Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

mr. -\ » i i»\ : a\ i i'A iuuIaA.n j\ *m/ :> vj >> o Next Week’s Offerings at the Local Playhouses ORPHEUM’S FIRST SEASON OPENS ON MONDAY NIGHT; GOOD VAUDEVILLE BILLED The First Presentation of Atlanta’s Newest Theater. When the big electric sign down Marietta' street flashes ltd menage across the city next Monday night the rauderille season at the Orpheutn, Atlanta's newest theater, will lie ushered In. - . There’s some good vaudeville ottered for* the opening bill, the best that’s obtainable, I write Weber and Rush, the New York man* I ngeri. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher, favor ites In the East, ore the headliners In their* new sketch, "The Half Way House,” while an added attraction 1s "The Great Fran- oelllf." billed ns marvelous in their strength npd known as "The Human Towers of Strength.” Orth and Fern. In a musical 4klt, "Sign That Rook;" Hill, Cherry nnd 1II11, a clever trio In trick bicycle work; Ed Gray, In Ills Inimitable funny stories; tin- IioliiKTi* Msters in u ii"\v :• n.1 dance sketch, nnd Hathaway nnd Siegel, who present a new singing nnd dnneing "oddity," nre down on the program, while the klnetogrnph will close the hill with new moving pictures. Theater-goers who visit the Orpheum for the first time will hove n surprise. The thonter lk ns pretty as can be found in n loug Journey—roomy with comfortable seats, resplendent In Its new dress of gold, old ivory nnd white, cool during the warm evenings nnd comfortably warm for the winter season. The ushers are provided with uniforms of- spotless white nnd ft large orchestra will wear Immaculate even ing dress. Every convenience that a the ater can provide Is ready for Orpheum pntrons. n smoking room with essjr chairs, n retiring room for the-ladies—aud courte ous treatment from every attache of the house. Two performances will be given every day, except on Mondnyi, when there will be no matinee. TEN GREAT ATTRACTIONS For $1.50 is what The Big Herald says. Read nnd get a season ticket to the Great Lyceum Course before It Is too late. • NEWPLA Y FROM OLD BOOK; “LENA RIVERS” AT THE BIJOU PROMISES TO BE pleasing PERKINS FISHER. Mr. ami Mrs. Fisher are the headliners at the Orpheum next week. A SCENE FROM “LENA RIVERS" AT THE BIJOU. AL FJELD COMING AGAIN; MINSTRELSY AT GRAND> /NEXT FRIDAY AND SA TURDA Y Old Favorites and New in Silk and Burnt Cork. 3 33333333® ® » & 3 3 $ PASTIME THEATER. <§) "Strikingly beautiful” Is the general rer- llct of all who have Men the rangiiMebnt first part aiul beautiful apectaelea that Al (1. Field bat made the fenturea of hi, greater mln.trel alinw this »ea«on, nnd which will be presented Friday and Satur day next at the Grand. Mr. Field lms over come the lmpowlblo In itnge croft by pre- —.*— -*■•> —-Y |n a aerie, of the moat come the Imponlble in s scntinc bis compsnv In a I W IIV9 Ui IUC over conceived for The first part alone Is said, to bo a mar vel of exquisite taste nnd Ingenuity, the lighting effect, helng worthy of an Aladdin. lighting effects lielng wormy or an Ain iiiiu. for they rtrnl the effulgence that wlsard cast l>y bln wonderful lamp. The hot house or conservatory scene in the Jret pert » rich In embellishment, and with It, wealth or roiingo an«i uuwtwiib trleelly articulated, It revedl. In Mr. It, deelgner, a muter craftsman. XI Ith the opening of the entertainment to the Inst word which ends ..the..«ertre of splondId spectacles In the olio, there In not n single blaarro note In the entire ncherne of light and color, everything ha,.been prepared by Mr. Field with an eye single to harmony and Id, nrtlata nnd Imlldera of ,cener*-ond accessories have certainly translatin'! his tatultlvo thought Into concrete form. Every ver nml plant I, Illumined.by a light of ,i. own eapecial color, and the myriad col ored light, which play on the camndpa of r .. -■--trie fi ® 3 3 333333333 3 r. ired llghta wnieu nnu ■"■ water In the electric fountain In the I nek ground throw, the entire cimemlde of_tlgb Clifor nnd uers|)ectlve Into one hnrmonloi whole. "it rffiSgi minstrelsy .tata,™* with the fsmsdr iiliity wltli the folded yet womlnnis Arabian S’lghta entettnlntilent,. The Al G. Held [renter mhintrel, will appcnr.fnr throejmr } Tenter mmairei. re-■ nrninneen. Including n matinee Saturday afternoon ED GRAY’S TURKI8H BATH GAVE HIM AWFUL SHOCK i... ••Tho Tall Tale Teller;” ai Ed Gray. "The Tall Tale Teller.” a, he style, him,elf, I, here to tell stories at the Orpheum for the opening bill next week. Ed has been to Atlanta before, but hi, last visit was some years ago. He had an experience In o Turkish bath that was worth remem bering, and If he doesn’t tell about It Dll the stage It will be because this an ticipates him. He told the yam to a few friend, at his hotel l«st n| ght. "This one i was too horrible. I was hot and dusty after a longhrlde through . r T.T. A tin nf ft nnd ItlBt he vlUage. about Atlanta, and just jefore my dinner I conce ved the bought of a bath, and made Inquiries i, to the nearest location of a Turkish lath establishment. It was a strange dace, with one slab and one attenda nt and no pool except a cold shower, kfter I had taken the steam I reclined rlth my back on the slab to bo rubbed lawn After a time the attendant ,1,1 me to turnover, andl did so. .-I had no sooner changed my posi- K than my eye was attracteJ by ome lettering on ‘he surface of the lab.' I rained my head and looked at t more closely and aaw upon It an In- crlptlon, which said; „ “ 'Sucred to the memory of Mary Vllllamx. Born September If. Isso. *”1 tohfthe attendant I thought there rax no necessity for finishing the iob, nd took my leave as qulckly ax pos- Ible. It appears that the slab had been soured when an old ve™ e ‘*'V lied up and some of the slab, re roved. I never go Into a Turkish bath aw without a graveyard chill. “Just Out of College." •Just Out of "Allege" will be given : two last performances Saturday ternoon and night at thejBIJ°u.' .T*)* indlng room sign has been working ertlme this week, and Judging from i advance sale for the two remaining M n i”e. n . l V, e .nd'°nr^m’‘at‘th^o fesifaswra anesL brightest and mu.l amusing rartlona that ha® over bean pre yed at the Bijou and there ia rhym* d reason for the large crowds that ve packed the popular theater dur- (Its engagement. nltations Pay p tho.Dealer a Larger mrlsc you wonld aever In- offered n sali- He when you «sk for an advertised aril- Next week at the Pastime Theater, on Peachtree street, the first part of the vaudeyllle bill will be given over to a one-act musical comedy, which will be participated -In. by the entire list of stars.. There will be songe, dances, dialogues nnd specialties, and will be a tabloid form of the most pop ular style of amusement. Following this a full program of at tractive acts will be offered amp these will doubtless please as well ns has the billwhich comes to a close nt this house tonight. Spangler and May, the knockabout team, will offer their new act a, nn opener. It Is entitled ’’The Newsboy and the Bootblack.” Tncse characters offer a good opportunity for several sentimental songs, some street dancing and humor both original and unique. Jean 'Beaugerc. the Parisian Imper sonator and character delineator, has been retained for another week amP will offer a new series ot characterisa tions. This will include the popular men of today and the recent past. “Terrible Teddy,” "Our Next Presi dent,” and a lot of stage favorites will be recognised In this act. Miss Lillian Carl, the sw’eet-voiced singer of illustrated songs, will Intro duce the now ballad entitled "Some body’s Darllqg, Long Ago.” ' Ed Hadley, the blackface eonledlan. comes on next week with a series' -of songs, parodies and a monologue. Kit Carl, eccentric dancer, will put on hla latest creation aa a finale, . "The Dsvil’s Auction.” There’s a little girl In "The Devil’s Auction” who Is Just about the llvest wire since Eva Tanguay tied herself In love knots all over the stage at the Grand. Violet Hlleon Is her stage name and she has a pair of eyes that makes every man In the audience think he Is her onllest only. She sings and dances as though she did It for love Instead of a weekly pay envelope, and she’s very good to see. But besides Violet, there’s not much at the auction worth buying. There’s one specialty In that last act that’s rather out of the ordinary, and a comi cal dance or two. but the day of the perennial extravaganxa Is getting threadbare at the edgee. The gorgeous scenery which made such a hit a few seasons ago looks 'ordinary now, when Compared to recent scenic displays, and the merit of the company doe, not make up for the ago of the production. But It’s a great show for the chil dren. There’s enough tumbling about and Juniptng through doors and old fomlly portraits and that sort of thing to make a small boy think he's at a circus, and for amusement purposes only ’The Devil’s Auction" fill, the bill for thise who like that sort of thing. It Is here for Saturday matinee and night performances. AL G. FIELD, MASTER OF MIN8TRELSY. AT THE RINKI DUPLET GLASS. GREAT LYCEUM COURSE. Season ticket sslc opens Monday morn- ..ig. You ran reaerre yonr sent for Ih* entire reason when yon buy. Jennings In New Role. DeWItt Jennings, an Atlanta stage favorite Who was here In the summer stock company at the Grand, has been engaged to take part In a new play. He will appear In Edward Milton Jtoyle’s new play. "The Struggle Everlasting," which will open lt| Boston September B. Harris, who Is putting Henry on the production, has a company, headed by Miss Florence Roberts, re hearsing for the opening performance. Tcnmneswll^np^ar )■ Saul. Butcher’s Polish Also Johnson’s wax at th* GEORGIA PAINT dL GLASS CO, 40 Psachtree Street. 3 3 3033333333 3 3 3 The* management of the Kt. Nicho las skating rink hat t-ugaged a top- notch attraction for next week. Miss Bertha Dowd Mack, the lead ing lady skater in the great skating ballet scene in Anna Held'n "Parisian Model," after Considerable negotia tion on the part of Manager Stewart. Beulah' Poynter Is To Bo Seen in the Title Itole. lileli •oek, It wonld has been given permission to appear for , |o of , hoiM , The presentation of “Lens Bil ls to ho made nt the BJJou should prove hlghfy UlVomng. seem ns If every one had) read Mrs. Mary J. Holmes' hook, nml It .would also seeui ns If every one frlm has done so wnnts to see the piny ilnimutiseil Ifrom It, In dramatising "Lena Hirers” every ef In Atlanta for cne week. Miss Mack Is by far the highest-priced perform er who has been seen at skating rinks In the South this year. Miss Mack for some time appeared In vaudeville at various prominent houses throughout the East and was always featured as a top-liner. It would be Impossible adequately to de scribe the various leatures which go to make up her skating act. Only a professional skater, familiar with the technicalities of the business, could give such a description. Wastell and White will produce their comedy act for the last time Saturday night. Immediately following the act Miss White Is to be married. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOtJO 0 O O 0 CONCERT GRANT PARK O O 8UNDAY AFTERNOON. O o , a O Wedemcyer’s Concert Band will O O render an excellent program at the O O concert at Grant park Sundny O O afternoon beginning at 3:30 O O o’clock. The program in full fol- 0 O lows: O O March—The Thundeher—Sousa. O O Overture—Morning, Noon and O 0 night—Suppc. 0 C> Intennezso—Cura I He ra Rusti- O O cans—Mascagni. 0 0 Selection—Romeo et Juliet — O G Oounod. 0 0 Andalusian Serenade—Bonnet. O 0 Intermission. . o O Waltses—Impassioned Dreams— O 0 Rosas. O 0 Selection—The Jolly Widow— O 0 Lohar. 0 0 Song—When the Violets Whls- O C per. Marie—Blanke. 0 O Medley—The HoneymOonera— 0 O Cohan. 0 March—Dixieland—Bonnot. 0 O Fred Weaemeyer, Director. 0 0 if . " lu rvuwu in or mono tltliiir! Iilrb mmlo the book so A’lifcrtulnlntr, Tn«- nlnr In romnrksble In way, nml tbut I* that It linn boon naif ngnln nml again by rotnijftent ctltlon to be un luiprovouiout on the book. An a mid many ilrnmatisa- tlonn hnve railed to thoroughly entrk the taken ° f lU ° nove,s fro f w nlrfi they were .Mian Reulah Poynter Huh the rolo of Lena. . wor k bn* bean A rained highly. The Chattanooga Tlnf.*M nnh! of the per- THE ORPHEUM TB M # UD£ # I//U£ E Grand Gala Opening Monday Night , MESSRS WEBER & RUSH PRESENT MR. and MRS. PERKINS FISHER IN "The Half Way House.” ED GRAY, The Tall Tale Teller. ORTH & FERN, “Sion that Book.” HILL, CHERRY & HILL, Novelty Unlcycle Experts. MISSES DELMORE, Some New 8ongs and Mualc. HATHAWAY & SIEGEL, Singing and Dancing Oddities. THE KINETOGRAPH, With Up-To-Date Pictures. EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION: THE GREAT FRANCELLA AND COMPANY. The World's Heavyweight Juggling Artist. Matlnes3 Every Day But Monday. Night Prices, 15c to 50c—Matinees, 10c and 25c, Any Seat In the House. \HRAN0 jf r GRAND Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21 MATINEE SATURDAY AL G. FIELD GR MINSTRELS THE SHOW YOU KNOW WITH «5 PEOPLE. Al G. Field, Billy Clark, Doc Quigley, Harry Van Flnssen, John C. Dickens, Geo. T. Martin, Boardman S. Carnos, Bun Granville, Walter Sherwood and 5Q Others. The Greatest Olio Ever Seen In Minstrelsy, Including "THE 5 MUSICAL MARINES” Prices'23c to 31.CC—Matinee 25c to 75c—SALE NOW ON. formnnee: BIJOU NEXT WEEK Matinees Tuesday, Thursday nnd Saturday BURT & NICOLAI OFFER MISS BEULAH POYNTER IN HER OWN DRAMATIZATION OF IT’S A LENA RIVERS A Most Interesting Play from an HIT By Mary J. Holmes. Interesting Novel Friday Afternoon, Special Matinee of Ibsen's "A DOLL’S HOUSE." THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure SYNOPSIS. Fmnk Ithe b*rol nml Itogliinlfl Itraophrldgc (cousins) uictfl Mtib*. Vvm Slnvlinkv, n beautiful womnti, nt Sbrnlogn. Kb«* I* «u- tnekeii by n foreigner (Dr. Cnr! Muellei), ^he latter denminllnR tbnt Abo surremler to Tilm "a bit of tin per nml it itonc. lie claims ho hn* tno mlaulng frnguient nurt that "the other* were then In the hotel. Frank rescue* her nml I* given n with neruilr,l*on to open It when he think** the right time ha* come. A telegram nn- nonnee* ihe sudden den»h of Iteginnui f fpther. Fmnk I* made executor of the i|tiiii.i, i limn is iiwh t.atv ■ ■ ", tnte. Reginald I* obnrged with forgery, nml call* upon Fmnk to *nve hint from nrre»t. A mu hi ruahofi Into the room nnil Innid hi* wife I* dend and tbnt bo 1* chant ed with her murder. Frnnk nnd Heginnm lenvc the house bv n secret passage onu rench the Brncebrldge country home o.t bong Island. They eiubnrk l» nn nlrenlp. Reginald I* sent to Frnuce. I’rank Rants that the phynlclm: who nttended Reginalds wife resembles Dr. Mueller. lie hires n farm In Ohio near the place where this doe* tor lives. Sylvln Thurston, pretty dnuRliter Of n judge In Ohio. In brought Into the story Dr. Mnoller falls In love with her. He seeiui to know her brother, a painter, who resides abroad. Sylvln. Dr. Mueller and n girl fllend vlslf "The Hollow," nu old bouse, said to l*e haunted. Hay morn! Thurston returns home unex pectedly nnd Is greeted by his sister durlug the temporary absence of her flunco. CHAPTER LXI. Mueller Is Anxious. "I don’t remember that you ever men tioned your friend, Mis» Crenwell, to me, Sylvia,” Dr. Mueller eald a moment later. "At least, If you have, I feftr I’ve forgotten the name.” He bowed smilingly and shook hands with Agnes Creswell. The girl hnd grown slightly pale, as she still gaged hard at Mueller—an involuntary stare, which became uncomfortable to him, It seemed, ere long. "Have you met me before, Miss Creswell? I ant growing puxiled and Mueller said, with a little P tempo airy ^ .. Sylvia and her hrothor go for it .ad moot llnsll. who «|iiftm*ls with Ray mond. The following mornlHjrRuH. . f.u d?"}.•* i (if inimwiug iiiuriunjj noli, .fiuii; ",' ■- found In the wood* iienr the Thurston bottle. unctrtisHmia ‘U'Ihmi she rwovers, consrbuuj- IIcns, lu*r mind Is Apparently unhinged with some horror. Raymond Thurston Is fouttu In the stndio, shot through the heftrb Sylvln suspects llnsll of the m her hrotbAr.BBBHiHHflMi nurder Sylvln prepares to visit Florldn In search of health. Nurse Mason appears on the srene. and It develops that she and Dr. Mueller are greater friends than appeals Nurse Mason tells Dr. Mueller that, she has the heir to the llmeebrldiro fortune safe and hidden. Sylvia goes to Florida and re* benefited In lienltn^MuHle? plend* with her to marry him In Jnne.l * I a^ul. ...... I.m -lJ.i.1 111 ' llo«v Thimtan rnhnlt* .lit' tolil n fnljvlinivl to xbl.'W UiibII from ,11,1)101011 of burin* ninnlvroil “ ■IliintMcd. vr ilf'dnri'i ,lu> cun not lw CHAPTER LXc—Concluded. ’Oh, but I shan’t be quite alone, Syl via,” amt Acne, blur.hcd prettily. Frank Shcnstone lx probnbly already walling for me at the rectory. He promtxed to meot me there. I’ve been here xlpcc about 4:30 o’clock waiting for you.” I’m xo xorry! How stufld of Saun- derx not to have gone to look for mel Well, If you are determined to go—to meet Frank, I mean—It lx no good for me to prexa you to xtay. But you’ll come over again when Ethel In coming, won’t you?" "I shall be delighted, Sylvia. That will be ,ome day next week—probably Wed ne,day." Say Wednesday for certain, Agnee. •* ii",'!*? nn, ‘ 1 of * lln * , ‘ And then you and Ethel muxt remain Ich nppcnl, rft once - the .-iiul.lfr-, even though the en,t nicy rf)t be ao urouv n. It I, lu.the itrcntor drartim. "Itut n» [irccntcil h tin. IMJ011 theater thla week, tile pixyrcd nre up to the atnntl- ard. nnd. In tact, the) verdict of the.,, who eon- thla pretty play Jcutcrdny nt the nintl- iiei. and bet ulxht. If that thla la the lieat ilrnmn that hax lifieolii i'acntnl at the llljon theater atnee Ita opeyln*. alaait a year afoy "The 'Ktnltdlp* rooil only' afen mialit have Iteen hung not laat fnlxht P.iui lieTore ihe etirinln went up. Lot the-nintltna- was alao w ltmeeaml liy at very larce audience, "There waa nut it slnele illapienanl per- aoti In the two niiitf-peea yesterday. From lanabter to team itleiire la carried Blvera.’ " WHAT IT SAYS. If monef talk,. Ax aoaic folka tell. To mo«f of un It xa»: "Farewell!" ptember Llpplnrott'x. with me for nt leaxt a week.” Thla wax accordingly arranged, and a few mlnutex later Agnex Crexwell rose to take her departure. But at thlx moment n dogcart whirled up to the front door, and Sylvia, glancing through the oriel window, caught A gllmpxe In the twilight nf her huxband alighting from the trap. "Pari hax arrived. Now, you muxt watt to nee him, Agnex; It won't delay you long. Footxtepx were heard In the hall a few mlnutex later; the drawing room door wax opened gnd Dr. Mueller enter ed the room. "Why, you are almoat In the dark here.” xald he aa he advanced xlowly ncroxs the floor to the window. “Oh. le thla you, Mlaa Peard? I gueaeed you were here when I aaw the bicycle at the door.” He turned to ahake handx with Moni ca. Sylvia touched him lightly on the arm. "The bicycle (x not Monlca'i. It be long, to mother old friend of mine, Carl—Agne, Crexwell.” Mueller MArted and turned at once. The fa’.nt light from the window fell upon hla face, revealing every feature. A euppreeaed exclamation escaped Ag nee CrdxweU'x llpx. She gaxed at Cart Mueller for a moment or two. ax though IE WOMAN a&i! preserve her beaut?. iea>! of bslr Is one of the cbsnns. ial Hair Regenerator gray or bleached hair to ... .. A - urn I coicr. It Is clean.. she could hardly credit the evldenca of when applied can not lie her eyes—and cars. - Romple nfhfllr colored ! ’That face—that voice!” waa the Privacy assured. thought that passed through her atar- Imperial Chn. Co., 13S f. 23d St, N.T. i tied mind. "How like—how strangely 00000090000000000000006000 Co,d b Y J*eob»‘ Pharmacy, Atlanta, Ga. 1 chanV-.'itirru"!r—n-uhtofrllur * Interested, laugh. "Oh. yes, It waa only an accidental resemblance. Pray pardon me," Agnca murmured In sudden embarrassment. "For the moment you reminded me of some ono I had met, only once Indeed, three years ago,” "Why. this Is distinctly dramatic, Mlsa Creswell," Muellar returned, with an- other laugh. "Do tell me ail about It. ! am.curious to learn further particu lars as to my double.” "It was a stupid mistake of mine." Agnes said, hurriedly. "And now I shall must be hack,fQr..flt nI je rv -."■(.xhlli "go with you to the gntr, Ag nes.” .Monica Peard said, alao rising. "Monale, 1 want you to come to me for a week or more, If you wlslj." Syl via said quickly as she. too, stood up. “Come tomorrow If you can. I ahall take no excuse, mind." "Very well, dear; It will be a great pleasure to me. I need hardly sny," Monica answered at once. The two girls withdrew, Sylvia ac- companylng them to the front door. “Now, Agnes, don’t forgot my mes sage to Ethel. Wednesday of next week, remember!" When Sylvia retuYned to the drawing mom her husband waa standing by the window goxlng out abstractedly. His face waa in shadow and he did not glance around as Sylvia entered. "How did It happen. Sylvia, that you never mentioned Agnes Creswell’s name Saturday Matinee and Night. THE EVERLASTING “DEVIL'S AUCTION.” Superb Scenic Investiture—Novelties, Singing and Dancing—The Ele phant Baby Ballet. SALE NOW ON. / THE BIJOU Tonight—Matinee Saturday. JUST OUT OF COLLEGE GEORGE ADE PRETTY GIRL8—CATCHY MU8IC. Next Week: ‘LENA RIVERS.’ IS—r Matinees Daily 3-4 p. m. Nights 7:30-11. * Next Week’s Bill. MUSICAL COMEDETTA, BY ENTIRE COMPANY. SPANGLER & MAY, "NEWSBOY AND BOOTBLACK.” JEAN BEAUGERE, CHARACTER IMPERSONATOR. LILLIAN CARL, ILLUSTRATED S0NG8. EO HADLEY, BLACKFACE M0N0L0GI8T. I ' KIT OARL, ECCENTRIC DANCER. St Nicholas Auditorium PONCE DELEON PARK. TONIGHT ONLY LOUIS WA8TELL and MI88 LOUI8E WHITE assisted by petite FANNY MAE BRADLEY fn P f.ney .bating. Benefit for MISS WHITE. ADMISSION 25e. Hollow from Ethel. "They are really coming on Wednes day afternoon, Carl," Sylvia said glanc ing up from her friend’s scrawled pages. ” ’They?’ Whom do you mean, dear?” he asked vaguely. "Why, Ethel Creswell and Agnes, of course. Don’t you remember T "Oh, yes! Well, how stupid of me! I’ve never thought of the matter since. That will be pleasant for you and Mo nica.” For Monica Peard, in accordance with her promise, had come to stay at The Hollow on the day after Agnes Creswell’x visit: Sylvia seemed to be recovering some of her old brightness and good humor during the previous days. Monica’s presence In the gloomy old house cheered her wonderfully and many of her friends in the neighborhood had al ready called on her; so her afternoons were aufflclently varied and enjoyable. Her one bate noire—Nurse Mason- had become of lata atrangciy softened, and even amiable. In her manner to Sylvia. Instead of the hard, defiant look In the doep-set gray eyes nnd firm mouth, nn expression nlmo.t deferential ami deprecating was now noticeably in evi dence. Apd if this sudden transforma tion did not altogether convince Sylvln. sho was at least satisfied, for the time being to allow Nurse Mason the benefit af the doubt. . Wednesday morning, aa Carl Mueller r. * L ' nur V. y ; examined his letter* and paper* on have to go, really. I was Just laying breakfast table, he auddonlv glUTOeft with a frown of annoyance on his face. "How stupid these people are, to be xurel They seem to be perfectly help, less to conduct the simplest business transaction uniats one la actually at their shoulders all the time)" IIow so, Carl? I don’t quite under- to "WelL you see, we have lost sight of each other for some years, Carl. The „ . ,om » years, Carl. The Creswellx lived at one time some miles from Clevclnnd. but they sold ths place and went to live at Mount Clemena four or five years ago, and since then I’ve seen them but seldom." “And Is Agnes Creswell, then, a par ticular friend of yours, Sylvia?" - . ,P, ot exactly a ’particular friend.’ We were at school together, you see, nnd all that. But her sister Ethel certainly was, and Is, a particu lar friend of mine. She Is at present nursing Mrs. Shenstone over at Hills boro, and ihe is coming to spend a week here next Wednesday." . As Sylvia spoke. Mueller averted his face still further from.her and he wae relieved that the gathering twilight concealed all outward traces of th# startled shock. ”1 hope you ore hot displeased at my having asked her to come on a vis. It," Sylvia resumed, something In Uuel. fer’x continued silence striking her as being unusual and ominous. "Even If I were displeased It would be rather late In the day to dwell upon that fact now. Sylvln. However. It does not matter In the least, of course," he continued, with a rapid change of voice and manner. "You are quite at liberty to ask any or your friends to spend a week, a month, a year, If you like, at The Hollow. And now I shall have to leave you. Silvia. 1 have some accounts to see to before dinner.” He turned away from the window quickly, hut as he wax passing Sylvia a sudden impulse seemed to sway him, nnd he threw his arms about her slen der figure and crushed her to him, as he kissed her again and again. "The fact of It Is. darling, I fear l am Jealous even of your girl friends." he whispered passionately. "1 am afraid you will And me a difficult per son to live with. Bui. probnbly time will teach me some common sense and conslderateness lit those ways. I need tham Knfh Itndlv " them both badly. He released her as abruptly ns he had encircled her with his arms and quilted the room without another word. During the remainder of that evening he made no further reference to the the days passed. Sylvia thought he forgotten all about It—a supposition which was confirmed when on the fol- Pwl-T sir-’- n | ••:<•-■! -t stand.” Sylvia looked pusxled. ”1 refer to my lawyer In Buffalo and hla assistant, Sylvia. .When I was over there the other day I mapped out their work for them In black and white, nnd now I nnd my trouble was In vain. Judging from this letter everything seems to be In a hopeless muddle, and I shall have to start for thore again to. day.” "But I suppose you will be back eoon, Carl? 1 hope aa 1 should like you to be here to meet the Creewells." "They are to etay for n week, are they not?*’ “Yes, for a week. They’ve promised.” "Oh, well, in that case, even If I can not return at once, there will be plenty of time to meet them afterward.- I will wire to you Sylvia, If I have to remain at Buffalo.” Mueller drove to the elation nt Cleve land an hour later. Just ox he was en tering the town he met tho minister, who was riding alowly homeward and glancing through a newspaper ax he came lastly along. "Beautiful morning. Dr. Mueller, You and Mrs. Mueller have brought the fine weather back with you, I think,” the minister said, as he drew rein for a moment; he never could resist the op portunity of saying something pleas- ant. ”1 hope so. Mr. Prosser. I’m Just off to Buffalo for a day or two. Is there any particular news today? I’ve not had time to' glance at a paper this morning.” "No. everything seems very dull The newspapers for the .poet week seem to me to be chiefly made up V>f padding. line (alklntr , 'nnu’t ’ " nnrl ths mini.. But talking of -news,’" and the minis ter drew nearer to Mueller and lowered hie voice a little. “I wae up at Red- brow yesterday afternoon, teeing old Miss Letltla and her niece, and they've nt last heard from Bull Thurston: Hla ■Ister had a long letter from him yes terday morning.” “Really? And where haa he been hiding himself for the past year?" "That I can not tell you. The ru mor had It that he waa for the greater part of the time staying with Gabriel Baring at Cleveland; but, between our selves. Dr. Mueller, I never qulle be lieved that. Baell Thurstoa’s move, mints have been wrapped In mystery ever since hie cousin’s death last Oc tober: and. although his sister carefully Shunned the subject whenever I hap. pined to meet her since then, I always felf Instlnctlvly that ihe had no certain Information whatever as to her broth er's whereabouts.” "My wife will be Interested In this," Mueller said, after a little pause. “At one time, l believe, she and Basil Thur ston were very good friends Indeed." And he smiled and shrugged his shoul ders. “But I wonder since Rose Thur ston mentioned the fact to you of hav ing, heard from her brother, that she did not give you some definite news concerning him.” . i I i