Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1923, Page 24

. THE OWL TAXI By Herbert Footner Copyrighf by George H. Doran Company (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) Hickey, watching him close, made aste to_remove the bad impression. “Hell! Nobody expects looks in a Eivyer. Wait till you feel her move nder you! She's a landaulet, see? TThe top lets down in fine weather. Take the whe Take the wheel! F11_crank he Greg remembered, aft @uring this prelim Inspection, | Hickey stood squarely in front the door of the cab, thus. blocking any view of the interior. But it er occurred to him to look in- He took the driver's seat, and cranked her. They ted. had not gone a hundred feet efore Greg discovered, though y Hickey Kept up a running fire of { prafse to drown the myriad volces of ¥ e filvver, that her piston rings were H H ward that i worn and her transmission loose. She a little tw were other rattles, squeaks and knocks that he : could mnot at the moment locate. * Nevertheless she ran; she ran inde With the noisy enthusiasm characteri % tic of her kind. There is no false del i scacy about a fiivver. Greg never hesi- tated. He was a natural-born me- i ‘whanic, and the engine of a fliver held o_terrors for him. ‘When, having completed the circuit { ot the long block, they drew up be- * gore the Brevard gain, Hickey aid anxious “Its a g sald Greg curtly. 3 A little sigh escaped the other.| ] #Wheren we change?” n the car,” said Greg. Ain't _room enough.” hastily ob- Yected Hickey. “If we're golng to change we ¢ dress one at a time { or the other would have to stop out- | side naked.” {7 “Well, I suppose we could get a goom in this hotel “And _let the bar-tender in ©n our busin rt X u Let's go down behind the = ! " Below front, w ot ‘heavy freight whic flowed from i the pier sh thero were £ many seclu suitable for their purpose taxi stand in the road side, change i of their oute soon effected was indeed well supplied, i supple in fact. There 3 posit_money; in f nse cards and bill o dow't forget back to the inspe In the light of st heads, { “getting {said. The: biz for ‘le» med not to Well, come on and Ill drive you up to b Savola in style. 3’ His hand stInctivel { door handle as he spoke. Hickey astily pushed it R b . hell, T'll ride on the front seat with you,” “T ain't proud.” g ran her back to Iht ’Llru pier. Many Tow bringin, { from the t1 Greg took his £ ing line and in due cougse the first cabin gangw hopped off, and h s squared biting he had to would be play enade out _on deck during | ‘“ssing_benind forcea Turning on § without much Tather confused. i taxi driver on h i for a fare, he t fout quite beli had been too succ Here he own cab, d himself, but with- | ving it. The change udden. He couldn’t { quite rid himself of the feeling that he would wake didn't feel like a ta :The whole thing seeme absurd fe d_house began to belie ppened. ade a most convincing | there could be no doubt | rting on the | bottom rung er just as he | haet alwaye told himneir he wis fdo. Well, time would show he could’ climb. Meanwhile ought to be fun in it— ia dollar had Greg spe i on the prowling c *where he would {He knew the very air, al, everything-i air with whic iR cap and The old fliv ok the confiden- between-good- )\zl must toych r? and bumped of course, where fares were to picked up fter midnight. Al! Madison Square he turned north on | the avenue. With its disappeRrang pergpective of twin lights in a dou- ble row reflected from the wet pave- . it was like a V. carnival tim ¢ gondola. & had gone no fart fatreet when he was halled fr the | sidewalk by two men in evening | dress, who had perhaps from | the club down the street. Greg | pulled up beside the curb and les out to open the door as he had al- | {ways seen the chauffeurs do. o ‘Where to, si The Chrofios Club.” One of the men made to get In and T than 26th “A dead bod and instinctivel i policeman. On the floor of the cab before them lay a bulky bod rly huddled on When the door ihad been op: |fl'll (hc feet pushed out funcompromi The light of a satreet lamp fell xull on the upturned, ;yellow, dreadfully quiet fac Greg's mind, after an Instant's stand ©f horror, worked like lightning. He shut the’ door, pushing the feet In with it “Oh, he's only soused,” he said, arelessly. “I didn't know his friend | ad left him behind. Tl have to takL' him to the station house now. : into the driver's | eat, he opened her up wide. The two | {men looked after him with an un- | certain alr. The taxi leaped ah fHe turned the next corner on two! Iwheels, and the next and the next | {after that. His blood was pounding | Hin his ears. Finally in the middle iof a quiet block he ventured to draw up and listen. No sound uf a raised @larm reached him. CHAPTER IL I GREG'S FIRST FARE. Greg had come to a stop beside a fgas. lamp in & long block of little | $hou Not a soul was in sight and ino window showed a light. Slipping | tout of his seat he opened the door jto have a better look at his grue- isome freight. Perhaps after all he ihad been mistaken. When- the door 4was opened the feet ympatiently fpushed out again. There was some- ithing piteously human in the aspect of these turned-up toes in common- l-ense :ht}e! with soft kid uppers com- the man gasped, looked around for a fortable for old feet. There was no Jdoubt that the man was dead; the inlnck, huddled attitude, the awful iserenity of his expression proclaimed s | his word, only to he betrayed. ¥ went to the | ‘Num ot i {peoted perampiory hail. For one thing | !it. Greg ventured to touch his hand; jit was death cold. - It was the body of a man of middle age, plump rather than corpulent. He was well dressed in a somewhat old- tashioned style, the open overcoat Te- vealing a cutaway beneath, while a silk hat, not new, lay on the seat of { the cab where it had fallen. A gold watch chain still stretched across his walstcoat and the little finger of the hand Greg touched displayed a hand- some ring. So he had not been rob- bed. This ring bore a curious red stone cut in octugonal form. ' The clean-shaven ad a notably Denienant Jooke this had bsas & nd old gentleman in life; he was very dark and had a slightly foreign his death. s an old-fash- bag under h collapsible ioned suit case with a &ide. Meanwhile the question was ham- méring on Greg's brain: “What am 1 to do? What am 1 to do?" vious du the 'body “fo “the nearest. police s tion, but he shivered at the prospect { f what would assuredly follow, the searching questions, the pitiless pub- licity. He could not hope to conceal his ident the cabman, Elmer Fishback, had no background And then to have his family and friends read next morning how Gres- ory Parr had become the driver of an owl taxi and implicated in a murder—well, anything rather than that! Why not dump the bod let th turned into the street one of the houses? Or suppo: Was not unlikely, that the crime was already known and the police even now were in search of a his number? In that Se the body adrift would be to fincri te himself. For a moment or t g was _inclined to abandon the hole outfit where it stood, but it now represented all he possessed in the world, and his native obstinacy would not permit of a surrender so abject. After all, he had done nothing wrong; he determined to see the thing through. A hot tide of anger surged up in | him against the man who had fooled him. What made it more bitter s the fact that rulous little cabman and had taken How d been deceived—fool But if he could get hold Well, even now it was only half-past tweive, and if the m; really intended to sail on the oia wa ! At this point in shut the door sliding _back into the turned his car and has- 155 tow that in which he had so h. for now he carri ¥ or behind. The pic ture of that poor form of human cl 1 etched on his brain, and he forget it for an instant. Kly terrified, too: the dest thing in the world to get d body th account fa He conceived the of driving out in the country a abandoning it in a lonely road he would have to have Suppose while his tank cas filling some one glanced inside. Perhaps he ought to stop and set the body up on the seat and put its b —Dbut what was the u: slumped down | his seat, and his heart stood still for a moment as he awaited the ex- But he was allowed to pa (Continue Tomorrow’: isthe right price to pay for your dentifrice. 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Lafayette Ave,, Baltimore, Md., and we will supply you direct. cream e had liked the gar- | xu state 6f mind was very differ- | THE An Arnold Glove-Grip Oxford, $9 Is shown in three smart leathers that will be worn this Fall—tan calfskin, brown kidskin and soft, black kangaroo. But it is not only the smartness of this oxford that will appeal —it is the supreme comfort —the comfort that every woman desires in a walking shoe—and the comfort that vou'll find only in Arnold Glove-Grip shoes —it’s an Arnold feature that has made it the choice of thou- sands of women. Shown exclusively here in Washington. Women's Shoe Section, Third floor. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., Open915AM. It comes at just the time when every woman is feel- ing the need of a new hat to add a’ touch of smart- ness to her wardrobe, es- pecially if she is going away. And the price is really un- believably low for such decidedly smart hats, but vou must see them to ap- preciate what values they are. Millinery Section, Third floor. TUESDAY, JULY 1923. ) oohmwark & Lothrop Closed Saturdays to Sept. 8th. Excep’aonal Sale New Satin Hats 37 .50 Showing many fascinating autumn styles Close’ 6 P.M. Three of the ‘fascinating new styles are sketched— all of them in black satin. One a delightful cloche with a chic lace wveil, an- other combines satin and velvet, and the third is a smart short-back hat with a white-faced brim. Smart hackle feathers, velvet bows, chic little veils of lace, and a smart pin or two are the trimmings seen. Clearance 200 Smart Silk Skirts Cool Summer Negliges and Dressing Sacques Every woman appreciates hav- ing a cool neglige to slip on in warm, summer, leisure hours. Another Chance for Wise Economy —is offered the woman who is planning to add another silk skirt to her summer ward- robe, for every one of these skirts has been in our regular stock at a very much higher price, and skirts are enjoying the greatest popularity they’ve known in many years. With a silk skirt and a sweater or blouse you have one of the smartest of summer's costumes. 8kirt Section, Third floor. Dotted Swiss and figured voile make lightfully cool and dainty negliges, with Val lace or colored stitching for trim- ming. $§2.75 to $7.50. Dressing Sacques, dotted Sw in several to $5. Negligs damty models. Section, Third floor. Fur Sports Coats in Vogue Smart new models here—remarkably low priced Only Two from Our Extensive Collection Sketched The. Sports Jacquette is destined to be extremely popular, and among other smart ones is this of natural Northern Muskrat, the skins worked in that new herring- bone design which is so very chic. SALE PRICED, $165. New this season, too, is the longer sports coat—here shown in civet cat, a 48-inch coat, with a luxur- ious collar of black skunk. SALE PRICED, $250. Others are of raccoon, white coney, nutria, beaver, muskrat, Jap mink, platinum caracul— Sale Prices, $100 to $595 Fur Section, Third floor. . Victor Records for August —including a special release of three new dance records by Benson’s orchestra, on sale tomorrow. Vietrola Galleries, Fourth floor. Reed Chairs and Rockers At great price savings $1675 $24.75 $27.50 Discontinued designs of one of our best manufacturers— secured at a low price—and we pass the savings on to you. There are many beautiful chairs and rockers—in dis- tinctly different finishes— antique brass, Egyptian gray, peacock blue oxidized Z_frosted brown and mahog- any — beautifully uphol- stered. Willow and Reed Furniture Section, Fifth floor. Women have become accustomed to buying Blankets in August, for it is in this August Blanket Sale that the best possible blankets at the lowest possible prices are offered: This year, although the cost of wool is about 15% higher, the Woodward & Lothrop Blan- ket Sale offers you the same exceptional values you have_ learned to expect. $ .50 Greatly Reduced to . . . . ... 12 . Many Styles and Fabrics The most fashionable fabrics and smartest styles. Quantities of the very. fashionable knife-pleated skirts, the plain gathered sports models, and striking novelties; skirts of beau- tiful Roshanara crepe, washable Fan-Ta-Si, soft crepe de chine and georgette crepe. In white, the lovely tans and grays; a few of the more brilliant colors, and navy and black. Satin Frocks Very Special, $25 Fashion’s Newest Vogue for Misses For now—for early Autumn —it is the Satin Frock that will be most worn. This very special selling to- morrow shows some of the smartest new autumn modes. Frocks of satin crepe, satin Canton, satin — with real laces or chic pleated frills Several are reproductions of new frocks from Paris. Black is first—then navy and cocoa brown. Misses' Section, Fourth floor. Your Hair Permanently Waved The Nestle Lanoil Process which we use is thoroughly satisfactory—and our opera- tors are skilled in this par- ticular method; you will be gratified with the natural- looking wave that thiz process assures. Nair Dressing Section, Second fuor. Special Size Summer Frocks Reduced Voiles, $15—Smart Linens, $19.50 This will be particularly interest- ing news to the woman who wears the larger sizes, for seldom does she have the opportunity of buying a smart frock at a saving—and these are much lower than usual. The Voiles, $15, are dotted—figured or smartly plain—with touches of contrasting color—a bit of lace—or pleating to add to their becomingness—and there are many of the wanted navy blue and white combinations as well as other shades. The Linens, $19.50—smart, tai- lored, designed on long, slender- izing lines, in lovely blues, brown, orchid and the natural shade, with unusual touches. Special Size Eection, Third floor. Annual Adgust Sale Blankets Buy Now—Get the Advantage of the Low August Prices $8:55 and *10 Pair 200 Pairs of White Wool Blankets, $10 Lovely, soft, wool blankets that give warmth without weight, for these are about 5-lb. weight, with borders of pink, blue or gold; 72x84-inch size. 150 Pairs Plaid Wool Blankets, $8.55 Size 66x84 .inches, in lovely rose and copen- hagen blue plaids. 200 Wool Comforts, Special, $7.85 Comforts filled with pure wool and covered with silk and cotton mousseline; jacquard designs and solid colors; lovely shades of rose and Copenhagen blue. Sale--300 White Ripplette Bedspreads Three sizes—all greatly underpriced 100 Spreads Special, $2.50 Size 90x100 inches; an extra large size at an exceptionally low price. Bedwear-Blanket Section, Second floor. 100 Spreads Special, $1.65 54x90-inch size, single bed or cot. 100 Spreads Special, 95¢ Size 45x60—the regular *size for ‘a crib. suitable for a cream trimming Cretonne Pillows 58¢, 95¢, $1.25 Unusual Values Many nooks and hammocks, lawn swings— canoes and easy chairs that need only a plllow to make them delightfully inviting— this is a large collection—of- fering a choice of many dif- ferent styles and colors. Be comfjortable when driving Leatherette Cushions, $2 and made just for that purpose Curtain Section, Fifth fioor. corners— Imported Cretonnes Special, 58¢ Cretqunes that bring summer color and brightness into the home. In this wide variety of beauti- ful cretonnes—with its wealth of delightful, coloriul designs— one may choose patterns for any room—or any color scheme you wish to carry out in your summer home. Cretonne Section, Fifth floor.