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TOIMrS MYSTERY STORY
Dy PHILIP FKAXCIS NOWLAN
yestercfas Mystery SefutJem threuBh the upper
' ' . "dd into the woodwork wli
1.10 1
lndew frame
liite the win-
of tlie window opening; thus fastening
tlic window securely.
XXIX
Can you solve this case of
Shadows?
mHE key te tlic mystery 01 (low an cleie.I ; tlint I-.. piihril itpxMiril
J. Xnlled Window" Inv In the down- L t)0 (np e( ,hi w,mew epNllnSi TllPn,
ward angle of ferty-iHc degreex, nt . , . . , . ,,,. , ,,.
which the nnll in the upper wlmMw i ,10 hn,,"IwMcnc,, ,,, ,, , ,, ,i0 I J n npprcrlntc it If yen ran tell me ;, window
had
(act
"Wo've get the man we think did
It, but whether he did or net all hinge
1 wiiik time the murder was commit
ted, fee?
"Well, new, here's the point. Walten'
room was en the left-hand Ride of the
hnll. ns von ee toward the linrk of the
I 1....1. .m..1. .. x. ! I.hhIi mh.1 .if ill ft
TTl .NT, I knew it t (pilte utipre- hnl. About the middle of the hall, en
- - felennl for n H 'dirk' te yell 1 the rlght'hnnd elde U the room of old
for help te n private detective." naid ' KINhn (Srubner. See?
Di-tmtlve Sert'eiint Ulnke "but hene-t- "At the fient end of the hnll thercV
d been driven In. coupled with the , , '"",l"lu "'" ,.,,,. ,,, hew te make thi fel'ew Wilms tell th! window Is pulled down, but there
tW ,. meTed naMlv I.! It hole '' nln ",P w,n,,ett ' " ,b ""' ' ",,n!. ,e ,i,,, " " '" mur- I a ligted lamp en a tab.e at the back en.
et that it me ed caMl 1 11 H hole. hld en)j ((J Inpm 1r, lm nRa(n , ((,r ., , of the hall, and nnbedy en the cecem
It will be remembered tuat narvcy ,. ,,in,i,,. ..,. Ti.r unni,i h n , "Why. wlmt'e the treuMe?" InnBlm.t I ilnnr nf ihe hnm.p nerem the street cni
.- . . . !. wi !.. .iv.uiaJi."'. - , , ,, . ". ,..----- ... .. .
ie1e in the side of the window opening V" i"" ? tx !.'!, "Tu"nT-,- Thv'T ,mi,b0,K ,hnt H n ".v."0" Uy !,,e,r
,,,... . .. ; ,l1' ,lllMn ' Ket Ulllr 8at. has It? 1 shndew. De ou get me?
or it te slip Inte, se it would lest, "it ,u lm." ndmitted Ulakc. "Well, we've get a woman that lives
'Ilri-e'tt the lnjeiit :
Hunt was nble te extract it with his
fingei I'rem th s he deduced t"v en''-
possible expianaiion;mni.im-mUrurrvr.,lnepc,lj. fn ,hl, wnilew utlt thp nmt.
having leked the deer and pied the1,!. hating climbed out. puhed the
it.... HHnlnaf Jt flteti iif a ertinrl rt tvttwIiMi mi In t h i tun ntrttit 'I'lintt ftiii tiJ trtiitu nf n linnrilltKf Imuxi ft.. .... f ltn - m t th ln-V
nail the lower window secuieh in peM loose nail, pointed ilewnwnrd. would full niuiileier hndn't even tnkeu the trouble down the hall and stand looking n mln- his ejes rleed New what I d IIKf ou
tlen. Then he drove n nail down- Inte the hole prepared for it In the side te 'le.p the deer, for we found it open, ute toward the left, about where Dal- I te de is tr.t jour perunme powers en
ten's deer Is, then he comes back down
the hall nud gees back Inte his own
room. ,
"New tte'te put It up e arubner,
beralHe we want te knew if he saw uai-
tnn Ijing there murdered wiien nc look
ed In the deer, or If the deer was shut
nnd he was just Ideklng at It, or or
what. See?
"Hut the old man Just gets pore n n,
crab, calls us a bonehead bunch and re
fuses te talk, except te ay he dUln 1
.1.. .,.,.. ....i. ti,i.,,. nml If we nin t get
bruins enough te see it lie s under no
obligation te set us right.
"Hew did this woman Jn"w wnM
way Grubner walked in the hall?" asked
Harvey Hunt. , ...
"llasy," said the drteetlte, "because
.1. ..... i,u .t.n.inw LTttintr smaller as
, It'll, , r c KUl , villi. 11 muv ii..- piiiu rn nn ntn..w .. n- r. v..
In that house that says at about 0:1.", he walked ttn from tuc ttimiew. e-
the old man nnd make him tell what he
Haw. Will you de It?" , , t
"What's at the front end of the
hall?" nsked Harvey Hunt.
"Nothing, except the staircase,"
Illake replied.
"I don't get you," Kald Blake whh a
puzzled expression.
"Then I'll explain," replied Hunt.
Cen iieu explain hew Ilarvtu Hunt
At this Hartey Hunt' chuckled. "I. Knew the oil man hadn't looked in the
thluk .teu'll llnd your man was telling
the truth when he said he 'didn't de
any such thing,' " he said.
room of the murdered man, and what he
reallu did dot
The anstetr iclll appear tomorrow.
Rumanian Senate Attaches He
Vlennit, Dec. 17. (By A. V
attendants nt the senate building Jl
Buchnrest nnd two maens' asslstatl
hate been arrested In connection wl
the explosion of a bomb in the Sena!
(liniu'ici Inst week, nt which time 0
member of the Senate was killed a;
Hitrinl ministers nnd sennters we
wounded.
the, "eii knew Dnlten was murdered In that night she sees old (Irubner itep I the old iniin must lint e seen semetuiug.
e right, walk uncs. It's n cincii lie uiun 1 i; """
Stere Opens at 9.
Closes at 6.
Gimbel Brethers
MARKET : CHESTNUT :: EIGHTH J NINTH
Philadelphia,
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Readjustment
Includes All Stocks
Today & Tomorrow
EVERY department of the' store and every
'article of clothing in each department is
affected by this determination of Oak Hall te
place its entire stocks squarely en an adjustment
basis.
Thousands of Suits
Yeung Men's
Suit
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$20 for S30 and frle Suits
$2.1 for 45 and $40 Suits
$30 for $50 and $40 Suits
$35 for $55 and $50 Suits
Men's Suits
$40 and $45 Suits Half Price and Less $20
$50 and $G0 Suits Half Price and Less $25
$55 and $65 Suits at About a Third Off $40
$55 and $60 Suits at About a Third Off $35
$15 and $50 Suits at About a Third Off $30
All Bey's Suits
Beys' $15 and $16.50 Suits for $10 All Beys' $20 Suits for $15
All Beys' $18.50 Suits for $13.50 All Beys' $25.00 Suits, $16.50
All Tailoring Cleths
All merchant tailoring fabrics, suitings, evening dress ) nfiGf fiff
suitings, overceatings, treuserings, dress coatings, and clergy- ' "'
men's tailoring fabrics built te measurement at '
English Built Ulsters at About Half Regular Price, $40
Overcoats and Ulsters in conservative styles and shaped $Zr
back models, of heaviest Winter cloths, plain or velvet
cellars re-marked from $60 and $65, te sell for
&
$30
$85 Finest Overcoats for $65 , $65 Finest Overcoats for $45
$75 Finest Overcoats for $55 $40 Finest Overcoats fpr $30
Sacrificing All Women's Apparel!
SUITS COATS DRESSES
$29Je for SJ.5 suits
$:)7Ji0 for $,') suits
HS5.00 for S..) suits
WO.7.7 for $7 suits
$39.7. for $(;:, suits
$32M for $17 Jit) suits
$35.09 for SS.iMO suits
$22.7.) for $31.00 suit",
$29.7.) for S47JW suit a
$1.1.00 for $75.00 suits
$19.75 for $79.75 suits
$15 for $fii suits
$59.75 for $97.50 suits
$111 for $229.00 suits
$69.75 coats for $49.75
$75.00 coats for $65.00
$29.75 coats for $10
$22.75 coats for $14.75
$32.50 coats for $19.75
$125 coats for $100
$69.75 coats for $39.75
$19.75 coats for $29.75
$37,10 coals for $25.00
$15.00 coats for $39.75
$59.75 coats for $19.75
$11.75 for $22J10 dresses
$18.75 for $22.75 dresses
$35.00 for $45.00 dresses
$22.75 ter $35 dresses
$29.75 for $55 dresses
$16,75 for $25 dresses
$29.75 for $15 drtsses
$35 for $55.00 dresses
$11 for $77.50 dresses
$65 M for $115 dresses
$38.75 for $75 dresses
$45 for $69.75 dresses
$95 for $135.00 dresses
$35 for $12,10 dresses
$45 for $65.G0 dresses
$18.75 for $35M dresses
ALL WOMKX'S FIR COATS. IfOTH SHORT AND LONG
LENGTHS. ALL Fl'R SCARFS, ALL MUFFS AND ALL q Fi sj?n
SETS REDUCED ONE-FIFTH FROM THEIR FORMER ?; lift
PRICES 20' . OFF. THE ONLY VARIATION FROM THIS -tJVu
RULE IS WHERE THE REDUCTIONS ARE GREATER.
Hats, Ties, Shirts, Gloves, Hosiery, Canes
Hca.we!fjlit merinos ?2..i() per pur
mmt. for
All !2.r0, $3.00, $3.50 Fancy j,, ir
Seft Cull Shirts, percale $.1.15
and madras . '. . '
All Pure Silk Shirts Half Price $5.00
for $10.00 ShirN; $0.00 for $12.00
All line Madras Shirts $3.00
$1.50, $5.00. $0.00
Men'h Sweaters and Cardigan Jackets
Pennsylvania Knit Coats
S T.")0 .Shawl Cellar SwrntcrK . $5.00
fc.-iO hawl Cellar Sweatrra .. . 6.00
$12.50 Klaste Knit Coats new $8.75
$2.00 Working Shirts, blue
and gra chaniuray hi ripe a
Werk Shirt". . .
$1 nine Flannel Shirt
$1 (irav Flannel Shirts
SIHJrav Flannel Shirts
SI (10 Hernet riannel Pajamas for $2.50
S10.00 li.itli Helies nn 6 00
312..-.') Buth Hobes new 8.00
WOOL MUFFLERS
510.00, new $6.50
Heny-wsiKht natural wool, MJiO per
garment, for
UNION suns
Sj.MI Natural Mt-rinc
J.:0 Natural Morine
SS.00 Natural 'i wool
Hcay Kibbcd Iptian Shirt-, and
Drawers, $1.-5 per k'unnent, new
S20.oe ;
$1.35
S2.50
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15,00 ' Velour Hats for
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Sb.00 anil S1U.0O .oft felt Hath and Derlnch.
nil vbes and shapes
$6.00. S7.00 and ?S.()0 Heft felt and derb
Hat for
$3.00 and $1.00 Men's Veleurn and Im
ported Tweed Cap, new 2.50 & 1.50
Hejb $2.00 Cnpa, new- ; 75c
UMBRELLAS
M.iO Men's Cotten Glorias ler $1.50
$1.00 Men's Cotten (ileriuy for .'5.00
$12.00 Pure Hilk Glorias for 8.50
$23.50 Fine Leather Suit Cases, new 13.50
sifi.30 Kine Leather Suit Cnscn, new 10.00
... 1.25
S'i.00. new .).
S. 00 Not-iseree nes Ribbed Hese, new 55c j,-j Demct nnnel MKht Shirts
xj.uu uea oei nwr. m jux $i.oe and CL50 NccHwcar, all. . .
Kancj Ileatlu-r oei ': nose, ;i.ai, new y.jc
Pane) Heather Weel Vi Hese, $1J. new 75c
Ri.OO Men's Genuine Mecha GIees, new 4.00
S6.00 Men's Genuine Iluck Skin GleteH, 5.00
$").00 Men's Genuine Huck Skin C.lecs. 4.00
S1.I10 Men's Genuine Iluck Skin Glecs, 3.00
M..V) Tan Cape Glees, new 3-l0
Tan (ape, small nie 2.00
50c
1.00
1.15
85c
50c
21c
MACKINAW'S
Hes' am' Yeung Men's $10.50, $18.00
and $20.00 all-wool $10.00
UNDERWEAR
Medium-weight wool, $4-")0 per garment,
for $150
Medium-we'sht merinos, S2.30 per gar
ment, for 1J50
$2.00 and $2.5 J Ncekwenr, new
Pure Silk ' Ilehc, $2.00, new
Silk 'i Hese, $1.15, new
Cotten 'j Hese, 75c, new
Cotten 'i Hese, 10c, new
Cotten i Hese, 35c, no a Jee
SPECIAL FANCY VESTS
Sires 31 te 40, all $1.00
$5.00 Fancy Vests, new 3.50
$0.00 Fancy Vests, new 1.50
All sizes 31 te stout. Fer street wear and
full dress.
$3.00 Black Gauntlets for 1.50
$2.00 Huclt Palm Catintleth for 1 00
$1.75 Herse-hide encflnwer Mitts 8eC
85c Cotten . nuntlet, hri pslm 50c
G5c Cotten Gloves, leather palm 35c
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