Clang - clang - clang -a-lang-a-lang-a- Jang! Down the broad, brilliantly lighted avenue swept a heavy fire truck, its five dappled horses united in a mad gallop. Ten-year-old Teddy O'Neill, Western Union messenger doy, cut suddenly into the avenue from a side street and circled on his wheel like an eagle. His eyes fol- Jowed the truek with longing, It was a struggle 'twixt duty and pleasure. Thon an engine dashed into sight. It was drawn by three magnificent blacks, and in the darkness it gleamed Ike a demon, spitting fire and smoke. Teddy gave a howl of enthusiasm and followed in its wake. For block after block he trailed the wheel of the engine, bending low over Ris handle bars. Something of the epirit of the fire-fighters of old was in kis blood, and though his little heart was pounding with sudden stress he %eld the pace, his short legs dancing mechanically with the pedals. At the cross street a trolley car locked the way. A collision seemed fnevitable. The driver rose in his seaf® jammed the brake down, and drew with all his strength on the lines. The blacks came down on their Raunches and with stiffened forelegs slid on the smooth pavement. Just ifn time th2 heavy engine came to a stop. But Teddy, pedaling as though for a record, with his eyes to the ground, knew not of the obstruction. Suddenly the shining engine loomed pefore him. He threw up his arms and with a little ery dashed into the - ER ) Le a oo fa o J HiLiay. REGUuiaLD MACKRILL. | sald gently. “As you say,” he needs something beyond drugs.” So they sepalbated, and the doctor wert to his room to study. But his mind was not content with books, Il morning. Too busy to see you, but will leave a few reminders, Hang up stocking. . Santa Claus, He looked up into her face with an expression of rapture, “That's straight goods,” he said. “It's the real thing even to the press copy.” Then his thoughts took a long jump. “How long before Christmas?” he asked, During the next three weeks Amy was very busy. She had to calculate closely for the money, Her salary was small, and there was her widowed mother to care for, But her anxiety wae unnecessary. One day a note came from the manager of the tele graph company, The boys in the office CLEVER WOMAN DETECTIVE. MISS ADELAIDE CC. RUSSELL AMONG MOST SUCCESSFUL OF MODERN SLEUTHS. Assumes Many Pecullar Disguises and Visits Little Known Sections~ Is Talented Musician and Accom~ plished Linguist, Equipped with a personality as charming as it is distinctive Miss Ade- laide C. Russell has joined the army of women workers, but in such a unique way that her accomplishments cannot dwelt upon Amy, as she appeared but a short time before. It occurred to him | that he had thought of her many times | in the past fow weeks, But then it was | purely professional—their common fn. terest in the medical aspect of thelr work. She was a very competent nurse and very attractive, Her eyes and her mouth and that little wisp of hal: that always curled over her ear stood before him. But pshaw, it meant noth- ing. Thus he tried to trick his con- gclence, deceiving himself and saying it was not so, when, in some deeper sub-consciousness he knew that it was so and really could not be otherwise, and that he was hopelessly in the tolls, This is love's alchemy, In the dimly lighted ward Amy was at Teddy's bedside. The boy was wake-~ ful and restless, He wanted company. Though her duty was over ehe stayed with him, talking in a whisper, Bit by bit she drew from him the story of his brief, hard life. He had ng memory of father or mother. He | hid lived with an aunt, who beat him; 80 he ran away and finally graduated from newsboy to telegraph messenger, He was a doubter. Even Santa Claus, that patron saint of the children, was to him a myth—"only for rich fol kids.” he sald, But when she told him how Santa Claus would come to all children, rich and poor, if he only knew where they ks' beavy steel-shod wheels. A crowd gathered- quickly. to a nearby hospital, When Teddy awoke he lay in a white | fron bed, other beds on each side of him. tried hard to remember. What did it all mean? And what fn his head, his chest, his legs? gave a little groan. A woman came Jeaned over him. in a long room, with many | } to the bed and] LS ‘ pe Po ah, » oA THE SPIRIT OF THE FIRE FIGHTERS OF OLD WAS IN HIS BLOOD, recalled that vislon—the sweet, serious | pretty cap | She "word. face, the white uniform, the resting on waves of brown hair, gmothed his hot brow and gave him ol water. Then delirium seized him, and for weeks he hovered between lite ker very own In those enflless days and nights of physical anguish, When he could com- grehend only two conditions—pain and the absence of pain—Amy seeme tim a brooding Spirit of Deliverance Always there, when he needed her, divining the cause of his discomfort and quick with measures of relief, she became in the highest sense & mother to this motherless wall, 80 the days passed, and gradually Teddy responded to the care of purse and doctor and awoke to conscious. ness of things about him. His twisted arm was almost restored to use; his | crushed leg, though in a heavy plaster cast, was mending rapidly; but he complained of pain in his chest, where the engine wheels had broken the gibs. It hurt him to breathe, he paid, Now and then a spell of coughing shook his lttle fsme and left him panting for breath. Then, recovering, he would watch Amy at her work, his eyes following her u and ‘own the room. - He was disinclined to eat, and dally his face becamb whiter and thin ner, and his eyes bigger and blacker. It was Dr. Stone's custom to meet Amy in the operating room sev times a week for consultation. One evening they talked of Teddy. ‘the doctor shook his head gravely. He was a handsome, young man, wi close-cut, dark beard. In their common purpose—the rescue of this dying or phana child—their hearts beat together, “Can you not stimulate him some- how? he asked, “He Is very low, Any little complication—a fever, even & cold—might end it all, He Is too pas sive, He does uot care. Yo seems tO be merely awaiting the ead. We can not get results under such conditions It is not now a case for medicine, There {s nothing in all the pharm a that 1 can think of to awaken him.” Yor some minutes they st in sflence, All the mother love in Amy's heart was stirred. Poor little wail—-no par- , ents, mo home, and Christmas close al hand, A great light dawned within her Christmas—the day of days for chil dros all over the world! She turned her deep, *houghtful eyes upon the doctor. "1«t me take the case™ she Gentle | Rands bore the limp and mangled body | { rine He | might be worth gettin’ well for,” he made the pain |said with a sigh, | He Years afterward be| light faded from his and death, while Amy Norton, the head | surse. watched him as though he wer | go away and you will be just as w d to] eral | morning lots better.” lived, his eyes grew big with interest. | “Teddy,” she sald, “if Santa Claus will come here on Christmas day and you lots of presents and a Christmas tree will you try to get’ well?” Teddy thought hard. “Guess that “But he won't come, { hung up my stockin' onct, an’ they wasn’t nothin’ in it.” It must have been a bitter disappointment, for the eves and the old ‘ - ta 2 | | She had no assistance, but she worked lon. | royal Christmas—even to the “ingyne” | could get no more from her, | rides in a big sleigh with a long team | for excitement, but finally he fell into ia deep slumber. had taken us a little collection for Teddy's Christmag, he sald, and it was his pleasure to send her the cash—ten dollars and eighty-seven cents. What a” Godsend! Teddy should have a fail to interest other women through- put the entire country. Miss Russell is a detective, but the many disagreeable attributes which are commonly supposed to go hand in hand with this profession are wanting in the case of this interesting young woman who follows it rather from a love of its adventures than for the results which it brings about, Six years’ service in connection with the New York Pinkerton forces and on private work have given to Miss Rus sell a fund of interesting experiences that would go by itself. There was now no doubt that Teddy was improving. Day by day the thin face filled out. His color returned. He was eating regularly, sleepingg soundly, and the spells of coughing were less frequent. The doctor spoke of the change, but Amy was uncom municative, “Some new influence is at work,” he sald to her one day. It was just a week before Christmas. “The gain Is most remarkable. Tell me, Miss Nor ton, what wonderful elixir have you given him? I may need it myself be fore long. I, too, have a malady that defies drugs.” i She looked at him in gndden Yéar— | | then flushed before his strong, tender | Eos a oH ! { . { and paid the maid two dollars for the | latter's hat. | was | ever known, but it covered her head | and gave gaze. “1 cannot tell you now.” Her eyes were turned away. Her face was bright with pleasure. “But can't I know soon?" he asked, with an almost boyish pleading in his voice. “Name a day when 1 may ask and be answered.” She turned to him with a new light in her eyes. Something told her that his interest was not in Teddy alone, “Ask me Christmas morning,” she whispered, “and I will tell you; not a day before,” And try as he might he Christmas eve arrived, with wind and snow and bitter cold. Teddy feared the weather would keep Santa Cldus away. But Amy reassured him. “Oh, Santa Claus likes the snow, He e of reindeers He's sure to get here some time in the night. We'll hang | up your stocking right here on the | edpost. And them you must go 10 sleep early.” At eight o'clock she went off duty. sda “ be Teddy didn't get to sleep as directed, His telegram in his hand. and his long black stocking hung in plain sight op the bedpost, All over the city, fathers and mothers were commencing their work of love, and Amy, tired though she was, began her own, In a private room stood the tree. | The floor was strewn with packages. “ith strings of popcorn and cran- berries, fancy bags of candy, brilliant | will give years of satisfactory weasn It dressy cflect to the wearer's appearsnce, we can offer them Is we bad a large number of them made up for us by one of the large furriers during the summer when trade was quiet; this is the only reason we are sble tw offer such an expensive premium. 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Nothing similar has ever belore been offered as & premium; Ie fre a stylish, be only reason This is an We trust you with our Jewelry ust) COLUMBIA NOVELTY CO., Dept. 655, East Boston, Mass. | though Miss Russell had not time to put on her hat and coat she, too jumped on the train. Her badge car ried her, but when she got to Phil- adelphia she gave the tip to a depot detective to wadch the man while she glass balls, and showers of tinsel Near midnight four strong men came from the lower ward, and Teddy's lit tle iron bed. with Teddy sound asleep, was carried gently into the privale Then she slipped away to her MISS ADELAIDE C. RUSSELL which have made her life a succes. {sion of incidents weil calculated to] weave themselves into a score of melo roewy mT rool. dramas if ehe would only relate them, Miss Russell is still in her twenties but during the six years she has been rest. It seemed to Amy that but a few minutes had elapsed when she was | her eyes open. burean. She arose, made a light, and athed her face again and again in the 1d water until she felt able to keep It was five o'clock- gctive; she has been all around the world and has afopted wmuny-dif: disguises, She never works through her own personality, but adopts the various disguises as the occasion warrants. Further than this she has 1 the remarkable record of never having known fallure. Of the bundreds ol ases on which she bas worked she ha btained the results for which she] tarted and to-day her record is one [of continual successes, Has Figured in Famous Cases, If one were given A thousand chances fed *1to name Miss lus I's prolession, that Teddy, Merry Chnstmas! Mer detective would sever figure on the Christmas! Teddy." | ist. One might take her for a singer Teddy woke suddenly and sat bolt! probably for an actress, maybe for a ferent still dark. She entered Teddy's room an irned on the elecirie light. He w coping quiet There was a step he hall and the door opened. It wa the doctop<-his face a study, She he! ip & warning finger, then turned to U bed and reaching down took the Ix in her arms and kissed him, “Teddy she eried, a little sob in her voic iy. look of ds “Yes he gpair crept into his face. will, Teddy. I'll send him 1 know hell come Teddy, If {youll only get well. You know the | doctor and 1 are trying so hard to | make you strong, but you must help. Medicine won't do it all. You must think about getting better, and try to | eat and laugh and be happy. And the { first thing you know all the palin will ell as | am.” It was a large idea, and his ! mind could not take it in easily. | “How can you tell him where I am?” | He was suspicious, “Why, 171 send him a letter” | “Couldn't you send him a telegram? | {It'd get there lots quicker. An’ tell | him to answer paid.” He was on fa-| miliar ground now. She thought it over a little before |she replied. “All right, Teddy, I'll] send him a telegram, And if he says he'll come will you try real dearie?’ Tears of hope stood in her eyes, “Yes,” he sald finally he'll bring me a tree with lots of red an’ blue an’ green an' yellow things on It, an’ some candy, an'--an'--g lo comotive ingyne what'll run all by it- self.” She drew the covers around his peck and tucked him in snugly. “I'll tell him, dearie,” she sald. “And I just know he'll bring the ‘ingyne’. Now go to sleep and you'll wake up in the She stroked the Blowly his eyes little little head gently. closed and he slept. Amy went to her room. At her desk th | *he wrote a rote to the manager of the telegraph company, and taking it to the front door dropped It in the let ter box with a little prayer, Teddy's first words the next morn ing were full of anticipation. “Got that wire yet?” Amy smiled reassur. ingly. “Oh, It's too early, Walt till this afternoon.” He ate his breakfast with relish, and there was a new when the doctor came In. But it was a part of their plan that the dector Mhould not. na, an though Toaly of ex kept the secret. acne 2 At three o'clock a messenger brought Amy a yellow enyelnpe, and she took it straight to Teddy's bed. He reached for it eagerly, tore it open, and with shining eyes read the mos CM "Sm stop by some tizae Christmas | “Ob-h-h.” he eried, In a long, echolr | bulging with treasures, {ing and | poured from it a wealth of treasu: Jay) “If ho says | 4 { waking, | morning. inall he could see the drawn lines note in his wolee! upright. He gave a shout of joy. | newspaper woman, but never class her ag & clever sleuth who has figured in | soma of the most famous cases IA this country and Europe. During the Paris Exposition Miss 8! Russell worked on several forgery | cases which had their locale in Paris In order to gain knowledge to be used as evidence in these cases Mis Rus. sell. who fs a talented musician and { plays the harp skilifully, dressed 88 8 sirect musician, again as a nowsboy and still again as a hotel Waitress One of the most celebrated divorce cases this country has ever known was brought to a climax through evidence secured by Miss Russell. The husband was the offendes and went to Mexico. Miss Russell followed him there hired | herself as a maid and traveled with | the people all over Burope. Bhe was gone eight months and when the case ) ; in’ . RK : | finally came to trial and the maa found bart nobly. Fm goin’ to got well a {that he had been paying the expenses right” of a detective for nearly & year he at After a while they put him back to] tempted to kill Miss Russell. Her bed, with his gifts spread around him, | pp \ © gemall pistol which she and together left the room. The dawn | faahy we ats oily her life. Miss was breaking. The busy world was | Russell admits that for onee her heart From without came the toot | was in her mouth, sithough the fright ing of horns, Bells were ringing all | gag only momentary, over the great city, It was Christmas Disguised as a Newsbo In New York Miss Russell Le gold dosens of ne rs among the erowd of “"newsies” t Wall street, Ehe acknowledges that in nearly all the divorce cases which fall to her share her sympathy is with the wife Recently she had such a case to follow up and having located her people In outskirts of a certain large city Miss Russel; visited the house nearly every day, but siways in & different disguise, Pirst ghe Went as § Wan, wearing A little light mustache; again she went as a little old German woman gelling herbs, Her accenl Wes 80 broken that she could hardly be un- derstood and she put up such a story of hard luck that she was invited to come again, which of course, she did, The lady has a particularly charm. ing personality, Her voice le soft and eultivated, but can be made to change almost instantly, Bhe ls handsome and bas & most striking individuality, Bhe speaks a half dogen langu fluently, is a gifted musician, and has a keep sense of a clue which would do honor to the best men detectives in the busi. nose. On one occasion when she wes Op the second of a forger in New York, she was obliged to follow him from the use Ju which they were both stop gasp. “Oh, Jimminy Whillikins ain't that great.” Then words fall him, and he could only look and lo his eves feasting on wonders that tongue could not describe. They put a warm bathrobe around him and placed him om the floor, for he was not yet able to walk. By his side Amy laid the stocking now In front of him stood the “ingyne” and many other things dear to boyish hear He handled them one after another silent awe. Then he took the sto« with delicious deliberat i 2 . ’ oa He was dazed by his sudden .accun lation of riches, He looked up them with a smile. “That's a bu Santa Claus,” he sald. “He done hi The doctor went with her to her door, Even in the dim light of the about her mouth and eyes, her trem ulous lips. “You must go back to bed.” he sald anxiously, “I will see that you are not disturbed until noon, You are tired out” fhe 414 not try to speak, fearing | that she would ery instead. | “You have won a great vielory over {death,” he sald, “The Injuries are nothing now; he will recover. It is the desire to live that you have im: planted in him-that is the triumph.” Then, on sudden impulse, he put his arms about her, “Oh, Amy, Amy™ he sald brokemly. “You have saved his (life: will you not save mine, doar? Will you say yes? 1 cannot live with. out you." Then he was gone, and on her trem. bling lps his kiss burned like sweet fire, Half fainting, her heart going ike a trip-hammer, she closed the door and sank upon the bed, Gradually peace came to her, and slumber. 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