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— , THE QEOBGIAM’S MAGAZINE PAGE “Initials Only’ * By Anna Katherine Green A Thrilling Mystery Story of Modern 'limes (Copyright. 1911, Street £• Smith > (Copyright. 1911, by Dodd. Mead x- Co l TODAY’S INSTALLMENT. "Wewllldo what wp can But vo« mu” understand that the matter is not r «imp> one. That. In fact, i • <»nta’r « ?n\ster’*< which demand police Investigation VV« do not dare to trifle with an' »f the facts The inspector, and. if not he..’ - •r* 1 will have to be told ab<> -•*- ’-tter* j and will probably ask to s*e tb* ' “They are the letters ->f a <er ! -rnan “With one exception ’’ “Yes. that Is understood fh*n n .1 I ■udden heat and x*Hh an < < ?i - trust in his daughter n-> w <■*’• ■'* ** duplicity he had lust di* v ' x —not the stot > told b\ I • • •* * k •• of that sturdy paper- * and very slender bi • v. J Ilex•• that she willing ' * You do not know. <an t; ’ r a ' cure delicacy of her ra’ur < • • * <* a • through and through If ' ted deatl • 1 ■ - one, letter J have ni-nt < so preyed upon her <p - < 1 < 1 *•’ ’ to break her oh fa ’ s ’r.*-;. rt ‘ ‘ * - • ragr the feHing ■ .ill who knew h* •- «he could not. be ng ihe woman > e was. >< choose a pub! p’rtce for such an act ;< j] hotel writing r. on n fa< •• of a lobby full 1 1 of hurrying o■ n I 1 was out of nature !] Ever) one who koans • will tell you so. . The deed whs an accident in<’’« dibh j< but si ll 1 •)< < .-nt Mr. Gryce had respect for this outburst. Making no attempt to answer it. he sug gested. with s him hosih tlon. that Miss Challoner had been seen writing a letter previous 10 taking those fatal steps from l ; the de<k v ilch ended so tragi-all' War this letter to one of her Indx fronds. as , repotted, and was ii as far from suggest ing ti.e awful trndegx which followed, as he had been told'* 1 “It was a cheerful letter Such a one she often w rote to her Lt tie protegees here and there I judge that this was written to sorm girl like tb.pt, for the per son addressed was not know n to her maid, any more than she was to me It ex pressed an affectionate interest, and it breathed encouragern n ni encouragement! and she meditating her own death at the , moment’ Impossible* That letter should exonerate her if nothing else does " 1 Mr. Gryce recalled the Incongruities, the inconsistencies and ev» 11 the surpris.ng [ contradictions which had often marked ; 1 the conduct of men and women, hi his 1 length) experience with the strange, the 1 sudden, and the tragic things of life, and slightly shook his head. Hr pitied Mr ( Chailoner, and admired even more his ( courage in face of the appalling grief which had overwhelmed him. but he dared , not encourage a false hope The girl had ( killed herself and with this weapon. Thex ( might not be able to prove it, but it . was nevertheless true, and this broken f old man would some dax be obliged to ac- ( knowledge it But the detective said * nothing of this, and was very patient with ( the further arguments the other advanced 1 to prove his point and the lofty character ( of the girl, to whom, misled by appear- | ance. the police seemed inclined to attrib t ute the awful sin of self-destruction. 1 But when, the, topic exhausted. Mr f Chailoner rose to leave the room, Mr. j Gryce showed where his own thoughts ( still centered by asking him the date of ( the correspondence discovered between his j daughter and her unknown admirer. i 1 I I ! Tears Won't Help ; The Gray Hai rs I' Bui flic proper care and treat ment will. And right now, when the first few white threads are beginning to glls- 1 ten. is the time for action. 1 Stop pulling out the gray hairs or you will make your- ' •elf white-headed Your hair 1 is losing vitality. USE 1 ! Robinnaire Hair Dye No. it isn’t a vulgar bleach or artificial coloring. It is a re storative that simply renews the natural color and life and luster of the hair, ami makes it soft and beautiful. Non-stleky. and does not stain skin or scalp. TRY IT Your hair needs it. Prepared for light, medium and dark brown ami black hair. Trial size 25c. postpaid 3de. large size 75c. by mail 90c. Fur. and harmless. FOR SALE BY Ail Jacobs' Stores AND DRUGGISTS GENERALLY. Low Summer Excursion Rates CINCINNATI. SI 9.50 LOUISVILLE, SIB.OO CHICAGO, - $30.00 KNOXVILLE - 57.90 •—■■■? _ -i Tickets or Sale Daily, (iood to October 31st, Kelurning Citv Ticket Office, 4 Peachtree “Some of these letters were dated last summer, some this fall. The one you arc most anxious to hear about only a month l«ck.“ he added, with unconquerable de- j vution to what he considered his duty Mr Gryce would iik*- to have carried his Inquiries further, hut desisted His • heart was full of compassion for thie 1 chtMless old man. doomed to have his choicest memories disturbed • by cruel . * doubts which possibly w ould never hr | removed to his own complete satisfaction » H t when he was and Sweetwa■ er had returned. Mr Gryce made It his j flrst duty to communicate to his superiors i the hitherto unsuspetced fact of a secret romance in Miss Cha Honor's seemingly -•aim and well guarded life She had loved <nd been loved by one of whom her fam -lix knew nothing And Hip two had quar reled. as certain letters lately found could e made to show The Letters. Before a table strewn with papers, in it.’-e room wo have already mentioned as g xen over to the use of the police, sat Hr Heath in a mood too thoughtful 1o <cjce the entrance of Mr. Gryce and Sweetwater from the dining room where they had be*»n having dinner. How ex or as the former's tread wa* •’omewhat lumbering, the coroner’s atten tion was caught before they had quite crossed the room, and Sweetwater, with his quick eye, noted how his arm and hand Immediatel.v fell so as to cover up a portion of th< papers I.) Ing nearest ’to him. "Well. <.r \ ce, 'hi la u dark ca se, ’ hi ohs« rved. as at his bidding the two de lecGvps tooß their seals. Mr. Gryce nodded, so did Sweetwater I he darkest that has ever come to my knowledge. ’’ pursued the coroner Mr. Gryce again nodded; but not so. i Sweet water Eor some reason this sim- i pie expression of opinion seemed to have 1 given him a mental start. she whs not shot She was not struck ! b) any other hand; yet she lies dead from h mortal wound in the breast. Though there is no tangible proof <f her having' Inflicted this wound upon herself, the jury will have no alternative, I fear, than to 1 pronounce the case one of suicide. ‘ “I m sorry that I've hern able to do so little." remarked Mr. (Jryce. The coroner darted him a quick look. You are not satisfied'.' Y’ou have some i different IdeH?’’ be asked. The detective frowned at his hands crossed over the top of, his cane, then ' shaking his bran, replied: "’l’he verdict you mention is the only ' natural one. of course I see that you | have been talking with Miss (’halloner’s ! former maid?" "Yes. and she has settled an Important I point foi us 'There was a possibility, 1 of course, that the paper cutter which you brought to m\ notice had never gone with her into the mezzanine That she. or some other person, had dropped it In passing through the lobby But this girl • assures me that her mistress did not rn- 1 ter the lobby that night. That she ac- 1 companied her down in the elevator, and saw her step off at the mezzanine. She I can also swear that the cutter was in a ' book she carried the book we found lying 1 on the desk 'The girl remembers dis tinctly seeing its peculiarly chased handle projecting fflom its pages Could any thing be. more satisfactory If 1 was going to say. if the young lady bad been of the impulsive type and the provocation great er. But Miss Challoner's nature was calm, and were it not for these letters" - here his arm shifted a little—“l should not be so sure of my jury's future verdict Love’ he went on, after a moment of si lent consideration of a letter he had chosen from those before him “disturbs the most equable natures When it en ters hr a factor, we can expect anything-- br you know And Miss Challoner evl dently was much attached to her corre spondent. and naturally felt the reproach conveyed in these lines" And Dr. Heath read: ' Dear Miss Challoner Only a man of small spirit could endme what 1 en dured from xou the other day la»ve such hr mine would be respectable in a < lod hoper, and 1 think that even you will acknowledge that I stand somewhat high er than that Though I was silent un der your disapprobation, you shall yet have your answer It will not lack point because of its necessarx delay." "A threat ’" ’The words sprang from Sweetwater, and were evidently involuntary. Dr. Heath paid no notice, but Mr. Gryce. in shifting Ids hands on his cane top, gave them a sidelong look which was not with out a hint of fresh interest in a case con cerning which he had believed himself to have said his last word. "It Is the only letter of*them all which conveys anything like a reproach,” pro ceeded the coroner "I’he rest are ardent enough and, I must acknowledge that, so far as I have allowed myself to look into them, sufficiently respectful. Her sur prise must consequently have been great nt receiving these lines, and her resent ment equally so If the two met after wards But 1 have not shown you the signature To the poor father it con veyed nothing some facts have been kept from him but to us " Hera he whirled the letter about so that Sweetwater, at least, could see the name, "it conveys a hope that we may yet understand Miss Challoner." “Brotherson"’ exclaimed the young de tective in loud surprise. "Brotherson! 'The man who ” “The man who left this building just before or simultaneously with the alarm caused by Miss Challoner’s fall It clears awn' some of thj clouds befogging us She probab!) caught sight of him in the lobby, and in the passion of the moment forgot her usual instincts and drove the sharp-point cd weapon into her heart " ’ Brotherson'" 'The word came softly now, and with a thoughtful intonation “He saw her die" To Be Continued in Next Issue. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought CURES PILES "one appheatlon cured >ne of a ease of 'itching piles after I had *ufTei e.i for five (ears ' KAIMONII HENTUN, Walterboro. S. C Tetterme .tires eczema, tetter, ring worm. ground Itch, Infant’s sore head, pimples, dandruff, corns, bunions and all skin affections At all druggists or bv mall for .">oc sent the Shuptrlne Co , Sa vannah. Ga. Freaks of Fashion Kaffir * / i ' It / 1 .'MpRBL W , tlsa£a i r 7 - wB a? \ 1 ml / vkx r pF if JHk) WOOD PULP THAT LOOKS LIKE SILK. Up-to-Date Jokes “You," sighed" the rejected lover, “would find your name written in im perishable characters on my heart could you but look." . "So?” murmured the fair young thing, who was aware of the fact that the swain had been playing Romeo at the seaside for something like twenty years. "So? Then you must have a heart like a local directory by this time.” A lady, having left her umbrella in a car, applied for it at the office. "Oh, you ladies, you ladies'." said the official in charge, as he brought about thirty umbrellas for her inspection; "you are so terribly forgetful." The lady smiled as she calmly point ed out to him that, with the exception of three, they wore all gentlemen’s um brellas. lawyer Now. sir; tell me. are you well acquainted with the prisoner? Witness -I've known him for twenty years. Lawyer Have you. 1 must now ask. ever known him to be a disturber of the public peace? Witness Well -er- he used to be long to a drum and fife band. Teacher —Now. Tommy, suppose you had two tipples, and you gave another boy his choice of them. You would tell him to take the bigger one, wouldn't you ? Tommy No. Teacher Why ' Tommy t'os (wouldn't be neces- Manager of Firm- Your former em ployer tells me that you were the quickest bookkeeper in the place. Applicant for Situation (dubiously) —He does" "Yes. He says you could throw the books in the safe, lock up, wash and get ready to go home in just one min ute and ten seconds." While touring last summer a certain holiday maker found this Item in a list of police regulations posted up on a highway in Ireland. i "Until further notice every vehicle I must carry a light when darkness be- I gins. Darkness begins when the lights | are lit.” The other day a child said to her mother: “I wish 1 had a new doll.* mamma.“ "But your old doll,” her mother an swered. "is as good as ever." "So am I as good as ever," the little girl retorted, "hut the doctor brought you a new baby." One of the girls at an examination in grammar in Maynooth school, when asked whj the noun "bachelor" was sin gular, blushingh answered; "Because it is vets singular they don’t get mar ried." She went up to the head of the class Patient Here, that isn’t the tooth I want pulled! Dentist Never mind, Im mining to it. Fiber Muffs and Scarfs By OLIVETTE. < T''O take one kind of material and make some things en tirely different out of it seems to be the great ambition of the modern fashion artist. "Never be what you is, just seem what you ain’t,” to paraphrase a popular song. This muff which looks so furry is not of fur. but braid; and the braid which is so silky and fine isn’t silk; it’s made of woodpulp. There, 1 hope that’s complicated enough for you. It shows how very hard our fashion artists do try to please. Silk braid is going to be tremendously popular this season. And you know you can make anything mil of silk braid. Evon false bail Many women are wearing switches of this silk hair, which is over so much more hygienic than ordinary false hair and can not be told from the real article. The muff, as you see. is very elaborate, with long streamers and fringe of silk. The fact that the braid is made of wood pulp and fiber makes it less expensive than the real kind and will aid so popularize it. The last of the summer races have taken place at Long champs; so the fashions for early fall are definitely settled. They include the draped and slightly wide skirt, short jackets of contrasting color, usually lighter than the skirj malerial. The latest jacket is a kind of sack coat which is very smart and can be worn with the short pleated skirts. These skirts retain their narrow' lines, despite the pleats, as the latter are sewn down to look very flat. The general one-sided effect that was a feature of last sea son’s fashions and which was very much overdone is being i carefully eliminated by the best Paris dressmakers, and lace and other trimming are arranged in a more natural manner. ; The fichu and the cape effect, however, will be carried over into ' next season and the cape in all kinds of arrangements will be ! most popular. Nothing seems to be able to stop the vogue of black and white; and, indeed, most women find it both becoming and economical. It will continue next fall, and already the first autumn hats are appearing in black or white. The white ones are of plush, with lower crowns and large flat brims. Then there are helmet shaped toques with the plume very much to one side and bonnet shaped toques in the Directoire style. These are to be worn with very simple models in velveteen. One of the smartest of these new frocks Is of golden brown vel veteen bordered with black satin. The foundation is the simple ■ frocks we have seen all summer. A plain, rather short-waisted I dress is buttoned down the front. The back breadth of the I velvet Is draped at the hem of the gown and the band of i black satin goes over the.-shoulder to the foot of the gown in I front and then around the back. There is the flat, wide collar ; of l.ice over the shoulders and the so-called Robespierre collar ■ besides. The girl who loves ruffles would he suited with the new ’ fashion, for flounces and ruffles of lace or heavy material are ' sure to be a feature of the autumn fashions. The dark taffeta 1 dresses which were so much worn in the early spring days are i disappearing from view, while poplins and satins are being • made up for smart afternoon dresses. Fur has already made its appearance and is used to trim chiffon dresses. It is sure to be very popular for fall, espe cially skunk and ermine. A callot dress of white satin is one of the handsomest new models; the skirt is made very full and over it is a short tunic of white chiffon, edged with ermine. Most of the waists are tight fitting, and all the silk dresses have long, tight sleeves. Many of the waist belts are deep and folded to the figure with a sash and long ends behind. Among amusing fashions that were seen at the races was a hat in prune taffeta, corded into the shape of a melon with a plain taffeta border; curling from this border upward and backward from the right side was a wonderful golden paradise plume. Shoes are quite fantastic, most of them being In the same shade as the dress and made of satin, but the fad for white shoes with dark dresses will go well in the autumn, and prob ably we will see this piebald effect in the winter, too. Advice to the Lovelorn By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. HE DOESN’T LOVE YOU. Dear Miss Fairfax: 1 am nineteen and have a great many gentlemen friends, but I love one very much, and he seems to care for me. We meet quite often at different parties, where he pays a lot of at tention to me and always takes me home, but h» never asks if he can call for me. My girl friends asfted j**m quite a few times to bring me. but he either says he has another engagement or stays home without an excuse. ANXIOUS if he cared for you he would look for an opportunity to be with you. In stead of that he seems to shun it. It is a good rule for a girl to ob serve to refuse to let a man escort her home if he didn’t have enough gal lantry to escort her there. Don’t let him take you home next time. YOU ARE NOT IN LOVE. Dear Miss Fairfax: J am 23 and in love with a young man of 19. We were engaged to be married, but this young man Is making only S3O a week, and told me to wait, that in the course of four or five years he would be mak ing S6O or S7O a week. There is another young man of 26 who Is making sl2 a week. I love both of these young men dearly and do you think it is proper for me to wait for the young man five years, or marrv the voting in? i who is now making sl2? UNDECIDED. Don't become engaged to either, fer the reason that you don't really love one well enough to marry him. If you did. there would be no room in your heart for doubt or argument. CERTAINLY NOT. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am 32. but do not think I look over 24. 1 have been keeping com pany with a young lady 18 years of age for the past year. I am at present earning sll a week, with a bright future. I am desperately in love with this girl She is a Swede and I am Irish. Do you think this difference in nationality would mar our hap piness? WILLIAM CHEENERS. If you really love each other it makes no difference what country was your i birthplace or hers. Go ahead and win. A Swedish girl usually has so much energy and vim that she makes a fine wife, especially for an easy-going Irish. ma n. THERE COULD BE NO OBJECTION. Dear Miss Fairfax: 1 have a bachelor friend living in the mountains who wants me to write to him. He is very lonely, he says. He is forty: lam twenty. 1 would like to correspond, but don't want to if it means to encourage him, for I could never feel toward him in that way. CONST AN T REA DER I'lie correspondence might prove of interest and profit to both of you. Per haps he has no sentimental hopes re garding you. and considers you merely as a nice girl friend No man re gards every woman correspondent as a possible matrimonial venture. Do You Know— An average man of 150 pounds con tains the constituents found in 1,200 eggs. There is enough gas In him to fill a gasometer of 3,649 cubic feet. He contains enough iron to make four tenpenny nails. His fat would make 75 candles and a good-sized cake of soap. His phosphate contents would make 8,064 boxes of matches. There Is enough hydrogen in him in com bination to fill a balloon and carry him above the clouds. The remaining con stituents of a man would yield, if utilized, six teaspoonfuls of salt, a bowl of sugar and ten gallons of water. The first woman wireless operator to receive an appointment is Miss Maggio Kelso, whom the Alaska Steamship Company have just placed in charge of the wireless installation of their latest Reamer, the Mariposa. Miss Kelso holds a. certificate of proficiency from the United States navy department, and understands emergency repairs and the replacing of broken parts. When on duty Miss Kelso will, it is stated, wear a blue jacket with brass buttons, a tailored skirt and a blue cap trimmed with gold lace. A feature of the Hotel Industry’ ex hibition now open in Zurich is a very simple and Ingenious machine called a “tornado-dishwasher,” which can easily wash up and dry with hot air 300 plates and dishes in ten minutes. The cleansing, which is perfect, is done by means of 72 brushes, and it is impos sible for the crockery to be broken. The washing and drying apparatus is all in the same piece of machinery, which is not very large and is as sim ple as possible to manipulate. There Is a gamekeeper at Winches ter. Va., who has a wonderful collec tion of eats’ tails, which he obtained in the following way: He surrounds the coops in which he keeps his pheasants with a network of electric wires, and when the cats come after his birds they are killed by the shock on touch ing the wires. In the morning the gamekeeper goes around and picks up the bodies of the marauders and cuts off their tails, of which he has 255 spec imens. Stockings embroidered with life-size figures of mice are the latest craze in New York. They cost $6 a pair. Beautify the Complexion IN TEN DAYS Nadinola CREAM / \ The Unequaltd Beautifier r Jl' B USED AND ENDORSED BY THOUSANDS Guaranteed to remove lan ’ f re< -’^l es , pimples, , z liver-spots, etc. Extreme cases twenty days. Rids pores and tissues of impurities. Leaves the skin clear, soft, healthy. Iwo sizes, 50c. and SI.OO Ry toilet counters or mail. HATIOKAL TOILET COMPANY. Pari,. Tana. Daysey May me and Her Folks Bv Frances L. Garside THE HOUSEHOLD PRISONER. MX THEN women with high hair and \/\/ high voices get up to talk about the Prisoner of the Home they invariably represent that prisoner as j woman. They' make of her kitchen dress a convict's garb, and mold her biscuit cutter and dishpan into manacles, and of the chopping bowl make a big ball which they’ chain to her feet. There may be homes in which such conditions exist, but there are as many more in which the husband is the pris oner. and his fetters are made of what his wife calls "love.” If she doesn't love him. he can do as he pleases. If she loves him, when he takes off his hat he hears, "Where have you been?” and when he puts it on he hears. "Where are you going?” These two questions Mrs. Lysander John Appleton always asks her hus band. They are followed by objections, reproaches, mote questions, suspicion, jealousy, sometimes detective work, and tears. Lysander John put on his hat. “Where.” asked his wife, "are you going?" He wanted a breath of air. he said, and was told to stick his head out of the window. He believed he would go to the corner and buy’ a cigar. There were cigars in his den. He believed he would ask the druggist for a corn cure. There were corn remedies in the house. He sighed, and subsided,, but it was only’ temporary. He must use diplo macy. 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THE MATH,ESON ALKALI WORKS,Saltville,Va. 1 enclose the tops cut from 6 Eagle-Thistle — packages, also Money Order lor stamps) for I I 58c.* I’leasc send me. all charges prepaid, * *''* *** one set th • Rogers’ Guaranteed Genuine Silver I Plated Teaspoons. These spoons hear no AZy Aa I advertising and their retail value is $2 per d"? •T fTTPf* '■ f 1 M' ss or ) Sr. P 0 ftjfc County State . . DR. WOOLLEY’S SANITARIuT upiuni ano Whisky ?. *A f.’jM waßa " years' experience - MWESjelbeso diseases are curable Patients also treated at >’> ■ homes Consultation confidential \ book on the - ' ject fie, pq K B \Vo ( >l,l,|<Y & SON No 2-A Vie tor Sanitarium. Atlanta. Ga. stands it. having failed, he must break away.' He picked up a paper, and appar. ently became so interested that his wlts forgot him. She returned to her nove’ It was dreary, and she was tired Sh" slept. She snored. And Lysander Joh a not only saw his opportunity; he heard it. He tiptoed carefully to the door. fell over the dog and upset a chain Still she slept. He tripped on a rug, that being the purpose of rugs, stumbled over a table, but he didn’t waken her. As cautiously and carefully as if he were a criminal trying to es. cape jail, he reached the door, opened it gently and let himself out. Five minutes later his wife awoke and found the man she loved was gon- She gave pursuit, and found him p| av .' ing an innocent game of dominoes at the corner drug store. “Ah," said the other men when they saw Lysander John dragged away hoy that woman must hate her husband”' Being men. and not knowing women they did not understand. It was nut hate. It was LOVE, as all wives dem. onstrate it. OUT OF FASHION. Mistvess—Why’ do you want to b ave, Mary? Servant—Why, mum. the young la dies don't dress with style or tast- and wherever I’ve been I’ve always hee n used to copyin’ the young ladies but your young ladies ain’t worth copym’. HER LUCK. "I married him because I thought he was like a Greek god.” "Didn’t he turn out like one?” "Yes—Bacchus!"