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PRE BVENING WORLD, BATURVAY, AFHIL 10, 1916. ° ptr TOO COU OP OUC OU CUD OUUOOUOUUUUUOOR DROMOADOGHGGY The Newest Kalem Picture Now Eeing | H ES Presented at the Leading Motion Pic- | Plot by George Bronson Howard ture Theatres in Greater New York =| Novelization by Hugh Gi Weir 8 Hse FS DOGDODDHDHOS Dogon OOOO COTO Before Dr. Hyoscine had finished his first A WAR OF WITS Two American girls,; Mona Hartley and Mary Burnett, set about punishing the “Wolves of Society’ through their check books. This is the story of their fourth isit Mona had penetrated the secret of his plan for mulcting Mrs. McLean of her wealth. He had a way of extracting money from her much easier than any that the had dreamed of. two girl adventure. g 1 aiannnAnnnnncnnnreslbBeenann weoranaes m Kelem ¢ ) ije—eometimes she Olis the im ia Mary, Was disgusted to find Win- ‘M TIRED of the city d Mona Hartley. She was looking from herse esn't seem to tt pik Tag h her, He wanted her to ade the window ttle apartment she shared with Mary Burnett 6!” guid Mary, overs Mary knew f ; one * epee | rchum. ense, her partner “Did you ever see chs € ent with wonde so cashed a ta ‘ Ne ehe couldn't even laugh. But only | "Oh, atay her ead!” shevensd, for a moment Averting the threat- “Mr. Wir pw ened fit of hysterica, she begged for of poker—you can have your excite information as to details ment here! Of course, the doctor Whe, he is using hyorcine, of did not know that Marty was an old 1 us ln a game A lugh wind drove a mixture of rain and hail and snow against the window The streets were covered with a treacherous, half frozen slush. jane and horses down constantly, slipping, sliding, falling that sent pedes course, and I suppose you know that card sharp and confidence man. often as they kept their feet. It was an ugly day, dangerous to health, that's about the same thing as sco. He hesitated; then he yielded, He ood hiehett te iad, = baa gh e beh od Petamine—if you Know what THAT didn't want to leave he visited. Be trying to the temp is! ff you don't, I'll tell you—it’s a throp, Mary sent for cards—gleverly “I's awful!” aaid Mary 5 the window and looking out with a narcotic, hypnotic drug. When you sh stituted a doctored pack for ; have had an injection of it you're the new one, There was no element ehiver of disgus aye ed a tater ase with ether of chance in the game that (ollowed “We ought to get away,” said Mona. an’t we go South, Mary—or r even morphina, You're just sort Marty cast c to the winds wheo h, dopey. You're not conscious he sav W excite Sf pain, but you can talk and move. And tn less than an And—you don't remember anything Stripped of had. Winthrop when it stops working In your sy8- Was the big win Mary was a few , doliars only ahead. Winthrop, yawn North, for that matter? I woul cold would be better than this.” With @ firm gesture Mary drew down the shades and switched on the alectric light. n't care which--elther sunshine, or @ steady 9 doctor was. ir Hyosetite waa Ont" en M deep long ing, & and excused himeelt. “A ttle mental science is the treat- Sraias = breath shat a! But — Hyosein ry, and tore me ment for you!” she said, with deter- thousands of those who are ill, or we init: have known, would bAv® ment, susp lat Saacy Waa 8 ination, “Now—it's cold and clear who like to believe that they need ie beien ane’ got @ special check aah eriihateat wt 1 re- outaide, and it’s late, so that it's dark. the ware and the baths, Many come Ke or at least an extra ono—with tor her part hay eorereae We're glad to be home, after a brisk Who really are iil, many more who her. He suspected tnat, and when he nd himself unat Buleve walk—and we'll read the evening nerd only the rest and a change of papers!" scene. Wonderful automobile road have been laid out; there are golf links, nis courts, paths through the woods for those who like to ride, facilities for every sort of game vd her under the influen jrug he made her get * ow he had her hide it in a ne whic of the had anything more than bea Then luck to regret se ale aniy feriencer WHON iinieaeiveryy 1. ont mor Bd hae dige Bo chad taken the drug! Do yo where that al kina’ tae with a sudden ‘ou don't care for 1 smil- Mona laughed and sank, £ ing, into a chair, while Mary tele phoned down for the afternoon papers to be sent to them. Ina t he turned toward 4 notice the minaing checks, flerce jealousy ou mean, if she saw the book w + isha aon ;. AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA AAPL PPL APPL PLP ALLAAH if she nen that dude from Boston, do you?” he they Were both settled in easy chairs, “70Te 68 © Ot lm = ve ee A DISTINGUISHED LOOKING, BEARDED MAN, OF THE PROFESSIONAL TYPE, WAS LISTENING TO THE DISPUTE. HE SMILED AS} My van here Lh TG ad erg ere reading. And suddenly Mona ex- ie sth elroy vet Sper sare Sif IT WERE AN EXCELLENT JOKE. MARY AND MONA EXCHANGED MEANING GLANCES, not see them, She won't find out un- one sey ee — claimed: eat wiiteiee Seba bax Of CO ann nnnn nnn nnn nAnnnAARAAAAAAAMAAAARARAAAAAAAALASAALALL £ nit yhe meta mer next statement from — “abi “cried tha doctor. “Then “ ten! We can't = and village ls tar too wise to impose her bank! Oh, it's wonderful—from wait until I get the monsy! Wi a AtaepUuten! We can't aHOrd © Sirtot cules upon tho Heh people WHO i” i his point of view. You see—whe's fust come away Oeith me nay! V rut you wacation—but there's no reason why 6 to Yellow Sorings to spend (he hey heard that was interesting, as it to write some letters.” +, could he? A man witb his reo- fl! likes to that his or her case given him the checks. He will say morning? We Ses We weareiak a yee we shouldn't go South on business, | nay er ere ospend thelr turned out. What they saw was @ It was three days before the an- ord!” Peete Thin: W Se ailio’ true Ob tinte ooh oe professional services, way North!” i there?” at woman well over sixty, dressed in swers to the inquiries that Mary had course not!” said Mona Mrs. MoLe penrerry " nd I don't see what ahe can answer Oh!" cried Mary eute 6 ‘what now?” asked Mary, dropping ; NA was here that Mary, interest- faded black, with a shabby shawl made came. On second thought she “Mon I'd about decided that we But it was nec y to is, N Be ip her—natu- quick-—<« you expect me to decide he's free from pain now? Coma to ma int owt of the time!” and [ will give you Mary, the invalld, set out to win And with that assurance he had to «doctor's affection. In a few days be content. In the morning he came ithe eid ind Dactor Hyosctne were on to her, But not before Mona, early lignant M vrma that approached intimacy, and as it was when he came. ¢ and more indignant vnfis he was n frequent and welcome caller “He got another check from her!" @ morning— 4 her about her thin shoulders and @ bon- had telegraphed instead of writing— ght as well go home! But I think have some one about Y anewer? y 1 look- net, long out of style, perched upon and had used a sort of code defy Doctor Hyoscine may save the day ee ter cae ene ing maid, Mary, It was given out, her thin gray hair, This was the possible curiosity concerning herself. for us We couldn't have d upon Dr. Brown. Now it w was recovering from a severe {liness, formidable Letty McLean, who was Meanwhile things had not been at a thing with Letty But if he gets a Who had to suffer and her appearance bore out the supposed to be the richest woman standstill so far as Mrs. McLean was lot of mc Shad Rania more | statement. It was for rest, rather in the world and was certainly the concer her own paper “Well, there’s a story here from Yellow Springs--one of those ‘60- clety’ page stories that the hotel cor- respondents sent out. Mary—Letty ‘oted and remarkab ey out of her—why Geeta de tarsi" P ned. She had heaped more re- shoudn't we get it out of him, in dante, And at last one day sha broke )n her Teme oe supposed fiiness said Mona. ‘The biggest-of Here . than the cure, that she had come— meanest. Her maid brought her%out proaches on Doctor Brown, and he had turn?” down. being excuse enough. Mary, of course, Js the drug—some of his own supply “Letty: 0 € ; y ; , PP tty—spending the Mary had balked resolutely against to her accustomed chair, where the finally been angered to such @ polut Mona stared at her Tho old crank!" sho exclaimed tit- Studied him attentively, And she soon Hurry Mary—he'll be here as soon as i Spring erly d leave he cde decided that the * ° * a check ¢ ” cost at Yellow Springs ary ane ae waters and taking ihe sun Was strongest, and in a few mo- that he threw up her case and refused “I don't see how ane naid, (erly, “Ud leave Mere: Hut what meas was his love for g4 siete er ches Hide in my Beserotnt anid Marys seeing things, Mona!” paths. She had felt, moreover, that Ments her doctor bustled up—a young to treat her doubtfully ea te We eee sontke ican ox. {t was upon this aide.that be might “Til be ready when he comes. tm pot! It’s 'true! ‘he's ecared {t might be a good thing to have an man, energetic and forceful, At once This had given the bearded man “Neither do I—yet! But the man’s cuse pot to pay my wages hd 1 be most easily approached. : She had only just time enough for —theumatism! Gout! Seta Just excuse for keep nage Letty broke out into @ sharp tirade his chance seaened that windl Py But the mane haven't money enough to go North Frequently he wae fer scart in the the preparations she had to make be- ‘ xcuse for keeping to her rooms, : ba bg nce. Mona had learned that he @ swindlgr. That's why he b myself! Casino, Mary herself did not play. — fore he came, the sort of things you'd expect her to that seemed likely to further their against him. was registered as Doctor Ransom, chance with Letty! No bonest maa a, why, I'll lend It x. "Oh, TL have no scruples against “I've got the money! he cried, you have: plan once it was made. “You robber!” she erted, in a high, #nd he had manag 4, in some way, could get anything from And “Mon “It's a shame for you Sambling!” she said. OTUs thia public eagerly, “And now—TI want my an- Tetty MeLewr fail Mary, Mona, in her character as Mary's nervous voice. “Just becauso I'm t0 insinuate himself into Mrs, Mc- uniess I'm greatly taken we'll find to have to stay when she treats you play that I don't care for, And—inust swer! Lean's good Bo i is that he some weakness that will 80 badly! I confess 1t?--I have a vulmar Mary mada a gesture of surrender, aa Bros eres Boy pee Come bigest shi a = 1 ee the cther woman accepted thefoan ROME FOr Roker. Of BS Wats and the next moment he clasped her : About that it was he, and not Brown, pity into our hands gratefully, And no sooner was sho on Course 1 couldn't play that here! in his arms. But he started back at who was now her physician, More- “I'd love to think so!” said Mona hor way to the train ‘a terrible va time, though, perhaps, we could once, with a sharp cry, looking at his over, his treatment had already “I loathe the man he's t ort I've scene with M Mclean, than Mona Rave & werne i my room--and I'll pL ge it there appeared @ tiny anda tee aay i ai gg Was applying for he s, Shy Kot it, Show you t 'm a good sport, as spot of blood proved itself beneficial. After two never been able to understand, And Hoy, Dr, iyos She toned you men aay "Obt” cried Mary. “I'm ee eorry— visit # dd both her H days Letty was able to walk with that type ls supposed to be fascinat- his first more freedom and her pain ed ing 4 considerably reduced. “They say it’s really I knew what had puz- Hlyoscine smiled, He thought he #¢¢—this pin In my waist waa uns 4’ Mary. She pene- knew the sort of poker @ woman fastened—it must have sctatched 1 et of the plan he had would want to play! However, he you!” for muleting McLean of w i be willing to endure even a | He laughed. Smilingly he helped women, too! I think he banks a »d deal on tor t," said Mary, with a dangerous of her wealth. No wonder ho petticoat game for the eake of her her to fasten the pin—and never saw treatment that has helped he in her eye. “That's one reason are how small aw bill he pre npany. He had walked pretty far the curious ring she wore, nor knew reported, “I've got to be quite friend- I'd like to teach him w lesson.” 49 th 1 f f the mil Mary's trap, this wily doctor who that tt « ntained 8 hidden spring, and y with he ia 8 : . th you there! What's #00 ine ol ray of extracting had proved too clever for Latty Me- & tiny needie that had forced into hie y with her maid. She says Mra. M Weill, I'm with you What's oney from her much easier than AY Lean herself! veins an injection of the very drug Lean didn’t give his treatment a fair the first move? I think I'm under tad dreatied Of) itary had anon that ahe mldtmave pint, Wem, Die cuInE relishes! Caught chance—-that he had r n your orders this time Mona ax she tod iad seen SHAS ee SAN Sere In Bik OwA traps Sas Hob lane bee the start that the effect wouldn't ba ‘Try to make Lotty’s maid aa dis With one eID a day Creo atten her dati about fine cue crue tok effect Upsh Nie A hance to ave stupor ov ne him. And in a few apparent at once, but took time to de- contended as you can. As for me oncany semi-legai Poker with Hyoscine a bored young minute vi muc P ap contendas sgt Aa COE Bs an mictegal Pe owed to her on the terrace, she © ites he was a much at Mary's 1 6 got to make friends with Doctor 28, Botan Then ber ie Vay Hyped mercy as Mrs, McLean had been at 4 ; MY oe ee even Knew him as Marty McMurtha, whose i, enilea trian “Keep up with her maid,” advised Hyoscine. I think I've hada, ihe: § eine trick. that specialty was the {mpersonation Of & gaw th alee CIR ieee Mary. "L qhoutdn't wonder at ail ¢ TelApse and that J need & doctor. earned of ine, would be Young man of wealth: Le ae cngtia aidan NAL Aut Doctee in vat’ ecu 4 redress: nM inthrop, ts ” she 7 " nih there might be a chance for you to Un eal I a ut ne, if that's secu rodroas, At rt Ps pte lant she and he eyed. “And now—write : Pi © case,” said Mor 2 spn ctor, you m what [ tell you!" succeed he ase, ny f i y coved Ter alonta: e918 Etre ‘ away from nrop—John Hyde Winthrop a4 So tt w when the effect of Tvo t of tha " the rooms of employer to n. We Tare always meet drug wore off, 1 himeelt of having to be a elave corridor near her r he bad @ Mona's eyes © snapping 1 her one does, you know,” said Wine w gone~and with her all her bee an unusual 5 that it face was bright with “NI nting and timed » this—healthy, too, longings, and every trace of her oc- ld woman, even for a few s! Sull : H r color eh, doctor pancy of the rooms. Gone, too, was ‘ docto| ysclne who saw he ra ‘ y te {. Sg SOROr? pmancy of the room yone, too, ‘ I won't back out, if that seems to WM Bi sary Muara “Well! said Mary, “Hurry—tell me Dr. Hyosctne scowled a Iittle, Win- bis money. Only a note was left—a é . be the way!" and went to her al nder his qm dying to know! If anyone has throp did a good deal to remove any note written, as he saw, in his own “LETTY M’LEAN!” SAID MARY, é ‘ " ht icatnn fie skilled miniatrations she soon came really invented some Wiy © gett bite faint and lingering doubts he had still hand. In it he assured Mary of his THOUGHTFULLY. “OH, BUT “4 “ pes = nay oe oat 8 Docte anh to herself, and was touching In her anything out of Latty McLean he's aned concerning Mary. The man love and his repentance—and told her A f + “said Mary, “1 w ey é . J : a pub ctor! rre hable; he was dressed that he was giving her the tl-mott ratitude, The doctor was greatly ' ‘ re cottes "'D LIKE TO GET EVEN WITH ’ urry up and answer m j Beereee 2 “ § HIyoscine haw done jn the latest fas Speech, man- money red by way of HER!” my sald Mona, “And she ner irance, all proclaimed the proof of t y hw time I see him tm rs on a , ' n 1 op 1 i the p f . Z Sak I na You must areful bi old her. ‘ What ore, T tr" 1 fa the rarified, #u y we victim of ‘your uin that I've seen or And I rea ter let she's going to find tt 7 Rostor Moreover, it was dru Ma { written tronteally somewhere, but there's , few 1 ible stunt I! saw in Mary a below his arat thoughtfully. “Oh, but I'd like to get ma asied wceheltare € ; ‘ thing that eludes Pl " er heard ¢ vive got to Kt (tiractive woman, and that she — Ragtr it helpless, he sought for a wasted no er the ipposed to a little money you ne Bayh tne Mat MALLE Lo r Re oartpsiebt 4 na! Fl Raging helpless, curt vs eee e ' ‘ e Oe area reat We : ule man ay wis by no means indifferent to nor news of the # y to find that «he ° Ha with hi riva reac Springs late think I'll submit to ex You're Temembor him. It’s as 1 1 Unies. ourse dy have @ ne to the point, my dear! Iispleased by his Interest in her. Dr left liow Springs. There was Do you know her?” asked Mona in the afternoc fore bedtime ll the rest of the thievin ew! hie appearance in some fash doctor ¢ own." “Well, she does the one t Hyoscine saw a rivaland naturally nothing could d He had been pisterrbit not the way you Mona was famillar with Mrs, Mo- I won't pay your bill—no wonder you “I know,” Mona nodded. “It both “I haven't,” said Mary, wistfu iid ever believe @ hiv own intareat in Mary Increased at deprived of the frults of his own vil- he doesn't know me, ut any rate, Lean's routine. 1 1 not nt . . 1 to ers me the same way, There ov “ ‘d lad if you 1 doo. maka her do, She signa che ones. lainy and by his own methods at a r an's routin + ot proved sent it to me, and were af to pre- y Oh, I'd be so glad tf you would, d0O- >. fig in the amount! stat Hwoseine, calling <0 o0 tnd of the Fourt pisod Once when I was working at Stacy's difficult to gather the factu she had sent it yourself! It's extortion!” to be a mail from the Nor r t athe Pah eyaen a fills in the That night Hyoscine, calling to see (End of the Fourth Episode) glove counter, another girl and I had wanted to learn I'm sorry you think so,” said the I'll go down and see if a vd I've bad so many wi fortur ae Ae @ wretched flat in a tenement house The whole place talks about her,” doctor, & little angry, but am used, come, marti with doctors since I ba dha owned, One of us mot siokerend ate told Mary, when they were dn 100 se WM Pieim Vive alcopiy made Ina few minutes she was back, and "You may depend upon me!” he a6 she had us put out because we were their rooms, “She's here with a maid, ™Y usua charge, Mra, McLean, You brought a couple of letters w er, gured her ‘ Panne lector almost ecried—but sald he from Dr, Brown—a_ nice-looking ™Y undivided attention since you've In delicht. fortlinete maid to live wi Doeto: couldn't help himself, that she wasso young fellow. She spends the whole been here.” “Doctor ——— -Hyoscine!" orted Hyoscine, It seemed, f vated her mean she'd fire him ina minute jf ho morning on the terrace eve Jay “Yes, and a lot of good you've Mary, “That's who tt ts! 7 sub ed {iffleulty et any one have time! Oh, she's the sunning hers and for the day done me, too!” sh aid, shrilly, “I'm Who was so nearly cau and eer rules nd inate aulans and meanest old w 1 she's or two she on quarreling with the no better than I was when I came 10 Prison in some mec fraud! DO fuestionably knew the proper. t worth miilic “ ton doctor because Joesn't get well down here! T sapiracy to YOu remember? His real naine was for i ve. ‘The diet he “Well, why shoule © what'a more quickly is ulweys com. Part me from my t y known == K a Guts Reounnt gheul & f © be done niaining of the expenae, and saying Mona and Mary exchanged meaning “and th Ned ht " J v t + condition “Hn said Mary bifu I 1 have to go to live In one of lances, And sud¢ they saw that because he's th an W a 4 and she believe it would t er io borrow enements to ¢ iige, they ® t the only interested the way 1K ed noney from @ bank withou ir when she # © be auditors of t dispute, A distin- ertmina t And I i} , nar y ¢ Letty fore! guished looking, bearded man of the know why we were puz t'a yulwalll thare'a Sune What's tt cor” professional type, who stood below that beard! He has grown that tei ey iy La yaks she's ji Seng Ata the terrace, was listening, too, He lately.” Weer Maes Seat aunt would na i ee She, amiled tf it were an excellent “yen, here's a photor ot tin ss Bleaaa’a ts t! We can tur 1 na o was } : joke. two girls looked at hin, without the beard iM It'g such sordid matt back if we see that it's bor 1k she er mALveS the same = man-—-the t Ps eine Yellow Springs th a curious, anom- She talks l said doubt about that! And 1 ; ee alous surt of plu There 1. meanness. L think she's been McLean's doctor!” ‘ er u fea age of that on A few ‘ ng with rich 5 und can't Don't you suppers 3 becume | you i nae louses, a pture or Ho, @ por Letty'y rather @ shock t fp 5 oe Un her doctor jut to bleed her and get gis naleane und t vaiiwe static o a 1 ’ . nin out," her money from b yrar for ‘ae ne vill } ‘rh y i sn Gaulle: De ; ee yp engedd said Mary I'm going ‘He couldn't have any other ob- tunately, make ir | ne ringed about the mountains vis Gaba 10 ng with hu ke only eu us st me, ee aa e0"'00" 8 (PE FIFTH ADVENTURE OF joe ow Si rings—a vast hotel, A up carefully to-morrow Mf hotels 1 tind a nice lone chair a an t walla co) S| THE SOCIAL PIRATES”) Mig orn dt ‘ " t my hen we'll see what we'll SR, 1 a, \ nistory of the resort is writ \ ¢ 4 i j ote! bi NARA WARNE RAE ‘ 7 1h a A 1 anmnnnmnnnnrAAnAnn nDNA Rene ‘“ io.th ho m) build een ( i mani & » mane for thom ° WILL BE PUBLISHED SATURDAY, APRIL 22 ' AP aso with tar 3 ‘GIVE ME THE MONEY!” SAID MARY. DR, HYOSCINE OBEYED H 4 ‘‘ . RS ery to hex vanity. Every one who le @eeeeen~ nn ne artnet mtn tn PPP PPE ee ca F ye \ ‘