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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21.. 1925 e aeor | to the statesmen and people of the|you really created an mpression “i!ahla possibilities,” Cornelius B]unn! i = + 3|Unmited States the fact that a certain |in Boston and there the ground was|expostulated. “I do not see any fm-| I HE W R A I H I‘ ' ‘ ‘ ’\/IE combination of forces, with Germany, |already prepared for you. 1 do not|mediate prospect of your becoming | . 3 |of course, as the villain of the play, |think that T am far from the mark |dangerous. You have no organiza| t t e real lron'fOOd ¢ lis planning @ warlike enterprise of |when I offer you my congratulations|tion, no definite propaganda, no real |soma sort or another against this|upon your failure. evidence of the things which you fear. | | country in revenge for their interven- “or your information I may tell you | i One of the Best Myster: ries oppe - T “But why congratulations?” Grant |¥ e of the et Mimtery Storles By, E. Phillips Oppenheim. $ |tion in 1017, You cannot do it ABLGL" Whet nol Rynipatiiyy {nis. " Short of un aheolute upheaval, | el : 7 there 1s not the slightest doubt but | - RRRYIERTEE (Copyright, by Littls, Brown & Co.) Can’t 17" Grant murmured. | Mr. Blunn pinched his cigar and!'D® pet, £ I ‘;”"@ B : ' Cornelius Biunn smiled. Very re smiled thoughtfully. Humiaticeonstol nllier e ity faio uctantly he knocked the ash from| wure yvou had been a real danger tolinvitati S EEegn i U Be ore Your @ | _ (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) :\'ui:lyi "‘one of lhlel(:hjsctu of my;hlc«‘;!x;?n ; et ; Fun," he confided, “‘we should ha;e had ‘"l“}\l\:}x'\lgnn’;: “’Jml.fim.fo"fa?.;‘flfi'«'f that | visit is to congratulate you upon| “Jell, ask yourself how far You|to take steps—very regretful steps. s 3 P ot o Folks Return CHAPTER IV. your failure.” e e Tl T 10 et | S SieTE XL, FEETSIONL wioba | America sHould! not Join' tho'/pact | e || The state ot W MICHEL x“u:.."» | = - B vil .|* “My fallure,” Grant repeated jon. “You have had every possible ad-| pletely organized secret service, of | Mr. Blunn smiled G b Wasl o1 | v 0 - g e = ed. a fortnight in, the political | Scored a daring and well deserved vic @ - & vou have|proof, can be without agents who ‘are : e T € Wheat C’ acka' al of his country and .yet he|tory. There were a dozen ways by|talk : tesmen 10 prepared to go to any lengths which | ey | » away with 4 strange conviction | Which we could have outwitted you,|Whom you are p ally well known, | necessity might demand Unless your friends are trumps, it's |but luck was on your side. You[and whom your higl aracter end | “You mean that you would have|up to you to discard them he had been somewhere on the | sEaty e | brought off T ces | Teputatio st ence largely in'had me assassinated - of . vea) that he had|DProught off one of the crudest pieces reputation must influ la had me tnated | = - Tl sl = Contains all the iron, calctum, phosphorus and talen” (al events with men |Of amateur, melodramatic brigandage |Your favor. You had a s sant | Blung shrugged his shoulders. | pume——————— . 2 Tefly | I ever remember to have read of in|time soclally: everybody ery nice| “We should tried to avoid : ! other food elements of the w! e int. b Sfis | the pages of vour most famboyant |t0 vou. low much prosress did you |melodrama. e yaullquickly tradefor | ) oo e whole wheat grain but tmpulse took him where |ovelists. Still, you brought it off. | Fige Dnst it | # i in a digestible form. Eat it with butter, soft the fuel lay., He spent four days in| You scored the trick. Dazzled a lttle, | 0 on, please.” This is i e t! : i B Chicago. He went on to St. Louis|shall We say, by success, you sturt| “You have since visited most of theladmitted. I am alive ! cheese or marmalades. jland . Minneapolis. Then he crossed ;»:f now to attempt the impossible. |principal es in the s You n-txlli s ) ot £ G 2 & the continent to Boston, where he|llere, my young friend. you are, in|have int 1 a gres PR L L e C D b" -Fing breathed an entirely different atmos |Plain parlance, up against a hopeless | paper proprie given| “Supposing I become dangerous? LED__WE! uradi I"u Finish 1 proposition. You want to drive home |four lectures. only place where, “Why conjure up these disagree T heir Summer the right time over the and make e epairs. There is no job of this character too small or too lange to command satisfactory 2* -ntion at our hands RICES REASONABLc. Maurice J. Colbert Heuting—Plimbing— Tirning : an end : 621 F Street Mhone Maingl|folspapers believed in him and were SR ady to preach his doctrine. Nev- B i e " A Delicious Lunch at Any One of Our S Ve UREN R e RN WAIRIRIE IR [Ra) sence, he found himself back in New York, it was with a feeling rather of = — — discomtiture than of sel that he viewed his pi magnificent i 3 country seemed impregnable. T 5 . Thhere ‘he had been listened to most | SPECIAL! ““A Skin of Velvety Loveliness” . ‘MIN-ROL-A GAR kindly he felt that he was receiving | $1 50 o - . {the indulgence accorded to a crank. o Made So—and ’\t‘pt So | Arrived in the sitting room of his] {hotel, he took up his pile of letters | Melba by the regular use of {and ‘sorted them through. One by . lone he passed them by. He had com- | Trl le menced his task with a sinking heart. | P {He finished it with a curious admix- | ture of feeling. There yas no letter Vanity AKING a ‘.bance from Gertrude. He rang up Xhei = : Ambassadeurs. They had recelved no on oil means :aking |news of any projected visit from the | Case {princess. He felt himself face to| | \ ored, and is c -d that the a chance on riining | fice witr 4 new Ssicuation. The / ‘ (e ituation. i P = 4 gentle. lubricating action of the min $ 1 25¢ Cake. 1 9(: ' {5 ) : for Constipation A truly pleasant-to-take, non-irritat ng combination of highly refined min- Promptly Derlnat()n? ral oil, phenolphthalein and agar agar The Perfect Skin Soap N Min-Rol-Agar is del tely fruit fla | problems with which he had expected | your motor. Use {fo be confronted seemed to have melt- | eral oil is enhanced by the addition of Pennzoil and playsafe. [ed away. Yet to him there was some- | thing ominous and disconcerting in| ; A Il;rlxxztv high- | Box o, 2 nlecs NN this state of negation, something v polished Vanity, . i P 4 THEEENNZOIL COMPANY which seemed like the corollary of 314x2 inches, con- ). Min-Rol-Agar is effective OIL CITY, PA. his own threatened failure in the taining famous = Washington OMce, |larger enterprise which he had em. | »‘i;’liflfl:‘gusev “n(' A delicately perfumed soap of highest treatment of constipation, mild or 2 1 |braced. He was not an abnormally | s compaci : ‘ 2 2 Telephone North 147. et e Darsirs isiho! Cio purity—medicated, therefore best for your chronic, and kindred ailments result black depression’ suddenly swept over| || dainty puffs and complexion. Best for baby's bath, too, be —The Better to ing from coustipation. such as sick {him. The thought of Susan. her| | large mirror. May | cause it is mild and gentle in its action. Will L, : = i = |sweet, girlish charm, her ingenuous| || be carried in the : : Serve Yom readache. sour stomach and disturbed appeal, tugged at his heart strings | handbag or sus- not irritate tender skins g With swift and passionate little bursts| || Dended on the # 1 ; s conditions of the digestive organ of memory. He cursed himself for| wrist. Keep those “rose petals” in vour cheeks the hesitation which had kept him | A truly remark- | with Dermatone, the perfect skin soap that last night at the Villa, when | | able value at $1. they had stood alone upon the bal-| |l |cony, and the chance had been his, from taking her into his arms. That |one kiss which he had craved from {her would have clad him in the| larmor of a gigantic selfishness . Y PY | towards every other claim or appeal. | She had been right. The difference | {between their ages was a trifling mat- | PS 30¢ i 4 1enoly 1 Pint Bottle Iter, something to be reckoned with Y bl. t ed :111 .mel ‘ngu been a simpering schuo:;‘ girl of her vears, but for Susan—swith | our 5 ls er ;l}l';' [‘";d?rs‘a“d"‘ff her in.si)glh!, her | burning feet |foisit mmninae s no| . Toilet Articl A A A A A A A AN A AP A AN ARt g ol P cLes i . she thinking of him now, he won- b5 :')"d ‘h"t‘if‘m’"fmgi:%‘?h"f‘&?‘“‘g |dered. There had been a certain | intment to cool the inflammationand | g\, rgedness in the press, but the| relieve the sorcness. Physicians 8By |Siorv of Gertrude's flight had blazed | S Sl 4ty (e e o 24 infecti the feet are the |along 2 | : 5 i R 2 ¢ "h:rz:fistxsr;i%roxg th feet 1:;2; lalong the Riviera, the more ardently s 50c Dorin Rouge, No. 1249. ¢ 2 ~1'()(' I\isslne(‘ § Special Candy Value! 1 - A e e ook {believed in because of the mystery | % 25¢ Merck’s Zink S isters. Anoint well with Resinol, then |surrounding it. Lord Yeovil's letters 2 ] :’s Zink Si L2 bandage and the healing beginsatonce. |kindly still and even friendly, be. | 7 S0 verok s Ly e This is also an excellent dressing for |traved signs of it. There was no men- ] 25¢ Mennen’s Talcum Powder boils, sores, ctc. tion of Susan or any message from| | (V] by 35¢ Pond’s Cold Cream z X (& (/Ol.(llfll her, a certain restraint in dealing in Acall drug stores. any way with personal toplcs, Grant ¥ . 35¢ Pond’s Vanishing Cream moved restlessly to the window. Al ® < 5 $ \ v/ - though it s own city, the lone. ] 75¢ Howard’s Buttermilk Cream . rerries liness of a stranger in New York e a2 < = \ SETE 2 |seemed to have enveloped him in a “ 2 f $1 Ingram’s Milkweed Cream. i Shecially 2 ® cloud of deepening depression. The = - E 5¢ C; i { Jpeciatly | magnitude, the somber magnificence | e pS b 35¢ Cutex Preparations pl- gii v e C LO. {of it all, the towering bulldings, the | \ o 50c Glazo Liquid \ rece |height from which he looked down| | K = 5 3 A 3 lat the streets like illuminated belts, | 35¢ Danderine Hair Tonic = Saturday and Sunday Only! OBEY YOUR. | i tinic ot distant lights upon the river, the dull r of ever-proceeding TOdll ld S (la g, ious cherries ir 2 DOCTOR. | & Secmen tiimox tertsine. 4 | Yy ai aturday Big, luscious cherrics in cordial, city honeycombed with people, mov- ith a rich, full-flavored choco- . on at the hand of destiny; a con- | The "Candy Treat” for this week is an c.\'ccption { Hom Remedws ® fibssehaleriayichociate cc\«;m'l':,__ ‘\ r]m? delight for ¢ 2 s 8 1 chocolate-covered cordial cherries. Frest You need never shud- I towards lunacy to the lonely| | 3]y good one. Here it is—a pound of Mammy Lou ‘\ Absorbine. I $1.10 and $2.15 Ao el e ‘f. : r\'(’1 ! ‘4"1-”'(‘ p‘ resh . . Grant momentarily lost | = = 1 der to f"“'?"’ ‘_“5 D"‘_fl" He seemed cut off from Bonbons and a pound of Mammy Lou Cocoanut $1.50 Allenrhue Saturday and Sunday, 39¢ Ib. o EEAE T S Ll l;'if.»":&;r\{:)ff i Rovals—both for 69¢c. (A regular 98c value.) ¥ 5 ' 2 or takeit inits new form. face, the sound of a cheery voice at “BE SURE TO GET A TREAT” that moment, would have been a joy Analgesique Baume Bengue. e | Beecham’s Pills to him. He answered almost eagerl: i & e e Bell-ans . Four Splendid Values! entered, a man with the two things oy 2 an e for which he had felt himself crav e 220, 7 = 2-Quart Size 75¢ Rubb ‘ ing—a smile and -a cheerful face—| .t “me. i 3 b P P ubberse but the last person in the world from 2 Cfllll(l‘"lr’ Sy"'up Pepl"n ASTOR On,, |\hom he was expecting to receive & s ! Carter’s Liver Pills Aluminum Pitchers Shaving Brushes he exclaimed < Cascarets.. .45 Only 69¢ Now 59¢ . e newcomer laughed cheerfully ¢ 5, Attractively Finished This bru i LI Delicious chocolate {as he deposited his silk hat and - Cult?ura Ointment AT d Sir ] ned ideal contai hristles :lf’:“:‘::v e e niniatetn {Malacca cane upon the table and / $1 Dare’s Mentha Pepsin. for ice tea, water, lemonade canized . ? cre | withdrew his evening gloves. | = s Ka . P ve handle. A feature at 59c. . | “Well, well,” he said, “I thought| 50c De Witt’s I“d'w, Pills s 7 . which all traces of we might meet over here. T'm mot| || Big Pound Can S , h 14 sickens offering to shake hands, although l‘dl 1 Graham’s Tal plendid Quality sickenin Ihe very glad to. I've come for a y s ’s Tale ; the o g chat, though,~and when T chat I TOda}’ and Tomorrouw : S ial. 25 Toothbrushes like to be comfortable. May I have| ! > - taste, odor, fecl, or i eusychan, @ iy and. white | Get a One-Pound Box of : ml‘"’” Tl Only 19¢ o ey | Rock, and a cigar? have just lgft | soothing, comforting . powd: T DoofhLr it ss “‘gripe” are gone [ the opera, and T am a littls exhausted | Powd ¥ e e : | Z recommended as 2 < vder b sterflized bristles st retty han. e e Mammy Lou Bonbons : ot poeesetes Suste St uny iccleed bratln set in precly Bur | , completely. | prima_donna Is marvelous. antiseptic properties. from which to select candy—so will you! |see me about, Blunn?" he asked. M L C R ls — -— “My dear fellow, what a question!” ammy ou Locoanut oya X : [ of us with the keener brain will | interesting speculation. B: made kind. Fresh, tempting and delicious. | ps 4 ° ey e Sonite Rock Just sink your sweet tooth into one of the Cocoanut e fonve e e e e Royals, made as only Mammy Lou can make them, 41 [ t Cl ol‘ e “After your magnificent banquet in | shredded cocoanut and coated with rich chocolate. ; St 5 Anticipate your needs and stock up during this sale— making very slight demands upgn my 69c. (Today and Saturday only.) P g Vhat on earth have you come to room and finally selecting his chalr. “Enemies always visit one another. | It lends spice to combat. Now the| Both for c S ec'a, g : ial Sale of of us will it be, T wonder? A most | Rich, Creamy, Bonbons, the famous Mdmmy Lou Home- p |presence even of Mr. Blunn. . o & . . Keep your car spotlessly clean, both inside -and A week end money-saving sale of choice cigars. he observed, “I think that you are Kiddies think K.Js are Grant rang for the waiter. And a One-Pound Box of | KEEP ON HAND A BOX QF the other replied, looking round the | Great ]Veuus NIE]V' ) . leave this interview the gainer. Which | the frame of mind to welcome the| agree that you haven’t tasted better. Made with fresh cra nlllg Hell)s |Monte Carlo my last evening there,” | Remember—two pounds of fresh, delicious candies for only the savings are really worth while. hospitalit. “I shall make larger ones upon vour patfence, perhaps,” Blunn de- Clared. “You're not looking well, Mr. ~ 8 CCC l o399 attery. This rushing around from Chamois—C°°d welsht. finest quality; about 18x23 \ S C olonial one big city to another, these alarmist i inches. ~Fine for drvins @] 35 \ . o (Perfectos) conclaves in Washington, do not 3} The great non- 3 % E your car after Washing............. - shine of the Riviera.” poisonous germicide, 2\ : W hiskbroom " brushing the inside of your \\3‘\“\‘{1‘\ “You seem pretty well informed as e aiaged Fo L =R $ car. Strongly made of splen- \ oy 7 f oy noyementa T - ; N did quality straw per 29¢ Special, or i Sponge—Goql size for washing your car. Sott TSR ugree with you so well as the sun- turally. We do not keep a large | : use in feminine hy- and expensive secret service going | G giene and for gen- polishfl’eonle! Brand, will put a high luster on | New, fresh stock of this popular brand here for nothing. I could give you your car. Cleans and polishes at the 35¢ i A genuine handmade cigar with 40% a most faithful record of your move- | eral antiseptic pur- 35¢ Palmolive same time. Generous sized' bottle, ice Havana filler and beautiful light ments on every day since your ar- poses. pper. And just think—specially — rival, starting with your visit to your . . wiced during this sale—7 for 25 |friena " Stoneham of the New York, 45¢ and 89¢ Shaving Cream s ! vour luncheon at the club and your SRR | ibsequent visit to the Hotel des Am- s ind winding wp wich the 20¢ | Bath R & telephone message which called you Brushes | \ SPECIAL! § to Washingto 5 . v . “Wonderful!?” Grant murmured, af- : Palmolive_ hshavmg Creamd pro- Masterpiece Chewing Tobacco fecting unconcern, but in reality a uces a rich creamy, non-drying 4,9 Lo R i D little staggered. ‘‘Here's your whisky lather that makes shaving a real C i o trodyce this high-grade chewing tobacco—= £1.19 D FORES and White Rock,” he added, as the o pleasure. Buy a tube as you go DE% ORJcnle cue 1 ¥ waiug) special box Yy X ot ec antaad SV so el iR : home tonight. You'll like it. : { Mr. Blunn prepared his highball with care, lit his cigar and leaned back in his chair. E g SPRA “I am thankful,” he confessed, “‘that Spray kY Sprays Scierie 5 i — ice! ) The Slenific eshod of | 5c¢ Cigars—Half Price! Extracts These cigars are made of specially selected domestic tobacco. and you will find them thoroughly enjoyable. “Good to the last puff.” prohibition in this country was before | my time. Tt did some good, they tell - FLI-DETH ‘anglefoot’s double |me. Swept away the saloons and kept to mosquitoes, moths |On the whole, however, it must have and proven remedy. Nothing to Bedbugs, Moths and other in- and fias. 14T whole- | been very uncomfortable. sniff, no lotion to apply that irri- sects. Small sprayer free with and is equally effective The stutste was motfel almest|. . tyies fhe - ewily infliciel mew- each can of FLIDETH. aguinet bedbuge and flems. Asa |OUt Of existence before P ooty branes. Hay-Fer is a capsule FLI-DETH has a pleasant bousehold insecticide Tangle- | moriery, | TUCR tNInES,” Grant 1| i oitment; a perfectly harmless odor and will not harm any- marked. P thing but insects. Towels s 5¢ Strt. “Amanda” | Your Choice |.gor?.':.ngy-&'-u:d * ¢land * compound. | (perfectos) 4 : 5 3 for $1 althy glands of vou: 5c Strt. Stahl’s “Bully™ 10 for 256 icacious ingredients. . It Wash “oreclous Flandt (londres) Cloths % diioten ‘ia belng taken by thou- | 5c Strt. Havana Smokers Lan Gh Al Lol men who want to men and wol . 3for25¢ il St les || “La Conchita” Manila Cigars, 10 for 25¢ foot ie best because most L | Blunn was silent for a moment or| formula, giving immediate relief Half-pint 50¢, pint 75¢, quart §1.25. two. He had completely the air of in the most aggravated and per- THE TANGLEFOOT COMPANY |® Man steeped in the atmosphers of | ' sistent cases of Hay Fever. the music he has enjoyed and drop- Grand Rupide, Michigan ping in for some slight refreshment Price $1 9 strength means death | the alcoholic strength of spirits down. Not an experiment, but a tried SR TR l Bath Glandogen 5e Strt. “M: R.” Smokers v : when the vital glands are supplying the s sz | EE gton g > with their lfe-ziving glandular —— e TR 3 —eeeeay L2 S, AUt ab- ~ ——— clions. - Foi