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EVENING T.EDOEB-PHILADETiPTTTA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1915.
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HE BLUE BUCKLE
A BAFFLING MYSTERY AND BREATHLESS TALE OF ADVENTURE
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
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i .., . transatlantic! liner. returning
R"..f!5-2;&iHffi
faifi A' .1. Jim htihAnH Aiv on coaru
'"J MI'N HdTOn. an unscrupulous
liiP."2h make" a business D'onosltlon
rB"".t. win atin snenui niusv v. -;
LJUkffTJ
B r, Bninmorri . an -" , .nmethln ,
a cwHfrMvion
Bl wlreleM operator to let him take ft
i! fflSJiW. An .ld.rly.man a joung
Hit eeimtry,
,,.---.. Again suspicion i- '"
2JSn..7iiMi thn Talcolts falter Mrs.
M 'llfl'.rmnn'a "suite with her arms
W',hh.' Sock. New York. Mr.. WjU
J hi hOUI6 crnia niivii'i
nt but Mr. Tnlcolt'svo
Mh.nTndV that Tie hns been mid
irti in ismuMlers In his pocketa are
'M. luck's and Iho alrln of diamond".
B V. .LnB,.Vi;..ro?I...nV.1.. n5Sv"
IKJ'KImS i" b So buckle for" eaf.tV
jThltnT lleiutrn an exhibit, his dogs. two
uvutiiotinds. whliti ara aaaoiuieiy "'"
tia mnirol They talk about in mur
hill Incident
CHArTDtl XI-(Continued).
Y.nr father knows what I'm talking
bill,' answered ("tale, continuing to
fjurtr "I mean the tllnmoml nccklarc."
kDlamond necklace'" repealed llnllnn-7.-k
-ttii rtopv nnnenrmicn nf urhllsc
fcl know nothing of n diamond ncck-
Ktci"
IS '1 forgot to tell lilm nbout It," said tho
m- ......
."IfUMS he cnun i nccci to oo leminoeui
filtorted Craig "A man who hnB tho
3,.-,.aHnn that he hns "
Tha girl Dressed ono Impulsive hand
tpon his lips, whllo tears filled her ejes.
i 'Don't! Don't'" she pleaded, "Oh,
u don't know how your words hurt
-rhltjou say!"
Almost before Crnlg had Inhaled tho
nitinth and swectuesu of her touch hIio
Vm across tho room, bonding over her
hlhcr, lie sat as If uazcu, both haniH
'piling liaru upon mo .tuna oi inu
iilr, as If flghtlne foi self-control Th
rt's hands, her llpt, her nnxtous oen.
liiean rottxlmr, soothlnc. vmioIiik. Orail-
ilill the face of the man relaxed Its.
Mm, nuiucii luim in' si'iiucu uuiunii-
lliid, for the girl's sake If not for hli
siwn, to plav tho man, but to Cralz's
ilsntinent, not once did he wear the
TlrtAt ftf an nvnnpefl plllfirlt It unq itinrn
itt dejection and humllUtlou of a man
pUundcrstood
fUl me tell him. It will ho easier He
loa not know how his words hurt Iet
M explain," said the girl In a low volco.
PBillantjnc must have unsettled, for sho
toned (oward rtuthetford
"Its a lout; story to thrust upon a
itranger," she bfsan. haltltiKly. "Cut
came because I urced It. I felt suro
K could trust ou I It's like putting
'ear lives In jour hands!"
i Rutherford faced her, startled 73ld she
proooss to force him to i!d her hi their
iesperato schemes'' The plrl paid no heed
to Cralga strained nttltude, hut hurried
nlth her recital.
'Ion said ion Intimated that my
father v.bb a dishonorable man' Why
jou had reason to saj It 1 do not know ;
j( he Is Innocent of any crime Yet ho
bii been a marked man, without reputn-
Wn, for many years and has been pow -tries
to right himself In tho eves of the
.nrld."
ftuthtrford Hnnced at the man sho was
Wendlne Ills llnely shrined head was
lifted, and an expression of proud rcscnt
Icient had taken the idacc of his dejection.
KCralg uas forced to admit Inwardly that
ice old not look llko an ordinary crook or
Smuggler
"for all these years as lone as I have
UHd, continued the daiiBhter, "my
hther has not been able to defend hlm
"lelf. But now that the man w ho w roused
him li dead, wo hope that he can again
.tike his rluhtful place In tho world "
"Who was this other man?" prompted
Crtlr. as the girl hesitated
"It was his own brother Thev had
ltn In business together and my father
hid done something to dlsnlense inv
Itiicle. In reveupce, mv uncle the man
Lap is (lonely robbed him of his money
ana iorsAstlH his reptitntlon Ho mado
ItlDDear lllnt m fnlbep hud .ihsnnnrleil
l"Tiat had jour fnther lone to ancer
Drothcr? utfaln pronif ed Cralff, not
Wiklndl-, but detein'Ined to ifot at tho
facta.
"Ha had unti t Ini'A of a wnmnn Ills
trother also loved," sho replied In a
low voice "While they were iraveilnn
'broad, mj undo Oregorj' falsified the
Mounts In tholr business, and wove such
chain of circumstantial evidence that
toy father could not return for fear of
irmt. He had to ussume another nanu
-that of Talcott Oh, ho didn't Intend
1 live that way always" she hurried
a. noting CralB's look of Incredulltj' "ho
w been working and hoplm? somo day to
fler his name But ha could not, while
,hU brother lived "
f 'Vou mean that Gregory Dallantyne
wlndlcd jour father out of everything?"
r.eriniiiK-but tho blue buckle.1'
TtUthprfnr.l nllnn.h ilni,k,.fl lia annltl
She Spolto of this wnrtblosH lilt of steel
M thoufih it cro u Lompcnsatlnn for
iw of both property and honor.
Tk ' ca" you mean?" ho exclaimed.
i.o uucKia nas no value.
t It IS bn.Mi n .fillH.. ,inlln. n,. I. a.
Se' sho answeied nuletly "netter
"". It Is worth iny fathers good nanto
(.JJS can nnd "s mate."
f There were two buckles, then;" asked
Iy'"- to incredulous to trust himself
i Jl further comment.
I Mr. nnll.ArAM.i 1, . ,- . ..ai
, : "-."vtiuni, oeiiiiiiicili in icojunai-
lv .1 B00d man' HiU'BH In this world
hn ti L aro tno Tno palr ot old 8t0',
lii. .u " l'etn al1 heirloom In our fatn
. tney orlglnallj ucqulred a sort of lie
gjJMi value becauso of sentiment. They
' on tho slippers of the first American
fiantj-ne grandma, when Captain 13al.
ffi'n?i of the VlrglnU colony, met nnd
wned her. Thej have been passed dawn
'" kcnerauou to generation, until my
wn crmtflMntiiA. . .i i ....
;l .". " . .wniKt vvuiu iiiriu un liar iiiut
"Willed possession They would have
"n worn by my mother hail she lived "
h .l l',,B i"uea a monieni, mm
f'i ""ler eently stroked her hand,
f When my father and his brother nuar.
Si , !UX R'andfather was still living; but
father's dlsgraco shortened his da'.
r? Krandfather was a very rich man,
i"o nad a horror of family quarrels, and
!i,t. v,p U-Br inut uny one) auoum
fci,.,' Ul.e family name. Why, years ago
iv family wero closo friends and neigh.
I"" with Washington's!" She drew her
W. ?P Pro"dly. "And so my grandfather
&Ve. '? obtain his portion until he had
6a i" name. The onjy cluo to the
,. . n"ero e iiad deposited this for-
4At lav In 1.A .nt. -.-.. i i.i
ik. .h he wllle1 t0 mv father and tho
lt the buckles have a value quite apart
iron? m4re sentiment!"
,V"4 .soi your buckle, then?" asked
JjuMHord addressing Mr Ballantyne
1 tTei It WAR In trilflf In a linnV In
' while my brother'a was In a New
Jbanlf T clalmea It a month after
Kl. A went for u wUh'the highest hop
- inigni oe accompanied by some-
U&Z innrn la.Hhl. '.n.lkin. ,u.i
fiuT a d n, '" establUblng my Inno-,
, uu. ,npr. u,f tinltilnsr fxrnt tlia
iW" -.-,-. . .
tow mult that poaslbly aid ou'"
" a ar. insirlf tion -we ihink It In
te tne Bi erabout of the money
' o IkjcI.1 'Oiitalns only half Of It
,a i. lea Kith tut tlu. other." Mlaa
-. ----. -.., . . ,
rjs his been seen ai nin numc "-"'i" ,"'-,;
SiMlut t0 weeks. Oral? goes himself
ff AtrtWata and through the al "
5 iMdcrman's House ho wea that senile-
.... nnl rimvn uraia cwww
lied Moose," "The Running Fight,"
"Sentiment again," smiled Jtr. Italian
tync. ".My father probably supposed thai
mv brother nnd I would mako up our dif
ference, If for no other reason than to
secure th.c fortune His Intention was
(hwnild. It was n part of Oregon's re
engr that he should get his own buckle
nnd keep II, so Hint I might never know
tho other half of the Inscription. Kveti If
ho had been pror, the thought of my exile,
of tho disgrace nnd poverty he had heaped
upon me. would probably hive been food
and warmth to him'"
Ituthrrford sensed th blttemeas with
which Hnllantvno spoko, ho saw tho ten
der svmpathv In the eyes of the git! look
ing down upon him.
"It le onlv since Oregorj's death, a few
months ngo, that the nny has been
opened," continued Hallahtvne
"Tin other buckle " Craig began
'We hnve come to America to find It!"
exclilmed the girl.
"Some one else seems to bo looking for
It. nl.o." said Crale casually.
Father nnd daughter sprang Up In con
sternation. "Who?"
"A Mndomolselle Ainnv. who crossed
over with us on the Gothic, came to see
mo nhout It."
Ballantyne nnd the girl turned slowly
nnd regarded each other with frightened,
questioning eyes.
"Could she hy anv chnnce hnve tho
other one?" Miss nnllnntjne asked In a.
tense voice.
"I scnrcelj think so Hie seemed to be
In douht ns to the one T had and wanted
lu see ll-hut hnd to depart unsatisfied.
How do j oh piipnosp she could havu
known nbnul the oihei one?"
"I do not know, anld Hullnntine, knit
ting his brows. "Gregory must havo re
Rletteil his ili'cd-nnd wished to mako
amends to the woman ho had loved.
Word enme that If mv wife or her daugh
ter would placo a ceitaln advertisement In
the Canadian papem sho would recclvo
nows to her ddv.iutagc. It Is evidently
news of the other buckle Thla illsa
Arany might be Gregoiy'a ngent "
"I do not think so." said Craig dccld
cdl "Hnva j ou any reason to suppoBO
that others know nbout these buckles?"
"Wo did not think so lit llrst." answered
the gill, "hut shot tlj lifter fntlfi icceivcd
the burlele hn wus set upon In the streets
of Pin l We didn't understand whv, at
the time, hut tin. J must huve been after
tho buckle "
"Db' thev seirch him"" asked Crnlg
"Ves, but they failed to find It before
nn tries hnd attracted otheis to our as
sistance It was nftor that Hint I began
to ke.'p it In my possession Sopblo "
"Voitt mild? She was wlt'n jou?"
"Ves, my good Sophie was with me.
and she has been u treisuie evei since.
Hut I still did not leullre the peril m
taclilng to the blue bucMe. until after
that attack on shipboard '
"What attack"' questioned .Mr Kalian
tjno, sharply.
"It wiib nothing" rejoined his ihiu-ih-ter,
lu confusion She had evidently con
cealed tills llttlo adventure.
"What attack7" persisted her father
"A man tried to snatch tho buckln
away from me. In tho corridor," said
tho girl, biting her lip, "but fortunately
.Mr Rutherford came to my asslstunce "
"My God! Am I exposing jou to such
things as this?" gioaned Mr. Ballantjne,
tnlclng her hnnds tndeil within his
own. "Mr Rutherford, I want to tlinnk
nu. I owo it to this bravo girl that I
am back here to fight for my name and
fortune Torglvo mo for mv attitude
uwhlln ngo I have glown supoi sensitive
fearing that some ono on this sldo
would recognize me would call mo Just
what jou did! I havo been despairing,
lather than rebellious. My daughter,
however haw nerved me to undertake for
her sake Wont I would never havo dared
do for my own. You understand that I
am in danger of at lost You realize
how we are trusting joif"
Rutherford nodded. He hnd no an
swer ready. He was not certain whether
Ilnllantyno referred to the an est which
might come, ou account of the former
alleged misappropriation of funds, or to
the moro recent affair of tho diamond
necklace
"You sec I nni trusting v-ou with my
father's honor!" Miss Ilnllantyno cx
nlnlmeit. nnd 'nail she been a soveiclim,
sho could not havo conferred u title
wltji greater pride
Rutherford Hushed at their confidence,
but grew still moro uncomfortable Woru
thev asking him to keep still nbout the
necklace, nfttr he had nltendy turned
It over to tho Customs offlccis"' He
must make his position clear
"Mr. nnllantyne," ho said. "I havo lis
tened to a strange and an Interesting
story tonlKht I have no reason to doulil
It .ind If true, you must havo been a.
tnuch-nbuEc.il man. Rut still I cannot
bring mjself to Justify jou for securing
money to carry out your plan bv sniug-gllng-nnd
that was why I called you
nntnes awhile ago"'
Mr. nallantjno looked at him In sur
prise "What Is nil this tnlk nbout smug
Kllng?" he demanded of his daughter.
"It wes-hi his pocket." Miss Ballan
tyne said, half rcluctnntlj.
"What was?"
"Why, tho diamond necklace even body
has been making such a fuss about.
"You told mo jou had perfect con
fidence In this man." said her father
sternly, still disregarding Crnlg.
"l-have!" she replied, with an exquisite
blush that made Crnlg's heart give a sud-
"Why didn't you tell me about this
necklace, when jou asked me to come
and enlist him further In our behalf?
f-well, I knew you would look at it
like a man. and not see how It really
Two bright spots burned In her cheeks,
but she took up the cudgels foi CralS
""vnuknew that I would put tho onlv
possible Intel pi ctatlou upon It, Mr. uni
lnntyno replied, Instnntly
This was turning the tables with a ven
geance, and Craig listened more amused
than vexed; and through It all he felt
riotously happy to be thus championed
"Why. how absurd, father!" persisted
the girl "You don't think Mr Rutherford
smuggled the necklace, do you?"
Nevertheless, the startled widening of
her ejes showed how much she was ac
customed to trust her father's judgment.
Craig, saw that he must vindicate him
self, as much to tho fathu- as to the
daughter who stood regarding him vvlt't
such Intentness
"Mr. Uallantvne, some ono somo smug
glerused me as on unconscious agent.
You can guess how much I had to do
with Mi when I tell you that I turned the
necklace over to the custom house au
thorities, and received (heir receipt for
M. I tell jou frankly that I believed you
to be tho smuggler. I thought that you
were using the lady I. thought was jour
wife, to further your designs. And I was
not alone In this suspicion. It was
generally believed by every one on ship
board." "Every one thought that?" exclaimed
Ballantyne. "Whj-, we heard nothing
about Ml"
"Naturally, because jou wore most sus
pected Buf a message came to the ef
fect that a bearded man and a youn.
woman had bought a diamond necklace
at Klrschwasser's In Berlin You two an
swered the description. Personally, I had
nothing to disprove the suspicion-much
that favored It"
"What?"' demanded MUs Ballantj-ne
quickly
"Wh your ajoolnens from the rest of
tho company: 'yotir seeming desire to es
capo observation: even that attack b.
the man whom I took to be the secret
service officer You were constantly shad
'owed by him and aiuther man Be
ut.iaa " Hral? avoided bar troubled.
' frigultnad. eyw, and fcluwJereA on "be
"Cntspaw" Etc.
'
sides, Helderman had first spread the
report nbout tho smiigglers-and-nftei-wnrds
I saw- vou In Helderman's room'"
Neither fnther nor daughter could have
known of tho desperation with which lu
"poke. Ho insllni lively distrusted Hel
derman, Just ns he had bllndlv trusted
her. Rut hnvlng seen her, not once but
twice, In the company of that unscrupu
lous man, he felt that ho must demand
an explanation
The look that came, for nn Instant,
over Mr Hallantjnc'.s face told how
iRtiorant ho was of this association It
was followed bv a flaming look of wrath
Thn blood of his Southern ancestry wns
aroused. He held himself In check, but
his ejes blared ominously. The girl
ahraik as If from a blow, and drew
noar to her father s aide
"Vou mean tho Mr Helderman who
had suoh strange manners?" she itsked
coldly, repressing evoty other emotion In
order to make sure of hln inennlni-
Of course, I could Imagine then that
you you had gone there to secure his
nsslstnnce-that Is, It seemed that wav
when f supposed ou to be tho wife of n
smuggler-" Rutherford cxplnlncd miser
ably "t hnd gone there' I to his rooms?
Is that what you aro snjlng?" she cried
"Why 1 saw vou there' Just as t saw
you up at his homo on Rlversldo Drivel
oti remember that drcss-the one with
tho trailing fringe?"
"Oh. how could jou, how could vou'"
sho stormed "Father, ho believes It
Jin believes It Is true" Ho thinks t "
Ucr voire broke, nnd sho burled lief
fnro in her father's shoulder The white
haired man pushed her gentlv aside II
turned upon Crnlg llko n lion Hunting
foi Its young
"Vou scoundrel!" ho cried Vou must
answer to me for this"'
Ho struck out blindly. Hut the weak
ness of his recent Illness nnd his present
rago were too much for him. Down upon
tho floor he dropped, In a crumpled heap.
XII
A "SETTING-UP" OCHRCtSE.
All tho next morning, Rutherford was
out of sorts with the world. Ho felt hltn-i-elf
In tho wrong; and yet every tlmo
ho mentally tehearsed tho events of tho
night befote, ho did not see how he could
have dono dlffetentlv Hvnv circum
stance even the testimony of his own
eves hnd seemed to make neccssarv tho
rhnrgos he had preferred; but tho girl's
reproachful words. "How could ou! How
could jou!" still rnng In his ears The
memory of her white, drawn fnco still
haunted him Ho felt llko a man con
demned Miss Ilallnntvnn had never nine looked
In hi direction thtough It nil, and now
thanked Mm hurrlcillj, but cnimti ti".,
foi his nsslstnnce. She was evidently too
deeply hurt or offended to ttust herself
to speak
"HelBho"' sighed Craig, pausing for tho
twentieth tinio that day to look out ut i m
window and inuso sllmtlv "That's wh.it
mines of trying to play nil the coids on
the table' I'm tired uf being iluuimv
though. In this llttlo bridge game It's
bcttc- to plnj- jour hand sometimes, even
though jou full to win the odd tilcks "
Which shows that Craig was somewhat
of n phllosophei howsonvcr one might
question IiIh skill nl auction or at .i
dccpei gauii'
The more he thought about It, the more
he felt himself In tho wiong. Ills e
pliiuatlori hadn't explained, ho must tij
to make another, or at at any into apolo
gize. Perhaps his heart was prompting
him to take a courso which, at nny other
time, li! would have characterized .is
weak-kneed Rut seek Miss B.illantvuc
he must and would that very daj
Another little adventure, howevci. In
terposed before he wns able, to put his
pious resolution Into effect.
He went down to tho bank again. '. i the
mlddla of the day, In older to illHtiaet
his mind, nnd nlso to get another view
of banking business. He vvnndeied from
one depaitment to another, asking qjes
tlons, and finding tho muo of notes,
checks, bonis, stocks, nnfl certillcates
wonderfully fascinating. Ho Inwardly re
solved to cut the doctor's tlmo limit very
short, and plunge Into this busj vofex.
Ho would willingly begin at tho bottom,
If scnio dny ho could m.islot It all
When liu returned to his apaitmcnt,
about four, he met a vorj eolted In
dividual, bj nnmo Michael Gnolcy.
"Whist, jcr honor!" ,ald that worths.
CRAGS JEALOUSLY GUARDED
PASSENGER ON BRITISH SHIP
Thorn in the Side of the Customs Inspectors and Officers
of Vessel, Though He Looks Like a Big Mop.
On board the British steamship Man
chester Exchange, nt Port Richmond,
nwaltlng shipment to Chicago, Is a pecu
liar bunch of hair which Is classified as a
sheep dog valued at J730 Crags Is tho
name the steward of tho -vessel calls the
nnimal when hn wants to give It Its nl
lotmuut of food for meuls. It answeis
to that ns well as am. But Cinga Is
n thorn In the sides of tho customs In
spectors and olllcerH of tho steamship
They aro nfrnld that he will got lost or
stolen and then some one will havo to
pay tho value of the animal to J C
Shoeffcr, of Chicago, to whom It Is con
signed In consequence Crags is
watched constantly.
Crags hns a pedigree twice ns long as
his hair, and that Is going some Ho Is
so completely coveted with the latter that
he resembles a big mop when ho Is curled
up asleep. In his native land, 1'ruuce,
Crags was a sheep dog It Is said that
he could guide a Hock better than U
human being. Ills sagacity was much
marked and his fame spread over the
land Mr Shaeffer heard about him and
decided to obtain him
Tho dog made the vojage across tho
Atlantic on the Manchester Kxchange. Inn
when ho attempted to land ho illscoveied
an oftlclal of tho Bureau of Aninul In
dustry had ruled that he would havo to
spend a week under strict quarantine be
fore he could bo landed Sj-mptoms of
contagious diseases which might bo passed
on to the dogs In this country were
searched for. None has been found, and
Craga will boon icsume his Journej
ill MM kIrB.w
iPl "liMfMAMm.l a W T ?!lalalaW
CRAGS" ON
detaining him nt tho door toy a touch on
the nrm. "Whlsll"
"I'm whistling," Crnlg rrflpondfcd
"What's the excitement, Mike?" I
"Exclterrent enouali, sor," replied MMte,
reveling In tho senSntlon he wns about
to spring
He thrust his hands Into both pockets,
and drew out two fat rolls of one-dollar
bills.
"I touched 'em fot a hundred ' he
boasted,
"Whom do vou mean?"
"1 ham brlhe.-s. them corrupters djo
mind! The fillers who wero snoopln'
around here the other dA). trjln for to
make me betray jou. Well, vou to be
trajcil, by this token!" and ho palled the
rolls affectionately. "Hay, Mr Ruther
ford." ho continued, his eves shining,
"suppose we divide Up even You tnko
twenty-nve and I'll take what s left '
Rutherford hnd no time to comment
upon the mathematics, for at this mo
tnent a strange cound camo from tho
rear room
"What's that?' he demanded
' Whlat, j or honor! It's them' l got
th-lr monej--nnd t got them, too'"
"Where?" askod Craig In a breath, tho
spirit of tho adventure selling him
His man was no less eager
"In tne room with your prlvato safe,
like jo told mo to, rorl"
Crnlg tooled at him with undisguised
noproval
"Lead on. Monsieur Goiilet'" he ordered
But Rutherford followed onlv a few
Rps Ho changed his course sutldenh,
nnd went to a cahlnot whence he nrmed
himself with n hnnimerless tovnher Then
he knocked over a c utile of henvv chilis
violently, nnd with u swift tug tore thn
collar clear off tho shirt of the nstonlshcd
Mlko
"Vou would, would jou'" he shouted
"Unlock thnt door and be quick about
It!"
Mike gnvo him n second look, this time
of understanding, then fumbled elutnsllv
with tho lock on the Inner dour Ho wss
1 a ciestfnllen. powering crenture to behold
I when to stuck his bend Into tin- toom be
I send, nnd muttered
vve-ro rmuht feilots' It's the boss,
nnd he s sot th drop on us!"
The boss ,irnmptl strode Into the Inner
room, IiIh weapon verv much In evidence
"IIiimlA up'" bo commanded crisply
Two men who had been kneeling bv the
safe leaped to their feet, with hands
rained obediently They looked Into the
bntrel of u business-like revolver, and
past that Into tho sternly eyes of the
man who held it. .
Rutherford gnvo a quiet glonce nt the
Utter In front of the stfe Plies of can
celed checks, nrcotiiii books, wallets and
safe deposit boxes were scattered nbout
Tin- fot tnldable looking safe hnd held
little of vnluc dining IiIh two v cars' nb
senco nbionil, nnd onlv he himself knew
how unimportant wero the pupcrs .ind
objects through which the two men hnd
been laboriously looking
"You rascal," shouted Crnlg ut his
squlimlng gentlemen s gentlennn "Get
their guns, oi I'll shoot jou!"
Mlko slldeil fenrfull toward the two
men, always with one ujo on that stench
revolver, and tlitust u hand Into each
hip pocket Then he backed nvvny, lu
possesion of the opposing weapons.
, "Put them here at my feet!" ditected
1 ft nig
Gonley meekly olieved
"Now, what are vou doing hen''"' Cialg
, asked, looking nt his onptlves
Olflldentlj. ns If afraid to breathe for
their lives, tho two men ftllentlv folded
back the lapels of their coats, and
brought to view two shining shleldn
"All!' "aid Crnld with studied Hiirptlsp
"I think I have seen those decorations
befote. They inn supposed to be mil
secret-service badges, 1 bolleve Right''
The luen nodded, somewhat le.issurcd
Unit he h.id not nlieadv blown theli heads
off Inded, now th it their nuthotltj
semed recognized, they began to take
on more self-assertion
"I suppose vou luve been scutching tnj
sale for smuggled Jewels," said Ciaig,
divlv
"Sorrv sir," the stocky man spoke up,
"but duty Is dm j '"
He made a slight move ns though ho
would recover his wenpons
"Stop"' ordered Cialg. "or T won't
be responsible for the consequences Theso
hnnimerless guns nrn mlghtv quick on the
trigger, at times. Now, jour notions of
dutj- nnd mine don't agiee Thej haven't
for Borne time, as I bellevp l lemsrked
the other diy, over In 10th street Still.
I think I may be abln to render the
Government a service."
With two swift thrusts nf Ills feet ho
sent the two weapons lying on tho lloor
sp-lunlng Into the ndjolnlng mom
"Gpoley, lock that dour!" ho com
manded Mike ngiilu obejed, tremblittglj
CONTINUED TOMORROW)
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of the Knlc.ni Players
lt'i:sno m A'ssunts
The I'hntnptiiy Kdllnr nf the I'tenlng
lirdgrr will lie plensrd to nnnwrr qties
thins relnllug In his department, flui-sl-tlon.
relnllim to fnnilly nffnlr. nf urtnr.
mid nrlresnes nre bnrred nliiolutolj.
Queries will not bo answered by letter.
All letters mutt be nihlressed In I'hutn
plnv l.illlnr, Ktenlng l.rtlnrr.
An Interesting sidelight on n hlthor'.u
unsuspected iihsse of the lilm world has
been brought to light by Thomns H line,
who. writing lit Motograplu. snjs.
There aro various methods of test
ing thn publla pulso In regard to mo
tion pictures, but tho nutcst method
of finding out exactly what tho people
want Is through tho medium uf Undo
Satn'fl mnll-bng
Of latn the cotrespondeure of thn
larger motion pleturo torpointlons
established In tho Hast and In South
ern California has icached such huge
dimensions tint tho ollldnls of the
v.ulous companies loncludcd It vi.is
butter to npplv to tho Government
foi n postolllio at filch plant than go
to the evpense of hnvlng nil matter
carted several times ilnllv from tho
iii'iircst postolllco
A gtlmpso of ono ilnv s mall teceived
by nny ono of tho better known com
panies will InipiesH the tnOHt opti
mistic person with the Idea that tho
woild la unquestionably In tho grip "t
motion pictures.
Thousands ni letleis are icceivcd
dnllj. lu it) dllTctent languages, from
places never di earned of ns being on
the map Tho predominating letters
nro those nppljlug foi woik Hveiv
boily ou c irth seems to ho peculiarlv
adapted ns a coming mntlciu picture
star, aciordlng to these U-tters Second
In point of numbeis me lettcrH from
aspiring motheiH, Inqulnng Into tho
mot ul atmospheie sutrourillng a pie-tuic-proilucing
plant, and wishing to
know If It Is ii III place for their
daughters Then come hundreds of
letters from ambitious would-ho
scenario writers, the majority of whom
havo not jet written u script, but who
cleslro a lew polntets befoto embark
Ins Pouches of letters come dally from
tho gemrnl public, who offer good,
bnd and Indifferent advice In regard to
past, piesent nnd futuie productions.
Others send lu cplstolnrj otilogiunis
mi plaja they have viewed and hope
to see moro of the same kind pro
duced lit tho future
Ono would think that most or theso
epistles nre consigned to the waHte
basket after a single reading, but such
is not the case Knch letter Is carc
fullj rend nnd Us contents noted bv
some one In authority In the plant.
Then they ale sent to the various
clepnitmcnts with which they particu
larly deHl with a view of perfecting
tilm-productlon, for after all It Is
tho public who Is the real critic of the
llliiis nnd If the wishes of the public
mo carried out we know that the
film-service Is being Improved
Thrown Into the Discard
That Rood old standby of the spoken
drama of the thrills clisslllcatlon. namely,
tho mortgngo and' the shjster Inwjer, nr.-
baned from pktuio-plny plots purchased
bj the Sellg Polj-seope Company and other
leading manufacturers In spanking of the
ban placed on the mortgage plot, the Scllg
Potjseopo editor recently said-
"Tho mortgage plot was thought lo hnve
riled n natural death In melodrama when
'the papem were worked overtime hy the
villain. But not so With the advent ot
the motion plctuie plaj all tho time-worn
tilcks of tho spoken drama were lugged
to tho animated scieen nnd presented to
tho people ns 'new stuff' 'Iheie was nl
vvajs the unjust travesty on the legal
profession, tho 'ahj-ster' law jet, who hell
tho mortgage on the old home fatm and
who threatened to foieelose the same un
less the fin liter's beautiful daughter. In
love with the honest jouug husbandman
on the adjoining 'forty.' was given to tne
lawjer lu mnrrlago The 'shjstei' lawyer,
so called, ulwnj.s appeared In an office In
which there was a small safe In one corner
and ho Invuilably visited tho safe, pio
duced thn 'papers' and then rubbed his
hands In litndlsh satisfaction Of course,
ho met a tlmelj punishment, but In so do
ing the members of the legal ptofesslon
were frequently piesented In an unfavoi
able light. The Sellg Company will not
buy plots of this nature and other con
cerns aio following suit "
Heard in the I.ubin Studios
Captain Wllbert Melville, manager of
the Western l.ubln Conipanj, at !-os An
geles, Cal , has been scouring the entire
California coast In his yacht, tho l.ucero,
In an effort to locate a schooner of espe
cial tjpe und design to be used for a
variety of scenes in tne big three-reel
production he is making
A large force of carpenters, mechanics
and plasterers have been busy the past
several daju at tho l.ubln Western studio
erecting an Algerian village,
Clay M. Ciicene, one ot the best known
of the Lubln photo-playwrights, who has
achieved a wide teputation as a writer
of fiction and plavs for the legitimate
stage, had a regular birthday party this
week. It Wds not of his own planning,
but was suddenly wished on lilm by a
largo delegation ot friends. Greene la
one of the old guard of the Lambs' Cluo
In New Ypik, and, Incidentally, a mem
ber of a great many other clubs In tfew
ItKSOHTS
Atlantic Cltr. N. J,
leading hlgh-claaa tuoderat rata hotl
'Al nPMAItM P Vhilnia .we. near Beaoti.
ALOCftlAIVl-C cap. 350 steam heat, ela-
valor, sun partem, ul baths, etc , exrel
tablf. evinlng dlonera, erotica. Special 10
Up wfcl.; 2 up dally Kookltc, J T J Cow.
CopeMar,Jtf.J.
THE WINDSOR Mal iwtionTooTti,"
ocaan flaw tun parlora. Batha. BookliL
Mlia Ualplo.
Kl'ISAMMUl' MIIICEJJ
Steamer Queen Anne
Hooks now opioid for ..uartera. Couitloattoo
day and evening trip. Kkcuraloaa to lilyer
vl.w DaU II. S, VVJION, Itt So. lOlh M.
Writ fvr Bvokllt- tUcuralosa avatirwbara.
York and t'hllndelphla. Someone discov
ered he was nbout to turn another mile
stone In life's Journey nnd n general
nlarm wns sent out for volunteers. They
responded readllj Writers, actors, dlrec
lors and representatives from mnny of
Greene's clubs, and suddenly descended
on him at his hotel In Philadelphia and
gnve him nn Informal but merry partv
Greene admitted during the evening that
while tho records hnd moro than sixty
years rhnlked down against him. as a
matter of fact he was only twenty-four,
nnd cverjono emphatically agreed with
him
Aliout AIntirice Tourncur
Of motion picture producers you might
saj ns It Is said of poets, they nre born,
not inndc Maurice Tourneur, n jnung
man ludged by jears, Is ripe In experience
tti theatrical nnd motion picture produc
ing Tourneur wns a stago director nt
tho Ovninase, tho Antolnc, the Porte St
Mnrtln In Paris, and among other notable
adaptations from tho American stnge put
on Alias .llmtny Valentino" (tho play) In
Pretieh I,' Art Clnomatogrnphlque, of
course, nttructed Tourneur nnd he became
n producer for the Trench I'clatr Com
patij In Paris, and thus this public here
hns long been familiar with his work On
the formation of tho World Film Corpora
tion, Mr Tourneur, who had come to this
counlrv to continue his motion picture
producing activities, began directing for
the Selztilck organisation and put on such
notnblo successes as "Tho Man of tho
Hour.' "Tho Pit." "The Dollar Mark."
"Tho Wishing Ring." nnd "AllaB Jimmy
Valentine " Maurice Tourneur's enreer
us nn American producer hns probnbly
onlv Just commenced, "Trllhj," with Wil
ton tiii'knje ns Hveugnll nnd Clam ICini
Imll Young ns Trilby, will be one of Ills
efforts
Answers lo Correspondent)
VI It . tr Mario llorn not artln? ut prea
ent. Pate of rcteueo of other photnpluy not
et known
t.At IMF" II Maud Kenlv la rr much ntlve
Ottinut answer quentlons concernlna thn mari
tal ntinlrs of artors, behove It concerns onl
pnrtlc Interested
CUArtA M. C V's.
P. II 11 Anply to tho general manager of
sni reinrnny for Information jou are after
.MtN'rJfrc Send full name and addreaa to
Photoplay Fnllor nnd Information jou want
will Is; forwarded.
THEATRICAL
DArrNLrn
DALULIVLK,
ADi:i.PHI - -Peg o My Reait, Rilh an ex
cellent ..ait IInitlo Manners tyjpular and
nmualng comed of the linpetuoua jounx
Jrlah i;irl and what she dooi to n tiodate
i:ngllli rnnillj I'ltst-rate nniuscmi-nt .8 11
BIlOAl' Thu Dluo Unvelnpo," with W J.
rersuion V noiv farce recording the adven
titial nf u gmtloman who atarta for hla
tlnniHtlons In rut h and ends up in the
soiltty of "Tho CllnclMg Vine" Nothlnit
neiv ... SIT,
1 ultltl Sl-lha i;iicMn f.KUUKH'H Mot on
I'lfturea ot tie War, 7ftK feet of battle, with
tho Kaiser well to the fore. The newa o' tlm
kreat war In uulon 1' 0 and N ;iO
G.VtiniClv ' Peven Keja to Haldpate," Ocorg.'
Cohan s masterly dnimatlzatlon of the alory
of tho joung utiihnr who wont up to a
deserted Inn lu vvlntor to wrlto a novel Tho
nudlcm cuiuunters many aurprlaea nnd
much humor The principal auccesa of lint
sraion B 15
IATTI.I: The Piper," with ndlth Wvnno
Motthtfrn nnd the resident compauj. Joae
jihlne Preston Peabody'a titratford prize ptay,
which deals skilfully In bhink versu wlh
n version nf tho "Pled riser" S So
l.Yllli llnbert Mnntell In Shakespcaroan
renertorv. Soiond week, Wednesday matinee
lnrbmh" VVednesdij evening. 'The Mer
chant or Venlco". Thniada, ilamlet'. rn
daj, "King John" Hiturday matinee an 1
evening, ".lullus C'aeaur ' .. s ih
Ml. mi i OI 1 1 a.n Ur Wolf Hopper and (III
I ert nnd .Sulllvun Opera c ompnny In repenou
Second week. VVednesdaj matinee. ' Th
vtlkinln Wednesday night. "Thn Sorcerer
nnd 'Trial by Jurj ',,lhuradnj night, lo
hinthe, and Prlday and Haturda) nights
and Hittinlny mntlnee. 'The Mikado " . H 1,1
WAl.S'tT Mlleatones Ilia Klixllah lomedy
hy Arnold I'ennett and Pdivard Knoblauch
In which the advontures of a fumlly of ehlp
bulldera are timed through three generations
V rompnn of I ngll-h at tors play tha
piece SIS
Vaudcvillo
Ki:iTH H Vlme N.vzlmovn In "War flrdf' :
Paul Oonchna. Claudius and Scarlet In "Tho
Call nf the Sixties", MacK and llrth In "Tim
VVnifiK Hern I'leo Onscolgro I.e Hny nnd
1 ytton In 'Neighbors'; Iloland and Iloltz,
Four I.Q Oroha and Renrat-Sellg ideturva.
NIXON'S GRAND Tho Omar upera Company,
liartn and Clarke In "Marooned': Joe Har-
rett nnd loo opn In "Aernsa the Horner .
Conrad and Merino tn "The Italian I'lano
Movers" Sorettt nnd Vntolnette Sfnat ir '
Fiamla P Murphy and comedy movie"
OI.nnr:-Stalnv and Illrheik In Tranarorm i
tion" Mr and Mrs Mark Murphv lu The
foil Strike'. Himm Weston mid Sidney
claro l)r anl Kay In Vi 1ml' It All
Vhoiif' little Mies Jean, the Three, Karar
dns Frank B Gordon, and fJelbcam and
tnmtan.
VVII.t.IAV! r'HSN- Lmniet IJavny In "Hl
Wlrea Mother", Prlend and Donning. Maud
Muller nnd Rd Stanley the Gardner Trio
Nat Nnrnro nnd Company mid tho Vander
ICnn-a lu "The Qunt-It llluidnnlst "
CROSS KRVS (rtrst half nf week) "Tho
Homer nnd the Mulda", lllgelon', Campbell
an I Itnjden, N'orlon an I Ayres, .lames Ken
nedy and Company In 'Captain Smlih," Du
rand and Ituaaell und the Herhert-Garmalns
Trio
KKV8T0NK nilly Swede Hall Co. I.e.ver,
lroy Ik Davis, Mott and Maafleld Three
Neiarrna, Carrie Nngel A Co and L-onardl
N1XO.S' Iloa Valeria Sextette, Presto'a Sonir
Itevue, tvelsmau Pamll), VV J Coleman and
vdlar i Co I
Stock
AMfillItA - l'orta " George llrnadllllrst a
heellc tale of an unfaithful wife, aeen ut th
Adelphl (Ida winter
Burlesque
CASINO -Joe Ilurtlg'a llowery fltirlesquers, I
with Fitzgerald und Qulnn and Mabel Mor-
TftOCADKHO ' Tha lleauty, Vouth and Folly I
Cotipany " with Harry Mack Mlna Hihall ,
an I Azeia
DI'MONT'B Dumont'a Minstrels In "The Dope
Fiends" and "Uncle Tom'a Cabin "
G VVUTV.- 'VVelngartnar a Slww "
FORREST 8
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Thrntre
SAMUEL P. NIXON &?,"
25c and 50c
A Mi SKATS RKSKK Kll
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FIrat History-Making Display Anywhere of Stupendously Sensational, Sou). Stirring
Actual Firing-. Llna Motion Films of tha World's Greatest Conflict, Secured at Risk of
Ufa and Limb by a Spsclal Corps ot Camera Kxperta
INTIMATE VIEWS OF EVERY EUROPEAN BATTLEFIELD
English, French, Russian, German, Auatrlan and Uelglan Armies In Desperata Combat.
Kaiser Wllhclm at tha Front. aermanj's Famous 43-Centlniatre Uun In Action.
Thousands ot Cloae-Vlaw Details.
SELECT PHOTOPLAY THEATRE
TODAY'S
FEATURES
GUIDE
TUIJEHOCKEN ."l-Ll!:
hbajiik .Ufe,8 shop Winrjow
Hear organ tilth wonderful human voice.
" JA?AYU
EMPRESS THEATRE
Jlaln bt. abie t'araoa
THE DOLLAR
MARK
BELVIDERE
Oeriaautovrii Ave.
btlow llraver'a Iaina
KIIOIT8 Of ELAINE
MoriiEit'u Rosr.s
OTHER GOOD St'iyUCTb
rilKAlRK TODA '
lieualncUua Allegheny A ves.
OCIHIA HAHUVVOlnu ta
TUE Ml'U iOKUIDUUV
"IRIS
SUFFHAGE YELLOW
FLOWERS TO BLOOM
Women All Over State to Sow
Seeds in Behalf ot tho
Cnuse.
Sowing seeds .for suffrage promises ta
beeomo one of the most popular outdoor
sports In Pennsylvania with tho coming
of bnlmy spring
Regarded ns one ot thn cleverest
"stunls" of the suffragists, tho Idea of
making tho Kej-stone State bloom from
Juno until November, when tho Issusj
comes befote tho voters nt tho polls, has
spread like flro on n prairie, nnd ns
fast ns the puffrnglsts headquarters, at
IT.'I Chestnut street, stock up with the
Utile boxes of jellow suffrage seeds, the
supply Is depleted again
t-'nrli package contains six varieties of
seed which will bln7 forth for six months
ronseoutlvely In brilliant suffrage yellovr
blossoms. To lend an element of sur
pitse, those who planned tho feature have
retinmed the seeds with titles significant
of the progress of tho cnuse
There tnaj' be marigolds, golden glows,
and chrvsnnthomums among them, but
whatever varieties the boxes contain, they
nio masked undor such picturesque names
ns "Ooltlen Dawn." for June "Advance,"
for July, "Persistence." for August,'
"Conquest," for September , "Vlrjlorj-," for
October, nnd "Jubilee," for November.
It wns at the suffragist convention at
Sernntnu that the Idrn originated Pledges
for tho raising of tho campaign fund
wero being taken, nnd the delegates, fired
b their enthusiasm, gnvo evcrj thing that
thev thought might piove of value to the
cause
Mnnv of the well-to-do women promise!
titonev Mrs Hlsle (.otignhoic lhrie.t,
u niece of Mrs Blnnkeuhiirg, aald sho
could offer nothhig startling In thu way
of cash, but adi'led thnt her fa. i near
West Chester might be made to produce
something fot the cause
To plant u vcllow garden, she thought,
in the name of suffrage, that should be
such n thing of heautj ns to prove an
effectlvo aid for the cnuse, would con
stitute a contribution which financially
restricted women might make. And, It
their example were taken up by the sur
rounding neighborhood, suffrage would
lecelve an Impetus such as poster ad
vertising and parades could not rival
Mis Cinrrett did not llvn to see the
fiultlon of her Idea Sho died last Decem
ber, but 'live wlies' 111 the nssoilat'on
were not slow to realize the value of the
suggestion put forth tentntlvclj bv her.
Seedsmen were consulted with f.ven
thn mighty Burbank himself was nlied
for advice In making up the package
of tho six varieties of blossoms Hy a,
curious streak of luck It was found that
vellovv flowers were thn onlj ones In the
whole horticultural enteorv that could
he made to bloom In the open consistent
h foi ill months
Meanwhile the suffrage sneds aie sell
ing like proverbial hotcakes, and If tho
Mnn In .Mars takes u squint down on
these parts around June and July he's
going to see such n sight as will mako
him rub his eves nnd wondei The whole
State of I'ennsvlvnnln will be gleaming
jellow City gardens, window b xes,
country farms, hills and dales are to ho
sown llternilj and llguratlvelj wltli suf
frage seeds, und nvery little b'ossom that
wngs In tho breeze Is epected to gain,
bj- Its veiy beauty, at least one ndheient
to the cause
WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT
0
.Sunday Revival tabernacle Kith and Vina
atreets 7 sn o'clock 1'iee
Soctetv of the Frlendlv Sons u H Patrick
dinner Ileilevue-.Snatford 0 .10 o clock
laicture The History nf the lews I'udor
ItUMSlau neglmo," I'rof Israel Frtcdncn er.
llronslt College S 10 n tlock
J,'nlverltv or PennajlvnnU tenor clazs din
ner Hotel Walton 7 o'clock
Jllurriiliiiu anmversar oniertaitiuitn. 3taen.
nerchor Hull evening
HI Patrick a dinner Merlon I rlche Clubs
ev 11I117
lecture by Mlc'inel J Itjan. bencHt o" tha
llnunj of the Good Shepherd, AcAdeiny of
Jlcalc S o'clock
Gold I sh ruuilera' Socl'U SOI Ulurd.n a
nue, i o'clock I ree
V (1 II iHduro and iraurn Parish Rail,
Jlst and outh atreeta K iiVIm k
leciuri High 'leniiMnti r In ea Isathins,
Mr l.dvvln F Norihrun I'rnnkll i lua hula.
H n i In k
c ounlv JtcslUal snplely Cnlleke of Phy
alclnna d and l.tidlovv atreua s n cluck
tectum nn llenr VVanl Reechor fr.
Nevvell Dwlght HIIIIh u ider the ampkes nf
1 nlvirsliv I'xtenslnn Smleiy VMtlierepnnii
Hall 8 o'llnck
lecture on Kmcraon Or P II Itovuto'i,
In Roberta Hall Iliivcrfnrd Coltegn s n'doclt.
Il3y and dllice flurtiv lutl'nij, f'hu qh
riramatb- Ahhorlatlnn Hall nf thn I'luirLh of
the llleswd Virgin Marj . R nMnck
Plav ami ilinco tiv lii-amatlc SuUc'y nf
Hie I hiinti of Our laid nr ih tllrrsvd Sacra,
nieni viercantUe Hull S n'ltock
Aniiuvl dinner nivlslnn N'o s Vn'lent Oner
or internum, 'Inwn Hall, llcrumntonn 7 to
o'llnck
riioroi'i,Ai8
hf!SlnutSt.0l"',''1 I Homa of World'
LntJinuiJl.,,,,,,,,,, ilrtuleatl'hoWplnut
Aflernonna 1 SO to 4 .10 -llli. 16c, S3c.
Uvtnhiga-7 30 to 10. ail Hie 23c 50e.
Ill V SKATS IN AUVtM'B AND
V.VOID STANDING IN UNB
:u iiig wi:i:k'
TAilOUH PLAYEnS FUJI CO '8
SIl'l'KN'DOl'S I'HOIO-SI'KCTACLE
THE ETERNAL
CITY
BY
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it'iih r.iuu.f. rnuunnioK
TVVICU DAIfUY S 30 an I S.30 P. it
pilKCnOHD HV CIIAPl.lV C0MED1KS
SEATS NOW SELLING FOR
THIS WEEK
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SHOW N TH 1CK
KKIY n,v
2:308:30
SUBJECT
TO CIIANQK
JEFFERSON
3Tll ANI1
IIVII'IIIN OTS,
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CHESTNUT STREET ?,l0Et
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THIRD BIG WEEK
FAMOl-S I'.AYEIV IIJl CO'3 HTLV
PENDOl'b l'IIOTO-8l'Etr.Ct.K
THE ETERNAL CJTY
Hy Iltl.1. HMi
With PAUUNE FREPERICK
Twlc Rally X iM and SO I" M,
Pretajid b ClwplUi CututdlM
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