Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1921, Page 35

P | ' FEATURE PAGE.’ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1921 FEATURE PAGE. 35 Bull-Dog Drummond - BY CYRIL McNEILE (*“Sapper™) A Novel of Mystery, Love and Adventure. v (Copyright, 1921, by Geerge H. Doran Os.) the founder of the club, who had|the murder was committed presents|to date you have justified my fondest drunk the cellar dry and then died,|great dificulties. It seems clear | expectalions. And as a further proof ('am 1 a respectable citizen? Can it|that the motive was robbery. as all|of my gocd will, I would like you to e sald with any certainty, that if I|the murdered man's pockets werelget me a trunk call—2 X Goring.” filled In & form saying all that had |rifled. But the most peculiar thing| 4\ fow miinutes later he was in the appened in the last two days, 1|about the case is the extraordinery | tejophone Box. shouldn’t be put in quod myself’ care taken by the murderer to prevent| .poers [ Rav, geldom been so giad He sighed profoundly and gazed out | the identification of the body. EVCrY (4 hear v *:’oh‘r. 1s all well? Good. | LISTEN, WORLD! ” BY ELSIE ROBINSON. i —xo I Dorothy Braune's motfer has u.kenl up civic reform work. ,From dawn till dark her town car is parked in front of some police statién or factory or tenement, for, as she so sweetly explains, “we're all one. big family | and their sufferings are mine. into the sunny square. A waiter was |article of clothing. even down to the o5t me| AS) pames. Dur oest arranging the first editions of the|murdered man's socks had had thel i ‘here igh@? Gone on strike against evening papers on a table, and Hugh|name torn out, and it was only|more milk_puddings, you say. Coax beckoned to him to bring one. His|through the criminat overlooking the | \in " parer “Make & noise like a-stur- ind was still occupled with his|tailor's tab inside the inner breast-| . oon” and-he’ll think it's caviare. roblem, and almost mechanically he | pocket of Mr. Granger's coat that the paug vou seen the pape: There are anced over the columns. Cricket,|Police were enabled to identify the|;taresting @oings in Belfast, which Tacing, the latest divorce case, and|body.” = concern us mther intimately. I'll be Every, | Fhursday. skef) entertains i (contin esterday’s Star.j himself as the car rushed through the{the latest strike—all the usual head-| Drummond laid down the paper | down later, and well have & Dow- Bul’ke sogey masses of people with run-| ¢ "edcr:rp-:,;“ o fresh morning air, once or twice llings‘ were” there. And he was ust |on his knees, and stared & Lit1] dazed-| wow.” Bl O W == = & leam that was not altogether amuse-| putting down the paper, to again con-| | t the club's immoral founder S b e S A S WY IN WHICH THERE IS TROUBLE AT e e 4 "hia oves. "Sor four | centrate on his problem, when a para- | ~Holy smike, laddie!~ he murmured, pel{:r.nlj‘:u:’-f N ibe zeciver and step REG- U.S. PATENT OFFICE GORING. years he had played one game where | graph caught his eye.. “that man Peterson ought to be on PC AW O (A S 7o mistakes were allowed: the little | _co o con o n e BELFAST. | the committee here. Verily. I believe, | 6 AlRy." be remar o & man ¥ 1 incident of the post office had he!w{d RS ey “LFAST- T he could galvanize the staff into some “uhx" ‘Aa*‘ltl’-;kmx nrl :::‘A‘“apob:‘;;fivl:’: 3 “Did ¥ i -|to bring to his mind the certainty| “The man whose body was discov-|semblunce of activit | outside. mper say s L ® (Copyright, 1921, by the International Syndicate.) | _“Did you have a good “}:Km' "x‘“l‘ i How CmbARca on Another|/arad. in L sdahe Lo sallar el (e oes Yid wou order anything, sir?" A|semewhera and you Know he's some- | lings?" remarked Hugh as he 50t into | yhere the conditions were much the|nenr the docks has been identified as| waiter paused beside him. where else —what do you do. LETTERS ABOUT PARKS AND BIRDS SHOW WHAT | his car. same. That he ad scored up to date|Mr. James Granger, the confidential No.” murmured Drummond. * “Up to date in such cases I have | The man grinned sheepinshly. was luck rather than goog manage-|gsacretary to Mr. Hiram Potts, the|will rectify the omission. An \lways shot the editor,” murmured J.T.C MEMBERS LIKE TO READ. o a A et ment, and he was far too shrewd not} American multi-millionaire, pres- | large tankard of ale.”" Algy longworth. “Come and feed FE R dHDDo N B - ST to realize it. Now he marked, | ent In this country. The unfortunate| The waiter departed, and Hugh| -youre so helpful, Algy. A perfect but I ain't for many more of them.|ang luck with a marked man cannot}victim of this dastardlay outrage—|picked up the paper again | rock of strength. Do you want a They're about the ugliest crowd of|be tempwd‘mo far. o TS his head, as we reported in our last “x'e unl!ln-rnmrln;l, hm- = rx;\ur.-d‘juh—»- 5 . a ‘ous Alone and practically unguarde night ue, was nearly severed from | gently to himself, “that Mr. Potts. | “0 0 i 5 blackguardstigbthier L e that|, Jd ‘challenged a gang of interna-|his body—had apparently been sent|who has rccently been indisposed, has W h;! sort of a lJoh. demanded Lieveriwants;tojsec again: tional criminals; @ gang not only ut-jover on business by Mr. Potts, and|returned to the Carlton. . . . | the other suspiciously. “How many did you see altogeth-|terly unscrupulous, but controlled bY ihad arrived the preceding day. What | that's very interesting. . ." He lt] “Oh! not work, dear old boy. Damn er?” asked Drummond. a master mind. Of its power as Yet|he was doing in the locality in which |a cigarette and lay back in his chair. ou know me better than iy + ik i he had no clear idea; of its size and|pe was found is a mystery. “1 was under the imprs n that Mr. i . “I saw six actual like, sir; but I|{0 04,060 Gbject he shad even less.| “We understand that Mr. Potts, who Potts was safely tucked up in bed, are €0 funny nowadays. (ere 0.” one * ‘eard others talking.” Perhaps it was as well. Had he real- | hag recently been indisposed, has re-; consuming semoiina pudding, returned Longworth gloomily. “The - e The car slowed up before the post|ized even dimly the immensity of the|tiurned to the Carlton, and is greatly | ing. It requires elucidation most unlikely souls scem to be doing : bls fa.mfl = bu.t- office and Hugh got out. There were | issues he was up against, had he had jupset at the sudden tragedy. 1 beg your pardon. sir)” remarked | th one or two things he proposed to do|but an inkling of the magnitude of The police are confident that they | the waiter, placing the beer on the| wel in London before going to Goring.|the plot conceived in the sinister|will shortly obtain a clue. though the | table beside him. ® and it struck him that a wire to Peter | brain of his host of the previous|rough clement in the locality where| “You needn't.” returned Hugh. Darrell might allay that gentleman's|evening, then, cheery optimist though uncasiness if he was late in getting|he was, even Hugh Drummond might down. So new was he to the tortuousihave wavered. But he had no such down heels. hangnails, grease spots|ways of crime, that the foolishness|inkling, and so the gleam in his eyes and bobbed hair. They drink tea and|of the proceeding never entered his|was but transitory, the chuckle that talk and talk and talk about the|head; up to date in his life, if he had |succeeded it more whole-hearted than brotherhood of man. Mrs. Braune|wished to send a wire he had sent|before. Was it not sport in a land tells every one in a hushed and throb- [one. And so it may be deered a sheer | flowing with strikes and profiteers; bing voice that she has “simply been |fluke on his part, that a man dawdling | sport such as his soul loved? forced into bolshevism by the agony |by the counter aroused his suspicions. | “I am afraid, Mullin he said as of the proletariat.” Then she clasps|He was a perfectly ' ordinary man,|the.car stopped in front of his club. the nearest hangnail tenderly and |chatting casually with the girl on the | “that the Kkindly gentleman with calls it “sister. ‘| other side; but chnnced that, just as|whom we spant last night has repudi- Every one feels that by the time|Hugh was hoiding the post officejated his obligations. He refuses to Dorothy Braune's mother gets through | pencil up, and gazing at its so-called | meet the bill I gave him for your putting vaseline on the bruised heart | Point with an air of resigned anguish, | services. Just wait here a moment. of humanity there won't be any more | the perfectly ordinary “man ceased| He went inside, returning in a few poverty or crime or slums or class|chatting and looked at him. Hugh|moments with a folded check. Rrstincrion of any sort. Ttmt it wons | caught his eye for a fleeting second:| “Round the corner, Mullings, and an derful! then the conversation continued And | obliging fellah in o black ;‘;alnr:v&u And voung Dorothy? as he turned to pull out the pa shovel you out the necessal - o oy et DOTOthY | forms, it struck “him that the man|burys” . school at Umphton. 'In a moment of |had looked away just a trifle too EP&?:{'}E:“‘T?"ZQ’;‘ a!h;h;:s};;qdue;’wr‘y ;‘;“t‘;‘:‘r*‘;‘g’gfi‘gfl;’l‘aa‘(’f Zor ymaniy 9K &rin spread slowly over his face, |it's too much, sir. . . . I .. . ool bt ot pome e anPuPlioland after a moment's hesitation hei “The laborer, Mullings, is worthy o that it woataosy Bhe realized al| proceeded to compose a short wire jof his hire. You have been of the was trightfull Th m"- i l“ Y-‘ ; He wrote it in black letters for addi-| very greatest assistance to me: and, bt fdating e Jittle girle| tional clearness: he also pressed his incidentally, it is more than likely Jwore terrible cotton stockings and|hardest as befitted a blunt pencil |that I may want you again. Now, ud perfumes and cheap ready-made|Then with the form in his hand he|where can I get hold of you?" dresses.eand insisted on walking home | ygvanced to the counter, E “13 Green street, 'Oxton, sir, 'll with Dorothy and asking her to share| “How long will it take to delivér|always find me. And any time, sir, their lunches. Imagine! in London?" he asked the girl. . .. |as you wants me, I'd like to come just _Dorothy naturally wears only the| The girl was not helpful. it de-|for the sport of the thing.” simplest imported things from that|pended, he gathered, on a variety of| Hugh grinned. little English shop, and has her lunch | circumstances, of which not the least! “Good lad. And it may be sooner ::::5htnb>':r:;;tzov;mess. l.l- ::e was tlhe per{r:‘.clly‘ or‘dina;;;\ mEn whl: Q"“w 't]‘,;!yu khhlnk"l o i lon 'as really e | talke: so charmingly. She no 2, a cheery laug! e turnet aC] n b I|only place for her. And besides that, |say so, in So many werds, but Hugh|into his club, and for a moment or Dear Pals: The other day I receiv-|know. 1 went around to the Ameriolis’ so convenlent for dear Mrs.|respected her none: the, léss for her|two the ex-soldier stood looking after 2 letter from Mary K. Sherman of the | &) Torestry Association ol fedale, | Braune. now that her time is so taken | maidenly reticence. ' v - o him. . Then with great deliberation he General Federation of Women's Clubs | {het I could not o o the national|UP With this Beautiful brotherhood| *I don't think Il ‘bother then,” he|turned fo the chaffeur, and spat re- Washington. ,member of the Junior Travel Club, I RY. v work. - said, thrusting the wire into his pock- | flectively. that 1 want all the Junior Travel |Parks right away, and mould e ncn = et. “Good morning. . . . “j¢ .shere was more like 'im, and Club members to know about. Mrs. | {°¢ THNRE TEAYEL S0 Sl mm,JH He walked to the door, and shortly ) lega“Ike 'Im"—he indicated a stout Sieamansaill it opel iwey conla ] anont T < ny afterward his car rolled down "the|vulgafiap rellin past in a large car e B 7 R D Tk e toldman. 7e HOME ECONOMICS: street. He would have liked to.re-{and dreadful clothes—"things wouldnt travel to the national parks, and he"‘tn‘l‘dh:ed:h;\n?? ;hgfll:“:r ‘:‘" e Hears . 4 . 1 main and see the finish of his little t*appen™ ggett is ’appening today. e e oo o oot Narional Spavk st fdesyol) (SO0 B o i o ettty Tos. b wHen welghty dictum M. e Travelog Boy. | think of that for a name?). where MRS. ELIZABETH KENT. ' (M 85 7%0 % that he chuckled consam-|Mullings lfate private of the Roval Wastinglon, D PR e i el et edly the whole way up to London.|Leamshires, turned -his steps in the My Dear Youns Man: Your letters | BIaCIEr Thev. the Erassnoppers Aoa = = —==de’ | whereas the actual flnish was tame: |direction: of the “obliging fellah in a to the girly and boys felling them | ooel WACR 10 0 K oo, T guess, and | Wearing Qualities of -Cotfon. With what the gir] congidered, pe-| plack coat about their cauntry and their capital " - L euliar abruptness, the perfectly ordi- §sa very fine Mea, for it 1s just the Dg 52id the best time to sce the Bla-| Apart from its adulteration by {§#] nary man concluded his conversation| kind of reading that #s needed for|Sior “oS [h AUERS, U ore. the Juse of sizing, cotton cloth should Hedwith her, and decided that he toof .. .7 Go S o pen the young folks at this time. 1 hope | Sho'%, DeEIns to fallll @ @ orTraver] (Xamined for strength and quality ¢{would send a wire. And then, ater| Inside the Juntor Sports Cun, Hu that’ you wil ‘extend your travels | qiipihe MEmbers of the Junlor M ravey|fiber_and for closeness of weaving.|a long and thoughtful paute at the|Drummond was burying his nose in a to the national parks—vour parks—|S1Up Cannol get 1o (hose SSLIGREN) The fiber cannot be tested except-hw| writing bench she distinctly heard un-|j,rge tamkard of the ale for which for they are one of the mation's great- | PAks We can travel through (his|der the microscope, but a little ex- |mistakable, “Damn!" Then he walk-| ' 50" 0oe house was still fa- est_educational assets, @ud every boy | baber Just the same. and I will ind| perience with such testing is very|ed out and she saw him no more. that cheery pot-house K and girl would enjoy and be bene-|Jn% J0ME MOTe 200 See €Y have|valuable as an aid to judging cloth| Moreover, it is to be regretted that|mous.- ARd in the intervals of this fited by reading your letters about | 0¥, bears or anything frozen In the} which contains any cotton. It should | the perfectly ordinary man told a lie|most delightful pastime he was try- the things you see in them. |l I oM ol e e Bl boat | Pe @ part of every girl's training in | little later in the day, when giving | ing to make up his mind on a pecu- Wishing you all success, I am, Tt Tl o Want 10 & aerP9ut | achool: as should, also, experience in | his report to some one whase neck |liarly knotty point. Should he or Very sincerely vours. ings like that mow and then. for| burning and making chemical tests|8pparently inconvenienced him great-|should he not communicate with the MARY K. SHERMAN. |30 o e e e o dbarks \ar€ of the fibers to learn that 877" But then a lie is frequently more police on the matter. He felt that as Mondexfal Blaces Oom (hese nlotures cotton [ ¥ 701 than the truth, and to have|a repsectable citizen of the country it Chairman, Department Applied Edu-| e = b ickl Cation. Gonar " Federation af | Be sure and write to me for the mem- | purRS AUICKLY With & flame. that cot | 1l ounced that the sole result of his | was undoubtedly bis duty to tell some- G y reiand w g ton remains white in a nitric acid i 2 A Women's Clubs, Chicago, 111 e lie Jonlor Dracel Chublis] i iation, (Nat 1t 18 Lot destiogca vl as morning s fabors bag 3;;“,1;3“?3‘);';{; 3 F‘L",;filh";.g} R I thought that wgs pretty nice, and RUSSELL BURK boiled fifteen minutes in & 5 per cent|goNtained the cryptic remark, “Stung )subject of Beotland Yard his ideas we all certainly Want her to be a The Travelog Boy. |Solution of caustic potash, and vari-|again, stiff neck, stung again,” would | were nebulous; he had a vague im- G . ous other eimilar facts: not have been tactful. So he lied, as | pression that one filled in a form and ood S As to weaving, the plain weave js ho d—ted i e has been stated, thereby showing his| waite tedious operations, both. commonest and wears well if eveR | wisdom. - . . ¥ T Besides, dear old flick,” he mur- and close. Twill weave gives firms|¢ But though Drummond, chuckled to | mured gbstractedly to the portrait of A ————— 1 to P A Wi Jathe Also Maxwell House Tea Hent weaie wnd et o 02 pon | B TQii00st S, Jast L R — right meave and welght for the por, dirure rop.” [HEEK-NEAL COFFEE CO., NastviLLE, HOUSTON JACKSCHILLE BickMOKD than the other, the cloth is baned ot f € uthor o It ! e h 2 ' least to break or tear along the li ( 2 o of the heavy threads, as in dirbisy. Design, too, affects the weari -y PR S sents the watins Akl fe ows the buyer should make sure that tbe \ : cloth -is well woven, has eno: : s threads closely packed to give fip 4 ) : T = ness and body. Many cotton cloths 3 in e The Twlns Get Even Wlth day she had chosen to' go over near|which seem strong are woven in a the pond of Paddy the Beaver. The | design which allows the thread Y wins had played uni ey were t! 15 Peter R4Bbit. and then they had curled up for a A "s"t‘ruo.‘nm:::pgf:xlxl; 7'"'"{:;‘;’ 2 \ O\If eas BY THOLNTON . B RCES nap in a sunny spot, while their| This fault may be discovered bye:m NTOY 3 mother went fiching in the Laughing | ing to push the threads of the desfgr It jsn't mice; it isn't ik Brook. apart with the fingernail; many fa - Tis not at all the thing to do; When Peter arrived in sight of | weaves cannot stand this ¢, = i But those who do not take a chance Paddy’s pond Mrs. Bear was hidden = Of getting eved are Nt.r;v'." Rabbie, | Pehind some brush a little way up - —Fe! - |the Laughing Brook and was sitting This is sad, but true. It is so every- a\:‘l;}rlfi r;:nr:msl__ for a fln'; to come ! 5 = . For once Peter was : ¥ where in the Great World, and the | cyreless. He was #o intent looking : \LJ OF THE Great World would be a much better | for Paddy the Beaver that he didn't place in which to live if it were not | use his eyes ind ears for other things, 0. It is the desire to get even that 2% he should have So he passed g g thin a few feet of th 5 makes much of the trouble and the |out seeing them. Just t:e)lv:::.h:.:t i hard feeling and the unhappiness|up to look over the pond for Paddy. | g E B 4 everywhere. But there are times when | NOW: the twins slept each with an : ear open, as the sayin, getting even certainly does give 2 1ot | heard Peter pass. yo»‘;n“'fl::‘rd t‘i‘ffi of satiafaction. It was so with Buster | eyes, and they saw at opce that it was y A Vy T — = Bear’s twins, Boxerand Woof-Woot. | tho terrible fellow who had so fright- TREDERICK 0 RIE Yoy remember that the very first ,,,,\‘",onk:‘;‘c&m;‘:"fi?g‘&w.mh:“:g / - timeithoyg venturedyqus sfcomsuuder, than they had thought. In fact, they [ y Tl NEW wonder-book of the far South - siderably bigger than o . - ) Re.”"You sec, they had been growing | : Seas, introducing lovely, flower-per- ry fast. Boxer's eyes twinkled. f are - o Yerhaps this fellow was like Chat- g L fumed Tahiti and its extraordinary people. | terer the Red Squirr 1d and ter- { = S rible 0?”’-‘1"{‘\”"”"" o foarat } A It is more than a travel book: it is also e nudge Voof-Woof. V. ftl \ .nd .nd H [they got to ‘their feet and stole up humor Fomance, some of its chap- e b ive dri 3 A twig snapped under Boxer's feet. * ve 'he tive . v, th‘ l l : phrase and the dramatic suspense of | Peter turned. His eyes seemed to pop A Reai Bi'g Sayving and a Real Big Help for Every American Home Millions ;f dollars’ worth of these War You, too, will be quick to see the genu- ine economy in buying these delicious, Department Canned Meats have been 1 jesome meats, at the less than pre- sold to appreciative buyers. war prices. THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN right out of his head. With a squeal == of fright. Teter jumped and started e e o e m raced s | | For Your Furniture e L take . ; he! W now that this ter- y i rible fellow w A i THE CENTURY. CO. || Dine for a Day for a Dollar {hey meant to'got even for the fright New York City j e had given them when they were o 5 5 - 5 v £0 1.:22“2 :v]z;:lm;l ;un_ A The convenient packing will appeal to The many a g dishes that can il gy you Te cnablesyou o beep your sp- £ pepard e thi uarameedpury g o i Mint Chutney. ply in good condition and ready when Beef Hash will give variety to your PETER JUMPED AND START Add to a handful of finely minced wanted. table at little cost and less bother. LIPPERTY-LIPP. THE NEAR RTY-LIP, mint leaves a cup of 3 B D seeded raisins, | two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one table- Don’t Delay—order at once from your dealer; he will realize a the great windfall deep in the Green | Spoonful of 'nrr:‘a(o_rauupla’nd a little | Copy No. 669 56 lines legitimate profit from the sales (wholesale prices below) and you Forest, vhere had bee: born, 1. sh an mix until uicy, n . i e e ol mear i3 hen | Newspapers, Spring, 1921, D. M. L. will saveanoney; time andtosble: fright by thumpinz the ground with his hind feet, a8 omy Peter can thump, | THE WHOLESALE PRICES The twins were so small then, and Clhe Original ¢lhick Corn Flakes they knew xo litt the Great - sre printed below. They will give you some idea of what you will save on World—in fact, mothing at all—that -—1 T S . yout purchascs. poiee it et ot | he distinctive corn flavor of CORNED BEEF HASH ROAST BEEF Whenever th wi outside the 2 1b. cans, 15 2 cans, B ot O S L Visit Cur p JERSEY Corn Flakes takes them ihamdea ikemnxa o at s :)‘ him. [ ied (Bt war s Jong time veze ey Diepartment out of the “breakfast cereal” class i R they had grown so th: hey were . . can per can ;mh:llid;r:b‘hy":::k’% ‘h‘-\;:‘h"‘ - “1"5::1 ? The display of Parchment and and makes them a subStant‘al md PSR i = M r‘b'nmut . ey had becn out on several trips|Silk Shades will be found espe- . < e se o epo i the Grea Warld vith Mo H e the, Grrge World MM | claly Taviins duad men o enjoyable food for every meal. o Quertermaster at ~the Bears 1o cery fast s X = fellowing addresses: T ot e beat ol memoris. putat| Our assortment of Port TTi e R # ]D::'d(h:hy;sp‘::y again. It hap-lable Lamps is so complete 4,001 and oves.. v nesener oeee220 per cent li::!lv-.l!.m 8¢t and Pirst Peter had stay way from the |that you will find the Lamp Green Forest as long s he could. e Then curiosity to sce what was zonk | to properly complete the on over there had been too much for 1 . 7 Rim. and he had started over to visit | decorative effect of any home, Paddy the Beaver He P = to keep away from the where Mrs. Bear and the As curious s he was and much as he was L of Mrs. Bear and her short tem take any chances. But he felt t would be quite safe to visit the Beaver, for Paddy's pond was some distance from the great wind- fall Now, Peter didn't know that Mrs Bear was in the habit of taking the twins with her wherever she went So it just happencd that that very The will P T S R e o e Vet CUMULATIVE PURCHASES COUNT Whee purchsses reach 1, 24% Bet to prevall purchases Tesch $100,001, 28% when Yl whea parchases Teach 61,000,00 -um'.-fl's"-:z“mvfiln it MINIMUM ORDER ACCEPTED, $250 = Buy It by the Case Boston, Mass, Army Supply Base. Chicago, TIL, 1819 W. 35th St vet cach one involves indi- viduality which lends char- |acter 1d dignity to its sur- oundings.