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PM1LADEL.PM1IA
WRITTEN E8PECIAM.T FOH THE EVENING LEDGER BT
ARNOLD GARRY COLM
Copyright, 1816. The FobMO LxDoim Company.
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I . AB.,e.Sn. Pa., the steel riant Include In
i Vn estate or tne mis jonn siont
"iJK Inherited by hl nerhtw, Monte
Pf"5 The night before., Monte, while
Effi in a hotel with hi. lawyer. Cral
f"l!!?ira. had been warned by the CountMs
Mre7haf the mill was doomed. The
KJtlfu Atiatrlan woman. was with the
E?..J HoehmeUter. be leved to. bo her
wJun end another man. Monto had pre
T, &t "rochrneleter from shootlne the Int
&"' Earlier that day a portmanteau eon'
!'fli. r criptlo cross had been etolen
''SlMhrnefster In the Market atreet
rircumstantlal evidence points eonclu
.ilr to the dead Koerner, nn engineer In
fl. Hani, "" man who t off tho
' IXloilon. Tho actions of Illrdseye. tho
"Jii.iive manager, nlso arouses suspicion.
tm PsecretleVvlcrt men link up Hochmelster
Tffi. the ejploslon. Monte. Andrews and
TilnlW return to Philadelphia lato at
iKt and' rush to Hochmeletcr's oftlco to
KSire him Thero they nnd only I.umley,
ff.P mn "oclimelster attempted to shoot.
?,eonf"" that ho was unwillingly used
1. a tool in bomb plots. He Is taken In
Kifra by ABent W. Shortly before mid.
ffthton" eenln(i later Monte Is Interrupted
W hU butler-s entry Into his study.
CIIAI'TEU X. Canllntictt.
(irtOMK otto wishes to ppcnk to you on
, pthe telephone," tho old mnn an
nounced. "At this lime ot nlsht?" Monto ex
claimed. "I'rcposteroust Find out what's
wanted. Tell them to ring up In the
mornlnp."
I have nlrcnrly told them eo, nnd they
only say ll's verJ Importnnt.-slr," the man
uiiwercd. "They would glvo no name,
ilr, but snld they woro speaking from
jtr. Aildlson Lumlcy's rooms."
Monto screwed around In his chair.
"Man or woman?"
"Both, air. It's a mnn at tho telephone,
but I plainly heard a lady's voice wher
ever It Is they aio calling up from."
"Most extraordinary," remarked Monte,
'but you may tell them I will camo to
the telephone."
CHAPTER XI
Ailvcnturo Comes Kiini-liing.
MONTE CniSPEN distrustfully took
up the telephone receiver. Ho first
' cloied tho door of Ills study. With tho
Instrument at his car ho waited patiently
for the click had signaled tho extension
wire was clear of all "back-stair" listen
ers, nnd ready for htm alone.
"Who Is this?" ho asked, arching his
brows. "This Is a pretty tlmo of night to
call a man up. Hello! Flro away."
A thick, unfamiliar voice answered him.
"Is that Mr. J. Montgomery Crlspen?"
"Yes."
"Well, I have a proposition to mako to
jrou."
"I don't understand you."
"Would you pay J5000 to got hold of
Important documents?"
"At any rate you are candid," replied
Monte.
"Yes or no, would you pay It?"
''Decidedly yes," was tho answer. "If
the documents aro Important enough to
be worth that amount. Who aro you?"
"Never mind who I am," was tho gruff
response. "Of their value I leave you to
Judge for yourself. Mind you, no Secret
Service men In this transaction. Undcr-Itand!"
Monto would have slammed tho receiver
back on the hook, but ho took counsel
with prudence nnd decided to take a hand
In the gamo and play. Ho was a glutton
for hazards and shocks. "
"How about my lawyer?"
"Not much," was the growling retort.
"You must tncklo It atone or leave It
alone."
"Weill"
"You agree, then, to play squaro with
us; on your honor ns a gentleman?"
"Yes, I glvo you my word, rut Lumley
on the wire."
"Ho Is not here, and these are not his
rooms; that was what you Americans call
a stall."
"But you said 'us,' " Insisted Monte.
"Never mind who we are. Our propo
sition Is a good ono for you."
"Slato it."
"Over tho telephone? Hardly. Our
terms will bo delivered In a letter nt your
door. You must nccept them uncondi
tionally nnd follow Instructions explicitly
or get nothing."
Before Monte could mako further an
swer the connection was cut off. Ho tried
to got tho man back on tho wire, but
Central reported that tho party had hung
up.
"Find out where that call came from?"
The Cryptic Cross
solutions by renders of the
EVENING LEDGER
must reach this office
Not Later Than Noon
Saturday, April 1
ho shouted, and while ho waited the min
utes sped.
"Sorry, sir, but thoro were several calls
for this number at tho same tlmo," tho
girl at Central reported.
"Ono was from an automatic pay booth
In tho Broad Strcot Station; another wa3
from the "
At that Instant Montc's attention was
taken by a violent rapping nt his study
door. Ho hung up the telephono receiver
with a bang.
"Como in."
Tho old butler entered, holding an en
velopo In trembling Angers. Ills knees
wero shaking.
"Most strange, sir," ho began, "It was
only a moment ago left on tho front door
step." "Who loft It?"
"As I was saying, sir, tho party as left
It, used our old-fashioned knocker. When
I got to tho door, looked out Into Wal
nut street and up tho square, sir, there
was nobody In sight. Not even a bobby,
sir. And this letter was lying on tho
bally floor of the hall, sir, whero some
body shoved It."
When alone again, Monte quickly tore
open the ghostly come envelope. It was
addressed to him, with "laM tllHginee"
scrawled In the stamp corner. Inside
was a typed note, tho characters so mini
ature ns to suggest their having fallen
from the tiny teeth of such a forclgn
mado machine ns ono oocaslonnlty espies
In the lap of a stout diplomat on tho
Congressional Limited Flyer.
He read:
Wednesday Night.
Sir We need $S00O. You need In
formation we possess about your mills
In Kensington nnd your Iron works.
Onr documents for sale came from (lie
black portmanteau lost n month oro
by the good Itrrr Hochmelster In tho
Market street sutiwny. He would pay
IiIrIi to get them back. We giro .mil
first chance,
INSTRUCTIONS.
Put IS000, large bills. Inside an or
dinary shoe box. Wrnp the box care
fully In a newspaper! tie It well) then
check It In the parrel room of the
Ilroad Street Station, He on the south
west corner of Ilroad nnd Chestnut
streets alone, nt 12 o'clock Thursday
morning with (ho pnrcel check calling
for the shoe box. A messenger boy
will come to you and giro you n
check In exchange, for the ono jou
hold. This other check will show on
Its fnen whero you nre to go for n
sntrhet, In which you will II nil the
orlrlnnl documents taken from the
lost black portmnntentt.
No use for you to try nnd trap us,
You nre well wntched by eyes that
follow you everywhere. The moment
you make n move to apprehend us nnd
break your pledged word nit bets nre
oft". a ritir.Ni.
Monto stared around him for the "eyes
that follow you everywhere." Tho room
was large, and tho heavy upholstered
furniture had a comfortable look. Tiers
of books in tho great old-fashioned cases
peeped out through their titles, and a
largo olt-palnting ot his uncle, on tho
wall over the hugo fireplace, gazed down
In solemn frlgldncss.
"Im-monso!" ho chuckled aloud In tho
Btlllness of tho study. "For breezy Im
pudence this out-Nicks Nick Carter. And
I went hunting for excitement In Europe.
This bents me."
Ho crossed tho threshold of tho next
room, whistling softly. Ho threw off his
dressing gown, kicked away his slippers
and Jumped Into bed.
Tho night woro itself out while Monte,
young, alort, buoyant, visionary nnd en
terprising, dreamed of the morrow when
adventure was once again to stalk out ot
tho vast depths of unchartod space.
CHAPTER XII
Receiving- Stolen Goods
AT
matchless November forenoon stood
Monte Crlspen. The rain of the night be
fore had recharged tho air with fresh
oxygen, nnd sunlight descending Into the
deep canyons between tho skyscrapers
massed nbout gave a distinct dlamond
eparkle to the last traces of pavement
moisture at this most Important cross
roads of a great city.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
FARMER SMITH'S
RAINBOW CLUB
WHAT IS BASEBALL?
Dear Everybody Have you ever heard of the little boy whose mother
gave him a very bad tasting powder in some jelly and ever after tho boy
could not cat jelly?
Well, many years ago, your editor had the great honor of being the
baseball editor of a really truly newspaper. In those days the baseball
editors wero not such wonderful persons (such as we have today) with their
large salaries and easy flow of beautiful (to fans) and expressive (to the
"editors) language.
We had hard work, so hard, in fact, that your editor has never liked
baseball since those days of long ago. BUT he finds he must again get ac
quainted with tho great' game, because his dear boys AND GIRLS are in
terested in it.
Here is what ho has learned about it: There are nine on each side and
the object of the players is to what?
FARMER SMITH'S GOAT ROOK
We nnd that there aro diamonds and
perhaps that Is why tho girls aro Inter
ested lu baseball. Wo have yet to see
a., etrl. big or little, who Is not Interested
In these precious gems.
There Is a RIGHT lu baseball and also
a left and there Is also STEALING and
sometimes the players aro CAUGHT
STEALING
The Insect world Is also represented
In baseball, for wo have FMBH.
Not tho swat-ablo kind or the kind
which toboggan down bald men's heads,
but niea oh, well, you know.
The catcher is a very Interesting human
being because ho wears a bird cage over
his face. (Mr. Printer If you know tho
right word, please put It lu for me.) I
wonder what they would say If a girl
thought as much of her fuco as a catcher
does?
One time your editor talked to ISO boys
who were at a re-form-a-tory.
Jn Ins talk, which was about baseball.
he laid a great deal of stress on the oh-
Our Postofflce Box
Your editor Is sure that the, name of the
Toung man who greets you personally In
tonight's picture gallery is well known to
,- each "every night
I i ..Aooi lnrk Bur
gess, Cedar avenue,"
has been signed to
many a clever sketch.
to plenty of well-told
btorles and last but
not least, to letters
which have knit a
firm bond of friend
ship between himself
and your editor.
The "Rainbow Car
nations" Is the name
of a Rainbow circle
tul.ii.h Vather PotaS-
VAik utHUEStf kinlck has formed In
War Avenue Woodbine, N. J. This
jounda like a flower garden branchl The
jtalnbow came after a big storm In another
taulse Thompson, of New Brunswick, had
;" oroKen ner big doll, wnen 10, me uon
rrang, and there was the postman with her
1 tullnbow hllllnn Sn Ihn aim shone through
the tears!
: ianon Zlegler sent in 3& Drana-new
ulemhi-fl ..n. a !n rl...i WatherlnA
achel Introduced the same number from
wmoklnl And. more wonderful still, we
nv jg Rainbows In Scranton! WlliUm
-. . ( inai cuy is responsiDie tor uo
?t-nmed members. Samuel Klecerman
jfwmts to represent PhoenlxviUe. Ruth
HOYS AND CJ1RLB.
If you want to eru mnatr after
thool and ou bsturday, write to
Vernier Hmltli.
ject of tho players what each one was
trying to do and, without thinking, ho
said: "The object of the players is TO
GET HOME!"
What a silence!
Not a soul stirred In that great room.
.Not a boy breathed. There they were
180 of them all wanting TO GET HOME.
For a moment your editor thought he
had "LOST"' those boys, as lecturers say.
So ho told a funny story and soon tears
were turned to laughter.
After tho talk was over your editor
(Ignorant man!) asked the superintendent
what the matter was why the silence?
He said, "No matter where a boy is, the
two big words to him are HOME and
MOTHER You struck a responsive chord
that's all "
And so wo find spring here with Its
baseball with Its shouting hoys and
ChHurrrahB"for HOME and MOTHER!
WII.HBII O.UIHI,
Children's Editor the Evenino Ledger,
Schwalm to Bpeak for Tremont. Alice
Henson, of Carson street, Introduces a new
Rainbow town. Ocean Grove, N. J., that
sends Horace Polernan as Its first member.
A West Chester envelope Incloses the
name of Emma Llnder. Mary Stlffel sends
love from Gloucester. Miss Anna Keen
told us of her dear little sister Barbara,
who wished so very much to be a Rain
bow. By this time we trust she is a very
happy one. Another bright 8-year-old,
Bertha Knon, has Introduced the club Into
her neighborhood, Colona street. Speaking
of brightness, Wilson Thomas, of Apsley
street, has four goldfish)
Edward Wilson, Glrard avenue, wears
his Rainbow button on the lapel of his
coat so that every one -can see It. Just
what every Rainbow boy should do ! Con
gratulations on your pin-money work, Ed
ward ! Alice Eckstein and Katie Bratspls,
Columbia avenue, can write very pretty
"thank you" notes. That's what we
learned this morning when we opened the
mail
Florence Newth has a dear little sister
that wants to be a Rainbow, She Is only
' months old, but she can smile, so sha
can be a Rainbow. Paul Lelbman. Ken
sington avenue, may come to see your
editor any time he chooses. Harry
Lazaroff. South 6th street, should start
his "Things to Know and Do" answers on
Monday so that he may follow the ques-
., thMii-h the untirA weplf. Will Haw
ard Blckerdy, of Camden, N. J., please send
his address 80 inai we way bchu uuu pin
money Information?
Oh, yes, Winifred Reglna Quirk, Addi
son street, wants to earn pin money so
that she can buy a little dog and call htm
"Farmer Smith." Alvla Alexander,
Sedgley avenue. Is going to be a "rnon?y
stout." too. and guess who Is going to
help hlmT His ery best- chum, little
sister Violet, i years old. Sha told us so
ber very own sell
Billy Bumpus and Mister Flea
Billy Bumpus was going down Sunny
lano ono afternoon very happy with him
self and the world In general when he felt
a soft. Itchy sting on his back.
"Ouch!"
Ho suddenly stopped. Gently he rnlsed
his hind leg and gave a vigorous Jab at
his back.
"There, you Jumper I'll teach you to
bite me!" he exclaimed.
"Aha I" he thought. "That's the time
I got that jumper."
"No you didn't!" exclaimed a wheezy
voice which seemed right Inside of his
head, but which camo from between his
(to him) beautiful horns.
"Oh! It's YOU, Is It?" asked Billy
Bumpus. "I thought you were dead, Mis
ter Flea," continued Billy.
"I might bo dead If you ever butted
me with yor hind foot, for I am always
Just whero you think I am not. In other
words, whpre you think I am Is tho place
where I am not."
"Thank you," answered Billy. "Next
time I will trample you where the bite
Isn't, so beware."
"You are welcome," replied Mister Flea,
giving Billy a big bite behind his car.
It came so quickly that Billy gave him
self a kick behind the car before ho
thought what Mister Flea had said.
Then Billy waited a while nnd by and
by the wheezy voice sounded far far away
as It said: "I'm on that funny looking
tall of yours now suppose you butt me."
"I'm too busy itching In three places
to butt you," replied Billy, sorrowfully.
"But I have been thinking. Mrs. Spider
told me how we got our names. You get
your name. Mister Flea, because you al
ways FLEE."
"Is that so Is that so? Well. If I
am a FLEA because I FLEE, you should
be called MISS, for you are certainly a
MISSER," and with that he gave Billy
Bumpus another bite and said, teaslngly,
"There are four bites for you to GO-AT.
you GOAT! Excuse me, here comes
Rover and I want to DOG his steps."
"I guess Mrs. Spider Is not the only
one In the world who Is smart," said
Billy, as he started to scratch the bites,
one at a time.
FARSIER SMITH,
Evhnino Ledger:
I wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. Please send me a beau
tiful Rainbow Button free. I agree
to DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY SPREAD A
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG
THE WAY?
Name .....,?.,.,.
Address ..,.,M,(,.,..iMt.
Age i...,,MMI.IMMMII.lltl
School I attend ..,,,.,,,,
Things to Know and Da
1. Name three precious metals that are
used In the manufacture of Jewelry,
2. Describe something useful you have
made.
3. Spell the word tease with two letters.
My Rainbow- Button
Hy RICHARD HARRISON
I give to you a thousand thanks
For the button you sent to me.
I wear It all the livelong day ;
It's as pretty as can be.
MONEY PRIZES
The children trho send la the
trers of "Thing to Hnaw" mre en
titled to compete for the prliee of ft,
(0 cents and the four t5-cent prliee,
to b awarded at the eud-ct each r3u
BUTTER MADE WHILE
YOU WAIT; BILLY VAN
SHOWS HOW 'TIS DONE
Former Actor, a Skilled Dairy
man, Turns Out n Pound of
Genuine Product in Two
Minutes
i
CHURNING IS CHARMING
Butter made while you wait.
In fact, you can have It made to order.
Furthermore, you cun seo It mado In nil
Its stages
Tho revolution In butter making has
hcen brought nbout hy n. now separntor
which Is guaranteed to glvo you satisfac
tion when It separates you from your
money.
With thh magic contrivance a person
could wear a dress suit and mako butter
In the parlor without the slightest fuss.
It Is tho cream of ntl butter-making nut
ptilnes. tt will keep fnrineis' wives from
getting III tempered and Btoop shouldered.
Churning day on tho farm will bo a pic
tile, Instead of n spasm.
Adjectives nnd fnncy phrases really fall
flat in describing tho separator. It makes
butter from cream In from two to thrco
minutes' time, according to tho condition
of tho cream, mid human hands do not
touch It during the entlro operation.
If you want to bo convinced Just drop
In nt tho Hotel Vendlg, whero Billy Van,
who forsook the stnge to become a dairy
man, Is demonstrating tho new apparatus.
You will find him In a whlto suit In a
whlto room turning out butter nt n few
moments' notice. Ho hasn't a slngto
thing to Kell. He's been Interested In
dairying ever slnco he was a kid nnd ho
surely won't stop now.
Hilly Is a strong advocate of clean
butter nnd tho new separator helps him
to practlco what ho preaches. Ho has
Invited rlrcctor Krtiscn, of the Depart
ment of Health and Charities, numerous
other city otllclals and tho representatives
of women's organizations to call nnd sco
the butter mado. With tho new separator
you can mako from two to four pounds
of butter from thrco to four parts of
THE CHEERFUL CITO
VKen people, tt-lk oF
hlKbrow "trMncJa
Idorvt know wkr.t
rti iJl zJoovt,
But tken 1 tct 50
dLiniPiect
Tkcy ktrrJly
ever find
me oft !
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Portraits to Grace Police Station
Six large photographs of city officials
were presented to Lieutenant Charles
Boyer, of tho 26th and York streets sta
tion, this morning, by the patrolmen of
the district, nnd will be placed In his
quarters nt the (station house. The pic
lures, which cost $60, aro of Mayor Smith,
Director of Public Safety Wilson, Milton
Reedmoycr. 28th Ward lender; Assistant
Director of Public Safety Davis and
Superintendent of Police Robinson.
Woman Dies Alone In Loflgirig
Anra Adams, HI yearn old, w.n fpurut
dead on the finer of her room In a board
ing house, at 1120 Ml Vernon street,
today. She was taken to the Hahncmahr)
Hospital, whero heart disease wan given
as the cause. Tho woman wad found after
the door had been broken In by Charles
Long, proprietor of the place, who had not
seen her for two days. Bhe was fully
clothed, and the room was In good order.
There are no relatives known to the po
lice In this city, and the body waa taken
to the Morgue.
NVSZLm' MSCa
cream. Ho tnado several pounds for n.
caller today in two minutes' quicker tlmo
than you could buy It In a store.
Billy wants tho whole country to have
clean butter, that's why he's endeavoring
to Interest the health officials In each
city. The conlrlvanco Is simplicity Itself.
You turn a handle which operates n disk
that forces nlr through a tubo Into the
cream with Just enough reslstnnce and
friction to start tho cream whirling, nnd
this produces tho centrifugal action which
separates tho butler fat from tho crenm
Any housewife can get a couple of quartH
of cream nnd mnko her own butter In n
fow minutes and have tho benefit of the
exercise, which Is hound to do moro good
than that oblnlncd by sweeping or argu
ing with the grocer about tho butter over
tho telephone.
Hilly, who has a big dairy farm ot his
own down New Hampshire way, says the
Invention was tho work ot a Kentucky
farmer.
"I asked tho farmer how ho got tho
Idea,'" said Billy, "and ho said Just by
watching a fish, Thon ho showed mo how
a llsh wns ahlo to mobltlzo all tho food In
water by drinking water nnd forcing It out
of his mouth ngnln. This concentrated
tho vegetable matter, and when It all got
In a hunch, why tho fish simply swallowed
It. This separator was derived from that
idea "
What kind of a fish wag It?
"From tho way this machlno Is going,"
said Billy, "I think It must havo been a
goldfish."
H
M
Bradley Market
41 : 11
If ' till
IT PAYS
TO ADVERTISE
only when tho quality of
the meat will stand the
apotliffht of publicity.
Dradlcy'a advertise
ments pay because they
tell you where to yet the
best meat at the price of
the ordinary.
ran comparison
I.frs of I.nmh 2.1c 1!).
.shoulder J.nnih ....lHc Hi.
Bradley
Locust TO
Race 1168
FresK
Asparagus
Tho one vegetable that
wo have lonjr waited.
"Taka tip" or, bettor
still, take n bunch of tips.
You'll find them tasty,
tender and delicious.
M. Meriano
Locust 2660
Market at Twenty-first Street
.aftviy
Pays to Think!
F the piano advertisements of some houses
were closely scrutinized, buyers would
stop, look and listen before purchasing
a piano.
For instance, some houses claim they
manufacture pianos, retailing at a strictly one price. Their one
price is the price you can purchase the instrument for on the par
ticular day it is bought. They assert that owing to the dull sell
ing season, which may or may not be every month in the year,
they make special offerings of insurance, employment bureaus for
the sick and the weak and, as this is leap year, they have under
consideration the opening of a matrimonial agency. As we
understand it, certain stenciled piano manufacturers who sup
ply the majority of the instruments referred to cannot procure some of the mate
rials which make up the construction of those orphaned pianos, whose foster
parents say they are responsible for, and in consequence the dealers' offerings
were not extended over the Lenten season as it was meant to cover.
The extra trimmings supposed to be given gratis with those pianos is
about as reasonable as the groceryman who advertises a certain tea and with each
pound he would deliver a loaf of bread and a sufficient amount of butter, milk and
sugar free.
We are surprised sometimes to know that apparently intelligent people
fall for such supposed inducements. It should occur to every individual possess
iRg common sense, that when purchasing a piano or player-piano, if you can buy directly from responsi
ble makers, you must surely save all the in-between profits. We are the only piano manufacturers in
Philadelphia who are selling directly to our customers, giving the best values with the broadest
guarantees and the most liberal terms.
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