The evening world. Newspaper, December 13, 1904, Page 13

. > | friendly intent. +” HL ady'’ and Woman,” Ht KPublioned by R. F, Fenno & Co. ‘there, then sends for Pair- = CHAPTER I; In the Lion's Den, L* Fairholme arrived in Paria ty the first train, eager to help " Prett’s quest. Brett briefly told » Avim of his visit to the Turks and added; “At eleven o'clock to-morrow I go-to ‘the house and you will accompany me “ae far as the door. It will be your duty “WW stand outside and take Wwe of all Persons who enter or leave the house @ace I have disappeared from view ® the Interior. You must exercise your ewers of observation most minutely, Paying heed to the height, bulld, com- \. and clothing of any Individual, fee female, who ontera or leaves NM Rue Barbette, ater you have Wien your stand in the street.” * Peirholme readily agreed and they re- Wee for the night. Next morning, ey at eleven, they were at the : yr of Hussetn-ul-Mulk’s apartment. Brett passed the porter, while Fair- holme took up his stand outside, ‘The barrister was received with smil- y fee complucence by Hussein-ul-Mulk. On this occasion ie Was conducted to} @nother room of the fut, and he prompt- Ty noted that the windows looked out} Qothe rear of the building, whereas @uring his previous visit he could sur- | vey the street, “This promises badly,” sald Brett to! { himself, but he betrayed not the slight- est unwillingness to fall in with the arrangements made for his reception, and lounged back in a comfortable chair #0 easily that not even the quick-witted ‘Turk suapected that the barrister's hip pocket contained a very serviceable re- + Volver, ‘Two men came from an adjoining Ee. They were Turks—swarthy, evil-| ing Customers, but well dress and | @vidently persons of consequence jn Abele own country. The newcomers oyed the barrister curiously and with no very| / A brief conversation in Turkish re- | pelted in Hussein-ul-Mulk addressing © Brett. Sonsulted a visiting card—"Mr, Reginald ret, I think, i9 your came? It would be file on my part to compliment you! 4 on your bravery, but ft would be still more futile to attempt to conceal from you the danger of the position In whieh you now stand.” “Am I to be killed at once?’ sald Brett, speaking with @ alight affectation | (1 boredom, Even the self-possemed Turk could not conceal his amazement at the man- ner in which his strange visitor con- ducted himself. “That Is a polat we have not yet de- cided, be sald. “We are strangely un- ‘willing to take the life of such a brave man ag yourself, Hut we feel that clem- enoy ts out of the question, There ls une hope—a slight one, Ht le ¢rue—whioh may permit us to gag you and tle you securely in this room; where you will be lett 4n peace for at least forty-olent | * hours, after whigh time a telegram can be desvatched to any address you cheose to supply us with, It wholly Gepends upon cae arrival, or otherwise, at this house, of a gentleman whom we expect at 11.15," . Brett leaned forward in his chair and tuok out his watoh. The otner misun- deratood his movement, and each of the three men promptly produced a re- volver, Brett laughed quite heartily, ‘Realty, Sentiemen,” he orled, “your nervous- nede Is ludicrous.” He saW'that ne yet had five minutes’ Grace before his self-constituted judges Would proceed to execute thelr sen- tenes. Aa for the Turks, they were manifestly ashamed of having betrayed such trepidation, and they replaced the weapons #0 readily staged. “That ts a point jp my favor," thought Brett. “Next thme. if 1 do wish to teach my revolver, 1 may be able to sot the draw on them first,” A few minu’ er a peculiar knocs was heard on the outside door of the partment, “An! he comes, aaid Mussein-ul- | seane in French. He left the room in order to meet the new arrival. He re- turned without demy, oringing with him a man very different from-those whom Brett encountered thus tur in connection with the crime, This was & dapper little #renchman, wisened, yellow-skinned, black-haired and Cited ed almost in the extreme of fash: | He at fe addressed himself to the bar a ney, ‘tell_me, my friend,” he said, at vou have thrust your pre into bbe ple which the friends of his Maj- ite the Sultan are preparing. for him, t iy a bad buelne: You are too soon fee the banquet, uit is that vour poor little An, set burnt, as the ple is Sina cing ‘The jan smiled socate “at his feeble witticlam,s and Brett instantly took his jeasure as a Some ot the wang of flash thieves which infest Paris, He knew that such q raMflan was both pitiless and cowal ao" Well, Mr. — My," Hussetn-ul-Mulk’ _—— World: Naren peng et Fh Maat a ady & woman? and ‘ “When she ls married.’ ‘te ? Win you tell me, aa isa’ @ woman? ‘The term women pil Pol Ose tevm lady, which has become so abused aa to have loat much of its original meaning, siqnifies a woman of good and family. It ts the correla- tive “gentieman,” and originally meant the mistress of a house, A girl “ becomes a woman accorting to law at - the age of twenty-one, or eighteen In Bome States. owe € 4 Weddings. © gin; tweittn, yrtin fifteenth, ren itieth, ching; twenty-fifth, silver; Biter, pearl; fortieth, ruby; fittieth, * | qaldeas aoventy ‘eet to Genont. A. lavitations, YAltor of The Evening W Mecessary to se we = gyesent whea your {nvkatiog ng “Have you emrunied ‘che Bultan’s dia- Fair Readers of The By Loulg Tracy monds to the care of a scamp like this?” said Brett, addressing himselt to Hus- sein, and inwardly resolving that unless | the conversation by chance took a turn favorable to himself, he would fort! with open fire on the gang and deayor to escape. “Yea,” fi the conspirator with fou have never seen for the arrival of these diamonds ‘this moment means that you must die.’ he produced from an inner froo! pala to the eyes of those in the room a in lection of diamonds marvelous by rea- orn ue the site and each sone. joe of diamond itself, For an Instant reflected eis te ie the other at to sha’ he MM good “opportu Wy to = of them without mercy and ndash for" Hberty. But at the same moment there came mad moss faunting thelr halt-revealed Srariee in the light of the day—for not one of them had boy me the final process |, peculiar to the diamond-rutter’s trade were not the real stones stolen from Albert Gate, but well-fabricated sub- stitutes, ‘To his acute brain ther came an tmd| mediate confirmation of his theory. Ev- the diamonds ne not been ‘possesion. little Frenchman had just delivered them, and this in itself was a strange clreumstance ih view of the fact that the genuine stones must have been In Parle at least three days, Brett eqnoentra tes va ‘his dramatic faonities In look, sture. “You tools deen swindl ebild might the Sulta jamonds, Th fraude—ole' concocted bits of orys- tal and alum—Intended to keep you| nople and dscover you were deceived!" “You Me!’ roared the little Freneh- man, "Thev are genuine.” Brett wanted to punch the diminutive scoundrel heavily in the face, but he 4 himself. Turning with a told you you wer this proves it, A attempt bas Rig if T may use sued na who confessedly are plot- ry ‘rob another, took the monster diamond irever in te pene, yore ese SOU prevea bias, & turned to Ile pressed tng t Sik Moll the stone | pgs te Be inns gud (ved to rte tailed. He placed it agains ie x! t was warm, A pure dia- wi by jcy cold. More. than thi a amall ate of the composition the Imitation had been hastil Soneocted, oke off In his fingers, “You ses, laughed, “Do you re- quire ee : Rvea_ whi fe the diminutive Uttle Fyenchman turned and bolted, One of the Turks drew A revolver and rushed er him, but Hubvetn-ul-Mulk oritative worts "which In the centre reposed the Imperial bur | Boalt” happy until you return to Conatanti-| how thoroughly > ot dodging pursuit, In the pas- | ff he ducked idenly and thre’ he Turk heavily to the ground. Then, without further Interference he slipped the lateh of the door and slammed |t ing Brett silent- a haaghin ul-Mulk and remain. con ederate, — the Gentleman hs. had been plowly bis dis believe you, | ve are aven in- ited’ to you tor making this Alzastrous caper at such an early date. Woe our ogents #o highly that we) Ere thelr honesty wee oe red We ind we are mistaken, equently apolugiae to you for using hreats hicks wero unnecessary. We rely upon Ly iminate us with u can tell you ls that ‘our frien! ie not dead, but.we do not nay w his whereabouts onauee,” oried Brett angrily. “Why ¢ You seek to mislead me in (js fash- eald the Turk, “I am telling yor Boe truth, We eos that Mr, ‘Tat~ poner 14 So lon, but we do nor snow in what ality, My friends here and myself, as you have already surmised, are merely members of a po- Urteas Pye mation, It was necessiry for us to secure possession of the im- perial diamond and &« companion: e| Spores be no expense, nor hesitated at any | eane thet would Aecomplish our pur- pose, We have heen foiled for the mo- | ment. I can tell you nothing ise, and) T advise you to leave us and forget that | or persons exist, for I swear to vou iy the une ot Y ache gd that had events turned out differently as would | now be a fifeless corpse in this room, whilet your body would not be discov: be for many week: eave is this afternoon as the Side nd came inte our boas At this moment a thunderous a reverberated through the house, ‘he Turks gazed at each other in affright. None of them m the door, But the knock for the aor itself w. from its hin and the stal- wart form of Lori Fairho'me, accom- panted two policemen appeared tn @ with | Falr- point- | Brett, intervening had forgotten you you kept are not reauire tled on "e santly, turning, toward t ern-looking polleemen, am quite)” ive and uninjured. My friends here | nd myself had a few rarnest words have sgttled matters satisfre ay holme. ment, * he ral He put his hand Into his, pocket and a ry transaction terminated pleasantly for all parties. Brett and ‘alrholme found | themselves In the street, and again did the barrister draw in deep and Invigor- ating draughts of Parla air. “Where now?” said Fairholme ‘ell me,” cried Brett i you notlee t= whieh dtredtion man ran who left No. 1 about ten minutes amo? “Better ghan that. I heard where he! was going to, He waa in oy: a gente funk that he pald flung himself into @ yelled: ‘Take me to the Boulevard Montmartre.’ ‘Good. You are a splendid detective. You have saved me hours of search and perhars Rag td of failure, Come, let us, ipo, Cons am mi) ana Notr, en, we ar vented man from firing, The Freoebman was evidently an adept in ew Department for The Evening World’s Women Readers. All Questions That Are of Special interest to Women Will Be Promptly and Fully Answered. Evening World who wish information upon household matters, shopping, dress or any other question of special interest to the sex can obtain the same by addressing their re- quests to WOMEN’S QVESTIONS, cludes one for the remeuon as well the church, , I ited to & Iarge weddi sand a le {8 no tp known her a amber "Ot cannot Popmecta eter ANNA F. NSTONE. It ts necessary to acknowledge the wedding invitation, and, if you cannot afford @ present, decline the trvitation #0 long as you are Invited to the recep- tion, in the usual form, ee Free Art Lessons. ama y ears Fad ‘a Hae talent for draw- * Mix Then) ot can Obata’ geod fr. greed 7 ay nation con, free Gonn.,, but | have i hg Ne " York. ‘The Cnoper Institute fs ai Wale free school, It Is necessary to send a number of samples of your work to nee if you are eligible, and there are other conditions which are specified in ‘ Tea Gowns. TySaly teh tne etnen te the proper w time to wear a er LM A tea gown may be worn In the after. noon at such hours as elapse between the time one returns from an after- noon out and dressing for dinner, it is perfectly proper to receive your friends et such a time In a tea gown. ee Introductions, To the Editor of The ‘World: ut a frie nto a home res t ore, suite ber it people how trod) mt ‘AROLL H.W! In introducing one person to @ num- The Surface Tension of Water Exemplified ERD is « cl little experi. ment with which toa oan enter | 82535 H i e% gh FP B, 1 i Hs : ii ; i bd . i t git EE ti Hy i } Pa i if i ! Hi i : 4 i Hn : g z it the cork from the) the matches on a small scale you can absurdly low) find out just what is the surface ten- of the water in the glass; it will the difference in woight be- ‘the cork and the matches, —e LONDON HOTEL TIM, (To Be Continued.) ber the proper form is: “May I intro- duce Mr, Smith to —-t" ahd. then mention each name in turn of the per- sons in the eoom, - ft Ba Lundbesas An exogilent sandwich to be served with @ beer luncheon is made from of cream cheese add a smail onion, chopped fine, Then add one tablespoon. ful of ‘beer and mix the ingredients thoroughly until they take the con- sistency 9° @ cxvamy paste, Gerve on cream chease and onions, To one cake| Sanaa HEA Holiday Footwear, Women’s fancy quilted Satins in Fausts, Operas and Mules in various 2 to $5, Silk, Velvet, Satin and Suede carriage hoots to be worn | Al colors, over evening slippers, in most | $2.50 to $30. + * Men's Slippers and Pumps in various shapes and materials $1.50 to $4.00, «« Shoes Comnyencing Saturday, Dec. 17, Store ' Will Be Open Evenings Until Christmas, nin unusual variety jas low as any can buy, and at a lowest / that it is to name. NO TRADING.STAMPS HERE, N.E. Cor, 19th St. Couches tn Leatheret! Ladieg® bss elour ov 6 25 U AMMEDA? Virached once Soe AMUSEMENTS. PROCTOR'S “BIG FOUR” sdda wafers. see Chorus Girls’ Pay. he | the Bile hd The Brent bs aH mn ity, ears old and am considered prett: ® T have a yf soprano volte, ai ‘and have been told I could make a i] living on the stage in New rk, Will you tell me what my chances are of getting salaries are int at chorus, ool wh what BVELYN f AR, South Antboy. Unless you have decked talent and sion I would not advise you to come to New York to earn your living as a chorus girl. Chorus girls on Broadway recetve fram $15 to $18 a whek, but #5 is the usual salary, Unless you have « mean of entry to a manager you will have to take your chances with the hundreds of other gi who appl> at the manager's office for positions or get thelr places through agencies, . Giving Photos. ; ™% eA | Sat w s var. ‘nice young man who sone Gert RLU pete ae maa? a framed me Ly f LL Hanns Unless vou are engaged to the Se man It ls not good form to give him a framed PamoaTeh. Glove Etiquette. jt the Raitor of The Bent ‘starting. for the ontheatry. the other evening the to whom I am en: eoroved me me for putting on my ¢ teats We POD ag ng no friends, you, fiinie he nh had thes rixht to correct me? . D. Tt Is certainly a breach % propriety to put on one’s gicves In the street, S SON. & determination to rise in your protes- eo Hi) Av, rn ale Wat eat a. IN aS PASTOR’ §, sity Apc Mn Oe aa Sd Av, Fraak Bush, Orpheus woe {4 Cit ‘emily, others, RRR rere ee ae ae it manganese WEBER HUM ty Muse” WEBER & ZIEGFELD ic Page ie a meray: trons iit a ET wi i lite thay oa ATLANTIC 232". 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