Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1930, Page 51

R m‘%fiz .unh'o'-!y 1 Sts. N\W., Known as Nos, / 826-828 9th St. and 900-902- ’“lSt.NW. yirt: i R EAL in deed of trust duly r‘uu. tolio 9 n‘-q of e wesk & inches 8‘3:. chaser, payab it Anmut ’-“ _— ellh l' ugtlon of purehaser l‘ lfl All eun\‘ulnunl. l'!- id_notarial fees I‘:‘eolll of r- property y _mentioned in H. Mitchell. Whiteford, i, atiorneys for party secured. SALE OPF VALUABLE TWO- 'fi..;:*fl&mn&w 2 Sqriain deed of trust; duly ber No. 5972. folio 93 et \n“ by, unders! i1 "Seh a1 pubile ' suetion: b front of the premises. oo THURSDAY, THE TWENT AY "OF MARCH, AD. 1930, AT o P M., the eompli day of saf the right to "Tisk ‘ana’ Cost of Adam A. Weschler & Som, Auctioncers 22 CONFISCATED AUTOMOBILES Also Chevrolet Truck ¢ Fadliy Earage 14th and Florida Ave. N.W. FRIDAY March 21, 1930; 10 A.M. in the efice ni'?: l.o‘r s "Dl Duuut of Columbia 80! : ur.'m?...F At 1425 H Street N.E. Friday, March 21, 1930 Commencing 11 O'Clock A.M, Aute Ty X sté" Polish. shts, l-ll-ry cnlu. Keys, T Lt athes Wew l.'-'-‘i'«f"‘"‘ 'i' Nt i, B MR @"_&w Auction Sale of STORAGE FURNITURE of Every Description Pianos and Player-Pianos Smith’s Transfer and Storage Warehouse No. 1313 U St. N.W. Friday, March 21, 1930 At 10 O’Clock A.M. TURE DA TW 0’ VALDAII; 13 MVII. ll.tl'llo 158, .l {hu:'ll d " F trict of Columbis, we lhllylell ‘e remises "on TUESDAY P.Ac, iot "% Gt lona 118: b nants of recor: : One-fourth ea: D e years, wit nt per annum.'paysble semi posit of $300.60 ired at time the purchaser allowed ffteen sals to compiele the pur- interes A T SALE OF TW RYW G, 3323 P iride of in deed of trust dated 2 "3“{ ..?!I::. in UNT .:l at Diserict o umm and the party [ gecured thereby, the un n'\u'-u Yol sell at publie’ suction. in ‘sau € fully u-enm o "aaid oot o tr\m By Ietcn and. sounds. ané knows for of taxation as lot 810 in square s: Sold t Hior deed ot for 33,000, Tiviner. particoiacs of which announced at Hume of sa - to be gl red. Y- the Burehassr's - 15" be' mmt R it mi ) pe sdvartised and Tesold UouToN, Trustees. i ESTATE THE EVENING AUCTION lllft T YOT EYE OF. AW, VALUABLE IM- Dm SA“L L) N NO "W 14th IORTHWEST. By vij liln f l DMI!I d.“ o( lr\l% :27 et e e Ak Tk B % T Q requet pa secured th e T iorsined "irustees will_sell at nbhe'l&%l:n in front of the e 30, AT THIRTY P the follow- ing-described land and premiscs. ‘situste in e Bitriet of Colmpte and. o veing lot numbered eighty ¢ o) n ibdiviston, of lots in 11::% o fackict? he 28 bl ents, consistli lvt {. One-third of ti rurenne in cash, baiai in two ble in one IN l'n eetarad ly from l.r ol "ol CPust or -Hnm -t wmn or £, 51 #350°%n requlre record; od said land records: together with the enta. consisting of premises No. 2040 ety uree; northwest. Te of the purchaze bala: 3 vears. | 57 ale secured by Arst b fhe Broperty oia, or il um r-z he. o o Phavire n um of sale, :m flmunnclm. recording. at cost of purchaser Terms ofoule o B eannued with within ten (10) davs trom dav of sale, otherwise the . coat ‘o b- compiicd s from day’of saie Lstecs Teserve (he. bt nwu y at the risk and cost of P, B BT Wiale 3, e S . M rufc%!fin YLE, _mh1 uu..nmml i stees. TH OWEN TP B streer Northwenn: P~ | S ame M “ NORTHWIG ABSACHUB.'KT! AVE- By virmf n!.:'cerkllu deed of trust duly recorded io t seq.. 9 be fana ‘Tecords ort mo Dum'e’: ot °Co: lum o the { he pu tisement of Dublished in such resa; ublished in Washin mh14-d&ds.exSu W L u%z‘;‘:‘ne.' Automobiles By Auction m At Weschler’s 920 Penna. Ave. N.W. SATURDAY ‘March 22nd mh20,21 al here O naer Wil sell at pubic -ucu-n. premises. AY. 10 AM. ADAM A. WESCHLER & SON, Auctioneers. TRUSTEES' SALE OF DWELLING, F:L’Alcl' No(!me in deed of trust dul: rtue of @ certain deed of trust duly recorded in Libe 6041 at folio 59. i;’ne EUHatid Yecords ‘of the Discrct ‘ot Co :lnlt (hlt‘ rllmdpn of fll.l\e 'HX flfl!r for sale Dublic et ot offer for sale :gbllrfllucflcn in 1;9.;,- TWENTY-SEV] AY o}’ MARCH, 1930. AT FOUR O ., all that parcel of land siuate and being in lhe Diatrict ot Co- and described as lot 62 in_H. ylo-enmm- Subdivision of Jots in Biock 6 o tney Close.” a8 per plat recorded in the of the surveyor for the District of Co- Pumbia 10 Liber 85 at ol 18 JSaid block ¢ rposes of now known for pu; ment us.nwunm “itn "8l taxation as square 3 the improvements t) Terms of sale: One-fourth of the pur- hase money to be paid in cash, balance in Three 'squal instaliments. le i L0, 8pd, three years from with interest at Jote of 6 Der Centum per annum until paid. payable semi-annu- deferred payments to be secured by a deed of trust on the property sold. or h. at option of purchaser. A deposit uired me of acceptance of fhe " bla. “Examination "ot Hitle: Cconvevancs ing. nofary fees and A TWO-STORY NO. 616 OTIS of sale: All eash. 3500 will be required at time -f sale., converancing, rec . A deposit of Al se trustee 1 The: property at the yiek and ; | isuuieing “pyrchager, after ve THOS. J. OWEN_& SON, Aumomu 1431 EYE ST. N.W. TRUSTEES' IMPROVED REAL IEES SALE, OF, REROVED RRA: 1311 4th STREET NORTH By virtue of a certain deed of trust, duly Liber 53, folip 447 ef seq. s of the District of Colum- Tequest of the party secured 1l T rustees w m"" |¢ oo 'fl‘ *front of ihe premises. = s be s Te- IRTY P, me talln'tlnl- ‘ 445X X ‘-u nises iyihe | serie tne,ent" 1o Fesell sald broperty atter e ,‘h.n:m b l 20) at k t three days’ advertisement B{ suc TR (4eh) atreet by thevlu‘ll Bl et o o tumoramever published in e I e e g RAfhCnD 2 VRS i b said par 4, it bt | man-ases iy bein for purposes of and taxatior by nlfl District as lot 8 gfln-um. ‘tovether with the tmprovements | THOS. J. YN, & 8ON. AuC Avc'nonzm rms of sale: One-half of the purchase d In cash and the balance in bear interest at the rate -ny arst 1l o a‘.’.%m.‘. Sistrier o ‘TRUSTEES" - PROVED w.ni SETATE " BEING THE FO AME DWELLINGS, NOB. 823, UR FRAME 5 824, 826 AND 828 23rd STREET NORT EST. By virtue of four certain deeds of try o 4307 jcorded in Liber No.'g1id; lnllulflfl!; a., of the land records o L gty 3 the‘mllrlct of Columbia, and at the request iy of Party secured (herebs )y, the under- ‘g 'll.h‘l'n ",hl"’ '_d.y' fl’o& signed trustees will lQII ll public lutllo:‘ advert! trustees at the 3 in front of the premise: FRIDAY, THE Pk and cost of me flt‘hu‘l‘l‘l‘ purchaser. TWI HTH DAY DPOMAR¢H. S ‘P ALCOLM DUVALL. the Ll 0 1930. AT ‘THREE-TH A (nllutlnl-dzu'rlb'd llnl and premises _rah18.20.22. uun__m “THOS. J. OWEN 4 AUCTI 145 lvl 8T. NW, situate in the city of Washington. Dlurlcl Columbla, and designated &5 and be twenty-two y;g,gg.'fi"mun % [ mw; of frust, duly ot t m t Cotum: rict o numbersd” b ¢ entycihree (33) and Uwenty our (24 in Martha Miller and’ Gl at pllblchl'chom ip front of the 2 240y Gecdof tru M AD. 10, AT FOUR OCLOCK -'Efa“.'u 1l cash ot tne o ion of the by Phs. the followin land and Brem- | 85 %4 Goboutd o} F300"en anch properts sl 3 and -4':" ‘oiat recorded in the efce e the District of Colum- ; Tecording. ] Bl Somy .‘fim.r.u. nty-one (21). By virtue surveyor of_the mnrm 2% Cotupmm recorded Terms of a. One-third of the purchase d_cost alter five days” advertisement of such in_some newspaper published in Wai P o SAMUEL A. DRUR' JAMES B. )flcuol.!oll. mh18,20.22.24.26.28 ADAM A. WESCHLER & SON, Auctioneers. TRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUAI e ESTATE. ;33;"! R DWELLING ~ NO. 1105 BY vistue of 8 certain deed nr Lrust duh - $044. 1olio 83 et records” e ‘Bistrict ‘of "Co- at Che "reauest of party secured e undersigned trustees will offer tn)mnc guctjon, in_trent of i Auctionsers. Iu 'I"D- of th Supreme ssed Iindreg and ninety-seven (197). as per plat recorded in he office of the survevor for the District of Columbia In Liber N. K. at folios 27 and 28. beginning for the same at the southwest corner of said lot and running thence north 0 feet. thence east 112 feet to an alley in the rear, thence south 20 feet and thence west 112'feet to the place of beginning. Terms of sale: One-third o money to Zaual’ instalimen sory notes wo years. Shnuslly, Droverty sold. of 2 e chaser. A d & é’.‘fi‘.”’i. T n' ot T n 'ku city ol.‘ Wuhlnllon. ‘Dis- on--mrn uLlu puirchase balance in d by the ¥, payable I one ‘l-‘ e t’rll:hll l! cent per annum sy of & it lly, secured by deed of Y ld. lI‘ wefiue o fl'um?.”h tmm“n- l W ll 8l l..l lfic B & lel ll Afll‘% l l‘ lury ‘Ml‘ five ys' advertisement of %] e in some ublished 1n "t o asmnsto - nncvaumn mh20-d&ds.exSu M amtees. mh17-d&ds.ex8a Adam A. Weschler Modern and Antique . HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE By Order E. C. Snyder, U. S. Marshal, et al. Gothic Spool Chair, Tables, Ettegere, Victorian sn.l. Ottor Lincoln Rockers, Secretary, Colonial Mirrers, Shaving Stand, Alab, , Placque, also ALSO Bed-Davenport Suites, 1 & Son, Auction ide, Chairs; Cedar Chests, Gold Leaf Mantel M lro:, End tries, Rugs, , Victrolas, New Im. Refrigerators, Gas Ran Suites, Lamps, Kitchen Cabinets, ported Rugs, Radios, Day-Beds, Personmal Effects, etc. BY AUCTION At Weschler’s, 920 Penna. Ave. N.W. SATURDAY, March 22, 1930 m,(]?mmlrlu 9 O'Cleck A.M. and Continuing Throughout Day m) Household Goods and Personal Effects From Storage Concerns Valuable Office Equipment From an Estate, by Order of the Riggs National Bank and Goods From Other Sources. At Public Auction At Sloan’s Galleries, 715 13th St. SATURDAY MARCH 22nd, 1930, AT 10 A.M. €. G. SLOAN & CO,, Inc., Aucts. TRADE MARK | TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 20 U & 80N, FIVE.ROOM AND, L A AL of dirsctors of the Creston Apartmi hee With the. Drovisions u! 0 intform pur- ghase contract between this compeny and it Chlders, "we, whil seli ot sy & 1 Eve street n [t . 3 Ciine™ JMONDAY. Mal THIRTY $iner 0 cu%x M stock eertincate “No. Lot for 31 f common stock of ¢ he Cres ary e ontaining Bve Tooms And bath: o gated in the Creston Apartment House, Solumbia ‘road nw. Washl Sibject to 'conaitions set forth in uniform Contract ‘between This company” and s ngruhold & BON. Auctioneers. THOS. J. OWEN_& SON, AUCTIONEERS, 1431 EYE ST. N.W. ALE OF VALUABLE _IM- By virtue of & n deed of recoraed in Liber No. 8314 olio 301 e gr the land records of thereby. at public auction, in front of on FRI TWENTY n&nn DA’ oF A MARCH. WA D, 1830, K BEN ! Rie “tollowine - described | - orem te ity of Wi ington, Distriet as and beine part of original lot in square six hundred and ninety-four (894 described by metes and bounds as follow Beginning for the same on lst street. tant 28 feet § inches north of the souheast corner of said lot, and running thence Te ; thence north 14 feet 4 K inc] beginning; now known for taxation purposes as lot 826, squa: Terms of sale: One-third of ne Durchiase mones to be paid in ce in two eauai installments. pavable’ 1o one and two terest at 7 per centum per sssessment purchaser, A d!BOlfl of $200.00 w Qe N Ee o2 cont ot purchase et L e %o "be' Compied with: within UhIFtY days from day of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell ul. DYDP!Y(’ ll e ke Sa0x adreriisement. of such resale ve days” adver e v e miited “in WhdLETE: ton, D. UEL_A. DRURY, AMES B, NICHOLSON, mh18,20.22.24:36.28 Trustees. SON. AUCTIONEERS, THos. "m\ Ere Strec Northwest, OF VALUABLE TRACT TR OUND. NAVING. A FRONTA OF 200,14 $EET ON HAR\«AR%‘n‘M POURTHINTY O'CLOCK Taeodescribed land and prem {nedescribed, A5 nicton, District lumbia. ‘and Gesignated s and being pay oi"lots' elghty-four (84) and eighty-five (8 “Lanier Heignt: Sation aslots 808 ‘and K i e S o“e-tmm o money to be paid DAL inStaliments. be Seurs. ‘with niereat at annum. paya Sile, secured by dee trust nrwcrlvhuald. oF aifcaaf a the o Chaser. tequirea at ¢ i of 3 e‘ A conveancing; te Rie"ts be complied with within 30 days from day Of ‘sale. otherwise the trustees Teserve 'the right to Tesell the property 1%ihe risk and cost 'of defauiting pur: Shager, fler “Ave ‘dura’ advertisement Suche resale In some Hewspaper published faWashington, D. S ot HLEN, ustees. ¥ Geslanated 1 in sauape 28 mMh20.22.24.26.28.31-£ OWEN & sml. Aucnomn. “THOS. J. 1431 EYE | Trustees’ Sale o V-Iubh Im- proved Real Estate, Being Brick Apartment Fronting on Sixteenth Street, Columbia Road and Harvard Street Northwest and Known as Premises 2901 mh St. N.W. irtue of . Cel’ll in of trust, duly reBT st 268 Ser B T00 443 ok sea fhatie, e m"t?;'. °r'm‘5'e'n°§'f"«'fl o5 c'u’; JumPA% hereby. 'the "undersigned " trustee 5 ile auction. in {ront of the will_sell at Du“%n‘n""! i S Moebs' cor block 30, “Meridian Hil the ofice of me nn-ve or”for the ‘n"l'.?r'n“u"‘u hén umbla, tn % a tollo 193. Block 30 2577 Subject tno‘lhe 4 erms. chase money to be paid in cash, be $5.000 per year until paid. with interest e Eentum ber annum, payable annunily. from day of sale, secured b of trust upon the property soid. or al af the ovtion of the A of $2.500 will be requlred at tis cing. recording, elc, st purchase; sale Rk within thirty days from day of sale. otherwise the trust ight to e pro defaulting purchasér. sfter five dazs tisen such resale in some news Pusiianea S Washineton. LES F. MILLE (Described in Said Deed of Prrust s Charles S. Miller). ALEMAND McK. GRIGGS. mhs,7,10,13,15.17 Trustees. 7 THE ABOVE EAL! 18 POSTPONED |'ll il THV“DAV MARCH TWENTY-SEV- ENTH, 1930. 1 AT TWO-THIRTY O'CLOCK i "‘;]:"351 % ?zcfim OF THE TRUSTEES. mi ADAM A. wtlcnu:n & SON, Auctioneers. TRUSTEE'S SALE OF ~VALUABLE ™. PROVED L wrx%‘!(!r:own AS ISES T 8 STREET ', WITH TWO-CAR GARAGE T in_ Liber records ol Illl Dlllrlcl of at the request of the party l(tllrld thereby, Mieone i drose ithe premacs. on BON: . in_fron .ueY c?}}'n H’l'm !g DAY OF MAR((};.(.. 1 following-described d and premises. situ- l‘:eulnn:hl city of W shington. District of bia, and’ designated as ahd being 1ot numbered sixty-seven in_Richard P. O'Nelll's subdivision of ln|! 11 e menta. consiating of & (Wo-sory. brick Dweliimg and two-car concrete and. tile One-third of the purchase bt T Tash. balanee in e lments. payable in one and two ierest AL six per centum per Iylble semi-ann l“ from day of "Cllr!d by deed of trust upon the or all at the ODUOII fif t "ot ‘500w l All cnuvcyl%cllll ru:omm , etc., at e of purchaser. & %o e’ Complied with. withi dl . fldm day of sale. otherw! tee reserves the thl to resell Proj lhlhfinnlk nd Cgfi ?I’l:mflnl“:?' hllf‘ Riter ‘ave days: adver in lng\ecn¢11plmr published in Wll.llnl ton, ERICAN BECURITY. ANBTIRUST CoMEANY. ARD MORAN. % Afi..!”w Vice President. B ‘Assistant Becretary. aser (Seal.) ALBERT H, _ mh20,22.24.26.38.31 'mos J. OWEN & BON. AUCTIONEERS. 1431 Eye Street Northwi Tnusrna SALE OF JALgA PROVED REAL ESTAT! ™ ConETaTING M NORTHWEST, s been made in the oo S erest, om 0 nteer deseribed A id deed of frus lor er_the provisions l'lthlh: lllrih}g .P" "nnlNo( the premi: TWENTY FIPTH ‘DAY O d 1930, the following-described land and rle"" lnrl 'Ilh the improvement ‘easem >nis, ht 1! .D urtenances thereinto Iving In the city of %flw“ml&?’ednillflu of Col umbll. name ‘Iy' and Wiltane eighty (80) in Johi . numbered 3 87 o he' survey of the Dlllrl:l of e c";.'.';."un(o' {"“‘éw‘“mbl" lllbucl 1o th ms o sale One- y - enassgrite T catt S e three hundred dnll.r amw made with the lm-lee ot "the time of sale, :nfl the hll.lnte equal notes of IBI pur- att Der cent per annu annually, secured b property sold. o al purchaser. The romp iod With within thirty te of P BF Tevold aeauit defaulting nun:hlu! f ome, est a % o I Ane payaole Remi: deed of g st on ihe udvertisement in In_Washingt B, Al title u-mmmon -na ‘recording at Lo veyancing, the. €1 urchases Btcheds chgey or e, S gEEMY or o T TR ol Bresliess. mh14.deds, "“,'" ALl -:nnuylnclnl. i be | & one-ended black tie which refused to 1 |envied by more than one woman. FOUR | reaching for a gorgeous kimono. cash | which had a definite timbre of determi- 1930. AUCTIONS THE EMPEROR OF AMERICA .. R}imer Copyright, 1930, by North American Newspaper Alliance and Metropolitan Newspaper Service. FIRS . INSTALLMENT. curtain draped before a cabin bove which appeared the word ‘Surgeon” was drawn aside. ‘Wanted on the phone, sir,” voice announced. Dr. Stopford of the Atlantic fiyer Ruritania disentangled his fingers from function and turned, surveying Huff, his man. Dr. Stopford was tall, slim- waisted and possessed of tht ‘brown hair which grew in little, tight w-vHu e was very fresh-colored and looked ridic- ulously young. One of his blue eyes was windowed by an extremely small rlh.:fleu monocle, which apperantly grew there. “Look here, Huffy,” said he, “why do you always crop up when the battle's over? 4I've crashed two perfectly good collars because you forgot to leave a stud out. I'm no good at fixin' stiff colhrl with a needl! an’ cotton.” rry, sir. You dian't tell me you were dressing ht.” “Do 1 ever go asl naked?” sir.” bad “No, “You're developin’ ptoms, Hufty. ' I shall prescribe the white mix- ture if this goes on.” Huff’s face registered consternation, ~ ey “Who wants me?” the doctor con- tinued, dropping the crumpled tie and “Comdr. Drake Roscoe, sir.” “What!” exclaimed Stopford. “Oh, I hope the ‘do’ isn‘t off!” He hurried out onto the deck and along to 'here a telephone connecting the shore stood upon a temporary sup- port. He wok it MY and: “‘Hullo, Roscoe, ol id scout!” he called. “Who's dead “I'm not!” a voice replied, a voice It's a stag party, old boy, and it may end in a rou(h-houle eery ho!"” ord murmured. “Fallin’ dalliance 'A'.h the fair, there's nothing I enjoy more than a spot of danger.” ‘S0,” the voice went on, “wash out the Ritz and meet me at the Lotos in- stead. Same time. “Right ho,” said Stopford. He replaced the phone, glanced down onto the deserted pier and then went back to the cabin, where Huff was dul:flly unscrewing the top of a pearl sald Stopford. “Hullo, ‘Where did you find it?” = e hullo! = AUCTION SALES, FUTURE DAYS. THOMAS J. & I, AU 1431 EYE ST. N.W. US* R S 0'7;3.';’0“ R Fo Thecdtseroed. lb’d {he District of Columpl bered nine 50). ¢ nn . follo 18101 he records of nu e of the survesor for the District Columbia, upon the following erms. Terms of sale: Purchaser to pay one-third of the purchase price in the balance in two 1 maullnunu. payable in one respectively, with interest at > Der annum, and secured by d of mm nn the property sold, or afl chaser. the y the defaulting purchaser tisement Tkton news- F VALUABLE _TM- AL s3TATE, oonsm'rmc! LAR COl -STORY _ Al =1 ESoud ASD o Bami ot wirer m YiohT. BOLT: e CKNOWN AS 4106 Sth ST. cestain, dua of trust duly THIRTY-! ‘ll . 1930, AT PlVl O'CLOCK ilfwlnrdeurlbed nd and prem. District of Columb! nd as and being lot 82 in ie rman division of lots uare 3217, e Dial un'vp:yor for lh! Dist I!Igl of ficlllli ln Liber ."d“ folio 143, subjects to covenants Fec ©lrErims of sale: All cash. A depostt ot 3800 time All con- wil, be required sale. ing, reeor cost of pur- lled with pn,uu verane! hin; thirty dave :’u The trustee: perty purchaser after five day: v such resale in some newspaper i haine "%fl Almms. 'mh20,32. Il l'l ZI 31 'l'nuufl, e —___OFFICIAL NOTICE. ....nl’n. tisement_of pubiished in) | pER e Under the Act of ars Artic} Gwynn . =m,,~a.,. B “In the case, sii “Extraordinary!” the doctor mur- mured. “Last place I thought of lookin’.” At about this time a man was seated in perhaps the most peculiar room in New York City. It was square and some 10 paces from wall to wall. It seemingly possessed neither doors nor windows. The floor was laid with black and gold Oriental tiles, upon which some dark, rich rugs were strewn. The walls were decorated in black and gold and the ceiling was a lofty dome of dull gold. Four lamps concealed in tall black tripods illuminated the place by reflection from this dome. There was practically no furniture, with the ex- ception of a long, narrow antique table —apparently a communion table— set square center of the western wall Behind this stood a chair, or rather throne, And in this chair the man was seated. He was draped in a black gown simi- lar to that of a master of arts and he wore light yellow rubber gloves. These were of 50 thin a texture as almost to deceive one in the dim light, creating an illusion of hairless yellow hands, long-fingered and flexible. ‘They rested before him on the table top, these strange hands, the left close to the base of a standard lamp so shaded as to leave the man’s fdce al- ways in half-shadow, the right upon a keyboard. There were many curious objects on the long, narrow table, but no human being entering that room would have had eyes for them. He would have seen nothing but the shad- owed face of the one who sat there— silent, motionless. It was a dead yellow face—the face of a mummy. The eyes were like the eyes of an Egyptian god; the nose was shadowy, indistinct; the mouth & mere slit; no hair crowned the high skull. The effect was indiscribably terrify- ing until one realized that this yellow horror was a wonderful' mask of the same delicate texture as the gloves. Now, the man so hideously disguised depressed one of the keys at the same moment that a point of green light, like the eyes of some animal, appeared upon the blank wall of the room before him. A voice having intonations suggest- ing the Levant spoke. Prom the sound one must have supposed the speaker to be in the room, but the room, which contained no visible speaking tube and no telephone, remained empty except for that one appalling occupant. “Zone Officer 3-B is here.” No movement showed upon the iellow g mask when the man at the re- plied. He had the accent and intona- tions of culture, but laid undue stress upon certain vowels, His tones were smoothly musical. “Observation room,” he said. He depressed another key. The point L | of green light disappeared. He touched a switch. The room became plunged in darkness. 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He was by na- ture a fellow sure of himself, but he | came out into that black lnd gold dome room with marked hesitancy. The door closed sflently He stood staring at the man behinud the table and his free hand openedand closed spasmodically. Then: “zm Officer 3-B,” the suave voice begal 'why did you fail to report to your divlnonfl headquarters, that Mr. received a visit from ht Wednesday last?” failed utterly to hide his consternation. He moistened hlslllps and was about to attempt some reply, when: “I accept no excuses,” the smooth :10102 added, “but I await an explana- jon. For perhaps 15 fateful seconds the man hesitated. “‘:Lw:nt on zone work,” he finally re- His voice was somewhat hoarse. “By whose orders?” ‘Nobody's. I thought he was worth covering, that's all.” the room he was starin dead yellow fage “1 admire yotr zeal,” the suave tones commented, “but not your neglect of routine. Explain it.” Molstening his lips again “I got to know Ch.lmphm by ringing him up and telling him that his house was being watched by cat-burglars,’ man replied. “Then I called late Wed- nesday night and sent my card in. So far there was nothing to report.” staring at that You know the regulations as well as 1.” He touched a key. Before him, upon the hitherto blank wall, & map of New York appeared, brilliantly luumlnlled It was a large and a wonderfully de- talled map. It had many strange features, the most notable its division into a series of zones, distinctively eol- ored. Their center was a spot in the heart of the city. “Refresh your memory,” he directed. ‘The visitor turned and stared, as if hypnotized, at the zone map. It sud- denly du-ppeared The wall became blank again “You see,” said the musical voice. “The Champion home is in Zone A L.” No one. listen intently though he might, could have determined whether smooth, formidable creature en- thronea_bebind the table believed the parently he did, for: “Be very careful,” he went on. “Your explanation is unsatisfactory. Peter Champion is not in your zone. You have deliberately broken two vital regulations. First, you have failed to report to your divisional headquarters; second, you have undertaken inquiries, without or- ders, outside your zone. Forward your proper report not later than noon to- ) morrow. You may go.” i In obedience to some control under | the speaker’s hand the door of the ele- vator shaft slid open—and Zone Officer | turned and went out. The door closed again; the green light appeared. "EXM Seven,’ . “Connect H- reen light vanished a red one | took its pla I “Cover the man leaving by Exit Seven,” came the order. “File quarter- [ hourly reports.’ Glancing at a note on his table, the speaker manipulated the keyboard, caus- ing the green light to reappear. “Zone Officer 2-A is here,” the Levan- tine tones announced. “I will see the offic A few moments later the elevator door ! opened again—and ~ woman entered composedly. The doay closa’ behind her. From her smart little hat crushed down rakishly upon short, coppery hair to the tips of her pointed shoes she dis- played the chic which Paris gives. She was rather above medium height, slen- der, but curvy. Her features were ir- regular, yet, when she spoke, or more particularly when she few men would have denied her beauty. Her charming accent proclatmed her to be a daughter of Prance. Her self-possession in that uncanny room and in the presence of the masked horror was admirable. The man at the ;‘lhle did not stir when she inclined her he said—and his voice was smoother than ever—"your work has beeu excellent. Tonight, Comdr. Roscoe will be at the Lotos Club and not at the Ritz. He has realized his danger. He and his friend will dine alone. Detail a sector e.pmn to trace restaurant selected. Report to the chier chemist, for she was mu.; more— it mvolunm-ny Her hardened, lendin; I\ldflen ln‘llllm 3 almost haggard, {o face. i vulture and, holding a soft hat in one | From his place at the extreme end of | tht | man's story or otherwise. However, ap- | " r.mc gentle voice ‘com- | murmured and sipped his drink. | Glass droppin Her self-possession in that un- canny room and in the presence of the masked horror was admirable. The man at the table did not stir when she inclined her head in greeting. . . . T myself, am to carry out this?” she asked. In person.” “It is not—-" Still composedly, hutop:vurin‘ an oddly set expression, Zone Officer 2-A turned and went out. The door closed. The e red light glowed. o 3 :um a vollee nd out a general emer encg order. all gniu to stand by until 'lu no- ice. The red light faded. The man at the table raised his gloved hands and un- fastened the hideous mask . Peter Champlon, sometimes referred to as “The Lumber King,"” paced from end to end of his plainly furnished study. He looked what he was—a re- tired woodsman—but he didn't look like & man who could write his personal check for five millions and know it would be honored. Although it was past the social din- ner Hour, he wore a rough tweed suit, by no means fashionable in cut. The pictures on his walls were of giant trees, monarchs of some Northern for- est; his study appointments were prac- tical and unornamental This great old New York house, which he had bought mabsoleum, now (hat bis wite has ol m. now wife e e sce u er mpion’s face, which looked like a carving in mahog- any, chiseled by Jacob Epstein, told a curious world that the old lumberman still stood a mighty tree in the financial forest—ruffled, but unbowed by the storm. His big gnarled h.nda which even today could wield an ax with any man living, opened and clenched, and opened and clenched, as ‘he paced ceaselessly up and down the silent room. Once he paused, listened intently for some moments and then resumed his bear- like promenade. brought him "up harbiy. - Cromsng "o up sl lhe llttcred table: e 'Yes?” he said, speaking wlth studied “Peter Champion here. “Louis Meyer,” reported the man at the other end. “I've got some more information for you, Mr. Champion. It is urgent.” “Where are you ‘In Brooklyn. I've had to double on my tngut lml.h‘i;'; Ilncms how man y . Buf 've dropped ‘em.” “Whlls the :iformation?” cidg “I daren’t trust it to the wires. But I've seen him! You understand? I can describe him. And I've seen the mone ?Ilz.pl I'm a l’lld to stay here time. Any hour tonij “Good enough. Good-b » Peter Champion replmd the re- ceiver, stood for a moment, listening, :l"ld then began to walk up and down ‘Sample this, old lad,” said Drake Roscoe, pushing a glass along the counter. Stopford smiled at the speaker. It was a smile of affectionate admiration. Between these two, externally so un- like, but spiritually akin, existed one of those friendships inexplicable to the casual observer, because based upon subconscious understanding. Comdr. Drake Roscoe of the United States Navy was half a head shorter than Dr. Stopford, built like an acro- bat, tanned with that deep-sea tan which looks as though it went through to the bone, and having the clear, wide- open gray eyes of the sailor. His dark, as never seen disarranged, form he looked like a younger brother of Earl Beatty. The half smfle of whimsical amuse- ment which was his habitual expression tonight was absent. “Cherry ho, old scout!” ford “The 1 sky is overcast this evening, so to speak Roscoe shock his head. "1l tell ¥ou later,” he replied. have a sort »of premonition, St “The wh ie mixture as direc! Stopford. ‘Three times a day. Shak( well before takin'.” Roscoe’s charming smile struggled | through. “There's hot work afoot,” he assured the other and glanced *u!fllflnud about him. ' “Tonight I expect t! risis!” Stopford's expression underwent i subtle change. Only a very close ob server would bave noted it. But, not ing, such an observer would have askel himseif which was the real Stopford— the perfectly groomed young doctor % whom nothing on earth was serious of the other man hidden below the surn ace. Tm with you” he said quietly “Carry on. What is it? Graft' Roscoe’s cleanly chiseled face wa grim. Gray eyes met blue eyes. “No.” He bent to Stopford’s ear. "It} murder! I have booked a table at 1 ' t. More whey we get there. other of those cdd, hunted looks aroun{ the room—“this city is jazzing over 1 sub‘erranean volcano, and umum yor and I are llable to fnll in Invited to Oppole Lloyd George. LONDON, March 20 (#).—Mrs. Mar; Lilian Hamilton, Labor member of thi Liverpool city council, has been invite by the Laborites of Carnavon to ruj me for Parliament Liloyd George. i R