Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1921, Page 21

By ISABEL OSTRANDER- A:hor of “The Island of Intrigue,” “Suspense,” “Ashes to Ashes,” etc. Copyright, 1921, by Ro + (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) McCarty smiled to himself. The man Hill was on the defensive and his very caution was proving his own undo- ing. - “Who was Mr. Creveling's guest?” The curt question seemed to vibrate on the air like the echo of a single sharp note struck upon a gong. and the face of George Alexander tensed visibly as he waited for its reply, but the valet merely shrugged. “1 do not know, sir.” “You did not remain, then, to wait upon the table? . “No, sir. As I have said, I went 1o Mr. Creveling at his club.” “You did not return here?" t until ten minutes ago.” valet's voice rang out firmly. “When you saw Mr. Creveling at Eis club did he mention who was to be his guest here? Did he at any time say anything which would lead you to infer the identity of this person?” “He did not, sir.* Hill's tone was| still firm, but for a moment his eves shifted and then returnad as inscrut: ble as ever to those of the inspector. “Where have you been staying since Creveling had made his home at The - “Here, 1t was evident that the valet intended to render no assist- ance to the inquiry bevond the terse and literal replies demanded of him, dut Inspector Druet persisted. | ‘Wou were acting as caretaker also?™ “No. sir. Two of the other servants' —Rollins and his wife, the butler.and cook—remained here for that: the rest of the stag except Mrs. Crevel ing’s maid were dismfissed when MTs. Creveling went to the country and Mr. Creveling to his club." The inspector exchanged a signifi- cant glance with McCarty, who still| hovered quietly in the background. “Mrs. Creveinig usually left home for such protracted periods, and ake ways diemlissed practically her entire staft?’ Again there was that shade of hesi- tation, and then the valet responded: “No, sir. The staff was usuall i tained at half pay when it was in- tended to reopen the house again within a short time, but T understana that _this season Mr. and Mrs. Crevei- 4ng had made other plans.” “What other plans?” Once more the valet shrugged. “I cannot say, sir. except that some mention was made of traveling. 1 have recevied no instructions for th- future; I feel sure, though, that I was not to be dismissed, or Mr. Creveling would have said something to me | about it. . “How long have you been in Mr. Creveling's employment | “For eleven years, si Inspector Druet suddenly changed the tenor of his questioning. “The butler and cook are not in the Rouse. When did you see them here last?” l Yesterday afternoon.” Frank Hill shifted his weight from onme foot to| the other, the first sign of nervousness | which he had displayed throughout ! the interview save his momentary shock at the intelligence of his mas- ter's death and the manner of it. “They aren’t in the house now. Do you know where they haye gone? 1 “No, sir.” There was no surprise in the valet’s tone, but a sort of defiant reserve beneath the slightly ironic deference which obviously nettled the inspector. . “You knew. however, that they were ! to be absent last night? 1 want the story. Hill. No hedging.” | “Rolltas, the butler, told me that Mr. Crevéling had given him and his| wife a holday. but they were to be back early this morning. to prepare for Mrs. Creveling's homecoming.” “‘Homecoming? ~ repeated Inspec- | tor Druet sharply. “You said just} row— “1 beg pardon, si The quiet voice forestalled him. “I meant to say that the house was not to be reopened | again with the stzff this season. Ina) manner of speaking. it is never closed when the caretakers are here. and some one is always left in charge. I understood that Mrs. Creveling was to return this morning with her maid for a few days of preparation before | st"rting upon her journey with Mr. Creveling. ‘Phe butler and cook, | Yvonne—the maid—and myself could, | of course, have given sufficient serv- | ice if no entertaining were contem- plated.” . The inspector meditated for a mo- | ment. I “Why did Mr. Creveling give the| butler and cook a holiday yesterday, of all times. when he intended to re- ceive some one here for supper last | night?” he asked finally. “Supposing the meal were to be supplied from a caterer’s, why did he not require the | | Mrs. Creveling's coming. dert M. McBride & Co. face gave no indication of the idea as he piloted his charge to the study. “ ‘Twas there the body was found,” McCarty explained, as he pointed to the dark stain upon the rug, and then added with seeming irrelevance: “What did they do, Hill, at these stag parties you were telling the inspector about? Play cards? Before McCarty's good-natured but keen scrutiny the valet seemed to have lost a trifle of the assurance which he had maintained in the presence of the inspector, and now he blinked, staring as if fascinated at the sin- ister spot upon the floor. “No. They just ate and drank and smoked.” “What did they talk about?” The man Hill raised sullen, resen ful eyes at the question. “It ‘was not my place to listen to the conyersation,” he responded tart- 1y, served them when Rollins wasn't here to do it and minded my own business. That's all 1 know.” “You'll find you're ‘minding your own business best now, my man, if you'll speak up and come cleah! Ma- Carty admonished sternly. “You told the inspector in there that Mr. Oreve- ling said never a word t you about ‘last night beyond giving you your in- structions; what were they ‘The valet moistened his thin lips. “He told me that he was having a guest here for supper; that I was to be here at 6, when the caterer's men arrived, and arrange everything, and { then bring him a bag of clean linen at the club at 11.” “And when did he tell you this?" McCarty's_eyes had narrowed. “Yesterday morning.’ Where?" “Here. He. came for some papers before going down to his office, and gave me some other instructfons about his clothes: he didn't like the valet | service at the club.’ “And what club was this where he was staying?’ McCarty asked. “The Marathon.’ “Why didn’'t he stay 4in his own home if there were three of you here to look after him?" The valet's shoulders and eyebrows lifted expressively. “I never asked him and he didn't tell me, but I suppose he liked the club better than an empty house; any gentleman would.” For the first time Hill looked sauarely at his inquisitor. ‘Who are you? A detective?’ “I'm a special officer on this case and my y roundsman repliod. saving jJHurself troup’e-— “ ‘Mc€2ty? * ifll Interrupted and there was ®metting very like con sterns.¢fon_ir Lis tones. “You're th McCart/ whn was ineail the papers in conneciior. with the Hovos case and the Glamorgan affair? “I am that!” There was no brag- gadocio in Timothy McCarty's plain, matter-of-fact statement. “Now, Hill, how lowg had you been in the house hefore you knocked at the door of the | room where the inspector and Mr. Alex- ander were “Only & minute or two, sir.” The tone was almost eager now and the habitual servility had returned to it. “T let myself in at the tradesmen's en- trance with my own key as usual and went upstairs to get a couple of hours' sleep before Roilins and his wife re- turned and it would be time to bustle about and get the house in order for 1 started up the back way, of course, and at the second floor I thought I'd stop and see if Mr. Creveling was in his room; he usually slept home ' instead of going back to the club when he'd had any one here for a late supper, and when 1 found nobody there I supposed maybe Lis guest hadn’t gone yet and I'd better come down and see if they wanted any more wine or anything. Mr. Creve- ling’s private cellar is stocked up for two or three vears yet to come. | went down the front staircase and - heard voices in the room where I'd laid out the_supper table, so I knocked.” “You thought Mr. Creveling was still fn there?” McCarty queried blandly. 1 mean when you stopped and listened before you knocked.” The=valet shot him,a startled glance. (Continued in Tomoirow's Star.) With auto and other kinds of pic- nics and camping pérties so popular these bright summer days, it ik well to own a set of handy bags for camp- ers. The size of the bags will great- ly depend upon the number of people you usually have in your party. Linen. unbleached musiin or any other closely-woven material can be used. Make ordinary bags with tape run through a casing at the bottom of the heading. Across-the middle of the front of each bag embroider in green the name of the article, such as sugar, tea, salt, etc., that tie bag ie to contain. A set of these handy ags for campers makes a Very un- i usual and acceptable gift to one who picines often. FLORA. (Copyright, 1921.) | Letters to Write. l Out of every hundred successful men. and women ninety-nine are punctilious letter-writers. _ One of the first things the man RO wants to win in politics does is to estab- lish strict rules for answering let- ters. It would be safe to say that no man who has been elected to a Ligh political office has ever done so without the aid of careful habits in regard to letter-writing. Surely no man has ever become President of the United Statés within late years who has not early formed the habit of attention to answering let- ters. If you doubt this read the biographies of Roosevelt, of Lincoln. of Cleveland, or any of .the other men who have lived in the White House. . And if big men like that haven't been able to win out With- out writing letters, how can you hope to do so? ‘the social leader—whether she leads society with a capital S or is president of the woman's club In a town of ten thousand or®the most popular member of the ladies’ aid in a village with one church, a store and the post office, is in nine cases out of ten punctilious about answer- ing letters. Let her become careless in this regard and see how soon her popularity wanes. Are you aware of the fact that strict etiquette requires that any formal dinner invitation that is re- ceived by a note requires a definite jacceptance or regret by theé return post—surely on the day that it is received? Do you know that gifts from friends whom you cannot thank in person al once should always be acknowledged within a week? This applies to Christmas gifts and wed- ding gifts. It>is a careless bride who waits till_after she is married to write “thank you" notes for her wedding presents. To be on the safe side make & cule that any personal or social let- iter that is not an answer to a letter iof your own deserves an answer and that answer should be dispatched within ten days. In keeping up what one calls a correspondence with a friend out of town a longer interval may ip- tervene. Remember that it would be better for You never to carry on any of these correspondences at -all than to neglect the imperatiye letters of | social obligation and cdurtesy. Etiquette requires that any invita- {tion on which R. S. V. P. is written should be answered fwithin a day or two of receipt. that any invitation save that for a_church wedding or a tea—when R. S. V. P. is not en- |graved on the invitation—requires a prompt answer. Eticuette requires that, the announcement by letter of {an engagement, a birth, death, mar- riage or illness requires a prompt reply. Sour Cream Cookie: ‘Take one cup of sour cream, one cup of light brown sugar, one egg. one { small teaspoon of soda and gne small teaspoon of salt. Fiavor, mix soft and bake. TRAVERS services of the butler to wait upon the table?” As though he realized the slip he had made. the those of Crev Mr. ously. “I can't say. sir. 1 length. “Mr. Creveling told me noth- ing beyond my own instructions. “Was it usual for your employer during his wife's absence to clear all ng's late partner, but | the servants out of the house in order ] to entertain here At the question and its Hill's color once more met those of the inspector levelly. “I do not know that Mr. Creveling ever did that, sir; I mean, purpos®ly. He frequently had one or more gentle. men here to supper when Mrs. Creve- ling was away. Sometimes the butler waited upon them: sometimes I did. I think he gave Rollins and his wife a holiday before 1 asked permission to have the night to myself on this oc- casion." Inspector Druet evaded the issue of the valet's own movements during the hours which had passed since 11 by | asking: “Did Mr. Creveling ever entertain | ladies also on these occasions?* “During Mrs. Creveling's absence?” There was a note of shocked incredu- iity in the servant's tones as if he could scarcely believe that he had un- derstood the question. “Indeed, no, They were strictly stag sup- Mr. were the gentlemen entertained here. then Srovane “What were the inspector continued. their names?" “Rollins can_tell you that better than I can, sir,” Hill tempofized. “He usually waited upon thegr. It was: only ogcasionally that I took his place and then the gentlemen were some- times strangers to me, business ac- quaintances of Mr. Creveling's.” “You don't know the name of a single gentleman who ever had sup- per here with Mr. Creveling alone The inspector's tone had sharpened. “Of course, sir, a few of them. They were all personal friends of long standing, those I did know; Mr. O'Rourke has been here once or awice, and Mr. Waverly and Mr. Cut- ter. I can't recall them all at the moment, si McCarty. unable to contain himself longer, coughed with elaborate osten- tation, and after-a quick side glance at him the inspector nodded. . 7 “Mac, show this man where the body was found. No, Mr. Alexander!™ He added the last as the banker started forward nervously. “There are a few_more questions I wish to ek you. Walit here, please.” Mr. Alexander sank back with an afr of hopeless vexation. 51 I trust that you will be drie he shapped. “I know nothing, let's eyes sought, Alexander avoided them studi-' * Hill respondad at ! implication | changed, but his eyesi 314 7th Street N.W. Offers for This Week 2,500 Pairs Oxfords, Slipers and Pumps. All Leathers $79.99 Th'e IH igh Heels . Pair ¢ All Sizes A Large Variety of Styles Low a"(l and Widths And the Choice of EVERY LOW SHOE IN THE Forme.r Values, NOT A HOUSE $7.50 to $15.00 PAIR HELD BACK, EVERYTHIN GOES as I told yeu in the beginning. which ! could help you in any way, and this astly affalr has been an inexpress- Je shock to me. When my niece mrives I must meet her with the news of her tragic-bereavement and sssume control of the situation as the head of the family, and I cannot do so without an opportunity to pull my- self together, to—to bear up under my own natural grief—oI" 5 Tu door closed upon the thin, testy. tones, and the thought crossed Mc- Carty’s mind that the banker’s emotion ‘was somewhat tardy in finding ex- | pression, but his grimly determined ALL WIDTHS Pétgr Hears of an Accident. BY ’I'IIOINWN_ ‘W. BURGESS, Right of heart is he who will Wish his enemy no ill. —Peter Rabbit. For quite a while Peter Rabbit sat on the bank of the Smiling Pool watch- ing Grandfather Frog lead the Krog chorus. Peter had come over there heping to find it cooler there than in the ! dear Old Briar-patch. Then had come an adventure with Longiegs the Heron 1 I WONDER WHAT THAT ACCIDENT; CAN BE" THOUGHT PETER. as the resu't of having saved the life o({ Grandfather Frog, and he had to run| and dodge and twist and turn {o escape ! from the anger of Longlegs. "So Peter| was feeling the heat more than ever when finally he had a chance to sit down, in peace. i But somehows just looking at the water made him feel cooler and after a little time some of the Merry Little| Breezes of Old Mother West Wind dis- covered Peter and how hot he was and: they took turns in gently blowing onf him until at last he no longer envied | Grandfather Frog -and the other little | people who are good swimmers’and de- light to spend much of their time in the water. : At last it cae time for Old Mother | West Wind to gather the Merry Little! B ba d tak them to their home behind the Purple Hills. Peter didn't like to have them 80, but he knew they must. “There has been an accident on the ge of the swamp down the Laughing rook toward the Big River,” whispered one of the Merry Little Breezes in one| of Peter’s long ears. Peter pricked up both “What kind of an accident?” he de- manded. “Sh-h-h! It would never do for it to reach certain ears. No, indeed, it would never do at all, for then some- thing worse might happen,” whispered the Merry Little Breeze,| t is a sccret. 1 shouldn’t have told yol “I can keep a secret,” replied Peter in a hasty whisper, “and 1 promise you 1 will keep this one. pened " | “One of the children of Longlegs the | Heron is in great trouble,” replied the: Merry Little Breeze. Rueddy Fox or Old Man Coyote should happen along that way 1 fear it would be the end of that young Heron. couldn’t d¢ anything to help him myself, but perhaps you can. Anyway, I'm sure you will not do him any harm, and that is why I told you. Now I must go, or I shall be left out of Mother West Wind's big bag and have to wander about all alope all night. Good-bye, Peter.” The Merry Little Breeze danced away. Peter sat up to stare down the Laugh- long cars. w. which the Laughing Brook made its way | to the Big River. “1 wonder what that accident can be, thought Peter. “If it was any one but one of the children of Longlegs the; { nourishing, and, are of inestimable value in the sick room. A sherbet is a water ice to which a small quantity of dissolved gelatin or the beraten whites of eggs have been It is a lighter dessert than ice cream and much cheaper, but it is more substantial than a water ice made of 1f milk is ing Brook teward the swamp through,used instead of water a sherbet is very nourishing, and still not expensive. Th best proportions of ice and salt for frees ing A sherbet are three lev¢l portions of finely crushed ice to one of alternately to a few inches above the added. 'Personal Health Service ." By WILLIAM BRADY’ M. D S5 BY MRS. ELIZABETH KENT. Frozen desserts are always the most liked, summer and winter alike. cannot honestly be recommended as the What has hap- |final course for a dinner because they’ reduce the temperature of the stomach, retarding digestion until “If Billy Mink of ! temper: ture is restored. if eaten slowly, ater, sugar and acid juice. Heron 1 would hurry down there and|level of the mixture to be frozen. see if there ig anything I can do. But I guess I don't want to do anything for Longlegs. 1f he had caught me he would | have killed me this very evening, and I guess it won't be safe for me to go near him for a long time. dren is in trouble it serves him right. I'm glad of it. Yes, sir, I'm glad of it. 1 am so. That wasn't true. Peter was just trying to make himself belleve it was true. been Long'e with that accident, for Peter is too tender hearted to be glad to have even his enemies hurt. And this wasn't Longlegs, but one of his children. Peter tried to forzet about it, but he couldn’t. And, In spite of himself. he began to wonder if there was anything he could do for that ung Heron. DISSOLVE: For each tub of clothes thoroughly dissolve a half package of Rinso in two quarts of bailing w ter. Where water is hard or ciothes extra dirty use more Rinso. Whether mixwell. Keepadd, It wouldn't have been true had ity mush, himself who had met|continue freezing until acid fruit juice, oranges, currants, raspberries, grapes, rhubarb instead of lemon n the sherbet. For lemon milk sherbet take four cupfuls of milk, a cup and a half of sugar, the juice of three lemons and the well-beaten Whites of three eggs. Mix julce and sugar and stir con- If one of his chil- | stantly while slowly adding milk. If I the milk is added too quickly the mix- ture will 100k curdled, but it will not taste sour and will smooth out in freezing, though the grain will not be so fine if it curdles. stir in whites of egg: firm. raw or cooked, or pineapple may candied fruit Fresh or may (Copyright. 19 POUR INTC TUB of lukewarm water— the solution until you get a good, rich, lasting, soapy suds, even after the clothes have been putin. yoy use a washing machine or tub These. two easy steps save you the hardest work of washday HE most soiled spots, the dirtiest things that even your washing machine fails to get clean, are cleaned without any rubbing when you use Rinso. Rinso is so perfect a combination of pu’re cleansing materials that it loosens the dirt from even the worst soiled pieces of the family was! without injury to a single fabric. i After soaking your clothes in this pure soap -product, a few minutes in your washing ma- chine gets them beautifully clean. Follow the simple directions given above. Soak: the clothes. Then before operating the machine, add a fresh Rinso solution, using the same amount of Rinso as you used for soaking: No is used. other soap product is needed when Rinso Whether you use a washing machine or tubs, get Rinso today™ at your grocer’s or depart- ment store. Lever Bros. Co., Cambridge, Mass. m 8 | ‘\ | DME ECONOMICS. | They the normal But they are cooling, refreshing, may be made very they salt, packed Freeze to a and \ be used be served on milk sherbets to make very charming desserts in individual cups. Any | Hospital calls it. mental disease, have of each and all been attributed to the (Signed letters pertaining to treatment, will be answered by L d written in fnk. a few can be answered here. No repi Address Dr. Willlam Brady, in care of The Star.) The Splanchnic Slump. Our in'ards—if perchance anybody is so lowbrow as to be concerned about ‘em—are ideally adapted for a horizontal posture such as we for- merly affected, but when we rose up- on our hind feet for a full eight-hour day, with harm and a half for over- time, these loathsome yet indispens- able interior fittings became as or- phans without visible ' or tangible of support. Our loose insides were originally hung in hammocks perfectly supported from the spinal column and contiguous bony strtuc: tures, poor old nature failing to fore- see our eventual proud and upright position. Bo when we rose in our plight and began to do the primordial toddle there was @, slump within, the splanchnic slump, ‘and ever since it scems these unmentionable entrails have evinced a fondness for wander- ing. Aye, many a gloomy anhedoniac who anxiously strokes the region of his appendix s in reflity massaging his kidney; and many a stomach sulks tar, far below the exaited position as- signed the organ in our most popular almanacs and school physiologies. . And what of 1t? What's the harm if our horizontal anatomical equipment be fll-adapted for vertical physiologi cal demands? Constipation, intestinal stasis, auto intoxication. headaches, innumerable digestive difficultles, according to au thorities like Sir Arbuthnot Lane, even wlich frequent and serious lesions as gastric and duodenal uleer, gall- stones and appendicitis, and, according to such authorities as Dr. Charles A. L. Reed, many cases of epilepsy (which Dr.-Reed calls “convulsive toxemia” or “convulsive splanchnop- tosis”), and according to the Lane school again, such systemic states as the various joint inflammations im properly dubbed “rheumatic” innu- merable functional abnormalities of | the nervous system and even cases of | downright insanity or, as Dr. Henry A. Cotton of the New Jersey State shianchnic slump—sagging, displace: | ment, kinking or other ill effect of ! impaired support—and what is more! to the point, all of these secondary troubles have been successfully treat- ¢ ed by hyglenic, physical. med.cal and | surgical ficasures directed toward the | | the head have been personal health and b ersonal, healtl, and,brgiene. not to disesse dlagnosis or self-addressed envelope fs inclosed. Owing to tie large number of letters recelved, only ade to queries not conturming to instructions. 1eplacement of the displaced organs and the restoration of their supports. Indeed, it is a wonder that some shrewd fellow with a falr commandy of plausible logic has hot launched a new “school” of healing on the as- sumption that all human diseases and unhappiness and shortcomines are caused by the slumping or displace- ment of one or more internal organs. Many a “school” has been founded on less and worked with great financial profit for several years. In certain of thes. tells us, the lower thorax is distinctly narrowed, so that there i diminished capacity of the uppes ity. Exercises w the arms over found helpful in expanding this narrowed 'owo: ¥ and upper abdomen—but the exercises fare only ape feature of the gencral treatment, and not in themselves suf- ficient treatment —_— Prices renlized on Swift & Co. salex r ston for week ending il pments sold out, centx to 17 cents per pousd, and_averaged 15.43 cents per ponnd.—Adver- tisement. Cherry Bisque Ice Cream. To a quart of pure cream sweetened th one cup of sugar and flavored th a teaspoon of vanilla, add half cup of maraschino cherries with juice, chopped so that they will be well distributed through the cream. Frecze in the usual way. If preferred, a custard ice cream foundation may be used in the proportion of six egi yolks to a quart of milk and eigh! tablespoons of sugar. The Old Gardener Says: Cosmos, one of the favorite garden flowers. often is broken down by winds and rain at this scazon.” A simple way to keep | the plants tidy and yet avoid staking them is to bend the l stems to the ground; holding them in place with clods of earth, but with a foot or so at the end standing upright. In | this dwarf form the flowers are | just as attractive and are less | like'v to be damaged by the weather. THEN LET YOUR CLOTHES SOAK. Soak oone hour, fwo hours, overnight—wkatever time is convenient. machine, add a fresh Then, before operatiny the ? 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