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THE GEO OGHAM’S MAGAZBB PAGE
“Initials Only”
A Thrilling Mystery Story of\
Modern Times.
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By ANNA KATHERINE GREEN.
(Copyright, 1911, Street Smith.)
(Copyright, by Dodd. Mead & Co ) ,
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT.
The Oval Hut.
That night D? Fenton had « visitor, j
We know that visitor and we almost '
know what his questions were, if not the j
answers of the good doctor Neverthe- j
less, it may he better to listen to a part
ai least of their < on" ersation
Sweetwater, who knew when to be
frank and open, as well as when to be re
served and ambiguous, made no effort to
disguise the nature of his business or his
chief cause of int rest in < tewald Broth
erson. The e> e met his was too
penetrating not to detect the smallest at
tempt at subterfuge: besides. Sweetwater
had no need tn hide his errand, it was
one of ;.nd it threatened nobody
•'the more s the pity.' thought he In un
easy comment tn himself, aa he reaJfzed (
the hopelessness of the v, -<«le situation
His first word, therefore, was a plait
announcement
•'Dr Fenton, my name is Sweetwatt
I am from New York, and represent
fbe nonce. Mr ChaHonf* . whose name i :
have simply to men- *»n. for x on to under
stand that my business Is with Mr. Broth- I
arson whom I am «<»rry to find seriously,
if not dangerously, ill. Will \ou tell me i
how long you think it. will be before I can :
have a talk with him on a subject which j
I w ill not disguise from you may prove a
very exciting on**’.’"
“Weeks, weeks." returned the doctor.
“Mr. Brotherton has been a very s!bk
man and the only hope I have of bls re
covery s the fart that he is ignorant of
tits trouble or that he has any cause for
doubt or drtMid Mere this happy con
dition of things to be disturbed, were the
faintest rumor of sorrow or disaster to
reach him in his present weakened state
I should fear a relapse, with all its at
tenoant dangers What then, if any ini
mat ion should be given him of the hor
rible tragedx suggested by the name you
have mentioned’’ The man would die be
fore your eyes Mr Challoner’s business ,
Will have 1n ua •
“That 1 see. but if 1 knew when I might
•pea k—"
“I can give you n<*r date Typhoid is a
treacherous com l plain l he has the best of
nurses and the chances are in favor of a ,
quick recovery; but we never can be sure j
You had better return to New York. Later
you can write me if you wish, or Mr ;
Chailoner can Yoti may have confidence
in my reply, it will not mislead you."
Sweetwater muttered bis thanks and
»o«p Then he slow!* sat down a gait
“Dr Fenton." he began. “ you are a •
man to be trusted. I'm in a devil of ;; ’
fix. and there s just a possibility iha
you may be able to help me out. It
the general opjj inn in New’ York, as \ u
may know, that Miss Chalioner commuted
Suicide. But the circttm?»ances do not
fully bear out this theory, nor can Mr
Chalioner be made to accept it Indeed, ,
he is so convinced of »; falsehood, that I
he stands reany to do anything, pay any
thing. suffer anything. to have this dis
tressing blig) t renuned from his daugh
ter's good name. Mr. Brotherson was her
dearest friend, and as such may have the
clew to this mystery, but Air Brotheraon
max- not be in condition f *peak for sev
eral weeks Meanwhile, Afr Chalioner
n n«r suffer from great suspense unless
"a pause during while he searched the
doctors face with a perfectly frank and
inquiring expression “unless some one
else <an help us out Dr Fenton, ran
you?" s
The doctor did not need to speak; bis •
expression conveyed his answer
“No more than another," said he “Ex
cep* for what Doria felt compelled to tell
me. 1 know as little as yourself MY
Brotherson’a delirium took the form of
<*«lling continually upon one name I did
not know this name, but Doria dfd. also
the danger lurking in the fact that he bed
ye* to h*er of the tragedy which bad
robbed him of this woman to whom he
was so deeplx attached Ho she told me
Just this much That the Edith whose
name rung «o continuously tn o»rr rars
rm no oth*r than ihe Miss Challon'er
e< New York of whoso death and Its tragic
edreu instance* the papers have been full,
tha* thefr engagement was a secret one
ere s fact which seemed to disappoint
btm but she carried It off so gaily • she Is
• wonderful girl, Mr Sweet w-ater the
darling of all our hearts*, saying th»t
he must rr* be so egotistical as
T was but his waking was quite natural
He did not ask fnr Miss Chalioner. hr
enly inquired how long he had been 111
and whether Doris had received a letter
during that time She had not received
htm to ask questions Especially did she
entreat me to be with her at the crisis
Kweetwater nodded, he had expected
nothing from the doctor, and was not
(Heappointed at his failure There were
♦wo string* to his bow . and the one prov
♦ng valueless be pr-w reded to test the;
e*her
To Be Continued in Next Issue
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“HAIK THAI GIVES FATHER TIME
THE LAUGH”
Wr art /ut about at old u> «r / OOA
People judge ua, by the wa» we LOOK
The man or women wiUi grey heir i* be
ginning to get in the ‘'()ld Timet '* Cha*
Thit Twentieth Century doe* NO I want
GREY hair* it want* th- energy of Youth
The big thing* are being done by the
YOUNGER generation
There'* a »ort of "He* Been'' look
•bout thole "Grey Hair* ” There i-always
one to ertfieite end »rnilc *cornfully.
Lather Time i* a »lcrn ditciplinanan.
Get the beat of him Give him the laugh
Ifeeot be a "Ha* Been " l< • -irncreMary
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home a Mazie like this, when the 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 Americana to
1 visit his parochial school After a reci
-1 tation he invited them to question the
pupils, and one of the party accepted
the Invitation,
"Little boy,” he said to a rosy-faced
lad, "can you tell me who George
Washington was?”
"Iss, sir,” was the smiling reply. " 'K
was a 'Merican general."
"Quite right * And can you tell tne
| what George Washington was retnark
j able for?”
"les sir. ’E was remarkable 'cos ’e
was a Merican an' told the truth."
"Yon must have had a terrible expe
rience. with no food and mosquitoes ,
swarming around yqp,” said a friend to
the shipwrecked mariner who had been
cast away upon a tropical island.
"You Just bet 1 had a terrible expe
rience,” he acknowledged. "My expe
rience was worse than that of the man
who wrote, 'Water, water everywhere,
but not a drop to drink ’ With me It
war 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
Alt!'' said Mr Starvem. “not used to
beginning your dinner with soup, oh?"
“Soup? I thought it was hot water
to prevent dyspepsia ”
She (poutinffi Before we were mar
-fed you often used to catch me in your
arms.
lie Yes. and now t catch you in my
pockets
F’irst GHrt go you're not engaged to |
him any longer?
Second Giri Oh, no; I had to break
it off
F’irst Girl Why. what was the mat
ter?
Second Gill The rtinpleton got too
sentimental He was beginning to talk
of marriage
"Tli<- times ar- hard, tin dear," said
a man to his better half, "and I find It
dlttiinlt to keep mv nose above water
"You could eagilv keep your nose
above water," returned the lady. "It you
didn't keep it k" often above beet "
The I’mi* tier VV e nevet regllae the
fill value of anything until We lose it
The Br'caved Widow That's so
.special), if the l<mi thing Is insured
limp oyet So you want me to raise
you' selarv" t'an you give tm but two
gom reasons even why I should do mi?
Meek llmplovte tsgdlvl Yes. sir
Twin*
Not .* ag*’ a stock of crockery
v-as ••• 1 t suction, and Mrs Wilson
atfenotw! tie «a When sh> returned
h>-r fact wss 'stllant uni jov
You mils' ion he ■■ nation mm te-
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Advice to the
Lovelorn
Ry Beatrice Fairfax.
TIME WILL ARRANGE THAT.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am a high school girl of seven
teen, and deeply in love with r stu
dent two years my senior, who at
tends tlie same school. Since child
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.
a BrrsrcD
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 till
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 ag > 1 met a young man of
twenty. We were not introduced,
but kept company for four weeks
He was then called out of tow'll on
business, but promised to write,
which he did. After he left town I
found T did not even care for him
as a friend, so did not answer his
letter. He Is now returning to my
home town to work Should T apol
ogize. or nm I too young to keep
company? SWEET SIXTEEN.
1 do not like the manner in which you
made this man’s acquaintance. Unless
vou know some one who will vouch for
him, let the acquaintance terminate.
You are too young to know men for
yourself
ea head cf beautiful/vfetlc
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DoY ou Know—-
Crime in Scotland shows a decrease
of 3 per cent for the last year.
There are over 100.000 paupers in
London.
Two-thirds of the world’s total beet
root crop is used for making sugar.
In the state of California the female
vote outnumbered the male by over
80,000.
Idria, a small town in Austria, has a
feminine fire brigade, whn wear uni
farms and helmets.
Palms never live more than 250 years.
Ivy has been known to live 450 years,
chestnut 860. 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
shut in the refrigerating chamber of a
mail steamer in Sydney harbor, and
was jiot discovered until about 32 days
later, w hen the ship was off Aden The
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eat was scarcely recognizable, the fur
having become long and thick, chang
ing to white on the back. Brought out
A Mosquito As Big <
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. V* / would be an object
r f/Wk. w hose vicinity you
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V order of your going;!
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And yet, insects of that size, which we could see before
they made their meals off us, would he infinitely less
dangerous than the little pests with which we are
familiar.
Science has given strict orders to “Kill every creeping,
fly ing thing which asks you for hoard.” Each and
every one of them may be a veritable messenger of
I death.
You can learn ail the recent facts about the insect
dangers which surround you, and how
to guard against them, by reading Dr.
Henry Smith Williams’ popular, illus
trated article, “ Messengers of Death,” in
November
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Little Bobbie s
Pa_
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.
I THINK Taft has a cinch, sed Pa
For heving-s sa ik, se d Ma. doan’t
pester me with that politicks talk
all the time. That is all that I hate
heard all day. The butcher was here to
colleck his bill and he toald me that
Taft wud win. The ice man washers
and he was boosting Wilson. The milk
man was here & he sed he wished thev
cud git a good prihibitsiiun candidate
No wonder. Pleese cut'it out, Sed Ma.
All rite, sed Pa. One morning \>ou
tel! me not to reed the paper at brek
fast & to talk to you insted. * the
next morning, when I try to talk to vou
insted of reeding the paiper. I git an
other bawling out. That is sum motto
that we have on the wall, isen’t it?
T*a.
Doan’t burn up. deer, sed Ma. Talk
about something else; that is ail I
mean. Wimmen fsen’t interested in
politicks. Why doan’t you ewer talk
to me about things that wimmen prizes
like bargains? There is the luvliest
-■ilk sale at one of the stores. I was
| jest reeding it.
, 1 think Rusevelt has a outside
I ehanst, sed Pa.
! As I was saying about this silk sale
'<•<l Ma, it is the ehanst of a lifetime'
; You know, husband deer, 1 like to iteip
i you all I can, beekaus I know how
nard you work. I always trv to be of
ssistanee to you. This silk is onl>
fixe dollars a yard. It was neerlj six
dollars ;i yeer ago today. All l’win!
reed wud be ten yards & 1 would hat.
. a butiful frock.
I wish we had a man like Grover
Cleveland or some other grand old
I master, sed Pa. Speek up. Bobbie, r
> sed. Ae-eieii yt.re mother who was the
' grand old master of them all.
j All tite, Pa. I sed. I think the grand
| old master of them al! is Matty, of the
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