Dayton tribune., January 25, 1923, Image 4

MEN YOU MAY MARRY
^ie Mardi Gras Mystery
By
H. BEDFORD-JONES
Copyright Bv
doubliday , fagk and company
Mrs. Rex Ingram
By E. R. PEYSER
Has a Man Llk« This Ever Pro-
posed to You?
Symptom«: First thing you
•ee are his white Rocks In u tiiiHh
a little above two feet! You
can’t get them out of your mind,
even when you're holding hit
hand. He is a good dresser, but
why alwnya white socks? Does
he belong to nome order? Or
ball team? You usk.him one
«lay in a flush of Impatience nnd
he tells you: "Because they
nre cleaner.”
STRIVING FOR WINTER EGGS
Room, Warmth, Ventilation «nd Light,
large sealed envelopes, which lie Fu el ft b Night Revelers soon after
Most E«««ntlal Fao-
pushed across the table.
A CARNIVAL JOKE"
tor« Wlth Hens.
Christmas, and Is closed by that of the
"There's a takeoff for week before Krewe of Comus on Mardi Gins night.
IN FACT
SYNOPSIS — Durine the height of
last,” he announced. "Last week will Upon this evening of “Fnt Tuesday.”
The Missouri poultry house original­
Cleanliness Is next »to Stylish-
the New Orleans carnival
ia
be the big business. Judgin' from early »indeed, both Rex and Comus hold
ly designed several yeara ago by th«
ness,
Is
his
creed.
Jachin Fell, wealthy though some­
reports."
poultry department of ibe Miaaourl
forth. Rex is the popular ball, the
what mysterious citlMn. and Dr.
Prescription to Bride:
Chacherre pocketed the envelopes, affair of the people, and is held In the
Ansley, are discussing a series of
College of Agriculture, ami now in
rj
Cleaning
powders
and
robberies by un Individual known
lighted a cigarette, and leaned for­ Athenaeum. From here, about mid-
general use hi many stutee mid In th«
y soaps.
as the Midnight Masquer, who. In­
ward.
Dominion of Canada, allows two nnd
ti ght, the king und queen proceed te
variably attired as an aviator, has
Sock
stretchers
taken
dally
In
­
"Say, Izzy! You got to send a new Comus ball.
long detied the polh e. Joseph Mail-
two-thirds square feet of floor epnee
to the crensra of bls socks.
lar i, wealthy banker, is giving a
man down to the Bayou Lntouche
for ouch hen. One neat la provided
Comus
is
an
assembly
of
such
rigid
Be
careful
that
you
know
nil
ball that night, at which the Mas­
right away. Lafarge was there, you exclusiveness that even the tickets to
for
every h I x hens, mid enough roosts
quer has threatened to appear and
the latest cleansers for yourself.
know; a nigger shot him yesterday. the gallery are considered social
are supplied t<> give each hen n re­
rob the guests. Fell and Ansley,
He
Is
finicky,
•
The nigger threatened to squeal unless prizes. The personae of the Krewe,
on their way to the affair, meet a
served sold eight Inches npnrt.
Absorb This:
girl dressed as Columbine, seeming­
he got his money back—Lafarge was on this particular year, ns In nil previ­
This extremely practical poultry
IF
CLEANING
BE
THE
FOOD
ly known to Fell, but masked, who
a fool and didn't know how to handle ous ones, would remain unknown;
house hns a ntimber of «pedal fea­
accompanies them to the ball.
OF
LOVE,
CLEAN
ONI
him. The boss says to shoot a new there is no unmasking nt Comus. Tills
Lucie Ledanois. recently the ward
tures which have proved helpful In
man down there. Also, he says, you'd Institution, a tremendous stwial power I
of her uncle. Joseph Maillard, is
getting
high winter production.
the Columbine. At the ball. Bob
better watch out about spreadin* the mid potentially a financial power also,
Mrs. Rex Ingram, better known as
Light
I n admitted from ull diractions
Maillard, son of the banker, again
lottery into Texas and Alabama, ac­ during decades of the city's life. Is
proposes to her and Is refused. He
by
means
of six-light gists windows,
count of the government rules.”
offers to buy some of her property.
held absolutely above any taint of fa­
garded as one of the most beautiful two In front, two In each sitio und
A Franciscan monk Interests her.
The heavy features of Gumberts voritism or commercialism. Even the
women in picture«.
She 1« rather one In the rear. There are, therefore.
He turns out to be Prince Gramont
closed in a scowl.
families of those concerned might not I
above medium height; her «kin 1« like Iio dark corners In this house. SlnCR
In his library Joseph Maillard and
“
You
tell
your
boss,
”
he
said,
“
that
a group of his friends are held up
always be certain whether their sons
•liken damask, tinted with rose pink. light comes In from ull sides the hens
when it comes to steerin’ clear of fed­ and brothers belonged to the Krewe
and robbed by the Midnight Mas­
Her face is of the «ort that painter« scratch In ull dlractions and the litter
quer. Lucie Ledanols. the last of
eral men, I don’t want no instructions of Comus.
and sculptor« ar« reputed to go mad never plies up.
an old family. Is In straitened cir­
from nobody! We got every man in
Henry Gramont did not
about. . Her charming oval face, her
cumstances. Joseph Maillard’s han­
the
A 30-inch wire-covered opening, one
this state spotted. Every one that ball of Proteus on Monday attend
By F. A. VÖLKER
dling of her funds has been unfor­
night. In-
mass of «pun gold hair, eyes of rav­ foot from the floor nnd extending from
can be fixed is fixed—and that goes stead, he sat in his own room, while
tunate. Fell Is an old friend of her
ishing blue, a nose of Grecian contour each «ide of the door the entire width
parents and deeply interested in
for the legislators and politicians through the streets of the French
and a mouth that suggests ncthlng If of the front, gives the Missouri js>ul-
the girl.
Henry Gramont. really
clear
up
the
line!
Tel!
your
boss
to
the Prince de Gramont. is enamored
quarter outside was raging the carni­
not crushed cherries, 1« the description try house good ventilation. During the
handle the local gov’ment as well ns val at its height. Before bliu were
of Lucie. Lucie talks with Fell
of
artist whose most recent pic­ winter the success of ventilation of
about her affairs and the Masked
I handle other things, and he'll do all maps and reports upon the gas and ,l'O A\ OID nn occasion for unhappl- ture the
i« here shown.
Masquer.
Gramont’s
chauffeur.
this ty|H) depends upon having the
that
’
s
necessary.
What
he
’
d
ought
to
oil fields about Bayou Terrebonne— x ness, for dull days and dreury
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Hammond, sergeant in the A. E.
cant, west, and north sides nnd the
attend to, for one thing, is this here fields where great domes of natural nights, we should do our best to keep
F.. lives with him. He was the
roof entirely air-tight ho that wind
original Mklnlxlit Masquer, and
guy who calls himself the Midnight gas were already located and In use, in tune with the “Music of the
Gramont had assumed the role.
will drive into the house only a short
Masquer. I’ve told him before that and where oil was being found In some Spheres."
Where Hammond had been a rob­
distance
and never back to the roosts
this
guy
was
playing
h
—
I
with
my
sys
­
Hie
tuneful
people,
the
people
with
ber for financial gain. Gramont. of
quantity. Early on Wednesday morn­
which are on the north side. There
tem! This Masquer gets no protec­ ing Gramont Intended to set forth to •ongs on their lips and smiles In their
course. Is not. He arranges to re­
turn the "loot” to those whom he
is a gradual movement of the air from
tion, see? The quicker Fell goes after his work. He had been engaged to eyes are the people who manifest the
By MILDRED MARSHALL
has robbed.
Gramont and Ham­
him the better for all concerned—”
the ItiNldo out, thus Insuring an abun­
keenest
interest
in
things
around
thorn
mond put the jewels and money tn
make a report to Bob Maillard's com-'
Chacherre
laughed,
dance
of ventilation without drafts.
not
without
a
Fath
about
your
nomo;
th
hlftoryi
and
take
u
dally
part
lu
doing
the
Individual packages to be returned
pany, and he would make it. Then he
swagger.
The straw loft Is another distinctive
the next day. An explanation 1«
world's work.
would
resign
his
advisory
job.
and
be
Inclosed tn each.
feature. Joints or collar beams are
“We've attended to all that, Izzy—
»¡t/nfficanco ; your lucky Jay
Tiie secret of their continued con­
we've dropped on him and settled free. A smile curled his lips ns he tent Is in employment, change of
placed In the house just high enough
anj lucky Iwol
thought of young Maillard nnd the
to afford head room. In order to pre­
thought, the right.sort of physical and
company.
CHAPTER VI—Continued.
vent the birds from roosting on Utese,
mental activity, which make them ob­
“
The
young
gentleman
will
be
sadly
—9—
they
ure covered with Inch boards four
livious
to
tlie
jarring
discords
around
surprised to discover that I've gotten tli era.
Hammond stood staring after the
Inches wide, placed two Inches apart.
out
from
under
—
and
that
his
respect
­
swaggering figure; for once he was
Thia funnx u loft which la tilled with
The still pool becomes stagnant. So
ed father holds my stock!” he reflect-
speechless. The jaunty words had
does
the
dormant
mind.
tured nnd belli Imprisoned in th« straw. The straw acts ns a sort of
ed. "That was a good deal; I lost a
sent terror thrilling into him. He
There la bewitching music and ex- name Evangelin •. The legend of that sponge by absorbing both dampneM
thousand
to
old
Maillard
In
order
to
started impulsively to pursue that im­
have the balance of thirty thousand!” hilaratlng thrill in the bubbling waters beautiful nnd unhappy maiden whose nnd heat nnd helps to keep the house
pudent accoster—then he checked
A knock at his door interrupted the of the crystal brook; there Is never a fateful wanderings were Im mort ull zed drier nnd warmer In winter nnd cooler
himself. Had the man guessed some­
thread of his thought.
Gramont note of gladness In the Idle mind, by Longfellow surround* the num» In summer.
thing? Had the man known some­
Using this poultry house, 23S demon­
opened,
to
find
the
concierge
with n where discontent holds sway nnd dis­ with romance and charm beyond all
thing? Or had those words been only
mal forebodings darken the beams of other feminine names.
stration farm flocks owners In 37 Mis­
note
which
had
been
left
at
the
door
a bit of meaningless impertinence—a
below by a masked Harlequin, who the brightest day and dull the voice of
Evangeline Is derived from the souri counties last year got 125 egg»
chance shaft which had accidentally
greeting friends.
had
then
disappeared
without
await
­
Greek
and signifies angel-like. It also per hen nnd n profit of S2.M per hen.
flown home?
Men and women who keep in tune has the translation “happy tnessen-
Extension Clrculnr 101, sent free by
ing any reply.
Tlie last conjecture Impressed itself
Bcatter their sunshine wherever they ger," since It comes from I he Greek the Missouri Agricultural extension
Gramont
recognized
the
writing
on
on Hammond as being the truth, and
the envelope, and hastened to the note go, and perhaps without knowing It. word meaning well, happy, combined service, Columbia, Mon gives pinna,
his momentary fright died out. He
Inside.
His face changed, however, as Though always occupied, they find with another word meaning moving; lumber bill nnd directions to enable
concluded that the incident was not
time to smile, to help the unfortunate the whole forming Evangelus, bearer anyone to build a poultry house of this
he
read
it:
worth mentioning to Gramont. who
and to console the ill. They decline to of g««><l tidings. The term applied type-
"Flease
call
promptly
at
eleven
to
­
surely had troubles enough of his own
morrow morning. I wish to see you air their virtues, refuse to worry, carry originally to a shepherd who brought
at this Juncture.
close to their hearts the priceless vial to Ephesus the tidings of >■ quarry of PRACTICAL NEST FOR HENS
upon a matter of business.
As for Ben Chacherre, he sauntered
of faith and never run away from the beautiful marble for the building of
“LUCIE LEDANOIS."
from the alley, a careless whistle upon
battle.
the temple that was the glory of the Built of Good Quality of Lumber They
Gramont gazed long at this note, his
his lips. Once out of Hammond’s
They contrive to love, respect nnd city and of Asia. Adorned with heroic
brows drawn down into a harsh line.
Can Be Made Any Length De-
sight, however, he quickened his pace.
It was not like Lucie in its tone, co-ordinate, and thus they keep In honors as he was, the title iiiiimi have
eired by Poultryman.
Turning into a side street, he directed i
somehow; he sensed something amiss, harmony with their fellow kin by be­ seemed to the Ephesian ('hristlunx to
his step toward that part of the old
something vaguely but mostly decided­ ing sympathetic, friendly and helpful. fit those spiritual shepherds who
quarter which, in the days before pro­
The nests shown In the accompany*
They accept honorable defeat as a brought the best of tidings and Evan­ Ing picture are very practical. They
ly out of tune. “Eleven tomorrow
hibition. had been given over to low
morning, eh?” he murmured. “That's form of victory, content with the glori­ gelista became the term for preachers. are built of a good quality of lumber
cabarets and dives of various sorts.
Evangelista was an old Italian name planed on both sides and can bo made
queer, too, for she's to be at the Pro­ ous, courageous virtue of faith. In
Coming to one of them, which ap­
teus ball tonight. Most girls would which they find their greatest consola­ and Longfellow seemed to have bor­ of any length desired. Individual nests
peared more dirty and desolate than
not be conducting business affairs at tion when the discordant noises of the rowed it and Invented his Evangeline are 14 Inches square, 12 Inches high
the rest. Chacherre opened a side door
We’ve Attended to All That, Izzy-
purely for use in his poem. It Is from In front nnd the front board Is re*
eleven in the morning, after being up world beat all around them.
and vanished.
We’ve Dropped on Him and Setth
Ever seeking the brighter things, his adoption that all tlie American
ail night at Proteus! It must be
He entered what had once been the
Him!"
something important. Besides, she's they discover In them their own hap­ Evungellnen are derived, so it may
Red Cat cabaret. At a table in the
not in a class with anyone else. She's piness and the knack of Imparting It to perhaps be called the purest American
half-darkened main room sat two men. him ! The guy was doin’ it for a <
a
rare girl; no nonsense In her—full others, which, after all that is said feminine name which we have. Cer-
One of them, who was the proprietor, nival joke, that's all. His loot is
nnd done, is the explanation of ke«p- talnly Longfellow has described an
of a deep, strong sense of things—”
jerked his chin in an invitation to goln’ back to the owners today.
Ing the world attuned to Nature’s Ideal American girl:
He
forced
himself
from
thoughts
of
join him.
needn’t worry you, anyhow! T1
Lucie, forced himself from her per­ grand diapason which gives to life Its “Fair wax »he to behold,
A man famous in the underworld was nothin’ much to it—jewelry l
that maiden of
sonality, and returned to hfs reports sweetest laughter, songs and blessings.
■eventeen aummera.
circles, a man whose renown rested couldn’t be disposed of, for the n
Keeping
In
tune
Is
not
difficult
for
Black
were
her
eyes
mb
with
an
effort
of
concentration.
on curious feats and facts, this pro­ part. We couldn't take chances
on the thorn b’’ the waysld«
When Gramont went to bed that those who keep the faith, for even In Black, srowa
prietor; few crooks in the country had that sort o’ junk.’’
yet how softly they (learned be­
their
darkest
Hours
they
seldom
strike
night
it
was
with
a
startling
and
auda
­
not heard the name of Memphis Izzy
“I should say not.' Gumberts
neath the brown ahado of tier tresaea.
cious scheme well defined In his brain; a wrong key or miss a measure of Street was her breath an the breath of the
Gumberts. He was a grizzled old bear garded him with a scowl. “You've
kin« Uiat feed In the meAdowi,
a scheme whose first conception their joyous song.
now, but in times past he had been the stuff?”
When in the harvest heat «he bore to
(©, 1923 by MeClur« Newspaper Syndicat».)
seemed
ludicrous
and
impossible,
yet
the head of a far-flung organization
“The boss has. Look here, Izzy,
the reapers at noon-tide,
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which, on second consideration, ap­
Flaxona of home-brewed ale. Ah, fair In
w-hich, on each pay day, covered every want you to use a little influence wi>
peared
in
a
very
different
light.
It
de
­
sooth wait the maiden.
army post in the country and diverted headquarters on this deal—the bos
she had paused It seemed Ilka th«
A Good Typ« of Neat.
into its own pockets about two-thirds doesn't want to show his hand there, served serious thought—and Gramont Has Anyone Laughed When ceasing
of exquisite music.”
had
made
his
decision
before
he
went
of Uncle Sam's payroll—a feat still and leaning forward, Ben Chacherri
movable for denning. At the rear of
related In criminal circles as the ne spoke in a low tone. Then, Gumberti to sleep.
You
Evangeline's tnllsmanfc gem la th« the nest Is a 1 by 4 Inch board to
The
following
day
-was
Tuesday
—
b ^ hel il
plus ultra of success. Those palmy heard him out, chuckled, and noddet
ruby, that warm pulsing stone which la hold the nest material In place.
PEYSER
MardI Gras, Shrove Tuesday, the last
—
days were gone, but Memphis Izzy, assent.
said to be an elixir of great potency
The hens enter and leave through a
day before Lent began, and the final
who had never been “mugged” in any
for the wearer. Its medicinal quali­ door at one end which inny be dosed
At two that afternoon Henry Gra culminating day of carnival. Henry
YOU ARE A HIGHBROW?
gallery, sat in his deserted cabaret mont was summoned to the telephone
ties were hold in great esteem by the at night to keep sitting hens from stay­
Let ’em laugh even though you
and still did not lack for power and He was greeted by a voice which be Gramont, however, was destined to
ancients
and from ft the potion known ing on the nests. Fine alfalfa hay Is
sometimes feel that you are not
And little In its beginning of much
Influence.
ns “ruby elixir” I n Mid to have arisen. a much better nesting material than
did not recognize, but which an­ personal pleasure.
highbrow. What of It if you do
The man at his side was apparently nounced itself promptly.
To dream of a ruby signifies unex­ straw because the hollow stem» of the
like a good play and not a poor
At eleven in the morning Hammond
not anxious to linger, for he rose and
pected guests. The Illy, denoting pur­ latter make Ideal breeding places for
"This is Mr. Gramont? Police head­ irove
one,
If
leg
shows
tire
you
and
him to the Ledanols home,
made his farewells as Chacherre ap­ quarters speakin’. You laid a charge
ity, Is Evangeline's flower. Tuesday mites.
you
like
good
books.
You've
where
Gramont
was
admitted
by
one
proached.
Is
her lucky day and three her tails-
this morning against a fellow named
if the colored servants and shown Into i ■ been bothered, haven't you, be­
manic number.
“We have about eighteen cars left." Chacherre?”
cause
your
friends
say,
"Oh,
WATCH FOR ROUP SYMPTOMS
'he parlor. A moment later Lucie her- I
<© by ths Whs»1»r Syndicate, Ine.)
he said to Gumberts. "Charley the
"Yes," answered Gramont.
i don't let’s take him (or her) to
<elf
appeared.
At
first
glance
her
Goog can attend to them, and the
I
"Must ha’ been some mistake, then,"
Listening in Hen House at Night for
Reasonable.
place is safe enough. They’re up to came the response. “We thought the mailing greeting removed the half- i i the show; he’ll hate it and spoil
it for us.” Maybe you will,
lensed
apprehensions
of
Gramont.
Al-
Mistress
—
I
am
very
well
satisfied
you. I'm drifting back to Chi.”
Breathing or Rattle In
I
prints fitted, but found later they
with you, Annie, and am going to let
Throat of Fowls.
"Drift along,” and Gumberts nod­ didn’t We looked up the Chacherre nost Immediately afterward, however, I ■ but then, if you are a real per­
you off every Munday afternoon In­
ded, a leer in his eyes. His face was guy and found he was workin’ steady ie noted a perceptible change In her i son you can always get some­
thing out of anything, If you
stead of every other.
Go into the hen house at night and1
broad, heavy-jowled, filled with a keen and strictly O. K. What's more to nanner, as She led him toward the
try.
Maid—But, ma’am, then I'll have to listen diligently for a short while. It
and forceful craft. "It's a cinch that the point, he proved up a dead sure ear of the room, and gestured toward
SO
mahogany tilt-top table which stood
ask you for more money to have a Is a good way to detect a cold or the
nobody In this state is goln’ to inter­ alibi for the other night.”
Your Get-Away here is;
better time on.
a
corner.
fere with us. About them cars from
first symptoms of roup in the flock.
“Oh!” said Gramont. “Then there’s
To prove to your pal« that the
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“Come over here, please. I have
Texas—any news?”
Birds
breathing hard or rattling In
nothing to be done?"
beet 1« none too good and that
imethlng which I wish to show you."
“I've sent orders to bring ’em in
their
throat
should be taken off the
“Not yet. We’re workin’ on it, and
when you go to a poor «how you
next week.”
She needed to say no more. Gra-
roosts
and
carefully
examined, and. If
maybe we’ll have some news later.
A
LINE
0
’
CHEER
can explain what It is you don’t
Gumberts nodded again, and the Good by."
; following her, found himself
affected
In
any
way,
removed
to a coop
like and maybe get them to ap­
man departed. Into the chair which
ng blankly down at the symbol of
or apartment away from the rest of
Gramont b”ng up the receiver, a
By
John
Kendrick
Bang«.
preciate
good
things
too.
ternatlon which overwhelmed him.
he had vacated dropped Ben Cha- puzzled frown creasing his brow. But,
the flock.
(© by McClura Nowapaper Syndicate.)
upon that table lay all those
cherre, and took from his pocket the after a minute, he laughed softly—a
4 which he himself had packed
money he had obtained at the bank. trace of anger in the laugh.
A GLORIOUS THOUGHT
WINTER ATTENTION TO HENS
He laid it on the table before Gum-
the loot of the Midnight Masquer
“Ah!” he murmured. “I congratu-
berts.
•the
identical
boxes,
apparently
un-
late you on your efficiency, Mr. Fell!
HAVE a thought tkat take«
Fowfs Must Be Fed to Grow New Coat
appraisal .
tened, which had been stolen from
“There you are,” he said. "Amounts But now wait a little— and we'll meet
m« through
of Feathers and Regain Their
s automobile by the supposed thief.
A deal of bleak and stormy
you want and all. The boss says to again. I think I’m getting somewhere
He: Darling, 1
Lost Vitality.
weather;
gimme a receipt.”
lay my fortune
at last, and I’ll have a surprise for you
There 1« no scene so black with
and myself at
"Wouldn’t trust yon, eh?” jeered one of these days!'
rue
Market all hens except those known
your feet
Gumberts. “Why wouldn't the boss
That will not find the skies all
to be good layers. During the winter
She ; That
blue,
“Tell me, Henry Gramont,
leave the money come out of the tak-
CHAPTER VII,
No task too great for me to do,
months hena must be fed so a« to
amounts to about
what mad Impulse brought you
lu’s, hey?"
When God and I meet It—to­
114.90 altogether,
Krow their new coat of feathers, re-
to all this?**
“Wanted to keep separate accounts,"
In the Open.
gether!
don’t it?
rain vitality lost through heavy egg
(© by MoClere Newspaper Syndicate.)
said Chacherre.
In New Orleans the carnival sc"son
production, put on some flesh and be
Gumberts nodded and produced two Is always opened by the ball of the
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
ready to product egg. of strong vital­
ity In time for the hatching Mason.
Something to
Think .About
“What’s in a Name?” 3
At
Because
I