EVENING LEBCER-PHILABELPHDV. TUESDAY, OCTOBER' SJL 1916
TOST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Halloween Antics Are Highly Diverting for
Young and Old Miss Wanamaker Is Intro-
duced Today Dance for Debutantes
Latta.
AM HAI.LQWS
XaB'ENl If here
strain, and tonight
the witches and
joblln will bo
chatlnr about the
country In the say
t of humora.
For many year
K has been the cus
tom on the Main
Line for tho chil
dren and some
time those of a
forger growth to
dress up In all
kinds of weird
costumes said go
about to the differ
nt houses to pay
visit, but to re
fute absolutely to
reveal their Iden
tity. I heard of
one of these expe
ditions with some
mall and larger
children last year,
and, let me tell
you, the fun waxed
fast and furloua
at the various
homes they visited.
For one thing,
several people from
town wero In the
party, so It was
aol eay for the
hosts to reeognlzo
everyone. At most
f the houses the
visiting bunch
waa gazed at half
In fear and half
in pleasure. It Is
grotesque, you
know, to open
the door to halt a
dozen figures with
false faces who
Ilde In past you and sit bolt upright
en chairs, gazing Into space and refus
ing to speak except In queer, high-pitched
voices. The efTect Is a bit trying on the
nerves, I do assure you. "Well, one home
at which thla set of people to whom I
refer visited was prepared to "mystify"
as well as "be mystined," and from the
tale I heard tho mystery was perfect.
In the first place the bell was answered
by an exceedingly largo maid In a frock
of light blue gingham, white cap, apron
and an nwful false face, who In high
pitched tones Implored tho (uninvited)
guests to enter. In the parlor sat the
mistress of the house In a lovely evening
gown, waving a feather fan. She looked
perfectly natural, except that she was a
bit painted. On the sofa sat a lady In
tailored suit, large hat and veil, who was
introduced by the hostess, but who seemed
unwilling to speak. Site simply bowed;
like the parlor maid this lady was also
of ample proportion. I am told, and very
anxious to cuddle up to her new friends.
Well, the visitors, flve In number, were
seated In various chairs and duly scru
tinized, no one could guess who was who,
but the snickers, gulps and giggles grew
in proportion as the time lengthened,
and ended In yells of laughter when the
hostess desired the maid to bring down
the baby. Aa the blue and white gtng
named mold ascended the stairs there
arose the most unearthly yells from the
second floor of "Mamma, baby wants his
bottle!" and Into the drawing room came
the nurse dragging none other than tho
master of the house, dressed in a night
gown, a sash about his. waist and a cap
on his head, whllo In one hand was an
empty bottle, and In the other hand an
old rag doll, which he immediately flung
at the nearest visitor. Before the vlsl.
tors left they discovered that the lady
on the sofa was the husband of the much
padded blue and white maid, and I would
like to tell you what prominent and re
spected citizens of the Main Line they
were, but it would only spoil their good
time, you know, to whisper that they
could be Undignified, for there was sure
ly po barm In the world In it all. It waa
just great fun. But lots of people love
to be silly and hato to have the world
know it, Sufllce It to say they,,the men
in the fun, are both pretty closely con
nected with a railroad.
Isabella Wanamaker will be today's
pretty debutante; and that is ' by no
paeans a mere saying, for she Is very
pretty, of medium height, fair and with
regular features and a veiy lovoly healthy
coloring, Bhe will wear a white frock
and carry different bouquets during the
afternoon. A large number of attractive
, buds will receive with her, among them
being Elizabeth Trotter, Margaret liar
rls, Nancy Wynne Cook, Katharine Lea,
Elizabeth Fox. Nancy Tunis, Betty Mil
ler, Katharine Hancock, Pauline Denckla,
Qajnor Balrd, Mary Brooke, Los Jack,
eon, Marie Louise Farl'es, Natalie Davis,
Katharine Putnam, Katharine Gilbert.
Doris Dexter, Marjorle J'ubbs, of Brook
lyn: Elisabeth Marshall, of Pittsburgh;
Jean Austin and Elinor Bean and, too, Is.
feell&'s younger sister. LouUe,
NANCY WYNNE,
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HALLOWEEN REVELRY
GRIPS CITY TONIGHT
Fun and Frolic on Streets Whllo
the Faithful Observe
Feast
Phots by Wm. Bhawall Ellis.
MRS. FRANCIS M1LBURN REES
Mrs. Rces, whose niarrloKe took place at the Second
Presbyterian Church, Twonty.hrst and Walnut
streets, on October 17, was Mlsa Margaret Coryell
..... uuva A.j10. ivcrs wui maKc tneir homo
in Pittsburgh
Shlllard-Smlth. Mr. and Mrs. Ilobert n.
Logan. Mr. James A. Dull and Mr. Charles
Leedom. Later Mr. and Mrs. Wetherlll and
their guents will attend the large costume
dance and house warming to be given by
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Henderson, In
their new home at Hose Tree.
Mrs. Walter Henderson Bryant, of llg
South Twenty-second street, has recalled
her Invitations for a dinner on Thursday
night before Mrs. Kettertlnus's dancing
class, owing to the death of a near relative.
Miss Jean Newbold Thompson will enter
tain at luncheon today at her home In Ilav
erford In honor of Mrs. Ralph Earle. who
before her marriage last month was Miss
Mary E. Clayton.
M. and Mrs. T. Charlton Henry will
spend the winter with Mrs. Charles Henry
at her home on Springfield avenue. St.
Martina,'
Ten'ght ts Halloween.
Shutters will creak 'and witches dance,
and all the gar rnrantsh revelry that will
break eut at twilight will, as usual, ob
cure the true Christian meaning of the
day. The religious significance of this
evening that It ushers In two holy feasts.
All Saints" Day (tomorrow) and All Boula'
(the day after will be lost sight ot In the
city-wide wave of a carnival spirit whose
origins are In the weird days ot Druldto
superstition.
While the faithful hallow the evening with
fasting, noise will be abroad. Eerie sounds
end fantastla eights will transform the
night Into an orgy of pleasure and thrills.
Theaters, hetels and cafes are preparing
for the rush that will come with darkness,
and householders are clearing decks for
action against gate-swlpers and window
drummers.
Besides the hundreds upon hundreds ot
private entertainments, there will be or
ganised community celebrations Among
them are those ot the North l'hllailelphla
Business Men's Association, the Tioga Busi
ness Men's Association and the Lancaster
Avenue Duslness Association.
Oermsntown avenue, from Hrle avenue
to Wayne Junction, Is n thoroughfare lined
with bunting, flags and Halloween decora
tions as It awaits the Halloween parade of
the North Philadelphia Business Men's As
sociation, which Is part of the annual car
nival of the organization. A blase of elec
tric lights will mnrk the course nt the
grotesque marchers tonight. The parade Is
In charge of Paul Wentller, Jr., and n com
mittee ot sixteen, which has offered prizes
for the most strikingly dressed couples and
Individuals. At Eighteenth street and Oer
msntown avenue, whero the parade will
end, there will he a cakewnlk, of which
the judgse will be Matthew Kenney, Dr.
Margaret Ruppert, Thomas Kane, Mrs. N.
McDexItt and Edward Thorn.
Halloween falls In the midst ot the four
day annual jubilee and industrial exhibition
of the Tioga Huslness Men's Association,
which opened last night "with an automobile
parade. Tonight a tortuous procession will
march along a decorated route from Al
legheny and Oermantown aenues to llroait
street to Hutler to Oermantown avenufl tn
Board to Vennnga to Seenteenth to Tioga
to Broad to Rising Sun to Oermantown to
Erie. Fifty prizes will be offered for
costumes In the pArnde, of which Henry
Wolf Is chief marshall. The committee In
charge Is headed by Wilbur II Zimmerman,
president and chairman; Matthew Donoho,
secretary, and Edward Snyder, Jr., treas
urer. On Lancaster avenue a parade ot mas
queraders will march and countermarch
1 ke a shuttlecock between Forty-fourth
street and Saunders avenue. It will be led
by the band of the Sixth Pennsylvania In
fantry and the Trilby String Hand. The
affair Is In charge of George II. Davis,
president of the Lancaster Avehue Business
Association, and a commltteo consisting ot
William Hewett. chairman; Hnyes Hoyne.
O. Oeyer, V. L McCurdy, M. Ilrnwn. M.
Emmart. J. W. McCormack, Raymond Hess
and J. Littleton.
HEART OF THE SUNSET
By REX DEACII
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A FAST YOUNG MAN
Person!
JUertvtag at the Thrsay wfcleli
Ui, MA Mrs. JMoerd y, Ck will give to
iatreotuae taelr aranddaughter, MlM Maney
W9m Coek. wt be Mtas Mary . L
rooke. MUa KattartM Haaeoek, Miss Lor
Mine Ooo4rls (Stwbam, Mis Katharine
Putnam. Mia Mark LettUa VH. Mlae
Ana Walhsa- M$rs, MUs OaX
Jalrd. MUa LoU Lortnf I Jswk May
SUsabeth Norrls Brock, MlM VMeFWeifh,
Ilia Utoite pik Carter ajut Mat Wtoa
kHa c Millar,
At the dinner to be givan toolfht by Mr
Hd Mm Abel y Wethonil u Wjrnoewou4.
WJHT rue '
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Henderson will
give a housa-warmlng this evening at their
new home In Med i
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chatfleld, whore mar-
" iook piare mis month
nuntmg trip In Maine.
Miss Elisabeth Henry,
Mrs. William a Bullitt and Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Bullitt, Jr.. left Oxmoor. Devon, on
Thursday, and returned to their town
house, 222 West Jtlttenhouse square, for the
winter.
of Dw?hinii7- T?dJ'r'1 nro'nB Meigs,
ot Washington, D. C. are visiting Dector
Meigs s mother. Mrs. Arthur V. Meigs, of
Radnor. Doctor Meigs win be the best mon
at the wedding ot his brother. Mr. John F.
Meigs. 2d. and Miss lltabeth Myers, which
takes place on Thursday.
Miss Mary Kirk, of Baltimore, who has
been the guest of Mr. and Mr. n ..C
.uaiiu, ur., oi wneainut lilll,
her home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koons, who have
been spending the summer at Cape May,
closed their cottage yesterday and moved
Into their house at II South Twenty-first
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Croser have
moved to their new home, 1T0 Locust
street, having spent the summer at Caps
May.
Sir. and Mrs, Randolph Justice have closed
thtlr cottage at Capo May and have re.
turned to their country place at Bryn
Mawr. .
Mr. and Mrs, Waldo Hackett, whoso mar.
rlag took place on Saturday, October 21,
have gone to White Sulphur Springs on
their wedding trip. Mrs, Hackett was Miss
Katherlne Hoden.
Miss Margaret Wright, daughter ot Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Megargee Wright, ot 103
Walnut street, who has beep spending the
summer with her parents at their home at
Bar Harbor, Me., Is spending several days
as the guest of Mr, and Mrs. David Cod.
dtngton In New York.
Miss Frances Wlster, of Wlster street and
Clarkson avenue, Oermantown, will return
to her home from Boston Wednesday,
November I,
Mrs- J, Louis Ketterltnus, of 2016 Spruce
street. Is spending the fall months as the
guest of her mother, Mrs. William dray
Warden, at her home. School House lane
and Wteaahtckon avenue.
Mr, Charles T, Ooets, Jr., of Olenolden.
celebrated Halloween by entertaining a
number of friends at a week-end party at his
home. Among the guests were Mr and Mrs.
C. Bowers, Mr. and Mrs, F, CUver, Mr, and
Mrs. A O, Wolf. Jr., Mr. and Mrs. W
Collins, Mr and Mr. O. W, Ooets, Miss
Lulu Qoetz, Miss May Landherr, Miss Anna
Landherr, Miss Veronica Landherr, Mr, W.
Xoeuler, Mr.'C, Norret. Mr. Hoyd. Mr. E.
Achalfer. Mr. C. T Ooetz. Br. Mr. L.
Oeets, Mrs, ,A Landherr and Mrs Joseph
Xeller. T
Mr. llerae J, fiubers, ef Ashbourne, ra.,
announce the engagement of his daughter.
Miss Mildred Subers, to Mr. Henry Have
lock Simpson, of Newport, IL l,
1 Mr. Charles K. Wlsler. of 2254 North
Broad street anneuaaee the engagement of
bis daughter, Mtse JWna M. Wleler. to
Mr. F. William Kementer, ef 1461 North
StventeeAth. street.
Mrs. HMd's danetwr elas will give s,
m4uera4 dene at the Walter O. Rews
ttUte, XUh BuWdlo. this evealag. Mr.
Albert J. Marks aad evf ether WUI
p4ve 4Wy daaeea.
BOSTON SYMPHONY'S
LOCAL SEASON OPENS
FamiHnr Program, With Schel
ling Concerto as Novelty,
Played by Kreisler
i
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FRAUK-LAWRIWC
The isuvHsge. f Mlae skeiiM OaM Law.
rJcV S2l Mr? J- Osmom fraj took
LJg tStjy at smssk at Ik kM of the
7Maa matron ef fcjsor ywe a geK
Ii L... .. valval nhrr4 la Brl
--" m. . to a
Tli best was r weva .
The Inaugural of tho Boston Symphony
Orchestra's thirty-second local season, Frits
Kretsler's first appearance here since last
spring ond the announcenlont of n new vio
lin concerto by the pianist, Ernest Schclllng,
served to send the "No seats, no standing
room," sign up at the Academy unusually
early last night. Aside from the concerto
there was little novelty to the program.
which began with the same symphony that
Mr. Stokowskt la to play next Friday the
"Rhenish" of Schumann played In this
case by Doctor Muck and his men with what
the eplgrammarlans like to call "cool fury"
or "weighed passion," which. In thn ulgar
Idiom, means simply: with tho Intellect
dominating the emotion. The whole concert
was more for the thinker than the man who
seeks In muslo consolation, excitement or
the Imaging of his own desires or sorrows.
And It was, to be sure, done with marvelous
polish and perfection of detail. Ono expects
and gets that from Doctor Muck.
What one did not get. In the Wagner
"Faust" overture, was much spinal thrill
or the spirit ot piety and sin. It was all
as far away from Oounod and the foot
lights as It could well have been, which Is,
perhaps, correct, but It hardly "painted "a
soul aweary of life, yet ever forced by his
Indwelling daemon to engage anew In life's
endeavors." The Boston's glorious horns
gave the work a brilliance of sound, which
was supported by the rest of the orcheslha.
In the concerto, which was composed for
Mr. Kreisler last summer, the great, focused
strength ot the Boston band also was ap
parent. In fact, the muslo seemed more
like a purely orchestral piece, with Inter
larded violin passages. It proved to be an
elaborately brocaded tapestry ot sound. In
which the skill of the weaver did not quite
conceal the thinness ot his thread, nor the
Intricacy of the dissonance make up for
the elaboration. There were somo points
at -which the Interplay ot violin and harps
was quite engaging the latter being espe
cially well handled and Mr. Kretsler's 3000
odd admirers shook the building with ap
plause at his dextrous fingering of the
dance and semlpastorat themes.
All-embracing enthusiasm over a great
artist Is always good to see and hear, but
there Is a point at which hero-worship be
comes a vice. So it must be recorded, In
detached fairness to others, that last night's
continual recalls, until hisses directed at
the clappers mixed with the plaudits, were
hsrdly good mannors; were actually an
Impoliteness to the conductor, the soloist
and more diffident, auditors. Mr. Kreisler,
who is plumper and has lost all trace of
his war-time ;imp, cams out and bowed
many times, but gave no encoret The final
number of the evening was Brahms'
''Academlo Festival" overture, delayed
somewhat by the previous demonstration
for the violinist B, D.
ClIAI-TIIll .Will (Cont'nufd)
"TTE'VE got most of the leading clllxens
VV of the county, and 1 reckon somebody
In the outfit will be able to Identify Ous
man" "There's no trouble about that, sir We
found him. Pedro and Itaoul can make
sure." The sons of Rlrardo Qusman step
ped forward promptly and Law waved them
toward the boat landing, where the two
helpers were waiting with Rlcardo's re
mslnx. Despite the nanger captain's easy assump
tion of command, the strain of the situa
tion had not subsided, and Longorlo drew
swift attention to hlmlf when he said:
"It Is fortunate that I chanced to learn
ot this matter You have done me a great
service, Senor I.aw. for I came to Romero
purposely to examine Into the death of this
unfortunate man But 1 could learn noth
ing; nobody knew anything whatever about
the matter, and so I became convinced that
It amounted to little. Now beholdl I dis
cover that I was deceived. Or perhsps
there still msy be a mistake."
Blase Jones thrust his daughter aside
and advanced toward the speaker. "There's
no mIMake," he declared belligerently. "I
don't make mistakes when I go grave
robbln" Don Rlcardo was shot by your
men. He had $5000 on him. or he should
v,qv. hri and h was an American cltlsen.
Your Colonel Blanco covered the body, but
he'll have a hell of a Job coverin' the facta
It's time we came to a showdown with your
murderln' outfit, and I aim to seejf weve
got a Government In this country."
"Heaven guided my hand." devoutly
breathed the general "It Is regrettable that
ou used this means wnen a worn u m
would have served the purpose, for It M
no trivial matter to desecrate a Mexican
graveyard. My country, too, hns a Gov
ernment. An officer of the Stale ot Texas,
under arms, hss crossed the Rio Grande.
What does that meanT'
Captain Evans had n senre of humor:
Longorlo's ominous words amused him.
"Say. general, It ain't the first time, he
chortled. "And ycu're an officer, too,
ain't you? YuT In Texas at this min
ute, and I'll bit If I frisked you I'd find
that you was under arms." The Mexican
understood English sufficiently well to
grasp the significance o( these words.
After a moment's consideration, therefore,
ho modified his threatening tone.
"Hut my mission was friendly I had
no criminal purpose," ho said mildly. How.
ever, perhaps one offense condones the
other- At any rate, we must have no In
ternatlonal complications. There Is a i more
practical side to the matter: It Don Hlcardo
Ouiman met his death In Mexico there will
be a rigid Investigation. I assure you
Evans sgreed. "That's fair! And I'll
make a bargain with yous you Keep Mill and
so'll we. We never aimed for this affair
to get out. anyhow. I reckon these men
he Indicated Lewis and his followers
"ain't liable to talk much,"
The two Ouxman boys, greatly movefl.
returned to announce that they had Indeed
Identified tholr father's body, and Longorlo
could not well refuse to accept their evl
dence, . , . . , . ,
"Very well." said he. "I am Indebted to
you. Since there la nothing more to be
sold, apparently, I will return to Romero.
With a bow to Mrs. Austin, who had
silently watched tho play of these opposing
motives, he turned away, and Tad Lewis
followed him.
But Dave Law had recognised Adolfo
Urblna In the crowd, and, stepping for
ward, disarmed htm. saying:
"Adolfo, there's a warrant for you, so
I'll lust take you In"
For a. moment Adolfo was Inclined to
resist, but, thinking better of It he yielded
with bad grace, bitterly regretting the
curiosity which hsd prompted him to re
main to the end ot this Interesting affair,
Tad Lewis gave him some comfort.
"Never mind, Adolfo," he said. "They can't
prove anything on you. and I'll go your
ball. Ed Austin knows where you was tho
day the stock was stole." He and his two
remaining men moved toward their auto
mobile, and a moment later the vehicle went
clattering up the thicket road.
8o ended the attempt to full the return of
Rlcardo Ousman's body to Texas soil.
When Alatre came to look for her hus
band he was gone.
fair ground and seaside amusement park
from Coney Island to Oalveston. In his
battered wardrobe trunks were parts of old
costumes, scrapbooks of clippings nnd a
goodly collection of lithographs, some ad.
vertWng the supernatural powers of "Pro
"r Magi. Sovereign ot the Unseen
World, and others the accomplishments
of 'Mile. I.e Garde, Renowned Serpent
Enchantress.' In these gaudy portraits of
Magi the Mstlc" no one would have
r,??nlxeJ rh" Strange. And even more
difficult would it have been to trace a
resemblance between Mm. Strange and the
blond, bushy-headed "Mile. Le Garde" of
the posters. Nevertheless, the likenesses
at one time hsd been considered not too
nattering, and Phil treasured them as evi
dences of Imperishable distinction.
But the Stranges had tired of public .life.
For a long time the wife had confessed
to n lack of Interest In her vocation which
amounted almost to a repugnance. Snake
charming, she had discovered, was far
from an Ideal profession for a woman of
refinement. It possessed unplessnnt fea
tures, and even such euphemistic titles as
"Serpent Enchantress" and "Reptilian Mes
merist" failed to rob the calling of a
certain odium, a suggestion of vutgnrlty
In the minds of the more discriminating.
This had become so distressing to Mrs.
Strange's finer sensibilities that she had
voiced a yearning to forsake the plat
form and pit for something more con
genlsl, and finally she had prevailed upon
Phil to make a change.
The step had not been taken without
misgivings, but a benign Providence had
watched over the pair Mrs. Strange was
a naiurai seamstress, and luck had di
rected her nnd Phil to a community which
was not only In need of a good dressmaker,
but peculiarly ripe for the talents of n
soothsayer. Phil, too. had Intended to
embrace a new profession, but he had
soon discovered that Joneavllle offered bet
ter financial returns to a man ot his ac
cepted gifts than did' the choicest of sea
side concessions, and therefore he had re
sumed his old calling under a slightly
different guise. Before long he acknowl
edged hlmsolf well pleased with the new
environment, for hf wife was far happier
in araping arestgoous upon the figures of
her customers than In hanging python
folds about her own. and he found his
own fame growing With every day. His
medlumlstlc gifts came Into general de
mand. The country people Journeyed miles
to consult him. nnd Illaxe Jones's statement
that they confided In the fortune teller as
they would have confided tn a priest Was
scarcely an exaggeration. Phil did. In
deed, become the repository for confessions
of msny sorts.
Contrary to Blaze's belief, however.
Strange was no Prince of Darkness and
took little Joy In some ot the secrets forced
upon him. Phil wa's a good man In his
way so conscientious that certain Informa
tion he acquired weighed him down with
a sense of unpleasant responsibility. Chanc
ing to meet Dave Law one day, he de
termined to relieve himself of at least one
troublesome burden.
But Dave-was not easily approachable.
He met the medium's allusions lo the oc
cult with contemptuous amusement, nor
would he consent to a private "reading."
Strange grew almost desperate enough to
speak the ungamlshed truth.
"You'd better pay a little attention to
me," he grieved; "I've got a message to
you from the TJnseen World.' "
"Charges 'collect,' I reckon," the Ranger
grinned.
Strange waved aside the suggestion. "It
came unbidden and I pass It on for what
It's worth. As Dave turned away he added,
NO WONDER HE CRIES
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Cor.trUht, Mr Pub. Co., rmrodacod br sevcle! arraimmwt.
Tho new baby's first view from hi basalnet
hastily, "It'n about a skeleton In the
chaparral, and a red-hatred woman."
Dave stopDed: he eyed the speaker cu
riously, "do on," said he.
But a public street Strange explained,
was no place for psychic discussions. It
Dave cared to come to his room, where the
surroundlngc were favorable to thought
transference, and where Phil's spirit con
tiol could hsve a chance to make Itself
felt, they would Interrogate the "Unseen
Forces" further. Dave agreed. When they
were alone tn the fortune-telling "parlor."
he sat back while the medium closed his
eyes and prepared to explore the Invisible.
After a brief delay Phil began:
"I see a great many things that woman
I told you about and three men. One ot
'em Is you, the other two Is Mexicans.
You're nt a water hole In the inesqulte.
Now there's n shooting scrape; I see the
body of a dead man." Tho speaker became
silent; evldcntl his cataleptic vision waa
far from perfect But ho soon began to
drone again "Now I behold a stranger at
the same water hole. He's alone he'a look
Ing for something. He rides tn circles.
He's oft his horse and bending over
What? A skelctonl Yes, It's the skeleton
of one ot them other Mexicans." Strange's
voice became positively sepulchral aa his
spirit control took fuller possession of bis 1
earthly shell and as nis visions rtsoivea
themselves Into clearer outline. "See 1 He
swears an oath to avenge. And now the
scene changes. Everything dissolves. I'm
In a mansion: and the red-haired woman
comes toward me. Over her head floats
that skeleton "
Dave broke in crisply. "All right! Let's
get down to cases. What h on your mind.
Strange?"
The psychic simulated a shudder a
painful contortion, such as any one might
-suffer It rudely Jerked out of the spirit
world,
"Kh? What was 1? There 1 You've
broke the connection." he declared. "Did
I tell you anything?"
"No. But evidently you can."
"I'm sorry They never come back.
"Rot r
Phil was hurt Indignant. With some
stiffness he explained the danger of Inter
ruptlng a seance of this sort, but Law
remained obdurate.
"You can put over that second-sight stuff
with the Greasers," he declared, sharply,
"but not with me. So, Jose Sanchez ha
been to see you and you want to warn as.
I that ltt"
"I don't know any such party," Strang)
protested. He eyed hi esller for a mo
ment; then with an abrupt change of man
ner he complained : "Say, Bo 1 What's ta
matter with you? I've get a reputation Ms
protect, and I do things ray own way. I'M
getting- set to slip you something, and yu
try to mike m look Ilka a sucker. I that
any way to act?"
, "I prefer to .talk to you when your eye
are open. I know all about"
"You don't know nothing about any.
thing." snapped the other. "Jose's got It In
for Mrs. Austin."
"You said you didn't know him."
"Well, I don't He'a never been to .
me In his lift, but his sweetheart ha.
Rosa Morales come regular"
"Rosa! Jose' sweetheart I"
"Yea. Her and Jose have joined out to
gether since you shot Panfllo, and they're
framing something."
"What for Instance?"
The fortune-teller hesitated. "I only
wish I knew," he said slowly. "It leek
to m like a killing."
Dave nodded. "Probably Is. Jose would
like to get me, and of course the gtrl "
"Oh. they don't aim to get you. Yew
ain't the one they're after."
"No? Who then?"
"I don't know nothlnr definite. In tW
business, you understand, a fellow has to
put two and two together. Sometime t
have to make one and two oouat tour. I
have to tell more'n I'm toldj I have to
shoot my game on the wing, tor aefeodr
tells me any more'n they daat AH she
same, I'm sure Jose ain't carving' no epitaph
for you. From what I've dug out ot Roe,
he'n acting for a third, party someheAy
with a pull -and a lot, 'of coin but who R "
Is I don't know. Anyhow, he'a ceokfnff
trouble tor the Austin', and I want te
stand from under."
Now that the speaker hsd dropped all,
pretense, he answered Dave's questteet
without evasion and told what he knew. It
waa not much, to Dave's way ot thinking,
but it was enough lo give cause tor thought
and when the men finally parted It was
with the understanding that Strange -weaM
promptly communicate any further Intelli
gence on that subject that came his way,
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
CHAPTER XIX
AN AWAKF.MKO
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