tfJiBFipTrtirp , wi Uvv"" v. A j V "tA '-J$ftS , X I 'J. ,l EVENING PUBEIO LEDGER-PHlIiAteLPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DEOEMBEB 29, 1920 11 TODAY'S MYSTERY STORY Hy lMIIMP FK.-tNClS NOWLAN I Yesterday's Mystery bolulwn .i left XlUt h(f ll.lrl 11At dAttf, iia Tna(Bf1 tin took a rftom nt Mrs. llurllns'n and wore that lidy to ntcrccy. rho next day the Daily l)ule con' tftt&M a brief announcement of thr ar mM In town of One Mr. Perdval Mor ton. whONc buMnoiui was that of Helling ninmr "tocK. The Huile didn't an mllESE weio tho nix cities In the enre i (if navciiicrii ............. .......... First. liist on the tablc3 and furni ture undisturbed. Second. ChampaRnn bottles broken and contents drenclilnc the carpet. Third. The seventeen blows on the i r ik. vlittlm. Fourth. Head of hammer covered with thime over Mr. Mortou. It rather cant rn nod nnuaie whii nniiBii, uu.. - uniicmiocu on in dukmms tictivmai, tenuU made to ncwroy u. Fifth. Hftlrplns Mattered overground, but none In vlctlm'n lmlr. Sixth. Money and Jewelry found bur led on tho grounds. The following conclusions were drawn from thee clues: No drinking orgr such as tho pro fMor described could have occurred, or . . l. .!... wmilrl linvn lir-en Rpf and wondered rilltnMiilK- If hit mine was rich enough to produce the splendid samples of gold ore which he kept In his tcrnpniury nlikv In Mm. Kurline'a boarding house, why he should have to cuuii) to n llttlo town Instead of dealing with big city financiers. That night "Morton," who wn none other than Hnrvey Hunt, went out room ore. an 100 Hunt not have taken seventeen blows of n ""' lH" -i-nni. ii causcn n sen hsmn cr In tho hands of n "huge" man "tlo'i whcn AIC ,"TC1, ,to bc ?ldD'i Hummer m i ,..,.. n, Snonks, u retired physician, who lived t mkht tnkc that many In the hands Witr much the life of a hermit In a if a rnlhcrfccblo man of sixty-five. The little hwisr on the out;klrU of town, woman had evidently taken her hah- nud ttlll more of a sensation when Hunt doun before ehe went out In the garden accused him of the murder of Travis, (JWtW . ., ,L. .! t I I I I .i.td I... ..... i Tuba... I Cnn you etc note Harvey Hunt trailed him co ten, mid tp Ay he had killed Travht Tho fliistoer toil! appear tomorrote. giawj "i " -: , - v.. .; cany, nnil flunng is obscure Ills on table, thus dls lurblng Ii at. A so if rohbp() flf ti,c c "Pn8. ' .", "' "V'" ut the robber got no farther th wtlti"r..7.:r"t(i1 yards befon- he was nabbed by ir ti -iirpin'ii liiu vuii'vvt tfvuin to her death, and tho hairpins had been brollRUU out Dy me mimicrer u" m-ui- tercd about afterward, oU.c u few of them would have remained In her hair, even after the struggle. (Hut tho pro fcs.sor said she had screamed and run out of the house Immediately after their entry). Thieves would not have buried the loot. They would have taken it with them. Tho professor was convicted of mur dering 'tis wif0- l'c ad staged the dis order and burled the money and Jewelry to throw tho law off IiIb trail. He bad wrapped tho bend of the hammer to deaden possible sound of the blows, and the newspaper On tho handle was to avoid fingerprints. XXXVIII " Can you solve thfowystcrif' of- Tho Missing Teeth At 10 o'clock that night Mrs. Sailers, the next-door neighbor, bad looked out of herparlor window nnd seen n man run out of the, 'Travis yard with omi of Lis shots iA his band. He had paused In front of her own yard to stoop and hastily pu,t It on. tJnfortunntely she did nolT:recognlzc him. His fare had been shaded by the thick foliage of the tre's from the Bluro of the electric light. At 10:15 Travis' two eons nnd daughter, who constituted bis cntlro household, returned from n party and found their father dead, bis head crushed In by tho blows of some blunt weapon. TIitCwss missing a gold loving cup, an athletic prize won by Travis In hh jouth, ills watch nnd chnln, a gold Landled penknife, and his dead wife's wedding ring, which he had worn since her demise. Hut strnngely enough, the thief had not taken a large roll of hills he had carried in the same pocket with tho penknife, nor the late Mrs. Travis' platinum and diamond engagement ring, which Travis, u very sentimental man, had carried always in his vest pocket. Dr. Nlgcrson told the coroner's Jury that the blows which had killed Travis tnicht have been, nnd probably weru, i-truck with the heel of a heavy shoe. Hut he added u complication to an al ready puzzling caso when he testified that the teeth of the dead mnu, wblch apparently had been knocked in by one of tho blows, had in reality been wrenched out, nnd that furthermore, they weru not to bc found. Travis' sons, dissatisfied with the nrogres of the couuty police, retained Harvey Hunt to Investigate the mur der of their fnther, but the criminal in tr.stlgator had not been Mimmoncd un til several days after the crime, nnd therefore, hud to take up n very cold trail, with nothing tangible in tho way of a clue. Hut as n mattor of fact, he mad" little effort to find nny after hearing the btory of tho crime. Instead, ho appeared to lose Interest in tho cue, nnd took the opportunity of visiting the ntato insane asylum, whtrh uns located In the town, but without result, he told tlte editor of the Daily Huglc, with whom ho had struck up a friendship. The matter apparently ended wncn Jjcrt nnu I'.u J rnvis, more ilisgiihtod with him than with the po lire, discharged the criminal investiga tor after u stormy Interview, which was reported In full In the Dally Bugle, nd mude choice rending for the town DREAMLAND , ADVENTURES In Marigold's Kitchen Uj UAUU ritAPTisn in TVondtrfn Griddle Ckft I DECOY didn't daro so Into Marigold' Wtchdn to warn her Lthfct' tho oeltlsli sisters, Clnrabello and Annabclte, wcro plotting to win Ned, tho liandiomo young millionaire with Marigold's own grlddla cakes. Clarstbelle nnd Annabelle would bo auspicious If they found n. stranger there. . . M But Peggy got te tho kitchen window before tha slaters got to the door, for Clorabcllo and Annabollo had nuarreled All alonr the hall over which should Servo Ned with the gTtdd!o cakes. Mari gold sat by the window sad and lonely, never dreaming that Ned was In that very hcuso tit that very moment. Tap! Tap! Peggy rapped on the win dow. Marigold looked up quickly, hor eyes lighting with Joy as arm euw Peggy. "My fairy godmother 1" sue cried. "Do you bring mo good newsT "Yes." answered Peggy. '!ed Is In this house seeking you. Tho haughty Proud slstars are going to take him your grlddlo cakes, pretending tho cakes nro their own. Spoil tho batch If you would win Ned." Then Peggy bobbed cut of sight for the slaters wero coming through tho door. "Cook mo a batch of grlddlo cakes and be oulck about It." ordered Clarabollc. "Cook me a butch first, or I will mako you work ull Sunday afternoon," threat ened Annabcllo. Now. that wasn't a very nlc way to ask Marigold to mako tho griddle cakes, hut Marigold didn't mind. Sho was too much oxclted over the news that Ned was In the house to think about tho bad manners of the two atsters. She eagerly set nbcut making the griddle cakes, and Instead of making poor cakes, as Peggy had told her to. sho made tho very boat cakes sho knew how to make. She loved Ned eo much sho didn't want him to cat poor grtdd'o cakes even If somo ether girl stole the credit of making hor own good cakes. Marigold niado two batches at once, nnd as soon us they wcro dono, tho two sisters grabbed them, placing them In separato covered dishes. Then they raced down tho hall to tho dining room whero Ntd wao waiting. "Here arc my wonderful griddle cakes," cried Clarabellc. placing tho dish beforo Ned and tuklng off tho cover. "Here are my marvelous griddle cakes,' cried Annabelle, taking tho cover off her dish and placing tho cakes bc- "Ah, ha! These look Just llko the griddle cakes my masked Princess Marl gold made, exclaimed Ned, tasting the enkes on Clarabelle's dlslu "And they tasto Just llko Marigold's cakes, too he added In surprise, looking up at Clarabello. "Can It be that you are my masked princess who mado such delicious cakes at my fancy dress bail and danced to like a fairy?" "I was at your fancy dress ball, and I made you gTlddlc cakes and t danced with you," whispered Clarabello. think ing she had won htm. Hut Annabelle wasn't going to let her sinter win. "Tasto my cakes, too," she said. Ned turned to her rakes nnd took a tuste. "Why. those, too, aro Just llko the cakes made by my lost masked princess. Can you bo sho?'f Ned's surprised eyes voro pepping nearly out of his liend. was at your fancy rtrcsa party, Si.. . """" you nnauie canes, unu i belle h you' whispered Anna- ..'M'.,'00l,rt from one to the other In Pu"'d wonder. Could either of theso .ftUJLf.uL "liters be Marigold, and, If ?? whlob was tho one? He didn't see X01,'1 KHtter in their eyes, and he 2'VJ?.1, 'mow that while they had made Kriaalft rnV.R ill 1.1m ., ). l.ail "Pol'ed thcrn, and while they had danced "'.""" mey nnq siumniea ann sins- .N'd turned to take another tasto ot Ii?P..8Vd,e als. but to his astonish ment they were gone. Ullly had oaten ov "ft!, one.of them. -. '! !pao ycu some more," oltered 7 "rabniv running toward tho kitchen. No. I Hill" ,Ma Annnbcllo Jealously. i0..owing iwr sister. ThlB tlmo they 'luarrelod so violently over which should win Ned that tho noso of their angry voices came through the closed door. SS row. "larmod Ned. Madam Proud, neeing that her daughters wcro spoil ing their plot by their quarreling, ran out to warn them, nd her scolding vclce ro above the other two. My gracious. Kalry Footman, you saved me by eating those cakes 1" said Ned tc Billy, "My Princess Marigold is sweet and trcntle. These maidens are ugly nnd harsh-voiced. I want nnlther of them for my bride." And Ned ran for tlio door, not waiting for tho Proud slaters to come back with tho second helping of cakes. Do you think Ned will go away with out seolng Marigold? Or do you think Peggy nnd Billy will plan to bring them together? Tomorrow'!, chapter will tell. THE DAILY NOVELETTE For Love ot Ellen Mary Hy HA7.ni, OUAY MOOD Rural Delivery Mailman Clark gave " Jogglnir horse a flick of tho lash which produced a suddenly accelerated swing around tho curve and up tho slight grndo which led to tho homo or Ellen Mary. Topping tho rlBe he caught, am he had oxpected, tho white Hutter of Ellen Mary's dreus as sho waited at tho mall box down nt tho roadsldo. At thft Hlcrht nt hor (hero nrp.nl Inin John Clark's houftH young eyes a dis tinctly troubled look. "Darn slinrne," ho muttered savagely, "waiting every day Jlk thin for a letter which never oomesi and never will come, or I miss my guess I Mnybo I wouldn't llko to get my hands on th.vt Corey fellow I" But In the sinlle with which ho greeted tho girl thcro was no trace of bitterness. "Couple of catalogues for your nunt, Bllcn .Mary," ho said, "and n brand new magatlno for you. You're In luck." Ho could not but see, however, tho sudden droop to her mouth nnd the fad ing of tho light which had shone so expectantly In hor eyes, and as he drovo on ho tunitd over In his mind various wavs In which he nilulit disillusion this Slip ot a girl without destroying her faith in all men at tho namo tlmo that , sho found one man was false. All of a midden, ho told himself. Ellen , Mary had grown up from tho little girl i he had known and tho transformation had been wrought tho last summer when , Ned Corey, doing some Job of surveying out that way. had boarded for a few weeks with Ellen Mary's aunt. Presum ably, ho had found the unsophisticated girl a pleasant enough companion for tils leisure moments and had gained a certain mild enjoyment out of gazing Into her starry oyes or making tender rcmnrkB to bring a quiver of happiness to her sweet mouth. But John Clark was no judge of men If ho had failed to slzo up young Corey ' nr a free-and-easy vouth from the city with a poncnani ror inning wim wnai ever girl was handy. By this tlmo his memories of Kllen Mary had doubtlen;. grown dim and his promises to write boen forgotten. Only why had ho not sent one llttlo nnal note? Better to break tho affair -ff nhnmllv than to let Kllen Man- wnll In suspense, watching for the word that ' never came. That was It ! Corey should ' have sont a pollto and friendly letter of j such unmistakably distant tone that tho I girl would realize that ho entertained for her no permanent uffoctlon. Doubt less she. would bo badly broken up for n I while, but sho was young and time , would heal the wound. Suddenly John pursed his lips In n whistle. What If he dared I What If he i wrote that llttlo note, sending It on to; hla brother to be mnlled so that It would bear tho1 city postmark! Tho chances were Hint Ellen Mary wan not particularly familiar with Ned'a hand writing. At any rate, lhat was a risk bo was willing to take, With John, to think was usually to net, and that night he sat long at his desk with a snapshot of Ellen Mary propped beforo him to give him cour age, writing and .rewriting until at last the result nassod muster "Dear Ellen Mary," ran tho letter, "t am writing to thank you nnd your nunt ior tna picasani time i spent witn you Hoping you both are well, I am, yourn sincerely, kbwaiiu roiiBY." John, ss mlttht be expected, appended no address. Folding tho lotter ho slipped It Into an envelope bearing Ellen Mnry name and town nnd enclosed It with an explanatory noto to his brother. Then ho took hlmsolf to bed, only to lie long awnko wondering If ho had dono a crazy thing and half wishing hlii postponed vacation did not start in on tho morrow arid so deprive him of tho pleasure of MniBeir handing tho lotter to Ellen Mary. Two weeks later John Clark again rounded the curve nliovo Ellen Mnry's houso, but this tlmo ho gave his horse no touch of the whip. Bather ho dreaded his first sight of tho girl for whoso sake ho had prnotlcnlly committed forgery Would tho light liavo gone permanently from her eyefl, tho roses from her cheoks? Would his cold little noto have brought her henrtbrenk for the man who had so lightly engaged hor younR nffectlons? Hhe was waiting for him. qtilto In the usual way, ono hand on tho mall box, Iho other what, wondered John, did she hold In her other hand 7 Then o found out, for as he leaned from his wagon ehe held out to htm two opened with a sinking heart ho recognized one of them as Ids. Tho other ho read slowly: . "Dear Ellen MaryThis Is to say I Fhnll nlwayn remember our pleasant summer, ltegards to your aunt, sin cerely NED" , . Speechless, John looked up at Ellon Alary nnd even In his chagrin at being round out ho noted thnt If anything her cheeks were roaler than over and her eyes moro sparkling. "They both came In the same mat! ! she giggled. "At first I didn't know What to make of It Then It came to me that both wcro In a different handwrit ing one o which wmi strangely famil iar. Tuzzllng over It, 1 suddenly recalled where I had soen It many times on money orders to the mall-order houses. As for the lotter from Ned I'll confiM It was n relief to get It 1 I sort of Uktd him, but when It camo I rcallred that my liking whsn't as deep as 1 had thought. 1 wan much moro Intoresteo. In why you had dono what you dl.t than In tho fact that Ned put no address on his letter ho I could answer. Please. John, why did jou do It?" And John, who hnd shrunk from con fessing even to himself whnt motive had actuated him, gave tho girl a look so tender that, Instinctively, her own responded. j'Or lovo or i;uon Mary, ne smu Kllen M gently, "Just for love of ary." Next Complee Novelette Tlielr Par ent' Heat Laid Plans WANAMAKER'S WANAM AKER'S r i i i mi i ii-i i r ii ii i r i nil Piimiiiin n imrmiiii'WHrwmji 'mluij Wanamaker's Down Stairs Store cLouAol 133 S. 13th St. tivs " WmwsM'7 MnMPy Advance Showing Spring jPashions Crepe Satin Frock Special at 6500 Model pictured: all-over embroidered bodice in Persian design pleated skirt. One of the many beautiful frocks that have arrived. Value We have embodied every bit of chicness and quality of original Paris models and extracted every bit of exorbitance in price in presenting- these creations in Street Dresses Afternoon Frocks Evening Gowns 29.50 to 175.00 All of Our Finer Winter Wraps for Women Are Marked at Lessened Prices Even the woman who has one will want another when she sees these beautiful wraps and reads the low prices at which they are marked. A Fourth to a Half can be saved in every instance. Evora, for tune, Andria and pcachbloom are some of the exquisite materials, which are trimmed with natural squirrel, mole, beaver or Australian opossum. New prices range from $89 to $189. (Market) Women's Fashionable Winter Shoes Special at $6.85 Black calfskin high lace shoes with welted soles and medium or Cuban heels have full wing or straight tips for your choosing. Children's School Shoes Tan or black leather lace shoes with sturdy, welted soles are made with wide toes. Sizes 6 to 8, $4; 8V to 11, $4.50; 111- to 2, $4.90. (Chestnut) xmLjW' v' ;;."" )y Sports Hats Gay as Southern Sunshine are ready for all those fortunate people who are bound toward Cali fornia or the South. Warm Win ter playgrounds are essentially the places for such hats as these of coral silk, embroidered with gray angora; emerald taffeta, with long silk tassels ; shell-pink taffeta, faced with white hemp; brightly colored grosgrain ribbon ; row upon narrow row of felt, stitched together by hand. Prices start at $8, $10, $12.50 and go upward. (Market) k- New Middy Blouses for Schoolgirls $1, $1.50, $1.85 and $2 (Sizes 6 to 22 Years) All-white middies, white middies with detachable collars of blue serge and the new English middies with turn-back cuffs at the hems. All of good white jean all well mado and all i-xccllent value! (Market) If Santa Claus Didn't Bring a Phonograph, L' Artiste Will Be a Fine New Year's Surprise L' Artiste is the best moderately priced phonograph that we know of; it plays all disc records and plays them well, with a clearness and richness of tone that will delight you. It is of solid construction and is pleas intly free from metallic surface noises. UArtiste Phonograph Is Only $90 and there is still opportunity of paying that in $5 payments $5 Down and $5 a Month or you may take out the first $5 in records. Wouldn't that be a pleasant way of getting tne most out oi onnstmas money: You w "nve the pleasure of it for years to come. (Central) mSm Morris Wenger Announces His Annual Sale of Fmir Faslnloes BROADTAIL WRAP Sable Trimmed $3000 Regularly offered at $5500 uwu NATURAL SQUIRREL WRAPS QQQ Regularly offered at $1500 ""-'w SILVER FOXES 0 Regularly offered at $1200 "" HUDSON SEAL WRAPS 77Q Regularly offered at $1100 ' w NATURAL SQUIRREL WRAPS 7QQ Regularly offered at $1000 vw SILVER FOXES 550 Regularly offered at $700 w HUDSON SEAL COATS 44 In. Long 5QQ Skunk trimmed and plain. Regularly $770 -Also a Limited Number of- DISTINCTIVE FUR WRAPS Originally made to sell at $800 and $950. Special $685 House of Wenger I 229 Walnut St. At 13th Street, Opposite St. James I'LKASH SOTE: We have no connection mth any other houao bcunnij the wunc "Wenger." m WA Mia m (TttMynj The Store of Personal Service 1310 Chestnut Street Clearance Sale 12 Off Ticket Prices On All Women's and Misses'- Fine Wearing Apparel Every Garment Included : Unrestricted Choice ! All Sales Final: No Approvals: None C. O. D Millinery Not Included Charge Purchases Tomorrow Billed February First, 1921 Dresses : V Off Wraps : XA Off Daytime and Street Dresses, Dinner Gowns, Evening Robes and Gowns. Ticket Prices, 89.50 to 295.00 Sports Coats, Traveling Coats, Street and Evening Wraps. Ticket Prices, 49.50 to 499.50 V'Z Off Prices 18.75 to 147.50 Y2 Off Prices 24. 75 to 249. 75 m Fur Coats : V2 Off Fur Coats and Wraps of Alaska Seal, Hudson Seal, Bay Seal, Russian Pony, Mole skin, Squirrel, Muskrat, Marmot, Natural Mink and Civet Cat. All superbly lined and modishly fashioned. Ticket Prices, 159.50 to 2750.00 i2 Off Prices, 79.75 to 1375.00 Suits : H Off Tallleurs, Fur-trimmed Suits, Alpine Wool Suits and All Imported Costume Models included. Ticket Prices, 29.50 to 550.00 Yz Off Prices, 14.75 to 275.00 Blouses: A Off Tailored nnd Dressy Models in Crepe Georgette and Crepe do Chine. Hand-made niouses of Voile and Batiste. Ticket Prices, 6.95 to 69.50 Y2 Off Prices, 3.47 to 34.75 ME BLUM STORE A New Orsanization With an Old Name Corsets Special at $2 Dotted pink coutil corbct, in a topless model for slender fig ures, arc finished around the up per edge, with elastic. For average figures, there is a model in pink coutil with a med ium bust and long .skirt. 500 Corsets, Special at $3 A variety of corsct.s which have been marked considerably higher. Mostly top!ess nnd me dium low-bust models. Satin Brassieres, $1.50 Dainty pink satin brassieres and bandeaux, trimmed with laces, fasten in front or back and are made in several pretty ways. (Central) lie Jairary Sale starts on Monday, Jan uary 3. Amazing things are in preparation. Children's Bathrobes $3.50 Warm blanket bathrobes for boys and girls of 6 to 12 years are in various figured patterns, with red, blue, rose or gray pre dominating. (Ontrnli Warm Caps and I lams for Little Boys Moit little boys need now caps at this season of the year and vacation time is a good time for outfitting. Caps start at $1.30 for good suiting patterns. At $2, tweeds and herringbones with inbands and fine Redleaf cap". $2.50, for warm caps of thick coating', with fur inbands. Swarthmore Hats Special at $2 They're of good mixed mate rials and are turned down ail nround. Similar hats, that boys like for skating, can be pulled close over the ears, ?2.50. Tarns, $2.75 to $4 Of blue serge, suede cloth and fine velours and 'plushes. Many of these are specially priced. (O.Urry. Market) Women's Fashionable Dresses Special at $10, $12, $15 to $37.50 Mmmkk lif Charming and all so representative of the best styles of the Winter new! The stylus, workmanship, finish and materials are well worth your careful attention, for the quality is remarkable. What a Satisfactory Use for Christmas Money! For think how long a dress will last and tho pleasure that it will give you throughout the Winter! Serge Satin Charmevsc Wool Jersey Mignonette Georgette Tricotinc Velveteen Chiffon Velvet Those are the materials, but the models are in great variety with distinction of style to make selec tion interesting. New Spring Models are arriving for the convenience of women who will soon go to the Springlike South. These, too, are mod erately priced, oeginning at $25, $35, $37.50, $42.50. (Murket) Bungalow Aprons, 85c One style, a slip-over, is of plain, striped or cheeked percule, trimmed with contrasting material. Another, thut opens down the back, is of blue-and-whitc checked gingham, bound with white. Of good firm mnterials, nil cut over gener ous patterns. (Central) Flannelet Dressing Sacques, $1 A great many women havo been asking for them during the recent cold weather. These arc of light-weight llannelet, just warm enough to.be comfortable, in various patturns on blue, gray and rose grounds. Collars und cuffs aro bound with plain materiul. (Cen(rul) -L. mmMMOWK IBilHDP WMWMMWSMMKi YTumuumv T; '$ v -k. m ' MM wv r Cm.. ''," '
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