Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1927, Page 16

HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 24. 1927. TR TS T & e ; —= voted to Miss M but just at pre You had not known Lady de Vere | that Mr. Dahlgren had met with an | pistols upset me terribly. I never |roll of money. This unfortunate oc- | o | to the arts of Paris experts. Yes, she ent your remarks are decidedly out of | before meeting her on the ship? accldent and I called to him, but he | could bear firearms, being brought up | currence has placed other passengers |was indeed & strange person, yet mo b 5 ‘No. didn’t answer, so I concluded that I|a pacifist, and one of the speakers of | in embarrassing positions and I am | more pecul l A D ! S I I PP E R N?c o not drive me from my beloved, “Did she tell you anything about | had made a mistake.” | the League Outlaw War—' not questioning you with any idea of | witn }“s pell”c.:r;"\lfl';?:;. "af."'u’.'.'é“fl.fi"f‘ dear, dear, captain. 1 .will sit in|herself?” ' “You made no further investiga-| ‘“Yes, ves" the captain broke in|involving you in the matter, but mere- | ulously changed into catrier pioe = AT silence. Nevermore speak until so re-| “Not much. She was always relat- | tion.” -~ 2 T can well understand |ly to find out what you sald to Miss | What was this couple doing on ehin: B E”a Wister Hai”‘;? quested, but let me linger, ah, let me | ing what she did in Iurope, but noth- 'No——T——didn’t like to.” tl your son has given you muck | Morris. She tells me that she left | board? Why their sudden interest ln; 4 - linger at her side.” ing of her personal history. Do 1 understand that you had |cause for distress, but let's get back | her room to aid you, yet we did not | Anne? Author of “MYTERIOUS SWEETHEART.” | “Very-well,” the captain conquered | *‘Where was she going?” known Mr. Dahlgren before you met | to last night. Had you any special | find her in your room. Miss MOrris | ucyptain » Mrs, Wi Copyrizht. 1026, Thompson Featare Service. Inc. his irritation, “but see that you keep | “To Panama City.” : {him on this ship?” | reason for anxlety and what did yqu | refused to give us an explanation on | . atPitin T WEe. Winston herocallv .o silent until addressed. Now, Miss| “Did she have friends there?" “Ye: and the color rushed into|say fo Miss Morris that caused her to | the grounds that it might embarrass | {j'> e et you have noticed Morris, we'll begin our questioning | “I think so, but she didn’t sav, ex- | her face, while her eyelids were low- | leave her room?”" you T think that your own good | cial MY PoOr. unfortunate son is de- WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE. just a benifit matinee?” the captain |where Mr. Winston's vivid imagina- | copt that she was golng to make a |ered. her long dark lashes sweeping | Chris' attention, which, up to now | judgment will show you that you | Cidedly :L‘!f}:l‘:“‘i'eg ““a{““-“»‘ Morris? [ Christopher Dahlgren, a young ne interrupted, laying a strong hand on | tion interrupted us. Will you tell me | visit.” 4 her flushed cheeks. 3 | had been fix 3 Winston | must come to this young girl's assist- | pirel COREtES er ald tn influencing aveling on a steamer | yrington's shoulder. “Harold Lloyd is when you last saw Lady de Vere? Was ‘When you went to your cabin at “T see,” said the captain and allow- and his amazing sle r adven- a lease her from any prom- Uy »"; 'Y‘ at was permissible. D A ioard | perfectly welconje on my ship, but just | she in her cabin when 2 ‘n | midnight, Miss Morris, did you see|ed himself a smil ture, was now transferred to that | is recy which you may have vt WaY” (e caitat, . Victor Straine. now we are conducting an_inquiry | after the dancing was over. at mid- | or hear anything unusual?” | Mrs. Winston,” the captain contin |young man's mother, and to hi: - | exacted at the time. "_"!‘l»'e'_; hy did you influence a trouhle bet about the disappearance of Lady de |night? I presume vou undressed in| Anne hesitated. | ved, “I am very glad that you came | ment he saw her eyes fill with tears, | He waited while Mrs. Winston dried it girl to leave her room during | Vere. You will oblige by allowing me | your own stateroom : “Yes," she said slowly, “I did, or I|in when you did, for I was on the point | which slowly overflowed down her | her eyes and made an attempt to calm e ;_‘n‘l;"‘ Tell me that and I will ne it when he sees a | to do the taiking.” { " “Yes, but 1 did not see Lady | thought T did.” | of sending for you. Will you tell me | carefully massaged cheeks and in an- | herself, and Chris, watehing the wom. | 1°F Pother vou any further. Oniy_ her ‘feet are visble| “.Ah, yes.”” Aubrey subsided into!at that time, her door was closed.” “WIIl you please give me the details, | somathing of the events of last night? other instant sobs broke forth in tor- | an, became pe th the idea | B4 before Mrs. Winston could re. e T ey b eancpurent | sudden meekness, rolling his eyes be-| “Had vou seen her at all during the | plans?’ Did you complain to Miss Morris of | rents that she was acting For some | PI¥ thire came a knock at the door % tHourand-doltar bill - He be- neath his heawy shell rimmed glasses, | evening?” “Well, T was in my room, and 1|feeling ill | “Oh, captain,” the woman burst out. | unexplained reason her tears did not rm’xrl e stewardess Sonia entered, e D e P % | “Lady de Vere is missing, gone. Look | “Yes, once, about 8 1 think, pos- | thought I heard some one falling heav- | Mrs. Winston hesitated, looking from | * ptain, I—I just can't tell you.” genuine, but were rather those | fOlGINE lrg"he:'-‘h:nm the glass slipper the purser a roll of bills one of which was | for her among the corsets of yester- | sibly late i Anne to Aubrey and back again ¢ m very sorry indeed to cause | of an accomplished actress. With | "E‘ h. r\‘?i" ‘m 1 1 a ‘thousand-doliar note. But when he 0¥ | yvoar Shed a, tear upon their bones “Will you tell me what she was do ‘Across the way?” the captain asked The heat has disturbed me | vou any annoyance, my dear .| acute attention he studied her old- | .~ ch. Mein Herr Captaine! Only sea A eEate e Crieps ihroueh thé | “Really Mr. Winston,” the captain's | ing e speak to you?” | quickly. teal, capt e Winston,” the in admirably young face—noting that it had “lift. what Fritz he has found. Lady d patience was giving way, “I must ask | “She merely put her head out the “I don't know. I thought that it have been terribly nervous lately. strained his imp: g ed other renovations. He | ¥ 578 § own slipper in Herr Dahlgren | you to leave the room. I am quite |door as usual and know | was in the cabin next to mine.” dn’t mind so much when Aubrey | realize that Lady de Vere disappeared | sus| 2 she was every day of | Cabin. certain that vour interest is well | what v s ay! ed | “In Mr. Dahlgren's room?” Rudolph Valentino, nor from this ship last night, leaving | r slim. girlish figure — meant and that you are sincerely de- | me that wheneve | “It sounded that way. I thought|when he was Tom Mix, although the s (Continued in tomorrow's Star.) &0 her cabin and find it empty, l, Though the whole ship is_searched. )yemains missing. Christopher’'s su aroused by e ship's stewardess. nlein Sonia. He is further puzzled he sees one of the glass slippers n. And as a climax he finds ¥ V' .ln h.l”(w:]“';’ )l;‘lxux< Tan, Chimbing . Out_ot" a" lifeboat where hie says he has hidden his cat but where | 2 & e Christopher discovers he really as four | Reg. $1.50 Irish Linen R hvlu\v' le;v‘(!l:l l'?ni('fl;g\‘rr ll; 'fl\"'nl Inl; RP deli"g le T getting_out of ‘the. life-boat - and i 2 he ‘wuggeste_ (hat the captain® wire to. his | able vpamask : e B S $1.19 Yd. s : el ) Fur Coats (Continued from Y. rday’'s Star) : , /) 5 ! Now is the best time to have —Full-bleached, _sturdy-wear- this work done. We have ex- CHAPTER VI11. ing, pure Irish Linen Damask. \ perts to do this work, and pres- 70 inches wide and shown in t prices are very moderate. Unknown Causes. tiieterns ne or send us a card s s e g Kann's—Street Floor. Kann's—Second Floor. ped in the midst of his inqui i and Chris could see that the | man’s report had added to his | uneasiness. { “When did you discover the instru- | ment out of order?” the captain! asked Only just now, sir. “Have you been at vour post as usual?” “Yes, sir. ‘And your office has been locked when vou have left it?" “ertainly sir, I am very careful.” You came on duty at what hour?” At eight belis. sir.” The night operator reported noth- ing_unusual?” o, sir. Little things often go wrong, but we can usually repair them | y 1mm0d(a§el 1 called “hll”nl:o(”a ilf | \ A\ / . " he could suggest anything before I | A P ’ f 500 F l came to you. He's with the instrument | x q t o a8 Dosied 3% o 4 y) £+ urchase o tne Quality “Wonder if I might take a look at it, captain?’ Christopher suggested. |} ¢ % “I was in the wireless service during 3 Sty = G the war, picked up a good deal of in- |} . 2 : formation at odd times.” | / “I'll be glad to have you look into | | | this breakdow: ,"hlhf captain replied, ) g . 's 1 t! ve c: Lig Il | / 03 - - v;:‘: il i Wi vou | ] A —Not often do you find such good-looking, well made Bags D L A s as these at such a low price. Every bag is of genuine leather, Ten minutes later Christopher hadfl | in the newes uch and strap-back styles, and in large and to admit himself completely baffled. ) t ¢ t po; a p vies, g his is_bevond me,” he said. medium sizes. Two, three and four compartment bags— 'd Ve kind of . . S e e e some with self-covered frames, others metal. seems to be bewitched.” f % “That’s what I told Carney. it —There are plain calf bags, calf alligator bage A e e R ST sarill ugst i I INe: eermed oAl e in the assortment. In the modish colors and black. e sty { —The same leathers are used as in bags that retail n a tantrum. | o el Chria couldn't conceal hia i { & for $6.00 to $10.00 each. sappointment, “I'm supposed to ||l ) e o know something about wireless amd nn’s—Street Floor. I'm not going to give up vet. Let me think about it. Il come back affer Junch.” | Had he been entirely honest he NI Satin Is Popular for FRPRRTRRERRERRERITE might have added that his mind, was | AR 4 1d 80 engrossed with Anne that it ‘was L .@ Catd O so_much to say to her. ; Specially Priced at hard to turn it into scientific chan- G nels—poor Chris, he was so hard, hit. His one thought was to get lJmck 1o the deckhouse and ask Anne iff she could not lunch with him. He jhad |Jf ae NI But in the deckhouse further de. - . L ) velopments crowded thick and 7ram Many Smart Styles at 7 i} The captain, Anne and Straine/were 2 Sk 4 c ea L] there j:lm:d in addition young W nston : ? A / ned the group during IChris' | \ short absence and stood now 'fn the | PRy , o ; et ot A % GRiie oF lt:e floor, making what ap. | Misses’ Sizes Women’s Sizes > ¥ —Trim, dainty and cool, for wear peared to be an oration. } 8 | T 2 i s s Ol e e 16 to 20 o 38 to 44 ; 3 about the house during the busy was shouting at the top of hisf lungs, morning hours, for picnics, and sir, what do you mean by placing even for morning shopping, are - l’;“;;}'“';:; :&:,lhnllo"::'l’;* ladies I The Colors: —Attractively yet very simply made as a satin these apron frocks at 85c each. returning to college, and they! put me shot i i v - ; They are made of dimity in figured e R LR | Tan should be, with variety given by the new flares, Y y g beauty. And then the car swiiyed, sir, Navy godets, tiers and pleats which distinguish the new 2,200 Sample Lengths of designs, and of soft white materials, and I grabbed my curtain ralf. Down | in various becoming styles, with it. came, dragging with it eer: | Green models. Some are trimmed in contrasting satin; . ce- ¢ S, Vi 6 gging 'y ¢ g lmported and Dnmestlc lace-edged collars, vestees, narrow t that side of the aislp, reveal- . s ; ; % 3 ,:!‘"z';“exu:isi’&‘mzrm';fd:‘n’le:;‘:‘:mi Black and often the reverse side of the satin forms the trim- sashes and convenient pockets. throwing me across the aisle, where i i i & Fasy to launder, ins Tmle eanpetthat cnrainiiaracsincill other ming. Ribbon, braids and buttons also add adorn I 3 , and real bargain down the whole opposite side and Fall ment, = at the ‘price. there was Miss Morris, #fir, looking z e : like Venus in repose and Iabout broks Shades Kann’s—Second Floor. Kann's—Second Floor. all her ribs, sir, only an irpn constitu. tion could have withstood it and no wonder 1 want to see justice done the | woman I'm_about to mayrry. I can | prove that 1 wasn’t in my cabin at | any time last night | “‘Please, .captain,” Mrs. Winston, | who had entered during fhe recital of this amazing speech now broke in, | Corsettes we are on this ship. He, imagines he New Pendant Necklaceb X Priced $ L] { has performed all thgse acrobatic —As dainty as they are new are these ] —A greatly varied assortment of cor. pendant necklaces we are offering for only $ —The most desirable of drapery fabrics are offered in this sale at settes—some are trim new garments of Comfortable Summer Apron Frocks oot 5 o $1.50 to $4.00 Values at il i feats and that just now he is Harold ) ) prices that you would expect to pay for the ordinary kinds. Good btocades—some with softrayon jersey YTdoyd. He never met Miss Morris be- fore, T assure you, he never had such o an experience in a sleeping car, he is 5 = brassiere fronts—others are odd gar- usable lengths, too—of tapestry, rayon damask, brocatelle and fig- ments and small lots of higher-priced ured velour, in every imaginable color—{abri that are sui El garments taken from regular stock, for pillows, scarfs, upholstery, etc.,, and as many of the pieces can + and marked for quick clearance at this merely a trifle upset, nervously $1.00 each. The pendant is formed of be matched, vou can get enough to upholster a whole suite of fur- low price. the poor woman's veice broke into | delicately colored | beads to resemble a sobs. bunch of grapes jand is mounted on a e 2 : e Kann's—Second Floor. niture. Come early for best selections. 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