Evening Star Newspaper, May 22, 1926, Page 31

\ l The Law of the Talon , By Louis Tracy SYNO but Eileen swept aside ruthlessly his SN, th.." item gvlrlxl.,linflx.Ahl“\:nnp:r(&v;‘r:gun;l;;‘r‘ . !lndr bette, f‘ erll;- hum. "l‘l:uldyo;: - i v Pan- | ghould pray for light_on the darl on At A et e at | Places of John's life. You mccept the whose onlr son. John Bridgnorth | verdict of a court-martial as though lsappeared” wome vears Afo and it were one of the Ten Command [aeiden 10 leAvs Monss Lake and &o | ments, and that, I suppose, is the way a men judge ocher, men. 1. a woman, JLeslie. | find you guilty of double dealing with e e P antan | me and vour fon, vet you brush aside . ghier, s a I\'m\\llh!ll"jn\,\' verdict as though it meant some e ety L sncOursEes '""Iuh(m: utterly unfounded. . So ibe meantime Fileen Grant is married | YOUur armor of self-sufficiency ix pisrced don 10 ANMAir Panton. Immediately | at last!” For Lord Oban could not 'S ':h! I:lrnn that Joh‘r.x l; inheritance left h Lord Oban. John Panton's father. tells that his son had been dismissed from the army for cowardios under fire and drunken- | Pote and that he e unable to forgive him. | ileen goes off to Tnverlochtie with Alistair ar planned. but she tells him that sbe will | il at- | 0 Mr. mbledon 0 8tay with 1 ne taljtr. Shortly aftarward M. ila walking through ar . who telle him that he has | anton had heen drugged by | one of ie men on the fatal dax he refuced 10 Jead his men out of fhe tranches John imparts this hit of nformation to Mr. Leshe and the latter calls a mesting at his house of Inspecior Winter of Scotland Tard. hie assistant, Furneaux. Mr Mount {ordsudge of the Probate Court. and Fren o ileen reads lattars which coms from lohn | 10 his father and to Alistair, and she is con rmed in_her helief of hie innneence. She QuArrels hitterly with Alatair (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) INSTALLMENT XXVI. . E A Father's Anguish. TLEEN was glad tn see anger Alushing his face again. If she could flog him into attack or defense —she cared not which THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Oban's sitting room had not been shut tight all the time she was there. Had her husband heen spying. she won- dered. “I missed you from your room. Eifleen,” he said pleasantly. “1 want- od to have a word with yon before you retired for the night, and was puzzied n 1 found you were not in.” id you enter my room?’ knocked firat, of course.” he sald. “May J come in with you now? It ib not very late. There are matters you and T should discuss, and-—er—between husband and wite such visits are per- missible.”" 'No. You must wait till the morn- ing."” That stung him. indifference. “T suppose 1 may not even ask where you have been." he went on. “Oh, yes. It is no secret. T have persuaded Uncle Hector to show me John's letter.” Still, he affected He caught her wrist and drew her close, almost foreibly. She could not “What's up? " Where's the u fool!” muttered Alistair thick- ly. “You headstrong little fool!"” But he, like most other people in the ‘world, had to give way to convention. He relaxed his grip. They heard the click of an_electric switch, and the Hon. Betty Bridgnorth appeared. She was in her nightdress, but her sturdy figure, framed by the wall lighted doorway, looked none the Mas capable vhen lightly clad. is it. Elleen?" she sald. ou thers, too? ' —this to All- stair. ‘‘Has the family had a bust-up, or what?" Elleen thought she would let her hushand answer, and thérain acted wisely “I thought 1'd call in on Oban for a minuté or two, but Ellean scems to plained. the alternative? Am 1 “No, but you may he able to put sgme aense into Eile Rhe's making & fuss about nothing.’ “T don’t agree with that,” sald Betty stoutly. “'Unless the leopard has changed his spots (incle Hector will be particularly grumpy if vou storm his den at this time of night. Hop It, you! . Are vou coming Fileen No, dea It's too bad to disturh you. but tair would not listen. Would you mind leaving your door opén an inch or two till 1 reach my room? The passage is dark.” “Oh, I'l comé with y 1 war curled up hetween the sheets, but don’t feel a bit tired. Mary Lansing is & zlow walkér for A leggy one like her. She stopk avery hundred yarde to admire the view. . . Good-night onca more, Alistair. Take my tip and leave Oban alons. Your husinese. he. will kasp till the pa in, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY thetic tonight. “In fact, I'm surprised he is not out ‘already to ask why the devil we are kicking up such a shindy. Eileen, you must have skinned your knuckles badly the way vou rapped on my door.” (Copyritht, 1926, by Louis Tracy.) (Continued tomorrow.) BEAM CRUSHES WORKMAN Fugene B. Parker Killed While Working on Chureh. Tugene B. Parker, 30 yeara old, of 103 N street southeast, a workman employed on the new buflding of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament at 3732 Quesada place, was almost in stantly killed yesterday Aafternoon while engaged with others in movinz A 20-foot steel heam on rollers in front of the building. when the heam rolled off and fell upon him. crushing his_head. Policeman Mills nf the “fourteenth precinet conducted an investigation and reportsd to- the coroney. The hody was removed to the morgue, where an Inqueat was scheduled this Afternoon, . Woman Sues Distriot. Mrs. B. E. Well. head milliner in a womah's apparsl eatablishment. has filed suit in the District Supreme Court to recover $3,000 damages from the Distriot of Columbia and the Poto. mac Electrie Power Co. for all personal injuries. 8he say# she stapped into an unguarded depreasion in Four. tenth strest near 1 streat last October and sustained serfous mjury. She is represented by Attorneve Richard I. utt and Harlan Woo At Reduced Price New Detached Frame Dwelling 22, 1926. ASK MONTHLY INSPECTION FOR CITY-OWNED CARS Commissioners Believe Minor Rg- pairs and Adjustments Will Cut Big Bills for Work. Monthly inspection of all vehicles used by the various depart ments or Institutions of the government has been orderad by the Commissioners with a view to redue ing major repair work. The new system was recommended hy Maj. Willlam H. Holcombe, Assi: ant District Engineer Commissioner. who pointed out in a report to the Commissioners that repair costs may be cut down materially if the District government machines are inspected regularly. The inspections, a& well as the necessary adjustments, will be made at the District's automobile reg pair_shop. “Costly major found necessar: said Maj. combe's report, sumed to be the result of fallure to make necessary repaira or adjustments in repaira are often COMPARE! These Chevy Chase, D. C., Homes With Any Other Home Development in the Surrounding Section It is a simple statement of fact that no more striking example of home value has ever been offered the public, People who'have inspected these homes sav that there is nothing quite like them in design ‘or appointments at the price. We are completely sold on the fact that they represent MORE motor | Distriet | REAL ESTATE. SHIP’S BALL A'SUCCESS. |VOLSTEAD SEES NEED Mrs. Mwnr;_;nunra Is Hostess at OF LONG DRY ACT FIGHT GRIECent, Author of Enforcement Law Says Tack Is Harder Because Saloon No Longer SBhows Its Horrors. | By the Assoctated Press DULUTH, Minn, May 22.—An at- tack against opponents of the Vel- stead law and proponents of amend- ments which would permit sale of wines and beer was made by Andrew Volastead, sponsor of the iaw which bears his name, i1 an address before a conference of Duluth dry leaders last night. Mrs. Edward Staftord, daughter of the late Admiral Robert 1. Peary, was | hostess tn Peary Ship. No. 427, Vet | erans of Foreign Wars. at the organ- | ization’s first_annual ball, held last ht in_the City Club he affair took on the character of a “ship's ball’ and the decorations were 50 arranged as to give a nautical atmosphere throughout the evening | Officers of the Navy and Marine e and the Veterant of Foreign Wars were guests, as well as the mem hership of the Military Order of the Cootie and . §. 8. Jacoh Jones Post, Amerjcan Legion Auxiliary. “The burden of these who are car- Rusaale and Benjamin Nelsou wers in | rying on the fight against liquor traffic | charge of arrangements, The United | has heen increased immensely because “*ates Navy Band Orchestra furnished | we are no longer able to point out the the musie. re of the saleon,” Mr. Volstead “The fight against the wats . in T ¢ | must be continued for many years be- Electric Light Meeting Ends. fore dealing tn Uauor. 18 BAIAE" | ni; Hol- | ATLANTIC CITY, May 22 (®.— | Mr. Volstead closed with a state- The National Electrie Light Associa- [ ment that “America is drinking very | tion elosed its annual convention ves- |little genuine liquor, that 93 per cent | terday with the fon of Robert F.|of it is denatured alcohol in some Pack nf Minneapolia as ident | form T i e e T Ry e s s 1y e R, W ) e s X e r oy | ¥ T un - “‘]‘D_n,m > > P AL o g ey 105 West Underwood St. Chevy Chase, Md. Ry —she might drag out of him some clear statement of his resolve, | hecanse, with a penetrating insight | intn his mind which Lord Oban little | hava writhed more vealistically HE CAUGHT HER WRIST AND DREW HER CLORE. VALUE than the price, and you'll agree with us when you inspect had fdistingutsh between excitement and il them, snspected, she was quite sure that his he caught from the walls one of the sin’s frank appeal had touched him | claymores hanging there and stahhed | him with it. “Well, then. it honor ix satisfied, will ypu_ tell me what~you mean to write 1o John in condonation | of vour wretched action. and when vou mean 10 do it? T ask this hecause tle while, then. Not so long age, were 1 still have falth in vou. My father 12 man, vou and T would be snatch. | will follow vour lead. " Alistair! What ing at our swords and striving to kill [ 18 it to me what Alistajr does?" each other in this - room for far| The man drapped back into his less than T have said to vou tonight | chalr. His head drooped. He buried and for tmmeasurably less than the | his faca in his hands. evil vou and others have done to me. | “You poor dear” she sobbed ‘do Rut if manners change. men and wom | ¥ou think thal my suffering blinds me en do not. Let us use words as weap. | 10_Your pain? You asked for tears. T warranted.” he said arshly. “You--y re usurping the privileges of vour sex. Fileen.” ‘Am 17 Let us ignore sex for a lit is not You admitted in London | that vou conspired. though unwillingly. with my father and Alistair to conceal from me the displeasing fact that John was not only alive but coming home. | Why do you flinch from telling that | to John? It i nothing more than an | excuse, but he may accept it." Lord Ohan bldzed into wrath again | ong; then. i are—salt_and bitter as the waters of Marah! But has not John suffered more, far more, than either of us?> Is there to be no pity for him? There! T am grieved Well—here they for weu As for mysel?, and [ go now to || as I have never prayed before that we two may be guided to act rightly, no matter what the conse- quences. Humility, not pride, may he pray fright on his s part. $17.950 to $18.750 indeed>" he growled, sinking his volcs. “In that case 1 must come to your room. If thers i trouble brewing we must face it ta- gether, you and L. “Let g0 she sald, speaking In an equally low tone. “T'll A0 nothing of the sort. high time-——" “Have you, s | e was compelling hér to meve. | With her free hand she knacked loud- Iy on the panels of a door they wers passing at the homent. “Betty!" she cried. “You can't be| asleep yet. 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