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Socislßtates
Story No. 12
The Dwsppearance of
Helen Mintern
PIH ky George Bronaon Howard.
Nov*tlsation by Hugh C. Weir.
Copyright Kalem Company.
(CMtUud Crass Teaterday.)
wrtto head high, and eyea flashing,
ah* crossed to an empty taxi-cab.
Jumped In. lea-ring Otnon atar
™ 'Hg after her. Slatern nudged hi*
companion, with a chuckle, and then,
reaching down quickly, picked up a
small lace handkerchief from the walk,
which had dro piped from her
bag. With the handkerchief waa a
bualneee card, on the back of which
waa a hastily scribbled line of writ
ing. Slatern held lt to the light, and
read: "It la Inoperative for me to
have your report of Sutro's place at
once. Please rush It!" On the reverse
aide of the oard waa the engraved
name, "Casper Careon."
eiatern'e eyas gleamed with sudden
satisfaction. He did not know that
the whole incident of Mona'a quarrel
had been carefully staged In advance,
and that the card had been dropped
purpoiely at his feet. Unaware of
theee faicta, the political boaa thrust
the card into his pocket, and with a
malicious glance back at Careon. who
was still standing uncertainly before
the door of the cafe, awaiggered aicroas
the walk to his own car.
Late the next afternoon Mcna
emerged from a taxi-cab before
Madame Sutro'a establishment, ascend
ed the stepa, and was ushered by the
liveried colored attendant at the door
Into a handsomely appointed waiting
room. In a moment or two Madame
Sutro appeared.
"You wish to see meT"
Mona nodded. "I wish to see yon
very imich—privately."
Madame Sutro raised her eyebrows.
"I am very busy."
"I fancy that my errand !e well
worth your time and attention." re
joined Mona. coldly. "However—" She
started to walk Indifferently toward
the door, but tihe other caught her
arm.
ISteip tihta way, please!" she con
ceded, grudgdngly. Mona followed her
conduct re « through the portieres, and
down a narrow corridor, giving into a
aeries of thinly-partitioned booths, in
which she oaught glimpses of women
customers In various stages of "beau
tifying-" At the end of the corridor,
the MaSame opened a door, and con
ducted her Visitor Into a amall roo TO,
which evidently served the purpose of
a private office.
'And now what la It?" she de
manded.
"My name Is Jenlrtns—May Jenkins,"
began Mona, boldly. "For several
months I have been in the employ of
Casper Carson. Do you know him 7"
"Perhaips," was Hie enigmatic re
sponse "And what of It?"
"I 'have been assisting Mm to gathet
evidence against certain establish
ments like 5 ours!" said Mona, direct
ly. "You may know, perhaps, that he
believes you're running a /gambling
house."
Mladame Sutro's face flushed.
"Go on!" she snapped.
"Carson has double-crossed me,"
ea'l Mona, in as vtolous a tone as she
coulrt muater. "He gives nothing but
promises—and I have broken with him.
and told him he would be aorry to let
me got I Intend to make him aorry!
That la why I have come to you—to
tell you certain matters wfelch may
be of Interest to you!"
~T don't know what you mean,"
Madame Sutro scanned the girl's face
sVrewdly, and her manner perceptibly
etiffened.
"I mean thait you are to he raided at
almost any "hour!" Mona stepped closer
to the otlher, and «poke the last
words almost Into her ears. She could
ff el the thrfll of alarm, which coursed
the Madame's trim body For
~'ust an Instant the other hesitated, and
then dhe stepped to the telephone on
her desk, ana called a number Into
the transmitter.
"Walt here, please," dhe said, with
a trtfle more cordiality in her voice.
Mona dropmed Into a chair, affeatlng
not to be Interested In the conversa
tion over the wire. She could hear a
man's voice through the receiver, and
then the Madame, lowering her voice,
Epoke rapidly and nervously, and evi
dently to such purpose that a moment
later she hung- back the received with
a sigh of relief.
"A friend of mine Is coming over,
who would like to hear your story,
my young- friend. If you can convince
him of its truth, perhaps you have
not done eo badly after all!"
"I don't care for that part of It,"
paid Mona. carelessly, guessing at once
that the 'friend' in question was Dan
Platsrn. "All that I am Interested In
Is getting back at Carson. T told him
I would make him sorry, and I want
to make my promise good!"
"Just so! Just bo!" nodded fhe
Madame, albsently. She stepped to the
door. "If you don't mind waiting for
Just a moment. I have an urgent cus
tomer waitlrvg outside "
"Not at all." said Mona, pleasantly.
She heard the key turn on the other
side of the door, and smiled to her
self. Evidently the 'Madame waa not
dispose*! to take any chances!
The girl strolled to the one window
of the room, and parted the curtains.
It opened on a rear alley, Just across
from which loomed the outlines of a
rear house, fronting on the next
block The alley, Itself, was deserted,
fhe dropped the curtains, and turned
h*ck to a survey of the room. If the
plans of Casper Carson had gone
through without.a hitch, his men even
now were assembling for the raid on
the Beauty Parlors, which had been
parreed upon at dusk. That It was
a "plant." without either fhe knowl
edge or assistance of the district at
torney's office, vould, of course, not
b» known until later—and Ckraon'a
wealth and Influence were such that
he would answer any leigal Inquiries,
I'. Indeed, any should ke made. He
knew that Slatsrn was well aware
of the reform crusade, of w<hfch. he.
Carson, was the prime mover—and that
the young millionaire had been sworn
in as a special deputy by the dis
trict attorney's office, which waa en
gaged In one of Its periodical flg-hta
with the police deipartment. That
such a raid rtiould toe ordered without
warning from the district attorney's
office was more than provable—and
Oarson knew It would not be a diffi
cult tsak to convince Slatern of iitm
.jenulnenees.
WTille Mona waa busy with these
thoughts, the key turned In the door
"wn, and the Madame reappeared,
with a man whom the girl at once
recognized a* Dan Slatern. That he
recognized her atoo, and recalled the
incident of her quarrel with Careon
the previous nigh* was obvious. With
* smile he stepped toward her.
tTa Is Vmrnttmrn^
STRIKE COSTS CITY $50,000
Billa Presented to Wllkes-Barre Council
Surprise Taxpayers
Wllkes-Barre. Pa., July B.—Wilkes-
Parre taxpayers got a surprise yester
riay when they learned that the street
* ' ias cost the city more than
t >O,OOO for extra police protection. At
a meeting of council bill for $9,000
were submitted.
Councilman R. N. Bennett, in charge
or % the city's finances, announced that
t] J^r„ wei^ thp flrst ot a lar ge number
or bills. They money was chiefly spent
for extra policemen and extra horses.
XO SEAT, DIDJCT PAY FAKE
Traveling Man Arrested Will Make Test
of the Innup
Heading, Pa.. July B.—Because he re
fused to pay his fare unless he got a
seat. William Hannum. a traveling man
WHS arrested and held for a hearing
before Alderman Cooney. He gave S2OO
bail and was released.
Hannum boarded a Reading Railway
train between Alientown arid Harria-
SATURDAY EVENING.
Now for 1917
Another new 3400 r. p. m. Chalmers, 7 passengers, 122 -inch wheelbase. supreme beauty, SI2BO Detroit
And the original 3400 r.p.m. Chalmers, doubly refined, amazing performance. 115-inch wheelbase, SIO9O Detroit
Picture a giant of rare strength and ability, and clothe I'm going to tell about one little feature of the body,
him in fine garments and you have a mighty good and then you'll have to come and find the rest out for
picture of this new Chalmers — yourself.
th k e T {P' m * Chalmers with the 122-inch It's about the upholstery. Now, there's been reams
whee base, double cowl body and French pleated written and tons talked about upholstery. Some one
upholstery. once measured it in inches. Another described it in
A good day s work was done when they made it, curlicue springs. Some one else reduced it to "real hair."
a ey /iljf 1^ 16 S^m. ers - I don't know the thickness of it—and care less; but
A car that had 1,000,000 miles of record behind it And when I get in the tonneau and sit down I have a feeling
a service mark of 99.21 percent perfect. that I never want to get out.
They sTood pat there *" P m ' fits , the fat man as well as the thi " ™"-
And on this magnificent chassis they laid a body that . They re l 0"/ P' e ®ts—French pleats—(which say good;
surpasses the ordinary man's power of expression. ?. nce a a * time to the button and biscuit
To describe this gorgeous body is like trying to de- Su » 1 . , /. ,
scribe a Rocky Mountain sunset. It's impossible. fliioonnV 6 ? ent^ men » an . d a wonderful value
You get an optic sensation that fills the mind with .^ etroit - You put away m your wardrobe the
a picture you'll never forget. equivalent of four good suits of clothes, a couple 01 pairs
Lines —ladies, they're so severely modern that at of ten-dollar shoes, and a Knox hat when you lay down
first the Chalmers people thought they'd have to change he money for her. \ou save about $275.
them —too far ahead of the procession. . t let me forget to call attention to her smaller
But Mr. Chalmers finally said to go ahead. And he sister
was right, because the first one that sailed up the avenue , 3400 r.p.m. Chalmers with the 115-inch
stopped traffic. wheelbase.
Men driving cars actually drove up ahead in front to Because she's a 3400 r. p. m.'r, great on the hill,
see what car it was. smooth in traffic, full of spunk any time any day.
And performance—gentlemen! There's never been She's just like her 1916 predecessor. Neither you nor
but one that could touch her —her 3400 r a p. m. sister. I could tell the difference. And you're dead sure when
She performs with a laugh. She has never refused me you buy her because her record is as clear-cut as a cameo
a hill. She has never failed to answer my every whim. —1,000,000 miles of use with a service record of 99.21
3400 r. p. m. is the reason. percent perfect.
But what I like most about her is the perfectly Both cars are ready. If you haven't seen them you Ve
corking body. missed a day's treat. Better than going to the art gallery.
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DEALERS: Keystone Motor Car Co.
r 1019 - 1025 Mark * Str *et
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Snyder & Wingert, Chambersburg, Pa. -
C. T. Romberger, Elizabethville, Pa.
A. D. Shatzer, Greencastle, Pa.
New Eberhart Garage, Geo. F. Eberhart, Prop., y
Gettysburg, Pa.
M. E. Schlegel, Thompsontown, Pa. Mgr.
burg and found all coaches crowded.
The train was shore of cars because of
the National Guard movements to the
Mexican border. "No seat, no fare,"
Hannum replied. It Is said Hannum
refused to pay In order to make a test
case.
COI.OKLD MARCHING CLIB FORMED
At a meeting: held In Schaeffer's Hall
an organization was perfected with
Robert Thornton, steward of the West
End Republican Club as president, to
form a marching club that will parti
cipate In the Fall campaign. Lewis
Wilson was selected as drill master of
the club and has ordered that the mem
bers meet every Thursday evening at
the above named hall until permanent
headquarters can be established.
OBE MIXE, IDLE 13 YEARS, RESUMES
Reading, Pa., July B.—After an Idle
ness of twelve years, the Boyertown
iron ore mines, newly acquired by the
Kastern Steel Company, of Pottsville
and Pottstown. resumed work. The
Warwick shaft, seventy-flve feet deep,
is the flrst to be reopened.
PICNIC AT WILLIAMS GROVE
The annual union Sunday School
picnic of the St. Paul Baptist Church.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
State and Cameron streets, will be
held at William* Grove on Wednesday.
July 12.
HARRIS AND BOAS PLAYGROUND
f ___GIRIjS WIN LONG BALL GAMES
I nter P'*yground rivalry for the
"long ball" championship of the city is
at summer heat Just now and the var
ious teams are bitterly fighting out the
question of who's who. Two of the
hardest fought games of the series
were contested for between the Har
ris antr Penn and the Fourth street
aiul the Baaa uiaygcaund learns, the
girls of Harris and Boas winning out
respectively by scores of 58 to 16 and
39 to 11. The teams include:
Harris Gertie Kline, Zena Rogers,
Katie Hutta, Mildred Fisher, Averll
Shoemaker, Hattle Kline, Bertha
Shearer and Marie Peace.
Penn—D Taylor, H. Abramson, V.
Drake, C. Zeiters, D. Harrison, S. Katz
man. M. Fralich and Eva Weiner.
Fourth Pauline Bowman, Clara
Sniedman, Helen Conors, Minnie Still,
Ida Snyder, Ruth Shaffer, Mary Har
ris. Elizabeth Maguire, Lelia Brown
Beatrice Blair, Elisa Keefer,
JULY 8, 1916.
Martha Shoemaker. Alice Thompson,
Blanche Robinson, Dorothy Roebuck,
Katherine Farrel, Jennie Booth and
Sue Cyril.
BOY'S INVESTMENT PAYS TEN
THOUSAND PER CENT.
"Last spring a year ago." says Farm
and Fireside, "a ten-year-old neighbor
boy was given 10 cents by his grand
mother. Te purchased a packet of
good cucumber seed with his money
and grew a nice patch of cucumbers
for the local village market. His crop
of cucumbers brought him a little ever
$6 in money, all of which his mother
allowed him to keep and spend as he
pleased.
"With $1 of his money the boy pup
chased a few Uttle things for himself,
and with the other $5 he purchased a
ewe lamb had grownffl tat (
ewe lamb. By this spring his ewe
lamb had grown Into a mature mother
lambs. So now the boy has three
sheep from his investment. The
mother sheep is now worth $lO, and
the lambs are worth $5 each, making
a total value of S2O he has earned
with his 10 cents in a year and a halt,
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