EVENING 'LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 0, 1915,
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America's Two Best
& Managers Bankrupt
ftfiirtlr a mnlh a Ijleblcr Co.
ffcfch U Qcorgo C. Tyler-went bankrupt.
jf0W Harrison Orcy Flslto Joins him.
i..r l moro meaning In this than any
'cry of "hard times" and war will account
7i. Undoubtedly the condition of this
:fcimiry and Europe helped, nnd undoubU
iidly the American theatro is In a very
,... .tntn. Bui tho elenlflcant fact Is
lh naturo of tho men and tho works
kvn h.m none under, tho sort of nro-
ura who arc Btruck first In n time of
ttrmn for our speculative theatro system.
fWWcver tho causo of tho failures, they
.-it... tmnn tlin iwn finest, thfl Iron
BbIVO lain' wf -- - . .....
m0,t promising arid tho two most Btendlly
Mhlsvlns lunons Americas commercial
'manager. Tyler, who wns always ready
''for experiment with new playwrights,
'., scenery, now types of plays: Jin
tllske husband and manager of America's
'greatest actress, mounter of a aeons of
.1 mi m no.
The men who experiment, tho men who
. .-- AmAlritil( MflW anmiiMitnt
try iq CJprCo ""'""'""" :..""" "
k lllllO Deilrr uiun "" ... .iftv. . titu
Ben who mako a great nrt. They are tho
men by whom human endeavor mounts.
,Ve And that tho American theatre Is a
'dangerous place for them. Organized for
... nm nnd long tours of very. expen
sive productions, It demands tho broadly
popular. There tho gambling chances aro
least disastrous; anything o(f the ordinary
level meaps greater odds against success.
In a J car like this, when tho constantly
Increasing risks of speculation are added
to by "hard times" and war. It Is men
lll6 A. M. Woods, Cohnn & Harris and
jjiti-vn & Co. men closo to tho avcr-
tEO playgoer-It Ib plays Uko "Kick In,"
"On Trial" and "Under Cover," novel In
'form, but customary In content and ob
Tlous in melodramatic appeal that score
the successes. Such matter for the pres
ent can hold Its own. The stuff that
Tjler and Klsko would give has no
mince.
(impending Pleasures
' Following "Tho Miracle Alan's" fort
night at tho Garrlck, Lew Fields will
'disport himself thero In "strnlght" com
edy. His play, "Tho High Cost of Lov
ing," has already enjoyed Broadway
prosperity. It Is an adaptation of a Gor
man farce In which a number of elderly
gentlemen pay hush money to a young
Udy to cover up a "past" which hap
pened to nono of them.
' After Lew Fields' engagement the Gar
"rlck will houso "Innocent," a drama of a
man's degeneration, In which Pauline
Frederick plays tho principal part. Lntor
comes "Seven Keys to Baldpate," George
M. Cohan's masterpiece.
As already noised nbroad, "The Third
'tarty," a boisterous farce. In which Tay
'lor Holmes and Walter Jones have al
ready amused New York, Is duo soon. It
comes to tho Atlelphl Janunrv 23.
'' .The distinguished English comedian,
'Cyril Maude, who Is making "Grumpy"
th medium of his first tour, will mako
bis appearance in Philadelphia at tho
B Lyrlo January 23. Tho play narrates
the detective exploits or a retired enm
luial lawyer who becomes, In- Mr. Mnude'a
hands, a fascinating study in. cantanker
ous decrepitude.
; peK 0' My Heart," the eternal "Peg"
.that has grown almost mythical in the
(years alnce It scored Us first success, is
fcomlng to rhlladelphln. But not next
(week. There Is still plenty of time to
reflect on tho- pleasures of a theatrical
(Tantalus. The Adelphl will hquso Hart
ley Manners' play February 22. When
,uiab uuio gem iiuu uircuienilig rungs
will be time enough to recall the tilot
which every ono outsldo such favored
Settles as New York, Boston, Chicago and
fAtheville has now forgotten.
Wlth the Season's Compliments
'; Edna Bates, general understudy for
S'Chln Chin" nnd "Watch Your Step,"
this got a most appropriate Christmas
:preient which she Isn't shouting about.
Ill befell In this wise:
-When Miss Bates was hired as a first
aid to tho injured nnd Itadbury's Ready
Itcllef, she was told that sho must re
port every night to ono of the theatres
at which Mr. Dillingham's two successes
were playing, and be tcady for any emer
fency call.
SR"It's an oasy Job," said Mr. Dllllng-
nara. ai lie broke It to her that sho
iRould not, of course, figure on the pro
tram. "All VOU hnvn tn fin la romn In
kthe theatre every night, slip quietly Into
.one of the rear seats, and watch the
how,"
frothing easier. But-. Anybody who
yants to learn Miss Bates' misfortune
and aDDrecintn hae ftnllnM Unu nn1.. -
ij&,e a trnl" ,0 New Yorlt a"d tfy t0
lSf ; Vs i.ay ml elt"e Gn'n ch'n r
gftatch Your Step." Empty rear seat?
"nn P "ch animal. S. It. O. for
WIrs Bates. Likewise Sr O. S.
ftfience Mr. Dillingham's present:
Pi carnpstool.
RKflllrST- an r.wui
fEFrom COmDOslncr nvmnluk, I.irilnr
Jtenogrfphers astray and being very'
il una eIeEont at either. Henry
Irint-l. Tl. "su ""WW IU HID U3 un OIU
l'h cobbler. That Is the sort of per-
ra.v j V "naa ,um n Louis it, An-
tnl ' " """na. -uiir children."
OTBune, thinks Mr. Anspacher has writ-
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KITTY GORDON
Keith's star this week as dc
Zayas sees her in "Vaudeville," by
Caroline Caffin.
ten "an appealing piece of sentimental
drama, full of sweet and noble persons,
mostly Germans, and Mr. Kolker plays
up and Into, nround nnd about it, with
nil his customary finish and thorough
ness." Mr. Kolker probably does all that. As
fOr the Dlav. Mr. Itnmmnnrl 1.nu.. -
scntcd documentary evidence. His ac
count of the plot Is far othcnvlBo than
attractive. It sounds wishy-washy, this
fable of the shoo manufacturer who pets
his son nnd tries to marry him to a
banker's daughter, while ho abuses his
own girl and turns her away with her
humble husband. The son, of course,
proves to bo that thing so frequently
found In tho neighborhood of tho foot
lights, a bad egg. He absconds Itulncd
father gets over his pettish ways Daugh
ter holps him out. And ultimately every
thingIncluding son ends happily.
Yet all Is quiet along the banks of tho
Chicago Itlver.
News Notes
Louis Mann, who has appeared oftcnor
lately as a baseball fan than an nctor,
Is to have a play by Kdward Locke, In
which he poses as tho owner or a bucket
shop who tries to run a delicatessen.
The New Winter Garden show, "Made
In America," Is to employ the following
willing workers: Hnrry Fox, Yanscl Dol
ly, Valcska Buratt, Belle Ashlyn. Minerva
Coverdalo, Hal Forde, W. C. Fields, Joe
Jackson, BIckcl and Watson hnd Bert
Clark. Harold Atterldge Ih preparing to
wrlto tho "book" during the rehearsals,
while Harry Carroll has already tapped
out the tunes.
ADELI'HI "Suil," wicn Jom Collins and
Tom McXauzhton and an excellent cast. A
musical comedy of Viennese origin Moro
tuneful than clever, but well acted and
pleasing 8:1.1
BUOAD "Jerry," with Miss Blllle Durk. A
comedy by Catherlno Chliholm Cushion.
Mies Burke captures a husband in 8 con
tumes. Amusing 8:lfl
KEITH'S Kitty Gordon, Mario Nordstrom.
Flo Irwin and Harry Brecn In a dlvorsHlft
and entertaining bill 2 00. 8.00
GAWUCK "Potash and Perlmuiter," Mon
laguo QUra- popular stories of the rlothlns
trado mado over Into tho season's most,
liep.r'lly amusing comedy 815
LITTLE THEATRE "The Critic," Sheridan's
satire on things theatrical tn his day and
ours. A very amusing performance of this
tragedy within a comedy. V30
I.YIUC"Tho Paaiant Ulrl," with Emma
Trentlnl and Clifton Crawford. A Conti
nental operetta recording the capture of a
"milk-fed tenor" and -'chicken hawk." oy
Miss Trentlnl. The .music, Is excellent and
Mr. Crawford most nmuslnr 8:1.1
WALNUT "The Heart of Paddy Whaclc "
with Chauncey Olcott. An Irish play of sen
timent and song . . S.00
WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT
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"Billy" Sunday sermons, tabernacle, 10th and
Vina atreeta: 7.30 o'clock. ITes.
Banquet Cohockslnlc liuslncss Men's 'Asso
ciation, Oerr's Washington Hotel, 7th and
Patiphln streets! S:30 o'clock. ....
youndrrmen's Association, Manufacturers
Club, S o'clock,
geographical Society, 'Witherspoon Hall; S
"je'welera' dulld Housewarmlnr, 13SS Walnut
street. .
Drug Exchange.
Collets ot Physicians, Ludlow and 22d
''"a'nklin institute,
Kensington Hoard of Trade, Hancock street
atjcne Susquehanna avenue. Free.
Boutb t,2i Htrset Buslnes Men, Y, M. C. A.,
Sanson! and 3-d streets. Free.
East Central Business Mens Association, 4:3
Sfruce streets. Flee.
"OtHEATRICAll
?raj BAEDEKER
No. 8 ASTHMA SIMPSON, THE VILLAGE
PLAYS
The war tax that has been Imposed on
many of tho theatres In tho FlttsbUrgti
district has hit tho hien hwnlng them
harder than though It had como a few
months earlier or Inter. Many of thn
theatres havo remodeled their places and
liave put In extra seats and these have
bad to pay a hlRhcr tax.
In a number of Instances the theatre
liave had a hard tlmo raising their tax
nnd It Is shown by tho list of thentres
that have closed that the war tax was
Btich as to mako many of the small men
close tho doors of their places, many of
them never to open again ns motion
picture theatres.
Thin Is not the case alone In the Pitts
burgh district, but throughout West Vir
ginia and Kasterti Ohio. It Is estimated
that more than 100 theatres wore closed
on account of tho war tax, and more of
them will closo when tho new building
code of the States Is put Into operation
nnd tho Inspectors get busy enforcing
tho law.
LASKY ACTIVITinS.
The Lnsky studio havo Just filmed "The
Warrrns of Virginia, which will be fol
lowed by "Tho Woman," to be enacted by
a special star cast, and by "The Gov
ernor's Lady." One of tho most recent
notable additions to tho Hat of dramatic
stars who havo consented' to nppcar on
tho screen under tho Lnsky management
Is Kdlth Wj nno Mntthlson, who Is to play
tho tltto rolo In this Inst named Lnsky
Bclasco production. Wnllaco Cddlnger
has also signed a Lnsky contract.
Plans aro now well under way for the
mnklnp" of pliturUatlons of such other
Hclasco presentations as "Sweet Kitty
Ilellalrs" and tho "Darling of the Gods."
It is conceded on overy hand that by the
managerial stroke of this nlllanco with
Mr. Ilclnsco, tho nature of whose genius
has mndo hli dramatic productions espe
cially picturcsquo nnd BUltcd for Mining,
tho Lasky organization scored tho great
est tour do forco of the season.
In addition to tho nlllance with Mr. Be
lasco, the Jcsso L. Lasky Fcaturo Tlay
Company has made sovcral productions In
association with tho Llcbler Company,
nnd hna produced films founded on novels
hv tho most noted men of lotters, such as
Harold MncGrath. Georgo Ilnndolph Chea
ter nnd Georgo Barr McCutchoon.
IN DAYS GONE BY.
Sidney Brncy (Thanhouser) was Fcstc,
the Jester, with Viola Allen's "Twelfth
N'lght" In 1005, and In 1012 was the Sir
Guv in tho all-star cast of "Robin
Hood."
William Humphrcs (Vltagrnph) was
Oscar r.randt In "Rlchter's Wife," with
Julio nnd Chrystnl Heme In 1906.
.lane Gall (Imp) wns Susnnna In Clyde
Fitch's last play, "Tho City." In 1010, at
tho Lyric Theatre, New York.
Lottie Briscoo (Lubln) was tho favorlto
Ingenuo of Hnrry McIIall Webster's
Block company In Philadelphia, playing
tho Broadway plnja In 1005.
Cnurtcnny Footo (Bosworth) appeared
nt Walinck's Theatre In 1910 as Viscount
Dclford with Georgo Arllss In "Disraeli."
Hnny Kccnnn (Essanny) was In Eu-gonlo-
Blair's "Zaza" In 1001, nnd Captain
Hatlgman in "Arizona" In 1005.
Hobeit Brodcrick (Famous riayers)
wns Marquis Kroto in Jefferson De An
gclls' "Fantnna" In 1005.
Ellenue Glrnrdnt (Vltagraph) was tho
creator of Brandon Thomas' "Charley's
Aunt," nnd was supporting Mrs. Flske In
"Lenh Klcschnn," ns Valentino Tavle, In
1005.
PERSONALITIES.
Nell Kenny recently attempted to Jump
from the Brooklyn Bridge for the Uni
versal Anltnntcd Weekly, 'but was ar
rested in time by the police.
Ella Whcoler Wilcox nnd Jnqk. Roao,
gambler, aro writing a photoplay for
Warner's Features.
Marguerite Lovcridgc, sister of Mao
Maish, Is playing leading parts for the
Thanhouser Company, notable among
which Is "The. Chasm."
Bliss Milford (Edison) has decided to
play opposito Edwin August In tho Klne
tophoto Company.
Edna Malson Is to play opposite Mur
doch MacQuarrie In a series of four
photoplays written by Bess Meredyth.
True Boardmnn and wife (Virginia
Ames) havo left the Western Essanay for
thp Liberty Company.
Ethel Clnyton Is playing opposite Joseph
Kaufman in "A Woman Went Forth."
Caruso in "PobIIrccI" Tuesday Night
SI. Caruso, who will leave America
next month to fill an, engagement con
tracted severnl )enrs ngo at the opera at
Montu Carlo, will be the "bright par
ticular star" on Tuesday evening at tho
Metropolitan opera House. On that oc
casion, tho seventh visit of the Met
ropolitan Opera Company, of New York,
the popular double bill, "Cavallerla Ttus
tlcana" and "Pagllaccl," will bo given.
The former opera will be sung by limes'
Ummy Destlnn, Maria Uuchene nnd Marie
Mattfeld and Messrs. Lucca Dotta and
Illccardo Teganl. M. Caruso, of course,
will be the Canlo in "Pagllaccl," with
M. Amato as Tqnlo, M. Teganl as
Silvio and Mme. Rita Fornla as Ned da.
M. Giorgio Polacco will conduct both
operas.
New Counterfeit $10 Coin Pound
Tho Central National Dank has discov
ered a new counterfeit JIO coin. A largo
number of tho coins are believed to be
In circulation In Philadelphia. It was
turned over to the Secret Service Bureau
In the Postofilce. It has a plated ap
pearance, Its diameter Is 1-13 of art inch
less than that of the standard coin and
Jt is below standard weight.
PHOTQ
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DOROTHY GISH
Co-star with her sister Lillian in
Majestic photoplays.
WHO WRdTE HUGH WYNNE?
THAT IS ONLY A STARTER
110 Such Questions Put to Pupils of
Qormnntown Friends' School.
What solid has the smallest possible
surface compared with Its volume7 Who
painted the "Madonna della Sedla," which
hangs In tho Urtlzl Gallery In Florence?
Why wroto "Hugh Wynno"?
Certnlnly, tnke as long an you like;
there aro 116 moro questions when those
are disposed of. They are contained In
the general Information test which tho
pupils of tho Gcrmnutown Friends' School
undergo annually. Tho test Is given to
classes In tho Intermediate nnd high
schools, and tho majority of thoso ex
amined are only In their teens.
Tho teal, a now departure in educational
methods, has arouaed Interest among edu
cators nnd others throughout tho country.
Principal Stanley R. Ynmall, of tho
Friends' School, says It Is recommending
Itself to educators everywhere ns a prac
tical way of stimulating the Interest of
teachers nnd pupils In matters of every
day concern and connecting school lire
and Instruction with tho current ovents
nnd matters of genornl, scientific, his
torical, literary nnd culturnl Interest.
Tho 110 questions In tho test aro divided
Into 11 groups, Tho first group requires
tho pupils to name certain prominent
United States and foreign ofilcials, emi
nent authors, pence workers, etc. The
easiest question of all comes In this
group, it is Question No. 7: "Name tho
Philadelphia evening newspaper recently
started."
The questions nre varied In their nature,
and ns tho students had no particular
class Instruction tn tho subject touched
upon before the examination, tho show
ing mndo Is considered remarkable nnd
Indicative of an extraordinary expansive,
fund of Information.
The boys showed a wider range of
knowledge than the girls. Principal Ya
mall Bays this probably Is duo to tho
fact that they read the papers more
Intelligently nnd, through their fathers,
becomo mora widely Interested In politi
cal matters, business and other concerns.
Despite this general superiority of the
boys, tho highest Individual average In
tho entire school this year Was made by
a girl who answered correctly 106 out of
the 118 questions.
SILK-HATTED, BUT "BROKE"
Apparel Does Not Proclaim This
Man's Ileal Condition.
A silk hat and frock coat nre no un
usual sight In Philadelphia, but when
tho owner ot such finery acknowledges
ho has made his abode In an abandoned
freight car; and would be ashamed to
look a real square meal In the face. It
makes a little difference. Thereby hangs
a tale.
Andrew Covot. of Pittsburgh, the city
of frook coats, Is tho man, and when he
faced Maglstrnto Morris In the 2Sth and
Oxford streets station this morning ho
wore the qoat and silk hat. 'Tls true,
both were a little worse for wear. Covot
was arrested last night by Policeman
Smith as a suspicious character when the
bluccoat saw tho man swinging across
the railroad tracks at 30th street and
Qlrnrd avenue. He would probably havo
passed unnoticed had It not been for the
glossy high hat and frook coat.
Covot said he had como here to get a
Job, but When he reached Philadelphia
he was so poor he had to pawn his best
clothes. He Bald a good position awaited
him when he could afford more appropri
ate clothes.
Touched by tho man's story of hard
luck, Magistrate Morris passed around
the hat, nnd --when he handed Its con
tents to the. man from the Smoky City
there was sufficient to buy a cheap suit
and hat and a meal besides.
R. R. MUST PAY RENTAL
Camden Will Exact Sum for Use of
. New Terminal Site.
A rental commensurate with the value
of the property will be demandod by the
Camden Harbor Commission, recently
appointed by Mayor Ellis, before the
Philadelphia and Reading Hallway Com
pany Is permitted to erect a new terminal
on the site of the one burned down at
Kalghn's Point, Camden.
Since 1833 the railroad has paid but Jl
n year for use of the ferry house prop
erty. At that time Camden was little
more than a village. Members of tho
commission suy they had planned such
a atej some time ago and are not taking
advantage of the burning of the old ferry
house.
QUEEN OH, YES! LUKE MANAGED TO SEE
ZUDORA
A GREAT MYSTIC STORT BT HAROLD MAcGRATH
svNorsis.
tuiom U let an orphan at an rnrlp
aire. Iter father It fcfl'rrf In a cold mln
he hna dlieoverrrl. Hal as Amir aler
Icnrnlnp of the ittnlh ef htr huttand Zu
rtora's mother, o (loht rore tralfcer tol
a tlretis, Is teUnt telth trrtloo, laUt, nnd
Is Hilled.
Zudora and the fortune from the mltte,
icMch later orotra to be worth itO.tSOO.OOO,
are left to the puardlanthlp of Frank
Keent, a circus men and the brother of
Xudora'e mother, gudora, plrino promise
o crrnl beautu, reaches the aoe of t.
The Mtiele, tuho has set Mmsel up as a
Hindu mittlo and Is fcnotrn ae llaesiim
Alt, dectdee In Ms preed fhnl gudora must
rile beore the conies Inlo postesslon of htr
Krtat fortune, ert thai II may be left to
(in, the next of kin, and he fireiallt upon
the plrl to teaie her money In his hands
three veare longer and to eav nolhlxy to
any one about the fortune Jfasjnm All
sees an obstacle lo his scheme In tho per'
eon of John Rtorm, a younp lawyer, for
tchom Zurtorn ha taken a fantv, and h
commands the irlrl lo rut the man out of
her mind. Storm come la asfe Ifaesam
All for the hand of hl nlrrc. AI first the
rryilnl pasrr It-Ill nol lltlrn to the pro
posal, but Zudora Insists that If the ran
nol marry Storm she iclll marry no one.
"Well, ttell," said tatsam All, "If you
take such a slaml I'll compromise, Solve
my next It) cases and yon can marry Mm;
fail In a single case and yoi mull re
nounce him."
Zudora, utttiy the knowledge trained from
year of association utfh her unrle, un
ravelt a tertet of baCllnv myilfrlcs, the
first of which briny n case in which John
Rtorm Is saved from cont teflon of a mur
rfer which teas (nsllyaled by llastam All
himself.
John itoWlnter, on expert chemist, hai
been inatfe a madman from drlnte, though
his devoted wife, little ifauyhlcr and
Smith, a boarder In the JCIVInter home,
do not suspect It McWIntcr qunrrrls
Hlfn his wife oter her liklnrj for Smith
and threatens to strike her. Smith fcnoeks
him ilou'n. ilcWinttr otdcri him to leaie
the house on the foltoielno Saturday
itolVlnler ooes to a shark he hat hull!
In a nearby tcooils. It had no u'lurfoii'S
nnd (Is single door lias abnormally Ihlcfc.
I
EPISODE VI.
THE CASH OF TlID M'WINTnrt
FAMILY.
McWInter did odd Jobs nt the chcmlcnl
laboratory In tho village. Ho wns nn
oxpert In ccrtnln departments, and oc
casionally tho chief chemist risked the
chanco of sending for him. It was
notlccablo that tho derelict worked faith
fully on these days, with tho hope of
continuous cmplojmcnt. When uflcrnoon
came a telephone coll nrrlvcd with It
and McWIntcr hurried off to tho labora
tory, rather pleased, too, to find himself,
temporarily placed over the man lio
hated so heartily. Tho same amiability
ho had ahoun to his ulfe lie now er
hlbitod In a lesser degree townrd Smith,
who wns rather astonished nt tho sud
den turn of affairs.
"I'm sorry I lost my temper. Smith,"
snld McWInter, rather solemnly- "Hut
my nerves havo gone to smash, nnd I'm
Imagining nil sorts of tilings."
"Don't let thnt worry ou," replied
Smith, only too glad to bury tho hatchet.
"Wo all lose our tempers onco In a while.
But you ought to bo a little more care
ful of that wife of yours."
"I know it," humbly, all the whllo
black murder In hla heart. "Wc'lt let
bygones be bygones, and go out some clay
for a hunt like wo used to. Thorn's
nothing better than a good rabbit stew,
and Sally knows how to cook It."
"I'd like nothing better," snld tho othor
man, believing In his heart that this now
friendly attitude would nld In making ono
poor woman a llttlo happier.
"I said something about you going on
Saturday night. You Just forget It."
"All right," said Smith
At B o'clock McWInter left the labora
tory and wended his way to the mysteri
ous shnck in tho woods. For an hour ho
experimented with a peculiar sort of a
contrivance nnd from tlmo to tlmo gave
vent to a diabolical chuckle. The man
may have been a monomnnlnc, but that
was never to bo proved.
The thick door seemed to please hie
fancy Immensely. An enormous spring
was adroitly hidden by tho hinges, such
as would close the door violently and
make It difficult to opn without physical
exertion. The concussion wns bound to
shako everything In the shack. Near the
celling was u smnll platform about six
Inches square. Ho propped open tho door,
took nn empty bottlo ftom his pocket,
nnd placed it upon this platform. When
ho liberated tho door tho slnm of It top
pled the bottle from Its perch and it broke
Into a thousanu pieces on mo siono smo
below.
"I guess that'll fix you; I guess thnt'll
show you whose house you're boarding In,
you snake!"
McWInter Ioosoned the spring so ns to
open the door nnd passed out,
The following morning tho clork in the.
laboratory whose business It was to ac
count for all the deadlier concoctions. In
mnklng his dally Inventory found a bot
tle missing, nnd this bottle contained one
of the deadliest fumes In existence. Ho
was greatly perturbed. He asked Smith,
but Smith denied that ho had touched
the bottle. That seemed to be tho end
of the affair.
On Sunday Mrs. MnWInter's face was
brighter than It hnd been In weeks. Her
husband seemed to be nn entirely differ
ent man. He had softened so far ns to
tell a comic story, nnd you may bo sure
that Smith and Mrs. McWInter laughed
heartily over It,
The two men shouldered their guns,
whistled for the dog, and set off on their
hunting trip. And only one of them re
turned alive. Smith came back and was
rather surprised to tlnd neither McWIn
ter nor tho dog. They had separated In
the wood" near tho shack, of which
Smith apparently know nothing, McWIn
ter was missing all tho next day. Tues
day morning they found him In the
shack, strangely dead.
A very peculiar ease confronted tho local
nlithoritlcs. There was one thing qulto
plain to them, however, nnd thnt wns
McWInter hnd been murdered In n most
cunning nnd diabolical manner, Natu
rally, ho Coroner's inquest drew tho net
about Smith's feet. Ho had gono out
hunting with McWInter nnd wns the Inst
man to see him nllve. Then enmo tho
clerk, who swore that tho bottlo found
In tho shnck was Idcntlcnl to thnt stolon
from the laboratory, where both men
worked, Smith, desplto all protests, wan
held for tho Grand Jury on the charge
of murder In tho first degrco.
Other facts began to circulate. Somo
ono hnd henrd MoWlnler accuse his wife
of being too friendly with Smith, and
out of this calumny raised Its ugly head.
Hero nnd thorj men began to mutter
about Judge Iynch. And Mrs, MoWlntor
wns Bhunued by all those who had posed
ns her friends,
A few da boforo tho trial began ifns
Fant All wns poring over his crystal.
Nearby ant Zmloni, reading nnd reflect
ing. The two had been talking nbout
'Mcsincr nnd Ongllostro, nnd Kudora wns
gathering her arguments from the book
sho held. The bell was heard to ring.
A few moment Inter a visitor wns ush
ored In by tho Hindu servant. To Hnsanm
All's cold eyo this client did not suggest
any futuro profit, but Mrs. MoWlnter'a
talo caught tho sympnthy of Zudora.
"I will tako this case, uncle," sho vol
unteered. "It Interests mc. It is purely
circumstantial evidence, and that is
usunlly tho most puzztlng to solve. If I
succeed. It will add another step toward
my 20 cases."
"Stilt jourself," curclcsnly. "But re
member, if It tuniB out to bo an ordinary
case, it will not count."
'T accept thnt risk."
Zudora, In accordance with her ngrcc.
nient with her lovor, John Storm, wroto
him Tcplalning nbout tho case, and nsked
him to meet her nt tho McWInter house
tho following afternoon. When tho two
arrived In tho vlllngo thoy found tho sub.
urbs In turmoil. There had been, they
found, a punitive expedition ngnlnst tho
Jail that held Smith, but It had been
frustrated.
"This la going to be Interesting, John,"
said Zudora.
"I've an Idea I'd Uko to plead for the
poor dovll, 1 never realized how many
kinks tliero wcro In Ufa until you entered
this detective business."
"Tho unexpected Is always happening.
On the faco of It this man Smith looks
guilty. Tho very fact that tho woman is
eager to save him -hn n bubpIcIoub angle.
But for all this, wo may find him Innocent
ns u child."
Mcvuitltno Unsworn All hnd not been
Idle. Ho -was going to loso no clmnco to
further his schemes. To bo sure, ho hnd
signified his uttor Inck or Interest In the
cnio. but that had been to hoodwink his
niece. o quiotly and unobserved, he
mndo a secret Investigation of tho shack.
It did not tako his remnrteibly keen eyes
long to discover what hnd taken place,
Clever, nbomlnnbly clover! Here was n
criminal who hnd fnntastlc Ideas. If this
infernal contrrvanco had served one
mair".i purpoe. It might readily servo
another.
So he contrived to soparnto Zudora nnd
-Storm nnd bring tho latter to the shack.
Ho wroto frankly, signing his own name,
nnd declaring that It would not bo wafo
for Zudora to go deeply Into this case,
ns there wan moro to It than could bo
seon on tho surface. So Storm concluded
to meet Hassnm All at tho shnck and
find out wlint ho had to say. Ho promised
himself Unit ho would bo cautious and
wntch every movo of his enemy.
nverythliip wns ready for him, hut
again IIafknm All wns overanxious, Ho
Hot nno of tho bottles he had found In n
cabinet on tho little plntform near tho
celling. Welcome. Mr. Storm, welcome!
Hi- laughed and his Inughtcr might well
havo been an echo to thnt mado by thn
TODAY'S PHOTOPLAY CALENDAR
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ACROSS THE PACIFIC
thTTchristian
Preceded by Other Pictures
Dayg of Thundering Herd
ELAINE
ELAINE NO. 2
GHOST BREAKER
MASTER KEY NO. 3
MASTER KEY NO. 6
NORTHERN LIGHTS
PRINCE OF DARKNESS
THE SPOILERS
Siorv of the Blood Red Roue
TELLTALE HAND
TERRENCE O'ROURKENO.S
Return .Kiigiuvment of
THE THIEF
V,W POTCOTHV IIONNEI.T.Y
THOR, Lord of the Jungle
THE TIGREjSfJ
TREYjy HEARTS NO. 7
WAR IN EURdPE
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"CON" TRAFFIC!!
I ' ' ' -.
i ,-.Ttrhi fiouice' (3m second
i UW I"-" I - -
h-THQ3HT,wouLPN'r r Be
!MUIt. -,,.
Aivtno coai i
WfOlTc: HIM A CETTEICV
man who had built this wlniowlesfl
shack.
By and by ho heard hurrying foot
steps. 81ly he looked out nnd oberV(l
tho unsuspecting attorney. Ooodl But
something slipped i the upTlm? moved too
soon, or Hassnm All had not pulled! It
back far enough, Tho door slammed vio
lently. Thero cmrha a tinkle ot breaking
sines nnd Unseam All struggled des.
perately to pull the door open, Ho was
already too weak.
Storm henrd the door. lie concluded
his Journey nt a run. It look all hi
strength to forco tho door, which lm
mediately closed ngnln when ,ho was In
side Ho raw dimly his enemy sinking
helplessly to the floor, nnd almost In
stnntly It ecemM thnt tho wntls of tho
shack hnd begun to revolve. Fumes!
Ho stumbled desperately 'toward tho
door, but could not reach It. Don b tics"!
the only thing that saved Hnseiim All,
or Storm for that matter, was" tWo sec
ond opcnlilg ot tho door, which let In a.
gUBt Of puro nlr and carried out acer
tain volume of tho poison.
(Continued Friday.)
Corjrlsht, 1011, by Harold Macdralh.
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PEOPLE'S CHORAL UNION IN
MENDELSSOHN'S "ATHALIE"
Sacred Cantata Presented by Publlo
Slght-Blnglng Classes.
Ulght years ago Mendelssohn's sacred
cantntn, "Athalle," was presented In
Philadelphia, but not elnco that time
until last night had It been repeated. The)
now presentation was by members of tho
People's Choral Union, who had received
Instruction In tho public slght-slnglnff
classes under direction of WIss Anna
CtrcDonough, Tho choruses were) suns'
with spirit and precision, and showed In
telligent training nnd practice.
Tho libretto was selected from Itaclne'a
tragedy of tho daughter of Jezebel. Emily
Stokes Hngnr nnd Zlppornh Rosenberg,
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Booth's "Riding Together," by thq Union,
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