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——— er oe — Bi. aad ; i ly Magazine, Tuesday. November 30° 1915 The Evening World Da |e pean PARANA Tele. POROREREAEAEEERADEENOREEEEA ARORA SEER EEERE ? Anan AAAAAON E i > | $] NEXT WEEK'S COMPLETE NOVEL IN THE EVENING WORLD |, THE WHITE ALLEY} |S = ae The Mystery of a ian Who Vanished 3 NIEN YEARS AGO THE WEALTH 3 AO Maan linout a So 3 eta : OF THE U.S WAS EIGHTY ] by > = bo i AL | EIGHT BILLIONS AVE 3} By Edgar Rice Burroughs UNDRED AND SEVEN ® ry VARZAS OF THE APRS ; By Carolyn Wells | MILLIONS OR GE Tosae ( ; errererrirrec Terri rt TTT se scaeseeettee ry art err rai tii rir irra ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY \ [ieee here's (Doratays All” Graseeds. iGhs oF lems Epon te. eabsees eee (Copyright, 1915, by JM. Lippincott Co.) then I made bold to go and tap at Nie eos AND SEVENTY | 1 ane tarot Hide An. exiuintta i each one crely exchanged views suautets oF, AECEDLSG CHAPTERS cide’ abawer, so] ventored 6 Oy idly a ay crue S,coK at foe, heed, of the Cabte Ge Gee we hus a A bpd bile the door, It ror locked, and I orth re Cis The party is in went in. Mr. Arno’ wasn't there, of ik epencement 19 Bera raven, 2¢ and his bed hadn't been slept In, His thes were not about.” ' mover the diners, " nee r 1 and all were giad nament to accent thelr olines when Mies Wadsworth gave the ig She patsed t hal to rise, with the two rrace, half hoping she'll tnd be Chapin th For wilful ty had not the slightest int | obeving ers Injuneti jooeett man CHAPTER VIL. t A Check Stub. J phere of gl tote Fate ing Nlald. i* flereely drains of thent He must be somewhere about the On 8 balcony ‘ae ale an her way to her texas lace,” said Miss Abby decidedly, “Ot Clove to ber. ""Amold. paaing course there is an explanation. He tae Tian Dern” fat may have gone for a walk late last ter with Mr, Chapin,” night, and have fallen or met with some accident." “Excuse me, ma'am,” sald Dries, CHAPTER Il. “but he couldn't get out of the house.” Fouad piWhy couldn't’ ho?” inquired Mra. Scolding Is Barred. “Because,” explained Driggs, “Mr. Miss Abby—against Crar a protest—quietly an- hotneed thot she was going to engage ) profeseional detective to try to solve tho myste | ut a ravir ‘ S there wos no reason for Arnold always turns on the burglar- WYO WOES Bar SO Bio: an delay and there might be WON'T go, Justin, unttt I alarm himself every night; and I mt bY oa el Ree ee ‘ expinin, Tt isn't Ernest's turn it off every morning. When I Now (TIS ONE HUNDRED laaw her liehted up with « reayon for immediate ae [glad smile of fault, Tasked him to come 100k at it in the morning, ma'am, Seth her han the indicator would show if it ha out here been tampered with during the night.’ Dorothy told her Ne “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Crane, calmly, hoping to shield Chapin from ha Mer nd # me é , sir; a a window or door the wrath she saw biasing in Arnold's nag been ‘opened during the night eyen. while that there alarm was set, “And since when have you called there'd have been a ringin’ of electric wg pecretary by ie frat same? bells ait over the house, aemakin’ such * a din as nobody conld have slept That Is more than I do, myself.’ through, No, sir, that alarm wasn't “Perhaps ho is more to mo than touched from the time Mr, Arnold put he Is to you!” Dorothy's volce shook {t on last night, till I put It off this and sho drew closer to Chapin, who Morning. And between them times, Mild her'to th they wasn't no door nor window eld her to him. pened or shut in this whole house. “IT can say nothing, Mr, Arnold,” Therefore, I says Mr. Arnold must be he said, and his tones were clear and in the house, because he couldn't get strong. “I deserve your scorn and Ut hen he must he reproach; I have acted the part of ® gaia Mr, Crane, Mathis ta klarre ata coting, and, taking tion, ta in his, he sald ina 19 telephoned at pau hee once to the Central Office “Oh, ['m so glad to be back—with fer 4 first-class detective, you.” Ho was advised that James Whee- “Am T the real ri nm you're giad jer would be sent the next morning back?" t . eed Crosby, coming a atep 8% that Mr, Wheeler was one of the Sand forcibly repressing a mad best and cloverest men on the foree, ire to take her in his arma; nd “Meantime, let us be doing som u know it, Dorothy!” hi vay ‘ad A Soda a thing by way of Investigation,” eald sumed an expression of ere Gate, who was of an impatient na- and said pleadingly, ‘Dr ture, “What do you any, Miss Wads- the real worth, do you think ['m justified tn line Nika that, Rememty j reason you are here—to help us find ‘ i whore do loking through the papers in Ars Justin, Oh, Mr. Crosby you think he ean be?" noll's deak or safe? 1 don't want to “1 don’t care where he ts," sald intrude, but mightn't we learn somes Crosby, flinging dixeretion to the thing, port hed Dh winds, “#0 long as he isn't here to pad perhaps, that way | forbid my looking at you." Miss Abby considered. “As his law. AND EIGHTY SEVEN BILLIONS SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE MILLIONS o8 ARour ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT DOLLARS J PER CAPITA a! a . | “Please don't talk like that, Mr. yer, Mr. Gale, I thinie you have a per- coward and a cud. My only excuse rambling structure. May he no: have |Crosby, Do you know, I can't help fect right to look over Ns papers. {9 that I love the samo woman you Kone into some one of the amail something has happened to rooms, and perhaps suffered from onfidential secretary, Mr. Chapin Nonsense! He'll turn up at dinner #80 has a right, So ff you and Mr. ‘tin hunery os a hunter, ane pal a Crosby and Mr, Chapin choose to go perfectly jood explanation of where over his business. p. 4 he's been and what he's n up te.” 5 nt ee Tm sure f | “Oh, do you think so!" cried Dor. DAV? no objections, othy, and a great wave of relief Tho three men went off on their passed over her. Somehow tho asser- errand, and if Mr. Crane felt any jtlon of this bik lawyer man carried chagrin at not being asked to ac- f& sonae of security and safety. = te ak ii wind that blown nobody Company them, he successfully com- . cealed it. good," went on Croxby, “Gale and Te te menest Chai cane re < or z pin, Gale and have a ate ae ee iiladelpiin, due Crosby soon found themselves in the see Mite an agon asin heard tho BECAMARE room which Justin” Arnold Lowy thin morning he decreed that wa Ux6d a8 his business office, though ite new elaborate appointments made such & i should come here at once—both of us, ® seem inappropriate, And you may be sure that I raised no the request of the lawyer, cat Chup'a ch was built in the wall, which was of modern and elaborate device. Here everything was in order, Certain bonds and deeds were there, do, and sho"— some kind of 0 t seizure or stroke?” “Yes,” whispered Arnold, with dry “it isn’t ke Mr. Arnold,” began lips, “and she" — Ernest Chapin, speaking slowly, “to | “El anawer for myself,” sald Dor- So into any Hnused Tore, fo late at! aa ak (ee le ht. As you know, Miss Wada- | othy, suddenly, ‘t love you, Mwebieg worth, Mr, Aronld is most systematic Bhe left Chapin's side, and nestled tn his habits, After turning om the against Arnold, Her perfect face, apes he at oes directly to : t, thrilled §¥8 room and to bed.” uplifted in the moonligh ‘Who saw him last?” inquired Fred him, and ho put his arm around her. Crane, suddeniy. Then as suddeniy he withdrew it. | "Why, I don’t know,” said Mise “You don’t!” he cried, “You are only Gee it must have been some} marrying me for my money! You are ¢o.\. wenn. pater me et aie untrue, unfaithful;—a — shallow- night, and 1 suppose you men Quoc nearted coquette! You never loved to the smoking room—didn’t you, Mr. ne! you have deceived me with your Cr iles and kisses, and as soon sais beck is turned, you are caress: Shins Rime Lee twenty, min- ‘ s! Our betrothal is Gio", 2 ‘nold, Mr. ee ee erst wou off! ‘No Arnold Chapin and myself, The night before has ever married a faithless woman, aie and Croaby were here and we Go to your room, I will attend to Qe e ceryer time. But last night] tais cur who has betrayed me!" emergh Every way, and I went up- Ernest Chapin said slowly and [pity'. about twely , “L will answer those ne ‘yt 5 i irks to you alone, Mr. Arnold." {That's right,” said Mr. Chapin;! “Yea; I think you will,” Justin \%e Went Upstairs at half-past twelve. | Arnold replied. to your ‘room, = oon i ett itr. Arnold ho said he * * d 1 ‘0 sak is tour of Inspection of; eiiae with you to-roarrs nis NCIS the house, ax ho always did, set the | matter with you to-morroTd the girl, alarm and then turn in. ‘He ai ‘e have done this, for ne came upstairs in a small, scared voice, ‘Good- not more than ten minutes aft night, Mr. Chapin.” did,” ee oe BE ROD ca a Toy eo ither of the men replied, and 4) 4p. IN ONE HUNDRED YEARS FIVE HUNDRED TRILLIONS SENENTY BILLIONS -.2. ‘) SHut uP! 1AM Trying T FIGURE OUT IF WE WILL HANE ENOUGH MONEY For. CAR FARE AFTER GIVING { OUR CHRISTMAS TIPS and we stayed there, I should | adiairing look that acco. |paniod this specch gave a lead that Dorothy followed almost unconsclous~ lly, so accustomed was she to this sort of thing. He said eageriy: you are ft ed from him forever, Won't WT. ixtent of thelr client's. wealth ou let me’ |**Porothy interrupted him a ttle Was 4 alight surprise to both Gale sharply, “Don't talk like that Mr Known Arnold to be a rich man, they Crosby, , This Is no time for such a GIy a, Alrow the eatent of hs, or subject une. Emory Gal vo low w Cy | ’isut the time will come, and Tcan tune. Emory Gale gave a low white walt, my beautiful Dorothy but Crosby sald frankly,“ Campbell Crosby Was a tall man, of George! I didn’t know old Justin had fine physique and bearing, And a8 guch a lot of money. Hello, Gale, he stood calmly looking down at little here's his private checkbook. I sup- st Chapin sald all this in a spoke of some one in New York; I what is there left to think? Istherea your fault!” and Dorothy's eyes “I can't say, said Chapin, speak- Dorothy, he Kave an impression of pose we ought to look, through that, Dorothy, dazed Fol tho | gimuations slow, ‘clear and careful voice he forget the name” [enrek pamsaae ativerhere?! bingzed with indignation, fug more gently, “Its a mystery, splendid power, and the xirl looked though tt does seem {Atrusive.” walked slowly to her own : juoked straight at Dorothy. The girl ese “I'm certain there isn’t,” answered = “Then I'm glad of It 4 Chapin dear; a deap mystery, But 1 doubt at him with a new admiration, She ‘is it necessary?” asked BPrnest understood perfectly that ho intended . “I never heard of such nonsense!” ati. Abby, “but if there is, Campbell exultantly. “If he's angry at you be- tf it Is solved very oon.” liked a masterful man, CHAPTERIV. to kay nothing of the scene on the declared Crane, “Gale couldn't ex- Crosby will be able to tell us when he cause he saw us together last night, : ken little balcony, or of Mr. Arnold's ap- pect anything, and of course Crosby gets here. I've often heard him say and has gone away for that reason, CHAPTER V1. reat in Campbell Crosby, Missing! pearance, She vealized that he was would, that he knows every nook and cranny I'm glad of it; and the longer he denly realized that he was doing this to screen her from possibie ~° : ; of the whole place, As a child he was stays away the better I'll like t Flirtation, while m HE next morning Leila unkind criticisms, for while Justin “Justin was always sensitive about jiways rummaging around in the at- is Spee d not seem to rouse though Chapin, making @ half-involuntary jal in- movement as if to take the book. he #ud Campbell Crosby looked at him worth- ouriously. A flush bad risen to Hut then the thought of Chapin's temples, and @ slight quiver mn 4d M bby; “4 Route 1 ILANCING from her wins Hrnest Chapin returned to her, and tn his voice showed an agitation he | - “g Arnolds whereabouts remained a #uch matters,” a iss Abby; "I'S tics and cellars, and if there's any »thy’s ire as it should have done, wr-wihiiage she knew that, compared to him, all was striving hard to control. Duane burst into Dorothy's Th vtury, it would bo unpleasant to just like him, subterranean passage he'll know of Chapin gravely, she sald, dow on her return to the inen Were as nothing to her, this, and sald coolly, room without the formality have a lover's quarrel affect the ques- it.” What did Justin say to you last house, Dorothy saw Mabel — “Campbell,” she sald, sending a “Why, yes, L think It Is necessary. ‘Well, whether it's like him or . ‘ ro) al in bo ‘a of knocking. tion, aa Se Then there's nothing to do but wait night after I left you and Leila etroliing across thrill through him as he heard So saying, he opened the ok an “What's the matter?” . Dorthy was grateful to Mr. Chapin suid Dorothy, “it's what he told anti Mr, Crosby comes,” ald Ernest or a long time Chapin did not the lawn deeply cngromea Pronounce his name, “you musn’t talk ran over the atubs. ‘They seomed in- want dark fF this consideracion, and as of me he was going to do, I suppose he Chapin, thoughtfully. reply, and then when the silence had tome like that, I forbid it, nocent enough and suggested nothing waked Dorothy, fixing her large, course it was assumed that all the has a right to do ag he chooses in “Lut it seems awful to do nothing,” become almost unbearable he an. in conversation, But as the forbidding was accom- mysterious, The names on the stubs eyes on her friend's perturbed face. jadios had Fone straight to ther guch matters!” said Fred Crane. “Suppose we t »thing of any importance. “Perhaps they've heard something!” panies by & snowflake of a hang laid were mieaily from such Stag oe tau lace was not smiling, rooms and stayed there, no further “vq, ¢ be advised by mo in qh, e en aT) ed Jichtly on his arm, wasn't abso- ors or hatters wi hi Sapedpeter ain aad Questions were asked about it. Well, I advise notifying Mr, Gale mercy, no!” exclaimed Mi never mention: to any ene ema to herself, "ill get dressed iY iooeastul friend's name or that of a cHaritable But now that it eary, as if she had passed a restles® t)0¢ the disappr and waketul night. tery Leila looked at her silenuy for a minute. “Dorothy,” she began, acknowledged @@ Mr, Crosby of thy situation,” abby, rance was @ iny#- sald Crane, ‘1 for one don't feel sat- tectives! Do let us wait until Mr. the b every one began to feel & VAxUE infied to alt and do nothing, 1 may Crosby and Mr. Galo come; I'm sure discovered us. there that Was appalling be- pha they can do xomot i a cause of its very vagueness, The facts b® Mistaken, but J thin’ wo ought to “phe group separated. Ernest Ch were so few and so contradictory, Stir around a little, And perhaps asked Dorothy to go out on the S that you and T were on C#tly and go down,’ Crosby laid his own hand over organtaation, About to return it to ite ny lust night, or that Arnold Had she heard what the two wero hers, yell, haven't L just said [ place, Crosby caught sight of the last WI/l you pro- saving she might not have cared to won't? Or, at least-—that I will entry, and he stared at {t in aston- ss hele say 20K they) Ware tale WAL isiment, “Why, Chapin, this last Sei eee ae ae She smiled at him, and the red lips stub is for a check made out to you, ing of her. fo near hiv own, aid the soft, faint for $5,000," he suid. T have a perfect horror of d Ace looked been tm and Dorothy's “it mayb. thing strange has happened—at least, justin Arnold was missing; he could Arnold bas gone to Philadelphia to Terrace with him for a little ite She's a dear” all Leila, “and U perfume of her hair made his senses es," said Chapin, in a faint voice, don't kaow whether it's strange not get out of the house, and yet he gos his lawy eet and after a moment's hesit rded her gravely, “Dor. hate to realze what @ Httle Mirt she reel, and catching ber in his arma he while his face went whit we don't “J sor 9 lawyers there. — I be it? ent 07 ” was not in the house, That was the “wap) os, he xirl complied. They found the T wt = enn | A ‘” kissed her madly, and then held her is 1 wen’ nm or not. ve cowo In a nutshell at's too ridiculous,” sald Doro- igng on. tho terrace, and. Dor Bey et Ne he can’t help tum OF at ating! length. “Phere!” he said what's more, it's dated to-day, To- 1 “Well, do you know whether It “A” search of the rooms proved Why would he do that, when jij wu don't think, do you, anne or She's so pretty ahe can't help {" Votiy) “that's what little girls get day, Oct. 7! Have you aeen Arnold <4 happened or not?" questioned Doro- futite, Evers door and window of the eye int Fhe bd yesterday 2" Chapin, that Justin's absence has sald Ma “Hut she ought to have when they come too near!" to-day?” penn, , | y. house was fastened from the Insi¢ “ shed as she spoke and thine to de with | t accustomed to being for- @ little rexard for the proprietion.” “Was L too near?” and Dorothy put N-no," atammere apin; “well, i thy rather satirically, her lip trembled, Then she t 4 « for th t rf Whereupon Zaila sat down on the Maloney, tho night watehman, had her I!P, trembled. ‘Then sho tossed her What. scone “Why, what has she done very Up the face of a rebuked cherub at in, no! ay. | 0 rnold In the grounds. edge of the and began to cry, agen S of Me house, in Arnold's @¥er you like, “Dorothy, don't be frivolous,” she absen sobbed. “It may be something awful, to for ditections or suggsations. | Hut Willusele tation ian dei a me out on ithey cen'tiAnd Mr. Arnold cher ead nothing,” declared Miss Abby. “Dr. uin't looking at the n ‘Can't find Justin! What do YoU “priest Chapin, as confidential soc- heir | ane ihe Raa, 1 wish you gald Chapin, and he turned away mean? Where is he?” retary of the missing man, seemed (or the cloctrival Pcepionn gi pee eyes ax he added in @ low vole “why, we don't kno obody next in authority, but, like Miss Abby, F hima ienine menc he was agitated and unnerved at the Aud then Ket a long distance to Phila~ “Never mind what you wore look- A Chapin, looking ro) m sure I've no objec tyrhped gets Sait Dinetee” De wore Groudauny , Miss Wadsworth was looked Uns to any investigation—aw you “Why, the scene he made when ho rie unt” i “Oh, it ten't so very dreadful, but it all tte you and me out on the litt nT beg tt: Timplore that you “Dorothy, sto: Have you no merey, clit Hut some demanded “What do you mean day, you shall be all my very own! by ‘not exactly to-day? | Wh: aid You say thix ia no time to tell you Arnold give you a check for $5,000 this, and #o L will wait; but, the time You have seen him to-day? Where : 1 can't stand itt | “What n you talking? i of appent doesn't look w ked again. “What ts : mystery Of wwe q ‘ tk will como, my little lo When-- !# he 4 not to vt you breathe tt but last Shon Justin returnd, I shail tell him | This rapid fire of angry questions r y ore! i na wemed to reatore Chapin's self-pos- And tn Dimht, awfully inte, I eaw her creep- you are mine—not hie bry i cars Ing slyly duwnstalra,” ‘Oh, L don't think #o, Mr. Crosby,” #¢asion, and he answered coldly, “I she was in my room until and Dorothy shrugged her dimpl resent the tone you use, Mr, Gale, amt ve, Only, he's gone, Gale knows " 7 ushi . a I refuse to answer questions couched knows. Only, he's gone tea Mituation, Most of the time he sit gaining nboursuetine © Ane Oh eed een) RiBeD ae o you mean?” and Doro- we went to bed,” and Lalla looked un- #oulders a» whe turned away. in wuch language, A® Mr, Arnold's “What nonsene, to get so exc with head bowed, as if deeply de- “But Gale replied over long distance Lite: “He st us while you were re big and frightened. lady's consent ta thought to be neces- secretary, and in his confidence, { over that! Justin's old enough to pressed, and when spoken to ho looked ghar neither he nor Crosby het mee ooking: and tm asking you if you mo what Tmeant dust tere sary to such an arrangement refuse to discuss any expenditures he take care of himself, He's probably up with a start, and his face ¢x- Arnold or heard from hin, He added ‘nk that ciroumstance had anything ki" Gh, tm later ben that Te “ot foe. & gt Bediane 4 filet may have made, whether to mygelt oe : pressed a horror of uncertainty that that, as the altuation sea aided to do with his disappearance "sho apoke In a Was ulmost two o'cloe gally; “Um a Cave Man, and 1 aha gy er, alae. wane to New York to buy my wedding peo to add a deeper tone to the thy two partnGrs mom omned serious, uttow could It?” demanded Chapin “ Il by Chapin'a “What! indow fStty off tho Judy L want, regardio at Sea SIA wen, ue Chl Sh ring." tragedy-—if tragedy there were, for White Birches savagely. “Do you suppose he went nlity, “Indeed, have owas, ‘There was a window of her wishes.” amazement, “don't take that attitude! - y. « - ro ° el at “4 ‘ >) do hangee imse ecnuse he ( # th te i Ton in the hall, and st kept Mabel Orane Joined them. o ae ' Lelia got up to go aw Doro- Dorothy Duncan persisted in treat- “Tut though the men from Phila. of and hanged himself because h lany one of that scone, Shade Mapping in the hall, | : _. Don't array youreslt Against viel cave thy,” she said, "I advise you to atop ing the matter lightly, “know Jus- delphia could not reach White Birches 8tW me kiss yout” And then he to-T mean—T meant to tell 1 1 1 got up to fx tt, and. “Alr. Cromby,” abe wild, at once, we not ail working for the sale ends oon aati. ond 1 advise you to th better than any of you,” sho sald; until 7 o'clock, w dovior and an elec, added bitterly, “L only wish he had! morning that athing 1s uy in-ono of thowe lovely “they tell ine you know’ all about re We not uit iatereated tn findiog ( . ‘and I know Just what he would do trical engine " 4 r, Chapin, how ean you talk never happen ag Bees of hers, me Maple aw, Arnold? And if you hav tadking like that, an AGwh stairs ap ane 2 Just what h ld di teal engin arrived during the . “Oh, Mr, Chapin, how ean you tall i now f her, moving along the this place W. L want to asic you ? y have seen him wet diussed and come: co and what he would not d And afternoon hours. lke that And Dorothy turned her Ttut ft sh by anid Wall toward the stairs hg. Is there any wecret pam to day, and this check is dated to- moon 44 you CA the maid, and pro- 1 know that he would not do any of ‘Their information proved of nohelp lovely, frightened face toward him and, thomeh he oinlow “Dd you wer gO Ae by Kind tn thie old house?’ dey, vou aust toll ual" Cae ay rane ea leisurely toilet, the absurd things that you pe opt in solving the mystery, but rather — ‘t me, Dorothy; I oughtn't tonas, hia voles Van extliant ring |) Ho had he r hale > long paswage! hut do you » no right to say ‘must geded to make Bla let seem to think he has done. He would deepened it, to have spoken like that don't in it that startled Dorothy braids and a rosebudity Ute eap on.” tm oe Je." Brvoush nor Kiven to ques ornare she Not sneak out of his house at night, After a thorough and careful ex- know what I'm gayit This thing “What do you moan by that?" sho “What was she going down for?" Wiy, Jas datenialnad so. tind Tyee quibble about words.” Ca ach baal Mpa Renee Heer either with or without the assistance amination of the burglar-alarm and has unnerved me, sreathod I don't know, Um sure Aire AYRE, Hi ORele:. HOw nee oe thin Sid Crosby, “Explain it, Chapin, as Kaew about Mr. Arno} 8 anaese, 1 of his servant, knowing that It would all its attachments, annunciators and — “Then you, too, think something —"Tnican what f nobody, 1 suppone, T dtdn't tell) couldn't have gatten out of thls inun to man, Have you the. ebeck 1 don't know nothing. mise oid throw all of'us into this state of indicators, the electrical expert pro- awful hag happened to dustin night you should nev Pred anything Uke gavens ole pashan that no one knows ‘at was torn from that stub? heard Peters say Ua , onder and dismay, He would be too Nounced it the most marvellous affair "L don't ses how anything could art anti! You ar I wa I just saw , hat HG. 8 “Ot course Lhave, Mr. Arnold i e or on the place, is rae he could have gone 1 gave wasn’t In the house or on the place considerate of Misa Wadaworth and of it# kind he had ever seen. He said happen to him, but [can't believe ina and, wheter Arnold returns by the merest chance ee Car Be toe ane dean it A0 Rae but Driggs he us wall mor 19 Hay & of-of myself, to do wuch @ thing!” that it was in qn fect orde rand that, casual explanation of hls absence, you shall never marry hi t Wonder who wus down there,” or a tae: ath we Gnd "When?" ‘ word to anybody, 5 ’ owing to its wonderful and ingenious Can you?" pial! marry me! fald Leila thought fully Quit Know if ie o . “F suet ask What taht you = don't know nothing about it, miss.” mechanism, it was positively impos- Bo i ng were Way an nOiinvars Mataieh es v1 “Provably that Mr. Chapin. He's Who aild thi anke a rosb: = h aeniiek eee 1 eee “Never mind what Driggs told you CHAPTER V. Bible that any one should have gon nd, he iid send word to me, : the real tenor of his W Dor Bud MEL LUN a hee le F ou tell me all you know. ¢ . out of the house between 12.40 A.M. somehow, He wouldn't leave me in thy exught at a phrase. n't? She has more charm Worth. I think, At any rate, they You are not," said Gale coldly; Yonest miss, 1 don't know noth- when it was turned on, and 7.80 A. M Sle is : tah BAS Ghat Nae eit ne < user itany such thing exists, Yeu : [ : iy The Mystery. ne i y SuBpenne 4 , FOCURNS QE Not, ® ver SAW you would be Hkely to Know about it.” “but if you persist la showing sueh ing.” hat. you know. f When Drigés, the butler, had turned —““ntess he Is angry with you," aug Jo you say that? “Who says sho hasn't? I know how *°oe couse | nhotilde 1 know y Strong disinelination to anawer ques- Fopre, ta me) Whak yon NOW. HERE hasn’t anything hap. 13% ) iy pon. Beste, Chapin, Jo think something haa pretty and attractive sho ts. But thet nook and corner ot this ho ns bearing directly on the business b afraid to go downstalr | : Q ad ANY suRKestion that the \ She oughtn't ve do dt lise won Lalwaya ought to be on trial, Cask you in» , Peters sald—but I'll be dis- “At least, nothing that any flaw in Arnold's physical constl meee —- Looper Saha waned ia modern additions, | a i rien nana at | if 1 tell. you, Miss Duncan, GoENe got fob aur tution or mental equipment. While, horselentet town for water, xpent my summers here naa boy, and friendly m SXDIMA S08 Bie FOMs fs ight not to happen, But i a ‘ i thing. Just nd f were everla ox. CUUP curcumstance of your receiving i aid as how we should ia De sald, a stroke of apoplexy or par- DARA AID: 4 a Jiatin on t 4 large check from Justin Arnold t * and Dorothy stamped I do believe that Justin did giyais might happen to any one, ne 4 know the pl the place KO Ratt elas i paig hand eo, ‘ “I'l tell you L won't let Any go to New York to see @ lawyer, some were far more lable to tt than lnemients. of wo Detter , ‘ hinges aro day, When nobody else knows where fone Know that you sold me. GOR Don't tell me he couldn't get out! Hi gibara, and dustin Arnold was (0) I ONE OF THE MANY THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO ARE READING It wan tine of those white, Imcy tines it old. Ting 1 [Chapin looked both Injured and sul: what did Heters say st have gotten out! And there's 4. a s 1 ° 1 \ robes of with ere are hot ma “The oh sof @ private and Rat alc ee Pa ce Apnold hem IAM type of constitution that would indi n fa hee eneek \ babi ante all” night ‘ : use bis bed Just where he's gone! He told me he ente that sort of thing. He, too, was THE EVENING WORLD'S p aN OF ANAK sage she's ale A y rate there. ars Hy es us rat pelea Ho Rasn't bean slept in; wanted a will made, and he didn’t Willing to stake bis professional repy Complete Novel Each Week? WAS ON ON ORE BRLACETT PEATE SRO am aeuinonses tt 1 this atthe it was af , * i tation that whatever hud happened Dorothy turned white and leaned want Mr, Croaby or Mr, Gale to draw e er | , | "A harn ne, Cm sure, Maybe 1 ere cou night when he drew the against the wall for a moment, Then Arnold, if anything, was not a phys If not, you are robbing yourself of tho richost fiction treat ever : y ho went slowly downstairs, to where 2 =P cal solmure (of any Kind | Nor wos it] T offered to the readers of » newspaper hide f i teil vow (mee n end ured, L left Mr. Arnold he others wore gathered in the living not?” asked Fred Cr Ree iN Raia HERA Wher tee cee The Evening World, every week, prints a novel by some famous in love with } | Md he & 1 nt at about half-past a astonishment, “They're his lawyers” gore to yive way in an emergency,|} author, Thess novels are issued complete in six largo daily instalments. I ton’e t vr passe arity ve Thats what ft meant by say~ and It." Miss ADDY eyes, T know; but, you see, he or under mental pressure of any kind; | They are selocted with a view to suiting tho tastes of all readers. r wan't read 14, You 4 his brow “he ing t hadn't exactly seen bim to-day, was saying, “eters, at what tine oo ied to leave Mr, Crosby quite a and, moreover, no emergeney or men-| [| And the tremendous success of the plan has long been demonstrated, watch them ght W Adres sail, "E foar that question Will be OF course, last night after midnight did you go to Mr. Arnold's room this ee a ne didn't want to WL prewsure had transpired that wou a In The Evening World's “COMPLETE NOVEL EACH WEEK" Ing t I t 4 asked many thes hefore it is an- was literally to-day, and it waa bes bE MOS be el y even hint at such a condition woe ti ” 5 ” I me sor awer Of course, my thoory fore Mr, Arnold's mysterious dis fter # o'eluck, ma'am.” — leave Mr, Gale anytifing; you know ~ “And that's where it_standa,”” said | Seties is the foremost work of auch “best-seller” authors as Robert W. Boe ie oellh 2a 4 Nome of the others jolned them just appearance. you Ko? Mr, Crosby {s related to him and Mr, Fred. Crane, thoughtfully; Melther| | Chambers, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Rupert Hughos, James Oliver Cure Fe ere about him, have you". then, and as Mabel took little Inter- The partners could gpt nothing m ure, Mr. Arnold Gate isn't, Well, anyway, he said it APnold's strong, well-balanced brain wood, Morgan Robertson, Margaret Widdemer, George Randolph Chee- | “f don't know whether | have or L est [n theories, when she wanted to more out of Chapin, pI always rin, e promptly at 8,30, Gale 3 » ANYWAY. . gave wa’ his infallible burglar ter, Louis Joseph Vance, Edgar Rico Burroughs and many others of hoven’t,” and Leila looked anxious, learn facts, sie did not ask Crosby they left him to close the sate And this mokuing he dida’t ring, and Would be less personally embarrag- qoyicg di Both these things are equal celebrity, iy [V's awfully queer—and yet L can’t to finish his sentence. walked out of the room, together, — TL waited ane’ waited until after ¥,and ing to go to some other lawyer, He prono imposible by experts—so iu think there's anything wrong, Good» Conversation at dinner touched Af, Ba.