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j , i Le! Ace: and avoid coffee, tea and alco-| Bre also adv’ Any Call to Service. 1 ttle Prem Pubiisiing Go, (The New York Rrening World). L\ day. This is one of the best reduces hips, thighs and large A become short of breath Jungs. Mild exercises must be practi: Practice of any movements, To-day’s advanced deep-knee bending should be practised by robust ons only as follows: Stand with the arms hanging easily at sides, nearly together, as in figure one, @8 possible, and raise the arms until they are at right angles with the body, #8 shown in the large picture, figure two. you can do so without strain or wabbling. | Reaiths and Beauty Questions. iL Answers to . SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLDS—MRS. C..N. B: The daily cold bath in the morning, open air exercise and con- stant deep breathing will help over- come this tendency and weakness. NERVOUSNESS— HARRIET R.: AN of the conditions you mention in your letter<- insomnia, blushing haunting dreams, fatigue, depres- sion, &c., are the result of diseased nerves. No medicines will cure this fas quickly as right living and a busy, active life, interest in others, &c, {WATER DRINKING FOR YOUR EALTH—MES. Hi) Di:’ ‘About two three pints a day are necessary to keep the digestion in good workin omer, Drink very little with meals. | TO PREVENT CORNS—ETHEL 2: Proper fitting shoes and care of the feet will ‘prevent all kinds of corns. Pressure causes most of them and dampness and perspiration causes oft corns, Keep the toes separated ith cotton and apply oxide of zinc owder to keep soft corns away. Al- ways dry well between the toes after bathing. ET FOR ACIDITY—MRS H. G.:) pH of all drink a great deal of lies. /Fresh vegetables and fruits, exbept ‘tomatoes and asparagus, may the eaten freely, Starchy, heavy veg- etales, white bread, fried foods, pas- ire @nd sweets must be eliminated rom the diet, Daily baths and sweat ths and outdoor, vigorous exercises ed Rigas | DISE. : .: Must dentists adv jon of zine chloride for this trouble, You should consult your dentist at ‘once about this and do not allow it to Gevelop further. 8OUR STOMACH AND INDIGES- TION—A. D.: Exercises are valuable in correcting this condition, but if ou continue to eat wrong combina- jons of and too much of all foods you cannot hope for relief through exer- eise alone, For this reason the exer- elses have not helped you, WRINKLE HANDS — MRS, FRANK M.: Keep the hands out of hot water and rub them nightly with covoa butter to keep them smooth and white, DIET FOR KIDNEY TROUBLE- MRS, H. M.: This is not a question I can answer, There are so many dif- ferent kinds of kidney trouble and you should consult a doctor at once, AFTER DINNER NAP—MRB, A, M.: No, the after dinner nap is not healthful, The nap should be taken before and not after dinner. Digestion {s retarded during sleep. When one Why a Persistent Cough | Makes You Lose Weight | teh hours you expend envrgy equivalent to two hundred and fifty units of heat, which is equivalent to the nourishment con- tained in three eggs or two glasses of milk. So says a German who has specialized on the waste of energy in coughing, reports Popular Monthly. At @ normal rate we expel the air from the chest at the rate of four feet per second, but in violent cough- ing we expel It at the rate of three you cough once every fifteen min- utas for Second Set—Dumb-Bell Exercise No. 14, DVANCED deep-knee bending 1s illustrated in the large picture to- tive yar cae are always included in the army seMes for this reason. Readers @xercising must understand that the work has been too excessive for them, @nd this condition, if continued, may cause serious injury to both heart and fect control and there is no feeling of fatigue or trembling after ten minutes’ Science | all-round exercises in any series, It abdomen and stimulates the elimina- and feel shaky and distressed after sed until the breathing {s under per- Bend with one sweep as far down Do this at least ten times, if becomes very sleepy after eating it is the surest sign that too much tood has been eaten and that the lung’ need some fresh alr, Most certainly the brain should be active to insure | good digestion. BED MATTRESSES—MRS. V., F.: A hard mattress composed of cotton, hair, wool or some vegetable fibre is retter than a feather one, RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE PRO- TRUDES—GRACE H.: Wrong sit- -Ing or standing position has prob- ably caused this and shoulder braces will not help you. Practice the chest raising exercine to help correct this, HONEY AS FOOD—N. J.: Honey “Come rene TOWIN THE WAR | HAVE ENLISTED. NOW You MUST HELP THE FELLows WHO FIGHT THEWAR is a wholesome food and may be sub- stituted for cane sugar, | The Film of Fear “COME ACRoss” WE CAN'T WIN WITHOUK MONEY [ “We were,” answered Bob, “but the state de not give much light.” “What beautiful flowers you have,” sald Bess to Bombus The chums walked on and soon came to a latge patch of pale pink and white flowers which had dark @reen leaves shaped like blades of La “They are called Bpring Beauties,” volunteered Bombus, “and they are ono of the earliest flowers. ‘They spring from tuberous roots that lie in the ground ail winter. Though Juck Frost comes a-biting all his might and hurting all the tender companions of these flowers he can: not hurt them, With the firet breath of warm spring air up come clusters of these beautiful, delicate blooms, Some are white with pink veins others pink with veins of red. “They are réally very lovely,” clared Bess, “We must pluck some to take home, aw teat wilt love them just as we A ry é ‘When they had futverte such? & bunch that thetr hands could hardly hold them, Bombus called, ng, “you have enough now, child and must hurry right home for they are very frail, Bpring Beauties soon but if ut 1.90” renee ater eye it |thetr proud little heads and become beautiful again.” How a Detective Foiled the Plot to Disfgure a Beautiful Actress By Arnold Fi rederick. BEST NOVELS PUBLISHED ON THIS PAGE COMPLETE EVERY TWO WEEKS. (Copsright, Frnak A, Muneey Company.) SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING OFAPTERS, Ruth Morton, motion picture #tat, i threat- ened with disfigumment ey an unlkuiown enemy who @ysterions leters paying that beauty will be destroyed within thirty dase. Mire," Morton, her mother, stare for Was.na- ton” seeking to cngege the aefrices of Iighard Duvall, a goted crime ext CHAPTER II, ICHARD DUVALL and his wife, Grace, lingered rather later than usual over their breakfast the next morning. It was a warm and brilliant day in May, and the blossoming beauty of the spring filled them both with a delightful sense of well-being. As they talked a large automobile swept up the drive, stopped before the door and a visitor was shown into the library, Duvall found a lady await- ing him when he answered a servant's summons, “Lam Mrs, Morton of New York,” his caller began, handing him Mr, Sta- pleton’s letter, Duvall read it, but it told him little. What is the nature of your difh- madam?" Duvall asked, it concerns my daughter, I am the mother of Ruth Morton.” she made this announcement as thougia sho fully expected Duvall to realize its significance, but the latter's face remained blank “Yes?” he replied vaguely, who Is Ruth Morton?" Mrs, Morton looked at bim in pained surprise, The thought that any one could possibly be ignorant of her daughter's fame and success seemed unbelievable to her, "Why—Ruth Morton—the motion picture star,” she replied, “Surely you must have heard of her.” Duvall smiled, but shook his head. er go to motion pictures,” he jut that is of no importance. to your daugh- “And “Nothing. It is what may frightens me so." threatening letters from her handbag At least I hope not-—yet. happen to her that She took the two and gare them to the detective. “These came yesterday,” she said simply Duvall took the letters and pro- ceeded to read them with the utmost care, When he looked up his eyes | were sparkling. | “The first letter, T observe,” ho said, yas mailed night before last, at halt past six, at the general post office, How was the other letter delivered?” | Mrs. Morton replied that she did |not know and explained the clrcum- | stances of its delivery, hundred feet a second. Thus a per- sistent cough not only weakens the constitution but it is @ direct cause of emaciation according to the same authority. Such welghty statistics jead to a reiteration of the oft-re- peated injunction, “nover neglect a sous Duvall began to stroke his chin, a habit with him when he was more than usually perplexed. Presently he spoke: “One thing IT have learned, Mrs. Morton, after many years spent’in de- tective work. ‘There is no eircum- stance, however mystifying it may at first appear, which !s not susceptible or some reasonable and often very commonplace explanation. You find this letter on the f.oor in your daugh- ter’s bedroom. It was placed there, either by some one within the apart- ment, or by some one from without. Now you tell me that it could not have been placed from within. ‘Then T can only say that some one must have entered the room, or at least managed to place the letter in the room, from outside.” “That may be true, Mr. Duvall,” re- marked Mrs, Morton quietly, ' “but when you consider that our apartment is on the fourth floor, that one of the windows of the room’ was closed, and the other only open a few inches, and that the blank wall of the opposite house is @t least ten feet away, I fail to see how what you suggest is posel- bie” Her words filled Duvall with sur- prise. If what bis caller said was true, the case might have elements which would make it more than usu- ally interesting. “Has your ghhter any enemy, who might envy cess, and wish to deprive her of it?” he asked, jone, that.I know of. But since these two letters came, I feel con- vinced that some one—who, I cannot imagine—does feel that way toward her, and that on account of it she is in the gravest danger. Don't you think so, Mr. Puvall?* “I think it highly probable. And what, Mrs, Morton, would you like to have me do in the matte: “Wihy, come to New York, take up the case, and find out who these wretches are, so that they may. be prevented from doing my daughter harm. There is no time to lose. y may carry out their threats at moment. You will observe that a any in the first letter they said that her beauty would be destroyed ‘within thirty days.’ One of those days has already passed, To-day is the second. At most, we have but twenty-elght days lett in which to find out who Is responsible for this outrage. Investl- gation may consume a great deal of time. T hope that you will consent to come to New York and take charge of the matter at o1 Tain returning this afternoon, as soon as I can get a train. Can you not return with me? As for tho matter of expense, I place no limit upon it.” Duvall thought for a moment of bis own child, now almost three years old, and shuddered, Bank burglaries, thefts of jewels, seemed relatively of small importance compared with such a situation as this. His feelings of chivalry rose. He felt a strong desire to help this young girl “Here is her picture,” Mrs, Morton continued, taking a photograph from her handbag and ¢xtending it to Du- vall. The latter gazed at features of the young nodded, "She is lovely—exquisite,” he mur- mured, “I did not intend to take up any detective work at this time, but T have decided to assist you in this matter in any way that I can.” "Oh, thank you, Mr, Duvail.” ‘There were tears in Mrs, Morton's anxtous eyes. ‘hen you will go back to New York with me this evening?” “T can hardly do that, Mre, Morton the nctress, charming and But I can agree to call on you there to-morrow, It will take me some hours to arrange matiers nere so that I can leave. I do not think you need worry for a few days at least. If these people had meant to act at once they would not have named the period of thirty days in their threats.” “Very well.” Mrs. Morton rose, and held out her hand. “I will expect you to-morrow. Will it be in the morn- ing?” “Very likely, In any event, I will first telephone to you.” He entered the address In his note-book, “By the way, perhaps you had better let me keep that photograph.” be carteinly. ‘The letters you already Mage there anything else?” “Yes. One thing. Do not tell your daughter that vou have employed me. in this case, It—it might alarm her,” “Certainly not. And that leads me to say that you, on your part, will, of course, obser the utmost secrecy “That goes without saying, madam And for that reason T may appear tn other characters than my own, from time to time, disguised, perhaps, in such a way that you would ‘not recognize me. Under those circum- stances I will suggest a pass word, one that will not be known to any ona else. Should occasion arise in which I desire to acquaint you with my identity, without making it known to others, I will merely repeat the words, twenty-eight days—or twenty-seven or six or five, as the case may be on that particular day—and you will know that it is I, and act accordingly Is that perfectly clear “Perfectly, Mr, Duvall. “Very Then we will leave fur- ther details until to-morrow.” He shook hands with his caller, escorted her to her automobile, then returned to the library and began a careful study of the two notes which Mrs. Morton had left with him. Here Grace found him, half an hour later “Well,” she sald, coming up to hin with a smile, “Shall I begin to pack our things?” Duvall put his arm about her s, dear,” he sald i leave on the sleeper to-night.” CHAPTER IV, RS, MORTON returned to New York that aftern: greatly pleased with tt sults of her trip. That had been ablo to enlist the services of Richard Duvall gave her a aense of security, She found Ruth at home, safe and well, with no further threats or warnings to disturb her peace of mind. ‘The girl was ab- sorbed in her new"rele. The pleture promised to be the most successful of her career. Phe following morning Mrs. Mor- ton rose early, in order to go through th had an oppor- e shock caused by the mail before tunity to do so, (HO AEBE UN Caen ig LOLLOr B&G praawou from the girl's mind. The second ahe knew nothing of. Mrs. Morton was determined that if any more arrived she should not see them. Trembling with eagerness, she opened the pile of letters, but found nothing, Perhaps, after all, she had exaggerated the importance of the matter. Half an hour later, while Ruth was cating her breakfast, a messenger boy arrived with a telegram, addressed to Miss Ruth Morton.” ‘The maid, seeing no reason to do otherwise, brought it to the girl as she sat at the table. Mrs. Morton, who had been at the rear of the apartment, hurried in as she heard the sound of the doorbell, but by the time she had reached the dining room Ruth had already opened and read the message. She sat star- ing at the bit of yellow paper, her face pala qnd drawn. ‘What is it, dear?’ Mrs, Morton erfed, hurrying to her side Ruth picked up the telegram and mother. he said quietly r they are, seem parnest.!” Kk the telegram and Mrs. Morton hurriedly read tt: Firen the beauty of the for twenty-eeven daye There was no signature. A look of the deepest apprehension crept into Mrs. Morton's eyes, but whe turned away, so that Ruth might not realize her fears, ay no attention to the matter, Ruth,” she said, in tones suddenly xrown a trifle unsteady, “It is certainly nothing more than a stupid joke.” Well, mother, of course you may be ight, but for my. part, I have @ feel- that It isn't a joke at all, but @ real and very terrible threat. What s to prevent these people, whoever they are, from attacking me; sending ine some infernal machine in the dis- xulse of a bOx or package, which, as soon as I it, might burn’ or blind or otherw ny fe would be ruined.” But you musn’t open any packages, my child,” answered Mrs, Morton, “Be ry careful about that, And Robert just net stop the car under any cir- amatances in going to or from the tudio, There, at least, I believe yo quite safe. — Twill have a t Mr. Edwards to-day, and rove cannot eodure x ) matters ta him, And here you posdibly be In any danger. nwhil n spite of what you say, I beg you not to let this matter upon your mind, I cannot, will take it seriously Poor Mrs, Morton, herself thor oughly frightened, strove with all her might to convince Ruth that she had nothing to'fear, She found herse’ ing devoutly that Duvall would appear As ghe finished speaking there came a ving at the doo nd Nora tarted to answer it. Morton topped her. “Nora,” she sald. “Listen to me. ADVENTURE + By Jack London | Here Is the Best Story of the Master Story Teller | _ Begin It on This Page June 4 _ | gue to ie week for Klub. Ni ‘ y Sur beau' at ag cant ‘ow! janhattan” wil @nacted by me 3 ey the Playground wn of Park. Bixty-fourth Street and West Drive, at T'widn Sth younk and old Man br to be present at our speetacy I shall expect cousin to be there to see the wonderful presenta- tion of the 8, GON~ tumes and customs of old Néw York. De come! QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. PRAT SSAA ea ath a taditmom he Fiat eval woul ve bet wer, Sn. al Sot ‘Wu, take TO cote & Work, ‘Ten coms anne you, sive priem for any excepting Ow a t is the only contest runaing i our Kiub at present, nae == = Q, Wilt you tefl me why tay Ovtdoniians ape cont +107 Peta Te tas, wot sorected: Ben if 20u are not, Unger any circumstances, bis pocket : wan the hare to watt ite ture to be to admit any one—no matter who itis “Did your daughter see it?” he pl . 2 = byt 7 = —until I have first seen and talked asked ae ties cl reer oi? with them. Do you understand!” Yes. It had been delivered to her - before T could prevent it,” “That is too bad. Was she much upset?” “Yeu. The thing is beginning to get on her nerves.” “Yes, ma'am. [ unde: girl, as she went out into in man’s voice, hurried after her. Nora, with the door but slightly open, was speaking with a rough-looking feliow, a workman, apparently, who stood in the hallway outside. He was Q@ man of thirty-five, with a reddish mustache, wearing working clothos and @ cap. Tis he removed as Mrs. the kit. “Please take me to he eald. ra. Morton led room wag a situated in an ell at the rear of Morton came to the door. building. Of its two windows, one, “Is this Mrs. Morton's apartment?” a» has already been pointed out, over- he asked. looked the court between the apart- ment building and door, “Yes, What do Seston'a bo an rom encouraging, “There seems to be a leak in the plumbing somewhere on this floor,” the man went on. “There's trouble with the coflin; in the Apartment below. ‘The superintendent wants me a want?” Mrs. manner were far the of the room, After uw about, he turned to Mrs. Morton, to go over the connections and see one that did not come through the that everything is all right.” mails?” Ho lifted a canvas containing — “Hleve Mrs, Morton indicate his tools from the floor, and made ax spot on the fle ear the small though to enter, Mrs. Morton, how- enamelied dressing table that stood ever, did not open the door any wider “You can't come in now,” she sald against the east wall of the room, It position was midway between the tw: “Come back later; in an hour, My windows, daughter ty not dressed y She had entered the rom might have seemed ready to close the door en- done so through either of the win- tirely, but the man again spoke dows; at least, the position in whtoh "Can't afford ‘to watt, ma'am said, with # significant amile got every apartment in this butldin to over before the end of the month, And there are only twenty-seven days ety he been. Which of vail asked Duvall rose and placed his tools in our daughter's) foirly large one,’ the the house next The other faced toward the rear Duvall placed bis kit of tool, upon | floor, and began an examination nick «lance o lt was cisar that whoever | the dressing table stood afforded no jon as to which one It might the two windows was open when you found thé letter?™ Du-| | 4.0: May we write more than one Owidoorland . s an, it one dows wer oo Rh NETS Hath Ch The award mailed to Cousin AUGUST STEADMAN of No, 40 Groshon Avenue, Yonkers, N. Y., for Outdoorland story about “Butter files” has been returned by the Post Office marked “not found.” I should be much pleated to hear from Cousin August go that his award may be forwarded to him. Cousin Eleanor. HOW KIDDIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE KIDOIE KLUB'S FRENCH ORPHAN FUND without any personal outlay: SAVE YOUR WORLDS. “Where was tho letter found—the|Ask your friends to save theirs for you. For every six WORLDS, whether a) M@RNING or IVONING week day THE WORLD will pay you NT. r every two SUNDAY WORLDS NE CENT, Or ONE CENT for one SUNDAY WORLD and three dally WORLDS, felther MORNING or EVENING edt tions. Deliver your papers. and collect you: payments on SATURDAY MORN # at any of the following places Aunex, No. i Prankfort Stswe: Mee, No ‘Brovdway, (TRU, ‘No. 155 Wee 0 Huwdes ‘The words, the mane look, brought | Mrs. Morton indicated the one facing | ant Famutin mor” 1 “3 sudden recognition, Mrs." Morton ourt “Mirco itige, No. 410 Bast Ove Hundred and drew open the door, “This one,” sho said. “Not wide | "%UNM Giite, No. B17 Patton Street mee well,” she said. "Come in.” open, Perhaps six or eight inchos.” You will be paid at the rate gl The supposed workman was no other Rey other was not fastened, I sup-| ror whatever number of WOK The latter went quietly toward the kitchen at the rear of the apartment and occupied himself by examining the connections of the sink, He seemed § Duvall went to work slowly, unconcernediy, whist- opened it ling softly to’ himself os he moved froved about. His eyes, however, were very bright and keen, and no detail of the room, the negro cook occupied It, or the building in the rear, escaped “No, Ruth always it while dressing,” to the musily fire-escape could, of course, hav keeps it raised during the night, but usually closes! aiso, no leas than 25 cents’ wort! window and Tt was well balanced and Any one coming up by way of the raised the window from outside and }you deliver, but NO OTHER papers will be sccopted, 6 considered exchangeable, » your names in at the office where you leave the papers and the will be added ¢o the list of Kiddie benefactors. NEW KLUB PENNANT, will b ai closed it again after leaving th hig attention. ; room,” he said, ‘Then he got out on | oy, Mra, Morton ame back presently tho fire-escape and made a careful | TVA aa My daughter ‘has left the house ““Avnon was this ironwork painted?” | —— now,” she sald. “You may look over ne asked Mrs. Morton through the - the plumbing In the bathroom when- Wipdow ever you are ready,” é ° About ten days ago. | b colre, bine and god With a nod Duvall picked up hie gyn,” falls | dete of, inches, Suld only to Rtub the apartment As they left the 4) expression. That any iy 4 your name, eddres and certificate number, kitchen, Mrs. Morton closed the door leading from tt to the hall “I want you to stay here for the next hour, Sarah," sbe paid, as she left the kitchen. “If any one rings, I will answer the bell.” A moment later e and Duvall were in the library. ‘The latter pretended to be busy tn- specting the connections of the hot ter radiator, ave you received any threeta?” he asked, in a low without turning his head. Mrs. Morton took the telegram that Ruth bad received a short time before and ed it In his hand w ed upon it since tt had recely out of the question new, 80 shiny, so yielding glossiness that ven Mehtly as he o shoes were plainly visible, He leaned over and pressed the palm of his hand upon the grated Iron floor, The press- ure of his hand was suffictent to dull the freshly painted surface, It seemed Impossible that any one, even ite fresh treading more votes, hoen upon the fire-eseape without having left tell-tale marks upon {t. He “This came talf an hour ago,” she re-entered the room and turned his eald, without further comment attention to the other window. Duvall read it, then thrus into {To Be Continued.) 1 ite newly applied coat was, he folt The paint was so an » the marks of his in bare or stockinged feet, could have : HOw TO JOIN THE KLUB AND OBTAIN YOUR PIN. “Klub Pin.” of age, may ne vat. ber Ie ‘prmented with « silver erey fod & memberemap certific KIDDIE KLUB COUPON NO. over fifteen yam a Pe 165 nol mea