The evening world. Newspaper, May 23, 1908, Page 9

# 400606009005 & cS o 3 ry o DOSDOGOSE Marc Klaw Predicts American Supremacy [YG6000000 000000) The Evening World Daily Magazine, Saturday, May ae 200 90050094 Panhandle Pete Says PBDD9DDIDODDOHODI6D460D9OO DOGO TO, ® $0604 oD IVE BEEN TRYIN! TO <IT PINCHED ALL DAY SO HERE GOES FER ANOTHER TRIAL. YES,! TRIED TO ROB YOU NOw t SUPPOSE YOU'Lt HAVE ME ARRESTED! WODDOOOGOODOOASGOSG. PDQODODOGOGOGS SAY MISTER, YOU BETTER BEAT IT. NO, ON THE CONTRARY YOU LOOK HONEST SO HEAR TAKE THIS START LIFE ANEW MY FRIEND It DO 000000 0000000000000 000000000000000000000000090 000) The Mystery of the Devil’s Ace. P000000000000000000000000 7 S Cop: onal Press « right i908, by the Nati I in Play-Makin agen ° successes—'Lady Frederick,’ ‘Mrs. Dot,’|SYNOPSIS OF Ae sraeee a Rebate id k h o) Dorothy Clair (daughter of note Cla! By Charles Darnton. | re2man wit pring coun tng in a manor vhouse thac was once, 8 y ° Jam told. ie y been secured | abbey) loves and ia joved by Percy Hallon, M London would not the English stage would give its Amer- fcan cousin much coming year, thustastic through the fog, tate to make this prediction “It won't be many 3 be sending them more plays than they send us. I should Ike to emphasize this point. The drama is given more encouragement here tham it gets in England, and it is only a logical con- cluston {t will grow to much greater proportions. This {s particu larly true of the serlous drama, and I think the ance of trade in serfous Plays is going to be with London {a much more frivolous in attitude | toward theatre than we ars, the lghter plays, and especially the musi- cal pletes, coming in for the more lb- eral support of the pubite. over there, been discouraging. I land has been more depr this country, son than people ine § that 's why the publi ¢r amusement Little of the Serious, “While Twas there Tree was doing Shakespeare—but I don't know how he was didn't sea his Shylock Pinero's play, ‘The Thunderbolt.’ aaltlintoulieeritis thing in contempla- tlon when I left, and I have since heard] not understand, that it ntly received. And] for some so You know how quickly | {uanke to. us Stephen 8 light went out. It opening night, ho eartully hard year for Eng testy leh actors. There are fale actora| \merican mtootbe in London to-day than anywhere else jy ime, A the is hard eno Hei \ man to get along ove grote of bushel this ts b they're having t Ethel fr {s appearing in Langtr: Hay Lena Ashwell is | ful season in ‘Diana of Dobson's Kingsway tre. But failures wer the order of the seavo, and at Haste seven elght of the the: closed n looking forwar Pinero's when I left disappoint A hew Ausyo" $ Success. “Authors seem the line. this time, His ‘Gotting been a case of ‘waiting at the churct.’ ‘The ‘wor R. MARC KLAW, ‘pard”’ who sailed one play stowed away for use next year, bears out the cable {n all that it has been telling us of the theatrical go 90 one thing, Eng- sed financially and then, too, the got over the shock or African war yet. Perhaps ing has the when T was the and} I did not see Be: and I heard very little of him Marr! the bearded | for Jo: L. Erlanger. | to home with only of Mr. A say it ow this play gucsa tor whieh While he | has to say that ‘Lady ire to London. season. far as as ‘Havana, less than usual the he was by means en- an Gu th ray tw ritten n over what he had seen and he did not hesi- rs before we'll The sea- taken as a wh has turning toward | ule! (Bu t the » eat establ fallen ished reputa down all along! d Bhaw { Yee ms to have Whe here ® new author, William And thea! Somyrset Mangham. is the sensation of meek sepopanee: ewes, Me bas iusied ous tures big n Drew every bs Miss Barrymc us. just Marle Tempest, as no musica new plece Leslie Stuart, tiveness tn Ame: an America 1g laste for Amert- and this fact a failures Although with whoop on the fact remained that | went below Into inderstan' to} , understand | Inspector, Certainly arent New Aineiican pity Talk x ont syndicate ca. thing: the same J Dpreve them, to Gung engineer. fs safe |) Ynarty Site Wiinelm-na’ stn Is diectineing the mano pected train. while to and "Dorothy. become enwaged ata that they go to a secret tower of she “mhanor ned | fucestor of Dorothy's, won th ay. | playing a Kam y. | Tavokine™ Satan a comedy as it dan tm I confine e Gay aid) Aceraing and it 1s fe Clair 1 4 over will change the it Will re- | thes, Domtay and “Halion go card. As they find’ Str J Newby lying lared floor. polices " investicates tl of the stolen. nation. \shelt of | knew ja val | should” “Find the murderer,’ spector, promptly. “The book has bee: the Hbrary for ble and unique this book to Sir John?" “No,” said Mr. never did.” “Then Sir John could not the way to the vault?" “To my knowledge he nev: Clair, tered the towel ounts| “Oh, come now! Such an interesting may seem ruin, sir. He must have’ ‘The Colleke| “What I mean {s that Sr John never night. au- York ont very ‘s fate but knowing my aversion going below, on account of legend, he did not descend. come "ten tines more diMeul:| 3) t y the added Mr. Clair, “that, to an inquiring ) make any strides In hey | Mer thaw aut mind, such as Sir John’s was, a visit to Thir, of course, is becaus emed to und these catacombs would have been inter- nager, who is alway | dvinian, who ns | osting, For catacombs they are, sir: | raids nD a un ie Py and no doubt many of the old monks Merry Widow’ hat. i my were buried there.’ about Itslowni averages | rhey Like Wesiern Plays. Trusk put the book on one alde, and r now Western pity ‘has a great | again vegan to talk, “T may tell you 1 Faid Mr KUNG. | Ate calm that f have traced Sir John's movements on the d | nave been ino Yard thts morning, exclaimed Ciatr, | "It is very early to gain any and to be in communt London authorities. 1 thought you had time A Double M ste y | "On the news of | deing to me dy Mr | nlechy telr Ic pext vear NW have he stoc king Jchn 1 Hie Heaven brothe a9 ated “We bas The news of In this room ap of cards with an abbot an: The card that wor of spades, known # It still Hes on a. tad family who thens enter the secret room they are notified. hat the olan has been CHAPTER V. The “Plan.” T was perfectly true. The plan had been roughly torn out, as could easily be seen from the Tagged edges remaining. “When was thi done, sir asked the inspector after a thoughtful pause. “How oud I know?" asked Mr. Clatr in his turn and with great indig- years. the person who thus destroyed sald the im “Did you ever show positively; I the catacombs, Mr. he climt in a| tower, and walked on the sward within; y of his death, and mmunication fon with the hould not haye Her father wishee her ‘old mill- to marry 81: Toon » Spe a oh great sur-|lonaire, whom she dislikes. great sur-|[nivangel at the manor. Besides. Hallon, him in| Dorothy and Cla:r, are present Lady wens be my (aire widowed sister! and “Billy by a certain meet. Percy Dorothy sug rom under @ inanor by to tradition family fore to turn this dead on ite he premises, underground non a top i I book 1 have known er even en- ed the to any one our family I admit,” with astonished. | knowleage, | | yhnts death | Minter last said Mr. | Mr. Inape tor, has Richard disappeared also?” @tr John's 2-O-.H3-DO6 Doesn’t Pay to Be Good - DODDDDI.DODHODIDOOODDDDOG-9.4.403-H DODGED PMG DTD ODED EOE OE ORO. 3 ordd Hed8 NIX Now, SAW HIM bor. 1 DID 1T, MISTER TAKE ME. DON'T PINCH DE KID 1 DIDN'T DO NOTIN! DAT <ENT'S RIGHT EMPLOY | DONT WANT TORE PINCHED LL WAIT HERE AND TRY AND GBT WORK WHEN O's PLACE OPENS, or, The Manor Mystery BY FERGUS HUME, Author of “The Mystery of a Hansom Cab.” in the did not arrive on Saturday, I walke! * | @s far as the Cuckoo's Grove to see if there was any sign of him. His non- disappearance was announced newspapers of yesterday morning. “I know that. I read the informa- tion. But Richara— arrival and my watching made me la “The evening papers said that he hadjfor cnner. Finally, Mr. Inapector, ” -|Sir John had arrived, surely ther: 1 ted the imspec- | r vapatied jatoie interrin| | Would not have been this talk of tor. “But those you did not see, I pre- sume? “No. We do not take in evening| papers at the Manor, Well?” “Well, this. morning Scotland Yerd sent down a detective, who !s at pres-| tno hue and cry only commenced y ent examining the vault.” |terday. and the stationmaster com- “Why was I not informed?” asked! municated at once with Scotland Yard Clair, indignantly. “Why was this man| He stated to the authorities there, and | not presented to mo” | he stated to me, that Sir John arrived “Ho wishea to examine the vault at/ at Beltan by the haif-past six train.” | once,” waid Truak, soothingly. “and| “Dear me! Then why did he not will make his report to you"—he mut come to dinner?” this Ines a te Mr. Clair’s vanity | "at a later hour, Dut to continue. 1/A Missing Clue. went to the Beltan Station to see If | Sir John had arrived. I wonder you did| “Did vow ever hear that Sir John's| not think of doing that also, Mr. Clair.”’| life was threatened?” | “You forget," said the old gentieman,| ‘No, He never hinted at such a} with dignity, “that I never knew of the thing. Moreover, he was a good man, death yntil late last night. This morn-!and a philanthropist. No one would ing I have had no time to go. And I| have harmed him." may remark, sir, that when my suest | “It seems to me that some one has,’ disappearance !n the papers, since hy has frequently visited me, and the stu jtonmaster at Baltan knows him ex | cellentiy by sight.” “Quite so," assented Trusk. “B May Manton’s Daily Fashions. NDERGAR- BEREAU UP STAIRS DODODOOEDODODOOQHOQOQHOODODOHGWOHOOGOGODHGDOYOGOGOOOOGOOOOS | Trusk, bending his brows BS MENT TO RUN You IN FOR LOAFING! DOBDDDOBDODODODIGHGODOGDS ai Trusk, grimly. ‘Well, it 1s a mys- ery, and no mistake!” ‘How was Sir John dressed when the statlonmaster saw him?” “In a gray tweed sult—the same style as that his corpse is dressed in, Mr Clair.” ‘An! Newby always wore the same <ind of euit In summer. Gray tweed, with white waistcoat and brown boots, | nd a South African hat.” | Trusk rose. “That reminds me that ve cannot find the hat. It {s not in the vault.” Mr. Hallon thinks, from that xplained Clair, “that my poor fri yas not murdered in the vatlt."’ “I don't agree with Mr. Hallon,”’ said Trusk, tartly. “But certainly thero is nothing to show why Str John went Into the vault. Woe have searched the pockets of the corpse and have found| only & few business letters, addressed to | him at his city office, a watch and chain and some silver money. Does it not, strike you, Mr. Clair, that a rich man ke Sir John would naturally carry | gold?” ‘Well, yes," asented the old gentle- man, reflectively. ‘And what evidence “lo you deduce from that, Mr. Inspec- tor?" “That Sir John was robbed, and that robbery was the motive for the mission of the crime." The Silver Watch, com ‘Oh, I shonidn't say that, Mr. Inspe tor. Had robbery been the motive the assassin would undoubtedly have taken the wateh."’ “It's the watch that puzzles me.” sald “a cheap sil- | it can be made from nainsook, lawn, ba- tiste or any material that {s used for o) dren's underwea In this trimming - | broldery, } of the material trim. med wh suid be subs’ and lace txt and! lace ould be 1 metning a| ‘ 1 dainty is wanted, The pattl: | a: is prettily | tucked and without Ny fulness y yet is wide to provide movement ough The quantit r mediu arde of ~ Pattern No. 5986. Child's Princesss & tticoat Cail or e& 4 by mail to THE EVENING WORLD MAY MAN-* per, TON PASH} 2N BUREAU, No. 132 East Twenty-third street, Ne omata } York, Send 0 cents tn coin or stamps for each pattern ordered ‘These IMPORTANT—Write your name and address plainly, and al- Patterns. waye apecify ‘se wanted Arnrrremarannnne eeonnrennnnan rnmconorenrce ener MENTS thativer watoh only costing a few pounds} are stmplejat teh most, « the murderer did | and the welght of/not think worth taking Of course which {s supported| millionatres have their whims, Mr by the shoulders are| Clair, but I should fancy that the | always desirable for| ceased ge jan would have worn the little folk. Ilua-| Something more expensive whe trated ts a petticoat! “He did.” said Clair promptly, “New: which fulfils these |0¥ possesed a very fine gold watoh requirements and sven by some South African friends. which {1s entirely | I! ad an inscription. I have seen tt satisfactory, while rently." torn letter—for that it was. Do you mean to eay that Sir John slways wore a gold watch?” “Certainly. I am positive.” ‘Then the silver watch nwst belong to the assassin?” sald Trusk in an ex- that he had hanced upon a clue, “Yes, I am sure. and yet'—his face fell—"the murderer would certainly not leave such a plece of evidence be: id him.’ "You the watch by the number, Mr. wector."* ney +I think so." ied the desk papers The case was Trusk tir about, after @ pause very thoroughi. Who ts this whtle Trusk's eye * in dover the “eo Be Continued.) for u Mrg. Martin and a aspirants 0-0, last pendianéally. in vases. BuT Ile HAVE By Margaret evidi | close cipal exe diet | melt four Wi i oi By George McManus PERT DD DRNDDIDDNDDODOOODOO.OO9900605OO O VLL PRETEND IM TRYIN’ TO PICK DIS GUYS POCKET DAT OUGHT TO PHDDOD 0900000006 0OO000OO The Obesity Treatment That Mrs. Martin Took 3 Miss Ayer Answers Several Correspondents, Oe Hubbard Ayer. FT ATER, ently fol ly, and f by whic off tw weeks A right of suga iden; alsc HAVE received so many hune dreds of letters from correspondents who are interested in the treatment of Mrs. Martin, The Evening — World's patient for obesity, that T am obliged to answer some of them in this way. About a dozen cor- ‘respondents have | nwed the treatment pretty | wr them T repeat the prin- | reises and the rules regarding | Mrs, Martin was able to{ y solid pounds of flesh in ere T would ike to thank dents who have of the excellent exercises, ¥ part some mont a horse: Milk and cream wer 28-29002009999990000090000000500.0000. pee are cautioned to eat wisely and too well. Eat eparingly of the sane and @vold the cakes and ales. | Self-denial at table 1s one of the had. est virtues ¢o practise, and one is re- minded of Sancho Panza’ agonized Sroana when all the delicacies of the Season were brought before him, only to be enatched away as thelr eavory fragramce reached hig nostrils, I repeat here for tha @ake of Cor respondents T. R., Mary 8. J. L., Oy P., James R. and Thomas T., who wante ed only the list ef exercises, the num- bers practised by Mrs. Martin: First—Sit upright in a chair, feet touche ing the ground, arms extended for- ward. Bend the body down until youg touch the floor tn front with the me of both hands, Resume position, Praod{ tise ten times. 1 Second—Still sitting in chair, the same! jo2 frst, hands clasped in front, arms exe! tended, turn the body from the walst; as far as possible to the right: rev rae movement and turn to left, practisin ten times each side Third—Sitting in the chalr with armay hanging at the sides, lean the body tal] the right until the fingers touch th floor; reverse movement to the le! } side. Practise each movement temb] times, on the floor or on a couch, and withou banding the knees, lift the legs unti! the feet are straight up, raising youn arms at the same time. Do this with! the breath exhaled. Inhale deeply ag’) you lower them. Repeat ten times. A® requested by many correspondentay, T repeat also the astringent lotion to be applied after exercising the neck: Twor grams of sulphate of aluminum; 25: grams of thick milk of almonds; grams of rose water. Fourth—Tte flat on the back, | Home Hints #or Busy Housewives, ‘Sponge Cake. HE best way to make sponge cake without powder ts by taking alx oKSS, one cup of powdered sugar, and one and one-half tablespoonfuls of vinegar, Heat well, then add one cup of flour gradually, and atir while adding flour, Then bake In slow oven for one hour, Coffee Cake. ree-quarters cup sugar add one teaspoonful butter, one cup Ih milk, two eggs, two heaping tea- spoons baking powder and flour enough to make @ good batter. Put in shallow baking pan, sprinkle over top with choppe pDeanuts and cinnamon, and bak bout twenty minutes in moderae ey : Put Salt in Lamps. NG a nful of walt r Alling lamp from ex. mar the lighting will prevent the it will not To Freshen Flowers. oO ve flowers which heve deen packed and carried for some dies t »! p the lks Into hot igctians em to stand till the ) cut off the ends of the flowers in us treated fiowers wilt il