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“Initials Only’’
A Thrilling Mystery Story of\
Modern Tunes.
By ANNA KATHERINE GREEN.
(Copyright. 1911. Street * Smith.)
(Copyright, 1911, by Dodd, Mead & Co )
TODAY’S INSTALLMENT.
The Oval Hut.
That niftht r>r Fenton had a visitor.
We know that visitor and we almost
know what his questions were, if not the
answers of the good doctor Neverthe
less, it may b? better to listen to a part
at least of their conversation
Sweetwater, who knew when to be
frank and open, as weU as when to be re
served and aoibiguoua. made nn effort to
disguise the nature of his business or hi:«
chief cause of Interest in • >«wald Broth
arson. The eye which met hla was too
penetrating not to detect (he smallest at
tempt at subterfuge h< sides. Sweetwater
had no need to hide his errand, it was
one of peace, and it threatened nobodv
’’the mores the pit', thought he In un
easy comment tn himself, as he realized
the hopelessness of the whole situation
His first word, therefore, was a plait
announcement
“Dr Fenton, my name is Sweetwater
I Rm from Nev Y< rk. and represent 1-
the nonce. Mr t’halloner. whose name Ij
have simply to mention, for you to und» i
stand that m> business is with Mr. Broth •
arson whom I am sorry to find seriousl}. j
If not dangerously, ill. Will you tell me
how long you think it will be before 1 can ,
have a talk with him on a subject |
1 u ill not diMfdiise from you may Jfjwve a
very ex iting one ■”
“Weeks, weeks,” returned the doctor
“Mr Brotherson has been a ve<\ sick
man and the only hope I have of his re
covery s the fad that he is ignorant of
his trouble nr that he has any cause for
doubt or dread Were this happx con
ditinn of things to be disturbed, were th*
fain tee’ rumor as sorrow or disaster to
reach him in his present weakened state.
T should fear a relapse, with all its at
tendant dangers What then. If any ini
mation should be given him of the hor
rible traged' suggested by the name ?'ov
have mentioned? The man would die be
fore your e\es Mr t’halloner's business
wil’ have to wait.”
“That 1 see. but if I knew when 1 might '
apeak
T '‘an give you no date Typhoid is a
treacherous complaint, he has the best of
nurses and the chances are in favor of a
quick recovery: but we never can be sure
Ton had better return to New York Later j
you can write me if you wish, or Mr
Chailoner can You may have confidence .
in my reph it will not mislead you.”
SweetwalP’ muttered his thanks am'. ,
rose Then he slowh sat down again
“Dr. Fenton.’* he began. “ you are ■ l
man to be trusted I'm in a devil of !
fix. and there is just n possibility that I
you may be able t-o help me out It i>
rhe general opinion in New York as ••••’_
may khow. that Miss < halloner < , omin't te<l
miicide But the circumstance* do not j
fully bear out this theory, nor can Mr I
ChaJloner be madt to accept it Indeed, I
he is so convinced of falsehood, that |
he stands ready to do anything. pa\ any- ;
thing, suffer anything to have this dis- j
tressing blight removed from his daugh
ters good name Mr Brothcrson was her
dearest friend, and rs such may have the ’
clew to this mystery, bui. >lr Rrotherson »
may not be In condition to for sev- t
era! weeks Meanwhile. Mr Chailoner
must suffer from great suspense unless |
a pause during while he • -eßrched the >
doctor s face with a perfectly frank ami
inquiring expression "unless some one
else can help us out Dr Fenton, can '
you?”
The doctor did not need to speak; his '
expression conveyed•hie answer. it
“No more than another.” said he “Ex
cept for what Doris felt compelled to tell ,
me, 1 know as little us yourself Mr
Broth er son’s delirium took the form of
calling continually upon one name 1 did
not know ihl* name, but Doria did. also
the danger lurking in the fact that he had f
yei to hear of the tragedy which had l
sobbed him of this woman to whom hr <
whs so deep]' attached 8n she fold me
jtißt this much That the Edith whose ,
name rung so continuouslx in our ears
was no other than the Miss <'haUoner
of Nev York of whose death and its tragic
Mrcumstancee the papers have been full 1
that their engagement was a secret one
one. a fact which seemed to disappoint 1
him but she carried It off so gaily < she Is
a wonderful girl. Mr Sweetwater- the
darling of all our hearts!. *aying that
he must not be so egotistical as to think
1 was. but his waking was quite natural
He did not ask for Miss ('halloner. he
only inquired ho* long he had been 111
arid whethet Doris had received a letter
(Hiring that time She had not received
him to ask questions Especially did she
entreat me to be with her at the crisis
Sweetwater nodded, he had expected
nothing from the doctor, and was not
disappointed at his failure There "ere
two strings to his bo* and the one pt ov
ing valueless. he pr»»< ended to test the
other
To Be Continued in Next Issue.
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People judge us, by the way we LOOK.
The man or woman with grey hair is be
ginning to get tn the “Old Timer's Class
This I wentieth Century does NOT want ■
GREY haira-it wants th< energy of Youth.
The big things are being done by the
YOUNGER generatton
There's a sort of "Has Been" look
About those "Grey Hairs." There is alway s
one to criticise and smile scornfully .
Father Time is a stern disciplinarian
Get the best of him. Give him the laugh
Do not be a " Has Been. It's unnecessary.
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home a Mane like this, when thp gentle mother happens to be a stickler for breeding and good taste?—NELL BRINKLEY.
Up-to-Date Jokes
The incumbent of an old church in
Wales asked a party of Americans to
visit ills parochial school After a reci
tation he invited them to question the
pupils, and one us th- party accepted
the Invitation
' Little boy," he said to a rosy-faced
lad. “can you tell me who George
Washington was?”
"lea. sir," was the smiling reply. “ 'K
was a 'Merlcan genera!"
"Quite right And can you tell me
what George Washington was remark
able for'’”
"Iss, sir 'E was remarkable 'cos ’e
was a Merican an' told the truth "
You must have had a terrible expe
rience. with no food and mosquitoes ,
swarming around vqgi. " said a friend to :
the shipwrecked mariner who had been
away upon a tropical island.
"You Just bet I had a terrible expe
rience.” he acknowledged "My expe
rience was worse than that of the man
who wrote. Water, wate: everywhere,
but not a drop-to drink With me it
was bites, bites everywhere, but not a
bite to eat."
I think it's an excellent idea.” re
marked the new lodger, as he finished
his soup.
"Ah!" said Mr Starvem. "not used to
beginning your dinner with soup eh?”
“Soup" I thought it was hot water
to prevent dyspepai.i
She (pouting) - Before we w ere mar
: led you often used to catch me in your
a mis.
He Yes, and now 1 catch you in my
pockets
Eilat Girt So you're not engaged t"
him any longer"
Second Girl <*li. no, I had to break
It off
Eirst Girl Will, what was the mat
ter ?
Second Girl lln stmplet on got too
sentnm-nta He was beginning to talk
of marriage
Tlie times ait hard, mi dear." s.iju .
a man to his belli ! half, "and 1 find !t
dlttii nit lu keep m\ nose above wall I
You could easily keep \ GUI tloSi
above water, returned the lady, "if you
didn't keep it S' often above beer.”
The Preacher W- llvii- realize tin
full ui nr of anything utitil we lom It
Th. He caved Widow That s so
especially if th lost thing Is insured
Employe! So you want ni< to raise
your salary'’ Can you give nic but two
goo :•■ .isoti- eV-n why 1 shou.d do so?
Meek Employee (sadly) Yes, sir
Twins
Not niig ago a stock >f crockery
wa.« sold I' auction ind Mrs Wilson
attencwd thi «a • When «hi -'turned
her fart wa« radiant with m\
You mils' in n the ' leimition aoeic
i < we e the first w ords she said to het
husband
Mr U Whs' fro
Mr- W Ivi bought -i|i h a oil i
vase io hold mi- usher You hnve no
idea huw it will st t off tn, mantelpiece
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Advice to the
Lovelorn
Ry Reatrice Fairfax.
TIME WILL ARRANGE THAT.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
1 am a high school girl of seven
teen. and deeply In love with a stu
dent two years my senior, who at
tends the same school. Since ehild
hood we have been close friends
and have spent a large part of our
lives together However-, our par
ents seem to disapprove of the
match, on account of our youth.
ABrSFD.
Your parents are right. You are too
young to’marry
But you are not too young to love. It
seems to me a love affair like yours,
based on a friendship from childhood,
promises an ideal wedded life Just go
on loving, and wait for marriage til! '
your parents say you are old enough. :
YOU ARE TOO YOUNG.
Dear Miss Fairfax: ,
I am an attractive blonde of six- ,
teen, but look to be 21. A few
weeks ago 1 met a young man of '
twenty. We were not Introduced,
but kept company for four weeks
He was then called out of town on |
business, but promised to write,
which he did After he left town I
found I did not even care for him
as a friend, so did not answer his
letter. He is now returning to mv
home town to work. Should I apol
ogize. or am 1 too young to keep
lonip.inx ' SW EFT SIXTEEN
1 d<> not like the manner in which you
made this man’s acquaintance. Unless
you know some one w ho will vouch for
him. let the acquaintance terminate
)nu are too young to know men for
yourself.
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('rime in Scotland shows a decrease
of 3 per cent for the last year.
There art' over 100,000 paupers in
London.
Two-thirds of the world’s ttfltal beet
root crop is used for making sugar.
In the state of California the female
vote outnumbered the male by over
80.000.
Idrla. a snrtlll town in Austria, has a
feminine Are brigade, w-ho wear uni
farms and helmets.
Palms never live more than 250 years.
Ivy has been known to live 450 years,
chestnut S6O. oak 1.600. and yew 2,880
years.
A remarkable transformation of a
cat’s fur by temperature has been re
ported A black cat was accidentally
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mail steamer in Sydney harbor, and
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And yet, insects of that size, which we could see before
they made their meals off us, would be infinitely less
dangerous than the little, pests with w hich we are
familiar.
Science has given strict orders to “Kill every creeping,
flying thing which asks you for board.” Each and
every one of them may be a veritable messenger of
death.
You can learn all the recent facts about the insect
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Little Bobbie’s
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By WILLIAM F. KIRK.
I THINK Taft has a cinch, sed P.<
For hevinrs sa+fc, sed Ma. doan't
pester me with that politicks ta k
all the time. That all that I hate
heard All da.v. The butcher was here
colleck his bill and he toald me ,h
Taft wud win. The ice man was here
and he was boosting Wilson. The mis,
man was here & he sed he wished thro
cud git a good prihibitshun candidate
Xp wonder. Pleese cut it out, Sed Ma
All rite, sed Pa. One morning you
tell me not to reed the paper at brek
fast & to talk to you insted, .<■ th,
next morning, when I try to talk to you
insted of reeding the paiper, 1 g j t an .
other bawling out. That is feum motto
that we have on the wall, isen t it? sed
Pa.
Doan t burn up, deer, sed Ma. Talk
about something else: that is all I
mean. Wimmen isen’t interested it,
politicks. Why doan’t you ewer talk
to me about things that wimmen prize.-'
like bargains? There is the luvliest
silk sale at one of the stores. I was
jest reeding it.
1 think Rusevelt has a outside
1 chanst, sed Pa.
I As I was saying about this'silk sale
sed Ma, it is the chanst of a lifetime
You know, htrsband deer, I like to i, t o
vou all 1 can. beeka.us I know ho«
hard you work. I always try to.be of
issistanee to you. This silk is onlj
five dollars a yard. It was neerly six
• ais ■: yeer ago today. All I
med wu<l be ten yards & 1 would lia\.
-a dutiful frock.
I wish we had a man like Grover
Cleveland o>' some other grand old
l.naster. sed Pa. Speek up. Bobbi. It
I sed. & tell yure mother who was the
I grand old master of them all.
| -All rite, Pa. 1 sed. I think the grand
sold master of them all is Matty, of thv
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