The evening world. Newspaper, June 9, 1908, Page 15

The Evening World Dai | a Magazine, OOO 'ODOG000000 D0 The Mystery of ==— The Devil’s Ace Or, The Manor Mystery By Fergus Hume ‘Author of “The Mystery of a Hansom Cab.” ae ~~ young engineer, w) ‘Wilhelmina and Billy Minter. jest testimony is given by Mrs, Broll, jewby'e eccentric housekeeper, Wilhelmina Clair of the murder, the crime hav- Sing been committed with a knife he used to {gown. Count Hezkoff, a Russian Nihilist, @ large in- { Mearnt: clair has inheriter fe from i ohn, ‘comes. to the manor £0 :Beeek funds for the revolutionary cause in ~ Russia, ‘eusing him of Newby's munier. solve ‘the mystery and meats Sir Jonn— | falive, ‘Sir John explains it was Richa Ywas slain.” Suspicion of murdering R “ie on Str John, Bezkoff, at Clairs urmied by the police. He takes refuj fhelmina’s garden, begging Miss ‘eo teave ‘him. * CHAPTER XVII. A Girl Intervene TLLY ‘intended to save him. The amoment she heard his name she made up her mind to secure his Myberty. 4f only to have a conversation owith him. This was the Russian who + had tried to dlackma!l Mr. Clair, and Mt was more than probable that he knew wmuch about the crime. Miss Minter tehivered as she thought that a possible murderer, and a known dblackma: qwas gripping her dress. Hobson shot past, puffing and blowing Nike a grampus, but one or two of those who followed ‘stopped to question Wily. e thought we heard you scream, munis,” said a respectable elderly barber. “i you see the thiet?” “I saw a man running," sata Wily, dequably, ‘and I screamed because his ace was so wild He went up there, where the policeman has gone. I ex- apect he {s making for Axleigh. What ‘has he done?” “He's a thief, miss—a thief!" shouted who had picked up wrong from Hobson's gasping “Come on, lads, we'll have fn a Jiffy!” And away the went on their exciting man- ‘the barber, 4nformation statement fhim in ail wwhole gang whunt. To the Rescue. “We have only ten minutes to speak.” waid Willy, looking at the clock, “for I am expecting my brother Hallon back soon. Answer my question honestly, Count Bezkoff."" “I owe you everything, Mis Minter, wand I shall answer what I can.” “Then tell me who killed Richard INewby?" Berkoff started. “I do not know,” he said, prom} “D{4 not the spy, who was watching (fir John—Miss Clair told me about hi —say that the squire had stabbed him “The squire?” stuttered Bezkoft. “Mr. Clair, You know who I mean,” maid Willy. impatiently. There was a spy, certainly,” admitted tthe Russian slowly, “twt he did not 6 tthe blow struck.” “Yet you dared to accuse Mr. Clatr of the murder. “I was forced to,” muttered Rezkoff, ooking do’ efaced “By — whor she demanded, 4m- wertously. “By the five heads of our eecret wmociety for the regeneration of Russia. .Ah! do not look at me #o severely, Miss Minter. No vould have hated task more than I did, @ut I was forced.” No gentleman need ibe forced." said Willy, scathingly. “You do not know~you do not under- stand. The Vowels"— ‘The what?” *Dhe five men who direct our society call themselves the Vowels, I cannot explain now. It would take too long; and, again, {t might cost me my life. ‘Oh, Lem in earnest! You do not know how I am compelled to obey. I Joined the society unknowing! I never thought of the methods this association would adopt; and then I had a strong reason to join, and, Miss Minter’—he broke off entreatingly—‘come to Lon- don, to this address'—he flung her a «ard. “I can explain everything, and you will find that I am not so base @8 you deem me. Suffer me now to 0; 1 can escape easily. I can hide in a itch; they will only watch the stations ‘@long the line, and I can manage—that fis, don’t trouble. I am safe now." ‘Willy placed herself between him and the door. “I want to know who killed Richard Newby!” she sald, resolutely. “I swear that I do not know.” "Was it Sir John?" “I cannot say—there is no time to ex- plain. Why do you wish to know?” “Because I don't want Sir John to marry Dorothy Clair.” “Tt ‘heard aoout that.” sald Bezkoft, quickly; then reflected. “Miss Minter, ‘when you come to see me in London I can explain everything, Meanwaile, rest content. Miss Clair shall not marry Sir John." “You promise that?” 1 Swear It!” Berkoff caught her hand and kissed it. dT swear it!" and forthwith disappeared Had Bezkoff been less good-looking Willy might have dealt less leniently with him. But for all her cleverness nd self-control she ws a woman at heart, and. therefore) her relations with ‘the Russian, feeling of sex game into play. Alan, he had admired her; she saw that plainly, and therefore ehe felt confident that, given time and lace, she could—as the saying gocs— wiet.him round her finger. ‘And in any case, as the girl reflected, hopefully, Beekoff had promised that a marriage between Miss Clair and Sir John should not take place. How the Russian proposed to stop it Willy could not guess, unless he Intended to. de- nounce the millionaire. She would have to meet Bozkoff in London, since, afier the pursuit, he could scarcely’ show one e himself at Beltan with safety—and then | ‘ould ‘hear his explanation regardin, fils association with the secret society. CHAPTER XVIII. The Other Woman! real sc“ ou y ought to do some thing, 3 ewby,"" sald Mr. Clair, on the third day of Sir John's stay at the Manor; and he spoke “Unless you offer reward, 1 people will think it strange. “To tell you the truth, Clair," he sald, omy, and iv a 490 volsH * 2 0OCB0000000000000000000000 jes to biackmall Clair by ac- pretivewce! Halton weeks | end Mr.| must | He hes! DODODOAMADANAOOANNAMADANGY 0 BOOBs search for the assassin of Richard, test my name should be dragged In the mud. As I told you, and as you know from Dereonal observation, my brother was a | Scoundrel, who could not run etratght. He forged my namo to several checks, and was connected with that Vowel So- ciety of which Berkoff spoke. Judging from that letter sent to me, and which Richard intercepted, some one, or some People—perhaps members of this so- | clety—knew things about him which | were shameful. If I hunt down the | murderer, or murderers, I may hear of things which would cover me with shame and my name with mud. And,| na case like this, to do justice T should have to make all these things—whatever they may be—public. Can you wonder, then, that I shrink from stirring up muddy water? | “No,” sald Clair, after a pause. “And yet ft 1s unlike you, Newby. At one time you woulg have done justice re- | xardiess of what the public thowzht. I |alwaya deemed you too strong a man |to be influenced by what people said Jor dia. It seems,” added Mr. Clair, with a touch of sarcasm, “that I am mistaken." A Veiled Threat. | “Well,” satd Sir John slowly, “T'N go to London to-morrow since you think tt Dest. “I do think {t best,” said Mr. Clatr, very pleased. “And I am glad you a willing to take my advice. This 1s the| first time you have done so, often! though I have offered it before. 1! really think, Newby that this murder | and kidnapping have a very softening effect on your too hard character, You are not so—pardon me—pig-headed as you used to be. That 4s an tmprove- ment.” IVPRSIDE DRIVE dloomed Ike é @ summer garden on Sunday es Newby surveyed the weak face of the| the youth and beauty of the | man who epole thus with a grim smile. | Upper west side turned out for their T may recover my haniness,"" he| afternoon stroll and to compete for the |eald. quietly, “J told vou that I was] etx prizes aggregating $100 which the waiting my time to trap this Vowel | Evening World offiered for the e!x pa aees ss best dressed young women eeen in the “ ECLANG GEE) parade between 2 and 6 ofc Kk. ‘There 16 no reason that you should | Gorgeous parasols turned off the sun's untll the time comes," said Newby|rays from the bright young faces, and quietly. “Meanwhile, I shall go to Lon-| gaged spots of color that could be seen don to-morrow, as I have stated. But| tor blocks up the drivs, Ifke lange, nod- | before I go I must eee Dorothy, and she| aing nowsre in full dioom, gccept me. If she refuses’—~| Costumes of every color appeared, “Yes?” said Mr. Clair, in an appre- hensive voice Sir John rose and stretched is dig body. “I need not explain what will happen then,” he said gruffly; ‘it wouldn't be polite, since I am your guest.” And he strolled away, leaving the squire to digest the threat at his | letsure. Mr. Clair knew perfectly well that | the millionaire alluded to the mort- gage, and that if Dorothy etill proved [recalcitrant the home o: dis fathers would know him no more. This being the case, and Newby being a man of | his word, {t was necessary to induce the | girl to sacrifice herself on the family altar. Clair sought out Lady Panwin in the hope that she would assist to hale Dorothy to the stone of sacrifice.4 as, cy 4% % % A Fiirtatious Girl. Dear Betty: AM a young man eighteen years old, | and go with @ girl a year or so my Juntor. She likes to go with me, but if ehe sees any other fellows she will filrt with them. Should I stop going with this girl or not? @ W. D. If you mean the young tady flirts with men she does not know she shows ex- tremely bad breeding and I advise you ined himsel h. [to give her up. If, however, she filrts Hevexniainga shim teas See with her masculine friends you have no “and you must insist on Dorothy| With her masoliting frente yon ete ene coming to dinner to-night” @aid Mr. | gaged to her. Glair, Jooking bheagemrd, as well he 5 might. ‘Newby goes back to town to- Make Up With Her. Dear Betty: HAVE been going with a young tady about two years, Recently some one about her. morrow, and she must accept him this evening.” Dorothy's Ruse. Thus it came about that Dorothy @p- peared in the dining room, looking pale, but as pretty as ever. Nor did si! to resent Sir John's tender behavior, as |tormerly she had done Mr. Clair ar |gued from this that she was coming |to her senses, and would aacrifice her |self gladly to save the tumble-down |home of her ancestors. | Had he known that Derothy's eppear- ance at the meal and changed manner were due to @ letter from Willy, smug- | gled in by the butler, he might not have |been so pleased. Willy wrote myateri- ously, saying that the marriage with Sir John could never take place, and that at the eleventh hour it would be prevented. In the drawing-room, Sir John began to pay lover-like attentions to Dorothy, while Lady Panwin took up her tatting and worked with a set mouth and a flerce determination. Mr. Clair read | his morning paper, whioh he invariably kept until this late hour. Everything was calm and peaceful and dull, until the butler appeared with a card for Mr. Clair, “A lady to see monsiour,” sald Jules, carrying his silver salver across to the Squire. | “At this hour!” Mr. Clair took the | card and murmured the name to him- told her that I had eaid something She asked me, and I told DOC DODODHSFOOPHOSD:; 4 SEE* COOKIES ARE ALL READY: To TURN ovER{ Basy watcH AND SEE PAPA TUAN self: “Miss Amy Sanding." I wonder who she is?” “You had better ask he: said Lady her tatting. "Show Panwin, pausing her in here, Jul No!" said Mr. Clair, with a\ re- | proachful glance at his sister, and an inclination of his head in the direc- |tion of the elderly lover. “Show her j into the library, Jules.” | “She iu there ‘now, monsieur.” A Shock, ‘Then I shall go to her,” BABY, CooniEs ARE BURNING ! said Mr. Chur, and took his departure. | Siz john, busy with compuments, dtd PLEASE LET not aitend to this little comedy, Lady anwin went on with her work, uncon- PAPA WAVE s that the hour was big with fate iT! She thought that some person had called to sce Mr. Clair on business, as he had several lady tenants. . Chur returned to the drawing- | room looking very white and with an angry gleam in ‘his e: Lady Panwin | looked at him questioningly, “But, tak- ing no notlce of her, he walked across ewby make love to my was Clair's unexpected ad ow dare you deceive me?" Sir John rosa looking aghast, an: so re you di 1. and her aum. All three thoukht that the squire had taken | | his senses. “What do you) Jn Newby. in an as- demanded r Walked to the door and again to admit a tall, thin, ashetl-out-looking lady, fashionably | reswed pnd with a deflant manner. e raived 9 torgnette and looked at millionaire ind!enantly, Permit me." said Clair sarcastical- ly, "to introduce you to vour wife!’ | Opened ft COOMA’ Prize Winners Betty Vineent Madame Louise Selects Six of the Best | Dressed Young Women, to Whom Prizes | of $50, $25, $10 and Three $5’s' Offered by The Evening World Will Be Paid. | made in every style severe taflor-made to party gowns. And the shoes! Brown kid, and black, patent leather, bronze or suede, red green, blue, high and low, each pretty foot was differently shod. And the shoes played @ very tm- portant part in the costuming, not to mention the hosiery, as every frock was walking length, whether of linen cioth, silk, lace, or chiffon, Mme. Louise, of Louise & Co., Fifth | avenue milliners, selected the prize win-| ners, and in doing so considered the from the most the fluffiest of Gives Favice her that tt was not true. that I was willing to prove it. said that she would take my word for It. I asked her to tell |thte, but she would not do so, ao 1| sak & would be better for us to part. | Waa I justified in doing what I did? uF. You were very foolish to part with the young lady. She did right not to tell you who told her the things, for it) her. | Religious Differences. Dear Betty: |] AM @ young man twenty-one years | of age and have been keeping com- | pany with a young lady of the same jage for some time, The young lady {s la Catholic, TOOG Evening World’s Riverside SooooOOdOO! Oot jome reason I can't her up. will what to do? and would do anything would change ‘The young lady 1s very unreasonable ruesday, Jj DOO DD ODDO! SDO00000 Dress Parade Sunday and for me MLO. DOOR EEY me Soo x n the standpoint of their > omingness and appropriateness for th ime and place, as well as the 04 style and color combinations. First Prize, $5). The winner of the first prize wore a own in Empire style, of ponges Uk, trimmed with bands of smoke gray le and white 1 yoke and cuffs. © smart ttle hat of gray straw ed out the muchroom effect in the {down brim, with a somewhat igh crown encircled with gray allk At the right side toward the back were nassed handsome cerlse plumes, Neat {ttle shoes of gray suede, with gray lik stockings, completed the harmunt- us coloring. The costume was simple, showed Ko0d hes and artistic color scheme. Second Prize, $25. The second prize went to a snore elaborate gown, showing great caro tn |completences of detail. It was in Copen- RIAD EVAUAEA40004003, SSSA SA HA ALA AKA HHH HMMS SAHKHS ALLA IASG AKAL AA LAL AALS AS LAAIBBIEISAIBBASRAB: On Qourtship - Plarriage lr ort Pr I told her love each other, but she wants me to She|change my religion or give her up. For | change, me who told her) would break my heart if I had to give you please advise She tells me ghe loves me if R * & & 4 haker's, T also meet him at night in the car coming home from work. Please | tell me ts it my place to bow to him, as I know the father, and he always looks as if he would Ike to speak, Yours truly, A. B De not speak to the man until you are properly introduced by the father tt I 10 expect you to change your religion. | YOUr @oquaintanoe with the young There 1s no reason why two sensible |man's father 1s not sufficient excuse persons cannot live together happily r you to speak to the sun Do not yield | would not have helped matters any. It ‘hough of different beliefs. | were you I would try to make up with|to the young lady, for by doing ao would encourage her to be bigoted and in other matters after exacting riage. Do Not Speak to Him. Dear Betty: 0 N the block where I live thers ts a store where I go very often these people have a son whom I while I am a Jew. We| meet every morning when 1 go to the ihe silver. Ou mar AG A Wedding Present, Dear Betty N gending a wedding present of silver three weeks after the wedding day, ts it proper to have engraved of the bride's maiden name or herw A. R. It is customary to have the Initials of the bride's maiden name engraved upon the vitals pp ' e B 90 iThe Newlyweds wW Their Baby we? George McManus; 3D2DPEELILOIOGOHOHSOHSHODOS DOGHH96OOOHOO0-.9-00 HERE, LET Go, PAPA MUST HAVE THIS & MINUTE, BABY | PS POLOGOS OYE TOL F ODODGHOOD PLOT YO > ———> Sat ) LOVEY You ’ SILLY, WHY DIDNT You une 9, 1908. sloves and black patent leather Fifth Prize, $5. agen blue, the skirt being of c h bands of messal of messaline, trimmed with “of the material and lw pumps. was Be Ce ree | mber five, winning a % prize, ts he small blue straw hat, smartly one in the group Indicated by the turned » In back, displayed enormous | arrow Her iweb ae rae roe peows white plumes with white atgrette, &nd white striped etamine, witl Own The neat Tittle patent leather nat’ |vands, worn over a white gukmpe. On patent leather pumps | the becoming little white hat ) a were bordered about the top with band of bright red velvet with white kid. The costume was very bec plumes, and a red parasol added a sec- to the auburn-hulred type of ond dash of color. CR Sixth Prize, $5. Pri |. Number six, also winning %, wasSa Third Prize, $10. te ie"roet costume tt The third prize was an extremely / mauve 1! lored. The stool neat and stylish little tallor-made cos-| CNG Cea os Cad tume along se lines, It was very ted with tulle, @ Diack if mnade of blue cloth, with a/and white checked parasol and black pleated skirt and a snugly fitting Nttle| } APLIITERE Feccail altig He lciphetor the illustration here printed receive thelr money by calling t the editorial noms of The Evening World, Pulitzer Bullding, between the hours ‘of 10 and 4 o'clock. uutaway coat The hat of black straw was trimmed | with a large black tow, with a narrow rose-colored band and two stranw-col- ‘ored pins thrust into the front. The = ——$<—— pumps were of gun metal. | The whole costume showed good The Chorus Lady By James Forbes A novel founded on the very successful play of which Rose Stahl was the Star. Will begin in The Evening World Next Monday. Fourth Prize, $5. mber four, winning a prize of five was a summery costume of irt with an Irish lace coat On the lange straw hat wes a chou of |pale blue ribbon with American Beauty was becomingly placed on wearer with | joi good tulloring and good taste, | jollars, roses, which \the rich chestnut hair of the jShe carried a black lace pa Some New Table Kinks. any hostesses are serving rock candy crys- with after-dinner coffee?” inquired an observ- myself and have found that the prettiest amount each of Ted and white rook ped crystals In a low glass bonbon dah. n spoon, There's an especial advantage ar, as the smallest quantity piece of cut sugar. Thts rook sa particularly delicious flavor ‘6 AVE you noticed that Pe H tals instead of sugar ing woman, “I've tried t is gained by buying an eq and mixing the trregular she hese are served with a boni n this plan for those who want very lttle sible may be taken, less than an ordina indy 1s absolutely pure, very cheap. and g' o black coffee “Another new kink I noticed at a luncheon was the passing of two little @ishes with the salad course. One dish held finely minced green pep- srs and the other tiny slices of little new onions. The guests took whet, hey wanted and sprinkled {t on the salad, which was a combination ef lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers. “At the same luncheon a fancy ome’: with burning rum was served nstead of the usual sweet course. Instead of the ordinary river of fire run- ning placidly around the platter the effect was quite spectacular ean@ re minded one of miniature volcanoes, I found that this effect was the resuft, of atacking Jumps of sugar !n heaps at intervals round the platter.” and ase NE-PIECH frocks are pretty for playtime and all simtlar occasions, This one is appropriate for Linen, ‘chambray, per- caie, gingahm and als for the thinner lawns of real hot weather, while 4t can be trimmed with bands of oontrast- ing material or with one of the ready-made bandings as Mked. It hangs in long, grace- ful folds, and the box plaita ever the shoul- ders provide becoming fulness. In the {lus- tration white French banded with making an attractive linen 1s rose color, exceedingly yet durable frock, The quantity of ma- terlal required for the mediuen (four years) ts 2% yards 24, 1% yards or 44 wide, with % contrasting size 82 inches Pi 5,000 in cut tn sizes for coiidren ef 2 4 and 6 years of ttern Child’s One-Plece Dress—Pattern No. 5,999. G@ WORLD MAY MAN. Call or send by matt to THE EVUNI mTON't enty-third street, Mow TON FASHION BURBAU, No, 132 Eust C2 n for each pattern Obtem York. Send 10 cents in coin of stumps ordered. These IMPORTANT—Write your name and addresa plainly, emf ab ways apectty aise wanted