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4 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS One of the Greatest Mystery Stories Ever Written By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN. (Copyright, 1912. by Anna Katharine Green.) TO-DAY’S INSTALLMENT. ••Thirty—If you can explain yourself satisfactorily to this man.” was the al most stem reply. She drew back, grieved, probably, at the tone, which was short and sharp, and her manner became graver and her look more anxious. “I will tell what I know,'’ she mur mured "It Is not much, but It may help the detectives a little. First, then, I became acquainted with Mildred Far ley through her asking me for work "She heard—I do not know how—that I was going to be married and she came to me here one day and asked If I would not employ her to make my dresses 1 laughed naturally, for though she was a respectable appearing person I did not know of her likeness to me then, for she did not lift her veil—her name was wholly unknown to me, and to one who had had some dim Idea of employ ing Worth, this proposition of hers seemed ridiculous. Ilut she begged so hard for me to try her wfth one dress that I became Interested In her and re quested her to remove her veil. Bhe did so. but with a hesitation I was at a loss to understand, till her features be ing disclosed I beheld In them as It were a mirror of my own. Then, Indeed I became Interested In good faith, and asked her question after question. Rut her replies told me little. She was the daughter of a poor widow who was dy ing of consumption, and It w f as her de sire to support that mother. She hud learned the trade of dressmaking, and felt that she had the talent to make me costume to my liking Would 1 try lier? She would work with all the more spirit that personally she was a poor Imitation of myself -that Is the way who put it. I could not deny her; It would he too much like denying a favor to my self, so I gave her material and allowed her to take my measure and was ho as tonished at the final result that I let her make all my dresses; only stipulating that she should always come veiled to the house, as the extraordinary likeness between us would otherwise occasion remark. "That I kept all this from you, moth er, Is not so strange when you consid er that the similarity In appearance which Interested me In her favor would certainly have prejudiced you against her, your pride being of an older growth than mine, though mine is none too lightly rooted either.” The naive look, the hand half held out. seemed to arouse Mrs Gretorex from something like a trance. Sigh ing, as If with a great relief, she smiled upon her daughter, and for the first time since she had been in the room, looked about for a chair and sat down. "You understand your mother," ahe declared, and smoothed out her dress with an easy return to her natural man ner that impressed the detective pro foundly. "And now, how much more have I to tell about her?” proceeded Genevieve, with a thoughtful ulr. “I don’t know anything about her death, and " "Excuse me, madam,” Interrupted Mr. Gryce, with grave respect, “has not this young girl, who was so evidently the recipient of your kindness, ever spoken to you of her own troubles and anxie ties? Did she never mention Julluu Molesworth’s name to you or confide to you the fact that she contemplated mar riage with him?” "What Is It you want to know? Whether Mildred Farley ever spoke to me of Dr. Molesworth? She did, but guardedly. Shortly after her mother's death, she told me how lonely she felt and how dreadful the future looked to her. Then, with some hesitation, she Informed me that she had had an offer of marriage from the doctor who took on the morning of my wedding day, | she (hanked me with the utmost earn- I etsness for what she called the mer riest days of her life. I little thought j that before 24 hours had passed she would be dead and possibly by her own hand.” The Question. Mrs. Cameron paused; the detective at once took up the thread. "You parted, you said; may I ask where?" “On the corner of Broad and Franklin streets. She came back to the city and l went to my cousin’s He did not tell you I had been there but u few hours,” she said to her mother with a half smile. Mrs. Oretorex's reply was Inaudible, but contempt «at on her Up. and Mrs. Cameron r|ld not look that way again. *T have ‘ruined my position as the unapproachable Miss Gretorex," she murmured, with sly yet daring sarcasm, as she turned away. " I can not boast again that I have never mingled with Inferiors; and If I should have to make this escapade, public M She stopped and cast a side-glance at her husband. Indeed I wiHh I had never engaged In It. I do, Indeed, If only for your sake and the mortification which must come.” He waved his hand Indifferently. “That Is of small moment now. The question Is. did Mildred Farley take ’ »• dose ot poison herself or was It administered by JiiIIuh Molesworth?" "Yes,” chimed In Mr. Gryce, "that Is the question. Rut Mrs. Cameron does i not seem to be In a position to answer i It Unless,’’ he added, "she can tell us with what Intentions Miss Farley pro- ; fessed to leave her." *T understood that she was to be married the same evening as myself,” ‘bat lady Immediately answered. "You must have been surprised, then, when you saw her walk Into your room.’ “I was more than surprised. I did not know what to make of It." "And what excuse did she give?" "Very little. She said she had changed j her mind about being married that night, and had come to assist me In my preparations. It was a delicate subject, and I did not put any ques- j tlons, especially as she seemed very sober and unhappy. If she had wished me to know Any particulars about her self she woud have told me. As she was silent I took It for granted that «he did not wlHh to explain herself further.' "And she S ni ( ] nothing about death or suicide? Nothing about not seeing you again or anything of that kind?" Mrs. Cameron stopped to think. "Her whole manner was that of one greatly troubled. She may have said ' good-bye. I think Hha did. But 1 was ex cited on my own account and do not I perfectly remember. I can give It aa ! my impression, however, that she was I In a state of suppressed emotion greut j enough to lead her Into almost any deed of desperation. I believe she took the poison herself. But mere belief, I am told, does not go for much before jury.” ”No fc ” returned Mr. Gryce, "but It may Influence a detective.” And bowing low to either lady, he expressed his thanks for their patience and the kind way in which they had answered his questions. He then prepared to leave, but Mrs. Gretorex detaining him by an appeal for such consideration us he could find It In his power to show them, Genevieve slipped out of the room before him, and running up to her husband’s side, laid her two hands on his arm and sought to look Into his face. "You are angry with me." she mur mured, "justly angry. My conduct ap pears to you light, and my prevarica tions unpardonable I do not wonder, Walter, 1 do not wonder. But there was no guile In my heart; only weak ness. I acknowledge It, and I crave | forgiveness. Is it an impossible thing for you to grant?” He did not answer. Seizing her by care of her mother, but did not say Whether she Intended accepting It or the hands he drew her farther dewn ihe3 her * - noi I gathered, however, from tier j haU> , nto tt re ,. ess whl( , h waa ,, hle(1 manner that she did. and later I waa | by a large window of colored glass. quite sure of It. but we did not talk on the subject much, for I did not know Dr. Molesworth, and was, besides, rather selfishly filled with thoughts of my own prospects. A few days before I was married, though, we did a strange thing. I hardly know how to tell It, for I am sure I shall shock my mother and pos sibly my husband. But he has told me to speak, und I will speak. "In the course of our Interviews—and she came quite often to this house—we became quite attached. She was not by any means a common person, and hud a spirit and brightness which I admired. To enjoy her companionship and also to procure the rest of which 1 stood In sore need, I therefore proposed to her that we should take a vacation together. She was not to tell her friends and I was not to tell mine, but we were to meet and go away to some place where we could enjoy our freedom and each other's society without restraint. It was an er ratic thing to do. and as T look at it now. It appears undignified if not Im proper; but 1 was not married then, and the dash and the romance of the thing pleased me. We accordingly carried It out, and for two days or more we boarded together in a respectable boarding house In New ark. where we passed for nurse and patient I being the patient and Mildred the nurse ”1 wonder at It now,” she murmured—’’but we meant no harm and It was very amusing Mildred especially seemed to enjoy herself exceedingly, and when we came to part, aa we did Palmer’s Skin \\ hitener Lightens the Skin Without Injury Postpaid^ nywlure All Jacobs’ Stores And Druggists Generally. "Genevieve,” he cried, "I am not thinking now of your prevarications. I am thinking of what you said to Mr. Gryce when he asked you if you left Mildred Farley behind you in your room when you went down to he married. You replied ‘Yes.’ and yet I distinctly saw you on that night and at that time lock the door behind you when you came out, und put the key In your bosom. If there was a woman there whom you did not expect to see when you returned, why did you do this?” The Way Out. •‘Because”-she moistened her Ups, but did noi drop her eyes from hts gaze- ’ because 1 did not know what 1 was doing. 1 was terribly excited, Walter—1 wonder if all brides are when 'hey are married- and then I had that pain It came upon me Just as I was crossing the threshold—from the ex citement, I suppose, and what with the one th?ng and another, I was all In a daze, and locked the door and took the key away. I thought of it afterward, but It was too late And the mystery to me then and now Is how she man aged to escape in my absence. There is no other key and no other door; yet she was gone when 1 returned, and I neither know’ how nor where.” "Do not let that disturb you," said a soft voice at their side. ”It Is a mat ter easily explained." And Mr. Gryce, stepping around the angle of the hall, motioned toward the room from which they had Just come. "If you will step back with me for a moment I can show you how Miss Farley managed to es cape.” Genevieve’s eyes dilated, and for an instant she seemed to hesitate. Did this man appear to her like a shadow, and was she beginning to dread his eye and ear. **I can not Imagine " she began. but presently thought better of her ob jections and hastily followed her hus band, who was only too anxious to have this mystery explained. "You say there is no other door.” de clared the detective, as they re-entered the room from which they had just come "That is true; but there is still a way of escape easy enough for a per son who is very anxious to effect one. See there!” And he pointed toward a window at the end of the alcove 1 have before mentioned. To 3c Continued To-morrow. The Dances of To-day The pictures reproduced to-day, especially posed for this page, show Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s way of dancing the Tango—the kind of Tango she believes to be the host and most graceful variant of the South American dance of that name. +•+ This dance, in which Mrs. Thaw has the help of Jack Clifford, she has named the North American Tango, be cause it is more suited to Northern methods of dancing than its South American namesake. By EVELYN NESBIT THAW OAO as illustrated and on the fourth count turn to reverse. Step three is very much like step one except that for a little dip on the fourth count, a deep curtsey is substituted. Step four is somewhat like step two, but for the kick on count three, a long forward sliding step is substi tuted—the long glide that is char acteristic of the Tango Argentina is here introduced into the North Ameri can Tango. Step five—advance for two counts, and on count three mark time with the outward foot through two counts, swaying gently while doing this step. Confessions of a Medium By CHAS. D. ISAACSON. The last figure is very pretty and very simple—advance through four counts and turn slowly through four counts, and then do the reverse step away from the outstretched hands for four counts. The steps may be done forward and in reverse order, or each step may be repeated to the number of four figures of each or eight as I have suggested. And I do hope that patience, prac tice, careful following of directions and good music to inspire you will make each of you who read and fol low, an expert in the pretty steps of the modest and graceful North Amer ican Tango. (Copyright, 1913. by International News Service.) I KNOW a woman who is a great believer in all the weird mys teries. She attends seances, re ceives messages from the dead, is a constant visitor at fortune tellers and claims to have seen ghosts. She has a son now' 21, the sole heir to her many millions. He is a lawyer and hates his pro fession. I don’t say but that he might do any kind of work, but he yearns to ward surgery. He would love to change the book of Blackstone for the doctor’s knife. It is not too late *o learn, it Is true, but he is in a rut. He has spent year^ at law, and no doubt at law he will remain. We were talking together—the mother, the son and myself. Robert was telling us how he had spent the day. How the hours had dragged In the drowsy courtroom; how the regu lation phrases and procedure bored him. "Robert,” the mother said impa tiently, "I do wish you would not run down your life work like that; you know you don’t mean it.” "But, mother, I do," he said. ‘T wish I could get out of It.” There was a little squabble, and in the heavy silence that followed, for want of something better to say, I asked how he happened to get into the law’. "I put him there,” said the mother, "on the advice of B .” (A noted astrologer.) “And how did he know?” I asked, surprised. “When Robert was born, I went to B , in whom I hav«- always had the fullest confidence. He looked up the location of the stars and planets, and declared that Robert would make a wonderful lawyer. This was his absolute dictum. About Astrology. "Robert’s Planetary influences cut him out for a great jurist. I asked if any other profession might be sub stituted, but I w’as told only law was suitable. "You know I believe in astrology. Everything that B has told me and my friends has come out correct ly, and I knew at that time that he was right in relation to Robert. He pointed out how all the great lawyers had been born under Robert’s sign. So from that time forth I determined to educate my son for his life work. He hasn’t taken to it, I admit, but it has been because he was lazy, I am sure.” Astrology Is the science which pre sumes to foreteh future events by the aspects and situations of the stars at a birth. If the moon is full or the moon is new; if Mars is here, or Ju piter is there; if Venus is flippant or Mercury is strong—all these things will influence your/life and make you a poet or a butcher, a cruel tyrant or a kindly Samaritan. A true as trologer would be afraid to let the moon's rays fall on his face while asleep. If a man believe in this science, he is entitled to peace in his convictions. If, however, he attempt to use the knowledge in moulding credulous minds, it is time to call a halt. It is al» very well for an astrologer to tell you what sign was in the ascend ency at the time you were born, and what is the star which rules your des tiny. Nevertheless, he should not be allowed to outline human lives. If people think that a printed folder, the same for all persons born at a certain period of the year, contains infallible information for their mental, spiritual and material guid ance. they ought to be diverted from buying it. This boy Robert has been sacrificed on the altar of superstition. Per haps, if hifci mother had not had money, and he had not been depend ent upon her for support, he might have disobeyed her will. No doubt there are but few cases as extreme as this one, yet the principle in volved is, to my mind, the same. It has been my very good fortune to gain the confidence of several as trologers, and particularly one. from whom I have learned some of the basic principles of star-gazing, and the ways of the fakers. "Never say anything which will hurt a man’s feelings,” he told me. "And yet you must not give only praise, for then he might become sus picious. You must use great tact, and you must pump.” "But I thought everythlrg you said was basted on science,” I replied. “Oh, yes, yes, that is all very well,” he said, impatiently, "but you piust use your imagination.” He Begins. Therefore, one day I set out my sign as an astrologer. A large chart of the heavens was on my wall, and placed on the table were several pon derous looking volumes. I professed to give character readings and advico on business dealings and matters of love. I promised to tell all my pa trons what star ruled their fortune, and a complete description of the qualifications a prospective partner in marriage should possess. More than that. I guaranteed to tell days on which it would be wise to enter into important business contracts. My first visitor was a young lady, whose birthday was in November. This is something like what I told her: ‘‘You possess wonderful will power, and have very great s«elf control; but you must be a little careful of your temper. You are slightly suscep tible to flattery, and I advise you to study people more as to their true character. If you will cultivate your higher nature and give proper atten tion to the training of your naturally strong faculties, there is scarcely any undertaking in which you can not achieve splendid success. You have a very loving nature and are not easily made jealous. Your lucky days are the 13th and 27th of the month. De cember will be your best month for the coming year. When you select a husband h° should be a man of strong personality, who is yet gentle and kind.” You will notice that most of the qualifications given might be applied to almost anyone. However, there is a great deal in the way these things are said. By using proper gestures and dropping the voice to impressive intonations, you can make anything you say seem wonderful. Once 1 said to a man, as though I had made a re markable discovery. "You had a mother,” and then followed it up by saying. “You also had a father.” The words were spoken in a slow, convict ing tone, and the man was positively frightened, and didn’t have enough sense to smile. Just Guessed. Several people have come to me at various times and inquired whether the day was propitious for entering into important contracts; and al though I have most always declared that that was a little beyond my scope, they have insisted, and the re sult was that I have just guessed. How much guessing goes on in this field, nobody knows. I should say there is about 2 per cent false science and 98 per cent intuition. Imagine telling anyone that he must marry a widow, or that unless a girl were bom in December she must be avoided. All I can say is that you should be very careful when you are born. Be sure that the moon and the heavenly planets are so placed in the firma ment as to augur well for your fu ture life. Arrange the day so that it will be a lucky one acordlng to the mystery men an then live your life by astrological chart. By EVELYN NESBIT THAW. (Copyright, 1913. by International News Service.) P OPULAR opinion is steering a steady course toward a definite goal in its attitude regarding turkey-trotting. You remember, of course, the old quotation, "first scorn, then pity, then embrace”—well, that is exactly the course for the turkey trot cup. First horror-struck amaze ment, then amused toleration, then the Every body’s- doing-it -I- must -hur- ry-and-learn eagefness. But while everyone is doing it. not everyone is doing it correctly; and the dance of to-day will not come In to its own and rise above popular critcclsm and accusation until thero is the proper knowledge of how and when and what next. In a crowded ballroom, If every body is merely expressing what the music moans to ihem and swaying ro the rhythm the dance brings to their own individual minds, there will be bumping and sliding and all sorts of antics that give the satirical writer a chance to liken the dance of to-day to the Moro wooing a and the Nautch giri posturings of the back-water civiliza tions of yesterday. The Tango. Last week 1 gave you three simple rules to fix in your minds before at tempting the dances of to-day—stand well away from your partner to allow for lndiivdDal freedom of motion, keep your feet on the floor to insure glid ing instead of hopping, and hold the body, including shoulders, firm and steady. To-day I want to add an almost equally important rule. Learn your steps and dance them, as far as pos sible, with one and the same partner ( —do this at least until you are sure of [ ond picture. Advan 1 yourself; for if every time you dance j first, through two you have to readjust yourself different sort of guidance and a new set of steps, you will never master any part of the dame you are trying to learn, but will dance at your goal instead of toward it. To-day I am going to give you an idea of the tango—not the exotic, southern tango of the Argentine, but a tango more suited to and more characteristic of our northern race. They say the Czardas of the Hun garian peasant can be danced in all its perfection by the Hungarian peasant and no other race can com pass it. So the Tango Argentina is meant for the man and woman of Oastilllan blood. With this in view, and with the Tango Argentina as a basis, my dancing partner, Mr. Clif ford has arranged the North Ameri can tango which we introduce in our ballroom dancing at Hammer9tein's and of which I will give you a sketch to-day. The Reverse. There are six steps or figures in Mr. Clifford’s Tango, which will be found practical and pretty for ball room dancing; and what Is more 1 think you will find them easy to mas ter. Always begin a Tango step with the outside foot. Beginning thus, dance forward with arched foot and pointed toe, In stately walking meas ure for two counts; during the third count the girl turns in to the right, swinging to face her partner, who holds her out at his left side. This step is taken on the girl's right foot, and is followed on the fourth count by a little backward dip on the left foot. Then reverse this stdp, advancing away from the outpointing hands and then swing back into movement one. Advance and retreat thus eight times and use each of the other steps, i will describe back and forward thus, eight times in all. Step two is illustrated by the sec- * with outer foot counts, on the ttie kicking step The Superior Sex By FRANCES L. GARSIDE. HEN a man does a good deed he lingers around it long enough to put up a signpost. I No man ever admits he talked too much. The greatest concession he will I make is that he made a mistake in the person in whom he placed confidence. | After a man has bought his meat 1 and groceries and sent his children I to the public schools for an educa tion he begins to talk of what he has "done” for the tow’ll. No man was ever sorry soon enough. No man could ever tell the truth and ! his side of the story at the same time. A man, while denying that his wife j is more patient than he is. will get up I and pass the baby to its mother when It cries. There are so many men In the world that all the meanness has been thought I ot - There Is this much to say about the faithfulness of man: Every time he builds a castle in the air he puts a different woman In it. Having faith in a man sounds beau tiful in poetry which never goes into details. When a man laughs ten times a day, nine of the laughs w-ere inspired by something he said himself. Any man would prefer remaining in ignorance to being enlightened by some j one he dislikes. It makes a man cross to make a de mand on either his purse or his sympa thy; therefore, women who have to han dle the brutes, beware. The best luck that happens any man Is that the people don’t have time to in- j vestigate all his statements. Do You Know-— Every year over 16,000.000 sheep and lambs are slaughtered In Australia for ; export, and beef totaling over 100,000 pounds is sent out annually for oversea consumption. In Paris there Is a corps of profes sional dinner tasters, whose duty it is to test and pass judgment upon all food prepared for banquets and similar occa sions of state. England has 11,500 ships engaged in foreign trade, Germany over 2,000, Japan nearly 1.000, while the United States has cfnly nine ships so engaged. Two-thirds of the telephones used In the world are In the United States, or a total of over 8,362,000. To operate them requires more than 18,000.000 miles of wire. COLGATE’S RIBBON DENTAL CREAM The Wherefore. A quack doctor was holding forth about his "medicines” to a rural audi- ence„ ”Yes, gentlemen,” he said, "I have sold these pills for over 25 years, and I never heard a word of complaint. | Now, what does that prove?” A Voice—That dead men tell no j tales, Safe, efficient, delicious—profit by its regular twice-a-day use.,. COMES OUT A R1BSON—LIES FLAT ON THE BRUSH 99 Is tha Synoitjir Fir Whi Is Best Educate IffJZ deicriblcg cot,„ fa, Uw. A fries .(or R,, ™* Cr ' Commerce a„d B.oktaf, L««mr, .ad Sc eaiiilc .tadie. end Graduate Work. Tuition Free. Room and Board S’l.SO m month - AddreM THE CHANCELLOR, Aiken., 6a. m Its Cheaper. "It’s pretty expensive to have one's own lawyer.” "Bui it doesn't cost anything to keep one’s own counsel." FRECKLE-FACE Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots. How to Remove Easily. Here’s a chance, Miss Freckle-Face, to try a remedy’for freckles with the ( guarantee of a reliable dealer that it J will not cost you a penny unless it ) removes the freckles; while if it does give you a clear complexion the ex pense is trifling. j Simply get an ounce of othlne— double strength—from Jacobs’ Phar macy and a few applications should show you how easy It is to rid your- | self of the homely freckles and get ) a beautiful complexion. Rarely la > more than one ounce needed for the [ worst case. , Be sure to ask the druggist for the l double strength othine. as this is the prescription sold under guarantee of , money back if it falls to remove i freckles. "Of all the ills under the sun, There is a remedy or there is none, ff there is one, do you wish to find it? If there is none, why do you mind it ? ** We have applied the remedy for others, and that is business. \Ve point, with pnde, to the college record our boys. Not a death or a serious case of sickness in die TfJlR* TEEN YEARS’ history of our school Write for a cata» log, and consider our plau. * University SchoBtfsr Bap, Sa 31 SMcunttiA NHL