mimissii iWEii Mir mway E L JOHN ERLEIGH- SCHOOLMAST cIGrippm ystery By OliAVEH MOIUIIS Aether at "John Bredon. flllltor,M BTNOrSIS. n JSrttigh, headmatttr of Ttarptrt Cvnool, aos ftruatfftl Xrfily Anns irimkr lv la send nr SatAerltit cy fa Kit aenoyl- Ouy, ins toy, ti to tnhirtl tht Mil TPImotrlM Mtate, and at Ml wtw1, Jiwrf Arthur unlit, ij)l(iH to JTrlHffN Htrt art many rslatliws wso utuld likt ip ttt tht top put out 0 way, tft tky mltfSl InArrU A ssiar. CHAPTER H-Contlnued) For r few momenta the two mn looked at each other In silence. MurderT That is the on thing that does not ooour to any 'one living In a civilized counttTi the ono thing we do not think It necessary to guard against. We Insure our lives against 'accidents, our goods against lira and burg lary, we bolt and bar our doors and wo erosa tho at rests very carefully. But It never oeoura to ua that It la In tho power ( almost any man to take our Uvea from ua If ho chooses to do so. Buoh a wild Idea never entem Into our calculations. TVo no more provide for auoh a contln--ajenoy than wa provide for tho possible nd of the world. The sllenoo lasted for ton seconds. Than Bohn Brlelgh laughed. "Really, my dear Lord Arthur' "I thought you'd laugh. Well, If you'd feeen with me during the last two years In Central Africa you'd see tha possibility of ueh & thing." "But hare In Englandr "Well, It wasn't so tory long ago that very man went about armed against a possible attempt on his life. Wa'ro more civilized now, but olvlllzatlon doesn't en tirely alter men's natures. It only deprives them of opportunities. I know what I've Just said Is like throwing a bombshell Into a vestry meeting. But I'm not talking of the Impossible. For tho last three yonrs tny nephew has been watohed by a detoo tlve" "Lord Arthur you're Joking surely ' "Precious little Joke about It Tho fel low has been up there at Monksllver no less a person than tho first footman my tster-tn-law doesn't know she would never have another moment's happiness If sha knew. But the fellow Is there all right and I've been paying him all the time." "But, Lord Arthur why what grounda bare you for suposlng that anything so horrible " "I'll Just tell you, but you must promise CM you'll keep It to yourself. If my stster-n-law over know, I believe she'd worry herself to death " "Of cofurso I'll keep the Information to myself. Don't toll me If you'd rather not I'll take your word for It that that you have good reasons for employing a dotec tlve." "Oh, you'd better know. The boy Is trolng to bo In your charge the best part ef each year now for somo considerable time. I don't want you to think I'm a nervous Idiot. I'd Uks to Justify myself. Well, about three years ago nn attempt was made to kidnap my nephew. You can pretty well guess what that meant." "Blackmail, possibly." "Tou can put It like that. If you please. Well, tho facts ore Just those. The boy was to meet me at Buston. I was to tnke htm north to stay with an aunt. His tutor, a reliable fellow, was to deliver htm safety Into my hands Thoy were to airlve at Huston an hour before the train Started, and were to have lunch at the Station Before they left Monksllver a telegram arrived saying that I would meet them at St. Pancras, as I had de eded to travel.by tho othor line. They srrived at Bt Pancras, and wero met by a man, who gnvo tho tutor a note pur potting to be from me. It was to the affect that Z oould not possibly leave Lon don that day,' and that my valet the bearer of the note, would travel up north With Lord Wtmberley. and see him safely to his destination. Brans, the tutor, did Hot know ray valet by sight, but tha Bote was written on paper stamped with my address In t James street and there Old not teem to bo anything auspicious eYbout the business, Evans, however, who Was storting off that afternoon with hla brother for a holiday In Italy, behaved like n trump. Ha sent a telegram to his brother and took the boy up to York shire himself." Ha paused and relit tha cigar, which bad gone out "A trap?" said John Erlelgh. "Yes. I was waiting at Buston all the time. We ntver -found out who the man was couldn't traoa hlra at all. Directly aS in i . CHILDREN'S CORNER The Lost WHEN Ruth's father loft for a Ions trip East on business, he prom ised to bring her somo pretty present en his return. A beautiful necklace A of blue and ellver beads was what ho filbrought. Ruth prized it yery highly, "both because be brought and be W cause it was bo pretty and sho wore, f H only on very "special'' occasions. ' Sho knew vary well that a trip to the wooda waa not a suitable time to wear Jewelry, but she waa going with n. crowd of girt friends and she wanted bo much to wear tha necklace' so as to ahow it to them. The more aba thought about it, the more she wanted to wear It thinking works that wajf sometimes, you know. Til not say anything to mother bout It," ahe said to herself, "for she la so busy today, Til Just wear it under i ft 9 -,. T . f . nay btga to Auaf, Sy jrwaatar, then when wa alt down 5 laaofa, l can throw open my sweater I 'farther y lovely neaklaea will smw rm sura mother wmldn't pBJnd, and any way If a my neoltiaaa 8 Hutb. didn't aek her eonsJW Ktf s advice, aha lust vp (he fcaafclaflm , Am tha. Jaly jarty of jttrtj reached - ha w4, tba fn. bcu Tiia lava flay 40 tha ground in great Uea of Tttanattnesa tba tya wr full of nut, mwnJi m t ma im mmi i-7 Tj d Story of Love rftjk &nojtu0nappMgg$wm ttvn Informed him of his decision ha left tha atatlon, and no ona has ever set eyes on htm since. Ha was a small, thin, olean-ahaven man, with dark eyas and black hatr streaked with gray noth ing remarkable about htm. Evan said that ha looked Ilka a very lespectabta valet" For nearly half a mlnut tharo was silence. John Erlelgh stared nt the ex amination papers on the table, ami draw a few meaningless lines on tha oornar of ona of thtfn with hla blue peaclU Lord Arthur folded hla arms, and, loaning back in his ohair, looked up at a. large engrav ing of tho school oh a p si. "It could have baan only blackmail," said ttrleigh after a pause, "It's bean dona before. Who would hurt a boy like that? Besides. Lord Arthur, you are tha hair to tho title and tho estates. I don't quite ms " . "Oh. I can look after myself," laughed Lord Arthur. "Than, you think t" "I don't think anything, rm n, bit onrefut, that's all. You see, I go a good deal Into countries where a man carries his Ufa In his hands. I'm usod to botng earnful." V "Who would Inherit tha estates after yqu and the boyT" "Dlok Marlet a second cousin of mine. Ho has two brothers younger than hlm- solf Herbert and William." "And you suspeot ono of them!" "Well, yes. Of course, thera are. others with mora remote prospects of Inhorl tanoe. But ,thoyll have their work cut out to removo the flvo lives between them and tha title." "And the man would hardly kill hts brother, would he?" "H'm I don't know. It has been dona. They're a pretty lot of rogues, tho threo of thom. I worked hard to try to bring It home to Dick, but had no gucaese. Of oourse, as you say, it may havo been only a schema to got a ransom. But ona has to think of every possibility. Well, now, I suppose you'll object to taking on tho detective In some capacity or othorJ" "I'm afraid that would bo rather dif ficult And I don't think It would be necessary. Why not tell the boy him self to be careful to havo nothing to do with atrangerst" "I've rather hesitated about that you see. If Lady Wlmberley got to know of It well, you know how devoted she Is to the boyT" "Yes, but tho boy's, old enough to keep a socrot Isn't he7 If you'll take my advice. Lord Arthur, you'll Just point out to htm that he must bo careful. From what t know of the lad you won't frighten him. He'll be rathor proud to think that ho'a In for some oort of od vonture." Lord Arthur tugged at his moustache. "Very well," ho said after a pause, "that's what Til do. And I must Icava the rest In your hnnds. I shall keop tho detective In the neighborhood for a time at any rate." He looked at his watch and rose from his cfialr. "I'vo Just tlmo to catch my train," ho said. "OCod-bye, Mr. Erlelgh. and I well, I think you're the sort of mnn ona can trust It's rather hard luck on you having this precloua morsel of humanity handed over to you. But I think Just a little more care than usual will be suffi cient If the boy Is told to look after him self " Erlelgh looked his visitor steadily in the eyes. "Lord Arthur." he said Blowly, "I will look after this poy as If he wero my own son. I can't say more than that," The two mini shook hands, and Lord Arthur took his departure. John Erlelgh walked to tha window and looked out for a few seconds M ua gray, wans or tna abbey. Than ha resented himself at his writing table, and, opening a drawer, took out a photograph. In one oornar was signed "Always) your friend, Anna Wlra berloy." He gasad at It hnur and earnestly. Then he replaced It n to, drawer. "As If he- wro my own son," ha sold to himself. A minute Tatar ha was at his work again. But the flnah had not yet died away from his cbeeUa and forehead, and there was a light In his eye that was certainly not, due to tho perusal of Orira mltt's translation of Sophocles. OHAPTKR IIL ANNE, I lava you." The words XjLwere spoken very quietly, very etmplK The ftsio passion of them was Necklace roll on oh, ypu know all the fun there la to bo had in tho woods on a perfect late autumn day, you've had it yourself many a tlmel Ruth romped with tho others and had auch a Jolly tlrjie she forgot all about looks and necklaces and aston ishing tha girls and all auoh things thafa ono of tha wonderful things about the out-of-doors, you can't re member little petty things when you are romping in the open) Ituth didn't even think of the neck lace till they sat down to their camp nro lunch. Then one of; tha glrla re marked, "I think m moka me a neck lace of red berries. When we get through eating, will yon help ma gather tho berriea, Ruth?" she added, "Of course I will," replied Ruth cor diallyt then she bethought heraelf of her own neeklaca. She slipped her hand Inside her sweater to boo If tha necklace hung jralght before sha spoka about it to the girls no neek laca was there tl "On, girls." sha orlad In distress, "I wore my lovely new necklace and Ifn loatP "We'll help you find IV cried the girls In one breath, and they began to hunt They searched where they had been eating, they aearahed where thay bad hunted for nuts, thay saarchad and searched till the shadows of nlgbt warned them that it waa time to go homo but no necklace did thay find. Foot little Ruth had to pe bona without it. But some ope had found It who do yon suppose it wast Tomorrow "rin4rt assent." JXH YOU vr hlp Santa Ctautt Would you Wee tot Of towrtt, jw UHHllftl fm t0 hl vtonteuM, s&s Ohsitwt ittj thtt9 a Ur jy fttfb emit jrfnar wgJk mm oU gMorkey JMfff. mi'Hiiu sin iTjiijfJ u 1 1 11m Mdn'en ears tot n alight tremor In tha yolio. But It blared forth Ih John Er lelgh's grey eyes It wan witlten on hts pale face. And tha intensity of It was unmistakable and terrible It was ns though a strong man wero In tha grip of something that he could not con trol, as though he were suffering horribly rind yet gloried In his batn. The hot blood rushed Into Lady Wlm berley's face, and flowed back again, leaving her very white. 8he was seated on a atone bench by the side of the lake, and John Hrlelgh was standing In front of her, They had been talking about tha boy) who had already been n yeaf at Itarptrec and who had exprr-ssed ft desire to Join the Army class, and go up to Sandhurst Whan ha left sahool. Then John Erlelgh had risen from his seat, said good-bye, walked away n few yards and returned again. "There Is some thing I think you ought to know," ha had sald and when she had asked him wnat it was ha had answaredi "Ann?, I Iota you." It was as if tha words had been forced from him analnst his 'will. ihnnvli ha knew tha folly of them and was yt compelled to speak, A great gulf lay between tha headmaster of oven a suS. cesstul public BOhool and Anna Wlmber loy. John Brlelgh, ploud of his calling, which ho considered tha finest In til woild, was quite aware that from a worldly point of vlaw, lie was not n suitable husband for the widow of the Marquasa of Wlmberley, and tho only daughter of Lord Cothelstone. Ha was the son of a poor olorgyman and the grandson of a small country solicitor. She had 509 a yaar of her own npdrt from a charge on the Wlmborloy estates. Between them there was n wide social gulf, and ho had flung a bridge across It a bridge of four simple words. For n fow sooonds thera waa a silence, savo for the rustling of tha wind In the thick wood that lay between this part of tha lake and tha house. Anno Wlmberley, Vary pals, twined har beautiful, delloate nanas together on her knees and looked down at tha ground. She had expected to hear these worda from tha man's lips, had even longed to hear tham. Her heart bent Very quickly and toars came Into her oyos. Bhe was waiting for him to say something more. Ho had said so vary little so much less than most man would havo said under the clroumstances. "I had no right to sneak of this." he went on, in that quiet tense voice. "I oould not dare to hope of oourse, the Idea la ridiculous there aro social con ventionsone can nover get rid of them I'vo been a presumptuous fool." He wan stammering now, llko any love sick boy; his faco was red He seamed moro human, and Anne Wlmberley liked him all the better for it "I love you, Anne," he faltored. "I I think it has beau so ever since I first saw you you are always In my thoughts I'vo been a fool I thought I could control myself well, X can't you know now that you are every thing to me mora than my work I al ways thought that was everythlng-lt Isn't now you aro evorythlng In the world to ma even" my work Is nothing." Bhe rose from her seat and looked at him and held out her two hands, smiling through her tears. He grasped them and stood motionless, looking into her eyes, his own ablaze with a wonderful light. "Anne," he stammered, "ljaa don't mean " "That r lovo you, JacfcT" sho said gently "Of course I do you dear, fool ish fellow how could I help It? I lovo you better than" He drow bar closer to him and clasped her fiercely In his arms, kissing her lips, her cheeks, her throat In tho madness of his passionate love. Thoy sat on tho stono bench, holding each other's hands, for oU the world like any boy and girl in the 'first ecstasy of lovo. The whole world seemed beautiful to them. "I cant believo," he said shyly, "that this wonderful tiling has happened that you have stooped to gtvo me such happi ness." Bhe did npt speak, but hor fingers closed mora tightly on his hand. Bho knew well enough what her friends and relatives would say about the marriage. Lord Arthur would bo quite outspoken about It Tne others would only talk among them selves. Sho cared nothing for any of them. Bhe had been very young when she had married Lord WImberley-too young to know her own mltjd. He had been a very handsome man. and the greatest match In England. Bhe had been brought up In n hard school, where love was not talked about In tlioso days her father, head of one of the oldest families In England, had boen poor. Her money had come to her aftertard from an uncle on her mother's side Tho story of the mar riage was a story that Is told every day among the upper classes of society, Bha had been placed on the market and sold In her first season. In her girlish way she had tried to love her good-looking and brilliant husband had even per suaded herself before her marriage that she did love him. Two years were quite long enough to disillusion her She had been a good and nfTectlonnte wife, a wife Lord Wlmberley was proud of until the hour of hts death. But she had never loved any roan until ahe had met John Erlelgh. "It will be-a very different Hfo for you." he said, after a pause. "A better life," she said proudly. "Jack, 'f you only knew how tired I am of doing nothing In the world. And 'now oo much depends on the wlfa of a head master, doesn't It?" "Yes, dear a great deal," "And my money will help, won't it?" He flushed. "I did not think of that" he answerrd, "I have thought of it," she laughed "often I know what you have done out of your salary. Now we can do much more," They began to talk of tha school of his ambitions of the years of steady work that lay baforo them. Then Lady Wlmberley spoke of har boy and a tender light cams Into her eyas, "I'm afraid of him,'5 satd Erlelgh with a smile, "He has bton everything to you ui to now n may resent" 'You must not think that." aha Inter rupted eagerly. "If you only knew how he speaks of you," "Aa a headmaster? Yes, but ." "He simply worships you. And I T am so glad for his sake ha has reached an age when a boy needs a father, when a mother begins to lose har influence over him." They talked of tho boy's future, of his fine nature, of his undoubted brilliance bath in tha classroom and the playing Belds. It was, of oourse, out of the ques tion that ha should go into tha array Ha would have to leave It when h same Intq possession of his eatate. Ha rmut be trained to be a great landlord, a pott, tlelan, perhaps. But his first duty lay to bis tenants. TO SB QOKTimjJ!D TOMORROW IV y 1 " i JaCiBT -T V-aV, i m t.ut " y "" 5CiAjJ ' ' Jj " ' ' i 7 J u rA-X'M ' """ Jtl " ' " Br""" " " "' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' $Ajli V5 J5g UdtOOM WAS O KBBT TTQ IN H8ISHT A V FHBT TALL TW WiO! 'nTWKaj VWi i i flBBBf1 MiiwiHlssjaTl EaW .- , ...-, ,.,., .. .--Ai ---vV--4Mfsss.aH4eMr4 ra SK -JIk9BSB1SSbW HLsriashBHlEi W1W I SvVaSaLVaHHRv v sbsssissHJnHEBR I SSretMT MsiisssssssWwSslS BEATRICE IvtICHfiLENA Leading lady in photoplay features. PHOTOPLAYS The Family Theatre, at Market and Juniper streets, was utlllaad Sunday af ternoon for a private exhibition of a new film program, to bo known by tho gonerlo title of the "Krlterlon Program." Half a dozen roels were shown and In all truth it can bo stated that the exhibition was of a character so far above tho nyarags motion picture show that success Is fao Ing the Krlterlon. In so far as (he productions themselves woro conoerned, the acting was excep tionally good, The character of the thomesiwas on a high plana and tho gen eral result all that could b deslrod. The Krttorlon program will be released on January 1, and will prove a most val uable addition to the photoplay Industry or la It nrt7 IN THE FUJI CAMr. Rosemary Theby, Harry Myers, ber co star and director, and Rrlnsley Bhaw, "vlllun," are seen to splendid advantage In "Tha Accusation," a drama soon to bo released by tho 'Universal Company. Soveral of tho exteriors wore taken on the Moriolnl catato In Yonkors. Blanche Sweet, who Is known to mil lions of photoplay patrons throughout this country and Europe, has signed a contract with the Jesse Losky Foatura Play Company by the terms of which sho will appear as the star In tho various Jesse Lasky and David Bclasco Joint pro ductions which aro now being prepared for tho screen. Crano Wilbur has departed from Pathe's ranks, his contract terminating with tho end of the "Perils of Pauline," which ho elected to be tho end of his connection with tho company, with which he has won his fame as a screen ldoL Where he will go next he has not decid ed, having several attractive feature of ferings In consideration Little Audrey Berry, of the Vltagraph Players, Is a firm believer in Santa Clsus, her only doubt being as to whether he comes In 0. sleigh drawn by reindeers or In an automobile Not long slnco Little Miss Berry, with some 100, other children, visited one of tho big depart ment storea in order to get a glimpse of Santa and If possible shake him by tha hand. Miss Berry was one of the fortu nate Ones and sho was correspondingly enthusiastic over the fact that Santa had noticed her. On the way home, how ever, she began to wear a, disappointed look and on being questioned as to tha cause answered: "I don't understand why Santa Claus did not ask my name, because. I never met him before." She waa thoughtful for some time, when her brow cleared and she optimistically remarked: "Oh, well) I guess I needn't worry until Christmas morning, as Santa prob ably knows mo from seeing me on the screen." LONDRGAN QUITS THANHOTISER. Lloyd IP. Lonergan, author of "The Million Dollar Mystery," and of almost every big Thanhouser photoplay from the Inception of that conocm, has quit his position of producing manager of tha Thanhouser establishment to become a writer orfeaturcs for the Universal East ern Stars. He is now spending much time In conference with Julius Stern, manager of the Imp Studio, and with Mary Fuller, Ben Wilson and William Garwood, for which latter stars he will create his first universal stones, CHANGES IN STLULAND. The American company has been un dergoing the complications of reorgani sation of Its playing staff due to various changes of actors and policy, but now it has arrived at these results: There Is to ba a new feature company under the direction of, Harry Pollard, putting on four nel productions with Margarita Fischer aa tha star. The Beauty ploturea, for which these two have built up such an enviable reputa tion, are to be turned over Into almost entirely new hands, In this company, under tha direction of Prank Cooley, assisted by Parry Banks, will ba found Joseph Harris, Vir ginia Klrtley, Webster Campbell, Frod Gamble, and Gladys Kingsbury. Tha new recruits to tha feature com pany, chosen with special regard to their pictorial harmony with Miss Fischer, are William Carrlok, Joseph Singleton, Robyn Adair, Anne ChrUtlo. and Luclle Ward. Auto Driver Held by Coroner James Collum, MM North 7th street, an automobile driver, was held to await the action ef tha Grand Jury by Cor oner Knight today at tha close of tha Inquest into the death of Joseph Kane, S3 Bast Bettzar streat. Kane was struck by tha automobile at Front streat and Allegheny avenue white attempting to cross tha strset Ha died Monday in tha Episcopal Hospital The Coroner held Collum, as the acoldant happened on tha crosswalk of tha streat. where (ha Cor oner asaerted Kane had tht right of way. jffiSm. FIVE COLUMNS OP MUSICAL COMEDY-"TRY fl RESIDENTS OF OAK ,LANE INDORSE TAYLOR PLAN Applnud Transit iircctor's Defi to few Obstructionists, "You are going to find a determined army lined Up against a handful of ob structionists," Director Tnjrlor. of ho Dprwirlmonl of City Transit, made this assertion last night In referring to those ojipoetl to tho hlgh'Sbeed smtpm. wlilln nil(1rolnu the Oak Lnne Improvement Association In the Manufacturers' Club, Other speakers Indorsed Mr. Tailor's re. marks, and the cnthuslnsm and npplaura Which greeted everr reference to early high-speed transit showed thosn present could bo depended Upon for sincere sup port of tho project 'Wp nro going to havo the high-speed ayBtcm nnd we'ro going to havo It prompt ly," the Director said. "With 11 In opera tion the time required to travel from Old York road and Chellcti nvenuo to the busl-l ness centre of the city and return will be, reiiuow from 14 to C9 minutes, Onk Lwie is Inadequately served by the existing system una must do reilovpa, Thera ftre hionjr advantages In storo for you. "Tho time Is near when nnv mnn will be nble to purchase n homo In nny sec tion of the olty. There will ba no hard ships for nny ono, nml, Instead of per sons having to crowd Into npartment nouses, nais nnu tenements in the centro of tho city, thoy will bo erlnblod to live In the more healthful sections." COLD WAVE GIVES TERRIBLE PROOF OF HOUSING EVILS Hydrants Frozen and Many of the Poor Have to Beg Even for Water Hun dreds of Children Made 111 Another tragedy In Philadelphia's tene ment house problem was enacted today. The scene waa not staged by lmnglnatlvo persons. Products of the present teno mont house ovll were the centrnl figures. Rows of dilapidated and brlcklcss tene ments gave muto testimony. The tragedy happened, this morning when the temperature fell to 13 degrees above aero. It caused tho poor of tho tenements to renew their demand on Councils for an appropriation for the new Division of Housing und Sanitation authorized by the Legislature. Frozen hydrants In tho "courtyards" and more than 20 feet away from kitch ens confronted thousands of dwellers In the tenement districts today. In some sec tions of the city where the old tenements exist there was & water famine. Under tho new housing laws It is xptcl ded that Instead of tha outside Ihydronts there should be running water rn ovory tenement kitchen. To obtain water It was necessary for thousands of mothers to leave their homes today and visit stores tn tho neighborhood and actually beg for water. Philadelphia's poor who live, eat and sleep in wlndowlesa, bathtubleas and dirty tenements, today endured their first taste of tne winter of mi They also suffered the effect of improper housing conditions. ' t-1- The suffering was most Intense among the children who live In cellar rooms, where there aro no stoves. Tho cellar rooms are heated by goa stoves. The suffering also was indescribable among the grown-up persons who live in garrot rooms, where the windows are broken. Hundreds of broken -windows in South Philadelphia today are covered up with thick wrapping paper and cheap blankets and pillows. 1TANT i HUNDREDS ILL. Ono of the chief lrrovements in the new housing law which was enacted and passed by the lost Legislature and which Councils Finance Committee has Ignored calls for lavatories In, dwellings. Hun dreds in the section where the tenement products live are located tn tho rear of some narrow alley which Is sandwiched tn between filthy fences. Throughout the city, where these con ditions exist and where the old tene ments are located, women, men and chil dren were stricken ill late last night as the cold spell set In. In many hundreds of "homes' poor mothers sat beside beds keeping a. vigil over sick children Many children of tho tenements be come ill as a result of tho cold wind blowing Into cellar rooms through broken Windows, which were covered wtth news papers in some houses. Many of the children were removed to hospitals after dawn. Faces of hundreds of poor children vrho left their filthy tenement homes for school told the story. Children, who never knew what it meant to have a real window from which they could look out, attend the school cat Lombard street between tth and 6th street. CHILD BtnTFiaitBRfl. Among the first arrivals was a little chap whose face Was blue from cold. Arouqd, bis neck was a typical "mother's blua apron." The mother had wrapped ths apron around her boy's neck bcoanae during the night ha had caught cold. "I'd rather be out in the; street, all sight than home," said the boy. "Because It Is Just aa cold hospe aa on ma street, ns repiiea as n nurnea inio the yard of tke school. Another child a girl had bar two lit tle hands wrapped up tn chax thin cloth, which waa fastened to her wrists by shoe laoes. "My mother tried the rags around my hands so I wouldn't get frost-Tolttsn," said the child. Coal today was selling In tha congest ed sections for 1 oasts a bqeket. To kaap a little tenement house warm it Is necessary to purchase about six buekets of coal a week. This brings the bHI up to to cents a weak or $.ti a month. "Ma" ' m a ill . .. a. s i. t ... . 1- -.. - T - -- T ri 1 1 j in' r ---'-' n A GREAT MYSTIC HAROLD MacGRATH (Coprrlghtl lBlii I17 llarald MacGrath ) STNOrsiS. Plndoin fi Ml an orphan 1 ov. Ittf father li kllliil tit lit hqi Mnoveret Half at ttarntnf of tht death pf h orphan al ffil cork a toia mnte nor 7ltr liarnliif of In drain of htr hunbana gurforirs Motftt d UaM rm icatker with a elreiis it srUed vtUh vertigo, alh.ani h MtlnL TU'tom mt Iftf forWmt from , rsttnf, orom irorlh art tht tuarGlnnthlp of Ft 'ranh Rtm. d eJrm man Kudtra't mother1 Vrotheri ruaora, ptvina fromtto of great btanty. rrerirs inr. moo of is al nnoie. wno ni ef tMl up OH iy mid .muUo and hnoten Jlqttam Alt. imJm in Al crtli that rmtortt mutt die bifore tht mii hat 11 thlfKt to rrrmt Mo pottiMthn ef hef money, to that it ly bt Itti It Mm, tht neft of kin, and hi prryatti upon tht elrl to ternt her money In Ms hand thrtt years ttnuer and tav noth Ino to any cut nfxmf the fortune Jlattam Alt tiet an otntaelt to hit toheme In tht fcr ionom tudqra hat takeit n ioney, nnrl n commanitt tht girl to put I7i man man Dtil of her mind Storm comes fo Mfc Wo tarn AH for the hand (in for 1 ht trttmta tht hand of htt ftrtt tht trpttal pater ic( tic Jffn to tht propotoi. mif Kiidorn ln(M that If tht canot morrtl tlorm tht vlll morru Ho one. propotot. but giidorn ln(M that If tht anoi marry Blorm the irin marry rto one. "Well, melt." inn, tfn.niu .4(1. "It you taUt Atioft a aland. I'll compromise. noiv n nen it caiet ana tou can marrv mm; mi I In a trnglt catt and titV mutt rentntpot him.' Euaora. utlna tht lenmniaeot ornnei ornt uttng tht fentwtdegt gained from veart of aoclullon loKA her uncle, unratett tuia haftltml tnlmttrlf and tMnm her first txeo ratet, , An aged ttitntUt hat dtteovereiva utaif to mum (tlnmofiitt. Jilt wbrt.nhop It Al rettlv bthtnd that of a threttmnker. Ont of hi gttnt, whtoh 7i kpf AMden in a outboard, ditappeart. lit dtoidet to ton' suit tlattam All. CHAPTER III Tho Mystery of tho Cheeso Maker. Hassam All was an adept at dis guising himself, making himself un recognizable, A half a dozen touches of the brush, a muffler about his chin, and even Ztidora would fail to recognize him nt first stance. He sal lied forth) he was eager to learn what Storm was doing. For the present, Storm was the main obstacle in his way,. If he became Ztulora's husband, good-by to the Trainor millions, whether Zudora lived or not. ll Zxx dor.i married Storm clandestinely he was determined upon tha$ knowledge to kill them both. Once a week he made inquiries at the bureau of licenses. Zudora met Storm In the park, and they idled away an hour or two build ing cnstles In Spain. The -will of Jason Olds having been probntcdy Storm was the recipient of $100,000, which he im mediately dhrlded between several hospitals. He wanted it known, that, aside from his business relations, be wanted nothing of Olds, living or dead. His gift reacted favorably. Storm became suddenly serious. . "My dear," he said, "I want.tCMaski you some really vital question" "Go ahead." V, ' ' "Do you love your uncle?" " She did not answer at once, because the question was totally Unexpected. She began to think "Why, John, that's an odd question." "I know it, but I just simply bad to ask it" "I respect him," she said, "for he is a man of estraordinarY attainments, for all that you sometimes smile at his occupations." "It is precisely because he plays at this mummery and is at the same time an extraordinary man that I ask you if you love him." T -i fax ia i i -m nrrsi aTvrr-f artvaa r-a plied evasively. She felt strangely stirred over the trend of conversation. "You don't answer me directly." He was an attorney and had something of tfiC bulldog's grip. There were many unhappy witnesses who would testify to that. "Well, no; I can't say honestly jthat I love him," frowning. ..,'., "Nor can yon say honestly that he loves you. My dear girl,' I' might aa well -dmit to you that sorqe one u interested in putting me out of the way. I've been shot at in the dark on three different occasions. I bave received anonymous letters purport ing to come from some disgruntled politician. I think the best thing you can do is to marry me." "Not until every letter of my agree ment is complete." "I suppose you've made np your raindr "Yes. Just as firmly as I have made np tny mind that you're my man and that I wouldn't exchange you for tha greatest kingdom on earth." He laughed and pressed her hand. ORDER YOUR W MAGAZINE EARLY!! SUPPLY LIMITED ! ALL NEWS STANDS! ORDERTODWf- THE51MDIC. ( 201551 OF THE PUBLIC LEDGER. IT ON YOUR PIANO" STORY suwi Imt He had been on the point of telling her his Innermost suspicions. He saw nor that slis was going to hava trouble enough without his adding to it. Brave little girl I Decnusft she loved him she had assumed almost three times the tasks of Hercules, He be came more and more determined to follow her and stand guard over her fn every caso she had-Hhat la, If they left hm alone. From the bottom of his aoiii ho distrusted Kcenc, Hassam All, sd-called. It did not require an unusually sharp intuition to feel the sense of hatred directed against hlhi whenever he came into the presence of the mystic But he possessed no de fined theory as (o what hacj caused this activity of passion. Jt was -born of no tender sentiment for the niece. Nor could It be due to the fact that he, Storm, looked with contempt ppon Keene's work. He knew Keene to be absolutely Indifferent to what the pub" lie thought of his affairs. In this Storm was compelled to admit df a secret admiration for the mart. Think deeply and constantly as he might, however, he could not bring t6 the surface any legitimate cause for Keene's bitter antagonism. Storm's mistake was that he did not reveal to Zudora what his 'real sus picions were; that ft was Hassam AH ,who wanted him out of the way. They both In that event would have escaped, a good deal of trouble, being mutually JJCAICU JUT II When they at last separated, Storm went downtown, quite aware of the fact that he was being shadowed. But he did not recognize his shadower. (CONTINUED TOMORROW.) 3000 BIRDS WIN PRAISE AT BIG EXHIBITON HERE - Pigeons nnd Poultry of International Form Shown. Three thousand birds of local and Inter national fame were shown at tha opening of the ninth annual exhibition of the 'Philadelphia Poultry, Pigeon and Petj -Stock Association In tha Tlrst Regiment Armory, Broad and Callowhul streets, to- ' day. According to Henry D. Riley, pres ident of the association, this Is tha asr xoclotlon's biggest show by mora than M0 birds. Rare pigeons and champion egg-laying bens via with one another for popularity. ,The pigeon show this year is said to ba 'one of the greatest ever shown In tha United States. It Is the greatest ex hibition ever held In Philadelphia. One of the features of the pigeon exhibit Is tha collection of eight barbs shown hy E. B. Ulrica, of Reading. Barbs are ex ceedingly rare, and this Is the first time. they hava ben exhibited, at the Phlla detphls. show. George A Elsasser, of VenJowtjrqok, cochibited his collection of English carriers that took prizes at the Crystal Palace and dairy shows fa England. "Columbla Queen," tne world's cham pion egg-layer, owned by J. M. Jones, of llornerstown. Is attracting the attention of an admiring throng. The hen has a record of laying 33 eggi tn one year. Besidei bens, roceters and pigeons, thera are, exhibits of turkeys, Belgian hares, geese, ducks, bantams and various kinds of chicken raising appliances. ruororiATs. CHESTNUT ST. OPERA HOUSE Bou of Vfarhrs Gsratest rhetoplsjs Aftrroowu, J to S. 10 and ISo. Brenlnn, 7 t 11, 10, IS and 23s. XASS WlVtrit, Bncasrawnt rods Bat. Deo. If THE SPOILERS Twlr ttailr. Arts. I JO. RrtrafBga I:S0. 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