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IIEDRIC IIALLAM. who has
Tabloid Form ‘ I ‘i
been practicing medicine in the northern
- part of the State of Washington, left his clientele there because of a. mistake
he '
in filling a. prescription.
followed-he W
as
.-v
a. mediocre boarding
‘and entertained in,his lodgings a. man
markable degree. The stranger died 0
and the doctor effected a. chall
dead man would
I16 was unfortunate in the events that
house and that same ev
who resem '
f heart failure while
se of garments and identification so that the
be mistaken for him. Th
en he assumed the name of his double,
HENRY IlA.Vl[l.T0.‘1', and taking the letters. photographs and money which
belonged to Hamilton. he set out for
Among the photographs was a. picture
N NC
1' MAYNARD, who appeared
the other's home town, Rocl
of Hamilton's sweetheart.
to be an attractive and spirited young‘
( Springs.
girl. r
m Testing his ‘ability to impersonate Henry Hamilton by going first to Poro-
tello where an
acquaintance cashed a check for him. Hnllam met with (L dif-
nculty at once--he was accepted as Hamilton without question but accused
at once of an assault to murder, which'Hsmllton was thought to have made
upon a. man called Larson. Thru D. For
tland scquuintanc
e. >
POWIERS. I-ialglam proved an alibi-that he had been in l"ortland the night
it was alleged the assault took
L .
lioxs, the lawyer of -Rock Springs, in charge of tile senior Hamilton's
estate. came to Pocotello upon hearing that Hamilton had re-appeared and
he would have to face Ln Rock Springs.
and "the man who d ed
(at er. ‘
In Eugene!“ Vvhen he hnally met hex she did not, as
he had feared, discover that he was merely posing as her old lover.
h
But her
. PAP .Vl.lY.VAl'lD, seemed to consider Hallarn as an enemy, and &‘
GILMORE, a. town i
thinking he was Ilamilton.
V carer, shared this animosity.
his way into Nancy's heart and he asked her to marry him.
Gradually Hallam Won
She consented.
In Rock Springs the townspeople seemed friendly enough, especially
12...... and his wife, who took liallam
part of his heritage as Henry Ilamilton was a house on a h
to their home.
[he rest of the village. and here he chose to live alone except for his ilor-;
Satan, and Fox,
his dog. lie
of 3500.
This story startcd in No.’ 25, the Ledger for June 19.
had from our agents or newsdealer:i. .
received a.
Ilallam sent the sum. knowing it to be the price of Powers‘ silence.
letter from Powers asking-:1. loan
Back copies may be
vCirlAPTEI't IX (Continued).
TEARING DOWN THE BARRIERS.
S A matter of truth he displayed
considerable foresight, and
to be paving the way to
as completely obliterate the existence
of Henry Hamilton as he had that or’
‘Hedrick Hallam
He left Mr. Lyons’ office in the deep-
ening twilight. with B. feeling of elation.
And so engrossed was he with the suc-
cess of his plans and the adiuent aspect
of the future, criminal tainted tho it was,
he failed to notice the rapid approach
of a young lady until she was almost
in front of him-then he stopped with
visible surprise and manifest pleasure.
.- It was Miss Maynard.
She was the first to recover, it indeed
there was any recovery to be had upon
her part-and her self-possession
seemed to indicate there was not.
"How do you do,” she said, with :1
Taint smile which was]more of greeting
than of welcome.
Dr. Hallam bowed. r
"I am surprised," he answered, "and
needless to say, .pleased.
changed a great deal."
Some note-in his voice. perhaps the
tone and lnllection of it, seemed to sur-
prise her. She glanced at him in faint
astonishment. .
“Really, if I had heard you speak
without seeing your face I am sure I
would have taken your voice to be only
a resemblance of Henry Hamilton."
“Is it as had as that?" he asked with
affected lightness. “But then, you
know," he went on with a shade of
seriousness, “one's associates have
oth voice and de-
partment. I never knew the change was
so startling until I came back to Rock
Springs."
“It is startling," she admitted and then
paused as the to check some w
terent in your appearance-so spruce
and mainly?
Dr. Hallam‘s laugh was tinged with
sly amusement. Miss Nancy. he dlvlned.
was trying to be condescending in
courteous way. “
"suppose we say that that is it. he
nnswered.
"It is so strange and-forgive me-it
is all so diflgrent from what any of us
“'2' gllphcotte think." he agreed. “that I
ever gave much promise of improve-
Ingnt‘ 1 hope you will not hold It against
..
"-Real] I am very glad. Are you tro-
a'n here." '
lnEJI‘z:trlea"sll.ort time. I do not think the
“D913 1; and it is absolutel too
much tron le to try and win them over.".
Coming-In Three Weyeizs-Tile Great Mysie'ryViiiiiril5er of‘i,‘ize’Ledger! ‘
You have’ .
l
xl CHICAGO LEDGER’g
By Peter Cotton
were standing in the doorways of vari-
ous stores watching‘ them with interest.
"See." he cried with 2. trace of cha ri
"how londly 1 am welcomed by Madam
Grundy." .
She laughed disdainfully. Neverthe-
wislilnt; to tongues
busybonlies he lifted his hat and left her.
She entered R drugstore, and as he
down the street he saw the
(1 en on several
occasions, stanilillg by the Curb in front
of her fnthe ' He wondered if
she would wait and walk back with her
lather or ride back ahead of him. Their
llorna was scarcely more than a. mile
away and Maynard rarely returned to
his store after dusk.
E ENTERED at hardware store for
stc-nslblo purchase but really to
listen to the tempter‘s voice. e came
nu 4! son‘. by the faint light which
streanlcd from the stores onto the side-
walk, that she was ullhitchlng the horse.
The tcnlpter conquers . Before she had
ridden a quarter of 8. mile the softslight
tootfalls of his splendid black horse
overtook her
She was .5. surprised. But in the
7
that in any event. At least you have
done it.
every one‘s:lys you have improved, and
J ..
“Become gentlemanly," he laughed.
"Worse." she replied. with a trace of
hu "They say that you actually
brush you teeth and keep your clothes
e ...
xlle smiled delightedly. I am
no end of a swell'‘' ,
"No‘cnd of a swell!" she repeated with
deliberation. which zl e I
“Really, you astonishing.
wardly you are Henry Hamilton
wardly-that is, to judge by your words
and manner-you are a different man.
never heard of such a. change In any
"Ldo.
“But look how young you are e e
claimed alrlly. and asked: ““'llI(‘h do
you like the heat. the old llenry Hamil-
(on or the new one?"
“The new one commands some
wect," she answered equivocall
n d "I am told that you have force
of character." ef
“Now that is complimentary," he re-
marked, with sarcastic inflection. "Since
you have authority to support you, I
hope after this that I may venture to
look at the sun."
he laughed merrily.
re-
"l':e2illy. you are .
ententainlng. But I am at ome.
Won't you come in? l ‘
" anl<s''-lronlcally--''l am wait-
o
ing for Pap Maynard to ask me.
1]?"
semi-darkness he was unable to tell if ,you think he WI
she was displeased. He didn't pause to
find out. to eing overwhelmed with a
desire to strike down the barriers raised
by malicious re arts and the habits of
the rlghllul Ilenry Hamilton, he plunged
WW
“'50: n Thrill or nxpecurlounn s.-uunlur. ul Impending nlncm-erys1‘hey I-‘lied
'. ‘ - - hln.
nuely in
There was 2:. note of scorn in his voice
which was not without Its Nfcct.
Maynard glanced at him with undis-
gulsed curiosity. The old Henri’ Hamil-
ton had been altogether sub.-lervlent. The,
present one‘anpeared to be nltogntllcr
without humility. and she began to feel
in some indeflnitblo Vuly that hm‘ patron-
airs were politely tolcratcd.
But people might t nk better of )ou
if you would get acquainted with tllonl,"
sh . '
"How can I when they run nwny and
won't give me :1 chance?" he asked in .1
voice of Whimsical colllpialnt. .
" away!" she E!(Cl.'illI(E(l.
Then as the telepathy or mind brought
his meaning-her retreat from the neck
0 the valley the day bcforc-a faint
shade of annoyance cam o hergcycs.
nstead or replying she turned her head
and looked down the street. frowning ln
disapproval. He followed the direction
of her eyes and saw that men and woman
. r
1.... ’.v
iii’,
.,,‘!
lilissr
o Trllil Leading to Hit; (11
moving hln
"I have been wanting to say some-
thiniz, but could never find the opportu-
nlt)'7" ht‘ burst out. “May I now?" .
Shc Inugllcd wltlrthe faintest ripple
or amusement. "1-‘roni the tragedy in
Your voice it would seem that I can‘:
keep you from saying it."
p "Th:-n‘
to forget
"T
lmnetuously into expressiolis which were
1. '
it is this-I think you ought
that old matter: all of you."
was tynny
:You x
know-I was foolish and Ignorant.
Bill I have cllnngod. nnd I would like to
have you think well of me." I
"lvoulil you like me to invite you into
the house," she asked with caustic in-
nr-otlo
said l(‘Ily.
n.
laughed. "And get thrown out?
Oh, no! But you won't object if 1
speak to you when I meet you, will
Y
"You appear to be determined to do ,
"Do 'ou’."'
"But you did?"
-"I did not invite Henry Hamilton. I
invited-the other man. Goodlnlght."
Dr. Hallam scratched his head. lie
pro 'ress
seeming dislike. ‘
cesslul in another way.
identity to a lost. and she had not sl
in any way that she suspected him. .
had accepted hlrn wixh wondering curi-
slty. and that he regarded as a satisfy-
ing step in the sinuous path.
Glancing back over his shoulder he
had on last glimpse of her as she en-
tered the house. -
CIIAPTER ‘X.
A COMMITTEE OF‘ Tlll‘lEl'-2.
FRORI between green lattlcenl blinds
two ‘curious eyes peered after Dr.
1 3 he rode away. They belonged
to Mrs. Maynard, llearlngvoices In front
of the house she had gone to me pnrlor
to look rorn the w dows upon
She recolgnlzed Nancy. and she
could see that the form upon the horse
standing near her wns that of it man,
but. not susliectlllg him to be Henry‘
Hamilton. the William scamn I’ .the
clfmp. she did not interfere.
With curiosity somewhat aroused she
waited for Nancy to offer some eVnlan.1- 1
lion. None coming, she asked her. when
they were sitting down to the dinner
t who It wa that had ridden
home with her.
Defore answering Nancy glanced it‘
her father's hoary, lmpassive face. fear-
ing the renroof she felt sure would fol-
as
low. ‘ it was Henry Hamilton."
she said, and vialted for the explosion.
None co 1 night‘ i h relle and
continued. "lie overtook as I was
riding home and stopped to speak. I
was neve more surprised in my lite.
Actually. mother, he appears to be gen-
tlemanly. and speaks with rehnement.
lie says he is not going to remain in
Rock Springs."
"Mighty suspicious the way he is hur-
rying to sell that properly." said May-
nard. “Take my word for it. there is
something hanging over.hi ."
Nancy laughed. “He says it is be-
cause the people here dislike him." 7
"T o my he is changed," observed
Mrs. Maynard. “I hear he wears them
pajamas and a nlghtcap. and plays
fiddle to that dog of hls'n every night."
"And he talks to his horse. too." Eup-
lemented Nancy. , ' '
“What's puzzling me,“ Maynard asked,
3 how any mortal man as ignorant as
Henry Hamilton was, can learn so much
In three years. Day before yesterday I
was down at the mine, and he was there,
man got hurt-knocked his shoulv
der out of joint. Before that Henry did
not seem to be any difierent; then, all of
a sudden. he ordered people around like
he was (I . amazing thing
is, he had the man's shoulder back into
place before you could any Jack Robin-
son en he sent him up town to see
Doc Winters. ’Now where did he learn
that?" -’
Nancy was mucll surprised. But she
glimpsed in the story at new dignity in
the new Henry llamilton which partly
explained his altered demi.-anor..nnd. its
m rovement. "it Is strange." she said.
and added with a slightly mischievous
laugh: "I asked him if he would come
in." .
liirs. Maynard lifted her hands in her-
ror. "Mercy!" she gasped. V
"And he said he'd wait for Pap May-
(Continued on Page 13.)