Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1926, Page 35

By Amelie Rives [Priacess Troubetzkoy) SYNOPSIS, Colia Gibbe 1 left an orphan by tire d of her father, who ‘hecucathes her arity of Tilary Fraser, Y Two vears late ra dies. and rmm 'la ¥re gily disturhed a ut 15 for the first time that her fan venniless. Hilary goes des o el hersel? A ieburs of Tees 10 take her b, She applies the Sieburz Theater. whe on in a fancy diving stunt to Eurove and and you to say head ¢ see | found per o X v small face. . did vou At the Sieburs “What?" “I swam for him th o] wore a mask . 3 “The Masked Mermaid. | one knows it was me. a good s She | un the ob the day before. Hilary | toward him. X in the country, (ontinued INSTALLME: Confesses. cheerfully woried something ed you about. Disappointed me Yes. said you meant Yue to be @ teacher © - Her hands were beginning to shake now. “Why didn't you tell me?” she asked “Why didn't Mrs. Eversham tell me? T would have tried my I would have worked very Hilary forgot his cold so entirely that he drew a chair near hers, and ook her hand in his Now look here, Ci he resolutely. “Be e Laura and T thought for that purpose. you were only most unknown little zirl of 14 You weren't at all the lia of whom we both grew so fond - on. Come—you can be reason- le when you want to. You see that said When T can't see,” she said. sadly, v you should be fond of.me.” Perhaps, dear Modesty, that is one of the reasons,” he retorted Why are you still so gloomy, Celia? 1 hope there's nothing very tragic left *for you to tell me. . . It would he horrible to have it punctuated with sneezes, don’t you think so? Cella hesitated. “T'd better tell $im now,” she thought, and admitted: "There is something more. . i Not tragic, T hope.” 1 don’t #he said slowly. Iilary felt anxious again. What the deuce could have happened to give her that harassed look? « “Well, let's get it gested. ful toy I'm longing to show you.” Celia clasped her hands about one Ynee and, gazing into the fire, asked: ‘Did you ever hear of Mr. Abe Sle- bur, ' Mr. . who?" asked Hilary, sitting up and feeling for his monocle. He adjusted it as Celia repeated clearl know over,” he sug- be <Aeh\xrfi My God!" flashed Hilary's thought, *has the child fallen in love with a man named Abe Sieburg?”’ Aloud he managed to say in his everyday voice: Some one connected with the Sie- c Theate: Yes. He owns it." iilary now blinked out his monoble. and she could feel his black eves fixed | ‘Ingly on her. He still commanded sual tone, though apprehension d returned darker than at fivat. Well, my dear,” he encouraged. \at about this Mr. Abe Sieburg o owns the Sitburz !h!at!r"“ “He . She stopped for & secondl, bt Hllary felt his worst fears confirmed as she 1 went on to say. \_ "I engaged myself to him . . . « for a month. . Hilary could orfly echo vacantly: “For a month?” “Yes. Icouldn't go on with it . . “when you came back. ! wean, T wouldn't.” Hilary could not think%of one word 10 say. He was literally stupefled. “You see T wanted to find out whether I could earn some money . . . makemy own living . . . So {hat you wouldn't feel you had to take care of me. That’s why I sald 1°d swim for him. 7 “Just a moment. please,” ed Hilary, choosing great care. “I don't think I'm getting things quite clearly. You say u engaged yourself to this Mr. Sie- Hurg?” interrupt- Only for one month “I've brought you a delight-, turned her profile toward him, | his words with | " till in a species of daze, Il ie envelope and dre age of bills st ther l-\ best | of educating “WELL, MY DEAR," HE E SIEBURG WHO OWNS |an elastic band. The sum tot tled him. He looked at her i and answering the look g . earned them [one month much longer. He said ‘he would give me twice that much for another month. he faltered, stopped. didn't s| 4 then, as he 0 then he swal- hec: s\u‘l" he h; what children in his throat. Turning it | into'a pretended cough, he went on: | “You are surely the queerest, dear- est, ki child this side of elf- lanad!” ] “You are. “Celia lowed, call fiud(ll’nl\ unes on(rnll:\hlr seized him. “You are just Cella!” he gasped between his outbursts. . Oh, 3 ‘The Masked \[leflid' ooty Abe Sieburg. laughter | | E* 0 a DR. W. B. CALDWELL AT THE AGE OF 83 " Most men and women past fift must give to the bowels some occa- sional help, else they suffer from con- stipation. One might as well refuse to aid weak eyes with glasses as tomeg- lect a gentle aid to weak bowels, Is your present laxative, in what- ever form, promoting natural bowel vou purge and physic” every day or two to avoid ‘~ch headache, dizziness, biliousness, | colds, or sour. gassy stomach? Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin helps to establish natural, regular bowel movement even for those chmnlca]l\ Dissolve two “BAYER TABLETS OF ASPIRIN in four tablespoonfuls of w. Swallow some of the solution. Repeat gargle every two h This is an effective ater and gargle thoroughly. Don’t rinse the mouth. ours if necessary. gargle proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians. * Safe Aspirin Acccgt only “Bayer” package. Look for the “Bayer Cross.” Mandy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid you swam s | mustn't feel vou have to . . .10 ] blue envelope out of the bosom o her gown and held it -'\ u into this wild THE SIEBURG THEATER! He wanted me to ;.u on | B ), 0ld Folks Need Bl -Not a“Physic” ‘THE 'EVENING " Between one of his paroxysms Celia murmured: ‘Then you aren’t angry with me?” ‘Do I look as if I were angry? . I'm only in hysterics between admiration for your courage and re- lief that you're not going to ask me to ;et ou free to marry Mr. Abe Sie- ury ‘Oh!” cried Celia, with such a min- | sling of horror and reproach that she {started him off again. Then he coughed once more, wiped his eyes, put away his monocle and, assuming w very grave air, said: 1 hope thi u're not going to in- st on deserting me now t rou ! mous by Abe Sieburg ing for Mr. .. began Celia, my dear. what is it that 1 The Masked Mermaid' or sim- my noble fmy meant that. now. You take care of me. As 10 that, I don't think 1've taken th very good care of you, Celia. my If T had I can't believe that en those hussies could have is a selfish busines \ heen so absorbed In m i “W IIAT AB(I[T MR. ABE last two Years that I've lPl’! you to a rather dull life, I'm afraid.” +Oh. no.” sald Celta, earnestly. I that am dull. Hilary laughed. L “Don't call vourself dull wheg you've got this amount out of a the- manager,” he returned. “How |In God's name did you do it, by the way d a good agent.” said Cejia. Here he asked her to tell him the | whole story in detail. She hadn't known that Hilary could laugh as he | laughed that evening.. Her account {of Mr. Abe, Mr. Alf Goldstein and her other (hreatrical aintances threlv him into fresh convulsions of mirth. She grew quite excited in her relief and ran to fetch notices of “The Masked Mermaid” and some of the amazing ads, to show him. (Copyright. 1926. by Amelie Rives.) “Its (Continued tomorrow.) Mild Laxative or upsets the system. Besides, it is absolutely harmless and pleasant_to take. Buy a large 60-cent bottle at any store that sells medicine and just see for yoruself. Dr.Caldwell's | SYRUP PEPSIN TONSILITIS AND SORE THROAT STAR, -WASHI Free City Delivery $1.50 Wood Handle Pipe Wrenches. .. 93c Y Fully Warranted Length 14 Inches TON, D. ¢., THUR SDAY, MARCH 11, 1926. SPRING OPENING ARMY & NAVY TRADING CO. (On the Corner) 8th & D Sts. N.W. TREMENDOUS SAVINGS IN TOOLS AND HARDWARE Large Assortments of Screen Door Hardware T?nl sz '08 Mechanics’ Boxes ..... Bise 48 Yechen. 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