Newspaper Page Text
THE QEOISGjANrS MAGAZINE, PAfflE
“Initials Only”
A Thrtlhng Mystery Story of
Modern Times.
By ANNA KATHERINE GREEN.
(Copyright. 1911. Street * Smith.)
(Copyright, 1911. by Dodd. Mead ft Co.)
TODAY’S INSTALLMENT.
The Oval Hut.
That night Dr Fenton had a visitor. |
We know that visitor and we almost ■
know what his questions were. If not ths <
answers of the good doctor Neverthe
less, it may be better to listen to a part
at least of their conversation
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 interest in <Oswald Broth
arson The ex e which met his was too
penetrating not to detect the smallest at
tempt at subterfuge; besides. Sweetwater
had no need to hide his errand; it was
one of peace, and it threatened nobody
“the more s the pity." thought he In un
easy comment to b mself, as be realized
the hopelessness of the v hole situation
His first word, therefore, was a plain
announcement
•'Dr Fenton, my name is SweetwaL r
I am front New York, and represent sot
the nonce. Mr Challoner. whoso name I
have simply to mention, for you to under
stand that my business is with Mr. Broth
arson whom I am sorry to find seriously,
if not dangerously. 11l Will you toll me
how long you think it will be before 1 can
have a talk with him on a subject which |
1 will not disguise from you may prove a
very exciting one':’"
“Weeks, weeks." returned the doctor
"Mr Brotherson has been a very sick
man at d the only hope I have of bis re
covery is the fact that he is ignorant of
his trouble or that he lias any cause for
doubt or drear: Were 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.
T should fear a relapse, with all its at
tendant dangers. What then. If any ini
mat ion should be given him of the hor
rible tragedy suggested by the name you
hav mentioned? The man would die be
fore your eyes. Mr t'halloner's business
will have to wait."
"That I see; but if I knew when I might
apeak
“I can 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
Tou had better return to New York. Later
you can write me If you wish, or Mt
Challoner can You may have confidence
in my reply: it will not mislead you."
Sweetwater muttered his thanks ami ■
rose Then he slowly sat down again
"Dr. Fenton." he began. " you ate a
man to be trusted. I'm in a devil of a
fix. ami there is Just a possibility that
you may be able to help me out It is
the general <vpinloti in New York, as you
may know, that Miss t'hulloner committed
suicide But the circumstances do not
fully bear out this theory, nor can Mr.
Challoner be made to accept it Indeed,
he is so convinced of its falsehood, that
he stands ready to do anything, pay any
thing. suffer anything, to have this dis
tressing blight removed from his daugh
ter's good name Mr. Brotherson was her
dearest friend, and as such may have the
clew to this mystery, but Mr Brotherson
may not be in condition to for sev
eral weeks Meanwhile, MY Challoner
must suffer from great suspense unless
"a pause during while he searched the
doctor's face with a perfectly frank and
Inquiring expression "unless some one
else <an help us out Dr Fenton, can
you?"
'lie doctor did not need to speak; bls
expression conveyed hie answer
"No more than another," said he "Ex
cept for what Doris felt compelled to tell
me I know an little as you reel f Mr
Brothel son s delirium took tire form of
calling continually upon one name I did
not know this name, but Doris dtd, also
the danger lurking in the fact that he had
yet to hear of the tragedy which had
robbed him of this woman to whom he
was so deeply attached So she told me
Just this much That the Edith whose
name rung so oonttnuousTy in our ears
was no other than the Mias Challoner
of New York of whose death and its tragic
elrcumstanees the papers have been full;
that their engagement was e secret one
•ne a fact which seemed to disappoint
btm but she carried 1t off so gaily (she Is
a wonderful girl, Mr Sweetwater-—the
darling of ail our hearts!, saying that
he must not be so egotistical as to think
I was. but his waking was quite natural
He did not ask for Miss Challoner. he
only inquired how long he had been ill
and whether Doris had received a lei ter
during that rime She had not received
him to ask questions Especially did she
entreat me to be with her at the crista
Sw>eetwater nodded; he had expected
nothing from the doctor, and wwe not
disappointed at his failure There were
two strings to his bow. arid the one prov
Ing valueless, lie proceeded to test the
other
To Be Continued in Next Issue.
“HAIR THAI GIVES FATHER TIME
THE LAUGH”
0 e are juit about as old as ar LOOK
People judge us, by the way we LOOK.
The man or woman with grey hair is be
ginning to get tn the'‘Old Pirner's Class
This Twentieth Century does NOT want
GREY hairs-it wants the energy of Youth
The big things are being done by the
YOUNGER generation
There's a sort of ‘‘Has Been'' look
About thoie ' ‘Grey Hairs.” There s always
one to criticise end smile scornfully.
Father Time is a stern disciplinarian.
Gel the best of him. Give him the la igh
Do no! be a ” Has Been ’ It s unnecessary
(he HAY’S HAIR HEALTH
» ato,,. f sl»pm tr •
at • •, namr •» »»u.
ta' f \ /
FOR BALE ANO RECOMMENOEC
i BY JACQA-U PHARMACY.
“What Billy Brought Home to His Mother” National News Association. * By Nell Brinkley !
S .--i . 17
i MWaaWWraWßfex Jfar
' fin iSHHL a
W '■
■ . * f ' ''.■ A
’ ! -A ■ : -k,®
7k;. f
!
I’m strong for the fellows and girls, and lots of times the little daughter-in-law has a fierce time of it, but can you blame a chap’s gentle mother when he brings i
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 Americans to
visit his parochial school. After a reci
tation he invited them to question the
pupils, and one of the party accepted
the invitation.
T/lttle boy," he said to a rosy-faced
lad, “can you tell me who George
Washington was?”
"Iss, sir,” was the smiling reply. " 'E
was a 'Merlcan general.”
"Quite right. And can you tell me
what George Washington was remark
able for?”
"Iss. sir. ’E was remarkable ’cos 'e
was a Merlcan an’ told the truth.”
You must have hnd a terrible expe
rience, with no food and mosquitoes
swarming around yo>i," said n 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
was bites, bites everywhere, but not a
bite to eat."
”1 think it's an excellent idea.” te
nia iked the new lodger, as he finished
his soup.
"Ah!" said Mr Starvem. "not nsed to
beginning your dinner with soup, eh?”
"Soup" I thought it was hot water
to prevent dyspepsia.”
She (pouting'! -Before we were mar
led you often used to catch me in your
• arms.
He Yes; and now 1 catch you in my |
pocket s.
First Girl So you're not engaged to i
him any longer?
Second Girl tilt, no; I had to break
it off
First Girl Why, what was the mat
ter?
Second Girl The simpleton got too
sentimental. He was beginning to talk
of marriage
"Tile times ar- hard, iu\ dear," suid
a man to his better half, "and I find it
ditlh ult to keep mi noße above water.’
"You i-ould easil.i Keep lour nos« |
above water, returned the lady. "If you
didn’t keep It so often above beer.”
The Preacher Wo nevei realize the
fill value of anything until We lose it
I'lu Be ealed Widow That's So
especially if tin lost thing Is Insured
limp.oyer So yuti want me to raise
your willin'’ Can you give me but two
good easins eien why 1 should do so?
Meek Employ* <* (sadly! Yes. s.r
T wins
Not ong ago a stock of crockery
was .0'..; al suction and Mrs Wilson
attenntsi the «a . When she turned
her fa ■ was radian: with >•>'.
V"H inii-o loi ths .-million soci< -
is OS's tile tirs! votd‘ > >. -nlrt to het
hu.br.no
Mr M What
'l' V Jvs hmurtv »ip h B eve \
) va»e i». r in i usher You have no
pdeg how it win »et off tne mun'eiplete 1
I
Advice to the
Lovelorn
By Beatrice Fairfax.
TIME WILL ARRANGE THAT.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am a high school girl of seven
teen. and deeply in love with a stu
dent-two years my senior, yvho at
tends the 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 vouth.
A BUSKD.
Your parents are right. You are too
young to marry.
Rut 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:
1 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 my
home town to work. Should I apol
ogize. or am I too voting to keep
company " SWEET SIXTEEN
I do not like the manner in which you
made this man's acquaintance. Unless
you know some one who will vouch for
him, let the acquaintance terminate.
You are too young to know men for
yourself
' :
beautiful/v&iir
■estore it to \ .
>rer. A
Hair Restorer will 11 I
r. But, it will cer- I
y other toilet prepa- I
■•lie Q-BAN HAIR I
I
)' r M r- I
NOFTS ‘S •
Oji" W /■iM' 1
Tl » p !»?
8 ii*
1 l -rl
th” 1 "!'' «tM
nN* 1
i, y;/ ujt'4
- 'tl'
c
Risroita t
, j.
DO YOU KnOW-
Crime in Scot land show s 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 hy over
80,000.
Idria. a small town tn Austria, has a
feminine fire brigade, who 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 pot discovered until about 32 daj s
later, w hen the ship was off Aden. The
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
cat was scarcely recognizable, the fur
having become long and thick, chang
ing to white on the bark. Brought out
iSk A Mosquito As Big
W/ As A Man
. x / would be an object
Lz f whose vicinity you
/ ii would leave, with-
X If I
1A out standing on the
order of your going!
I .
And yet, insects of that size, which we could see before
thev 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,
flying thing which asks you for hoard." Each and
every one of them may be a veritable messenger of
death.
You can learn all the recent facts about the insect
dangers which surround you, and how
t<> guard against them, by reading Dr. z
Henry Smith Williams’ popular, illus
trated article, “ Messengers of Death," in
@The November
nopolitanj
15 ants a copy—at all Newsdealers
4
into the intense heal of the Red Sea,
the heavy white coat lariildy fell out
and the normal coat was restored.
Little Bobbie’s
Pa
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.
T THINK Taft has a cinch, sed Pa
£ For heving's saik, sed Ma, doan't
P p »ter me with that politicks talk
all the ime. That is all that I ,
heard all day. The butcher was here t
■_ol eek his bill and he toald n„ that
Ta t tvud win. The ice man was here
and he was boosting Wilson. The miiu
man was here & he sed he wished they
eud git a good prihibitshun candidate
No wonder. Pleese cut it out, Sed M a
-Ml rite, sed Pa. One morning’ von
rell me not to reed the paper at brek
tast & to talk to you insted, ,<■ the
next morning, when I try to talk to y OU
insted of reeding the paiper. I g I an
other bawling out That is sum motto
that we have on the wall, isen't It? sed
*’a.
Doan't burn up, deer, sed Ma. Talk
about something else; that is all I
mean. Wimmen isen’t interested in
polilk ks. \\ hy (loan t you ewer talk
to me about things that wimmen prizes
like bargains? There is the luvliest
t=ilk sale at one of the stores. | was
jest reeding it.
I think Rusevelt has a outside
I ehanst, sed Pa.
; As I was saying about this silk sale
■sed Ma. it is the ehanst of a lifetime
lou know, husband deer, I like to help
: ou all ! can. beekaus I know how
nard you work. I ahvays trv to be of
.-sistanee to you. This silk is ,„f,
live dollars a yard. It was neerh <;x
. deliars a yeer ago today, ah | .7,1
need wud he ten yards & I would hat.
a butiful frock.
1 I wish we had a man like Grover
Cleveland o- some other grand old
' master, sed Pa. Speck up, Bobb; I'
i sed. A tell yure mother who was the
'grand old master of them all.
I All rite, Pa. I sed. I think the gland
I eld master of tin in al! is Matty, oi th.
Giants. p
A Beautiful Complexion
■
S NADINOLA
GIRL
I
NADINOLA banishes tan, sallowness,
1 freckles-, pimples, liver-spots, etc. Extreme
cases twenty days. Rids pores and ti ires
of npurities, leaves the skin clear, soft,
hea thy. Directions and guarantee in
package. By toilet counters or mail Iwo
sizes, 50 cents and SI.OO.
NATIONAI TOILET COMPANY. Pans.
I
At ay Br Youn
In Ten Dayi
Nadi no hi
CREA M
The Complexion
Beautifier
Used and Endtrsea
By Thousands