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The Double-Track Sea-Level Route Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of the South “Tickets, reservation & PETER INSTALLMENT XXIII 'NAMARA proceeded to relate the tale he had previously re- lated to Stephen, who had IM to retail it to Lanny. “Well, this isn't a hell of a tale, Dan!” the seli “Does it beat your news, Lanny?’ ‘Beats it by a mile, although while she was at my house she told me as much about herself as she could re- ‘mmb" ‘morning,” McN contin. " amara 2 ‘uod “th resident of the Security Trust Co. telephoned me that the girl's | mother had called him up to 1if GOLDEN DAWN THE EVENING 8 KYnva (Copyright, 1830.) she couldn’t remembe: g nym r who gave 1t t over to Paris as quick as can,” McNamara commanded, “or &h be stealing the Eiffel Tower. “Stephen can't spare me,” said Lanny. “suphen can spare you,” he decided: “It's got to be” McNamara urged. “Nance fled the town with a letter of credit for ten thousand, but she’ ll go Lhtmll"h that like a weasel throug t hol. Take a bank roll with you Llnny and when get the take charge of her funds.” nd have her nnu done over while | McNamara trail when you \ t for STAR, WASHINGTO. ‘Was very emphatie. “When l.lhotit"lllblmtme‘l‘ have that new nose theflrlh:uhal!sdoun hs hernken.md my soul, for you can black- me for e:hn the “longest day I This was too much. Lanny put her arms around him and kissed him on each cheek. d_that's & seal thatll get by, 3 Dan was embarrassed. Lanny was, too—so she took a hasty de- parture. “The two men stared after her, ad- miration in their eyes. “A damned fine woman, that. None finer,” sald Mc- Namara. C., . | hand. ved M:mmheavv‘fed $8, “What? You a chief of pplice and only worth $8,0002" “God help me, boy., I'm honest.” Stephen roared his merriment. “Why, you great jackass, I know that. I wouldn't let every man have Lanny. But don't you worry about money. Lanny is a business woman. She’s man- aged me since I was a boy, and that includes finances. I'm loaded up with good dividend-paying stocks. You know, I could be & mighty good friend 3 the man who would be good to FRIDAY, JANu. 16, 1931, hg‘zt'huh-ln and have . Then you can investi: $dia and heid out his "'x‘unpuy Stephen, my boy, you aren't im my detective bureau. ‘The annual paradéof the police force ‘was but 8 week distant, lnddllr!nllhtt ‘week Dan uv«l enm‘ely om nighi and spent his eight pounds ufl his northern elevation. Very erect and martial he sat & milkwhite charger, while a photographer took several ex- posures of him and his command. ints were delivered to all to Lanny with a say “Now um. ‘we_are both in the same crooked conspiracy I thought you might be_interested in having the latest photo of the biggest crook of them all.” The followin, him a key, and the following afternoon McNamara let himself into Lanny's house and discovered one of the photos on her dressing table—end in a gold T du) [ .2 day Stephen Burt sent | secti NAVAL RESERVE MEETING Officers From Various Parts of Country to Gather Here. Naval Reserve officers of various sec- tions of the country will convene here tomorrow at the Willard Hotel for the annual meeting of ua. United States }r:“u Dep.r:;‘ it M in cha: u a en % Reserve ll‘" pol- icy. will plnlclwu in '.ho ” Members of Congress and Qovern- ment officials have been lnflw to the dinner to be given at 7:30 p.m. Capt. J. P. Lannon, in charge of the Naval Reserve policy/ section of naval operations, and Capt. Hugo W. Oster- | haus, in charge of the Naval Reserve f the Bureau of Navigation, | We Will Wire A 6-Room House For ELECTRICITY Regular Delivery Over 100,000 families read The Star every day. The great ma- Jority have the r!'ulll’ly every evi morning at a cost of 134 cmu daily and 5 cents Sunday If you are not taking advan- e of this regular service at low cost, telephone National 5000 now and service will start T'll consider the proposition,” the cautious Celt replied, “although I'd rl:flxer be a bachelor than a disappointed ver.” Penelope had been cashing any checks lately. The banker gathered that the mother has a notion her daughter's dead. She doesn't like the idea of hav- ing to wait seven years to have the girl declared officially dead before she can 1ay claim to Penelope's estate.” “Did you find out the name of her mother?” Stephen asked. || “Oh, yes. She's married again, you understand. Naturally, she didn’t get any information out of the banker. He's on to her, and it was none of her business whether Penelopl has been cashing checks or “Get the girl's eue remrd Lanny,” Stephen commanded. “What is her lI| | mother’s name, chief? I ““Mrs.. Rudolph Merton.” “She's a patient of Stevie's!” Lanny yelled. “She’s such a nut, the squir- rels chase her. Stephen flnhhsd writing and laid down his pen. “I told you, Lanny, that Mrs. Il gle:on wasn't insane enough to be con- n “Guess I've got Lanny’s news beaten after all, Stephen. This Mrs. Rudolph | Merton is the girl’s foster mothe: “Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!” cried | Lanny. “How dn you know? Did the | | banker tell you? “No, I dug the information up my- "Why don’t you marry her?” The tion popped out of Dr. Burt as lenly as it had occurred to him. "NOW, there’s an idea,” McNamara dazedly. “How long have you been mulling it over?” “Subconsciously, since you entered the office. I caught a gleam in Lanny's eyes—and when she kissed you the subconscious crystallized into the con- sclous.” “I'll think it over.” “You'll not think it over, You'll make up your mind now. THE WORLD'S GUICKEST-STARTING GASOLINE exmutos: frame! -Another print in a silver frame appeared in her drawing reom. “Holy Moses,” he soliloquized. “I'm in for it now! God help me, there's no es- cape! (To Be Continus d) Immediately following the reduction of 12 per cent in government employes’ salaries, many business houses in Italy mnounced a 12 per cent cut on all to those affected by the re there,” Steph ‘There'’s & hiu:h u uld Lanny. “The %l evidently got a passport in New "Nol in New York. In San Fran- Complete, all beaut Fixtures Ea workman- new “Tell you what to do, Mac,” Stephen Bulbs. advised.” “Send her a nice pnotograph of yourself. If she puts it in a silver frame you may procesd with confidence. “How will I know, my boy?” “If it’s in & silver frame on the dress- ing table in her bed room, it'll be & b “How'll I get into her bed room, you blockhead?” =100 Time Payments Arranged < MUDDIMAN § 911 G St. Nat'l. 0140-2622 [ Real E:tate l.oans (D. C. Property Only) (7] No Commission Charged You can take 12 years to pay off your loans without the expense’ of renewing. $1,000 Wi for $10 per month, including interest and principal. Larger or smaller loans at proportion- ate rates. Perpetual Buiding Established 1881 Largest in Washington Assets Over $23,000,000 Cor. 11th and E N.W. JA! BERRY. Presi EDWARD C. BALTZ: Secretary o Ln the American consul present preof that she's the same woman with a different nose,” Stephen “She’ll Mac. And said. do nothing of the sorf wnry slash, hy? How2" “Why? Bepause you gave up hope for t.hc r.rl when 1 told you her mother was a devil on wheels and a religious fanatic. And I wanted to investigate i e of will and & copy - e of the estate made at the court ou:el.nun.!utl-nduntll to me. Gatlin stated in the will that he left all of his estate to his beloved adopted deughter, Penelope Gatlin. At the time of his death his estate was worth prac- tically haif a million dollars :nd has since doubled in value. Nance Belden is a lost heiress. “Not 'holl’ lflt," Suphen reminded him. hen she re- membcm who m is md thlt she has money.” “She doesn’t know bowt her mother,” Lanny declared. “I asked her, but'she cotild tell me nothing. And she other, known. remedies fail. was Penelope Gatlin when I asked her.” J5 itols different trom “There is a reason for that.” Dr. Burt's scientific mind was already rac- Tk o Jaboratery, tesis, diesaied 308 ||| 112" along this new tral +Penclope has bu dy soothes Irritated a5t mm:‘."::‘w oy . cnew URG Intectinal linthye: helpe e ‘_m“ed\mhlmet.“ ;‘,‘l‘t .h‘ “'“?:; ital oul m mofher with terrible feared her probably. Then she nude up her mind to forget her mother, and the will to forget was so strong that she succeeded. “Not only did she forget her mother, but her entire past life as well. Well, she ran away and she'll never find her way back until she acquires sufficient BURNING ACID | STOMACH ENDS| 1 Reade. Merchantville, New dose, about | 1 Have eaisred my ol hestth n-cx agaln Just snother of thousands who are | tonished at the way Al INE su eceefl.l W Eat. drink all you want without fear | 1rom acldity. " When acla stomach: us | pain, heartburn; bad taste, heavy feeling, | short breath, dizziness, belching. nerv: | ousness, and | colds. headaches lfifieuneu touble you. take ACIDINE: its guaranteed. = If hot deliehted. et it frem your surmount “But is that possible?” McNamara “Quite. 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