IP5! jjiMejwi i " "T f'rirtS!v Jftwa "'; ' r KVJBIVJLiW in'ULIC' ,Ei)aEl-JHl.LAI)KLlMLLA, TJ1 UKSDAY, OCTOJJElt 30,1 1UJL0 v ra if m IV I r l W IV; k 77i2 Mystery of the Red Flama I'opjr'sht. mil', in- ihf 1'nf ' I Copj-rlrhl 1310. 1 i:vmrt I'iUjIIi T,clrr THIS STAIITS TIIH STOI5Y HiirIi tinrlnml. of llio I'nltril Stale Cilstotni Service, i" iissijtiicd In (lis rover Hie ulirreiiliouts of n wonderful led dinniiinil which Iin. been snni;; fled into (lie count r III some nmn ner unknown. To that end he ne ccpts n ioitlon lis nssllnnl to Col onel Wli.irton. n collector of mi liquet nnd Reinx, In Hie i-olonel'H house he inert Horn Wlinrlnti, Iil hiere. nnd .lules .Ini-quellc mid Vie lor .(n.Mie. cucts. (jarlnnil -ee :i Inn li in rnij (IoiIrIuc iirouuil Hie CroiimN. nnd Inter si.c- li tin in rtili- verution with Vietnr .tn.uio. A vlit fiom Doit or Henderson, a neighbor, stints a cntivrrsnlloii nhniir ii'mnnnti. nnd the colonel ilipla:s Hie Star of the Smith, fhe jewel for which (inrlnnd is linulliis. liar land hrsiinte.i ns to his eonrso licrniisr lie tins fallen in lne with Horn. m iikijk it c(m:im;i'.s i hrrp linrion '"' lie nkeil. "1 want lo .enk to him." I told him I linil not 'et een I lie eolonel and that I feared he was sliRhtlj nnuer tin- weamer. lie looked at me intentl. for some inonients and then he said ill I1I9 rapid lire -lvle : See here, Carlainl; ,1011 look like n sensible fellow and there'-, no renmi why 1 -houldn't talk to you. It' about - " lioul the led I li.iinond." I in. lemiplnl. "Preeiselj." he admitted. "Iilll how 111 all creation did joii irnes- that'.'" "I'robnbh ." 1 explained, "because it's been on inj mind, too." ".lust -o. just so." he nodileil. nib Ihiir hi hand together. "'ov the purpose of my visit this iniirniiii; is to advise Wharton to set rid of that lied Diamond. It's absurd to have a thins like that in a private eollretiou. Wlij . 1 wouldn't lime it j (,P house. I'd frel thai I was in s tniiih danger as j I were siltin:: on a keg of dynamite smokins: a cigarette not." he added with a (piniut mile. "that 1 would smoke a cigarette an. more than 1 . would sit on a ke of d.innniilc." "I understand juii perfectly." I .aid. Hood, good I" he ejneiilated. "It's sueli a pleasure to lie understood. Mo people are lnistmileMnoil especially doctors The nppeni'fliiee of Hie head of the house at thai moment in a Ions dress jn;; sown and a skull cap caused Hen derson to smile. "Speak of the dei." he said, ad vancitu: nnd extendiu: hi hand, "and lie's sure to appear." . Colonel Wharton looked tired and jaded, like all the other members of the household. lie smiled wanly. "What's on Tour mind, doctor?" "That devilish diamond of jours, sir 1 II feel happier if yon get rid of it as soon as possible." The colonel's ejos lighted up as they always did when his gems were men tioned. "Superstitions'?" he asked. "'t superstitious, but fearful I don t bee how you can rest while it is in the house."' Wharton looked at him in silence for everal moments. "Come." lie said present Ij. "and -rr what it. looks like in daytime." He went into Hie liiinp room and we followed him. He got down on ope knee in front of the safe. Hen derson watched hini curiuiislj. but my nerves were so tense that 1 could have screamed. The colonel was shaky and it was some time before he hit on the combination. Presently 1 hoard Hie liolts full, and he pulleil the door and reached ins.ide the safe. open I DREAMLAND ADVENTURES nv nvniiY "The Magic Circle" (I'eiiiy. Hitlii ttiul their school mates, turned into iaoiifcci3 by Hollo's Dream Stick, scclc the maiiir circle through which fir their escape from Monkey Land. Wilh the ticl;. llilli turn'' Mrs. Ureal tSruien Dragon into a itanot and the parrot Iradir into a hniclinn monfrrj. I The Moulin;: AlmiUcj'.s 'I'rlili Uy: What'H the s- mailer will ilh nie?" wailed the! parrol leader, who had been turned into I a Ilonliut; Monkey lij the lJreani Stick. ' "Uw-ow-nw-ow I We're ciuuinj:," echoed the loud nnswerins howl from , Hie distancr. ; f'Jee! rice!" squankeil the parrots anil parrakeets. "riee! There's magic j in the stick. Il will turn us all into i llowlins Monkeys, rice! Flee!'' ' As for their lender, he was so sur lirKeil nt becoming a Howling Monkey Hint, be just sat on a limb of the tree and bowled and hunted. ' "I don't want to be a Howling .Mon key ' lie mourned. "Please turn me baik into a Chattering 1'arrot. Ow ow oiv '. I'll be good! 1 don't want to be a Howling Monkc.v." The howliug of the Howling Mon key seemed lo have a bowling effect on the pupils who had been turned inlo monkeys. "Ow ow-ow-ow! We want to go home. ()r-ow -ow -ow I Please, linil the Magic t'ircle (iiic. irw-owow! We vanl to go home!" they wailed. "Ow-ow-ow ow ! We're coining'." The howl in the jungle was now neiuer. Clinging Tail leaped to Ihe opening of the tree. "We il from here as fasl as heller gel away1 we can. I hose Howling Monkeys- will howl u lo death I will tell all the other IlowlinR .Men kys just where we are." DOROTHY DARNIT n nev i on I overcome us wiiu, lorce me saini- sioi-t , ciiiuieieii nuiy. -ion of uuinben ' -now mine way urst ami wnen we get and dabbed Her eyes with a little lace e eav ncs- also all his spare eh cc All acted upon his warning, even thei there 1 II turn you buck into Mrs. U resit lnndkerohlef. i l.ime leaungs. also ail ins spare cn.inge bowling pupil-.nunke.ts. The.v (led away llrown Dragon." I ha?.'$r ,, ,.,, .hp ..,-,., bi-nrelv ' f'"" "T " "f 1"',w,,ic ,'""1 shc through the tree topi at full speed. "Iliss-s-s-s-s-s :" went the parrot ' ..." i! L" ,- ,, , ' s0'e ns I s, el, nV I ''Tt?,11 laf"!,1KT,RS' , . ,, "Ow-ow-ow: Don't lento me. Turn just as if it had been turned back into i ,," HW randtim 'n, S, ,?V, Then Ins father, began taking an in- me back into a porn..." wailed the a snake.. "Kollow me then." And il ! " "' 0 rfn , h-l vT.-nerrhil m I '"f"1 ",0 ""'V "i"'1 bUit-.R t".''V Howling Monkey, chasing after them. Hew slowly ahead of them. i'5,ou,r .?,. i?, Jf ' cheerful at coop from a packing boi. Later, he "We Can't let that howler go with , , , , , , ! IIc.df.ewah!Tf th i.i r .v. , , , I b""Bht .mo,'P 1,ruR' nndJ thc Bclt, .. ni,i Clinr.!,,.. 'i',iii "Tlis howls- ( I omorroir will hr told how the i 1 m not ti nnkmg of that, I de-isnrng. hnvinc a pronounced ease of ( ' W"T Y".T s :oJ'."J II 1)Wvva5i3s9 I I USl'TSTl' S BUTCHER AMD SEE IF HE . iy i . ' Kr- S ..,) : ;; I mi MUM! L)Wi1 jiru w proq's Ltqs ( & pi (tN-rA a. jrf i A MyL - - A- A m ,. ifTm lie went seemed disappointed and then on liol i knees nnd nrci-cii ini"ii'iniii is ovcrnioncsi, i nni is '" Hie little compartments. Ill" niu urally pale face became waxen and lie tell hack with a groan : "(tone:" he murmured feebly. "The diamond's gone!" Doctor Henderson looked nl me with nmar.ement depleted upon III honest face, lie assisted Colonel Wharton lo a elmlr mid I rushed 011I of Hie 100m and brought him a glass of wnler. Willie he sipped It the doctor went down on all fouis and fumbled In Hi" safe. In a few moments he aroe, looking erj grnie. "lie's right, "' lie said simply. "il'- not there. " Mrs. (Villi came in and 1 told her what had happened. She gave a .hrill scream which aroused the household. In a little while Jules ,laeiuelte, Victor .Iiij tie and some of the servants had (nine into the room. Theie were confused explanations during which each one gazed blankly at his neigh bor Dora Whnrtnn was the last one to arrive and I noticed that she re mained apart from the others and did not look in the snfe or ask any ipiestious. Her face had the pallor of death and there was agony in her eyes. If eer guill n depicted upon Hie countenance of a human being it showed Itself, on the face of Dora barton At that moment my supreme desire 11ns to lake her In my arms and telliall iliai upon a man of Colonel lAhnr her that I would defend her against ' ton's sensibilities-- " the world. ! "What of Hint," interrupted the Mill 1 could a.i nothing: do nothing. ' !,,,j'tol. "j"' "", "V"1''''1 ,?l"Uo' ,'.'.'.f u .lules .laeipiette looked at Wharlon iutentli and asked i 'ni.nml lihn if nun it an one but himself knew the cumlim- 1 ntion of the safe. Vut the -master of lleilgewater House stared at the Mraziliaii imantl -ami said nothing. Some one else asked him a uuesliou. but 'lie colonel made no rep1 . He was (lasted and 11101 eil aiounil the room as if bereaved of his sen-es. When he wn able to speak it was onl to sny lo himself : "Terrible : Terrible'." At this stage of Ihe proceedings .lacipielte demonstrated his forcefulness bv virluall taking charge of things. He looked disturbed -quite " nnieli dislurbed as any one on the room but 1 he did not lost his self-possession. "Doctor Henderson." he said in a lone of authority, "our good friend the colonel needs our kind ."Hiees. Won t ou please look lifter hiin?" ' The ph.tsieinn looked ui prised at this command, but he evidently renlied its reasonableness, for be took colonel Wharton aside and began to write out a prescription for him. While he was doing this .lacnuelte turned to .layne and said quietly : "See that no one leaves the bouse. As .layne left the room the Mrnr.ilian nett turned to me: "Were you here when Colonel Mhar lon opened the safe?" I resented his assumption of authority and was about to make some sharp retort, hut changed 111 mind and said: "Yes." . . "Did ou know Hie combination of Ihe safe?" No'." I exclaimed sharply. "I trust." he said suavely, but with ihe suggestion of irony in his tone, "that I haie not offended my young friend. Is ii unreasonable to .suppose that the """ . "' ."''"'. '. , . secretary of colonel iMiarion si,oiu Know the coiniiiiuuioii m iiuiiui 1111..1-. tin- . i! i r rt'i....i iii.ii.. i ton s sate: "No." 1 admitted, "but it happens that I am not Colonel Wharton's secre ifirr Mv business is simply to classify his' collect ion of coins and gems." "A distinction without a difference," "We Mill chase him and put him i iu a Irre," said Itollo. but lliougli he and 1 Sills, chased the Howling Monkc tho.i couldn't catch liiin. "You'd better turn him link inlo a parrot," advised Peggy. 1 "Vs, jes, I don't waul to be a Howling MnnKej," Mailed the parrot leader. "If I I urn you back into a parrot will you tliow us I lie way lo the Alriir Circle'" asked Hilly, knowing that h. must act quickly if they were to i scape Ihe Howling Monkejs. "Ow-ow uivl Yes. will show you the way lo the Magic Circle." howled the leader, swinging himself within reach of Hilly. At once Hilly tapped him with the Hi-cam Stick. The Howling Monkey vanished, and in his place was the parrot leader turned back into a bird. "Avfk-nwk! This is the way to the Maclc Circle. Awk-awl;! This is the way!" and off flew the parrot so fast that in less time than il takes to tell he was lost in the jungle. "We re hern :,ngryo,.r Hie, rick played by ,e pn?.", ...iil.-.l. sain 1,1 v. I ..ll..i ...-!. 1. .1' t i..ll .i i,.'.l, nho..( ih! l.eim. He ri. L i '" tion lo the Magic Circle. We will fol low il." So they hurried on. coming after i Hhile to a parrot sitting in a lice and looking very sad. It took only a glance lo see that il was the smike-lurnnl-into-ii parrot. "AwU-aw-k-awk J'm sorry 1 led the narrols against ou." souawked (he mm. i urn ine nacK into .Mrs. (ireut ISrown Dragon and 1 will show you the I way lo ine .Magic i ireie. 'Hk-ek! 1 can't be fooled twice bv snahe-titrncd'into-a-parrot also tries lo trick them.) Dorothy Ought io Wait Until he said in his oiliest tones. "Mv nnne I could have punched him for hv impudence in putting me hi ! wrong. chafed over his examination leciiut - I felt that I should be the man to do the (loss (iiestloniiig mid (hat he hon il be on the defeusiie. Vel my linm I1111I not come. I or the present, at least, I could not afford to reie.l nself in 1.1 of. lielal chaincter. ' it, it ,. 1 . 1 1 1 lotcior iienuerson .loineu us ni nun inomenl, followed by Colonel Wharlon, who seemed to have' pari hill reentered. "(ienlleineii," said the doctor, "il seems In nie Itiiil ti. ni.., liistm. t'.'iliinlitp lime. Wli Itiisn'l some one sent for) the police'?" , "No. no," fried Colonel Wharton' excileill. " don't want the police," "Mill. Wharton, that's the only way .inu inn posslbl recover your din inoud." "I don't want Ihe police: I don't , want the police I" he repented irritably. "Why?" I "That's my business." was the ifuick ' retort. "(tenllenieu." said .laciuelte with Ihe air of one who seeks to pour oil upon Hie troubled waters. "I (lilnk I can iiniersaUj t li i- 1 olonel s averimi to ine nnroriety 1 lint would come lo lilm if this marter weie giien lo ihe pidice. The newspapers would be full of il. We would haie descriptions of Ihe diamond. picture 01 ueiiiinwaler Mouse and in leri lews galore. Imagine the effect of '" o "i nruiK oaciv nie (iiamoiui; , V1. ,lon'' "'u,lt if' ' p" """ ,,.,,. i,i 11, ....1 1 ... ... .,.,!. ...1 ; .....Liiit, in,- ItlHMII'l III H,'l'lll.ll MINI'S "I don't want il :" (Mi. very well. lias the crestfallen i espouse, "-ion happeu to be the doctor i'oii hi in this goes." case and w lintever you say. .lules .lacqucllo now stepped forward and enlml took possession of the sit- j nation. He rubbed his big hand across! his bristly liuir. sa.iing. "lieiitleinen, it iniisl lie evident to you that this is what Ihe police call an inside job. There nie no indications lo pro u- that any one has -broken into , the house. Hence suspicion must fall on all who are here. Il is a painful , suggestion lo make, but I must in .iu- lice to in.v self at least -insist that all of i the rooms be ransacked and that each I one of us submit'to a personal .search." "Oh. not Hint:" sobbed Dora Whar ton. "Not that !" ' "Dora is righl." snj, the colonel feelil. "I do not wish Hint indignit , to he placed upon ni guests." "Milt jour guests insist upon it." ' Ilefore nny one renlized fully whali .was being done the Mraziliau had 1 i thrown up his big hands- and was or dering Doctor Henderson lo search him. The ph.isician complied in a i shamefaced way and found nothing. 'Victor .Inyne was the sCioiid to volun I leer nnd in his cas-e. as in that of the South American, there were no results'. The next moment I found .Inequette going through in pockets, i patting my coat and trousers on the side with the air of a professional de , leetive and otherwise making himself obnoxious. M cheeks burned with shailie. but I could not resist wjthoiit I placing myself in a false position. Mut ! then and there I resohed thai if the opportunity ever presented itself 1 n-m.l.l ml.- 1,- I. ;..... ." I ", ,." "'.''. '"", "","'," '"r" " t'H.i I u 1 (in- 1 1 1 il 1 l: 1 1 1 1 n i n -il I i mi'nr niii I inn. - - - i u" After that the servants, one at a lime, were compelled to go through (he ordeal, and were cross-examined into (the bargain. Finally the trunks, the j bureaus and all of the articles in all the rooms were carefully searched in I Ihe hope of locating the niissu," ,ij;,. mond. It was not found ! . An hour later IJoctor Henderson loft .the house fussing and fuming and de I nouncinpr Colonel Wharton for his ob istinacy in not sending for (he police u r, .."! "e. ue ueeiareii ve- i hemently, "might clear the business up1 in twenty-four hours. " his remark gave nie .thought. Whj should i up? nun li food for I nol clear it 1 was there for t tint jfurpose and I nio more anoilL the business than any oue in (lie house. Worst of all I could not rid myself of die impression that Dora Wharton had il in hrr pon in to solve the problem. 1 did not want to feel, that she was muler ;i cloud I would nol pprnut myself to think or her I as a culprit. I preferred to feel that , she could give an explanation of her I conduct that would no satisfactory to all I concerned, let if that was the ense ...1... .!!.! ..!. !. 1 . " "'V '"" "v Permii ner uncle lo Miner uffer :is ill. wis iiiifimi.il ru v siinai.i.ir . 1 had no heart for the work of ar ranging the coins in the museum nm Colonel Wharton was too much dis- traded and dazed to give the business nny attention. The lied Diamond tilled my iniiui to tnc exclusion ot everything else. . I many I resolved lo go lo Dora and ni.l f..n n.incf!nnu i.. i.n.. .. i.:. i ,. h"" -" , . , V " -V ! i "' cr trut ifulness. and felt that her replies would clanr.i the situation. It I was nearly an hour later Hint 1 found' j her sitting" at the piano in the living- ' I room. She seemed to he bcmling oierl j ii sheet ot music, bin when 1 came near i I was pained lo see thnl tears were iirickling down her ducks. 1 was em barrassed at this evidence of distress and might nave wititrfrnwn if she had not btraienicneii up nnu greeted ine in a ' low voice. nni sorn to haie intruded on you at tins lime, i negan lamely. it this time." I began lamely. CM.- ....1 .. .-...M...I ,. . i ,- . . .-J1IP imiut- li ... .-i.- iiii.iuill 10 smile I clared resolutelj. "hut wonderinc if annot be ot some service to you." He Goes in Bathing lly GEORGE BARTON Author of "The World's Greatest Mititari Spies and Secret Service Agents" "Voure awfully kind, but there l nothing you can do- nothing." There was an awkward pause, hut I' had gone loo far to w llhilraw. 1 "Miss Wharton." I said slowli. ami speaking each wind painfully. "I think ,,,, i)0 ,,1,1,, ,,, ),,,,, , if , lllkP. ,u. iiue.stioiis." ..,..,,. , .i...,i 1 ! Mn- looked 1 I me In a startled wa.i l""' l'll'l"',l '" '" "' "'''"'"' hrr l''ar' i " in' 11 o I- I don't think I unite understand Vou sa .11111 want to ilirslimi jrui, 1110? "Yes. ma I ?" ( She looked posllivcl scaled now nnd glanced around as if to llnil 11 means of escape. Then she said as a child might sny when it lias liem driven into a corner : "What is il ou wish tin know?" I cleared 111 throat witli an effort and spoke as calmly as possible. "Ilnre .1011 got the lied Diamond?" A flah of ten or crossed her face and showed i'tself in her Iriitililed eyes, "No." she cried with sudden en ergy. " I haje not got it." "Do .1011 knoll where il is?" I here was a pause for a moment lid then she replied in wailing tones: 'I haien't (he fiiiulesl idea where It is." There was another pause, audi be fore I could lliink of what to sny she had arisen from Hie piano sniil. "I lliiuk." she snid with sudden energv, "Hint you nie impertinent and I resent our questions." The mvAt inomenl she fled from the room. I looked after her with a mix ture of sorrow and suspicion. I was sadly disappointed In Dora! The Thirteenth Trunk 'I ii'..N minutes after that interview ivith - worn I receiieil a niesxnfn It-nnt i.roinle.i Ilarnes sa.img that lie wns at the lleilgewater Inn. where lie wanted to see nie as soon as possible. He added that Ilapgood, one of his best men. would be nt the entrance u Iledgewaler house to lake mi orders I desired o cive bun. nnd lo wnleli the bouse and its inmates sence. 111 ab Itesponding to Ihe call mel Ilapgood nl the gnle. lull, thin fellow, dress,.,! ut once I He was a in rusty ; uinok ami with the lugubrious face of ' nil undertaker, lie recoiled mi ordeis without Hie slightest emotion ami said I that if any one left the house he would make it his business to shadow Hint person even if il were necessary to go i to San Krnncisco ami return. ' When i I asked him what he was going lo do if more than one person lefi the house I he said that he would relv on his as sistants, who were within call. On the wa.i to lledgewater Inn 1 I tried to think ol how I was going to , explain xthe disappearance of the Med I Diamond to Mromlev Marnes. I had seen it and the fad that I permitted it to slip awni from ine was rrnt very I creditable either to my shrewdness or THE DAILY NOVELETTE COLUMRUS AND THE EGG ll.v IA7.7AK M. TKAnODV A v ( 'ni r.i im'li . . i .. ,i L " '-'-'" " 1 M"(l HI Hie llllCaiCII for back i; back j aid, which was tilled with M'nliliisli of all sorts i ... . -. : that hue autumn morning. Ins pule blue eyes wore a dreamy look and his thin little face was turned toward the next yard, which was very neatly kept. Isabella, with her softly glowing dark eyes, her pink I cheeks, her shining brown hair combed 1 smoothly, and her long, thick braids tied with a bright ribbon, lo say noth ing of the pretty plaid gingham dress -he wore, embodied his ide-i of all that was lovely. " 'Tis my birthday." the I boy called out. Instantly she came over I lo the old fence, which divided the i yards. What did' you get for presents?" she asked, him. with eyes fixed upon "Oh! I didn't gel anything. Dad 'ays I'm getting loo old to expect birth day presents. I'm twelve today, yon know, and besides be hasn't had much work lately." For all his bracry he spoke a bit wistfully, and Isabella suddenly ran away from him. calling breathlessly over her shoulder: "Watch ine!" which was needless, as Columbus always watched her wiien she was near. She disappeared into a tiny lien coop and when she reappeared her eyes danced with delight. 'Mother said I might l-. -n,.. .. ' ,.i, :.i "HI" .IU' 'Kb' "HI Si.l.l, 'hut Ton shiill iaVe it for your birthday have it for lour hirthdav nresent." land thrusting it into his hand she ran 'hastily into the house. With a pleased j smile the boy walked across the yard to the opposite feme, where a kindb i neighbor stood ' "A birthday present he said, and With an an- held it up for ber to s( ' swermg smile she ' replied: "And I've ,ius broken one winch I was to put with a setting of eggs. Wouldn't you like to have ine put it with the setting and let Whiley hatch it out for you? Your chicken will be brown, but the others will be white." she added. He hesitated only a second. An egg was iery nice lo eat. of course, but think of the joy or having a downy chicken for his very own One. he could hold and which would pick from bis hand! "I don't mind," wns his diffidcnih spoken answer, but his neighbor read the truth in bis sparkling eyes, and placed the egg with the 'setting. In due time Whitey paraded proudly with her familr and his nrichhnr agreed , , ,. ,, , ,,. .,,!, ,, ,. "' "-'I' ........... ... .. ,, l,l,u nrr.il I r, liee nil 1 he sennit I i lien fever, he moved into the eountrj I where he had leased a small farm. I ability. Vet I hnd literally followed the f instructions given me by Hnrncs. hup- '"'"'"" hn. .". ,r.T..V r ... . t li e Ion when he llrsl drew it from the would hnve happened ' escaped from the house safe? What Could I haie alive? And if I had tried lo tai.e ine iliamund nnd failed would not Ine gov- eminent hate been in a worse position 1 than it was at present? I Thus I whiled awa.i Ihe time as I, pl led toward lledgewnler Inn. At one time I had made up 111.1 mind not I ,.i;.. ii, i.,i',i,..,i i,i.ei-cin I lorn 1 Iniil seemed lo lake the diamond Ironi1 Ihe safe. Mill mature retlcctinn coll uneeil me Hull without that episode Hie siory I nils about lo tell the veteran imrsligator would be worse Ihnii use less. Also I felt sure thai its .suppres sion so far n Unmet was concerned would be 11 grcnl injustice to the gov ernment. She might be helped by .the matter being held In tniilldence for Ihe present, and I would ns Marnes to so hold the stor.i. I'nl. alas, for human frailt.i. for when I reached I lie door of the inn all of ni reasoning went lo Ihe four winds. I lined the girl nnd 1 could not nceuse her of a crime. 1 fell (hat I must post pone that reiclatlon until llie very Inst moment. 1 would lie fnilhfu lilhfiij lo the not iiniicces- goiernuienl but I would snril.i expose Dorn Whnrton to shnine. The tilal thing was lo get the diamond, mid I towed Hint I Mould out rest until I had recovered it, Marnes greeted me in one of the pri vate rooms of the inn and 1 told him of the incidents of the night, before nil evopl the episode of the girl nt the safe -nnd of how the diamond was missing iu (lie morning. He listened nltentiiel from start lo finish, but rx. Iiibited no surprise. .My investigations satisfied me llinl the Ited Diamond was ul HedL'ewnier House." he lid "Mill its "That i gut il soon lisappearance?" I ventured, not sitrprisj1Kbm W(,-j I did breathed a ssh ( relief, and so he said : "We've gol one of II behind lock and kei." conspirators Who- who is ,t? sta,n,eie,. Ihe leleran investigator pulled a corncob pipe from his pocket, filled jt with tobacco, lit it. and. after taking, two or three puffs, said contentedly: "Well, il's a B stnrj. an if jou II ! patient I'lbtr and tell you." I was on edge wilh excitement, but Ins ca in person disregarded mv agita tion, lie did not look like a detective ipid he did nol net like one. .Seen for the first time he would be pointed out as a prosperous business man or a banker or broker. In his hours of leisure he hunted for first editions of American humorists, and his great am- imiou hus io complete that collection x-tn amy ne duly he was shrewd as a fox- in ! .erse,ciK ,, ' collector ' I as I ICO.NTIM-ED TO.MOItnOW) Thai was (he beginni for the family, and a they were the proud farm. ng of prosperity few years later owiicrB of the All this time Columbus had been so occupied wit h his work Hint he had had no time to think of love; but when his twenty-first birthday came and he Marled out on his usual route with nutter, rges and nonlH-v (V... oi i. I met with an adventure. 'lie was stand ing looking after an nnnsnnll,- r.,..- (ustomer when a thin, pnle, shabbily Mreei Sir.lnl- ."'7, IJ.'01" n M,l eggs," she said. "Mother is' j nn ! should have the best " Her eyes were wistful K Kln ,.,! the price of the sm..,esi r,..vi :.. .i'.u and lb.- slinrn ., e -!.....!. T11! noted her sudden shrink!,,,. 71.1..! i.T... as he mentioned it. and that I el if more doselv he,- smnii , T-.t.V..' "In "I'll nol InL-rt il, f.i .i..-'.. . said, and turned to go; and Columbus 'nic Clara Rarnes Abbott, scholar was ,-cally surprised lo hear hi own MV nt ,ho ' ""'"sily of Pennsylvania lone saying: "Wail, please." The i. .. .re- rll',p.ks deepened as lie hlrflulnv ,,.! i"... '.. " ' I' 1113 in. ,,,. .1.,,,..,. ., 1... . . . . . - . ' '. """s i in1 graieiui lor: I'm ilways thought tlii.it when things are that way a fellow ought to be looking iiiMiuu Kir some one lo give presents isit-au ul expecting iiiem. It was not like him 'to talk in (his way 1o a sdanger, but sofnehow ho coiildn I bear lo have her go. If she went now he felt that he should never see her again, and so lie went on talk ing. " few years ago a prettv little girl gave me mv onlv htrtlidnr nmconi whifh wns airegg; and that egg changed the course of the lives of our whole family. Much for (he better, too. Uould you help me (o pay a little of Hie debt which I owe to her bv no- cepting for your mother a present of the eggs and fowl?" The girl had been gazing nl him in- lentty. and ns Jus pnle blue eyes looked ageny inlo hers, tor an answer 'i-j whisked them both back lo a lovely aiiiiimn morning wonderfully like this, when (wo children talked to each other over an old broken down fence. "Columbus!" "Isabella!" they cried i.ul in wonder, and Columbus'', still holding her 'hand and gazing into her eyes, discovered that for him her-fnee held even a greater charm than it had held in days of old. Also he suddenly knew why lie had never loved. It was simply that no one else had been so well worth loving as Isabella. And so they were married; nnd the story their children love best to henn and the story their mother loves best to tell, is the story of "Columbus nnd the egg." The next complete novelette The Home lleautiful. Copyright. "If. by tlic Bell Sjndlcate, RED CROSS BUTTONS ' NOW IN 40 WARDS . , 25,000 Women' Making Final Preparations for Annual -Rollcall All- bill eight of the clly s torly- eight wards have been supplied with bullous, flags. I,'VT,1P"", unified Jyr in preparnlb.n . r ' "'"'", "Jj Cross rnllcall. n ' jell begins Siimlny aim ends iNovetiiher u .More Hum 'J."i.(MIII women ill nils euj and Its four adjoining counties jeMei -dav entered iu the last stage of prepa ration for Ihe rollcall. In ninny see lions posters hnve already made their appearance and preliminary work on the rollenll is about finished. Mrs. .lohu W. (ieary. of Chestnut Hill, who heads the rollcall for the local chapter, yesterday announced the quotas for the various wards, ns follows : . First ward. T.'OO members: Second, CioOO: Third. 'l-JoO: Fourth. .'!o00 : Fi I 'I li JoOO: Sixth. Hllllli Seventh, J.iOO: Klclitli. 'J'-'oll: Ninth. 1(1.000: Tenth. riir.O; F.leienth. 'J000 : Twelflh. SJ00; Thirleenlh. "-"00: Fourteentb. ..-oO; Fifteentli. imOO : Sixleenlh. lioOO ; Sev enleeiilb. II.'OO.: I.ishteenth. 'loOO; Nineteenth. 10.000: 'I wentieth. S.iOO' Twenli -fust. KI.'J.'iO: Twenty-second, L'0,000'; Tiienl -third. (I'J.".(I : T-V"'' fourth. 1.",o00: Tixcnt -lifth. S000 ; Tiveiitv-si.xth. SHOO: Twenty-seventh, 7000; 'Tiicnt.i -eighth. OoOO : Teiily iiiulli. 0000: Thirtieth. InOO; 'Hilrl first. 1)000: Thirly-srrnnil. i.iOcl ; rhn-ty-tliird, 10.000; Thirty-rourtli. 1 i. 000: Thirtj fifth, L'iiO; 'I hirty-sixth, (I.-.00; Thirt -seventh. :b"00 ; Chilly eighth. ll.oOO: Thirty-ninth, ;S.;0I; Forlielh. ll.r.00: Forty -l.rsl. .,00; Fortv-secotid, O-'OO : 1' orty -third, h-'.iO; Forty. fom Hi, 1 1 .'J.-.O : I-orty -fifth, .VJ.-)0; Forti -sixth. KI.'-'oO: Iorty-sev-entli, i"."00: Forty-cigliHi, SoOO. WEATHER CHIEF NEEDS MEN Must be Single. Healthy; Good Look- Ing and Congenial i The weather bureau is scouting around for some brave, Uenlthy, good looking, single men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five to help it ni.istify American citizenry ahout .the weather. Mill the standards are high. In the first place, applicants must j submit photographs of themselves taken , within two years of the date of the application. The bureau doesn't say whv, but since it is expressly uccinrcu . that preference is given to men who have seen military or naval service, it is to lie supposed that the bureau xvants ( huskies who can back up, it need be, i their xveaflier predictions with ndequntc proof. The bureau needs assistant observers ol "io woimier. inn n ; ....... ...u-.. wl, " 'iaRS 70 p,01- ?,c.nl n" "a'm" ua on on seven subjects. of the weather, but it wants only those The subjects are elementary meteor nlngy. penmanship, l.nglisli composi tion upon some meteorological subject, eiemenlry physics, mathematics, copy ing an.d correcting of manuscript and geograidiy of the TTnited States. F.nglish composition is Ihe most im portant subject. Tt is rated at twenty five points in an examination that totals 100. 'Possibly because a weatherman needs most of all to be glib, and next of all to be able easily to change his predictions. T'pon Hint latter point it. is interesting to note that the examining board rates the "copying and correcting of manu script" nt ten points out of the possible too. PLAN SCHOOL MUSICALES Matinee Club Proposes Series of Eve "'"9 Entertainments A series or evening entertainments in the public schools by Matinee Musical Club members is beTng planned by Mrs. IMwin li. ( arngiies. who lias just DC come nresnlent of the organization The study of music would be fur l,,0,'c,1 aml sl'mu, ,. t y M"-' n or7"' oficonceHs by Killed musicians, she believed. lins been made permanent., .Mrs. All boll iust retired ns president. The, Iclub made surprising progress during, I..h n.lminicll'nllnn. c I (rt,. r.1,,1. ulso maintains a seholnrsliio I '" """ in the Settlement .Music hcbool and a an, ...... ... v : - . t : --. - ,. n.a .n nnrmi v. turn., him. .-.inmost- tion in the University of Pennsylvania. A series of nances anil entcrtain ments will be held during the winter. siiiiiniinBinfflBiiiHiiiwiiiiHiinniiiiiiiiw i I "For Men Who Know" B S 1 S s ' 1' Bj In Motor Trucks 1 to 4 Tons Continental Red Seal Motor All Standard Uniti SMITH-DAVIS CO. 2132 Market Street riur,AiiM.rm. Open Witt, and Friiay Ertniafi UM 9 W lUiiMiinuuiHiniBuiiifliiiiwiiiniiiiin By Chas. McManus Inc. ' m Siessem&r i i da HOME VICTOR WATER HEATER FOR COAI, New principle: constunt simply! 24 lo 30 eallona, lo. Hutu radiator. (00. Ther la nothing: Jut as good. Free Book. Reeves Stove 38 & Foundry Co. So. 2d West Philadelphia Art ijlass Works STAINED HEADED GW55 4219 MARKETS! P1tnFrlon4976rErfiffltot EMssamMmisz: Crown Upholstering Co & Piece I'urlnr Suit JTmplioUlernl cr,rNr$7,$io,$i5 Slip Coirr Mnl to Order Sum pi f i and Klllmatfi Vrtf Phonn Wnlnut lMM 830-32 WALNUT SI. Hacketl by 40 YfurV Etpr!fnrr OLD FELT HATS I RENOVATED )f IThr bwy a naw - on? Ilrlnr ronr nlA d. one to No. 1 HI cut, I ril,llK.RT HTIICKT. Chrnper. 1 STAR HAT CLEANING CO AT YOUR GROCERS Learn to distinguish, by the label and the signa ture, the famous dce&c)(74f 7?txS SAUCE It has been the world's leading- condiment for generations. LEAtPERMNS SAUCE THE ONLY ORHJIHAIWORCISTERSHIR , (Wf, r The more thorough your knowledge of mechanical per fection in Trucks, the more readily will you instantly ap preciate the superiority of the Rainier Worm-Drive Truck. There's a reason. Let us explain! Phone Poplar 1034 Wm. J. Dougherty Distributor 910 N. Broad St. nioTnrr.A'rs PHOTOPLAYS THRU COMPANY r 0FIMERICA I All.l. l.lh Morris 4 I'aagyunk Ate. - -I.......WIU flint. Tin If hI 2i EvEf.0:45AD. a. ki.-vc HAnnrni i ' "tubmax who stayed HO.ME' APOLI O S-D THOMPSON STS. ,f,rn .. MATINEE DAILT ...i.'.AJ.Wn 'IOLMES in "THtlliB BLACK EYES" ARCADIA CHESTNUT Below 10TU ftIVftUlrt to A.M. toUilS P.M. ..JACK PlCKX)nD In "BUIIOLAK BY PltOXY" RF IJFRIRH BROAD STREET AND RESStJE ltATAKATVA in "THE DtiAGON PAINTER- TJ. BROADWAY SWfcWiV PAPITOl '" MARKET ST. V"M "L 10 A.M. (oil il: 5 T. M. HUULIll1 WAKWKJK "IN M1ZZOURA" CD ONTAI G,n- Maplawood Ave. JI-.-HylfL. J.nn; 7 and n p. r. DOUOI.AH FAIRBANKS iu "HIS MAJESTr THE AMERICAN" CMPRI7CJQ MAIN ST., MANAYUNK ,E.lVJrrLDk3 MATINEE DAILT n. -w. ORIKFITH'S "RROKEN BLOSSOMS" FAIRMOUNT UahS MARY riCKKORD.lt "THE HOODLUM" I7A1IIT V THEATRE 1311 Market 8t r lVllli I 0 A.M. to Midnight BLANCHE SWEET tn "THE UNPARDONABLE SIN" tTU CT THEATRE Below Srmca. DO InOl, MATINEE DAILT FLOREJCCn RKF.D In "WOMAN UNDER OATH" trO AMITI IM THIRD 4 FITZWATER r KAINNL.11N oroan music OLIVE THOMAS In TRUDENCE ON BROADWAY" GREAT NORTHERN ; ' Broad St. at Kris 2. T ft 0 P. U. n w. oniFFiTirs "BROKEN BLOSSOMS" IMPERIAL 60TII A: WALNUT BTfl. Mali. 2:30. EVM.7A9. n w nmt'frTien "imbKEN BLOSSOMS" LEADER 41 8T ft LANCASTER AVB. MATINEE DAILY mimNEim's .. THE LIFB LINE" I IDCDTV BROAD t COLUMBIA AVi LlDtKlT MATINEE DAILY WALLACF. REID in "TUB LqTTERY MAN" 333 MARKET S?g?S7.,SnS MILDnED HARRIS, CHAPLIN in "HOME" KyKrMTl 2a SOUTH ST. Orclitatra. WlJUCJLt Continuous 1 to 11. PEGOY HYLAND In 'ilBRRr-GO-ROUND' OVERBROOK MD VJEAnvB. Special Star Cast in "Auction of Souls" DDHAnCT Al inTTORH IM "road 4 'Rockland TtTIT.nAi BAT1A In "LA BKLI.K JIUSSE" mmSm 8 ,1311 Walnut St. SQUINT OR SMILE? ar St jr. f prtetle If rtir Kr Troj TTOpBWfl. Oplldans OptomtrruiA a DON'T NEGLECT A RHEUMATIC PAIN Uuy and Keep Hnndy a Bottle of Pnln-IlclfeviiiR SloanV Liniment YOU need it when the unexpected J rheumatic twinge starts the pnins and aches following ex posure sciatica, lumbago, soro mus, cles, stifT joints, neuralgia. Forgot all aljout buying another bottle and keeping it handy, didn't you?' Get it today play safe you may need it tonight! This famous counter-irritant peite traics without rubbing and scatters the congestion. The pain or acho is soon relieved, leaving no pilaster or poultice mussincss, no stained skin. Thousands of regular users keep it handy for emergency they don't suffer needlessly. Three sizes at all druggists 35c, 70c, $1.40. gctsall the lint, thread and surface litter on carpets $ and rugs because it is a carpet - sweeper brush re- 1 volving in opposite dircc- 1 tion to that of cleaner. 1 $5 places the Philectric in i your home $5, per month if P. soon completes the balance. I Special introductory price at which we are offering the 1 I Philectric will hold good only while the present sup- I ply lasts. ' I You really owe it to your- self to sec the Philectric j before you buy a cleaner. It is made exclusively for The Philadelphia Electric Company and we guaran- tee it absolutely. , Write, or phone Walnut 4700, for attractive free booklet. Or, stop in at the Electric Shop, Tenth and Chestnut Street, or at your District Office,, and see the Philectric for yourself. rnoTorr.AYS' &APte, W A3L ;gi--AN$ Jn.9vmtSf9immiMli I The Brush in the I Philectric Cleaner i s I The following theatres obtain their pictures through the STANLEY Company of Amer ica, which Is a guarantee of early showing of the finest productions. Ask for the theatre in your locality obtaining pictures through the Stanley Company of America. PAl APP 12U -MARKET STREET 1 rtt-rtV-L 10A. Mtoll:lSF. , DAVID POWELL in "THE TEETH OP THE TIGER" M. PRINJPF41; 1018 MARKET STREET 1 -VllVI,kJO 8:30 A. M.i loll :15 P.M. EVELYN OREELEY In "THE OAIvDALK AFFAIR" RFCFNT MARKET ST. Below 17TH u. MARCHTKRITn CLARK In 'l.TTl-iK 1ST TJAWNTi. RFAI TO GEIIMANTOWN AVB. 11-Lj 1VJ AT TUI.PEHOCKEN ST. ,CIIARI.ES RAT in "THET ECO-CRATE WALLOP" RT IRY MARKET ST. BELOW TTH IXUDI . .?;' to u:io: P.M. "LOOT! SAVflY 1211 MARKET 6TREBT jr vj i 8 A.M. to MjDNionr "THE BLACK CIRCLE" STANI FY MARKET ABOVH 1BTH JimLCI ll:is A. M tollilBP.lt; BERT LYTELL In ' . "LOMBARDI, LTD." VICTORIA "AHKET ST. AB. 0TH ' viv-iwrvirt o a jr. to li iisi'.u. ALL-STAR CAST in CULUJWHS" fi?- THE NIXON. NIRDLINCBR THEATRES BELMONT 83D AD0VU market ANITA STEWART In "HUJ1IAN DESIRE" CEDAR 00TH AND CEDAn avbndjt' I HERBERT RAWL1NSON and BEN ATW. ANDER in "A DANGBRQus"'F1,AvrjgfV POl 1QF1 A MARKET BETWEEN MAROUERITR ClSuS ?rT,D e0 "WIDOW BT pjtoxr" FRAN.KFORD '"V DOUOLAS FAIRBANKS In "HIS MAJESTY TUB AMERICAN IUMB0 17l0P ,sr- OIRARD AVE. JU1VIDU jjumj JftrgH; 0 n, ,aMatd , , "MICKEY" " LOCUST ffi?..?r t'epS1 NIXON KD AN5ATnSsTS. R 1VOI I MD AND 8ANsojr sts. IMVV-'L.l -MATINEE DAILY QERAI.DINE FARRAR In " "THE WORLD AND ITS WOMAN" STRAND aBnMANTOS: ENID BENNETT In ENANdp nir.i-j-jfiit (JUT WEST ALLEGHENY ?,, sj, Allrgnejr MABLK NORMAND in "MICKEY" " JEFFERSON sotL,tandmataVlvt , REX BEACH'S PRODUCTION "jiiu uuii. 1'iiujii outside' '-il PI IDTk' A T" MARKET STfl. fc.Urvc.rvM. Matiwee vMhj OUVK THOMAS In. , t PARK nI? Wi DAUPHIN, -BT.'l qBnAM11HB.FAjmAn''tl.;?"IV l ti ' rirv. "' j 'yiK'y-i'-."' wu.v-"ii 'ram wuBifif ad it; woman's- ' " p. '" Xi'.tiP'iA . i An
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