THE MYSTERY GIRL
Bj l AKIH.lN HKLU. (Copjrtcht, IMt.)
tConlinuH from Yrslrrday >
Or a truth. Liza Has com had
known Waring for many years and
had spent a number of them in des
perate effort to persuade him to re
uounee bachelorhood in her favor.
ret her words cart ied 1 i11!*• weight
with Attorney Gray, who tancied that
he knew men letter than the insistent
spinster possibly could.
"Mias Haacom,'' he said, after fur
ther though*, "and Mrs. Peyton, too,
I'm going to a«k you—I’m going to
instruct you to ke#-p this matter
Mulct until after the funeral of In.
Waring. That occurs tomorrow, and
1 want r dn> or so to look into this
thing quietly. W« would gain noth
ing by. mailing matters. I will see
Ml* Austin, of course, and rest as
*Ured, if she's guilty of any wrong
doing. she shall not escape. Hut it
is a serious matter to accuse a sus
pect without giving any chance for
explanation-'
"There's no explanation of that
tttby pin and all that money, that is
not incriminating to that girl!” Miss
rbuunni explained
“Nevertheless, I am in authority,
and 1 forbid you to discuss the con
motion of Miss Austin with the case
at all."
Cray knew how to imp, , -s bellig
erent women, and lie even added a
hint of their making trouble for
themselves unless they obeyed his
explicit command.
He returned to the study, where
Gordon Lockwood was going over the
morning's mail.
I he secretary was a busy mftn, for
Ills late employer had bad a number
of diversified interests, and every
mail brought letter-', catalogues, cir
cular* and newspapers that required
careful attention. John Waring had
brten a collector of rare books, and
other curios, and was interested in
several literaly enterpriser.
To many of the*** correspondents
Lockwood could merely send a state
ment of the doctor's death. But others
involved careful and wise judgment,
and Lockwood conscientiously dis
charged his duties.
The study had been put In order,
and all traces of the tragedy had been
removed. The books that bad beeq
on the desk, including the blood
*1 alned copy of "Martial,” Lockwood
bail, after consideration, restored to
iheir places on the shelves.
Although It gave him a thrill of
honor. Lockwood had nerved himself
to appropriate Waring’* desk, for it
meant far greater convenience in his
work.
He sat there a- Cray entered, and
raised his imps: Ive face to note the
attorney’s excitement.
"By Jove, Lockwood.” Cray* ex
claimed ns lie closed the door behind
him. "there’s a new way to look
Which. >eems to promise to straighten
out a lot of things. Do you know
that littD piece over at your beaming
house, named Austin?”
"I know her slightly. What about
her?”
From Lockwood's voice no one
would suspect that his heart was
pounding despot itely.
"Weil, she was hero late Sunday
night! What do you know about
i hrt?”
“I don’t know anything about Miss
Wlstin being in Dr. Waring's study
Jr’uuday n'ght," returned Lockwood,
coldly, "and I don’t believe it. For
if 'lie had been here I should have
known about it. I was here myself,
just outside the study door, until 11
1'ou don't mean later than that, d
you?"
"Dunno. The Bascom spinster
tells the story-”
‘ Then don't bank on it. With it 11
due deference to Miss Bascom. I
kqow she is not always a reliable
spurct- of Information.”
"But she says she saw the girl
coming over her-' late at night-”
"She didn’t! It’s not true' What
under the hen vans would she have
come for?"
'What does any giil visit a man
for/" < 'ray gave an unpleasant wink,
anil Lockwood with difficulty con
Util'.ed an insane desire to spring at
his throat. "And, l-essles, sh* is evtn
now in possession of the missing $500
end the ruby pin.11
"I. don't believe ill"
"ore here, Air. Lockwood, it
.-doesn't matter to anybody whether
Toil believe these things or not. Miss
Austin b is the valuables, and I'pi go
ing over there now to inquire how
Mhe pot them. Also, it just oecu/s
to me that those small footprints
leading across ihe field are directed
toward the Adams house, a; it tuny
have been made by a woman as likely
as bv our hypothe ical small-footed
man."
"Those arc Nog 's footprints."
"l low d i «you know /"
TVmnion serve Even if Miss Aus
tin d. 1 come over here for any reason
she would bare come by the street,
not aerpss the snowy field."
“Apparently she rile-- ti e field. .So
i ni going io ask her win "
*i "All right, ("ray. but you must
admit you're Illogical, inconsequent
and Inconsistent. You think I killed
Lh'. Waring, because I huve a sbai|i,
round lienholder. and owe some larg<
mils. fiien. because a gossiping old
maid conus over, here and lmbblev.
you fly off at a ialtgent ami accuse
ci unprotected girl of absurd and un
.T>CJie\able crime."
“Oho! Intelested in tin siren your
self, eh!"
"No; I'm not—if you mean Miss
Austin. That is. not personally."
b>i men could have told this lie
with such a <. nvinelng manner, hut
Lockwood'; phlegmatic calm stood
hi n now in good stead, and his air of
obvious indifference carried convic
tion.
■ "But." he wont on. “I am sorry for
her. It's nobody's business who or,
what she is. yet those women over at
flic Adams house arc hue and all pos
sevsed to find out something against
her I only want to advise you, fray,
if you talk to anybody over there’,
get Old Salt himself, lie's more fair
minded than his wife or the other
women."
"Men ore apt to lie—where a o, ttv
girl is concerned," said fray, dryly,
and Lockwood ground his teeth In
tag*', ns tlie attorney went awa\
ills demand to see Miss Austin was
listened to by Old Salt Adams, who
had seen lilm coming and opened the
door for him.
11 ell, ( ray, ' said the old mail, as
he ushered him into the sitting room
and shut the door. "I know what
you're after—and l just want to say
so slow. That's all—go slow."
"All right. Salt. Will you send Miss
Austin down here—also. I must inter
view her alone."
"Yes—I understand. But don't lie
led away now, by circumstantial evi
dence. You know yourself, it isn't
always dependable."
"Oo along. Suit, don't try to teach
me my business. Have you talked to
the girl?"
"Not a word. My wife has. but she
didn’t learn much."
Adams went away, and in a few
moments Anita Austin came into the
room.
A first glance showed Cray's ex
perienced eye that the girl was what
lie called a siren.
Her oval, olive face was sad and
sweet. The pale cheeks were not
touched up with artificial color, and
the scarlet lips were, even to his close
•erutiny, ulso devoid of applied art.
She wore a smart 111 tie gown of
black taffeta, with crisp, chic frills
of finely plaited white organdie.
Whether this was meant as mourn
ing wear or not. Gray could not de
taraviB*
The frock was fashionably short,
showing thin silk stockings and
I black suede ties.
But Miss Mystery seemed wholly
unconscious of her clothes, and her
great dark eyes were full of wonder
; mg inquiry as she looked at the at
torney. and then a little diffidently of
fered a greeting hand.
The little brown paw touched
Cray’s with a pathetic, hopeful clasp,
and he looked up quickly to find him
**»lf looking into a pair of hopeful
eyes, that, without a word, expressed
confidence and trust.
lie shrugged Ills shoulders a trifle
and se. rctiv admonished himself to
keep ;i tight rein on his sympathy.
Then relinquishing the lingering
I . nd. lie sat clown opposite the chair
.she had chosen to occupy.
"Miss Austin." he* began, and
paused, for the first time in his life
| uncertain what tack to take.
*'Yes," she said, as the pause grew
longer, and her soft, cultured voice
helped him not at all.
11 • iw could he say to this lovely
small person that he suspected her
of wrongdoing?
*'(ro on. Mr. Cray," she directed
1 him. meantime looking at him with
eyes full of a haunting fear, "what
is it?"
Cray had a sudden, insane feeling
tliHt he would give all he was worth
tor the pleasure of removing that
look of fear; then commanding him*
! self to behave, lie said:
"1 am sorry. Miss Austin, but I
must ask you some unpleasant ques
| tions."
"That's what I'm here for." she
said.' with the ghost of a smile on her
c urved red lips, and, smoothing clown
her ti.ffeta lap, she demurely clasped
Vaudeville—Photoplays
Today—Last Times
Fuller’s Band
The Jazz Sensation
Seven Days, Starting
TOMORROW
A Bi*r Six-Act New Year’s Bill Filled
With Happiness for All Omaha
BILLY KELLY
& COMPANY
In a Comedy With Music
‘Tied Breams”
theTamys
A Vaudeville Surprise
abbottTwhite
Peppy Songsters
if 3 Other Acts f
A Superb Photoplay
“Pawned”
With TOM MOORE and
EDITH ROBERTS
i TIME OF SHOWS
, TOMORROW AND MONDAY
2:C0—4:20—6:45—9:10
SUNDAY
3:30—6:15—8:30—10:45
The last show Sunday evening
ccncludes alter midnight. Please
note that Vaudeville' Sunday
MaTinee starts at 3:30. Per
formances continuous daily from
t P M.
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• •
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aiul heal the swollen, inflamed
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ADA ERT1SKMENT.
BREAK CHEST
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her sensitive little hands and waited.
Those hands bothered Cray. Though
they lay ouietly, he felt that at his
speech they would flutter In anxiety
—even In fear, and he was loatfl to
disturb them.
Because of this hesitancy. he
plunged in more abruptly than he
meant to do.
"Where do you come front, Miss
Austin?"
"New York city." she said, a
brighter look coming to her face, as
If she thought the ordeal would not
be so terrible after all.
"What address there?"
“One W est Sixty-seventh stret.”
"You told someone else the Hotel
Plaza,"
"Yes: 1 have lived at both addresses.
Why?”
The "why" was disconcerting.
After all, Cray thought, he was not a
census taker.
He gave up *getting past history
and said briefly*
"Were you at Ur. Waiting's house
Sunday evening?"
"Not evening," she returned, look
lng thoughtful. "I was there Sunday
afternoon.” .
"And went back again, late in the
evening—to see Dr. Waring, in his
study."
"Why do you say that?" she asked
quietly, hut a small red spot showed
on either olive cheek
"Because I must. How well do you I
—did you know the doctor?"
"Know Dr. Waring? Not at all 1
never saw hint in my life until 1
came here to Corinth "
“You arc sure of that?"
'Vtlmost sure—oh, why. yes—that
is, I am quite sure.”
"Yet you went over there Sunday
evening, and came back to this house
NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS
HAMILTON - • 40th and Hamilton
CORRINNE GRIFFITH
In "A WOMAN’S SACRIFICE"
VICTORIA ... - 24th and Fort
NORMA TALMADGE
In “THE FORBIDDEN.CITY”
GRAND ... 16th and Binney
CONSTANCE TALMADCE
in "THE PRIMITIVE LOVER"
Amatfur Vaudeville
in possession of I'r. Waring's vain
uble pin and a large sum of money."
"Oh, no. Mr. Cray I didn't do any
such thing:”
"Then can you explain your pos
session of those articles?"
“You mean. I suppose, the roll of
hills that Miss Basconi put into my
top bureau drawer?"
(To lie Continued Tomorrow.)
Last py^nrn Iasl
Times | y y 1 Times
Tonight • • Today
COHSTAHCE TAIMADBE
New Show Tomorrow
James Oliver Curwood’s
“Man from Hell’s River"
Eva Novak—Wallace Beery
Midnight Show Sunday
at 11 P. M.
Can You Imagine a Situation Like This
As the Big Punch in a Phutoplay?
Ten men and one woman trapped in a “waterproof” cellar Cafe
while a torrent rages through the streets of the city outside.
The guttering candles on the mahogany bar tell the story of the
oxygen slowly draining from the air, and the strange gathering
realizes that death is only a matter of hours.
WHEN ALL ARE EQUAL
Levee Louie, the bum who had felt the heavy hand of the bar
tender upon his shoulders a hundred times, is now given food
and drink and becomes their equal.
The young broker who had forgotten the chorus girl he once
amused himself with gazes into her eyes and sees the true love
that is reflected in his heart.
The bartender confesses to the boss that he has stolen out of the
cash register for years.
Two brokers who had been bitter enemies now join hands in
friendship.
The unfrocked preacher, who years before had taken the wrong
path because of his wife leaving him, meets face to face the man
who was responsible for it.
The proprietor of the Cafe who has always made “war profits”
now sets up “the best in the house” that they all may drink to i
the future everlasting friendship.
As they all join hands in the “Brotherhood of Man” they think
of the lives they would have lived if they had an opportunity to
live them over again.
OPEN THE DOORS!
Instead of suffocating, they decide that they will open the big
doors and allow the waters to sweep in upon them.
The clash of the- irons, the creak of the doors, and instead of
the rush of the waters down the Cafe steps the sun is shining
brightly outside, for hours before; the torrent had abated.
IT’S DIFFERENT NOW
Levee Louie once more feels the heavy hand of the bartender
upon his shoulders; the two brokers become enemies and go out
into the world to fight each other tooth and nail; the proprietor
tells the bartender that he will deduct from his salary the amount
of money that he has stolen and then proceeds to make out a
bill foy the expensive wines that he had so “generously” treated
his fellow men, in their hours ©f doom.
But there is among this group the boy and the girl, and what
really happens to them after this thrilling episode is a delightful
surprise. •
BUT NO PREACHMENT
All this is presented to you on the screen; not in a manner of
preachment, but as real entertainment, with laughs galore.
The photoplay, “THE SIN FLOOD." cannot be expressed in a
word, a phrase, or a sentence; all the old adjectives have been
used until they are frayed at the edges. “Great" has almost lost its
meaning; “Wonderful" has been shouted out of recognition.
The Sun Theatre presents “THE SIN FLOOD" starting tomorrow
to the Omaha public at its face value: if there are any adjectives
adequate to express its value we know they will come from those
who see the picture.
A SPLENDID CAST
The actors in “THE SIN FLOOD" are real and not celluloid
ones and among those who compose the all-staff cast of players
are Helen Chadwick, Richard Dix, James Kirkwood, Ralph
Lewis and John Steppling.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN 1923
The Management is proud of the fact that “THE SIN FLOOD”
is a splendid forerunner for what the Omaha public may expect
in pictures at the Sun Theatre for the year of 1923.
Start the New Year Right!!
We Will Preaent for Our
New Year'* Week Special—
SUNDAY and ALL WEEK
with Douglas MacLean and Madge Bellamy
A RIOT! °"e of ,h* GREAT B,G H,TS of ,he vr*r■ Thal
Ur 4 • iteeplechaae! When you’re not laughing you’re
yelling—yellnig like-1 And the itory! A panic when a youth
who can’t even (tick on a rocking-horae ha* to ride a four-legged thun
derbolt becauae hi* girl believe* he’* a famou* ateeplchaaer.
HAVE YOU ON YOUR FEET—RIDING ALL THE WAY
Also a real novelty attraction,
WILL ROGERS in THE ROPIN'FOOL”
SPECIAL NEW YEAR’S EVE. SHOW! !
With complete change of program for this one performance.
Emerson-Loos production.
“A RED HOT ROMANCE"
You can come at nine and see it all for one price.
I TONIGHT s\Nrn
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in
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at 2:15 P M. at 8:15 P. M.
Now Playing
MARION MORGAN
DANCERS
In a New Dance Drama
"HELEN OF TROY"
Ralph C. Bevan A Beatrice Flint
ROX' I CARL EMMY |
LA ROCCA 1 And Hit Pet. I
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Introducing
•THE PEARL OF HAWAII”
WM. WOLFE A LOUISE WARD In
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GREENOUF A TINO Offer
COSTUMED SONGS AND DANCES
BERRY A LAYTON
•THE ALL ROUND BOYS”
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