12 jAFOOISAND HIS, .iimiiONEY Copyright, 1915, by fiaorg* Birr McCutcliaon, CONTINUED CHAPTER IV. I Convert* With a Mystery. L\TE in the afternoon I opened my door, hoping that the bang f ing of hammers and the buz 7 of Industry would have ceas ed; but. alas, the noise was even more deafening than before. Ksyping Brit ton iu the gloomy corridor. 1 shouted to him. and he came at once. "Britton." said I as be closed tht door, "do you think they will carry out their threat to have the law or tne? Mr. Rocks worth was very angry —and put out. He is a power, as you know." "I think you are quite safe, sir," Mid he. "Shortly before 2, sir. one ot the porter* from the hotel came ovei to recover a gold purse Mrs. Klley TVerkheimer had dropped in the excite meat, and he informed Mr. Poopen dyke that the whole party was leaving at 4 for Dresden." Later on. somewhat refreshed anc relieved. I made my way to the little balcony, first having issued numerous orders and directions to the still stupe fled Schuiieks. chief atnong which was an Indexible command to keep the gates locked against all coders. Suddenly us I sat there *,iminating 1 became acutely aware of something white on the ledge of the topmost win dow in the eastern tower. Eveu as I filed my gaze upon it something else transpired. A cloud of soft. wavy, luxurious brown hair eclipsed the nar row white strip and hung with spread lug splendor over the casement ledst plainly, indubitably to dry in the sun. My neighbor had washed her hair! And it was really a most wonderfu head of hair. 1 enn't remember eve having seen anythiug like it except ii the advertisements. What a glorious, appealing, sensuous thing a crown of hair—but Just theo Mr. Poopendyke came to my window. "May I interrupt yon for a moment. Mr. Smart?" he inquired, as he squint ♦d at ine through his ugly bone rimmed glasses. "Come here. Poopendyke." I com manded in low. excited tones He hesi tated. "You won't fall off." 1 said ■harply. Although the window is at least nine feet high. Poopendyke stooped as hs tame through. He always does it, no matter how tall the door, it is a" life long habit with UUu. Have 1 men tioned that my worthy secretary is six feet four and us tlilu as n reed? I re member speaking of his knees. He is also a bachelor. "It is a dreadful distance down there," he murmured, flattening him self against the wall aud closing his eyes. A pair of slitn white hands at that Instant Indolently readjusted the thick mass of hair and quite as casually dis appeared. 1 failed to bear Mr. Poopen dyke's remark. "1 think, sir." he proceeded "it would lie a very good idea to get some of our correspondence off our hands A great deal of it lias accumulated in the past few irwks I wish to say that I am quite ready to attend to it when ever"— "Time enough for letters." said I.' ■till staring. "First of all. we must have a lad der." 1 went on "Dave you seen to that?" "A ladder?" be faltered, putting one foot back through the window in a most suggestive way. "Oh," said I, remembering. "I haven't told yon. have I? Up there. In that window. Do yon see that?" "What is it. sir? A rug?" "Hug! Great Scott, man. don't you know a woman's hair when you see ttr "I've never—er—never seen it—you Bight say—Just like that. Is it hair?" *lt is. Tou do see it don't yon?" "Haw did It get there?" "Good! Now I know I'm not dream ing. Come! There's no time to be lost. We may be able to get up there before ahe hears us!" I instructed old Conrfld to have the tallest ladder brought to me iu # the courtyard at once. "There is no such thing about the castle," he announced blandly. "Where are your sons?" 1 demanded. The old couple held up their bands in great distress. "Berr Britton has them wearing their aouls out. turning a windlass outside the gates—acb. that terrible Invention of his!" groaned old Conrad. "My poor •ons are f;iint with fatigue, meln berr. Tou should see them perspire and hear them pant for breath." Happily a new idea struct me almost at once. In a jiffy balf a dozen carpenters were at work constructing a substantial ladder out of scantlings, while I stood over them in serene command of the aituation. When the ladder was completed I mounted to the top and peered through the sashless window. It was quite black and-repelling beyond. Instruct ing Britton and the two brothers to fol low me in turn. I clambered over the wide stone sill and lowered myself gin gerly to the floor 1 will not take up the time or the space te relate my experiences on this first fruitless visit to the east wing of tnv abiding place. Sntfic*? to sa.v. we got as far as the top of the stulrs iu the vast middle corridor after stum bllnj; through a series of dim. dump rooms, and then found our way effec tually blocked by a stout door which was not only locked and bolted, but bore a most startling admonition to would be trespassers. I'iuned to one of the panels there was a dainty bit of white note paper, with these <atiri words written across its surface In a bold feminine band: "Pleasu keep out. This is private property." Most property owners no doubt would have been incensed by (his calm defi ance on the part of a squatter, either male or female, but not I The very impudence of the usurper appealed to me What could be more delicious than her serene courage in dispossess Inpr me with the stroke of a peu of at least two-thirds of my domicile and what more exciting than the thought of waging war against her in the ef fort to regain possession of It? Really It was quite glorious: Here was a happy, enchanting bit of feudalism that stirred my romantic soul to its very depths We returned to the courtyard and held a counsel of war. 1 put all of the Schmicks on the grill, but they stub-; bornlv disclaimed all interest in or knowledge of the extraordinary occu pant of the east wing. "We can smoke her out. sir," said Britton. I could scarcely believe my ears. "Britton," said I severely, "you are a brute. 1 am surprised. You forget there is an innocent babe, maybe a | collection of them, over there and a dog. We shan't do anything heathen ; ish. Britton. i'lease that in mind. There is but one way—we must storm the place. 1 will not be dehed to my very nose." i felt it to see if it was not a little ont of joint "It is a good nose." "It is. sir." said Britton. And Poo pendyke in a perfect ecstasy of loyalty j shouted. "Long live your nose, sir!" My German vassals waved their: bats, perceiving that a demonstrations was required without in the least knowing what it was about. That night was very black and trag ic. swift storm clouds having raced up j to cover the moon and stars. With a j radiant lanthoru In the window be- i hind me. 1 sat down with my pad and i my pipe and my pencil. The storm j was not far awav. I was scribbling away in serene con tempt for the physical world when there came to niy ears a sound that Sdve me a greater shock than any streak of lightning could have pro duced and vet left sufficient life in me to appreciate the sensation of being electrified. A woman's voice, speaking to me out of the darkuess aud from some point quite near at hand! 1 beg your pardon, but wonld yon Blind doing me a very slight favor?" Those were the words, uttered in a clear, swept, perfectly confident voice, as of oue who never asked for favors, but exacted them. I looked about me. blinking, utterly bewildered. No one was to be seen. She laughed. Without really meaning to do so, 1 also laughed— nervously, of conrse. "Can't you see me?" she asked. I looked intently at the spot from which the sound seemed to come—a perfectly solid stoue block less than three f eet from my right shoulder. It must have been very amusing. She laughed again. X flushed resentfully. "Where are you?" I cried out rather tartly. "1 can see you quite plainly, and you are very ugly when you scowl, sir. Are you scowling at me?" "I don't know," I replied truthfully, still searching for her. "Does it seem so to you?" "Yea " 'Then I must be looking in the right direction," 1 cried impolitely. "You must be— Ah:" My straining eyes had located a small, oblong blotch in the curve of the tower not more than twenty feet from where 1 stood, and on a direct line with my balcony. True. 1 could not at first see a face, but as my eyes grew a little more accustomed to the darkness. 1 fancied 1 could distinguish a shadow that might pass for one. "1 didn't know that little window was there.'' I cried, puzzled. "It isr't." sbe said. "It is a secret loophole, and it isn't here except In times of great duress. See. I can close it!" The oblong blotch abruptly dis appeared, only to reappear au Instant later. I was beginning to understand. Of course It was In the beleaguered east wing! "I hope I didn't startle you a moment ago." 1 resolved to be very stiff and for mal about It. "May 1 inquire, madam, what you are doing iu my hou—my cas tle?" "You may." "Well." said I. seeing the point, "what are you doing here?" "1 am living here," she answered dis tinctly. "So I perceive." said I. rather too dis tinctly. "And I have come down to ask a simple, tiny little favor of you, Mr. Smart.'' sbe resumed. IIAKRISB TT THi STAR-fNI)KPKNDENT, FRIDAY EVKXINfi. APRTL 23, 1915. REFRIGERATORS THAT SURVIVED 810 WAREHOUSE FIRE, SHOWN IN WINDOW ,- -■ ' -4S- - ■ * |BK tm ii- r <4[|^ jigs >r * "You Kn.nv my name':" 1 cried. sur prised. "I am reading your last book— Are you going V "Just a moment, please," 1 called out. struck by a splendid idea. Reach ing inside the window, i grasped the lanthoru and brought its rays to bear upon the—perfectly blank wall! 1 stared open mouthed and unbelieving. "Good heaven! Have 1 been dreaming all this?" 1 cried aloud. My gaze fell upon two tiny holes in the wall, exposed to view by the bright light of my lamp. They appeared to be precisely in the center of the spot so recently marked by the elusive oblong. Even as I stared at the holes a slim object that 1 at once recognized as a finger protruded from oue of them and wiggled at me in a merry but exceed ingly irritating manner. To Be Continued MINERS MUST KEEP FAITH Agreement Sis Years Ago Fixes Their I Quitting Time Haxleton, April 23.—Former Judge George Gray, of Wilmington, Del., um pire for the Anthracite Conciliation Board, decided yesterday against cer- I tain classes of miners of the Xesque houing colliery of the Lehigh Coal and i Navigation Company, in their conten- i tion that they be allowed to quit at j 3 o'clock instead of 4. He finds that in 1909 an agreement I GERMANS IN BRUSSELS PALACE OF JUSTICE M ill i li .. L. GERMAN SOLDIERS QUARTERED IN THE PALACE OF JUSTICE, BRUSSELS The number of the regular German garrison In Brussels la as a general rule about 3,CMiO to 4,<>00. but with sol diers constantly passing to and from the flghtiug line there are hardly ever leas than 10.000 soldiers present in Lb* city. Of these a number are quartered in the famous Palace of Joatlce, in the centre of the town. The above view shows how the soldiers have arranged one of the finest halls of the building their own purposes. Running down the centre of the hall are the racks In which the well kept rifles are stored. The desks aud the various projection* nround the walls are used for accommodating helmets, caps, clothing and more rifles. Above this scene the beauti ful allegorical design by Jeau Delville keeps watch. ■ was entered into by the scale commit tee ami the company fixing 4 o'clock , | as the time. GRIEF DRIVES FATHER MAD 1 i Silk Mill Foreman Goes Insane Over Death of Daughter Gaston, April 23.—Maurice Wil liams, aged 36, a silk mill foreman, j was committed to the State hospital ! at Rittersville yesterday, after an ex amination by alienists. Several weeks »io Williams lost a little daughter, to whom he was deeply attached by diph theria. Since then he had .been melan choly each night, wandering through the house and calling on the child to return. Wednesday night he .became violent, I procured a revolver and announcing ; that he would end it all, shot at his I wife. The bullet missed and Williams I was overpowered bv neighbors. j _ Cumberland Valley Railroad la Effect May 24. I*l4. I'ralna l.rmve Harrlaburc— For Winchester »nd Marttn»burj. a.t MS, *7.00 a. in.. *3.40 p. m. For Hagerstown. CUambersburg aa4 InitrmeUuie stations, at *i.o3, *7.S# | «. iu.. •S.4tt. i.fi, li.u? p. m. Addition*) trains for Carltsls aaj Uechanlcabarg at K.4S i. m.. MS. J. 27 u sb. a. iu u. m. ; For DiHsburg at 5.03, *7.50 anil *ll.ir k. in.. 2.1*. *3.40. 5.32. $.30 p. m. I 'Daily. All otbar trains *xc»a/ I Sunday. J H. TONOf. H. A. RIDDLE. Q. P. A. «U9L HOTEL IBCQUOIS South Carolina Avenue <£ Beach ATLANTIC CiTY, N. J. Pleasantly situated, a few steps from Boardwalk. Idea] family hotel. Every dern appointment. Many rooms equipped with running: water; 100 private baths. Table and service most excellent, itates SIO.HO. si:*.oo. $15.00 weekly. Am »ican plan. Book let and calendar Kent fret* on request. David I*. Itahter Silaa Wright Chiei i lerk Manager Calendars of above hotel can also be obtained by applying, at Star-In dependent office. BUSINESS COLLEGES Begin Preparation Now Day and Night Sessions SCHOOL of COMMERCE IS S. Market Sq., llarrisburg. Pa. HUG. BUSINESS COLLEGE 31i» Market Street FaU Term September First DAY AND NrGHT Artistic Printing at Star-Independent, GIRLS I HAVE BEAUTIFUL LUSTROUS. FFUFFY HAIR-25 CENT DANDERINE No More Dandruff or Falling Hair — a Real Surprise Awaits You To be possessed of a head of heavy, beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy, wavy and free from dandruff is merely a matter of using a little Danderine. It is easy and inexpensive to have nice, soft hair and lots of it. .Inst get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine now—all drug stores rec ommend it—apply a little as directed and within ten inimites there will be SJg HOUSEHOLD §j TALKS 111 Henrietta D. Grauel Judging Home Baking It is a good plan for anyone to know what they are trying to achieve and to have a standard to measure by. The following score points nre from the same source as those given yesterday for cake and bread. Cookies, cruller and small cakes: Flavor, 40 points liightness, 15 points Texture 20 points Appearance 25 points The appearance of those cakes in cludes form, size, linking, additions of icing and decorations. The crullers and cookies must be free from all suspicion of greasincss, and be uniform in size. Some judges insist that cookies be accompanied by the recipe from which they are concocted as the ingredients so greatly affect the color and texture that injustice is sometimes done. For instance cookies made with soft, light brown sugar are sweeter and richer than those of more expensive sugar and nre really more deserving of credit but the whiter ones often carry off the prize. All these things must be discussed by those who are to judge and be de cided upon before the contest is opened. Pies: Flavor, 35 points Crust, 4 0 points Appearance 10 points Tenderness or flakiness, ... 15 points If a pie is flaky and tender with a well browned, nicely made crust, a mediocre filling can be tolerated but the least suggestion of toughness or soggvness in any pie should condemn You Smokers Who Like Strong Cigars Do you know that imagination has a lot to do with your taste? Don't bank too much on black tobacco. A full-bodied all Havana smoke with a rich aroma will touch the spot quicker and with less harmful results than the strongest cigar rolled. Get wise and get a quality smoke for your dime. MOJA 10c CIGARS J Made by John C. Herman & Co. ' DOEHNE BEER 1 Unrivaled for Purity and Flavor A builder of A Tonic strength for businessmen and and flesh overworked persons -* *■ Produced by the Master Brewer DOEHNE BREWERY Bell 836 L Order It Independent 318 * =J) I EVERY HOME Has Its Real Value The wants of many business people and home de mands are realized by its use. Let us act for and with you—now. Call at our office or Bell Phone 3280 Independent 245 or 246 — 1 ARTISTIC PRINTING AT STAR INDEPENDENT. an appearance of abundance; freshness, fluffiness and nn incomparable gloss and lustre and trv a* you will you cannot find a trace of dandruff or falling Flair; Uut your real surprise will bo after about two weeks' use, when you will wee new hair—fine r -nd downy at first— yes—but really new hair—sprouting out nil over your scalp—Danderine is, we believe, the only suro hair grower; destroyer of dandruff and cure for itchy scalp and it never fails to stop falling hair at once. If you want to prove how pretty and soft your hair really is, moisten a'cloth with a little Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair—taking one small strand at a time. Your hair will be soft, glossy and beautiful in just a few moments—a delightful surprise awaits everyone who tries this.—Adv. it at once.* Bakjng and cooking contests are al ways interesting at church fairs, school entertainments and at neighborhood gatherings. They may include candy and preserves and pickles. In judging caudy you will only need consider flavor or taste, texture and appearance. If our housekeepers care to go further into this matter we will give scores for fruit butters, marmalades and preserves. It is interesting to cook by rule and can be made a habit as easily as to cook by guess. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS "Please describe correct way of mix ing ingredients in butter cakes; does it make a difference in results if every thing is mixed together if the batter is well beaten?"— Student. Reply.—The proper way of combin ing cake materials is to cream the but ter, add the sugar to It and crearr. them together. Add beaten eggs next, but only the yolks. Beat the whites of the eggs separately then sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to the butter and the augar with the whites of the eggs, putting in a little of one and then a little of the other, beating all the time. The flavoring may tie added to the first part of tl.- mixture or be put in with the whites of the eggs- If any readers have suggestions to add to this plan we will be pleased to publish them.
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