r-ypf (" B -Philadelphia;, tesifer iooMfflir 2:1, ,iw ?- r S EVEW$ PUBLTd JjEDGER- AfU. r :m ,f I?- ft i i Je' 'i rt. V t T, U if te K "r. t T SECOND BULLET liy ROBERT ORR CHIPPERFIELD THIS STAKTS THE STOItY A dinner pnrty ii ueliiK lielil t the home of Colonel ami Mr. I.ril vard. It in .attended by their iIihirIi ter, llentrlce: her friend, ljehr Cowlcs; Cornelius Xnnrtlntiotc. en dle Uraddork and Mrs. Ilmtidininc, Mrs. Hartshorne suddenly Ichvch after a discussion relntltiK lo Zena l'rall, the former president of n bank, who was sent to prison for enmemoti of the bank's funds. A few days Inter she is found dead in her home. Itea tricc admits that tin woman was murdered In her mother h home and that she had her servant remove the body in the middle of the night lo the woman's nwn home. Paul Ilai -vev. a detertlvc. takes a room at the house of Mrs. McNab. follows her to R lonclj house, wheie he diseoveis Trail, who. after admittinc thai it was Sirs. Hartshorne wlio 'au-ed his ruin, but denjlnp responsibility for the murder, dies. Hnrvej. invesricates Mrs. Hartshome's past, finds she lias a public reeor.l ami Rets a line on the murderer, her foimer husband He summons the chief of polno and Mrs Hartshome's mold, who pioves to be the woman's sister-in -lnw . "' denies her brother bad iiii.Wliiiis lo do with the murder. ileelarttiK Hint she committed micide AND 1IKRE IT CONTINITHS The Knnrk llpon the I'"""' mi. - TTTT vrs. monsieur. i m- mhii-i. D nnd Impatient of iotinlnt He rnnilf 1 mn be nllowed to lench for tnem mil home and din nintiv tiiins runout suspicion. 1 iinT n i k k"" C6prrlht. lultl. by n.obrt M Mi-llrld Co. I nm m .popyrlgM, lt19 fcy thiv Public l.eilltcr t ... ,. irlllO CTAIITU Till! CTIlltY ..n' i.w I.. .ll f....l ...,,... II.,. ilnn .... ..... -...1 If I l.n.l I .. ..nlilii'l use it j Nfll IM'HUI lit: lllllllll lljiyni in' ..-i.- UII III., .tit.i ii im. i -- of the theatre. He was alwass Rood tn .lacques, clenn, and honest, and fearless, and with the IiIrIi ambition until he met Hint woman of a wicked licait nnd she took from him nil happi ness! if joii have learned so much, joii know that after she hnd shinned him, dlnRRcd him 'n the dust, made of bis ambition n dead tliliiR, she tlmiR him nside like nn old Rime nnd obtained her freedom oiue mote He drifted buck to me. broken nnd in despair I tried to mnkc n man iicnlii of what she had left, but it was useless, mid so wiicn ou came to me a foitnlRht ago he died. As fur tier monsieur, uhiit,,r Hntvey. and I told joii lio I had she did to nil bio her she innj line r0iicrietl m. ersiim of the jn. Iinnd done to another in the jeais that lime f untchini-the niiti.s of a cnnin of I passed mid Hint other has taken his ,.. ,,, lm,.iins on the lcee Jon ieenBe I ilonot mow. ,.,oM Interested enoiidi to in.iniie Into I l'p no deslic to cheat joll out of tlif ie ward of jour painstaking efforts, 'l'linnk JOII." lie acknowledged rnul's nut nod and piodiiciiiR a silver case, selected a cig arette and lighted It. "I suppose jon want to know how 1 did It. don't jou?" lie ilinuled "It was sonic stunt, wasn't it, to shoot a wnninu down before the eves of n hun dred people nnd Ret nwnj with It! t was rather piouil of the Idea, inelr 1 1 and crndlitiR his head In her nrms, , turned fiercely on Hie others. ' "I.ive him to me!!' she, cried, "You I fool! Don't jou Kce'it is the end? My I little .Incques, they cannot hurt you , now! It was the right way, the only woj. but Mon Writ! that I bad to sin In and i-cc jou do It, snjlug nn word!" "lie's done for himself!" the chief cxilalincd. "Hut how V" "The cigniette case!" Paul extracted It from die pocket of the limp form and opened it. Among the cigarettes there la j several small, grajish-white tablets. "When he took a smoke lie slipped Pile of these between his litis!" "Put It over on us at the last, by glad!" Chief Iiuikc seated himself lienvilj In his chair once moie. "Any use calling for n ilottor. 1'aulV" The latter shook his head anil even as he stepped back the erstwhile Vnl lory moved, gentlj pushing nside his sister's nuns and with a supreme effoit liis licavv lids lifted. "Sorrj not to have plnjed fair." His voice was a ineic inspltigVtonelcss whisper. "Hut a Itenolt mustn't die in the chair. You forgot 1 I had seen an nctor ami -It was almost loo-easy!" Through Hie slow, diagglng minutes they watched him as It fascinated nnd nine more lie rallied. ..ti .,.,,. , nn toil Tioir I enmc back." The breath was rattling In his tlnont. "He believed In me as l ue lleved In her. It's so cold! Mnrle His head Ml forward upon Ids breast and with n sob the woman gathered it close In her again. "He's gone." Chief Hmkc denied his tin out nnd motioned Hie two officers outside. , . , Snvc for the woman s subdued griet the mom was very still. "You've won, Pnul. ioit've solved the ciisc." Paul shook Ills head. "It wns Hose Adnic, really, lie te sponded. "Her ipilck mind set me on the light tuuk. Thill, and the lucky linil of the second bullet." (Tin: r.SD) I "Then whj did oii sloop to seek a iiienlal position with vour sister in-law. Mnrle?" Piml ipieneil. "Wliv did jou strve the woman who had mined jour 1 In other-' What wns jour oliiexl In lincliig her to Oeorgiaii bnv Inst sum mer. lenrning her pli.ns finin her maid and bribing Hint maid to leave that jou might step into her plnic?" "Perhaps I wished to see what she was like," Mane ltcimit l l-spnnilril after a pause "Pcih.ips I, too. dcsjied ie. venge In a difTeienl wu.v than tlmt of nuiidei. inousieiii As Madame Units- loihoiiie she was raisiiig lierself higli. and then- in Hie backgiounil wns I, waiting )UT yes, monsieur." self-containeil tones icplied . . ... . . l.n.wl llllfll it IS him. 1 cannoi tompi. l)n(il v,( ln1(111 lhr ,n, , iam, and lead in Hie pnpeis Hint for which you desire nij prn-snn, "" (aK ),,, (jnwn n, SC nll) ,rpRKP(j mj i would be piesent nt ll have come. As you suggest, monsieur, hinthrr ! Hut Hie opportunitj Hie details of mj perfornmine Had vou heen'. 1 was (julle prepnied lo tell vou 1 1 Hint alining the vniloiis iioise-piodiicingi instriiiiients I had ndded I" nit collec- linn was a small pllol finm which I died blank cnrtiidges In n doulile forte i liinnx. "I depelided mi the old slogan of Hie shell game ""opeinlor 'The liand Is ipiickei llinti theeje'! It didn't full me. vou see " "How did vou know vom oppoituultj would come?" Paul asked The other slnugged iignin "I didn't. Chain e niroiiEicl thai I lav Hint "lie dance anil I DREAM lJAND ADVENTURES "lUrd'That-Nerrr-MM fWhilr I'rtiail, Hilly. n'lnifl Teach er, ami ihv irlmnl WiiMiiyi. nil limiiil into mniiLrin I'll ttnllo'l Itrcnm Stiik, mr icrhinn icicye jiom the ulnim in l.rniiiin) l.iijhl'i iirtl, ('linn-iiW-Tail Irlh llicm limit the Unit-Thnt-Xd-n-l'liri, thr iucnril mil unit in thr jiinnlr. It hr fniiihri n tnlr. ii vtiiniiir frntlKiiil ncntuie iii )iriM nt thr ilimr iif the licit,) wns i nine piepnrcd Olhcivie I should have T. nf ronrsp anxious to do what lean tnken out of tnv liand. and It niav lie got her snmewheie if I had to Ineak 1 am , . ,..,.,. r Hint it is better so I am content " .into her house to do it " he smiled to aid you in clearing up llie mv ici.v v,n ,(, fls ,imlR, lon( , "Miss I.edjanl pioved nn uiiepe.ted madame's death- She paused on reaching the door nnd noted the presence of the chief. Her dark eyes flashed a cold glance of sus THE MYSTERY OF THE RED FLAME A struj of smuggle! m. thieves nnd other criminal dim niters A U i ii' of loveis mstitiel with the glad, mad pnsslon of joiilh A classic of clime detei tion with thrills in eveij ilinptei. novel bj (Jcoige llniton. author of "The AVoiId's (iiealest Militniv Spiisand Seeiet Service Agents Begins on This Page Tomorrow moment: f have seen and talked with In spite of his ensv tone Hie hand liim. nur dosiie wns not rejenge upon ' which Held the ciginette iiegan to iiem I'atll. I nioruiniii.ij " Toul. enter-in law. hut to prevent vom me irom rne sirain oi ine irnsmii iiiiuei -. - - : . . -,.,., N( vp.. p, s however. I have been able to dis- ,rnther from lanjing out bis niknowl winch lie Held himself ntu regit tliiiij "".. ; hls -,, , didn't know i, ,,i, i-Mlced threat against her nnd incuirlng giound out the stub in the ash trav on , , , . ,,, ... llP niiEl,t have cveiy siaienuiu ,... .. , . )m fi)r,,,., , , ,,,, bforc llim. I i ,.!,e into Plll.v and finished him then and now we are roiiir moved, but no words tame Marie noted the motion and stnited niul there. As il was. however, he . u ..h In the first nlllee. rt , , . . ,1nHl. .ltl, Are.n.1 ellltlP fntimril in line ..linir lull ..till solilinp ., na Im, IK still tleii llV HlC sercaillS nf III III," mi' I in V lier rji'i. inii '"' .--.. ... ,- slilfieil fi-oin her shonlilei s. Iml her ev cs Lnccomiilice. when sie foiiml the Imilv could not meet his. and Paul bent for and hnd the conscivntoiv door locked. ward earnest lv ni hiss Hie table but I haven t figured nut vet how it "Your wit is nimlile. Mniie. but ll wns taken home wheie it wns found the will not mi ffice Your brother is noK next tiny. However. Hint's not the picion nt Paul nnd then discreetly low- (i,,n,i i n,. here in r.astnpolis at this point." ered their gaze. j "That is good." Pnul commented, graely as he closed the door behind her. "Sit here, please. I am Rind you have taken this attitude at last, Matilde, for now we shall get nt re sult." , "But what more can I sny? ' Mntilde gazed from one stern fnce to the other. "I have already told you my story " "And a very ingenious one it is," observed you prove heretofore get Matilde, there 'is no jntbt. the lieiie Elise, registered in France, nor on any harbor records here of nine jenrs ago; Monsieur and Mndnme Felix Courtlner do not exist, nor did any of the other people with whom you claimed to have held positions. Your accent is not that of France and j.nu were too eager to impress me witit the supposition that the birth -records of Peronnq the town you adopted as yours in joucbtorj had been destroyed iri the war. Also you were quite sure that jou bad never been to New- Orleans " - "Well, .monsieur?" "I have just come from theic, h ft&eat on. 'rrith1fencli quarter on , t. Louis KtreetVtliere are mnuy people 'who know you yrelOlnrie Itenolt, and (k- i-.memhei. voni' brother .Incques " "It is not forbidden to adopt n given I bedroom name which pleases one better than one's own, monsieur- "nil where my honie is docs pot concern the police." Her eyes did not wnvei. "I am not guilty of madame's denth." "No. You would have prevented it If you could, ' Paul agreed "You would have kept your brother's hands free from blood at all tosts " "A-ah!" She sprang to her feet with an uncontrollable cry of anguish which $he as quickly smothered beneath an qutburst of rage. "Not so fast, Jlarie. You ask me what your brother had to do with the woman known here as Mrs. Hartshorne; shall I tell you? Shall I recall the time when Jacques IJenoit became Jack "Rnntt. vaudeville artist? AVheu he met and married Annie Hnlsey and she ruined his career?" Paul eyed her steadily. "His old partner, Fred Sam mis, can testify that the dead woman was your brother's wife, and no one in the world had greater cause to wish her dead than he." The woman who had called herself Itllde. wavered. Then her eyes fell and she made a gesture of surrender. T t true, monsieur. You have learned too much; I shall not trv to deceive vou any longer, and there is no ltlllj's Punch rplli: Hiid That Never - Flies," J- sin iekctf the wild iiionkejs, jump ing back to the farthest turners of Hie nest. The strange tientuie crawl ing in nl the door slopped short. It was as much surpilscd and alarmed as Hie iiionkejs. Evidently it wns simply seekinR shelter from the inking storm and didn't have aiij idea that the nest wns occupied. Ilillv saw the alaini nf the vtinngc, cientu'ic. and knew Hint now was the lime lo drive it awnv before il got back its wits. Leaping foiwaid in the dark ness of the nest, he sent liis list strnlglit ill Hjf stinngcr's no-e Now Hilly, when lie pimped to fight llie creature, had foigolten that he hnd been thnnged bj the Hi earn Stick from a bnv into n nimikej As the blow landed, however, lllllj quhkly lemem bered the change, foi the punch was n moiikej -punch nnd not n sturdy -bov-punch. It hit the stmngcr light on the tii of the nose, but instead of knocking him out Of the nest, as llillj's legulnr plinth would have done, it just.gnve liim n Winning loll If it liiitln t been to his ns if she would draw iioin iim-ih even nt the last n refutation of his m cxornble wolds Then slowly her head hopped and she sank back senseless ,n her chnir. As Chief Hurke rose nnd Paul spinug to her side n fnint, melodious sound tnme to their enrs, and thej paused leiibelv nnd glanced nt each other. Some one was hounding lightly up the staiis, whistling a strain of infectious sviKOpation. n slow, dragging, -ensiious air which liugeretl in echo as the thin, clear whistle censed nnd a knock sound td noon the tloor. "fV.,no in." Paul's voice was steady. , but his h?nd lind, sought and closed . ... 'i'.J'l .. ,!. Inl.l., about tne pisioi upon mv i""" I The thief, too, reached towaid his Iiotket, and the curtains nt above unit bedroom stirred ns.jno tiooi swunu "i" and Max Yallory, the jarz band tlium mer. stepped nonchalantly across the threshold. he shook his head at her "I don't hnve to tell jou mj iciison, I guess, for killing Annie I wns down and out for ,fnlr when I got hold of that ja?.A iden two jenrs ngo and pulled mjself togethei. I had moie ambition, then, than I'd ever had be foie, for I had made up mj mind to find Annie and liv her, and I needed intinej for flint, t 'knew I would run acioss her some dny, I felt it like a promise. Hut I didn't wait for that. Mj line of wnikMotik tne to the places she would iinturally frequent and I never stoppetl looking for her: I pit i:ed up her 1 1 nil more thnn once, but I wns just ton lnte until now. She knew T wns after her, for she hnd been wnrned nnd she must hnve taken nlnrm. "Mnrie, too, knew what I intended, and when she .stinted out to pi event it I onlv hnd to have her watched, and the mouk'evs, and the blow on his nose scned lo make liim feel Hint he wns n lot safer outside. M, wiuioui wmiiug lo fight or to argue, the Hird-Thnt-Never-riies bin keil out of the tloor and vanished fiom sight as qiiiiklj as it had appeared. Ek-tk tk-ek! r.ill.v-MoiiKej has whipped Hie Hiid-That .Nevei -! lies. Ek-Ck-Ck CK '. lllllj .MOUM'.v will in lie the Mini That Ncver-Plies fiom the jungle"' Thus thntteteii nu me nun innnkevs nt once. Thej gathered around Hlllv.' patted him on the back, and praised Ins biaverj. "l.cad us ngnlnst the fill fl That Novel -Hies and we will tight him. too." tbej tsiattered. hut Ilillv was wise enough not to take them nt tiieir woiil He knew tluU the Hird Thnt Never files hail been driven awnv lust because il bad been surprised and because il hail not known the number , siienglh of the foes it has iinex pettcilh found in the nest. If t should find that it wns simplj a band of mon krvs of tin- kind it had scattered In pievinus lights, it might tome back nnd woik bnv oc. Besides. Hlllv was busy puzzling over the odd thing lie had discovered when he punt bed the stiaiiger n the nose Thnt wns that the Hird-'I lint-Never- Flits li.nl a soft nose, jiisi i kc a ooj or a moiikev. insteiid nf a hnrd nose like n hiid. Hillj ''lid never known a bird that didn't have a haul bill. i.. ii... miilst of Hie chatter of the nionkevs Iheie came a sharp twniiR I fiom outside the nest, 'llie same in Ktnnt Clinging Tnil jerked 111 ly buck fiom the entrance. 'Ihe jerk sacd Ilillv fiom liciiiR pieiced liy a shaft that Hew' thioiigh Hie door and burieil itself ill the loot oi me nt-si. "The liiiil-Tlint-N'ever-Flirs is1 Ihiowing its fentheis nt us. Hide! Hide'" At tune the iiionkejs which had been so brave before crouched buck as fur ns thev lould go. Hut lllllj was looking in wonderment nt the shiifl which the Ilird-Tliiit Nevci Plies hntl thrown into the nest. lie reaihed up and pulled it out. Then tie gave a iiv of astonishment: "Whj, this is not a feather." lie said. "This is an nirow What soil of n bird is it that enn shoot an nirow ?" Peggv shook tier head, and so did Smiling Triichcr. Thej hnd never lienid of a bird Hint could shoot nn nr row "Tlicie is a injstery here." whis lieretl Hillj "I must-get n closer look i nt this queer bird." , (Toniniimr will hr tnlil hair Hilly i Irnrin thr smct of thr llird-'l'hnt Xn cr- I'lici.) TIGER HAS TOUCH OF PIETY Clemcnceau Gets Tree "Obstructing Vision of Heaven" Removed ParN, Oct. UI. (Ify A. P.) Pre mier Clemencenu's former hostility to priests nnd nnj thing religious Is well known, but the old "Tiger" has under gone an evolution in his Idens concern ing the clergy, M. Clemencenu's home adjoins the building nctiipleil by the Fathers of St. I Louis, who boasted n wonderful gar- den, with n majestic plnnc tree, the huge leaves of which darkened the win- dovv of the premier's private oflice, ('lemenccnu sent n note to Fnther Tre- ' gnrd intimating Hint the removal of this tree would be appreciated. The priest tlid not reply; the plnne tree still remained nnd Oleineiiceau renewed his icquest. Finally the priest called upon the premier. i "Please do me the fnvnr of hnving this lice lemovcd," plended Clemen-1 tenii; "It obstructs my vision of. heaven." So pious a wish tould not retnnlu unanswered and the tiee nine down. Fire In Textile Mill Fiictinn in the clutch of nn auto matic diler in the textile plant of Kelly & Foust, C nnd Tioga streets, is be lieved to have caused n slight (lie in the factory last night. The blaze was extinguished liv the watchman. The fmiiw,ftimiMB To:.i'mimmm!m 3 tor 5.10.50 ffiffiT ItlB-MITIC KIIIUT IJI. nnd cnr-STrUlT BT. rttlh Tlonr. Take Elunlor. M . . j ' ... . ! . . 'niiaiiiuiiiuDwiniiniiaiiniiiHiiin "For Men Who Know" g Bessemer . Motor Trucks 1 to 4 Tons 1 Continental Red Seal Motor M All Standard Units Factories B Grove City and Phila., Pa. 1 drier wns icpairrd nnd is in opcrntlou H today. 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S.i. woultln't il bo intorostiiiK to know whoso initials these are?" The two sills walked out to the tioo ,--11117 .. itnnn in tlio I'hllir stirrotl anil uitn sni'lot horn. lion 1 lo.ninoM nf if J- hor thelitis fliittoietl open. Her I eanroletl the tlntes I hail signet! up for ' and examined the carvinR more i Instl), irnyp wantleroil in liewililtiiiient lor a my orelipstru. nntl airaiiKPti a Ufw routp i:ii(.s pntliiismsm coiuiuuniiy nitniis- . - . !i.tln...t ..n..i.i i-.,,i ... ;.. t-.,..i: 'i .... . . ,i .i :.i moment anil then lasienoii in n uniiiuiiti nuum iuim . m imiuiiniii-i ,UBi "Maj, no JO" Knnw, i-uin. lie pansotl BR nn uneontrollable. neiv "that I HUM' an iiiirtiiituuniun: )(i-u.-ous shuiltlfr swept him and a tlrop of t" Umiv just whose initials those are. n.o.,inf:..t(nt.t in...., Ma i.n A ii ( I am going in una Ulll wouldn't Iibo out his initials so eiue fullj upon that troe!" "I'm-m, better go easy on that." wnnipd Helen. "Stieli things nro apt to lead lo disastrous results. My nil it'e lo j mi is to drop the matter wheic it is!" , ' One Biinnj afteinnpn Klsie was sitting in the jaid pietonding to read, but idle fingi'is wore l.mg betneon the leaves of the hook, and dreamy 03 cs woip ga.iug o'er the landscape. Vngiielj the iiuir nf a rapidly nnnroaehinc motor- I shall car was hportl, nnd in it few minutes a "I may sit down?" In- nskoil witli mot king toiutosj. "Tins is a smpilso, gpiitlemen, but not an unexpected one. I have wondered how long it would take jou to discoei the fairly obvious truth." "Vou admit, then, Hint jou shot jour divorced wife, Annie Iltnnett, alias .Mrs, Allison Hartshorne V" the thief began in his most stein, official manner. Vallory nodded indifferently with a hint of amusement in his hnrd ets. "You can cut the ml tape," lie ad vised coolly. "I put. hor out of the way at last, ns I meant to from tho begin ning, and I didn't run awnv. It the .lionnn fur '1 I'lfHin slint llHlln't. COlllO reaton why I (should, for my brother is ..1,,,.. si,P stood alone there in tho cou- innoeent and beyond reach of jour ar- iS(.nator,v. 1 would hae dropped her in cugation ! He ia dead!" .the ballroom in the presence of n hun- "Are you sure of that?-' asked Paul. I ,ir.j neonle. I wanted to get hor and I Th chief's fnce was a stuuy. "Bat yes, monsieur!" she ..n- I l. :.. .l.n stare upon the sinieiieii iiriih- hi m. doorwaj . "Tn,.,iii...' Thin knowlTliej know!" The man shrugKed, glnntetl ovei hi" "It wns then that I nddetl the blank ni ,,,,1, Jjln , as in this canii mi man in uniform lea'ped to the ground shoulder nnd came forwnid. tartridge pistol to m iliums and nit ( t,t ,ntP. "I am l.iouteiiant IMgar I). t'linnnnn." ili'O lliill lilt- ir?i ii 111- iiuiiii, 1 iMiiiii-u ntl. 111! I lll'I limit -, 1 .1111 r. - -' , It!" lllgllll, HUH 1 I10ll0e I IIU0 1110 to got in j men accustomed to the sound I take n pirtiuc of those initials. honor of addiossing Miss Klsie Thurs- write lo Mr McKenucy this orj tlnj car stnpped in the jnrd. A tall young did; that is all there is to it, but jou can let Marie go. She had nothing to do with the affair, except to try to pre vent it, and I'll answer for my own net It is the best thing I over did." Marie's head fell into her hands, nnd the slow tears crept between her lingers, l...t n lnnA.l nl !... All a. . ..... . , . ' Lllll 11LI tJIIU KlllMt-tll til ll.l. till ij'n because of the dissitue, and he lies in, ,.,,.,, .,,. th ,,,., (1.nant l Iplenns. i ... ' . . ... cried eagerly. "She, that creature, killed him as surely ns she herself has betn killed. She broke his heart, dnne him to dissipation and despair ami finally to suicide! He drowned himself, mon sieur! I would not claim his body figure which sprawled npparentlj nt ease a nameless crave in N'ew m. . 1 .... 1 lnfl ....... Uliere were uuij u iu ic... .,.......-...., . , . . . .. my little brother and 1, nntl 1 tried I to be sister nntl mother both to him. "May I smoke?" he'nskeil. "My but be was of the artistic temperament I cigarettes me in mv upper est pocket. of the shot so thnt thej wouldn't Hun hie to it when my big t hunt e came You know what n hit wo made when ne got here, and how the swell snc"M t until fell for the jazz stuff and mobbed us for engagements nfler wo had phnod those two weeks In the (!rosonor grill. I took the blanks out of mj pistol and rolondetl it with the leal thing and eery night I looked for her there, but she didn't show up. Wo plajeil four big. private dates Inter on, but I nocr caught a glimpse of her, and I was bo- ginning to think thnt I would bate to go out after her, when nloug tame the Itetl Cross affair nnd the announce ment thnt she would nttentl it That wns the best news I'd had in fne jears!" His voice hnd giown huskv nnd now it ceased nnd he passu! a hand acioss his dampened inow in henlldeied fash ion. "I guess then- isn't an? more to toll. With joiu' keen pi ueptious jou enn till in the gups. How dnik it's growing!" The Chief glanced in amayenient at the sunlight stieaniing in the win dow nnd thou nt Paul, ho had taken a sudden step forwanl, his face swiftly tensed. Hut Mnrie was before him Spiing ing from her chair she lushed lo the man who had sunk with i losptl ejes, Forthwith the picture wns taken, tiu'i.v t i,,i, ,,,. , ,n ,n nnnnn letter nf innuirj; sent to Mr. McKonnej.niij hmv ,,.,, , )jko r j,ul(, and Klsie aimnusly nwnited the ilnj L.,0t of my initials on that tree. You when u reply might be expected At I , ns .homp 011 plough a fP- last the day came., and the wa U to tie lh vi,0 (hp fo,ks , r . , pos office was n W:. M", lit ns 1 instead of tlatl who out those could hardly .oncoal tim I . . a wnz wiuip pnvclnpp was put in ihm , , . .. .. ., . land, which trembled as she toie tl.eH ""t them that they would make n seal. Helen watched her face as M. M'tHiilarly good picture, nor did 1 lead the letter, nnd was not surprised think any one would ever be sufficiently nt the fnct that it suddenly beiame attracted by them to photograph them, sober. She foldetl the letter, put il in tlie way, I wonder if jou will have her blouse and turned toward the donr. I n few finished ,for me? 1 nm stopping As soon as they were outside she in town for n few dnjs, nnd will call passed the letter to' Helen, who lead as for them when they nie rendy." follows; "N At the appointed time the lieutenant Mj Dear Miss Thurston In leplj tailed for the pictures, with which he to jour mifiiiry of tne i.iin, win s.ij speineil ery mutli pleased, autl it Doing MFRfeSH PAINT i M8eeve fife L '$S& "The Right Way to Paint" There are a hundred ways 'to paint a house but there is only one Kuelinle way: to do the job RIGHT with RIGHT paints and RIGHT workmen and at RIGHT prices. Knehnle PAINTER il S.l6th St.SSV.Vl Get our estimate no obligations Do you want 3i tenant, or a buyer, for that vacant property of jours? Per haps we can tell you just why it hasn't moved we may suggest a way for ou to dispose of it lo idantage. This is the age of specialized talent for 40 years we have lieen learning just how easy it is to do (he diffi cult things. Cilu Ofiicc, Chestnut at Ulh loiiteititrf Office. Vur. Rtitiiu Hun Ave. Oak Ianc OSicc, Ovvoaite Station that till the date to which jou lefei nn camp wns octflpied by the !te and Mis. Eugene Chapman and little daughter Miiiinn, of stuct . Mo. Hcspectfully jours, WltiUAM McKKNNKY a bright moonlight nrght, he suggested jn lido in his car. And during the re maining ilajs of his stay in town whiih became mjsterioiisly piolongetl Klsie hnd ninny rides in the snnic cnr. And it wns not so very long before she I had pioinised to become' Mrs. Ktlgnr i I) Chapman. "Anil I never suspected when 1 cut my initials there, said Helen laughed. "Kxcuse me, git lie bur I inst couldn't belli iU Some sot bm k to jour lomunce. I'm nwfullv Lieutenant Chapman, "that thiough sonj for jou. but what did ou ex-.them I should be led to the dearest peot? Now what nre you going to Ho little gill in the world!" witli tho pictiuo?" "How is that for lomnnce?'.' Klsie lllsjp tossed her bond. "Oh Helen, i asked her friend Helen one day. And jou nie positively the limit! AVIio, be- I Helen was obliged to admit thnt it was sides join self, said nnjtliing about lo- , prettj good, mnnie, unjwnj? I "And about thnt picture, if it pioes yw llex l0mplete noteletfe Co to lie nny good 1 nm goiug to send one I operation. Are you taking a chance on your paint job? Can your painter deliver the Jcind of paint job you want? If he uses-ood paint, has he good painters? Remember that on every job we do we combine good paint and good workmanship. Also, we are backed by 68 years' experi ence. I GOOD PAINTING I Will stand the test of time 4-4 N.Ttb.SL Established 1851 j-jy 1 THAT LOST! MILK Dig- it o u t of the cellar or fro.m .under the back porch. Cleanse it and return today THE PHILADELPHIA MILK EXCHANGE HOTTLE EXCHANGE 1115-21 Poplar Street Tel. Pop. 156 Park 32 (D' Tw$ HHi . Says- N "It beats the band how this new Edison band record is beating all records for popu larity! Join the procession, get one into your possession, and .you'll wear a happy ex- Sliding Sid Boy and the Birds ni:1 ttuiK MILITARY ll.M NKtV YORK MILITARY IIANI1 DOROTHY DARNITWhy Didn't She Use Oil Cans? No. 50547 BLAKE and BURKART 1 100-1102 Walnut St. 4 Convenient Stores With llif Wt IMilladelphla ktarri at ff'Jtl nntl Clifntntit nonrX rqulppetl to hrre ou Alen and Ilo.i (nnd the Mntliern who dhoti llli lliflr hoik), nnrhnrarh'a (liiality Slionii ar rrailv lo terve, nntl to hflp jou navet Men's Suits, $30.00 up Men's Overcoats, $27.50 up Boys' Suits, 7 to 18 years, ' ; $8.50 to $21.00 Savings of ' to 1-3 The Only Boys' Store on 52d St. Second Floor .k wSf &Bmmkwkmmmmiimmtsmam i . n.. nt n r- . -.- "'V' ''opjrlehl. 1(110. by the Hell Syndicate, Inc. O U OIIIS. itlClUUIlUS NOW CHILDREN YOU ALU 3Tf3 ) I WILL NOW SHOW HOW WHAT ARE MY FINE. IM C.IVIN A , HAVE GOOO SEATS Mfl OL&A rvrCLOSKEY DANCES VASES DOING ON, SHOW AND THE 1 lrttMl?m- O -' ' THE FLOOR? j VASES ARE T jj a Mr,. v . u iv. t .: . '"-....m -"-- w --..-.u i m i -- - .-,,. . , nun liimiii I 1 " IW ' II ' mil" l l ll l mi . m.1 jmiwi iiiii in. ju.iniiMiiiMiaim ' n n i'J' ' , ' '. " I , rW; - -- , MP '-' , , j;r " i ' 'tf " f. rT' "V . ri , 1 IfjTi -. IKau. ' T ', i ' - n TTW Hi 1-- a . I ' ". f J A r ,. - 1 I . . .. .a. -ii-iiiiiiiiiitilihiMiSiirr-! ' Ii 'r'mr ''-St-ti ' itx-"" Kkmtsi "fiS ft "'Il'.v; ?Tdj.,...,.',.,..Bw " ' -,- - -MBlmliiMittii - VngiiHti nm 1 1 mi Scim , i,r fn-AiitfnftnifctWHaii - -- 'jmi jutoaStW-... ... 52d & Chestnut . 920 Chestnut 37 S. 13th : UN Ctgstnut S. J, '" ' t ',JjT ,. ." l'". ,'J."" ta ', - ul'. rr r t.va i r, i i Xe- 13 Light Long evenings are upon us. More time indoors more and better light needed for indoor hours. Artistic lighting fixtures beautify the interior more, perhaps, than any other fur nishing. Wholesome, eye-comforting light'makes the evenings pass & . pleasantly and beneficially. ' See the new Gas Lights at the Broad and Arch Store or any district office. THE UNITED GAS IMPROVEMENT COMPANY' c mmmtmmmmmmrmmnn'm inm i.mwi 11 WWIMI ifV'to,. V! " Ji t i-
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