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wmm V; ^ . PT>AI>TDEAI*EI?., DESTROYING -ANGEL By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE H • . sfi-l'V "Vv< •; sift* i( p* u ,* : % • H- flv K CHAPTER X--Continued. --12-- *Whnt I wished to convey wan sim­ ply my Intention no longer to benr my Masculine weight upon n women--ei­ ther you or any other woman.*' A smile contended momentarily with the frown, and triumphed brilliantly. "I mean to ask you." he said delib­ erately, "to whom am I Indebted--V To his consternation the smile van- Idled. as though a cloud had sailed be­ fore the sun. Doubt and something strongly resembling incredulity in­ formed her glance. "Do .you mean to say you don't know?" she demanded after a moment. "My Mr. Ember must have told you T •"Ember seemed to be laboring under the misapprehension that the Flake place was without a tenant.'4 : -"Oh!" Her totie was thoughtful, "Has he gone back to town?" "Business called him. At least such was the plausible excuse he advanced for depriving himself of my exclusive society." , "1 see," she nodded--"I see . . .** "But aren't you going to tell me? Or ought I to prove my human Intelli­ gence by assuming on logical grounds that you're Miss Flske?" "If you please," she murmured, her Intent gase seeking the distances of the sea. "Then that's settled," he pursued in accents of satisfaction. "You are Miss Piske--Christian name at present un­ known to deponent. And we are neigh­ bor*. Do you know, I think this a •ery decent sort of a world after all?" "And still"--she returned to the charge--"you haven't told me what you mean to do, since you refuse my help." "I mean," he asserted cheerfully, "to •ft here until some kind-hearted person fetches me a stick to serve as emergen­ cy staff. Then I shall make shift to hobble to your motor boat and thank you .very kindly for ferrying me home." She shook her head in dainty annoy­ ance, then, light-footed, darted from sight round the side of the bathhouse. Presently she reappeared, dragging an eight-foot pole, lie rose on one foot and tested the staff with his weight. " Twill do," he decided. "And thank you very much." f But even with its aid, his progress toward the boat necessarily consumed a tedious time. It was impossible to favor the injured foot to any great ex­ tent. He made little or no attempt to converse while In motion, so she had plenty of opportunity to muke up her mind about him. If her eyes were a reliable index, she found him at least interesting. At times their expression was enigmatic beyond any reading. Again they seemed openly {^rplexed. At all times they were warily regardful. Once she sighed quietly with a passing look of sadness of which he was wholly unaware. ... , "Odd--about that fellow," he ob­ served during a halt. "I was fqpfr as Was Drummond--until I saw--* "Drummonu I" "Friend of mine . , . Ton don't hy any chance know Drnmmond, do jreo?" "I've heard the name." - - - "You must have. Supposed to have committed suicide--jumped off , Wash­ ington bridge a week before he was to i marry Sara Law, the actress? . . . I may as well tell you--It's no secret, although only a few people know it-- Ember saw Drummond, or thinks he - did, alive, in the flesh, a good half-hour - after the time of his reported suicide." > "How very curious I" There was nothing more than civil but perfunc- ; to|y interest In the comment. "Are you ready to go on?" And another time, when they were near the boat: "When do you expect Mr. Ember?" {asked the girl. * •"Tonight, probably." t "I shall be glad to see him," said f the girl in what Whitaker thought a * carious tone. "Please tell him, will you? Don't forget." ! "If that's the way you feel about Iaim, i snail b«* tempted to wire uiiu ,aot to come." | "Absurd!" she laughed. I When Anally they came t6 the ^Sad ef the dock, he paused, considering the three-foot drop to the deck of the mo- ' tor boat. "If ltwerea!t low tide . . lie.explained, crestfallen. "But, since It is low tide, you'll have •••let me help you agatn." the gM re­ torted, jumping lightly but surely to title cockpit- She turned and offered him a hand. «|$8 dancing with gay malice. "Like all men, you must turn to a Woinan in the end--however bruve your strut." "Oh, it's that way. Is It? Thank yoft, but I fancy I can manuge." And with the aid of the clothes-prop he did manage to make the deBCfent without her hand and without disaster. The girl started tbe engtne and took the Wheel as the boat swung droning •way from the dock. Not until she had once Or twice advanced the spark and made other minor adjustments did she return attention to her passen­ ger. Then, tn a casual voice, she in­ quired : "You've been out of the coun­ try for some time, I think you said?' "Almost six years on the otiier side of the world--got buck only this Spring." . "What" sjie asked, eyes averted, laying out the channel--"what does oae do on the other side of the world?' "This one knocked about, mostly, for Ids( health's sake. "I did drift into a aort of t>uslness, after a bit--gold min- ft«t tn a haphazard, happy-go-lucky fs«ht<ffl--did pretty well at it and raifir tome to astonish the natives.' "You And things--New York--disap- pSltriloir?" she analyzed his tone. **! 0n<* ft overpowering--acd lonely. There Is reason to believe that Ember and the young woman, who helped Whitaker after his fight or the beach with the strange spy, have some sort of plan concerning Whitaker which they don't want, him to understand. It is outlined andstrong hints are given about It in this installment. You will be puzzled by developments. Whitaker, you know, J)ad married an innocent girl to save her honor five years previously--St a time when he expected soon to die --and left the country. He returns, heslthy and wealthy, and finds the wife, now a famous actress known as Sara Law, engaged to marry Drummond, his old partner. She disappears. Drummond sup* posedly .commits suicide. Whitsker is fiercely assaulted In the dark, and goes to the country home of his friend Martin Ember to recover. He surprises a mysterious spy at work, fights him, sprains an ankle and la helped by a handsome girl iivino near Ember's place. 1 r r f -- r r r r r r r r i - if'JJ'j' Nobody sent a brass hand to greet me at the dock; and all the people I used to know are either married and devot­ ed tn brats, or divorced and devoted to bridge; and my game has gone off so badly In six years that I don't be­ long any more." She smiled, shaping her scarlet tips deliriously. The soft, warm wind whipped stray strandtf of hair, like cords of gcrtd. about her face. Her eyelids were half lowered, against the intolerable splendor of, the day. The waters of the bay, wind-blurred and dark, seemed a shield of sapphire fash­ ioned by nature solely to set off in clear relief her ardent loveliness. Whitaker, noting how swiftly the mainland shores were disclosing the Qner details of their beauty, could t a ve wished the bay ten times as wide. CHAPTER XI, V The Mousetrap. Late in the afternoon of thte same day, Ember, appearing suddenly In front of the bungalow, discovered Whitaker sitting up in state; a com­ fortable wicker chair supported his body and a canvas-seated camp stool one of his feet; which last was dis­ creetly veiled In a dripping bath towel. Otherwise be was fastidiously arrayed In white flannels and, by his seraphic smile and guileless expression, seemed abnormally at peace with his circum­ stances. Halting,. Ember surveyed the spec­ tacle with mocking disfavor. "Hel-lo!" he observed, beginning to draw off his gantlets as he ascended the veranda steps and dropped Into another wicker chair. "What the deuce's the matter with you?" "Game leg, thanks. Twisted my ankle again, this morning. Sum Fat has been doctoring it with intense en- He Ross on One Foot and Tested the Staff, thuslasm, horse liniment and chopped ice. By tomorrow morning I'll be skip­ ping like the silly old hills iu the Scrip­ tures/' "Hope so. Well, yon must've had a pretty rotten stupid time of it, with that storm." "Oh, not at aH. I really enjoyed it," Whitaker protested. "Oh, If you forgive me for leaving you alone so much, well call It square." Ember lifted his voice: "8um Fat, ahoy!" • The Chinaman appeared in the door­ way, as suddenly and silently as If magically materialized by the sound of his name. "You're a sulphur-colored wizard with pigeon-toed eyes," said Ember se­ verely "fio BWAV firom hero instantly and prepare me all the dinner In the establishment, lest an evil fate over­ take you." "It is written* returned Sum Fat, that I die after eight-seven years of honorable life, from heart failure on receiving long-deferred raise In wages." He shuffled off, chuckling. "I fancied I saw the flutter of a pet-,, ticoat through the trees, as I came up to the house." "Acquaintance of your* I believe-- Miss Flske." • 4 "Miss Flske P* . There was unfeigned amazement In thfe echo. "Anything wonderful about that?" inquired Whitaker, sharply. "I fancied from what she said that you two were rather good friends." "lust surprised--that's all," said Ember, recovering. "You see, I didn't think the Flske place was open this year." He stared suspiciously at Whitaker, but the latter was transparently In­ genuous. "She expressed an unaccountable desire to see you--told ve to tell you. "Oh ? Such being the cane, one would think she mlght've waited." "She lujd Just started home when you drovein." Whitaker explained with elaborate *euse. "She'd merely run over for a moment to Inquire sfter ray ankle, and couldn't wait. I say, who are the Fiskes, anyway?" "Well . . . the Fiskes are (he people who own the next cottage, "I know, but--" "Oh, 1 never troubled to Inquire; have a hazy notion Piske doeg «*Mb«- tlilng in Wall street." Ember passed smoothly over this flaw in his profes­ sional omniscience. "How did you happen te m^t her?" "Oh. mere accident........^p«e 0g beach tills morning. I slipped and hurt my ankle. She--ah--happened along and brought me home tn her motor bout." "You haven't seen Drummond--or any signs of him, have you?* ' "Eh--what?'* Whitaker sat ®P» startled. "No, I . . . er . , . how should I?" - , » "I merely wondered. You sea, I... Well, to tell the truth, I took the lib­ erty of camping on his trail, while In town. But I couldn't find any trace of him." "Oh, I say;!" Whitaker expostulated, touched by this evidence of disinterest­ ed though tfu I ness. "You persuade yourself too much, old man. You set tip an Inference and Idolize It as an immortal truth. Why, you had me going for a while. Only last night there was a fellow skulking round here, and 1 was Just dippy enough, jthanks to your influence, to think he resembled Drummond. But this morn- tag I got a good look at him, and he's no more Drummond than you are." Ember sat up, eyes snapping. "Who was he, then? Tell me about him-- everything." Whitaker resignedly delivered him­ self of the tale of the mare's-nest--as he still regarded It When he had come to the lame conclusion thereof. Ember yawned and rose. "What are you going to do about Itl* Whitaker inquired with Irony. "Wash and make myself fit to eat food," was the response. "I may pos­ sibly think a little. It's an exhilarat­ ing exercise which I don't hesitate to recommend to your distinguished con­ sideration." He was out of earshot, within •he bungalow, before Whitaker could think up an adequately insolent retort. He couid, however, do no less than smile incredulously at the beautiful world-- so much, at least, he owed to his self- respect. In the deepening twilight a mental shadow came to cloud the brightness of Whitaker's confident contentment. Neither good food nor good company seemed able to mitigate his sudden seizure of despondency. He sat gloom­ ing over his plate ami glass, the bur­ den of his conversation yea, yea and nay, nay. His host diagnosed his com­ plaint from beneath shrewd eyebrows. "Whitaker," he said at length, "6 possimist has been defined as a dog that won't scratch." "Well?" said the other sourly. "Come on. Be a sport. Have a good scratch on me." Whitaker grinned reluctantly and briefly. "Where's my wifef* he -demanded abruptly. "How In blazes--1" "There you are!" Whitaker com­ plained. "You make great pretensions, and yet you fall down flat on your fool­ ish face three times in less than as many hours. You don't know who the Fiskes are, you've lost track of your pet myth, Drummond, aud you don't know where I can find my wife." "My dear man, I myself am begin­ ning to doubt her existence." "I don't see why the dickens she doesn't go ahead with those divorce proceedings I" Whitaker remarked mo­ rosely. "I've met few men so eager for full membership in the Alimony club. What's your hurry?" Oh, I don't know." Which was largely truth unveneered. "I'd Uks to get it over and done with." 1 Do you think that Ember Is surprised and puzzled to learn that Miss Flske lives next door? Does he know where Sara Law now is? i ' r r r r r f f r f f f i M j J \ (TO BE CONTINUED.) NO MORE ART IN THE HOMQ Bungalows and Apartments of Today Have No Place for Great Pic­ tures of Post "The future of art will be In mu­ seums, as the future of the dead Is tn cemeteries," John L. Balderstoa quotes George Moore In The Atlantic. As I have said, after the art of the temple, the cathedral, and the palace, came the art of the house, which waa the last phase; for now the art of the bouse Is dead, since people no longer live in houses. They are all moving Into bungalows, or, which Is the same thing, into apartments--and in a bun­ galow there Is no room for art. We have futile attempts at art for the bungalow, as we shall have pretended art for the Pullman car, for the motor, for the aeroplane. The great pictures of the past, having'hung in bouses for centuries, are passing into museums, not only because people are moving out of houses, but because new social ideas are destroying the great estates and making It Impossible to keep valu­ able art works from one generation to another. In England now three death duties will break up the greatest estate In the kingdom. You say you still have houses in America and millionaires with money enough to buy pictures? Ah, but think of what they buy I It takes a lifetime to learn to recognize a good picture, and how can a man who has spent his best years making ,a tor- tune expect to know a masterpiece when h« sees It? When I was in Paris forty years ago your rich Americans were buying trash!" Getting Informed. Bacon--I see the government of Venezuela has employed an agriculture al scientist to give free Instruction to fanners. Kgtiert--Well, the Chances are when tlie agricultural scientist gets throng! he will hav« learned More Seaeonableness in Head- Ifcar Is Shown This Sefc-' son Than Last * - v .{ffM *'•' HAT WITH LOW GOWN New Ones Are Mads of Cloth of 8ilv#r and Gold Metallic Net and Lacs, Brims Transparent--Rua- ,, <sian Headgear Reversed, The fact that the milliners have taken up satin for several shapes in the new millinery will contribute to­ ward more seasonableness of headgear this winter than last. No one objects to satin, especially If It is In black Ox- in a dark color, as a relief and off­ set to the black velvet hats that have been worn so unremittingly that one began to think that the milliners had lost all power a originality In choos­ ing fabrics. There havt} been several seasons In which black velvet dominated, but thererhas never been anything to equal the last six months. At any for­ gathering of women, the black velvet hat was as seemingly necessary to the costume as the steel helmet to the sol­ dier. Shapes differed, ornamentation varied, but the hat was black velvet; and on this fabric were rung the slight changes that the milliners Invented. Women do not tire of black velvet hats any more than they tire of blue Serge suits and frocks. They are the bread and Water of fashions. The only time that the velvet hat grows wearisome In the eyes of the average woman is when the first snows f&Il and the fashionables torn their atten­ tion to the pines. Then the . average woman wants to discard velvet iand get anything she can as a^substitute; and today, satin is wisely offered as a compromise between winter and sum­ mer millinery. There are also satin hats tn all the shades that nature gives to a dahlia, for America, as well as France, has decided that these purplish tones are excessively good-looking and Is re­ peating them throughout costumery with excellent effect. The brilliant purple that was advo­ cated at the beginning of the season has been coldly greeted, but the deep purples that are almost on blue and black are found to agree with every kind of gown and coat worn. The shapes of the new hats reveal no long-disguised secrets on the part of the millinery. The Russian turban in its original form Is abandoned, but there is an undoubted suggestion from the Muscovite turban In the new hat that is a reversal of the old--meaning that the high point of the brim in front is now turned to the back, and instead of the orupment being placed against this part Of the brim, It Is kept in front. Russian Style Passe. The national Russian headdress has been worn a bit threadbare iu some of the cheaper hats, but its original glory Is retained by the brides who are arranging these crowns with the point In front,' as a setting for the tulle veil. There Is another Influence at work among some of the milliners, which suggests the field hats worn by the European armies In the early part of the nineteenth century. These tur­ bans are of satin, with the brim COLLARS ARE WIDER NOW 8tyles In Vogue In 1830 May Return If Extremes Are Continued. Now Collars and cuffs grow bigger and bigger; It lodks as though, before many moons have passed, the extreme style of 1890, when cape collars, fall­ ing almost to the waistline at frout and back were worn., will have been reached. A smart neckwear set for wear over a simple silk frock or blouse. Is of sheer batiste, with edge frllltngs of plaited net. The collar opens in a V and falls well over the shoulder, nnfl Instead of crossing In surplice fashion, the long ends are^thered up to form a sort of jabot. The cuffs reach the elbow and are buttoned all the way up with round crochet buttons. kJgiizt ; Jackets Are fof the 28 to 30 Incl A French m< Ice with yoki| either side pock its. Stfpi*:--""0.'. Short. it part are fiom not hip lengthl at a basque hod- ng two fla]»s at cinbling breast turned so high that the crown van­ ishes, and elongated at the sides and flattened at the back. One of the best of these French shapes is made of black satin, the top of the extra high, upturned brim edged with a fringe of aigrettes. The main points to remember In the new hats are the tightness of the headband in all turbans, the even line which is carried out around the head, the elimination of more than one or­ nament and the tendency to hold to Slavic ornamentation Instead of any other. The Chinese mandnrln turban which has come Into first fashion along with the Chinese "fabrics and ornaments imported to this country to fill the place of the European im­ portations, is strangely In keeping with some of the Russian shapes, and even the colors of the Chinese ornament which hangs from the button at the top, closely resemble'those used by the Slavs. Well, there were days in the formation of the races on this planet when the Mongolian and the Russian were closely mingled. Genghis Khan left many Mongolian traces In that vast bit of territory known as Russia, and it may be that the hat was one. . The Transparent Brim. Since the advent of the evening hat as an adjunct to the low gown when One is dining in restaurants, there lias come into the fashions an entirely new kind of millinery. These new things are afternoon hats de luxe. All that thefmilliners wanted a woman to wear In the afternoon, and against which she rebelled for many reasons, she is happy to wear at nlghu It has given her a good opportunity to exploit the wide brim, which motoring, dancing and skating have put somewhat in the background. These brims aid transparent. Car­ toonists used to draw amusing pic­ tures of women using brims of hats as a substitute for veils, and the idea was considered caprtcious and attrac­ tive; and, suddenly, it is taken seri­ ously. Metallic net and bullion lace are used for these wide brims, and the hat Is tilted so far forward over the eyebrows that It Is an easy mat­ ter to look upward through the fabric. The fashion has alsc led to women doing up their eyes a bit in the Orien­ tal manner, so as to make them more significant and expressive under the half-concealing UKtal tissue.' The crowns of thesfe large evening hats are made of crystals, of closely crushed roses and of heavy metal em­ broidery on tulle or satin, but there are no feathers. The much-vaunted os­ trich feather, which was taken up by the best of the French designers in September, did not gain a place in the affections of the public, and the musketeer hat that Talbot revived, with its sweeping plumes and Its like­ ness to those worn by the women of the eighteeenth century in England, was taken up only by the individual who wanted something different from her neighbor. ^ It may be safely said that In chops* lng an evening hat or one for the Aft­ ernoon, If you have the social. oppor­ tunity to exploit so ornamental an article, it is wise to just look Into the metallic fabrics and go no further. Makes Alluring picture. It Is at its very best in the latter setting. The woman who can wear a simply cut, medieval frock of black chiffon velvet, with its slightly open neck, absence of collar and full sleeves caught In with an embroid­ ered band at the wrist, and a straight Iteboux sailor of oxidized cloth <of silver, is sure of turning herself into an alluring picture. It Is not within the power of every woman to look well in a metallic hat. If she will be fashionable at the- cost of her appearance, let her take her courage iii both hands and defy opin­ ion; but If she will compromise with fashion and her appearance and will see to it that flesh pink tulle is laid somewhere in the intricacies of the' metallic lace or embroidery that makes up the brim, she can frankly line a wide, transparent brim with a double thickness or plaiting of flesh pink tulle. This will make a hat more strik­ ing and effective than if the harshness of its metallic threads Is left un­ touched by a softening veil. Probably the best of these models is one that has a crown entirely of faint blush roses mounted on gold net which Is pulled, in and out of the flow­ ers, and a brim that tilts a bit in front, made of flhe gold Jace mounted on flesh pink tulle. All of these evening hats are worn with low gowns more often than with half-high ones, but so far they have not been adopted at the theater, for few women are willing to go back to' the inconvenient days of holding a large hat on their laps, or, failing In the attempt to hold It, spend most of their time frantically grabbing It to keep It from slipping, or picking II np from under the heels of the man who goes out between the acts. (Copyright, MH7. by the ftlcClur* Newspa­ per Syndicate.) Empire Effects In Lingerie. ' If one Is a lover of the empire ef­ fect one will appreciate a way of ob­ taining It in a chemise. The chemise is made as usual, either the straight kind or the envelope variety. Crochet a neat little beading -around the top and then make about 12 or 14 Inches pf beading insertion to match the edge. Sew this across the front of the chemise at the high waist line and run ribbon through It. He It In a bow at the front and sew the ends where the Insertion ends, just to the front of the side Bams. There will be a high-waisted effect and a very dainty one as well. e . ii ;,. • V . A'Dry"®hampoo.ii;^.^, A dry shampoo which wiTT make th(T hair fluffy and glossy and also give It a delightful perfume, consists of two ounces of cornmeal, two ounces of orris root and two ounces of ground cinnamon. Mix this thoroughly. First brush the hair to remove all tangles, then dust It thickly with the powder. Tie it up In a towe! for five minutes, then brush it again until both hair and scalp are perfectly cleuiw SHE XTM.E FOR THE BIN OF IT Chicago Woman Is Half House­ wife, Half Bur«'?*r for Many . yrtr- 4 r* /*•. " USE FOR LOOT • i%0: Became Burglar for Pleasurs Dan* fsrous Occupation Afforded M«r ' 8> Crafty Her Husband Never $y«p$cted Her. * Chicago.--Mrs. Nellie Hants, wife of a workman, and long regarded by her friends and neighbors as a simple housekeeper, devoted to her home and her round of domestic duties, is under arrest, charged with being one of the most expert housebreakers and rob­ bers in the city, and so crafty in her operations and the disposition of her loot that not even her husband sus­ pected her. The woman engaged in her dangerous business purely for the love of adventure. She profited little by her operations and on several oc­ casions, "according to her . own story, after looting the home of some friend or neighbor, she would carry her spoils to the river and throw the. articles away, one by one. Following her arrest it was shown that for nine years she had been mak­ ing the beds, washing the dishes, sweeping the rugs and tidying her home, sending her husband off to work In the morning with a full dinner pall and a kiss, only to turn to burglary at every convenient time of the day. 8howed Fight When Arrested. The woman might have gone on many years longer undetected had, It not been for the alert eyes of women who told the police that In nearly every In­ stance of a' daylight robbery in their neighborhood a woman whose appear­ ance tallied with that of Mrs. Hantz had been seen either nenr or on the- premises. A few mornings ago five detectives entered the modest home of the suspect She greeted them with a smile and guessed their mission. Whipping a revolver from her skirts she raised it and would have fired hud not an officer seized her from behind and overpowered her. Then they searched the home. Be­ neath mattresses, fti closets and draw-. ON HER HANDS TboIII to Walk Upright Opente Advised. Svrod by Î dii L Pkkhaa's Vegetable CoBpowi. I, t\ This woman now raises chickens sad does manual labor. Read her stury: Richmond, Ind.--"For two years I «u so side and weak with troubles from my age that when going up stsirs I had to go very slowly with my hands on the steps, then sit down at the top to rest.) The doctor said he thought I should have an operation, and my friends thought I would not life to move into our new house. My daughter asked ma to try Lydia El Pinkh&m's Vegetable Compound ss she had taken it with good results. 1 did so, my weakness dis­ appeared, I gained in strength, moved Into our new home, did all kinds of garden work, shoveled dirt., did build­ ing and cement work, and raised hum- drafo of chickens ana dueks. 1 can­ not (say enough m praise ei Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound and if these facts are useful you rosy pub­ lish them' for the benefit of other women. "--Mrs. M O. JoHNSSONjItalfeS D, Box 190, Richmond. Ind. . *>3 Stole Because I Loved the Excite­ ment." era, and In many out-of-the-way places, they found a great collection of ar­ ticles, some valuable, some not-- watches, bracelets, cheap combs, toilet articles, vases, embroidery, handker­ chiefs and trinkets, clothing, petti­ coats and shoes. The woman, on the advice of the ollicers, decided to make a clean breast of her operations. Although she made an honest effort, the woman could uot definitely estimate the uyniber of her "jobs" except that they might have totuled 200. Loved Work of Burglary. "I loved it," the woman told her captors. "1 never really wanted the money the things would bring or the things themselves. If I had wanted either I would have been a rich wom­ an to day, for I got away with thou­ sands of dollars' worth of stuff. 1 stole because I loved the excitement, the Joy of planning a robbery and the thrill that accompanied the prying open of a window, the unlocking of a door stealthily, and the search for hid­ den valuables. I seldom made a mis­ take in my plans and never failed to get away with It." In several instances, the woman said, she gave away iter plunder or threw It into some dbrner. Once, af­ ter she had carefully planned a Job for weeks, after closely watching the house until she was sure of her chance and had finally jimmied her way inside and stripped it of its valuitbles, she purposely walked to a bridge, and standing near the center of it delib­ erately threw the articles, one by oae, into the river. Pulls Spikes to See Fun. Edwardsvllle, III.--"We Just wnnted to see some fun." said Curtis Norce, a farehand. tiffed fifty, confessing to the police that he and Charles Craig, a cronie, pulled spikes from the rails of the Illinois Traction System and caused the wreck which resulted in the death of one and the injury of a score of passengers. - Stripped by Robbers. St. Louis.--Stripped by highwaymen of his watch, $3.50 and every stitch of clothing except his trousers, Herbert Ew4ng, nged sixteen, was forced to walk home In that condition with the thermometer below freeKing. "We'll leave you just enough to look respecta­ ble on the streets," the holdup men said,. ro KILL RATS, MICE A N D C O C K R O A C H K S ALWAYS USB m \ U. S. Qc | SOLD BVBRIi sm STEARNS'm, ELECTRIC PftStE Government Buys It BVKRYWKttl -- 2Se *n4 SL.0S Gone to the Club. "Mrs. Gadder gave some of her friends an evening of music recently.'* "Did Mr. Gadder contribute?" "Yes, in one sense. 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