THE JHflRflTHOH IWYSTERY |
A STORY OF MANHATTAN.
BY BURTON E. STEVENSON {
Author of "Th« Holladay Case,” “Cadets of Gascony,” Etc.
Higgins gasped and choked, staring
w tfle-oyed.
Why. that's so!" ho rrled. "That's
► •>' I never thought o' that' Mebbo
there a damn scoundrel hidin' 'round
^ome’rs," and he glanced ••xcltedly
up ind down the hall.
"Th pojjce will And him if there is,"
said (Godfrey reassuringly. "What hap
p-. • t after you reached the room?"
W > 11,’*. continued Higgins, quieting
<i« .1' t little, but still keeping one eye
ov» • his. shoulder, "as I was Bayin’,
1 t h: owed open th’ door, an* tiiere was
ih .;.i I leanin’ agin th’ wall an* Thomp
son on th’ floor with a big blood-spot on
Ills front.. I Jest give one look
at ’em .an’ then I went down th’ steps
thr^e at ^a titpe an’ over t’ Ui* station.
1 v i! you. it purty nigh done me up.”
He was. Interrupted by a tramp of
feel that came down the stairs. It
wasrSimmPnds and the coroner, closely
attended by the crowd of reporters,
who Immediately surrounded Godfrey,
in Inreatebtng admiration.
‘ How did you happen to he here?"
<b*mnnd/?d Rankin of the Planet.
"Juatjuck," explained Godfrey, look
ing around the group with a pleasant
smile.
"Does It mean another scoop?"
"Oh, no; not at all! I dare say you
fellows know more about It now than
i do
"Oh* of course we do;" assented
Rankin dryly, amid derisive laughter.
"At least," Godfrey added." Mr. Gold
berg has all the facts and Is probably
willing to help you out."
"Yes," agreed the coroner; "but It’s
g ttlug late, and I’m in n hurry—I’ll
give you ten minutes at my office." arid
he started toward the door.
"All right," mild Rankin: "come on
boys,” and they trooped out of the
building together.
Stmmpnds waited until the Iasi of
them hod disappeared.
"Well, wo searched the house," lie be
gan.
"Nobody there?" asked Godfrey.
"Not a living soul. I didn’t really ri
peot to fln4 anybody: but we went
through every room -even to tlie suites
whli lt, ht« occupied.”
IUgglng opened bis mouth suddenly;
then as dmddenly closed It.
"Dlirtou And. the doors all locked?"
"KveVjTOhef the hall windows bolted
on the ifiside. and the trap In tlie roof
hookeijMii pbUf.' There's only one way
oil! nT5n TtWjd get out—that was by
the front door yonder," and Slmmonds
looked (Jhaxjfly at the Janitor.
f llffglnsvgrtjw red In tlie face.
"1 ain't got nothin' more f say!" he
burslEont explosively. "You'll be sayln'
I <Ji<Mt, ntixt!”
uii, n», retorted stmmonus cnouy,
“you didn't do It. Hut I'm not oulte
»ure you've told us till you know."
Higgins sprung from Ills chair, fairly
foaming afc the mouth with rage, but
Slmntonds calmly disregarded him.
“I’Ve, left ft man on guard In 14," lie
eald, "Goldberg wants to bring his
Jury around In tlie morning to look at
things. Here'll your keys." and he
handed the Jingling ring back to the
Janitor.
"There's a man coming up from the
ofllce to take a flash-light of It," said
Godfrey. “No objection to that, I
guess ?"
"Nn;Hl)at's all right. Come around In
the morning to talk It over. I think I'll
luivi sdfh.fi news for you." and he went
on out into the street.
Ulggtos sat down again, still nursing
Ids wrath.
Bid y hear him?" he demanded.
■'Why. he as good as called me a liar!"
"Oh, you mustn’t mind him," said
<hslfrey soothingly. "It's his business
to be suspicious. He doesn't really sus
pect you,"
"Well, they ain't no cause t' suspect
me- 1 ain’t done nothin',” returned the
Janitor; then he looked meditatively at
ills keyt* which he still held in his
hand, ''runny," he murmured; "funny.
I don't knoty when they went out."
Godfrey said nothing, but contem
plated him through half-closed eyes.
At that Instant the street door opened
and a man and woman entered.
“There they come now!" cried Hig
gins. springing to his feet. "Good even
in'. Mr. Tremaine."
"Good evening,” returned the
str«uiger, in a voice singularly rich
arid pleasant.
"t was Jest a-sayin’ C my friend
here.' ’added the Janitor, "that I hadn't
see y’ go, out."
Godfrey^, for an Instant, found him
self gazing Into a pair of the keenest
ey es he ever encountered.
"You wished to see me?" asked Tre
maine.
Oh, no, no, Interrupted Higgins:
*‘bul th' p'llce was goin' through th'
butldln’—"
"The police?"
"Oh, l fergot—you don't know -that
man Thompson's been murdered—he
had th' soot right acrost th' hail from
you.”
"Murdered!" echoed Tremaine. "Mur
dered' Why, that's terrible! Who did
It? llojv did it happen?"
Higgins retold the story with some
unction, evidently enjoying his listen
er's horror. But Godfrey did not even
glance at htm. He was gazing—per
haps a shade too intently for polite
ness-at Mrs. Tremaine. And. indeed,
she was a woman to hold any man's
eyes.
Tremaine drew a deep breath when
the story was finished.
"The bouse has been searched"" lie
ask&l. "The scoundrel couldn't be hid
den—"
"Oh, no. Higgins assured him; "th'
p'lice went all through it—even through
your rooms.”
"I’m glfid of that—then we can sleep
In peace.”
Godfrey rather wondered that Mrs
Tremaine took no part In tile discus
sion. She stood listening apathettcullv,
not even noticing his stare.
"When they told me thev'd gone
through, your rooms." added’ Higgins
•T was kind o' surprised. 1 thought vou
w as ai home t’ night."
"And that we stayed in our rooms
during all that row?" queried qYe
matne, smiling. "I suppose there was
a row?”
His eyes sought Godfrey's again;
then he turned back to Higgins, evi
dently disturbed.
"You mean we may have to prove an
alibi?" he went on quickly. "Oh. we
can do that. We left the house just
after 7 o'clock—that was the first that
1 knew 14 was occupied—1 could sec a
light through the transom. I didn't see
you anywhere about."
“Oh, now I understand.” cried Hig
gins; "that was while we was puttin’
Thompson t’ bed. You didn't know
him. I guess, sir?”
"No—as I said, 1 thought 14 was
empty.”
"He’s only been here three days," ex
plained the janitor, "an’ he was out
most o' th' time, tunkin' up."
I "Oh. he was that sort, was he?” and
I Tremaine tossert away the oral of his
i Igurette. "He goi his deserts, then,
.no doubt. Come, Cecily,” he added,
j uirnlti’ to his wife.
■ Elevator, sir?” asked Higgins.
"No: we've been sitting all evening
al the vaudeville,” and they went on
up the stair, leaving Gofrey staring
I after them.
CHAPTER V.
aiMMONDS SNARES A BIRO.
"Well." said Godfrey, sinking back
In his chair, "who are they, anyway?”
"Mr. an' Mrs. Tremaine—that's all t
know. But they're mighty nice people
—he Is. anyway—I don’t see much o'
: her— cept when she rings fer me t’ tell
me the}' ain’t enough heat.”
"How long have you been here?"
"About three weeks—an' he's a gen
Reman. That (here Thompson, now—I
was leery about lettln’ him have th’
' rooms In th' first place—I didn’t like
his looks. But he offered t’ pay In ad
vance. I was goln’ t' give him notice
In th' mornln'. Th' agent won’t stand
for no sech goin's-nn."
“Was he In the habit of getting
drunk?"
“Oh. he's been comfortable tanked
ever since he’s been here I could smell
It on him- but never so bad as t'lilght.
We can’t have that here -our other peo
ple wouldn’t stand It."
Are all the apartments occupied?"
"No—y' see, they've been remodellln'
th' house, fearin' It all apart, turnin'
It Inside out. It used t’ be a hotel an'
a damn poor one. It wasn’t makln’
any money, so th' guy that owns It
thought he'd turn It lnt' nil apart
ment house. The men that wus
a-worktn' on It. got three soots
done. an' then around come a
walkin' delegate with a red nose an'
a big black must ache, an' ordered 'em
out on a strike. Thom three that’s
done are all full, though. Thompson
had one; Tremaine an' his wife's got
another, an' two young sports what
're lettln' on P study art's got th' third
—away up at th’ top with a skylight.”
Godfrey smoked on placidly. He sus
pected that Higgins had something
more to tell, and he saw that the only
way to get it was to watt with what
patience ne could. He was In no hurry;
besides lie wanted time to think. He
had not yet recovered from that shock
of realizing how he had gone wandering
after a will-o’-wisp of his own creation,
lie had fancied himself astute. * * *
The door opened; he heard Higgins
Utter a sharp cry of amazement. He
looked uii to see Slmmonds—and with
him another man. heavy set, with a
dark mustache. He caught the gleam
of steel at his wrists.
Higgins was on his reel, staring.
"So you recognize him, do you?"
asked Slmmonds, his face shining with
triumph. "I thought I couldn't be
wrong. I got hint quicker 'n I expected,
Godfrey; I didn't even have to hunt for
hint. Of course, you know him?”
"How do you do, Mr. Godfrey?" said
the prisoner politely. “Oh, yes, Mr.
Godfrey knows me—he knows me too
well to think I'd he mixed up In any
thing like this!"
“How are you. Jimmy?” returned
Godfrey. "No, I didn't suppose-"
"Of course not!" said Jimmy, with
scorn. I wouldn't put a man out—that
ain't my line." And, indeed, is wasn't,
for Jimmy the Dude had gained his rep
utation as an expert manipulator of
combination locks.
The detective had listened with a sat
isfied smile.
"Higgins," he said, "this Is the fellow
who brought Thompson home, ain't
he?"
“Yes, sir." responded the janitor in
articulately.
"This,” observed Jimmy, with fine
Indignation, "Is what a man gets for
doing a good action. I found that cove
over at Magraw's Just spollln’ for trou
ble, and l took him In tow and brought
him home. Now you say 1 put him
out! I'd better have kept my hands
off'”
"We all know you’ve got a kind
heart. Jimmy," retorted Slmmonds.
“Dili he have Anything in his pockets
besides that key?"
“What key?"
"The key to his room; of course you
took that."
"Of course 1 <lld!" said Jimmy, with
deep Irony. "Why, of course I did!
You'll find It on me."
"Oh. no, we won't," returned Sim
mnnds, still smiling. “I've a much bet
ter opinion of you than that. Jimmy."
"Why look here. " cried Jimmy seem
ingly deeply exasperated, "what 'd 1
want to put him out for? Old lie have
any dough?"
"You probably know more about that
than we do,” answered Slmmonds, with
meaning.
"You mean I went through him”
Well, I didn't! Hut If I did, what 'd
I want f come back and kill him
for" ?
"Of course," murmured Slmmonds
gazing meditatively at the celling, "it's
quite possible that he'd drop a word
about the pile he had salted down In
his room."
“Oh. hell!" said Jimmy. "A hum like
that! Hut come; let s see how far you'll
go—of course you've got it figured out!
How did I work it? Mr. Higgins, here,
saw me leave the building-—"
"No, be didn't Jimmy," corrected
Slmmonds. gently. "He only saw yon
start for the street door. Hut as soon
ns the elevator started you took (o the
stairs.”
Jimmy threw up his hands with a fine
gesture of despair.
"Oh, you’ve got it all fixed," he cried.
"You’ll railroad me to the chair ir you
can. I suppose you've got somebody
that'll swear they saw me do it?”
"Yes." agreed Slmmonds quietly, "we
have.”
Jimmy paused to look at him and
turned a little pale when he saw he
was in earnest. He began to realize
that perhaps he was really In a tight
place.
"Come. Mr. Slmmonds," he said, at
last, "you don't mean that!”
"You ought to know. I'll have you
identified tomorrow.”
"Identified?”
"Yes—by the woman who saw you
| kill Thompson."
"A mail Is it?" asked Jimmy hrlp
I lessly. "Mebbe she's already been so
] obligin' as to give you my name?"
I "No; but she gave us a description
of you—a mighty good one. 1 spotted
i you as soon as 1 heard Higgins' story."
"So Mr. Higgins bad a tale to tell,
too. did he'."’ asked the cracksman, w ith
j a somewhat venomous glance at the
I Janitor. "Was he also on the scene?
, Or mebbe he was lookin' through the
transom?”
"No cause to get funny. Jimmy. You
l won't feel that way after I gel through
with you.”
, "Oh, won't I? We all know you're
ta bright man, Mr. Slmmonds!”
' Bright or not," said Slmmondg com
placently, “I've got you. Your record's
against you, Jimmy.”
"That's It- give a dog a had name.
S'-c |; re, Mr. Godfrey, you don’t believe
j I'd be such a damned foot as to put
j a man out with a woman watchln’ me
j do it?"
, "I don't know what to think," an
swered Godfrey slowly. "It doesn't
, seem quite like you, Jimmy.”
"Bike me! I should say not! And If
I 1 was crazy enough to do a thing like
I that, would J go back to Pete Ma
graw's and hang around there, waitin'
i for the police to come after me? If
j you think I'd do a thing like that,
you'd better send me to Bellevue and
be done with It!"
"I was expecting that argument,
Jimmy.” said .Slmmonds, still smiling.
"You're a deep one!"
Jimmy threw up his hands again.
Of course,” he cried. "You win; I
lose! If I'd run away, It 'd be a con
fession of guilt; if I stay It's because
I'm a deep un! Oh, It's lots of Justice
I'll get. Well, go ahead. Go ahead and
prove it' I'll prove an alibi."
‘ oh, I know you've got that all fixed,
Jimmy,'.' retorted Slmmonds. "I ex
pected that I knew you'd think of that,
right away. Who'll swear to It i Ma
tt raw ?"
Jimmy's face was growing flushed;
his temper was getting the better of
him. which, perhaps, was just what
Slmmonds wanted.
Magcaw got a share of that last
deal, didn't he?” he continued Imper
turbably. ‘‘Naturally, he’s grateful
But you ought to have waited a little
Jimmy—you really ought. When was
It you got back?"
"Yesterday," answered Jimmy sul
lenly. He evidently realized the dan
ger of losing his temper and managed
to control himself.
"And after an absence of two years!
Gome, Jimmy,” pursued Slmmonds per
suasively, 'what did you do It for?
Was it a plant?
Jimmy relieved his feelings hy some
vigorous swearing.
"I didn't do It. and you know It!”
ho shouted. "You know it! Only you
have got t' do somethin'—you've got t'
make a allowin' so's th’ people 'll think,
they're genin' somethin' fer their mon
ey when th' yapers pufT you. I know'
th' game! Oh. come,” and he stopped
himself abruptly. "What’s th' use?
Are you goln' t' lock me up?”
"I'm afraid I'll have to," said Sim
monds regretfully,
"Then, for God's sake, do If. When,
is this Identlflcatlon-long-lost-orphan
scene goln' t' take place?"
"Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Tion't you feel a little nervous about It,
Jimmy?”
"Not a damn bit!" retorted Jimmy.
"But say—you might tell her nanie
I'd like t’ know who tills posy Is that
says I did It. While she was about It.
I don't see why she didn't give you my
address."
"I don't think she has the honor of
your acquaintance, Jimmy. You see.
she doesn't move In just your circle. I
warn you her word will count more
with a Jury than yours and Magraw's
together."
"Well, who Is she?” repeated Jimmy
Impatiently.
“She’s Miss Croydon—sister-in-law
of Dickie Dolrov."
The prisoner's mouth foil open, his
color changed
“What!" he gasped. "What!”
Then his Jaws snapped shut.
"Well," inquired .Siminonds, “what've
you got to say?”
"Nothin'," answered Jimmy sullenly.
"Not :i damn word. I.ork me up, if
you're goin' to.”
Simmotids laughed.
"All right; I thought I could take
some of the ginger out of you."
"Lock me up, will you?" repeated
Jimmy fiercely. "Come, now; lock me
up."
Siminonds shrugged his shoulders
and turned toward the door.
Godfrey, looking at the prisoner, not
ed his rutiled brow and troubled eyes.
Plainly, Jimmy wanted an opportunity
to arrange his thoughts—but what was
there in the mere mention of Miss
Croydon's name that should disturb
him? What connection could there be
between them?
(Continued Next Week.)
ALMOST BRINGS DEAD TO LIFE.
Apparatus for Resuscitating Persons
Apparently Dead.
An apparatus for producing artificial
respiration has recently been devised
whereby In eases of suspended anima
tion the action of the heart and lungs
can be renewed.
Professor George Poe, the Inventor of
the apparatus, does not insist that with
Its use life can be brought back, but
claims, according to the Scientific
American, that by artificial means ap
plied through the instrumentality of
the respirator persons killed by as
phyxiation. poison or drowning can he
resuscitated; that the death of per
sons under th“ influence of anaesthet
ics while being operated upon can be
prevented; that its use will prevent
Infant asphyxia at birth; that a drunk
en person ran be sobered ill a few min
utes: that persons electrocuted or
hanged—in the latter case where the
neck has not been broken—can be re
vived, and that the freezing to death
of Arctic explorers can be obviated.
These results are accomplished by
stimulating normal respiration through
artllicial means.
A demonstration was made on a rab
bit. Two grains of morphine were in
jected Into the leg, after which four
ounces of el her were administered. It
was believed by the experimenters that
life was positively extinct, as the ap
plication of every known test failed
to reveal any sign of life. In this con
dition the tubes of the apparatus were
applied to the rabbit'3 nostrils, and on
pumping out the poison with one cyl
inder pumping oxygen into the lungs
with a simultaneous movement of the
| valves, within three minutes the rab
bit. but lately pronounced dead, was
breathing naturally, and within six
| minutes was running around the room.
! The ether was entirely out of the sys
I tern, as there was no indication of
nausea.
Churchill’s Debut.
From Blackwood’s Magazine.
I The first time I noticed Lord Ran
dolph Churchill in the house of com
! raons was on a May day in 1875. Sir
j Charles Rilke bad been making merry
at tlie expense of Woodstock then rep
resented in the parliamentary arena
| simply as a cadet of the ducal bouse
! of Marlborough. From the third bench
j behind, that on which ministers ought
lo have been sitting, rose a we*
groomed young man, with protuberant
eyes, pale face and a ponderous mus
tache, with which an he spoke be ner
! vously toyed. Members asking each
other, "Who's this?" learned that It
! was the member for Woodstock rising
i to defend the corporation of the
1 borough that sent him to parliament.
I Though assisted by notes, on which the
I speech was fully written out, the young
I member was so nervous, his voice so
badly pitched, his delivery so faulty
that there was difficulty In following
his argument. Rut here and there
flashed forth a scathing sentence that
made it worth while to attempt to
catch the rest. When he sat down Lo^d
Randolph hud made his mark, had es
tablished himself as a personality In an
assembly in which within ten years ha
was predominant.
\
X COOKING WITH OLIVE OIL. X
i M M M t, ,t M, t, M M11 x
f American ch»fs have not yet learned
I the value of olive oil In cooking. A
I good grade of cooking oil can be bought
| In bulk very reasonably, and a little
bit of it goes a long way.
I If one Is frolng to broil a sirloin or
porterhouse steak, place a tablespoonful
1 of olive oil In a platter and sprinkle
I with salt and pepper, then dip the steak
i In on botli sides before putting ft in the
; hot broiler. A steak or chop cooked
j In this manner has a fine flavor.
Occasionally an American gets a dish
I of real Italian spaghetti and wonders
I why he cannot have some just like it
at home This dish fs very easily pre
pared and this is how to do it:
Buy some Imported spaghetti from an
| Italian dealer, who will, when packing
' It, break the long lengths In half. Put
It without further breaking Into a dish
of water at a racing boll Into which
a good half-handful of salt has just
been thrown. Let it boll uncovered un
til It Is just cooked through and well
swollen. Take care not to cook until
soft—the Italians prefer It firm. Tills
will take perhaps twenty minutes, un
less the spaghetti is very coarse. Pour
it Into a. colander and drain quickly,
placing It steaming on a large platter,
pour on the sauce and serve quickly.
In the same sauce lies the whole
secret. The Italians sell a small can
of pomodoro, from •( to S cents apiece,
according to quality. While the spa
1 ghetti Is cooking, this sauce is put In
a dish of boiling olive oil, thinned with
hot water, seasoned and spiced to
taste. Pour over the spaghetti hot. It
must not be allowed to scorch.
To make the sauce at home tt may
he done with considerable practice, by
stewing the tomatoes four or five hours,
adding a little soup stock, oii, spice.’
j FALL STYLES IN
WALL PAFER DESIGNS
j VVom»n who buy wall paper this fall will
discover that styles have undergone a rad
ical change since last year. Instead of
striking colors the new papers show soft
pastel shades
Furthermore, gold decorated papers are
less popular. This does not apply to dull
finished gold stock. Wall coverings In
j the hand tooled leather effects. Japanese
grass cloth, imitation burlap and burlap
Itself are considered very smart for cer
tain apartments.
The average woman should rejoice In
the imitation hand tooled leather, the
tapestry papers and the other reproduc
tions of old colonial and French designs,
which In the original cost fabulous sums.
By means of these reproductions one may
achieve for from $50 up a fair imitation
of a scheme of decoration which with orig
inal materials might cost thousands to
carry out.
The new imitations of Spanish leather
cost about $8.50 a roll and are. accurate
copies of the genuine. In order to repro
duce the varied markings of the natural
leather Impressions nr*‘ taken directly
from the latter, so that the irregular veins
and the dlv.-rse markings are correctly
copied. From this matrix the paper Is
made.
Nor is this all. Once the ground color,
which most frequently i.-;dull brawn, green
or gold. Is applied, then the illumination is
done by hand. So that, considering the la
bor involved, the cost is not a.i all exorbi
tant.
Japanese grass cloth is another charm
ing material for wall hangings. A room
papered with a dull gold held running
three-quarters of the way shows a tap
estry frieze ihe remaining distance, all of
which is n'.cs; effective. The grass cloth
can be bong!. , for $2 a roll and ihe tapes*
try* for $2.50 a roll.
SCHOOL FROCK OF SERGE.
Nothing Is mote satisfactory for school wear than dark blue serge, and the
accompanying drawing shows an attractive design for making up such a fabric.
The skirt of the little model was side-plaited, with a box plait in the middle of
the front and back, and was attached to the waist, the Join being concealed by
a separate strap girdle. The bodice was trimmed with large dark blue crochet
buttons and cord loops, and had a scarf tie of dark blue silk, with a large
polkadoL The bodice was worn with a guimpe of embroidered batiste.
herbs and seasoning. It is not a diffi
cult trielc, but any Italian cook book
will tell bow not to do it. appearing to
guard the secret.
SLUMBER ROBE FOR BABY.
Materials Two and a half yards of
plain silkoline, three bolts of No. I rib
bon. one skein of Shetland floss, one but
of fine cotton.
Divide the silkoline Into two equal
parts, place in a frame and put ill lay
ers of cotton between ready for tying.
Tie the ribbons all in tiny bows.
Thread the needle with the Shetland
floss, using it double. Bring the needle
up from the bottom, then down again,
taking a stitch through one of the
bov.s. Tie the yarn on the wrong side,
with three or four extra needles tied
In the knot to make a small tuft.
Continue the knotting in this man
ner—beginning with two and a half
inches from the edges, making the tufts
four Inches apart. Turn in the edges
all around and buttonhole closely .with
the yarn used singly.
Crochet a row of shells around the
quilt, each shell of five double crochet
fastened with a single .rochet and
placed close enough together to make
the work Me flat and fulled at the cor
ners.
On the right side, Just Inside the but- J
tonholing. make a row of featherstitch- (
lug with tile yarn.
This makes a light, dainty cover for
the baby. It is very pretty of blue silU
ollne tied with white ribbons, or of
white silkoline tied with pink and blue.
A BACHELOR’S DREAM.
"If youth but knew," the proverb
runs. I often think "If woman but
knew,"—knew the power she has of
bringing out the best in man and how
he longs for her to do it. if she but
knew how a man will laugh with her
and despise her when she forgets the
highest that Is in her.
Most men take the tone of the con
versation from tlie woman with whom
they speak. I fancy women whose
shrinking from evil is instinctive and
not an artistic pose can do more for
the regeneration of the world than a
whole library of sermons, says an ex
change.
A girl some times thinks that men
want her to come down to 1 somewhat
lower level and will vote her dull and
prudish if she .raves lor what the
.•lassies call "Ihc upper air." No great
er mistake is possible. Man, In his
somewhat rough voyaging through the
world, secs much of the grimier side
of Mfe, but If he has an ideal left with
in him he craves for the woman of
his dreams— the effortless purity of a
stainless mind.
♦ —
The ambition to wear a corset pos
sesses a girl at about the same age
that a boy begins to refer to the down
on his faca as a "beard.'’
While panelling was Introduced a season
or so ago. there is no diminution of the
craze for it and It is carried out in many
ways. It fs more expensive than plain pa
per but the advantage of the style cannot
be denied »>? c of ill*' b ust expensive
methods of obtaining the panel effect is
to use a quie: two-toned paper for the field
with a narrow Rena'srance border which
follows the ba-< board and acts as a frame,
besides outlining ihe windows ami doors.,
By far the ?.« west and most striking pan
elling for bedchambers is paper showing
an ivory back ground with a floral panel
effect. Usually the design is confined to
floral garlands, baskets of roses and the
like, which form a frieze from which
streamers depend and define the panels.
Altogether this make.*; a particularly sim
ple and yet dainty decoration for a bed
chamber.
Another panel effect for a bedroom is a
revival of a I*>uis XVI. pattern showing
the ground, say, of pale robin’s egg blue
and the bonier of blue bowknots on a
white ground carried all about the room,
top, bottom and corners. This encloses
each wall in a panel.
Other extremely simple bedroom papers
are those showing a dull yellow back
ground of invisible pattern, and a narrow
floral border, the two separated by a nar
row wood moulding, and the flower pa
pers showing a cr< ani ground w ith
i bunches of roses scattered over the sur
face and no border, Hie field running
straight up to the ceiling and only a
moulding as j. flr.i.- h. A green Japanese
grass cloth may be used to cover two
thirds of the wall, with a border of buff
| and pale yellow roses covering the re
maining one-third.
1 Nurseries are particularly favored by de
| signers. There are any number of novel
i schemes of decoration in which the orna-,
I mental poster largely figures. One of tho l
latest !a nursery ebeets shows a wall, di- |
vided horizontally through the center, the;
lower portion be:ng papered in a toft J
orange and :he upper half in a dull ecru,*
the dividing lino being an ini ere. ting bor- j
der represen: ing chicke ns, ducks and a lot ,
of things stimulating :o the childish imag
ination. The upper field in decorated with
posters of tJuldica in vaiioo* a<U . d-s and
v osiumcs.
. _
NEW “MANDARIN4' BELT.
The new ".Mandarin" hell is made of
loosely woven .silit ohisi.r with fancy
ruffled edges. The buckle and back
piece are of heavily gold plated metal,
in imitation of hand wrought, and
mounted with ‘.’hineso embossed letter
ing. The effect <*f the unusual elastic
combined with the quaint buckle and
baclcpicco iia charmingly unique.
You can tell when x pair are on their
honeymoon by the way they try to fool
each other Ll.nl everybody doco.i t know
iL
Pointed Paragraphs.
From the Chicago News.
V girl Isn't necessarily a peach be
muse she has a stony heart. .
When a dentist hunts trouble he goes
armed to ,.ie teeth.
It takes money to start a business,
but it will stop without any.
Mountains have ears aft well as feet
—at least there are mountairiefi'S.
A roller skater gathers no mpss, but
his shins are likely to get barked.
fiver notice that the chronic Joker Is
,the first to get mad when the joke is
on him?
And it’s easy to advertise the fact
that you are a fool. All you have to
do is to boast publicly of your wisdom.
Fine feathers may not make fine
birds, hut they attract attention to
some birds that would otherwise go
[unnoticed.
i An old bachelor says it Is impossible
for a woman to do anything better than
a man. He evidently never saw a
'woman park a trunk.
"I assure you.” said the persistent
suitor, “that I will not take 'no' for
an answer.”
"You needn't” replied Miss Blight
‘‘I'll say ‘yes' upon one condition. '
"Ah! Name the condition.”
“Jost ask me If I am determined not
to marry you under any ctrcum
! stances.”
Gnn*. Trap*. Decoys, etc. T^owwit price*.
Write for free catalog No. 1. jV. W.
Hide A Fur Co., Minneapolis. Mina.
From the Seattle Time*.
".Johnny,” said Johnny * little brother,
“a fly is a fly because he flies, isn’t he?”
"Ye*: that's It.”
"And a flea. is a flea because h* flee#
Isn’t it?”
"Shouldn't wonder."
"Then why are been bee*?'*
"Because they be.” said Johnny.
tirs. Winslows n norm *3 *t»cp tot CTMtArm
r««thing; softens tbs *u:n», r*oncwi mrsmmeuoa. »*
'ey* pain ■ cures w<*«a oolir. 4£>cnnc n ouctis
“John,” said Mrs. Tompkins, and
there was a trace of tears in eyes,
“mother told me this morning linn sk
wanted to be cremated.” "Ail righi
Arabella," replied Mr. Tompkins cheei
fully. "When will she be ready'.”'—Mil
waukee Sentinel.
Boiled Eggs as a Quinine Toni*.
From Tit-Bits.
Senator Butt, of the Arkansas senate
had jus: finished one of his droll stories
about feeding morphine iq a pointer pup
and watching him as ho Indulged in tin
ensuing antics occasioned by the opium
Representative Do Rossit. known as ou>
of the most veracious men in the state,
said:
"Senator, your clog reminds me of my
her,. Needing quinine one day, as we often
do, f mixed up an ounce of the drug with
molasses and rolled It out into pills. I .eat
ing the stuff to dry on the front porch, 1
went into the house.
"Returning, 1 saw the last of my pills
-•.wallowed by my hen.
"Of course, 1 thought her silly head
would burst wide open. She simply com
menced cackling, and has been laying two
eggs a day ever since. And do you know.
Senator, those eggs are the best chill tonic
on the market? One of them taken Intern
ally will knock the spots from, any case
of malaria in the state, and shaking ague
an’t stand before ’em an hour after they
are eaten. 1 keep that hen dotted, 1 do."
Economical Hubby.
A man was telling a committee of wom
en once about a certain home missionary
movement. In this movement every pa»
ueipant was to contribute 6 shillings thin
she had earned herself by hard work. The
night of the collection came, and various
, and droll were the stories of liow the
money had been earned. At length the
chairman turned to u handsome woman
in the front row'.
"Now. madam, it is your tiyrn,” h# said
"Ilow’ did you earn your contribution?”
"1 got it from my husband," she an
*we red.
"Oho! said lie. "From your h-uab&nd:
There was no hard work about that."
The woman smiled faintly.
"You don’t know my husband,"
said.
PUTS THE “GINGER” T9.
flir Iviuil ut Koo<l liiril by Athlete*.
A former college athlete, o.ne of fhc
long distance runners, began to lose his
power of endurance. Mis experience
with a change In food Is interesting.
“While I was in training on the
track athletic team, my daily 'jogs’ be
came a task, until after I was put on
Grape-Nuts food for two meals a day
After using the Food for two weeks t
felt like a uew man. My digestion was
perfect, nerves steady and I was full
of energy.
“I trained for the mile and the half
mile runs (those events which require
so much endurance) and then the long
daily ’jogs.' which before bud been
such a task, were clipped off with ease.
I won hotli events.
“The Grape-Nuts food put me In per
fect condition and grave me toy ’gin
ger.' Not only was my physical condi
tion made perfect, and my weight in
creased, hut my mind was made clear
and vigorous so that I could get out
my studies in about half the time for
merly required. Now igost all of the
University men use Grape-Nuts, for
they have learned its value, but l think
my testimony will not he amiss and
may perhaps help some one to learn
how the best results can be obtained."
There's a reason for the effect of
Grape-Nuts food ou the human body
and Imain. The certain elements in
wheat and barley are selected with
special reference to their power for re
building the brain and nerve centers.
The product is then carefully and sel
cntitlcally prepared so as to make it
easy of digestion. The physical and
mental results arc so apparent after
two or three weeks’ use as to produce
a profound Impression. Head “The
Hoad to Wellville,'’ in pkgs. “There •
a reason.”