Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 12, 1913, Page 2

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All fruits and vege= tables screened. All meal, grits. sugar, rice, etc., in new sanitary rat, roach and fly proof bins, Come, inspect, trade. D B. DICKSON As usual the demand is way ahead of the supply Received a car load of six Ford Touring cars last week, all of which have been sold and delivered. Have another car load on the road, which should reach here not later than Dec. 6th. and some of these are already sold, so if you want one, etbter not wait for them to arrive before placing your order, but place it today, od you may have to wait for next shipment, or possi- bly the next, as we cannot begin to get them fast enough to supply the demand. THE CLARELIND: | AVTCKCRILEL AND SUFPLY GO LAKELANDFLA. | “Look here, Mr. Jenkins, THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA,, DEC. 12, 1913. SYNOPSIS. Book & CHAPTER I-Rudolph Van Vechten, & man of leuuu. is uto uhod to #ee & man enter No, the street from the Powfu.un eluh The house has long been unoccupled spoken of as the House of Mystery. CHAPTER II—Beveral Jar intervals enter No. CHAPTER III—-Van Vechten expresses eoncern to his friend, Tom Phinney, re- ! the United Klngdom-—ox‘ out of it, for garding the whereabouts of his cousin and flancee, Paige attired woman is seen to enter the House of Mystery. A man is forcibly ejected from the house. Van Vechten and Tom :tnllow the man and find him dead in the CHAPTER IV—Van Vechten is attract- od by the face of a girl in thc cro'd of oplookers lurroundlnl the bod ha discovers the gi! at hlm 'lth | & look of scorn trom f“lundm mysterious house. CHAPTER V-—Detective Flint calls on Van Vechten to get his version of the tragedy. CHAPTER VI—Tom Phinney goes alone on a yachting trip. He recognizes among some persons in l. gnulnx motor boat two men whom ad seen enter the House of Myste; ry He sees one of them, a Mr. Callls, on shore later and follows him, Tom Is selzed, blindfolded and taken to a.house. He hears a girl named Jesste, eyldently the daughter of the man in authority, question his captors. A sweet- voiced girl later protests against the roughness of his captors. Book Il. CHAPTER I—-Van Vechten calls on his uncle, Theodore Van Vechten, big man in Wall street and known as the “Man of Tron,” in search of information regarding the whereabouts of Palge Carew. “May I have a few words with you, Mr. Van Vechten?” the stranger po- Van Vechten accepted it and experi- enced a twinge of apprehension as he read: T. JENKINS Representing The New York Sphere Nevertheless he presented a smil- ing vieage to the reporter, “I can’'t imagine what you should want with me,” he returned pleasant- ly enough. saw me come from my uncle's offices that I can tip you off to anything, why, I know less about him and his affairs than do those truck-horses yon- der.” While speaking he had signaled a cab, which now drew up at the curb. It offered a means of escape that he was not loath to avail himself of. But the reporter's next words stayed him. “It 1s not about your uncle or his affairs,” saild Jenkins quickly. *“I don’t want to detaln you, Mr. van Vechten, but 1 would appreciate it very much if you would give me some information about Miss Carew.” Van Vechten could not restrain a start of eurprise at the unexpected- ness of this overture, which, he knew, did not escape the other's keen eyes; but he promptly recovered himself and considered briefly. Then: “Will you tell me just why you come to me for this information?” he asked, apparently unmoved, but profoundly curious—“why you are seeking it at all?” “Why, it's this way,” returned the alert young man, but paused ond eyed Van Vechten donbtfully. “I trust you won't be offended, but of lu¢ ! have heard considerable speculution over Miss Carew’s present w! abouts. It ceems strange, wou L to people .-t 1equainted with the cir- cumstances, that she has not returned to New York, or thet some cnnon ment of h r movenients as not Loon y made public.” With sudden dec irion, Van Veclte moved to the cab. “Get in,” Lo invitcl “T'll drop ven | at Park Row, or anywhere you vi i | on the way up-town.” Ho directed ti o reons st regu- | “If you think because you | , fent, but he did not snow it. He mere- and Il,to anybody seeking quiet and rest. % 1 ( Carew. A fashionably | that matter.” | When society—the public—has such | litely inquired, extending his card.' | desire for seclusion.” chauffeur to his club, and after they | began threading their way up iroad- | way, he turned again to the reporter. I don' see why people should be so curious over my cousin’s movements. She is | merely taking a much needed rest | before coming home and entering the | | needs all the energy and strength at j one’s command for that sort of thing, .| you know.” “Where, may I inquire?” “In England—with friends.” Mr. Jenkins smiled. “That's sufficiently vague,” he com- mented. His sharp eyes studied the other a second or two; then he said: “Mr. Van Vechten, I am going to tell you something. Some time ago— shortly after Miss Carew’s graduation, in fact—some such statement was giv- en publicity *and generally accepted a8 the truth. Yesterday our London correspondent notified us that the lady was not to be found; that, in short, she had not been in London at all. Our paper sent him a list of families with whom she might be so- Journing, but so far we have not heard from him. Honestly, doesn't that sound odd to anybody outside your family?” This intellizence alarmed its recip- || _aseas it ¢ P Y | grinding round of social affairs. One ! |an old-fashioned silver card-case. He | ly suggested, suavely: “London, as you are aware, {8 not all England, In truth, it is no part of England at all— “True enough, But it is the cen- tral information bureau when it comes ! to gleaning news about anybody that is anybody, wherever they may be in | Mr. Jenkins’ laugh was of a nature to disarm resentment and invite con- fidences, “Come, Mr. Van Vechten,” he con- tinued brightly, “you can be franker | with me and not bring about any dis- astrous results—can't you? You will if you pause to consider my point of view. Here it is. “Miss Carew’s social position is the very highest; she is a distinguished figure not only in New York, but her beauty and charm and talent—her genius, 1 mlght say—have been her- alded all over the country. For a week or more cablegrams were fired in to the papers dilating upon her brilliant performances as a musician. Next it ie announced that she is to come home shortly—an event even for New York. And then—dead silence. a keen but respectful interest in her, it'’s not fair for her to hide herself away. “Don’t you think,” he concluded by asking, “that you ought to tell me where sheis?” “I am sorry,” said Rudolph, “that I am not in a position to accommodate you, but I must respect Mise Carew's He spoke a trifle stily, which was not his habit at all, and felt decidedly uncomfort- able, Then came the one dreaded query: “Do you know where she i8?" He was nettled. “Really,” he returned, “you appear to be attaching undue importance to & very commonplace situation—indeed without any warrant whatever, I as- sure you. Regardless of my cousin’s position, she is as much entitled to privacy as anybody else. I repeat that I respect her desires, and must insist that you do so too.” Jenkins pressed him no further. The cab had now arrived opposite ‘Washington Place, and the reporter asked to be dropped. When he was once more alone, Van Vechten was annoyed at the extent to which the interview had disturbed him; a feeling which he sought to relieve by mentally upbraiding his cousin and promising himself ample revenge in the days to come. “Wait till I see her,” he assured himself, “it I don’t give her a pleae- ant quarter of an hour! Paige has a devil of a temper, and I can make it burt.” However, on his arrival at the Pow- hatan he was to be still further dis- turbed. He found Mr. Flint waiting for him, who, as soon as he entered the lounging-room, drew him off into a corner. The detective produced from his pocket a gold-mash purse, which he handed to Van Vechten. “Did you ‘ever see that before?” he quietly asked. It looked very familiar, very like one he hud given Paige her last birth- day. But there were thousands of fmilsr purses, and the circumstance 1wtnied nothing, “C.on it said Mr. Flint, : fhe young man obeyed mechanfe- uly. His nostrils were assailed by a delicate, familiar fragrance; still ne was not consciously apprehensive. He perceived a pair of gloves, a small gold vanity-box, a few hairpins and viewed this latter with a shock of surprise; next instant he had it open and one of the cards in his hand. To his utter amazement, the card bore his cousin’s name. All doubt and uncertainty respect- ing the ownership of the purse were now removed: he knew it to be his cousin’s. He had known it, he ad- mitted freely to himself, from the in- stant Flint laid it in his hand. One thought alone clung persistent- ly in his mind: Paige was in England, l and here was her purse in New York. It might have left her possession only within the hour, too; the faint, sweet perfume was so much an intimate | part of herself, so typical of her ex- quisite femininity, of her individual- ity, that her presence here in the room with him was almost certainly indicated. No wonder that he was dumfound- ed. 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