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_w THE » EVENING 2 WORLDS » HOME w MAGAZINE w c= : « The ~ Girl ~ in + Blue. © [ste] | Me Old Jotes Home, _———— By Pr : iid SENOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. ] Tittle hy Hele memory returned. As y of. Josh M. A. Long. i a seoiry eet A Romance of Business-Girl Life in New York. By Albert Payson Terhune. tye. full Seallgation of what had oc: | What Shall Be Done with Officer Jerry Sullivan? CWEDNESDAY EVENING, - ‘ DECEMBER 16, 1908. ae - to fe Clayton. Hilas . was Mel are Tich, curred dawned on him, he struggle! te t parry her "in order Een Find sore ‘clue to filled his lungs by a deep gasp and across the sggsetess man's face the ef-| sitting posture, His head throvbe: aye Raynor, “offers tg. eto pe master ti sae By eat Eases we 101 i a I fects would have been prolonged. and he felt deathty 111 HE tnexplicablé: conduct of Officer, As matters now stand, inswhordinatiolt” nee ia. discovers in y a mighty ring P | t’¥o apparently magical had been| Fighting back the pain, he scramble [ Jerry Sullivan, formerly so vigii- ps of her uncle an ‘apparent, Dla tore the Sther’s hand from bis mouth. rizes in A he thieaee eirects ‘eal the lawyer hati to his feet. How long had he lain there ant aa efficient, still eae whl renin eco eine bre sree, are created in sympathetic ink. | But instedd of the’ ringing cry he had Firat Prize..co......sccssece cece solees es SEBO |fanoled they would be long enduring, | Were the roboers still in the bullding?| painful mystery to his frends and to + gage amethod, they translate. tt contdinn dir meant to. give forth only, a gurgling $8 ae Searcely had be and Raynor quittea| The thought of raising an alarm did | his superiors in the Society for the Pre- Jona) to the Wherealouts of the fortune.” | murmur eownded. M Five Prizes, each....... - 19 | the room when Furlong stitred not enter this mind. These men had vention of Cruelty to Humor. Tumors coupling’ the honored name oF or Benselessness was fast creeing over Seventy Prizes, each i} A mozment later he regained hts senses} @uved him. Single-handed te would! It is plain to be seen that OMcer Gul-| Josh M. A. Long with, ‘‘graft” ate it GHAPTER IX, 4, him. His arms felt heavy as lead. The Twenty-five Pri J eee = suMctently to open this eyes and attempt} Punish them. Stumbling, shaky and/ivan 1s not en rapport swith our pres-| the alr. See! Rabbani; meeiisg mm jmraing, bie _conaition wenty-five Pri izes, each.... + |to sit up. : 4 niauisenttay he made his way toward the|ent policy to release the rejuvenated Tee vile canurd that Prot. Sook i6°* " ! ic ace, jn = ae = oe oe ae vaults, Jests from the Old Jokes’ Home, in re-| Long was caught ine one SEONG sat! dosing nt i see ali his failing forces and reeled forward . ‘ THE BANK ROBBERY Ons ft) SOF ae», ‘aponse to overwhelming demands trom| way musical comedy, Sting Pry ys 5 iding occuplof to the attack. One wavering hand Y By help of Furlong's keys the two/the prostrated theatrical Industry, an-|ting old jokes to labor beyond by the’ Aaron Burr Safe Deport ciuiched and closed on the, handker- marauders had reached the broad stone} gulshed after-dinner speakers and bat-| strength, has been sent brosdéast. 10h otf | chief mask; but Furlong lacked even v floored room ifthe eellar, where the | fed boaniing-house wita. What do you think? How do strong boxes were kept. A single low-| OfMicer Sullivan raves violently at the| stand? ered gas jet {iImmined the apartment.| mere suggestion that any of the in-| How will you vote? dimly showing cho outlines of tiers of | mates of our institution be restored to boxes. friends and former employers. But for “Why not make a little tour of the|fis record as a vigilant and efficient boxew and annex anything that strikes | officer we woukl tecommend instant us @s particularly beautocus or likely to| dismissal. As it is we leave ft to the It was many hours after closing/time: the slight strength to tear it from its ours later than cven he was) In''ghe piace. habit of going home. But to-night B@~ “Again he cssayed to shout for assist- bad 4 wiotive for staying go. Intes 5 |! ance. Beforg-him, on the debk, lay ‘q tel | ‘Then a gentle mist, settled down on & @ram}” Ye read: - +» ** 33) ile brain and he sank to the floor sense- Waltegti your office for me to-njelt, NO" jase, matter! Bow ‘late it may be It la a wager’ L think, that, should settle him for an be of use in a model home?" suggested | members of the 8. P.,C. H. ta decide t obedient to his-friend’s HOUF og two,” observed Hyde Clayton as “i Raynor, with a grin of anticipation. what shall be-done with. Officer Jerry request;"Paitlon; had stayed on. e tore up the forged, telegram he had “Out tt out! growled Hyde, ‘Too | Sullivan? } x | sent Furlong... Come ‘along, Bzra.”’ much risk, Find the box old Abel| Ho claims the majority of the B. P.|\with Ola Dr. The Aaron Burr Safe Deposit, Gem-| pany, as has. been sald, was an old-| fashioned, conservative iastitutign. sidty | out of ‘dat® In this day, af mop-proot! etee! vaults, electric alarms ‘and-eimilar| safeguards, A solltaryywatchman pa- trailed the old building and kept ward Maroh rented and then let's get.out.” |C. H. are with him in‘ the stand he} “Bulli . at ‘They had little difficulty in Clscover-| takes against the release df the old pease OM cokes? Homer bs ing box 4,261. They turned up the gas) jokes. Igt'us hear from the members|, Out out the following mallet and together hauled the box out on the| of the S..P, CO, H. and all our friends. 'it in: @tone, floor. e 5 “Pretty Might,” commented Esra! (py + - ——— over the strong-mam-Wwiteh. hed such waters, ota, than gold in tt; I guess. sean THE OLD JOKES’ HOME QUESTION - treastfes as werd, still tn) the back- be ! ; Pots asbihe agen) coabbaiii'u/ charge, cap yusentcan ca: i i a ‘Turning at the others cry of warning, Prva Sym ire yer hay ‘ 2 pai i" Freed tf . Hyde Clayton faced Furlong, who was To Put in oO ny cane ¢ ‘ne oud Dake ; Knowing that Furlong was work- i lurching do’ ‘the steps towarl them. Z ing, Iaie, the watchman had taken the ‘ ‘cross mark tn the ‘he drug’s effects were quickly leav- ane be nrg Tv effects quickly To Take Out | }@ Out" if your con: are @ more\humane-polfoy, Fn) 4 opportunity for a short nap on the ing the young man. His brain was fast clearing and his muscles recovering thelr power. His face was stl ghastly pale, but a devil of wrath blazed in his tie nad hiwted its, and-had | ‘He had hi to the vaults, and: i < been overjoyed to seo his two foes still Are you with Officer Jerry Sullivan tor in the army. It ‘e asother ome there, with the box atill unopened. and old Dr. Lemonsky to continue the| Capt. Bellaire and (Woot-up -¢y/4lt Two to one as they ‘were, the rob-| NOrk of the Society for, the Prevention bers whrank back @ etep at sight of |Of Cruelty to Humor, the labors of the him. Busy, Blue Ambulance and Joe-Miller, Tien, realizing that a battle for lite| the famous old chestaut, the only horse or death was inevitable, they drew| With @ hyphen, in gathering im the old door openéd. apart, each alert, qeretiess, armet and jokes, or are you with Prof. Josh M. A. ‘Dhes. thinking himself. still dreatning, f awaited the onset of the interloper. ne in his present policy of letting the he otared ‘atunidly at the apparition “} { i } by A tps Furlong, unarmed but mad with | old Jokes go back to work? framed in the doorway. \ {ih \ ‘ s wrath, and strong in the knowledge nd in your ballot and vote as your ‘wo men etood there—one tall and \ that the safety of his employers’ prop: | conscience dictates, heavily ullt, one tall and lean, ‘The @ty depended on him alone, rushed Letterat ttaces of both were covered by handker- - ' 1 i a \ i 3 Gown the remeining steps and advanced chiefs, through which irregular eye- j é j I \ Y (vip t {Jon his silent, masked enemies. communication, in which I offered to ‘holes were rudely clipped. . A ‘ ] Y (To Be Continued.) exchange @ ready-made German dialect ‘The lean man held a revolver levelled e i } ( oH i Ay Rec e. —— for a few good old jokes, I forgot to vat Furlong’s head. His companion ad- . vay that the dialect in question has been A RONDEAU. but slightly used, anced taward the desk. { “Is this meant for © joke?" asked ‘When Cupid comes, the doctors say, THOMAS Q. SHABROOKE, leather couch In the directors’ room on the second floor, confident of being awakened by the noise of the young man's departure. Two.men who let themselves in through the front door and followed a gleam of light down a long passage- way toward Furlong's room had count- ed on some such chance. i ‘Araived “at .the end of thé passage they peered cautiously through the glass door atithe Hodding man at. the detk. * Furlong sat up ‘with a start as the BISe Letters! Er Wurlong, getting to his feet. “Because “Well, how are we ¢his morning, Care of “The Red Feather.” a it a — eh? ° ‘We have received a letter from Rod- The heavier man was almost upon 't tency that we feel the heat! gerson Blair, “The Weeping Bard of }him, but stopped and said: y i bod fe ‘Oh, anything thet she cares to eat, [| Borough Parts, ' “I believe you carry the keys to the i 4 Zs " \ Y i ; ‘And keep her weil amused and gay; weults, Mr. Furlong. If you will turn f ‘ . 5 ie ‘ yy .|]} & Bittle tonto twice a day.” Sullivan element in the.8. P, C. H., a8 them over to us and allow us to tle . ; ‘ : BS lemon julce and eat sucree) | /it contatis contumely and a pitiful at- t er’ Goctors all are 60 discreet, tempt to tladken thé character and ‘When Cupid comes: * conte the motives ‘of our /honored| #! 4 Prof. Josh M. ,A.: Long, It is But what's the true grescription, 1) iscieas to attempt, to. “Jump” Officer Jerry Sullivan over the heads of his superior officers In the 8. P. C. H pray, mo ative the mal de coeur ewayT ‘Two pairs of eyes, two hends that ) tnhaled enough of the Grugtostupety ; He could not understand : ; Sav ‘ B bi } jam the ann prith the revolver,end then) iim for the moment, Ziad. Clayton [ohanced to be tying thore. Hla teed was Pit aa NT iaareete Ste e the . BaD ese ‘epreng et the heavy man. ; thought to lay the soaked handkerobjef |still diszy and his mind confused. 4 ‘ p Realize | crop lian Solve the Simple Cipher.in This Story'and ~ Win Some of the $500‘for Xmas Money. € fit He f n al hand Geld « bandicerchief : SIMPLE, easy cipher will be found in one of the twelve chaptete,of “The Girl in Blue," You are expected to solve fevag some aickly sweet-smelling p that cipher and write the solution in the blank given delow. The cipher in question ‘was Rot the one shy ; Bustong was tall, bony and muscular, . a worthy fos for the burly gimnt he had But the-Cry. Died-in Hie Throat. | " ‘Wo impetuously eawailed. pe a . eG cal Bo it !s necessary for the reader to follow the entire story. But eimost on the instant that he| They ransacked the drugged man's an amateur (luck being on this site) he ‘There are many ciphers {n existenda but the one which competitors are here shown consists of the using of fg-, firew in the firet breath through the| thes, found: the keys and, leaving had ‘thus far done well. But the lowest,|| ures for letters, Four words will be given as a start in the key, and the ottier letters of the Cran nthe ia their victim stretched’ on the floor, has-|professional could have warned him of || these words will follow, By the exercise of @ little thought an@ ingenuity the @pher may be readily t tened toward the vaults. ' |the blunder he was now making; The ‘The story will end'on Saturday, Dec. 19, and answers will 6@ reosived wp to ncon of Monday, Dec. 2. Fill out this It was Hyde Clayton's first experience [effects of the strongest anaesthetic are || binnk and send it to “Girl in Blue Editor of Mvening World, P. O. Box 184, New York Cit: Amusements. fm the gentle art.of drugging, as it was |but momentary if only one og two respl- iso his first in actual Gurglary. For ‘rations have been taken. long had WALLACK'S ives. 535. 5 = E'S Quaint Comedy. THE BEST WAY TO POP THE QUESTION.; Sree EDITED BY MARGARET HUBBARD AYER. 28d SL 222s a Wenee i 10, FOn THE BEST LETTER) sides, none but the boldest type of #71808 FOOTBALL | Olt fe SQUARE from a Woman on the Least’ Em-| ¥Omean would ask a man to marry her. GARDER ta SENDER’S NAME...........- 9. Two Games Pach Night.| $1.00 A. 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SAVOY SURSeoataee webu Dear Mise Ayer: TRAIGHTFORWARDNESS seems to ] THINK any woman who Will lower * Gyre: A sonnted for by the fact that he is a|thing,” eaid Hornblower. ‘There, we | on sale for WEEKS, Rexjnnine BARGAIN MATINEE TO-DAY. 26-600. cilla told Jon Aiden to “speak for him- ‘ eR dM ne p ui Rest = [s+ INE ELLIOTT | HER OWN WAX) A seth sel ie Hint that you are hot disposed to marcy. Rg einer is a man who, belongs to Pencabty ne peasants hs eo toont Grand Opera in Eng lish: ruc wvartd bentere he < manne z & | ae * & Bway BY MARGARET HUBBARD AYER], ,, “02? eat Proposals. 5 | SY ce Pee tee He tits ei oai| every club, society and lodge in exist- tite, endeavoring to make hia modast jetmas_Weel—OT HE! -ARMEN, DEW EY, JAMES J, JEFFRIES cerastPron GARRICK sven.’ a:20° stat! Wea, Sat ay fegerd is mutual ence and spends his spare hours in living without giving oftense tq, afm’) NEW AMSTERDAM hee! 2 way, 420 8, |B. t4tn ai.twl Appear at Rvery Performance | Wy KTEWASHING JULIA aa . organising one, while we, the respectable business | EVENT seer & Brians 3 ‘Only P : ‘Naturally, John Hornblower is always| sien, must madly trample on the feet Thevteesi MOTHER Goose | Gran se FRANCIS WILSON GARDEN Ry cy tees on the go or on the jump. Ho has to| aid rights ofothers, disregard all aes | BROADWAY THEATRE « ; ere INnERMINIE, |3455.¢ THREE LITLE MAIDS |. ARTHUR’ B, M’TAMMANY. He Thfake Thin Dear Miss Ayer:, & second thought. She lowers herself | 1:5 easiest way to propose to a iady|be by the nature of things, although be the order of the day. No ehilly-!] herself to ask a man to marry her, shallying, no roundabout ‘methods, be {t leap year’or not;' is not worth mn Easy Way, end 1 cency in atriving after our aims. ZV. ty Bat os ‘ THEA part of the man, an equally plain atate- jie pen any Ona ene ta paane| | is this: Call upon the indy at your| he does not approve of it In theory, | Want to tell you, dear friend, that this FRITZI SCHEFF #4 AE |BELASCO ieeaies fina HUDSON Fin bs OF ¢ rail If he wast ‘usual time determ! ‘This morning I felt him, before I saw |OUTsed strenuousness"— NEW YORK ® vgs. 825. sats. wea « Bit ABCO'S new play, | MARIE TEMPES iit Seen soeiacks ooo oc 2 liga otreee totum ee tor ee bane hiss “otter buttons, shoe string, auepend-|eee, won nae BERTHA GALLANT ee PBBLEATES.” |'ana Co, tnsiding fe this. not characteristic of our busy | Think of the huspiliatitm ghe would aut I stood at the comer of Canal street |r en 7 oid you before | Mo COHOTHY VERNON of HaDDON HALL WEBER & FIELDS’ faci: * | Vaudeville Pee Lovers have little time now to|fer should he refuse her; ‘or, if he 1 don't ‘need enything,” whld DALY’S *HEAS 55 une Saale Wh00p-120-D00 waite CHARLOTTE {RHE should accept, in after years to ‘cast it, up to her at every little-difference. 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It is beastly brutal to have ‘ f tat you, and <i t: PT, BARRINGTON = ito rush about phusly, but present day the “Aimertoan. peoples to dosiee tn, our N nV % Oreaitions make it obligatory. mad rueh and tobe observing of the F ean ay XMAS PUZZI ES, nein Ste. epoonde we were a a ° bors, be all ic Aap nian, | Brooklyn Amu: P d ade gauaive, AGIRL FROM DIXIF. rQ) B Faderte We Oreh. © | ———— . 3 blower was, defending his practice b; cog MADIOO s Eevee so, : KEITH 8 ‘way | Faderie Woman's = ALL XMAS WEEK » | sis. : * cll ate Pal Elnard hats WkicRee ANB oh | Bites MONTAUK: 5 fick “You oan say what you like, you] “33,2 ani TE at EHP ! MEINBR’S3i,. % sages FAY. TEMPLETON pan cailtt what you like, aggreasive- Ing the, ‘er. M = Mata Fuchs, Shite Rat, a ‘ness, goaheadivencss, push, energy; tl on @ BARTON'S BA * y tact ‘that It Is @ state ‘aj oy i i ae Ere ae Mat. TO. M'w ved. slate 8 | Mees £ ay fat evra DOUGH SaAnrLne TY 3 by ‘The facrament of Judas.” peda MAL Do-Gaye Mis, Hg BYENING WORLD e