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." . 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
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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
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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
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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
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to' satisfy herself that she had guessed
'v correctly. She made her own plans
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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
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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
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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
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thoroughly to understand the events
that followed. I
Ex-llcutcnant Rodney nushton,
whose services Tom Clancy had retained j
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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-
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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
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misgivings, a time that seemed Inter-'
mlnable; but at last Harvard left the
bench, and Belknap recognized him
and attributed the circumstance of his
being there to accident.
Fifteen minutes later Katherlne came
fully ten minutes before midnight.
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
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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
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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.
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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, . "
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