Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1923, Page 37

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1923. ABOVE SUSPICION Gifts From Peoples Will Produce a Real Christmas Smile! By Robert Orr C’hipperfield. 3 : g . Author of “The Second Bulles;” “Unseen Hands™ Happiness for the Whole F gmtly ! A x Sale Of ClgaretteS “The Trigger of Conscience,” Etc. e Complete Radio Outfit (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) Geoff. “Lost out in the end, though, didn’t he? No matter how much he “Mrs. Cayley's afraid to have th 't tak " it with . " 4 5 ) Totters investigated, for some reason-— | hio where he went 1ast nIght! How' Installed in Your Home—Ready for Use. kG ‘ Lwcky Strike Camels Packages of 20 dread of motoriety, perhaps. There | he get his start and when did he first 1 c might have been a few. things in| show up dewn. on (his here Wall Cartons of 10 Packages ] { | | Benkard's life that wouldn't look t? Did Newb! tell you?" f y { &ood printed in his obituary.” B ahn't batievs Ho krDWY- the Mucs 2 i Fol} ahowlin' he Bpsieed it they | 1o SoBE aslexe s knowar7ithe goo, Extra Special, Chesterfields $1.20 relveanxlous to find out for them- | Benkard came to him about twelve ° ¢ - o himenpays, just who it was kill- [ years ago with a small civil suit, so J Wasn't exact ticder, hinted they | small that he wouldn't have bothered tho district alorney's feiters and then | (7Ih It only the young man brought : b S d etters of introduction from two o < f b 7 H T T "‘"*“k““"""“x'é' erier sty S " Juslt think of the fun tha‘t you can _hgl'»c during y von'’ 5 °¢ that Benkard couldn’t have been more - 7 SRl e . toon whaiwmont fisa © than thirty then, but he started right these long winter evenings—“listening in” on your But T don't see v o kin A1 to direct How he wanted the caso Radio Qutfit. Stations everywhere are broadcasting i1l be all covered up | (il kome cheap law clerk, and beautiful music, live news, stories and instructive Newbury was astonished at his Sopts ohn oL e X e ss 00 deen: ImEne lectures. /)4 [ A 1y 2 Why Not Have Lugich With Us Tomorrow? e dochs from he city?” demanded ;:'m\:-‘.‘lh :1?:1’“:3‘1153%5: :‘nm'n:n:l A Radio Outfit i H 5 ; ) / Th i need to go. “’way home,” because you t loctor. e a 2 7, - 7 V' y yecaus y! can ge couiieE ook vnae way, wur o | SN Sins, tof thoned Bopktcd s gk, el oghon et ekl : e e e e et b i oinsse o mine. way fl'h"'ni'fi came "fv:r’yhlgi“’ tate source of many happy hours for you and your family. 5 fewicents: to start on a new tack and I thought ounds u. 0/ Yy Wwas - . . .y \: mebbe the feller tha se let- | talking about him and trying to fol- . . , a “lig ? ” ¥ o . . ““* L) o L Ve e i 4o | Tow hix moves. T there whs nything Everybody will be “listening in” and surely you ’ You Will Like: Peoples “Goodies do e ave | crooked a b a a 7 r ilv 1 P ; o with the murde al have | crooked about his game he was smart and your family will be among the happy throng. i with a generous fillin, rhe cook!" suspeeting it, and I don't see how I A big tender roldl with a g 3 wiSeems o me T4 kinder let on i out what nobody cleo For the ridiculously low sum of $12.98 we will in- ) 5 h | Ham Gaodies.. O o hat an ornery cuss I thought that E " . o = o . . Ve o bt f - 1 - L e » | P Ch Goodb. tistrlet attorney's feller wax aud | “Guessin and provin’ are two dif. stall in any home within the District of Columbia a American Cheese Goodlies nebbe I'd use my inflocencew | f'run Geoft 1 o . miatea pint e 5 providhe 1 vad iny "tha " e adnti il w Bothin: "bollt Gpeciiiatin: complete Radio Outfit. This is a dandy set—it is neat- zw“i g’"v’;‘ac‘;‘{d’“-w Kaow mothin' AhGUY whu BAPDARE | rohenee Tt Baea Lano otk ly arranged in a beautifully-finished cabinet dnd is ”‘l’,‘:’co”’:e W?toh ;g:aICream i ’ 1o Mr. Benkard, if she'd 11 me what o v L1 ' th b ? > 219 W , - Y adio she licard goin” on in the dinih' room | Seeme 10 e 1 Nearg (o1t thor taios fully guaranteed. Come now, and see this Radio last night aft Miss Sherwood had cko v a c 2 2 2 stopped. playin’ the: pldpors Srt | Minioton miace over o il g o Outfit—you will agree that it is an exceptional value Tor packing postage and insurance. Send post office or ex- y and meditatively, as|two s ne: -* You "t 3 3 press money order. We ship same day order received. Address it can ng ‘With himeselt ajone: | ehildeen when Gy wah qonded his at $12.98. Peoples Drug Store. 505 7th St., Washington, D. €. visitor listened eag . rlet fever there, didn't you?" but 1'd a ‘That's so, T did" The doctor took ~iimiel Right Here--You Will Find a Suitable Gift for Every One! gam i E - 3 1 get Benkard's body back home. Benkard thr ed to break him like SF ¢ he wi 1 ey Te had the oihems bt theak him ke | But what if he was one of the fellows et e L e et e i | —at Prices That Have Given the 16 Peoples Drug Stores a Large Circle of Satisfied Customers dovenitive driver ¥ on account o savin' his own R \ Mt Casiey told but ‘since you're askin' me, 36 tha oh i ver | D'lieve 1'd git from him as much as I = s o SHim?? ey tallk with hep ) wii hout some ot the bis dexls Bens A Gift that “Mother” Give “Him” a £ S r kard’s worked durin’ the last few o . Poehiag | year, when he sent. the stocks whoop. Will Appreciate up and down, and the dates. Af- - T beside | ter that, seems to me I'd look up the : 1 tte ard went | names firms that failed ‘round 3 ked to her | those times, if they was any, and I'd 1 ar | 2 he: alor for | Ro see the ds o' them; 'd talk . 1! after Mrs. Cayley had | fast ‘nough, likely, If they was any- | 3 Kone to her room. and old Henry saw | thin' to say.” Geoff paused. “Dunno | \ ( . | are him later when he went the rounds ¥ how I'd go 'bout it to find 'em, | ' to_lock the house up for the night.” newspapers would have the b 7 ec rlc “He didn’t lock the terrace dmvf:.]'nflunt' ent o' the failures in ‘em, - t H though, 1 somebody might've {and I'd write down the mames and 7\ \ R forced ‘the window and inside door | then mebbe go ask 'round in brokers’ A azor 1o the room ake it look joffices if they knowed what had be- £ = ) a burglar o s a stranger [ come o' them. Shouldn’'t be s'prised 4 ea ers i hs N thtink if this [{f T found one or two. like Dunn, = } A gift that any man will ap- © o mine—which | workin' for other folks on thie here —at these prices. Add 10c to every dollar or fraction thereof Reo he'd tell me that Mr. d like to know if Mr. Lane | Wall street. It's gamblin’, thag there Y S P = 3 preciate—practical and useftfl— What mche put his ottermonile up | G 1e wu arn v e et dhas Regular $7.50 Values : a gift that fasts. at whatever garage he keeps it at, | the Josers’ LHi R s el ‘ s ; : and then T'd make sure he wont home | 015 ddajobs et socaen ghe pros v hen | B 3 -~ Many different models to and to bed fnstead o' mebbe hirtn’ a . Tiat tatie i i Sirange ot erctile or borrowin'ons | Srics, (he EmbIin” feven 1ts in tholr 8 Y || choose from. Specially priced. for a little ride out in the country 5 7 2 ELa ittie 2 going togsend in my re- B Donin s “Thock"or 'Nanay Kars | Port on the auiopsy t ihe district at- > : 2 . 98¢, $4.49 and $5.39 “It's plumb curus how a feller kin | 19MeY tomovrow and wash my hands go along makin' money and livin’ | 91 Ahe e i o L high till he's old ‘nough to know |BlUlP. rounded knee with his fis z \ better, and then git zy ‘bout some ‘Why, T hadn't P\(”; l:k‘gl:l to go into Py" g P ed little gal who might've | 1t get 2 man from : I . A, " daughter. and when she | (York o look up n 0 - 88 : : A Gift forr the Car Owner won't marry him hell git an idee s from the time he av A beautifully finished Electric Heater, complete with d (i ! that she was leadin’ him on because Mrs. Cayley's house last night 'y by somebody she | te came down this m ¥ full length cord—will quickly heat an ordinary sized room. u Fh 4 4 b M = o to her telephone call, a . Y s | YR b= ' oF . le party that put her up o iAa e 1 & me his veport s It is portable and uses very little electricity. Makes and . &, = ut0m0 L wrrors friend and had got mixed up s a loophole anywhére i ke a,::,"“:}??‘f’,"f:‘,, !..;:d ideal gift for any onec. Special, $4.98. | 6% and T79¢ g S F:*‘r.‘,‘]'w:‘of"\‘g 52%2‘[,:,""";,-“."&'m?fiii’if’fhfiilu’x‘nl"o‘}i I Every car owner needs one of these automobil irro e il Witers o feitar trles o iy | Exhage . SEaingt. Benkace. 1INe. that Ot’ Ele tr' al Gifts In Our Toy Department You Will . [ - 7" = hougHb Ao bt ach mc‘uc'lf‘_’}':,;““;; T e R i T ] ver Cirue % i “wh - tomobile his Chri i business happens to be a little mite | from the pantry, didn’t you™ | Find Many Pleasing WholowriramaNteRIom e on ceCne It as crooked there's liable to be a sight| “Yes Seems to me Dumn could tell That Will Bring Joy for Years to Come o trouble.” alot more i he was a-mind to.” “mm “‘Crocked business? " repeated the et he could, hut Mrs, Cayley Not only will these gifts bring happiness at the time that Aricaterat A A 2 iret Taons carel| B ot e o et Tt bin e they are received—but will be a constant joy for many Gifts for the Little Folks Useful andy Practical Gifts much who they ruin, Geoff, so 1ong | ter I'd questioned t £ v f1 1 7 as they get to the top, and {ro;n what | Jetters, and hell be id to open years to come—and always a grateful reminder of your Dunn said today, although he was | his mouth. Still, if Lane can prove a < . Q, C, as loyal as they come, T gathered that | ajibi I may be able to diccorer come thoughtfulness.- | $6.50- and up| 52.00 Sterno Sets..... ... #9¢ Beonkard was about’ as® ruthless alone in Wall street who's held a . Mechanical Toyvs of Merit that any Brownie Cameras...... 250 30 500 | Parker Duofold Pens.... .5 and 7 DR he 05 ything cropkeas | ETUAEe agaliet Benkard tor fourand | £5.00 Electric Flat Irons (6 Ibs.). . . 2 : el Ll S T 5% to 56.00 kin fell, Dot.” Geoff pro-| Soitien those Torteny ani aiy pave $1.19 “Kiddie” would like to have. The “Kid- Pisteracan Konstelebens, - s Thssuos Batiles...../510% aid sp 50c to $6.00 | Pocket Flasks. 3% Auced his pipe and sack of tobacco. | to prove an alibi, teo The doctor $1.50 Electric Curling Irons............... ' course if Mis' Cayley does it a . “I stopped by igh > talk . < 3 = P & - 5 - 1 Eversharp Pencils. - ci detective down it won't be his busi- | [Rinzs gvar with vou, Geoff, because 1 4.00 W avette Boudoir Electric Curling Irons,$3.29 dies” will spend many happy hours with Wbl Femntern Pons. 5375 o 51000 | Potke: Phoseorash Roverdss T 30 mess to unearth anvthin’ thatll mebbe | thought yon might have ‘pickad up | o Dooblest andisiitely by littl Pocket Knives. 3% fo 98¢ | Carnival Phowographs. 51298 i “Where e be | something, that I hadnt sbout enia | Electric Grills oo 5149 toys trom Peoples, and surely your lhftle Alarm Clocks.........$129 to $4.98 | Madison Phomographs s729 :}”f.',',.’(.Z.".'fi:?;ré‘%d““ii‘?;.‘f'fi ond Shat you had anything up vour! $3.75 Electric Heating Pads.................5298 boy or girl will be among them. A great Lane and Benlard have |1 threats that were cxchanged between | ppotpje Toasters L.l 5498 many mothers have already taken advan- ther just to git a g (Contjnued in Tomorrow’s Star.) | = = e o e e o e el ! —and other clectrical gifts tage of our extra low prices. Won't you nobuddy's fool, for all he wants a gal that don't want him, and it he was | FRANCE TO FIGHT RISE l at like low prices. come now and make your selections? proved to've turned and come back H Prove where he was every minste & IN THE COST OF LIVING Just in Time for Christmas Gift Buying Comes This 7he time rom when he Afst ioft horo | Mis' Cay y calle the H lelephone his moraing’, with folks | Commander-in-Chief Appointed to , : Croquet Sets for Children.........59% i\l y. T hi; tibi » San't be shaken. that’s the end of it i of Economy. Many are the gifts that we have for “Baby.” Polaris Games 98 may have struck it. Geoff! T never |BY the Assoclated Press. One which has proven popular this year is— olaris Games. .. cesecsenn c thought to talk to that cook: it beats | PARIS, December 19.—The govern- Baby Set, consisting of Hairbrush, Comb, Powder Nlagic Drawing Books. e ‘496 all ready to swear to 3 1 2 ‘GB b ¥ Lot 215 | Conduct. Campatgn by zorces | DOM’t Forget avy _ Jeanette Phonographs...........52.98 S l ' but I11 be hanged if T don't think you 3 a e L all how you just fall into luck!"” ment has decided to opern a campalign 's because T ain't lookin' |, . =5 Box and Duster (imitation ivory), in 5 ’ - L against the slow but steady increace 9 nis hoet responded as he | SEUI U H T ing. At the tuggesc| pretty gift box. Special............. 1.3 Toonerville Trolleys..... ..51.19 xuddenly put the tobacco sack back { ‘3 5 suddenls aeo tion of Minister of War Maginot, egular D alue Tniis Podket moponcd and reached | Lo of, Miniater, of War Maginot ehras 59¢ for a large tin box on the shelt. |tho war min has been appointed T S etue e . “Kinder think I'll try this new mix- | commander-in-chief of the forces of ture; too h'd_ 1 ain’t got any cigars economy which are to constitute a b o e oy Automeobiles .. s esn09C BT gavs mo s soupto th | LR o A, Besdduariers ot Exquisite Toilet Sets Turtle Riders. "25¢ L] atterngon ™ The other took & fat per- | M. Rimbert will direct .h(skrnergle.l . Fbuntaln facto from his pocket as he epoke.|first of all toward attacking the - o . . - Those big city lawyers certainly |exceptional clrcumstances that pre- That Will Bring Happiness to “Her” Turtles ......... .25¢ 5 have the best there vent the free play of economic laws: ‘ Lawyers? " 2o looked up |second. toward finding some way of Benkards _attorney and | of- producer. KetaRer am concumer Karess) Combination, cousisting of Double Vanitsy, Mechanical Bug .25¢ ley'e too. and he came out jfor the greater benefit of the latter. Face Powder and Talcum Powder-...................5690 Billiard Tables.. .. 49¢ Phat Tane left word fo have him notl: N Garden Fragrance Combination, consisting of - . L bl i L ADVERTISEMENT. i Toilet Water and Face Powder......... sisvoe 9050 Mystic Fingers‘ coscmssssase .59 Pens self started out here. I had a long i ¥ tatke Wit “Newbury about Benkara'e ||| y Mavis Set, consisting of Face Powder, Toilet Twistums 98 afaire, and I can tell you, if there W, d Tal ceveccsomesensaine .Jac “was anything crooked about them he] ater an alcum. .........ccon000e o i doesn’t know it or he wouldn’t have touched them with a ten-foot pole! Violet Sec Combination, Consisting of Toilet Clowns ........ 89 || - 2 He's & man of ftty-five or o, Tshould l Water, Talcum Powder and Soap. ... RO 7 2 $ 39 ke grgfg_--;ure::r ase hish while Three Flowers Combination, consisting of Face z 5 L] T Tkl around e Powder and- Toilet Water...... : ..52.50 And Many Other Toys i Special, Geoff shook his head, and aQcter want 8 ARep-and solemn, ust PNEUMON]A - Melba Fleurs Set, consisting of Toilet Water and e Attractively Priced ke al:mn.r!her‘!, and ‘{'n bet ‘he Face Powder ....... ) s makes them sit up and take notice in 2 . 5 a courtscom! FHe wanted to know Cappi Set, consisting of Perfume, Face Powder and Here's a High Quality “Exccutive® Self-flling when they could have the body, and | i h a istent P : : 3 o 5 s When T fold him tomorrow. morn- ||| cotds tead o Sorious lang trouble: Talcum Powder ...........ocoocoveeecenencinn. .. 53.00 Delight Your Little Girl with Fountain Pen, highly polished barrel, with 14-kt. gold 1ng.’ he said they would have the |}y top th vith i i isti il . ;: & R . : . foneral the next day, Saturday, so as ||| Cresmulaion. an ewmulsified creo: Florient Gift Box, consisting of Extract, Toilet An Attractively Dressed 3 pen point and iridium tip. Clip attachment, as illus- 1o get it over with as quickly as poe- ||| sote that is pleasant to take. Creo- Water, Soap and Face Powder........ ... 8375 teated Fully guaranteed . slbl.af tnfl l‘\;‘old':ll the ‘;c;:mvy loc:I mulsion is a new medical discovery 4 abo displ ’ the fumily that they copld Ie Besma with twofold action; it soothes and M ther lovely sets not listed above are on display in our stores. pretty well shocked, but it was more ||l heals the Inflamed membraj any othee. Y o am a o The “write” gi e though he felt it o personal scan- | || axd kille the Serm. e—— I m A & gratscigicfogoreyione: a1 and disgrace that one of his clients should have gone and g0t ||| recogiised by the medios frar] Remember, a regular $2.50 value. Extra himselt murdered, than any real re- ||| TETOSTIECL BY_ toe Tuedlesl fra: . o | A g : St af Berkita Tl Worfir | oty s, he, mresior hesling Alluring Perfumes and Toilet Waters | Underpriced 9 8 : special, $1.39—just while the supply lasts. fees for settling up the eatate oUght ||| other forms of throat and 1ang Ever Acceptable by “Her” | at c . to run into ‘1: dy s h“'; troubles. Creomulsion contains, :g; )l;il:v'r and that must have softene 1‘n nddl|l|m| t‘o cre't;iln]:e. oufi‘r he:lé Cappi Toilet Water .. ||| ing " elements “which 'soothe an ¢ 3 I : 3 X . bidnt Benkard leavel no will” il| beat the inflamed membrages and Cappi Extract..... . Beautiful Mamma Dolls, dressed Goft Stat[o'wr f',‘eofl‘v asked, drawing at his pipe stop lh}?lln;{l!allon and lnflamm?‘ Three Fl P fase | in pretty gingham rompers and '/ , slowly. z . while the creosote erfu I i ¥es, of course. Newbury drew it: |l the stomach, is absorbed into the "::: Fl:::: Siidaaly §5235‘§?iu2“$1 &c;fin:szr:om‘r:a(ch. wup for him and he's going-to read it ||l blocd, attacks the seat of the 1o Mrs, Cayley and her daughter on | troubie and destroys the germs Colgate’s Florient Extract. Sunday afternoon; he couldn't tell!ll that lead to consumption. 2 : me in advance w'hs,tbwas !mn:(. ?enl; Creomulsion is guaranteed sat- Colgate’s Florient Toilet Water. kard wasn't a member of the etoc! isfactory in the treatment of Fiancee Perfume. > exchange himself, but he traded ||l chronic coughs and colds, bron- % : Dolls for only 2 s through the biggest houses, and he |l chial asthma, catarrhal bron- Fiancee Toilet Water Specially Priced, 29¢c to $3.49 was known as one of the most dar- |lchitis and other forms of throat Karess Perfum A Special—39 Cardinal Linen Many Lovely Gift Boxes of quality stationery, A special purchase enables ) in styles for both men and women. The gift that is us - to offer tl 5 never amiss. ing, brilllant speculators in the street | |land lung diseases, and is ex- at the present day. He didn’t stick ||icellent for building up the sys- Karess Toilet Water...ceesessssssesoscnsnnccses cevassunavess SIS0, to any one kind of stock, but took ||| tem after colds or the flu. Money flyers in everything—railroads and ||| refunded If any cough or cold, no wheat and imines and ofl and &0l matter of how long standing, is forth—and nobody knew which side ||| not relieved after faking accord- | Cm macka ind e ner meiial]l e el AR ot e Shop Daytimes or Evenings—As You Like—the Big Christmas Stores Are Open Uniil 11 P.M. g the price skyrocketing or mak- ||| gist. Creomulsion Co., Atlanta, inz the bottom drop out of it Ga. *R'eg-lar gambler,” commented = \ p - ¥