The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 21, 1924, Page 9

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A ROR Ro rriagiase inc. t9ana” BRGIN HER Charles Abing Harley, erlminal inveatt r ut why Sir Char ance by Harley Sir Charles fall chair In a dying ¢ Jon's last word: TODAY rose; for, engare® |wreaths and amid the was an enor formed of hyacinths, Its ns dwarfed those of all the consplou don crosses, " him, Abingdon home. from his Ab wonderful,” |moving forward and drawing Harley Jong with her, She need from the card up to his face, which was set in @ rather grim expression, | Khan has been so good,’ jshe said, “Ho sent bis secretary to see if he could bo of any assistance yesterday, but I certainly had not ex pected this,’* | Presently the party returned to the neighboring house of the physician. ast said the girl, m the mean cue Brinn re Abingdon, daughter of Sir » makes friends with Harley ¥ ts disturbed when he learns that Phil ts tr ly with a handsome , jental named Ormus 2 sOORY Phil Abingdon repeated the weary sigh and turned her head aside,| his disapproval, “Phil,” he said, ig down to where with one|noring a silent appeal from his wife, pall shoe she was restlessly tapping | "this is, mayhap, no time to speak of the cab, They were both | of the matt T'm not glad to seo silent for some moments. | the hyacinths."* “T ou trust me?” she asked,| Mra. McMurdoch's glance became wsedenty. © don't you think Tam | Positively beseeching, but the phys’ enough to share your confi-/clan ignored it. “As your lence?" be st friend,” he continued, "I feel “I both trust you and respect your|“#!led upon to remark that !t isn't intellige he answered, quictly./ Usual for strangers to thrust their “Ig I withhold anything from you, 1|4ttentions upon a bereaved family.” am prompted by a very different mo} “Ob,"" tive from the one you sugges | mation, “do I understand that this is ¢ did not answer him, but stared | #/#0 your opinion, Mr, Harley? ctedly out of the cab w “AS a man of tho world,” declared before the doctor they were seated In drawing room he voiced a! nw and Harley did not break this silence, much as he would have liked to do He was mentally reviewing his of the preceding day when, In e character of a colonint visitor | auch time on his hahds, he had haunted the Savoy for hours tn the hope of obtaining a glimpse of Ormuz |} Khan. His vigil had been fruitless “Here we are,” said Phil Abing- don. he alighted, and Harley dismissed | from the encircling arm of the moth Doctor McMurdoch, gloomily, “It can not fall to be." | Tears began to trickle down Phit Abingdon’s cheeks. | “Oh, my dear, my dear!” cried It Mra, MeMurdoch, running to her aide. | But the girl sprang up, escaping e old jady, She shook her head disdainfully, as if to banish tears and weakness, and glanced rapidly around from face to face. “I think EVERETT TRUE HE vA BY CONDO |' AH, THERE YoU ARG, % DRoPeED IN TO SG You, BUT You WERE OVT, SO L DECIOED T WaT, ANS WHEN I COME IN L'FIND You our" | BuT I'M NOT GOING aid Phil Abingdon with ani-| TO WAIT Ii oT LE the cabman and followed the girl into | you are all perfectly cruel and horr!- Doctor McMurdoch’s house. Here he | ble, she sald in a choking voice, and While awaiting a reply he looked, and wandering life in vartous parts up at Innes, “Is there anything| o¢ tne world else?” ho azked, | mado the acquaintance of Mrs, Mo-| ran out, Murdoch, who, as experience had taught him to anticipate, was as/ plump and merry and vivacious as| her husband was lean, gloomy and| ‘Two Reports taciturn, | On returning to his office Paul “We Were waiting for you, dear,*| Harley found awaiting him the re she said when the formality of pre-| port of the man to whom he had senting Harley was over. “Are you| entrusted the study of the move. quite sure that you want to go?" | ments of Nicol Brinn, Phil Abingdon nodded pathetically.| Miss Smith, the typist, had gone, She had raised her veil, and Harley | for It was after 6 o'clock, and Innea could see that her eyes were full of |alone was on duty. He camo In as tears. “I should like to see the flow.| Harley, placing his hat and cane era.” she answered. J upon the big writing table, sat down She was staying at the McMur-/|to study the report. joch’s house, and as the object at| “Inspector Wessex rang up, Mr. =. in view was that of a visit | Harley, about an hour ago. He said to her old home, from which the fu- a be at the Yard until 6, neral of Sir Charles Abingdon was to | he obtained any take place on the morrow, Harley be-{tion?" asked Paul Harley, wearily, came suddenly conscious of the fact | glancing at Ms little table clock that his presence was inopportune. | “Ho said he had had nsufficlent But Phil Abingdon had her own /|time to do much in the matter, but views on the matter. She stepped up | that there were one or two outstand- beside him and linked her arm tn his. |ing facts which might interest you.”* Asa result he found himself a few| “Ah!' murmured Harley. Ho took minutes later entering the hall of the | up the telephone. “City 400,” ho said. late Sir Charles’ house, «++ “Is that the commissioner's of. ‘The first thing that had struck | fice, New Scotland Yard? .. . Paul Harley on entering the house had| Harley speaking. Would you pleaso been an overpowering perfume of'inquire if Detective Inspector Wes. hyacinths. Now he saw whence it sex has gone?” Insist on + CHAPTER IX PROTECT Your Doctor and Yourself “Only the letters, Mr. Harley.” | “Leave the letters, then; I will see |to them. You need not wait.” A | moment later! as his secretary bade |him good-night and went out of the | office: fello,” sald Harley, speaking into the mouthpiece... . “The inspector has gone. Perhaps you would ask }him to ring me up tn the morning.” Ho replaced the recelver on the hook Resting his chin in his hands, he an to read from the typewritten pages before him. His assistant’s ro- port was conceived as follows: | Re Mr, Nicol Brinn of Raleigh | House, Piccadilly, W. I. Nicol Brinn {s an American . born at Cincinnat!, Ohio, Feb |ruary 16, 1884. He is the son of John Nicolas Brinn of the same city, founder of the firm of J. Nicolas Brinn, Incorporated, later reconsti tuted under the style of Brinn'’s Uni | versal Electric Supply Corporation Nicol Brinn is a graduate of Har vard, He has traveled extensively in |nenrly all parts of the world and has | mcceas to the best society of Europe jand America. Hoe has a reputation jfor eccentricity, has won numerous sporting events as a gentleman rider; was tho first airman to fly over the | Rockies; took part in the Uruguay | rebellion of 1904, and held the rank of Heutenant colonel of field artillery with the American forces during the published a work on big game and has contributed numerous travel articles to American périod- icals. On the death of Mr, Brinn, Sr., | Mr, Nicol Brinn {= a confirmed bachelor. I have been unable to find | that he has ever taken the slightest interest In any woman other than his| mother thruout his career, Mrs. J. Nicholas Brinn ts still living in Cin- cinnat!, and there ts said to be a bond of affection between mother and son. His movements on yesterday, 4th June, 1921, were as follow! strong Ho came out of his chambers at 8 o'clock and rode for an hour tn the park, when he retur: and remain- ed indoors until midday, He then drove to the Carlton, where he lunch ed with the foreign secretary, with whom he remained engaged in earn- est conversation until ten minutes to three. The Rt, Hon. gentleman pro- ceeded to the house of commons and Mr. Brinn to an auction at Christie's. He bought two oll paintings, He then | returned to his chambers and did not | reappear again until 7 o'clock. He dined alone at a small and unfash-| fonable restaurant In Boho, went on} to his box at Covent Garden, where he remained for an hour, also alone, | | and then went home. He had no call-| era thruout the day, | Deliberately Paul Harley had read the report, only removing hin hand from his chin to turn over the pages. | | Now from the cabinet at his elbow he took out his tin of tobacco and, filling and lighting a ptpe, Iny back, | Will Talk Power | Ww. TAR ing what he 1 lear 0} Brinn. He ft e which direction should he An was hin ¢ oll and w ime to what end A pen k ustorr ‘Find means to force Brinn to or f k in hi ‘i , and presently “Obtain interview with Orn Just as he replaced the per to t ! tho table, his t The caller proved to b nxpector Wennex “Hello, Mr, Harley spector. “I had occastor tho Yard, and t rung up. I don't k interested in this Ormuz Ki Jens you want to raise a loar Paul Harley ghed, 1 that he is a man of ex means,” he replied, “but hitherto he has remained outside my radius of observation.” surface to (Continued in Our Next Issue) | t free lephone t the hia frte breeds. A well planted ends or ather | th stvo to « in the evenly the GOL nd or gravel distributed Amit 1 DFISH keeping of the more is and # ove rf ht and vement of the fi 4 ight whow er P interesting um of five maln embedded halt 1 nor plants in visa cae thern eastern ¢ Ny water summ winter it o it that it will the articles on the ¢ n | home, prov ond IE 9 for gold. or cht 1 @ source natoral 1d wud tempera- to re antly by plants 4 raixture of J sea salt and i. A Jona of water level weeks For the » of an acid condition in piece of be placed ralizes the under » there is no danger alkaline, This is the fifth of o series of of pets in the in 1914, he Inherited an enormous for. | Kaufman of Bellingham tune and a preponderating influence |{s scheduled to address the Common in the B. U, E. 8. C. He has never | wealth club on tho {nitiative power taken any active part tn conduct of| program at Dartnall's cafeteria at| the concern, but has lived a restless | 6:15 p. m. Monday. | ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS & Olive Roberts Barton e“PHILLIPS” MILK __ OF MAGNESIA SAY “PHILLIPS” to your druggist, or you may not get the original Milk of Magnesia prescribei by physicians for 50 years. Refuse imitations of genuine “Phillips” 25-cent bottles, also larger size, contain direttions and uses. ; claims 4 out of 5 Can you afford to take chances with your bagite car i when pee persons outof every five past 40, an: thousands younger, have Pyorrhea? Far better to D safe against such odds. Forhan’s For the Gums is a refreshing tooth paste and a Pyor- rhea preventive as well, Use it + “My, my, but I'm glad to nee your" cried the Fairy Queen as she gaye each of the Twins a good hug and kiss. “I haven't seen you for ages, What's happened? Where Beauty AGleamy Mass of Hair 35c “Danderine” does Wonders . for Any Girl’s Hair Girw, Try this! When combing and dressing your hair, Just moisten your halr brush with a little “Dan- derine” and brush it through your hair. The effect is startling! You can do your hair up immediately and it will appear twice as» thick and heavy—a mass of gleamy hair, sparkling with life and possessing that incomparable softness, fresh- ness and luxuriance. While beautifying the halr “Dan- derine” 1s also toning and stimu- Jatiag each single hair to grow thick, long and strong. Hair stops falling out and dandruff disappears. Get a bottle of delightful, refresh: ing “Danderine’ at any drug or toilet counter and just see how healthy and youthful your hair be. comes, RIDDLE LAND have you beent™ “Woe couldn't find any way to get |herer* sald ‘Nick. “We wanted to; jeome but couldn't,” “Why, I told Twinkle Pén to tell Nimble Toes to tell Silver Wing to| take the magic green shoes to you | so you could find your way to} nd whenever you wished to sald her majesty in strprise. “I wonder why he didn’t obey me!" “He did! He did obey you," said Nancy. “But he left the shoes on our lawn and {t snowed on them and wo didn't see them until the} snow melted. Wo put them on and | wished ourselves here as quickly as we could. My, but {t's nico and/ warm! And the flowers are in bloom —Iike summer.” “It's always warm fn Falrytand,” said the Fairy Queen, giving Nancy another little squeeze. “I'm particu. larly glad you happened in today, tho, kiddies, for I've had a let- ter from one of my best friends. And you know her! Guess!’ “Mother Goose?" guessed Nancy. No, I'll tell you who tt f*. It's the Riddle Lady! The Riddie -Lady who lives in Riddle Land!" “Why, we were in Riddle Land not long ago! cried Nancy, “Well, that's why she wants you again. Sho says that her subjects | have lost all their thinking caps and can't find them. And so, of course, they can’t guess a single answer to her riddles. She wants you two children to meet Humpty Dumpty down by the garden wall today at noon and go back to Riddle ‘Town with him. Sho has ‘invited | the Mother Goose people to Riddte | Town, too, because they all love riddles.” Nimble Toes took them to the door and bowed them out, and tho first person they laid their eyes on was Humpty Dumpty waiting pa- 1 wouldn't come in because like stone steps,” ho explain- ‘How d’ do, children. I hope you're both well ust fine, Mister Humpt Nancy. Mittle stif that’s to be expected. As mayor of Riddio Town, I don't have much time to think of my own troubles. But we can talk after we get there and time's flying. The Riddle Lady has a new riddle to ask. Como!” And taking each Twin by an arm, away they went thru the alr to/ Riddle Land, (To Be Continued) Donsrbe 10S hee ttle See | | Cake so good that your guests ask for the recipe— | SNOWDRIFT—a pure, rich,creamy cooking fat—ismade. by the Wesson Oil people out of oil as good as a fine salad oil. (You need oil that’s good to eat to make cooking fat as good as cooking fat can be) Then Snowdrift is packed in a truly air-tight bucket (air- tight—butaseasy to openas winding the clock) to keep it as sweet and fresh as the day it was made—sweetand fresh all the way down to the bottom of the bucket. Using Snowdrift in your own favorite recipe is the best way to find out how good Snowdrift is. Remember to add salt because Snow- drift is sweet, fresh, and unsalted, KATE BREW VAUGHN'S recipe for CALIFORNIA CAKE 134 cupfuls suger Cream the Snowdriftand: 14 cuphul Snowdeift tciding a litle water. When very light See ees ocak fo br Behpnnent repre cupful strain ice i le ic cupfal water . which have been sifted 1 tablespoonful grated orange rind 3 cupiuls flour 3 teaspoonfuls baking powdes 1 teaspoonful salt 1 teaspoonful orange extract All Measurements are Level