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FRIDAY his porch of the Cava! The chauffeur « returned again to th diately the car mov Huminated n jcarcely tr non sense te hat under which the c tered. Was entirely f Brinn drew a ¢ pocket, and resting { in the light of one of t something rapidly u Returning the per Whose car, my ma of the chauffeur, “Good,” said Nicol Br the card and a ten-sh the man's hand. " club and personally give Colonel Lord Wolverham this card. derstand?” The man understood. cipline, he recognized command in the speaker's voice. “Certainly, sir,” he returned, with out hesitation; upon the pavement he walked into the club. Less than two minutes afterward a highly infuriated military gentle: man—who, as it chanced, had never even heard of American traveler. hatless crumpled visiting card in his hand. The card, which his chauffeur had| ‘iven him in thhe midst of a thrilling me, read as follows: Raleigh House, Piccadily, W. I And written in pensil beneath the Bame appeared the following: Borrowed your car. explain tomorrow. Apologize—N. B.' raised them again, “the real ob: FEBRI ARY SarrtaPrace Ss _ WM®™O\, NEA SERVICE. imc. iaae® BEGIN HERE TODAY CHAPTE XXII Abingdon's Visitor he carried roses, which ented to t 1 F head,» pped I venture,” bending 4 hand ept these flowers? Pray do not refure. musical votce, the exten “Your Excellency is very painfully x nsclous His interest, o} much he return & settee ffer them to But you know reply. ‘olone! Lord Wolver! id Ormus Khan you so easily, if would t to ever leave us.” for a wh allow me, 2 right into th Do you un beginning to have its effe: Abingdon found herself against something which pelled and attracted her. Used to dis the note of Your Exe: she whispered. and stepping down beautiful woman than of a man. “As you of the Wes “have advanced step by step, the distinguished ame running out Picadilly, holding a into ences.”* me," she whispered know.” “It ts 80,” “At any hour, day or night, MR. NICOL BRINN “Bu and | happy to prove my words. Urgent. Will} lowered his dark lashes CHEASTY JR. SHOP SPECIAL OFFERING BOYS’ UITS Added shipments just received supplementing the bést values of the season in Junior apparel. a feature value— EXTRA 1g : | oy All Other Boys’ 2-Pants Suits on Sale as Follows: $18.50 Suits... .$15.85 $16.50 Suits... .$14.85 $22.50 Suits. ...$19.85 $20.00 Suits....$17.15 $30.00 Suits... .$25.15 $25.00 Suits....$21.15 BOYS’ BOYS’ MACKINAWS SWEATER COATS $5.50 vaues at... $4.15 Handsome heather mix- $7.50 values at. ..$6.45 tures; $5.50 54 35 & $5 values. . . $9.50 values at. ..$7.65 $6.45 IRONCLAD HOSE for Boys & Girls; 29c brown or black. . 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Miss Abing j# that his ab- may, have dis ed you.” , yes," she sald, eager! “But in pursuit of a cer ter which is known to you, he has found it necessary In the Interests of his safety to remain out of London for a while.” Phil Abingdon heaved a sigh. “Ob, Your Excellency, 1 I am to hear that he ts mat great | “Ele is my guest,” continued Ormuz Khan, “my honored guest.” “He is with you?" exclaimed Phil, | almost incredulously. | “With me, at my home In Surrey | In me he found a natural ally, since | my concern was as great as his own. }I do not conceal from you, Miss Ab. ingdon, that he is in danger. “In danger?” she whisp “It is true, but beneath my roof he |ts safe. There is a matter of vital | urgency, owever, In which you can him." she exclaimed. | “No one but you." Ormuz Khan |raised his slender hand gracefully |*I beg you, do not misunderstand |me. In the first place, would Mr Harley have asked you to visit him at my home, if he had not been well assured that you could do so with |propriety? In the second place, | should I, who respect you more deep- |ly than any worman in the world, con sent to your coming unchaperoned? Miss Abingdon, you know me better. I beg of you in Mr. Harley's name }and in my own, prevail upon Mrs. McMurdoch to accept the invitation |which I bring to lunch with me at | Hillside, my Surrey home." He spoke with the deep respect of a courtier addressing his queen. His |low musical voice held a note that | was almost a note of adoration. Phil Abingdon withdrew her gaze from the handsome ivory face, and strove jfor mental composure before reply- jing. |. Suddenly she spoke. “Of course I will come, Your Excel. sho said. “I will seo Mrs. Murdoch at once, but I know she will not refuse.” j | mpg | Abingdon,” he returned in a grave Motion pictures of you and yours Through the Ciné- Kodak and Kodascope, motion pictures of you and yours for you and yours are made and _ projected with characteristic Kodak case. The outfit also makes it possible to show in your own home Chaplin com- edies and regular motion picture dramas, educational features and animated cartoons. Ask us to show you, Northwestern Photo Supply Co. (Eastman Kodak Co.) 1415 Fourth Ave, Rickéts? SCOTTS: It abounds in body and bone-building factors that every young child needs. eott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J. 23-56 THE PICTURE HAT. | is concerned with more aturally she will not refuse, Miss | ! The graceful ostrich feather ix depended upon stent cloche, “Ho, Ho, aid the Pate Missez X day Riddle Lady Cross next Here is a riddle for you to guess.| But I never let him scare me, ne owe pene led tare eH Parad cs anes tS ertin ie ta & tt0P. maid Mabey’ | teriats Ontye@ (prsal quantity of nd ap never did thin! apeire; hen it is a fi Nancy. |terial. Only 2 y a mors Pegi aa’,the o | Nipplng, kiddies’ bande, and fest, "I thought so." s |cement 1s required, and {f that ts about you says.” “They « t But she said it loud enough f lacking, @ pan with stones In it, set | ae iad you answered Reg beni natal oe storm | everybody to hear en for lin the ground, will be as servicea |Missex Crows Pat aps dase Cape bea Br crm era as just going to say the|See Figure 1. eaINAY eat ies Aw I roar and flash hiss, up Missez Cross| Birds are desirable about the tea, I never They know that it's just a kiss. “And now you've |premises not only on account of nak int the. chance for a prize.” |thelr beauty and song but because what le'the “I'm the cook's most trusted friend, junt xhe caught the |of their economic worth. They are ss ie te he Riddle ; 4 Riddle Lady's eye, “I mean,” she |especially useful as insect destroy- Here it ts! said the R 1 bake things for her without end.|‘once, herselh, “that Tam verg|ers during the breeding period, when Lady the stove'a no place for me, you guessed the answer.” |they have to work early and lato to SS pa ee Ne db hearth where folk have That's r the Riddle | obtain sufficlent food for thelr nest- roe dogg sees Lady Wir cheery eye, Beckoning 4 sup with pussycat and me ing with my you to come to tea, | loveliest tunes Punsy purra th Jin the winter | We do: [We love so to be moons. h the weather, land the kettle—you should hear It! I just love to be so near it | Sings away down in his nose, |H'm! H’'m! That's how he goes! Jott you come we'll have some tonst. | j1 make that nicely (it's my boast). {As I hiss and spark and sputter, — | | Will you please spread on the but-| ter? | lvoice. “The happiness of so many | people fs Involved.” } He rose, bowing deeply, from a European standpoint too deeply. | “Kindness is a spiritual invest.) ment,” he sa terest tenfold. If I can be sure of| Mra. McMurdoch's acceptance, I will request permission to take my leave} now for I have an urgent business | appointment to keep, after which I will call for you. Can you be ready | |by noon?” | "Yes, we shall bo ready.” | CHAPTER XXIV The Screen of Gold | | | | Paul Harley raised his aching head and looked wearily about him. He lay in a small, barely furnished | room, having white distempered | walls, wholly undecorated. Its few | jappointments were Oriental, only window which {t boasted was set so high to be well out of reach. | Moreover, {t was iron-barred, and at | the moment admitted no ight, wheth Jer because it did ndt communicate with the outer world, or because night | was fallen, he was unable to tell, ‘There were two doors in the room one of very massive construction, and jthe other a smaller ong. The place | was dimly lighted by a brass lantern which hung from the ceiling. Harley stood up, staggered slightly, and then | sat down again. | For a few moments ho remalned | seated, victim of a deadly nausea. | Then, clenching his jaws grimly, again he stood up, and this time suc ceeded in reaching the heavy door As he had supposed, \t was firmly locked, and a glance was sufficient to show him that his unaided effort could never force it. He turned his attention to the smaller door, which opened at his touch, revealing a sleep: ing apartment not unlike a monk's cell, adjoining which was a tiny bath. room, Neither rooms boasted win dows, both being lighted by brass| lanterns | Harley examined them and thelr! appointments with the utmost care, and then returned again to the oute room, one feature of which, and quite the most remarkable, he had reserved | for special investigation, | ‘This was a massive acreen of gilded | fron scroll work, which occupied nearly the whole of one end of the| room, Beyond the screen hung a| violet-colored curtain of Orlental fab | but so closely woven was the design that altho he could this curtain with his finger at certain points, {t proved impossible | for him to move it 4 lc in any way, | (Continued in Our Next Issue) THAT ALL, DEPENDS The teacher had heen trying to inculcate the principles of the Gold: en Rule and turn-theother-cheek, “Now, Tommy,” sho said, “what would fou do supposing a boy struck you?" “How big a boy are you suppos- ing?” demanded Tommy.—American. Legion Weekly, , “which returns us in- | and the| | urged them to desper.| modern woman away from the pers ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS Olive Roberts Barton A WARM RIDDLE for Jack Frost just “Old ; BROUGHT BACK make a pleture hat So Parts |the i & woman's to lure it's @ name an ose when the toast I had cannot bear (Copyright, unpacked brought mings that us trich feather re mer downfall of th |the trim women an bring about There was tate to getting what the could dlc |women aro nt about will be Je fight jand the fancy of comfort toward £1 best ha: And shake the snowflakes off their clothes. “I can guess what ft ts," whisper ed Humpty Dump don’t Someth 5 a stone-w groan. poach an egg and put {t on toast boast about it.” tea parties you and invite the (To Be Continued) prize | anny 4 kettle | nice can have all talk of many things, want, come and warm th ation. This spring they are going to determined credit the cloche and bring back the effort to dis F od pr Making€ a> + Biscuig F The Snowdrift can is truly air-tight— but as casy to open as winding a clock. the out all 1 to delight hoping to os- | — and | the oft desire. In n pushed for supply this need th at the lunch-co tor life In summer they care less for food | human provided by their the birds in the “And I'm going to give you |lings, and their mov 4 of Ne It's a you ing any other season, Twins.” ing facilities. lows, Free—a Gift for You ECAUSE hundreds of women have told us how much they like Jell-well, we know that it will please you, too. So we offer a special inducement to get you to try There in a free gift for you, ready to be shipped. Tt is a valuable and useful aluminum Jell-well mold in a anape, with an acid-proof, The mold is yours when you send the coupon with the front of one (1) Jell- well package. 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