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fe pM RA RO MIRE ME. Sh gy oy esi ty, We gin ere are te x vy beat Pa ig a The Evening World Daily Magazine, Friday, Rovembet 20) 1914 The IA Real Santa Claus «ettttsa By Robert Minor Paternoster Ruby The Romance of a Gem That Represented $500,000 Worth of Bad Luch. By Charlies Edmonds Walk (Copyright, 1910, ty 4. O, MeChag & On.) Nest Week's Complete Nowe! s THE BVENING WORLD, ~ The Smuggler By Ella Middleton Tybout. te ’ fide Book on (he Stands Wil Cost You 91.25, You Got for 6 CHAPTER XXI1. Ashes of Old Romance. +4 z 4 Hy the following F ‘Wednesday morning I re- celved & telegram from RF Sock ail cut out for announcing that she would be home Felix Page was no that same afternoon. Here is the ‘rust the safekeeping sist of the report sh had written A° bJect even to his, out for me: it with impunity. a In the early fifties Clara Cooper was “Felix Page was in the by) ed the belle of the village of Merton. talking to himscif—e trait nee) Gm CHAPTER XVIII. ‘(Osmtiwesd .) A Fight in the Dark. otte?—in thi 5 ‘ke 01 wees : 4 : q Wooers, were many, but favore were th ‘the x ‘ of retreating, I was in the Way secured the ruby, and with dia- z ‘ f few and grudgingly bestowed; and in ou os mext few seconds stealing Dlical cleverness bad pressed it into : ; 5 ; time all the suitors withdrew, upon him undetected from : the bar of soap! A bit of manipula- se ro the fleld clear to Alfred of the house and listen to Up the front stairs. Nor 4!4 tion under the water tap * . : Felix Page. communings, No wonder Fi oi qnove very slowly, either. I knew moved all traces. Think of 4 : 5 ‘The Coopers and the Fluettes re- talked with me that you were 5. by experiment that ite steps were all bd Cy ak a f ‘ : 4 p ’ weeented, the wealth 5 ariaocrany, ot beg vibe e alcove! ~~ ealld, and fear lace like je stress of “ r of community, whil x Page “But I’ brief. B; . weet 2 weed set yas Se @ moment! And I had paused by 4 was @ poor, struggiing young man learned of the hidden” uate; ” that very bar of soap, philosophising Dt . whose only advantages and prospects still with infinite and moralising—it made me sick to OA Oras “EY o? ANG : for the future lay in his indomitable about trying to di think of it. No wonder they were 3 . ‘ is ; ; 4 pluck and a@ resolution that wag bination. You succeeded,” all so interested in the bathroom! . rf ie Teady to ride roughshod over all op- halted abruptly in front of ae 4 f ercrg ON ‘ar ee the openin, i x n lara favot the ir youn, oor was & revel ‘ topmost step and plunge head CHAPTER XIX. i A man, He went forth from Mertos possibilities whic i nferemost right into the thing. Belle. aN ae esclved fo wrest @ fottine trom the TESUNT Stes kee tof Ae ‘The ensuing a 9 dat 5° world and lay al sweethea! upon ‘house was like pe gelhen tae sy us iT was a crestfetion Getective i fest. She promised to wait for him 914 love mementos from Clara N°" @sowned vd that presented himself at Des tat. until he returned with the fulfilment Page? loou : my comments, To make the Fluette home early Fri- K / of his ambitious alms. But not very ‘m done. I'l ny MMttere worse, in my efforts to keep 5 ; : ~ 7M s long after he went away she married 20 ‘!Mculty convincing you that rem falling, my revolver shot from Gay morning. I had count- - 7 * : , Fluette, Cane against you ts pretty ed so much upon unearth- ; : P i : Bix years passed. Alfred Fluette g/,yut your find was ing the ruby myself! Fed hay fing 7 ‘ had migrated with his bride to the Suse te Athout ao with the noise of a falling brick, 1 asked for Miss Cooper. I was ~ ie ; Then FF le returned Ijuette would give @ pretty penny to I recovered myself on the instant, ushered into @ room where Belle “ = VPs , however, ‘ived. wet them from Felix . Belle locked the * ° f ~ eas . . lacked sand to brave Page's however, and with a final malediction, Fluette awaited me. : . ‘ well onthe road, even then, to hi “Then what did you dot’ I door behind me, pocketed the key and 2 te ’ Pn subsequent commercial to eye him @ moment, “ faced me with @ levelled revolver, ated : ‘ . deal of the rresting nad Doon Went down to Merton and % ee ” e 4 lly skeletons, @oor; but I paused not for doors. For- ne ber @ prisoner,’ iggy * eet steadfastly loved, whom he had never wore wurer of your groun. = tely it wae @ trifle ajar, and it for one instant put out of hie ready to levy tribute—bleckan went before play for time, I want to know why thoughts, had married big rival. from Page, though, because from behind it Dede camara: you have permitted Royal Maillot to His tage wan’ that’ orf have promptly -kisked you eo human grunt emanated, the sort be rallroaded to jail"—she flung the = TT er ce See | ee aaa eae a hele yea Wate fate Aneel involuntary notice @ person gives Word at me—“and permitted @ eD8Xe wnigh had come near being the “She sent you?’ said I with quick whether my shadow was still on duty — I jerked my head around to con- ite bbs Been ‘despotied. One. the il the way through, fan ecene . ty x me as being Central Office man front Fanshawe, the man detailed to Fell Bye when he has the wind suddenly like that creature, Burke, to go scath- of @ tragedy opened and closed. interest. This struc! or whether the Cen! < Thad stands out clear and unmi r two to Fluette to prove _ knocked out of him. Then right in less. Father OurlOws. » gaid Genevieve, had showed up, my whole, attention KocP purke unuce suvenanee, ure from that hour his life was em- claims; then, before thelr loss " ‘Oh, 1 my ears there sounded the most “But, no, I don’t care for your mo- CHAPTER XX. “ghe probably said some very bitter was absorbed by the appearance of prising, since he had just caught up bittered, his character warped with aquin and replaced them them 3 " io ite with me—but I welcomed his pres- the shattering of his ideals. weird, unearthly cry that I ever tives, You know Royal to be inno- Genevie Mi 5 HR idral ceresteoar becsiae all he tie char tur witete gk Iw. tered a solemn vow of vengeance 4 man tn it was positively uncanny. A cent. Between the two who were in nevieve’s Mission. Genevievs's expression side, They were Mr. Fluette and @nce now. 1 on man,” I ehot uasinet Altred wluetve; then disape sum! at once very grave. For a moment OST at once @ summons fe sat silent, toying with a plait of that house Tuesday night—Hoyal, Alexander Burke, walking along to- 4) nim d turned to look for the peared. ; Alexander came from the upstairs room feP skirt; then she looked up at me, gether inthe most intimate manner Jap, He wns gone. ut it is prove that a woman 3 roi lee Getioad paeeoy tor Mise Belle's maid. The peying soberly! imaginable, To make the account of this dis: invariably reserves the most interest: comm BY Teme dyteal What oat of in. rest of the servants were dis- “It is one of the things that 1 1 glanced at my watch; It atlll comfting episode us brief as possible struction of the tragic . Bae ihe poet cluding with his hiding the ever there was on: A phetiaett tatk about, Stit-I don't lacked a minute or two of ten, the I shall say merely that out of ad ' heugghindieioley Saupe std Mag) vieve's report, I quote the concluding ridege be ge eine red. “ hour Mr, Fluette had jotted on his three men whom we were watchi J remember that I heard. Stodger petal otis Krtets cone nalled over the balusters for me to she faltered. § "It ta Burke, oot gar along with the extraordinary two of them walked away from un- sWhouting encouragement, an his wait. tock: feet patting th fn Bah! You're either base—in 1 ‘Then she decided memorandum, Inasmuch as he and der our very noses without our hav- aw inged feet pat @ bare floors sa. ‘ou’ league “J ” t his strangely chosen companion were ing the slightest idea in what direc. fas he ran. As the bath room door with the crimjnale—or a fool.” A very old man, cheerfully garrul- 11 tell you this much: She [is tenga vay it was @ reasonable tion they went. How dia they do it? ly wheeled upon bim and. \F pha in toto. ‘point-blank: sii “On the very first day of my arrival, © rei! ine what you were and trom the very first person to wr Page's bedroom Friday = “What ia it you wish me to do?” I ous, who announced that he was the overheard @ conversation between J Joi notion that he was even then 08 The momentary diversion occasioned Whom, 3 confided the nature of my what togulred. - butler, took me downstairs. him and her father, It filled her With Tie way to koep hie ‘engagement. by Fanshawe's arrival, the brief dis srtand, ‘received the surprising 1n- there?” he waved the insignificant weapo8 The drawing-room —liVing-room— and something a eavae For a moment 1 stood itresolute, I traction of our attention, had been telligence that I was not the first to Ho sat ellent for @ moment, running feet up the rear stairs, toward a writing desk. was very anxious to follow the twain sufficient. He track of Burke pursue similar inquiries in Merton. spoke. or if you're of a mind to smoke, sir, “Somethin; .. Whigh would indicate that my enemy ‘There are pens and ink and p: per, o ” to the rendezvous, while at the same and I never bad so much as another Said my informant: ‘Why, there w: CG t wae I doing Friday was a host, and that the main body ehe eaid, her voice tremulous with Mr. Fluette's etudy.” He indicated “It's nothing; ridiculous.” Sh® time I did not want to lose my shadow. giimpse of the Jap. an here two or three weeks bunting Prony & ruby. © was returning to accomplish @ res- guppressed passion. nt you to each of the rooms mentioned with a ‘aushed nervously. “He has tried to 1 gianced eagerly up and down the gone time after dark I boarded a trying to find out all he could trying to find it, when—whea *! cue. write down a plain, straightforward jittie fourish of t! 4 make love to her, Ugh!” She ytrect, studying the hurrying crowd gyeridan Park and rode out to the Pages and the Coopers and the body came in In a flash I had reached forth my Gaclaration that Royal Maillot is in- ttle flourish of the band. shuddered at the idea, | on the walk, but could not see him freryan Fark car, and rode out t0 Fitiettes, Has some one of them died "Cne of the Japanese” I @ avme and grappled with the unknown ets mt and then follow it with the Although 1 am not a smoker, the “The dickens he has!" anywhere, Then L hurried out to the Gan aalece it wan wean of % and left a lot of money? One d “They're not Japanese,” he MMs, bebind the door. That strugcle prepared why you know him to be in- word “study” arrested my attention. | “It ners Fhe Meer te ome ater elevator, and within the hers monte disastrous turn affairs haa en, scription photographed him for me: rected, with a provoking alr of Neged bare heen. a ag ne yee nocent—for you. have those baleen I entered the room. erg bitterness, "he could carry Belle wen croppee te Cy Bi gy ig Ar and that 1 hoped, tn thts gia i a= “A t le a inphy fa rior knowledge. . "a ybtless it include an @: fred . ; piriting environment, to find « bain sandy— yes, Patz: stantly I was seized from all sides DoUpuew tt Wi ry well, this is the MY sole object in entering Alfred away this very minute; there would within rango of Fiuette and Burko Poy tee eea feelings. sandymeelt,. 7te ore ‘ence, Fluette’s study was prompted by a be nobody to say him nay. Poor boy!” again—not an easy thing to do CoM Stocn Rusts oars sealing ores e AG tiene for oud cieclomry of the pro- hope that I might absorb something ec area ie natiene alenall among the rome ber ae Tooele Nae tee eae Vaeed lawn a lent ARG asian ee ake rae a, ona boon Ls it pa enater ernest had t conan blindly? posal made me gasp. Suppose 1 Were of its atmosphere, I did not know And’ then we got down to the pur- woe Me Ot mY Knd Wht. then. i how I hoped to effect an entrance—it sick! Jockin’ poor, mani—and you you than telling the truth. You Whe was opposing me? How many ‘© tell her Cale 1 hb Pe the man. Here was the place where pose of my call. perceived. the last mentioned. He r had any such {Intention at all—I ~ BN Nation piggies oy nin @ bry So managed to - there? to be the guilty ma: Laity pagal he spent hig leisure hours, where he “Do you know where your aunt had manifestly only at that instant have long since forgotten, in bo FOF soa FER leant twice I was borne to one earth! Here vetcocper?” Iasked, wnbent and became and_uncle were married? I asked. caught up with the speculator a id However, I started to enter the yourn It were indeed strange if I fatled to It was in @ little towa in his companion—though why I had gate, Next-instant I stopped short, “Who was my mysterious prede- ‘Never mind,” she flared at me with failed t him before I can't The snow bore other tracks, besides cessor in the field, if he were not @ stamp of ber foot, “Obey mer ‘Merton, sald 1. fence cand he was ovidently ad- ‘ a pointing Alexander Burk: And if I don't TICS “That's it! But how did you know?” dreasing one or the other, or both ad of away ho, indeed! Tl shoot,’ she announceshootl", denly arrested and held. I smiled at her surprise. “It's Felix of them, from It, They ware treah, made since * © ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ oor you Bo?” tonee oo hoot, “On the writing table, among athou- Page's birthplace; the rest was in- “it seemed to me that the fellow the snow ceased, Right block Thursday morning; _ “Well,” sald he, “it would I hag to decide, 20'CRT peng athe sand and one odds and ends, was baa (or with A was trying to make his presence 48 1 tiptoed to the front door and for ig hour I had been kicking my a checks to any man to be a Pistol biased right Into my face, memorandum calendar. It waa in no- | Ghe waited with il-concealed curt: inconspicuous as possible. He strode turned the knob, ‘The door did not heels opposite the rooming house (hat he hed just been Btodger unhesitat- wate! ven knows where the bullet wise different from scores of other is y for wi a bs yee eune stolidly along, close behind them, yieid, Then for the first time I re- where Alexander Burke had his lodg- og une, od juette, ee to the tok Of went; only Hnow ThA ln ean ne a ee recarociom, ftueme nile Ltald har" 0.” Aoparendy not noticine the twe me Breet had forced"the ight betty, “RY the Nour mentioned Burke ap- 22he siamed. me with, bela 4 mt in tl ni 6 belo’ e ‘ appa otle breakers ree ie nig! t ent jurke ap- ‘j @ disadvantage, oo 1 uy tlely enough peared a notation, ry ing to them, could 6 sur- during the day, it would be an easy “Mr, Burke,” sal want you.” " pe F apres Mp ae dum contained a _ Her eyes opened wide; even her prised way with which both Fluette matter to gain access to the dining- Not another word was sald until beyond endurance. ‘ Perch “ihe eee itd store g wuchuuteea ‘Somehow, as my orgs Libs pared? bet he. wal tes to and Burke swung round and stared room, which was located tn the West- we stood before the olerk at the Cen- teat 1 orled, heshata, “Ge KF sane As I passed ® supporting arm eye encountered it, @ thrill ran complete the answer to our riddie.” Tet him, o, ora. wink, 4 tral Office. The matter-of-fact way prin you can mal Wiuette’ na her, her hair tumbled about through me. I could not define it; the amrmed. I really thought so at the 1 Quickened my steps. Yes, the Now it was the eas:ern wing oF in which he picked up @ pen and would purchase the Pat ‘« oe her face and over her shoulders. Her thrill was without perceptible mean; time—“and you can get it for mo. Dig Oriana yen eine, and jeuees Berle wich aheivered, she brary, the Bolsed w over the ers bean te from ‘ knowing that eyes were josed, her brow was ing, but I felt that the aw uW C1 ¥ volubly, ni mig! judge i q t . ~ lous indifference a c, Creed in a frown, ber lips Were should tell The werd sou en cae? pce ys the consternation and anger reflected room, and it was thither the inquired the primoner’s name asd the youre to soll? Baht” X was Pk 23 ei Ea a; eft rd t | i Fy iE if tts a i i a& ae 883 35k 4 m ° to my chin. 14 1 “ in the faces of his two auditors, hi footprints led. 1 followed nature of the charge, made Burke legas' foo some instant & crusting blow PNen! Pet "the neve from Miss : Sect eee ann ey message was anything but welooi Junt'as'l drow opposite the Aret oe Meh for che frat, time. complacently, wagging his ‘wend caught me above one ear. jelding fingere, and soon had thus: yourself, the task should be easy for That 1s to aay, Alfred st as I drew oppos! ret of “Wait, Johnson!” I sald suddenly ‘there iy Be Gee tiow G6 Bot render mo a Bie Sock te the room open. ‘The cries : Jou; 7ou are compiling @ famity-cree, #tTODs qfeatures showed these eino- the bedroom windows I came to an second ‘thournt, ie, "there are some things of Wil know.” * tions, as alwa: was - wb . 4 Delt oran' a, cqnecigus, Vet figmst such strength erg gM gee Be rere ty bi ht Car feo that 1 ficult to read what was going on be- ‘There was a light tn the room. y papete |e one of theen—tietens sores loft me wae seeded to keep Further speculation on the matter would have the scratch on my face ping. Burkes apa Ne hae: eee Pi id al Me de Bed Page's than {t ts youre or mine. | 1 on was pretty a! : - in @ room, too, al iy Ou ‘tumbitn: deadiong & or ataire and in ee ae was Interrupted by Genevieve, comin attends to at once, she sent me tary was utterly at his wit's-en ette on the blind I could sea that he I conducted him to the little room ve piney Aad NS pee * orm wes rim jource, Then a hope came to m@ when I heard her, and she at once [7 Tea not proceeded far towara _*¢ last the threo a pped at @ cor- was industriously applying himself Captain's private office. the Burmese n ot the tub. that the shot had passed unnoticed. j5ineq me We went into the living town when I discovered that dish per. nero they mot UD elo bo te to aome sash, the nature of which i » Tm tt SINS present in this country 7 t Genevieve oom uilding to avo! + could not determine, 9 longer or stand for any ” am fist bad Walt tt transpired tat Ge 2 oom young 47 was dogging my steps. trlang, "| 1 dared not draw) near watched the shadow on the blind, the J have you right MO byo-yen,” I eat bear some ee ton of thi atitul eves face filled Legged enough to ho; more puzsle ‘ow. ou! \m- ce perrints, none of whom f was thank. Ti onder, "but vetore 1 entered CHAPTER XXI. onveraation; I could do Ne more than agine no cocupation that would ac- 4 pad the peristaction of Bakes e@ sho! he ce, for such si jons. 1 to yen Be overned, tho guy or Liwes very na Agger \ desea) Shadows. thelr absorption to keep them oblivi- ‘The shadow was a man's; T could he pursued, with and after them, taken in cause of het “wrirgt,” I whi T required some little time ous of my proximity. ‘i distinguish that much. He appeared I charged with? 28 4 only a painful vigorous effort to attract attention y iow whether it is real.” for me to determine thet my Both were now excitedly question- to be bending over something, while , in a shaking voice, ‘Then the and her present frenzied appeals for “gig caught her breath sharply; the bad rst ing the Jap, who seemed to be wholly his hands flew hither and thither, as “Nothin, eo yet.” I returned roaned, e one to break down the door. ooior came quickly to her cheeks, a shadow was one of the “Jap- unmoved by their agitation. Prosent- if they were performing @ quick-step cheerfully ou doubtless noticed my feet, h, please, please, don't watt for tender light to the blue eyes She anese,” for it was a most in- ly Fluette turned angrily upon Burke. upon a piano. Hut no sound of music that I dispensed with that little for- 43 8 el st! 4 = was importuning them, tly into mine. ble and elusive shadow, From his manner it was not dificult came from the lighted room. lity. D k t that ine 7" me an 5 + ', @ snow nearly | ort ales wile ‘ory ef reliet standing svar trmoirude at time deing, but the first thing I did he could make himself heard, was fust to tay ‘knoos, fascinated by the re- below etalte dark aa Hayy, provided ee caeyRiett ater Raving stele ¥ nd the closed portal. 5g z i ; had groaned. He was ‘of Btodger’s barbarous after reaching Dr, De Breen's offices as plainly mpting to presentsome markabl tice of that shadow. expressly for recalcitrant individuals, yh . sien candi “ls nevis Nu fa rs sre s"SESAt was ing up Denacuartar and re PHRnMALE Ee mae parparig Aig *tycvin te uanas seaend ou aru a tore fre year, and ingen Onn ana candle, mou! jung \- the |-hot poker, ‘- est the Captain to send a man. to 4 4 nohody wot aw the wiser. Res eoesty © But in & moment he 4 “A mere sc! oh! ey A pay te teal enough, but what immediately en- became motionless, as if startled by ‘Wouldn't care how long re! Bt oo a sued caught me unawares. Without some unexpected sound, Lorde Swittt® he gasped. about Hee ee the tian ooereee "The The doctor gave me a bad half- the least warning the trio separated, ell, BRENNES eet alain * my arms. soon otmany other things to be dis- hour, ‘The instant he was through I each hurrying away In a different dl- ond h I recalled the red-hot poker. Whatever ft was she meant to @@Y D004 of first.” Rurried to @ window to learn how "ection. At this critical juncture ® the fellow atammered, Verity what I sa: erly accredited i shadow — One hand ahét to his boom. When ji t , er first overjoyed transport re- been wounded,” she voice said, right in my ear: fn . Then ing of Burma, invested my cheek; it came in h iar mreyee, Sener) oo “Eoi—7ou haye | 7 a ed events = progressing la the cabal onal T atick to, Burket—or follow my scalp tingled athe. thona 8 Taappeared semeraitig flashed Aully power and authority to “ az tell her about eo Before had ascertal: th ei seeme. 0 freeze in my veina. el ir : " chat bod were sat. And se i had to “id, for From within the roam there came & With & oe ise spring, he was out of stolen from hie royal Thad left a orim- ploked her up and CURE Right's adventure, which I nu has for some years been ont T concentrated all my attention upon King’s poaseasion—in any be the hand that held the murderous Hdate hie right to had knife, I oaught it aa it lunged at me; you would not @ispute that’ most unearthly ory. It was weird, terrifying, utterly unlike anything had ever heard--save once, For it wae &@ repetition of the wil ANOTHER TARZAN STORY! detween inhuman then, w: ist, [ bent tt “You come with ma® J . “How is ahe now? I parcied. I “THE BEASTS OF TARZAN,” 0 sequel to “TARZAN OF THE | note that had thrilied me when I frat thom with @ quick twist, I nent vou com . had concluded that when, vis pene APES)’ by B. R. Burroughs, will be The Evening World's Complete Goabee Open the bathroom door the orate a an pain, ‘The long pollce docket-ahive pou Y Was conde ber norms e ‘epiacde for- | Novel for the week beginning Monday, Nov, 80. ‘The terrible cry was not imme- Kuife clattered to the floor, tor it to Srankaay uN In this great story Tarsan goes back to the Jungle and takes up his | diately repeated, Put tor a while the shoved Bim roughly Away fron. O. 9 He Ul Oe aie chair former life with the wild animals who were his boyhood friends and | j¢™ont, confusion | prevailed, within, you going | “It wasn't the ruby thas toes, vier slammed about, a tumult ef etampin quietness the bar » The Beasts of Tarsan” will begin on Monday, Nov, 20, | scrapin feot, and onoe—for the brief: with wh u on joy nt—another shadew was pro- jected, bitnd, it was a bidesun oguat, ¢wertieh s Remember, Te fo a dete you can't afford te forget. ,