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uy urlo prare’s. bomen?” fommally, but her eyes Dashed, néeinterested in your ‘regrets.’” & nod from her dismissed the but- ler and the maid; though the butler ber & look from Mise Mellish. jow tell Commodore Griswold I here:” Browster said. Mellish met his impatient Wok sqiiarely. She was a trifle above thevaverage height; or she may have ed so at that moment, as she in Brewster's path. She was & superbly formed young woman, with keyed-up vitality in every line. broud. white brow under the heavy black hair arched amply with brain power. Her eyes glowed or ‘or burned with concentration im-response to whatever impulge or lem called to,her. As she rewater’s demand, however, the look in them chilled to well-bred resent- ae it interests you, Mr, Brewster, i repeat what Jenks has already told you,” she ‘said measuredly. "i odore Griswold - wired me from CPicago last night that he ‘s led on business there and won't ere till the latter part of the & Permit me to offer proof since insist.” om beside her typewriter she k up a telegram and handed it to ster. He barely glanced at it. Business matters. will keep me agvay till end of week. GRISWOLD. “Without comment Brewster took owt’ handwritten note and in turn ‘ead it. Dear Browster,—Let nothing _pre- VERE YSU Pom deding me at thy tome Monday morning at 10 sharp. GRISWOLD. When she had read the. note 4 Brewster fut it back into his pocket. A Detective : @ Story of the Wheat Pit of W/ 4 Street and How a Girl Fights a Ring of Speculators ov Woprright, 1909.. by Street & Gmith, Corp.) ‘ CHAPTER 1, See His smooth-shaven, intel- 1 igent face showed him disturbed. But when he saw that, besifies the secretary, Miss Mellish, one of the maids was there, he atift- enod instantly to impassivity. “‘eMr, Brewster insists on seeing the Commodore," he announced Kate Mellish stopped typing and turned. Apparently because of the Presence her great live black eyes sent a message to the butler iether than her words. What she said aloud was: “But you've told him, haven't you, that the Commodore is out of “I have,” the butler said. “But Mr, Brewster refuses to believe it.” ‘The maid was still in the room. Miss Mellish waa forced to speak “Then present Mr. Brewster my regrets,” ‘she said coldly, “Don't trouble to do it!” a heavy ee called from the door. “I am ‘The door behind the butler had been pase open by an impatient end, and @ burly, emartly-<dressed man stepped into the room. It was “Bammer-and-tongs” Brewster, one of the most aggressive fighters in the fiwancial ring in Wall Street. His hard blue eyes fixed on Miss Mellish. “I want to see you alone,” he sald. “Now perhaps you will do as I ask,” he said grimly, “It is 10 sharp now. The Commodore has never broken an appointment. If he broke every one he ever made he would keep this particular one With mo. The very least he would have done woul be to wire me if he were really delayed.” Ho turned to the door lealing to Can nodore Griswold’s room. Plainly he wae through with wasting time on a subordinate. But sho was not ready to be brushed aside. With a quick movement she barred his way to the door he was renching for. “Mr. Brewster, this is remarkable conduct in you,” she sald, her breath coming quickly. “Ploane!” he reves, Jerking bis thumb with a dismissing gusture. She put’her back against the door. “T don’t understand this, Mr. Brew- ster,” she said. “You surely don’t mean to force your way in here!” He steppéd back shortly and looked at herewith a suddenly awakened in- terest “T don't understand you. ‘Misa Mel- lisht* he said with heavy suspicion. “T am not accustomed to have my le- gitimate requests opposed by em- fs not tn there, as he said he would am not your employee,” she said tense voice. “And I am not ned to having my word “You insist tpat Commodore Gria- wold ts not thera?” he demanded. “Jenks has already told you that’ “Then WAY de-you Oppose mY going ings “Retina Mri’Rrewster, this fs the Commoéfore's private apartment, for WITH A LUNGE HE SWEPT HI8 which i am responsible in his ab- “T will be satisfied with looking in at the door.” The warm oolor which had flooded her face and throat now concentrated in her cheeks, Her very lips were Near the door to Commodore Gri wold’s room was Kate Meilish's dea! Brewster ran behind it. With both ressed against it and his he went the heavy desk shove crashing into . There was the splin- tering of wood as the corner of the ttered the mahogany panels. Then came another smash with the bastering-ram and the wood yielded lock. pa: had be done it. ing is distasteful to me. that you shall look in ri she sald slowly. For some moments there was flerce battle between the angr: eyes of Brewster and the fiant eyes of Kate Mellish. Hammer and Tongs showed how he ba * ane by his nickname. a lunge he swept his great m about her waist could brace herself she was reéling away from the door. His great hand was wrenching at the knob, The door was locked, Kate Mellish darted to the hall ¢oor She did not have . Even as her hand touched the knob it was jerked out of her hold by Brewster swept the desk aside and red door wide threw the splin At the threw room gemed at Pig a, But @ leather-covered screen, to one of the pd oan drew Brewster’ the slightly misplaced ponitiod of ene of its pan ls, 20 much contrast to the perfect order of the rest the furnishings, Dehind the gcreen. “Good God, Griswold! he shouted. At his feet a body In; fingers about Brewster's throat an his legs twined about nks heaved. Brewster almost top- and threw it open. face and he as dropped to the floor.. With not @ look for the man he had felled Brewster GREAT RIGHT ARM _ABOUT HER WAIST, AND BEFORE SHE COULD BRACE HERSELF SHE WAS REELING AWAY FROM THE DOOR Jenks, who stepped in like a0 quickly amd quietl: “You're using force!" he said sharp- ly, advancing on Brewster. The big rain operator turned angrily. “Tl take full responsibility!” he re- torted. “Get me the key to this door!" Jenks measured with quick, darting eyes his opponent, who towered Brewster had been cattle-puncher In his and had kept in condition, faced a different Jenks from the suave, soft-epeaking butler of a short before. The latter wasted words now. There was a look in his spring tightly a flash tnae | spring coiled about bi It was that of Lee Griswold, a man whose name was seldom heard in connection with Wall Street, thou, why one who was so eminently fitt to dominate in the world of finance ahould bave had ao little interest in it a» he was a staple topic of won- derment. To, the extent that bis namo was familiar it was aa com- modore of the Atiantio Yacht Clu as the moat eligible and gusive Dacholor’in sodety and as patron of arta and selena. The latter was his especial interest and expressed itwelt Feces his large-handed sup- port the Griswold Research Founaation 1 ae world-famous the Hudson Rivers Ae wea 1m this this fabore th surgical wizards performed their ex- periments and achieved miracies with the human iy. The Gris. wold Research tion = shed revtige on what ld otherwise aye been a name onty as that of ® man whose chief concern seemed a pleasant existence. On the other hand he had been ao jealous of "It Was a Dog-gone Good | Retort if You Ask Us! the fame and achievements of the institut he had founded that he his feet. permitted no other contributor to its support, to which, however, he gave with the prodigalit Of @ nealot, Brewster on bis knee be- side him. ye ear, Dressed ¢ 0 Gries wold’s heart, heard nothing. Pushing up the man’s eyelids, Brewster saw dead-white and blank, The face was waxen and pinched, ‘There Wad a sneer on the man's otherwise handsome features, No wound was visible, it, —— this man at the climax life, bis fortieth year. CHAPTER I. REWSTER jumped to his feet and ran to the room where he had left the butler and Miss Mellish, Jenks was still on the floor, though stirring out of the unconsciousness into which Browster'e Get had knocked him, Kate Mellish was supporting him in her arms, her body halt. crouched as though for instant ec- tion, She looked up as Brewster ren tm. It wae less fear that he read in her eyes than a leaping anxiety to see his next move, ere tt pees orag, bere woth of youl” ° reered, tak the one exit into the it & key im the lock and ¥ Dt, since turned it to-make mure that she and geems to be murdersd? Jenks would be there when he re- turned. He then went back into 1" Jenks and Miss Griswold’a room. There were two cried in one breath, starting doors leading into it, other than the other room. one which he had broken in. One by tog bebind the Lon b <4 @ few foot away from the other led out amo ® breaa Wy overlooking the Georgian gourt about which the Griswold mansion squared, ‘The door near the nf was m4 but the key was not ih sight. one leading "sak aus, ther belvens, bias tacked its key. But it opened to Browater's touch aud waa, easily within his sight as he turned back to the secretary's room. “Well, Miss Mellish, T suppose you ithpiece and he waited while ‘hin finger worked ine hook for Mellish booked dim. There was @ queer light iH Ber ayer “Would ing me iis 3 Nan seapened Ae: Rawat) eee “Thi for the police to find out,” eaeey Tetorted ‘after a iiatening Poe ‘was looking contemptuoasly at Original Dress Designs For the Smart Woman\) By Mildred. Ledewick th Copyright, 1919, by The Proms Pubiiching Oo. (ke Mew Fork Evening Weed an ete ernie Eos gee a Individuality Is Achieved Through the Proportions | Pauline Furlong’s Talks 0-0-1, GRACIONS! : eo epi tve | ee Ot Thie Frock, AWAY FELLOW OUST On Health and Beauty) | 037" OR x Baron he A q - Z ~ OFe “Ww gee Copyright, 1819, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) only @ pleasure Withered Neck but a grim necessity ~that the human PGARDLESS of the fact that I recently ran @ few articles on the re spirit needs the juvenation of the neck and chin, I have received a large number of stimulus of the \ letters lately asking me for moré tnformation on this subject. When the flesh on the peck has become hopelessly loose and stringy hardly anything else will improve it but @ surgical operation which pulls up and takes back the flabby akin, to keep it in any- thing like a har- monjous attitude toward life. And if this is true, surely the summer time should be gredited with « huge amount of benevolence to mankind in the op- portunitics it affords for the wearing of colors, Women should strive to take advantage of this opportunity, and have many var- led frocks of beoo: ing colors, It is the only time that many women ever have to wear pretty, light colors and dainty apparel, and the 4e0- light of them to the brightness of color leaying really marvellous improvement. Then, too, the woman past forty should cover her neck with a net guimpe or lace collar, boned under the ears, if her neck shows the least sign of ageing. Young girls should avold the use of high collars . and stocks as long as possible, because nothing is 5. ee, ip. Aisfigaring to a youthtul neck as high, tight clothing med which retards the blood circulation and, all too soon, RPMUA “Couses flabbiness and sallow; lifelens appearance of the skin, ‘Phe neck should be massaged every time the face is treated, aud to neglect this important part of the toilet is to have the neck eppear'an en- Urely-differént color from the skin'on the face. Gentle circular movements with nouristiing cold creams should be used on the neck and it ts @ mistake to pill! the ‘skin about with strenuous massage strokes, because this only makes the flesh looser and more difficult to manage, Hot water and soap should be used to wash the neck at night and this | sboitld be followed by applications of cold water and then a gentle rub with fee wrapped in gauze. This treatment causes reaction of the blood and brings youthful color to yellow, faded necks “zt WAS Phe application of peroxide of hydrogen, buttermilk, lemon juice, Haht of them to the ape dituted, will also help to ti@@ten the skin and bleach out dark | evoci A_PAL SwmP CRYING! Wud! — SOON T be ae a worth %S vocks. 'Fho addition of # litUe tincture of benzoin to the cold water \a| BM cane } FLATTER YOURSELT to" oes In. made whtoh the-neck !s rinsed each day will also bring about wonderful improve: | REPLACE 7H wetter adie a ment'in short time. | - ee Seog sign, with crisp, white organdy ef- fectively combined, ‘The bodice is mado “By special request, I shall give in the very near future illustrated | lessons in facial massage. condition, The application of alum solution or any other astringent and wkin ‘tightener will also help harden flabby skin on neck and chin, COLD FEET—N ance V. Poor ciroulation niay cause this, The sen- erat heaith will have-to be built up through gentle exercise, proper diei, ee. to improve poor circulation Plunge the feet into cald and then hot water, alternately for about five minutes and chen dry them with a rough towel and massage with cocoa utter or Vaseline for another five minutes, This will help keep them warm and prevent them from tingling as .¥oU describe, BABY'S DIET—N. B J.; 1 do pot j Know Muah KBOUL babies aNd, as thin soma. jo for grown-ups, I do aot we abgut his food, The rash may be due to indigestion, wrong diet and other things, SOFT CORNS—<. L.: Yes, pire turpentine on a puff of cotton, placed | between the toes, after bathing and drying the feet, will eventually dry up and remove soft corns, FATTENING FRUITS—Nellie G. Grapes and bananas are the only really fattening fruits, but all fruits, when not too acid, will help develop a | healthy body, because they produce | | good rich blood. Fruits are purifying to the blood and should be eaten | daily, SQUINT EVE8—Bessic F.; Your eyes mmy be week and you att Suneull we vouutial DOUBLE CHIN—Irances. 6; Turn-|take the troyble to find out muci eurplice ‘style, with ing): bendjng und twisting the head | about them, so I cannot help you. Do Sash ends tying ut will. stimulate the blood supply to the | not take any chances by experiment- a ate AA the neck and chin and improve their|ing but consult a good baby doctor naék 6 broad, husshy collar of white drops over the tops of the arms and tin- twhes at the front, marked by a*ribbon $4 CHECKED GINGHAM OR SILK 18 COM bow that flutters BINED WITH WHITE QRGANDY. long streamers, In @ corréspondingly lavish proportions; I might suggest here the 4s the collar, the elbow sleeves are | ability of the design for completed with odd and wildly flar-|@ last years frock whose ing cuffs that turn back to form other| might have become unusable, as narrow ones, The skirt of this) so often the case, through model could scarcely be more simple,# tion, The stain never comes owt” yet in its proportions of fabric it out-/an unwashable material and steps the commonplace, The organdy fades one thas ta New is attached in « strat Mne to the! ty. ‘top of the pW rt, check, evmpleting its two-piece | check with whi! |foundation, This frock is unusual | blue ribbon te string ty smartin ite simple charm, due to | * sees the exagweraied agcemporicn Gnd Pe proportions,