Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1927, Page 11

EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, AUGUST 22. g y *_11 AP0 00000000000000000000000000000000040440000004 | Chris could hold on no easy to know who had bc»n‘: tsn't he? The one who k family of i 1 It was stiil deserted. The‘ He raised the lid of the box and this woman that we lost overboard poor Anne! Still, as a husband he|canvas covering ylelded to his hand.|looked in. - & himself down the stairway | responsible for the whole thing— we los ! rtainly not.” Winston allowed | could not be any worse than Straine.|He was lifting it up to peer beneath| The hex contained no cats. It con st deck, he ‘i It | Straine! He had been at the bottom | n s 3 stumbling alons to the (e | ot all trouble betwean them from the | himself another loud bray. “Inzaged | Anne was sorry for the kid—that was | when footsteps echoed alons the prom: | tained ivur carrier pigeons! o hére ha fall limp upon a couch. | heginning. Now he was convineing | to her? Why, man, she and I are|it. Her pity was so easily aroused.|enade. ~Some one was coming. and| (Continued In tomorrow's Star.) e wanted to mother and comfort|without an instant’s hesitation Chris - $l:imost insensible from heat and|Anne. or trying to, that Chris was a|going to he married’ as soon as we|: t c By Ella Wister Haines + | shock. murderer. Oh, well, that would be|dock at Gatun Locks, I'll tell the|him. Still, the had his o\vn}v:\u]lcfl the side and slipped into the | oy ks e $| “She thinks I'm a murderer!” he|easy to straighten out. | world i I niother aboard—a nice-looking woman, | hoat, drawing the canvas back over! Author of “MYTERIOUS SWEETHEART. $ | repeated over and over, and then as| Christopher lay still upon the| Anne engaged to that driveling idiot!| young enough herself. his head. Covvright. 1926, Thompson Feature Service. Ine. 4| his heart a tiny spark of hope had|couch, his eves closed, resting, and at | Chris could not believe his ears. Restlessness again took hold of| It was dark and stifling, but pres. | 2 | changed to: “No. whe doesnt think |peace for the first time in more than| “I might as well give myself up Into (Chris. He could not remain where he | ently Chris was able to distingulsh | PP EE00000000 00000000000 0000 " - Beseessesrsrsreresssere %0, it's Straine Who is trying to make |12 hours. “As soon as his energy re-(a padded cell” he mused ruefully.jwa He must go somewhere, do|the objects at hand. He looked for | WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE. itz, responding to his ring. said that | her believe jt!" turned he'd go in search of Anne and | “This thing has turned me inside|something. And again the vision of |the cat family and saw a small| Christopher Dahlgren, a souns newapaper | Miss Morris had been put to bed by| A smoking room steward, & Straine. He was planning what to say | out. the lifeboat intrigued him. He'd|wooden box nearby | ftea " | {he doctor’s orders. He had not seen | condition, C | when the sound he hated, that |.ue.{ The voices ceased and Chris was left | make another attempt to look into it| “By George! That crazy kid did| i braying 1 of Winston's broke |alone with his thoughts. Winston en-|if he died for it tell the truth. He did bring his cats, | | gaged to Anne! Winston, who had a Slowly he made his way back to the ! the poor simp.” 0000000000 Who “atised | smoking room. control, his nerves steadying down |upon h e st | “Herr Dahler st not gt ¥ SCain | Herr Doctor | send_some 1 | A hush i B I ag; Hairbreadth Harry, does | Charlie Chaplin® musta » and all, e v S Ner Dinaparent. stocking | the ship, vet it was not a j see about that! telling the captain’ what to do, and 1 | dollar bill. He belie t tain | gijliness, rather the calm before the for a moment his spirits re- | said P - LAk de o e on Storm, the air charged with impending A man couldn’t make such in-| “Who is this fellow S g Chic At e, Chris stepped out of his!sinuations upon his character without | other voice interjected. 4 e woes In 1o investizale he rec Foom, his footsteps again leading him | bein, made to take them all back, | American. or Tl eat my hat n. A Winston's voice carr.»d | “Well,” he reasoned, “so that's it.jthrough the smoking room, “it he [Mr. Straine. though he was in um{:mv\r at | | & Rudolf sets the beautiful Be- | wasn't all dressed up like Astor’s pup, e s S kiona publiely. s soon as Chris felt bet No." It was Winston again. “Says Waves of heat met him as he |ter he'd go after him and set things | he's an Englishman, and [ said to on to his own deck. Way down in_the hottom of | him that out on the lot, If De Mille furnace eart a ti < of hope had|saw him first, he'"d— | Ay to the | Anne didn’t want to Again Winston was interrupted by | ey to the first deck,|believe him a murderer! er. i@ then up another flight onto the boat| Then and there another idea pre-| £ag to_that red-headed | s 4 Lady d n e e feck, tl £ 1 i th| ot missing: Dur J*l deck, the scene of his meeting with | sented itself. He, Chris, was filled wurprised a1t | e | . | > e 0 “os'af | Winston a few hours before. |with thanksgiving because Anne me he 18 Tittne | The boat deck was likewise de-|didn’t want to believe ill of him, m.m‘ AINTING - i o ig arouset U | corted, also the bridge, the watch hav-lall the while he had had her con-| I I 2 )ima’. e sees one of (he mysienius sl | Nz taken shelter within the bridse | victed nv accessory o a_hideous Tha o 5 3 ; - Ll be oD LRI R S e e R T T S t Will Satisfy Draperies Valances Drapery Sets Fringed Lace Panels e e fix? She was the st truest il in ] ¢ Rerguson, Tie. does the gaime (58c—$1.95) (88c—$1) ($4.95) (85c—$2.25) Il by ¢ c | Stealthily he crept toward the life-|all the wide world! 0, there was does the paint- CHAPTER VL [ boat, his eves alert for trouble. No|some horrible mistake. Those glass | T . AR ; . . : Winged Messengers. e wis lehine. s hana tumiied | mippers San't bonne o de Toe X T'he new Autumn mode in Home Furnishing has been foremost in the mind of as low 8 . for the 1eff h the canvas covel t the ex-| he had ol see 1€ one! Som 2 cor W -=onallyv - 2 for ime et (miniitha oEmaiccbeins BLale he had anly seen the left one! Somic | price’ ax possible wnd be done the buyer who personally selected these goods. And to make them doubly in- [ ton open It The cover wax loose: | somo one who wanted to hurt Anne = '”“"r""r'f”':""l"‘":‘ et teresting we have marked them at a very close margin—in an effort to put over 00! as empty e v ifastened e was abo of Probably the same n who ha s a es 5 . 2 5 p - i Eoor = e it when voices sounded, and he |y the thousand-dollar note un assurance of satisfaction. in a big way, our first Semi-annual Drapery Selling it sent S his statecoom, with a | darted back 7 the deckhouse. | dor Chris's open window revulsion so terrible that it all but athing hi Scraps of conversa-| That was it. And. oh. the relief R. K. Ferguson, Inc. unbalanced his reason i were drifting out through the | that came flooding the blessed Bhitene: Anne had been the girl in the chairl ) win izh the sun Al | happy sense of releass from some aw 1 hnintine. Denartment Anne had wern the slippers and the [ most scorched him Chris held his po-| ful crucifying toriure! 3 thousand-dollar Anne was the | sition, motionless, listening. T s e s sk e | Slight Seconds of Universally-known $55 Grade Jady de Vere! Anne, who had n 2 him does missing from her cabin all nlzht! | fact 545 Screen For a long time Chris felt o 11| sition at this ’ hat he could not collect his thoughts. | saving. : Pamts, . ° Again he struggled to survive aj It wae Victor Straine, and a wom stunning blow. but this time the an's voice, Anne's came back in re-| U.S.N == — o in ? , lasting, crushing his | ply, Chris’ teeth bit his lip until it | i S i i S co e, e wmrae s o] Decks More Than a | e 8 \istaken in a| g , ’ ! : | T il g+ LA R 9x12 feet A New Low Price in fhen wilnutes ¥ . Dawn Was|that of him! 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You save considerably in purchasing one of these. to wait, for a_time and re luctantly he allowed himself 1o be led below, dosed, and put to bed, although he @id not undre 1 feel better in my clothes,” he in isted, “I promise to lie here for the | next couple of hours | The doctor left him. with many in atructions for his welfare, and Chris was alone once more, chafing at th incident which had prevented his search of the lifeboat. “There's something in that boat, T know there is” he declared, “and it | - - not & cat with kittens! If I could j t l hope to get anything out of that fool l e O en S e Winston 1'd have him . but | 5 l / m W whatever he was covering |l|\“!‘hPIV. : 17 ot now! And Anne! Where X * A lll he’ll protect now! 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