>. THE MYSTERY GIRL By ( AKOI.VN WKIM. (Copyright. IMS > (Coatlnuyd from Ycotorday.) SYNOPSIS. John Waring, gentleman and scholar, has just won the hotly con tested election to the presidency of Corinth college, a venerable New England seat of learning. Before lus inauguration, he plans to marry Emily Mates, a charming and cul tured widow. With Ills life's ambi tion achieved and a rosy future as sured, there is yet an instant's hesi tation before he answers in the af firmative her question, "Are you en tirely happy?" Into this quiet college town comes “Miss Mystery." Through her un canny ability to compel others to do her iddding. she succeeds in estab lishing herself at Corinth’s most i v elusive boarding house, kept by Mrs. Adams and her husband "Old Salt.' Further than giving her name as Anita Austin, the “Mystery Girl" re fuses to divulge any information re garding herself or tier business in Cor inth. This piques the curiosity of the other boarders. Cordon Lockwood, secretary of John Waring, had a room at the Adams house. But ns lie look no ineals there save his breakfasts, and as he ate those early, he had not Jet met Anita Austin. Hut one Saturday morning he chanced to he lato, and the two sat at table together. An astute reader of humanity, Lockwood at once became interested In ths girl, and realized that to win her attention he must not be eager or insistent. He spoke only one or two of the merest commonplaces, until almost at the close of the meal he said: ^ ‘‘('an I do anything for you. Miss ” Austin? If you would come to hear eny of the college lectures I can ar range It." "Who are the speakers?" She turned her eyes fully upon him, and Gordon Lockwood marveled at their depth and beauty. "Tonight," lie replied. "Dr. W aring is to lecture on Egyptian archeology. Are yoll Interested in that?" “yes,” she said, "very much ho. I'd like to go.” "Vou certainly may. then. Just use this card." Ho took a card from his pocket, scribbled a line ueroaw it, and gave It to her. Without Another word he fin ished his breakfast, and with a mere courteous bow 'lie left the room. Miss Austin’s face took on a more inscrutable look than ever. The card still in het^hand, she went up to her room. Unheeding the maid, •who was at her duties there, the girl threw heraelf Into a big chair and sat staring at the card. v "The Egyptian Temples." she said to herself. "Doctor John Waring." The maid looked at her curiously as liver and Bowels Bight—Always Feel Fine Tkut'i one right way to spegdily ton* ■F the live* and keep the boweU regular. briar's Uttla I/*ADTFD’CI UvwFUU never I vMIT I kn 9 fan. Million* JMITTLE • will testify I V E R that there it A F9Dil I C nothing go good for bil- — ioawesa, indigestic. headache or sal low, Dimply skin. Purely vegetable. £smjm—Small Dwe-SmaU Price, ADVSHThKMKNT. 36 Hens Lay 34 Eggs a Day Kero Weather, Too. Here's How It 1* Done. 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Preparations similar in name or appearance are not "just the same as Resinol.” Although a fnv unscrupulous deal prig era may offer them as or for Res inol, they are often crudely made, of little healing power, and some may even be dangerous to use. Buy in the original blue package. Retinol is never sold in bulk 1 »he murmured the words half aloud, but Miss Austin paid no heed. "Go on with your work. Nora, don’t mind me,” she said, at last, as the chambermaid paused inquiringly in front of her. "I don't mind your be ing here until you finish what you have to do. And I wish you'd bring me a Corinth paper, please. There is one, isn't there?” "Oh. yes, ma'am. Twice a week." Nora disappeared and returned with a paper. “Mr. Adams says you may have this to keep. It's the newest one.” The girl took it and turned to find the college announcements. The Kg.vption lecture was mentioned, and in another column was a short article regarding Dr. Waring and a picture of him. Long the girl looked at the picture, und when the inald, her tasks com pleted, left the room, she noticed Miss Austin still staring at the fine face of tlie president-elect of the University of Corinth. Thirteen Ituttons Afler a time Miss Austin reached for a tvair of scissors, und cut out the portrait und ttie article which It illus trated. Sim put tile clipping in a portfolio, which she then locked in her trunk, and the picture she placed on her dresser. That night she went to the lecture. She went alone, for Gordon Lockwood did not reappear und no one else knew of her going. "Shall I have a key. or will you be up?" she asked of Mrs. Adams, as she left the house. , "Oh, we ll be up." The round, shrewd eyes looked at her kindly. “You’re lucky to get a ticket. Doctor Waring's lectures ure crowded." "Good night," said Miss Austin, and went away. The lecture room was partly filled when she arrived, and her ticket en titled her to a seat near the front. Heipg seated, she fell into a brown sillily, or. at least, sat motionless anil apparently in deep thought. Gordon Ixickwood.i already there, saw her come in, aim after she was in her place, he quietly arose and went across the room, taking a seat directly behind her. Of tliis she was quite unaware, and the student of hunufn nature gave himself up to a scrutiny of the stranger. He saw a little head, its mass of dark, almost black hair surmounted by a small turban shaped hat, of taupe colored velvet, with a curly ostrich tip nestling over one ear. Not that her ears were visible, for Miss Austin was smartly groomed and her whole effect modish. She hud removed her coat, which, Rhe hold in her lap. Her frock was taupe colored, of a soft woolen ma terial, ornamented with many small buttons. These tiny buttons formed two rows down her back, from either shoulder to the waist line, and they also formed a border round the sailor collar. They were, perhaps, Lockwood de cided, little halls, rather than but tons. and he idly counted them as he sat watching her. He hoped she would turn her head a trifle, but she sat as motionless as a human being may. He marveled at her stillness, and impatiently waited for the lpcture to begin that he might,note iier interest. At last Doctor Waring appeared ort the platform, and as the applause re sounded aH over the room. Lockwood was almost startled to observe Miss Austin's actions. She clasped her hands together as if she h id received a sudden shock. She—If it hadn’t seemed too absurd— he would have said that she trembled. At any rate she was a little agitated, and it was with an effort that site pro served her calm. No vine else noticed her, and Ixiek wood would not have done so, save for Ills close watching. Throughout I lie -lecture. Miss A us tins gaze seemed never to leave the face or the speaker, and I-ockwood marveled that Waring himself was not ■ drawn to notice her. Hut Waring's calm gaze, though it ; traveled over the audience, never rested definitely on any one face, and Lockwood concluded he recognized no body. "Miss Mystery!” Gordon Lockwood said to himself. *T wonder who and " hat >mi nre. Probably a complex na ture, psychic and imaginative. You think it interesting to come up here and pretend to lie it mystery. j:ut you re loo young* and too innocent to be—lm not so sii 1*0 of t tie Innocent, ihough—and as to youth—-well, T don't believe you're much older tban you u>ok, anyway. And you’re confound edly pretty beautiful, rather, you've loo much in your face to call it mere ly pretty. I’ve never seen such pos sibilities of character. You’re either a deep one or your looks belle you.” Lockwood heard no word of the lec Lire, nor did he wish to; he had helped i in the writing of it, and almost knew ) it by heart anyway. But he was really intrigued by this mysterious girl, and he determined to get to know her. He had been told, of course, of the futile attempts of the other boarders in make friends with her. but he had faith in his own attractiveness and In his methods of procedure. Pinky Payne, too, had told of the Interview he had on the bridge. Ills account of tht^irl's beauty anil charm had first roused Lockwood's interest, and now he was making a study of the whole situation. Idly he counted the buttons again. There were Li across tho collar. The vertical.rows be could oot be sure of as the back of the seat cut off their view. '•Thirteen, ’ he mused; "an unlucky number. And the poor child looks un lucky. There’s a sadness in her eyes that must mean something. Yet there's more than sadness—there's a hint of 1 cruelty—a possibility of desperate ( deeds." And then Lockwood laughed at him 1 self. To romance thus about a girl to wdiorrt he had not said half a dozen , sentences In his life! Yet he knew he 1 was not mistaken. All that he had read in Anita Austin's face, he was sure was there. He knew phsiognomy, and rarely, if ever, was mistaken in his reading thereof. After the lecture was over Miss Austin went home as quickly as pos sible. Lockwood would have liked to es cort her, but he had to remain to re port to Dr. Waring, who might have some orders for him. There were none, however, and aft er a short interview with his employ er, Gordon Lockwood went home. As he Whnt softly upstairs to his room in the Adams house, he passed the door of what he knew to be Miss Austins room. He fancied he heard a stifled sob come from behind that closed door, and instinctively paused to listen a moment. Yes, he was not mistaken. Another sob followed, quickly suppressed, but he could have no doubt the girl was crying. For a moment Lockwood w.is temp ted to go back and ask Mrs. Adama to come and tap at the girl's door. Then he realised that it was not his affair. If the girl was In sorrowr or if she wanted to cry for any reason, it was not his place- to send some one to intrude upon her. He went to hie own room, lnit he sut up for a long time thinking over the strange young woman in the house. He remembered that she had paid undeviating attention to the lecture, quite evidently following tlie speaker with attention and interest. He re membered every detail of her appear ance. her pretty dark hair showing beneath her little velvet toque—the absurd buttons on the back of her frock. "That will do, Gordon, old man," he told himself at last. Better let her alone. She's a siren all right, but you know- nothing about her, and you've no reason to try to learn more. And then he heard voices in the hall. Low of tone, but angry of in flection. "She threw it away!" Miss Austin was saying "I tell you she threw it away!" "There, there," came Mis. Adams’ plaeatirffc voice, “what if she did? it was only a newspaper scrap. She didn't know it was of any value.” "But I want It! Nora has no busi ness to throw away my things! She had no reason to touch il: it was on the dresser—standing up against tlie mirror frame. What do you suppose she did with it?” "Never mind it tonight. Tomorrow we will ask her. She's gone to bed." "But I’m afraid she destroyed it!" Drohably she did. Don't take on so. What paper was it?” ' "The Cornith Gazette." "The new one?” "I don’t know. The one she brought me this afternoon.” "Well. If she has thrown it away, you can get another copy. What was in it that you want so much?" "Oh—nothing special." "Yes, it was," Mrs. Adams’ curi osity was aroused now. “Come, tell file what it was.” “Well, it was only a picture of Dr. Waring, the man who lectured to night." "Such a fuss about that! My good ness! Why, you can get a picture of him anywhere.” "But I want It now." An obstinate note rang in the young .voice. Perhaps Miss Austin spoke louder than she meant to, but at any' rate, Lockwood heard most of the con versation .and he now opened his door, and said "May I offer a photograph? Would you care to have this. Miss Austin?" "How dare you!" she cried; "how dare you eavesdrop and listen to a conversation not meant for your ears? Don’t speak to me!" She drew up her slender figure and looked like a wrathful pixie defying a giant. For Ikiekwood was a hig man, and loomed far above the slight, dain ty figure of Miss Mystery. He smiled good naturedly as he said: "Now don’t get wrathy. 1 don’t mean any harm. But yap wanted a picture of Dr. Waring and I’ve several of them. You see, I’m his secretary." “Oh—are you! His private secre tary?" "Yes—his confidential one—though he has few confidences. He's a pub lic man and his life is an open book." "Oh, it is!" The girl had recovered her poise, and with it her ability to be sarcastic. “Known to all men, I suppose?” “Known to all men,” repeated Lock wood, thinking far more of the girl he was speaking to than of what he was saying. For, again he had fallen under the spell of her strange personality. He watched her, fascinated', as she reach ed out for the picture and almost snatched at it in her eagerness. Mrs. Adams yawned behind her plump hand. “Now you’ve got your picture, go to bed, child.” she said with a kind, motherly smile. "I'll come in and un hook you. shall 1?” obediently, ami without a word of good night to Lockwood. Anita turned and went into her room, followed by Mrs. Adams. The good lady offered no disinterested service. She wanted to know why Miss ’ Austin wanted that, picture so much. She didn't find out. After being of such help as she could, the landlady found her self pleasantly but definitely, dis missed. Outside (he door, however, she turned and reopened It. Miss Mys tery. unnoticing the intruder, was covering the photograph with many and passionate kisses. (To lie Continued Tomorrow.) De Molay Initiation Planned. Gina ha chapter of Do Molay will hold convocation at Scottish Hite ca thedral next Tuesday, at which time 300 candidates will be initiated into thrf order. Immediately following the ini tiation at 3 p. tn., a banquet will be served. How to Keep Well By R W. A. EVANS Questions concerning hygiene, sanitation and prevention ml disease, submitted to Dr. Evana by reader* of The Bee, will be answered personally, subject to proper limitation, where a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed. Dr. Evens will net make a diagnosis nor prescribe for individual diseases Address letters in care of The Bee. , Copyright: 1922. PNKl’MONIA HANGERS. The Chicago health department is sues the following instructions to those who would avoid pneumonia: Be regular in your habits of living, as to diet and proper rest. Avoid undue and prolonged expos ure to wet and cold. Get as much exercise in the open air as you can. Dress so that you will feel com fortable in the house and equally a* comfortable when out of doors in a lower temperature. Keep your living rooms at n tem perature not exceeding 70 degrees. For people in normal health and prop erly clad 68 degrees Is better. Keep your feet dry and warm. Do not cough or sneeze in any one's face or allow others to cough or sneeze in your immediate presence. Remember that pneumonia is highly contagious and that there are persons who are carriers and that when they sneeze or cough openly in the air close to you you are in danger of becoming infected. In a box at the top of their bulletin is found a word of advice signed by Commissioner Bundesen. from which the following is quoted: "It is recommended in the treat ment of pneumonia that antigen be used at once in all cases and before giving any other treatment. At the same time a specimen of the sputum should be sent in for examination. The antigen is administered by hypo dermic." Experience has shown that these antigens have a decided prophylactic value and their use for this purpose is recommended. At the end of the bulletin of advice tills paragraph ap pears: "The important tiling in ventilation is to let the good air in and the had air out." The bulletin furthermore says that in 1921 8.336 cases of pneumonia and 2,164 deaths from pneumonia were re ported in Chicago. In the first 10 months of 1822 the number of cases reported was 8,145 and the number of deaths was 2,085. This indicates that the pneumonia situation in Chicago in 1922 is worse than it was in 1921. The report of the census office shows that over America generally the winter increase of sick ness jumped up in October much more rapidly than It did in the same month in 1921. If we are to lessen pneumonia ttiis winter, or even to hold our own. each person must do his duty by himself and by his fellow man. He Has Ozena. Aslt writes: “I have had a disease of which I do not know the name, for the last four or five years. I have a terrible breath and large greenish scabs come from my nose once or twice a day. I am in constant fear that I will develop tuberculosis from this disease. 1 am worse In winter than In summer. Kindly tell me what I have and if I can be cured and how.” REPLY. My guess is that you have ozena. Ozena is not related to tuberculosis. Some oases of ozena are on red by a nose specialist. Keeping the surface of the nose membranes saturated with sugar is one treatment. Injecting paraffin, another. Can Afford fo I,ose Kidney. Mrs. A. L. K. writes: "I had a kid ney taken out a few years ago and was told I could not have children. I :im now to become a mother. Kindly advise if it is so serious, as I am ter ribly upset." REPLY. Fortunately, we come Into this world endowed with a great excess of kidney. It has been estimated that we hnve 24 times as much as we need. Since you have lost half of yours, you still have 12 limes as much as you need, assuming the remaining kidney is sound. Better Stay at Home. J. P. R. writes: "What Is the best climate for consumption in the first stages?" REPLY. As a rule the best climate for a per BLUE FLAME SEMI-ANTHRACITE Buy COAL n°w A Carload of Lump in the Yard Today Fresh From the Mine Get Yours Off the Car Phone Atlantic 2700 Sunderland Brothers Co. Only 5 Days More Big Christmas Sale Puritan Malt Hop Flavored Sugar Syrup ^ The time is getting short. Look at your calen dar. All the dealers in this city are making | special Christmas prices on this famous malt . and extra special prices by the case. Go to r your nearest dealer. Buy your supply pow. Do it to-day. Distributli by Jarpe Commission Co. Paxton, Gallagher Co. . McCord.Brady Company H. J. Hughes Company I non is that light at home. If a pur won has money enough to live with out working for about two years; if he can go aw-ay and not yearn for home; if he wilf follow directions ind fit in, he will gain something by going west. Otherwise, not. Mira Is Injurious. J. V. H: writes: “A dispute lias arisen as to whether flaked mica that is used in tho munufaeure of asphalt roofings Is detrimental to a person'.-, health or not. ‘T am employed in an asnlmlt roof ing plant and the air Inside tins fac tory is filled with flaked mica. Ten hours out of each day I am obliged to breath this air. "1. Will this imperil my health in any way? "2. I understand that the laws of the state of New Jersey prohibit the Uncle Sam Says: llaek-Yard Poultry Keeping. In every household, no matter iiow economical the housewife, there is a, certain amount of table scraps and kitchen waste which has feeding value but which if not fed. tlnds its way into the garbage pail. Poultry is the only class of domes tic animals which are suitable for converting this waste material Into wholesome and nutritious food in the form of eggs and poultry meat. Tho Federal Bureau of Animal in dustry advocates a small back-yard flock to utilize this waste and have published a booklet on the subject. It points out the advantages of a back yard flock of poultry and gives in structions for earing for them. Penders of The Omaha Bee may ob tain a copy of this booklet free ns long as the free edition lasts by writing to the Division of Publications, Depart inent of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., asking for "F. B. 889." Parents’ Problems Should children be allowed to read magazines primarily Intended for grown-ups? 1 see no harm In children reading magazines intended for grown ups provided the magazines are of the bet ter sort—clean and with high stand ards. Children tiro of a striot ad Iterance to child literature. And if they take an interest in grown-ups' magazines, the chances are they will gain something front reading such parts of them as come within their grasp. use of mica iu the manufacture of roofing in that ♦ tate.’’ REPLY. t I think it will. Kotier say* that commercial mien contains silicates, .and alkalies and is a frequent cause of Inflammatory conditions of the eyes fend air passages. Reasoning l>y analogy, tuica work eisi have a high tuberculosis rute. 2. I do not know as to the New Jersey law. Don't l se Pacifier. Mrs it. writes: “What is the objection* if any. to giving an infant a pacifier?” REPLY. These are the objections: 1. It carries bacteria ahd filth into I the mouth. 2. The sucking habit is a l>ad one. A sucking period once every four | hour* is all right. Rut continuous all day sucking is all wrong. 2. It causes an unnatural flow of saliva and displaces the growing gums lips and roof of the mouth. ,-! Common Sense. "(live and Take” The Secret of a Happy Home. Men who have mails a study of the subject sav that there are more fain ily-uuarreia in winter than there are in slimmer. This, it is stated, is due to the fact tli.it members of a family are more closely associated in winter; children are more disturbing in their play, and husbands and wives disagree as to their social amusements. There is not enough of the olden time fireside reading: there is not enough effort on tlie part of parents to afford amusement to their children. Too much Individualism among par ents anil the way they take their di versions account for more trouble. Wives complain if husbands object to going to a dance and vice versa. Husbands grumble because wives are at the dub and they are alone so much, and vice versa. There are homes w'here the man js visibly "bored” when he has to be home. The great thing is "give and take” in married life—learn this early. The man of the house should try to |.e at least a little interested in his Wife's likes anil dislikes and she should return the compliment. Itoth should he more interested in their home life. (Copyright. 1922.1 ---- Turn to the “Christmas Gift Bug gestions” column in the “Want Ad“ section of Tile Omaha .Bee. DRESS SALE Thursday at Julius Otkin 1612 Douffla* Street See Advertisement on Pace 6. Daily Prayer Me- shall . . *ave them b*r»uae they trust in Him.—>Ts 77 li1 l)ttr Father, ns Tliy children wo. In this new day, hope for Thy presence Rpd listen for Thy voice. I’l»at we may' be sensitive to Thy touch and •lert to Thy word, make its eager tn know- Thy will find resolute to do It. To know Thee .a clous intimacy Is T>ur need and our prayer. In Thee is food for uM ruit” hung era. light for all our gloom, tasks for nil our energies: lovf—worm, throb bing. sacrificing, to purge away oUr aelfishness. This Is pur faith— piake It, our living experience. Look in pity upon all the sons of bittn. Hrlng strife to aW end. Es tablish righteousness In the affairs of nations I (rip nil rulers to decre^ justice . t.et reason prevail, and lot* land together the hearts of men Ite our sufficiency all il.iv. He our defense |f we are threatened hv evil forees: keep u« rigid when we are tempted; give ns fresh inspiration wh. a our purposes flog, keep us un selfishly, deliberately, eagerly |ciml all day. and when night falls may we have the cmiaeloustiess of Thy favor and the paaee which pa»si‘th. under standing, through Jesus ChrUt our Lord. Amen. WALLACE MMl'I.l.KN. l> l> Maillnon. !Sf#w Jersey. Ordinary ’-srletles of fern are u»o<» as food in China. 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