EVEKING LEDGER PHILADEIPHIA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 1915
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NEGROES CRANE NECKS
TO CATCH GLIMPSE OF
WHITE PHILANTHROPIST
Interested by Work of Black
Evangelist, "W. R. Aus
tin" Promises to Lift
Mortgage on Varick A.
M4 E. Temple.
A curious crowd ot men nnd women,
Atnoftg them many white people, thronged
Old VnrlCk A. M. tt. Temple. Rt 10th nnd
Catharine streets, last night, wlicro the
Iter. Alexander Wlllbanks, the black
vangetlst. la holding a revival. They
cams to get a glimpse of the mysterious
Wealthy while man who lms promised to
lift th mortgage on the church.
"W. n. Austin" Is the latest spelling
of the rich man's name. Ho admits this
la not his correct name. Tomorrow night,
he says, h will reveal his Identity. Hun
dreds of applications hnvn been received
by the Rev. Sylvester I. Corrothers, pas
tor of the church, for tickets for the
services then. Admission will he by
ticket only.
"Austin" did not go on the platform
with the evangelist last night. He held
a conference with Mr. Corrothers In the
pastor's study, and then appeared In the
cnurch a few minutes. There was n
craning of necks, nnd some of the men
and women In the rear of the edifice stood
up.
The congregation became onlhiiitnetle
when Mr. Corrothers Announced that the
rich white man had promised to "lift
the mortgage and also make all necesary
repairs to the church." The mortgage Is
about 145,000. "Austin" spent nearly nil
day yesterday with the pastor making
arrangements to settle It, Mr. Corrothers
raid.
ALSO WIMi PCItCHASK TENT.
Tho philanthropist nlio declares ho will
purchase a tent, capable of accommodat
ing moie than WOO persons, for AVIIIbnnks,
tho evangelist. Should this be done, the
tent will be erected on n vacant lot nnd
the revival will be transferred there.
TVlllbanks has calls, he says, from nine
other cities to conduct revivals when he
Sets through here. Among the latest
requests received nre those from Brook
lyn and Boston.
A close watch Is being kept at the
church for suspicious characters as the
result of the appearance In thl clt of
"Austin." The reports of his liberality.
It Is feared by the church officers, will
attract thugs to the neighborhood with
the Intent of holding him up nnd rob
bing him. Bluecoats on the beats about
the church have been asked to keep the
corners clear outside the edifice, and
ev-ry precaution Is being taken to see that
the mysterious philanthropist does not
come to harm,
Members of the congregation and negro
preachers who have been attending the
revival services are elated bv the number
of converts obtained by Wlllbanks. Last
night he caused 26 men and women to
'strike the pike." Tho results of hip
work are being compared with those of
"Billy" Sunday's. According to thoe
who have kept tally every night, 'Will
banks has averaged two converts to
every hundred In his congregations.
White men and women frequently are
among those who stand up when Will
bank asks all sinners in the church to
arise, but so far none has "struck the
pike." A number of personal workers
who helped In the Sunday campaign, nnd
some of the choir have been aiding In
tho services. They also are assisting
tVtllbanks to Induce men and' women to
"strike the pike."
"DEATH IN THK TOT."
The sermon last night was "Death In
the Pot," the "pot" referred to being
hell. Wtllbanks opened up with a
tirade against some person whose Identity
he has not been able to learn who, he
says, Is working among the congregation
after the services. According to the evan
gelist, this man Is distributing literature
among the Negroes to prove there Is no
hell.
"There's just as much hell now as
there was 40 years ago." shouted Will
banks. ''In fact, there's more, because
they had to enlarge It to accommodate
thfe crowds. Every day they're building
extensions and new wings. If you people
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Billy Robin's
ONE bright morning in the early
spring. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Robin got
tip extra early and hustled around for
their breakfast. Then Mrs. Billy said to
her mate, "Save today I want us to select
our nesting place and begin building."
"Oh, do you think there Is any rush?
Spring Is going to last quite a while, you
know, and I do like to dig for worms In
this nice soft mud," replied Billy coax
Ingly. "There will be worms to dig nfter the
neat Is built," Mrs. Billy answered, "but
now we must get to work. Of what use
Is It for us to hurry north before the
pther birds. If we fool around after we
get here and let the late comers get all
the best nesting places?''
Billy couldn't answer such a sensible
question as that, so he set out with her
tn search of their nesting place. And, If
tho truth must be told, when he got
started bs liked the nest-hunting Job as
Welt as she did It was only the getting
at It that bothered him.
They hunted awhile and then decided
on, an apple tree at the back of the gar
den; nothing1 could be better than its
tfo wt morning, the eaktd tip itart
Sf tun and yiatchtd,
hUipJtable branches when once the leaves
Were out Then began tho real wort of
Wily bunted the coarse hairs, the tiny
twlS am fibre for the outside, and Sirs.
BRt? wov them all tpeetber In bar -very
lMpt Mte. &n tbejr wera ready for the
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listen to this fellow outside ou'U get a
Choice apartment tldwn thfrre.
"I'm going to bust that man wide open
If 1 catch him. I'm going to prove there
Is a Hell, and When I get through with
him, he'll know It "
The attendance last night was smaller
thftrt usual, probablv less than 1C0O peopls
toeing present. It made up In enthusiasm;
however, for what It lacked In numbers.
Long before Wlllbanks began to "get the
Spirit of the Holy Uhost'' In his feel nnd
tun up and down Ihe aisles, men nnd
women were standing up and professing
conversion.
BETSY ROSS LEGEND
SAID TO HAVE FLAWS
Historical and Patriotic Organ
ization Criticise Plan for
Monument.
The Introduction of a bill In the Legls.
laturo providing (23,000 for the erection ot
a monument over the grave of Betsy
Boss, In Ml. Morlah Cemetery, as the
maker of tho first United Slates Hag, hns
aroused much adverse comment among
members ot various historical and patriotic-hereditary
organizations, who de
clare that the story of Hetsy Bos'! Is too
obscure to receive the formal stamp of
approval by the State.
Such nmcl.il recognition also, they as
sert, will tend to substantiate the belief
by many that Betsy Boss nclually de
signed the Stars nnd Stripes anil thui
cause further Inaccuracies In order to
perpetuate "a merely popular nnd pic
turesque trndltlon of American history."
Officers of the Historical Society ot
Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Society
of Sons nr the Revolution, the Older of
Founders nnd Patriots of America, tho
Society of the Cincinnati, the Military
Order of Foreign Wars, the Sorlet of
Colonial Wrs and similar organizations,
while not openly opposed to glorification
of Betsy Boss, do not encourage It. Kvcn
the story of the house on Arch street,
which Is believed by many to have been
the home of Bet'V Hois, and the legend
that the first ting was made there, Is not
taken seriously by them.
"NO DEEDS ON RECORD."
Tliero nre no deeds on record, they
say. to show that the house now desig
nated ns "the birthplace of Old Glory"
Is authentic. It Is only that Betsy Ross
lived In a house on Arch street above Id,
they say, but they dismiss the matter
with that remark, preferring not to dis
courage those whom they believe were
actuated bv splendidly patriotic motives
In restoring the building.
"Betsy Ross was a Fcamsticss In tho
emplov of the Government during tho
Revolution, making uniforms nnd stun
darcK" said an ofllcer of one of the so
cieties who requested that ills name be
withheld, "and It is only natural that
such a person should be given the Job of
sewing together the first Hags, after they
had been adopted b.v the Continental
Congress 'Where tills duty was per
formed Is not known. It may have been
In Betsy Ross' home and It may have
been In the old State House.
"There Is no desire on my part to dis
credit Betsy Ross or to spoil a pretty
rtory which Instills p-itrlotlfin in the
hi easts of the young. But tlicie Is one
story that I cannot --efraln from denying,
nnd that Is the one circulated by unin
formed persons that Betsy Boss actually
designed the Stars and Stripes. Nothing
is more ridiculous.
ORIGIN OF THE STRIPES.
"The design of the stripes was taken
from tho flag of the Philadelphia Tioop
of Light Horse, now the First City
Troop, which consisted of 11 yellow and
black alternating stripes. This design
was taken by the cavalry organization
from the old flag ot Holland, which also
contnltied stripes representing the several
provinces of that country The design
was decided upon at n session of the
Continental Congress, nnd Bttsy Ross
had nothing whatever to do with it.
"There Is a certain picture In existence
which shows George Washington con
ferring with Betsy Ross In her homo In
regard to the designing or making of the
flag. This, also, is entirely out of accoid
with the known habits of Washington.
If Washington had wanted to take up
such n matter with Betsy Ross ho would
have had h-r come to him In the State
House. It is more likely, however, that
whatever instructions he had for Betsy
Ross he would have transmitted to her
through subordinates."
New Helper
a purpose. (As Indeed they had. but, of
course, the robins didn't know.)
Mrs. Billy got so excited over the find
that she left her building and flew down
to get some thrends herself Between
tho two of them, those robins got overy
thread, and then thev Hew bnck and wove
the soft down Into the nest. And all the
time she vvns weaving Mrs. Billy kept
saying, "Where do you suppose thoso
threads came from?" Did tho fairies put
them there for us? I am sure they were
for us, but who put them there?"
But, of course, Billy knew no more
about It than she did, so he couldn't an
swer her questions.
The next morning right after breakfast
the robins started looking for more sup
plies so they could finish their nest; and
w'hat should thoy find but more white
threads! Just as soft and fine as those
of the day before and sprend all over the
bushes as before.
They gathered them all up and finished
the nest In the best kind of style, then
Mrs. Billy said, "I feel sure somebody
put those threads there for us wo never
had such soft clean white threads before
and I Intend to -watch and seo who Is
helping us."
So next morning she waked up before
the sun and watched. And what do you
suppose she saw? She saw a little white
haired old lady come out of tho bouse.
In her hand she carried a bit of cloth
Which she raveled as she walked. Then
she spread the ravellngs carefully over
the rose bushes) "Now I know my new
helper," sang Mrs, Wily, and alio Hew
right down and thanked the lady I
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THE BLUE BUCKLE
A BAFFLING MYSTERY AND BREATHLESS TALE OF ADVENTURE
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE -Author
of "Tho Rdtl Mouse," "Tho Running Fight," "Cntspnw," Etc.
CHAPTER XXHt-(ConllnUed).
"You nre riaht," ndmltleit the banker,
"that Is Ihe name she assumed to es
cape the very trouble that has arisen.
But ehe has gono back lo New York
or olsew Here. 1 don't know where. She
lias brought suit against the bank."
"Jusl what we'll have to do," Bald
Ctnlg.
The president shrugged his shoulders.
"A tile present tepresc.itntlve of the
Imnk," he said, "all I enn say Is that
Is the advisable course for all concerned.
You can have nn early trial-Mr. I.e
clerc can come down here you can right
It out together, and the batik will Just
look on-to the victor will belong the
spoils, vou see."
"Jerome Leclerc," mused Craig. Ho
wroto you. didn't he? I asked hint to."
"Dear me," said the president. Mr.
er-that Is. Miss Aran', nsked him lo
-tho real Miss Ballantyne-"
"I didn't ask him to." said Blllc, bel
ligerently, "nnd I am tho real Miss Bal
Inntlne." . , , ,
"Dirt he wrlto?" demanded Craig.
"Cowen. Covington & Brown wrote for
him nnd he advised It," said tho banker.
"May I see the tetter?' queried Cra g.
"You may," said tho banker, nnd he
passed It over.
Craig studied it ior n !"""" -
doesn't sny which buckle the wrong
woman got," he said.
Again the banker shrugged his shoul
ders. Ills manner vvns a far-away manner-he
was thinking apparently of
something else. At times he vyas Inter
rupted bv Ihe cashier who entered anil
whispered to him. ,
"Will vou wire to Cowen's firm, nsked
Crnlg, "and nsk which buckle, number
one or number two, the wrong woman
succeeded In obtaining?"
"No." said the president curtly, the
bank will obey Instructions, nothing else.
Wo nre not even to bn paid for this
service. Mi. Rutherford "
"We'll pay you." ventured Crnlg.
"That the bank cannot allow," returned
the other.
"I can show you we're right," went on
Craig, "If you will wire "
"I Khali not wire," said the president.
"It's useless. Your course l clear. You
must stand suit."
"Will you let me have a telegraph
blank?" asked Crnlf.
The president sent for a telegraph pad.
Craig wrote two teleginms, one to
Cowcn's firm and one to I.eclcrc
"Now," he said to the president, taking
a $5 dollar bill from his pocket, "will vou
have these hent. nnd will you receive the
answers? To say the least, that will
assure you of our good faith."
"I'll do that for you, Mr. Rutherford,"
replied the president. "How long nre
you to bo In town?"
"For two dn.vs at least." said Craig.
He left with the banker the name of his
hotel.
"Now," he said to the president, "can
you give me the name of n good lawcr
here in town."
The president gave him a name. The
lawyer was not the bank's lawyer. It
was not Helderman's lawyer. All during
this Interview the banker had been care
ful of one thing he had not mentioned
Helderman's nnme. There was no par
ticular icason for this save that Hclder
man had come to Miami incog. And the
president was Invariably cautious and
non-committal.
So Craig and Blllle went to consult their
Inwjor and retained him on tho spot.
This lawyer was nn old fog.v, but ho was
honest Craig made sure of that. What
is more he believed their story.
"I heard something about this.'" said
tho lawyer. "There's been a man nnd n
woman strangers, about town. I caught
a glimpse of them myself"
"Cnn you describe them?" queried Craig.
The old lawyer described them. As lie
did so, Crnlg glanced significantly at .Miss
Ballantyne.
"It looks." he said, as they left tho
office, "as though Meldermaii or his
counterfeit presentment were mixed up
In this thing. We'll wait nnd see."
They went back to their respective
hotels. When Crnlg reached his, lie found
two telegrams which had been sent him
by the president of the bank. One was
from Cowen, Covington & Brown.
"Craig Rutherford. Esq.,
"Care of Peninsula Bank, Miami. Fla.
"Wo made no memo of It. We think It
was the first buckle. We acted as mero
agents for Lcclcrc. Ask him.
"Cowen. Covington & Brown."
Craig, disgusted, read the other tele
cram. It was short nnd to the point.
"The buckle I delivered wns hucklo
number two. The wrong woman got it.
"JEROME LECI.ERC."
Craig showed the telegrams later In the
evening to Blllle Ballantyne.
"Cowen's firm hns mixed It up moro
than ever,", he commented. "The bank
probably knows Cowen's firm by reputa
tionten chances to one It knows nothing
of l.eclerc save his correspondence. We've
got to wait. Let's forget the claim to
night. Look at the moon. Let's stroll
through Miami hand In hand."
"Hand In hand," echoed filllle Ballan
tyne. faintly.
"Figuratively speaking," apologized
Rutherford.
"Figuratively speaking," she. echoed
Craig hoped ho detected a bjt of disap
pointment In her voice.
'Flgurntlvely speaking except when wo
reach a dark spot," he returned.
"I'll see to It," she answered, "that wo
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don't reach dark spots. Tho moon shall
bo my chaperon. Cdmc on."
They reached a dark spot, nevertheless
but Craig's (lguratlvo speech still stood
good. For thcro wns something that hap
pened In Hint dark spot that mnde them
forget, for the Instant, even thb moon.
They strolled past tho Peninsula Bank
but on the opposite side of the vvny.
Tho Peninsula Bank was surrounded by
trees It vvns hidden from tho moon It
vvns shrouded In shadow. It seemed like
a sleeping mystery. But It was not lit
together mystery. For a bright light
shono In one of Its windows.
An they watched, tl)ls light went out.
Another faint light Was still discernible,
evidently the nll-nlght light In front of
the safe.
"Lot's wait nnd see." said Craig, hoping
for courage, In tho shadow, to shuffle olf
that llgurntlvo speech.
"This Is n terribly dark spot," whis
pered Blllle Billnntyne.
Then she stopped whispering. The door
of the bank opened. Two men came out
upon the steps. One turned ami looked
the door. Together they descended tho
stone steps, nnd sauntered along the side
walk. "In n moment," snld Craig, "they'll bo
out of the shadow and In the moonlight.
Let's wait nnd see."
They wnlted-niid suddenly Craig
caught Blllle's hand In hls-an act due
to his excitement.
"It's Heidcrmnn," he exclaimed, whis
pering, "Heldermnn nnd tho president of
the bnnk. By George."
Bllllo nodded. Then she released her
hand.
"You're not so very figurative after
all," she exclaimed.
"Did you seo him?" demanded Craig,
excitedly.
Sho bad and she had recognized him.
They were sure.
Crnlg diew her Into the moonlight and
looked nt his watch.
"Nine five." he nld. "Let's go back.
I want to telecraph."
He telegraphed that night by cipher
prearranged to Crowder in New York:
"Saw Heidcrmnn at nine flvo In Miami
tonight. Bet you n pair of boots tnc -u
kind. "Rl-THERFORU."
He smoked In his hotel till midnight.
Then thev brought him his answer. It
was nlso In cipher from Crowder. Trans
lated, it said:
"You lose. He's here. I'll take tho
cash Don't llko $15 hats nor 120 boots.
"CROWDER."
Tho next day Crnlg returned to tho
president of tho bank. Just ns he ex
pected, the telegrams from Cowen nnd
Lcclerc had fnlled to clear up tho mat
terhad, In fact, hopelessly involved It.
Craig, hopeless, threw discretion to tho
winds.
"Even Mr. Heldcrman, he said, "could
tell you that I'm tight-at least I think
ho could," ho ventured.
The btnker merely stared at him. "Mr.
Ilclderman?" echoed the hanker, as
though puz7.1ed-"Mr. Heldcrman?"
"Come," said Cialg, "I saw nu with
him last night don't sny I didn't, Mr.
President."
Tho president stared agnln. "Mr.
Rutherfoul," he said, "If I had the time
to indulge your vagal les, I would not
havo tho Inclination. Your questions ob
sumo that I have some kind of acquaint
once, business or otherwise, with somo
other man. This often happens in banks.
But, whether I have or not, and who the
man may be, Is certainly none ot your
affair." ,,
"If It's connected with the Ballantyne
affair, 1 havo a right to know," said
The banker lose, dismissing him with a
curt nod. "Mr. Rutherford," ho snld,
"you have no right to know, anythlng-lt
Is this bank who wants to know. Wo
do not tell you you must tell us, nbout
tho Ballantyne nffair. Havo you ar
ranged for tho bringing ot your suit?
Well, then, this Interview Is at an end.
Good day."
Craig and his chargo had made full
arrangements with the old-fashioned law
yer. They had done all they could. They
went back to New York.
No sooner had Craig reached his apart
ment than he vvns called up Insistently
upon the telephone. Ho nnsvvcred. The
volco was Blllle Ballantyne's.
"Mr. Rutherford," iihe cried, exultantly
her tone was nil triumph, victory "coma
come to me quick 1 have good news."
Ho went to the West 10th street house
nnd Bllllo vvns waiting for him in the
little leceptlon room down stairs.
"Glad to get In now and then," smiled
Craig.
She hardly heard him. She was a-qulver
with excitement.
"Think," she exclaimed, "think what
I've got."
Crnlg bhook his head. "X can't think
well when ou're around," ho said. "What
have you got?"
She held out her hand and placed her
hand In his, She withdrew It na quickly
as she had extended It, but In Craig's
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Krnsp she had left something harsh,
metallic.
He looked at It.
"Tho blue buckle," he exclaimed.
"The bluo buckle-blue hucklo number
two," she cried.
Ho stared at It. fhe was right, iiils
was the gentilito article tho open srsniiio
that they'd sought for.
"How did you Ret It?" he demanded.
"Juflt came, bv mall," sho answered.
Sho wns exultant.
"Plain sailing now," alio snld. Crnlg was
puzzled, hut ho Hald nothing nbout his
doubts. But It nil looked too ensy for
him. The eood fortune seemed too omin
ous. "Vou know what lhis means," he ex
claimed. "It moans another trip to Flori
da. Come on."
They went back to Miami by tho first
express. They walked, sldo by side, Into
tho Mlnml bank.
"I'd like to see the president." snld
Craig. They weio ushered Into tho presi
dent's room. A strange man was sitting
there.
"I wish to seo tho piesldcnt," said
Craig.
"I am the
strange man.
president," returned the
"Hut the other man," f-nld Cialg.
"The other man has resigned," explain
ed tho stranger. "I have been president
for two days now."
"At any rate," said Craig, "I'll stato
our business."
Ho stated It, laying tho two buckles
sido by side.
"I'm familiar with the matter," said
tho new man. ".My predecessor put mo In
poflscsslon of tho facts. Ket mo go over
the papers, if you please."
Me wont over tho pnpcis, scrutinized tho
blue buckles with a magnifying glnss and
laid them down. Then he nodded.
"Follow me," he said. Thoy followed
him. Ho stepped to n huge enfo and un
locked nn Insldo drawer. He took therc
fiom n key.
"Follow mo," he repeated. Thoy fol
lowed him, down a winding staircase, Into
n stuffy llttlo vault.
Hox hcven," ho lcpcatcd. Ho handed a
key to Ullllo Hallantyne.
"Insert that key there," he said. He, In
turn. Inserted another. Tho lock yielded.
He withdrew tho hox.
"I'erhnps," he commented, "It Is more
comfortable upstairs In my room."
Blllle, clutching tho box firmly to her,
preceded them. They clustered nbout It
as sho laid It upon the tablo of tho new
president.
"Open It," said Craig.
Sho opened It.
It contained nothing except many
strips of paper cut tho size of folded
stocks and bonds.
Bllllo fell back with an exclamation of
alarm.
"I thought so," said Craig to himself.
He turned to the new president.
"Mr. President," he said, "may I nsk
If this bank hns recently changed hands?"
The president eyed him coldly.
"Are you a stockholder In this bank.
Jlr. llutherford?" he iucrled.
"I nm not, sir."
"Under the circumstances then, sir, no
Information can ho vouchsafed. 1 cnn
tell you nothing, sir."
Ho told them nothing. Craig and Blllle
the latter weeping hot tears of mortifi
cation went back to New York.
At n glance Craig understood what had
happened. Heldermnn had bought the
bank, had exercised dominion over It, had
unlocked drawers, procured keys, rifled
box number seven, and then, In his ex
ultation, had sent blue buckle number
two to Blllio Ballantyne. Ituthdrford
could havo killed the man with pleasure
But he contained himself.
Crnlg rang up Crowder Immediately on
his arrival In New York anil again was
both astounded and annoyed to receive
assurance that the Now York financier
was at home and had been there right
along.
"Look here. Crowder, havo you seen
him with your own eyes?"
"Not tonight. Sims Is on tho job to
night; nnd ho reported to me, not half
nn hour ago, that he had seen him In the
big loom."
"Can you go up there right away?"
"Yes, If It's urgent. What do yoj
know?"
"I don't know what I know yet but It's
Important. I'll meet you up there on the
corner, inside the hour. I'm nblo to navl-
"He only cares that you
have long, bright hair,
redder than rust, and
eyes like blue flowers,
and a skin like milk."
Such a beauty is Alaire
Austin the courage
ous heroine and mis
mated wife in
Heart of the Sunset
by REX BEACH
None of the many novels
Beach has written excels
this wonderfully absorb
ing tale of the Texaa
frontier.
Order an April Hearst's
from your newsdealer
and begin it now.
TUT April ji 9
gate pretty well, now. Florida nnd ex
citement he dene me Rood.
"All right-seo you there," was the
"crnlg hunir Up the receiver and ventured
A block nway from the AttttA f '
he looked out ot his cab and (?";
low whlstlo of astonishment. Then he
stuck his head otlt of the window to get
a better view. Was thai Heidcrmnn walk
ing yonder, or wnsn't It? ...
The man caught sight ofl.ls astonished
face, and made him ft signal to stop.
Craig did so, alighted and walked back,
wondering In his rnlnd what ho 8;-;W
say to this extraordinary man. Ho went
ns rapidly ns possioie iowru "
who stood Idly upon the street corner,
seemingly indifferent lo his approach.
"Who nre you?" Craig demanded, ns
he reached him.
"I'm Hclderman," tho man replied,
coolly, at tho some tlmn giving nn odd
little hitch to his shoulders.
"You're his doublo, you mean," relorled
Craig, thinking that at last ho had como
upon the mysterious parson who took
the place of the bnnkor when the latter
vvns upon some nocturnnl adventure, or
was paying n. fiving visit to tho South.
"You're his double, you rnscal, nnd yotlt
llttlo shoulder twitches nro not much
good at close rnnge. All the sumo, I d
like to talk to you!"
Suddenly, the man took hold ot his
arm. It was not tho grip of Helderman's
lion hand. Ho pulled Craig along the
road toward tho shadow of u cluster ot
trees.
"I can't fool you, Mr. llutherford," ho
said In a different volco from tho ono In
which ho had previously spoken.
"Who nro you?" Crnlg Insisted, recog
nizing but unable for tho moment tft
place tho voice,
Tho man paused and glanced warily
about: then ho put his hand to IiIb face,
covering his goatee, nnd looked directly
Into Itutherford's eyes,
"Crowder!" he exclaimed. "ny tho
great horn spoon!"
"Sure thing!" snld tho detective, grin
ning. "Why this disguise?" nsked Craig.
"Just trying a llttlo experiment but I
didn't fool you much."
"No, not nfter tho second good look."
"So you think you would know Helder
mnn nnywhero?" nsked Crowder, casually.
"Among a million men."
"You bellevo that there's only one Hcl
derman?" continued Crowder.
llutherford saw tho drift ot his remarks.
Tho detective vvns following exactly tho
snmo lines that ho had como up to In
vestigate. "There's only one Helderman like the
ono I know," ho Insisted.
"But you suspected me of being his
double, awhile ago," Crowder said,
shrewdly.
"Not for long. Heldcrman cannot bo
Imitated successfully. You nro not such
a had actor, as he Is an Impossible mah
to copv. I can't seo why you nro mas
querading. Anyone who knew hlm nt all
would be sure to find you out."
"I'vo done It In order to fool Holder
man's servants. I'vo tried It on nil tho
people In his house." replied Crowder.
"Unsuccessfully, I'll wager," returned
Crnlg; "If you couldn't fool me, you
couldn't fool them."
"Yes, I could under ono set of condi
tions." "Never! They'll never believe you or
anybody else to be tho real Hclderman."
"Mnybe not; but If there was a double
If thoy believed thcro was n double they
would take mo for hlm."
"Well, do they think there Is one?"
asked Craig, mentally admitting the clev
erness of the detective's rcnsonlng.
"Not ort your life! I've had halt a.
dozen doubles trying to get Into tho house,
nnd they always get turned down cold
and Informed that the police will bo
summoned It thoy don't vamoose. So I'm
dead sure thcro Is no double!"
"And vou have never succeeded In got
tlng Into the houfe," Cralg concluded.
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KVWkmtiFZff ""
"I hftVe. thntlrrl.l I...1 ....
cnisfiic riiujii -ir...""!w 11 f,
It his face aw a biwHdSM mM fti
Wh eh seemed nt v.uILafI:.? Pffi
"What did you fln.t An.'Vj.?,1 'M
as the secret survive tnah ahSUi'
posed to sink Into 1m? tuSSMfM At
t can't make h4d V i.iV -. .. ..I
ilittnerford, nhd Ihnl'g ft tktV t..
great delectlvo game to took i. l
pretend to know moro than you rf 11
this Job has had my goat .?: ta
tackled tt-nnd 1'Ve run down .A-f!nc '
pretty cases In my tifl d re oP
I pawed Helderman going awav iJLS'ftl
iiuukc. no was carrvinir t.i.c .:" "5
bag. It was my chance. t"!!!lta,!
nurned buck lo put sims wlA5 . ul
ho vvns-Helderman. still i.lnlfO
"Oh. you did let him gel aWav ,
you then I" Crnlg groanM RW5' "?fl
"What do you mean?" asked lh"!t1
leetlvo. fthnrnlv "li. ti..i trr ,n o.
sr,jssM,i,?!,wh'nMMw"s,fl
iiiunerioni nodded. 1
"I'vo had rellabln ndvli ii.... -
dcr, lhat Helderman Is still In MViTCs
The detcctlvo .ti,i ..i-m B1fWa."l
"Now seo here, Mr. llutherford. w'M i m
yestlgate that story later. But Ui'JSl
ieu j-im wiini l (lid (lint nlRht aflA. T i
him starting off with tle bag iSjM
p.m u.v1B s uiai niff loom All llrhltf
Hclderman VA.VZ7iSM
hack nnd fni-1 1. in , .,. '""fCnlntl
I pelted up lo tho door and rang &uifl
before the dogs knew I was nboGt., Ml
Allrnrlaerl flint l,n l-i . . f M a
butler did do so. I asked for Mr. It.fMS
man. ntt.l 1m ,nl:l i, i.., ,..., ' oitji
While, wn wer fIW., ,V"l g0"
that big room, and pretty soon thft b&Utrl
It 1 IT in unu-juu till
ford. Not moro thnn two minute, b4(0,,1
I had been nn ilin miitM. i i. , ..-'.'.
nT!."?'!'- '.'"' &:-. rofi
.11.1. v, ;.:..'"", "'Vu. "". in wn
(CONTINURD TOMOnnoV.)
FnvorB Convention Hall pi..
Tho nrnnnaeri fnnvtiin it.,ii -.. .
2lth nnd Mnrkot streets, which has ,.l
urffeil hv tllreetni. (Vml.n n ii.. ilv 'JJ
plnco for the building. Is favored" brl
Frank I. nelszner, president of the MiJ
net oirtiei. jjusincs1! ,viens Aspcl4tl6rifl
Mr. Tlnlsxner derlnrnd I t,r( 1, ... -.i"!
speaking for the association In Issuing hlf
Bliuvmi'jii,
Unitarian
Christianity
Our liven nro glorllled by a divine
love. Surpassing our deserts, un
Bhaken by our follies, evef tender
and enlightening, this blessing comeil
to men from Uod. Wo UnltarUnt
hold that the lovo comes from God,
the Father, nnd so we lovo nnd won
ihlp Hlm, and seo In nil men Our
brothers. Others say that the love
comes from Christ, the Son, and to
thoy worship Jesus, nnd often, alis,
deny tho nnmo of brother to such'ki
differ on this point.
But why not bo brothers since,
after nil, wo both accept the Divine
Lovo? M
Furthermore, t'nltarlnns do feel a
profound reverence for the elder
brother. Jesus. Come and be con.
vlnced of this nt our Holy Week
mootlngn at tho First UnlUrlin
Cnurch, 21ZE Chestnut street.
Tonlcht nt 8 o'clock IteV. E. H.
Reomnn will preach on Divinity In
iiumnnuy.
Thursdny and Friday the preach
ing will be by Prof W. W. Fetin,
D, D., tho denn of tho Harvard Di
vinity School.
On Easter, morning and evening,
Itov. C. K. St John will Interpret the
Resurrection.
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