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7 * . [ . i . : ,___THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D.. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2i, 1921—PART 2. around a_sharp turn. like this. He would have to et up— | pel the illusion, and the Dave Henderson's laugh rang with fon his knees at least. | come again. ar | His hand swept across his e E t d as though he ely upoen his great journey that e tude of s B nd happe 1 not remember them STER. |:°nbad left it blocking the road just!close it when he was lying flat duwu;]f he opened hi: ! Poker i’ortrfiits. a devil's mirth through the box again. That was all. They hadn't)pressed fie { split on a pal. They had left th |The moon-ra av to him. Runty Mott had told the!the door in jagged, nd Runty Mott's story went!|—he had to shut tha H son, wouldn't change | to make it black her They didn't know. and Bookie ;Strange! Tt was growing Skarvan didn’t kriow, that he krew ven though he h They had left Bookie Skarvan to hi erhaps it wa. and” they had made Mrs. Tooler sing behind nigoon cote as safe as a vault. See the New Bungalows Now Almost Completed on Hamilton St. at 13th N.W. | BEG YourR PAROOM, SIR, FoR- DISTURBING YOU AT Tils HOUuR OF THE NIGHT BuT HA\E You SEEM A STRAY PEKINESE UoG ANSWERING- TO THE NAME OF FLUFFY ? MY DAUGHTER HAS = i i 0 Open All ! | The slue of the car on a curve|and his knees, | flung him with a ze wrench from | H,': Itz‘:\n;';:fd!ah“ {nis clbows to his back again, and !l vard, for Day | CAN'T he groaned in Red fiashes {floor of "the Sk danced before h 3 seemed to &r - un came once more, and f: 1 hax been Inspection y he lay for a long time pumped through a la scemed as though he no longer ) e any power to move: even the p e 2 _ scemed to have become subordinate |rom She ¢ fi;ALLWE Dh 1o a physical sense of weakness and | tolerable | WAT FoR BILL ; X impotence that had settled upon him, {MUring! | e was R head grew djzzy and mosi|’ 0R HAVE nizaly light : c came the blast of the engine le. (he grind and thump of buf- | i s bl Sell and Buy Real Estate to the deck of the v rged upon an inclined w hesh from whicl they slide 11+ the hold, the w running throug' the mesh and into the se S Six rooms, thoroughly modern, in Washington’s “intown suburb.” See them before they are all sold. Take 14th street car to 14th and Gallatin, walk east 1 block to 13th and north 1 block ‘I to Hamilton street. There are also several new homes of from 6 to 9 rooms in the immediate vicinity. “kening s of motion beins u His mind did not grasp the of this for ! Through a moment—and then with a frantic . leffort he strugzled to his feet. i | The doo The car door! He must ar ner e ;r']l e it must close the door. The | 6o i Building D GGG train was stopbing. 1f any one pagsed uilding Department i 5TUD TILL by outside and gaw the door open. ! outside ~ door open, | 14th and Jefferson Sts. N.W. ; E K = BiLe CoMES and looked in, he was caught. He | REALTORS = F 4 = BACK was too weak to fight any more; too | : : 7 e weak o run any more. He must| T e | Rent Your House or Apartment ind bumped, and lurched too much Through h the car jol ces. He could crawl | o r he car door! 1t} ;" e e o ardiner ent s like that! He | & himself to it. Jo'in the Armsleigh Park 1U wasn't far to the door—just a: few the_pain in his lez | REALTORS 5 | that : aint, but he could get i = ~ { that far—just to the door. He touched | 717 l4th St' N w d Ommunl e ips with his tongue in. They | » » : en’t dry now, his lips, and there ! H was a curious tiste upon them, and | 3 P ¢ hurt. T ted of blood. That | funn ceth must have ns somehow. But he vas aimost at the door now—yes, he | could reach it now. Only he couldn’t Prettiest in all Washington—in its natural loca- = tion, and with the beautiful Cottages which we have designed and erected. For Sale or for Rent ing on ¢ Beautiful home-like. fireproof bu clusive Sixteenth Street. This property is situated at 1929 Sixteenth Street and contains eight complete apartments, seven of three rooms and bath, one of two rooms and bath, with excellent finish, hardwood floors The first eight groups have been entirely dis- posed of. Groups mine and ten—now under con- : struction—are ready for inspection. As an invest- i ment—the best you can make. As Homes—the = most delightful you can imagine—wholly detached: = = completely equipped—superiorly constructed—and i ed on this splendid elevation—the highest in A house. Very large living roum_with two porches, four larze hedrooms. Mot water heat and all jm. Extra large lot, with fruit nclosed porch, Washington—just north of Cleveland Park. d i) B il vt ele «; large shady 7 Erouids with be AL ’ All you require i SUSASHINE Hf‘s‘;:\.:_sficflcslfi o T i and fittings of unique design, to be completed by = 4 frojoRELy "$15500"%6 Tge Foom October 1st. Can be bought so as to show the in- FuLl THE DOOR BELL RING-S — & 4 T8 vestor a most excellent retun on his money. gent on the premises all day Sund:; STORY and COMPANY 1112 Connecticut Avenus ' $1,000Cash "™ Come and see them. Phone me—Clevfand 1490 —or call at 4415 39th street—any day or evening. country places, with all im- meuts, $6.500 up. e excellent building lots. Lots k from end_of 1ith street Acre lots, §! 4 ie “best parts lot for business purpos r foot. LILLIE & HENDRICK 23 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park 00 and up. Takoma. cents | if there had been any really definite | charge that could be brought against| them. They hadn’t stolen the money The story rang true because it was almost true—only they had left Bookie van out of it. nty Mott, iccording to the news- had ' been the spoksman. id he had overhe van and Dave He ace course, when thej arrangements to get the moncy We Are Tearing Tydeman. He, Runty Mott, h e i R L ) Down the Large up to Baldy V . Then they had fol, 2 avy 'S0 B iBuoved Dave Hiciaorsir, wintiz || Temporary Office Buildings chance they got.” But Dave Hend. on Gth st. just south of Penma. ave. Take Chevy Chase cars to Albemarle street (first stop north of Bureau of Standards), walking west; or ‘Wisconsin avenue cars to Windom street. 3 own 2, R > =2 Ro Eo Hamllton 4‘153;%€§:::hhve E il Col. 10182 After ofice hours call Col. 892-W R The Northumberland New Hampshire Avenue and V Street “The Best Values in\Takoma Park.” - BY FRANK L. PACKARD. Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger Co. Copyright, 1921, by B. H. Davis Corp. s Exceptional construction. son had handed them a jolt by craw T I (Continuedrom Yesterday's Star.) | promise them that. Not by a word! ing in through Tydeman e = yindow and seating it hims s Daiaings 1n hree. monthe: time, Soundproof walls between apartments. . 3 " .| that they had figured the ea W hauling this m botl . B it C e They had left Bookie Skarvan to him!| 0" grah” the coin was in L e e Fireproof throughout. Spacious lobby. i et o ry Wt There ! our storage ¥ nd the same i It didn't run evervwhere. TDe"®| jre knew the story. Last night in aiderson's room, when he n. material muy be purchused ut either ide 1 Si . t i wer(‘;\‘:he];_undsflaendén‘ufllly"l?l A any. | switchman's shanty in a railroad yard there w‘r'i(h‘lhe bla P A Large si ot. Sixty-nine apartments. ever: . n’ “|he had found a newspaper—the story | Dave Henderson had uthwest K ice i ‘Imdy forfa-glazsiot ARater: Thete | was there. Baldy nd Runty | into their trap, only the. OtATANC IS ta: SiRid KleridaAv, g i 11ih and Pa Ave N W had becn a diteh that afternoon, ‘Hiaott, who had Gitting in the | him coming any wouthwest northeant | o . «WWe h!:m lu.-)(-n "'i'f‘fi’ ‘;:rfd ;lr;:‘l‘fiiu.' Sife | front seat of the big turn, had been wi At both of these sards we maintain 500—3 Lef I wodla e tola Woul for 5t |ttt el ot Deen i ey wore thece, and in e shows | SRRGE NI wiThE T 2 Rooms and Bath, $3,300 to $3, t it v H S ini hat had splashed in % g x . vl i D E it Two splendid rooms containing 2,000 and of those drops i carvan had been identi- | through the front door and re | 870 suare feet 8 R | T o A ) [ R ) Lumber |E 3 Rooms and Bath, $4,200 to $4,500—4 Left 70 square feet floor space respectively, icec that night when he had crawled into n him. Dave Henderson and Faldy [ him in the other car t 4 | ; | 1 P! P ¥ the car here—he had seen the fire- erowd. Runty Mott and | had found smashed up 2c Foot |23c Foot | 4 Rooms and Bath, $7,000 to $8,000—4 Left #l water fountain, private lavatory, freight and men on the back of the tender manin, ers, being forced therefore to ex- | got him, when he U 2x10, 2x12 234, 2x6, 238 [ | ¥k > P ’ ] ulating the spout, and he had heard|piiin had told a story th handbag out of the car. Sheathing and Flooring. { | the water splash. : | most” true—but they hadn't s n § to pick it up, and found out Heavy Timbers. 5 Rooms and Bath, $3,000 passenger elevators. Moderate rental. He spoke hoarsely again, - |Bookie Skarvan—they had left Bookie [he had played on them. The hand- § speculative Bullders, Attentlont “I'm shot full of fever. that's what|Skarvan out of it. e story was|bag was empty; he still had the 1 16 to 18 foet l ; e e T his car: ¥ took up the | ) Stiera 6 Rooms and Bath, $11,100 to $11,500—4 Left sprawled out on the state’s o et the shed into the =i car, he shifted his positien a little;|out of any crim al proceedings, even j other machine where Dave Hender-| h o | 656, "ight-locked though s DS | o e Bathroom Outfit TO INVESTORS Ml | were, there came an irrepressible ‘ moan of pain. God, how his eves|f)= i $65 o chedule in this splendid building averages less th burned; how hot his head was, and: | o e oom. Yet the ,sale price of the apar [ I N Ehedfa st rachionti, Thell 3 " o _The fistures which go to make up $20.00 per month per room. - Fet Zalenyriced @ } hrobs, kept devilish “time, ‘marching | FOR LEASE Modern Fireproof Building e Bare ot el re sy bestimake and s e e aeet a1 pavam v ette time, like the tramp of fe e | = | - 8 2 e 5 {beat of the drum, to that ceaseless. ! New material from our largesi will t“elni“’" more than 25 per cent yearly on ¥ i brutal throbbing in his leg. He hadn’t| t t T job has made our stock of investment. i Tookediag Hisilegitonay_IC adibeRn | g o For $3,500.00 cash payment you may buy a $10.000.00 00 (a expense total « mont ment. Such an apartment will rent from 51? bad enough yesterday. What was the use! He couldn’t do anything. II hadn’t even y water—there wasn’ |any use dressing it with that slims {muddy stuff he had drunk. It would ihave to get better—or worsg. i He touched his lips with his tongue | !again. There didn’t seem to be any moisture on his tongue; it was thi 'l.l ]and big in his mouth, 3> it couldn t] ades, Cantonment Sash, rd, Wall Board, ames, Radiators, Just Below Metropolitan Club Window 1st Floor Suitable for Store or Shop . Located in one of the fastest growing sections of the city. Big business is moving westward. Speccially adapted for typewriter and stationery store, or any high-class bus month. The vment to $200.00 income. This is $877.20.a year, or 25 per cent on vour investment. re Screens, snitable for porches. ¢ <, best quality... aimed Wail Board, per ft.. 01% You have the advantage of owning a home whicl occupy at a minimum cost. The landlord’s profit ou may to you - be dried up, but there wasn’t any ! 3 er floors no cupied by {§ Steam Radiation, per foot as e g t hat every ve sell A fa moisture on it. Would the car never| J upp now occupied by | RIS O We guarantee that every apartment we se a fair price, L1 erf ; ! teear and on a plan so perfected that you pay only your proportionate c:mtgi.‘:;u Asq - :{;’gk_‘;,',c,{?“"c‘f‘,;c,:}‘;‘%_c‘,m:";’T*;.Zfl,lo‘g BURR(‘())UGHPiS ..Arl:cl')lNG MACHINE [CO. | L : 2. shareof the actual cost of operating and maintaining the build- x 2000 Sq. was abominable pain in every jolt, it: F | . 3 !eemedft_o“shnke his leg the way a2 RAFARTICULARSPARBLY. Sxdney L. echmger mold of jelly would shake: it seeme 8 z L e e iol thotbanaiie: Randall H. Hagner & Company Housewrecking Co. Apply to agent or manager on premises, or | self. Sometimes it brought nausea; 1207 Conn. Ave. N.W. TWO OFFICES: {and faintness. SEE e | D Perhaps there was a limit! He had | Franklin 4366-67- !lain exhausted for a long time, bathed | n 4366-67-68 in sweat from -his exertion i 6th and C S.W. 5th and Fla. Ave. N.E. Open Saturday Afternoons. The Union Realty Corporation 1410 G Street Main 8415 e U. S. Government Tesis Prove Superiority of Bethesda Blue Granite Compression Tests— Cubes Dry—3 tests—20.476 1bs., sq. inch. he had climbed and clawed h near his limit to go down like a lump In Beautiful Chevy Chase, D. C jhis hands in fierce denial. No! No utru € ase, > 0 | Stacked cards! The pain was gone |sway like a pendulum upon his el- T v | into the car. He remembered now ; of putty just through climbing from Timit—it was win or lose—no hedging | = . —it was all the way—even against|D= 5 ) ocelyn treet { momentarily in a sweep of fury that|{= bows with the swaying of the car.]E He owed Bookie Skarvan for this. He owed it to Bookie Skarvan that he e T 310 st e etting mrevor. Bl s !the track into a boxcar. He clenched stacked cards. % ¢ Open and Lighted Until -9 O’Clock brought him up from his back to ™ - was_a hunted, wounded thing. He owed every thrust of pain that caught at and robbed him of breath to Bookie Skarvan. He owed it to Bookie| Skarvan that he was an outcast for the rest of his life. He owed Bookie i Skarvan for as damnable and callous an attempt to murder him as was ever hatched in a human brain. And they had left Bookie Skarvan to him!|S His laugh rang loud and hollow, a bitter, sinister sound, unbridled in its deadly passion, through the car. The: had left Bookie Skarvan to him! It was good to think .of that—very good, like a drink’of water, icy water with the beads frosting on the long glass. They had left Bookie Skarvan to him. Well, he would not change the story they had told! He would Absorption Tests— 2 Percentage of water absorption. By weight—3 testse—0.14. ¢ A crushing, intensive weight of 20,476 lbs. to the square inch is evidence of the imperishable, indestructible qual- OFFICE B Containing 870 Sq R i ities of this superior stone. i Only 14 hundredths of 1 per cent water absorption— ; almost nothing. It shows that Bethesda Blue is practically impervious to waier. i : o _Comsider these paitive texts made by the United Stater ' 5. 1a 1t siderati ELEVENTH STREET T able besuty.of Bethesda Blue and the fact that it retain lhuzdquely exterior throughout the years under any and ail . 3 & % i 18, The above office rooms available ; <o il :‘":l;f&"n costs no more than uasightly, crumbly, inferior Z * building stone. " as a whole or will rent separately. Entirely Detached, With Garage : ey Must be sexn to be appreciated. Will sell 'on extremely easy terms. Priced very low Estimates Gladly Given Apply Room 101 ; g STAR BUILDING \ D. J. DUNIGAN Bethesda Blue Granite Co., Inc. | | : Main 5000 1321 New York Ave. R o w7, ASHER FIRE PROOFING CO. 813 151t St. N.W. Main 426 ! AL A N » B S sourmean Bai e, SN Vs