Mtift flWtf! ' pifcpftsr "-"" 'i"rtrw?,lr '" t ' "rw!fWr"-"""r WPflpWq " '7 I Up lit -Jan I-- V The Mystery of the Red .Flame , CopyrlcM. toil), t.y the rue. Co. Cunirurtif. 19l. by hirnlng I'ubllo ledger THIS STARTS T1IK STOUY IIurIi Oiirlnwl, of the United StnU-s Customs Service, is iiiiignul to dis cover the whereabouts of a wonderful red diamond which has been MHUR jdfil Into the country In some manner unknown. To that end he accepts rc position as assistant to Colonel Whar ton, u collector of antiques and Reins. Tn the colonel's house he meets Dora AVharton, his niece, and Jules Jncnjiettc and Victor .layne, guests. (jnrlnnil sees a man in Rray dodRinR Around the grounds, and later sees lilm in conversation with Victor .layne. A U-.lt inini iwctor iirmieiy ." about dhnonds an 1 the i onel is apouc lanionus, mm im unoim ins plays the diamond. . AND IIKKK IT IS CONTINTUI) ,,., . ,, , Itrliind (treat Hercules dencc of a ivomnn in deep distress. 1 yearned to go over to her ami take her in my arms and to beg her to confide in inc. lint that was obviously out of the question. While 1 looked I heard the group of men breaking i preparntnr. to retiring for the night. There was nothing left fo- me except to do like wise. In going toward the stnirwav 1 passed near where Dora was standing The note was iriislml between hi r clenched lingers. As I approached si hastily thrust It into the bosom of her dress and held out her hand tn inc. "fJood night." she said in a low. weak voice "I'm glad we have joit with oi " I liflkwn.l lin 1.(. (.tnirunl lr.vlv find I ss I resched the second landltnr I glanced back. She wns still standing there with a look of unutterable woe I in her blni U ry es. 1 reached my room i fedlng very miserable. 1 What was m that letter to cause her so much grief? Where had it come from ut that un usual hour? Jiy Harassed brain reiused to answer either question . . a .r . , , , . . ......... I was in no mood for sleep, so I sat by the west winilow gazing ultei - nately at the waters of the Hatmonv river and looking over the grounds sur rounding Ilr threw liter Ilousi. The win dows were so Minuted that I could see the one as readily as the other. The moon was under a c'ouil and the waters of the river looked dark and sluggHi. The grounds about the house .seemed desolnte. There was u still" breeze blowing and the dead leaves rustled about the walks with a moiiriifiilness that matched the sadness in my heart. How was I to face the ordeal of the morrow? ilnrnes would come to see ine and give me further institutions t on -ccrniiig the Ited Diamond. Suppose he should ortler me to confiscate it in the name of the I'nited States (iovernment? Worse still, suppose lie should iiisirutt me to tuke Colonel Wharton into cus tody on the charge' of .smuggling? How Would I appear in tin eyes of Dora Whnrton? Surely she would tl my dutv ? Ah, then pi-i mo. J5ut was tlit- rub! To perform mv tlnty. to win the- torn - porary npprnbation of the department, and, in doiiiR mj, to loe life-lonK hap- plness. What a preillfanient for a man I WAS in n position where 1 could see .,-, , (ij(, j i( j. j(0 in tilt, CJ(,M f nlshlng such a convenient tefuge for the of stupor thnt was akin to sleep, her face distinctl) and I saw it tuin n friends? Thev iegarde.1 me as u intruder. Kven at that moment 1 won- Whlln in thatstate I thought I henr.l i mi . i r ..i i :. i l..l,.M ..leii.r iniliisi rimis servant of i erei at the whin which had caused . n pistol shot m the distance. as I plc. There was a look of anguish "l ! Jo l-.Ivc.Vnmor.t 'rH fHt -m" tlu.t t'olonel Wharton to jilaee kiicIi n ,,ake or was I asleep ut the time? her black ejes and she gave every cvl-I , ..,,, .i ,,'. ,ii. ' ,,,i,. ,, mnl clumsj and iiiiipiiroiiiinrc tiling in his Vas it part of a dream or was it n DREAMLAND ADVENTURES n v iunv "The Magic Circle" (Rilli, Peggy ami then' trhunlmntci mho hnvc been turned into monkey hij Hollo's Dream Stick niek the Mmir Circle through which lien their way home. Ilg accident the Driam Stick touches Mrs. (Ircut Jtrotcn Dragon, itirnt'nff Acr info a parrot. She sum mons the parrots and jiarrakcets to tear on the inonkcyi.) The Howling Mtinkej From all dirtctlous the birds flocked at the call of Mrs. (iieat P.rown Hragon, who had been changed by the dream Btlck from a snake into n parrot. Tbey filled the jungle with tlashiug colors, red. green, nnd yellow. ''What lovi-lj birds," chattered Peg gy in her monkey -talk. "Now we shall be safe, for I am Princess of Blrdland. When I tell them who I am, they will help us find the Magic Circle." But Peggy quickly found that she could not t'l the parrots antl parrakects who she was Thc were makipg so much noise squawking and screeching that tbei Above fluttered squnwkcd fcnnlfP.tiirtiMl-iiito.ii'-imrrot urged them to attack, i-omc of the bolder birds oasneu lorwarti nntl iook iijihk mi" m i i l 1 a t. 1 - 1 .. !- v V vain lggy ami iiiny. ... "Awk-awkl i;at tlie strangers up : screeched the snake-turned-into-n-par rnt. And then l'eirirv. Billy and Smil ine Teacher saw why Hollo antl Leap ing Light had fled so swiftly. The beaks of the parrots were sharp and cruel. wniTtAi. 1 i... ,i:.l..w . rtrt... 1 -t very dangerous foes after facing the, monkeys, and the pupil monkejs. They i J'L i1.C,JV? !!!!B: . ,"." l,'f ,,I1c'lr,'l ursc I've known lot, of girls, but j jaguar and the (Sreat ISrown Dragon. ' were sheltered in u big hole in the tree. ! " RC "e Th consci nsl?" I l,iv!!r ' VsP ','cv.cl' lnV th, R'lH' 0," U,10W' , J." i'W i:il' ami Smiling Tc.ch.-r and they pulled Ijilly, Peggy and Pmil- ' 1" ta"?;- the Iwmrof tli.' l?hlrnt . .Voll 8, .V.r,.lc. l'UIIie !" iht.r VF"' didn't understand wh Hollo and , ing Teacher to safetj. ,, lo onrst ii nn t, J, , """,, I'll ''F1-" ,hnd her if you' I ..!. I 1.1,1 .l.,..,1.l ll, ii. .iii.1i iilarm .... . .,. . .1 ..-! """ ''" 0,1P. MPI' IU r,1( ' to get 11,11,. I know ots of lovely Eir S. Illld I lillllUiiP nil'! miiutu... ....... . .-.-. nt ,.,,, I' J..,.!..,, ri-;i 1, -,!!,. .I,,.,,.:!,! --.."-- v..-.- v,i,-;i uuu iii'init llll ill K 111 nf Ilin lmi-nr. IP i.l imlkllll?. "tl "c"r "'s ..-" - - - .i j i- escape o i i ii- iniee so suiprisi-u Hotter view. At that moment the trim- , f ir -.-- To them the .-oiiiiiig of the parrots and , tllc p:ll-r()ts nntl parakeets that for a besonie bolts vie led to 1 -r toiii-h uml ' ! ?,!!' M,r0 l could f""1 l,m Wt , parrakeets was more beautiful than ,m1nt tll(,v Brclw ,,,Mlt. Thls gllV(- ',' .' t " '...l V, ' ' ''""'T" ,',1,1 he shoi t Irlghtful. l.C2gy u chance to talk. excitement I leaned forward nnd n tn0- nml V1. ,nn "r" , "r"u"''..il"..'L. r clamor lilleti the jungle. Mn the tree. cause ot the unexpecieti creaKing. ! lie -"" ; -- - ," " " f" ." In ,i. , mc House and tountl-.Moliy cunea up nntl below them and all around I -Ouch !" shrieked Hilly, for it was . candle threw its waxen light on tI n"- ' Just " u" At the the birtl. At first they only i m8 ,:. "Ouch1" shrieked mils- fnc-e and never have I seen u face so air uiKing, lenuis, (anoeiui, ut -.j sight of his torn and very dirty clothes and screeched, as if seeking again as n second narrot caught hold '" of J1"'" ani1 su'tTiiig. It was ""inj wumu t," . '";,,""' ..i,. Molly sprang to her feet, "Why, Harry il,.. m,,nk,.i Itut when the ? ' ...,, .?, ..'iPv.. i. . ,i L !i .. ! Dora nntl it was not Dora. The Dora merry party as soon as trains would (w: '.vhf.r( hnvn yo,; bpen? What 'Xhelr flying nips hurt. "A howling monkey!" screeched the "Come!" cried liitiy. and away he j parrots and parrakects. and uway they raced with I'eggy and Smiling Teacher. , tie,, an except the snake-turned-into-The parrots and parrakeets sped after Sl. purrot. "And from the distance came them, pecking with snapping benks and ln nnsweriug howl much louder, much striking with flapping wings In such mote weird. a nueer light a small monkey band didn't ; have a chance. (Tomorrow will be told how the "Let's get our backs to this tree snake-turned-into-a-parrot repents, J DOROTHY DARN IT It 'to be placed In 1 What ii cruel test of iOValtv to hue mid deotlou to duty! hn v,.. , to rc vie t .'crl": t the iron wtfe .with Its. bright rout o Vents whirl. n. broi.Klt nu'ltinn f varnish faintlj n-lu.-cti.ii: the ilin. nrcSrut iioVltii n I S it i. J llslit of the lump. And. looming : nl.uu tml ", n col s- n.,1 precious stones', thorn nil. was the Riant Mto of Ilcr nml of how I hml worked as an ex- '- as possible . gHt n , k ntniiier In the otllcfr of the iiiMunNir of the door lcadliiR Into the room urn. ol w . . i i ... i.. t 1....I iliilt-i looked forward to my appointment ns ii special agent of the Treasury He- ot rusionm mm now i-uKrr..v i im-i - - ."','." ,,',:,,,., -7. 'of im tj but how c'oi.hl' 1 stand the with . . , h i)m.Jt ees? I "'"j - M'"' n7rf fi..iii '.tv possl- ,( point of view in the hope of tind inu some extenuating circumstances in ..,: ,. ,. ,,, .nit ii iiiil iFiibiii nil clicumstaiiccs. 1 know they con i stnntlv dwelt upon m. line sense in , honor'and upon tlie depths of mj lo.valt.v i to mv superiois. This was the strain In which llromlcv Harms talked about ' ine, and I know that lie nan linen i oi lector Tread with tin- siune notions, i How would 1 look in the ejes of M'oliinel Wharton mnl Horn and Aunt Jsarah? With the best feeling in the word t hev could not think ot ine cv ,... ...;ti. fri.lns.' of detestation. Tlioj ,,, nit,i,,.r me in the light of u I s))y mj IIM jngrnti'. The words made i,H. .builder, but there was no escape .from them -at least not in the minds of thes coiilidiug people. They would feel that I hud come to them under faNe DretCIlsi'S. Ihat I had won their iei"ird onl to nbii-e it. ir i:.i l 1....L i ... own eves'' If I went to the mirror I would see n i lean-shaven, comely -looking .vonng fellow of twenty -seven, full of life and energv and ready, for any ailven tore Tluit'sviis pleasing enough so far as the exterior man went. Hut how i did I feel in my heart? Ah. that vyas j n ititTereot ollestiotl. 1 knew 111 ill I (mtioiis were, good. I knew Hie work , 1 was doing ywis i the Interest of law .....------ -, . . .. . i - --- . , . . mid order and for the integrilv ol ine goveriiineiit. I'nder ordinary circuin i simico I would have felt proud of the O'irt I WHS plUyillg. tlUl Willi I'Oril Whnrton in the case the clrcumstnnie weie anything but oitlinary. I ruii'sei! myse'f from these leveiies with a statt and looking at mv watch discovered that it was nearly 1 o'c'oek ........ i llll' II ll-Wlll' .1 ... , , , . . ,. iimnt the place anil I negau to womicr ii gone down to ine sine 10 gei k neiore Well. I had won the appointment , j' b(lpM mlMnkpn. xertheless retiring? Yes, but It was not probable. and herel was with n. h st casestnr- , , determined to reassuie mj - Why should she cieep downstairs In 'if..v vJ'1 !.,rUl.,Vt.L ihoiichr -o!f before n tiring for the night. her hare feet lll;e n thief in the night? WZTAnlltimAXl I'resently I caught the flash of a i riually, In despair, 1 threw myself ,oi JJorn miiuiiihi s Moiii in hi ii,...i 7i i.,..i,i m. after i into the bed and tried to sleep. II1IL IIIll III. . . . I VI II llll II'" III.? UIHi' i. ...... .....i .- . ... .. . t. - .. - i. . t .1. in the morning. 1 scolded myself for Her long hair, loose and in disn-de-in, t i-nlni.' to bed. f niii;ht sit up until, Mowed down her back, and in her bund morning without being able to cluingi uMin to black and vice versa. A. night's sleep might solve the whole problem to mv own satisfaction if not , to that of others. Itefore ictiritig 1 left my iipnitmciit nntl walked to the, tmtlironm at the end of the corridor On returning I noticed n dim light in the great living-room on tne lower lloor. 1 pnhl no attention to that, tint ' as I was alioiit to rc-enier my neu chamber I heard a rustling sound below Stinif out' wns in tin- ImiiK-rmim : Tlioronchlv iiron-i-t:. 1 tiiitnt-tl to tin-iilt- n the biuiMi-r. Tin- f.iint llirlit fiiini - from u lamp mi tint- of tin- tabic-, Tin - crt'iit room luokt-il Blinst -like in that M-mi-tlarkne'--. Hit- uoim in tin- open lireplaee wns still t-molileiiiiK antl the ehair- in front of it were arranged in a enilclrele jn-t as the had been , ko they can't get nt us from all sides!" erietl Hilly, halting in the crotch of two great branches. Peggy nnd Smil ing Teacher crouched beside him. For n moment the parrots halted. Then they came with a rish. 1'eggv, Hilly, and Smiling Teacher were lighting them off with their paws when suddenly the three were jerked back by their tails. "We are goners now," thought 1'eg gj. "Something awful has got us." Hilt it wasn t something nwful. it I am Princess l'eggj , of Hirtl- Iand," she called to them. "We are your friends, not foes. Show us the way to the Magic Circle and let us depart in peace." ' A wlr .nvvlr I" snnnwkpi! o hit? Tinr- rot who seeincd to be the leader. "Who evcr heard of a monkey being princess .. ...Antrni. .i,.i,u .....i ... kV of Hirdland? loir re just a monkey we've caught j on away from your main band we're going to feast on monkey meat." nn'lr-lr n n nnsli llm nnrrnt .lnalio.l forward and nimied nt u monkey tail , ti.ir.i ;mn ', - i,ini 'narmf cii iii.,-, ...,,1 i, ,.nu ,iP.,r,i f,m the tree lint .... . - . . va mnv still clunc to the IJream HtlcK. lie " .... " . ...... ml 'was righting mail antl slashed tiercel' , nt the parrot leader. The dream stick hit the parrot, and in a flash the bird became n monkey, a much different kind of monkey from the others. The instant the parrot became a raon- . key it let cut a loud, weird howl. Wasn't a Watch It Was -a that happened to stick out of the hole I band and Razing about to learn the "-llll,",u"''1", " ' ,,i,i W X;,.V, in there 'V w?su t his Molly 1 He ran back to EVENING- PUBLIC left I wo hours before. From mv idace on the second lloor 1 could see the edjie " '; " . . . : .-t.... ;.;""""" ,:" r ,7n.. . .,V iiiu Mm intlnu u itvnr nnk in if IMP ClinU'll. I hey were all closed. that any one could lmo Filtered from dead quh't jiervaded a while, made the discovery that some one was huddled up .igMin-.t the large' statue of Heretics, near the foot .of the slalrs. There was a faint sound as of sonic one breathing hcaily. .Men-, tally I damned the statue for obstruct- ! ,nv ,.i,. ..,i ... ii,,. Minie tunc fur- i - rt -.- ..... ...... ... .... , Mving-iooin. Also, at the same moimi i spi'cuiiucu mi.v upon no- i"v... i,....- 'almrs Hercules Is supposed to have undertaken. Was any one ol them ns iienc-racklng ns the job I had on hand .' vtcn- nis siruggies agunisi in.- n meats of evil to be compared with m light to reconcile love and duty? An other movement from the person below i aroused me from in useless medita tions. I could reach but one conclu sion. Some one was preparing to open the safe nnd steal the Hril Diamond. r determined that it was my duty to act. In less time than it takes to relate the fact I had hurried to m.v loom, pos- sesseu inyseu oi mj revolver mm n- 1 1 .. 1 r ..I n.l... i UlllMMI lO Ill pOSL OI 1IUri III l.'ll determined to move Willi camion ami ";t to arouse the house unless it was absolutely necessary. I he person by the statue had not movid during m.v brief nlisencc. Whoever it was Fecmed quite as fearful as myself. Presently the llasli of light became ,,.,, pr ,um.(,,j , r(.,iUeil that H. !.. .,., I,, ...u .....,..r..l,.. ...ii,it,iii..t ;.... ........ ,.117 ll.'1...1.1IK v.. .....'...-..' r()ln t. sj,i f tlie r i and in the (ii,.0l,tio ,lf tl0 snf(. T,,, Middenly . wuvi HUH ,11 lilt" Mill'. 1 IH'II. 'IL'I , lim(0 ustonisltiii" ili-cnierv , " V,."V,...V.'"'1" ' . , , . ... . .im..-l. u.in.lirinilll.1,. t ink in.. 1. i voher srvvaj, but reniaiuttl at my post looking over the l nil at the strange tignie below. She was chid in a blue bathrobe, which had evidently been hastily thrown "river her night dress. she carried a candlestick containing a ugineu waxen taper, i punned my self to iniike sure that it was not all a dream. I'ut it was real enough only too real. The woman was in her bare feet and she tiptoed ami moved with provoking .slowness, pausing every now nud then to make sure that no oiie was m the room. I'resently she reached her destination, and placing the candle on tin- top of tin- .afe htooped down ami uiBnn to tumuli- with the knru. Suildi-nh there came a mih of wind f-om where I could not guess nud ex tinguished the candle. "Oh!" came the half-suppressed cr, from the woman, ami then all was silence. I i never inoeti. rue silence con i i;....n.i t i km- i ., . ! heard the scratching : of a mate iiiii the cantlle wis reli-hted The woman looked nnniiiil nervnusl. MZnnTwx.X one she heifim inn, !- tl. I , ,,i. J" .! ! , s if,: L it ev , ., v tl, ,r , f ' 'i II dsh, fc,?, , Up p. . In- f, "niT.?" she wn l-i " ,t ml "'i1"""011' 01 vus. mi is." ". i'.i V V i -i - , with J nnill mf ? VP' Y""' ,:'ZC(I f'V'onn T this strange per - loriuancc. l was wondering who she coiuti ue. o lar ns 1 knew there were hut three women in the liouw-, Mrs. 1 riny, I'orn narton and Amv Smiii.l ... ' nf ilm mil,. Mr I up ili.sk innl next In .. .1 1 .1 ,. t I Willi. Illllll II'. O H fill ll.l.l. IJli. fa- - the maid, and the thought of any of ting married. Why, if I had a nice these in connection wi 1 the midnight girl I'd get married right away." wanderer was quick! dismissed. Mom's Iojal heait contracted with ( nuld it be possible that there was fpilr. sllc lm, ,., ,im from child some one else 111 the house of whose, hood. He had alwnjs been her hero, presence I was unaware.' . , ow lu f.ar,., llt,thliiK for her. :" 'mnu H0,"'1'11, t. K" (lownstnirs., board in the stairway gave a loudl,,j,,j . ' ,S Moll couldn't Eft nloiiK creak. , '"'' " l" k'X L0-'U" Vfg? fS Instantly I drew back so that I wXJ ,1. could not be Been from below. j,Itl her along this wonderful girl, ana J n thn woman at the Rafo cbh tnrrihiv scared. She recoiled and almost fel. to the floor. Asshe regained her posi- tion she turned her face to mc for the ".raiiiini" o wimn miw buvo mc ' slirtclt tlinf inn rln mv hpart nnlnitntn nml! 'my. 'brain reel. It was Dora Wharton ! There could.be no possible doubt ! IlboUt llCr itleurtty, SllC W8S Standing I now, holding the candlestick in her I knew was young, full of life and vivacity, with a quizzical look in her 1.1. -.1. n ah nnd Cf 111 llllirr Im. The i i" """ -.. ! ... . !. Ilin t- IrVAl woman by the fcxc iookcu naggara . .. . from terror, the gaze in her cjcr. u.isl thnt of a cnmiual caught in the act, and her lips were unsmiling antl con tracted, let, In spite of the contrast, which made her iook iiko another per son, 1 Knew oniy mo won mat it was the one anil oniy uora narton wno wns destined to htve such an influence himself that if ho couldn t find one out Molly!" True, Molly didn't quite uu over my life. I of all these beautiful creatures ho cer derstand it all, but she wad perfectly I waited in breathless silence to see'tainly was hard to please. .willing to wait until later to hear the what she would do next. Suddenly she As the loely autumn days wore on, details, and just buried her head deeper closed the door of the safe and snuff etl Molly's heartache grew worse. Harp mtn the torn and very dirty bhouldcr. out the candle antl I knew that she was having the time of his young life , was slowly making her way nlong the lie had found n "live" girl to hike with The next complete novelette Colum stnircase. a girl who could play tennis to per- t bus and the Kgg. Menagerie LEDGER - PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, By GEORGE BARTON Author of "The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents 'ihrre was only one thing for mc tolway that provoked my ire. i vu. do and that was to return to mv room. lmrnlv to her and she, seemed to bo , If my mind hue! been tilled with tier plexitics In the beRlnnlnR of the evening it wts more ho now. I locked the door and began to undress slowly and with my mind on what I had seen in the llltiR-tootn. I conjured up n dozen reasons for Porn Wharton's nppearnnco at that hour mid under tho-o circum stances, but none of them satisfied inc. Wi.h it not possible thnt she might Imve overlooked some little trinket nud nt sleep did not seem to be for me. I tossed and rolled and twisted the pillows into all conceivable shapes. once j full HQ KoUinK ,, nntl trying a book, but I knew perfectly well that I could not read under the clr- enmsnnces. Klniillv I fell into n sort ... .- - .--- -- reality While 1 was deiiating tins T dropped off into a troubled slum ber. .More Mystery IAWOKU from my troubled sleep enrly the next morning and found the nin shining in the window of my bedroom. Ordinarily that is the augury of u cheerful da . but the weight of misgiving that lay on toy heart made me nii.vthing but a hnpnv man. 1 lint to face the most trying day ot my life, and how 1 was going to come out of it was more than 1 could guess. My head ached and my eyes were blurred, but through the fog of doubt and perplexitv 1 could al ways sec the face of Dora Wharton. I dressed and went downstairs and had the iinliappincs- to breakfast alone. - No one to look at, no one to talk to ; nothing to distract me from my thoughts. The maid informed me that Miss Whnrton was too ill to leave her room nnd that the others did not care for breakfast. Surely an extraordinary state of affairs! And the appearance mid manner of Amy Smith in convey liif; me this bit of in formation did not add to the liilarlty i of the occasion. JUT rjl'D lll-lU l.-'l ii.nn .,... l0V iar wns frowsy and disheveled nnd she looketl us if she had not slept during the night. When I spoke to her she answered in an absent -minded . THE DAILY TRIFLING lly (.HACK A1 S THE last BWfot nolo tlictl away thcro was n tlcntl (-ilinco ,, loom. Molly I'liipii-. ai M-ry t ill al t. piano, her linniN lying Idly on the i kt-xs. The room was ilnrKcmiiK ia-i nntl it was that peaeeful hour between dav and mslit. I in tin- wine, tieep lnuiiRo Harry Curtis lay. sprawled ninniiK the eiisliions, lot in thought. It was a common thine tor nun n Iron in nntl upend" an hour or two with Molly. She wns, and always had been, cu-n from infancy, Harry's be-t I"'1- bl,t llis .""S f,'V.,hcr, "'.'? ',u,lelj brotlierly auectiou. inu uesitu-s nur- M'lf u,lt'w tlmt Molly ndored him lvcd eM-ry hair on bis curly brown lead? '''he JoiuiB fellow stretched lazily and broke the silence. "I guess that's about right. Moll. I.o;e does come but once, and if 1 don t hurry up it will lie too late for me!" , , Molly laughed amusedly. "You? Why. ' .1.11,1 ,0',0 i)lliciy thirty! You've cot i...i At itm. "No, I Inn en t. o man wants to n- ...,n !. ., i.i ,,. ,rn .i. Harry went on blifully unconscious I U0.J5C ref lt . , . v..,..i i. I " n "e. S"?..E"e "L"..,," ' . i v J ;"'" ' .,;,:' :," JJi was calmer she planned for a long time. " llf TMi aiV call slmf iii nnm inn T ( n t m cru-a 10 iiei iiv.ni a i.mu-ui. ........ '" ' ".. uc ti k nu nml. is iun..Ub v A week later Harry found a small .eeiited envelone in This mail. It was 01.,,, ;.":,;;.,,,' :;,,V,iV,vnwi-i.l. .uuiij a """"" ,;!!.,' .,,i at her camp in the Mil ine woods. As rnrrv hitn. ZK . i 1 j hen nt first tic was introaiiccu u. the gay group of young 1 .,. ... I.- . n I.IMn (l.a- I iormeu ine puny iie wa u n- .-"-. nppointcd at -Molly's selection. jt did she want a lot of silly, frilly girls at a camp for, anyway? Camp was the place for jolly, strong girls, who wercn t afraid of freckles. Then he remembered. Mnllv linil nromlsed to "get him 8 girl." Lpon closer scrutiny, he toltl mi Hie verce of tears. What sort of n house could this be? No one in it seemed liormnl. I barely tasted my breakfast nnd took n turn or two in the garden in the bono of reviving my drooping spirits. Hut the picture of the girl in the blue bathrobe kneeling 1 friiiit of the safe kept constantly recurring to my mind. And with it was the tcrrl Jlitl look on the face of Dora A barton ns she glanced around that sllfiit room. What explanation would she makef What explanation could she makef While tlnse thoughts were racing through my mind I came face to fact) with her in the garden. Her cheeks weie as white ns chalk and there were rings under her eyes. Instinctively 1 pitied her mnl 1 tried to form words that would express that feeling. Jjut she did not give me the clinncc. bhe snvv me, but she did not look at inc. She gave some mumbled words or greeting, drew her skirts to one side, ns if she did not wnnt to come in con tact with me, ami hurried Into the living room. My impulse was to go after her and demand an explanation. Hut what right did 1 have to do that.' Possibly my ollieialjiiosltioii would have been a mitlicieiit jiislilication. but if 1 spoke to her in all it would bo simply us Hugh tiiirliind. who had now reached tlin stnue where he adored the ground on whli h she walked. Yes. I lovtil her m spite ol the luct thnt iippeaiiinces were nguinst her, nntl that I hail been placed in the position of watching her as well as the other members of the household. While I was indulging in these thoughts I was interrupted by the en trance of Doctor Henderson. The np peaim of this rosy -cheeked whole some pel son was like n breath ot fiesli air. He was so transparently honest that he restored one's belief in the goutiness of human nature. He fairly beamed at ine thiough his gold -rimmed spectacles. "Mv Ijov," ho cried cheerily, "how are you feeling this bright sunshiny morning?" 1 was shameless inoiigh to say tbut 1 was well mnl happy. How i mild you feel any other way on such ii delightful day?" ht retorted. If he iiiiild have seen the desolation in my heart he would have had an answer. ico.vmi i:i TOMonnow) NOVELETTE WITH FATE WEATII15KKV fectlou :i tlnlnty, frilly Rirl to take i t'tiuoi'liiK. il Kin tnii uuiuu puiK tuviitui From innriiiiiK i'l iiiglit lie win on the go, with nliis n pretty Rirl nt hi-, sitje. Hut one nlslit there enuio a1 ehaiiKe. It w.is the middle of the sec ond week, a lovely, balmy night. Ilnrrj, who was lather tired of listening to the ft illy giiTs sillv chatter, was .seekiiiK a unlet place to u-t a while. i He wondered idlj where Molly was. Ht. hadn't been seeiinr much of her lntelj. The more he thought of it the I more convinced he became of the fact ,lmt ! !lis Moll" " cl-libcratrly , negiecung mm. it neer occurrcil to, him that he might be neglecting her. His indignation rose It was all erj i well for her to find the gill for him, I but that was no reason why -Molly her- I self should choose to ig. him. He. , strode along in the ih.rknes, the carpet I ot pine ucetlles imiltling the sound ol his footsteps. Suddenly he stopped short and listened. It was a man's voice,, I pleading: "Molly, dearest. I do love 1 win wm 1-nnw li W.n.'i mi .lent.';" I Harry held his breath. Hilence. Could 11 ue pMDie tunc .iouy was nccepiiug , him V The impudent fool ! He'd teach I him! Uli. why didn't Molly say some- I tiling? Thou came the unmistakable I sound of n kiss. That was the last sfraw. That was too niui-li. His anger nt) white heat, he ran forward, throwing discretion to the winds. He siinplj wouldn't allow it. Now the bench was in plain sight, and sure enough, then sat a couple locked in each other's anus lu a twinkling Harry had torn the ninu from the girl, anil stood facing him, his ejes blitzing. "You will will you?" lie snarled, and struck him full in the face Hut his adversary was no weakling, and llarr had his hands full protecting Iiunself from the olley ot blows show Ted on him. At length he administered , a sound punch which sent the man to The girl, who , ,lcrctnfore ,,,, rPmnlllC(i motionless with, i surprise and fear now nnram: forward "Kalph-oh. Kalph. please look at mc." , ine sound ot ner voice was iiko n uasn . o ,,,,, water t0 nnrry, Jier Jt wn, not jr0uv-f That isnot .. . ... TT li-id-lA.f itV ms .-vioi r j n was tnat tennis player M"'ly ,cn,ton' . , . . . . . .. I Mnrtihed nntl ashamed, he helped the man to bis feet, mumbling his apologies with poor grace, lie! cf was uppermost ,n J hm JJp m amiUn ,nance line i.....tnnn,i9" n..f hnt i.n.,.. ,..., inn uiiinnHvii, ajiiv mill, juuiik tliuu ,vns t , j to h fo j , , t waste timo In explanations. He gath ered the slim figure in his arms and proceeded to mnke up for all lost op portunities. When nt last speech was possible lip'nuiil, "Molly, you sure did teach me a lesson. I'll never he so fool ish again. Kadi of those girls was all right iu her way, but there wasn't one i n-lio coulil hold a candle to m.v old nal .-Copyright. 1019, by the Bell Syndicate, OCTOBER 29, 1910 C0LLINGSW00D PLANS HALLOWEEN PAGEANT Mejp.uuor!np, Towns Ronrosoiltod INeigrmonng I OWI1S rteprusumug in Hundreds of Entries for Prize Turnout Already hundreds of entries have been filed for the big Halloween .pag eant to be held In Collingswootl, N. J., Friday night by the Chamber of Com merce. With the present outlook the nffnir will bo on of the most succcsftil of the kind ever attempted in South Jer sey. lJetwen fifty mnl sixty prizes ranging from .fi!.') in gold to orders on the vnrlous business houses for mer chandisehave been offered by the committee of the chamber. As n, con sequence n large number of entries have been received from Huddonfield, West mont, Hntldon Heights, Audubon, Onk lyn, Woodly nne, Merehuntvillo and other nearby towns ns well ns some from Camden. The committee hns arranged to have the pageant in two sections one for juveniles nnd the other for adults, lhe parade will stnrt from Hatltloii avenue nnd Crestmont Terrace nud inarch southward through the town, past the bank building where the C hnmber of Commerce headquarters are. At vnrlous points nlong the route, judges whose names arc being Kept secret, will be stationed, hnch partici pant will bear a number on his or her left nnu and the judges' decisions will be'mailo by these numbers. At the close of the pagtiint they will meet nt the chamber rooms where the final de-v cisions will be made. '1 be nwnrds will be made Immediately ftftcrjvnnl on the bank stens. One of the feutuies will bo the Home band which will appear in new uniforms. ROMANTIC PUBLICITY SOON Foley Says "Ads" Will Rival Films In Heart Interest Human interest and the thrills ot romance and adventure in the future will be found in hut one place hi the newspapers, on the classified advertis ing pages, nichar.l A. Foley, former president of the l'oor KicUurd Club, last night told 2011 members of the l'hilntlelphin Ileal IMate Hoard nt a dinner in the Atlelphla Hotel. Mr. Foley said advertiser are rnp t.n.. i.ni,,i)in tin, vnliie of human in terest, and he predicted Hint the ad vert iseincnts will eventually rival the "movies" in holding general interest. MAMMOTH RUMMAGE SALE Wednesday. Thurdn Friday 0 3ft tn 5.HU 2126 Market Street In Aid St J.an-reni-e'B and Bt Uartholoniew'B Churches 'XlCfiiHtIRE T'ocyg Fnr WeddincB. Receptions, ; B LI Teas. 3 (; Bl Fetes, Etc. On shvrt notice, too .l-lione .iiaiset ifiui First-class utock, compleio with car pets, lights and attendants. Reasonable late. A. Smith & Son,37N.6thSt. Send for Circular Describing the NINE REASONS WHY vou hiioui.ii itAvn a rnARcn top ON YOOK OAS RANCH 7TC1CZ3 tl Patented and miarantccd by W. H. PEARCE & CO. 41 SOUTH SECOND ST. Dell Phone. 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