Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1921, Page 31

FEATURE PAGE. THE AVENGER 1 BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM. | A Tale of Puyiitical Rev (Coprright, by . Herhert apnriment in arions the past life ix L tar) Wrayson turned to the waiter and iered a liquer brandy Has one. vou fellows? “Giood! He t sived hand which Iips shook. ng him he asked. it directly own.off were pa raised the gla: Heneage alone through a little His li} smoXke. noticed th ve vou finished with me, colo- ne F on_asked. * the colonel answered. You can mnswer one cueries suggested who Ted . when was . where was it done? out a possible fourth. why was : done? because, in this case. T think that the motive and the man are pra t.cally identical. 1 mean that if v discover onc vou discover the othe Heneage leaned across the table toward the colonel . “You are a magician. colonel.” clared quietly. “I glanced through ihis case in the paper. and it did not | even interest me. Since I have lis- tened to you I have fallen under the spell of the mysterious. Have you any | theories?” i The colonel's fa “Well. I am af! he admit- ted regretfully. perfectly in- teresting the affair certainly ought to | present something more definite in the shape of a clue. You see. provid- ing we accept the evidence of Wray- mon and the cabman. and T supp he added. laving his hand affection- ately upon Wravson's shoulder. “we must. the actual murderer is a psrson absolutely unseen or unheard of by any one. If vou are ail really inter-| ested we will discuss it again in a | time after the adjourned in- | 1 have little | T. for one, shall look forward to, " Heneage remarked. glancing ! across toward Wrayson. “What | about 3 pool? “T'm on.” Wrayson declared. rising! a little abruptly. | “And 1" Mason assented. “And 1 can’t,” the colonel said re- gretfull T must go down to Bal- ham and see poor Carlo Mallini. I hear he's very queer.” The colonel loved pool. and he hated a sickroom. The click of the billiard balls reached him as he descended the stairs, but he only sighed and set out manfully for Charing Cross. On the way he entered a fruiterer's shop and! inquired the price of grapes. They were more than he expected, and he counted out the contents of his! trousers pockets before purchasing “A little short of change” he re- marked cheerfully. “Yes! all right,! T'll take them.” He marched ouf, swinging a paper ! bag between his fingers, traveled third class to_Balham. and sat for a! couple of hewrs with the invalid| whom he had come to see. a lonely Italian musieian, to whom his coming meant more than all the medicine his | doctor could prescribe. He talked to him glowingly of the success of his recent con: (more than a score of | the tickets #6ld had been paid for! secretly by ghe colonel himself and; his friends), prophesied great things! for the fu and laughed away ail the poor felfow's fears as to his con-| Aition. Thege were tears in his eyes! a= he walked to the station, for he| had visited many sick beds to] have much fafth.in his own cheerful words, and all the way back to Lon-| don he was engaged in thinking out the best meams of getting the musi-| cian sent back to his own country.| Arrived at €haring Cross, he looked | longingly tof the club. and rue- | fully at the: eontents of his pocket. ] Then with & sigh he-turned into a. Iittle restaufant and dined for eigh-! teen pence. CHAPTER IV. UNDER A CLOUD. Exactly one week later six men were | smoking their after-dinmer cigars at| the same round table in the dining room | reom at the Sheridan Club. As a| rule. it was the hour when. with allj the reserve of the day thrown aside | badinage and jest reigned suprem and the humorist came to his own. Tonight chairs were drawn a_little closer together., voices were subdued, | and the conversation was of a more: serious order. Not even the pleasant warmth of the room. the fragrance of | tobacco and the comforiable sense of | having dined could altogether dispel| | | | | @ feeling of uneasiness which all| © more or less shared. It chanced that | all six were friends of Herbert) Wrayson's The colonel, as nsual. was in the chair. but even on his kindly features| the cloud hovered | Of course.” he said, “none of us who know Wravson well would be- lieve for a moment that he could be connected in any way with this beast- Iv affair. The unfortunate part of it ie that others who do not know him might easily be led to think otherwise " “It is altogether his own fault. tod Mason remarked. “He gave his evidence shockingly " i “And his movements thal night. orl her that morning. were certaihly a; man® i ie peculiar,” another ro- narked. “His connection with the affair seemed to consist of a series of coincidences. The law does not look favorably upen coincidences “But, after all”” the colonel re- marked. “he scarcely knew the fel-| low! Just nodded to him the | srairs and that sort of thing Why.| there isn't a shadow of a motive: “We can’t be sure of that, colonel ”| worn- of the closest ! be on Heneake remarked auietly. *I der how much we really even Kknow our we shoul inner lives friends? | of fancy surprised if we our ign rance: The colonel siroked his gray mus- tache thoughtfully | “That may be true” he said. “of a} Eood many of us Wrayson. however, rever struck me as being a particu- larly secretive sort of chap. Unfortunately, that counts for very Lttle” Henezge declared “The things which surprise us most in hfe come often from the most unlikely| yeople. We none of us mean to bel tieceitful, but a perfectly honest life i~ a luxury which few of us dare indulge in The colonel regarded him gravel “1 hope.” he said. “that vou mean that you consider = Wra, | capable—:" T wasn't thinking of Wra all” Heneage interrupted Seneralizing. But | must say this | think that. given sufficient provoca- tion or motive. there isn’t one of us who wouldn't be capable of commit- ting murder. A man's outer life is lived accordinz to the laws of cir- mstances and society: hix inner one | one knows anvihing about except he de- | ® 1 Intrigue and Private enge. Littie. Brown & Co.) Heneage and it shrugged his cigareite. he said, 1 am net cyvnical. 1 have a weakness for the truth t if you =et out in earnest. to return to Wrayson. | A question. We iends of his. more or less i friends. You would all of you se the idea of his having any share the murder of Mor Barnes, " [ did youa make of his evidence z‘\( linquest this afternoon? What do T o think of his whole deportment BYFELHLIROBINSON condition ™" = —_———— i ean answer that imcne word Into the mouth of a marooned tele- colonal declared “1' thin at i s W ) § | unfortunate. The poor fellow has ST4Ph operator in Alaska. Rober heen terribly upset. and his nery crvice pui these words | have not been able to siand t 1 is all ther about it : en working up tol * Mason remurked s mot a particularly | | | hap. 1 should say that he was about| o Tl Gnis icinie tins due for a nervous breakdown ! o il this bighicd eartt A waiter approached the table and| ik o | okt and sk addressed the colonsl—he was wanted | . Grauct o on the telephone. During hix abs Ben it s . | Heneawxe leaned back in his chair PES erc) o . haven't relapsed into his usual imperturbn- you, pai? moving bility, He was known amongst his'ju vouve i e e e friends zenerally as the silent man o0 YO soucgrip MTtos | was very seldom that he contri uted so much to thelr . {upon thia accasion. Pe I will rot wash my face. when he at beside ndered off him. The to a dis a new magazine. curselves, Heneage,” quictly. “have you an) at the back of your head about ravson Heneaze did not immediately repl He wa ne at the little cloud blue tobacco smoke whic cxpelled from his lip he had ju “There is no reason.” he declared. “why my opinion should be worih any more than any one els 1 think as highly of Wrayson as any of you nted.” Mason answered. e a theory or an idea of oncerning him. What 1 “If you really want to Know Heneagze said. I believe that Wray son has kept something back. It is'a very dangerous thing to do, and | be- lieve that he realizes it. | believe that he has some secret Know the affair which he has not d —knowle which he hept out of his evidence altogeth A—guilty—know!ledge Mason whispered. “Not necessar Hen ar swered. “He may be shielding some! one ™ o1 are ht " Mason said . “it is a serious a ir.” erious, indeed,” Hen as- “l believe that he is rea £-4 rolonel came back looking a disturbed boys. but I must be aff.” he announced. “Wravson has just tele- phoned to ask me to go down and sce him. I'm afraid he's queer! I've sent for a hansom.” “Poor chap!" Mason murmured “Let us know if any of us can do anything.” = The colonel nodded and took his de- parture. The others drifted up the billiard room. Heneage alone re- mained seated at the end of the table He was playing idly with his wine- zlass, but his eves were fixed stead- fastly, if a little absently, upon the colonel's empty place. (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) the hot water: slice them. being care- ful not to get them too thin: then fry them on both sides in melted bui- ! shoulders 1 find it rather a hard material ong | t. Mason changed; i The, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Are You Reading “The Avenger”? This best serial story ¢ the year, hy E. Phillips Opperheim, now run- ning in The Daily and Sun- day Read* the synopsis “",’1 | take up the story on this Al page. TODAY. L., THURS FEATURE PAGE. DAY, MAY 19207 26, LISTEN, WORLD! I will net brush my har I 'pig’ around the place Thors: 5 lheres nobody to care igusted with life to s ;I‘nnp or cuss the office boy. | Rray Just gone | Funny 1 that slack {Big traged'es don’t bring it. M of us are game sports in the fac: rge kno It's the everlasing mencss of the little demands that iturns our souls to chunks of cold {tailow There's oni one ihing that can pul tus out of a slump like that Strange- 1y eno no thonght of loved ones, home., mb'tion. honor or Igain seems v enough o rouse us from that decpest apathy, But there's fone thing that will stng ns i jon. that will make us w teas and fle our records—it ifeclins that we're made of man stuff cand must not break faith with our . blood—the spirit of “carry on!" inta! Creamed Lima Beans. | Lima beans are very delicious when |served with cream sauce. If the dried i beans used they should be soaked {in cold water a little while before e oY = aw | cooking. After twenty minutes they '_om‘l"'a: ot :F;m: X:"":::':'“ , | #hould be taken from the fire and the raw with an appetizing dressing. | Water drawn off. Make a sauce of Thore are few vepctables that can be!iwo cups of milk. thickened with a cooked in 90 many different ways, and | tablespoonful of flour, dissolved in a delectably. To preserve the natural ! }ittle milk. . Add a piccc of butter half |favor of tomatoes. there is no bei-|the size of an exz and salt to taste. ter method than to frv them in the fol- Pour this sauce over the beans befo lowing way: First place them in a |%erving. thin cioth sack and dip them in scald-| 1 . ing water before peeling them:; this | is better than letting them stand in i The Old Gardener Says: low butterflies which Jook harmless enough when - ing around the garden are rea ter; season lightly with salt and pep- . = 5 sy per. and serve with a rich cream| | SarEer Hansls fo s cware sauce. ] e 2 . < cha ¢ fry some; | (¢ egRs from which cabbage For a change some ilay frr Somei | worms are hatched. To keep the Ereen tomatoes: you will be delighied | | (orme away. bexin dusting the th the result. To do this, stice the | ¢ green tomatoes and let them lie in! cahbage plants when (hey are salted water for goout half zn hour, | then drain them. sprinkle lightly with sugar. roll in flour or corn meal and fry in pure lard. When browned on | | very small with air slacked lime | to which a iittle pariggreen has heen added. or, better still. spray them with arsenate ofilead, one both sides scason with salt and pep-; = Pound fto a gallon Bf water. | Loy i | There is absolutely nodanger in using poison on young cab- —_— bages. as the heads grow from The favored colors for gloves are| | thé inside, and the outer leaves mode, baize. gray and beaver. !¢ on which the poison falls will Even bathing s make use of |hl~I later be removed. fashionabie circular sk building or other fruits. eat with butter. satisfying meal cents. elf—and God:" Heneage. " Mason . cighed way s cynival after ‘kummel’ al- A Ten-Cent Meal A meal that is rich in muscle-making, brain- ready-cooked and easily digested, supply- ing all the strength needed for work or play: with milk, sliced bananas, berries milk pour hot salted water over the biscuits, drain off quickly and The richest man in the world could not buy anything more wholesome or nutritious. material, If you don’t like A nourishing, for not over ten ti - about piac find. In he grave of fof Washi lthe rouds The dson said i A g n in atl men of every na We men father foreusn Tk i is wond and s iful v tomac S ni ington 1 sure to kill Neve me. “ai5y The Poison People and e S 18 ]if you want to gro = | Others. “Do all Snakes bele o (Cepsright, WL, 1y e Tatorn Srudivats : BY THORNTON W. BURG haton: o Boar ' " . e B eatest danger mas appear f the Snake harm 'AT ENTRANCE TC FAMOUS MANSION 1 significant to fear. nd if vou are smart D v i I ) O 2 sty Mother Bear. | catch any of them you y { ARLINGTON WHERE CNCE LIVED THE LEES A Stother Bear led the twins away | o 008 cating ‘Only two wroun I ens Washingcton. | fat rock on which lay Buzz- | perhead. But some of the feathe S mtm|\ 1= S e the Rattlesnake, the whirring of ‘{ln‘k whao . v winters way i ! T ks K own south tell me that down thors SR e = o . : 1 his rattle stopped. Boxer noticed it e iy A [ Sfartid ror ! Just Between Qurselves. | oot loTihy " Coton! Monik. thii. Moreenia cemetery | BADI A TS stopped shaking that rattle and. in some pl. L Witz | - land yellow r | Soh. who i< the g = of ! because there coral snake. oniv 1 librari for Vi A ybody near. He is v _\'ilu think of are Buzztail a fof the Danght k. he TR Arrientenn e | saw Mr. Blacksnake o lution and who was and very fi A th Martha Wash- hissed in am unpleasant way said 5 i Mother ¥ ached ir e mposition it |enake. ix onelol the Ereatest e 1 Why? Just 1 know of He harm absolubely | A 5 . harmless to little Bears. All he wgnts rw‘(' h A chance to run. Catch him ifevou Hnston o A B i tut how ars we ol to know {rizht up to the ! haven't wosld Covner When i ne L7 ashet maus hous T b s i Woof-W and it wa r that sh, I This i [ Siceere e “1:“}“ s N ey sai up scratched [P dugnter 5 £ s She didn’t know just how to ex el o ance of Copperhead. “If vou meet « e e member of the Snake family all black or all &recn. or n s » or striped with rings around hi don’t be d of him.” said sh last “Rut | " mes! one with broad, flat head. one whose coat appears to he [patehy. keep away. ~ and al low him to he path. He may be ASKED {and you know i be r to be sa pEsan hundred Times for harmless ore. he gives warn- bout that. When- than 10 fail to do o once for the poison people. Buzziail will the me thing (Natiomul Piato, Wash) * on vou hear that warning rattie| Warn vou. but look ‘out for Copper- the won- . el ven away, 1 M ear. ea & TARLINGTON Mansgoy Purdon it fother Bear- | The twins thought it all over. “I'm i hard TRANE G o) only i asked Wool-1 qing 1o keen away from ail Snakes ront oy SMARTHA WASHINGTON® START A br pered Woo! o, Buster mrt STONT START N X . “Whispered Woof- s o ~¢th.” replied Mother Bear. : oSt our right g . : i S onordn Tulk 'ix 'very | “Most of the Snake family have teeth, | SAnd be liughed at for being afraid manped out what the ity ost of living {but only the poison people have fangs. | 2 DO tnimined Boxer. 1 s ! ) ; t of living never . 1ES: | koing to have any harmless Snu R I Th long teeth, one on each | KOInE ) | <ide of the upper jaw, and are just for | JAURNINK at me, I can tell you that e it i fessed Mother Be “All 1 know i on them and | copied ¢ i biting and putting the dreadful poison (Copsright, 1921, by T. W. Burgess.) for vou. It ) the blood of the bitte {The mufed drum’s sad t is poison ed Boxer. | e Rt 1'don’t just know what it is” con-| Suit sleeves are plain and long. 7 on brave i fiare slightly at the wrists. Long lines and fuller skirts will in with the spring mode Life's and ade si ien fow vhite by a4 member of the S Jee Gream PutsColor m Your Checks.. FOLKS who enjoy their “plate a day” are building strength and preserving their health. For Ice Cream is rich in Butterfat— that all-essential food substance recognized as being necessary to the welfare of our Nation. Instead of some heavier food not so readily digested during this warm weather, eat Ice Cream aplenty—and let the little tots have a/l they want. . Accept our invitation and pey & visit of in- #pection through our plaat amy time the doy. We want you to ses how—and what a model plant—Carry’s Ios Cream made. * ' "FataP