Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1923, Page 47

: Girls éncl 'Theif. Affairs;. Conducted by Helen H. Fetter. DO 1E wallflower has always been the dread of every chaperon and the pet aversion of every youth at parties. And, most ot all, have girls themselves hated the thought of their possibly becom- ing this particular variety of blos- som. But now the tables have been turned and it Is the boy Who is threatened with wallfloweritis. A group of girls at Central High School is seriously considering draw- up a formal charter and forming “stag” club of girls. Thelr object will be to go in unescorted groups und cut in on the boys who are good dancers, just as heretofore the boys have done with popular girls. Those in Loys who are not up to the standard | in dancing or other entertianing pow~ will then become masculiig wall:! < on the part of the undoubtedly has its origin in e dread of-becoming wall- »wers themselves.. While the flap- per, with her frank. free ways, has done much to establish hergeif upon the level of actual comradeship with Loys, she has also proved a very ex- pensive proposition. e hak in ted upon going to the most expensive restaurants to dance and eat; she will attend only expensive shows; she shows marked preference for boys with cars and who come each time bearing sizable gifts. Of course, from the boy" vie t is much less expen: ntag.’ Even when he takes a girl to # dance or part they do not see much of each other. More and more frequently boys are goilng to enter- tainments alone, and, as the girls themselves admit, “the girls in con- skequence thereof have to sp: and more evenings at home their knitting. < he Central iligh School prospe tive club has issued the statement that “some fine night all of the boy will go stag and then have to dance with cach other. No more exquisite punishment could be meted out to them.” Which tatement reminds one of the little nonsensical ditty published in The Gentle Art of Col- umning, which reads as follows: THE DANCING CRA! “The Insect Dance at the M Was the strangest thin They paired the Japanese Dancing Mouse 3 Bean point of ve to “g0 with to evers s feet Into Nf “ith himself al Beware, oh flippers and cake-eaters, heing caught with the betell the centipede, and 100k ve, oh flappers. to the lessons of Thrift week and curb extravagant tastes. DESIGN COSTUMES. Central High Students Have Deve]oped Work, are beginning to realize more the truly utili- you EOPLE wore. and tarian yaioe of art and to adapi au'l many phases of art to their prac- al home needs. This is partionlar-, Iv true of some ‘of the newest eom- binatlons of art and. practienl studies in the public schools, ¥ At C High enine Su is in charge of a class of girls in co ime design th: is an exeattent “exampie of the-sucasss of such a combination. She fi wor th 1- was more fully developed ago when. “Pgmander. spring play for 21, re- red spe 1 re in costuming. The did research work among old to get the correct styles for to specialized in copied for the boys' costu New York firm that theatrical tumes and the characters of the pl The “do- mestic sc class in_sewing un der the direction of Miss Mildred Mer- rill made the girls' costumes in ac- nce with the sketches made by stume designing clas: The work has graduail and attracted Each yoar the girls in class—us: third-vear antique this special iris—have costumes or utilized suggestions from the styles of previous perfods to design their own modern clothes. Each girl has made 4 doll to represent hersclf and designed a season's wardrobe in colors that suit her type as well as wlong lin that bring out her best points. . This Is the most praetical phase of costume designing, but the most faseinating side of this-work is undoubtedly thb designtg dene in connection with the school's dr matie productions. Last y a modern play was put on so that there was little or no'need |- of costume designing, but. this spring the school play will be “Twelfth Night,” which will offer the fifieen #irls in this class splendid opportuni- tles. Actual work on these costumes will ot be begun untfl after the be: ginning of the next semester, of Februs but_alrcady individual pupils an Summy herself are working o vroje This costume designing is a course of study that co-operates very well with every other line in the school. Tast year Miss Sybil Baker, head of the dramatic department, stated that the producing of the spring play called into action the work of more than 1,000 pupils. There were the stu- COS' standing: " Seated: @uee: 1 more | situation that | start- | the 18ty A GLADYS MILLS (LEFT). MANAGE! dents In the dramatic class: the stu- dents in the costume designing class those in the sewing class, who made | the costumes: those in the wood- turning shop, who made the designed by students in the mechani- cal drawing: el and those in the {bank, who._handked the tickets and { funds made from the play. - | This Is a fost striking example of the community spirit, of which this | costume " design class is-a definite part. Girl Scouts Win Trophies : By Excellent Work NINE., nerit badges were Fded yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to Girl Scouts who de- served them for excellent work dur- llnr: the past year. The awards were $ made at Eplphany Church parish hall, | Mrs. Frederick Atherton was chair- man of the award committee, and the other members of the committee are Mrs. Adolph Miller and Miss Helen R. Jones. Badges were lIowin!,' giris: + stance Fogle, Garber, Ka uary,” Kathrvn Mclane. Margaret Wisner, Martha Weatherly, anar Johnson, Mery McEiroy, Sarah cElroy. Alice Howard, Mary Howard. Laura Brundage, Anna Mendel, Virginia Smoot, Mary Smoot. Daris Birch, Mar- &avet James, Charlotte Frey; Yy Gifbert. ‘Ruth’ Germaine, Betty Asher, Dorothy Ruth, Frances Doran, Halen Witner, . Vhitham, Mawy M, Butler, Mary Norwaod, Kathwrine Lamon, Jangt Crundall. Mary gm-om. Mary, Ewhn. Irens Hopiins, wil [ soni; Virginia Wilson, Paullne Stevens | Jean Watson, June Robinaon, Lillien Lindquist, Marjor Herizherg, Mir- fam Fort., Margaret Robinson, €ath- lerine Dove, Vivian Dove, 'Esther {Rankin and Helen Schekelw The Girl Scout offi s {class. which meets every | and Thursday cvening at John's parish hall. 16th and H streets | northwest, has an cnroliment of six- “Blisees Alice Puhara, Mrs. Frances Carrh S Miss The- awarded to the fol Jacqueline Smith, Con- India Bell Corea, Emma | Anna Mc ! training. Monday W {gan; M | resa Pyle, Lloyd Stephenson. Miss Lore! Mrs..F. C. Brown, Misse MeNeil, Ruth E - nelly and Virginia Thia- course Inc for_training in tenderfoot and sec- ond-class work Monday evening, January 29, Mrs. Helen K. Scudder will instruct the | class in the Morse code and sema- nbore signalls The Girl Scout Gles Club. * with Migs Esther Linking as director and Mivs Arline J: (:ilbert as accompan- 1 s ill be heard in concert Febru fmry=27a7 § pmy in St. Paul's Eng- lish-Lutheran Church, 11th and H streets northwesi. The club will be. assisted by Katherine Lippert, eleven- vear-old pianist, who appeared in a recital a short-time ago, and Hyman Zimmerman, -6ne . of the spleadid College of Music. Litte -Miss Lippert will play “La Fildhse: by Rafl.and “Air.da Bal let,” by Moskowski. Mr. ZimmePman will be Concerto wlre (Preghiera), 42, by ant, ane rd- Pupil's Concerto (Adaglo), op. 12, by Selts. Troop 42, Mrs. Conrad Young, cap- Eleanor McClure, scribe, met on Friday, with thirty-seven members pres- ent. Followlmg the opening exercises a business meeting was held. Letters | were read from Scout Randall, a former atrol leader of the troon, who is now ‘& membér of Troop 15 ¢f Rochester, N. Y., and Dr. Murrill of New York city. Plans were_discussed for a mothers’ tea, to be ‘held Friday, February 23. Games were played after the meeting. Troop 12, Miss Blarie Raedy, captain; Lydia Hunt, scribe. met on Friday. The time.was. taken up In trying out for a play which the troop expects to ive in February. The .name of the play is *“The Forest Princesa.' Mrs. Theodore Wilkinson's troop, No. heard in (Preghlera), op. tain scenery | therine Platt, Roberta Jan- | young violinists of the Washington | CAPITAL ATHLETIC CLUB OFFICIALS. R OF BASKET BALL TEAM, AND CAMILLE DESIO O'HARA (RIGHT)., CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM. 14, with Ruth Harrison, scribe, met at the Force School on Friday, January 19. The troop is planning to have a play called “The Dream Lady.” The girls received their parts in the play. Troop 20, Mrs. Dana Durand, cap- n; Virginia Stephenson, scribe, met l'(l‘dm_\ at the home bf Scout Theda Sherman, Most of the evening was «nent in studying for tenderfoot, second class, and, merit badges. The girls played “th¢ compass and observation games. Troop 1, Mrs. Harris Franklin, captain; Margaret Straight, scribe met Monday ‘at the home of Mrs. ligibles for the merit Frankiin. badges to be awirded at the court of awards were listed. The troop Is playning a bazaar:to be given in the near-future. Plans are under way for a small tea and Valentine sale to be held in the early part of Febru- ary Toop 34, Miss Vera Lawrence, captain; Winifred Rankin, scribe, met Tuesday afternoon at the home | of the captain. The girls plan to at- tend the Glee Club congert.which is to take place February 20, - Mirlam Fort, Margaret Robinson and Esther -Rankin will-be presemted with badges jat the meeting of the court of awards Saturday, January 27. The | troop plans to have an entertainment to raise funds for its various needs. |Record Enrollment | By Western Players IINOW that the holday seasonts a LN mere shadow: In’the backgrouna of school routine, the girls ol.all the {%ohools haye wone' whole-héartedly | into the” subjeck of sports, At West- | €rp High Soleol the largest number | of girls ever enirolled in baskés ball have signed up‘for practice mdd been Weighed and measured for the squads. The girls in the senfor group prac- tice every Thursday, the juniors prac- tice on Mondavs, the sophomiores and | treshmen get practice only during their regular gymnasium class peri- ods. The girls in the different class groups include the following: |- Mary GriMtn was elected senlor cap- tain, but since she has been declared - | ineligible because she Js & posf-grad- | new captain clected. Elizabeth Has {tings was elected at the second elec- I tion held January 11. The senlors have by far the largest number of girls signed up. Besides experienced players, some very promising new stars have been noticed who will, without doubt, make the team. The sentors out for basket ball are Mary { Stuart, Katharine 'Martin, Christine | Stewart, Helen Wesson, Margaret Rogers, Margery Shingle, Laura Val- entine, Margaret Hammerly, Stuart Gibson, “Elizabeth Hastings, Olive Chase, Betty Morris, Marie Palmer, Ann sturgis. Dorothy Read. Ellen Louise Warfield, Mary Clark, Sara | Pick, Mary Miiler, Carlyle Fisher, | Margazet Mostyn: Viralula Fiske, Jes ,gie Bootb, Irene’ Mead, Loul iint, Mabé] Yussell, Eleamer B";gr:?d,runr» tha Butler-and-Alice-Owen The Juniors have turned out witn the usual enthusiasm. At a meeting held January 8, Kaerla Heurich was elected <captain of the junior squad, somposed of Edna.Keliey, Hanrbette .Owens, Hefen Cook, Virgipia .Burbank, Au- relia Moore, Ray Wilson, Dot Smith, Peggy Berry, Frances Dengler, Dot~ ty Arnold, Miriam Latterner, Alleen Cunningham; - Estier. Hall, Maurine Lockhart and-Lee Hamilto: Alice Graham has been chosen as the sophomore captain. The following sophomores are Jisted aa future bas. ket ball stars: Betty Hannay, Vir- ginia Brandt, Virginfa Walthal, Julia Porter, Judith Offley, Betty’ Klibours Jane Stewart, Emils Stesls; Sue Bi) nie, Patsy Hooth, Louiee Du Bo: Mary - Katherine ‘Luts. Mary Hog Barbarg Edwards, Ernestine Jaffe and Gertrude Michelsoh., - . Captain-and Manager - " Of Basket Ball Team B Capitol Athletic Club of girls A la_specialising . In.. hasket .ball right ~now,. although thy~ memdyrs’ intend to take up track, tennis and riffe practice a little later on, At the club meeting last week they elected the basket ball team .captain and manager. Camille Desio O'Hara Is captain and Gladys Milla is manager. The team has been undergoing some strenuous practice ‘with Bertha Smith as coach, and so fkr has played but one game. - This game was played with The Btrollers, “an independent team, and resulted in a victory of 644 for the Capitol team. The per- sonal of the team comprises the-fol- lowing girls; Gladys F. Mills, side center: Camiile O'Hara, cente ‘line Thomas, left forward; Mary Harris, right forward; Roselle left guard, and Winifred Faunc. rlght guard. Additional forwards ar Adelaide Boyd and Anne Fennelly and additiona] guards Skadding and the Kim This basket ball team won the :South Atlantic ehamplonship of 192 the ills, ha with out- well as local team Afhong the towns outside of Wash- ington where the team will play ames are Fredicksburg, Baltimore, tederick, Manassas, Philadelphis, Alexandria, Indian Head and Forest en. Miss Mills submits the following as a schedule for the near future: “Hurricana” (independent) team, Wil- son Normal School gymnasium, Thurs- day night; Eastern College team of Manassas at Manassas, Friday; Friends team of Alexandria. Tuesday of Bat- urday; Marjorie Webster School team, February 10; Veter. Bureau team, February 16; Gallaudet team, March 32; Wilson Normal team, March 3. At the meeting last week, Winifred Faunce, treasurer of the club, an- nounced that $25 of the $45 receive at the swimming ' exhibition wa cleared for the club. An amend- ment to the club constitution was Dassed, stating that after this date no girl who had not passed probation examinations . would be allowed to Wwear the club emblem except when competing for the club. The next meeting of the club as.a whole will held ta the usual time and place next Friday afternoon. There are now about thirty-five giris In the club, which is already m-fln, a name for itself In Washington's sport cirgles. 3 garet Jett ‘NAMES FOR GIRLS And What They Mean. ‘RANCZS {s a name that should never be.owned by a girl who uses the 4indirect method of at- tack in her dealings with people and affairs, for the name is the airect feminine version of the word frank, and means open, candid—free from all disgulse. - The spicy pink is the flower of Frances, and many delight- ful quotations have been dedicated to girls of this name. most attractive {s Browning's r rain on cherry blossom: The name Frances has many var- both In the name iteelf and diminutives. -The Latins use a with the popular dim- Franceschina, Cecox and Ceschina. The Germ. use Fran- ziska, with diminutives Franzchen, and the French have Francoise and Francillon. With the English- speak- ing races, Frank and Fanny are al. most_equally popular as nicknames for Frances, and Frankie is also used. Oddly enough. although there have been many kings named Francis, there Lave .haen no_royal ladies of the name, but there were two women of history who have become immortal in standard literature. - They are Francesca da Rimini and Frances Brawne. The latter, familarly ¥ as Fanny Brawne, is said 1o have in- spired the greatest sonnet which the English poet, John Keats, wrote. It was “Bright-Star. Wouid I Were Steedfast sa Thou.”™ ' Keats' letters to her are amang the mosz nated of his worl The other famous Frances, Frances- ca da Rimin|, was first written of by Di in his “Infer; Her tragic love story and loveless marriage have since proved the Inspiration for many works of literature and of art. She lived in the thirteenth century, and was the daughter of Guido da Folen- ta, lord of Rimini. sisted on her marriage to Glovanni Malatesta, a cripple. Francesca w then unwise enough to fall in loveg with her_husband’s handsome step- brother, Paola. When her husband heard of their affair he flew {nto a violent rage and had them both mur- dered. Silvio Pellico wrote a tragedy on the subject, as did Boker. and most re- cently of all, Gabriele-d'Annunzio The last-named poet .0f Ialy dedi- cated his tragedy to Eleonora Duee who played it firat ‘“""".J’ nnun alo's play is_sald to.contain a r treasure of Ital vocabulary, both of the ancient Italian and the modern language. Leigh Hunt has written a famous poem abput Francesca end Paola and noted pictures. illuatrat- Ing the story have been painted by Ingress, Cabanel, A: F. Watts and’others. e — ‘Widhingten Chapter, D. A.' I\'f‘;el-d-m January businel md-nn= Tecently, the regent, Mrs. Préderic T F. Johnson, presiding. Delegates and alternates elected at this nreet- {ng to the conteptal congress in April were: Delegates, -the regent, Mr: Frederick T. ¥. Johnsdn. Miss Janet Richards, and Mjss Dorinds-E. Roge: ‘Alternates, Miss -Aline-Sqlomons, Mr: Edward A. Keys, Mrs igene G. Herndon, Mrs. Alex M. Gorman, Mri Franklin Rogers and Mrs. Frank 8. Hight. A donal canization worl ‘As f ! i 1 ‘k of the C“I’hu.lseh:o‘ etown and a contribution has L’;S:e::fit toward the payment of the ‘Memorial Contential Hall. The Tench THghman Chapter, R, met recently at the Roci Country Club, the regent, Mre. E. M. Geltzendanner, in the chair. A committee was appointed to frame the laws of the newly formed chap- ter. Mrs. Aneie E. Darby and Miss Margaret A. Darby of Dawsonvill Md., were admitted- to membership. Mrs. E. M. Dickens was appointed chaplain. e . D. A. R. —The staté entertainment committes, Mrs. F. E, Cunningham, chairman, and Anne Tuoby, vice chalrm: will give a card party a the Hotel Roosevelt, February 17 at .m. . he proceeds will be used in carrying on the work of the commit- tee for the coming months. The com- mitee was formally organizead at the home of the chairman early in January and the subcommittees have begun their act{vities, Vietory Chapter, D. A. R, at fts January meeting, celebrated ifs fourth “anniversary at the home of Mrs. H. K. Fulton, 1218 Vermont avenue, with state officers &s guests, and Mrs. Bertha J. 1111' was admitted to mem- bership. Alternates to the national congress were elected ln&:ppruprl-- tions were briefly discus and with 2ll quotos paid, money war voted for Americanisation wark, D, C. Chapter House, threeé southern schools, Ameri- fonal Coltege of Spri can_ International Col 75, & 5:? D. A. kville ekdi Yona- commireee oad - Y Memorial A loti, Caro Harrison orial Fun Contental I and flag for a Boy Soout troop... The regent, Mre, Frank |R. Sale, briefly reviewed the .f years of the ‘chapter’s work state rafi;‘{.. Mra. Hazdy,- extended congratulations. Mrs. Full wisted by Mrs. Tibbetts tality. WASHINGTON, D. O, JANUARY 28, 1923-PART 2. Scarlet Tana A Story of Secret Service and Diplomatic Intrigue BY J. AUBREY TYSON [{CupsHght; 1922, by th (Continued From Yesterday's Star.) “Rther 'gatdy, this,” he remarked. ‘Rather too gaudy to accord with the_sober taste of the average pro- fesgor,” Rennison said. “It probably was a gift from some friend who had bought it in_Paris or Constantinople a'souvenir. It is as fresh, appar-. ently. as when it left its maker's hands. Still, Channing may have had it for several weeks or months. The black seal pocketbook in which we found the money and cards was more to the fancy of the poor fellow ‘for general use. This probably meroly was lying around among his personal eftects and_came to his mind when he wanted some such receptacle for & special purpose. Take a whiff of this pocket, Towndrow. } As Rennigon spoke, he opened the left-hand irmer pocket of the: vest and. held it to Towndrow's nos 2 The secret service man nodded. “Yes," he sald, “the odor of that Turkish leather {8 pretty strong. It was in this pocket he carried the red pocketbook “But Coughlin assures us that he found it in the right Inside pocket of | the coat” Rennison suggested. “True,” Towndrow assented. “Taken in conjunction with the placing of the button in the wrong buttonhole of the coat. it certainly indicates that some one was interested in this pocketbook after the body of Chan. ning fell to the floor.” Taking the pocketbook again, Ren- nison threw back the flup and pointed to_the wide pocket in the'buck. “The papers we are seeking were in_there, Towndrow,” he sald think there is no doubt of that, captain,” Towndrow muttered. “But we'll have to do some pretty quick traveling If we are going to come up with them now “The traveling must not be along falme tralle” Rennison cautioned. One of the! Her father in-| “Before we start we must know what we are going after. Meantime, we'd better be sure there is nothing in that traveling bag that s of interest to us. Will you look it over, old man? Towndrow nodded, and forthwith proceeded to-act {n gcoordance with the request. “The hotel mariagement won't ob- Ject, I suppose, if we reqiisition one of_ the sheets from the -bed, Capt. Rennisol said Coroner Discum. ‘Ob, no, 1 think not.”” Rennison swered, carelessly. ‘‘Take it along. Glancing at the body as he spoke, he saw ‘that it had been entirely stripped, and was lying on its face. He crossed to it and dropped on one knee beside it “Found nothing. eh?” hg asked the physician. Coughlin. was.taking 2 sheet from the bed ‘Nothing whatever of a nature to indicate that the man did not die of natural causes.” Albertson replied. “Despite th ghtness of his build, he .appears to -have . been in -good physical health.” Besido Rennison's bent knee wa the upturned palm of the dead man's right “hand. ~ Stooptng lower; tire Army officer raised it. The physician | saw the.actlon. i “I observed those slight discolora- tions near the tips of the thumb and the first and second fingers,” Albert- son explained. “They appear to be without significance, however. He was a cigarette gmoker, but 1 would say they are not tobacco stains, What was his occupation?” “A college professor and inventor." “Well, then, I should infer that they were stains received in the course of laboratory work, involving the use of o Dhygician went on, ‘?‘xu B e ke S might have been a photographer. “Towndrow, let me have that glass of yours” said Rennison. The secret service man left the ta- ble &t which he had been examining the black. travellng bag. As he crossed to where Rennfson was kneel- ing he drew a small magnifying wlass. from one of his pockets and extracted It from jts chamois skin bag, handed the glass to Rennisbn. "After examining the stained fingers for se eral moments through the glass Ren- nison- rose. - . “Let's get the bedy nearer one of the windows,” he said. Towndrow and Coughlin carried it to & point just below one of- the win- dows and lald it on the floor. ‘How much would you say<he poor chap weighed” Rennison asked as he knelt again beside the body. “Somewhere between 125 and 130 pounds,” Coughlin replied. Once more Rennison was examin- ing the stains through the glass. In a couple of minutes he drew back and rose. Better have -a look at these through the glass, doctor,” he sug- gested. Taking the glass. Albertson- knelt, He had been looking through the glass only a few moments -when a ush was seen to stéal over his fea- ry Scheffer, George tures. He made -a. Httle: soun@ zs though he weére clearing his taroat, “Yes, captain,” -he-muttered, does seem to be something her: CHAPTER VL TWINKLING LIGHTS. “Well, -@bctor, ‘what do yod Hnd™. Rennison inquired. i “Punoctures as well as discoloration,” Albertson replied. “Thefe are several of them—several on the thumb.and several on each of the two fingers.” “What would you ssy caused them? “It 15 difficult to tell. The punctures certainly are not the results of acld action, though the stains may be. Whether .they are related I will De tion was made to the Ameri-}ynable to determine until I subject | all to a microscopio examination. ‘ “'Who {s geing to take charge of the property?’ Coughlin asked.. . ... -- “FI} attend ‘to that,” Towndrow vo! unteered “Ill turn it over to the police in a day or two." Towndrow now proceeded to place in the black bag all the articles which had .been taken from the pockets of the dead man's clothing. * The cloth- He{. ther® |, 3 paesed into the batiroom. There || JDESIGNI e Macmillan Compeny.), ing itself was crowded Into a pillow- case which Coughlin took from the bed. The coroner, after sending in & call for & police wagon, assisted Al- bertson, who was wrapping the body in.a sheet preparatory to its transfer to the morgue. Meanwhile, Rennison, Towndrow's mugnuylnx glass, walk- €d thoughtfully to and fro near the spot at which the body had been found. Once he stopped near the threshold of the.entrance door and felt the nap of the blue carpet. A lit- tle later he opened the door, then closed it in a manner that indicated the point at which it caught. At longth he stepped out into the hall, crawing the door shut after him. In the hall Rennison found the po- liceman who had been guarding the oor. Long wait, eh?’ the Army man said. “However, it's about over now, 1 guess. ‘The wagon will be here pretty soon. The policeman, whose mouth was full of tobacco, made some reply to which Rennison gave no heed. Mov- ing about just outside the door, Ren- nison was gazing at the red carpet on the floor. “You haven't been spilling any of that tobacco juice around here, |hope.” the captain said good-humor- edly. “No, mir,”" replied the policeman, who saw that the gaze of Rennison was on a little spot a few inches from the wall and about ‘elght feet from the door. “I saw that, too, sir. But it_ain't no mark of mine.” Rennison dropped on one knee and d the glass over the spot. Tain’t tobacco juice,” the police- man assured him nd it ain't no bloodstain, neither. No,” Rennison answered absently as he continued to examine the mark. Jt was of a pale, grayish color. “There has been no bloodshed, my friend.” “Then it wasn't no murder, hey the other asked with interest. Rennison, rising, made no reply. He stepped to'the door and opened it. “Do you happen to have a flashlight with you, €oughlin?” he called. ‘Sure’ “answereéd the detective. ‘Do you want It? 1t you please: Coughlin hurried out: “Struck something?” he asked eag- erly in-a low voice., . T don’t know, Coughlin. With the electric flashlight that had béen' given to him by the detective ennison again examfned the grayish stain through the' glass. He soon rose and returned the flashlight to Coughlin. > = ‘What {8 it, captain?" “I don't know,™ Rennison answered shartly. The two men -re-entered the room closing the door behind them. Slip- ping & hand under one of the arms-of the detective, Rennison led him to & window. “Now, Coughlin, tell me how far you Repnison directed ushed a little as he toying with pl pave gone, The detective replied “Well fact that I had'to wait for Mr. Towndrow sort of held Then, too, it didn’t look to me the man was murdered.” Does it 100k 80 to you now 'No, captain. I can’t see it that way at all. The only suspicious circum- stance in regard to this affair is that somebody who was in here when that chap dicd, or who came in afterward, made an all-fired quick get-away." Then_vou have had little entl ‘asm for’ the InvEstigatic ‘Not overmuch. ‘perhap: | “But you have made quiries? “Oh, yes. 1 found that Channing mtered the hotel at 3:30 o'clock this afterndomn. He was alone and car- ried a black traveling bag. named Johnson assigned him to & room and he was iaken to_it hy a bellboy numed Bpurgsaf. - Spurgeon then weng- downstairs. A “few min- utes later’a party in room 407 rang \fosgice water and Spurgeon respond- heq. e up. like | husi- some in- “and it was Spurgeon who found the door unlocked. and who, enter- ing the room, discovered the body?" purgeon did all that, captain, All right. Let's get on to the time that. in accordance with the request of the government, you locked the room and placed it under guard, What did you do after that T saw the manager of the hotel, Mr: Worthington. He opened things to me generally. 1 talked with the |clerk and Spurgeon. Mr: Worthing- ton tried to find whethér any one else |had seen Channing. He questioned several of his employes. The only {other person who saw our man w {the slcvAtor boy,"who had hardly n [ticed Chunning when he went up on a vded CARS oot - ou made no attempt to learn the names of other persons occupying rooms on this floor?” *Why, no. Why should 1? What d’tiey have to.do with the case? 1t didn’t 106K like murder to me thén and it doesn't look like murder to me now - “All.right, Copghlin, nnison said, he saw the cover had.been.torn from NG~ - - - - DRESSMAKING .. MILLINERY . SCHOOL WOMAN'S LOGICAL PROFESSION " GRADUATES ABSISTED TO_POSITION LET US PROVE IT. PROAF. ' LIVINGSTONE'S OVER 20 YE. 1115 G ST. 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As he came vut of tf bathroon) he was addressed by Town- drow. e e - 3 “Well, waptain, what do you make of*it all?" the secret service man asl His face and manner plainly indicAted that impatierice was get- ting the better of him v “Why, the lights are beginning td twinkle now, ennison reptied. ““You think the man was murder- ed?’ Coyghlin demanded. [} *‘Undqubtedjy,” Rennison replied. “Sb far_as we ‘have gone, much Is !clear, - Buch evidence ag we have in- dleates that Channing entered. the hotel alone and, after registering, was conducted to his room by & beliboy. The boy probably placed the black bag where {t was found—on the sofa. Channing, who appears to have been & singularly cautlous person, so far as his {nivention was concernsd, might Lgve had some reason for not want- ing to' go to the dining car while he was carrying with him his precious secret. ~One is often compelled to eat with three others at a small table in a dinning car, you know, and Channing, knowing the resources and unscrupulous practices of Beafalcon's espionage system in thls country, may have been loath to eat and drink fn_such proximity with strangers. He W.as resolved to take no chances with pickpdckets or food that might be tampered with. “If such were the case, we must assume that the poor chap, after & slx-hour journey, was in good shape for a hearty meal when he arrived here. His appointment with Mr. Horsford was for § o'clock. Chan- ning, therefore, probably reasoned that he would have time for a light meal somewhere in an uncrowded place, easily. enough to be found at that hour. = The destruction of the Dragonfly and the murder of the in- ventor of the device it contained indicate that Channing was being watched by sples. It may be regarded as probable that he was aware of this. Nor, indeed, is it un- likely that, realizing that he was fol- lowed, he had resolved to get his secret into the hands of Mr. Horstord prior to the hour that had been desig- nated for. their meeting.” “That seems rather more probable to me.” Towndrow muttered, of the woman or picking it up from the floor, Channing received the punc- tures which we found in his thumb and the two firgers, whick would be used in picking up such an object.” “And then?" Albertson queried. “Well. succumbing to the virulence of the poison thus injected into his tem, Channing, it is safe to @s- sume, fell either dead or dving © the floor. The woman—if, indeed, it was a woman—then got possession of his key, which still might have bi in his hand, opened the door of his room, drew in the body, tossed tho fallen hat to the place where Wo found it, closed the door, searched tha pockets,” obtained what she sough!, then fled from the room, leaving tbe door in the position that'has been in dicated.” ‘But why do you infer that the act was committed by a woman?' Town drow asked. “There are several reasons for su an interence. First, Channing, carr ing with him an {mportant documen would be more or less' on his guar against A strange man who migh address bim. If 4 man were to drop uch as I haye described the chances are that Channing though seeing it first, would have let the other fellow yick it up. Some one was prepared to take advantage of man, seeking to conceal evidence of crime, would have buttoned up tho vest in such a manner. Third, a man. in_such circumstances, wouid have entirely closed the door before lock- ing it. The woman who committed this crime apparently lost nerve ai the moment it was most necessar). The buttoning of the vest and the manner in which the lock was thrown seem to indicate the approach of i« degree of hysteria that rarely 1 found in the cages of male criminals especially of the higher class—the olass from which a person required for work of this character necessarii must be obtained” “Your theory is plausible enoug! captain,” Towndrow muttered though - fully. “And in all criminal cases of this natyre we, sooner or later, must et back to the old injunectior ch for the woman. he's got a pretty good lead b this time.” Coughlin grumbled, self reproachfully. The face of Towndrow darkened ©: he turned to Renniso “Well, in any case it would appear that as soon as the bellboy left him Channing hurried to the bathroom, tore the paper wrapper from the soap he found there and quickly washed the stains of travel from his face and hands, not taking time to brush his r. “Having left the bathroom, Chan- ning put on his hat, crossed the room, opened the door and went out Into the hall. He closed and locked the door &nd then started toward the elevator. He had taken only a few steps, however,. when he saw some one, who probably was a stranger to bim. It is also probable that this stranger wes a woman." . Coughlin, whose features now wore a-troubled expression, shook his head inoredulously “On some pretext or another, this woman, we will say, addressed him,” Rennison went on. “She either offe ed to him or let fall some object which she carrfed. At all events the object fell to the floor. -As it struck the carpet the shock of contact caused the exudation of some viru- lent fluld it contained. The effect of this was & stain, which rather resem- bles a_ burn, on the carpet about eight feet from the door.” You think, then " broke in Dr. Albertson in accents of alarm. “I think the object to which I have referred- was covered with needle- lke but hollow points, which, when grasped by fingers or subjected to the shock of a fall, would discharge some deadly fluid. 1 belleve that, either in taking this object from the hand “It must be a quick chase, captain he said. Scarcely had he spoken when the: came a rapping at the door. Continued in Tomorrow's ST. 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