Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1929, Page 58

Death Treasure By R. A. (Gopyright, 1029, SYNOPSIS. Buried treasures, archeological gems, found Yeneath Newplace Abbey attract Roger Pell to Blackwater and. into a circle of vicious Ratred. ~Bertram Fotherbury, Tne ancient abbev, is friendly. som. Marling, is’ especially bitter in_his animosity toward Pell and spreads a_story that Pell is an er-convict. - Tom Grenofen discredits Marling’s claims: likes Pell, but 1s more concerned with Veronica Seabroke’s captivating charm. Veronica mysteriousty is being drawn into the baffling tanole. Late one niuht Gremofen and two friends. Rovle gnd ‘Somerfeld. ear ‘a woman' cry our. v ‘run fo the road and find Veronica, dadly frightened but unharmed. ; (Continued From Yesterday's Star.) CHAPTER 1V. A MIDNIGHT SURPRISE. OYLE and I dashed to Veron- ica’s side. “Hullo, , Andy, is it you?” uffing. “And she said, Mr., Grenofen?” ‘eronica, Royle was insisting. "Wl’)i'uthil; it & “Nothing, Andy, only a little game of hide-and-seek.” i ¥ ® i 'Veronica! You cried out. thing’s up.” “Steady, Royle,” said I. “Always ac- cept a lady's word.” “Thanks,” said Veronica. “That's the most sensible thing I've heard since we Some- met.” | Betore anybody spoke again Somer- | OF four times, field came across the road. “Missed him,” he sald. “What's up, Veronica?" “Nothing, Martin. Tell you tomorrow. Mr. Grenofen—see me as far as Sandy- point, will you?” Royle seemed on the verge of another outburst, but Somerfield caught his arm. Both lingered a moment to say good night and then walked toward their punt. Veronica leaned back against the bank again. “Better now,” she sald, after a few moments. “That's fine,” said I. “Is there any- thing you want to say to m “Nothing tonight, I think,” she re- plied. “I'm rather tired; I've walked from Hollam Bay Station.” We moved away toward her house, 1 by her side, wondering why she had told me that taradiddle. Hollam Bay was 4 miles and the station swarmed with taxis. Suddenly Veronica said, “You're an understanding person, Mr. Grenofen. You know when to keep your thoughts to yourself.” And that was all that passed between us before I left her at the gate of Sea- broke's house. With my mind full of the chance that Laxton might have arrived at bw.oodcuv. while I was absent, I hurried ck. But not far. Just around the bend where the three of us had started run- ning down I staggered back, struck by the dazzling light of a torch shot at me from a distance of 2 or 3 yards. Instantly the light -vanished, leaving J. Walling Wm. Morrow Co.) supper_for Laxton and retired. After- ward Laxton and I sat in the den smoking. “You know,” sald he. “This New- place Abbey is queer business. There were never any Romans at Black- water.” “Then how—-"" “How did the stuff get there? Had Pell anything to do with it?” “Mr. Fotherbury made the discovery,” I replied. “Tell you what, we'll go to Newplace Abbey now and see a few things for ourselves.” He seemed amused by my amaze- ment, but I assented. Thus while the clock in Marling’s tower was striking 12 we were vaulting over the walls of the cloisters. These were ruins. Hardly a vestige of the big church remained except three of the external walls, pierced at short intervals by pointed windows. We entered the bay so formed, and here Laxton took the lead, slinking by the wall that abutted the excavations. Laxton fiercely grabbed my arm and pointed through a window. A tiny | quantity of light was reflected from | one spot in the disordered ground of the excavation | Suddenly the light went out. We heard a metallic sound repeated three Then the light reap- peared. Somebody was digging, there on his own account—a few strokés and then an inspection with the aid of the light. Our observation of the uncanny sight was abruptly terminated. The sound of movement close at hand reached us out of the darkness—a kind of sliding footstep. It was unmistakably coming toward us. Half a dozen footsteps and a pause. More steps, another pause. The author of those steps, too, was watching the digger outside. He was creeping from window to window. In a few seconds he would reach ours. My nerves gave an involuntary jump as the swish of a skirt struck me on the knee as it passed. We heard a rapid padding of feet that indicated running. “A woman. Well, I'm——" Laxton exclaimed. His voice had simply splintered the silence. The light outside was imme- diately doused. We heard a tool drop- ped. Then silence. “I'll go round to the right,” Laxton whispered. “You take the other end.” I dashed to the other side of the excavation. - A_minute later I heard a running step—I could see nothing. Fol- lowing it another and lighter tread with longer stride. A shadow passed at about 20 feet and I followed across the lawn until I met Laxton. In silence we searched up and down the driveway, over the lawns, and all without result. The fugitive had melt- ed away. We stood hesitating for a moment, afraid to make a sound. ‘This time I gripped his arm, I was looking up the drive when I saw the me groping. I heard a sound of rapid| shadow pass on to it from the turf. footsteps. Then silence. Having hesi- tated a second or two, I moved upward, | nerves a little frayed. “Don’t be alarmed, Mr. Grenofen,” said a voice, and a figure dimly moved out from the hedge. But I recognized | the voice. It was Prof. Laxton's. “Did you show that light?” I said angrily. “Certainly not, Mr. Grenofen. I|y eouldn't see the man who did. My ear broke down at Brimpton, 3 miles away, and I was trying to find Woodcot. For- tunately for me, he lit up your face.” My anger subsided and we walked on to my home. Mother greeted us, set out The shadow came swiftly toward us, went beyond us and silently entered a house. Ten minutes after Laxton and I were outside the walls of Newplace. “What house was that?” Laxton ed. ‘Marling's.” I replied. / 's puzzling. Who was the woman onder?” ‘Marling was the woman,” said I. “Marling always wears & cassock. You'd easily mistake him for a woman in this pitchy darkness!” (Continued in fomorrow’s Star.) Y. W. C. A. News The hour of music this Sunday at 5 o'clock, Seventeenth and K streets, will be thd first of a series of such hours fllustrating “Music_of Nature.” Miss Lucy Street, the new director of music, is planning that these “‘hours of music” shall follow several different themes throughout the year—a series of in- formal musicales in which explanatory notes shall be interspersed. These wil take place each Sunday at 5 o'clock in the fourth floor assembly room. At the first formal staff meeting of the year Elwood Street, director of the Community Chest, will address the members of the staff on “The W. C. A. in the Modern Community.” Mr. Street gave this same address at the annual stafi conference of the Philadelphia association two weeks ago. The committee arranging the staff pro- frnms for the year is composed of the ollowing: Mrs. Irving W. Ketchum, chairman; Miss Saida L. Hartman, Miss Mignonette O. Buckingham and Miss | Gertrude Ennes. Committee meetings for the week in- clude, on Monday, the health educa- tion, at 2:15, when the newly appointed chairman, Mrs. Wilson Compton, will preside; the membership committee, at 4:45 pm.; on Tuesday the E Street House committee, at 2, and the food service committee No. 1, at 3 p.m., and on Wednesday the Elizabeth Somers House committee at 7. There will be a meeting of the joint Y. M.-¥Y. W. A. recreation committee tomorrow | ing at 7 o'clock at Seventeenth and | K streets. A trip by bus will be t,akcni October 12 to Monticello, Va., under auspices of the industrial and educa- tional departments. The bus will leave Seventeenth and K streets at 7:30 am., returning late in the evening. Seats| will be reserved in order of registra-: for freshmen was on tie program. Today there will be conference reports. Helen Fleishman and Betty Goodyear will re- port on the conference held at Kamp | Kahlert June 24-July 8. Ethel Quisen- berry, Edith Spaulding, Betty Alexan- der and Katherine Lyons will give re- ports of the Kiski Girl Reserve con- ference August 14-24. At 11:15 the third part of the theme will be carried out, “To do my work,” when officers’ meetings will be held. Presidents, vice presidents and council representatives will be led by Miss Cook, secretarles 1|and treasurers by Miss Dorothy Ruth, social chairmen by Miss Lois Spencer, social service chairmen by Miss Mar- guerite Meyer, publicity chairmen by Miss Helen Middleton, music chairmen by Miss Katherine Moritz and hobby Y. | chairmen by Miss Dorothea McDowell. At 12:15 Miss Lucy Street, music secre- tary of the Y. W. C. A, will speak on “Music.” At 3 the last part of the theme will be considered, see to it I grow, and gain, and give,” with the particular topic of “Understanding Fach Other.” The speakers will be Dr. Lucy D. Slowe, dean of women, How- ard University; Mrs. Kiang Kang-Hu, dean of kindergarten training depart- ment of the Woman's Normal Univer- sity, Peiping, China, and Mrs. William Adams Slade, member of the board of directors of the Y. W. C. A. At 4:30 Miss Hattie P. Anderson, general secre- tary of the Y. W. C. A., will address the conference on “Girl Reserves and the Y. W. C. A” At 5:30 a model tea for upper classmen will be served, and the conference will close at 8 o'clock. ‘Among the girls attending the con- ference are Hortense Gifford, Thais Spencer, Betty Alexander, Mary Lesta Wakeman, Elizabeth Middlemas, Ma: garet Hedgecock, Margaret Cragg, Vir- ginia Hunter, Ethel Quisenberry, Doris Tucker, Margaret Stirewalt, Betty Goodyear, Margaret Jones, Agnes Adamson, Alida Newell, Elizabeth Grif- fith, Edith Cook, Esther Rauch, Dorothy tion, and arrangements may be made | Harper, Ellen Siemon, Charlotte Hobbs. with either the industrial or the edu- cation department. Following its annual custom, the Y. W. C. A. girls of Gallaudet Col- lege at tea October 9 at 4 pm. in the third floor assembly room of the Seven- teenth and K street building. Business and Professional. Plans are being made for the Balti- | Jear 1920-30. more-Washington Business Girls’ Con- ference October 19 and 20 at Cherry- dale, Va. The conference subject will be a further development of the Sum- mer conference theme, “Whither Busi- ness Women."” On Tuesday evening at 6:15 the fol- lowing clubs will meet for supper: Amicitia, Hitika, K. G., Premiere, Tip ‘Top and Wohelo. The first club busi- ness meetings of the Fall will be held after supper and later several of the clubs will begin bowling. Teams will soon be forming for the Winter recrea- tion. The Blue Triangle Club will hold its monthly business meeting following supper at 6:30 o'clock Thursday. “Kiski” conference echoes will be given as part of the program by the two club dele- gates, Miss Flora Robinson and Miss Josephine Hoffman. 3 Girl Reserves. Officers of the Girl Reserve Clubs of Central, Eastern, Western, Business and Tech High Schools and the George Mason High School of Potomac, Va. are in conference this week end at Cherrydale, Va. This Fall setting-up conference is conducted each year by the Girl Reserve department for the training of the new officers. Miss Mabel R. Coek. executive Girl Reserve secre- tary; Miss Dorothea McDowell and Miss Katherine Moritz, assistant Girl Reserve secretaries, are with the girls throughout the conference. Miss Elsa M. Peterson, Girl Reserve chairman, is present at the sesslons toda Ethel Quisenberry, as president of fhe Senior High School Girl Reserve Council, is presiding at the. conference. the theme of which is: To keep my health! To do my work! To live! To see to it I grow and gain and givel Yesetrday, carrying out the first part of the theme, “To keep my health,” there was scheduled a hike to the Poto- &u River, . After supper & nnfld party. Alice Clark, Louise Shumaker, Beatrice Spasoff, Henrjetta Godner, Louise Dan- the | forth, Edith Spaulding, Barbara Davis, membership committee will entertain | Helen Robert‘;:n. B Eleanor Weimer, Jessica Buck, Alice Haley, Rozetta Bowen, Helen Fleishman and Kather- ine Lyons. During the week following the conference all the Girl Reserve clubs will resume activities for the school ‘The Saturday morning Girl Reserve program for grade, private and parochial school girls 12 years or over, will open October 12 at 10 a.m. in the Girl Reserve Club rooms on the third floor of the Y. W. C. A. building. Industrial Department One of the most interesting features of the department this year will be the Americanization School Field Class in Citizenship and English, which will be given at the Y. W. C. A. through the co-operation of the Americanization School of the District of Columbia. The October 18, from 1:45 to 3 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to any foreign-speaking girls or women to join the class, for which there will be no fee. Registration can be made at the in- dustrial department office, on the third floor. There will be an important busi- ness meeting of the Greek Mutual Aid Society on_ Thursday, October 10, at 2:30 p.m,, Seventeenth and K streets. Chapters ‘The May Day Chapter will meet on Tuesday, October 8, at 8 pm. at the home of its president, Mrs. Annie M. Bohrer, 101 U Street. General and Health Education - A varlety of courses has been com- Education Department from requests that have peen made by patrons during the past year. Persons taking this course are required to have a physical examination by one of the department instructors as well as the medical ex- amination by the sfaff physician. This examination is given free of charge, and appointments may mades at the health education office. The classes Monday and We 7 to 8 pm. twice or three Newplace and found a path leading to | & R class will be held each Friday, beginning | % piled for gymnasium work in the Health THE - SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 6, 1929—PART 2. AS THE END* APPROACHES Of Kaufmann’s Going-Out-of-Business Sale, Featuring Storewide Reductions In ‘“Furniture of Character’ To COST AND LESS Greater Values Now Make Their Appearance to Effect a Complete Clearance of All Our Stock!! *Even Though the Sale Is Now Entering Its Fourth Week, There Are Still Thousands of Bargains Here, as We Have Brought Additional Stock From Our Warehouses! $15.95 Mahogany-fin- ished Ladie D, Cedar Chest, lined with red cedar, outside in Wal- nut Veneer, 514.65 decorated . $19.75 Wal- Draeer e $1295 $19.75 $19.75 h:l:‘o 0dd Walnut 345 Wetnw Serverd $7.95 $36.75 Golden Oak triguraror o $15.95 $39.75 $79.75 Al zar Gas Range Cabinet ...... 929,75 Decorated B $29.75 5.Pc. s 052000 81595 . $19.75 Cl:elonne- cov- A lind $3.49 $6.95 Cretonne- covered Ottoman - 315.§0cv:-lnnl~ ini t of Drawers -...-.. 39:95 32975 0dd Walnut. nished Bow- end Bed...... 912,95 Odd lot of Bedroom Chairs, Benches and Rock- ers that sold up 53.95 to $1295...... in Natural Cedar Chest, $12.75 Tennessee Red in Nat- e as $21.50 $§28.75 Mahogany-fin- ished Book- 329.75 $29.75 Ivory- “nished Dresser $59.50 Odd Walnut Buffet. for Apartment use Bargains in Living Room Suites $149.00 3-Pc. Living Room Suite, attractively uphol- stered in beautiful Jacquard Velour .............. $179.00 3-Pc. Living Room Suite, a new style, in hand- $153.00 3o Jacquard Velous L A -Pc. Jacquar elour Living Room Suite, with Frame Tops and Bases....... ........ 4 3126-50 slgs:?o 3 piece Jacquard Velour Bed-Davenport $l 29 uite . e N N R R R L e $2g9:?0 3-piece Four-tone Jacquard Velour Bed-Davenport $l 79 uite ... . e e ... .. e s $275.00 Mohair Bed-Davenport Suite, of three pieces, with sl 85 frame tops ...... ’ 9 $76.50 - $98.75 Refrigerators AT COST'AND LESS o o $19.95 $22.75 $39.75 Golden Oak Apartment $26.75 542,50 Mahogany-fn- et $325.00 Sl'en-?ieee Bfi‘:_l ple llrlc. Dh:-t‘i-. 3197 $39.8 Crackled .D ine gceiGenen sieSuite— 269,50 Bty Crises 312475 4 ‘5.9-75 Red Mohair Metal Freide 761975 Mol FirediE" §19 95 3.11495 lvo.ry- fnished Heh g4 g5 $12.95 Mahog- iAo 3595 S WS 6 o5 T.sb?”’ to $10.75 Tilt-top e TR 04 | $10.95 Mahogany-fin- ished Davenport G4 O Cedar Chest, nut-fnished Vanitype. ... $49.75 Wal- nut-finished Vanity .. . $24.50 Mahogany-fin- ished Da 312.75 port Table.... $28.75 Mahogany-fin- ished Daven. 515.85 port Table.... $45.00 Top-Icer, 85 Ib capacity ..... $49.75 Apartment size, 100 Ibs. ice T N e frigerator ....... $149 Genuine Walnut Bedroom Suite. Consists of bow- end bed, chest of drawers, French vanity and large dresser. Carefully made and-attractively designed of selected $98 walnut veneers. Specially priced at..... o $229 Four-piece Walnut Bedroom Suite—Chif- forobe, full vanity, dresser, bed. l.. sl 29 $229 Six-piece GGII!I'IIG Walnut Suite. Large dresser, deck chest, French vanity and poster bed, bench sl 59 N.W. $149 Ten-piece Walnut-fipished Dining Suite. Extension table, china cabinet, buffet, server, armchair and five side chairs. Strongly constructed and nicely fin- 379 50 . ished in walnut Ro:-.“:uire“'m.cf..'v'.l.".'fhfim Piire $109.75 Numtommbrenn s & | $225 Ten-piece jece Walnut-veneer Dining Room $229 Room Suite . LD $450 Ten-, Suite Storewide Reductions &3 R 5 AR R B R e