mrrryrw 'W&Wm ityV minx PT'f! WVf ' imtsk"1 TW V ti r, i" ,?w ' iKjiVrf-M Tffl '' ' r ' i, r5" .-JACK 'JUDGMENT By Edgar M Unusual Story of a Blackmailing Gang and a Mysterious . .. L L A..t1 - n... -rt- Avenger, Dy ic r-iumui Daffodil Murder," "Clue THE STORY BO FAR AVitr, DAN IIOUNDARV, tat. roerjf",r". .. .!'. Jm. hiiernt eleuer Wf'M rieFt H" " "6t ""IS "Jack e' Judement," alter several '."mI ,ib1eU, all of ifilch ere nuMlu in'?. Unities. He tries te disarm '" "" "lm 6V t0M' jlrFORDKtira. of the ! CHrn il IHim -ere. fWTfl fZ.V1. e tleek man about town, Fr?t Ms ottenHen en an actreee. who Vrhuffs htm. She If uAltIK WHITE, dauehttr ef fleltv White. ". el "he eana who wishei te retire. rntttB MAK8It, a delUlaeed but clever tyrl uheacts at "tamp" of the black. malHia flOBtf. cK00K CKEWn. once a gentleman. tiete " ' ami innin it centinuhs CHAPTEU XV The Commissioner Has a Theory FROM station te station throughout the iifel't. the following communlca cemmunlca communlca Hen as Unshed: "Te nil stations. Step Ambulance Moter Ne. Ti K O 0045. Arrest and detain driver nnd any person found therein. Warn all garages nnd report. CoramMener." Before the dawn nine thousand policemen vore en the lookout for the meter ambulance. "There's a chance, of course, said Stafferd, "but It 1b a peer chnnce." He uns looking whlte nnd heavy ff''I don't knew, Mr." said Seuthwlck, his subordinate ''There'fl always a clmnce thnt a creek will de the obvi ously wrong thing. I mippeMi you ve no theory ns te where they have gene? "Net out of town of that I'm cer- in " siiii Kine: --nine is way me eucst is heprlcs. Why, they 11 have nrlipl their destliiutlen hours before the message went out!" They were standing In the girl's "My theory, sir. Is that she is Jack e' Judgment." said Stafferd King bedroom, which still reeked with chloro form, and all the clues were piled to gether en the tnble. There were net many. There wns a pad of cotton wool, a half empty bottle of chloroform, bear ing the label of n well-known whole saler, nnd one of a pair of old wash leather glees, which had evidently been worn by somebody in his desire te aell lcning finger prints. "We net much te go en there," said Stafferd disconsolately. "The chloroform may have been held a long time nse. Any chemist would hnve supplied the cotton wool, and ns for the gleie " He picked it up and looked at It, then he carried it te the light. Old as it ns, it was of geed shape and qunllt and when new had probably been supplied te order by a first-class gkuemaker. "There's nothing here," snld Staf Staf eord ayaln and threw the gleve back en the table. A pehettnan came Inte the room nnd saluted. "I've cvcled ever from the Yard, sir. We !me had a message asking you te te at enre te Sir Stnnley Beluem's pnate heu'-e "Hen did Sir Stanley knew about thK affair'' ' ashed Stafferd listlessly. t "He telephoned, sir, about five e clock this morning. He often makes an eirlv inquiry." Stafferd looked around. There was nothing iiiei u thnt could de. He raised down the stairs into the street and jumped en te the motercjele which tad brought him te the scene. Sir Suulej Belrem lived in Caven Caven eish I'hie, and Stuffeid had been a frequent Wstter te the house. Sir Stan ley was a widower, who was went te complain that lie Kept up his huge eetabliMiment in order te justify the empleMnen' of his huge staff of ser vants Xtufferd suspected him of being temethiii,. of a sWwrite. His dinners were fan, l'ls, bis cellar was the best in Londen nnd because of his acquaint ns and friendships in the nitlstic Mts, he v,i. something of a dabbler in me art- be patieni7ed. The (Ien un nnnnnil nn,l nn .. comfei ibh-loeking butler wns waiting v" ui. xp te ncene Stafferd. . lei 11 iiuil Sir Staulej in the II "W i . be said. UCJii. his sei row, Stafferd could net 'l m i itii; .it tbii uttempt en the i'"" ei i i.ngllMi t-en ant te offer the heuu"tl,Jinl K,,,'u,1 ln snl,,J e the T'iIm ''ltiuld we'e get you up early, .Vh""' he f-uld t nt all, .. tmile"' r"'"' " St""t fnre ccnf!,,, ln n mi',i'?ilr Stl,n,fV often pets up In the W'II a tlie in. lit and orders a mcnl." et atom teund his gray-huired chief, Wee.l m newf-red silk dressing t..V' lua,lf"iB breid en an electric , "Had news, eh, Stafferd?" he said, a t newn ind lt-ie neme coffee. The Km U i! ne'" "aftei, nodded, ...l1"1 ' "ir unfoitunate detectlvc-cen-"!j.e w , , u., ,0 uatch is lmf. u fe tin Ti.eriuan. I presume''" , -Net mi bud us that," Mid Stafferd, out ,.,)t n ,P1),ttJ bai, knock ne.8 bmi,.-"" ,le"s' "'UMiess. but remembers no;,"n tl it happened." fli Manlej nodded. "erk VrS,i i T,,N of u,llrse- ls the eru f , iinilmlllrv ,,,, 1 tilth'' "" h,'sn" htn'fl between Btai'l'i" f',"r, l'"'-itli. my filend" Sir f1"'"' smilwl-. "wishing win ,ie neth- m?mi"li '.eul'1 N"11 HrJ known libl". tee. Ill,, ","1 vwy B001 an nitit!,.''".s I1"00 ,lle colonel staged Wl l SB 1', ,l,iR Ulm. 't I'll right "Innb I!ot.le''t "" "inning. men l?. .""-' 0,rfinnlzatlen of It ! The Iractln. n"Ue "10 ,'0ll"( without at Then ni .!" ""''"''ni' "f 5"ur watcher. n i Inenl'"0,' "'""BC'i"""' their thus duty T'is ,'1""" "' Policeman en lierV tl m . l ""niie'-e the thing took timed '.'. "llnutes- I'vcn thing I,, ."I'eU. Thev mint linve bmvn c rimiK k. r. - ...., ..,,..., : ..wMl ,..B nnM policeman en -"U along the stri;VV - M1 ' the beat mi. c- "i. -,.--w. street. i uiuniey poured Out the coffee I Wallace - b. ui virccn rvusc, ine of the Twisted Candle" with his own hands, back Inte his armchair. and relapsed ''Why de you think they did it?" Thev wern nfrnlri of htr. tr " aM Stafferd. bir Stanley laughed softly. "I Can't lmnelnn Ttminrinrv halm afraid of a girl." "She was Sellv WhltVn rianirhfer " said Stafferd. "Even then I can't understand it," replied the chief, "unless by Jove. Of course." He hit his knee a smack, and Staf Staf eord waited. "Probably they've cot mm ntfiar game en; but I'll tell you one of the Ideas of taking that girl It is te bring back Solemon White. TT iHcamnnrd didn't he?" " ' Stafferd nodded. "That'll the r.emn .! k.-l. SelOmOn White. And nhafAT. Is ,1.a danger te himself, he'll be in Londen te morrow, as seen as this news is known." Sir Stanley ant with hin M,i ,n . ",'? hnn(, ,th'nking, his forehead wrinkled, in thought. "There's some ether reason, tee. New, what is it?" .,!. Jd Pycsed, but did net say. . , J-imt girl will tnke some recovering before harm comes te her," said Sir Stanley softly. "Your only hepe is mat friend Jnck comes te your rescue." ".Tnck e' Judgment?" .11 Sfn",ey nodded, nnd the ether smiled sadly. "That's unlikely " he said; "indeed, it is impossible. I think I might as well tell you my own theory as te why she wns abducted and why Boundary took sp much treuble te capture her' VUint is your theery?'r aBked Sir Stanley curiously. "My theory, sir, is, that she is Jack e Judgment," eald Stafferd King. SlH! Jack ' .Tllrlomen V CI- O... I ley was en his feet, staring at him. ( "Impossible! It 1h n mnn." nYe.l.1,uBC;nl,,.0 f0THct Blr-" W Staf Staf eord, that Miss White is a wonderful mimic. "But why?" "She wants te clear her father. She told me that only a week age. And then I ve been mnklnc ineuiriea en mr own account. I found that she was seen coming out of the Albermarle mansions uieuigui iiiqi -jacK' made hia last visit te Boundary's flat." Sir Stanley rose. "Wait." he said, and left the room. Presently he enme back. "If Miss White Is Jack e' Judgment, and if she was captured tonight, hew de you account for this? It was under my pillow when I weke up." He laid en the tnhl ih. nm. Jack of clubs. Te be continued tomorrow CevurlcM. McClure .Veiosreprr Fundtcate IOWERS Funerals Economu Prices through the large buying power el our four stores. 4 51 OSS 4 3IUKE.3 TFTE FLORIST 1327 Wett Girird At. 13 S. 60th St 212 Eait Girard Art. 130 S. 52d St. E u )) E u )) Ne mere-"Gee HowMySere Feet Burn" Pains from Cerns,Bunions and Calleuses Ge as if by Magicl -.'.' GYPSY FOOT RELIEF a secret from the desert Ends Feet Misery Quick! 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Indupendencti Square. Hen 5 en may obtain completo and rellible Information of any iHiiiuuiK rciioei ier ueys or Kins, mnuiiry acaiiemy, tmnl ness celli ne. special schools for retuided children, con cen con sirvntery of muilc, cellega nr university. Our Intimate Knew ledge of the advantages of the nrleu3 Institutions will enable jeu te niaka a wlsa choice. This aerlce Is free nnd avail, nble te every one every- wnere m i 0 i DARN WfiBmr''' )fA ssm it- f I Public Ledger Building CHESTNUT at SIXTH Walnut 3000 Main 1601 EVENING PUBLIC Week-End News - I . M S Ml $22.50 Autumn Prices are certainly net any higher this season if these new frocks are any indication. As style after style came out of the boxes it gave one a bit of a thrill te see such interest ing dresses of geed materials at prices mod erate enough te be called cheap: $10 dresses are of crepe de chine in navy or black. Seme have embroidered skirts in self-color, plain bodice, wide sash. Others have chain girdles and long sleeves. Net many women would like te buy the material and make them up at se small a price. $1675 dresses are of canton crepe de chine or tricotine in navy blue and some black as well as all-black satin. Here and there is a gleaming metal placque with color. Seme $3.40 $3.40 All These All of them were one te three dollars mere until today and some were mere than double this new price a little earlier in the season. Standard styles made for our regular stocks se that they can be depended upon, of course, te give satisfactory service this year or next. Mill's Riddance of 7200 Pair Women's First Quality Geed Silk Stockings at 65c Is it possible for a geed silk stocking te be only 65c? Come and see! These are first quality pure silk of a light te medium weight, which, because it is a pure silk, will wear better than a heavier appearing kind that is leaded in the dyeing. They are a third less than the standard price because we took ever the incom plete assortments that the mill had en hand. Plenty of black, also nude, cordovan, light and medium gray. Sizes 8 V te 10. Shaped seamed backs. Mercerized tops and feet. (Down Stairs Stere, Central) Girls' Summer Clethes at Lewer Prices Hurrying out just in time te benefit late vacatienists, and in readiness for the prep aration of school wardrobes. As low as $1 for gingham and voile frocks. Pretty checks and plaids, with organdie or plain chambray trimmings. Sizes 6 te 14 years. As low as $1.25 for voile dresses; they have been just lowered te this price. Light and dark challis patterns. Sizes 7 te 14 years. As low as $2, $2.50 and up te $5 for a wide choice of voile dresses. Light and dark fig ured and dotted patterns. Crisp organdie trimmings. Sizes 7 te 14 years. As low as $2 for dark blue gingham skirts, pleated en bands of white cambric bodies. Sizes 6 te 16 years. Middy Blouses, $1 White mercerized cotton with convertible cellar and cuffs of checked gingham or figured percale. Sizes 8 te 20. (Down Btulrs Stere, Market) Summer Clearaway Gloves for Women Leng and short ones chamois lisle and silk. Styles and lowered prices that will appeal alike te the woman who re mains in town and the going-away vacatienist. Twe-Clasp ChameiS'Lisle Gloves, 15c Mostly gray nnd black. Net all sizes. Embroidered backs nnd really determined snaps. Twe-Clasp Silk Gloves, 35c White, pongee and beaver in broken sizes, Twe-Clasp Silk Gloves, 50c Backs with three rows of heavy embroidery. Deuble-tipped flngerb. Net all sizes; in white, pongee and beaver. Strap-Wrist Silk Gloves, 65c White nnd sable. Net every size in both colors. Sixteen-Butten Silk Gloves, 85c All sizes in pongee. Broken sizes in ether geed shades. Chamois-Lisle Gloves, 85c Sixteen-butten length in gray, mode and sand in all sizes. Large sizes only in white. Twelve-button length in black. (Down SUIrs Stere, Central) LEDGER - PHIEADELPHIA, THPB8PAY, $18 $16.75 $25 $10 $10 Frecks $10 te $25 (Down Stairs Stere. Market) $3.40 $3.40 White Shoes Repriced Today $3.40 (Down Btatrs Stere, Cheitnnt) Styles popular all sea son. Shirred, with de lightful variations as te pockets and belts. Of lustrous, shimmering fiber silk Baronet satin in navy, brown, black, Copenhagen, gray, pink and white. Se heavy and well hung that the wearer appears her slender, most graceful best. The white skirts in extra sizes only. All ethers in regular and extra sizes, but net each size in every color or style. $4.50 : Wanamaker's Down Stairs Stere times sleeves are long, skirts are generally rather wider and often they have draped or pleated side panels. The satin ones are inter estingly draped as shown in the picture. $22.50 tricetine dresses have elaborately embroidered sleeves and side drapery en the skirts ; navy only. $25 dresses are of satin-finished crepe effectively draped or with pleated Georgette crepe panels ; either navy or black. Autumn Dresses in Extra Sizes Are $25 Uncommonly Blmple dresses of the kind always hard te And. Made of canton crepe In navy or black and in sizes 42 te 50. $3.40 $3.40 Have Been Mostly white canvas lined with white leather. One style is of leather which leeks like buckskin. Round tees, low and medium heels, plain and ankle straps, some with perforations. 1000 pair. Practically all sizes and widths for women. Baronet Satin Skirts at $4.50 a Real Discovery! WW 4n IT n (Down Stair Stere, Market) M! $8 $5 $5 $5 Going-Away Luggage That just describes it: going-away lug gage! New lets constantly arriving from the makers seem scarcely te pause in the Down Stairs Stere. Out they go with well pleased vacatienists or with school and col lege planning students, who are seemingly delighted with such attractively durable lug gage at moderate cost. Dull Fabric Suitcases, $5 Particularly geed looking in a quiet, conservative way. Snap catches at either end. Attractive linings and shirred pocket in lid. 18, 20, 22 and 24 inch sizes. Shiny Enameled Suitcases, $5 Geed, deep cases in 24 and 26 inch sizes. Short leather straps. Reliable center lock and handle. Shirt pocket in lid. Round Hat Bexes, $5 Shiny black-enameled hat boxes that have proved tremendously popular, net only for hats, but for all sorts of "little things." Black or black with tan leather bindings. Center lock and handle and two side catches. Twe removable hat forms. 18 inches across, Extra-Deep Black Enameled Suitcases, $8 Splendidly, capacious! Made ever sturdy frames, with two reinforcing leather straps all 'round ewed corners and extra strong handle. 8 inches deep. Sizes 24, 26, 28 and 30 inches. (Down eutes Stere, Central) 'AUGUST 10, 192g c TTnnrlreda of women 8 dresses, hundreds of skirts, a few coats, a few suits. Prices decidedly reduced in order te make up for the incomplete size assortments and the mere or less handled appearance of most of the garments. Cleth dresses down te $2.50, 55, $10; some need a few stitches or a little freshening as te cellar and cuffs. Silk dresses down te $7.50 and $10; these also show marks of handling. . .. , A . . ,. Voile dresses in light and dark colors are down te $1.50, $2, $3, $5. Gingham dresses are down te $1, $2, $3 and $4 Organdie, dotted swiss, lace, plain-colored voile and various novelties are all substantially re duced. $7.60 te $20. Tweed suits are down te $6.50, $7.50 and $10. Wraps and sport coats are down te $16.50 te $75. (Down Stair Stere, Market) These Are the Very Latest Autumn Hats at $6 Nearly a hundred entirely new hats at $6 will be en display in the Down Stairs Millinery Salens tomorrow. Any woman will like te try them en because the shapes and colors are quite different. Seme are newly large, ethers are newly small. Many have vel vet facings and satin or faille brims and a number are trimmed with great choux of the material occasionally with a glistening bit of old silver or rhinestones. Seme very pretty small ones are of embroidered felt with vel vet edge. Smart turbans are of shirred velvet, quite tiny in size but with a huge cheu of the velvet in front. Isn't it fun te wear an Autumn hat before every one else does? (Down Stairs Stere, Market) Breakfast Jackets, $3.50 Impetus for a "geed day" may be found in a daintily flowered voile breakfast packet, trimmed with lace insertion and edging. Tiny woven black dots contrast prettily with the delicate colors. Ribbon bows finish the soft mMnr. and suggest a sleeve line en the Kilt: SIOPS. OrMlM KrrV.4- UI.... l I flesh. 36 te 44. ' (Down Stair Stere, Centrnl) Women's Underclothes Specialized at $1 Just an even dollar will add practically any ene garment needed for vacation baggage Really pretty ones. All brand new and daintily fresh. $1 for two-piece pajama suits of soft batiste. Slip-en tops and trousers with elastic casings at waist and ankles. Orchid, flesh and white, with contrasting stitchery. $1 for cool pretty nightgowns. Seft white cotton ones without sleeves are stitched in color. Others in white, flesh or orchid nainsoek, dainty with feather and hemstitching. $1 for novelty dimity and voile envelope chemises in white trimmed with color, or flesh, blue and orchid. Straight-top styles. $1 for geed white sateen petti coats with double hems 18 inches deep. Elastic tops. ,.51 Jezl ,wh,t0 sateen Princess slips that have plain-tailored tops. (Down Stiilr Stere, Central) Silk All-Over Laces and Fleuncings $2.25 Yard The shimmcry richness of these silk laces tells at once that they are specially priced. Shadowy patterns, dainty close designs or bold Bharply cut ones. 36 inches wide. Black and (Down Stair Stere, Oeutral) Clearaway jTfspnr of Simmer WAef rasmtms i I ' . I i fk Hi , . . . ,u & Men's All-Weel Suits With Twe Pair Trousers, $25 The whole story in a sentence. Men who knew clothing values will realize its significance. ALL-WOOL SUITS of geed fancy mixed chev chev eots and a few serges. TWO PAIR TROUSERS, meaning practically the life and serviceability of two suits in one. Single-breasted one and two button coats. Conservative styles. Weights for new and later. $25. Men's Mohair and Palm Beach Suits Marked Down te $11.50 Mostly grays and ether dark mixtures. Net all sizes in every color. Tropical weights. (Men' OaUerr. Market) Men's New Neckties Exactly Half-Price 25c Frem the manufacturer who makes a large per centage of our standard twice-as-geed neckwear. He used all his small pieces of better silks and silk mixtures in these ties, se they are specially geed qual ity and in an unusually large assortment of colons and patterns. Satins, embossed siiks, basket weaves and novelties in stripes, figures and mixed effects. Plenty of conservative dark ones. (Men's OaUerr. Market) r-" Men's Suits Made te Measure With Twe Pair Trousers $37.50 $43 A notable aggregation of fine, all-wool tai loring fabrics from which te make selection. Plain patterns, mixtures, herringbone weaves and pencil stripes and most of them are hard finished worsteds. Cut te a man's individual measure and care fully tailored. The fit is guaranteed, and no additional charge is made for extra sizes. Business and professional men value the distinction of made-te-measure clothing. It is seldom that such fine fabrics and geed workman ship can be secured for se moderate an outlay as they are fully realizing. (Men's Gallery, Market) Men's Athletic Union Suits 65c Men come back for mere of these madras athletic union suits with the comfort-giving knitted waist band. Satisfaction is worth buying at 65c. Sizes 34 te 44. Me's Cotten Half Hese 12!4c Geed stuff in these black, cordovan and gray cotton half hose. First quality. Sizes 9Vs te 11. (Men' OaUerr, Market) Children's Underclothes 25c te $1.60 A special midsummer purchase makes possible these low prices for well-made underthings for the children. Muslin Drawers, 25c te 50c Most home women would almost want 25c for making the 6 button holes in the waist band! Full cut I of strong muslin; narrow ruffle ' at gathered-in knee. Sizes 2 te 12 years. ! Drawers with hemstitched ruffles, embroidery or beading edge and lace-trimmed ruffles, 35c te 50c. Sizes 2 te 12 years. Princess Slips, $1 te $1.60 ! Ribbon-run, lace-trimmed neck and armholes and tucked ruffles make a child's nainsoek slip uaincy as wen as practical. 10 te 16 years. $1. With embroidery straight across top and straps and tucked embroidery ruffle. 10 te 16 vear3. $1.50. With lace-trimmed round neck and scalloped ruffle, or embroid ery top and tucKed embre'derv ruffle. 10 te 16 years. $1 60. ' Crepe Nightgowns, $1 Pink banded neck, sleeves and pocket give the touch of color a child likes te full-cut cotton crepe nightgowns. 4 te 12 years. (Down Rtnlrs Mere, Central) CENTRAL AISLE Clearing Away Women's Heuse Dresses at $1.50 and $3.75 $1.50 for voile dresses in many styles and colorings Mer of them are less thnn Vin f fiei ., i ' . .. "'p8' iest or bit mussel, a sl.ght pressing willde though net in each style. $3.75 for checked gingham and kind. m.m :or checked gingham and a few ratine dresses new nr!.ri less becau8e B12es are hrei M te fi2 m f ", PjJ Blouses Sneciallv Priori si Aa and baiiYterimnS riffilSffl'Sftt Aly' Jinham feds of contrasting color KSMft d this price. Broken sizes from 34 te 54. "K,na,,y "orphan double t u , Brassieres and Bandeaux, 25, In broken sizes from m. tn ar v... - n '. A.-J at this low price. ' Basket weave, brechc, batiste BSSSfd 8ilk poplin and th handling. Oratra li Oddments of Cerselettes, $1 These ideal foundations for the sports costume or bathing suit come in a vari ety of styles. Basket weaves, cool nets and novelty checked ginghams in sizes 36 te 42 but net in each stylu. SerV with two, some with f hose suppei-ters. Seme with brassiere tops and hip con cen finers. All te go out at $1, though that is a third te half less. (Down Ptalr Stere. Central) Women's Cotten Crepe Kimonos, $3 Oriental ones whose flowing pocket sleeves, bow in the back, gay figures and cnnklv material aie all suggestive of Japan Se are the colors, splashes of black and contrasting shades en gray, rose, blue, tan or purple grounds. Sizes 36 te 44. Solid-colored kimonos have a double ruffle trimming that runs around hem, neck, sleeves and both sides of the front. It even npnles across the pocket Rese, Copenhagen, light blue, lavender and pink. 36 te 44. (Down Nairn Stere, Central) wehd s Sizes 86 t 4Z In ' are a the let. every u,,c u,e 'esHt.ent value trimmed with I-,. , . . - ffl3? KtSVaWte AIU '-"rV 1 ' j vH.L '. X?i t e'-.d . . i txi 21 !'l m MM i 1 1. i-'w m 14 K w 5I V .,
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