persons. The operator's remark
about the player who would he missed
from the line-up was strong circum
stantial -evidence against hlm-nnd
still It could have been a "second
guess;" he might hnve henrd after
the rerles thnt one of the best men
hud been out of the gnme. Certainly
there wasn't enough solid proof to
warrant Win Shute In denouncing the
wireless operator.
And If he did If he wnrned Miss
lllley ngnlnst Jerrold .Mnnsel It
would Involve n disclosure of the fact
that he, James Wlnton Shute, wns n
professional baseball plnyer. He
wasn't ready to mnke that admission.
The fnet Hint the finest girl didn't cure
n hnug for the national pastime con
stituted n mighty serious problem. It
wasn't pleasant to continue to mas
querade ns "Mr. James." but It was
an Incognito enforced. So things were
permitted to drift
It was moonlight on the Mediter
ranean, the lust night but one of Win
Shute's long voyage to Naples from
unconsciousness. He hnd started out
to act the- pnrt of a "trusty" to do
nothing against the captain's author
ity, but secretly to work toward one
end, namely, the circumvention of his
enemies. After n fortnight nt sea, al
though ho was naturally Interested In
his own case, he hnd lost much of
his violent anger against those who
hnd forced him to become n passenger
on the ship. For If they hndn't If ho
hnd remained nt home he would not
hnve met the finest girl I As Tils Ford
would hnve said: "Tluire nln't noth
ing, to thnt.". .- ' - -. --
(To Be Continued. )
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close of this .Muck Kennelt five-reel
comedy seiiiution that will bo shown
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ly funny. Thrills ure divided byl
luilghiur; suspeime Is rulaxet In'
grins, mid dramatic action of grave I
significance Is Interrupted by coin-
edy episode such as only Muck Sen-1
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...
The Liberty thcutcr will show twoi
acts 'of vaudeville Tuesday and Wed
nesday, direct from the Hippodrome
in Portland, In addition to Marguer
Ito Clark In "Eusy to Get."
This in described as a romantic
comedy of the light, vivacious type
for which Miss Clark Is famous. Tbe
heroine Is a bride of only two hours,
who overhears her husband tell a
friend that all women are "easy to
get." Thinking lo tench him a need
ed lesson, she disappears and leads
hlin a merry chase through a series
of unexpected adventures and final
ly makes him pay a $5000 ransom to
a gang of crooks in order to get her
buck. i
. ...
A rush and genial lover Is always
a popular Idol. His very fickleness
Is enchuntlng. For tho man who
gives hla sweetheart something to
worry about Is always in her
thoughts. Sir Arthur Wing Pinero.
the eminent English dramatist, creat
ed this type of hero in the new Tom
Moore picture, "The Guy Lord
Quex," which was played on the
stage in both England and America.
The film production will be present
ed at the Liberty theater Sunday and
Monday. The story of the charming
lover's last escapade follows:
Lord Quex (Tom Moore) is a like
able young man whose company is
entirely pleasing to the older mem
bers of London society, and more or
less sought by the younger set, es
pecially, the girls. This romantic
element appeals to the spirited young
fellow and he becomes a lover of
wide scope, never serious, but always
Involved.
...
May Allison, the captivating Metro
star, in "The Cheater," is announced
as the fcuture attraction at the
Grand theater for a run of two days,
beginning Monday. This is described
ns one of the photoplay sensations
of tho year, presenting this fasci
nating actress in an intensely dra
matic role.
"Tho Cheater" Is a screen version
of "Judnlft" the notable stage play.
The theme of "The Chenter" Is one
that Is uppermost In the minds of
thinking people throughout the en
tire civilized world at the present
time. The play deals with the heal
ing hv fnith.
The higlrly dramatic story of "The
Cheater" revolves around Lily
Meuny, the daughter of an unprin
cipled ..conjuror, known as "Peg."
These two play upon the credulity of
refined people, who take Btock in
their fake science and who even
come to them to be cured of imagi
nary Ills.
Hearing that Lily has power to
heal the sick, young Judah, Lord
Asgardy, summons her to his ances
tral home and begs her to heal his
sister, Eve, who has been declared
an incurable cripple. , Confronting
the simple faith of the little girl and
that .of her noble-minded brother,
Lily suddenly experiences a change
of heart and, thoroughly ashamed of
her many deceptions, she sets about
to demonstrate that there is some
good in her, after all.
The drama is said to be developed
with the skill of a master playwright
and the leading role affords Miss Al
lison an unusual opportunity tor a
dlBplay of her emotional powers.
... I
"The Blue Bonnet," Billie Rhodes'
newest starring vehicle, produced by
the National Film Corporation of
America for W. W. Hodkinson dis
tribution, conies to tho Grand the
ater Sunday.
"The Blue Bonnet" tells the grip
ping life story of a Salvation Army
ctiptiiln, Ruth Drake, who, deserted
by her mother as an infant, Is given
shelter in the home of Caleb Fry,' a
pawnbroker, to whom her parent had
gone for aid after she had fled from
her husbands to take up a stage ca
reer in Now' York. The pawnshop
has become a "fence" for a band of
robbers, among them being Danny
Fowler, known to all as the sweet
heart of Ruth. To remove her from
the harmful environment, Fry sends
Ruth ' out in boy's clothes to sell
-papers. On s stormy night she en
counters a stranger, who gives the
urchin some food. He proves to be
Jairus Drake, a lawyer, who has
sworn to kill his wife, and has come
to New York in searchj of her.
The wife becomes star yarideville
performer and has grown to love her
manager, Sidney Havlland. He
Joins the army nnd goes overseas on
the same transport that carries Dan
ny, who hui enlisted. P.uth Joins
the EkIvhUiiiiIms on condition that
she be permitted to go overseas in
order to bo near Danny. But he is
killed and Havlland wounded in their
first engagement. Ruth, heartbrok
en, returns to America with Havl
land, They are seen together by the
actress and, maddened by Jealousy,
the latter has Ruth arrested on A
trumped-up charge of robbery. In
a smashing climax father and daugh
ter are united In court and the erring
wife an dmother fleos from tho
wife and mother flees from the
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