Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1921, Page 22

HO .b‘ (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) CHAPTER IX. “Done For!” McCarty smiled to himself as he left Mrs. Kip's house and started eastward. That shot in the dark had found its mark: she had not denied _that Waverly was the sender of the message warning her of Creveling's death, and that he himself had been interrogated in connection with It. But why had she been warned? How was she concerned and what hs her relations been to the dead man and to Waver Could it .be that she was the woman in the case, the -woman because of whom they had quarreled a fortnixht before? That she had been apprised of his possible coming and knew that he was no reporter -McCarty was well Bware despite her pretense. Why had she lied so hastily about the whereabouts of her companion Miss st? But for the lucky. chance of his arrival at the moment that the trunk was being removed he would - fn all probability never have heard of the wo:nun. 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Sale price for the entire Suite | This Reed Suite An Extraordinary Bargain at Golden Oak Library Table With shelf and manuscript drawer. Easy Credit ‘Terms the night have had anything tp do with her sudden departure? McCarty hoarded a downtown Mad- ison avenue car, his thoughs atill Lusied with the queries which that trief Interview evoked. Mrs. Kip had vrotested arzainst .his interrogation. but she had not dared to turn him summarily from her door until shé learned that suicide had been ac- cepted by the police as the solution of the mystery. Did she believe that Crevellng had killed himself and was notorfety all that she feared? ‘The only statements she volun- teered were that she had retired early on the previous night. and the explanation of her bandaxed arm. She had slipped on & rug—but was that the true explanation? She was pretty enough in a florid, overblown way. and there was a devil of mischief in her eve; just the type to appeal to a man satiated with cold besuty and smothered in conventions, yet she wasn't the sort to lose her head. McCarty was con- vinced of that. She had made a hird fight for social recognition. accord- ing to Jimmie Ballard, and now that it was won she would take care that no hint of scandal jeopardized it. There was something vaguely fa- Could the events of | millar about her, too, and McCarty STORE 26-Piece Set of Wm. A. Rogers SILVERWARE and Rocker and room size 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Your Choice of |DINNERWARE Opportunities in thi. kad. an almost photographic mem- ory.. Where had he seen her before?” IT the Fitz-Maurice Hotel he alight- ed from the car. It was well on finto the luncheon hour and the lobby of the fashionable hostelry was crowded, but he shouldgred his way h the throng to the desk and ;'.'.’.m‘m Mirs Letitia Frost. After an interval he was directed to the ele- Vator and upon one of the upper floors he was ushered into a tiny rear suite to find himself confronting & stout, elderly woman with a high. thin nose and bright, dark eyes, whose darting glances were like those of some pred- | atory bird beneath a mass of elaborately coifed white hair. . “I am Miss Frost. May I ask what your business ' is with me?* Her voic hoomed out with surprising depth and austerity. “Just to ask you a few questions. ma’am, if you'll be good enough to answer them,” McCarty replied meekly with a disarming smile. He was about to continue when the lady forestalled him. “By what authority, if you please?” she demanded coolly. “Your name is unknown to me—" “Ry the authority of the police com- missioner!” McCarty interrupted, his usually impervious good nature de- serting him for the moment in the face of her arrogance. “You've been acting. 1 understand, as companion for Mrs. Bailie Kip. “Police!” Miss Frost gasped. “Oh. that horrible, low-bred creature! 1 |feared gossip and possibly scandal, but never, never this! What Is it. gir? ‘What has she done? “1 didn’t say she had done anything. ma’am,” McCarty said more mildly, for the sharp hawk-like face seemed to ‘have aged perceptibly in the last min- HOURS 42-Pjece Set of Decorated This MahbganyFinis Suite —fortheBedroomisjustonemmpleofthemdafnlBugm sale. Four magnificent pieces—Large Dress- er, with Mirror; Chiffonier, 13z ouU F THE riplicate Mirror Toilet Table and Full Size Wood Bed. Let us show you this Very spe- Easy Credit Terms op-side Couch and Pad Can be convesliently converted into a full- dubed.cmlm-l:hpld.s;esfimelpedlld . I '$10.75 HICH RENT THE NATIONAL FURNITURE CO. With Every Purchase of $100.00 or More $1197 iving room by day and bedroom i at night. The Suite consists of three I pieces—Large Duofold, Armchair and$ 69 .75 ‘ | lIl and went out in the plain velvet = AL FURNITURE CONPA ute. her, that is all. “It is enough! Miss Frost wrung her 'hnnda “To think that I should have been so misguided as to lend her the prestige of my chaperonage, & woman who is—is queationable in.the eyes of the police! I shall never be able to hold up my d again—I, whose position in soclety has alwa: dssailable in spite of financial reverses! My reputation, my standing will be ruined: ~ “Not at all, ma'am; you can rest easy on that score. This Is confi- dential, just between the two of 12 Your name needn’t even be mentioned it youw'll tell me what you know about her. Miss Frost glanced about her help- lessly and then sank into the nearest chair, with a fluttering gesture to- ward one across the table. “I know literally nothing about Mrs. Kip!” she disclaimed. “Less, in fact, than on the day when I went to make my home with her. The Frosts are one of the oldest families in society and in my younger days—but I di- gress. For the last ten years or more, Mr—er—MecCarty. I have found It necessary to augment my income by introducing to soclety certain mem- hers of the nouveau riche who would otherwise have been unable to obtain a foothold. I have been instrumental in arranging some of the most bril- Mant_alliances of the past decad You have heard of Senator Welkyn? McCarty nodded. “His wife was an absolute failnre in Washington four years ago, but I ~chooled her with the utmost patience and 1ast season succeeded in launching aer triumphantly at Newport.” Miss Frost continued nervously. “Finding that she no longer needed my sponsorship, she presented Mrs. Kip to me as the widow of a western “We just want to get & line on Closed AN Day Saturday During August. Ofice Open New Process - | Oil Stove i Two-burner size; very |l Easy Credit Terms " | aftérnoon., i “M; il | pains to. impress ‘upon hi: il pains_ to L pon him the fact llll| | gotten the uncom; 1 i :“! P ST promising Miss Frost it i ngne: door- do | specsit Dis : il FREDERICKSBURG.,Va., Augnust 6. ® f o ving: th T ey -D--C.. AUGUST. copper king. I have blamed m, hundnf times since for not lookéd up Mrs. Kip's antecede: my usual care, but Mrs, Walk;nl mi- nute details of her history and assyr- ance that they she was quite—er— clally as I had watched revios unsuccessful attempt to break into society some years ago and knew that she had held herself sedu- tously above any hint of gossip. “We came to a financial agreement last auturan and on my advice she took’ the hoise in which ahe now lives and where I went to-reside with her. You miust know the success of my ef- forts in her behalf even in so short a timé: e is received at the larger functions everywhere and has even achieved a degree of intimacy with such people us Mr. John and Lady Margaret O’Rourke, the Douglas Wav- erlys, Nicholas Cutter and their set. 1 had intended to eliminate the Wav- erlyp In the course of time 'as my—er —client penetrated still more exclu- sive. circles, and was really using Nicholas Cutter merely as a stepping- stone ‘to that end, for he holds the open sesame everywhere, you know, but Mrs. Kip did not prove tractable. “For-a long time I have felt uneasy about her: 'In the first place, she was most secretive about her financial af- fairs. 1 was given to understand in a general way that she had large hold- ingd in the west from which she re- ceived’ample dividends, but I observed that those dividends seemed to fluctu- ate In value more irregularly than even the wildrat stocks in which my poor misguided father lost most of his fortune years ago. At times Mrs. Kip would indulge in the most reckless ex- traviiganees and at others there would seem to be funds to maintain her comparatively small establishment and notices would come from the bank that her account was overdrawn quit rmingly, but she would always manage to recoup at the cructal moment. “How 7" McCarty asked. “That was one of the mysteries which gradually seemed to arise about her, at least in my mind.” Miss Frost. spoke now with evident care. “I fan- cied she had Influential friends from whom she borrowed when necessary, but T never could learn .who they were. Another thing about her which I could not understand. Mr. McCarty, was the reason for her unexplained absences at most—most unconven- tional hours. Usually I arrange a daily soclal program for my clients as though they were debutantes, but Mra. KIp poon gave me to understand that she ‘;olfld exercise her own judgment In such matters. I do not pry into the affairs of other people, but when I am practical'v responsible for their pres- entation to the right society I must be sure that they do not jeopardize my reputation as well as theirs by in- discretions, however innocent. Mrs. Kip was what you call ‘reet, ma'am?’ McCarty’s own wg;:e 'x':é" carefully chosen. y set her thin lips in a straight line. L “That is the mildest word with which I can describe her conduct, Mr. Mc- Carty, although I could not with actusl proof breathe a word against her personal character or reputation. I only know that she would go out, someétimes In the afternoon, but more frequently at night, and remain until all hours without a word to me as to her plans, and the next morning she would invariably appear haggard and worn, in a state of nervous exhaustion bordering on prostration, as though she had been thro some feverish excitenent.” McCarty leaned forward with sud- den&nterum ' “How often did she go on these ex- pe.d‘&lt‘m- of her: * ly at first and at Sometimes on sev- eralsuccessive days, and then a week ::‘!wo ‘would elapse béfore she went “It seemed to me at times as though she were fighting something, and u‘x were not familiar with the habits and demeanor of a drug addict through an unfortunate experience with a former clieit I would have belleved her a vic- tim.. I forebode to question her at first, but of late her disappearances have become more frequent, averaging several times a week. She has totally forgotten or disregarded engagements for social'functions for which I had been .at infinite trouble and pains to procure . invitations for her, placing me in a most embarrassing position. Indeed, it seems to me that she had lost'all ambition for her own advance- ment and was content to drift. Her financial affairs, too, appear to have reached a crisis, and I feit that at last I should b compelled to speak. Miss Frost was nervously clasping and unclasping the arms of her chair and a;fine.network of veins stood out upon her forehead. ‘Did Mrs. Kip receive any messages or telephone calls just before she went out on‘these occasions?’ “Sometimes, but I never knew their nature.nor from whom they came.” “Did she go alone?” “Invariably.” “And . come home alone?” McCarty insidts “As “far as I know.” Miss Frost hrugged. “She always used her own tch-Keéy and the servants were i struéted to leave the chain off the idoor, but were never permitted to wait {up for her. -1 did once, but Mrs. Kip ‘displeased and made a most dis- tressing> scene, practically accusing me of attempting to interfere in her affairs. « I.should have left her then, but 1 realized that she was unnerved and: not quite herself and made allow- ances, tbo, for her lack of breeding. Howeéver, I could not tolerate my po- sition any longer after this morning!” *"Whitt ippened, ma’am?”’ McCarty heaved a sigh of relief. ““Twas that T ‘wanted. particularly to see you about.” “There was a musicale last night— the Jast of Mrs. Fales Ogden's Lenten affairs, and one of the most exclusive of the deason—and I had, with the e: ercise of the greatest diplomacy, ob- tained . invitations for Mrs. Kip and myself. Late in the afternoon Mrs. Ki‘p Wwent out alone and on her return informed me flatly that she had made another engagement for the evening and wouls ot be able to attend the musicale. ‘1 was deeply affronted, but in my position, Mr. McCarty, one must use the utinost tact at all times and I did not' protest, merely dispatching a last-minute excuse of sudden f{llness to Mra Fales Ogden. Mrs. Kip did not dress for dinner and about 10 o'clock she dailed;a taxi instead of her motor tailor- made.and sables she had worn in r.l:o [y;«discontent in my position h: been m:f:( and I was seriously co:a- sldarlnfithe sevérance of my connec- tion with Mrs. Kip; her dereliction last night was the final straw.and I deter- a thotopgh understanding. I could not sleep; under the circumstances, 80 I ktiow definitely at what hour Mrs. K.lz returned.” She phused and McCarty eyed her Kip had been at Ad retired early. she .ot the ‘'way that her lie might no refuted? ) ¢ ®l1?”, he urged, as the elderly comj lon was still sitent. “Mr. McCarty, it was almost day- 1 héard her close the front wristairs and slide ‘the chain into {ts groove, although she did it as quietly as possible. Then she came up the stdirs, stumbling and catching at | g, the: balustrade as though she were faint or {IL I arose and was on the point of: going to_her.when I remem- bered:her .displeasure on that former occasion, 501 merely opened my door and‘glafeed out: into the hall. She pnlg ;},’,"5‘{".’,2‘.3,""‘ ‘me _and I—I Wi ¢ er appearance that I ’;nld not. I 30 desirea ¥ 2 2! e: §i“§§,. fagt{rcasiyisipt " SE E' HIN »! 4 pg ,3,:! g gs gig? a 7 SEITaRY M (Continued in. Tomorrows Star.) WILL BUILD HIGH SCHOOL. ' to The Star. 2 —The school board of Rappahannock distritt, King George county, unani- mously voted to erect a high school on the Arnold lot, one mile from King d been girls together |- mined that this morning we must have | U. TALK ON ELECTRC RATES S PLANNED Power Company Seeks Con- ference on New Method of Impounding Pay. Officials of the Potomac Electric Power Company will confer with the Public Utilities Commission at._ the District building Tuesday afternoon to agree on the method to be pur- sued in setting aside the difference between the new electric rates, which become effective September 1, and the rates ,which the consumers are re- quired to pay under the injunction obtained by the company in 1917. The conference was asked for by the company and (s understood to be for the purpose of simplifying the bookkeeping involved in keeping the difference between the old and the new rates separate until the courts have finally passed upon the value of the power company's property. The outcome of the conference will have no immediate effect.on the con- sumer’s pockethook. Householders will continue to pay 10 cents per kilowatt hour for current. At present the company is allowed by the commission to keep 8% cents and impound 1% cents. The order, which takes effect September 1, calls for a 5 per cent reduction, which al- lows the company to keep 8.075 cents per kilowatt and impound the bal- ance of the 10 cents paid in. All _the schedules of the company are not affected by the impounded fund. Schedule E, wholesale users, for example, is not involved. . —_— HEADS FOUNDATION HERE. Robert W.-Wooley, D. C. Chairman of Woodrow Wilson Body. NEW YORK., August 6—Appoint- ment of Robert W. Wooley of Washington, ' D. C., member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, to serve as chairman in the District of Columbia for the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, was announced today by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mr. Roose- velt is national chairman of the committee in charge of raising a popular fund for endowing an annual award in ex-President Wilson's name. The appointment was sald to have been among the first for the forty- eight state organizations which are to present an appeal to the public late in October. Mr. Roosevelt also announced that the apecific purpose of the foundation and the award has been defined by the executive committee in the fol- lowing terms: “Created by public subscription in recognition of the national and inter- national services of Woodrow Wilson, twice prelide‘at of the United States, who furthered- the cause of human freedom and was instrumental in pointing out effective methods for the co-operation of the liberal forces of mankind throughout the world.” VANDERBILT HEIRS LOSE. NEW YORK, August 6—The government today wor its suit to col- lect income taxes on bequests of $950,000 left by the late Alfred G. Vanderbilt to his brother, Reginald C. Vanderbilt, Frederick L. Merriam and Henry B. Anderson. Judge Learned Hand overruled -demurrers by the three defendants which ques- tioned whether “legacies so given are exempt as bequests or are llable to income tax as compensation for per- sonal servi The judge's ruling said it seemed to him to be no guestion whatever that these legacies in part were com- pensations for personal services, and granted judgment to the government. Alfred G. Vanderbilt was drowned ;r’lign the Lusitania was sunk in May — CONDITIONS OF TRADE NOTED BY BRADSTREET NEW YORK, August 6.—Brad- street’s review of trade says: “Previous reports of current quiet, but of increased optimism as to the future, remain good at the moment of writing. Ifdeed, if anything, the number of favorable indications has increased with the passage of an- other week, bringing nearer the ad- vent of regular fall trade. Perhaps chief in independence in the latter direction may be put better realiza- tion of the strength of commodity prices_during July. Another favor- able development of the week has been the apparent checking in most states, by more or less copious rains, of the deterioration shown in the corn crop, caused by past heat and drought. “It may be added, however. that the crop prospect is not entirely a favorable one. Other features of the week have been a continuance of the relative steadiness of the stock market after its ‘creeping’ rise from the low point in June; a slight in- crease in buying of iron and steg, based on immediate needs, among which railway repairs and renewals are prominent, accompanying a slight gain in capacity; better reports as to rallway earnings in June; larger buying of wool, based on good orders for next spring’s goods, and a very firm market for most cotton g£vods. ‘Weekly bank clearings, $6,548,228,- 000.” NEW YORK DRY GOODS. NEW YORK, August 8.—Cotton goods and yarns closed this week with many advances that it is believed will stem the tendency toward greater curtail- ment of operations, Silks moved slowly. Openings of cloths for men's wear for spring will be made Mon- day. Burlaps remained quiet and linens showeq little improvement. NEW YORK BOND LIST. NEW YORK, August 6. do & Denver & Rio Grande consel. 4 Dominion of Canada Se (1931) "_I‘AVI uttered & word had | Mont Georgs courthouse. Miss Harwood, di- | Tos & vision: supérintendent, was Instructed to seture. the plans and specifications, and the work will soon begin. 46400 b, 31,000 'u"fi'o."a;‘-e""@': to $7,000, and_ that the total .cost of the new build- ‘ing will be sbout 39000. 1 1. [ composed of | Rail: RANGE OF MARKET AVERAGES. - -- The following chart shows graphically the action of forty repre-» sentative stocks dealt in on the New York Stock Exchange. The period covered is the past month, up to and Including the close of the market Friday, August 5. activity of the market ey o~ SCALE FOR INDYSTRIALS - - u ‘The lower section of the chart indicates the relative ~AUG.™ 3 5 (Copyright, 1921, by W. F. Meyer.) January 3 Industrials Rails .... November 3 Industrials December 21 ils ... February 11 High 1921 to Date Industrials . 80.03, May § ils .. . 77.56, January 15 Low 1921 to Date Indystrials . . 64.90, June 20 Ralls .. . 65.52, June 20 Twenty Industrial Common Stocks Used Are: Am Can Am Sugar Central Leather Rep Iron & Steel U S Steel Am Car & Fdy Am Tel & Tel Corn Products Studebaker Ttah Copper Am Locomotive Anaconda Gen Electric Texas Company ~ Westinghouse Am Smelting Baldwin Loco Goodrich U S Rubber Western Uzion Twenty Hallroad Common Stocks Used Are: Atchison € M & 8t Paul Northern Pacific Reading Raltimore & Ohlo Del & Hudson Canadian Pacific Ches & Ohlo Erle 1ilinols Central Victory 3%s . Victory 434s ..-.-n- Loy sk N'Y Central New Haven Southern Pacific Norfolk & Western Southern Rws Pennsivania Tnion Pacific Daily Movement of Averages: R Saturday . T AT A GLANCE. Maturity = N o i High. The Year 1921 to Date on the Washington Stock Exchange. Furaished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., Hibbs ‘Building. Tp to and including Friday, August 5, 1921. es. BONDS. sl‘!‘.DOO—Anl. and Pot. River RR. 55 12,000—C. & P. Telephone 1st 58 ,000—City and Suburban Ry. 1§ooo~uempouun R.R. 1st 5s. 8.000—Pot. Elec. Power 1st 5s. 88,000—Pot. Elec. Power con. 5s. . 28,500—Pot. Elec. Power Deb. 6: 134,700—Pot. Elec. Power gen. 6s. 000—Wash., Alex. and Mt. Ver. 5: 105,200—Wash. Gas Light gen. 5s. 187.500—Wash. Ry. & Elec. con. 4s. $6,000—Wash. Ry. & Elec. gen. 6s 136,300—Wash. Gas 7%s. Leee 5,000—Riggs Realty (long) 3s. 100—D. C. 3.65: ashington Gas N. & W. Steambo: 1,298—Wash. Ry. and EI 2,006—Wash. Ry. & Elec. pfd 226—Wash.-Va. Ry. com 472—Continental Trust 160—National Sav. & Trust.. 10—Merchants’ Bank ...... 60—Sec. Sav. and Com. Bank. 17—Union Savings .. 5—Wash. Mechanics® . 40—Corcoran Fire Insurance. 3—Real Estate Title Insurance. 56 10-20—Col. Grapho. com.. 830—Col. Grapho. pfd. . 1,021—Mergenthaler Linotype. 1,103—Lanston Monotype... 5—Security Storage Co 42—Washington Market. COTTON MARKET REVIEW. NEW YORK, August 6.—End week realizing was absorbed on compara- tively slight reactions in the cotton market this morning, owing to the continued bullishness of crop and trade advices. After selling off to 13.78 1y, December rallied to 13.95 and closed at 13.89, with the general market closing steady net § points higher to 3 points lower. There appaared to be quite a reac- tionary feeling around the ring at the opening, owing to rumors that the speculative short interest had been very substantially reduced by the purchose of about 75,000 bales for weslern or Wall street account on yesterday' advance. After open- ing unchanged to 5 points lower, ac- tivé months soon showed net losses 5 to 8 points. o‘lleporu 2: high temperatures in the southwest and rains in the eastern belt served to color the private crop complaints which accompanied the advance from 13.36 to 13.53 for Oc- tober and from 13.75 to 13.89 for anuary. The amount of cofton on shipboard awaiting clearance at the close of business yesterday was 84,- 606 bales, against 122,000 last week and 63,861 last year. —_—— TRADE NOTES. ETROIT, August 6—A survey of lh]: employment situation outside this city shows an increasing number of Wage earners at work. Grand Rapids now is employing 36.000 men, & num- ber equal to that reached during the 1920. Flint has 16,000 on the pay rolls, a gain of 5,000 since January 1, but 12,000 less than a year ago. Pontiac has gained 2,500 since February, while Lansing em- loys 10,500, as against 15,500 at the igh point last year. s':r. FOUIS. August 6.—The situation here is-bafing. both to coal producers in nearby fields and to retail dealers. off in manufacturing has cut for -coal at industrial plants to a minimum. Small con- sumers are declining to buy because they expect lower prices. In the meantime, producers declare, freight rates and costs of production prevent price reductions. NEW YORK, August 6.—One thou- sand musicians employed in moving picture and vaudeville houses here are expected to refuse te report for work Sunday. Two weeks ago the man- agers notified musicians they would have to submit to a 20 per cent de- crease in salaries. ——e A 35x5 cord tire for automobiles con- tains 30,000 feet of cord, or over five 76—Firemen's Fire Insurance........4 6—National Union Fire Insurance. l | 1 | ; | l High. Low. Close. 73‘ 62 68 - & s BULLISH COTTON FIGURES MARK WEEK BY ADVANCE NEW YORK, August 6—The gov- ernment’s crop report, showing a low- er condition than indicated by any of the private figures, and reducing the crop iIndication from 8,433,000 bales on June 25 to 8,203,000 as of July 25, was the dominating influence in the cotton market during the past week. The immediate effect of these sur- prisingly bullish figures was an vance of nearly a cent a pound. This was checked by increased offerings around the thirteen-cent level for Oc- tober, but the selling on that basis seemed to be absorbed on compara- tively moderate reactions and the best prices of the movement were reached yesterday, when October contracts showed & recovery of about 230 points from the low records of last June. There was renewed realizing as the price approached the fourteen-cent level for December, but otherwise very little selling pressure was re- ported, while local brokers said there were evidences of a broadening trade demand and commssion house inter- est. / Very bullish private crop reports have been coming in from the south since the government's report was published on Monday, particularly from the southwest. According to the Texas traveler of a prominent local spot house, the crop in southern Texas is almost a failure and the state will not make 2,000,000 unless condtions soon change for the better. Scatter- ing reports of a similar nature have ‘been recelved from Texas points, while there also have been serous complaints of boll weevil activity in eastern belt sectons, particularly Georgla. The report of the weather tm- reau on Wednesday was un- favorable than anticipated, but the alarming nature of private advices, which continued to reach the trade up to the close of the week, evidently led to apprehensions of a further re- duction in crop prospects by the end of the month. Liverpool has advanced on the bullish crop reports, but trading there has been comparatively quiet, with only a moderate volume of spot busi- ness. A report received from Geo! today said that southern milis were buying some cotton for December and January delivery against sales of goods. Trade buying has also been reported in futures, and the advance toward the end of the week was encouraged by the increased activity of the goods markets, as indicated by estimated sales of well over 100,000 3 algces in Fall River for the week. —. % f ] )