The evening world. Newspaper, May 21, 1917, Page 13

yi U.S. Army Exercises Posed by Pauline Furlong The kiening World Publishes These Exercises to Help All Men and Women Prevare for Any Call to Service. Coos ft, 1917, by the Prom Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World), W will bring about marvellous results in correcting improper standing posi- tion, round shoulders, protruding stomach, hollow chest and other dis- figurements. To-day’s arm swinging exercise is a good one for round shoulders, narrow ones and hollow chest, and {s practiced as follows: Stand with the heels together, arms hanging easily at sides, as shown in figure one. Bend the body slightly forward at the waist and swing the arms across each other as shown in the large picture, and then far out to ,the sides. The shoulder blades should meet in the back as the arms are thrown out from the body. Do this at least fifty times at each practice, Answers to Health and Beauty Questions. TO MAKE FACE THINNER—, two tablespoonfuls of uncooked bran MRS. G. D. N.: The rubber face mask] /n half a glass of water before retir- causes profuse perspiration and re- aI i Guces the tate somewhat. The lower | VeTmme® cnronio_constipation, face can be made thinner through] BLUSHING—TERDSA &.: If you surgical operation, which removes] will think less about yourself and double chin and corrects sagging| Pursue a hobby that wili benefit oth- ers you will be less nervous and less conscious about yourself. This is the mouth and jaws, t of curt blushing, HOT BATHS FOR REDUCING—| "°°" Of curing DINshing: MRS. I. D.: Hot baths are highly] 'WARTS—NADINE R.: Warts and stimulating and must not be taken ine td ‘a ee 4 brehcraper | , needle. e operation is lasting by any but robust persons, They) Dotriically painiess, when done by a } have a tendency to reduce flesh be- competent operator. * cause they cause profuse perspira- Uon, Diet and exercises are more BAD BREATH—GRACD C.: An: necessary, however. The hot bath|o¢ the following things must be care { should be about 105-6 degrees. rected to remove foul breath: tarrh, bad teeth, constipation and in- You ARE SPOILING “THAT GARDEN ! WHY Don'T You REST 2 Don'T BOTHERNE | LAM TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE GROUND HEN the instructors notice any physical defects in their mon in training in the army “setting up" exercises, certain movements are given to overcome them and special exercises most certainly STOP) You ARE _ WORKING THis GARDEN To DEATH ing and on rising, Ibis will help Sonesopy “TOLD ME TO TEASE THE SEEDS TS MAKE THEM GRow 1AM KEEPING THE INSECTS” FROM ANNOYING THE SEEDS WHAT ARE DOING Now 7 > ‘j 1 CAN'T CONE | GIVING AN DINE Sees, THEY ARE CHOKING TROUGHT TO PUTON THE PLANTS ON COLD NIGHTS * CAMPHOR ICE FOR FACE — " RDNA C.: Yes, this would be as. “sestion tringent and robably ughten the skin. The grease in it would prevent it from drying the skin too much. — . EMON WATER FOR LIGHT 7 ‘Dp F. 1 HKRMGANWA Fo After the resu- || e tim has been rinsed of all soap, pour tho following mixture over the hair; one quart of water, juice of three lemons, BEST NOVELS PUBLISHED Sit in the sun until the hatr ts dry. ON THI8 PAGE COMPLETE NUMEROUS IN HANDS—MRa. ¢ EVERY TWO WEEKS. WALTER R.; Poor circulation, re- tained waste matter in the system, (Convent, Sveak A, Menier.On) Massage, vigorous exercise, baths in- ‘aide and out are the cure, | CHAPTER I. g OIL BATHE—MRS. FRANK UTH MORTON finished her Pi 4 effect of rubbing olive oll cup of coffee, brushed a all over the body daily would have microscoplo crumb from her little other effect than making tho embroidered eile kimono, body slimy and sticky and certainly Teahad tack han lacente are vercome excessive thin- {rouble or Tight, exercise and keep task of opening her mall, the internal ‘and external body clea?) yt was in truth a task, and one that oe bg mein hermes fof'Sihe Consumed an inordinate amount of her “spough, itching body, occasionally af- valuable time, And her time was ex- ter the bath. |tremely valuable, Computed upon the } \..: Atater starvation, re-|thousand dollars, It Agured out Just TARRY acto in the system and indi-/one hundred and forty-two dollars gestion mass Sula, WV AeD Ln and eighty-five cents per day, or very Vanier. .t8 Grunk fe nearly six dollara per hour, or t , : tric juices. | y pe » Or ten parched through lack of gastric Juices.) - ninute, for each minute and NODINE FOR BLACKHEADS AND hour of the twenty-four, As a mo- lar cleansing shampoo and the hair lack of vitality, &c., may cause this. iene aay nig practice could cure no internal ranged: Daten BAI, and FeRcEREA (ES RiETER. TASTE. IN MOQUTH—|Das's Of her weekly salary of one ORNS eMeihcuee Bs kes. ll tuocceucture econ She hed the eatin: have} mow, Saas Pee blackheads | faction of knowing that she was paid wath fodine and removed them. lodine/a slightly larger salary than had ‘y the most ‘wonderful antiseptic and| been until recently recelved by the cle Id always be kept in every Serie to be painted on cuts | President of the United States, . You should ask a doctor about Her mother usually assisted in this Eth the blackheads on back of) daily task, but to-day Mra, Morton, feck with iodine, however. It DUFF] or oregsed by a slight attack of indl- for a time and after several days vel f Sed try. dead-skin peals off and leaves| gestion, slept late, and Ruth pro- the new clear skin in evidence. Proper | ceeded with the operation alone, the and ‘much water drinking t°| ghe wasa singularly attractive girl, cleanse the system will prevent DICK: | ining @ wholesome and quite un- PRRs e NAPE, assumed innocence with a certain UNCOOKED BRAN—EDGAR E.: | measure of sophistication, Her brown In addition to the cooked bran, take | aves were large and wondering, as lthough she still found it dimcult to realize that within four years she had —<——— ‘Biz Increase _in Potash Output } envied, HE value of the production of/ "2.0" su: in tne handsomely ap- potash salts and potash products in this country In| 1916 was ten times that of the ro-| ported production in 1915, according] to the United States Geological Sur-| vey. Last year the output reper nicer out 10,000 tons of potash, Sih ay value the ohipping | klmono of pale blue and gold, she point of at least $3,500,000, figured at prevailing pri It is predicted that} © the proauction for the present year rm that Nora, her maid, as she for many of tho firms reporting 1n| with regret, 1916 weve only in operation during the closing months of that year. The ig about half that from mineral} prepared to drop them into the waste- sources, It is interesting to note! pagy One A x Paro 1o fous were produced. from| cuenem, ne was from @ manuteo “Kelp, which In recent years has been| turer old cream, soliciting a testl- the fubsect of much investigation be-| monial, Two others were from un- cause of the considerable amount of! grammatical school-gi potash that can be obtained from it comments Popular Mechanics, Th largest output has come from the N braska alkali lakes. was an advertisement of a new uuto- The fifth requested an auto- graphed picture of herself. swept the five over the edge of the table with a sigh of relief. The sixth letter, from its external appearance, might readily have been of no gréater interest than the other five, and yet, something about it caused her to pause for a moment before inserting the point of & knife beneath the flap of the en- It was @ large envelope, square, formal looking. The address upon it Uniike the majority of the other letters, forwarded from {t bore the street and number of the apartment-house in which she lived, The envelope was postmarked New York and was sealed with a splotch of black sealing- wax, which, however, contained the imprint of no monogram or seal, but was crossed both vertically and hort- zontally by a series of fine parallel Mnes, dividing its surface into many minute squares, Ruth observed those several peou- Marities of the letter she wae about to open with growing interest. Siip- ping the ivory blade of the paper- knife beneath the flap of the envelope, she cut it open, The letter within, written on th wame heavy paper as thut composing contained but It waa not these, instantly attracted Ruth's atteution, but the signature This signature did not consist of a name, but of an imprinted upon a the same black sealing-wax the envelope And the device, as Ruth bent over It to make out its cluar-cut but rather fine lines, filled ber with @ sudden and overwhelming dismay, was a grinning death's e@bout half an was typewritten, the envelope, ustonishing seal, stepped from comparative poverty to | the possession of an income which a duke or @ price might readily have mouth gaping in borrible smile, ible by two rows of protruding teeth pointed dining-room of the apartment on Fifty-seventh Street which she and her mother had occupled for the past two years, The room, paneled in dull ivory, provided @ perfect setting for the girl's unusual beauty, In her the device beneath he le‘ter read: beauty haa male yom roti could do nothing, For @ long time kKuth #at gazing at the words before her she Knew there was not a single per- Acquaintance presented a figure of such compelling wished her 11] abont decided whole thing must be some practical Joke when she saw her mother cross the hall and enter the roomy Mrs, Harriett Morton was @ woman handsome and youthful gray hair, her years. \e older woman , “haven't you removed the empty coffee-cup, sighed will far exceed the mark already set,| to herself, if not with envy, at least Ruth sliced open half a dozen more potash obtained from organic sources| letters with her ivory paper-knife and 8, asking her have to leave | how they should proceed in order to | become motion-picture stars, Another the studfo in h Ruth nodded, gazing at her mothor them, mother,” she said, indicauog the pile of iwiters, |—t'm tired.” Mrs, Morton caine up to her daugh- Jo noe passed her hand over her alr, ‘What's wrong, Ruth? You look as though something had frightened you.” Then her eyes feil on the letter lying tn the girl's lap. Ruth handed her mother the sheet of paper. aa just got this,” sho said. Mrs. Morton took the letter from Der daughter's hand and proceeded to read it. “Some crank,” she said, after she had mastered the sudden fear that awept over her. “I shouldn't pay any attention to It, 1f I were you, dear. There are a lot of people in the world that have nothing better to do than play silly jokes like that.” “Then you don't think it amounts to anything?” Ruth asked, somewhat relieved, “Certainly not, Just a etupld plan to frighten you. Pay no attention to It. No"—she f the girl put out bh charge of this. hurry and get ready, The car will be waiting for you at nine, and M Edwardy expects to start that new picture to-day, doesn't he?” “Yes.” The girl rose, “It's @ beau tiful part. I'm the daughter of an old music-teacher, who dies in Brook lyn, and leaves me in poverty, And later on {t turns out he was the beir to the throne of Moravia, and I'm a princess. Lots of adventures, and spies, and all that. Ralph Turner |s the lover, He's awfully good-looking, don't you think?” Mrs. Morton assented in rather & preoccupied way as her daughter left the room. Nora came into the room with Ruth's dust-coat and parasol in her hands, Mrs, Mdrton beckoned to the girl, “Nora,” she sald, “Miss Ruth re- ceived a letter this morning | from somebody who Is envious of ber beauty and success. I pretended to make light of the matter, but there may be something back of tt, I want you to watch her carefully while you are away from the house. Be on your guard every moment of the time Don't let any one come near her They might try to throw acid, or something of the sort. I shan't fee safo until she ts home again.” ‘V’ll not Jet any one do her herim. ira, Morton,” sald Nora, earnestly a may be sure of that.” ‘And Jon't let bor know,” Mrs Morton added hastily, In a low voice, as she saw Ruth come to the door, “that Tam at all worried, She must not have a threat like that va her mind.” ‘Tne maid nodded, then turnel to- ward the door ‘here Kuth stood “Well, mother, good-l.,” the latter exclaimed with a laugh. ‘You can open all the rest of the letters, and if you come acros: any more like that last one, please keep them, L Tt begin a collection.” e810, anv turved perwelf to join in tho girl's laughter, “There won't be any more, dear,” she said, kissing her, “Don't bother your head about such things, They're hot worth it. And come home as soon as you get throug! “All right, mother. We're going to the theatre to-.lght, aren't we? Don't forget to get the ticket: " With @ smile she leff the room, and a few moments later Mrs. Morton heard the rumble of the descending elevator, Presently Mrs, Morton shook off the fecling of oppression that had over- come her, left the room, and pro- ceeded to that occupied by Ruth, It pleased her, notwithstanding the eer- vants, to take care of It herself. She glanced about the daintily fur- nished room with a smile, The ap- pointments were simple, almost girl ish, Mrs, Morton began to set the room to rights. She had finished making the bed, and had Kono over to the dressing tablo to arrange the articles upon it, when a square of white upon the floor attracted her attention, It lay upon the rug in front of the dressing table, and appeared to be an envelope. Supposing it to be something that the girl Sad dropped im the burry of leaving, Mrs, Morton stooped and picked {t up. Then a queer feeling of ilsmay came over her, ‘The large, square white envelope, the typewrit- ten address, bore a singular and din- quieting resemblance to the one in which the threatening letter had beem received so short a time before, With trembling hands, Mrs. Morton tore the envelope open and removed the folded gheet of paper within Whon her eyes fell upon the contents of the letter, sho shuddered, and stood white with fear. ‘There was a message in typewritten characters upon the sheet, and Mrs, Morton read It with a groan of de- spair: Only tweoty-alne days more! We #hal! not fall Below the words grinned the fright- ful death's head geal. CHAPTER I. HE thing was oppallingly mysterious, utterly without reason explc: ation, Ruth had left the room but 4 few momen’: 1-6, (ainly the letter was not upon th floor t ‘The matd, Mora, had gone with her. ‘Phat removed her from any suspicton, even had puch @ th gh ' ion ae or % Mra. Morton felt It was not, The only other person in the apartment was M ; €'1 cook, a negro »m the South, who had been « member of t Torton jou. 3 for ten years. And yet, there was the >, appallingly simple, direct, By Jack London | Here Is the Best Story of the Master Story Teller Begin It on This Page June 4 | HAVE BEEN ToLo 7 CAVE THE SEEDS Three PS OF WATER FORE OR AFTER, SEE THE LITTLE UNDERWEAR HE IS PLUN DI IT HAS GONE HIS HEAD ld Fredericks th.éutening, “Only twenty-nine di glanced about the room. ~€ come there? Certaluly mot by means of the door, weomed equally out of the question that it could have been brouc’t tn th:-ugh either one of the windows, ‘There were two in the room, one facing to the front, and opening upon a court, the other in the rear, over- looking the yards of the houses on the next street, She went to the front window, which was raised only @ few inches, and gared out. Below her stretched the wide court, flanked on one hand by the slide of the apartment building, on the other by the blank wall of an adjoining house. The latter was some ten feet from where she stood, and there were no “Pt windows In it! window at the other side of the room. Here @ fire escape lod down to an alley at the rear Could it have been tn this way that the letter had been delivered? The thing seemed impossibie. window closed, but she knew @ ladders did not reach all the way to the ground, the last section being pulled up, to be dropped only in case of fire, To trifle with so dangerous a situa- tion was no longer to be thought of. One message, the first, might have been @ foollsh joke proved that the danger threatening her daughter was real, imminent, At first she thought of placing the matter In the hands of the postal au- thorities, but would they, dered, concern themselves with threats delivered in other waye than by mall? This second message had not come through any such channels. peration she tput on her hat, placed two letters in her hand-bag, and t out to seek the advice of one of st and best friends to a private d Mtrest, upon turned to the of the bulldiny The second banking-house In Bros was inscribed the name Jobo Staplo- , Stapleton received her in his simply yet richly furnist: office, and rising from his rosewood desk, weloomed her warmly mission seemed, after all, with which to come t I am in great trouble, Mr. He wok her and led her to @ obair, Mre, Morton explained the clreum- stances surrounding the rec the two letters in d “Do you think T had in the hands of the postal letters carefully; he shook his Original Designs for The Home Dressmaker | Advice in the Selection of Materiats and Styles for All Types Furnished by The Evening World’s Bxpert. By Mildred Lodewick Coprright, 1917, by the Frew Publishing Oo, (The New York Evening Wort). Description. “B ACKING up one the mode” is a comes stiff and staid, It rounds out at the shoul- dors. It flattens be- low the waist. To look young—look to the back, Drees it becomingly and bide ite defects. The back is #0 fmportant that too miuob attention can- not be given to it, It ts not when factng another women that the critical pationce, acquire a wreater asset— poise, And poise is dependent upon & graceful carriage, which 19 only pos- sible when the back is strong and sup- pie. Ribbon fs one of the prettiest means of achteving becom~ ing drapery at the sides or back of @ frock this season. Wide sa s of Gouble-faced gutin @ or soft, velvety, faille ribbon give toat the mode, however, are tied in a Gress @ buxurious quality that) front, low down, with no loops, nothing else can give. They were) while others are tied on one side or only balf-heartedly accepted last] arranged in loops at both sides. An year, but the eoft straight hanging pint ee ees this lace frock skirts of this year seem to oall for ts very pretentious draped fichu collar, plain h them as a meane of evoaping the and] (08s ee Nee dad tshmared ml! fate of monotony. lace banding. The pretty trimming - A aimple lace frock, euch aa Ihave] of the accompanying hat may be pictured to-day, shows the possibll- Fe tet tie tate > plalded tulle wired a! o wi on the inside edge {ties of @ colored sash tied at the near the top and held to the hat with ¥ ee bands of ribbon, i es back with fringed ends. Other sash ae as ona Eee A single rose nes Answers to Queries. Fashion BAitor, Brening World: IT am twenty-one Years of age, 5 fect 6 inches tall, welgh 118 pounds, I have five yards of green volle squared off in white, which would like your ad vice about. It 1s for morning and afternoon wear at ® summer resort. L. M. K. White pearl but- tons, &c, per sketch, To MISS R, K: Your materials do not combine wel! “No, At least not at present, It geome to me that your daughter may be in grave danger, and under those circumstances, I think your wisest course would be to employ a& private detective, an tnvestigator of mattors of this character, not only to ferret out those who are responsible for these threats, but to take steps to pro-| Fil) i tect your daughter from han." Ai ‘You think, then, that #he is really in danger? Mra, Morton gaaped, “I do not wish to alarm you, but I much fear that she ts, “But I don't know any private de- tectives,” Mra. Morton § Btapleton looked by yes? ‘bhe letters. “When I spoke,” he satd, “I had a certain man in mind, He ts not a di Yeotive, in the umual sense of the word, 6 man mh mine a Mant criminal Investigator, one whose ser- pein ag lieprtige bee vices I have more than once been cares i sel oie obliged to make use of in matters of | for collar, cuffs, belt and buttons. & personal nature, He is named Rioh- somata Duvall.” Fashion WAttor, Krening World: “Give me Mr. Duvall’s address,” she} Will you please id, “and t will see him at once.” | gaviae me how to “That,” Mr, Stapleton smiled, “ts of 11 course, ‘the great difficulty, Duvall,|™&ke wp an all- who is married, lives with his wife on|over dotted blue their farm near Washington, ‘They| foulard dress, 1 h have plenty of money, an has practically retired trom ped yest 4 cee bes sional work. But exceptional cases, | 2° tatlo rg cages which by reason of their novelty | feet 4 Inches tall, interest him, ho may be persuaded to|titian hain, blue fancy this matter your daughter's would prove pe bead bie Lang! tve to him. unusual—bizarre, I jen'G. G. strongly advise you to see him,” White plaited oe do that, I must go to Washing-|chiffon collar and re ¢ cuffs, Plain blue “Yoo. I will give you a letter which | tucked Insets, Blue will insure you an interview, and, [| buttons. pope, enlist bis services in your be-| To Mrs. C, M.~ a He pressed a button on his|Age forty - olght, desk, summoning a stenographer, “J| short and stout, Sincerely hope that you will be suc- BA leven ler flow- ? ete silk see "G, rents Morton nat in silence while the| G.” answer, 93 lette ¥ of Introduction to Richard Du- ark, ae es A brown allo Tose to #0 en she! Fosea crushed around cromne aed tia Witte announced oT tent ues |. To, Hise ©. Be there is no Ume to waate eel that wrist: thin, ane ile pene ate “You are quite ght. And be black satin underneath lower blous, ell Mr. Duvall that you nrove cise | per sketch for B. Mii, ower Cous ‘sorial friend of mine, and that uny- thing he can do for you I shall ap prec 1 ate » the utmost u Mra, Morton went back to the - start. She determined to take a train leaving at balf-past three, and ng Ruth would not return from the studio until later, #he called her up on the. hone, and told her of her gudden mination, ° “ 4 matter of busines she explained will k to morrow The girl's cheerful | He Poy least nothing | 4 up to now, . cause for alarm, bis t was only when Mra, Morton was about to leave for the train that her nerves were once more s bersee rare ubjected to al The telephone bell rang, and she! went to answer ft, thinking that Ruth | tight for some yeason have called her | up. ver the wire came @ thin, queer| oF | i ining. Have su ug’ eauty t# only ekin deep," tt said fe Min epee ts yy breath may destroy blouse and sleeves, Sash of geor (To Be Continued.) vay chiffon collar, steel beads. Feahioe PAitor, Brealng World 1 have 7 yards of thin georgette tn » bright rose colo which I want to us for an afternoou dress, I would Itk also to be ablo t wear it to the the » aud would ap. inte your adv! @ = sultabi IT am 6 feo have browr hair, brown eye’ and clear complext Miss E. M. Would advise a es