The evening world. Newspaper, June 22, 1921, Page 17

Hugh Mectue Bound, ‘ A dvtective eat in accordanse ‘itn a fetter a Shere. He is instructed to tepart by Cfter for sale a second-hand motion pleture, pro secretary. ‘They find the ‘Towers occupied by ‘& mot er | fish gatepost. Clara becomes acquainted wi Salling her Carisiie donnson, ipa Tat night Clara heats tach quarreiting 19 Little mouselike person, Minnie Deyo. ‘ook! Here comes Mr. Farlow.” | Without saying a word he walked to the stairs, examined what lay) there and turned to the company. “This is very dreadful, my friends. Does any one know how it happened?) Who was it turned on the ares?” His voice, though trembling with deep concern, was softly modulated | and agreeable. And certainly he had touched the root of the matter. “Weil, then,” Farlow persisted, “has one sent for the police?” here was an uneasy silence. | “In that case, we'd better act at “I've already taken it upon myselt to phone, sir.” | “The line was dead, though. Per- | baps the thunderstorm, sir. It's ming on now, quite severe. Arrangements were made to send a| imousine with a messenger direct to the station, and nothing further was| &sid about the \elephone. But it was only too obvious that the mechan;eal &pparatus in Ivy Towers was misbe- having rather opportunely—for somes | body | Out of an alcove stepped a man ap- parently about twenty-five years of age, his face haggard with anxiety, DicClue suppressed an exclamation, and muttered: “Looks like the fellow I saw outside studying -the stars.” Clara also felt a tingle of recogn!-| tion. For the newcomer’s shoes were | fitted with fancy buckles of a patcera| she could not mistake. She noted, too, that he bore quite a striking re- semblance to Estamps as she had scen him at the gate. sponded scream, eft a woman began t CHAPTER V. “HE woman had entered unno- ticed, and was standing at the top of that dreadful stairway, shrieking and wringing her hands. It took se | men to drag her away to a heavy vaken bench along the op- posite wall SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTALMENT. dressed as Ophe' eiving: “Five aces!" "ye dead ody of Jean Brtamps, an actor. ts found on the stalrw CHAPTER Ty. ye + (Continued.> | Mot get up at once after you heard the She turned. Besiae her stood the| Shouts,” put in Farlow. once, Let me see—on, yes—Peter, | iow had to clear his throat before an- you are here. phone the police | nouncing: station, if you please “Pais is Chief of Police Bollar, from | men testified they Who is he?” asked Clara in an undertone obody here is acquainted with | That's Darehurst,” Minnie re-[{me,” McClue spoke up quietly. “I leame yesterday morning, intending to tics’ Bell was overcome by the|POSe as one looking for employment shock of all th Darehurst was|#8 @n extra. But 1 happened to fall saying. “She has fainted, that's all.” |{n with the head photographer—Mr, | bristled in his changed manner, and |from that moment his common-sense {influenced by desire to overwhelm a rival, | fon the Connecticut shore of wwestigation of conditions ertisement preteniiing to im Outfit him is Clara Hope. hls mm plewu pany, one of whom 1s seo v1 th the leading woman, Philippa, who insists upon of yell “IT was afrgid, sinking back Tato with a shudder, You were expecting something?” asked McClue. “I was afraid—oh! Ha, ha, ha!” Her voice in speaking had been deep d resonant. Now it rose abruptly into a shrill burst of hideous laugh- ter, as if she had gone mad. murmured Olga, Philippa’s arms “Stop that!” commanded a new voice altogether. And in strode u burly looking person in a unifor’n with gold plated buttons and a gold star, At his heels followed three as- sistants, and in a twinkling they had placed themselves so that there was # man in front of every possible exit. Olga Legrand grew silent, as if a hand had clutchéd her throat, Even Far- the village.” Bollar examined he glanced about the room stooped laboriously to pick small object from the floor. An in- stant Jater he picked up another. He suddenly faced the company and de- manded: “Who saw him last?” Farlow, Darehurst and three other had played cards with Estamps till about midnight and had left him alone in the card room; but none of them mentioned the quar- rel. Bollar swept the circle with a look | of infinite suspicion, and ordered Far- low to give him the name and a short account of everybody present. | Nothing much came of this till Clara | herself was reached. “[ really don't know who this; young lady is,” said low in a tone of regret; “never remember having seen her before.” “She is a new member of the com- pany,” Philippa Beil unexpectedly vol- unteered, Bollar turned his attention to Mc- Clue, of whom Farlow was also ad- mitting complete ignorance. Then | and up a the body. Lounsbury, here—and passed myself Sverybody presse the ul Piet deee f ah BE Onmedan GRE | off as a visitor with a passion for m longer wore a primrose wreath, |Chemistry. He was completely de- and abe Nad changed herr dreasito| coves. 1. Bid & idetective——present soniething more conventional. professionally. Here is my card.” “Y’m quite all right—don’t bother There was a stir at this, but Bollar, about me.” Philippa opened her eyes Aa ee bards teed shardate pres | crap POR COCA Ose jan such person as Ferris MoClue in| fa thn ah shed his life. 3 simple honesty of pur- | Tn the circular room they had Just) ioc. was gone. Antagonism. fairly method of procedure was obviously To Clara, McClue’s tactics seemed little short of insane. There he stood, unmasked by his own act, with every- body — especially Lounsbury — eying him askance, He had even seemed to go out of his way to increase the Chief's rage. The woman, with ber brilliant col- a man would be apt lieved save by slashes here and there | of dark red. And she wore French heels of such a heght that it seemed quore than likely that they were of metal throughout “Phat is Olga Legrand,” said Min- following Clara in. "asked Clara, | nic “Who is she “Our vamp. “Vampire. She plays the wicked woman parts.” “Jean! Jean!” the to moun in a tone challenged scepticism. ‘Come to think, ho does anybody mic went on, Be is—you know mizadle. Sthow does it happen, Miss Le- grand,” Farlow was asking, “how does it happen that you are so late in getting on the scene? The vampire lifted vampire began of grief which y does she—how is Jean?” Min- d myself, and utely unrecog- wtgzee, when he fell,” faltered Philippa. Wet or you mean? Why do you) Witt wasn't’ on him," contradicted pay am later’ reason for it, espe-|Bollar, “I found it several steps cially, excepting that you appear above him on the stairs. her after everybody else.” | “I recognize it,” testified Farlow, reer oat I iskew there|after a careful’ examination. “It “[ came the minute Was anything wrong. I—O, my God “You did? It’s nearly half an hour since the lights went on, 3 does it take to walk from your room’ Or did you stop to dress?” ‘Olga rose and took a step forward. ere was no doubting the genuine- of the passion which now ‘azed in her big black eyes. How dare you ask a thing like that? What lights are you talking about?” All the Ii on, includi 1 s in the place went the pamchroma arcs.” “But there was a thunderstorm. I was lying on my bed with my head under the pillow so as not to see the Lightnin ; “af you didn’t see the lights, how di you know there was anything wrong? here at all?” Olga Legrand shrank back in her seat, put her hands before her face, and began to moan @ “Surely you don't think that I— Oh! haven't I a friend here?” At this, who should step out but Philippa Bell, apparently quite re- eovered I don't quite know as you consid- er me a friend, Olga,” she said, se fng herself beside the other on the bench and resting @ reassuring hand upon her shoulder, “But 1 won't see you tortured at such a time as this 1 understand,” “You, of all understand.” © and. ® “I heard folks passing in the hall nd somebody calling. ople! But you do clutched Philippa’s 1" ering, voluptuous figure and abun- |) dance of raven black bair, was in her way as beautiful as anybody ab y seen at Ivy Towers, yet of a ye which only thiiye ubout Her handsome sleeve- | Clara was especially disturbed by jess evening gown Was of an extreme |{he thought that the Ferret must iShion, very. low as to bodice, | have let some of the evidence escape swathed very tightly about the hips, ; him. He had not been seen to pick ~ nd composed of black velvet unre-| UP anythjng at all. her head one) How long | How do you happen to be! “] was only wondering why you did "Who and wh yesterday mornin for.’ t brought you here demanded Bollar. 1 wag sen) By whom “That I am not at liberty to state.” | The Ferret smiled like a man who has accomplished his purpose. “Has “anybody lost anything?” asked the Chief finally, getting to his ‘eet. | No one moved or answered. “Look in your pockets and see,” he thundered, taking out a Mexican sil- ver dollar and holding it up. There was some perfunctory fum- bling, but still no claimant. “Well, then, how about a sword? None of you gentlemen is in the habit of rigging himself up like a Major General, T suppose?” “Why, yes," Farlow spoke up. “We were playing ‘Hamlet’ to-day and most of the men wore swords.” “Then eee if you can tell me who was carryin’ this one.” He stepped back to the stairway, | returning with a long, heavy blade | surmounted by a jewelled hilt, which | he carried suspended from a pocket ‘handkerchief looped around it. From | tip to heel the blade was covered with | blood. “It—he must have been wearing it | comes from’ a collection of antique weapons which we lease with the rest \of the furniture of the premises. But I couldn't say who was wearing it, I leave my players pretty much to \themselves when it comes to costum- ing.” ¥o doubt you do. And now, since nobody owns either the Mexican dol- lar or the sword, here's another trifle.” displayed @ magnificent cluster amonds set in a platinum hoop. “The ring is mine,” said Philippa. Bollar moved toward her, “Are you sure of what you're say- young lad: Quite. Everybody here knows that ring. I wear it every day: “Not every day. -‘Think, now, don't lyou lend it sometimes? Didn't you lend it yesterday—to a gentleman, as a matter of fact “T wore it all day," she insisted. ‘And it fits your finger?” “Yes; let me put it on.” Bollar deferentially took her hand and himself adjusted the jewel. ‘It's a little loose, lady." You've put it on my wrong finger. It should go on the middle. I never wear it on my ring finger.” “But there's a crease here that looks as if you wore something there." Philippa’s eyes widened with un- mistakable fright * I—hardly ever do sure you were wearin’ H t yesterday “T wore it last evening.” THE EVENING WORLD, W Manchuria’s Beauty, Fertility) extinction of the tur bearing a and Progressiveness Extolled of tasnion,” declared James J. Kel- i, { s_|ley, naturalist, who the Me- by a Far East Railroad Presi Alpin, “and I wonder if the pleasure dent, Who Says Its Great-lor wearing furs in summer is worth ness Is Due to Up-to-Date) {his sacritice. In Railroads—If Summer Fur! Fad Continues Fur Bearing a nee of the wild fur bearing ant are a legitimate part of human cloth- is whose pelts humans covet Animals Will Soon Be Ex-|woutd not be seriously threatened. : | But the cruelty of vanity, no less tinct. Jcrucl because unthinking, is not a _ _—-- |humorous matter, It is to be hoped that the fad will soon pass.” “Of all the countries of the Far Pa aie East, the greatest facilities for rail. way transportation are in Manchuria and the development of that country is linked inseparably with the rail- ways,” declared K. Kaise, assistant to the President of the South Man-| churia Railroad of Darien, Manchuri who is now at the Pennsylvania. “Manchuria is a. beautiful country,” he went on. Its fertile lands lie be- tween two large mountain raoges, ‘The casual gum-chewer has no Idea of the amount of damage that that habit costs yearly, according to Dan- iel J. O'Brien, chief accountant of the McAlpin, who is statistically inclined, In addition to the milliona of dollars spent on gum, he says, there is a tre- mendous item charged against It for the army of men who are employed exclusively in cleaning up the gun which is thrown away, It can be found under hotel tables, ; on the marble floors and in all kinds which are rich in lumber and mines) of out of the way places, and it costs On the pine-covered slopes one sees! no little sum to repair the damage. the many colored roofs of the temples | see of Lamaism and Buddhist monas-| “In American schools ang colleges teries, behind whose mysterious doors| there are over 1,200 foreign-born is hidden the romantic history of the | *tudents,” asserted Thompson Stock, Ancient East | Secre ry of the Cosmopolitan Club “The railway with which I am con. | of the University of Michigan, who Is nected was built in 1900 to form an| at the Waldorf. hey will be th: arm of the great T! iberian route | future diplomats, doctors, educators from Europe to the Far East. and captains of industry in their n “Only yesterday Manchuria was| spect:ve countries, the ‘forbidden land,’ a part of China| “The impressions which they re: from which foreigners were barred.| ceive here of American goods and Now foreign firms have their repre- sentatives there, and towns planned built after the best western business methods will later guide the diplomatic and trade policies of their and countries,’ models are springing up. It offers| °° GG the best ‘opportunitie. in the Orient! At the Waldorf are Senator Wil ter and investor.” | toh the exporter ene | Lorimer of Illinois. ex-Gov. Josepa Stilwell of ‘The ‘summer fur fad will cause! Folk of Missourl, H Here's why CAMELS ECAUSE we put the utmos this one brand. Camels are Nothing is too good for Came this in mind! Nothing is done simply for show. most perfect packing science can cold weather furs | ing. Were this their only use, the ex- | the quality cigarette possible for skill, money and lifelong knowledge of fine tobaccos to make a cigarette. Everything is done to make Camels the best cigarette it’s possible to buy. Take the Camel package for instance. It’s the tect cigarettes and keep them fresh. Heavy paper—secure foil wrapping—revenue stamp ED Rirmingham, England, and Thomas [auode of French. Lick, Ind. | NESDAY, JUNE 6 6 Scene—Hotel Commodore. Time—Yesterday afternoon, Enter Judge Kenesaw Mountain | Landis, baseball dictator, into lobby As he walks to elevator small rub- ber ball comes his way, bounces at his feet. He catches it on the bound |and looks about. Enter curly haired | boy of four in rompers. Boy—Say, gimme my ball. I want | | my ball back. | Judge Landis bounces it on the | floor, catches jit, and returns to | owner. Boy smiles. Boy—Say, let's play ball Judge—Sorry, but 1 have to go up- stairs, Boy—Aw, stay and play ball with me. Judge—I can't, but you just keep on playing. I can see that you will make a great ball player one of these days. I hope to see you on the dia- mond, Exit Judge and boy, both wreathed with amiles, Curtain, ee One keen sportsman, who is taking |no chances of getting left on the day of the big fight in Jersey, is Jacob | Hopkins, Judge of the Superior Court |of Cook County, IIL, otherwise known as Chicago, Judge Hopkins arrived at the Commodore yesterday and an- nounced that he would be here until July 5, when he will sail for Burope on the Aquitania. He is a great box- ing enthusiast, and will be host to everal friends, Another man who knows more about Sports than some of the people who Jinvented them Is Commander Doug- |las L. Howard, athletic officer at An- napolis, who is also at the Commo- adore a #13,000 for Death of Hasband. | Mrs. Nunziata Christiano, No. 215 | Pleasant Avenue, ts to receive $13,000 to-day through a settlement reached yesterday in her suit against A. &. Norton and Company. steel contractors, for who belonging The sult w the death of her h Was Killed by to the s for $5! and, Joseph, | the fal! of a derrick endant compan: 000. ms are t quality into as good as it’s 22, 1921," 17 TWOU.S.SAILORS | ALLEGED BANDITS Captured by Posse After An Attack on a New Jersey Farmer. POMPTON LAK Two United State uniform ‘were arrested here yesterday for assault- ing and trying to Johan H. Brown fifty-five years old, a farmer of Pomp- ton Plains. ‘The sailors are Otten Cis fineteen years old, of No. 300 East 12 Street, New York, an ordinary sear attached to the Naval ‘Training § at Nowport, R. 1, and Joseph W Shirlaw, twenty years old, of No East 123d Street, New York City, 4 nner’s mate, attached to the destroyer Truett, now at Newport, R. 1 Shirlaw, according to Chief of Police Debow of Pompton Plains, was em- ployed as @ farmhand some .eirs ago by Brown and knew he carried money with him, The two men camé here terday and attacked Brown with a club His cries attracted a neighbor, telophoned Chief of Police Bebow J, June 22 sailors in who men fied, missing $300 Brown had in his pocket, A citizens’ posse captured the sallors. | They were arraigned before Recorder Hutchinson, pleaded itty, and were |! sent to jail at Morristown. ‘The navat |} authorities will also be notified. —_— Woman Drinks todine. Mrs, Catherine Versuce, twenty-three, of No. 36 North Elliot Place, Brooklyn, was taken to Cumberland Street Hos pital early to-day suffering trom todine poisoning. = The police were told sho! drank it after n disagreement with ins huaband, Frank. Her condition is not | serious 279 Broadway line. 2,587 All-Wool Suits were $45 2,861 All-Wool Suits were $40 1,944 All-Wool Suits were $35 "2d Now blue unfinished worsteds. pencil stripes and in blues, browns, Herringbon fancy mixtur. grays and greens. ls. And bear devise to pro- RIESTLEYS included. Palm Beach Suits Made of genuine Palm Beach Cloth in all the newest Palm Broadway at 49th St. 800 All-Wool Suits just added for this Sale! 451 were made to sell at $45 and have been put in at $25. were made to sell at $55 and $60 and have been added to the $37.50 Every Suit was produced in our own Shops, by our own tailors, under our own supervision. stores—Walker Street, Cortlandt Street and 149th Street, Bronx. 13,100 All-wool Suits Reduced! 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