The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 3, 1916, Page 4

Member of the Soripps Northwest Lengee of Newspapers by The Star Publishing Oo. Pubiished Deity hy COLYUM AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE ery, very happy whee cheerfully asked Why not te for life.” —The Christian Mer- TROUBLES OF NO. fe & story which, If It not true, | to be The soldier in the train on bis changed life before, and they made me fo & sermon for 40 minutes, Then wale ‘513, art thee wee ta for giving Dim a civil answer,” Guardian, eee OUR PLATFORM one has— Eloped. Married. Divorced. town. bexzled. Had a fire. Had a baby crat. majority. two men. APPROPRIATION OF $2,065,000, he’s asked if he fears a submarine -k upon it, he desires to be, he is met only with ridicule. Last Friday Senator Poindexter secured the pa a notorious fact for years in this state that the N. in a jovial mood at that time and decide to ‘joke’ man from Seattle again. > Sold a farm. Been arrested. Come to town. Bought a home. ~ Committed murder. Fallen from an aeroplane. That's news. Telephone us. —The York (S. C.) News. . igs + millenium, in common with laundry, seems in no great about showing up. CAUSE AND /Mr. and Mrs. Christensen, | > yocal solos, and Nora and Mabel Peterson, with instru- n selections, entertained high school and seventh eighth grades very pleas- Uy last Friday afternoon. music. was followed by an sation meeting. — The d (Wis.) News, | ee IN THE MIOST OF DEATH ins of the late Mrs. Sarah lajors, who passed away at home in Columbus, O., yester- after a brief consumption. To the matter, the members of club each tossed a jitney into and, with the collection, pur- a supply of crackers and Wheeling (W. Va.) A VOTE KILLER take all the graft that In way, he may throw for pork, he wote at the behest of foreign he may pase laws to make rand make the rich stit! get by, BUT WOE CONGRESSMAN FREE GARDEN SEDS COME UP! ore A WISE WOMAN talk stood out above many that have been given there| the year, primarily because said that which would be of| to the students and then the) that marked her talk far be- pod many others was the fact she said what she wanted and —The Chico (Cal.) Tribune. re LOOKED PLEASANT HIM. SELF } Mr. Rajah Slane, the photogra- » Who had the studio over the leased, hi eft town. Mr. seemed to be a very pl n' agreeable fellow, and, in fact, too pleasant and agreeable. was his downfall people, his friends were his ce—Rock Hill, Mo., Enter EFFECT Like #0} ma PAU ROK) UU OOOO KOC KC eee oe Next Week A Novel “JOHN THE FOOL” Y CHAS, TE Y JACKSON MRK T WM RIO ee CHAPTER | |do for you?” E big, mud-bespattered tour “My came's Hodgman-—Thomas ing which for the past Hodgman-—of New York. I! repre hour had been plowing steadi- sent John Stapleton.” ly northward from Washington, he® “Jonn Stapleton, the banker?’ {tated a moment before the gatew asked Duvall, surprised. “I handled which marked the end of the tat a case for him some years ago.” kept drive, then swept on to the) rivairs tnce became grave. Ho house. began to realize that the interview A man, stoutly built, keen of e7®, was likely to become suddenly im sprang from the machine and as portant inded the veranda steps. John Stapleton, the multi-millton- “Does Richard Duvall live here?) aire banker, was not in the habtt of he inquired, curtly, of the amiling sending messengers to anyone with- old colored woman who came to the} out good reason. door | “So he said,” went on Hodgman. “"Deed he do, sub. Does you want |‘That's why I'm here. He wants to see him?” you to take another case. Quick!” “Yes, Atonce, please. Tell him) “it's quite out of the question.” {t is most important. My namo Is Nonsense! Hodgman.” name your terme.” The servant eyed him with cool) «tr ten't a question of terma, Mr. distavor. “Set down, sub.” she Te) Hodgman. [ have withdrawn, for marked, stiffly. “I'll tell him you 18 the time being at least, from active here.” |protessional work.” The caller watched her, as she d¥®-) "you must listen to what I have appeared into the house, then cast):o way, Mr. Duvall, at any rate. The himself impatiently into achair and) case ‘jy most distressing. Mr Mt a cigar. Stapieton’s only child has been ki¢ As the car which had brought Mr. | nanaqi Hodeman from Washington dashed) Hayat! sat up with a start, every up to the front of the house, Grace ing of his face tense with profes Duvall was approaching it from the siona) interest. “When? Where?” rear. “In Parts, The cablegram arrived She held a patr of shears tn ago! this morning. Mrs. Stapleton has hand, and her apron was filled to}... spending the winter abroad overflowing with hundred-leaf Mr. Sta; yA pleton was to join her this roses. “Dick—ob, Dick,” she called.| nonth She ts living at thelr house as she came down the long avenue! i, the Avenue Kleber, Paris. The of syringas and lilacs. “The sweet) 1114 was out walking @ih 6 tunes peas are nearly ready to bloom. Richard Duvall, looking as stmply | now. o pastoral as tho he had never track-/ 4 an international crook to cover,|_, 1 *uppose the thing is a matter | wd, raised his head from the flower bed, |°f, Wackniall ransom ae in which he had been carefully set-). 01, made, as yet. These fellows ting out circle after circle of gerant| Jo any wait a week or two before um plants. | * “Are they?” he laughed. “That's showing their hand, to gg ed .- |parents a chance to worry = ine we need ts 0 few | selves half to death. Of course you Soe ae ter arm thra her hus-|°A2 understand how Mr. Stapleton band’s and together they mrolied |‘e*!s. | “He can't go till Saturday. To p f, smil- reo g = green turf, smil-| orrow’s Thursday. He wants you Oe ne na tearing |to ko ahead of him. There's a fas This old country place, in South-| Dat leaving in the morning. Yor ern Maryland, had deen one of Du-/Could take that. We can have a ‘vall's dreams for years, and after his | Conference tonight lage to Grace Ellicott, in Paris,|h/s watch. “We can be in New it had become hers as well fork by 1 o'clock tn the morning Grace had encouraged her hus-|!f we start right now.” band in the plan of giving up, for| Hodgman spoke tn a loud voice the time at least. his warfare ! Highball—See the name on that _Drybill—Yes, “Nude.” Highball—1 was just wonderin’ it they put it there for. A blind can't read it and a fellow with ean see for himself.—Stanford parral. pod-bye, Throat Trouble Duvall that Grace was him to buy a farm and settle down | Standing in the open doorway }to the Mfe of a country gentleman.| Before the detective had an op His office was still maintained,|Portunity to reply Grace spoke under the direction of an assistant, | “What Is it but Duvall gave little or no atten-| Duvall dd Mr. Hodgman, tion to ite affairs. jand bade her sit down, Then in a | “I got the new hedges all set out|few words he acquainted her with ltoday.” Grace went on, as she pat-|the circumstances of the latter's ted her husband's rather grimy | visit hand “They will be charming| “What do you think, dear?” he against the gray atone of the wall.” | asked her He turned with Grace to the| “I think, Richard, you had better jgreat vine-covered side porch and | go.” |sank contentedly into a rocking| Mr. Hodgman sprang to hin feet chair. “Well, little girl—it’s been|/and took her hand. He knew hi a busy day, and I'm tired. Here,| battle was won. “I thank you, Mr a Neither he nor against crime, and had persuaded Get a bottle of Benetol. Use it a @argie as directed and kill the a that cause soreness. Benetol Powerful antiseptic and germi- The ONLY one of great power ean reach the germs internally. Beneto! It will astonish you with its remarkable activity in de- “stroying germs that cause most of eur troubles Benetol for sale by all druggists. Caution——Be sure to secure Bene Bol in the original rea cartons. For any desired information re- ling Benetol Preparations, ad- The Benetol Co., Benetol Bldg., Minneapolis HORLICK’S Wd MALTED Made tract of own Malt Houses under Infante and children thrive on it. the weahe. Needs no Nourishes and sustains more than tea, coffee, ete. «|matter with you?” Don—come back here! What's the | Duvall,” he said. “Mr, Stapleton He rose and will appreciate deeply the sacrifice | whistled to the dog, which was you are making.” | bounding across the lawn fn the di Fifteen minutes later Grace Du jrection of the road. | vall stood on the steps of the veran | “It's some one coming tn,” maid /da, watching the flying automobile Grace. ° las it rapidly became a little red | A moment later the servant came |blur in the distant road. She sani lout to the side porch. “Gentleman |into a chair and wept jto see you, Mr. Duvall,” she said | Suddenly-far down the road shr “Seems in a powerful hurry, too.”|heard the chugging of an automo. “AN right, Aunt Lucy,” sald/bile, Could it be Richard return Duvall, as he made his way to the |ing? |front of the house. The automobile stopped, and al |. “Is this Richard Duvall?” the vis-| most before she realized it a small |itor asked, as the detective joined |foreign-looking man stood before him. her. | “That ts my name. What can I| “ / adame Duvall?” he inquired. 68,” she replied “Your husband! May I see him” “Heo is not at home. He has gone away for some time.” “Ah! That is a calamity! I ask where I can find him?” “You cannot find him.” made as tho to close the door, thereby terminate the intervie The newcomer realized her in tention. He raised his hand, in the palm of which showed the seal of a ring, turned inward, It was of silver, with curious figures worked into it In gold. The man glanced from the ring to Grace, eyeing her steadily. “I think, Madame,” |said, “that you can trust me.” malted in our! “Grace recognized the ting at nitary conditions. |once. It was similar to one she Agrees with | herself had worn, while engaged in at stomach of the invalid or the aged. thie memorable search for the lvory cooking nor addition of mith, snuff box for Monsleur This man must be May Ask For and GET She nd THE ORIGINAL MILK from clean, rich milk with the ex- select malted grain, he Lefevre! a messenger Should be kept at home or when traveling. Anu- | {ol him tritious food-drink may be prepared in @ moment. A glaseful hot before retiring induces refreshing sleep. Al Substitutes Co Take Come in, please,” she said |quietly, and led the way to the Jj brary The visitor drew from his pocket a sealed envelope udame Duvall,” he said, “Mon- is0 in lunch tablet form for business men, YOU Same Price a Package Home In the house, not only has Congressman Humphre) vance this measure, but he has been a positive menace to the Bremerton yard, for when he arises to speak, the other congressmen pick it as a fitting oppor- tunity for joke-making. Humphrey is joked about his watery postoffice site, Money's no object; It has been stolen. That's all I) He glanced at | Richard?” she inquired. | STAR—MONDAY, Two Men—Mark the Difference EITHER Senator Miles Poindexter nor Congressman Humphrey is a demo- Both the house and the senate are controlled by the democratic Yet mark a vast difference In the attitude of the majority toward these Senator Poindexter introduced a bill in the senate to equip the Bremer- ton navy yard for shipbuilding purposes, AND THE SENATE PASSED THE y been unable to ad- and, no matter how serious sage of a bill in the senate to give the settlers title to land claimed by the Northern Pacific. It has been P., having failed to make the proper surveys and improvements, was without just claim to these lands. Many Seattle and King county residents are affected by the Poindexter bill. “Will Congressman Humphrey be able to assist them in the house? There’s not much hope if any other congressman should happen to be * the honorable congress- DOOKU OOO ORO O ROO MOO. OCG. CIC TOW IOC IO FN Kae Me Ok a sieur Lefevre has cabled bis repre sentatives in Washington. That message is in this envelope. 1 have instructions to deliver it to your husband immediately In case I could not find him, [ am to jhand it to you. Permit me, | Madame.” With a bow, he placed |the message in her band Grace broke the heavy seal, and drawing out a sitp of paper, has Uly read the contents. The mes- | sage read: | onMY Deer Duvall: You premised, on the occasion of our Inet me . lto come to me bhould 1 ever I need you badly | Come at once 4 f wits EVIE. ace knew that, had Richara been at home, he would have gone to Paria at once; for it was to 10 ur Lefevre they in reality lowed all their happiness, She re- jealled vividly their wedding, with |the lovable old Frenchman, acting as her father, giving away the bride. Evidently Lefevre desired Richard's presence very greatly, and her own as well. The thought suddenly came to her—why pot go to him? Hendricks, the overseer, war a capable and honest man. She turned to the man, who stood watching her narrowly. ‘Can you @rive me to Washing: ton fn your car? “I shall be delighted, Madame.” follow's eyes sparkled with both you LE In half an hour Hendricks had been given full Instructions re garding taking charge of the place, and by 10 o'clock, at which time the New York sleeper was open, Grace was at the station, purchas- ing her ticket In the morning, she ate a hasty breakfast and took a taxi for the steamship offices, By good for tune, she was able to secure cabin. Then she visited a banking house where she was well known, provided herself with funds, drove to the dock, hastened to her state }room, and busted herself in effac ling the stains of her night of ravel. She was determined to jmeet Richard looking ber best jl have JULY 3, 1916. PAGE 4, »\Give It a Little pHs financial pages of the metropolitan press are g that there are more than eleven billion dollars on deposit tional banks of the United States. $341,000,000 in the five Air weeks prior to May 1. These deposits increased By mall, wut of it , 91.00; Boe per month up months Wy Entered at second eines | over the fact | with the na- more than ating Of course, it is gratifying to every one to see the wealth of this coun- try increasing, but we fail to see much occasion for’ felicitation in the fact that this wealth is being p iled up in the bank vaults. America is such a new country, comparatively speaking, that one has only to glance in any direction to see opportunities for the investment of money, which would not only be profitable for the investor, but of im- mense permanent benefit to the country. the cry is going up for new capital. Ship-building plants, factories, irrigation projects, colonization schemes and hundreds of other worthy enterprises, meaning the development of the natural resources of America, the increasing of her permanent prosperity, opportunities for thousands of workmen or farmers, happiness and con- From every corner of the land tent for their families—in short, true commercial greatness—are pleading in vain for financial backing. | vined that | tendin & month. posteffice aa hor, city, tbe Wash em Be matt was not favors I came to you a few qi tions, Mr. Lanaban. 1 represen firm of lawyers in Washington. Jobnaon firm a certain recently tate We Are name ts have been ad Michael Lana died, leav- are trying you from han, of Dublin ing a large € to find his Dublin?” Me Jersey What Patrick, Mike “Ah Duvall pretended to 1 of entries in his n about yourself, M dren is it? father was, 1 was born bere in but nam , he had # brother, It may be the same.” ake a series wok “Now Lanaban, Have you any ch I have two.” a man now. He's His name ig is a boy workin’ y! “What does h lanahen The last 1 bar the e do?” ed up with a frowm rd tell, he was at Callahan's sa- He's wild— he ove Bowery loon, on | wild.” And eleven billion dollars lying idle in the banks, piling up for the benefit of a few score men, to become an irresistible influence for evil if the owners so will, to forge a golden chain with which to shackle America’s masses more tightly to the wheel of grinding toil, instead of being a God-sent instrument to aid them to financial emancipation! she came on deck, and began look ing for her husband. After search ing for an hour, she felt somewhat surprised at not seeing him. After another hour bad passed, her sur- prise turned to arm. A hasty visit to the purser, and an exam ination of the aafling list, showed her the astoalshirg truth. Richard was not on board! cudprer t. Duvall arcived in New York at half paet 1 Thursday morning Hodgman had wired ahead of their coming, and the banker's limousine | awaited them at the station. Fit teen minutes later they were at Mr. Stapleton’s residence, on Fifth: ave. Stapleton greeted Duvall with a nervous handshake. nm has explained my ending for you, Mr, Duvall?’ he inquired, “Yeu.” Duvall nodded. “The devils! I woulén't care if they were to steal my preperty— money, securities, anything iike that. I can fight them—on that basis. But my child! Whatever I do must be done secretly. No one must know that you are in my em- ploy or your object In going to Paris, You see that?’ “Most certainly. But first 1 must ask you, Mr. Stapleton, to give me some account of the af-| fair, No doubt you have learned by this time how the thing was done.” “The affair, as cabled by my! wife, in preposterous—absurd! My} boy, who is 6 years old, has been | in the habit of driving, each morn- ing, accompanied by his nurse,| from my house in the Avenue Kleber, to the Bois de Boulogne. Qn arriving in the Bois, it has been their habit to leave the auto- mobile, and spend an hour or more | walking and playing on the grass insisted on this, because| needs {t driving about fn a} the boy cannot get motor car. “On Wednesday the nurse took! jof « large lawn |her testimony, Che CRE ee ee Pe ee LL Cee ee, Me “THE BLUE LIGHTS” Jack to the Bots played about with ably an hour. as usual, She him for prob- Then she eat down to reat. Jack was standing near her, playing with a rubber bail She says—and, gentlemen, my wite ables me that she solemnly swears to the truth of her sta’ monte—that she turned awn & moment to observe passing hicles in the road—turned back again to the child-—-and found that he was gone. “How? That's the question Here is this woman, sitting on the grass, with the child, a hundred yarés from the road, in the middie No one is within person, from is the chauffeur, 800 feet away, in the rom The woman turns her head for a mo ment, looks about--and the boy is gone. Do you wonder that I call it preposterous?” “Hardly,” remarked Duvall. “The woman must be lying.” “1 cannot believe the woman {s lying. My wife cannot believe it She has been in our employ ever since the boy was born, and is de- voted to him. Mrs. Stapleton ca bles that she is prostrated.” “Is the nurse a young woman?” the detective inquired. “About 30, 1 should say.” “An American?” “You. Of Irish parentage. Her name is Lanahan-—-Mary Lanahan. She comes from Paterson, N. J Her people live there.” “Have you any reason Mr. Stapleton ia the act of persons from this side of the water? Have any such at- tempts been made in the past?” “Tama rich man, Mr. Duvall—e very rich man. Men in my post- tion are constantly in receipt of letters of a threatening nature. I sight. The nearest to believe, |have received many such letters, tn} the past.” “Was the child mentioned In any of them?” There was one such letter.” The banker rose, went to a heavy exercine, and he | rosewood desk, drew open one of ite drawers, and took out a pack age of letters. From these he se lected one and handed it to Duvall Lattes:s, To Cxsthio. G Q—I am a girl of 16. lthe time and give my wages to my |parents. | am not allowed to go out | nights or to have any boy friends. Sometimes even for going out on | Sunday afternoons | am scolded. | have no pleasure at all. | have said || would leave my home on account of this, Pi advise me what to do. At what age should a girl marry? DISCOURAGED. A.—Don’t think of marriage at your age, Instead of worrying about the things you can't do, think of some of the things you can do. Have your mother teach you to sew and cook and learn the household arts. Share your mother's interests and she will share yours. She has your welfare at heart, and her apparent strictness Is only the result of her vigilant care, She does not mean pleasure. By being cheerful and lovable, and by inspiring your moth er with confidence in you, you will soon find a change in her attitude toward your Hberties, Q.—\ expect to be married soon. As my mother Is not living, should my father's name be used in an- nouncing our marriage, or should we use our names like Mr, B. and etc, Thanking you in advance. MiSs C. A.—If one of the parents of the bride-to-be is Hving, it {s customary for that parent to announce the marriage. However, tt is a matter personal taste and the couple announce their wedding if they to. ot ma care Q.—Can a man and wife both take claims on the Colville reservation? Thank you. A.C. A.—No. Married women are not eligible to file on homestead claims, Q.—Is it all right for two ladies to wear men’s trousers while work- ling out of doors? As mother and || are widows and have everything joutside to do on a small ranch, skirts are in the way and get so dirty when we have to get down and weed the garden, But we live on the main thorofare of the vil- lage, and of course we are con- spicuous, the garden Is close to to deprive you of] |person without |no use to himself or anybody else. | grain of sand Miss C, announce their marriage, | | presents, | work all|the road, and neighbors go by and/on the o make remarks. Now the question is; Shall we oth: in the dirt to make) washings, or continue to ourselves and go our own way, regardiess of the remarke? ANXIOUS READERS. A.—That all depends upon how much you allow the remarks to af. fect you. Under the circumstances, I think you are justified in wear ing trousers, Besides, you are on| your premises and attending to your own business, That's more than the people who are making remarks about you can say for themselves, If you make an effort to please others to the detriment of your own good, you will have| an endless task and in time will! lose all of your individuality A individuality 1s of He is worth no more to the world | than a single drop of water or a ciliate | Q.—After reading your itenis for | si | have come to the conclusion that | will ask you a question which has been bothering me for some time. ! have been going with a young | lady for over thri rs, and have treated her the very be have taken her to the theatres and | have given her several valuable | and all of the time || thought she was true to me, until | here recently | was told by a friend of mine that she was going out with other young men, so now 1 do not know what to do, for | love her most dearly. | would thank you very much If you would advise me what to do, H. B. A.—-Don't do anything until you have more proof than hearsay that the girl is fickle, Without confi. dence or trust, love d mount to much, Q.—You may thing me foolish, | but the remarks | hear are very| annoying. My husband Is a street car man, and | often ride with him. | It seems every place of business we pass where a girl or woman works, she always waves and amiles. | See it, of course, and hear people make remarks, and the other men always have something to say to him after we pass ask him not to do it when | am on the car, but it does no good. 1 am not jealous, but it makes me feel awfully embarrassed, es pecially when the passengers know that | am his wife. | know | am not the only one who has the same but your advice is always sensible, so please give me your opinion of the matter. ANNOYED husband ts discourte A.—That your serupulous and oe without saying since he clooses to disregard your feelings the only thing you can do is to dis continue your rides or grin and bear ft. However Q.—Which Is the proper way to write the following: “Milk cows” or “miich cows”? READER. A.—Fither form is correct in the} jabove sense, The word “milch” is} applied to domestic animals, es pecially cows; while “milk” may be used in a number of ways. Q—I! have promised a certain young man three times that | would marry him, but each time have bro- ken my promise. | have no love for him, altho he loves me and is de sirable in every way. He has in duced me once more to say | will marry him, and | think Il have to do it. When he was getting only a small salary he worked long hours to buy me a diamond ring. Without meaning to do so | guess I've let the affair go too far, and I"m sorry for it, Is there am very miserable and need some good advice. My parents do not know about this, RENA, A.—-Take your mother into your confidence and get the benefit of her counsel. It is obvious, however, that you would be doing yourself and the man who loves you a s¢ rious injustice if you marry out love. So there's thing to do Tell truth, return his ring lease from your There's such a slight chance for love to develop from a loveless marriage, that you should not take the risk, with just one fair the man tt and re engagement By Arnold Fredericks ERINKEREM ERE RRA ‘or ve-| that the kidnaping/ | often) any | chance for love after marriage? 1| A Novel A Week! right by the 0. The letter was inclosed in & |cbeap white envelope and war roughly printed in ink on @ sheet of ruled paper. It sald “We demand $50,000, to be plac- ed in thousand-dollar bills inside a| cigar box and expressed to John Smith, care Express company, Pat- erson, N. J, next Monday after noon. The man who will call for! the package on Tuesday will know nothing about the matter, and if yon arrest him you will find out! nothing. Keep this to yourself and do as we my, if you value the safe ty of your ebila” There was no signature. Duvall read it thru and then turned to Mr. Stapleton. | “You have observed, 1 suppose, jthat the place to which the money} jan to be sent, Paterson, N. J., 1s/ |the home of your child's nurse, Mary Lanaban.” | Mr. Stapleton started. “I confes I had overlooked the coincidence. he said. “What do you infer from |e | “That Mary Lanahan knows more about this matter than she ts willing to let on. I must make qome investigations in Paterson. Do you know Miss Lanahan's ad- dress there?” “I recollect having heard that her father, Patrick Lanahan, is a florist | in a small way. No donbt you can | readily locate him.” Duvall took wp his hat. “Now T think I had better get a few hours’ |sleep, and in the morning I will make an early start for Paterson.” He bowed to the banker and Mr. | Hodgman. “Good night, gentlemen.! I shall see you both on Saturday morning. The steamer sails shortly after noon, I believe.” | Shortly after nine the next morn- ing, when Duvall descended from the train at Paterson, he consulted | directory for the address of Pa jtick Lanahan, and found {t without | Mfficulty. j The place was on the outskirts of the town, and consisted of a/ small, rather mean-looking cottage, | from which spread out on each side the long glass greenhouses. | | Duvall rang the door bell. Aj | wholesome-looking Irish woman. ot| perhaps fifty, opened the door and, | in response to his questions, told him that her husband, Patrick, was out in the garden. Duvall found him, a short, heavy- | jset man, with gray hair and mus-| |tache, busy among a litter of flower | | pots and bulbs | “What can I do for you, sir?” coming forward | » detective studied the man Jiritently. The honest and clear- | looking eyes told him nothing that jhe “And the other?” The old man’s face took on ® contented look The other is me daughter Mary, bless her. She's nurse in the fam fly of old man Stapleton, the mil- Honaire.” Duvall closed his book. remarked, pleasantly. not married, | suppose?” ‘Mary? Divil a bit! For @& time, she was sweet on a French chuffer that worked for Mr, Stapleton; but the fellow's gone, now, Alphonse, it was—Alphonse Valentin, or some such joke of ® name.” Duvall rode back to the station, and took the first train for New York. It was clear Mary Lana- han’s parents had nothing in ¢om- mon with blackmailers and kid- napers, Their honesty was a& evidenf as the blueness of their’ eyes, or the redness of their hair. But the information about Al phone Valentin, the chauffeur, and Barney, Mr. Lanaban’s son, seemed more promising. Duvall went to Callahan's saloon. Barney Lanaban had thrown up his job and ieft two months before. Beyond that, Duvall could learn nothing. Aftey a hasty Iuncheon be called up Mr. apleton’s secretary, Hodgman, and inquired about the chauffeur - Hodgman informed him the banker had employed Valentin in Paris some eighteen months pre- vious, and bad brought him to this country, where he had remained in his employ for about six months. He had been discharged, thru some dishonesty in the matter of purchasing supplies, and nothing further had been seen or heard of him. There was little more that he could accomplish, now, beyond writing a letter to Grace, whom he supposed to be patiently -await- ing his return in the country. He had a short interview with Mr. Hodgman in the evening, and made a careful inspection of the room which had been occupied by the nurse, Mary Lanahan, at the Stapleton house. All the woman’ belongings she had evidently taken with her, on going abroad. There appeared to be nothing which would afford the slightest clue to her character or habits. jothing here, ‘Nothing much, a glancing carelessly at the edge the bureau. “This woman, Mary Lanahan, is evidently an up-to-date tort of person.” “why?” “Smokes cigarets, T see.” “That so, How did you know?* Duvall smiled. “See those burns on the varnish?” He point ed to a number of & along the edge of the dresser, “Always find them somewhere about, where there's a cigaret smoker.” When Duvall arrived at the Stapleton house on Saturday morn- ing, he found the banker disturbed by a cablegram he had just re ceived. “Mary clai attempts made to poison her. Will recover, Come at once,” it read, “Looks as tho somebody was afraid she might be going to tall Duvall remarked “The sooner we arrive in Paris, now, the better.” (Continued “I see,” “She's in Our Next Issue) KG BakKinG PowDER | | factory. 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