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* ‘lnitials Only By Anna Katherine Grene
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A Thrilling Mystery Story of Modern Tinies
(Copyright, 1911, Street & Smith I
(Copyright, 1911, by Dodd. Mead A Co )
TODAY’S INSTALLMENT.
Early morning saw Sweetwater peering
Into the depths nf his closet The hole
Was hardly visible Thifc meant that the
book he had pushed across it from the
other side had not been removed.
Greatly re-assured b* the sight. h<
awaited his opportunity, and as soon as a
suitable one presented itself, prepared the
hole for inspection b> breaking away its
and begrimfrng it well with plaster
and old dirt. This done, he left matters
to arrange themselves, which the> did
after this manner
Mr Brotherton suddenly developed a
great need of him. and it became a com
mon thing for him to spend the half and.
sometimes, the whole of the evening in the
neighboring room This was just what he
had worked for. and bis constant inter
course with the man whose secret he
sought to surprise should h. ve borne fruit
But it diil not. Nothing in the eager but
painstaking inventor showed a distracted
mind or a heavily-burdened soul. In
deed, he was so calm in all his ways, so
precise and so selfcontained, that Sweet
water often wondered what had become
of the firery agitator and eloquent propa
gandist of new and startling doctrines
Then, he thought he understood the
riddle The model was reaching its com
pletion. and Brntherson’s extreme interest
In it and the confidence h** had in its puc
cese swallowed up all lesser emotions
Were the invention to prove a failure
but then* was small hope of this. The
man was too w ell-poised a maul tp over
estimate h's work op misraculate lt>
place among modern improvements Soot
he would reach the goal of his desires, hr
praised, feted, made much of by the very
people he now professedly scorned.
There was no thoroughfare for Sweetwater
here. Another road must be found; some
secret, strange ami unforeseen method
of reaching a soul inaccessible to all or
dlna’v <»r even extraordinary impressions.
U add a night of thought reveal such
a method: Night’ the very word brought
inspiration A man Is not his full self at
night Secrets which, under the ordinary
circumstances of everyday life, lie to deep
for sdrprise. creep from their hiding
places in thy dismal hours of universal
quiet, and lips which are dumb to the
most subtle of questioners break into
Grange and self-revealing mutterings
when sleep lies heavy on ear and eye and
the forces of life ami death are releasd
to play with th rudderless sp rit
It was in different words from thes»
that Sweetwater reasoned, no doubt, but
his conclusions wore ih< <ame. and as he
continued to brood over ’hem. he saw a
chance a fool’s chance, possibly, (but
fnois sometimes win where wise men fail
of reaching those depths he still believed
in, notwithstanding his failure to sound
them
Addressing a letter to his friend in
Twenty-ninth street, he awaited reply In
the shape of a small package lie bad or
dered sent to the corner drug-store
When it came, he carried it home in n
state of mingled hope and misgiving
Was be about to cap Ids fortnight of
disappointment by another signal failure
end the matter by disclosing bis hand
lose all. or win all by an experiment as
daring and possibly as fanciful as were
bis continued suspicions of this seemingly
upright ayd undoubtedly busy man'’
He made no attempt to argue the
tion. The event railed for the exercise of
the most dogged elements In his charactr
and upon these be must rely He would
make tlie effort he contemplated, simply
because he was minded to do so That
wits all there was to it. But any one not
ing him well that night, would hav< seen
that he ate lift!•- and consulted his watch
continually Sweet water had not yet
passed the line where work become rout
ine and the feelings remain totally undrt
control
Brotherson whs unusually active ami
alert that evening He was anxious to
fit one delicate bit of mechanism into an
other. ami he was continually Interrupted
by visitors Some big event was on in
the socialistic world, and his presence was
eagerly demanded by on»- brotherhood
after another Sweetwater posted at Ills
loop-hole, heard the arguments advanced
by each separat. spokesman, followed by
Brotherson's unvarying reply that when
his work was done and he had proved
his right to approach them with a mes
sage. they might look to hear from him
again, but not before His patient <• was
inexhaustible, but he showed himself re
liebed when the hour grew too late for
further interruption He began to whistle
a token t| .it all was going well with
him, and Sweetwater, who had come to
understand some of ins moods, looked tor
ward to an hour or iwo <»t continuous
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work on Brotherson's pari and of dreary
and impatient waiting on his own But,
as so many times before, he misread the
man Earlier than common much ear
lier. in fact. Mr Brotherson laid down
his tools and gave himself up to a rest
less pacing of the floor. This was not
usual with him Nor did he often indulge
himself in playing on the piano as he did
tonight, beginning with a few heavenly
strains and ending with a bang that made
the keyboard jump, Certainly something
was amiss In the quarter where peace
had hitherto reigned undisturbed Had
th<* depths begun to heave, or were phys
ical < a uses alone responsible for these
unwonted ebullitions of feeling?
The question was immaterial Either
would form an excellent preparation for
the coup planned by Sweetwater; and
when, after another hour of uncertainty,
perfect silence greeted him from his
neighbors room, hope had soared again
"p exultant wing, far above all former
discouragements
Mr. Brotherson’s bed was in a remote
corner from the loophole made by Sweet*
wyter; but in the stillness now pervading
the whole building, the latter could hear
his even breathing very distinctly. He
was in a deep sleep.
The young detective's moment had
come.
Taking from his breast a small box, he
l'la< erl it on a shelf close against the par
tition. An instant of quiet listening, then
io touched a spring in the side of the
box and laid his ear. in haste, to his
loophole.
A strain of well known music broke
softly from the box and sent its vibra
tions through the wall.
It whm answered instantly by a stir
within. tl.cn. as the noble air continued. .
awakening memories of that fatal instant ■
when it crashed through the corridors of j
the Hotel t’lerinont, drowning Miss <’hal
loner s cry it not the sound of her fall, .
a word burst from the sleeping man’s j
lips which carried ’lts own message to
the listening detective.
Il was Edith’ Miss Cha Holier *8 first
name, and the tone bespoke a shaken
soul. *
Sweetwater, gasping with excitement,
caught the box from the shelf and si
lenced it It had done its work and it
was no part of Sweetwater’s plan to have
this strain located, or even to be thought
r«-ai. Bui its echo still lingered in Broth
erson’s otherwise unconscious ears, for
another "Editlj!" ♦•s<-ape<l his lips, fol
lowed by a smothered but forceful utter
ance of these five words, "You know J
promised you
Promised her what’’ He did not say.
Would lie have done so had the music
lasted a trifle longer .’ Would he yet com
plete his sentence’ Sweetwater trem
bled with eagerness and listened breath
lessly for the next sound. Brotherson
was awak» He was tossing in his bed.
Now he has leaped to the floor. Sweet
watf-r hears him groan, then comes an
other silence, broken at last by the sound
of his body falling back upon tlie bed
and the troubled ejaculation of "Good
God’.” wrung from lips no torture could
have forced into complaint under any
daytime conditions
Sweetwater continued io listen, but he
had heard all. and after some few’ minutes
longer of fruitless waiting, he withdrew
from his post. The episode was over. He
would hear no more that night
Was he satisfied? (’ertainiy the event,
puerile as it might seem to some, had
opemd up strange vistas to hie aroused
imagination The words "Edith, you
know I promised you- " were in them-
■ Ives provocative <»f strange ami doubt
ful conjectures. Had the sleeper under
the influence of a strain of music indis
solubly associated with the death of Miss
Chailoner, been so completely forced back
Into the circumstances and environment
of that moment that his mind had taken
up and his lipa repeated the thoughts
with which that moment of horror was
charged? Sweet water imagined the scene
saw the figure of Brotherson hesitat
ing ai (he top of the stairs saw hers ad
vancing from the dining room, with star
tled an«l uplifted hand heard the music—
the crash of that great finale and de
ckled, without hesitation, that the words
he had just heard were indeed the
thoughts of that moment "Edith, you
know I promised sou What had he
promised? What she received was death!
Had this been In his mind? Would this
have been the termination of the sentence
had he weakened less soon to conscious
ness and caution
Sw< i etwater dared to believe it. He was
no nearci comprehend ug the mystery’ it
involved than he had been before, but
he fell sure that he had been given one
true and positive glipipse into this ha
rassed soul, which showed its deeply hid
den secret io be both deadly am! fear
son e, and happy to have won his way so
far into the mystic labyrinth he had
sworn to pierce, he rested in happy un
consciousness till morning when
To Be Continued in Next Issue
Beauty Secrets of Foot light Favorites
Some Little Known Facts About Woman's “Crowning Glory.”
By MISS FLORENCE HART.
ONE of the gills in the dressing
room stood before the mirror fix
ing her hair, and exclaimed, in an
irritated voice:
"My hair Is nervous.’'
"You mean it makes you nervous,’’
returned one of the other girls. “Or
perhaps," she added, with a very af
fected drawl "you've just shampooed it
and can’t do anything with it."
"No; 1 mean what I say,” said the
first foodight favorite, and she gav<
her hair such a yank with the curling
iron that I thought she would pull it
all out. "'lt's nervous and won't be
have. I don't know what gets into it.
but it seems to me that hair has got a
disposition of its own, and. generally, a
very bad disposition."
I think she was about right, though
I didn’t tell her so, because when you
are dressing for a performance and are
in a hurry, you haven't time to agree
with people, but I have thought about
it since, and I believe that hair is very
tempera mental.
I'm sure that the only temperament
lots of actresses have is in their hair,
just is it is their only beauty.
Many a day you won’t be able to do
anything with such tresses as nature
has adorned you with, and that is why
the hair dressers continue to survive,
and why thc» human hair store is so
' widely advertised. But generally,
i when your hair won't stay put. or re
: main in curl, or look nice, it s because
I it’s either too clean or not clean enough.
Brushing and Tonic.
I know 'an artist —she used to be a
great singer—and she is now about 60
years old. and she hasn't washed her
hair for 16 years. Oh. 1 can see you
shiver with disgust! But I will wager
that her scalp and hair are in better
condition than the girl who has a week
ly shampoo. This woman ha« her hair
brushed for half an hour every evening
and twice a week the scalp Is stimulat
ed with a quinine tonic. A small sau
cer full of«tonie Is used and applied Io
the scalp by a brush about tlie size of a
tooth brush, but before this is rubbed
in tlie entire head Is cleansed with
alcohol.
The hair Is parted and tlie alcohol is
rubbed on to the scalp and into the
roots of the hair with a soft flannel
cloth. It is a very simple process, and
excellent to make the hair grow. Os
course, my elderly friend never misses
this treatment, and as is very sys
tematic and methodical, I suppose she
hasn’t skipped once in years.
Her hair. Is very long and thick; it
is now almost white, but it Is In such
good condition and so plentiful that it
represents more youth and vigor than
that of an ordinary girl of 20. It can
be easily arranged and the natural
wave is not taken out of it by hot
curling irons. It does not get nervous
or gfow wiry and stiff, for hair that is
well taken care of and frequently
brushed doesn't do tills.
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Once in two weeks my friend’s long
hair is cleansed with a dry shampoo
made of corn starch This is brushed
into tlie hair and then brushed out
again, but it is not allowed to touch
the scalp.
In cold weather where the quinine
tonic Is a little too drying, oil Is spray
ed onto the hair; an atomizer Is used
for this and part perfume and part
sweet oil are mixed together. The bot-
Up-to-Date Jokes
The young lady, visiting her aunt in
tlie country, came in late one after
noon
"Where in the world have you been?"
asked her aunt
"In the hammock all the afternoon,”
she responded, "with my beloved Rob
, ert Browning."
The aunt ej.ed her sternly ’Then she
said:
"If I hear of ; ti.e more such scandal
ous proceedings 1 shall certainly write
to your mother.”
Physician—What's your profession.
Patient (pompously) I’m a gentle
man, sir.
Physician Then you'll have to try
something else; It doesn’t agree* with
Mr. Hogan Where did Oi git th’
black eye? '>i in just after bein’ init
; iated.
"See here, young man said the stern
I parent, as be entered the pallor, "you
h ive been calling on my daughter rath
er frequently of late Are your inten
tions serious?"
"They certainly are. sir," answered
th* young man "I’m trying to induce
her to exchange $l5O and her old piano
for a new one."
first Suffragette —ls we want to get
the young girls interested in our
meetings we must have something to
attract them
Second Suffragette Which would it
better be? Refreshments or men"
She (after a iiff> You will admit
you were wrong '
He (a young lawyer) No; but I’ll
admit that an unintentional iirui might
have unknowingly crept into nix asser
tion.
Mis Jones That old maid next door
is the most brazen borrower 1 know!
Mrs. Brown—lndeed!
Mrs. Jones—Yes. Why. only yes
terday she came over to inquire if she
could borrow my husband for an hour
to mow her lawn, thrash a man wlm
had insulted her, and discharge her
cook.
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One of the beauties in Ziegfeld’s "Follies of 1912” company.
tie is well shaken each time before the
hair is sprayed.
Most people’s hair is half dead—
, that’s why it is so hard to arrange.
There is no use keeping any of this
dead hair, and as it is generally the
i ends that are in this condition they
can be clipped off. or or should be
: singed off This isn’t very hard to do,
• but you will have to get some one
I else to do it for you.
If the hair is split at the end, and
’ won’t curl or lie smooth, it is time to
1 singe it. First brush it very carefully,
part it in the middle and divide each
‘ side of the hair in sections. Take one
section of the hair, twist it tightly, and
when it is almost as firm as a piece
i of rope brush it up with the hand, rub
t bing from the end to the roots. This
i will make the rough ends bristle Get
i a lighted taper and have some one who
I has a steady hand and some common
sense singe these ends off quickly. Re
t member not to burn them; simply singe
‘ them. ,
’ If you prefer to clip the hair, twist
the strands in the same way. rough up
the ends and then clip them.
Hair that has been bleached or dyed
’ needs to be clipped and clipped once a
’ month anyhow to restore it.
t Suiting the Face.
i The girl who can wear her hair per
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“ is nothing prettier: but when the hair
is worn this way it must be in good
I condition. It must lie flat and smooth,
t and must not be the kind that blows
- away or becomes mttssy looking.
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Very few girls, however, can stand
wearing their hair parted in the middle
and combed straight down over the
side, covering the ears. This makes the
forehead an inverted "V;” if the chin
is long and looks like a "V” anyhow,
you get an elongated, peeked-loowing
face.
When the features are heavy, it is
certainly foolish to wear a lot of hair
around the face, and it’s much better
to have a few very light curls over the
forehead, and to leave most of it bare.
If you belong to the roly-poly type,
wear your hair up high, and don’t wear
rats or pads.
Unfortunately, people can not see
themselves as others see them, or the
girl with the big nose would never
think of wearing a psyche knot right In
the middle of the back of her head,
which makes her look like a pitcher
with two handles.
if you are wearing any false hair at
all. be sure to keep it clean. The rea
son that false hair Is so easily detected
is that people neglect to wash their
artificial tresses, when they are cleans
ing the real ones.
The good quality of false hair, pro
vided it hasn’t been dyed or bleached,
can be washed in lukewarm water
without harming it. But the hair
dresser tells me it is really better al
ways to use gasoline for cleaning false
hair and curls, and never dry your hair
over the steam, neither your false locks
nor your own. Steam heat takes all
the life out of the hair, and makes it
impossible to arrange.
These steam dried locks are the ones
that get nervous, and make you so.
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Advice to the Lovelorn
By Beatrice Fairfax
YOU MUST DECIDE THAT.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I returned from a theatrical tour
about four months ago, and while I
was laying off I fell in love with a
young lady. She says she loves
me. but does not want me to re
turn to my profession. She says I
will either have to give up my' pro
fession or give her up. HARRY.
You, and you alone, must decide that,
and your decision will depend on how
much your heart is involved.
It is not a question to be dismissed
lightly, but, having made your decision,
I hope you will be man enough to abide
by it. If you love the girl more than
you love the stage be true to her. Don’t
look back with regrets.
A DOUBTING THOMAS.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
1 am a young man of eighteen
and love a young lady of the same
age. I meet her three times a week.
Some nights we take in a show;
other nights we take in a dance.
She tells me she loves pie very
much, and shows it but how can I
tell whether she is in earnest?
W. E. H.
Happiness is within your grasp, and
you doubt its existence!
My dear young man, you don’t de
i serve the girl’s love.
I You say she confesses her love for
you, and shows it. What more can
mortal man ask?
TOO YOUNG TO BE SERIOUS.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am a young man about seven
teen years of age and am acquaint
ed with a young girl about the
same age. I have been keeping
company with her for the last five
months and it seems to me that
now she does not care for me be
cause I have seen her with three
fellows, and whenever I ask her up
to my house she always objects.
H. R. S.
She is right in objecting to go to
your home on your invitation. That
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WRITE HIM A FRIENDLY NOTE.
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I am twenty. I was keeping
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in love with me and treated me
splendidly. A month ago I learned
that his people were against me
(although I have never met them,
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was very vexed at the time, and re
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with him, but since I have found
that 1 love him and am lonely fn:
his company. How can I win his
love back? x. Y Z
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