THE CENTRE REPORTER, CENTRE HALL. PA. Flour Bay Kitchen Set Makes a Nice Present What smarter gift to A TY TY YT TT TT TY TT TT YT YT TY YY YT TY YY YY YY YY YY TTY YY YY YS hb . : Dame Fashion . the prospective bride than a strictly What the Gray House Hid Smiles modernistic kitchen set? And when By Grace Jewett Austin it is being given by a club’ or circle of mutual friends, could be a W. N. U. Service Copyright by Wyndham THE STORY Hilton Hanby, prosperous New York merchant, has purchased a country place——the (Gray house, near Pine Plains. Miss Selenos, A former tenant of the Gray house, calls at his office and warns him that the house is un- der a curse. Further alarming details are impressed upon Adolf Smucker, Hanby's secretary, by a man who claims to have been chauffeur for Sir Stanford Sey- mour, former occupant of the place. The Hanbys laugh off the warnings they have received both from Miss Selenos and from Smucker's acquaintance, ag some form of practical joke. But they are shocked when they hear that the caretaker whom they bave put in charge of the Gray house, a mun Kerr, has been mysteriously murdered named CHAPTER I1!—Continued nlf “Oh, Hil, how lovely!” cried “I've hated your business because 11 has kept you away from us so much Can you really afford it?” “I'm rolling in money,” he sald ly *1 bought acreage and the front foot. [I'm a boy “That's Housatonic” she laughed lieves that's sour absurd name, be a when “Darling Smucker and his dr have it out with and Reggie will he failed. It theirs, anyway.” “When did you ham to do she gay sold by again!’ nothing new “Ada really be You'll B shop boy you die!” Dina, don’t worry 1 about dreams, I'I fomorroew unken Bill have to old confess that scheme of was a fool know Bll fooll superbly ever Pel anything reully " “He part fooled me completely.” “1 don’t mean that exactly, seems co stupid to Imagine that ang scared away vague talk that. do verify the names —Mr. Seymour i me!” “Prob: acted he from na Hil save one could be house by like Sucker and names that thought up on the spur of but I'll ask the ag from, if ably all Reggie the mo ent | bought that will ment ; the place you.” - * » » 5 » Adolf Smucker was at the office than ployees. It gained for punctuality, and him to learn much of the firm's business that would otherwise be kept from hin He wns nervous on this partic morning. He had gone home night before. and had told his fly of ali the daring and things he had sald and Smucker, usually so admiring and reassuring, hand remarked: “Dolf, fired night have waited till out of scheol I” father had listened rap turously to the account of the planks steak. “Real satisfy always the bim a enabled eartier other em. gplen done Mrs you've yourself, You was Smucker's beer !™ he “Not in this life beer again!” “Nor in the daughter-in-law from your sinful looked at the clock. went to the docks.” Assuredly Adolf Smucker was an- happy. He was filing letters indus triously when Hanby sent for him “No,” said Hanby, as Adolf an sheathed his newly pointed pencils “I'm not giving you any letters to- day. I'm getting rid of you. The ier will pay you a month's sal ary.” I'he Ad ts bounds, “I'm faithfully Smucker this!" “You don't,” returned Hanby, “I'wo weeks’ salary would be quite suffi cient, Listen to me, Smucker., You've never heen either faithful or efficient. God knows why 1 didn't fire you years ago, 1 suppose those hard- luck stories you used to spring when. ever you were in danger saved you You told me less than a month ago the sume old yarn about paying in- stallments on your house and looking after an old father. Don't Interrupt ! Your house was paid for three years ago, and your old father is night watchman on some docks near where you live, Your three elder children keep themselves and help support the home. Urobably you are comfortably fixed.” Smucker raised his volce, “Mr, Hanby, I won't be fired with- out a good reason!” “You've not even been honest,” con. tinped Hanby. “There are petty cash irregularities that can be gone into if you wish it, and certain losses of postage stamps. If you are wige, you won't Irritate me any longer.” Smucker withdrew. So they had found out about him! What a trick for a rich man like Hanby, to be watching when an old employee used an office stamp for his private cor respondence ! When he was much excited, there were noises In Mr, Smucker's head as of things nhout to burst. What a day there would be when the Intellectu- sald many times shall | taste real " life said his thot ght She to come, “Tarn your appetites.” “It's time you im's apple tried to burst I've worked for you, Mr. cried “1 don't sire long and Hanby,’ deserve als controlled the workers and en slaved the capitalists! He had been one of those who belleved that Lenin was to be the savior of America Lenin had died, but others would be raised up. Smucker's visions of ven geance were stupendous. They died down a little when he reflected that he must face that sound domestic economist, Mrs, Adolf, He drew his wonth's unearned salary vindictively, At eleven o'clock Bill Pelham, sum moned by telephone, sauntered Into Hanby's office. He was a slight man above ‘middie height, with dark bhalr and eyes, His was a tired, lined face —the face of a whom success not come No was to him than Hanhy, “How's the dog market, by asked, “1 don't know; but going to the dogs, If tl mean. We wheel Is couldn't get to your dinner party night. Dina rang me up and told me that my the only bhlem ish “That's a fact. him keenly. country “It's a tragedy to me.” groaned “Your home i8 my home You let me come want to and leave when | Yon ask no vain questions grouches er mi what heen blessed know, Your popular, and yet man to hns man closer 3?" Han my business Is it’s what you the Sorry | last can't all guess where going to stop absence Was BilL" Hanby “Yon don’t idea? looked at relish life this Pelham when | want to, nnd my you angry 1 don’t nev ike Know the devil they zling gin with chaleur Is pop I've o possible even ao | reli a jest “You'll You don’t {leas the 1 my nig oh “Haven't about it’ seen the ‘ell me ' puzzling crime” when he had iis friend knew. “1 may be nest” dering how lung this nir of complete Dina na marrying a be “Don't I" don’t lik of that sort widow, “Good Gd, replied | “She don’t again in ple peopie but couldn't old know mt every now this hums amily Dina and nothing can seg I've watched yinen, and ['ve you two peo are born like FOU-={WOo Mithtle deat sou with watched her too, than you 8 woman un for since you met women, * YOu ever seen no other man. You That family of because of Its “And ghe's seen marvels, yours is what it Is parents.” “1 didn't mean that about Dina marrying,” HHanby said, a little ageedly., “You know men don't seem sentimental Your has been a great deal to and you are not going to shamef like to friendship us, Bill, drop out.” “1 worship Dina” Bil Pelham sald meditatively, “Directly 1 saw twenty years ago, | knew that wns the woman." He smiled whimsically, “Every Christmas lets kiss her under the mistle. toe. Once every year! You can bet 1 shall be with you on Christmas eve, anyway.” Hanby smiled “If we lived In European countries, 1 should have to challenge you to a duel for that and kill you” “It's the «ark, saturnine villain who does the slaying,” Bill remind her she one she me some ed him. “lI should sneer dlabolical- ly, and ask you to name the rib un- der which you would like my rapler to go.” He lighted a cigarette, “Why did you ask me to come?” “To discuss your Aunt “How the devil did you know | had an Aunt Selina? She was a great- grandaunt, a playmate of Martha Washington, if the family history Is correct.” *1 didn’t -—Dina's all spirits frighten me away Do you adm tending to he Miss Selenos, nnd pinned her faith on dogs? “One of us Is crazy,” Pelham “At the you say | here, an dozen men will prove tha was In Chles . 1 have played tical Jokes to again, 11 1 tive: but | know nothing Tell me all.’ Hanby perience “You Pelnnm ded ers Selinn.” here, Bill some merry trying to ine Plains and who hated men, know it. Look ubout been from here upset who have coming pre despised me above all and replied time prac hope of this described not only his ex but that of Adolf Smucker cnn count for,” Inred ntion in Reggie out, “He's at the hank These but Heggie COnve Baltimore, fakes Silly two people may be ure innocent sort of stories to tell!” : Dina worried? what said” “Is she “Just a little Nothing physical takes funny er, hut she excursions She was ish hook on "Haunted the Wes enough to Hil bottom of thi here, hout there ip ably dre Where are vou Hanby toring dinner tie How vit for ne care for the burial ot him shout another was found on ms that he feel "way ms to think that he's going sheriock Holmes, to the ine I'l cent haus no rel responsible, In cha confusion of the alos such thing as a8 mean - Pelham remarked, of some ip.” clear up aud Celina feel nervous vEgue ides hat the 8 ronisedd In lential dis in cities the Housatonic Coun WOus He Wh nost select resi lived of tramps “1f | know Dina.” Bill said thought “she'll be less worried than she will about any uree on the place Like ighly strung wotien sensitive it all happened there, bound to hear of them, ready had a murder on inwn -iy turned the poor fe nbout rep many she's these she's of those | psychically tragtdies You've al your frout not " Hanby re wandering yegg killed How for his savings” sou hadnt sent that Senos woinuan off it's serious, “Some “1 wish Sel without getting more particulars ber. You calmly shut all avenues of Information’ “Her manner was so Infernally in sulting, Bill, Yon know I'm not the sort of man to be told that §} muss the house 've selected ng 2 home inspecting bundreds of places. old thing was crazy.” about Smucker?” “Hooch talked there. Smucker's not too well balanced, either.” Bilt Pelham shook his head, “1 don't like 11." he said (TO BE CONTINUED) from sell after The poor “What Cullinan diamond, the largest In the world, estimated to be worth up to $25,000,000, among the British crown jewels, dug from the earth at mines at Cullinan, South 1005, it was found that one side wns so flat and smooth that It was consid: ered to be only part of a much big ger diamond. The enormous half brother, however, has never been found, although scientists, diamond miners, financiers, geologists and thieves have been searching for It for twenty-three years, Its whereabouts and even its existence are one of the world's mysteries, South Africa apounds with strange stories of the miscing half of the Cul Hinan diamond, One version is that it was found by a native worker in the diamond mines who feared to dis When the wus governing the illicit his bands on it, he attemnpted to was prepared to the native fled the story goes, him the diamond. sell it to with Continental Currency After Washington became President and Hamilton secretary of the treas ury. a law was passed by congress under which the Continental paper money and bills of credit were re deemed nt the rate of a few cents to the dollar Nature ls So Careless Art Uritle="But the meadow on your picture hasn't the right green” Artist—"And are youn sure that a mendow has the right green." Fille "“This is the house that Juck built” Is the principle followed by many this year in planning their wardrobes. Some one first pur- chase will have been made; It may have been a sub- stantial spring and summer coat, or it may have been an ensemble, Then with care in purchasing, all of the rest of the wardrobe may be Grace J. Austin. cpogen, ' tone-clashing. This does not at all mean, as with the report of so many brides, “all but rather, that all accessories should har monize. accessories match,” Suppose the tweed of the coat a green thread in ft: ft subtle and with has will desired alr of “plan” green dress: with which green of its color pat. the fluffy organ- give when worn ured has tern, rit i if green in the gown and Just as an airman progress of a river so this costume the costume jade Jewelry, trace the through many a winding curve, the matter of not be lost on the observers, who 1 sense of Larmons even if J pro they do not analyze just what duces it. Dame Fashion lately s¢ hunt. Let It Is true term as a yellow liquor of { § . defines this pale green complex fon the ( composit arthusian monks of and ul con IVER, Ange and n tut the But the | he newest over wi hion ions of wn and with black effects, tively h authority re. “Do you know at a 7 Well, all ‘chartreuse’, love color is Hike nye man hurrying in a theater wear. of as bright a scarlet Mang the door of felt hat b 1 i fing a cockerel’s comb ahother bit Years ago Fashion ! gave Dame this young man would have galned much present, when he naidered Just a seemed to 3 ful ma object. not be hard to bring it ine alistics, less © slack hats are o year to both men and women sons previous, be © cheer. It would down to gena- thousands this than In tter-of course how many Y OTe a favorite only for shades of for effect if faintly around world, not materials, but What will strands of clear white or pink pearl beads are put brown throa:s? This is =» #imple matter for those only put harmony into style ef. Pretty pearls are supposed to in the dark happen also complexions be the whose grow ocean depths—ryet miracles will where costume adjuncts are concerned. No one's complexion need be put to for choose the de- pearis to wear tanned neck! Western Newspaper Union.) she can in-tan” fashionably shame, around her (. 1922 Shows Collarless Coat A new version of the collarliess coat in a two-piece sports suit of soft rose and white tweed shown at the Pageant of the Golden Fleece, recently held In New York city under the auspices of the Wool institute, have each member one article to contribute make a complete dish towels, a set of refrigerator bags—one each for parsley, lettuce and celery- cover, an apron and a dust cap. article Is adorned with a smart, ernistic motif and all are made transformed flour bags If you have the flour bags on hand from flour bought for home baking, and a generously filled scrap bag cost will be absolutely nil. If, on from the Kitchen Set is Easily Made Discarded Flour Bags. From have to buy the bags, » them for hree one- nored ex nee, ALC ther 4. since Hr stamp ng it In kero. bours and then warm water 1% are needed and du every oman has except for st cap, and nearly her favorite apron is par. because {t is ample and as, instead of tiee a strap the aprons atte srr. The style shown here nds, ACTORS leul i 13 = wd } wok which snaps In place. simple to sasures 10 the celery parsley make a curtain the average Kitchen window is excep band of material may be put all false hem added at heading an window. tionally high, a contrasting around or a the top for the d casing. Appropriate 2 and Simple Apparel Should Be Worn has to gon of many news fabrics of many wel writer in the Kansas Every woman make definite colores ghts, City Star, The diverse fashions tunity to the woman which, of course, means appropriately. Color still dominates in silks—the ensemble, the printed dress or the afternoon frock. The quiet tweed sults are often the retreat of who would dress conserv- Another choice is that classic of the French wardrobe, a black dress cut on simple lines with lingerie collar his type Is well repre- in the imports In faille, silks acceptance of dress well, georgette The off white shade worn with tor The for off- white shades are splendid the For To be tanned may be gotten from the cosmetic boxes This accounts for the growing Slip-on gloves are smart In egg- shell and sun-tan hues. The problem of what glove color to select is often a perplexing one, The decision should be governed by the tone of the stocking, shoes and handbag. Sun tan is the watchword of the smart set today, Polka Dot Silk Dress for Town or Country An Interesting little silk suit, which can be worn In town or country, is made of dark blue silk with a very small polka dot of white. The skirt is plain in back but circular in front, and has a short coat of the silk. 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