Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1925, Page 25

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1925. 1 Davis—iercenary old wretch—in his |at the same ti it you'd out | slippers a monogrammed leather |stead of burning it, and throwing the FF T was being taken to the McArthur me. But if 3 ppers in & bel: A "ho Stole the Bride? And Why ay: t n this job as butler, to be T T s he rgottes I SR i il el i C w S > 2 Why! i took o ) as b h ‘board ight at pay; took”on this jol tler, to be | with the truth about your visit here |hm, he'd forgotten to take away. The | things ove : | jail But Paolo wouldn't hear of that. 1 Witnesses sald Steele shot the Te 5 fon the spot, while he gave out tc : 5 (r' : f ’ W > ld e a8 ’ > | the nlf.lll of the wedding, Sir Rx'w- | dress and slippers she'd given him as (X4 lt’ it et ihe Ceddin @ ey one vt he was at Skye. At|don. T have things pretty clear. | Souvenir at the dance when they'd | TIENt be followed. "In the end 1| Killed by Speeding Motorist He | sherif without warning s the latter fo] ve. taking a picture! And his com- | "I owe Magnani no loyalty now,” |first met. The husbund—Paolo said-— |2&/eed to do as be asked. it i sought to arrest him ent without sayving that ried to Arrest. E pany was there —is there, believes he's | Rawdon said, “and I'll tell u why I ey s S ! eves 4, “and i why I | had gone Into the affair—guessed she - By C. N. M. WILLIAMSON, {There S in'a house. outalde Vortree. |come.” He'd tuised here dometimes. | boen hure and was scnding & detec. | Vs duestioned I wouldn't try to suve | pPORTSMOUTH, Onl ir Mail Bids So S P sl Sl AT Just how he managed a lot of other | Ite liced (he place, and when I was | tive o look for evidence. " If thuse myself by betraying him and a | e Nem ANl Brdssoughts by YR ) {things "he did manage T dont see |awny T often lent It to him. things were found, the woman was | WOWan-" P oSherlff Fletcher Colling of Mo | = postmaster General New toduy in Copyright, 1924, by Public Ledger Company o rly yet, ex o B ¢ ac i 4 e 3 P lo o i 2 g 3 1 o L : b ber & r 4 e Lonhld early et, excepl that he had uc. | lle came to me in & state of des |lot. Kut Paolo couldn't come. He (Continued Tomorrow.) Arthur, Ohlo, was shot and Killed last | vited bids to be opened Deceriber 8 for e : compiicen. "I suspect them to bo Mrs. | peration. so 1 thought-—because Tie | was hound to start with the conpany -— — oight philel jattemyling: (o) arvest || SROISHing the contrict el mail Touts Cnmasking o Villain. [ picion—su e Be osed e RO im0 S v e “_nm.:r oo compromvising a | for Skye or there'd be suspicion. Of the thousands of exhibits of |Georse Steele, 35, Jackson County | Petween Chicago and st. Paul-Minne VS R s et et D ont T T e e R R e S e e woman. He confessed—I be- | He'd had warning too late. Would I | work by American and forelgn archi- |farmer, on a speeding charge. Steele | sare madifled from thons - conemmine e oiher. with tha et thing was ‘a jilot froin beginning 10/l over the ol lady. As for the gicl Yo ‘umus a confession HALIsbe;- [ molon downitolheR Gourt.uhey aakked; | tents at_the architectural exhibition, | w Rl T e e e e eI e T hiie s voultofoomo e o | She 11 ity b wonici forah et | e i e e s o | e L gy 1 F e Tt (Dol L Naw ORIy SIS ore waa Dot o L ored o the | the bids opened early this week. when e L e ™ : are Iettary |:and o on later o TAvGbool?. 1 toe |tm A o i 0 3 o avoid possible vio- | no award was made on that route be- s y i s tharinenfownienal i of i hersanal Brook an) aipaik oF | estedl tklns U8 Bl siaithioe ol g et . ool ihetiandsiofiecrawdiwhich !'}“,'""" fhe bide Jd not conformiiwith 2 5 o selze the man while he | the department’s requirements. OU ACT ORY DIRECT TO YOU \zon compared (o her. With | all,” d the detective. don't stronz hands she seized the chair and | Know anytl much, if it comes to Hoalit from dove Mbisingiicion 3ut wait (il 1 show vou some » floor. The girl fell back with & . and perhaps when you've seen moan of despair. But it You won't reluse any longer to tell not yet dead i her hear why vou eame that nizht, and what woman rushed upon her she d 3 | vou really burned in that leather bag. under the greedy, outstrei hs, | You should tell (o clear yourself with zot to the door and had it half open Capt. laste, it for mnobody elsc when Fanny seized her by the throat. | how.” With @ kick the nurse slammed th “What will you show * Rawdon door shut again. She had to kill Eve | Wanted to know, for Dagon was on now. IEven 1f her soul sickened at the | his knees by the prostrate man, un Wb, it had got to be done, for her | fastening at tho neck the smart pa Jama jacket Magnani wore under his common Frown dressing ,gown through the door, which locked only | What do you know?” Wells questioned e outside. But she was frail of | “harply | d weak from slee sness | I've put two and two together, | 1 - own protection he small, cold hands, sparkling with rings sped her wrists. There was more strensth | “Well. those blood stains that told in them than Fanny would have |0 badly against you—or would have, dreamed. But there was no question |if it hadn't been for Miss Haste —al of how the battle must end. She | Ways puzzle There was so little kqueezed the slim throat —the throat | blood, you s It had been so beau that Kennedy Maste had loved and |Ufully stage managed, so to Spgak—a htert tighter! The clasp | neat mark to fit your boot, Sir Raw wrists relaxed ! hoot from the pair that was n had promised Wells that he e little patterns for wait, if “nothing unfore fin an nb. It wouldn't have happened been wo ¢ inger prints He did walt - tive minutes, perhaps | hadu't o, and then heard the sound of foot like that steps. Into the - came [Are easy to bit of work the fine tigure of Marianti, th liun | You can see how it's done in many butler. detective novels, some of which T dare The handsome old man was in a |say my gentleman has read. Miss dressing. gown snd slippers, but even | Haste spolled the %0 far as the %0 he was dignitied. his white hair un- | finger prints were cerned. But rufled, his ti ne and noble. | why was there so lirtle blood? 1 “Signore!” aeluimed, surpriced | asked myself. The answer seemed to at sight of ling beside @ |be that there wasn't much to spare. square dark ap S the sione | T knew if I could find a member of the household that night who had a small W Lt < rou down here. Ma yund, probably on the left arm, I ianti® the detective asked. quietly, |should have the zuilty n-or S ihe old man's dark eves roved from |woman. But finding wasn't easy then. | the b | Hoor. * 1ore 1mio he floor and back | Now ook there!™ Hix voice rose as he tore the silk jacket down and L e nolses in 76 “ouse, sare,” the | Mared Maznani’s left arm just below il ean nonen S Fenr zave | the shoulder. “That's what I wanted . . . e enore: | You | [L 0 much. Bt s enoush. o | : We are closing our doors in Washington FOREVER! No “ifs,” find “,l: Fange ‘ere.~ | he was clever E ; d “ands:' or “buts” connected with this event—for when every gar- ectiped| Dagon = ment in our stores is sold—Wonder Clothes will be a thing of the 1 vour permission, sare, to come. Soser, to loakk 8t zis ‘ole Yo Metormick Medical — Glasses Fitted 1 ive. dievove i Vo X e Exailite past here. Proof of our statements are shown in the leter printed e e here “rom the executor of the estate of Jacob L. Lapidus, who fuce was expressionless, but his eves S oy Eyesight Spe was the sole proprietor of the Wonder Clothes Shops. In order to hile th old man, his Jlunged deep into the pockets ¢ Phone ““ B % Hrein o i W n the e act promptly,” we have marked our entire stock in both stores Chill of the cellar. stepped gt — at prices, the like of which takes us back to pre-war days. As oward the hole in the floor. Sudden- | Sun at e tase count of the see | NIRRT IR f g g our stock is to be sold as is, with no additions at any time—we he s; \ knife =le hiugon e g L i urge you to hurry, for each day you put off—the selection For an instant he believed he |y..«|i ¢ won, for he had surprised the man i 3 B rY B . who thought himself unsuspecte dwindles. Tle was sty the other was | stronger. Mari 1 him towarc the hole, and Da read his wish 1o throw him down there nd close the stone. Tle would lie stunned at | = = z 5 | {he bottom of the pit, his neck hroken Bacillus Acidophilus Milk perhaps. Marianti imagined that he sy None knew of this hole's existence, A Cleriere and that none would ever ess how Prevared by the ot where Dagon had vanished. The : etective hated to be mastered Dy | N?\L‘Pl#‘i‘)‘)‘(l"}"‘lics“r AND this prey which he had hunted, b el STITUTE for the sake of others, rather than his | 515 U St. N.W. i own, h souldn’t risk a stab just now. | — ‘Hurry!™” “Wells! Haste!” he velled. The Ttalian started as if the r i % e had struck into his own flesh. | knife had struck into hi ”:Lm(’-L | A GOOd Place Mechanically he flung a q Ecesiman] T Do Bres | 85,000 Stock of Suits, Overcoats and a rank amateur. a mere tyro of th @art. but that hackward slance lost 2 ‘ | Marfantl. He crashed down in a heap, | ) Wwith a howl of anguish drawn forth . by a twisted shoulder joint just as |}y : . Rawdon Wells and Kennedy Haste | T oy MY ) hounded down the st “I've got him!" panted Dagon. who |} f £ had secured the knife and seated him- | = ! gelf on the writhing body. “But he i | g almost got me.” B i A arianti. the butler!” cried Wells 2F ~ fe i | l - “Wh the devil i i 1 1. That's the wond o Mme's not | NORTHEAST BRANCH Dagon agreed sl /‘L_aw——‘fiflmfl (| This is no array of “shopworn™ Eoriaisesiadlabnii o el L 8th and H Streets N.E. garments, for just prior to the L o cem years ¥yion: waiting to sure. 1 d ) A der Clothes have served Wash- his chance coming the way it 1 S — executors’ order we received our ; 4 3 # But it's a bit of luck. My, but he's a g A L ingtonians faithfully with the Jively onet He wriz = entire shipment of Fall and Win- highest quality clothing at the | What > | | ter garments. All of the latest est po qble p:ice' A‘l: f - °“{; o aaid Haste, and = it off. ||| styles with the new fall colors pre- e e . - arewel! “You're killing me! My shoulder's | || dominatin For th . oftering—Vvonder lothes are hroken!” groaned the man, and Raw- P g. or the sporty man li = don Wells jumped as it he had been ’ eclipsing anything that they ever | there’s the new peaked lapels and did in business career—with price: Ay God— his voice!” he stamm | 2 B . ) | extra wide trouser bottoms. While that at the first glance appear im- It sounds Continual repeat or- & the conservative dresser will be possible in this day and age. If “Bec: is—the e of Panlo | Magnani!” nocut i T knew it ]! ders and a constant i 1 of all this | accession of nevs ones offered an equally as gre: e rove! And ; & at 3 A e Lt rosaii AT equally as great a selec you want to save on your clothing was Ma evervthing conspired to ) v are the best evid H e uline fooninien toiiuiier I 'h: msia; n;n?r | tion. As for sizes—let the stouts, this Fall and Winter—join the Slve st Winto B mpise at 4 ! shorts, slims and regulars come— o throngs that will undoubtedl Yy sent to Portree where Maznani was supposed this company to be 1l and found no one but Davis > we can fit them. d 4 em. crowd our doors. B ied t6 B Dutis: Send us your orders was sure who this fe | e el T T Alterations Free of Charge! Extra Salesmen & Tailors! ee the whole thing from that minute Didn’t Magnani alwavs hoast that no "RNHARD W. SPILLE. Mesager irope could touch him for | § L Y ey o actor in I3 T e e B W T S P T e e e O P S e P A S D W R makeup and disguise on the s - IWky not i private life? Tt took th ) pews from Skye to beat it into my thicke head. But now. with your per ; Inission. we'll have some fun with | . T've been spoiling for it | 7 by Magnani—my cou v | 5 friend!” broke out ' | R the man who lay bound upon the floor. | » The Italian had ceased to struggle. | ! e was in hideous pal | “Et tu, Brute, and ail the rest of §t1" said Dagon. giving | for glare to the black cves cursing him from the floor. “Listen. Rawdon, did vou ever promise \llrl\: a coat‘ortwO Jeave money or anything to yvour dear cousin?"” e AT | makesad fi f FIXTURES Sale St 8 A. M. Saturday! °PE.EVENING Forbn | rurmitreten ||l EOR SALE! Oale arts JN. Saturday! e way I felt T owed it to him You see, 3 Saturday Until 10 P. M. his mother and mine were sisters. I Jlis was a sins My father met her in Naples, and fell in love—or thought ing to be married. or tw § ancesca. ¢ < ] : £ home from a tour in the provinces—- s 3 = - . ghe was an actress—for the wedding. It was a lightning stroke for my . \ father and her. They felt they'd been for floorsfurniture : born for cach other. They went off 3 born for each il et e ||| and all woodwork i u then evervthing would have been dif- : ferent. All that T have would have ! WEATHER-pROOF . been Paolo’s. As it was, his mother bt bbb S OLEPROGE SALE AT BOTH OF OUR WASHINGTON STORES genius. 1f he hadn't lost his voice or injured it—he'd have been a great o' much as 1 afed o him. T trust Ru(lg:lslz,hN& West Co. > g~ yourself from the vllest sus- % 3 [ ] enna e. [ @ A »