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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1919 ;
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Scientists Here Bcjittlc Story of Discovery by Italian Priest.
365,242222 Plus Days in Year, That's the Reason
By GEORGE BARTON
Author of "The World's Greatest Military
Spies and Secret Service Agents"
The Mystery of the Red Flame
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THIS STARTS Til H STOKY
HurIi (Jnilnnii.nf tlio Vnltnl
Ptntrs cuMnins rrTiop, U nssiRiuMl
to tilsrnvcr tlic vvliri-abimtn of n lotl
illninnnil MiiiiRntoel into the onnti v
on the itramslili) pom IVdio. Up no
rrpts n po-ltlon ns nIitnnt to
Colonel Wiinrton. n eolle-e'tor of mi
thiucs Mild Reins. A visit from
Doctor Ilriiilrivin. n nriglilmr. Ktnits
n poiivorsatlnii nlioiit tlliuiuiiiils nnil
the potonrl ilNplnvs the Star of the,
South. Hip ji-vvrl for which Ititrlnitil
l hunting. (Snrlntiil hm miMm to
bpllpp the illninonil was itoleti ticfoio
it was siiiiirrIi'iI. T.roinloj Ii.imr".
Cnrlnml'i chief, urrcvts .lolui'-iiii.
strwanl on the Pom IVdrn. and Wait
ley (tlnrici . a illninond ilcnlcr. Anions
iin7lpr'- effects they iIImovit ii mini
bpr of St 00 bill which are idpiitlliul
ns having Iippii drawn from tin- b.ink
by the poIoiipI An aiioiiMiiousnotp
warns Pnra. niece of Colonel Whar
ton ii an attempt to he made to stuil
the dianionil. (iailand stispei t
(flakier of having vvrltteiiiit and pio
cures n coin of his liiitnlvviltliig.
AND IIKKK IT COXTIM'KS
BAUN'KS lietd the note in one Iinml
and the anomnions letter in the
other and compared tlieni vcrv c.iicfiillv .
'inatt he vnld :
"On the face of it I would '-av tluit
these letteis were wiltten li.v diffeient
persons but I want to hae a -c.1oii
with our hnnilvvritlng eprit, and after
that I'll he able to give joti a delinite
opinion on the subject."
lie left the loom nnil I devoted mv
self to writing -oiiie routine leports
whieh had bei n niglciteel during un nb
senee at Ilcilgewatcr House. Tt must
have been an hour later when Maine
returned in ceinipiitiv with a little old
man wltii sparse gtnv hair and a fringe
of beard under his ehln-a perfiet re
produetioti of what Ilotace (treelej must
liae looked like in the hitter il.l.vs of
his life The investigator motioned in.
the direction of his companion.
"ou Know Phillips our luiiiilvvrit
ing expi rt."
I nodded.
Karnes beamed upon him in his most
benevolent manner, and as-umed tin air
of a manager .showing off his pit pel
former
"riiillips." continued the detective,
"tell our vouiig liiriiil heie what jou
make out of the letteis."
The expei t, thus addressed, adjusted
his spectacles and i leared his throat.
"I find." be snid, pointing to the
first epistle, "that this letter is wiittcn
in an assumed hand. The writei ha
attempted to disguise his usual stjle."
"Hut the two letteis." I interrupted
Imp.iticntl.v . "are thc.v written bj the
same person'"
He bowed assent
"Thej are written bv the same per
son "
"How do you know '"
"There are three things which lead
mc to this conclusion." lie said. "The
first is that tin- shading on the tails of
certain letters is almost identical. When
the writer has occasion to make a 'g'
or an T or a 'j' he invanahl.v leans
heavil) on his pen or his pencil, and
we notice an unusual shading.
"Tins is chiracteiistic of all these
letters in both communications. The
second thing is the w liter's method of
connecting certain of his vvoiels. This
is a hnbit quite common with teleg
raphers or those who write a great deal,
or who are compelled to write rapiillv
and under great pressure. It occuis
several times in each of these letteis.
DREAMLAND
tiY
"The Hidden
(Billy rJurKMrd en Oo-la-li, takes
Pcgpu on n magical ttip to India.
There they meet Shecbn, irha Ihmki
ihat Ilamda-Ktn, a cruel Hindu, i
her father. It i revealed that Lada
it her real name, and that the has
been stolen from home ly Ilamda
Km, li'Acn a earnran of chiihnnti
appear Uamdn-Kin and Shceba
strnnqely lanish, Oo-la-la and
Peggy climb a tree to huh them
selves.) The Klephant's Curiosity
PEO(SY and Oo-la-la, hidden among
the laice leaves of the palm tiee.
gazed eagerly down tlie (vvide road.
.......... ..... ...... J .... .fc ........... . ,..
surging forward dozens of elephants,
tall elephants, short elephants, fnt ele
phants, lean elephants.
On the head .of each elephant sat a
driver, and on the back of each ele
phant was a glittering howdah or n lond
of baggage.
' I never saw so many elephants in n
circus parade," whispered l'eggy to
Oo la la.
"They say you can tell how big a i
circus is by tlie number of elephants it
real!) has," replied Oo-la-la. "If
this is a citcus it surely is n monster. " i
"It must be a circus. Don't )ou hear .
the musieV" said Peggy, ns the steady '
beat of tom-toms and drums came to t
their ears. I
"That isn't regular circus music, and I
I'm sure that parade isn't a circus
parade It is some might) prince of
India traveling with his train of at
tendants," declared Oo-ln-Ia.
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if it werp
Slieeba's father reall) coining to look
for her'" whispeud l'egg) "Hut, i
Hill) "
"Sh-h-h-h-li '" interrupted her com
panion, putting n brown hand over her
lips "In India I am Oo-la-la, the
magician. Po not forget that for a
moment And it would be better if jou
were a brown irijl, too. We ennnot tell
what tliejf ' iifidus would du to two
tr under his flowing robe, Oo- '
la took out a tiny box of brown oiut-
DOROTHY DARNITThat Reminds Her
Pi F6RGOT 1 I CANT REMEMBER ) 1 ID UlKC TO KNOW I M.uHl l,f TA NOW I , I FORGOT HV K,, ',
- ) jJM wL,A-r .-r ic what 1 Pr.top.n-r wrHiPt'lN WMLN I 'A REMEMBER 1 UMBRELLA V .
ut...nn.u.. t i.
' laSJilmt l" to say! "in oncli' IrtYerf
if. ii wilier lins nilssiielled tbp word 'till
necesoarv.' In umh case he lias used
two Vs.' These things, together with
what 1 might call the ntmosphere of
the letters, convince me that they were
wiltten by one and the same person. It
lis most conclusive to me. I ennnot tell
I how it may impress jou two gcntlc-
men "
"It satisfies me down to the
ground." cried Itromlej llarnes.
, "And nip, too," I coneuned, with n
, silille.
After the quaint old gentleman had
left the loom we turned and looked at.
one another unci exclaimed simui
l tnncouslj :
"(Hauler: ' I
There was not the shadow of a doubt j
that the man In giav who linked
behind the bushes bail sent the warning
iciici in imiil tnuiitio.
We weie now perfectlv sitislird that
the steward of the Pom I'edro and the
diamond dealer of Commerce street
weie two impoitant links in the mvs
ter.v of the Ited Diamond. At It.ist nn
othei would lie nieiled to legall.v prove
tlie siniiggling conspir.icv.
Where was he or she to come from?
Am) .Smith's Story
Till jingling of the telephone bell an
nouncctl a message fioni the sleep
less Hapgood lie informed me In a
voiic which bellow eel over the wire that
an "Inteiesting Inndeiit" bad on nrred
at Hedgewnter lloii-c That incident
was the disnilssnl of inv Smith the
maid If seems that she hail over
heard n eonvprsntion between .lutes ,lne
incite and VIi tor Tnwie and in an px
ess of real had ci"ited it to Miss
Wharton. Itut the lever Itrniliin and
the pussv footing 1'ivne hnd twisted It
to her disadvantage in sinh i wa.v that
Poia i efiised to h'lve the girl lemain
with her anv longer
if e ., i .......: :.. t.
grounds and in tlie course of his talk j
with her discovered that she had some ,
thing on her mind She ailmitteiVtlint j
(tie "something" in question might of
fict those with nhoni she nnil tieen llv ,
ing lie usid nil nt his powers ot pel
suasion to Induce her to tell him tlie
siciet. but to no avail.
"If Mr Cm land was herp." she
wniled. "I'd tell him. He's the onlv
one I'd trust and I'm sure he'd under
stand "
As a lesult of this tlie diplomatic
Hapgood mnde her promise that she
would ionic to nie at once, and she
was now on hei vvnv to the office. Ilnp
cnoil took it all as n matter of course
and as part of the div's work, but it
wns impoitmit news for me, and 1 liiintr '
up the leiuver and wmlid for the gill
with ill couiealed Imp.itic n"i
Pining the inteival I eudi inoreil to
icfieshniv mind concei ning Ann Smith.
Tor the (list time I hi gnu to atUoh
sigiiilicniicc to the stinnge nitions of
the gill Her tearful, honielv fate rose
up to riei use me of lack of ni iimen Whv
liml I not wiitchcd her while I was nt
Iledgewuter House? It was Aunt Sarah
who hnd lirst culled niv attention to
tlie giil with the stnti ment that she,
was grieving because her cvpeitnl mar i
riuge had beeii indelinitelv postponed
The chap she ns cnguged to main
had lost his inoncv anil for that nn I
son the date of the nuptials had been
cnnceled. I reinenilieicd, too. her agi
tatiou over the loss of the diamond and
the seand, tearful look which she
sieincd to constuntlv wear. At the time
I asciibid this to the natural emotion
of a loval domestic Might it not lime
a deeper significance. Itut specula
tion was Useless.
ADVENTURES
imY
Magician"
ment. This he quickly spiead upon
jl'eggv's taci', neck, arms and hands.
Then he held un a little minor in front
of her. and she gasped with sin prise to1
nnu nersen suddcni) changed tiom nn
American girl into a chocolate-colored
Hindu.
Itut l'egg) didn't hne nnv time to
marvel over tins trausfoimition. No
sooner hnd Oo-la-la finished lus woik
thnn tlicie was a thud of heavy feet
beneath them and the tiee slilveied.
One look downwaid shovvei". them the
cause. It was the cmnviin of elephants
pusxiug beneatli Just then the sharp,
clear call of n bugle inng out and the
caravan halted
The elephant iu the lead sank to his
knees, nud fiom the howdah, a Hindu
clad in (laming led climbed down He
bowed low hefoie tlie second elephant,
the very lmgcst in the caravan, ami
shouted a message to the lonllj looking
Indian who looked down fiom a howdah
nil decked in gold and jewels.
"Most noble Tinjah Mlr-ltubu, here I
is the well of which in) spies have
brought report. Heie it is that The
mngii Mil and the child have been seen
going through theii tlie Its."
"You have done well to guide us here,
Singh-Madu." replied Itnjali MJr
Ilubu. "If we hnd my lost daughter
liches and honors shall be )imrs. If
we fail, woe to jmi and to all your
spies: woe. also, to all magicians.
Now tlie whole tinin dismounted from
the elephants nnd quickly camp wns
pite heel besiile the wi II.
Oo-la-la looked at l'eggy in dismay
"We are in for It now," he whis
pered. "Thev are camping for tlie
night, nnd we can't escape until it
glows pitch il.nk. Did vou hear him
'sav 'Wen to all magicians'?" I'eggv
1 nodded Then she suddenlv ginsped
Oo-la-la b) the hand. lie followed her
look Two slmip e.ves were looking up1
at them through the, leaves. A great!
brown nrm was slowly stretching to
, wind them The e.ves were those of the
Hajah's giant elephant. The aim was
j the elephant's trunk.
(Tomorrow tall lie told hoio Oo-
la-la meets Rajah Mir-Itubu.)
i rinnllr tlirrc U n
1 .. ..i,i .. lmvn itm mmnrtnnUv of !
tnlllnlth i.er." ..d In r ller ytnU of
111(1 ll WnS (illl0 lUiHHt' unit -"v i
mli-lit li.lt tne snlnethillg of ImiKU tfllltc
How Imiiortant It was to be did not
even dawn on me at the time.
While this was going through my
mind tlieic cntiie a timid knock nt the
otlice door and the girl was announced.
Her appearance was pitiable in the ex
treme. She was dustj mid disheveled
mid her tear-stained face was enough
to melt the heait of the sternest ffi-
cial. It was evident that she must be
I handled gentlj nml that was the line of
prmcduio upon which I immediately
I determined. 1 bade her to be seated,
patted her on the back and asked what
I could do for hei ."
"Oh, Mr. Cailand, she cried ex
citedlj, "I've got something I've got
to tell jou right awa.v 1 can't keep
it an.v longer; I must tell it or it will
Mn Mu,
"There, there." I said, kindly,
"don't excite )ouiself. (Jo ahead and
tell me anv thing ) nil wish."
She glnnied up witli a half-hunted
and half delimit look on her face. Her
rli .... i I... tl.,....,u
h ".U .:'-. .,'. ... V. i,ii tl.nt
mnn's in the loom. What I've got to
sav is foi vou alone"
Itefoic I louhl mi) a word Harnes
aiose with a smile and, reaching for
his hat, left the ntlnc. It was hainc- '
teristip of the man He lenlied the
possibilities of the expected interview
ami he was not going to lisk spoiling
tlie thing thioiigh anv foolish notions
of olhcial pi oi cduie
When the door i loscd the girl seemed
mi the vcige of collapse, lint she pulled
herself together with mi iffmt.
".Ml. (iailand, I've been a terrible
had woman. 1 was tempted to do
something wrong and 1 done it. I'lense
sii) vou don't blame inc. please sii)
that !"
I made some soothing l espouse to
this evtaioidiuai.v demand, it I lit she
coutmuid :
"Mj tumble began the da) that
awful diiiiiionil i mne to tlie house or
liastwise the ilnj I thought it mine to
the house. 'I hat vei) night I got wold
that m.v .vouiig man had lost his niouc)
g.iiiibliu' mid that we couldn't get mar
ried. it lull t me something awful, but
1 tiled hariji to forget it and to think
onl) of in) work "
"Yes, Ann," I snid encouragingly..
"I heard about that, now go ahead."
"The teiiible thing stai till the night
Colonel What ton showed that diamond
to jollse piople The minute 1 set ill)
e)es on ft I snjs to mjself, "I'd gi"e
mj soul to have that diamond.' It
was a teirible thing to sa) , even to
.vouiself, wasn't it'"
"It was
"W
it. all
1 couldn't help thiukin' about
night, and 1 went out into the
gulden an did niv best to get it olf
ni) mind. Hut the mole I tried the
hinder 1 thought .lust then a man
iu n gni) suit came up an' handed
me a letter whieh he savs was for Miss
Poia "
"That wns Haitle.v Glazier," I in
terrupted "I don't know notliin' about his
tinme. Alt I know is tliut 1 gave it
to Miss Pom an' when she lead it she
got as white as the sheets on her bed.
I couldn't keep in.v e.ves off her for
the lest of the night. I went to ni)
loom but 1 couldn't go to sleep for
tlnukin' of that diamond and tlie ter
lible look on Miss Pma's face. It
must have been after midnight when
I came out of in.v room and looked
over the tliiul-stoi) lnudin'. I hearel
some one in tholivin' room an' I cicpt i
dow n to the sei ond stoi v and I sp,.n
that it was Miss Dora tnkin' somethin'
onl of the safe. An' I knew it wns
I the diamond an' it made me shake like
n leaf An' then I seen sou there
st.ii in down at her an' I inn back
to my loom. I knon'il that what she
done was none of ni) business but I
couldn't rest. An' nbout un hour after
that I looked out of my window nn'
seen a man climbin' down the lattice
woik from the corner of Miss Dora's
room. An when he got to the ground
1 seen
it wns the innn with the gray
suit
I gasped, but when Amy would have
paused I told her to go ahead with her
stlllV
"Whnt could a poor girl do?" she
continued. "I was sure he was a
thief, so I got an old pistol I- ke-ep
under my pillow nnd shot nt him, What
with fright and excitement I could
hardly stand up. Hut I left my room
and an down to the garden and theie
wns Miss Dorn with hejr hnir down an'
a diessin' gown on nbd wringin' her
hands enough to break jour heart. She
started when she seen me nn' nearly
fainted, lint when she found out
who it wns she said :
" 'Amy, did )ou see a man in the
garelen .'
'Yes, miss.' I said, 'I shot nt him
,rw i, l,i,l rt,.' ?
from my window.
" 'Oh, she says', 'then it was vou
tliut fired the pistol. Oh. Amy, I've
been robbed ! That man broke into in)
room nnd took somethin' thnt is very,
verv vnlunble.'
" 'Shall I give the alarm?' I asked
"Hut when I said that tlie poor
creature got more frightened than ecr
and cried;
" 'It's too Intel It's too late! And.
Am), )ou must promise me that vou'lj
! never, never, tell n livin soul what's
nnppeneel here tonight.
An' I promised. And, oh, Jlr. ("!ar
lnnd. novk I'm tellin' it all to you "
"Thnt's nil right, Amv," I mur
mured, soothingly. "You're doing the
light tiling. Oo abend with jour storv,"
"Well." continued tlie girl, "I had n
terrible time gettin' the poor creature (o
her room. An' after that I mnde up mv
mind to go back to the garden and
see if I could find out nil) thing more.
I walked down the path toward the
gnte, nnd when I reached the entinnee I
seen somethin' on tlie grass shinin' like
the sun, I stooped down and picked it
up. It wns the Ked Diamond."
"Yes! Y'es!" I cried, rising from my
chair, in my excitement nnel gripping
her wrists, "and what did you do with
it?"
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(Cownjht. 1919. by Th B Syndicte. Im ) CHS rVNUS v" '
Amv weiq qnlihtnp nnvv. nnil.thf tear?
trkUii down her" cliroka. She hung
iii'i uvuu uihi M'L'iiirtl UIMIUIU iu nn.i.
I was afraid in agitation might check
her revelation and I hastened to assure
her that she could have confidence in
mc.
"I I hate to tell you the lest of it,"
she sobbed. "I'm so ashamed of my
self." "Xcver mind go right on."
"Well," she said, mastering her emo
tion, "my first thought was to run up
stairs and give the diamond to Miss
Dora. Hut the more I looked at the
thiug the harder It was to part with it.
it telt ns if it was burnin my hand.
Honestl.v, Mr. (inrland, that horrible
I thing acted like magic on me. I must
have stood out there in the moonlight
for hnlf nn hour trvin to decide wlint
to do. ' An' then I gave wny to the
temptation.
' "Miss Porn was sure it was stolen
an' I knovv'd she would never hear that
the thief had dropped it in the grass.
So I sa.vs to niv self: Whj shouldn't
I profit bv nn necldent whnt hnd drop
ped tne diamond in in) lap, as the sayin
Koes. I thought of how rich the Whnr-
"" y nd now poor I was. and that
lsett,''1 the business.
"I never thought when I mnde up my
mind to steal the diamond that it wan
gnin to he the stnrt of my troubles, The
first question wns what was I to do
with it. I knovv'd it was woith a lot
of money, but I didn't know how much.
What could 1 do with it? I couldn't
can) it around in in.v pocket. It seemed
to be hln.in' it was that red and shiny.
1 couldn't put iu ni) room. Some one
might find it theip an' then 1 might be
nricsteil for stralln'. So I thought and
thought and linallv I know'd what to
do. It seemed simple and safe. I made
up ni) mind to bin) it!
"An' that's whnt I done with it. 1
found a plaie on, the side of tlie summer-house
mid 1 got a shovel and dug a
hole tliiee feet deep.
"M.v, but I hail the shiveis while 1
was woikin' there iu thu moonlight'
The diamond was bare. I don't know
whnt brcmne of the rase Mil) be the
fust thief had it The diamond must
have slipped out of the case when he
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
TESTING MARY ELIZABETH
Hy MAKGAHEl' I.. AIIKRN
AIIY i:iiIZ.Bi:TH ended her play
ing with a staccato chord nud
whit led mound on the piano stool. It
was evlilent that her mind was not on
the muMe
"Oh. dear, she vigheii to the as
sembled bonrdeiw. "I wi-1; some kind
hearted millionaire would leave me nn
niiuuit) of live thousand dollars; or
a great unele in California bequeath
me a million dollars a thousand would
do, or even live bundled."
Tlie others pi hoed her sigh and their
e.ves brightened at the possibilities of
unexpected wealth The boarders at
Mis. Ktne'cv's were one big fnmll) .
sharing each other's ph-apures and sor
rows, nut nt all like tlie heterogeneous
collection of aloof individuals that
usunllv inhabit sueli establishments.
Mary i:iinbcth was the onl) very
.vouiig person in the bouse, and the
favorite with them all. I'vcrv evening
after dinner tlie) gathered in the par
lor while Mar.v Kllabcth pla.ved tlie
piano anil sometimes Ming for them,
except when Jimmlc culled, nnd then
the) ilisui'ctly withdrew.
Itut tonight her aspirations for sud
den riches cut short the entertainment.
Mrs. J mid, whose husband was grow
ing thinner and paler ever) dav, was
the lirst to break the silence that fol
lowed Marv r.llabcth's outspoken wish.
"'V,. nnnl.l ilo n kit W it 1 IV C 111111"
dred," her voice trembled. "It would
take Klmer and me to Arizona. I
could get a job there and wed stay
until be got better."
Mis. Stncv had joined the group for
n "few minutes' well-i-iirned rest.
Tverv one expressed his desire, but no
one thought to ask Mar) llllzabeth what
-lie would do.
1'ieseiith the folks dispersed, to renel
o. write letteis or K," ,,"tIfotl1,tJ'!"
inng The Misses Klton invited Mar)
i:iiabeth to ncoompany them to tlie
mov ies. but she declined.
"Is jimmlc coming?" teased the elder
Miss niton. , , .... ,
Man Kliabeth explained that she
had promised to take a walk with Mr
Harnes. He was tho newest arrival at
Mrs Stncv's: a. lonesome, shabby old
mail', who "bad become devoted to Mary
niivabeth, perhaps Decause oi me miuu;
' intciest she took in bis evidently none
i . nHn.ia .iCTnit.
.,., .n.niiriiii9 iiffniis.
lllll IMVI1IIV1 wi- .
s they strolled along the avenue
that evening he brought the eonvcrsu
tion nround to the wished-for legacy,
and ineiuiieil wny sue wuiuei i.
Marv Elizabeth evaded his question
at' first by asking what he would do
with ?.IH.
"Perhaps I'll buy n nice new over
coat," he snid. "Or I might buy an
nutomobile and take )ou for a nde. Hut
I forgot JOH go nuius hi " .""
-n. ".. . w'lini- wniilil von do. Marv
Whnt would )ou do, Mary
ieuow cm .
i:ii7nbetb?
n Jot oi me iovciii-oi. .""'"-""
Jiuimic wouldn't feel ashamed of me.
At the theatre the other night I felt
r a. l ....I ( na t- nint nnu t-r I ll ll r
so poor. Aim nc vvuHiB "" " k" " "
?":"".: -ct.:...i,. .i i i ,..'t
football same n . "j .,. . -
Ko ii tins oiei h ... ""'"" . ,
"Surely jour joung man snt
ashamed of jou-hed dc a eau,
bristled old Jlr. Harnes.
Mary kh V"b"','L' " 1 lu 1
rescue ot .Minima ....., sin. ul
course he isn't." she was moit em
phatic. "'Why, I don't believe he knows
what I have on, but I do nud other
folks do."
Hie cirl hesltnicei a iTieiiiii-m. iiiiii teit-ii, miner, unci i v luiwu mu m ia
in n burst of coiifielence, saiil : "I elon't ' finnnciiiR tlie Jmlels' trip to Arizona,
want the money for any unselfish rea- anil where Minn Klton gut tlie new
"on I'm afralel. I'd just like to buy furs. Didn't you buy nnj tiling for
.. . . , .. .. n ,1 l.nn !..., .1 1,..A ......l ..... . I.n mi.
waq rtinnln' away. Maybe be felt tbp
case in his pocket and thought he hnd
the stone, too. My, but be must have
swore somethin' nwful when be found
he didn't have It! Anyhow. I had o
littte chnmois bag in mv pocket and I
put the diamond in ttmt and buried it
in the holp. I put tlie dirt back the
best I could and smoothed off the top
and covered it with some rubbish so
that It wouldn't be noticed."
She begnn to sob again nnd dabbed
her eyes with a tiny pocket handker
chief. '
"Don't cry," I said.
"I can't help it." she continued.
"That wns like it grave to mc; a grave
in which I bad milled my good char
acter. It was tbp first time T ever
stole anything. You believe me, don't
)ou, Mr. (Inrland?"
"Certainly," I said hastily. "Hut
go on nnd tell me the rest of it. Is
the diamond still there?"
"Yes," she nnsweird, "an' that's
what brought me here to try nnd re
pair the damage I've done to innocent
people."
I breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm sure )oti're repentant." t rev
marked. "Hut bow is it that oti
didn't tell nil of this to Miss Wharton
itistend of coming here to mc?"
"I'm comin' to that," she replied,
"nn' in) only hope is that I'm not too
late."
"What do you mean?" I asked,
alarmed.
"I mean Hint thnt horrible Hrazilinn
begnn to see that 1 did not trust him
He untched me nil tlie time nnd when
he knovv'el thnt I heard him nnd .Ta)iip
talkin' together ln was bound to get
lid of me. I went to Miss Dora nnd
told her these men was no good nn'
that .Invne was after her inoiie). She
was mad at me for tellin' her that and
when the big fellow went nn' told her
that I wns listeniu' nt his ke)holc slip
discharged inc. I wnnted to tell her
about tlie diamond but she wouldn't
even see inc. An', besides that, even
if I hud told her, I was scared that
Jacquette would get the best of her and
get the diamond, nnv how, So I Just
made up my mind to come and, tell
)ou the whole btor.v."
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
During the remainder of the wnlk they
laughingly built i-nstlrs iu the nir with
the in)thleal fortune.
Two ela)s Inter Mary Klmibcth was
startled to receive a very ofiicial-looking
letter from a law firm, inclosing
n check for $1000, with n statement
that the donor prefeired to remain
nnoii) moos anil that the money was
iu the nature of un unrestriete'd gift.
Mnr.v llliiibeth made careful inquiries,
but could find no ;clue of her bene
factor's ieientit) .limmie's sin prise
was unteigneel. 'there wns no one else
vinry I-.lirnbctli e-ould think of her
own nearest relatives were all dead.
At tlie football game the next Sat
urday. Mnr.v Kliiibeth felt much lum
pier than she had in a long while.
After the game .limmie's auto diew up
before Mrs. Stac.v's, and .Mary Eliza
beth came into the house excitedlv. She
found Mr. Harnes in tlie parlor tending
nn evening paper held upsiele down : slu"
did not know that he had been peeking
at her and .linunie from behind the
cm tains.
"You're coming for a . lide, .Mr.
Harnes, and then )ou'ic to have sup
per with Jimmle and me." she ex
jilained, quite out of brenth and look
ing ver.v much embnrrnNsed.
"I have n fine new overcoat to
wear," said Mr, Harnes, bv wav of
acceptance. "And I believe ".vou know
something about it, )oung lndv." He
shook a finger at her jokiuglv. "It
came toda). How did jou know mv
size?"
"I took Mis. Stacy into the secret,"
snid Mar.v Elizabeth, "and she mens
uri'il jour other cont, and Jimmlc
picked tiiis one out. Hut I'll tell jou
all about it on the ride."
Jimmle, waitings outside, began . to
get impatient nnd tooted his horn.
Then lie looked up in nstonisliment as
Mary Elizabeth enme down tlie "jteps,
Railing un 0111 man.
Jimmlc jumped out nnd came to meet
them.
"Dad!" he exclaimed, in utter be
wilderment, "I thought )ou were iu
New York."
Mary Elizabeth looked from one to
the other questioning!)-.
"I've been getting acquainted with
mv future daughter-in-law," explained
"Dad." Turning to tlie gill, he took
her hand gently ns he went on, "I
had to deceive her by pretending I was
a poor old .man named Haines. Mv
real name is James' Elkins, Sr,, little
lady. You see, Jim's mother and I
were worried wnen we neaiei ne wns
attentive to a young lndv y knew
nothing about, so I decided to find out
what she wns like.
"Then jou bent me the check,"
stnmmercd Mary Elizabeth. "And I
bought you an overcoat with j'eJur own
money,"
"Y'es. nnd I've been questioning the
folks nt tho house," went on Jimmle s
.vourself. child?'
uiiin t you notice
my new hat?'
Mar.v Klizabeth wan prettily indignant
at tliis over-sight.
immie thouuht it
was beautiful, even
if I did make it
, .. j ,, . M),uc f thc m
i but I put it in the bank."
J laughed, at this and went
d -. togefner.
j .., ... .ome SOUi" sni, jfr, yd.
Lins, Sr.. as he fettled himself in the
back seat of the auto, "lour motiier
wants to meet our Mary Elizabeth."
The next complete novelette, Part,
ridge Supper.
Copyrleht, JtDIO, by ths Belt Syndicate,
Inc
V
Perpetual, calendnrs are just ns scarce
around these paits as perpetual motion
machines.
And it's all because there arc
30.'.2I22'J2 plus days in the )cnr.
Perpetual calendars are likely to con
tinue to be scarce, nccordlngs to Drs.
i:rie Doolittle and Samuel G. Itarton,
of tlio department of astronomy of the
University of Pennsylvania.
In spite of the fnct thnt dispatches
from Itome bring word that a certain
Hev. rrniireseo Seatignn. of Locoro
tondo, in the province of Hnrl, claims
.tO'have discovered the "peipetual cal
endar," which has bnffled scientists for
ccntifries, Doctors Doolittle nnd Ilnrton
maintain tliut purely ph.vslcal reasons
mnkc it impossible to devise o calendar
that will check off da.vs forever without
nny adjustment nt fioqucnt intervals.
"Theie aie a number ot so-called per
petual calendars on the maiket todav.
said Doctor )oollttlp. "Hut tlip) ie
quire adjustment in older to bring them
in, tn ilnte. Thcv mav run for a hun
dred or n thousnud jcnis, but they are
not perpetual.
lit ICl 1'Ll.l.ll. I
"And the reason is this: There arc I
WOMAN BUILDS BIG
BUSINESS IN CHINA
Mrs. Carl M. Crow Develops
$1200 Income to $30,000 An
nually in Three Years
I'rom a business netting approxi
mately $100 a mouth to one bringing In
mote than SKO.OOO a )oar within three
)enrs is the remarkable neliievement of
Mrs. C'nrl M. Crow, of Shanghai,
Ohlun, who is spending a few dnjs in
this city.
In her room in the Adclphia Hotel is
a large nnd expensive collection of
Chinese fancy goods embiacing the
tvpe.s of coats woin bv Chinese nnd
Mniichurinn peoples during tlie past 1200
vcars, quantities ot luxiiiious silks, em -broidcred
drapeiies and other Chinese
goods, nil of which wprp mnnufne tured
by herself in her factory in Shanghai.
Mrs. Crow is the wife of Cm I M.
Crow, n icpiceiitativo of tlie commit
tee on public information in charge of
American propaganda hi China, and
former editor of the lirst Amerienn
newspaper in China, the China Press.
Mis. Crow lias mnde n study of the
Chinese nnd Ameiie-an tiade for n
number of )cais nnil understands tlie
maiket thoroughly.
"When 1 stinted in business about
thiee )ears ago," said Mis. Crow, "I
had fifteen men under me needle
workers anil cinbroideicis. Now we can
liavp more than (10,000 men as needle
workeis nnd moie than I.IO.OOO em
bioieleiers nt a minute's notice.
"H iu inn' intention to introduce a
! lino of Chinese goods, men, women and
children's clothing, into Ameiicn wlileii
will compete with the best mnde over
here. We can do it because of the
extiemc low wnges that Chinese labor
will work for. We pa) them fort j -five
cents n dnj nnd there isn't a happier
lot iu tlie world today."
EOST 61 HONORS MARTYRS
Services Held for Slain 24th Ward
Service Men
Men from the Tweut) -foui tli waul
who lost their lives while serving their
country dining tlie war weie honored
yesteiday afternoon when Post No. (il,
Amerienn Legion, composed of veterans
fiom the ward, Jield memoiial seiv
ices, The services, pieeeeled bv a pa
rude, were held iu tlie Lender Tlieatio,
Foity-fust street nnd Lancaster ave
nue. Speakers nt the services were tlie
liev. Charles Goiinan, a former arm)
chaplain, the Itev. O. II. Dickins, chap
lain at tlie navy jnrd, and llabbi Sam
uel Fredman,. Names of the hero dead
weie rend nnd taps blown after Chap
lain Dickins mnde his addiess.
Apartments
at
Facing BROAD STREET
Southern and Western Exposure
Suites, $300 per month.
Corner Suite, $500 per month.
.stesl
.i!SS?il
Broad and Spruce Sts.
Philadelphia's Home-Like Hotel
Quiet Comfortable Sate
Ideal Location nest Service:
OAt'B a la CAttTU
j Fireproof
By Chas. McMamis
-7?
iftflwShS
lUySSHTRT S?4
an indivisible number of days In a
year. It is n decimal number that is
indivisible. Instead of the :t(15 days
In the yenr ns bv popularly believed,
there are .105.2-I2'J22222 plus, with nil
tho nttendant complications of nn un
equal number of weeks in n month, leap
year nnd the like,"
"You can't possibly divide SOoVt into
nn equnl number," snid Doctor Uarton.
"You enn't divide the seven dnya of
the week into it so as to get nn equal
number of weeks. Consequently you
hnvo one yenr beginning on n Monday
and the next yenr on tt Tuesday. And
Hint's tho pons nsinorum for the cnlcn
dnr makers, I there were 3G1 days in
a year, or any other number divisible
by seven, the job would be ensy."
Scatigna's calendar consists of two
discs, one suporimposcdOipon the other.
Hy turning the discs the correct dny,
week nud month nnd year may be ob
tained. If tlie claim of the inventor is
conliimed ic will disprove the prediction
of tlie great astronomer, Hcrschcll, that
a perpetual calendar never could be etc-
- .-
vised.
NURSES' CONFERENCE
TO ACT ON 8-HOUR DAY
Four-Day Session Here to Begin
Tomorrow in College of
s Physicians
An eight-hour dny for nurses and
the question of what the nursing pro
fession hns to offer to tlie medical pro
fession, and to tlie comniunlt), will be
discussed by professional nurses at n
foiir-dny conference to bo held here be
ginning tomorrow.
Tour hundred nurses arc expected
from nil parts of Pennsylvania and sev
eral other states as well. The Graduate
Nurses' Association, the State Public
Health Nuising Association nnd the
Penns)lvnnia State League of Nurs
ing Education will hold joint sessions
nt the College of l'h)sieiaus and Sur
geons during the dny. Evening meet
ings, open to the public, will be held
at the Acaelemv of iSnturnl sciences.
Tomorrow will be given over to the
Peniisvlvnnin State League of Nurs
ing Education for tlie discussion of the
eight-hour da) for student nurses.
The formal opening of the conference
will 1)0 tomorrow evening, when Dr.
Wlliner Kriiscn, director of health, will
give die address of welcome for the
cit), followed by Miss Hobeita M. Acst,
president of the Graduate Nurses" As
topintion; Miss Kntlieiiiip Tucker", of
the State Public Health Nursing Asso
ciation, nud Miss Jessie M. Turnbull,
Pittsburgh, president, of ,tho Pennsyl
vania State Eeague of Nursing Educa
tion. f Painlets,
Antiseptic
Methods
Manicuring, Expert Operators
Hanna,S.E.Cor.13th&Sansom?1vyr
toot am) 1jmi1
trouhm:s
Instontlr " relieved
by our rpMhI arch
supports, ntted and
adjuited by oxperta.
Our Sc.imlpHH
EIuMlc Iloilen, the
moat comfortnblo
support for vari
cose veins, swollen
liml)H. eitk knena
Annd ankles
Trusses, abdominal
and athlptlo rup-
f- porters of nil kinds Tarffest
ffir iiF,iif IlVror.m,.ty "PPHnnces In the world
rltilailrlphlii Orthnpriilc Co , 40 N, 13th tit
( ut out and keep for reference V, I,
FnOTOPI,AYB
PHOTO PIAYS
THRU
Company r
OFlMERICA
Alhnml-ii-n 12lh' Morris & Tassyunk Ave.
DAVID POWUM, In
"tr.nin av im; tiocr"
APOLLO 2
B2D 4 'fltoSlPSON STS.
MATINI'.n nAII.Y
ANITA STEWART In
itnrtKi.NT0Do.M or dueams"
ARPAHIA CHESTNUT Below 10TH
t-it-uit- 10 A j. t0 n !lB p M
W. S HAIlT'ln
"JOII.V PimtCOATS"
RF I IFRFRH nnoAD street and
J-l-Uli,OUL SUSQUEHANNA AVE.
5lAiioui:niTE n,AHK in
"WIDOW HY PIIOXT"
BROADWAY Brooad.1,sr0,Pr Mve
CONhTANCD TAT.ir'DOB In ' "
"A TEVIPEHAMENTAI. W1FK"
lAP!Tni 722 MAIIKET STREET
JACK PICKFORD In
"BITROI.AR HV PROXT"
POI OM1AT Otn & Maplewood Avea.
-V-l-'l'Ml-l, 2,l nnel 8:15 P. M.
CON'STANOn TAI.MADQB In
"A ti:vipi:ramentaij wife"
CMDRPCQ MAIN ST, SfANAYtJNIC
t-lVll 1LJJ MAT1XED DAILY
. WIM.IAM rARNUM In
"WOLVEH OI' THE NIGHT"
FAIRMOUNT MSAVN,1gA1AiS
ENIDJIEN'NETT In
"HTEPPINO OUT"
FAMII Y THEATRU 1311 Market St.
1 r-UVUJ- I I) A M. to Midnight.
FLORENCE REED In
"THE STRUGGLE EVERLASTING"
'lrSTF-l 9T THEATPE Below Spruce.
JVJlllOl. MATINEE DAILY
TIIEDA BAnA In
"LA 1)I;LI.E RIISSE
FRANK"! IN third s. fitzwater
U l ' ORGAN MUSIC
PAULINE FREDERICK In
"BONDS OF LOVE"
GREAT NORTHERN n5'ttft&5rto
DOROTHY PHILLIPS In
"THE RIGHT TO HAPPINESS'
I M PF R F A F C0T & walnut sts
IIVII L.I1-M, Mats 2.30 nv T&0
PAULINi: ritKDKKICK in
"BONDS OF HONOR" ,
F FAHFR 41 ST A LANCASTER AVE.
L-.l-ifAL-ZCIX MAT1NKE DAILY
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS In
"HIS MAJESTY THE AMERICAN"
I IRFRTY BROAD COLUMDIA AV
lIUIll I MATINEE DAILY
OLIVE THOMAS In
"LOVE'S PRISONER"
333 MARrCETlrip.nEtTo J?SApn
DAVID POWELL In
"TEETH OF THE TIGER"
MOnFF 42!i SOUTH ST. Orche.tra
llJLJlZ.l-. Contlnnmi I tu 11.
HF.RSIE HARRISCALE In
"KITTY KELLY, M D "
nVFRRRnnFC 0M av.rfort
J V E.IDIWJVJrvMat- Bat. t Holiday.
MABEL NOIIMAVD In
"UPSTAIRS"
BROAD ST. AUDITORIUMr1
WALICE REID IP.
"THE LOTIEHY MAN"
VX IDtTlT' A 0TII t MARKET STS.
C.UXn.rv-V MATINEE DAIL1
LIIA I.EE In
"HEART OF YOUTH"
The steady sale with
in the past of Cadillacs
thoroughly overhauled
is conclusive proof that
these cars are depend
able automobiles.
There is practically ho
wear-out to the mechan
ism of a Cadillac. We
have 'guaranteed Cadil
lacs in open and closed
body styles; also a few
cars of other makes.
Ncel-Cadillac Company
142 North Broad St.
Spruce 213
Galvanized Boat Pump,.
L.n.flerrfr Co.,B0 N. !el St.
Uatn 4000. Market C53.
ASK FOR and GET
Horlick's
Tho Original
Malted Milk
For Infants nnd Invalids
Avoid Imitation and Subatitntaa
Stammering
Don't tm hnndleapprd in business, school
or soclrty hy Ktampiorine', atutterlng or liest
tat ins: tn Sour flpech
Tou can oercotna any defects by propel
trulnlnff
Our new corrects n course starts Monday,
November 10. Afternoon and evenln j
Call or phono today for particulars,
YMCA
Central Branch. 1421 Arch. St
'ANDflfHlJinSI
"nin
i'MICL
tfc.ii El Lh mil until PWfifdiH infill
IHClUDinG FRENCH AND EHOUSH
Wn IMPORTS'"
e profuse slock found here
enables selections Impossible
elsewhere
At the Leading Stores
M'lUTi: roit PAKTICUJ.AHS '
FRAMBES & CLARK
1112 Chestnut St., Phila.
019 Gunrnntre Tr. lllelir., Atliintlc .Cltar
30 Third bKrt'mudcn
PHOTOPI.AYS
t-tf'-Sfli'll1 1t't''lillt'ttlt''"l"tjll"'t!"t"li'l'jiljjfll"it "fe J"AI lB"11 lUfHHIt'ilHll-S
1 iillliiiliPlll lllilil! illffrl,,' l.liFAto Us .iJi.ll'JlliOllj!I!l!ip!il
'TmtmM.Hii nmunt nil m i mi n i n
HI
jr-- elsewhere J$wP
tURRYJ
8l2,c5IIINBurT81j2,
CHARGE
ACCOUNTS
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
tho Stanley Company of America.
PAI APP" 1214 MARKET STREET J
I rtbrtV-C o:45 A. M. to 11:18 P. M.H
Tim
MIRACLE MAN-
PR INCF's's 10,S MARKET STREET 9
M.v,ns "10A M toll:l5P.M.f
MARY l.HR MrT.ATirM In
"RONNIE, UON.VIB LASSIE"
RFC FNT MARKET ST. lielovx 17TH
P.M.
BOROTIIY DALTON In
"IAPACHE"
RIAI TO OERMANTOWN AVE.
IXirAU. 1 Vy A1 Tl'LPEIIOCKEN ST.
PAULINE FREDERICK In -'
TEACE OF ROAR1NU RIVER"
RI IRY MARKET ST. BELOW 7TII
rVJO I 10 A M to 11:15 P, ;
IIAnRY CAREY In
RIDERS OP THE LAW"
SAVOY
11 MARKET STREE1
fi A. f. Trt mmiiTntm,
WALLACE REID In
THE LOTTERY MAN"
STANF FY MARKET ABOVE KITH
JlrtlML-CI jj A M to 11:15 p.'
U.
'SEALEJ) HEARTS"
VICTORIA MAKKET ST. AS. OTIt
V1' v-'J'f7v A M. to 11 ;15 P. M.
OLIVE THOMAS In '"Mv
'THE SPITE BRIDE"
The NIXON-NIRDLINGER
w
IHtATRES
BELMONT MD AD0VE MARKET
BTISSIB LOVE In
"THE FIGHTINO COLLEEN"
CEDAR. e0TH CEDAR avbcj
MARGUERITE CLARK In
"WIDOW BY PROXY"
rni icci IA market betwh
v-v-"-'"-'1-,v-'41 BOTH AND UOTlt
WAFT A OW r,t.,r. . "' Wi
T.i.iiwi. ,-, itr.iu in
"THE LOTTERY MAN"
FRANKFORD T1S r-?i
niwinr 1 JiVlUIrtli UlltljS in
"YANKEE DOODLE IN BERLIIS
LIN"
IUMRO ONT ST. & GIRARD AVE.
juiiiuu Jumbo Junction on Frankfort "L
v. iiAiir in
"WAGON '1 RACKS"
F'firlKT B2D AND LOCUST SfnEETBi!
CVJl-UOl Mata.l:30.3:.'10 n. n.an .. tr I
irRYANT WAMIHURN In '
"WHY SMITH LEFT HOME"
NIVON B2D AND MARKET STS,
niswjn 3;0, 7 and 0
l.fJAtl 11AIHU in
"THE VOLCANO"
Dlm I B2D AND SANBOM STS.
li v Jl-jl MATINEE DAILY i !
DAVID POWELL In '"L i
'lllli -IKKitl )V TUB 'HCIEII"
STRAND ERMANTOWN AV
BRYANT WASHBURN "A"0
"WHY SMITH LIIIT HOME"
"THE EOO-ritATI! WALlJlP"
JEFFERSON I1 lA'ftl
ILIJ.IV linMl.lU.Y III
"HIS BROTHER'S PLACE"
D A V V RIDGE AVE. & DAUPHIN ST, J
rlr. Mat. 2:15. Eve. 0:45 to 11
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EUUISNE UHIUKN III
"TUB PERFECT LOVER-' ,