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5 v The Evening World Daily Maga zine, Thursday, The — 4 Mystery of a == The Devil’s Ace Or, The Manor Mystery © 8 ACAAGAEAAAADMAA DEE REAAIDSODYAODED IAS DEA DEGAD OD DOLONODNG D4 AIMS DPN ELALEDH®DO DDI OVDOOOE YP DOHE § POGPHOTO®, | ‘The Newlyweds # Their Baby * George McManus | F8QLOSDIODE HHPEOD DOO ODOHIGHO DUH HIO DOSE i 4rd £-d>d.94 POLISH Y @LEHO WHAT MAKES BABY SO Quiet To-DAY? By Fergus Hume dathor of “The Mystery of a Haasom Cab.” | ty the National Press |case. I think you hed better begin by ‘ageoay.) learning all you can of Sir John’s past life from Mrs. Broll, and also she may BYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS./be able to tell you about Richard's RD Oe Joes, Newby has a twin veiie | doings. Then there 1s the knife with Gere room | Which the crime was committed” murdered body is ound in a secret under, the tower of an “A noticeable knife,” ‘kind of bowle. Tho eee oe wh manor house | A this room, ovn-| Hallon nodded. admitted; owned by Clair. manor | he guries eactier, Clair’a ancestor, wont? Y the “Devil's Ace.’ Clair is pour fo Ties planned for his daughter Donithy to ‘wed Sir John. @he is engaged to Perey Hal engineer, who lives with her handle, with tts red and black bands, makes {t @ weapon not easy te forget if once seen."* Joa, a young friends, Wilhelmina and Billy Minter. At the inquest testimony is given by Mrs. Broil, Ne Dyls “ccgentrig housekeeper. | Wilhe!s ‘A Weird Recollection Clair et no oF . i . c | ‘And yet,"" said Willy, slowly. “IT have j i tncor seen it, and !n Mr. Clair's hand.” Bir John, comes to the man. seok funds| Peroy 4 * BE cher Rovsistonary funit| Perey Jumped up, “Good heavens! fen ae talon ta tauking with Tay Han. | Where? When win Widowed sister), Clatr rus Miss Minter rose and struck her erdeder and ie tryine:to el | hands together with a triumphant look PRote repeats her eyes. “I know now; it all comes marry Hallon, saying ack to,me. Billy and I Avent up to COME 1O HE'S BEEN FINE man knows, are the me ‘onan, London with Mr. Clair. Dorothy would E ciry ea, not come because she had @ headache. MAMA BABY! ALL DAY, HASN'T caamtn ¢ sailors MOVED OFF THAT BOX! We called on Sir John study with Mrs. Broll, and she was describing a fight in the slums. You | know, she goes to the slum CHAPTER XI. He was in his (Continued.) The Clash. | ‘0, I don't. Why does she go?" “ O, father!” cried Dorothy, irri- | : Mu NO WONDER! HE wAS PLAYING JAIL? O WITH KITTY! | ‘Mrs. Proll satd Hallon, dryly, ‘does not strike me as a woman likely help th You was reduced to a puppet. marry an honest man, and a I love. You have fuse to be sold.” ‘Child, against ‘I sh nan wh e poor." wrong her there,” said Willy, {te pleased at the sudden revival of her memory. ‘She !s really | very kind to the poor, and Sir John en- money now, 80 I re- do you dare to set your will mine “Yes, father. T have no wish to quar- | couraged her kind There 1s a slum, % ans rel, but Ian a human being and not a| in Whitechapel—a pet slum of Mrs. Soon 1 saw the forrid’? leaning ‘ doll. My pines. is my own, Broil’, On this day—in the morning rver the rail he waist and poerit affair.” |—she was there, and a man wus fight- At the wake of th pF ly they argeaete ned hanny [ing with his wife, He was a Swedish oroke up into small groups and fe pean you to be happy, Dorothy, | satior, and not so strong as his wife, (iscussing the appearanc a great brawn, an. As the sailor wartmiiitoal Then permit me, father, to choose t of the fight he was drew ft away from ‘him in mph, and was telling Sir John her adventure, when I entered wi! and Mr. Clair, We heard the and Mr. Clair took up the knife looked {t I remember quite well, because Billy called Mrs. Broll by the mame of Penthesilea, which an- getting the he knife, and Mrs. Broll sna She brought it @ husband for myse! cried th Lady Panwin way to speak Francis, have girl into doin anything against her feelin, As to th marriage, that must walt unt! your chara a." My you, ce the over. above reproach wat C Now, err, city isl oe | 98 oe ob 8 os ot 8 ok ot ot OE ot EE EAE EEE FAAS SS AAS AICS ANE AA ALABAS AES ISIIIPABAPI ISIS IAM | Aree NSS ienelo nick ig-| “are you sure that # was the same aes Giv ; ous sign stirred the ship's compa pt sity vil e- | ives From th astonal glimpses i got of rain so should Co: tell th ct cs 1a Count Bezkof tell this |“ reotutely! ‘The handle struck me| Betty Vineent Favice Qn Courtship and Marriage the shark's flukes and snout I made “You sali yourself, Selina, that he|®# 80 strange—red and black bands al- | him out to be a monster of the man would not tell the police.” ternately. Of course, there may be an- | PAE EE IE EIEIO EE Ee ae ee Pt ee a to tt ot i ot ot ar or rat at ad satine, Cit ee not less than I did. And I repeat what I said. |other knife of that description; but It | you to accept attentions from other mon, ; within a certain time I did not think has s son for not answ rpg Sete Count Berkoff is too much involved by | does not seem likely.” | He Says He Loves Her. too, and it he objects tell him you will [it right for me to force my attentions | ing sau good reason for not answer-| I was naturally annoys the ay his own confession with the Revolu-| “What became of the knifer” | Dear Betty: ; "| sive up others provided he does the upon her, and that our friendship | Leet baa aaa AA beeen tionary Party in Russia to think of ap- fe |] AM in love with a man a few years) same, Tet AES oer comencofan rend mtne| The Girl Objects. gloom over an otherwise delightfu pearing even es a witness in an |The Knifel |] my senior. He is constantly pro- Peer pie eee oeee fe ons Halas teW ye passage up to that paint Ush law court. But he is quite capable} “I can’t tell you. Mr. Clair lald ie} feasing his love for me, yet I know) Sf> Did Not Answers days, but before I break our friend- ROR ao the I hav keel Bae rtnevek a6 ra Prt : of hlanering to your detriment that | down on the Sank. and then Mrs, Droll| Sines | Nomen: also receives titers { Det, Bet ship I would ilke to know whether “|p ig conbeny with a seune wdy'tor| Tee lad ploked up) a 1 ‘ sincelyenmnavelallacscy tee oa See tst ba eiiieenisienst cnt (fram them. Do you think he really) | HAVE. been going with « young] (nota maobeicrinion: Laditan eran whom IT have leeened te care ajateamer chair which an See ae wince you were near the cuckesibarons I found It in ‘the wood, and then Its ap- | !oves me? What whould I do under the I lady for two years and everything | cs | Breat deal, and although my feeling is | Sheer had been using 4 and my auouthtiontimellthclicrimaliwastes ial lntasesnaleniviatirraalanlatvaguelrocole||iccce cacao B.* B. went smoothly until aoout five| Perhaps the young lady has moved | reciprocated, the young lady refuses to | ove It in “ton tern. The mitted, and !snce the body was Naa ee oo Helles er, eke neldingnie Unless you are engaged to the man| weeks ago, when I invited her to spend | away or is out of town and has not) hecome my wife because I am empl yed | 4 me g along in in the crypt, peopie will begin to tity, oe mn oO aan mr A Ser ike | you have no right to expect him to give| the evening with me and my friends, | received the letters. I would not break! at the race track at a salary of a | ments that there {s some truth in idle gossip, Reitaened Sita e |p his other friends and pay attention | but received no answer. I immediately |the friendship unt!l I found out the’ week, The youns Iady wishes me to ked eats The Compact. whcle scene ats to you only. However, I think if he| wrote again, but still no answer. By |real reason of her silence. Call at her give up my posit ho tvs Gents concise but Pp He may have given the knife toltruiy loved you he would be content| that time I was very angry and T|house, and if she is home ask an ex-\ endeavor to find a place in some mer-| W2°TE In Sah ed “What ts to be done, then, Selinaz” | S°me One with your friendship alone. I ad wrote, saying that if she did not write planation. I am sure the young lady | cantile establishment, even though T re-} Me a8 I conciud al asked Clair, sullenly. for he saw that| “We are arguing in a circle,” sald ceive) but $20 per week. As my health | Surely have awallowot It. his sister was taking a common-sense | Ms Minter, with a weary alr, and) Hair petrneese | conear tg raeoretd Teor ana| We had some oranges in the cargo, view of the case. glancing at the clock. “I eay again ¢ s B Bob Addams An tips eo rey ork indoors, ene |and, thinking thet our unweleoin Shite en cn what I sald before, that !t will be best Listen to the Ir S 4 ot 4 Vy : a week too small an) vitor might be gatisilad with a me $s no tell “Leave it to (Mr. Hallon."’ | amount for two people to live on, I am | HARKS, as nearly every lands are a water men with Thetr ts always * ntruding: T must ¢ uneasiness the 8 to nige gers home, » ng from t “To me? cried Percy, much aston-| for you to Ko to London and see Mrs. Natiatines\tolinowhkehatatolae Carl yetllccmeens cau n cceeemciceie cna nan ueLon oat iron may tahed. Broll. Now that you know about the help me? * “c.c, | the foremast hands to bring out a box nformatio: “Yes,” sald Lady Panwin, imperi-| knife, it !s more Important than ever “©: | of the fruit from ‘tween decks and! ¢ cats of ously. “Francis, make a compact with |that you should see her, and learn {f | As your health does not permit you to | heave it overboard, To my surprise n extra Mr. Hallion that {f he clears your name | she missed it from the study.” Work indoors, [do not think the young)/the oranges, box and) all, diaappsarec so turned my attention to lady should allow her scruples against | ay rapidly as had he chatr he shall marry Very good." Dorothy.” Clatr shook hands and Next day by the Percy went up to London 10.65, and reached Fenchurch | racing to dictate to you a course which would require you to work indoors. 1 Then, to make the situatton more dis- | shark hook on deck pushed him away. ‘Then you can Kise street shortly after 12 o'clock. He then [eed teat ore | treasing, other fins begun to appear in soon had It trail- my daughter as a sign that I agree to| took the underground to South Ken- etirnioreceee ceneaicaee FamblIng, |(he locality, and soon thore was a res of pork for Du ecms to be a case where the | ylar proc n iL GuauEnahaee ned your engagement."" and sought the house of the| sington, ele s | Hallon thought that this was an ex-| millionaire. It was a handsome res!- | personal equation should be considered. | passengers as well as crew were Vi8- | no ishing long when the bo'sun cellent {dea, and sealed the compact | dence on Camden Hill, situated in a | A |ibly affected by the Incident, and 1 was | « at we had hooked the big en uneet) oP Bee ee aaanuy auth tramscikel coud In Love with a Stranger. | at my wits’ ends for a method of thd ¢ oe way by high walls of red brick. A ring | Dear Betty ding us of the trailing devils A tackle was rigged from the main : > th it z Os lady who owned the chal ji \ Ano Pats CH: ER XII. at the door brought a footman, and |] AM eighteen and am in love with a dit did not take long to haul TAPTIR X | ow about three years my senior ared made mi DC dered it “forrid” and | omes from Philadelphia, and a dreadful cut him open and see e ho know I care for htm | and going signs of the missing | but the people fsa know nothing whatever about him, and he may not be as nice as he looks. If you want to meet him, have your friends who seam to know about him introduce you to him. Find out first if |ne is married or not, and if he ts try to forget him as soon as possible. —B°R ROOAM'S— “Great Scott! what are you eating a lightning rod for?” “Didn't you hear a big thunder storm Is coming to-morrow?” before going to bed, and told her of |! can’t tell." ee ou Bezkoft's arrival, of his accusation, and} ‘What news?" asked Hallon stiffly. detailed the compact which Mr, Clair) ‘Joyful news, the very best of news. H W RAWHRS that had made with him. Willy listened at-|And yet"—her thin mouth took on @ e as oo en e a 4 By R. W. Taylor D Sy ertis tentively to her friend, and then gave eat il eee te news to me, who . pia nointedieyone) ; nt at the upper edge aie wondered {f she had been her opinion. inking» as, inspite of her gay dress, | “The first thas you have HERE'S To BILL, to do Is to Here's To wat? you NEED I$ A GooD “Are you alluding to Sir John?” he} FELLow! asked, puzzled. “And to Richard, who was my favor- But he Is gone.” “You Hallon Dullding up thecries out of nothing “well,” remonstrated. are You ARE, o1p PAL! IA GooD FELLER WHEN | HAD IT, / Goop FeLLow! sald Willy, staring into the) itc ¥ “4 fn ke con-| “Richard? You mean Sir John!" a pBreloss grate, “it look HEM Cos Mrs, Broll heard a sound at the door A R ti feature, and are quite fess. The whole thin; a mystery to like a teetotum to LL RIGHT. simple, while they oun me. Apparently, from what you say, | for yourself, sir. Here Z be finished with tucks (Mr, Clair is innocent in spite of my| "%p\% qoor opened, and, Percy started | and with frills of the \euspicions and Count Bezkoft's accusa-| to his feet with an exclamation And | material as ‘ilus- ition, ff he were guilty, he certainly | Well he might, for on, the threshold he trated or with fri | of embrofdery or of look into the (Ti tinued.) fwould not ask you to ideas of love and matri- In “The Widow" Miss Rowland is at her best, displaying the distilled essence of her uncanny knowledge of mere man. | ent over-dose of novels and highly seasoned sens indigestible problem tonal: Broil in Sir Ju 's London eyes were red, and she eehetenty, ’ ' THANKS, Biti! You papas 5 c o be cheerful u - You, OUR HOST. HE » ‘ comfortable tot waa ying to be cheerful under di BILL A WUNDRED? HERE SURE ARE A OW,WELL,) WAS eeece i ahartmn en y, ao —— ——— lace. They are shape me a pall | and there is only The Widow.” | stignt. fulness over turns topsy-turvy all the! | the hips, while they | are quite wide enough At daylight the folloy ing morning the mate was a truthful man. y he married man Jwith whom he Hves say is not, be- | eading that there might be, | cause they get letters from his mother. | not wit » await a report. Pres: |I haven't had a proper introduction to from the beg the pa came dashing down the léhisiiman, but avers: time|we eee eachi|(@nd st no. time do) they take kindy to jonway and yelled excite Sikarhweunow Tilemnesiralit lisloppedi|\menprosencelcs eamomenior ROA o gulp, 3 {oltalk tohim! helawould/also stop) but |Cur female nassengoria appearance) wa What do you think was in that liv acnit! know lwhether lt awould «be |(Seeinst mee, too, for) she) was)joldl and’) sharkia) belly, sity proper. Will you advise mo what to do? | ¥eazened and I thought at times a Ut- ii [replied in a subdued WORRIE tle daffy. It was not long before ru- tone, afraid almost to hear. mors reached me thet the men | “Why, the old woman ts a sittin’ there Do not try to make the acquaintance | rq" were referring to her as a witch, |{n her old chair a-tryin’ to sell oranges of this stranger by speaking to him/ang 1; went below that night with serl- to the passengers at a shillin’ apiece.” without @ proper tntroduction. You | ous misgivings. Leea ries tly ellavediitor | icnew Iny apt to be exceeding! women prefer them (0 every other sort. Those {ustrated inahade that for comfort The quantity of ma Ul required for t dium size ts 2 Inches wide, rdabieanhiod Pointed Yoke Drawers—Pattern No. 6995 fon and edging. Pattern No. 5 is a 22, 24, 28, 28, 80 and $2 In sure TON: FASHION BURBAU, No. 133 Bast Twenty-third street, Nev ‘What the widow doesn't know about The story is that of the game of 8: , ay, oncet | had a bunch of dough. } had the whole bunch on my staff; Old Broadway wasn't wide enough men, women, marriage and the love | hearts, between a young widow and a coin or etamps for each pattern ordered 5 : Y 4 10 cents ti or pattern game jon't worth knowing, and in tho | Worldly bachelor, who has been secret'y And | went some when I had it, bo— That's honest, too, old pal—don't laugh! For me, bo, when | had the fluff— obtats {MPONTANT. Write your name and address plainly, and al- Tanks for the half—I need the stuff; Dut, eay, Kideywhen 4 bad itt 1 It's gone, like all good things go. BUY say, Aid—wnen | nad It) Now all they hand me is the gaff; But, say, kidwnhen | nad i'’ Gartling nature ef her theories, the {3 love with her during her married tif Perey learnt that Mrs, Broll was within, Hallon to the Rescue. He sent his card to her by the man, N this way the conduct of the and shortly was conducted to the draw- | J devolved on Hallon. A ing-roo! This somewhat surprised) quest, both the London detective and | Hall as he fancied that Mrs. Broil Inspector Trusk made various attempts | Would have received him In her own to discover the truth, but failed to find | apartment. But he presumed that un- ths slightest clue to the identity of Sir| tl the executors settled her late mas- John's assassin. ter’s affairs whe considered she had a Count Rezkoff, escorted by Jules, the| right to the entire mansion. Btanor butler, left the Manor within In a few minutes Mra, Broll_ came the hour and caught the 10.9 train to) mincing into the splendid room, dressed Mondon. After a short interview with | gaudlly as usual. Dorothy, in which they renewed their vows, Percy returned to the Minter es- An Apparition, tablishment. Here he found Willy seat-| “Oh! Mr. Hallon, how are you, slr?” ed in the study, busy with her story.|she cried, with her black eyes twin- Billy, feeling tired after a long day inj kling and showing most of her teeth. the open, had retired to bed. The mid-} I am glad to see you, sir, though I} night hour begets confidence, and,|should be glad to know why you have moreover, Willy, being sharp, and a|come here, But, then, I do know. Oh woman, was likely to be of great use.|yes, I know, sir. There's no decelving | Percy, therefore, smoked a final pipe|me. But how news travels so quickly The “Bachelor Girl’ and $6 HE Widow (to Say Nothing of sexes and ‘Tho Man)" has come to town, conventional Miss Helen Rowland, of The mony, she comes very near out-Shawing Evening World. whose ‘Reflections of a rnard Shaw. 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