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A Prince-Charming anice ‘The Third Story of No. 1 1—The Girl in Black." UE °$OO8OOGO5O< of Business the Prize Series, No. 2—The Girl in Red. No. 3 oar ai OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. ida. Gilchrist, at stenographer in a law 7 » 18 loved by aa: Clayton, junior mem= ‘of ‘the firm ‘clerks, gi ‘whose une. teers to help her solve the cipher Stange, to whom Clayton ‘Wy en- “Overhears’ Clayton's proposal to Fulda, Sonfronts him and. by rewinding him ot Hnowledge of certain thefts ho has com- itted, cowes him into renewing his prom- to’merry her, Bruce hits an a clue to elpher. ae CHAPTER III. _ Plot}and Counterptot. OR ten minutes Jack Bruce worked eaget}y,on the cipher, striking an mal letter on the ‘typewriter es he did.so, At length he cenpared the redults with the original cipher, and @ smilé of genuine delight crossed his boyish face. “It may mean a fortune to her!" he paid to himself, joyously. But'a cloud @arkened momentarily the sunny look es he thought,. ‘If she is rich, that puts “her forever out of my reach. I, a poor elerk, with fo sure future, could never are to ask a woman of wealth to share my lot. There will be enough fortune- hunters after her money without my @welling the number.” ; ‘Then, with an impatient shake of the thead, he fought back his selfish, long- {ngs and resolved to think of nothing but the happiness and welfare of the ‘to whom he might be about to ré- @tore the fortune that was. rightfully “But tt will be hard!" he murmurred fs he bent acain to his task. “Hard to abandon ‘the quest for her hand just @hen I seém*to be winning her liking and, confidence. And oh, how dreary et —The Girl in Blue. Hydo Clayton mean time was in his private office nervously pacing to and fro. He rang his bell impatiently. “Send Raynor heré," he ordered es an office boy appeared. A moment Inter a lean, wharp-faced man with sandy hair and shifty, red- rimmed eyes shambled in. “Shut the @oor.” satd Clayton, Want to talk to you. Without ceasing his rapid walk up and down the narrow toom, he sald: “You and I have been engaged in some rather queer transactions in our ume, Ezra, And I've been lucky enough to manage them in such a way that yours “is the only name which will appear if they're ever found out, When I first ran across you down at Islip, where you were on trial for housebreak- ing, you seemed to me just the sort of man I needed for my purpose. I got yOu acquitted but I got proof later of thefts that would still send you to Bing Ging. I got you a job here because you might be useful to me.” “Weill,” growled Raynor, “T have been useful, ain't I? No one can say I haven't made good, What's the use of going over all that old story again?’ “Just to refresh your memory, Wzra, because"’— “Because you've work for me, eh? “Ezra, my friend," ing in his stride and looking coldly into the shifty eyes, “I don't like your tone. you forget your place. Don't force me to give you too sharp a reminder of ft and don’t presume too much on your past services.” “Oh, I meant no offense,” replied (Raynor in a lets gruff tone. ‘But it ain't any fun to thave old scores raked up all the time. What can I do for you?” “I © ellie “The. Girl in Red” Prize Winners Named To-Morrow. “That's better. Here's the idea: You may remember I told you about that oid fool, Abel March, who gave me my start im life, and about the cipher he left. ‘Well, I want to get hold of that olpher. I've a notion you and I together might make something out of It. “Wiby don’t you ask the Gilchrist girl for it then? ald, but she woulin't give ft to me. She ratd I'd spoken disrespectfully of old March, or some such nonsense, and that T shouldn't read ‘his last letter to her, Now I saw her iooking at that letter to-day, so I know she’s got it here | -xax- The o~ Girl o~ in «~ Blue. =— AN UNEXPECTED MEETING. ty The Thief, Gripping His Chisel as a Weapon} Whirled About to Face Him. desk. When she's gone to-night I want you to do soma funny business with the Jock and ransack the desk for the “That ei? It isn’t such a great stunt after afl the time you took to lead up to it.” “No, it's mot quite all, There's one thing more. Ezra, single Ufe isn't pleas- ent.” ‘It'a good enough for me. No wife for mine."* “Oh, yés, I think so, Ezra. How would you Uke to get married?"’ “Married? Me?" gasped Raynor in scornful amazement. “To a charming girl. I'd give you @ wedding present of $1,000." “Who's the ‘charming gin?" “Murtel Stange. " “Murder! I'd sooner marry a wild cat. Make {t a million dollar wedding present and may be I'll consent, but not for less. Muriel Stange? Ugh!" “She 1s better than a term in Ging Bing,” said Clayton gently. “Bh? I'm not @o sure of that, I'll have to think {t over, What's the idea? Why are you taking all this interest in my marrying? I used to think it was fallen in love with [Hilda Gilchrist and with her possible fortune—and Murtel threatens to make trouble, If she is married to you you can keep her mouth shut. She's a nice enough girl in her way and a good looker. It's $1,000 in your pocket and a raise of pay here at} __ the office. Think it over.”’ “Br uit getting her consent? It's just possible she may not be sen- sible enough to see what a fine catch Demi +. "Tt oan be arranged. Listen.” *And he leaned forward whispering = citedly In thé other's ear, “Say,” drawled Raynor, as Clayton leaned back, “you're a wonder, you are. Make it $2,000 and a raise of pay and I'll Go it.” “You're on. Here's a check for $1,000 in advance. The second thousand when the job's done.” . . . Hilda Gilchrist was teaving the office that evening with Adele, with whom she lived, when at the elevator Jack Bruce intercepted her. “Pardon mp," he said to Adele, then, turning to Hilda, he went on in Ul-sup- pressed eagerness: “T think I've made @ discovery that may throw some light on that cipher. Haye you time to hear about it now?” “Indeed I have!" cried Hilda, “We'll have to go back to the sten- you that was stuck on the Stange girl. Is tt a case of getting tired of her and trying to paim-her off on me?’ “No,” replied Clayton; ‘I'm not tired) of her for I never cared for her. She caught me in a piece of crooked bus!- ness with one of the estates we Mave charge of. To keep her mouth sfiot I promised to marry her. Tiat's all there ever was between us, But now t've Christmas Gifts that Can Be Made at Home. With Suggestions How to Make Them, by MME. JUDICE. quires the expenditure of a con- Wderable eum. Every home scrap-bag fbomsts some bright vieces of silk, cam- ric, odds and. ends of ribbon. artificial flowers, &c. Soft tissue paper in white and colors is atways to be found in hat | boxes, and perhaps there will be scraps @f gold and silver paper and tinsel. ore the. work ts commenced any morsel of this order should be gotten together for the metamorphosis into Xmas tree Bethlehem stars and crescents cut from cardboard and covered with gold or silver paper, although the simplest thing to'make, are as effective at 5)-cent trinkets when flaming amid tho boughs. (Nuts gilded or painted and suspended by golored twine add another dashing note. Zvery one knows how to roll a sheet of paper in orer to form a cornucopia. Roll. about six large sheets of paper @nd glue each horn in position, With ‘water colors and a camel's hair brush ut’ a deep border of red, blue, yellow @nd green around the opening. Loop a ‘eon or scrap of ribbon across the open- With artificial flowers from the bonnet box, tng and fill with candy or nuts. bosés, violets, &c., to top off. Snow balls are extremely pretty as Bree trimmings and easy to.make. For these take any clean pieces of white Paper and cut in ¢ragments a traction Cut fine white about s half-dozen pleces Inches square, Put @ handful of the “snow’’ in each, draw the ends of the paper together to form a round ball and tle with gay worsteds or bita of ahildren these balls of en Cssue On Christmas the t blow wil! together, gives a pretty touch massed poattered over the batting, Coster G pals and stu There, a's krona tiene doer eut gyda magazines, reprodiiced in pasteboard and covered Ajeet ie 4 paper. ated are maattnlie ree” PEARSALL mBBIEA >) ni Yad orion ont M0 ea lored it adistiedric: HE smallest outfit of baubles for the Xmas tree trimmings re- (None. of these are to be despised. Be- |: here and MME. JUDICE will signing and making gifts. you. If you have bits of lace, velvet or odds and ends of any kind and do not know just how to utilize them, consult her and she will help give advice on the de- of Xmas novelties for and pasted on cardboard, cut to cor- «nents, Ornaments which can scarcely be called home-made consist of sticks of red and white candy tied about the centre with bright twine or ribbon, and, it would be superfluojis to state, are ‘highly. app! raisins look odd but pretty. threaded on shine branches, the entire tree need not, shrub whose decoration: not cover, For a Girl Frie Dear Mme. Judice: is novel and pretty. f violet 1 A RBADER. ing table... q Ber ® Boardin Rarer, Mama Judie: ichool Friend. al hae: @ felend at boarding-school I 4 faheomdwHke 40; meke a little gift for. Please give me-some idea of what to nd and how to male it. SCHOOLGI turnvover collars ah ave respond. They can be hung from gay cords or ribbons and will more than help to fill in. Pine cones, acorns and ‘old spools can all be gilded or painted and when thus treated form ideal orna- clated by the young folks. Bunches of Peanuts long chains end having large splashes of gold on ‘the shells will effectively among the green The peanuts should not be Toasted before they are strung or the shells will, split when threaded. Trim- med by tho simple means here described or rather should not cost a penny amd the children will find it as radiant as the expensive $20 bill would Please suggest some kind of @ dainty Mttle souvenir as a gift for a girl friend of mine, something for her room that pin ‘cushion is one of the Gaintiest little gifts imaginab’e, A large bunch of violets Is separated and placed like a wreath about a round, purple Velyet pin-cushion which has been filled with hair and violet sachet. The long stems of the violets are tied to- gether with purple velvet ribbon. The ‘Bame design is equally pretty in pale ue, yellow or pink forget-me-nots to. nd with the color tone of tho pees s9or. This bouquet idea is very of- fective thrown carelessly on the dress- LGIRL, ifispensable are the dainty littl on hat it nica New York City? saga pa of reat n inches | Arts" pronounced. Unen red. Broad straps of ribbon placed over the lower portion of the case secure the collars in place and at the Joinings ribbon rosettes are placed. A plain silk fe used fcr the lining. A White China Silk Gift. Dear Mme. Judice: I have a yard of white china silk teft from a summer dress, Can I use it to make e Christmas present? It #0, please tell me ‘how and mhat to make, A FRIEND, HE daintiest and prettiest bag for holding handkerhtets is mado of white China silk. Cut a round plece of cardboard cight inches in diam- eter, cover this with cotton wadding and plenty of sachet powder, and then with white silk on poth sides. Cut two widths of the elik eighteen inches long, and sew the sides together. Baste a wide, and gather the other end and sew around the bottom; stitch around the them one inch up, put in @ wooden hoop six inches in diameter, and finish the hem with fancy stitching. A Shirt-Waist Coffer. Dear Mme. Judice: Iam very anxious to make some- thing for a friend of mine ag a Christ mas offering, She has almost every- thing, so I can't buy a gift. Can you suggest something out of the ordinary? ANXIOUB. SHIRT waist coffer will not go amiss and is something out of the ordin- ary as a Christmas offering, It is made from a rather flat broad cardboard box. Flowered cretonne, silk or, dotted swiss over blue or pink can be used as a cover and the bottom {s lined with quilted satine containing the sachet pow- der. The corners of the box are made firm by boring holes in the covered cardboard and tying ribbons through. Ribbons are also arranged in the bottom to hold the waist in place and tle the box, A large bow on the top with the initlals {3 a pretty feature. This box is certainly a comfort for the one best waist, Apply to Board of Education. ‘To the Raitof of The Evening Wor! ‘Where and how can I make applica- tion for admittance to the schoolship St. Mary's? R. J. H. A St. Louisan ‘Testifies. To the Editor of The Evening World: Concerning the discussion of “tippin; wil say that as a St. Louisan on @ visit here, with a view of locatin perma- nently, I find this pernicious habit of “tpping’ a downright bugbear, as is @ratting influences have reached every ‘ranch of ‘trade. On arriving here I was greatly impressed with what ap- peared to be the extreme consclentious- ness of the walters, salespeople, guides, &c. In some instances their attentions and obelsance were downright embar- rassing, so intense were they. ever, I soon learned they were belittling | } themselves and selling their American Jeumption for the possible chance of earning a measly 10-cent Up, They can- not even epproach in cunning our ig- norant St, Louls boodlers, who were wise to get something worth Letters—Questions—Answers, be legully elected three times in euc- cession? EMERSON, No, Black Is the Absence ot Color, Yo the Editor of The Evening World: Is black a color? JOSEPH GOLDSTE f Pronounced “Rabbit.’ ‘Vo the Editor of The Evening World: Did Nat C. Goodwin and his wate, Maxine MiiVott, play in “The Merchant of Venice" last season? What is tho cdrrect pronunciation of Welsh narebity IGNORAMUS, Yen. Amusements. BELASCO THEATRE, . NIGHT Reet NY present a ae BY, arrany ¥ OF MUSIC. uth ete Irving pi nough while for thelr Memes palavery. . LOUIS No Lice! fa ded, ‘To the Editor of The Bvening Worl Do I have to get a license to U pent in J. M. H. Mi EK, THE BEST OF F RIENDS. 31 Mata To-day & Sat 4 WAY DOWN bask, ints. Wed. & Bal Mantatian CHARLES RICHIAN hem at the top two and one-half inches | ographers’ room,” eaid Jack, “because tte necessary to have a typewriter at tmnd on which to explain my theory. I'm sorry to Seep you watrag, but f think you'll find st worth while. Don't let me raise your hopes too meh. What I hare discovered is only a clue, and tt may even be a false one at that, But it seems to me worth trying." Al Cipher Mystery — for Solbing Which Five Prizes, CaCh.......... cece Seventy Prizes, each......... Twenty-five Prizes, each.... and were whirled upward through skyscraper to ‘the floor occupied byt spacious law offices of Clarke & C ton. They walked through the 4 Tooms toward that in which Hilda’s stood. ‘As they reached the doorway of th last room, Hilda started back qit slight gasp, Bruce stepped quickly az silently past her into the room to the cause of heelarm. sida’ was-at the solita » Gould be seen sce ‘over the ing to unsorew the padlock on one {ts drawers. (His oe = tor Jock ‘his ch! to face hi \look that accompanied them and the j heartfelt tones of his volce moved her strongly. After one glance into his earnest young face, her fong dark lashes covered the telltale seoret that had leaped into her eyes at sound of ‘his ardent words. A flush mantled her face and she turned away to hide it. “Here comes our elevator,” she sald, onrclessly, as the great car sank with 4 soft thud to the ground.floor and the brass gate slid back clicking. ‘The two stood aside to allow the crowd of tired home-goers to pour out into the street, there to be swallowed up by the mammoth sea of humanity that sutgéd up town along both sides of Broadway. illda and } Bruce entered the elevator “In whatever way it turns out I thank you with all my heart Mr. Bruce for ail the trouble you've taken and fer your sympathy. Please beileve that," said Hilda earnestly as they atood awatting the return ¢rip of the elevator. “Please don't speak of it,"’ he begged. “Tt was no trouble, but a pleasure. And no matter how hard st had been, it would have been only joy to me to serve you in any way.” Hackneyed as were his words, poll the Simple Cipher in This Story and _ Win Some of the. $500 for Xmas Money SIMPLE, easy cipher will be found in one of the twelve chapters of “The Girlin Blue,” You are expected to that cipher ad went the solution in the blank given below. The cipher in question is not the one given in first instalment, but is longer and appears in a later chapter. In other chapters besides that which containe cipher hints as to ts solution will be scattered. So tt is necessary for the reader to follow the entire story. There are many ciphers in existence, but the one which competitors are here shown consists of the using ot ft ures for letters. Four words will be given as a start in the key, and the other letters of the alphabet not these words will follow. By the exercise of a little thought and Ingenulty the cipher may be readily transihted, ‘The story will end on Saturday, Dec, 19, and answers will be received up to noon of Monday, Dec. #1. Fill plank and send it to “Girl in Blue Editor of Evening World, P. O. Box 1354, New York City: 5 rine ‘tet a icy a ‘weapon, whirled im. (To Be Continued.) the SENDER’S NAME------- SENDER’S ADDRESS-,-. May [lanton’s Hints. Wardrobe fet a Christmas Doll, What is. Castoria ASTORIA’ is a harmless substitute for ‘Castor Oil, Paregoric, D Cc and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opiu Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. destroys’ Worms and -allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhea, and Colic, It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency, J assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, gtving healshyias natural sleep. 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