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BvijStNG PtJBEIO " LEDGERr-PHILAt)ELPHIA; WEDNESDAY,
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NOVEMBER G, 1915
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Nancy Wynne Tells of Howard Dunn, Jr.'s Death at the Front.
Many Persons to Live in Apartments.
French Orchestra Concert
"ITTEItKN'T you sorry to
hear that
Howard K. Dunn, Jr., lias been killed
in action? Ho was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hovvnrel K. Dunn, of Gcrmantown,
and was a stretcher bearer. "Pokey," as
ho (vas known to many of his friends,
went overseas last spring, after having
tried to Ret Into the service from tho time
war was declared. Ho was refused for
the odlcera' training camp on account if
being under weight, and he tried the Navy
and several binnches of tho Army, but
was not successful until last winter when
ho finally mado the ambulance section.
I always feel that the men who havo
worked so hard under such trying condi
tions to get Into the scrvlco have doubly
done their bit, when they glvo their lives,
and I am buio that Howard's, denth was
tho kind that ho would have wanted, for
ho was struck by a shell In the open field
while he was carrying wounded. As a
lieutenant of artillery said at ono tlrr.o
tho stretcher-bearers are the real heroes,
for their life Is absolutely Belf-sacrlflclng.
and there Is no ciianco for them to get
back at tho enemy. Howard was a cousin
of Jack Klegel, who nlso Is In Franco with
a hospital unit. He is in a fourteenth
century town now with a wall around It
and a moat. It toundh fascinating, doesn't
it, llko a medieval story7
TT'S quite remarkablo the number of
people who arc giving up tho!. houses
this year and taking apartments. When
you remember last winter und the cold
houses everywhere, you can't blamo 'them
for wanting to "pass tho buck" and let
somebody else worry about the coal. Tho
Herbert "Wardens, havo closed their houe
at Haverford nnd taken an apartment at
tho Touralne. Mr. and Mrs. Kreeland Ken
drlck are also occupying an npnrtmcnt
there. Mrs. Dradbury Bedell is there, too.
Mr. and Mrs. Heck "Wetherlll aro at 13.10
Rlttenhouse Square, and Mrs. Arthur Ilrock
and her daughters will bo at tho Welling
ton all winter. Mrs. Alexander Ilrlnton
Coxo will occupy her apartments at 1830
Hlttcnhotise gquaro.
THE French War Hellef ommltteo of
the n. A. A. had the time of their lives
yesterday, didn't they? Thero was the con
cert by the French orchestra in the eve
ning and nt midday they entertained the
musicians at luncheon at their new relief
headquarters in tho old Hobcrts Mansion
at 1901 Walnut street.
Thoso musicians nro certainly wonderful.
It was a great idea on tho part of tho
French Government to send them here. It
only seemed to mo a pity that the French
Commltteo did not let more people know
about It. I saw nnd heaid very little nbout
tho affair beforehand, nut having oneo
heard several weeks ago that there was to
be a concert, I cajled the Hellef Committee
up to ask when and where) It was to be, and
bjod mo up to tho Mettopoiitan last night.
T71VIDI3NTLY many others had dono tho
--' some, for tho house was brilliant,
crowded to the doors. And I should cer
tainly say that tho French War Hellef
Committee a'nd the Matinee Musical Club
outdid themselves in helling tickets. The
boxes were crowded with beautifully
dressed women. Did you see Mrs. Francis
Thorne Patterson? She had tho most ex
quisite shade of turquoise blue girdle on
her gown and-a wonderful ermine stole.
Mrs. Stevenson, who Is chairman of tho
French Committee, had her daughter, Mrs.
Yorke Stevenson, und Mrs. Sam Henderson
in her box. Mrs. Tom Iloblns was won
derfully frocked us usual. And Mrs. Joe
Leldy was simply stunning,
Mrs. Charles Randolph Wood, who Is
very musical, you know, was drinking In
the wonderful orchestration. She had a
high frock of Alice blue topped ot the back
of the neck with a band, of chinchilla fur.
Her sister, Mrs. Voorhees Drayton, wos
with her, dressed in a wine-colored frock.
I saw Mrs. Henry Uoyer looking hand
somer than ever In a black frock relieved
with white, and Mrs. Henry S. Jeancs was
also In the orchestra.
Altogether It was a icmarkablo evening,
and Society, with a largo S, appreciated
itlaa well as the musicians and numerous
' French men ami Women. How picturesque
the French oillcers were in their cler blue
uniforms! And our own officers wero not
so worse, believe little Nancy!
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HE was almost three years old und
she'd never been known to be afraid
of anything. In fact would toddlo along
It in the dark back to her nursery to get a
I- f mi- nml an to sleen In the "big dark"
without a thought. So you will agree with
me that her actions nt the "Zoo" wero not
go remarkablo after all. But Incidentally,
rather funny.
You see It was Sunday, and Daddy and
Dnugh(cr always have a time together on
Sundays. So Daddy took Daughter out
to the Zoo and Into tho I.lon house. Thoro
were lots of other children there, and all,
Including Daughter, were engrossed In
watching the lion cubs playing together.
Suddenly Papa Lion roared thunderously.
And the kiddies fled to their various par
ents and protectors Jn terror.
All but Daughter, who smiled sweetly at
Daddy nnd then turning to tho largo
parental Hon, frowned scveroly upon him
and said In a Arm tone: "Moo ! ! ! "
NANCY WYNNE.
Social Activities
Lieutenant and Mrs. Oeorgo Wharton
Pepper, Jr., are receiving congratulations on
(he birth of a son. to be named William How.
ard Myers Pepper.
Lieutenant Pepper Is at present In I-ranee.
Mis. Pepper vvni). Miss Marlon Myers.
Mrs. John U, Thayer, Jr., of Haverford,
has left for Chelsea, where he will spend
some time at the Chelrca Hotel.
Mrs Charles Williams Is now occupying
her house at Haverford after an absence of
six months.
i j airs. Jiprace nowaru j-unless is nuw
ly, occuplnff her winter noma at xm ue mncey
etreet, i
Mrs. George Fates IJakcr, ft nosemont,
has returned from Saranac, where Bhe spent
the summer.
Mrs. James Mapes; Dpdge and her daughter,
MIm Josephftie Dodge, of Oermantown, have
rturned from, Jamestown. It J., where they
Mttat the Minuner,, The engagement, ot Mlsi
Hodge and Hnrlgn Joseph Wharton,
.V., was announced this Bummer.
U. S.
Friends of Mrs. Herbert Jacques, who Is
spending thq winter with Mrs. Joseph II.
Tounieml, of Overbrook, will bo Bind to hear
that ho Is recocrlng from her recent Ill
ness. Mr nnd Mrs. Illchnrd Mmlcloy, Jr., of the
VIrthlekon Apartments, Oermantown, are
being congratulated on the birth of a daugh
ter, Ornco Kmlly Mmleley, on October 2G.
Mrs. Mmleley will be remembered ns Miss
Catharine Sparks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Sparks, of 4100 Walnut street.
Mrs. Wayne Do Long, of the Drlmar-Mor-rls,
tlermantr-vvn, Is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Clarence Stll, at her cottnyo nn Vairenr
avenue, Vcntnor, Jf, J.
Mr Samuel Uowen, of C407 Wayne nvenu.
f!errnnntoivn, and his daughter, Mrs. Paxson
Deeter, of Bryn Mawr. are at' the Brighton
Hotel. Atlantic City, for an Indefinite visit.
Mrs. Ileeter will later Join her husband at
Washington, whore he Is stationed ns a cap
tain In the ordnance depnrtment.
MI'S Mnry Wright, of 2.1H South Thirty
eighth street, Is spending a few days at
Atlantic City.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles A. Daniel, of tho
St. Jamef, Thirteenth nnd Walnut streets,
are pending some time nt their cottngo nt
Pacific and Montpelli-r avenues, Chelsea.
Mr. and Mrs Howard W. White,
Hle-venth street below Slxty.lxth nventio,
Oak I.ane. have taken quarters for the win
ter nt the Clinton, on Tenth street below
Sprue.
Mls i:iennor Hromley. Wlsahlckon. Is
taking a motor trip along the New Kngland
coast.
.Mrs H, KInpp, nf York rnnd, entertained J
nt iiincneon and ranis ventereHv Her gtte'ts
Included Mr. A I! Hill. Mrs W. Seoley,
Mr.. James !)av Whllnll. Mrs John Crlf
fith, Mrs Howard Colehower, Mrs, Andrew
.1 Coulter. Mr-?. Plinrles S. Oimnnel, Mr
Ttobrrt Clvmer. Mrs. John Mnnelell. Mrs.
T.eulp M Whltnll and Mrs. If P. Scherr.
Mr IMwarrt Wanc or llrnckler. Del.,
Is the guest of Mrs Percy Ingrahntn, of
Sumac street. Wlssahlokon.
Dr. and Mrs .Tnsrph McTCIvcr of Cricket
avenue, Arrtmore. nre spending this month nt
tho Dennis Atlantic Cltv Doctor McKlver
Ii a lleutennnt In the Vnlted States navy, lit
is rreuppiatlng from the influenza and a bad
cnio of pneumonia.
WEDS AT HOME TONIGHT
Miss Elite Hepburn Will Heroine Bride of
Lieutenant Colonel Robert S. Oberly
The wedding of Miss Hllso Hepburn, dnugh
ter of Mr. nnd SIrf. W. Horace Hepburn, of
1728 Pine street, and Lieutenant- Colonel
Ilobert S. Oberly, U S. A., of Washington,
will take place at C o'clock this evening at
tho home of the bride. Tho ceremony will be
performed by the Itev. John Mockrldge, D D.,
rector of St. Jnmes's Church. Miss Hepburn
will be attended by Mrs. Arthur Meyer, nf
New Haven, Conn , ns matron of honor, nnd
the best tnnn will be Major Frank S. Painter,
of For Hills. N. J.
The bride will wear a gown of white satin
and tulle, with a tullo veil and will carry
gardenias and lilies of tho alloy. Mrs.
Meyer will wenr blue taffeta and will carry
yellow chrysanthemums.
The wedding will be followed by a recop-
tlon.
roionet anil .Mrs. oberly will live In
Aberdeen, Sid., where Colonel
Btatloncd at the proving ground
Oberly is
Engagements
An eiiBngemcnt of international Interest
announced today Is that of Miss Hannah
Itandnlph, daughter of Mr. Philip S. P.
Hnndolph, of SOU South Twcnty-t-econd street,
this c'ty, and Mr ilobert Hudson, of London,
pecretaiy of the llrttlih embassy In Wash
ington. Miss llandolph made her debut sev
eral years urp She Is a sister of Mrs. John
It Fell nnd Mrs Philip Stevenson nnd of
Mr. Philip S. P Itandolph, Jr., Mr. Wider
llandolph nnd Mr. Fmlen llandolph. Her
mother, who died some years ago, was Miss
Hannah Ketheiston, a daughter of the late
Mr. Ferdinand Fetherston, of this city
" Miss Itandolph is well known In Boclnl
circles here, In Newport, Nnrraginsett, Palm
Beach and New York. She Is a most efll
clent horsewoman.
.No date hat- been set ns yet for the wed
ding. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunlop, c-f 335
Church lane, Oermantown, announce the en
gagement of their daughter. Miss Margaret
Miller Dunlop, nnd Mr. Karle II. Price, also
of Oermantown.
PLEASING CONCERT
GIVEN AT BELLEVUE
Matinee Musical Club Has Ap
propriiute Setting for Presenta
tion of Elizabethan Music
It was a pleasure to forget the war, the
epldemlo anij the weather for nn hour or
two nnd enjoy the reetful atmosphere of
the music customs, nnd costumes of the
Kllzahethan days, at the first concert of
the Matinee Mus'cnl Club, held yesterday
afternoon In the ballroom of the Ilellevue
Stratford The concert wns composed of
"Music of Forgotten. Da ys," and the whole
setting wns rtj'propf.ite, and the audience
moBt appreciative, The quaint harpsichord
war? on the low ttage with high candelabra
at ench side, and nil the artists, Mr, and
Mrs. Henry flldeon and Doctor Thaddeus
Illch In the costumes of Queen Elizabeth's
time. The ushers, Miss Pes Priestley, Mrs
Joseph Johnron, Mrs. Harold Clark, Mrs.
C, V. Jackson, MIfs M, Naylor and Miss
Edna llnugher, alo were In trailing gowns
of that period.
The concert Iteelf was altogether charm
ing the soft tone of the harps'chord being
In perfect harmony with MrB, Gideon's pleas
ing voice and perronallty, and the simple
old-fashioned songs that she sang. The
songs described In an Interesting talk by
Mr, Gideon were old English ballads, some
of the "Borgerettes" nf Mar'e Antoinette's
time and Irish nnd Scotch folk songs. Doc
tor Illch, In curled wig, black velvet nnd
frilly lace,' played delightfully on the viola
d' amour, nn Instrument almost obsolete In
the orchestras of today.
Tea was nerved In the ballroom after tho
concert nt tables decorated with huge cen
terpieces of pink and white chrysanthemums.
Among those who reoelved were MrB. Samuel
Wngner, In an Elizabethan gown of deep
yellow: Mrs. George Edmonds, Mrs. Horace
Palst, Mrs. C. C. CoIIIiib, Mrs. 8. W, Cooper,
Mir. Eugene Pett. Mrs. Edwurd Lynch, Mrs.
Wnsslll Leps nnd Mrs. John Dunn. Jr. The
Octave Club of Norrlstown, a club of 300
members, was the guest for the afternoon.
Mrs. Hatfield, president of the Octave Club,
occupied one of the boxes and acknowledged
the welcome of the president of the Matinee
Mtsleal Club, Mrs. Samuel Woodward wbb
among the audience, ' wearing a becoming
(,u t of brown with n hat to match. Mrs.
James M, Anders wore ft sand-color cloak
with a small, clcse-flttlng feather toque of
burnt orange.
TO BE MARRIED
fM- - . A'-' .j !.-. t m 'fir
Of 1728 I'inc treet.
nlioi-e iiiiirriajc to
U. S. A., will be volctiiniztril at
FRENCH ORCHESTRA
SCORES BIG SUCCESS
Splendid Body of Musicians
Gives First Concert Here.
Cortot the Soloist
The orchestra of tho Parti Conseivatnlie
gave Its long-postponed concert at the Metro
politan Opera House last evening before an
audience that almost completely filled the
huge building.
Tho orchestra Is compost d of the protes
tors of orchestral Instruments at tho Con
servatolrc, augmented by tho bet of tho pu
pils. Therefore, it Is n much older body ot
men as a whole than we aio accustomed to
see In tho orchestras of our own c jntry.
There Is a natural loss of some of the Im
petuosity of youth, but a coi responding gain
In precision and steadiness.
The program opened with the Overtuie
"Patrlu" of Wztjt, a not particularly Interest
ing woik, and this was followed by the
famous Fifth Symphony of Beethoven This
wns glen a dignified, refined reading by M.
Mibsagcr, with necr a breach of good
tafcte, even If a llttlo more vigor here ana
thero might have been dt-slied. After il"'
symphou), Debussy's prtlude, "An. Afternoon
of a Faun," was played, nnd In this number
M. MeBsager and his splendid -orchestra
showed at their best. Both Interpretation
nnd performance were thoroughly In tho
spirit of the composer, nnd this most famous
nnd probably best of Debussy's purely or
chestral works rceelwd a really icmarkablo
performance.
Tho other oichestra numbers were the
Morcenu Symphunlque from "Tho Redemp
tion" of CeVar Pranek ai d tho familiar
"Cainanl Itomatn" of Berlioz. Tho former
showed Frnnck In a highly different style,
ns the work Is not In his customnry har
monic scheme nor has It uny of that t labor
uteness of design which ninrked his compo
oitinn.. In nlisoluto music. Biased ns a con
cert number It does not pioduce tho same
effect ns In Its proper place In tho oratorio.
Both numbers wcie well performed, thero
being tho real French snap and spirit In ths
Berlioz composition. The concert began
with a slow and dignified perforin nice of
"The Star Spangled Banner," and ended with
a most spirited rendition of tho "Marseil
laise." both of which were ory cordially re
ceded by the audience.
A comparison of tho orchestra with the
best American organizations is not easy.
The French have a 'beating arrangement en
tlrcly different from those In this country.
Tho basses aro massed on the right and the
brasses on the left. The violas nrc tKhliiu
the first violins Instend of the seconds, as in
our orchestras, and the 'cellos strung across
the stage In a row bc-hlnd the violins una
violas. The nrrnngement of the wood-winds
18 approximately the same as ours. Tho
seating of the orchestra causes the tone to
come to the audience In i manner un
familiar to American nudlenccs,
Tho first Impression la that we are ac
customed to a greater sonority of tone than
that, given by the famous body of Instru
mentalists who played last eenlng, the tone
)f the oichestra ns n whole being reflneii
rather than powerful, especially in tho
strings. The size of the Inuuenso auditorium
may have hnd something to do with this
Impression, ns It Is too large for nn orches
tra to bo heaid at Its best. There Is no
doubt, however, as to the great beauty and
unusual homogeneity of thn wood-wind choir
The French have always hud the reputation
of being the best players of the reed Instru
ments, and any one who doubts this h'as only
to hear this orchestra to have It proven,
Flutes, obots. clarinets and bassoons nro per.
feet In tone, rhythm und, what Is still rnier,
In playing In absolute tune. The brass alsi.
played beautifully In tune and with rare' dls.
cretlon u to olume of tone, which was al
ways fult but nter forced.
As a conductor, M. Messager Is exceedingly
economical of motion, nnd glve-j the Inime
dlate Impression of the most Intense sincer
ity, always subordinating himself to the
Ideas of tho composer Heflnement, grace nno
Impeccable tnste mark the readings rather
than great vigor or enthusiasm, although lit
does not hesitate to bring out tho full tonal
power of the band at the climaxes. He al
ways bad the orchestra absolutely at his com.
mand, both In tone and tempos.
The soloist was Alfied Cortot, who playen
the fourth planb conceito (In C minor) of
Balnt-Saena. Tho work, a difficult nnd no
very Inspiring composition, has the one
merit demanded of a piano concetto, In that
It shows oft the ful resources of the solo
Instrument to good advantage against the
colors of the orchestra. M. Cortot played
with great spirit, with a sense of rhythm
almost unequaled among contemporary pian
ists and with the exceedingly fluent finger
technique that the work demands. Ills lone
Is good, although tho composition does not
give much opportunity for the display of Its
Ringing qualities. He was nccarded a Bleat
reception and was forced to play an encore,
giving tho Q-flat Walts of Chopin.
THIS EVENING
MISS KLISK HAZK1. HEI'ltUKN rimto : - ps.otu rmrters
Licutciiant Colonel Kobert P. Oberly,
lioinc nt () n'oloiU thi ceninj?
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
By DADDY
A comptrtc vcw artvtnl-tt rnrh vrrk, brain
uf'ia hluiutnv at d cinllnu Saturday
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I'i'MIU 'o allow n myv'nfimi itiaiiycr
teilh il haakrt. Shr, bids Hint the stumper
is riitt il'iy food In the thlltlirit of n limn
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CHAPTER III
The MyUrry'Man's Secret
(iru' PL1.AS1-:, Mr Mystciy Man,
let mo
n- go!" tried Peggy, as
man seized
her.
"Why should 1 let you go? Don't you know
It's ngalnst the law to peel; In othi i folks'
wlmlo.vs?" Piggy hung her head In humil
iation "Vtni look llko n nice little girl. Why did
you do such a sneaking trick?" continued
the Mystery Man, and Peggy noticed r kindly
tone in his voice that Immediately banished
nil her suspicion of him
"Why, Blue Jay und I siw ou creeping
along with )our lint over ynur -)es, nnd
we thought maybe )uu wero a burglar or a
German sp)," sh" bleu ted nut frankly.
He Isn't a buiglai nnd , ho Isn't a spy
he's a polleemati,' ciled Helen indignantly.
"And he's a nice policeman, 'came ho
brings good eatit to children who nre hungry,"
spoke up Toddy.
PeKg) had thought the Ulan looked familiar
to her Now she- recognized him.
"Oh, )ou'ro OflletT Casey," she exclaimed,
much relieved "Vou go by our house- every
day. But why did you act so m)aterluus
when )OU came hi re?'
Pggv now turned iiuestlouei and Officer
fast) nppeired much iinbarrnssed. He turn.
'1 very red nnd twisted his cap In his hinds.
"He did that because he doesn't want
fo'lts to know lion- good bo Is," said Helen,
coming quickly to his defense.
"He's kind to folks Instead of arresting
'em, ' added Toddy
"Oh '" said Peggy, a light dawning upon
her. Here- was a mnn who hid Ills' flue deeds
llko a criminal hides his evil deeds It had
been nn nwful mistake to think him a law-breuke-r,
Bluo Jay, who had followed her Into
the room, tried to hldu In a corner. "You're a
print detective!" she said to him.
"I'm not a ditectlve. but I'd like to be,"
said Ollicer Caseythlnklng she was speaking
to him
' I was speaking to Blue Jay," explained
ivgg) In confusion.
Oh, It's n Bird," cried out Helen and Toddy
tngethjr.
i-Ai you tnlk Bird talk?" asked the as
tonished police in-in.
"Yes. I'm Princess of Blrdland," answered
Peggy.
"My gracious!" exclaimed OfnVer Casey.
Goodness me!" echoed Helen and Toddy.
Hut fit that moment there tame an In
ten option from tho man on tho bed. He
groaned and hop.ui to mutter.
"Strange! Very strange," he said. "That's
surely a wireless outfit sti etched between
those tut'S What can It be doing awny up
)lere,"
".Vow, what does ho mean by that," nsked
Officer Casey.
"Ii Is n wireless," muttered the mnn on
the bed, "I must look Into this, Oh, oh. my
head "'
"Wireless." mused Olllrer t'.isey "Who'd
be having a wireless outfit in these paits?
Tliev nre inroiuuen ny trie Government for
fear German spies would use them"
"Ah, ha' I know this ninnl" shrUkcd Blue
Jny perching on the bel nnd looking down
on the mnn lylng there. "I saw hlni get
banged iner tin- head this morning away up
In tin- hills "
"Who banged him?" she cried.
"A big foreign-looking chap This man
vmih standing In the woods, garlng up at a
lonely peak thut'g hidden high among the
woods, ino ouier ennp snenhed up behind
him and hit hlni on the head with a club
This man fe.ll down, and the other chap
w.i going to hit him ngaln when men pissing
along a path -not far awuy frightened him
avvav "
"What's the bird making all the noise
nbout?" nsked Ollicer Casey,
Biggy excitedly Interpreted Blue Jay's
message.
"Ah, hn'" said Officer Cast), Just as Blue
jay had done. "I'm beginning to figure this
thing out. Wireless, n foreign-looking than
an nttempt In kill the Innocent man who
stumbles on the secret outfit, Pet haps here's
the nnswer to the m)stery of the messages
polng to the submarines off our coast. Cnn
your bird guide us to the spot whero he saw
this man hurt?"
"Of course I can." declared Blue Jay
proudly, "I'll prove I'm a leal detective"
(In toinon-oic's cfcnjifcr 1'cgny Ans jfr.
rhiff ndrenltire up nmotip the hill a )
r.vnlutlou Lerlurr by Dr. Sclimurker
Dr. S. C, Schmucker will open the Wither
spoon center sensau nf the University Inten
sion Society this afternoon nt 4, with tho
first of a series of five loctures on evolution,
His subject Is "Palsies and Chysanlhcmuins
Latent Possibilities."
THE MAN WITH THE CLUB FOOT
tl M.KNTINK WILLIAMS
OtiHit, MM. t thr- J'nMie failffir Co.
Coitvriuiil hn Hoi " Mriirtif ( o
CIIAIMKU IN
Vettiny Kunhi nl llir Duor
TIIKI'.i: me two thugs nt least that mnd
nrn warfare trniius you, one Is to keep
tool to nn cmcigcney the o hn Is Ml to be
nfrald of a corpse. Tln-refon- t was ivim-'j
surprised to find inyrlf standing then In tin
dark, calmly reviewing the estraor lltiarv
sltuitlnn In which' I n nv found mc-'-if That's
the curious thing about slie'1-shoi-k : aftir It
n motor back-firing or a Pre I irsti' g w'll
lediico it man k tears, but In Hue- or
danger he will probably find blni'ilf In f"ll
posfosslon of his wits ns long a-i thrr- Is no
sudden and violent nole connected w'l h h
Brief ns the soliluN without hnd Men 1
wns able on lellrctlon to Idtntlfy the gasping
guigle. that inplil patt.r of the hands ny
out who luis seen a in-in die ipilcklv known
them. Accordingly 1 nurinlstil thn' 'otne
body hnd como to my door at tho poitu of
death. ,
I ben 1 thought of tho man next door h.s
pilnful breathUm-mss. bis bluish lips, whin
1 found him wiestllng with his key, ""' I
guessed who was my nocturnal visitor lying
prone in the dark at my feet
Shielding the candl,- with nn hand I re
lighted It. Then I grappled with the llapplim
tuitnlns and got tin windows shin liien
onb did t laisn my onmlle un'll Iti It in J
shorn down upon tin' sllt-nt figure lying ncio-s
the threshold or Hit- to mi.
It was the limn fiom No 3S He -v.is
quite diad. Ills face was livid and distorted,
bis e)es glarsv between the halT-i'losed lids,
while his fingers, still stlllly clutching, show.
td paint and varnish nnd dust hem nth the
nails whrre be bad pawed dooi (nnd cnipet In
his diath agony.
One did not need tp b a doctor to s e that
a hi art attack had swiftly nnd suddenly
ntriiili him down
Now that I knew the woist I acted with
diclslou 1 dniKKid the bid) by tho sbnin
ders Into the loom until It lay In the oenlor
of the- r-irpi'l. Then I locked the door
The foreboding of evil tint hnd cast Its
black sh.iiln v over ni though) from )he
I momeiii 1 crossed tl u threshold nf Ibis slnlst, r
, hotel came o r nv strongly again. Iinleid,
I mv pos'tioo wan to nay the least, scarcely
, rnvlnbli I lii i- w.-io I, a lltltlf.il olll.-n
I -.villi III It ,j,i pipers of Identity, about to In-
dlf-coveied ii , On man hotel Into whli'i I
had Introduced ni).ilf liudei lnlse.pretnisi-s,
nt dead nf i i i alom with the coipse ot a
lli-iman or AiiHtiian (for such tho dead man
appai e-ntl. wns i
It was undoubtedly a most awkward lix.
I listened
Hverythlng in the hotel w.u silent as the
giave
I tumid fmin my gloomy forebodings to
look iiKain m Hn stranger. In his crisp black
hair nnd slbiillj protuberant cheekbones I
traced ngiln tho hint of Jewish uncostly I
had rimarloil l,fot. N'ow that the in. ill's
c-ves his b g, thoughtful eyes that had
stni ed at me out of tin daikresH of tho cor
ridor we-ro eoy, d, he looked fur less foulhn
than bctorc ; In fn t he might almost luive
pussed iih nn Hiiglisluii.iii.
Jli- wus a vo'ing mnn about ni) oaii agi-,
I ludged 1 1 tJial! I- twenty-e-lght next
bliilidny) m I uliout my own height, which
Is five feit ten Theio was soiiiithing about
his appeal once nnd build that struck a choid
vcrv fnlntly l-i my mernorv.
Had I seen tho fellow before?
I lenii-mheri'd now tlint 1 had noticed
something oddly familiar about him when I
first saw hlni for thai biief moment In the
corridor
I looked down nt htm agiln aa he lay on
his back on the f.ulul carpet. I brought
the candle down clo:ir nnd scanned his
fentures.
Ho certainly looked less fnielgn than ho
did before. He might not be a Herman
after all- more- likely a Hungarian or a
Pole, prhaps even a Dutchman. His (ler
mnn hnd been too flawless foi :i Fiench
mau fur a Hungarian i liber, for that
matter.
1 leaned back on my knees to enris my
einmprd imsltlon As I did so I caught a
glimpse of the stianger's tliu-e-quartcrs fate
Why! He lomlnded me of Francis a
little!
Tin i e certainly was a suggestion of my
brother In tho nun's appearance Was It
t lies thick black hair, the small d-irk mus
tache Wns it the wi-ll-chlselcd mouth?
It wns iithei a hint of l-'rancls than a ie-semblam-e
in hlni.
The stranger was full) dressed The jacket
of h's blue Merge ult bad fallen open and
I saw n pm (foil i In tin Inner breast pocket.
Here, I thought, might bo a e-hie to the dead
mans Identity I fished nut the portfolio,
then rapidly ran my fingers over the stiang
et's other poekets
I left the poitfnlio to tho last.
Tho Jacket poekets contained nothing elso
except n white sill h mdkercMef unmarked.
In the right hnml top pocket of the waist-e-oat
was n neat nil-, r cigarette ea-e, per
fectly plain, containing half a dnen - Ignr
etles I took one out nnd looked nt It It
was a -Mtlntiln, n tlg.iretti- I happen to know
for they stoek them nt one of my clubs, tho
Dionysus, nnd It thanccs to be the only
plnca In London viheic you c-an get the
brand
It looked ns If ni) unknown ft lend bad
come from London
Thero wjs also a plain silver vvntch of
Swiss main-.
In the trousers pocket wns some change,
n little Kngllsh silver nnd coppers, some
Dutch silver nnd paper mony In the right
hand tl ouer poike-i was a bunch of Itejs,
That was all
I put the dlffiront 'irticles on thn floor
beside nv. Then I got up, put the candle
on the table, drew tho chair up to it and
opened the rtfnllo.
In n little putket of tho inner flip were
visiting cards. Some were simply engraved
with the name In small lei.rs.
Hr. Somlln
Othcin were more detailed
Dr Si-mlln,
Brook!) n, N V. .
The llalowrlght Mfg. Coy , Ltd
There weie nlso Inlf a dozen prliato cards:
Pr Semlln.
333 Ii 71rd St ,
New York,
lllvlnfitcii Park House.
In the pneket of cards was u solitary one,
lniger than the rest, an expensive affair,
on thick, highly glared millboard, bearing
In Oothlc ch.iiarlers the name
OTTO VOX .STIllNHUtnr
On this cud was written In pencil, above
the name
'Hotel Slxl. Vos In I Tulntje," nnd In
brnikets, thus: "(Mnie Anna Srhintt."
In another pockei of the portfolio wn.s an
American passport siiioionn ed by n tlanilng
ingle and sealed with a vast ml seal, send
ing greetings to all and sundrv on behalf
ACAUHMV 111' M' S'l-
MOTION
FRI. h
WTifi)1firJiS't-raMKS"lKI
SNGILANID
SAT.
f,0c. 11
M:et.
J '10
tl nt lltmr
Auideni).
ACADEMY OF MUSIC--Tonight nt 8:00
V1LHJALMUR
STEFANSS0N
Discoverer of tho Arctic Continent
ii, ar tho utory of Ids id years of exploration
,1 n unknown lniel uw inlll'im souan- urn in
CXtent AlliPl f th.f5eeni,hlrl Foel.ly
Heat f-oo ?- 1UI Chestnut and Academy,
B. F. KEIXH'S "THEATRE
GEORGE WHITE
ANP OIP.I.8 LN A DANi'i: ItRVUE,,
"Somewhere With Pershing '
CLAinn VINCCJ WKDDIB POUDE.N
NOV. 11 OHAND ANtSlViaiUAtlV JUOILEE
Wllftl HI) Ull lh
PICTURES c?!i'D
of Henry Senilin. a t'nlted States citizen,
traveling tn Hurope Petnlls In the body
of Hie document set forth that Henry Sem
Ml, wn btrti nt Brooklyn on !Mst Maich,
1'Sil. that his hair was black, nose nqu!
lint, cli'ii firm, mid that of special marks
II" had none. The' ib script Ion wns good
enough to shnv mo that It was undoubt
edly the body of Henry Somlln that lay nt
my feet
The passport hnd been Issued at vVnsh
Ingtoii three months curlier. The only vise
It bore was Hint of the Animran embassy
n London, dated two d.ivs previously With
It wns a British permit, inucd to ll"nr
Si-mill', limnufnctiirer. giarv rig hit" nulhor
Ity to li,tn the I'nltfd Kingdom for the pur
Ihvio (,f traveling to Hotti-ldiiin . fuither a bill
foi luncbe-on miioil on hoiml the Dutch
loyii iiit.il sti tiiu-r IvutiU-ii llegi-nles on
)ipteida)'s dnte
In the long nnd anguishing weeks mat ioi-
lowed
that anxious night In th- Hotel
f tin
id t
insai di-i ')
lingering
't TuliiHe, I have often wonder-
niallclous prinnptlngs, to whnt
,., I owed the idea that stld-
itb.tcd in imv lunlii an I sit
he dead nun's Irttri-case In that
nii.-illd loom The Imnulse i rang Into my
brain lll-e a tlash nod like a llah I acted
on It. though I can hardly believe I meant
1 1 puii-iie II lo Its logical coni'lu Inn until I
ti.-d once more outside the iloor of my room.
The exainlnutliiii of the d id in-m's paper i
had sliown mo that be wj nn Anieilcan busl.
ii as mnn. who had Just come floni London,
having but 1 1 cent ly pni'icdcil to Kngland
from ilio I'nlti d .-Hairs
What purrled mc whs whv an Aimrlcnn
maiiutncturi-r. ivciiilnglv nl some subs'nnte
ind dcrenrly dressed, should go to a Oeiiiinn
hot, I on 'be ric iiiniindiitlon of a Herman,
fiom Inp inline, und Hie style of Insisltlng
did, a man ot good fnmilv.
Kc'nllii mirht, of rourp, h ive been, like
myself, a tr.tvelei benighted In ltotterdam
"ivlng h's r(ommeiidiiilriii to the hotel to a
Ornnan a "pi in-inc In the city Still,
Americans -ire cult mi. folk and I found It
rntlur Improb ible that this Anierlcnn busl.
ikss mnn rhonl'l adventure himself Into this
ell-look. it house with n l-'tg sum of money
on his pcrs in- -he bad sec- rat hundred pounds
of lion ) in lui ch ctintiej notes tn n thick
-v. d l.i li.s nor rtulto
I 1m, -w thr.t Ilic Bi tlsh 'lUthnrltlea (lis
toiir.iged n fur as, the) could, muttals
irnvilmu Ii an I fin bitw.en Hnginnd md I
(LirriMiy 'i warlmi- Posslblv Setnl'n want
ed to do business in ibrmnny on his Iluro
iK.ia trip is wll iis In Ihigl.ind Knowing
the altltinb of the llrltlah authnrltles ho
mnv veil have inaile his nrrangeim nts tn
Hullnnd for getting Into Ou-ninny list the
Biltish police should get wind uf his put -pose
and op hlni crossing to llotttrdam
Tnktm. up mv c.uidli- again, I stole out of
tl ( toom As I stood In the corridor and
tuintd lo lock tho bedroom door behind inc.
the miiror at tho fiid of the p-ihi.nge caught
the reflection of my candle
I looked and saw myself In the- glnss a
while, -t.n lug face
Tin in s' moment I found lovfi-lf In .Vn 33.
1 could si,, no sign of the ki y ot the room:
Semlln must have ilronp-d It, III his fnll. so
It In homed me tn link" h-iste for leaf "f any
untoward Interruption I had not vet he-ntd
ibvcn str ke on the clock
The -tniiigi-i'M hat nnd overcoat Inv on a
chair Tie but w.ih Iroin Scott's: there wus
nothing ixcept a pair of leather gloves In
ihe overco it pockets.
A bar. In slKe soniethlrg between a small
kltbag nnd n laige handbag, stood open on
the table It coiitnlned a few toilet neces
saries, a n.ilr of ii lames a clean shirt, a
pilr of "llpnets nothing of Importance
nnd' not a sernp of paper of any kind
I wejit thinugh everything ngaln, looked
In tin sponge lug. opened the safety razor
case, shook cut Ihe shirt, nnd finalh took
ivrry thing out of the- bag nnd stacked the
things on the table
At the bottom of the big I made n strnnge
dlscnviiy The interior of the bag vras
flttid with that thin yellow canvns-llke mn
t, rial with which ncntlv nil che-ip lings.
like this one was, nte llhtd At the hnttnrn
of tho hug nn oblong plito of the lining hnd
npparentlv been toin clean out The lentlnr
of the ii g r bowed through ihe slit Vet
the lining round tin- edges of the gap showed
no flaying, no trace -if rough usage. On
the contrary, tin- edgrs w-eie pasted neatly
down on lite leather
f lifted the lug and cciinlned It As I
did so I iaw hlng on tin table ties ib It
nn oblong of vello.v canvis, I picked It up
and found the- nndei side stained with paste'
and tho Iicaui of the leather.
It was the tnl.islng pine nf lining and It
was stift with someth'ng that crackled In
tide It
I silt the plice of canvas up one side with
my penknife It contained three long frag
ments of paper, a thick expensive, highly
g'nred pnpir. Top. bottom nnd left-hand
nidi- of ench wis trim and glojsy. the fourth
n'dc showed a broken -dge ns though It had
beiii roiighlv cut with n knife Tin three
slips of paper wire the linlves nf three quirto
sheets or wilting totn In two Icngthwnys,
from toi to bottom
.At the top of i. ich slip ,-as mrt of some
kind of crest In gold; what. It wns not pus
slblu to ib termini foi the nest hnd been
In the center of th sheet nnd the cut had
hod gone right thtoiigb t
The letter was written In Hngllsh, iiui the
MAItlvin
llltl'l-t
ii in a 11 to it is p. it.
Entire U .1. Flist l'leHtiilntlun
Thla
REX REACH'S
Slnry i.f Ihe AI ml.an eioM Fields
LAUGHING RILL HYDE"
Hi VVll.I. UOi.KKH In llilu roll-
Jlnllr! lifclel't f'lbte liim,.,n Vll
Alt- nl 'I -tiaoi i,,v i
.MUllnte
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
I'OMI'.I t'P SMH.tN'il '.
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ARCADIA
I III SIM T HI l.llW llllil
in ir. M 1" " 1 IT .1 I., 7 in n in
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CONSTANCE TALMADGE
In Hint Shmlllll of Feli-el Phto,ar
"Mrs. Leflingwells Roots"
A'lTI'ttJ rttnn thi' 1 .uikjux .St.iKo I'Uy
"PRIVATE PEAT"
ArtnptPrt I'nim IIU Own Mnnk
ruiTiB " Tin: uuMAVrr; nv tmiza.v
REGENT
lUlti'l'T ST hinr 17TH
Nl EMILY STEVENS
it.nAiti:op Tiin isron.vi"
MAItK'KT Hl'HKKT
DM ii a v, ,,iTi:;v'!,.
PiB SX2S8E1
"COME ON IN"
tub NAiniN rpinuu orirnns
CROSS KEYS '.iSrCrWVT"
LOUISE RROCADES & "d&. '"
BROADWAY wad n.i BJnoi: avii
WfNNING V1NNIE ' u'' M'
THE PRUSSIANCUR
l) W Urlinth-i. WALNUT WALNlThT.,
FIRST TIME AT
POPULAR PRICES
Ibitlneu nlly St 2.V an.l
so ti.
i-errorinnnre nlclit v
ut 8 Z.-i ll.
to II, Uoi
nejrr. il. .vi
casino Hers
winut t sth m & Six Diving Rullgg
GaVIty tb woNfu cAitCeTunrnji
1 Tits; allow OS' I'lii'iiw ;s
Trocadero ft Tlio French Froljcs
i -ftV
nnnni of the recipient as also the (kltvii'M
the missing half. ,j f-, ,
Somewhere In the silence of the nlrf' l
heard n, door bang. I thrust the slips tot "
,,..,,i-i u, meir ennvns covering into my irou.
sers pocket. ) u
I must not be found In that room. With
tt i mbllng hands I stnrtcd lo put th things
back In the bag. Those slips of pnpfr. I
reflected ns I workeil, nt least rent the vel
of mystrry enveloping the corpse that lay
stiffening In tho next room. This, at any
rate, was certain, Herman or Amercn.n
or hyphenate, Henry Semlln, manufacturer
nnd spy, had voyaged from America to Kng
land not for the purposes of trade, but
get hole) of Hint mutilated document now
reposing In my pocket Why he had on,i
got half the letter nnd what bad happened
to the other half was more than I could
snv It Kuflked for mc to know that
Its importance "ei somebody wns sulflcient
to warrant a Journey nn Its behalf from on
side to the- other of the Atlantic.
As f opened the bag my fingers encountered
a hard substance, ns of metal, embedded In
the slack of the lining In tho Joints of thn
mouth. At first I thought It was a coin, thsn'
1 felt some kind of clafp or fastening behind
It and It seemed to be a brooch. Out earn
n-y p-ckrt knife again and there lay a
small silver stnr, nbout ns big as n regimental
cap badge, embedded In th thin canvas. II
bore an inscilptlon. In stenciled letters
I rtitd.
Here
caid
wns Doctor Semlln's real vlsltlnf
(TO I)t: e'O.VTl.M'KD TOMOflllOW)
Mill AIinU'tllA'S I.I.'ADlS'tl TIIBATtlBS'
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