The evening world. Newspaper, January 29, 1916, Page 9

eT THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1916, DOOODONAGQAOODOONONOOH® BBDDOOHDHDOHDDGDDOODHDHHDHDHBODDHOHHHHFODIHDGHDDODHHHDH|O®HGDHDHGOHOH®IHDIDHDDHHHGHHH.IDDOHODHOHDOHOOOAG. BODTBHOOOOI|GHOOQOO"GOHOESE:HOHOHI NS DOODONODAOD OODOHHN @ : A Mystery By Albert Payson Terhune : Romance —_ Tie Newest PATHE Picture, Now Being Presented at H of Heredity Leading Motion Picture Theatres of Greater New York LOOSGODEDOOIDGHOWI}/.IOGOOHAOOOOS OO COO OOO COUGU! DODODDDIGDIGEGDIGHOIOHAGOODIADSOODGHOIOOGODDDODODOQOOHOGOOD/ HOGOOGFHBODOHOOIDGHDHOGHDHDOOGOGDGODOIOOHODHDOHODDOODDHOHOGOTOODDODDODODOS all had caught sight of him when she in the dense overhead branches, right to interfere, And no matter of handcuff by a chain, ‘They clanked had shivered.) Back on ach Mary watched What excuses you make—you can't ominously aa he dropped them back The man waked stupidly for the struggling Pietro, and tried des. take away the fact that it was r into his pocket “The Red Circle. re fraction of a second, cuffed the mon ly to devide whi he wisest bery “Do you come-or don't yout he »’’ repeated Borden dully. key over the ‘hend, forced him down move would be. Mis awful cries woul , If it was robbery, I'm glad inquired polite! . “It is still. there h y On LN Tae ERI OR HE HE Sehene tes Ge a ae d.SU ee On TH gor she answered, after “When I am myself,” sobbed June, “I : » On my hand, always sleep, His dark, greasy face was your right hand,” coms a minute's thought. “But mind you there. And it has marked one mem doubly hideous with closed eyes and "Te flashed upon ier suddenly that A wom caw gem ZOU Koltix tO bay! for this, and pay loathe the things The Red Circle makes me ber lank expression is atubby reht there was a way of protecting June, MS CRIE® hae aimue, alse arrest (4 a serious charg in every generation of my family. The FOUL COLE Of the Cooney TE rane: crane cven How. With the wrap alll om BOF Sfyung Marya Neck, In sudden shatter bee ee Teie ares kt has that ong do. But when the circle begins to throb and he " the sere in re . person marked by it has always been a Ing the little beast a aecure prisoner. {ial he veal ahe Wan bo, pecan Be Ary With me!” ame he led th’ way and turned to $08 glow on the back of my hand, something and his left hand was lying on the t lon unt pleaded so! help these that she followed criminal. The ‘Decoration of the Curse sand stretched toward hix hand of ete ae & poneemaa things T do. 1 don't want to worry Then minutes lator, when she re scourges me on from one mad crime to be gan as if in unconscious protection. —, . you of make you unhappy, deat; Out polled, out entrance to the % , ven,’ "9 une crept around, under the pier, “Unwing Up, thie thing, whatever It ig, gota the stati 4 0 is power I cai trol.” of Heaven,’ I have heard it called!” : : annie <cront around, under the Dior, ‘pietro acrambled to hia feet, chok- best of tig Dont be angry, dear” pullve sti ‘seized het arm and another ;—some ban! n't control. made suro that ho was really aanlee « A torrent of sound thoy had reached the Travia cot- fur {ho nereetn te ee ber UB be: not shamming. Very CAUtlotsly end ro ne ete de rampea (0: and June turned to seq the Ttal- “Well, Bre Lainat” sald the dak = Sree ie hy knees and crawled i) and down like a Nurembure toy. teen’ gen fF ent ~~ ng 4 paid Os ire leantr x over ithe tke to shake With remarkable rapidity sho Pe ace wana hi erate aaa’ Yatha van torwatd 1 & vain OOF tO hl Have suet nevcered dite thig them to do a good job—rush it—and the command. ‘Those first morte buckled the broa 01 8 bug they were blockhneads—they ¢ 6 ” newoome uly on mispicion, Serreant.” beat It back here as quickly as they sugee are certainly good to you.” SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING was attached tort “and got on her widerstand oiow, thats All Hatt, setethat’s " HAgeal the. Keadactic fy pray» SS thee hie bee te ee a ie ee gg ME Sym Boston, mane croak, Ue ad ha ee circle on the beck ot Me tana, feot. Then she Hatened to the Ital- A Yell for Help. just ali right for you,” Interrupted haired oificer looked over his giassun [O50 they bring her in here tell me, smooth and oold. He dragged it Red Circle has avveared o the ham ot one camber: of every genewtion 19, the Borden tame ian’a loud breathing. before she f the polos WEN wa WARE hg MERPDIE, NAO Gee ee # she acknowledge anything? from between the folde of an em= | : fendsadh the ed (ete Nee ey ake in tithe TINE Cee, co,” ere thet She moved forward! quietly until she stood ,,Almoet beside himeelf at the terrible ji1* Palceman. AIL wn want In a AnArpIy. Name ints abrow She denies everything—even the brotdered kimono. It was a paint ; Ro i i Es RC a heron fest fund. ene directly behind the pile against which {Hing that had happoned to him. the ton ware through. Thad to bring "Name, t sald! thundered the were CUURS you don't charge her with,” an+ box! He fumbled am he opened it, gc ui uur: Mary. orn le horrified at hearing of ih. ‘and whe coufewm that he was leaning Italian started to ¢ nbrace the police then we're through. I had to br a mundered the ser gwered the crime apecialiat bitterly. becaties he did not want to cake hie & une, driver on by Ue tel 7 commits 8 th There wa » - co-- Man with the fervent plea of: Ds : nial bs You don't think that there’s & eyes off Alma's face. He was sur+ ; eins from ruin. Tae, ae Tal ho, vad Drea of pans | There was no fear on her face— "An With Ue ee the guy who Jost the monk, See ‘Oh, T don't know that I have to chance that you've made a mistake, prised to find that there was mot @ Hl ti ring t buy, ling Fags, a crok, only caution and a certain cunnin ; ' H Nong gwen and “wewlves to vont brit, “Mev amdt Aime fa" éuisras ply caution and a certain cun ape HW what?" demanded the po- iw. lady Hdresaing Mary, “if you give it,” ahe said contemptucusly you The chief anked the qu quiver of an eyelish. ty ‘wane of het wfcit Lama "trecen Ana tock. tothe aad tals We Met strap around the sleeping manta bods, iceman, aquirming under the display Wouldn't mind I'd like a detatiod de- | “Oh, ye, you do,” Launar broke in. tion nervously, “Lmean that shemay "Once open, he held up the box oe Gb the door of her tame, : drawing it back behind the pile. She °! Latin affection scription of the woman you saw with “A word to tho wise, vou know. I be a perfectly respectable and” the light hit the eurtace of the Nttie rut the eyriot end through tet + My monk gone—s gitl—wom- the monkey dvise you to m: ut ible as ‘Oh, she's no ahelt violet.” Las tabs of paint. tod he had : oun oe oe in—sotta wound on hand! Stole! — “This woman had briht red hair,” possible. And let relieve you of mar broke tn, in disguat. “UJI bet wf” + ” but did not fasten it. Then she pu t n : Just as I thought,” be exclaimed, CHAPTER VI. the aciawora on the sand heade hep. Cllt-a-rope! Swipe—a monk! Beatitt” bewan Mury, staring fixedly at June'g Your parcel ond hand bax You treated her to ice cream #od@ gleefully, “Oh, sours not. euch The Third D Having prove so far success: Ny seems that some one stole hia brown i, “and biwe eves, But 1 Salle. Alma Lit Salle,” she al. she'd blow the foatn off. Oh, no, she'd clever little Raffles atter all, Al e ird Degree. fully, she thought for an instant, try kay, He's showing you the sue aid any circle on her hand, a¥ most spat the nar the sergeant, the,type all right, but sho'a too clever You aoe, chief, only the red palm baw q AR out on the horizon a sloop veered to the wind and bent tte ing to determine what her next mov on his hand,” interposed Mary, you talked of down on the beach and nddvere We wanton, writing ae F been used. Wait a minute, Ill fimd q ; ; ; an the Itallan seemed to think he spoke wan a knock on the door, It | graceful sails as if to scoop the crest of a frothy little wave, The Would be. Picking up the sciasor patrolman raised his cap, Ww ° t Toul in ‘atedian to the chiefs bs apong ¥ “ ss id hse ke ahe slipped her right hand around the 1 didnt seq you at fi Mise = “Well, no, of course not hate Quiney Stre ‘ ,, Obedi « ° © plunged his hand into the sult< ocean reflected the vivid sapphire blue #o often written of and #0 pile and started to cut the monkerts Mary," he sald pleasantly . 1 easily understood,” the patrolman had “Ever been arrested before {Come Ine Alma stood framed IM case again and held up the ay ' seldom seen, In dazzling contrast the eand shone silver white rope, close to the Italian's hand, The une Tatoo that soma one had copped sleuth ambitions leo, You we re tou wn inde tt rnver have, ; ae Hie Hy eatinhey a when Games ad sponee, then bent over Alma solicits . monkey, wing that deliverer had the monkey, but what he wetting at, ar away ‘om her, ‘ou didn no what's » it's woing » be pretty yl a uu a iy. uader the noon sun. come, laid his litte face against thawing things on the back of hid It was there, so you Weren't looking hot for thos who attompted it this frst spoken to her, | || 1 vou see, if you'd bean weally , Mary and June were sitting on the observation porch of the Travis hand softly ind and moving his fingers like he for it, Ard again the light may have time ' eee ee ey aimoute #™art.” ho’ told her, “you'd have home, looking out the beach, June pushe gently, Tho was cutting paper?” en #o ft you couldn't h seen Lamar opened the paper parcel, div re ype ne ' ss vine testimony, very “eared up the other paints too. Them i IN aon Redehall My a Mae 7 scissors were dull. ‘Tho rope was "As near as | can make out,” Mary it even tf y ad looked. § All closing a pair of old shoes t Hee eee eee iy aaivation YOU could say that you were an ; ‘It'e almost deserted,” June said with ome anmusoment. “At this hour, tough. The effort to cut it brought answered slowly, “the person who those things might have happened,” on their way t bler's sharp loneued wane a ony furtousty “ateur artist who went to 01 a ny other morning, the beach would be crowded, The dance must have ¢he blood to her hand. Slowly the stole the animal cut the rop: with he Wound up tmportantly. mi and heeled He threw th ny Ba set on Fa that rage *0,d seascapes.” ; played havoc, I feel sorry for the poor peanut-and-popoorn man. He's loonons the tonques of most women. Say, you think you're @ wondem i wandering about like a lost soul with nobody to sell anything to, Lamar moved forward to Intervel don't you she scoffed. “Did vou . “I think you should have slept longer, too." Mary ameothed back the But Alan waved tint basic, arse beni woman making up?” i @tti’s hair, “A young person like you needs all the sleep she can get “Er think TF can handle thie young 2... wi), ue answered blandiy, “bug” a “Why, I'm as fresh as a daisy,” rebelled June, “If I stay in bed too woman,” he xvid oaaily, "tT oan Mot, With that War af cee f Yong I get all stupid and loggy. And, Just think how terrible it would be ake her understand, In (he Bret nostra and the lobes of ~~ oe i if Thad been lazy this morning! That Woman tn Black would have got eM LIEU ent Lgl bt yak 4 4 inlews she answers my! questions #4¢ sald calmly, “It's more artistic ten away safely. As long as I'm a real sleuth now, I can't afford to sleep, Pipe spa con aw fT put them, &fd delicate than grease paint, eape- everhours, you know.” Se, Foe ee tae Mido ally in the daylight.” sci Mary looked up at the mischievous, ——— Ann a Maile? “Well,” approved Lamar, “that's smiling face. A shadow of fear crept lowed, timidly, keeping at a safe dis- Pretty good one—toll me some more. into her eyes, tan Cross-Queationed, Suddenly the door burst open and “I wish you wouldn't have anything — Upstatrs, June entered her room I've sean you here before, haven't *Ammed back against the wall so more to do with this,” she begged and ran to the window, The organ po that the whole room shook, The aer- gently. “You are so young, so Im- grinder had moved out of sight. Pulsive, Don't you know if is! play On a little table near the window with fire you must be burned? If not @ small pair of scissors caught the the first time, surely the second or sun and reflected the Nght, so that rd.” it dazzled the eyes, June caught “But I'm not playing with fire,” ob- sight of them. Bhe picked them up Jeoted June, “And, besides, don't you quickly and slipped them, almost in- pee that I've taken out the safest \oluntarily, into the poc of her sort of an insurance policy by Joining dreas, Then ghe reached for a smal! forces with Mr. Lamar in tracking sport hat that was lying on a chair the Red Circle?" and ran out of the room, closing the *E don't like it—1 don't lke: any; door behind her. thing about it.” lary clasped nnd A few seconds later, as she was unclusped her hands nervously. "YOu jeaving the porch, Mary called to her have becume so headstrong, dear trom the door and came toward her Byer elnce tole torent eno changed Pilly, her hands outstretched, from the awoct, gentle little irl that PRO EER EL SiS "ve known and loved all these years.” “"wyioy 7, i ‘penoh.” IMFoh, look!” June. exclaimed, gina Ate ee fan excuse to change the subjec eh wine te tithe bs k at the monkey, Mary. Isn't ne walk in the sand, di reotly adorable? O| you're not Vitle impatiently. ‘king in the right place. He's doing * c doing come all sorts of tricks, Isn't he wonder “ov scaume I'm not going to let you fol? slono as long as you have that mark The Circle Appears. on your hand.” -, nee . goant, two old shoes swinging from You have not,” this very emphat- Airis hand, rushed in, No? Linay be mistaken, I thought 1 sud What were you doing at 4 Telltale Shoe, on7” auaat he anon awag! Look at the « Nover be f ed West at Surfton. Never neard ot ote ie ete e hand, be d Wall, of course the transfer that ® palmful of jewelled ornaments o you have in your bag, punched ‘Surf. °Pe chief" Alma jumped to her fon, may be part of a collection, 1 feet. Torror blanched her cneeke. ‘ly thought #0," drawled Lamar, Her eyes were wild. With sudden I toll you Eve never been there,” Cunning she bent, ducked under La- int si with angry perstat- [2ar's arm and made for the window. ce. SP don't know how those trans. The chief swung around and grabbed . got in my T carry & lot of fhe Maeve of her waiat, wit cracked dont halt & 6 shoulder seam fe put her, k in Lyiay he St know where tru a 4 back a ‘the chair, aud oll let that go ow St te, in Front of her. Thiet muavely. < "You're an SWuene a, you sett Serweant re iitractive woman, Mise La Salle, Tawar aexed. Roding Up a string ee How In it that you are not married?” Pre fie Beat oe ah a he ere. © chief turned to Lamar, eo shoe. I was Pa ee ent he mentioned, camu- ticketing the articles taken from the ally, "how nome women, even though imerent Prlwonere today, before they're fairly attractive, haven't the [io ¢ pt Aen ¥ cata ry} oe n to propose to fll of & sud ich sight of t knack of getting mei split heel. It looks queer, So T take Sur: § of it con du terribly to .* June said, a Why do you them." my penknife out, just for fun, and “$ don't see unything wonderful in , June ldoked down. She amiled, in Alina roe to the bait 7 start picking at "if. And the thing . See cy matter-of- tensely relieved, ‘The circle had ‘dis- ‘in that so?" sho sneered. ''T COUd Coting tof and there lava the rm ery over oo think pprared, Sho held up the hand tri- have married some of the richest men facuy. “i nover did, 1 think they're uy yond dirty and entirely too much Hke a human being, They give me “Give me the other one,” sald in thie town if Ud wanted to. Real ra, aporta With all the coin there at, He struck It against the palm of hie wantly. ow, are you afraid?” she in- d archly, “Now that I'm no 2 Woll, an long ae hand. It rattled, Suddenly a similar rs ; ¢ - : ME mnis one is the cutest thing Lever 1 Mey peneeee ts. mas you must have a pears nf aee incident came to. his’ ming. He paw," Juno maintained stoutly, "Oh, | lm Jugt as afraid, And I'm going port. How do you get your ‘ dropped the shoe and seized the aM cote way he bows and takes With you. Miss La Salle chief's arm, Wis, Ne could wive les- , June eighed with exaggerated res off bis hat! "I have an ine yme.”" “Yesterday when I was in ‘Smilingt M wing. Come on, ‘natton, IN THE GRIP OF af orn what sort of investments? * fa sons ss the art cE Bont Sat oe right, Mrs, Calamity, come Pislibpwh ed rigegea?” Sam's shop,” he exclaimed suddenly, ‘ 1 K r teages.”” en are Cee eran after a aid June as they walked Itallan blinked his eyes and vpened scissors and had a mark of some iN whe mt port of an inves eee ears & short, sharp sound, ‘I'd like to see in indignantly; OVer the sands, “I have to hold you them. kind on the back of her nand,” mont—providing they are firat mo Ate seed iH . and over hy r mouth. monke said . ay up. It's hard enough for a young, What Pi Saw A mark!" the policeman jumped «Mo that'a where your Income g/’ te r+] the one—eh? ‘Small! “they're full of germs” avery @trong person to walk In this sof. ¢ Pietro Saw. eagerly at the word. "Say, was it a fram m7 Good girl! You screamed Ny pone te Brook at that! part, and surely for an old woman Immediately under his nose A red mark--a Hed Circle?” he asked oiNddeniy, overhead @ gong started {ust the right time. You couldn'® Boe tetetd tia pulling him about like"—— strong young hand wielding « Plotro excitedly: ‘wlden}y evoan jumped from ner Pave done better if you'd been re- ‘Nhat borrid man is b he docan't “Old woman, indeed!” Mary inter- 1pe Weapon, Helf-conscious shud- — Seeing that at last some one wast eene Lamar eaught her and pushed hearse Chief, will you give me « and slapping him because 4 . i t . . , t raiding squad? I'm coming di nb ‘c that aw- rupted huffily, dered inwardly his tmare, beginning to understand, Pietro wen cH : “ hoed Jisappointe tito tt 6 down om todo the tricks, Isn't that aw- rup y a U ee Gee. pean ane to ua ao RICE Wen’ “OR eaurse might,” echo appoit her back tn ; SRat Cid ‘emliar toe rule sa itacaten oot an cid dear Galic—eutorentully” Hin, agua lowed: ened anmiune don Pitesti nos JURE. coming forward. “Your argu- May 12" he sounds Mike the hurry-up cart, Wordar—now? You old dear, detta safulls 3 eyed closer other fond embrace © por hold the wom sant it?) Why should it startle you dlogyn’t 1 Wine ateu ae you “Lamar darted from the office. iit,” said the chief, a twinkle ‘Lock her up,” Allen told the eens ment is very logical, officer and dumped its ¢ My knows how to treat June, “Because you ar i = WORT guess te fed, complacontiy. whatever elge you are; and 1 can't THO vividness of the Bo . “oimals are treacherous stay angry at you more than two sec- much for him, however am Was too iceman do ened aghin to Ma: sed adroitly and turne y red the se stamt “Good day hank you, M unateur crime spec “Those onds. Tlove you too much. Sit rignt them again. This time ali be could “You've been on the beach some- Binute the two mem were | Sey taMlts” hed the #eant , ads. Sit rigat , n xl day to yo vam hed at the euri alloc in ey Must have push ba ed bherous A little monkey like down here on this old wreck and reat #e0 Was 4 ring of scariet—an omen time, haven't you? Do you remember He swung *iround. with almost a a. There was a powder hana button. Sorry.” Out ny i atreal Semen Wate arene Aly Why, they're now--you're putting like w steam en of eternal bloodshed. seeing any one go pst WIth @ suiitary manner and dragged the i charucia caked. with rouge, «Yew you are!" Alma leaned for~ , Out in the street Lamar was coagh+ , Bertin gine.” pi ip » he made « non half 1p ff the oh 1 blue pe: v (glared at him vicious ah : 4 tievous. a ” : une , le ing MAlf-dead Pietro off the por ip stick and a blue pencil. There waa w and xia 7 rh ony eT @ little monkey." Mary “I'm not. : er es ine o Per Unie. Pera WOMAn Oe se 8 Uw Uf eee 4 bunch of two hundkorcniet, “You two think you're putting me , There's an alleyway back of thie tavvcok and made the severe "You are, Don't say any more June pulled the strap ompuly remember distinetly ane f some soiled personal ecards, a tiny through’ the third degree, don’t you n't know how you get te took a 00d ook Ane wc quecrest look- About it, but look right there over the left hand, buckled 41, seize tl Ing & young Woman on the beach | And, leaning up against the pillar of Some soled porsonal cards, @ tny through’ the thirl detree, Gate Stok ts through the shop, but take my wang correction, “Th\iver saw. Ho's so water and count the seagulls, If you key with the right hand and 9 with a monkey, [never dreamed that tho 4o Where “the Woman In irre and a ciple of draae matin, Matve ye break down? Lord! You it's a very important means of este tag. money I's so long and his face count more than ten I'l treat you to down the beach, the cut rope Waillag she had stolen it, I thought it was Black" lived, mar, blowing rings of 1a transfers, aome cloves and haven't even got my goat!” to ‘Smiling Sam. [ want you two tal and his tas tink hes an awful an ice cream con behind her, her pet. You know you read so much Cigarette amoke aky ward, mused ol » some cl a } oMicers to get into that alleyway and Ie so little: Lt going into the — “I don't want any toe cream gone,” On tho edge of tho sand an old in the pa nowadays, about — "I won what June is doing. 1 ee = j, The Exposure. walt there for, whatever happens. aAgouing staan: ne Took at him Mary protested meekly, “They make woman in black, whastly | nd pate worms n having monkeys for pets. = wonds " she Is thinking of : t you going to du Oh, 1 think we have that, all right Vaughan, here, will go into the store Ouse. 01 a my teeth ache.” rifled with fear, watched h ver "Do you remember which way she ty ¢ Wero plousant. Know vith a smilie, h, 1 think with me. Remember, ¢ J, e 1 ’ are r ked with aggravating ber, now, no sig~ any more. . Mary’s arm bung tho 10 bad went?” he asked, ing that his quarry was sare in the vo you searched,’ Lamar | remark nale—nothing. Just MP eight; you go in, IM stay ovt June's Stratagem. bah pg Gna fkise Fra, house and that al Unsmunt cravat, “wil calm, “Now, Lm wolne {0 tell YOu & Comey vo egy rab ‘whatever ere,” that “What! You wouldn't put up with Strapped to the pile, ¢ Italian “ayaa deny. Cloud of betes tr 1, Lamar did not m3 i fe Hebgebe 4, that gets The two men started off “On, why doos ho misieanaciow a Uttle thing lke a toothache to help was kicking up an : erage” abe sald at last, very dellb- gee the use fur any extra triek work for forty-olght Nowre, Sees we want s1d0 strect. Lamar and Veconan poor, captive animal iirageous the wiong the poor ice cream man, when patched legy waved wi that aihedeiny down ach 1 But presently he grew impatient messed the Duzer at NOCr ww ia why you take the trouble Walked quickly untll they got to the mite like that! Se eciust look, he’s business is so bad this morning, too? He ‘had strug y ‘Her fi stn taal alenotl Ife turned to enter the 1 ‘ rin the buck 10 saint red circles on your hand when corner of “Smiling Sam’‘s" at rt. way he pulls it rm going down Oh!" hin face wea a mtudy | to the way June had gonen ee” thick, rubber mat, bound ir st: LOK, IMLANTLY. 1 eae rate no cleverly without them, ‘There they stopped deliberately and q Say hina! che explemption. waa euddencend: Burpie, His beady UlAck “Thank you," wald the policeman, tiPPed him. He stumbled CT aro Fe Ae hae une of doing things thatll Wmhted cigarettes, They #aw a men y thee to wt Ping to do no such thing! sh Mary Tumped He Giartiod. . SlemiOg dots on & Ww Motioning 10 Plotro he started on {h® doorway and collided a (the theeabold help Mpot 9 who was hanging around outelde. rhs iden of getting ao worked up over | Whate the matter? Whatw the bulging, yellowish «: 4 rin down the sand, the other space Woman, Hent over pate sree tio ctlaa witteetts “Alma lookad at him with an amused dive inside the shop j @ monkey" tea monkey, It’s Het evident alarm roused June, She furious imprecation, ( were tatore ¢ lowing cla Mary hur- ypon 4 leather } ug. a * room ape sere wae ccey ha’ talib me The Rald, , ‘ It isn't because it's a monkey, 19 guivered slightly. because nobody in the sath TE TAT ia eook GF Cink RRMUDAE ‘a b thit J have con. | Alma looked at her with feline con: narked contemptuoualy, “But to Me yA lookout!” muttered Lamar, beeause it's heartless cruelty to 4 "Why, I just had the funniest little crowd could understa ven basen ‘4 See liaiat hie dl ing from a plente lunch t Mounds like they'd juat let you out -COM® on, Vaughan! Wen get in dumb animal.” + ap chill, right down the middle of my “In the distance, Juss fui into oye Sho knew the {recy euay stride ti pair of ahoos, Iracing himavit nhy of a bat factory.” thera double quick, before they have *Anyhow, you're coming right '" back, T never have those things, T entrance to Surfton lark Be thio ihe at cha clreieht ohodiders, Gasinst the aides of entrance, he 1 you You don't. know anything about ® chance to make'a getaway. Any- thatenane with. wonder what gave it to mo?” | & apot girdled by shrubiery It was June coming out of the park, “led to get his batan na Bia ee how, the boys in the alley will get “No, I'm not." . . . "You must be catching cold." Mary qnidat of it gtood « totes Wit Ne eled ee 3 he ‘ a ‘ head ao none them, “Look at your hand," said Mary fussed about hen Hike & ben srouie an sbeurdly thick tru vou uroke Your word. With fi rh ne Ue ie Mee ate ag ‘Tha. duor opened suddenly, ‘Two eyimnar and Vaughan dashed acrone tersely. no Red Ler chick. ol wo back te ie monkey S chased IKMimRAnte, fot we n la . trek » 4m omen, one in uniform, entered and reet and through the ram- fMartled, Juno obeyed, The RB 1 house. You mustn't run the risk of at her chin and raiscil b whe Rare ‘ f Hen a} walling a blamed tite You Wie ar ase bi Oe As ‘on the chief's desk, Shackle entrance to the store. At the Cirele glared back wt her with Cg catching pneumonia,’ aa trying to in t Lalit cig PEO hr idly spo inte wrong-all add Pity ee Mcartea fanward in ber enait k wall they saw a stout man tree olant intensity, Just for a second hor Pneumonia-in this glorious, aun of ail which had boon sal Pues a ahve. dixconcerting TOE Oetaed Youn its your” soothed Lamar, {8 to burl himself through an open mischievous emits Tighe challenge !. plain and be done with tt? But iy Mgyable bein ai t { came back de- real fear rien way. Aw who We juint want to take a look, ‘They've #1 rarthauake gap. A sudden jerk ell, what of wered, si0- tell you what I would like, if you don't une hugged 2 flantly, © rst piace 1 didn't Puan nd “a 1 eading Just brought it from your rooms yanked Hine werent of, the wall You know,” Mary ives with me mind, dear; 1 wish you'd Ket my coat {Pe close to ur and started promise you anything, Mary, In the pal Nie Wenues detention room he “Anything happen while you were yanked him through. A row of ply, “Come into the On TN molds Geass @ take off his Lud « lw hat QN9 wecond there is un cxcuse for what ypu%t tt Preve ate ieee nearching the fat?" the chief asked shelve slid into view, The opening befpre you get inte any + for mer aileouialteelinianne coat All undre wan ios Ivo done. I'v anved a helplous ent- £20, Une of this , Oi: Me ak could you mind. the platn-clothes ma was closed Ps . ny, > . o be, che monkey ed to typ : t o : hing much ‘The phone ran "Open tt! ” Se ” The old woman started off Imme- and posed loneiney i overhang. 4! from a Vinuster, As for do: "Under arrest? y makin ort to me int Nothing mu The phome veng. | “Open St! Open ttl hewiad agear “I don't want to old iy arte me” and gazed longing ang ty lan of his meane of her at Ree gatas in waitin LN” thee nT answered tt a man aughan. alt; TH find the “Please, I'm so worried, pet diately. When she had gone & few jn bre f yoked up at the P oy fee ae her head boldly. Id Uke to see you My { whether this Was J-1284. Twald spring! It's @ secret door,” 8 Good.” steps she turned back. on LOW 8W fol } ee: Aun ke yt eireme mie F css 1 Chit Theard him grunt like he was He passed his finger tops over the “For Your Own Good, “Are you sure you'll be all right “Of you want to set PA | ringing cue ee ies ne ot it now, an 1 1ybe scared. Then he entire wall surface. He swept shelf- 1 “woh, all right. Only don't Took 60 she inquired wistfully there, you 4 od) wheeay tunes on a little hand organ ty aged. 3 thy Soha Ecouldn’t got him back on fuls of #hoe boxes to the floor. He got Ateroasel, You know how to get “OF course T will, “Run wlong now peusti * ad to Bim. MT UIne” Gad’ boatlne site ware ae fod 2 tins . wire, ‘The worst of It is, chtef, on bis knees and tested the floor. reer, don't you? You know before L Ket another chill That's what 1 you Re peas cist ad hood where you're Known, and have tstiit, pale | (at know that man's volce—only £ His rapid, exctted search was unauc- around Hie anything you ask me to ‘Thue alarmed, Mary hurried away you tree, Say ‘think you' to the lady © Agnes ke auvcdifterenah® ‘Nencls ANA one rall asclo on wes pi hy ee ape In't place it, [U's got @ funny, ceneful. Myoon as you say you're worried. and June sat down, demurely, watch- dnd shake hoe! ieenea S ibboraly. “It waa nines about yous o UNplense “4 ‘ no reported’ y crouking mound tO ste ‘Get bench!” be told Vaughan, “tte for your own good,” insisted ing from the corner of her eye until — she reac wp and pulled the pone of vor You had no Just for an instant he ara for, Mr. Lamar, During this recital Lamar kept a "Get that heavy bench over there and ‘ “Come now, before the nurse disappeared inside the branch down tw her. Then she waited LLY es A we Mbibanitt rts 14 “a 7 siated “rp wateh on Alma, He saw her batter it down, Hammer {t, man! the old woman ; Persie any more.” house. to see what he would do, With rt ti pearl bar gvip the arms of her chaig until the Give me one end of it, Now! To- at | wee eked back as the nurse — Suddenly she twisted around 1 just one regretful look, as though to 8 AURD is ‘nan said he could not place the voles. gether!” ene tee toward the house, ‘Lh® shaded her eyes with her hand. Yes, ay, “I'm not ungratefui—but ob, ; on she smiled, half in angor, Malf A loud, crackling sound tore ont coared penkel the monkey up from he was still there. Khe started for- yout he leaped from her arnt : ; bugser, in triump through the h A Nr wound at tie end of the rope and ward, her hand reaching into her mpered up the tree, On a \ + t eye That volce te her boss’, he said that showed threw hin down atop of the pocket for the scissors, nch he sat down and looked ‘ 99 ’ t elf. Then he opened the sult- peared. On Seema that t ‘On the sand, lea ta pile, une waved her hane Het ‘ a aoore- « © pulled out aoft piles of silk oraa 0 ; with such viole Jn the sand, leaning against a pile, J tt H ‘6 u led out aoft piles of silk hed through the wood and stuck, ya ae eetrabbed at the ragged ted under the pier, sat the Italian organ — “Now, be a wise little monk, and t 1 b ot hin f and Cossed them on the desk. ‘The door began to give, ren tute keep from falling off grinder sound asleep—hia old, bat- scoot before the goblins get you,” tal ‘i have a heart the way you From the yard, somewhere to the Fineing the organ on his back, the tered organ propped up beside him. called up to him softly = is e handio those things.” Alma said rear of them, arose the din of feree Sine elked away, muttering flercely’ ‘The monkey, sitting on his lap, pulled Hoe chattered back noisily that he WILL BE PUBLISHED SATURDAY, FEB. 5 I sharply, "They cost money.” battle children fol- restlessly at bis coat, (Just a Jume would, and the nex! instant Le was send Quinn and Mulligan over. tw bimgelf, The crowd of You bot they do," Lamar answered (Ro Be Continue, ed