Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1925, Page 62

“The hunting was not good last night. | dear fellow.” the General protected,|'As you wish, my friend,” he said.|last.” Zaroff. “My sloop will place vou m The fellow lost his head. He made you've only just come. You've had | “The choice rests entirely with you.| The General raised his glass, but | the mainland near a thwm " . straight trail that offered no probler 0 hunting——" But may I not venture to suggest | Rainsford sat staring at him. The General read what Rainsford Thet's the trouble with the “I wish to go today,” sald Rains. | that you will find my idea of sport find this game worth play- | W85 thinking. One of a series of the hey have dull brains to be-|ford. He saw the dead black eyes [more diverting than Ivan's” ing,” the General sald emhuuluflull’u' ~Oh, you can trust me.” sald the vear's best short Ein with, and thev do not know how | of the General on him, studyipg him.| He nodded toward the corner to|“Your brain against mine. Youy | Cossack. 1 will give yon me ward 3 32iia to xnlgblmn'ln“:]h- :ml»d_»;. 'l:m\ 40 {Gen. Zaroff's face suadenly brightened. | where the nt stood, scowling, his | woodcraft against mine. vaurnnngm'" a gentleman ana a sportsman. Of 5 3 T most anneving. . Wil vou heve | He filled Rainaford's glass with ven- | thick armu crossed on hix hogshead | and stamina_ against mine. Outdoor | COUFse You. 'in turn, must agrea to | amothar glrn ot habiie Mr Raine. | erable chablis from a dusty bottle. of chest. chess! And the stake is not without | *¥ TOthing of vour visit here." | foraz: i " sald the General, “we| “You don't mean——" cried Rains.|Velue, eh | saia ey Nothing:of the kind, o i1 o ford. My dear fellow." sald the Gen nd if I win " began Rainsford | 314 Rainsford. ‘General.” said Rainsford firmly, “1 0 Gen- | eral, ‘have I not told u I always | huskily. wish to leave this island at once. eral,” he sald. T will not hunt.” mean what I'say about hunting? This | “I'll cheerfully acknowledge myself The General shrugged his shoulders | is really an inspiration. 1 drink to | defeated if 1 do not find yo by iid a notnouse grape.|a foeman wort steel —at | night of the third da The Most Dangerous Game (Copyright, 1075, by P. F. Collier & Son Co.) Rainsford shook his head. (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) . Rainsford. es of my old complaint. Laughter shook the General. “How o extraordinarily droll you arel” he said. “One does not expect nowadays to find ! a voung man of the educated class even in America, with such R naive and, it I may say so, mid-Victorian | point of view. It’s like finding a snuftbox in a limousine. Ah. well doubtless vou had Puritan ancestof So many Americans appear to have | had. LIl wager you'll forget your no- | tions when vou ge hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for vou, Mr. Rainsford.” “Thank vou, I'm a hunter, not a | murderer.” | “Dear me.” said the General, quite nnruffled, “again that unpleasant word $3.95 But 1 think I can show you that veur | scrupples are quite ill-founded.” | o ; : . 1 ‘ % Green slat shades that Last night I detected | the General said: “Ennui. Boredom.” Then. taking a second helping of | te. the General explained: Festerday’s Star.) S@entinuedifzom” XesBudayiois) The General ‘raised his thickets of | vebrows: he seemed hurt. But, Au “ith bathtubs e Porch Shades fe is for the strong. to be lived | by the strong. and. if needs be. taken | by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong | are easily hung and adjust- ed. Allare 5x6.8 ft. Other sizes, $4.95 to $10.95. leasure. I am strong. Why should not use my gift? If 1 wish to hunt, | why should I not? I hunt the scum | of the earth—sailors from tramp ships | - -lascars. blacks, Chinese. (Second Floor. ¥ St} whites. | mot s i The “Excel” Electric Mothesg Bags ; C “But they are men,” said Ralnsford % 2 . Fireless Cooker = | Hl o | , BB 56'39 v = .".’ v =7 I ! I Of heavy rope paper “But where do you get them?' | Theé General's left »-\Plxd fluttered | - = T e 1 gome | Cooks: enough for 5 people and is as easy as times an angry god of the hizh seax | can he to operate. Inexpensive, too, and takes up sends them to me. Sometimes. when Z o5 3 Providence is mot so kind. 1 heln|very little room. Simply attach to yvour plug for » bit. Ce o th vi a . o . = -, G e it Come to the Win |, few minutes and then turn it off. The stored Joainstord wen! to the window and | heat does the rest. Cooks 3 kinds of food at once. (Fourth rloor. The Hecht Co.) “Watch! Out there!” exclaimed the | 1 oo General, pointing into the night (Second. Floor, F St.) Rainsford's eves saw only blackness. | ‘Precisely.” sald the General. “That is why T use them. It gives me pleas tarred to make them dust- proof and mothproof. Fit- ure. They can reason, after a fash fon. So they are dangerous.” ted with hangers to hold 3 garments. (Second Floor, ¥ 8t ) Screens, 44c Sturdy. natural finished frames. 24x33. Al are adjustable and fitted with heavy, non-rusting black wire screen. (Second Floor. F St} Electric No more drudgery No more backaches No more blue Mondays Money and time saved 9x12 8x10 Ruffled Curtains, 95¢ Cool looking white mar- quisette curtains, with deep. hemstitched hems All have ruffied tie-backs to match. White only. and then., as the General pressed a | button, far out 1o sea Rainsford saw the flash of lights. Th:xfleneral chuckled. “They indi .599- 5 0 P 0 0 l e . 4’ d 'I.h i cate a channel.” he s “where | ’ 3 3 There's none: giant rocks with razor Monday, The Hecht Co. Offers adges crouch like a sea monster with 3 wide-open jaws. They can crush a Wash ers =hip as easily as I crush this nut.” He 5 . 9 5 . dropped a walnut on the hardwood : m p Qrte rass uss floor and brought his heel grinding $ 50 down on it. “Oh. ves.” he said. - 2 casually, as If in answer to a ques 2 5 tion, “I have electricity. Ve try to r'lvflize(;l‘ h;rP.” 5 B a | 54.95 “Civilized? An vou shoot lown | men A trace of anger was in the Gen- | gravs black eves. huc it was there for | but a second. and he said, in his most | e : : y & e a pleasant manner: “Dear me, what a | Wash it I'here’s nothing like a grass rug to “cool up” a room. The clear blue, e R e s ; ';j‘w\ brown or green patterns give a fresh, clean look that is apparent in the Susssst ~ailbe Sqoulifibe flactinovs D avec oD o darkest corner of the room. And these are extra heavy. with a binding of sturdy cotton warp, dyed to blend with the pattern. Smaller sizes to match. Size 36x72, $1.25. Size 27x54, 75c. T treat these visitors with every con- (> < 5 - sideration. They get into splendid|<C tO 3¢ an hour. Guar- physical condition. "You shall see for lanteed for 1 vear against Yourself tomorrow. | = = ; !defective parts or work- ining school.” ‘hat do you mean®" “Well visit my i e smiled the General. “Its in the cel-|Manship. See it demon- Iar. I have about a dozen pupils down | ¢ 5 Do ks there now. They're from the Spanisn |Strated in the Bargain bark San Luear that had the bad luck [ Annex 613 F St. N.\\ . to g0 on the rocks out there. A very I e, inferior lot. I regret to sav. Poor | (Second Floor. F <1y specimens and more accustomed 1o | the deck than to the jungle.” | He raised his hand, and Ivan, who | served as waiter, bronght thick Turk- | 5795 General, blandly. “I suggest to one of them that we go hunting. 1 give Filled with new cotton, and cov- him a supply of food and an excellent | hunting knife. I give him three hours’ start. 1 am to follow, armed ered with pretty art his option. of course. He need not ticking. Specially rein- play that game if he doesn't wish to g ) : 3 e If he does not wish to hunt, I turn | N forced with a full Delart Fiber Rugs $12.95 Extremely heavy 9x12 and 810 rugs that are well known for their splendid wear. Handsome new pat- terns to choose from. Smaller sizes to match. New Fiber Rugs $7.95 (Second Floor, F st Reversible 9x12 and 8.3x10.6 rugs that can'be turned over and used on either side. Needless to say there aren’'t many at ‘this low price. Cross-Striped Portieres $2.50 | S \‘lrip‘P portieres of heavy flaked grena- dine with self or contrasting stripes. Choose from grecn, rose or blue. with deeply fringed ends. (Second Floor, F St Special priced and in sizes to fit all beds Cro clean, Congoleum Art Squares, %8 9x12 Size—Without Borders uppose he refuses to be hunted”" “Oh,” said the General. “I give him Cretonne Drapes Ac Ready to hang imme- diately. Made with two side panels 214 vards long and scalloped center val- ance. Stunning color com- binations. Perfect Gold Seal Congoleum squares that need no introduction or argu- ment as to their quality. Size 9x12, without borders. Plenty of attractive block and tile patterns to choose from. in colors that can be used effectively i almost any room. (Fourth Floor. The Hecht Co.) — only with a pistol of the smallest cal iber and range. If my quarry eludes | me for three whole days he wins the | im”—the General | him over to Ivan. lvan once had the | 4 honor of serving as official knouter to | round roll edge that the Great White Czar, and he has a . ideas of sport. Invariably, | keeps it firmly in r. Rainsford, invariably they choose ' % the hun shape. “And if they win? ! S [ . The smile on the General's face| (PO Riote) \ widened. “To date I have not lost, | ] he said | Then he added. hastily: “I don't | o > wish vou to think me a braggari. Mr. Rainsford. Many of them afford rong Llnk Sprln 53'95 only the most elementary sort of ’ (Second Fioor. F 84.) problem. Occasionally I strike a tar- " tar. One almost did win. 1 eventually Enameled to keep it rust- i o i ey s proof and fully guaranteed 500 Snowy White Sheets Very slightly sl Double-bed size irregular - 81x90 You need have no qualms about them. The imperfections are so trivial no one will see them. and you may not be able to find them yourself. Sheets of heavy muslin with good. deep hems. All are size 81x90. Mus- lin Pillowcases to match (size 36x42). 29c. Double-Thread Turkish Towels 18¢ Convenient hand-sized towels such as no household ever has enough of. Woven with double threads and extra long loops to make them as absorbent as possible.. All white or with white colored borders. “The dogs?" “This_way. please. I'll show you." The Gengral steered Rainsford to A resilient, finely built spring, made of contin- A window. The lights from the win- | & dows sent a fiekering Numinaton | 1OUS link fabric, and attractively enameled. Ob- that made grotesque patterns on the | {aing il s oourtaast beloy anid Ralnstora, could ]| . tinable in all sizes. e moving about there a dozen or huge black shapes: as they turn- ed toward him, their eves glittered greenly. “A rather good lot. I think.” eob- served the General. “They are let ont at seven every night. If any one should trv to get into my house or out of {t—s=omething extremely re- gretable would oceur to him.” He hummed a snatch of song from the Folles Bergere. “And now.” said the General, *“I want to show vou my new collection of heads. Will vou come with me | to_the library?" \ “I hope,” said Rainsford. “that vou will excuse me tonight. Gen. Zaroff, | I'm really not feeling at all well.” “Ah. indee the General inquired solicifously. “Well, I suppose that's only natural, after yvour long swim. You need a good restful night's sleep. Tomorrow vou'll feel like a new man, I'll wager. Then we'll hunt, eh? I've one yather promising pros- Cross-Stripe Drapes 74c Valanced drapes of sheer grenadine with self or con- trasting stripes. Finished with deep fringe to match the stripes. All ready to hang. (Fourth Floor.) Crinkled Dimity Spreads $1.89 . Slightly Imperfect Easily washed and with a shake or two, just as fresh -when new. No ironing necessary. Of splendid quality Slight Irregulars crinkled dimity.” Double size, 81x90. ; ! Oil opaque shades mounted on dependahle spring rollers. None of them with serious de- fects. Choose from light or dark green, ecrn or white. (Second Floor, F St.) Shades, 44c (Second Floor, F St.) ML vk s i o R LT sanatitmt Comfy Couch Hammocks, $]14.95 night,”” cailed the Genersi. 1 expect Deeply cushioned and equipped with rather fair sport—a big, strong black. | He looks resourceful Well, good convenient adjustable head rest night, Mr. Rainsford: 1 hope vou have | a good night's rest.” i The bed was good, and the pajamas } of the softest silk. and he was tired in every fiber of Kis being, but never- | theless Rainsford cbuld not quiet his brain with the opiate of sleep. He lay. eves wide open. Once he thaught he heard stealthy steps in the cor- fder outside hix room. He sought to T . o L X ath 5 - gl b o gl g l'here’s nothing like a couch hammock for solid epen. He went to the window and|comfort on a hot day or any other day. “And once looked out. Hix room wax high up | 4 > : B in one of the towers. The lighix of |you slink back into one of these with its soft cush- chuteau were out now, and it | wus dark and silent. but there was (10NS on the back and seat, you just hate to move T he o e him he |again. All have rustproof springs and are cov- courtyard: there. weaving In ered with heavy waterproof duck. Practical out- in the pattern of shadow. we . p 2 noiseless forma. the hounds rd side or in, him at the window and looked up. expectant |y with 1h Rreen eves Nainaford went back to the bed and | lay down. By many methods he tried to put himself to sleep. He hid | achieved a when jusi #x morning hegan 1o come, he heard, far off in 4 y ? wnehenn He was Avessed fan v 4 (1 /i l A F Street at 7th (Second Floor. F 8t ) Awnings, $1.69 | Tan and white striped duck awnings mounted on heavy iron frames and complete with fixtures for hanging. Sizes 28 inches to 30 inches. Other sizes, $1.85 to $2.25. The Hecht Co. Py F Street at 7th | $25.75 3-Door Refrigerators $17.95 Lined with gleam- ing white enamel and easily kept clean. A side-icer with heavy golden oak finish case, (Pourth Pioor) $77.50 Bohn Sanitors $59.75 Famous for its 10 $47.50 Sani-cold Refrigerators $36.75 - Popular 3-door, side- thicknesses of insula- icing refrigerators tion and seamless por- that hold 60 pounds of celain lining. Unsur- ice. Seamless porce- " passed at the price. lain lining. (Pourth Plose.d (Pourth Ploce.) | (Fourth Floor, The Heeht 'Ca.) ot ord s health e '] BT 1R iy