THE OJfAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 23. 1916.
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The
Social Pirates
Plot by George Bronson Howard
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Novelization by Hugh C. Weir
Copyright Kalem Company
Story No. 3The Parasite
Mary Bumt watched th pretty hotel
fwiald a eh finished performing th trt
;fl:l rvlr for which Mon Hartley,
Mary' chum, had lummimM her,
"Than you," eld Monv "Her"
Oh. thank ywu. Mlaa," aald the fir!
ifluehlni with plur h received hr
HP.
Th maid went tit, and Mary gifting
bark tn the deep rhalr lht iu no placed
that h (uH lock out. without moving,
nd see th pork with It ver ehnglng
panorama, laughed,
"Mor.a." ah mM, "Wil you tll m
why yoa nt for that girt to do a lot of
HIy thlngi for you, which would have
wd yon indignant had anyon tvn of
fered to do tnern for you a few wek
ego?"
"I dtd It Jut liMtiM I Ilka to b lux
urtou," Mtd Mon. Bhe trtched out
htr arte, and tx.k a tp or two. "Mary
don't you lov It, tooT Kara wa ar,
! yon and I, Bom peopt would ' wa
(r,ught to fca hunted fugitive, Tying
'ground tha eountry undar aumed nam
and lntd, wa'ra living here, right
wltMn tight of tlia cn of our exploit
In tha tnoat expensive hotel In town."
"I uppo wa'ra a pair of campi, '
I amid Mona. "Hut I don't feel a bit eorry
I for our two worthy 7 vlcllme. Thay
i thought I waa rlch-d eaay. Hut It
. waa mighty funny to ee tha way thay
' ghlad If I happened to mention raaually
'. that any girl I knew waa married,"
! "Wa did gat thctr money t'h our p'an,"
raid Mary, "and I may ha all wrong, but
I haven't any scruple about them, either.
It will I. all right to collet tha expense
for our campaign If wa lway taka car
to present tha bill to aomoona who d
gerve what ha gta a richly a thoaa
two men did."
"Bpeaklng of that," !d Mona, "we've
got to keep our eye open, Mary mlna.
Wa'ra living In tha very Up of luxury
Juat now, but If wa don't watch out wa ll
a! Ida off on tha floor. Wa'va got to ba
forehanded, you and I. Wa can't wait
tilt tha wolf U at tha door-wa want to
turn him away tefor ha remember to
lurt looking for ua."
"Tou'ra right," aald Mary. "I'm keen
enough whan wa'va one afartcd. Mona
you'll admit I did my part tit tha
othar matter! But lt'a a good thing
I t got a partner Ilka you. or I never
would gat Itarted. "
"Tou'ra not alartacj yat, yoo know,"
aid Mona, dryly. Tvw not tha allghtaat
Idea ef what to do nit Hav youT
My mlnd'a empty. juet want to atay
hera forever and bagk In tha luxury of
lhla plar.!" '
"Oh, aomethlng wilt turn tip," aald
Mary, confidently, "But I Ilka tha lux
ury of all thla Juat aa much aa you do,
Mona, Btlll t wlah wa bad aorna
friend!"
" Tend friend.." gatd Mona, tn mock
alarm. "Wa can't afford that luxury,
my dear-end tt'a about tha only ona
wa can't toot Not until wa'ra made
and aaved enough to give ua a ntee In
terna, and X think wa'va quite a long
road to travel before that time oome."
Tea-dMcauaa, after all, wa have got
aome arupleal Wa don't break tha law,
We'll gtlrk to that agreement. I think."
TaJ-weai only- band it. Ilka tha big
enrporatlona. Jtg allly to break tha law
lt'a aa awry to gat around It! For ua
alt ar have to do U to galoot our viettma
from among thoaa who are breaking tha
law themeetvea. Then wa'ra gafa. By
tha war-talking about tha law, eonaldar
ma and my dotngal I've made a well,
not a friend, but an aeqnalntanoa, bar I"
"In tha hotel, MonaT Whof
"Tha hoime detaotlve, bo laaaT aald
Mona, proudly,
"For heaven'g gakaf aald Vary, with
a laugh. "Why-and howf
"Oh, I don't know It juet Beamed to
me ha might ba ueefull Ile a an Inter
aetlng peraon, rcally-and ha llkea ma
aver ao much. Jta tella ma about all
tha trouble woman make for him her
-the thlnga they loae, and all aorta of
thlnga! lt'a milta entertaining. Coma
on down I'll Introduca you to him."
Bo. in a frw mlnuiea. they want down
to tha luxurloua lobby of tha hotot. But
Mary had to wait for her Introduction.
, "There ha la." aald Mona. "But ha'a
buay. Mary-I don't belleva that woman'a
Juat loet a ring or aomethlng! dha looka
aa If aha were In deadly trouble!"
It waa true. A woman whoea face bore
Igna of a atom of amotion waa pleading
with tha man,
"Well hava to find out why." aald
Mona.
Mona and Mary had not long to wait
before tha woman, greatly dejected, left
tha deterUvee and went to tvio elevator.
Mar manner made It plain that ha had
not been able to comfort her,
"Mlaa Bumalt-Mr.riyde." anld Mona.
Mlaa Hiirnelt Uvea with me, Mr, Myd.
Now-ymi re going to ba nl.-a to ua, aren't
youT We're dying with rurioaltyl What
wa tha matter with that poor enul you
were talking with Juet now? I'm wire
hea In aome enrt f real trouble!"
I ahould lay ehe waa'" elarutated riyde
angrily. "Of rourea, lt'a her own fault.
In a way-end yet. when I think of a
man who la aioundtel enouah to take ad
vantage of a wornan'a mlik -"
Ttt etmply got to te- ua mora than
that." eaid Muna, deterinliietlnn plain In
her volie and In every line ef her fa
tur, Well- I gnn't knew." aM frde, dnut.
fully. " get lota ef thtorniatinn In e.m.
i1n. e that I'm lt'-t at llherty te
Pe an
"I1K t-f'tm' hM Mary "Wiy
-ht herm e.iia It d-. Mr. n1T
dm I kno thle inn-n e M'J
ler leil en you;"
' kii.i, It m'ht fca a warning te
fca.' aald M., " 1 think lt'a it d iir t.i
tll we that e t nror, " ti aii. e.
tiaka ta aa iiittke e'a tilt '
' Ve fear ef Ihat"" I I'H.t iirm i
wait If II f" 't
l ke aeiftin'ig al ptf,
aer kreaihe t a e.l (fat I
I M ...
'. wJii;'' etit M ' II ..:',,
ftit t M aftatl-"
"lie a i.tnc. tn.-.gh t ' a: I
(lit, ! '4 an u'y ei.t, I- T'-
ti ala rm f U t t"t te e..wr
fcaa a ku ant iia 4 t t a: -g e
. !t M aa ll t M I e-'i.l
f ! a ee la ivt It u t "
' frvm a aaa te take te a a' ,"
I MaitNa, tiut aw t 'i I Hi M I
t , kl fca4 a g-ft 0al Kr
a-r kr aa U a t a-.e ek kaa
ara k4 fc Hki4 lrtil I i
!, tkt at t .(.( -.!.
a aa f in ili a lr tea
it. It Ma -'".a .... ai'k
loat and people won't believe they're
barmleea "
"Oh:" aald Mona n'Uckly. "ST.e loat
tha lettera he'd ent herT'
"Loat them or they were etoln from
her. Jt doeen't much matter which, 'ina
point le they've turned up. Jn the
handa of a man who knowa their value
or think he doea. Bhe'd have paid any
reaaonable enm any aurn ahe could have
managed to get together. But aha fig
ured on her huahand a money, not on
what aha ran command heraelf. Ha
won't belleva aha can't get It."
"Oh-and what doea ha Intend to doT"
'Turn them over aome of them to her
huaband. If aha doeent make good In the
ftma hea given her. ffhe'a coma to me,
half riad with terror. How he could
help being eorry for fcar, or brllevlng
ha can't get the money, I don't a'
But I've heard thlnga nearly aa bad
about him before!"
"What a dreadful thing'" aald Hairy.
"Te there nothing that can be dona to
help her?"
"Not without the very thing ahe'a moat
afraid of -publicity! If I tried to make
a move, tha flrat thing thla man Key
nolda would do would be to axpoea her.
It' hie only weapon but It'g a terribly
trong one. lt'a kept him out of tha
clutche of th law for year. Tha potlc
and half the big private detective agen
cle in tha country hava done their beet
to get aomethlng on htm and he dfl
IhTn."
"It aeem Incredible!" aald Mona, with
htnlng eye.
"True enough trtjt there are the facta!
Ha'a got more money than ha can poaal-
bly know what to do with. I belleva the
thing- come to be eport for him that
ha takea a ylcloua, depraved aort of
pleaaura In aeelng hi victim a'liilrm. He
ha a wonderful place out In the aitburb,
and well, I don't know that thla la a
thing to repeat before you young ladle,
but hi pelghbor do a great deal of
talking about the women who are een
there from time to time."
"t'gh!" aald Mon. "What a beaat.
He' an old man, you aayf"
"Ha muat be about ,' aald Clyde. "A
repulitve and vile looking an old acoitn
dret a you'd find In a long day hunt,
too!"
"Tou were right," aald Mona. "If an
ugly etory. But I'm glad you told It to
ua. Oh, I do hope that poor woman
find om wy to beat hlml How much
time haa aha?"
"Ha aald a week-but he'll give her
more than that He won t etrlke until
he' null certain that there' no way
of getting the money out of her. I know
haa way."
Back in their own room Mary hud
dered. "I'm not glad ha told u," said h. "I
think It wa a dreadful atory, Mona!"
"Bo do I!" aald Mona. "But, Mary
ean't you aaeT Where could we find a
better peraon to preaent our next bill
agalnat aoclety for etUementT"
"Oh-ohl I dldnt think!" aald Mary.
"But, Mona a man Ilk that I no Tom
llnaon Oerryl W might very tartly
burn our finger If we tried to genre him
a we did Oerry!"
"Then we'll aerve him very differ
ently," aald Mona, "Oh, let me think I I
know there' aome way of outwitting
an old villain Ilka that and wouldn't I
leva to do It, Juatt I know one thing,
too th more w know about him the
better our chance will be. Tou heard
what Clyde ald-th private detective
aganote mut all know about him. We'll
gat a report from one."
Mary It waa who attended to thla, and
did It, too, without letting th agency
impact that either (he or Mona wa
concern ad In the matter In any way.
and Mary, with a ober face, ttudlad
th report.
"Ha landa money-ae well a getting It
by blackmail," ahe aald. "Ha'a very
rich and, oh I H keep a lot of money
and Jewel a well at hi place ha'
afraid of banka. I don't wonder. I aup
poa he know that on of hi victim
may tum on him at any minute, and
that he may have to make a break for
hla freedom! And here you remember
what Clyde aald about the womenT"
"He waa awfully nice-he waa afraid
we'd be ahocked."
"Tea. It la nice to have men conald
erate again, lan't Hf Wa'va had enough
experience with the other aort! But
here It goe Into that In detail here. It
aeema ha'a rather mad about our aex,
my dean Now I know a can handle
hlml A man Ilka that wa bound to
have a weakneaa, and that'e on we can
play on."
"If rleky work, Mona."
"I'll take the rlak. I'm flaahter than
you are, though a man who haa any
eenea wouldn't healtat a minute to
chooaa you, o I'll be the victim of hla
M-year-old eharnie only I won't!"
"How are ynu going to manage HT"
"lm't know yet I've got to aea him
flrat. One thing I've learned la that it
doean't do to map nut a lot of plan
Ahead, before) ynu know tha people you've
got i ileal with. They won't work, and
ynu lend n tli k to Ihem, ilrt'tte yuur
elf It a better tn approach a thing Ilk
thla uli an open mind. If you ran man
aia to do It. It eeem me I've gut a
Mow' outfit anniaahere In our trunke.
If ran find It. I think liter Juat tha
thing for my fall nn old Iteynolil to
morrow "
t'ht moved away from tha (Irani hotel
thai tier. M i. h a the two glrla llkmt
It, they realtaed that It waa not tha
heat pla" to ua aa hrediir(er during
a ni"ln aa they iw planned ii
e!e. And It waa from a aowU tir
iii j' i-l apartment. In a hmiae an I a
'faurr a here n i'et.n i k t
C'm Mm, t (! a .!. at wot
f.ti the '! W home of nl t";ernMe
ThxMtee r ltt..ii at tie an t M4
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Vhn a him M a a I ,g
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a f'ulae 't it(.( i bf hi, h
! t ! live f ati.lt,iuneaa
i rapit l i hla f.it m la hun huh
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It hh t a at
t All th time ah realized that he waa
appralalng her, weighing her charma. In
facir. "But I m very abort Juat now. my
dear very abort Bualneae I bad. Utl'l
I'd Ilk to help you! I don t know about a
loan that would be hard to manage.
But-ah, I have It'."
"Ter the aald.
"I need a houaekeepert fva Juat had
to arrntaa the one I had a huy, my
dear, and that' th truth! I could give
you the place. That would give you a
place to atay where you'd ba comforta
ble. And I could pay you aomthng "
Mona pretended to heeltate, but ahe
waa overjoyed. He bad received her In
hla office and h wa already etudylng
hla life. And ao, ouWoualy, ah con
aanted. Bevnolo did not give her a
chanco to change liar mind. He ent for
hi aervanu at once, and Introduced her
aa the new mlatrea. Mona ihlvered aa
aha aw the way the maid looked at her,
They understood!
Mona, a a matter of fact, had antici
pated the p!blllty that Reynolda would
propoae eomo auch firangementa. With
that In mind aha had warned Mary that
aha might not return, and bad made ar
rangamente for keeping In touch with
her chum, Hhe waa well content She
wa by no mean InernMbl to the rlak
ahe waa running, to the falaa poaltlon
In which h had deliberately placed
heiaelf. Hut ah waa confWent. too, of
her ability to cop with Iteynoid. Bh
knew, from the way he looked at her,
that ahe had a power over him, and aha
meant to uae It to the fulleat paatbl
client.
That night. Indeed, after he had once
gone to har own room and aaaurad her-
aelf that ahe could lock, heraelf In, aha
deliberately ventured Into the Hon" den,
metaphorically ipeaklng. fihe went down
to the office, which Iteynolda alao uaed
aa a library. He wa pitting there alone
the aarvant had all retired. At tha
eight of her he itarted up, plainly
pleaaed, but Mona draw back In eon-
fuelon.
"I- I took th liberty of coming down
to borrow a book," he faid. "I like to
read myaelf to aiaep."
"Help youraelf, my dear," he ald
"Tou" he chuckled meaningly, and
leered at her "you're welcome to more
than a book from me!"
Hhe want to the ehalve and after h
hod aelected a novel, made for the door,
"Bit down." he aald. "Bit down and talk
to ma a little, Tou're bonny company for
an old fellow like m. But-I'm not too
old. em IT'
"Oh, no," h Jt "l mustn't tay.
Remember, I'm only your houiekeeper,
Mr. Reynold."
He cackled at that, and h itarted
ah law him go to hla aafe and open it
But though ahe tried, h coujdn't make
out the combination ha wa hred
enough fo prevent that. When he turned
back be held out a necklace to her, a
atrlng of (park ling brilliant.
"Ixok at th prattle!" be laid.
Mona took the necklace and looked at
it admiringly.
It beautiful." h ald, "I nvy you
that, I believe!"
Ha-ha!" he chuckled. 'Try It on, my
dear! Who know! If you and I get
along you might wear it for your own!"
Mona pretended not to undarotand, and
returned it to him.
Now I muat go to bed," ah gala.
"Oood night, Mr. Reynold I"
"Bo oon," he aald, wlatfully. 'Tv got
more Jewel to hoW you."
"Moref h ald. "I hould think
you'd be afraid of thieve!"
I'm guarded agalnat them," n eaia.
hrewdly, "Mok-I'll how you!"
And In th next few moment,
thank to hi vanity. Mont wa abl to
make a mental chart of th whole
burglar alarm ayatam that protected the
place. Bhe had hoped for thla, rather
than expected It. And then h went to
her room. But In a few moment ther
came a tapping at her door.
'It' me!" aald her employer cracked
vole. "I everything all rightr'
"Quite, thank," laid Mona, with an
affectation of ileeplneaa In her voice.
He turned away at that and went to
hla own mom, dlaappolntment plainly
written on hla face.
Muna alcpt little. But ahe wa up,
bright and freah. in the morning., Bhe
wa not afraid of Reynold by day. A
ahe auepected, ha had plenty to keep
him occupied, ao that while he might
think of her, he would not have the
time to puraue her with hla horrible at
tcnllona, Hla "client." people of all
aorla and ronrtltlona, alnce all appeared
to be arlnt that came to hi evil milt,
began to arrive eoon after breakfaet,
and came all day long, in a ateady
atream. It waa winy to underatand that
hli buelnea wna a profitable one.
Mona, meanwhile, had affair of her
own that demanded her attention. The
flrat waa a meeting with Aiary-prevl-
oiialy arranged for. and held at a nearby
roadhouaa.
"Everything looka fine, my dear,"
aald Mona. "But you've got to find a
real burglar for tne-aome ona who can
craik a eafa. I can't do that-and lt'a
the aafe that rontnlne what wa'ra after.
Do you think you ran?"
"I can try," . Mary. "I know
annia awfully diareputable people, you
know."
Well, lt'a vital to tnv plan to hava
a deiwndat'le aafe cr ker. I'll leaie
that to you. Aa uaiuil, I ho really haul
otk la for yu to do."
Mary did. a aha hul told Won, know
a lo of more or lea ahaily people. And
on the nlaht of her talk with Mn ah
went to a pla.e h bad not letted for
a long time- a l v thai had threatened,
uiiee, j entrap her and drag her duwn.
It ea a limiiKot iraolt nf thie Who
smok upturn place what th drug U
aurrminiWd w tih all Ih glamour anl fait, j
i.oi.aii a lhat tomtit utea lie hhf ai-twal :
Id ti.ai'X wh-i ar ttirmlng It . uali..j
an.1 for tha ft tat I line, j
TMa l! was B1 tn t'hleatowa. but
la (he leail cue if tha beat iliair.l
ft tt'S till th h'"l waa Ititsnlima'.r ,
I'lMitnUd l f iinuhi il Th ,
tt l-.m wl-.t. If tNf itmii, j
the an-.o.a iaht f 'i m
. ft .. i. If IMf .ifllvl h , j
o,.ll i.i.i an ill. I .t'n i4i, a hate
tfcy ti.iat-t hai ! f Mai.v uajm. ,
I am . Hi a ia.t l a i.mi lltat
knaar Hal tlr - bj
of vil-'W . ...!... J wt t- r'a'-x- ahe aat.l If that
Thai at Uw a Urn . ary III.,,,, fc. ii.- want R m
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ii vi th 4't '4 eke ii I. e
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la ., aiow keWj ah f1!, i
a It'll a l I'M a -aa ef lh
a ah , J.. lia w la a '
two timer he aald. gloatingly. He fan-'
cled that ahe, who had once eav-aped. wn
now about to fall back Info hla clutch!
once mora. And he knew that thoee who
returned did not tecep a aecond time.
"Tee-and I want Chlng to cook for
m," ahe aald. Bh affected a great laa
iltude. Chlng came, and welcomed her.
He began to 'roll a pill' for her.
"Uaten, Chlng," aald Mary. "Tou
want money?"
"Tea," laid Chlng, who, aave for an
Inability to get hla tong'i around an
R, apoke almoat perfect Engllah.
"Then do lomethlng for ma, and yo'i
hall have It-M. B? Here It 1. I
want to know If there la a man here
who knowi how to blow aaf."
Chlng thought for a moment.
"Btalllngi." he aald. "He did a Job In
Trlaco now he I In hiding here. Com.
I how him to you."
He g'jld'd her to en of the UMI prt-,
veto room. And ther ah found Bull
ing, a young, keen-faced man. He had
been arnoklng, but Mary aaw at one
that h wa an old-timer that th drug
had no perceptible effect upon him.
"Want company?" h laid. "I'd Ilk
to imok my pip her with you."
"Welcome," h id.
He waan't at all the ort on would
expect to be a crackaman. Ho wa rather
an at'rit'llve young man and only hla
eye betrayed him. He looked like any
young fellow with plenty of money-a
luceeaaful young buelnea man, perhap.
Mary tudled him, and decided on a bold
play.
"I know all about you," tie aio
"Tou're a lafe blower."
"A pinch?" ho aald, not very curiously.
"Nothing like that," ahe told hlrn. "It
Juat happen I ried aomo one in your
line badly a I'll ever need anything!"
"Tell me!" he aald, Intereated.
"Why not?" ld Mary. ' I'm pretty dei
perafe'" And aha recounted, with change to fit
her appearance, th atory Clyde had
told of th woman in the hotel and th
letter Reynold held. Hh told her atory
well, and ah could the appeal waa
itrlking horn to Bialllnga.
"Th hound!" h ld. "Bay-I'm no
aalnt, you know, but he well, he', peat
all limit! Bur I'll gt your letter for
you! Juat glv m the layout! Money and
Jwel', too, you ay? They'd help, of
eourea! Hay-you'd Ilk a chap who got
tho latter for you pretty well,
wouldn't you?"
"I certainly would!" aald Mary, mean
ingly. Wll-you'Il hav th ehanc to prove
It!" h aald. "I'm on the level-Ill
never bother you till I've put the lettcra
In your handa."
Curloualy enough, Mary wa ur that
ahe could truat him, that he, confeaawl
thief though h waa, had a certain code
of hi own to which he could be ur
that he would live up abaoluUty. Bhe
promised him a chart of aom ort that
would guld him among tha burglar
alarm wire they both were aura muat
guard Raynolda' atrong box. Thl Mary
knew ahe would be able to obtain from
Mona, Indeed, Mona had It for her
when they met again, and Mary waa able
to report the uec of her effort to
aecur th rvice of a dependable
craokfman.
Mary and Mona met almoat dally to
compare note. And at la at Mona urged
Mary to aend her crackaman at once.
"I'm getting ncrvoua, Mary," ah aald.
"Old Iteynoid I frightfully pariliitent
H'g a llttl bit afraid, but I think goon
he'll come to the point where hell feel
that he'd Juat a oon get rid of ni aa
hav me atay."
"I know," aald Mary. "It wa Jut
what I wa afraid of. And. you aee
I've got aomethlng of the ame ort on
my hand! I'm wondorlng how to get
rid of Stalling after I've made uae of
him!"
"Oh!" ald Mona, "I wouldn't worry
about that, Mary, I think I can ace a
way out of your trouble. But th only
chance there 1 for m 1 haate!"
"We'll come tonight," ald Mary. "II
haa planned it all. I'm to com with
him. In a car h haa a chauffeur he
ay li can trust. I'm to wait If there'
any danger he will whlntle and we're to
run for It"
"That' pretty decent of him, you
know," aald Mona. "It aeema a almma
to trick him and yet I tell you what
you'd better do, Mary. Slip away. If
you can, after he come here, without
letting the chauffeur know you've gone.
Get another car at tna roadhouae I'll
arrange that for you. And then drive
down the road at the back of the house
and wait for m to Join you."
Bo It waa arranged. That afternoon
Mna had a acene with Reynolda. And
that night, when he. old Reynolda, re
tired to hla own room, he did not un
drea. but walled. He had a plan In hi
evil old mind. Hhe hnd told him ahe
meant to read rather late; he sot wait
ing for her tn come upetnlr.
But Mona did little reading. A toon
a all waa quiet aha disconnected the
burglar alarm system ao far na she
could, culling aome wires, disarranging
(there, Bha also, on a sudden Impulse,
cut tha telephone wlrea. Then she went
upstairs. A aim panned lli- n.'Ma' door
ah law that It wa open-niol that he,
himself, fully dreaacd, waa ri.iilug In a
chair, flie elait. 1 at thla l!il. then 1
smiled. Ami. In lnr own r"tm, eh
listened irraihlealr, Hhe hraid an auto j
coma tip tti the road and atop a Hula i
distance away, And thro, taking a re.
volver, she crept downsialia Hem.. Lie
tut doaed; he bad H"l hid ur riua
up!
twnatlr. Mnna Walled tanaely, pte
tnl In hand. Mi hraid a anmb.w i a !!.
an a mlmil later ahe slliel Into tha
llhral)' Ttiete Wa a kneeling f!uta IV
f.r the aaf. and with l lau(n
M -n c"ed t.i him ' Mamta up'
gtalltnaa swnoif ar. u.. In d aioay At I
II.- al.1.1 Xl..,,. I., iu,l.,l 1.1, I
law .ti ft -l hi hin t Went i
' A im re f.! " atl l.tnm. fc.ii.1H.g
I 1 1 it.'l ..! ' Vi , air, a t. i a
l.xif y.iu d hae w W. iuf lloi ai ,
It r. in a'l ' ii j
Mttl'ihia t. I,. .11,11, 4 l ,1 t,,.t l,.,l, ,
ha i1i ! i.l i n hand I a . .n ' I a !
.Imi.I r,i.i! Mh W txal Viir hat i
tr4r tnl"l t Ih-ir plan n-t ai.iw J
at puk4 kp t l.'i i U.o.a If I, i;l I
I he pwi elliui aha tt. It !.
I l 1. 1 kn that 1 Want t ka
jll, h. I W-'lk ..! , 4 " I W t
a'v aata '
tan ! B'."le, eeM!f
' XV hi , IT I I.. Mf k it i'l k'l '
II t l t hi w t i Ua
tk,H lhl liH'.l H' W -
be k t w 'i k I lK ' 'ai a I
up at the alatht of a doien or more peck-
age of ltt.r. He had given up hop
of the Jewela, and he plied everything
ntat.y together. And then, aa h
watched him. t-naely, Mona heard a aep
i on the aUIr. Reynolda had awakened-
he wa coming down. Bhe wheeled
around, and Hulling elxed hi chanc
to pocket th letter,
He would keep
faith with Mary.
The next moment Reynolda cam In
to find hi housekeeper covering a bur
glar with her revolver.
"Get up'." aald Mona, aharp'T. to Btal
llnga. Bli had seen him take th let
era, but pretended that she had not
As he got up he made a ridden l inge
for her and elxd th hand that held th
revolver. Reynolds, a cowrd revealed
now, cried out In terror, and crouched
agalnat th wn.ll. And while they strug
gled Mona managed to whisper to Mai
lings; "I m with you I'll let you make your
getaway!"
Ha yielded at on'.
"Telethon th police:" cried Mona to
Reynold. Ha made for the Instrument
and then atopped. A Mona had guessed
he durod not, with hi record, call In th
Pvllce, And th next moment, at a sig
nal from Mona, Stalling allpped through
the window and fled.
"Oh, let him go"' cried Mona, "He
didn't get anythlng-ece, all tha Jewel
are there! I saved them for you!"
"Tou're th bravest woman I ever
knew!" croaked Reynold.
"It me ae If they're all here."
He examined the Jewela; then atralght
ener up, "Tea all her." he aald. "Her
take these e a rewrd!" '
He held up the necklac ha had shown
her before, and a tiara of etual value.
Mon hesitated, but finally accepted
them. And then, with a cry of dismay,
Reynolds saw that the letter were gone
He wa Ilk a man beadle himself, and
In the conualon of hi dismay Mona
sllpred away, pretending that she wa
going to her room. Flv minute later
Mary w speeding back to th city,
with Mona at ber lde.
In Mary' apartment they talked over
the wild affair of tha night, well satis
tied with th Jewel Reynold had given
Mona,
"But I had to let your burglar get th
ctrr-nd I'm afraid he'll com here,"
aid Mona,
Her fear wr Justified. Bh had
scarcely spoken when ther wa a ring
at th door, Mona hid herself; Mary
admitted Stalling. H toed her th
letter.
"I took an awful chanc for you,
Mfary," h ald. "Now mak good!"
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Be recoiled, and hi fac grew dark
with anger.
"Stringing mo, wer you?" he cried.
"Ilaylng me for a good thing? Well"
He made a daeh for her and Just then
Mona appeared. Mailing itarted In
amaxernent at the eight of her.
"Don I ynu e? We re all in the am
a"" " ""'-
Stalling waa able to mi.e a minute
later.
"I've got to hand It to you girls!" he
said. "Tou certainly strung me along!
W-ll-I got the letters for you! Mev'H,
Well meet again"'
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Taleeka furatt, Celebrated oa tl
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Me Beauiy, Olva m
mtiioKisirf ead
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rnHKRK
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Hie av
iHKRfS t hardly anything in th
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vrage peraon know so llt-
ii iii,.i,'la The common r'rv
I to .ue .e out a many aa puibl,
and to strain th face. The first pro
cess never removes the thousami of
small hlm khes'l. and the s on.1 en
lara the por, make the skin
coarse, and la nevnr euoeful in twi
rling th skin of these pests. I want
th'.se Mulcted to try my method, aa fal
lows. Hprlnkla a IHtle neroxln on a
npiinge iiisd wet witli hot watr, ami
rub thl all over the face, parilcularly
on the affected lo'aiiiiee T your
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There la iiottilng els known that will
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Tou can get tn neroxin at any druu
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HANNAH M I am known a th
only woman on the AmerPan stage
who doe ton have to reori to me
tie Of swItHie and other inak-!.lfr.
If you will us my hair growing
formula aa follows, you will find that
dandruff will b absolutely atisj.ped,
the hair root will regain thHr youth
ful vlaor, hair will grow (julckly ant
luxuriantly, often aeveral Inches a
month, and take on a very silky and
healthy glos. Tour hair will alao
stop fialltng. Mix on ounc of bels
otilnoi in water and alcohol, half a
pint each, or uae a full pint of bay rum
instead. Till make a very econ'nnlcal
hair treatment Is mixed In a few m
ntetit, and cannot he lurpasaed. Any
drug store can , supply you with th
beta-qillnol.
ess
MIR ft BAINEBH, My head-wsah I
a mixture of a teaiootifuJ of eggol
In half a cup of hot water. A It
contain no alkali whatever, It actually
illssolvna ail fatty atcumulatlona, ,nd
dandruff completely tllsapere. It
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I also economical, since you can obtain
enough eggol at small cost, at any drug
store to supply you for a dozen ur
mora aiiampoo.
QTEBTro.V, If you will do thl you
will he able to remove superfluous hair
thoroughly without Injury to the ktn
or leaving a mark. Apply to the I. sirs
som S'i;fo solution obtainable at any
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It never leave a mark or red spot, and
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"A good sport" said Mona, a h w
out "I Ilk him Utter than om
t mn I v met"'
They wer back In th Orand Hotel a
few dave later. And t lyde, th hou
detective, cam up to them with a beam
ing fa en.
Remember that tnry I told yon?" h
asked. "Well-otir frUind got br letter
hack In the mall-no lgn of where they
cam from! What do you know atowt
lhatr
They knew a great deal but they
dldnt tell him!
Knd of F.plaod No. I.
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TaUeka tturatt
doe not Injur th tnof delbat kln.
It remove h"vy olid lltiht liaJr, ant
leave the akin soft and ainootii,
a
MAl'O M. No, to be honest, r-0 one
csn rotriiB you tliat you can develop
the boat. Bonis u inc lia'il' al coo.
trtVttines, but theae are dangerou. A
mixture of two ounce of rnetone, hslf
a cup of sugar and half a pint of cold
water, lKi;n two teaepoonfiil aft"
niriil ami on at beltline should
produce a very a(1fa-tory develop
inent in tmitiy case, it la perfectly
sufu.
MIf.I-IK T. O. Msny women of my
acquaintance, over h In years, hv
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cator. I'eop and little wrinkle, th
thousand of llttl rrosa-Hn, crow'
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disappear, Tli" skin b'vome pliimi,
youthful gnd vigorous. Mix two ounce
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drug store, and two tabeeioonful of
glycerine Jn a hajf pint of hot wster.
I'e . lot of It at on application. Ill
very economical.
MRU. V, O B I hav eeB tree
mendoii difference produced In two
or thre day by the ns of my com
nlexlon beautlfler. It never fails,
Blioply mix on tablearpoonful of
glvcerln awl one ounr of xintona. In a
pint of watr. I thl cream liberally,
AH spot will disappear and your coin
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