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Tt, u ttclf nt home nt the Holltnrv House
s and there receives visitors. mc nrsi,
girl, asks for her sister, searches
the house, and fnlnts nt the sight of
something unknown on the second
floor. The second, the clergyman,
calls Norton "Mr. Wentwortli" nud
incidentally remarks the woods nrc
believed to be hnunted. Norton that
night Is r wakened by somebody chok
jng him. He Bcnrchos the house, but
ilnds nobody. In the box room he
finds a box of jewels nnd it tempted
to steal them, but is deterred by the
memory ot his girl visitor. As he
thinks of her she nppcnrs on the road
nnd ns suddenly disappears. He
finds her bicycle nt Inst and n few
minutes later finds her uncoucious
form. A doctor is summoned. Nor
ton says lilt sister hns been injured
by a fall. When the girl recovers con
sciousness she has lost her memory.
AM) HERE IT CONTINUES
What the Nurse Saw
food
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HE nurse wanted some
warmed, nnd ns she could not leave
her patient, who wns In n very disturbed j
and excited stnte, she snid, Keith of
ferod to undertnke the tnsk. He did not
know much about cooking, but he man
aged very successfully, and when he
had taken what he hnd prepared up
stnlrs he went nnd snt in the hall so ns
to' he at hand if nn)thing eNe was :
wanted.
"" ' It seemed to him this new develop
ment made the sltuutiou even mure com
plicated than before. If the injured girl
hnd lost her memory, ns the nurse le
clnredi she would not be nble to explain
anything. True, she would nKo not
contradict his clniin to be her brother,
but what wns he to do with n Rtrnnge
girl, of whom he knew nothing nnd i
who hnd lost her memory, to look nftor.
with n store of hidden treasure to pro- '
tect, nnd with near nt hand some '
strange lurking hostile creature prowl
ing nnd ready to make n fresh murder
ous attack at the first opportunity ? lie
did not know in the very least what
action to take.
And then suppose the missing Mr
AVentworth made his appearance; ns
presumably he might do nt nny minute?
Keith found himself whistling softlj nt
the thought. Apparently Mr. Went
worth, whoever he might be, hnd of
fended or injured the unconscious girl
opstnirs in some very grave manner to '
judge from the contempt she had shown
toward Keith when taking him for
"Wentworth, and jet she could not know
"Wentworth personally, or the mistake
she had made would have been impos
sible. Possibly, then, Wentwortli would
not recognize her either, or even he
might not know anything nbout her.
v Keith gave up trying to find nny
wny out of the extrnordinary position in
which he found himself. It did not np-
pear to him that he could possibly ex
tricate himself from the situation1 in '
which he was entangled, -sJ he decided
that there was nothing foj-it except to
wait quietly the course of events, nnd
meanwhile do what he could to help the
Aiinfortunute girl thrown so strangely
1 into his care. If she recovered, things
would no doubt be clearer.
i That much decided, he felt more
cheerful, and he was kept fairly busy
for the rest of the day by the nurse,
who appeared to have munj require
ments both for herself nud for her pa
tient, and who expected him to satisfy
them all.
Fortunately she wus nble to report
her pntient as being much calmer now
and inclined to sleep.
Late in the afternoon the doctor came
back. He was in n great hurrj, he ex
plained, as he had two or three verj
pressing cases on his hands. On the
whole he seemed fairly satisfied with
his patient's physical condition, but lest
o with her mental state, which appar
ently bothered him a good deal.
"Not that loss of memory is an un
usual result of bad concussion," he
said, "but there are features in this
case that arc very unusual and that I
hardly understand as jt. Miss V,cnt-
worth's loss of knowledge ot her iden-
tity is verj' complete, but otherwise her
faculties do not seem injured, and jeti
she is in a most unstnble and nervous
condition, without there being nnj thing
a'miarent to account for it. Has she
bad nny Berious mental shock lately?"
"She has had n certain private trou
ble," answered Keith cautiously, think
ing of what she hnd said about her
missing sister, "but not any shock ex
afctly that I know of."
The doctor asked one or two more
questions, to which Keith replied as
best he could, but necessarily vaguely t
since he knew so little. This vagueness
and hesitation the doctor evidently felt
nnd resented, for lie remarked shortly I
that he could do little if he did not re
ceive absolute confidence. Keith man
aged to soothe him to some extent by
protestations 'of the most complete con- ,
) fldencc, nud the doctor, nfter repeating
' some of the instructions he had g'veu i
the nurse and emphasizing cspojinily '
that1 the patient was to be kept quiet j
and that all excitement of nny kind
was to be most carefully avoided, hur
f rled off in his car. j
,r looter the nurse came down to say ,
tthat Miss Wentwortli wns in a sound j
sleep, and that she thought she would
taktt the opportunity to get hcrseir
& BOnvtea. She seemed a very talkative
person, and she meutioued casually as
' sho chatted on that she had found the
i. ' name "Esme" marked on some of the
girl's clothing.
"Very pretty nnmc, too," said the
r. nurse, "but, lor', sir, when I said it the
" poor young lady didn't know it for her
', own. She might be just a newborn
W, baby, so she might."
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fflj V "I told her she ought to rest," she
''vlU, "but she won't listeu, aud the
vdoctor said she wasn't to be allowed to
jrn..v nn.fi.Alf whipti she Is flnlnp ter.
aritfcle lust now, so J suppose she had
iaaSeiter have her own way. Hut -I told
!&$ ber.it mustn't be long, and don't you
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IsLji . 'Keith was very well nb)e to give this
jf'. wadertaklug, nd bu 'went' accordingly
' ' lw the room Mitre the- Injured girl
.- Vas. lying. She. was still very pole, and
" ' 'lrtr eyes looked strangely bright against
' lite pallor of her countenance, but tier
appearance was not now ot that death
L Jilws. character which had so alarmed
Vffctaf (before. She was very weak still,
aWwhen the spoke her voice, was no
iore than a whisper.
? f'How arc you feeling?" he n&kcd,
stl,?vfr Jier,
'I aa't Umwv'.suc murmured;. "my
head nehes are you
Is it you they say Is my brother?"
"Yes," he answered.
"I don't remember ou," she said
distrustfully. "I don't remember you
nt nil. T thought If you were my
brother I would remember you, but I
don't."
"You mustn't worry," he answered.
"It will all come back to jou very soon.
You see you've had a fall, nnd the
doctor snjs thnt people often forget
things when they have line n fall."
"Forget who they lire?" she asked.
"Yes." lie answered : "it's ipilte com
mon ; nothing to worry about at nil. You
will remember ever thing In time; only
jou must be patient nud keep ns quiet
nnd restful ns jou can. It's only the
efTcct of jour fnll, you know."
She raised herself a little on the bed
and looked at him very intently nnd
searchlngly. He thought to himself
that hers were the deepest, clenrest,
most penetrating eyes be had ever seen,
nud now that they had no longer that
expression of hard scorn they had shown
townrd him before, he saw also that
He could see Hie nurse Ijlng on
they were verj tender and gentle. With
n sudden warmth of sympathy nud pity
he said to her:
"You mustn't worry; it will all conic
r'Kht." , . , ., i
"There was something else, sue
muttered; "it vvasu't only a fall, there
was soinethlug else."
"Yes, what?" he asked.
"I don't know." she unswered weuri
lv ; "I've forgotten. Hut it wns awful,
awful."
"Well, jou mustn't think about it
nny more," he repeated. "You nrc
perfectly safe here, jou know, and in
a few dajs jou will be quite well
agnin."
"If jou nre my brother, what is your
I name?" she asked sudden!, and added
ll Itlt n Tlitlflll llttln rnut,,,ft "Vm, onn
j ,)nn.t knmv cvun that ..
..It.H Keith." he nnswered.
"Keith." he repeated, "Keith," nnd
tlollKht shp ,vas evidently only repeating
ON BLANK STREET
On Illank street, while walking along at my ease
I saw the good housewife buy celery, peas,
Potatoes, tomatoes, French pastry, string beans.
Suspenders, pearl buttons, beef, mutton, fresh greens.
Silk neckties, silk stockings, grapes, handkerchiefs, prunes,
(old watches, pink slippers, sweet chocolate, spoons.
Near leather suitcases, umbrellas, fresh fish
In fact, nearly everything housewives could wish.
On Blank street the venders were busy as bees ;
Some red ns their beets nnd some strong ns their cheese;
All races, nil colors, all creeds were arrayed
In commerce's line in the army of trade.
Some shouted like prophets, like troopers some swore;
Some shouted for profit, -some shouted some more.
As thick nnd as worried as chicks in a pen,
All sorts and conditions of women and men.
On Blank street the boys play all over the place.
Their tongues running Babel the liveliest race.
They clutch at your coat and get under your feet
And give jou heart-failure while crossing the street.
The Land of Old Glory they're building mew!
A melting pot? maybe! but surely a stew!
In the great rncc of life every kid has a show
Hut Blank street's a bit of a handicap, bo!
GRIP ALEXANDER.
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the name in the hope that it might
arouse some dormant recollection, he
thrilled iu every pulse of his being to
hear It come so softly from her lips.
"I think you had better go now. sir,"
Interrupted the nurse. ".Miss Went
worth is not strong enough to talk any
longer."
"I 'am very tired, so tired," she nd
mltted. She put out her hnnd. "Hood
by Keith," she snld.
"Good-by, Khiiic," he answered, and
took her hand and held it for a mo
ment in both his, with a warmth thnt
was perhaps n little more than
brotherly.
She seemed in some obscure way to
feel it so, for she withdrew her hand a
little quickly and then, ns though re
penting her brusqueness, gnve him n
smile that seemed to him like n divine
enchantment. He took the memory of
it very clenrly with him as he left the
room.
Presently the nurse came down to see
nbout the nrrnngements for the night.
She wanted to make up a bed for her
self in the room with Esme, nud Keith
the floor in a faint and Esme sitting
and upset.
helped her as far as ho could to get
whnt was necessary. He.promiscd also
to leave his own door open and to be
ready to answer any call.
"They do say that there wood," the
nurse observed "but such like stories
are all rubbish, that's what I say. I
was never one to listen to 'cm, either.".
She seemed indeed very contemptuous
of the stories that were told about File's
Wood and very emphatic in declaring
that uo one of any sense paid them any
attention.
"Though it's all along of such talk,"
she added, "that the house hero was
empty so Jong as it was."
"Oh, was it empty long?" Keith
asked.
"Years," nuswered the nurse. "The
gentleman that had it before you dis
appeared one day, aud after that uo
one would live here. Folks say he wcut
for a walk in the wood aud from that
hour he was never seen or heard of
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A Mystery Story
By E. R. PUNSHON
ngnln, nnd there's some do fny it wns
the devil got him, but of course Hint's
just silly tnlk nud I'm sure I don't
believe n word of It."
Though she was so sure she did not
believe the story, she appeared some
what inclined to dwell upon it, nnd
she very plnlnly nnd thoroughly ap
proved of the careful wny In which
Keith secured nil doors nnd windows for
the night. About eleven she retired, re
porting before she did so that her
patient wns still nslccp; nnd Keith, un
dressing no more thun to remove his
cont, lny down on his bed, with the
door of his room open so ns to be fendy
for any summons.
He wns very tired, but his mind wns
full of so many nnd such disturbing
thoughts thnt he felt no inclination to
sleep, nnd he lay nwnke for hours, per
pending. Hut for nil his hnrd thinking
he could see nothing it wns possible for
him to do except to wait what should
hnppcn next.
"Hut it's n jolly nwkwnrd position,"
he' snld to himself, "nnd if poor little
Esme gets her memory buck it will be
Uii in lied looking very frightened
all up nt once, or if the Wentwortli
man comes back nt nny time. And if
the poor child doesn't recover her mem
ory aud if no one turns up here well,
what on earth am I to do? I would
like to get a good deal," he mused,
"there never was quite such a predica
ment ns this I've got into."
Hut thinking about it made it no bet
ter, nnd at last from sheer exhaustion
he fell nsleep nnd dreumeil that Esme
smiled nt him and called him "Keith'
once more in her low sweet voice thnt
changed suddenly into u cry so loud
and shrill that he leaped from the bed
with it still ringing wildly in his ears.
He dashed from the room into the pas
sage. The door of the sick room was
oped, and by the dim light of the
turned -down lamp he could see the
nurse, half dressed. Ijlng on the floor in
a faint nnd Esme sitting up iu bed look-
iug very frightened aud upset.
"What's the matte' ?" he snid.
"I don't know, I dtn't know," she
faltered. "I was asleep and some one
screamed, nnd I woke up aud the nurse
fell down like that. Oh, dear, what
can have happened?"
She wns trembling violently aud was
plainly very much alarmed, and Keith
told her to lie down ngaiu and did his
best to soothe her. He was very angry
that she hnd been disturbed and startled
in such n manner by the very person
put there to shield her against dis
turbance, and to revive the prostrate
nurse he adopted the drastic procedure
of pouring a jug half full ot water over
her. She sat up at once, gasniuc nnd
shivering.
"Oh, oh," she moaned, "oh, oh."
"Whnt on earth v ,ic.
manded Keith angrily.
"It wns the devil," she whispered.
"the devil himself he opened the door
and looked straight nt me."
"Nonsense," said Keith; "don't talk
such rubbish."
"Well, he did," the nurse muttered ;
"he opened the door nnd looked nt me
I saw him as plain ns ever I saw any
thing." (CONTINUED TOMORROW)
Dreamland
Adventures
By DADDY
"RED BEARD'S BOOTS"
(In fil tory 1'cggy hat n rollick'
inn adventure in a rraion iclicre trcru
vhild lovci to goMovlchnd, And
there she meets again characters irith
whom the became acquainted in last
iccck's story.)
TllH(roil"Ti7E SCREEN
pEGGY was fit n moving-picture
x show. It wns rather a sleepy film,
nnd she was nodding n bit over It vvheu
nil of n sudden u scene flashed upon
the screen that imide her cry out in
amazement. There wns Red Heard's
castle, nnd sitting upon the lawu in
front of it was Red Heard himself,
surrounded by his slaves nnd attendants.
Ills piggy eyes were squinting right nt
Peggy, just ns lie had squinted when
he hnd told her that she wrfs to be
one ot his ten brides. Even in n pic
ture he looked so, evil she couldn't help
shuddering.
As the picture inn on, Peggy saw
a huge man come dnsliiiig down n steep
hill dragging behind him n jouncing,
swaying two-wheeled car In which snt
a jouug girl. The huge man wns the
Mighty Hrnnr" Gnuie nnd the girl wns
herself.
Quickly- the picture told the who'e
story of her visit to Story-Hook Hnnd,
her greeting by Hed Heard, her don
ning of the wedding finery, the arrival
of Red Heard's horsemen with Cinde
rella nnd the other captive heroines,
the choice of herself ns the first bride
of Red Heard, the turning of the Bronze
Genie into n statue, the coming of Hilly
Belgium and the princes to the rescue
nnd the overthrow- of Red Board
through the use of his own charm,
Peggy hnd n queer feeling ns she
watched hersrlf on the screen. It
surprised her to see how sho looked
when she walked, when she smiled,
when she was scared nnd when she wns
defiant. It was ns if she were look
ing nt a stranger dressed up in her
bodv nnd clothes.
The picture run on to the point
where the Genie had Mumbled and
Peggv had flown off into space. Down
the hill raced the Genie, pulling the
two-wheeled cart. His toe caught on
u stone nnd slippety slam ! he pitched
head over heels, the cart sailing up
into the air like n rocket. This wns
the lust Peggy snw of herself, for
she nnd the cart disnnpenred. leaving
the Genie. Hilly nnd Hnlky Sam alone
on the screen.
The Genie landed with a jarring
thump. And the worst was yet to
conic, for Balky Snm. trying to stop,
stumbled nnd sent Hillv living over his
head kernliink on the Genie's stomach.
"Woof!" went the Genie, but still
worse followed, for Hnlky Snm turned
a somersniilt that piled him on -top
of both Hilly and the Genie. It wns
nn exciting mix-up. but so funny thnt
Pesgy laughed until she cried.
Then the picture suddenly switched
to show what wns hnnpening nt Red
Heard's castle. The Turk wns furi
ouslv angry nt the escape of his pre
tended brides. He stormed nnd raged
around the lawn, swinging his scimitar
viciously, while the slaves and at
tendants shrank nwny in great fright.
Red Heard wasn't cortent to rage
around he wanted to do something
worse. Mo lie gave nil onirr nun wain
ran in with n pair of odd-looking boots
nnd strapped them on his feet. These
boots had verv high heels and soles
so' thick thnt Red Henrd looked us if
he were wnlking on stilts.
Hut the first step he took in them
opened Peggy's eyes. He bounded'high
into the air nnd went ns far as though
he had jumped with nil his might.
"Seven-league boots!" exclaimed
Peggy to herself. Afterward she
learned thnt they were not renlly seven
league boots, but were seventy-foot
boots, for with every step he took he
could go that far.
Now Red Heard set off nt a rnpid
pace up the hill, swinging his scimitar
ns he went.
The film shifted back to the Genie,
Hilly nnd Balky Sam. showing them
untangling themselves from the heap.
Hnlky Sam sat down and laughed at
the other two. while he winked so
comically at Peggy out in the nu
dience Hint she giggled aloud ia sur
prise. The giggle gave way to n cry
of alarm, however, as she snw Red
Henrd come bounding over the top of
"Run. Genie! Run, Hilly!" she
screnmed. Strange to say, the Genie
nnd Hilly seemed to hear her, for they
jumped up in n hurry and looked bnck
nt the coming Turk. Billy vaulted to
iRalkv Sam's back, while the Genie,
i reaching out his nrins, most astonish
ingly picked Peggy out oi tue nuuieuLx-.
drew her into tne picture mm sri.
iu wUil fl"Bht before Red Beard.
(In the next installment icill he
told tehcrc the mad rave leads to.)
Tsms
"The worst of all Isms," said the lec
turer, "Is pugilism."
"Pardon me, my friend," rejoined a
man who had Just entered the hall on
crutches, "but I 'know a worse one than
that."
"What Is It. sir?" queried the lecturer.
"Rheumatism," answered the other.
Tlt-Dlts.
BRUNO DUKE, Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, Author of "The Business Career of Peter Flint," etc.
Copyrltbt.
THE PROI1LEM OF THE OUTSIDE
COMPETITION
A Hard Nut to Crack
IT WAS JO -.HO o'clock before Mcrrl
wcather Jackson was nt liberty the
next morning.
Two salesmen called to see him. I
was glnd to sec that, although he was
quite free nnd easy with them, he did
not let them sway his judgment. It
showed that he was a good business
man, and could be relied on to act
reasonably in trjlng out Jiuy suggested
plan for meeting Easterly's serious com
petition. When he finally disposed of the rou
tine business we adjourned to his own
office. '
I began the session by sajlng; "Last
night, Mr. Jackson, you told me that
jou put on your spring fashion sale a
week alicacl of Easterly's and the so
ciety women nil waited to sec what Eas
terly had. What did you do the second
fall?"
"Ah," "He" gave n sarcastic laugh, "I
thought I'd be real clever. I planned my
fall opening to be a week after Eas
terly's. I ndvertised it well, too. Eas
terly's only sent out their usual 'invitn
tiou' to their full display. They brought
several mnnikins with them ns usual,
und, of course, nil the three days they
were here the ballroom of the Ilorton
House was full." ,
"And the result?" I asked with real
interest.
He shook his head sadly, and said:
"There wasn't any result. The women
nil bought from Easterly's, ns usual.
They never even waited to sec what I
had. I figured it out (and I found I
was right, too) that they bought from
Easterly because if they didn't buy
there they, would miss their chance,
for Easterly's would he gone before they
could see what I had so there you
are!"
"That was tough," I ndmittcd.
"Whnt did jou do last spring?"
"Well er before that I went to
Mike Owens he's the owner of the
Horton House, und put it fair nnd
square up to him. ,
" '.Mike.' I said, 'do jou think it's
'fair to a fellow tnwnsmnn to encourage
outsiders to come here? Why do you do
it? Why don't jou refuse to loan your
ballroom to Easterlj ?' lie told me thnt
he couldn't refuse business, so I nsked
him if he would turn them down if I
pnid him the rent for the ballroom for
the three days Easterly's usually took
it."
"What did he say?"
"He snid he'd like to do it, nnd would
dq it without soaking me nny expense,
but thnt if he did refuse to have them,
nil the women in the plncc would be
down on him. They would wonder why
Easterly's didn't come nnd the New
York concern would doubtless tell them
why. The result is thnt some private
home might be offered to them, for the
women would want to Jiuy from them
more than ever if they thought they
were being blocked in nny wny from
coming to the town. Not only that,
but the women would put their hends
together and figure out thnt I was nt
the back of it and that would have the
whole gang down on me," Merriwenther
sighed, "nnd I guess Mike wns right,
dou't jou, Mr. Flint?"
"Yes. I'm sure he wns." I agreed.
'What did jou do then, nfter nil?"
"Nothing thnt is er nothing, but
put up a tight. I got n good line of
exclusive models, advertised them as
such and put on my opening nt the
sume time thnt Easterly's opened up.
"I did a little better than the two
previous years, but not enough to justify
the expense. I had a fierce mark-down,
nnd, of course, that meont that more
exclusive dresses were bf ing worn by the
women who weren't in th- circle of
society."
"And Inst full? What did you do
then?"
"Just nbout the same. T bought
nbout half my usual amount, but even
then I played a losing gnme. It looks
to me ns if Easterly's have me beaten,
nnd if j-ou enu't suggest something I'll
have to chnnge the store around, give up
the good-class trade, and be satished
with n smaller business, nnd, I'm afraid,
a smaller store."
"You haven't done anything definite
nbout this spring's business, hnve you
Mr. Jackson?"
"No, there are some really wonderful
models that I can get, but I'm in a
quandary whnt to do. What do you
suggest?"
Before I could answer, Mrs. Jackson
appeared, gave me a jerky grin and
said, "Merry, it's 1 o'clock.
TODAY'S BUSINESS QUESTION
What is a "Bonded Warchouse"t
Anstocr icill appear tomorrotc.
ANSWER TO SATURDAY'S
BUSINESS QUESTION
"Bonded Qobds" are goods on
ichich bonds instead of cash have
been given for import duties.
In this space Mr. Whitehead icill
ausicer readers buuncss questions on
buying, selling, advertising and employ
ment. Business 'Questions Answered
I wish to have your opinion regarding the
following matter:
I am twenty-six years of age and pos
sess a fairly good education. At present I
am employed by a mercantile house and I
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have charge of the nates and cost atatUU
cat department. In thla capacity I hAve been
HorklnK for the laat two and a half )ears,
t have Improved thla department to yn
efficiency of 85 per cent. My work has
alwaya pleated my emploier and the house
apeak very well of me.
The trouble now la that I want a more
re-ftponalble poaltlon and I have been prom
ised In thla regard. I know that an ounce
nf performance outweighs a ton of prom
isee. I have been promised for the last
nine months and nothing has been realized
o far.
Now I Intend to put a strong letter be
fore, my employer so as to Impress him
that 1 amjnarklnar time and thnt I am able
to do mofe responsible work, Therefore. I
would like to ask you whether tt Is proper
to do that, and. If so, could you give me a
good letter or some good points on which I
could write a letter!
Thanking you for your kind attention,
which will bo appreciated by A. M.
I thluk your Idea of writing a strong
letter about jour work is a good one.
Hut I would suggest that you give it to
the boss personally and say, "Mr. ,
I want you to read this letter and nfter
jou have done so allow mc to sec you
again."
Then when you do sec him nsk him
for something definite. If he says we'll
give you nu advance soon, 'nsk him
"When is 'soon' Mr. ? I'm willing
to wait for something definite, but 'soon'
doesn't mean' anything."
I cannot write the letter for you, for
I have no data on which to build it.
Also I cannot undertake to create let
ters, but only give constructive criti
cism on what nrc submitted.
Unfortunately, I am only one indi
vidual and there nre not enough hours
in the day to do all the creative work
readers ask for.
Realizing the great opportunity the In
Mso n m.io I.Rnoaa has put before tho
public through your column, t would like
very much to get our advice regarding tho
following:
I have an idea for a parlor game, both
Instructive and amusing for older children
and grown-ups. It Is also useful, as many
pretty things can be made for the home.
This gnme could be mad to retail for nbout
seventj-flve cents, realizing a fair profit.
I have thought out a plan for putting It
on the market mjself, as 1 believe it Is the
only way to get all there Is in It, but It
would necessitate a capital of about U00
or J.iOO to start.
I have been advised to sell It outright
to toy manufacturers but usually the sum
paid for such things is verv small '
Now. would you be kind enough to tell
in i.r r aaantiuanviutisa ejww ,- i
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
TWO LETTERS
By ELIZABETH I. SAUNDER
"MOW,
Dot, for goodness' sake
pocket vour pride aud plan to go
to that dance with us. Kven if Gallic
is there vou won't be obliged to notice
him, although I think you nrc just
mean to treat him that way. Now
please, Dot, just this once," pleaded
Helen.
"Well, mnjbe, but still I won t prom
ise jet. I will tell you positively iu
the morning."
It was now just four months since
the two offensive letters had cnused so
many sleepless nights for two young
people, nnd even four mouths would
not wear away the pain and jealousy
that was bound to get the best of both
concerned.
Wnllie had gone to France, leaving
behind him n little girl who had prom
ised to be true to him only, it una
made the parting easier to know that
she was all his as soon ns his duty had
been accomplished over there.
Some time later two letters crossed
on their way to each of the lovers, both
intending to bring hnppincss nnd com
fort to the other, but instead brought
unhappiness and even tears,
"Dear Wnllie," one had started,
"Helen hns brought me the dearest
little fellow. I call him Duke, ns lie is
so polite and gentle. He is a little mite
and so cunning. I know you will love
him when you see him."
"Strange, I never knew she was par
ticularly partial to small, cute men," he
mumbled to the long, gaunt shadow
that seemed to reflect and exnggerate
his huge form. "Oh, vcll, I wish him
luck. It's hard to give her up, but I
am no weakling, and neither am I a
cute little thing, so' guess I will just
take n back scat."
At the same time a little, blond,
frowslcd head tossed uuensily on the
pillow and two nervous eyelids seemed
to be hnving a hard fight to keep closed,
then all at once she sat .straight up in
bed. The nil-offensive paragraph of the
letter ran through her mind.
"I am so lonesome tonight, dearest,
for two people. You are one, of course,
and the other is the dearest little lady
in the world. She is another man's
wife, so don't be jealous. I love her so
much nnd I know you will, too, wheu
j'ou know her as I do. I got a letter
from her today nnd how I long to
sec her." ,
"Another man's wife, indeed, so don't
be jealous. I didn't think Wallie would
love another man's wife. He never
seemed like that kind. But she can
hnve him, that is, if her husband doesn't
object," and with an angry tug at the
sheet, she flung herself back on the pil
low for a restless sleep.
The next morning found a changed
Dot. She had decided to go to the
dance and to make the best of it. She
would show Wallie and the other man's
wife that she didn't care one way or
the other.
Saturday dawned bright nnd clear for
nil with the exception of Duke 'who
had discovered to his discomfort and
misery thnt -too much sweets were not
good forlittIc fellows like himself,
How be groaned and fussed as Dot
rubbed his head and babied him, but
even this didn't drive away the awful
ByCHAS.McMANUS
"'"iHTllT"''"'?
1 .( .1.' i
tne how T pmild arnr tti np,tMrr ranltal.
as I have no security to offer, without havlngt
to aeai wnn loan anarsn or oinera oi mat
type, and also how to protect myself against
having my Idea stolen? Also could It b
patented, aa there la nothing mechanical
about It. simply an Idea, and Instructions to
carry It out?
i assuro you that any information or hcw
predated. A ItEADCn.
I presume you have a bank account? i
If so, sec the president of the bank' and l
nsk him if he can commend your propo
sltion to nny of its depositors.
Most bhnk presidents kn&w o de
positors who are always ready to in
vest n few hundred or thousand dollars
in a proposition that "looks good."
An advertisement in this paper fot
ih Investor may quite reasonably be.
3 reasonably be, 1
rpilries. N J
duk perhaps a 1
to go to some ffil
age with him to l
cxpectcu to produce inquir
Another (and I thluk
better) wny would be
manufacturer and nrrnngc
make your game for you. If it appeals
to a manufacturer lie would be willing
to make it on the understanding thajti
If jou do not sell them the sales rights
revert to him. -
It would save you n lot of time am
energy to bo relieved of ull mnnufuctur
ing problems so ns to devoto your efforti
to selling. The little jou would snvo
by muking the game yourself would bci
more than lost in the time it would
take that could be used for selling.
A word of warning bo sure you
estimate our sales costs carefully an
don't forcct to consider overhead ex
penses, bad debts, advertising (this item
is essential), snlnry for self nnd com
missions, or snlnries for salespeople
Sec that the retail price is such as t
allow jobbers and retailers to make a
profit. Even if you don't expect to use
these channels of distribution jou may,
wish to do so some dny, so cstablisu a
price now thnt will cover them.
Most people with ventures such n
jours forget to anticipate future ex
penses nnd so sell too cheap and tun.
Vnllnw these succestious and worl
- .. -- -
hnrd nnd vou'll succeed
liartl anu ou " s"-ci..u
pains in his stomach, so it was thntl
night a much -worried Dot thnt left DukeM
and started for the dance with Helen
and her brother. Dot was prettier than
ever aud so radiant; inwardly she was
fighting two battles, trying not to worry
over Duke und to concenl her jealousy
for Wnllie, but outwardly she showed
only the worry for Duke. Apparently,!
she hadn't noticed Wnllie. But indeed, .
she had, she had also noticed that hed
was alone. "Wonder where sho can bo.
Probably her husband isn't ns generous
ns ho might be in shnring his wife's
affections. Wonder if he will nsk me for
a dance. Don't believe I'd dance with
him nny wny, but then what harm is
there in n danco, he won't nsk mo any
way. "
Wnllie had long before spotted Dot,
and she was nlouc. "What cauld b
the trouble. Seems rnthcr strauget
Duko would let her go to the danee
nlone, thought Wnllie. A little laterV.
Wnllie caught the following conversa
tion.
"Dotty, dear, jou look so worried, 1
do tell us what is the trouble." "I am '
worried, Helen, you sec Duke is terri
bly sick, and I'm afraid he is going to
die nnd if he should. I would be jjo
lonesome without him."
"Beg pardon. Dot, but would it be
asking too much if I asked for just one
dance?" attempted Wullie. "Not at all,
or even two would be but a slight fa
vor," coolly answered Dot, with a bit
of sarcasm in her voice that Wallie did
not notice, due to the fact that the(
thought of two dances with Dot over
joyed him. "Couldu't make it three,
couiu you.'-- lie almost pleaded. "Pos
sibly." At the end of the eight dances they'
enjoyed together Wallie ventured:
"Dot, since Duke isn't here to protect
jou through the streets, tonight to your
home, would it be agreeable to you for
me to escort you to jour door?"
What could be the matter with Wal
lie.' What was he tnlkimr nhniit.Vl
"Win. Wnllln T .!..,. 1 . i ...... .l".ll
vw .,. eujiijb. iuvi- J-ruuc. COUlUn UM
protect himself, to say nothinw jf pro-1
tecting mc."
Wallie made no comment, but bis
mind was busy. If this fellow Duke
was unable to prptect himself, what
would ever become of Dot should she"
marry him? How he longed to protect
her -himself, but hadn't she said thut if
uuything happened to Duke slie would
ou so loueiy.
At the end of their iournev 'Imm.-
ward, which came all too soon for hnrtf
concerned. Dpt, in her excitement, in
vited Wallie to call the next day, "I
would sure love to, Do.tr but how about
Duke? Are you, quite sure ho won't be
jealous?" "Duke jealous why, W'al
lie, I do believe you think Duke is n
joung man !" The telltale expression on J
Wallio's face confirmed her statement f-l
so as soon ns she could conceal the
amusement the little misunderstanding
had nfforded she ventured: "Wallie
jou are" a jealous little goose. Duke is
just a deal little four-legged fellow; ia
other words, a little Boston terrier "
"Good heavens, Dot, I have been an
Idiot. Can you ever forgive me?"
Dot was about to sav "YnY" ,..,- .
offending paragraph of Wallio's letter
ran through her mind ns it had a rail
lion times since that letter had arrived
"But, Wallie, what nbout the the
other man's wife?" "Who'" v
know the nnn vn .,HA.A . ..
.... itiuio Hie BDOUt, 1'
After a moment's contemplation Wallie "
recalled her reference and his face
clouded. "Dot, dear, I never dreamed 1
that you could misinterpret my letter 1
that way. I still love that little lady
...u. n.uu uu.imuK cise on earth, with
the exception of your own dear little
self, and she is married to another matt,
too. That man Is ray best pal he's 1
my dad ; so you see you were just Jeal
ous of my mother. Now, what have jou
to Bay?"
"Oh, Wallie, I'm so sorry. Can you V
L forgive me?" J
r w. Ant-1.. l'i , ... v
., v ' ne saw, but a t
few weeks later at the wed.lln i.i- fc
happy pair sat tbn other eian's wife '
fondly stroking tho head of the cuuV
anu. cunning IJUKe. (j
"Here's' wishing Duke a lone life 5
even U ho Is my cute rival," lauehetl )
Wallie; "and here's happine s nS '
life to the
other man's wife n,Z
mother," finished Dot.
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