The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 23, 1924, Page 9

) _ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY § THE SEAT rey ape |rings, Benson, I wish you to dupli - | é 14 cate the dinner table as I remember | iy 4 it, paying tou attention to the exact position of oh article. Mr es ~ Howett will duubtiess be able to as) ¥ > | elst you in this," & & Rad | “Very good, sald Renson—but A R kable 4 N Jn et A d bewilderment. 1] e ar | ‘ a | Replacing the receiver, Harley took | = |® bunck of keys from his pocket and, | ‘ | 4 Jorossing the office, locked the door. | ome Treatment) af ©. ine Mae renee | |ments and © looked the commun! | pom BRON Thal Teeertigator, |* D's dressing table with wing mir-| cating door, A fow moments later he | One a ongaged by " lrors ler theatrioal touch to the | came out of "The Chancery Agency” | ven y BA he r- apartment, ‘This was still further en: | and proceeded in the direction of the ott : hanced by tho presence of all sorts | Strand dining at the Abingdon home. sir | Wits boxes and false hair, and| Ay hoe alighted from a cab before Who Had It Ista "late ane ot makeup. atthe tale [ae etme of ee ie hat e ne he leat wrorda utter: | Mr, Parker seated himself, and when | Benson opened the door. “We have a ¢ ‘rin’ | half an hour-later, the bedroom door just finished, sir,” he said, as Har Di h pronounces death | Waa opened, it was not Mr. Parker |iey, handing his hat and cane to the| due ¢ Ure, | Harley ine Who crossed the booklined study | butler, “1 will see her in the dining I | calls on Nicol Brinw toast aim the eer sae je ta thru to the private | room, aso,” a waar f meaning of “Fite-Tongue.’ Trine | offic vere Innes was seated writ-} Benson throwing open the door, n the year 0 jadmite that he learned its meaning |ing It was Mr, Paul Harley, Paul Harley walked {ato-the recom in India but refuses to divulge his pert | 1893 il 790 t | secret - which so often figured in his vain i. bi) was at-/*% ul taventigntes tha tite of CHAPTER Xt, |!magininge. }mus Khan, an Oriental with w The Purple Stain Brows contracted, Marley stood P 4 don, da of Bir} . 5 tacked by Muse yer ctbinston. daughter of Bir! so. more than an hour Harley eat {Just inside the room, looking. slowly o |NoW GO ON WITH Tum sTony | ONS smoking, neglectful of the rou-/about him, And, as he stood so, an} | {ne duties which should have claim. | interrogatory cough drew his gaze to « ac : MUAY ANG SUDACULE) wasn, ‘sree, tm. cotuier|sc hue cite Baa ok er Re eee ete eet | ‘ e) merged from the elevator, w,|and grim, and his expression one of | there was Mra. Howett, a pathetio lit | Rheumatism. I suf- before leaving the botel (o [total abstraction, Inspire wtosa| te farure a Back, orspiring brow with a large, in that superheated room at| “Ah, Mrs, Howett," said Harley, d ] those ndkerchief. The perfume of | the Savoy, kindly, “please try to forgive me for | \ ered as only } yacinths seomed to have pursued| He rang the bell communicating | this unpleasant farce with its pain him, bringing with {t a memory of | with the outer office, Innes came in, | ful memories. But I have @ good ‘}, who are thus af- jthe handsome, effeminate tvory fa Innes," he said, rapidly, “ia there |reason. I think you know this, Now, H jo the man above, Ho was recalled |anything of really first-rate impor.|as I am naturally anxious to have 3 yr f to his senses by the voice of the im-| tance with which I should deal per. {everything clear before Miss Abing flicted know, or |pudent page. | wc yr" {don returns, will you be good enough , Pie “Been kicked out, gov’nort the| “Welt,* replied the secretary, |to tell me if tho tablo {s at present 4 } over thr ee years. J youth inquired. “You're the third | glancing at some papers which he|set exactly as on. the night th ; ‘ he this morning.” carried, “there is nothing that could | C! «and I came in to dint f tried remedy after “In that so? answered Parker. | not wait until tomorrow at a pinch.” Mr. Harliey,* was the an. L 0 | “Who wero the other two, Ia “The pinch has come," said Har hat was what I was anxtous f | “The girl wot comes to do hie ley. “I am going to interview the! ; ! remedy, but such|. two most important witnesses In the | | relief as I obtained i a You're asking for the sack, Was Only teMPpO- |"Yerivers sit not appear tote vats rary. Finally, [)einses csrcatiy ac Pornte on tne }latter made his way out Into the found a treatment gree sufficiently interested to} that cured me|ssoae se: wenn me completely, an d conscientious bootmaker as he left} such a pitiful con- { dition has _never| | dismounted i plunged into that : Teturned. I have|mes ct torsou nee ener ce | the hotel. He did not proceed to the { / given it to & NUM-|<rrx bane and Hotborn. a —— hop of Mr, Jarvis, but, crossing the Strand, mounted a city-bound motor bus and proceeded eastward upon it! as far ag the Law Courts, Here he} \ His step was leisurely, and once 4 ot he stopped to light his pipe, peering | ber who were ter=|2.s'spect? [ent his pipe, peering | of a law stationer, Finally ho came} to another litle shop which had once formed part of a private house, It/ } 4 ven _ bedridden, | was or the toccaip variety, and upon f the gauze biind which concealed the ’ some of them { interior appeared the words: “The i Chancery Agency.” seventy to eighty |, Wretier he Cusncery Arency was wears: old,:and: thes see ae cen | results were the same as in my own quainted with the establishment, for | he unlocked the door with a key! Wer aieaaen Vested tue teste. hind him again. Scalia dante sateer oa ORO > APO: (AVY | en tan sec, eee ves » weet on ee ation tnt the reat wale ANd SUD-aACUt e|haa cccupied that sito in former days, o |we -furnis! ml. | dics ode ee eat value of m Titroved “Home Treatment” for its remarkable _heal- ing power. Don’t send a cent; simply mail your name and address and I will send it free to try. After you have used it and it has proven itself to be that long-looked- for means of get- MAKES {| ting rid of such forms of rheuma- tism, you may send &% ori La he price of it, one Zs"gea pope tne unas P| ollar, but under-| stand, I do not, Treatment F | want your money FRE tenet ) unless you are per- BOOKLET fectly satisfied to) Pttmtrenay ces to m send it. Isn't that|| Soo genes of we (| | fair? Why suffer] ¥ or Unnecessary Exercise | any longer when | ibly _ afflicted,| PEOPLE: NI Many of your friende think that you | are foo fat. teu Bee we SE NI ike, fman being ain. lam iit scribe for my patients | a da; such treatment ae produce not only the lose but an 3 Pega etaetl patents wich beat out my statements, | with you. Abingdon case,” The speaker's face grew grimly serious, “Innes, if 1am right, I shall | made some modifications?” | probably proceed to one oftwoplaces:| “I rearranged the flowers and the apartments of Ormuz Khan or | moved center vase—so.” The the chambers of Nico! Brinn. Remain here until I phone the hour.” hall I advise Wessex to stand Listen. what ev by Harley nodded. “Yes—do so. You understand, Innes, Tam engaged and not to be disturbed on any account?" “I understand. You are § the private exit?" Exactly." As Innes retired, quictly closing the door, Harley took up the telephone and called Bir Charien Abingdon's number, He was answered by a voice which he recognized. ‘Of the serviettes?* murmured . "This is Paul Hurley speaking,” he | Harley | sald. ‘Is that Benson “st denied it," continued the Yes, sir,” answered the butler, housckeeper, speaking with great ant-| “Good morning, sir." mation; “but she could give no ex "Good morning, Benson. I have one or two questions to ask you, and there Is something I want you to do for me. Miss Abingdon is ou presume Yes, slr, replied Benson sadly. | waa no longer listening. | “At the funeral, air." This ts not the same table tinen?” “Is Mrs. Howett tn?” he asked, suddenly | ho ix, wir.’” | ‘Avhy, no, air,’ replied Benson I shall be around in about a quar-| “Last week's linen will be at the ter of an hour, Benson. In the mean. time, will you be good enough to Iny the dining table exactly as it was laid on the night of Sir Charles’ death? Benson could be heard nervously clearing his throat, then: “Perhaps, sir." he said, diffidentty, “I didn't quite understand you. Lay the ta bia, alr, for dinner?* “For dinner—exactly, I want ev. erything to be there that was present on the night of the tragedy; every. thing, Naturally you will have to place different flowers in the vases, but I want tc see the same vanes, From the soup tureen to the serviette & out| “Ah, I seo. Then you, personally, methodical old lady illustrated her words. “I also had the dessert spoons changed, You remember, Benson?’ Benson {nclined his head. From a sideboard he took out two silver | spoons which he substituted for those already set upon the table, “Anything else, Mrs, Howett?” “Tho table {s now as I left tt, a few minutes b your arriv Just after your arrt zal Jones the parlormaid—a mont Incompetent impudent girl—altering the position of tho serviettos, At least, such was my Impression.” tr, planation, It was the Inet straw. ho took too many liberties alto goth 4 Harley remained lady ran on animate lent, the old laundry.”* “It has not gone yet," interrupted Mrs. Howett. “I was making up the list when you brought me Mr, Har- ley’s mennage.” ‘aul Harley turned to her, “May I ank you to bring the actual linen used at table on that occasion, | Mra. Howett? he said. "My request }must appear singular, I know, but I assure you It ts no tdle one.” Benson looked positively stupid, but Mrs. Howett, who had conceived & sort cf reverence for Paul Harley; ‘hurried away excitedly, (Continued in Our Next Isene) ADVEN OF THE & Oliv Roberts Barton TURES TWINS AN AIRY FAIRY RIDDLE “The next riddle! said the Riddle Lady, “is something you can't ea or wee, or hear, or smell, or touc or taste! That ts unlees the Sand- man or the Dream Maker are near- by, or you have some sort of magic Now see who can guess!" “What {s It that is Gay and sweet, In tho green retreat, Of their shingly dingly deils, “They cling to the gleams Of gold moonbeams, And climb to a starry height, Then down they coast, A tumbling host, Shricking with shrill delight. | “If they'd tell me this secret, I'd try #0 to keep it! Do they ever have comp'ny t tea? Then I'd go and I'd call, And I'd taik to them all, And perhaps they'd say something Slipping in and out, to me,” As they filt about Busily weaving spells. “Ia it caterpilianrn?’ asked Bo Peep. “Or spiders? They live in ‘Their houses are bowers Of posey flowers, ‘Their drink 1s mist and dew, And the leaves of the rose ‘They wear for clothes Are the finest you ever knew, “The way they tease The birdies and bees, Is a mocking, shocking thing, ‘They always say It's the onliest way, They know how to make sing. ‘em “They ride on frogs, And green pollywogs, When they go out to call, And lizards and eels Are their automobiles, When they go to the elf king’s ball. Posey flowers sometimes and drink dew and everything like thatf* “Tho very idea!" said Contrary Mary indignantly, “Of course not. I never allow @ caterpillar in my garden. Besides, who ever hoard of caterpillars wearing rose-leaves for jelothes. The ugly things wear furl” “And as for spiders,” put in Mins Muffet, “let me tell you they don't have company to tea. The cheeky things come to other people's par. ties without heing asked.” “I know what it is," spoke up Nancy. “It’s fairies, isn't it?” Yes," smiled the Riddle Lady, “and the prize is a lovely pink rose. If you know where there are any fairies, you can make dresses for them all.” (To Bo Continued) (Copyright, 1924, by Seattle Star) MISCELLANEOUS PETS Turtles Turtles are divided into two main groups, land turtles and water |turtles. Neither group require much | © i Water turtles should be kept in an aquarium in which there is plant life and sand to crawl on, $0 con- struct your aquarium that your tur- [tte can go in and out of the water but Harley | | find out how good drift is sweet, fresh, Using Snowdrift in your own favorite recipe is the best way to Remember to add salt because Snow- KATE BREW VAUGHN'S recipe for BAKING POWDER BISCUITS 1 teaspoo! 3 teaspoonfuls Snowdrift Snowdrift is, and unsalted, should be kept tn fittle glass cases, containing a few stones, some sand and a small tree stump. or ‘. ° jeastly, from dry sand to rocks, They 7 acme relief is thus of- Lost 7$ Pounde. MissO,,Whillew WO | care, ‘ t va.|must bo coaxed to eat bits of raw | branches for them to craw! over. sult of your treatment and have never Land turtles will eat a great va-| 7 chopped liver and chopped Monkeys: fi Y d f; 2) | eee eee riety of foods, such as Insects, Ber} ighrooma. Once a day is often| In thecare of ring-talled monkeys, ere you LOC hE aaa Mr, §, Santa ries, molatened bread, roelon.rinda, | nog i teekneee which dre shcieasite, th sGenuaHey ’ . sores” Tost asare H | tomatoes, soft pears, cantaloupe, 80 ax, household pets, provide ax much Don’t delay. Write fle lhing your rp Y Seals EAS OC Meat en¢ Teh, “sou tpt light and fresh air as possible, today. @@MARK H. JACKSON No. 485-K Durston Bldg. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Mr. Jackson is responsible. Above statement true—Ad- vertisement. room and green vegotables. They do not need any particular care, pro- vided they have plenty of room to crawl around. A Dealers everywhere DR. R. NEWMAN 106 Fifth Ave, Desk (1604 REW YORK CITY Alligators require very little atten- tion, but unloss watched they will not eat enough, They are able to exist for some time without food. However, they should be forced to eat, especially such things as chopped meat and chopped fish, rats and mice They should have enough water to cover them comple kept at a temperature of from 60 to 70 degrees. Tho water should be accessible to a plot of land, so that the alligators ‘an crawl on land whenéver they wish, Chameleons Chameleons live on files, roaches and insects of all kinds, They Avoid drafts. If they are kept in a cage, provide swings and bars for exercise, Clean hay is much better than straw for beds, Feed them raw and cooked vegetables, boiled rice, ripe fruit, ete A little sunflower seed or wi and occasionally OUGHS Apply over throat and chest —swallow small of— . Vis! UB A Ittle cooked meat, {s advisable. Provide clean water for them at all times, and avoid overfeeding. City Candidates Talk to Pastors Alfred H. Lundin and John E. Car- roll, candidates for mayor and for re-election tothe elty councll, re- spectively, were among the speakers who addressed tho joint meeting of the Seattle Ministerial union and the Council of Churches at the First Bap- tist church Tuesday. Lundin declared that he will fight I graft and law violation to the last} ‘ditch if elected, while Carroll em- phasized the need for relief of the unemployment situation among cer tain classes of citizens. ‘The Rev. H. H. Gowen, Journalism Prof. Lyle M. Spencer and the Rev. J. Ralph Magee also spoke, 2 cupfuls flour 4 teaspoonfuls baking powder Mix and sift twice the dry in- gredients. Work in Snowdrift with tips of fingers; add milk paeally mixin; to a soft dough. Toss on a All Measurements are Level | nbout her. 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