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ALEGES SLANDER Bishop Shipman and Repre-| sentative of Mme. Millerand Among Those Accused. | Accusing several prominent man | @nd a woman representative of Mme. | Millerand, wife of the President of | France, of slander, Mrs. Marion Mc- | Allister Smith, formerly Miss Mer- eedes Leigh, a prominent actress, yes terday filed papers in the Supreme Court of New York County in an 8>- | ~ton for $200,000 damages, The defendants are Maurice Leon, lawyer, writer on international topics @nd representative of the Fren Government during the war; George W. Burleigh, a lawyer and a member of the firm of Delafield, Thorne & Burleigh; Barry N. Smith, who was | head of the National information Bureau; Bronson Batchelor, Inc, a Rvhicity agency; Ioger B. Jenkins, an Officer df the agency; Mme. Anne E. Guerin, representative in the United States of Mme. Millerand, and the Right Rev. Herbert Shipman, Suffragan Bishop of New York. Difference growing out of the observance of “poppy day” las: spring, which was designed to raise | more than $1,000,000 for the destitute | war orphans of France, is behind the | suit. Mrs, Smith accuses the d)-| fendants of “conspiracy to slander and blacken her reputation” by cir- culcting a story that she was a Phin Gan ae had served a in a French prison as th Duchesse de Villanda. 7 a As result ,of these _slanders, she alleges, Inher work as Stats Chairman of the American anid Frenoh League, a patriotic and phil- anthropic organization, was inter- fered with and the support of Presi- dent Harding, which had been pledged | to the work of raising funds for ‘rench orphans, was withdrawn, Mrs. Smith was Mre. Mercedes) Hearne, a member of a family so- cially prominent in Texas. She was @ member of Virginia Harned's com- | panies for several years and was| known on the stage as Mercedes Leigh. She was married to Col. ‘Thomas C. Miles, a wealthy Phila- | delphian, at the height of her fame, | but sued him for divorce after less than two months. She did not press) the action, and he died in 1905. She was married in 1907 tu Marion McAllister Smith, a son of the late Gov. Smith of Rhode Island, by the Right Rev. Dr. Partridge Wpiscopal Bishop of Kyoto, Japan, Her hus- band is a member of the Harvard Cluy, the Yokohama United Club, 80- clety of Colonial Wars, Sons of the American Revolution. He represented large financial institutions in the Far East and on the Continent. FILIPINOS DEMAND FULL INDEPENDENCE Nacionalista Party Declares for Ab- solute Break From United States. MANILA, P. L., Dec. 16 (Associated Press).—Ansolute independence for the Philippines, through complete severance of political relations with the United States, is demanded in the | 4 ‘orm of the Nacionalista Party ag ted by its convention here to- a fhe platform favors Erfglish as the official language of the Philippines. The independence plank was strongly supported by Manuel Que- zon, President of the Philippine Sen- ate, who Jeclared in a speech Tues day that the Philippines do not want or need American protection, “There are no enemies to fear, no ambitious nations waiting to grab he said. “Independence of the Philippines will be recosmty i only by Kurope but also by ihe na- | tions of tlic Orient.” A plank favoring immediate , ant. ing of suffrage to women was modi- fled to favor the extension “when the opportune time comes.’ eerie oie FERTILIZER MERGER BY 20 COMPANIES Neport Says Six Great Manafactar- ers Will not be Members. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 17.—-A merger of more than a score of fertilizer plants, nvolving millions of dollars into one hig organization with headquarters in Maltimore, is in process of consumation, is reported. Plants affected are lo: ated in Atlanta, Baltimore, Charleston, 3, C., Columbus, Ohio, Loulsville, Nash+ ville,’ Savannah ‘and other cities, The six great national manufacturers will not become members of the pro- posed association, it is said KillYourCold Over Sunday See Creofos Ad on Page 4 not | ; Whence In the name of the people of the United States, Ambassador Herrick will present the pictured me- mofial medal, designed by John Flanagan, the sculp- tor, to the City of Verdun, in France, in whose de- orial Medal "FORMER ALTRESS Mem ~ IN$200 000 SUI VER PS herolo part. On battles at Verdun, fense in the World War American troops played a “Die Walkuere,” at the Met- ropolitan, Stirs a Big Audience. By Frank H. Warren. The revival of Wagner’s “Die Walkuere” at the Metropolitan Opera House Jast evening, its first per- formance since 1917, set the operatic kettle to sizzling. Every seat had been disposed of days m advance and the long line of expectant standees that circled the opera house gave the impression that a pew star was to appear in “Rigo- letto” some musical brother. the sudden fondness for “Die Walkuere?” Was the dazzling Jeritza, the Sleglinde of the even- ing, tne magnet? Was it the cast corbination of Sembach, Whitehill, Gustafson Matzenauer and Jeritza? It may, of course, have been merety or the music that started the deluge. At any rate, the audience arrived early, 6—the beginning hour—and remained until Brunnhilde, sur- rounded by flames, dropped off into her twenty-year slumber. “Die Walkuere” is the most popular of the Ring series and the easiest to follow. Excepting for a let-up in the tempo in the second act the auditor is actively interested and the moments do not creep, This second act leth- argy is our only complaint of Mr. Lsodanzky’s conducting last evening. First honors, we think, should go to him for his skillful and tactful manip- ulation of the orchestra. The music was subdued when necessary and mighty with passion and fervor as occasion called for it, Maria Jeritaa, singing her first Steg- linde here, had firm memories and traditions to contend with. We are of the opinion that, while her voice has fine volume and is expertly managed in its expression of sentiment, tender- ness and passion, the part, vocally, is too big for her. Physically she is an ideal inde of the type heroic, and her acting forceful. There is litt Suggestion in her dramatic scheme. Everything is “laid on with a trowel.’ Still her conception of the role is of high orde ne and her associates re- celved innumerable curtain calls, Mr. Sembach as Siegmund did his best work of the season, His singing, particularly in the opening act, was vigorous and reserved in turn. His light voice, however, could not always cope with the demands of the score. Mme. Matzenauer, a goddess in looks, found considerable of the music high, Will- jam Gustafson made his first attempt at the role of Hunding and did well. Clarence Whitehill's Wotan is famil- lar. Jean Gordon broke into the Wag- ner ranks a second time as Fricka. The eight Valkyries were almost an all-American team. The dience appeared to revel in niarly four hours of music into which they could set their teeth, and their general satisfaction may be summed up in en ard remark, “Welcome back, W ee | Tn the afternoon in Town Hall, Greta Torpadie, soprano, and Sal-| vatore De Stefano, harpist, gave an artistically pleasing recital, Miss Tor- padie is admired by music follow for making much of her light voice, for her intelligent interpretatioas und for her finished style. Rose Raymond, a California pianist, was heard in recital in Aeolian Hall. Some Brahms, some Beethoven and numbers by Chopin, Mozkowski and Liszt she played as they are played by a goodly band of fellow artists. Jencie Callaway-John, soprano, en- tertained with her annual recital in Acolian Hall in the evening. Italian, German, French and English num- bers she treated pretty much alike. illusive 'T-tta Ruffo disap- pointed again yesterday afternoon. He was looked for as Figaro in a performance of “The Barber of S ville’ that had been arranged in aid of the Greenwich House Music Sehool, The but, onthe advice ef his physician, the’ spec al announcement read, he kept to his apartment, It is like! be could not have improved upon Mr. De Luca's spirited and infectious in- terpretation of one of his best roles. And the audience let Mr. De Luc know it appreciated his SAVINGS BANKS. ! SAVINGS BANKS, GREENWICH SAVINGS BANK Sixth Avenue and Sixtcenth Street, New York INTEREST RATE, Deposits made on or before Jan. 10 will draw interest from Jan, t, 1922 FRANCIS M.BACON, © Four Per Cent $ 1 Opens an Account CHARLES M. DUTCHE L. DeG, QUACKENBUSH, Tri Secretari JANUARY 1, 1922 Perannum,payable on all sums from f5r0 $5,000 on and after Jan. 16, 1922 + President rer B, OGDEN CHISOLM ze umpt on | | of the part. An interesting perform- ance was that of Mario Chamlee, who sang The Count for the first time. Mr. Chamiee acted well and did some very good vocal work, but this type of music is not in his line, Indeed, few artists to-day are adept at it. Which applies to Nina Morgana, the Rosina of the afternoon. Pompilio Malatesta brought his familiar hum- orous walk and vocal twists to the part of Dr. Bartolo, and Mr. Mar- dones, in excellent voice, received loud acclaim for his pompous Basilio. The sixth week of the Metropolitan Opera seascn will open Monday with “Boheme,” sung by Mmes. Alda and Roselle and Messrs. Gigli, Danise and Didur, “Aida”, will be sung Tuesday afternoon by Mmes. Peralta, Matze- nauer and Philo and Messrs. Pertile, De Luca, Mardones and Gustafson. “Tosca” will be given Wednesday evening, with Mmes. Jeritza and Schaaf and Messrs: Gigli and Scotti. “Carmen” on Thursday evening, with Mmes. Farrar and Sundelius and Messrs. Martinelli, De Luca and Mar- tino. “Die Tote Stadt" on Friday evening, with Mme. Jeritra and Messrs. Harrold, Bada, Meader and Laurentl, “La Navarraise” and “Pag- Hacci” at Saturday's matinee—the former with Mme. Farrar and Messrs. Kingston, Rothier and Ananian; the latter with Mme. Easton and Messrs. Crimi, Ruffo and Bada. “Tristan und Isolde” at popular prices Saturday night, with Mmes, Matzenauer and Gordon and Messrs. Sembach, White- hill, Gustafson and Meader. “Rigd- letto” will be sung next Tuesday eve- ning at the Brooklyn Academy of Music by Mmes. Chase and Perini: and Messrs. Chamlee, Ruffo ana Rothier. Next week's concerts include: To- morrow afternoon, gociety of the Friends of Music, orchestra, chorus and soloists; Walter Damrosch last Wagner pidno recitals; evening, regu- lar concert at Metropolitan Opera House; Sophie Braslau, contraito. Feople’s Institute (Cooper Union). Monday-—evening, new Trio Classique, Maurice Kaufman, yiolinist, John Mundy, cellist, and Cecil founder and planist. Tu ring, Philadelphia Orchestra; Nina Tarasova, interpreter of Russian folk songs and a group of Five Nation Mount Holyoke College Choir of 100 voices. Friday—evening, Dmitri Dob- kin, Russian tenor. Saturday—afte>- noon, Richard Strayss at the piano and Elena Gerhardt, soprano, in a pro- gramme of Stratis son, ee eS LE". VES HER $500,000 ESTATE TO CHARITY Mine Mills Last of Family Pledged ‘o Work for Each Other.” The entire estate of Miss Phoebe BE. Mills, estimated at $500,000, was left to charity in her will, filed for probate yesterday at White Plains, As the last survivor of eight brothers and sisters, she had no relatives. She was eighty- | three years old. On the death of their parents six years ago, it is said, the Mills children ded each other not to marry and to Work all thelr lives for each other's refit — ai Causes Arrest of Husband and Young Woman. Carl W. Schroeter, of No. 156 Glen- wood Avenue, Leonia, N. J., and Mi Alice Lake, of No. 216 Berry Street, Utica, N. ¥.. were arrested last night at the Summit apartment house, Hud- son Boulevard and Sip Avenue, Jerse City, on a charge preferred by Schro ter's wife, who alleged the couple were living together outside the law, The coup! re First Criminal Court in y in $300 bail each for the Gri Mrs. Schroeter is Wife Jury, suing for divorce. SHE’LL GIVE PIANO AND $50 FOR THE RETURN OF COLLIE Buster’s Absence Is Mourned by Both Owner and His Mate. Mrs. Katherine Mackin of No. 64 Astor Street, Newark, N. J, broke down and wept when a reporter called yes terday to inquire about her advertisement in a newspaper offering a large and unusual reward for the return of one of her pet dogs, known as Buster, The dog, a collie, eight months old, has been missing since No Mrs. Mackin offered to give a plano worth $650, practically new, and $50 in cash, for tne dog's return, She sald that the dog's mate, Whitey mourned Buster's loss almost as much as she did. % yjout the section for 70,000 | to the City of Verdun, Presented by People of the United States one side is shown a struggle be- tween two giants, typifying the intensity of the , and the Port Chaussee, with the rain behind it, is shown on the other side. IN THE REALM OF Music _jI(ITY HOUSINGS FOR 250,00 IN A YEARS PLAN New Homes for 350,000 in New York-New Jersey Zone at $416,666,000, Home builders in the Greater City will house 250,000 persons from plans filed during the entire year. Their work is restoring the hous- ing situation to normal jn the matter of supply, but only a comparatively few of their larger structures are finished and the tenacity with which rents proverbially hold high prices until forced down by strenuous com- petition is depriving tenants of im- mediate benefits from the construct- fonal boom, After the turn of the year, however, the rapid increase of | vacant homes as a result of com- pleted building operations will start competition among owners for new tenants, and before spring a big sur- plus of housing 1s expected to be in evidence gn-all sides. This naturally fuld-yetdrt: tho Mich-needed defla- jon in’ rents. In the entire metropolitan district, overing ihe greater city and the ommuting suburbs of Westchester, | Nassau, Suffolic and New Jersey, the ! year's new hous ngs provide for 266,- 800 persons, In the metropolitan sec- tion, as compared with other divisions ofthe country, embracing all of New York. State with Northern } sey, the year’s plans contempls housings for 350,000. These estimates are based on an laverage family of five persons. Cen- sus Statistics before the war gave four and a half persons as the aver- age fantily, but congestion during the past few years has raised the size of the average family unit, cccording to best surveys. Many families have been forced to rent part of thelr quar- ters to outsiders, and the average family of the statistics is based on the number of persons living in one home, whether relatives or outsiders, Building operators practically fin- ished their year’s undertakings with | projects started during the past week. \'The few additional to be ainounced during the year-end holidays are known and the Building Bureaus can now round up their annual volumes In the entire metrcpolitan section covering the two States, which re | ported .$534,720,000 projents for eleven |months through F. W. Dodge Com- pany correspondents, the total for the As full two- lential year thirds of the outlay is $625,000,000, the amount for new homes is $416,- 666,000. The average for housing each family is close to $6,000, and these figures indicate new homes through- | imilie | In the immediate evircpolitan dis- |trict, as distinguished from the met- ropolitan section, total building out- lays, as estimated in plans filed, | reached $470,000,009, residentiol | quota is $820,000,000. This shows new homes for 63,880 families, or 266,600 person in ¢ ater plans filed for new buildings and alterations call for $419,000,000. A large part of the alterations are for increasing the number of homes, such as changing old dwellings into apartments and remodelling big houses with large LD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17,1921." The Evening World’s Kiddie Klub Korner (Cepertghe, 2001, by the Prem Pubtishing CHRISTMAS. Christmas Day will soon be here, Santa will come, never fear, Down the chimney tall and wide, With @ lantern for hia guide, All the toys that he will bring; All the bells that he will ring Will be the tones of Christmas Day, To make the children dance and play. By CLARA OESTREICH. Elizabeth, N. J. » ROB’S CHRISTMAS. The week before Christmas Rob 0 busy thinking of the things fle wanted Santa Claus to bring him that he did not help his mother, One morning his mother asked him to go to the store for a bottle of milk, but he said that he was busy and could not go. Christmas Eve he put the’ lat of the things he wanted on the mantel above the fireplace, where Santa could see it, Then he hung wp his stocking and went to bed. The next morning, as soon as he awoke, he went softly down the stairs to see what Santa had brought him. As he looked through the door of the living room he saw his stocking bulging out with something big and heavy in it. He went over and took it off the hook. As he did it fell to the floor with a crash, for it was filed with stones instead of goodies. When he saw the stones he erled and told his mother about it. His mother said that Santa Claus must have been in the chimney last week and had heard Rob refuse to help his mother. | Rob promised that he would never be a naughty boy again, and he kept his promise. By ELSIE CONKLIN. November Contest Award Winne Thirteen-Year Cli WHAT | WANT TO BE WHEN !| GROW UP, AND WHY. ‘What am I going to be when I grow up? This question is a very serious one. Picking my life work is the most difficult decision I have ever been called upon to make. Since I was a small child T had an ambition to become a chentist. Chem- istry, the sclence which explains the intimate action of all natural bodies, interests me most. Perhaps, some day I may become a successful chemist. Hope, patience and courage are only ‘a few of the numerous essential-qual- itles of success. In the mean time, I will make a spe- clal study of my chosen promssion. By LEON BLUMENFELD, Bronx. HONORABLE MENTION. . Josephine Austin, Brooklyn; Besste Nark, Solomon Milton, Brookly: Dleanor Dakin, Port Cifester, N.Y. Helen Sugarman, Bronx; John Klee, Stapleton, 8. I; Gussie Jaffe, New York City; Maurice De La Fuente, Bronx; Mary Lifschitz, Brooklyn Rose Gottlieb, Jersey City, N. Aaron Glasser, New York City; Elsie Conklin, Peekskill; Krasnoff, New York City; Rose I. vine, Mollie Rosenblatt, Brooklyn Helen Gallagher, New York City Veronica Meehan, New York City; Gussie Lefkowitz, Brooklyn; Julia Gormley, West Hoboken; Carlton Mott, Stamford, Conn.; Josephine Grogan, New York; Herbert Green- wald, Bronx; Fannie Bard, Bronx; Ethel Barnett, New York City; Bea- trice Blasberg, Bronx; Elizabeth Newell, Rosebank, 8. Elfriede Boerner, Leonia, N. J. What you want to know answered in a new series, “What Every School Child. Should Know,” appearing in the Kiddie Klub Korner every Thurs- day. QUESTIONS ANSWERED about the heavens, the earth, plant life, animal life, races and people, nations, science, invention, the Eng- lish language, wireless, steam en- gines, geography, the World War. Send your questions to Cousin Eleanor, and look for the answers {1 the Kiddie Klub Korner on Thursday, Dec, 22. eel HOW TO JOIN THE KLUB. CUT OUT THIS COUPON. suing. with wet eo aa ccapons, “8TT Bou, x81 in’ Eleanor, Kiddie * Kiub. vack sve Now uote, Tihs Are pour AGE nt ann eRe. ‘© mention not only the clty but the borough ee ses eas in wach 30u pigemcn becoune tetnbers. ithe allver aray Klub Conducted by Eleanor Schorer \! Jacob | On, (The New Tork Mvening World) |CAVE MEN AT BALL | AS LEWISOHN GUESTS Costumed as personages from the pages of Wells's “Outline of History,” 400 guests will attend the ball to be given to-night by Mr. and Mrs, Sam- uel A, Lewisohn of No. 8&1 Fifth Avenue to introduce Mrs. Lewlsohn's nieces, Miss Dorothy Lehman and Miss Natalle Rossin. Miss Lehman is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Lehman, No. 81 West 56th Street, and Miss Rossin is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Rossin, No. 474 Bleecker Street. Cave men, ladies from the court of Louls XIV., Roman Senators and ‘Turkish ladies in trousers, will meet in the famous Lewisohn conservatory, which is to be transformed into. a forest primeval with monkeys cling- ing to the branches and prehistorto ‘reptiles lurking in the pool. | ‘The invitations sent out were rhymes by Mrs. Lewisohn. —— GRANDMOTHER TO GET HOLLIDAY CHILDREN te Judges Reverse Decia! Appell on Promise to Make Them Helra, The Appellate Division in Brooklyn yesterday reversed a decision of Su- preme Court Justice Faber and direct- ed that custody be given Mrs. Suste \Ghureh Holliday of her two grandghil- dren, Marion Read Holliday and Milil- jcent Pernel Read Holliday, respective- ly e.ght and six years old. ‘The children gained an even $1,000,- 000 by the decision, Through her at- torney, Frederick A. Keok, Mrs. Holll- day promised in court to leave the children her estate, amounting to the figure namod, if they were placed in her custody. The Appellate Division held the promise of Mrs, Holliday to bestow her large fortune upon hor grand- children in the event they were given to her to be a crucial factor in the case, which warranted placing them in her custody. SHIP NEWS INFORMATION Due Palermo, Palermo To-Day. Surpfos, Kingston ‘ante ‘Teela. alba: Orsora, Gibralt Loncastrian, Hatabi a nals, 1; Delevan, Castletown. Alpine Range, Dundes West Kamon,” Loudon Palermo... Glenlyon, Victoria. : Fy Dryden, “Hamburg. UiNow. 20 Bankdale, Allgante SNow 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Due To-Morrow, Hansa, Hamburg ...ccecceerees Potomac, Bremen”: ‘Volos, Port Limon agua, Juan Graecia, Nuevitas Fnsely ‘Cit Due Monday. Antwerp... Ft. Hamilton, Hernia, Stavangerfjord, Bergen. Sailing Close sats, Alfonso XI11., Vigo. Mgt aM. Caracas, Curacao . M. 12.00 M. 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In the first eleven months, be- fore the flat-building boom really got under way, plans for 287 such houses! were filed at $34,000,000, providing for | {nearly 10,000 families. ~ During the ame period, dwelling builders. filed | ns for 2,189 houses at $12,955,000, | | Manhattan builders apartments | | are expanding rap dly over Washing. | on Heights and the Dyckman tract | Total building outlays for the year | run close to $150,000,000. | Brooklyn is crossing $10,000,000 ana the full record promises to reach | $105,000,000. nore than half the yea the * w volume of new | projects has averaged above $3,000,000. Apartment operations of $250,000 to | $500,000 units are becoming plentiful | and there {s still a great rush of pri- | | vate dwellings. | | Queens is close to $89,000,000 and | promises to reach it with the full | year's work, The Bu'lding Bureau awamped with plans for private dwellings which are taking mo $50,000,000. of small cost compared with the a erage in other sections. | KLUB TICKET COUPON FOR THE BIG CHRISTMAS SHOW wish to obtain tickets to the i EVENING WORLD KIDDIE KLUB'S CHRISTMAS SHOW, | to be given at the 1 Winter Garden, 1} Broadway, near 60th Street, New York City, on Wednesday morning, Dec. 28, at 10 o'clock. Proceeds to go to the Kiddie Klub Country Fund. Dear Cousin Eleanor: —Enclosed find ae for which J wish you to send me Balcony seats at. ++.-.-Orchestra seats at ss+ee-Loge box seats at.. eseeee Stage box Name Addyess Age Cert te plain wher of tie kits you desiie tot Please inclose self-addressed and certain delivery -Orehestra box seats at, stamps, money order, +» -10¢. each + +260. each . .60¢. each . - T5e. each wer ansercenn mms roe teeny jit that she was effectually prevented poten ses incu Sind, whl "she tas the Da after Ashton. exper d fala ay ‘Ashton to Teinine waitd: meee Rams} there o's alsa CHAPTER VI. (Continued. ) sephin to her sens night’ air was blowing Against her cheeks. She was aware that she was being lowered from the top of a wall, The younger of her two captors stood below, ready to receive her in his .-ms. As che ®lanced upward, the meonlight shone upon the face of the middle-aged man with the brown beard. She ‘tered a cry of alarm, and attem, ..i to free herself, but the man on the snow below promptly clapped one hand over her mouth and with the other gripped her roughly by the wrist, The older man scrambled own from the top of the wall, and took her other wri:. in a firm hand, Then the two ran, dragging her so roughly along with them that she had dim- culty sainng her footing. She attempted to repeat her cries for help, but a sadden twist of: the arm warned her not to make any outery, ‘The trio ran swiftly across the snow-covered lawn, around flows; beds and groups of shrubbery. At the far aide of the inclosure loomed the dim, shadowy line of a high hedge. A gateway of gteen-pait -d woud bar- red the wav. Arrived at the gate, one man gave it a quick push, and it swung open. in 4 moment they emerged upon a «ping bank, beyond which lay the road. Some distance to the right, Jone- phine made out the red jantern at the rear of an automot ‘le and before she realized it, they reached ‘the ma- chine. “What do vou want with me?" she gasped, turning Mercvely upon her companions. The man with the brown beard faces © <r wit’ an angry scowl, “We know that the old man took the diamond,” he muttered. “He told you what he did with it, Tell us and you can go. Otherwise we intend to keep you wit us until you do.” The girl realized that she must either spea': now or be carried away by her captors, Her courage fallied to her support. To tell these men now what Ramsey 1 whispered to her might lose the Peacock’s Eye fur- e She shook her head. “I don't kno what you mean,” she exclaimed, “I can tell you nothin) With an woth the fellow thrust her inside the At the same moment his compa... sprang upon the for- ward seat and sii.':1 the engine, “Better get away from here,” the older man muttered. “She'll speak, we get her in tS "haat Jarchmont end her to tell where Hall came . the cold fast enoug., 1 town,” ‘The car started of * a high speed along th road, \ Jesephine realized, when they made the t. ut the end of the street, that the car was on its way to the city. $h3 could do nothing but lean back In her seat, weeping softly be- cause of her fear and of the pain in her arm. ‘Vi. yourney to the city seemed, to the ftightened girl, to take a very long time. When at last the auto- mobile fitted ghost-like across the bridge, Josephine experienced ao sense almost of relief. Whatever was about to happen to her, she felt that sne would rather face it at once (nan endure the terrible suspense of wer present situation longer. They sped pidly downtown, through Central Vark, and on down Fifth Avenue toward the lower part of the city, Josephine kent her eyes {/open, hoping to determine the ,exact direction in which they were ‘going, but the street corners fiitted by so rapidly that she lost count, and when the tomobile suddenly swung around 11.0 @ crosg street and headed toward the west, she was unable to say more than ghat they were some- where between Fourteenth Street and Washington Square. After all, she reflected, it made little difference, for she did not Joubt that her cantors would see to from communicating with any one until they were quite through with her. The automobile went about half- way down the blook, then stopped in front of the doorway of an old-faeh- loned, brick-fronted house, sadly fallen to decay. The basement rooms, ag nearly as he girl could make out in the darkness, were ap- parent! occupied b- a tailor; the light of a distant street lamp shone on & @@ndow containing bolts of cloth, and finished coats on hangers. Above, the windows of the house were for the most part dark, although through a dusty transom over the top of the door came @ few rays of sickly yellow. ‘The man who was driving jumped to the sidewalk as soon as the car had come to a stop, and with a word to his companion cume close to the window of the machine. His com- panion with the brown beard, who 500. each | amped envelope ‘o insure p Ja key was holding Josephine by the wrist with one hand, reached into his pocket with the other and drew forth The younger man toc’: it from him and mounting the steps of the house opened the outer door, ‘Then pase- Ing into the vestibule, he did the me with the inner one. A moment later he wi 1 low whistle. itis companion turned to Josephine (COPYRIGHT -1921-RF THe. Beck SY MOrcATE<Ie” SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. Took it to. “a teat a Sara (a arity ty oat is Meera et hatte gat sia ae ell emia gerne they '® telephone menage into the pocket of his overcomt. drew out an automatic pistdl. @ final desperate effort to Ox thé.Jo- cation of the place Josephine pisces herself to be conducted up the She had no sooner. entered the fiar- row and poorly lig wae the man Pehind her cloned fas tened both of the doors. * Josephine gazed about, endeaver- ing to repress her fright.. There was little to be seen. A closed door at the left of the hall evidently opened to a parlor; a passage toward the rear was shrouded in gloom. Up the narrow staircase the young~ er of the two men led. His odgn- Panion nodded to her to follow, em- DPhasizing his command by a quick move of his pistol, Josephine found herself in a dark and gloomy upper hall. The man ahead of her had turned toward the front of the house, and wee unlock- Ig a door of a large, well-turnished room, and lighted a gas jet not far from the doorway. The girl entered; the two men turn ed and without another word, lett her. She heard the turning of the key in the lock of the door and knew that she was a prisoner. There was another door on the same side of the room, and Josephine quickly threw it open, To her dis- Appointment, it gave entrance to merely a shallow closet. The window and she knew that fo power at her mand would serve to raise them, Escape from the room was clearly impossible, After gozing for a long while out into the snowy and deserted Josephine threw herself on the and ‘burst into tears. Presently she heard the sound of the key in the door, and hastily rose, her heart throbbing with excitement It proved to be, not one of her captors, however, but a stout, red- faced woman, apparently of foreign extractiom She carried in her hands a@ tray, upon which wera so1 hot rolls, a plate of meat stew and a cup of coffee. The woman placed the tray upon a small table at the side of the bed and without speaking a word left the room. Josephine had not been conscious of any hunger, but the savory smell of the food remin’ed her that it was long past her dinner hour, and being a sensible and healthy young person she sat down and consumed the meal with @ d deal of relish. qe eS again threw herself on the bed, before long had cried herself to sleep. CHAPTER VII. J PON leaving his aj Avnton and "Mtr, Mall ene tered the latter's maohine and made their way to & French restaurant on Ni Street, at which the detec- tive sometimes dined. Here they e- cured a private dining room where they could talk in comfort. “What do you make of this whol: affair, Ashton?” the banker when the waiter had departed with their order. “Do you think my daughter is in any immediate dams ger? “t do not think 80," the detective replied. ‘These men—whoever they ay can have no purpose in injuring her. ; “Then why have they taken her away?” Hall was scarcely able to, control his vaice. “I cannot offer a definite ni yet,” Ashton said, “until i Nave’ tailed with the footman, Jenkins, His testi- |mony should be of the utmost value.” “Why do you suppose Ramsey asked Jenkins to meet him at your apartment to-night?" inquired, Mr. | Hall. | “That I cannot say, although | hope to discover the reason in a short while. It may have been merely to inform me ‘that the jewel had been returned to you with no questions asked and hence to prevent me from making further investigations that might have proved embarrassing.” The two men finished their meal int some haste.and at once returned to Ashton's study. They had little more than entered the place when the foot.- man, Jenkins, was announced, “show him in here at once,” eal Ashton to his man. “And you Ro- berts, stand on guard outside ths ' door, Tio fellow mav attempt the footman, came img encape." Jenkins, Kreatly embarassed, looking about as he did so for Ramsev. He wae evi- dently much disappointed at not see~ ing him and equally suprised by the Drosence of Mr. Halt, 2 “I'm Mra. Gol rough’s footmang Jenkins,” the man bowan. F “Bit down, Jenkins,’ remarked Aeb-t ton. Indicating @ chair. The man sat down with painfuf erectness on the edge of the chatrs twirling his hat in his rands, 5 “You expected to meet Mr. Ram+ sey here, Jenkins, did you not?” the detective asked. “Yes, sir, I did, sir, how he would be here at eight.” . “Well, Jenkins, I'm sorry to say’ Mr. Ramsey will not be able to come.’ Now, I want you to tel Mr. Hall and myself just what you were to meets Mr. Ramsey here for.” 4 The footman looked somewhat he- wildered. “T—I can't rightly say, sir,” the a8 He said aa stammered. “Mr. Rameey didn't tell me. He just wanted me to be pres~ ent.” “When did he ask you to meets him? demanded Ashton, sternly. . “This afternoon, sir, at @ saloon ome Sixth Avenue, sir, not far trom whenpy I works. Mr. Ramsey calls me up at, about four o'clock, sir, and says T must meet him, that !t was a mode’ {mportant matter indeed sir, and? would I slip out for a moment an@s see him, I did 60, and he asks me tee pome here.” “Was that all he told you?” : The man colored slightly, and ape peared to be greatly embarrassed. * No sir—not quite all, sir.” ‘ ‘What el ‘ell me and don't tes ha You going to go into that with me.” he said, his grasp ning until she winced with pain. If you try to get away, or scream, rn ee I'LL Mtl you" He put his tree hand about it either." The detective on the footman his deep gray and watched every expression of face. t (Den Mies Mi sashes were tightly nailed in place, , niet eiiiiimmammmemmint