tlM'- l .Aliaraxp, "5 'ifvitf " i EVENING PUBLXO IiEDGEKrPpiBADELPHlA TUESDAY, GTJIt 26, 1019 i t- i. r M IM U'l l ill ,IH 5fti !jrt.'wwuijr E) fie Lady Sfhrtit. Wit. by Ch FuNIo lUr Co. . & '.Hmrro BTAttTfl tiir RTnRV i t i1 r. ." . A t,ia nrt li helot siren at tfcs-country hem of Katherlne and JMiem Harvard. Among the Kt U ono Conrad ueianap. '- JUtfcerlne discovers him cheating at -, ear. Convinced that he ii conceal !, -jBf'Ma real Identity and that he Is .tim for some ulterior purpose, ' vKatherlne determines to ferret out the mjitery. She has formerly naa experience as a police headquarters detective and has been known as Xady Kate of the Police. She Inter cepts a telephone call of Belknap's l to a woman comeaernie umu - i betta, and, In turn, speaas 10 mo Pwwsian. Realizing that he Is sus- pcted by Katherlne, liemnap mrai eiw to accuse of a crime her brother, Roderick Maxwlltpn, who is believed to, be dead. Bingham Harvard, who once bore the title of the Night "Wind, becomes suspicious of Belknap and of Katherine's attitude toward him. Roberta arrives on the scene under .the name of Senorlta Cervan tex, a pianist who Is to entertain the guests. At midnight Katherlne dis covers Roberta in the grounds with a strange man whom she believes to be her supposedly dead brother Roderick. Belknap accuses Iloberta of deceit' - IV ( lag. him. She admits the presence of Roderick. Her love for him Is V v revealed. Katherine's father suspects that Belknap Is really named Held ' ing. A man named Brlding once wni hanged for murdering his wife. A child survived. A stranger named Carruthers, with n senr on his face, comes to the house. He is believed to be Brainard, of the Secret Serv ice. Katherlne agrees to hide Bel knap in case the occasion demands, it. Midnight engagements arc made by Katherlne and Belknap and Ro berta, and Carruthers. AND HERB IT CONTINUES , A Night of Many Dangers KrpME rustic seat under the box-elder . mt.i!i,i ii; ,.n....i """ " ! ft ",...ru w n..: .. k- ... . p..i...i..i.i uuuowh no uc wcut uui ui iniucniic n room totally forgetful of the pin he had gone after; and he added, per plexedly; "In Katherine's writing written upon another half sheet and impressed through It upon the one l' raw. She had torn that half sheet from this one and carried it out with her, so it was Intended for somebody for' whom, I wonder?" Tie Joined the others on the veranda, and although he responded to such con versation as was addressed directly to him' and occasionally made n remark liimself, his mentality continued to dwell upon the mysterious message he had scin and read in Katherine's room. He noticed then for the first time that Belknap was not present on the vcr anda. '.'Where Is Belknap?" he asked gen craljy. Nobody answered ; nobody knew ; then f:-IMlas Lorlnz remarked: Mvt 'Hr has nrnhnhlr imnp in Ma rnnm - - .- . n - ... -uu.ia, Mr, Harvard. I saw hln? go into the a hoilse about 0 o'clock." Bimr looked ' at, bU watch and found that the time VfBS a few moments past ten. He left his chair and strqlled down the-step. and along one of the P-A-! '- ia think j, -- , i There was no definite objective in his i mind, but after a time, and somewhat to his surprise at that, he found himself before the rustic bench under the box elder, by the shore of the lake so he sat' down, Betty Clancy had been likewise dis turbed by what she had seen in the music room, for she had seen enough for her quick wits and lively intuition to read with more or less correctness. Now Betty was mischievous rather than suspicious. I Shq read nothing more in the epl rsode at the piano than a hidden and unsuspected romance, but romances in terested her always, whether between book'coTers or In the open between pcr- i" tons of her acquaintance. So, Betty wos watchful; she scented an approchlng love-scene between the man with the bear and the planiste ; she 'knew, that since Carruthers's arrival there had not been opportunity for the Mrhnnte of confidences between him aiid the senorlta, save that brief inter chance at the piano, and, therefore SNwell, H was plain to Betty that they J',.l nred to seek a better opportunity !." hfore the- nisht was done, and while tit Idea of snving upon them was far .. C . 1 .U....l.,a !.. .liil tiiinl t lBesiJ'irom ner ihuurhi.-,, one - to' satisfy herself that she had guessed 'v correctly. She made her own plans "" accordingly. . ., I HlaCK JUIIUB Wan aiHU vnjiucij u.- isrbed and uneasy that night. The scene that he had witnessed at tae old mill in the early morning hnd thoroughly convinced him of HelKnap a duplicity and that it was thc sort of duplicity that seemed to him to threaten a beloved mistress, or ner nusDanu, thlr nronerty : the latter more likely. li Julius had convinced himself that Lju.iiknap was a thief In disguise. So, Julius, hovering about among me paths, but keeping hlmselt unseen, wafclied the lighted windpws ot MeiK bap's room until, somewhat after eleven o'clock, they became suddenly block ad Julius had already been so mind fully suspicious of Bclkpap's character , and habits that he knew It to be un- 'ipedented for that person to-retire so Sr Mii1!h waited, thinking that the man F ' 'Wtslrt appear on the veranda ; out when. 1 'iafta a reasonable time, lie did not do iat, Julius entered the house at me 'n.tv ascended to the third floor, and "C V.ttlv tanned at Belknap'a door, f'n wtth an excuse ready if the man were f"".W"tA. tintfibef. "TJ'Z: .-n.. nn Julius i ii tin. bnnh and entered the room, as i wnn aiv iiuiiwhmvi -- V rfiSnap was not there: the bed had Btftbeen disturbed ana iwianap " xfla 'dothea had beep flung carelessly seSm the hack of a chair, showing that w hot'chansd before be went out.' IfjHo srched farther, then, by the sMdf a amall flashlight that' he always (aUlJad, fr emergency use around an . - -'-"- and because 'he bad been tea Mr to direct tie stowing of Belk- r'BMtd wnf a mey caroo u?wn (rum u.tU aaon found that a black afHhff which should have been PhM, iA a Vj Vf " Ot: mo iV of the Night Wind hurried down tho stairs to Inform his master of his discovery. "Mis' Kitty," he decided, "mustn't be bothered with such trifles." But Harvard was not to be found anywhere, and the black, after waiting around for a. time, figured it out that Belknap's lnterriew with the stranger at the old mill that morning hod been for the purpose of perfecting plans for the robbery of Myquest that night, ana he decided that he would remain In the L grounds and watch till daylight, If L , . .ui ui-v ' ,"1 !J" nl-m0.r.l',nf,l.:bC.h. thoroughly to understand the events that followed. I Ex-llcutcnant Rodney nushton, whose services Tom Clancy had retained j , . .. .i-.n.i l,no-n t .,. nos- . sessed one gift that hod taken him warning whistle; but there was one over many n difficulty that might have who did who heard It nnd crept to put a Bhrcwder mnn at fault; tenacity ward the sound of it who cnught a of purpose. ' recognizing glimpse of Katherlne as she Having been directed to "Find out returned from the tree to thc wood who Belknap Is," he had never hnd nn ' and who very nearly forgot to watch Idea of stopping Investigation until he, on, because of the utterly amazing fact, did find out. Having been balked in Katherlne went close to Belknap. Arlzonn, and in New Orleans, he had, "Do not speak," she said in a wills sent a boy with n camera to the neigh- pcr. "Make no sound whatever, If you borhood of Myquest, and he had secured! can flvoj n. Follow me." a snapshot ot .tir. tonraa jxnkuup (among others, to be sure), without arousing suspicion. He had had that one head of the group enlarged and hundreds of the enlargements had been printed for him. lie had sent them broadcast over thc country, accompanied by the simple re quest, "Please Identify if possible." It was by the last mall that Monday evening that he received the first defi nite reply that the first Information on the subject came to him that was worth consideration as n possible clue. He realized thc importance of dis cussing the matter with Clancy with out delay, but atclephone call to Tom's home Informed him that Mr. Clancy wos staying nt Myquest for the entire week, bo he called him up at Harvnrd's home and announced that he had some thing important to discuss nnd would drive down late In the evening. Unexpected duties detained him, so thot It was late when he started, but lie radrd 'lorn up again in me mean- - - . ...., .... . ..... 1.1 ..,, M ""' "" "' -""" '"- "" at thc lodge gate at twelve, which was the earliest that he could get there, possibly. Truly thot forthcoming midnight promised to be replete with incidents, It already was with appointments and surveillnnces, Katherlne was to seek Belknap be neath the box -elder by thc lake after midnight. Roberta and Carruthers had made the same appointment nnd the Night Wind wns already at the spot wotting. Hlnck Julius wos hot on the troll of Belknap. Betty had planned to watch thc senorlta, and Rushton nnd Clancy were also to be abroad that night. The House of Aladdin WHEN Harvard seated himself upqn the rustic bench under the tree, the time wns approximately half-past 10, nnd he had been there n full hour when he roused himself to a realization of what he was doing. "Oood heavens!" he exclaimed aadi b'y, but softly. "What am I doing! Hpylng upon rvnmennc. nui msianiiy he'denled the charge that he had made against himself. He bad not gone there to spy; he had not thought of such a thing; he had 1 1""1 Puzzled and he had wandered to thnt spot merely because the location of it had been uppermost in his mind. "My goodness!" he murmured, smil ins. 'What a thing for me to do to StlSS' "lISS iVSlTfUt'lSl strode swiftly away, taking a course that led him to the lodge gate nnd out upon the highway, for he felt the ne cessity of the exercise that n long nnd rapid walk would give him. "Katherlne may meet whomsoever she pleases, ut any time ami place that best suits her. If she wishes to, nnd she can inform me about it at her own good pleasure. She olays has reasons for doing things and her reit?ons nre always good ones," he announced to himself as he passed the gate. The saving grace which assisted Belk nap's plans and Kntherine's that night was that both were a trifle ahead of time in arriving nt the appointed place. Belknap left his room soon after eleven. He hnd stowed some necessary articles In thc black bng which he low ered to the ground from one of his windows by n cord after thc watchful Julius' hnd transferred his espionage from the windows to the veranda. He then descended the stairs noncha lantly to the first floor, and encountered nobody, as it happened, nlthough he was prepared for such an event ; but everybody was outside. He went out nt the side entrance, darted into the shadows, made his way cautiously to the point under his room -windows, secured his bng, nnd went swiftly toward the lake, having deter mined that he would conceal himself In the woods behind the rustic bench. but at a point where he could keep an ee upon It, until Katherlne should appear. A strong poirt with Belknap was that he neer neglected caution: there fore, without having made a sound in his approach to the place, he made the discovery that the Dvnch was already occupied and by a man. He watched and waited, not without DOROTHY DARNITBut He Came Near Being a ::" ii 1 ' . ir'. 1 fc I SAY DOROTHY ) T VES j M GOING TO ASK N OK MiSJER I ) WHAT DID HE ASKEQ PAPaJ (HOW DID " I HES G-ETT,N 1 will VOU R FATHER! WHY? HIM FOR YOUR BRoWNWAS HE WANT? 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She also approached the spot through the woods, and so silently that even the watchful Belknap did not hear her; but when she crossed the open space thc elder fce gaw nm, rcc0(jn,(, h Instead of following after her, his caution being predominant, he ut low whistle, which brought h ttered er to a standstill, listening. When he re peated It, she went to him among the trees. Neither of them suspected that other '" i""" mcir own una ncaru mac She led thc wny among the huge trees where the darkness was bo deep that Belknap felt ns if he were pur suing only a shadow that was more dense than those around it. Mean while, the owner of those other cars that had heard the whistled slgnnt, came to a full stop, stood irresolute for a moment, and then deliberately turned away In the opposite direction. Katherlne led her companion to a point where she halted a moment as if to rest. In reality she did it in order to press a finger upon a certain spot In the bark of thc tree agninst which she leaned. After a second or two she went on. They came, presently, to a long flight of hard wood steps which she proceeded to mount. When they were nearly at the top, Belknnp murmured: "Can I venture to make a remark, Mrs. Harvard?" "If you speak softly, yes," she an swered without turning her head. "What Is It?" "I thought that I had thoroughly looked over thc place, but I never bow these steps before. I didn't know they were here." "They weren't," she replied laconi cally. "Come on, please." A steep nnd winding path succeeded the steps. It twisted so nmnzingly about between boulders thnt it wos not discernible ns a path even In daylight. Again Katherlne paused, hnlf-way along the winding path. She pressed upon' two more 'secret places without Belknap s suspecting that she did so The first pressure converted thc stairs they had Just climbed Into a smooth and steep and inaccessible surface; thc second one converted the same sort of Inclined surface above them to steps. Thus, presently, they nrrlved at the door to the Nest, which was wide open for Katherlne had negotiated that secret mechanism while she climbed the last flight of steps. She passed inside, into black dark ness. Belknap fallowed her, wondcr lngly; nnd ns he wns on the point of asking a question, he heard the click of o closing door. There wns no other sound or jar to It. Then, so suddenly that It startled him, the room In which they stood was flooded with light, nnd Belknap dis covered that he was facing Kntherine across n huge, square -cornered table of solid oak, in a great room that might have been "the dream come true" of any artist, musician, writer or pro nounced sybarite. I.onc accustomed ns he was to manl fest no surprise nt anything, Belknap could not conceal his amazement. "Aladdin's lamp!" he exclaimed "Where do you keep It concealed, dear lndj? And where is thc jlnee? "The jinee." she replied, smiling n little, "Is here. AVould you like proof of it? Look behind you." He turned slowly. As he did so the lights went out nil save one which iowed faintly by comparison with the recent illumination in the ceiling over their heads. Even Belknap's stole self could bare ly repress a startled exclamation and an Involuntary shudder when he discovered that he had been standing within a few inches of n floorless space into the block depths of which a spiral staircase de scended ; nnd as he turned again to question Katherlne, the last light was shut off. "Oh. I say!" he exclaimed with a half laugh, and yet with n touch of petulance; but before he could add to that remark all thc lights were turned on again, nnd he saw that Katherlne stood near the center of the other half of the room beyond the table. The trap in the floor behind him had closed itself without n sound. "He tented. Mr. Helknap," she said to him formally. "That is not a trap in which to cnteh thc unwary, "that I showed you. It is my cellar my store house, carved out of the solid rock. It In. one only one of a thousand secret!? of thiR place." "Why did you show me thnt much?" he nxltcd. shrugging his shoulders. "Was It to wnrn me, perhaps?" "I did It as a reply to your former question to prove to you thnt the jlnee By VARICK VANARDY Anther ot "Tha Two-ftacad Man," "Allaa the Night Wind," etc of my conjuring Is constantly at my hand, In this house, prepared for In stant obedience." "I understand," Belknap replied soberly. "That is at once a warning and a threat. Have no fear of me, Mrs. Harvard. While I am here I will be a 'stave ot the lamp.' " Katherlne, In the coldly formal tone In which she had last spoken, instruct ed Belknap concerning his surround ings. "Over against the wall behind you thev is a wide and soft couch where you may rest and sleep," she said. "Such conveniences as you require you will readily discover, If you seek them. Before I go I will switch off the major part of the lights, leaving the others burning, which you may turn on and off nt will. "Such doors as you find fastened against you, may not be opened by any skill of burglary. I mention that fact merely to spare you useless effort In ense you have brought your tools of thc craft with you in your bag." "I assure you " he bcrfan. "Don't. It is unnecessary." "We nre inside of the Swiss chalet, on the bluff, are we not?" Belknap asked. "Yes." "What about this brilliant Illumina tion in case somebody outside should look In this direction?" "Not a ray of light within the house can be discovered from outside," she answered. "You will find reading mat ter here, If you want It," she went on. "There cards for solitaire in thc table drawer; also chess, for working out problems, If that pastime entertains ou. If you con cook, there arc elec trical conveniences, and mnterinl for anything which I have thought jou might require only while you remain ou will hnve to forgo fresh meats anil vegetables. You will find sufficient canned goods, however. The water which constantly flows In and out of the porcelain tank in thc electric kit chenette is from a never-failing spring, nnd Is nearly as cold ns Ice wnter. That, with tea, coffee, and perhaps chocolate, must suffice you as beverage. "When occasion makes it necessary that I should come here to see you, you will hear the humming of nn electric buzzer, and I will luvaritrbly announce my approach nt least twenty minutes before I will appenr." She stopped a moment, and an enig matical smile softened her expression. Then: "I will suggest that you had best not stand too near the door when you arc expecting me to arrive. The jlnee Is always there on guard." "Will you tell me what you mean by that remark, Mrs. Harvard?" Belknap Inquired, impressed by her manner. "I mean ,that In case you should be too eager to receive me, when you have been signaled that I am coming, it would not be safe for you to stand too near to the door. There is another entrance to my cellar In thc rock, just in front of it, which I shall probably open ns I approach. You might get a nasty fall, you know, for there Is no spiral stair case there." "By Jove!" Belknap could not re frain from exclaiming in his admira tion. "You are the only person," she went on, unmoved, "save mself, who has set foot within this building since It was completed. Nobody comes here ,i "Not your husband?" "Nobody nnd none will come." "What if I should want you to come' to me In case you should remain too long absent? Is there some method by which I can jslgnal to you from a window or "Mr. Belknap, while you remain here, you will not see daylight once. There nre windows, but they may not be opened if you would be entirely se cure. You will have plenty of air, however the ventilation system is per fect, but electricity must-take the place of sunlight. But, if you should want me" she crossed tho room swiftly and lifted a small Japanese Idol that stood upon one end of the granite shelf above thc fireplace "you will find a button here. By pressing it rive times in suc cession remember, five times it will convey a silent signal to me which I will presently discover. That is all for the nresent, I think." She turned abruptly and moved swiftly toward the door, which, to his profound amazement, swung open ns she advanced. He darted forward to detain her not by force, but by expostulation and argument for there was much that lie wished yet to say to her, and to hear her say; but she had passed the thresh old before he could take the second step In her direction; the massive door closed Itself swiftly and silentlj with out a sound save a delicate click of Its mechanism ; and Belknap could see, when he stared nt the place bc)ond which she hnd disappeared, only a smooth surface, unrelieved by kuob or bolt or visible hinge. (CONTIN'TJKD TOMORROW) Restricting the Food "The cook refuses to get dinner un less we raise her wages." ' "I suppose," commented the man who wos reading European news, "that is her method of bringing economic pressure to bear." Total Loss DAILY NOVEljETTE THE ROSE-COLORED RUG By Christine Hayes UT OOK, Jim, there It Is Isn't It a L' beauty?" cried Josephine Brlce-, coming to a triumphant halt' In front ot Iasell's window, and feasting her eyes on the rose-colored Oriental rug displayed there. "I'll say It Is," her husband admitted. "Can't you just see It In our living room?" "Don't believe I can not at that price," he replied dryly. Josephine sighed. "Ot course not," she agreed hastily. "Still, it's so lovely I just can't help thinking about It. I dream nboiit it even." "Most train time," he reminded. "Got to hustle along." "Jim Brlce!" a rather deep feminine voice hailed him cordially and a ruddy cheeked woman In a tailor-made suit emerged from tho crowd on the side walk. Jim beamed. "If It Isn't Harriet! Welcome to our city! When did you get In? Where are you stopping? Cousin Harriet, this is Josephine." Josephine connected "Cousin Hnr-1 rict" with a cut glass vase which had been tho wedding present sent by a person of that name. Also, she saw by Jim's manner that he liked her im mensely. Beyond that she knew noth ing. Her husband never told her about his relatives. Ills Immediate family, of course, she knew, but outside of flint Alarm and apprehension spread rap idly over Jim's countenance as he pulled out his watch. Seizing his luggage, he started down thc street on thc run. "Awf'ly sorry," he colled back, des perately; "Jo'H explain." Josephine laughed. "It's n terribly Important business deal, nnd he's nb-' eolutcly got to cnteh that train barely time to make It, I guess. He won't be back till late Thursday night, and-: Jieolly Harriet was plainly dis appointed. "Isn't thnt just too dread ful, she mourned. rred my hus band, you know gets In Friday morning and we start right off again, so I shan't clap eyes on Jim again for goodness knows how long. He's my favorite cousin, too. Well, come up to the Ayl ward and tell me all about him." By the time Josephine left the hotel, she was bewitched with Jim's cousin. "Can't you come out and have dinner with me Thursday night?" she urged. "Love to," replied Cousin Harriet warmly. On reaching home Josephine found Clara, her sister-in-law, comfortably ensconced "bn the porch with n maga zine. Clara courteously divided her at tention between the magazine nnd thc events of thc nftcrnoon as rclntcd by Josephine. At the climax, however, she sat up. "My goodness, child, you don't mean to say you've invited her to din ner! Why, you're not settled yet, even. She's ns rich ns Croesus and used to all kinds of service. At home," wildly, "she has everything. Why, you haven't got your living room furnished yet. All it hns Is one rug on the moor nnu her voice trailed Into Inarticulate hor ror "one picture on the wnlll Fancy Cousin Harriet In a living room with one rug on the " Wednesday morning the phone rangj "You poor dear I" It was Jim's married sister. "Whatever ever made you do it? You'll have your hands full aw fully hard to please. She's been every where and seen everything, bo you never feel that jou're entertaining her." But Josephine had hung up. In spite of her Independence, she was beginning to feel n little nervous. Why had she been so impulsive? A few minutes later, however, Cousin Harriet's cheery voice over thc wire reassured her "It was so lovely of you to Invite me out," it snid, "that I'm anxious to have Fred meet you, too, so I telegraphed him nnd he going to manage to get here In time for dinner tomorrow. He can stop on thc way and get Jim at Evanstown bringhim down in the enr nnd we'll all be together. You're going to the theatre with me in the after noon." "But I haven't any maid," began Josephine. ' "Oh, '11 help get the dinner,'" Har riet assured her. , She-did. and while she sliced cucum bers nnd Josephine cut up thc potatoes she confided: "My husband will come in evening dress, he's very formal, you know oh; you'll like him, but he's In clined to be reserved, nnd " "We we never dress for dinner," Josephine quaked. " "Oh, well, that's just his way. I wanted to prepare you a little," The front door opened. "JIa, ha!" laughed an unfamiliar voice in the heartiest tone imaginable, and then Jim's, "How is everybody?" ns lie walked In, followed by a merry-looking Individual in o blue business suit and tan shoes thnt was Fred. It was a simple dinner, no different from any other, for Jo had held fast to her resolution to be natural. "You don't know, my denr," said Cousin Harriet before she went, "what a good time we've had. Living around nt strange places makes you appreciate a real home meal." Two weeks later Josephine received n check from Cousin Harriet to the amount of ?.r00. "For that rug you were, telling me about." The next complete novelette Sweet Pras. DREAMLAND AD VENTURES -By Daddy "THE WANDERING MONKEY" (When Mr: JIoll'i diamond ' hrooch h lioten from o locked room, Vtggy and Milt tee iraoki tchlck lead ihem to believe that the robber It a bird or animol. Becking the robber they come upon a $trange nest in Blrdland, and find icithin it a wild monkey, tcho throws at them uhat they think it a bomb.) The Gas Bombs pTXIPI The monkey's bomb hit the tree right beside Billy's head. It burst all to plccrti, but Billy dodged so quickly he wasn't touched. Whizz 1 The monkey hurled a second bomb straight at Billy's nose. Plop! Tho second bomb 'landed, but not on Billy's nose. It hit the place where Billy nnd his nose had been a second before, but now Billy was on the ground, where he hnd hurled himself the Instant he saw the bomb leave the monkey's paw. "Run!" shouted Billy to Peggy; but Instend of rupnlng Ppggy grasped Blllyl ny tho nrm nnd puueu mm doiiiuu n large tree just ns a third bomb burst on the spot where Billy had landed. "We're safe here," cried Peggy. "Thc monkey can't hit ds with those bombs, and they don t seem to be do ing nny hnrm." "We enn't stay here," gasped Billy "Those are the worst kind of bombs Don't you-smcll them?" Peggy sniffed; then she quickly cov ered her nose with her handkerchief. "Poison gas !" she ciclaimed. "Yes," mumbled Billy, covering his own nose with thc sleeve of his coat "Don't breathe nny of It." Peggy wns so scared she couldn't THE BUSINESS DOCTOR By HAROLD WHITEHEAD Author of "The Business Career of Peter Flint" and "Bruno Duke Solver of Business Problems" Hard Up No Training "IAN you imagine nny adult who needs advice and help more than a woman who for forty years has never had to worry about money or business yet who, through u queer turn of fortune's wheel, Is now faced suddenly with the problem of earning her own living? Picture, if you can, thc state of helplcps bewilderment in which she finds herself. Such n person is one of the most pnthetic figures we see on thc business landscape. Yet every jcar hundreds of women nre brought up fncc-to-facc with the alternative of doing something or liv ing on charity. Let us help these de serving women by giving them the ex periences of women similarly placed. I ask my readers to send me authentic cases of success big or little won by "the woman of forty." One case I have In mind is worth telling on account ot its simplicity and the pluck of the woihan. Her hus band died suddenly nnd left her and her two daughters absolutely penniless. He was one of the army of fools who was a "good fellow" to everybody but his family. How cordially I condemn the man who has plenty of time and joviality and money to spend on mere acquaint ances, yet neglects his own family. Well, when thc widow had paid up oil thc expenses and debts she found herself with nbout $200 nnd n small omrfunt ot good furniture and house hold equipment. She nnd her two daughters nged eighteen nnd twenty-one, respectively talked things over In n helpless sort of way. None of them had ever done1 a stroke of real work. The husband and father had discouraged the idea ! Finally Lucy, the younger daughter, said, "I cnu ploy thc piano pretty well. I'm good-nt 'rags.' Jane (her sister) ought to get married' to young Jim Harcomb she's good at flirting nnd has him going." "And I," the mother sprend.her hand in n hopeless kind of way. "I can't do' anything well, except make fudge ex cept make fudge," she repeated thought fully. "I wonder," Lucy chimed in again,' "if I could get work playing nt the moUes?" Jnno thought-she 'could, but mother didn't like the Idea. Suddenly Jane said, "Mother, you make fudge and Lucy nnd I will sell It!" After much debating they decided to try it. They took n small house nnd the widow mndr some delicious fudge but the girls could not sell It. TJiey were afraid somehow to tnekle tho job. So that plucky mother put the fudge in cardboard boxes and called at all of the automobile showrooms In the city. They were close together, ns is usual, so she mannged to cover them quickly. To her surprise and delight she found a ready pale for her fudge among the young automobile salesmen, the clerical he.U and thc demonstrators. Before long her daughters learned to make the fudge while she put nil her time In selling it. The girls couldn't ninlte the fudge as quickly, ns their mother could sell it, so an nssistnnt was hired to help them. Thnt produced more than the widow could sell so she hired a woman, also . . CnnvrlBh't. into by the Tlfll Syndicate. ln V iT'S. Taking reggy and Billy each by the hand . breathe, but even with her nose cov ered she could smell thc el arp, evil odor that came from tho bombs. "Come! We'll make n dash for safe ty!" muttered Billy, taking her hand. But Peggy was looking up at the mon key. What she saw made her jump wUth surprise nnd then to laugh and laugh and laugh. "Come away!" cried Billy. "It Is laughing gas!" But Peggy only giggled and gurgled and laughed aloud. She couldn't stop, and Billy tried to jerk her away. Plop! A fourth bomb landed beside mm, and he jumped back in a hurrr, From this bomb, too, arose the sharp odor, (o strong it almost smothered them. "Sec! See!" gasped Peggy, pointing nt the pieces of thc bomb. When Billy saw he opened his mouth wide in sur prise, only to close it In a hurry when no got n whiff ot thc powerful odor. "Eggs! Bad eggs!" he mumbled through his handkerchief, then when Forty and a Woman n widow to help sell. She taught her the methods of selling that she had learned by hard experience. In a year or so the widow ceased to sell fudge. She managed n crew of saleswomen, while Lucy mnnaged the small candy factory. Jane In the mean time had got married. It sounds ensy when it is told, but that plucky little woman had a hard and bitter fight before she turned the corner. What arc some thlsgs other women, similarly placed, have done? Some mnkc cakes and pics nnd sell them through women's exchanges. One country woman goes nrnund to her neighbors nnd clenns their oil lamps ntd trims thc wicks. Another breeds cats, another has tnanoged to earn a, comfortable Income by washing the dogs of wealthy city women. A New York woman has a busy and hnppy time closing the homes of people going away for the season and getting them open again for their return. "THE DOUGHBOY'S CARMEN" When the nrmy of occupation wns in Coblenz last June the opern Carmen was given a production in the native tongue. Realizing that mnny of his audience would be American dough boys, the producer asked one of the oflicers to mnke an English translation of the synopsis of the story. It Wns printed on the program arid Is as fol lows: Carmen,-the sweet siren of Sevllln, spends part of the time on the pnyroll of a coffin-nail foundry, nnd the rest of it in frnternizins, whatever that may be. As a finished flirt she is largely oversubscribed. -When it comes to changeable mood she could donate cards, spades, small casino and forty pinochle to Cleopatrn, and Invariably make six points. As the curtain is about to rise upon the festive scenery, she is driving 'n tanum of saps; one of them, a Spanish doughboy, Don Jose, who is nn N. C. O. in the M. P. of Sevllln, and the other an expert bull thrower called Escamillo, though the name doesn't prove anything. Don Jose (for Heaven's sake profiounce it hosay) is much to the green-eyed, but otherwise a simp, his nurse once having dropped him lhen he was a baby. Carmen In almost ready to send him to thc S. O. S. but her judgment prompts her to hold htm as a kicker and so keep Escamillo from guessing her hand. Such, Mr. and Mrs. Audience, Is the general impression ot the day just at zero hour. We will not go over the top. ACT I. A square; In Sevllla, crowded with people off duty. Fag factory on the right, nnd a guard house across the way. Mlcaela, a cute little contrivance with an awful crush on Jose, comes hunting: him. but Ut shooed awav v the soldiers. Aha! here comes the new cunrd. with Jose hooked on behind and commanded by Second Loot Zunlga, the guy who once was reprimanded for posting a sentry In thc letter-box. The bugle In the pill emporium sounds first call for fresh air, and a dewitch- Ing bevy gushed out of the factory.J - By Chaa. McManus ntofwXlIrTW.-1 ii, J. ... ,m . ..&.. --ry"- " i'-si-"-r'-r',"t" :- j, .." ,. (r ''Ha.. ! 0- " ,, A .a. - - it Peggy let out a-shriek ot laugbler. fct laughed, too laughed until he cried. Tho monkey in-Jhe tree gavj an odd little shriek. "Wee-ee-cek! We-ee-tekl If you're jolly laughers maybe you don't mean any harm to me," he said In monkey talk. "Of course, we don't mean any harm to you that is, If you didn't steal Mrs. Holt's diamond brooch," answered Peggy. ..J , JUU VHM ...... M.UUMG t,m. exclaimed the monkey. "Now I know you don't mean any harm. But what's that about a diamond brooch? What Is a diamond?" "A diamond Is ls-ywell, a diamond Is a diamond, and It sparkles like glass," answered Billy. i "Like this?" asked the monkey, and he held up something that glittered and flashed in the sunlight. "Why, that's It!" exclaimed BlUy. "Where did you get It?" "I found It," answered the monkey, venturing out of his nest and swinging down to a branch closo to them. "See howt makes pretty lights." ' Peggy gave a cry of surprise. "Why, that's not Mrs. Holt's diamond brooch," she exclaimed. "That's just a piece of glass 'that looks like a dia mond." "Ke-keke-keel If this Isn't the dia mond, then the sparkler the black rob ber has in his nest must be the dia mond," cried the monkey, very much excited. "-"Who Is the black robber?" asked Billy. "Come and see." With that the mon key dropped to the ground and, taking Peggy and Billy each by the hand, led them deep into the woods. (Tomorrow will be told what hap pen at the black robber's home.) Several have won Independence as In terior decorators. Many large publicity concerns have in their employ middle aged women who are excellent proof- renders. More than one woman lives by cutting children's hair. They go to the homes of their clients and make friends as well ns a living. One woman Is a piano tuner. Of course, numbers go Into office work or school tehchlng. What suggestions enn you offer to help the "untrained woman of forty" to earn a living? Readers' Questions Answered , Mr. Whitehead wtll anivoer (it this column QHfntiona on marketino. buying, telling, air verttatng. letterrxcriting. butineta education, and on matter pertaining to thc choice of a vocation. All Questions will he anexcerta (it the order of receipt. No anonymous corre anondence can be arknoxelcdped. Reader's initials only will be publiahed. It urltl taka mm lour to fifteen dava for a replv to ap pear. Q. ' You wrote n few days ago about thc rules of business. What are they and what subject teaches them. Are there any books giving them? AMBITIOUS. A. Economics is the thcoryof busi ness while business is the practice of economics. I hnve mailed you thc names of a few good books on this subject. You need u technical knowledge of your business ns well as the fundamental knowledge that is the basis ot all business. , ,, (CONTINUED TOMOimOW) Carmen trips in, courted by all except Don Jose, although he Is the very guy she's looking for. He nets a little buggy, but he is really a little Bulky iu cjther case the horse is on him. After Inline a bnrruce of airy piffle the dear girls go back to work, and Micnela slips Jose & message from mother announcing that the cent ex ploded yesterday with a dull Increase. Hardly has she beat it, when the weed works springs a merry riot. After Zuniga has demobilized the yelps to a pre-war bnsis, he finds that Carmen has playfully pulled a dirk on a girl just because she remarked that If some people were In their proper place ineya be making' beds. He onerntcs the neces sary pinch nnd orders Don Jose to take Carmen to thc booby nntcn. josb aoes so, does he not? Yes, he docs not. The consummate coquette makes a noise like n goo-goo, and pulls a scheme for evaporation. The poor boob falls for It. So does the curtain. Act II. The smuggler's Inn, to which Carmen has beat it. In the midst ot a riotous celebration enters Escamillo. the famous bovine quieter, lo an old familiar air he tells you how he does it. As the applause and most ot the bunch fade away, Carmen lingers, awaiting Don Jose. The unfortunate fish hns been rcaucea 10 me ronits ami hnn nut In ten dnvs in the clink because he stood for her getaway, and now he's coming to eat out of her hand. The things .she Plans to ao to mm woum h,l nnw llrht on erlef. The serial cimp, swallows bait, hook and sinker, and when cau to quarters souuub m goes A. W. O. L. Second Loot Zunlga butts in nnd Jose pulls his saber on him. .The smugglers prevent bloody murder: Jose, who now sure has grad uoted with the degree of S. O.JL., dft- . cldes to hoof it with Carmen. The line of march is bidden by the curtain. Act III. A mountain ravine. The amneirlers sneak into security to tha 'sound of a customs conspirators quick step. Jose is among those present, but he is far from joyful, for Carmen has' handed him tlfe crocheted handblanket. The sfrcn blows openly about her prt dellctlon for Escnmlllo the cow tamer. .To see how she stands she grabs the cards jto tell her fortune, but some body has slipped her a pinochle deck nnd when she turns over two aces of spades, she shrieks that death Is some where in the vicinity. Escamillo floats In, and Jose tries to hand him his, but once more the smugglers save him for a worse fate, Mlcaela comes paging him, with .a message that he's wanted on the nhone. He leaves cussing Car men continuously, but the curtain cuts short bis choicest remarks. Act IV. Entrance to the arena In Sevllla. It Is a large day. Escamillo has been prominently -advertised as tho big excitement. "Single-handed, he Is billed to slaughter the mo.nthly beef ra tion for the governor's mess. He has also promised himself to take advantago of all thc bulls that Don Jose has made. , Bandflleros, vlcadors, torea dors and matodora throng the corri dors, As' Fiscamlllo starts for the arena. Carmen announces that she Is his provided that he gets away with his Job.- Then "she heads for the box office to tap the free list, but Don Joss shows up and asks for an interview. He hands her nn earful ot highly sea soned remarks and admits that he .could be arrested or the remainder, of what he thnks about her. Here Carmen maker her last fox -pahs she stabs him to the quick with a jeer. He stabs bur to "the blood purnp with toadttickey, Moral i Never fool with an M, . " fTit- -' J 'frzK r M A
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