SHEEP’S CLOTHING
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Real Entertainment.
In peace tim es the A tlan tic
steamship lines offer smooth
rascals a fru itfu l held of labor.
Some are gamblers, some are
smugglers, some are thieves of
every known v ariety, including
b ackmailers.
In -Sheep's
Clothing” Mr. Vance has w r it
ten a story whose action takes
place principally during a single
voyage from England to A m er
ica, and at least three of his
characters are sm art rascals
posing as honest men— wolves
in sheep’s clothing. This story
points no m oral.
Its chap
ters are filled
w ith
honest,
cheerful, entertaining
people;
the kind we all like to meet and
know— and the ending is happy.
No, this isn’t a problem novel,
but a very pleasant— and some
times th rillin g — tale, and you’re
all going to enjoy reading it.
T H E E D IT O R .
C H APTE R I.
In her mnhlon season the Alsatla,
"largest steamship in the world” of
her day and generation, was advertised
to leave Liverpool for New York via
Queenstown, promptly at five o'clock
in the afternoon of every third Satur
day.
At nbont one o’clock o f a Saturday
late in September one forehanded pas
senger found her way by dint of per
sistence through the pandemonium in
the pier-shade to the Alsatia’s first-
cabin gangway.
This was a young woman not far
beyond her twentieth year, with a tall
and slender body, a face o f uncommon
distinction, and at the time somewhat
pale, and a striking abundance of hair
the color of raw, red gold. Dressed
simply in dark traveling costume, with
hat in excellent accord, she carried, in
addition to a light wrap and tightly
rolled umbrella, a conspicuously new
Oxford bag lettered in black, “ L. C.—
New York.” Eehind her a porter stag
gered beneath her only other piece of
luggage — a
battered
black-leather
trunk of great age, which, curiously
enough, bore the legend in letters of
white, half obliterated, “ L. C.— Lon
don.”
Tipping and dismissing the man, the
girl confidently ascended the gangway
to the saloon deck of the Alsatia, and
asked a steward to conduct her to her
stateroom, displaying at the same time
a ticket entitling “ Lucy Carteret, Spin
ster.” to a berth in Itoom 75. Deck B.
Once alone in her room, she bolted
the door, lingered before a full-length
mirror to remove her hat, eying her
reflection with a shadowy, puzzling
smile, and *urned away to review the
cubicle, one-half of which she was en
titled to call her own for the next six
days. The other half had been engaged
by a woman of whom she knew noth
ing whatever, not even so much as her
name.
It was a stateroom unusual in ar
rangement and luxurious in appoint
ment. Twin brass bedsteads stood end
to end against the Inner wall. The
other furniture comprised a capacious
chest o f drawers, a comfortable sofa,
and two wicker armchairs. At one
end narrow doors udmltted to a
cramped but adequate lavatory and a
roomy clothes-press. The woodwork
was enameled a creamy white, and the
walls boasted panels o f golden bro
cade— a color scheme conveying an e f
fect at once of warmth, uiriness and
scrupulous cleanliness.
With a grave little nod, the girl ap
proved. I f expensive— and It was hor
ribly expensive for her slender purse—
this stateroom was well worth all It
had cost her. There ran in her blood
the instinct for luxury, though now her
purse, upon examination, yielded but
four golden sovereigns, a half-sover
eign, a half-crown, a shilling, and a
few ponderous copper pennies, burely
enough for the inevitable tips at the end
o f the voyage. She would land In New
Y’ ork practicnlly penniless. But that
would be on a day the seventh distnnt:
sufficient unto It its potential mischief.
She was very tired: the last few
nights had brought her little sleep,
thanks to the excitement engendered
by contemplation o f a step whose bold
ness was unprecedented In her history.
But now, with that step successfully
tuken, excitement yielded place to fa
tigue. Unlocking and In part unpack
ing both bag und trunk, she appropri
ated a fa ir half of the w irdrobe ac
commodations, then wrapped herself in
a dressing gown and lay down on one Ing that In me you'd caught something
of the beds. Transient, odd visions o f a tartar. Now weren’t you? But
[minted the ruddy glootu within her a hand painted bark doesn't neces
closed eyelids—o f the life she had dis sarily imply a venomous bite. And If
missed; o f the temerarious adventure my complexion la candidly artful—
thnt engaged her; o f the life to which must a woman look her age or lime
she looked forward.
cast«»? l «lo wear a u lg ; but think
In time a knocking sounded on the what a fright 1 should be without one!
door. The girl stirred and moved her I On the other hand, my figure and eyes
head impatiently. The knocking grew i and te«»th are till my own.” the Inst
Imperative, and the deeps o f sleep were frankly exhibited In tin Infectious
were disturbed by other sounds ns well, laugh, “ and so Is my heart. In short,
by voices—
at my worst I’m u perfectly respectable
Miss Carteret enme fully to her old gossip—■ But— gracious, child!—
senses in the act o f unfastening the j how you do run o n !’’
door. But of a sudden she pause«! with
With t'iii'« bewildering reproach, the
fingers resting nerveless upon half- j Dowager Dragon rose, and produc
drawn bolt, eyes wide with apprehen ing ah impressive bunch of keys, began
sion. and her fnce robbed o f nil that to unlock her various pieces of huud
gracious color with which sb*«»p had luggage.
Imbuetl It. For nn Instant she stood
"R eally," she pursued, “ you don't
so. In doubt nnd hesitation, listening; give one ti chance to ask a single
then, as If reassured, she drew the bolt question. Here you’ve drugged out of
dear nnd opened the door.
me the most private hones In my skt-l«*-
This act disclosed two figures wnlt- ton cupboard without so much as tell
Ing beyond the threshold—a luggage- ing me your nnmt». No matter: you
laden steward nnd a lady o f nbundnnt won’t refuse It when you know mine.
person nnd post-tunture years. In n It’s Beggnrstnf?— Amelia— widow. Now,
gown not three days out of the Rue de ns Peter Trnft says, what do you
la Baix.
know about tnat?"
“I'm sorry.” the girl apologized,
Miss Carteret knew nothing what
standing nside. " I was quite sound ever about that, and owned her Igno
I asleep, nnd couldn't seem to wake up.” rance with a look o f blankness that
"But it is I who am sorry to have earned nn Indulgent chuckle.
disturbed you." With a no<l and a
"Confess you have never heard of
smile o f acknowledgment, the speaker m e! But that's only because you’re
j sailed grnndly into the stateroom, a English."
! somewhat overpowering Presence.
“ Oh. hut I’m n o t!" Miss Carteret
Submitting perforce to the necessity Instated Impulsively.
“ My mother's
| of traveling without privacy. Miss Car- parents were Kngllsh; but I—”
I teret hadn’t bargained for the company
Here she choked In undisguised dis
of a dowager duchess; nnd this Prrs- may. But her companion wasn't look
j once bodied forth every redoubtable ing—didn't. Indeed, need to look: such
i inch o f that high estate. Her sixty Is the resource o f one rl|>e In the
; years were quick with the spirit of knowledge o f humanity.
forty. She wore her nose with the
“ Go on. my dear. Tell tne all—as
high, patrician bridge. A make-up of well now ns later. You will, anyway.
In the end— and If you don’t. I’ll en-
gnge to find you out for myself. By
the way. your name would help."
“ Lid— ” Miss Carteret announced in
coherently,
stopping
abruptly
as
though hnlf-choktal by the monosyl
lable.
“ How very od d!” commented Sirs.
BeggarsfafT with a straight face. “ Miss
L id ! Almost as bizarre ns Beggar-
staff.
But that’s my own fau lt: I
married It with my hearing unim
paired. But L id ! I never— "
"M y name Isn’t L id !” the girl In
terrupted Indignantly. "I never said
so. Something was tickling my throat.
My name Is Lucy Curteret.”
j
WHAT DECAYED TEETH COST
Are More Injurious to the H ealth of
H um anity Than Strong
D rink.
She
D rew the
Bolt and Opened the
Door.
«
most excellent discretion supplemented
charms by no means hopelessly passee.
An Impeccable taste in dress achieved
a sobriety to suit her age, while escap
ing gloom and stiffness. There were
evidences of a vigorous temper, domi
nated by a lively appreciation of the
humorous, tin invincible self-confidence,
a seasoned acquaintance with the
world, and a devastating curiosity— a
handsome figure, a personality to be
reckoned with.
By accent and mode o f speech a
true American, tills was no duchess un
less through accident of matrimony.
But Indubitably she was a dragon.
Miss Carteret was quick to endue
the lady with a mental nickname, “ the
Dowager Dragon,” a term whose as
perity she modified by the admission
that, if drngonlsh, she was most prob
ably a dear. Then she seemed con
scious that she had been staring stead
fastly, nnd for n time far too long, at
the subject of her reverie.
“ I beg your pardon,” she murmured,
averting her eyes.
“ I’d rather you didn't,” said the
Dowager Dragon brusquely, " I f you
apologize. I ’ll have to— I ’ve been star
ing every whit ns hard as you, my
dear— and I never apologize.” The con
ceit relished; the Indy rolled It over
her tongue nnd paraphrased, “ I may
be rude, I may be wrong; but admit
It? Never I” Then she laughed hear
tily.
Miss Carteret ventured a smile. " I
was thinking—” she offered In conclu
sive amendment.
“ Believe me, I saw that,” the other
Interrupted, “ and more: I read your
thoughts quite plainly.”
“ Oh, no!” the girl protested In
alarm.
“ But yes, my dear. You were thlnk-
Decayed teeth are causing more
harm to the human race than alcohol.
Dr. Alfred C. Fones o f Bridgeport,
Conn., says that approximately 95,000,-
000 o f persons In the United States
have decayed teeth, notes Popular Sci
ence Monthly. Dentistry's next step.
In his opinion. Is to wipe out or pre
vent tooth decay by a systematic cutn-
pnlgn o f education on the cure of the
teeth among schoolchildren.
How shall this be done?
Bridge
port’s plan has attracted wide atten
tion already. Every child In th u t city
submits to a thorough examination of
the mouth and Is given free treatment.
This type of clinic costs about 80
cents per child per year. The city as
sumes one-half the responsibility in
educating anti helping the children to
preserve their teeth. The other half,
which Is placed on the child and Its
parents, consists In providing proper
food and In caring for the mouth.
"Sorry I misunderstood and glad.
Lucy Carteret's much prettier nnd nil
human. Thu Maryland Carteruts, I
hope?"
"Oh, no," said the girl hastily.
“ Too Imd; It’s a good family. I-«»t
nn* see there art* no Curterots worth
mentioning In New York.
Virginia
branch, p«»rhiips?"
“ Oh. no."
Qst In tbs habit of drinking
The Iterated denial wns less bold
glass of hot wator bafora
than Its original; »Miss Carteret wns
beginning to be sorry site hadn’t wult-
breakfast.
oil for a later steamer, ns well as that
she had thought It necessary, not to
We re not hero long, so let's tuiiko
say romantic, to adopt a pseudonym to
our stay agreeable Let us live welt,
| III the Initials on her luggage.
eat well, digest well, work well, sleep
"Then you can’t be anybody!" Mrs. well, nnd look well. What a glorious
Beggars! a IT asserted vigorously. “Too condition to uttulti, and yet, how vory
bad. Unless possibly." she brightened, easy It la If one will only udopt the
“ you come o f the English family? .... ruing (natda balk
Folks who are aerttatomed to feel
There tire. I believe, some Curterets lu
dull and heavy when they arise, split
llertfortlshlr»»— "
ting headache, atuffy front a cold, foul
“ N o !" the pors«*eut«»d young woman
tongue, nasty breath, a d d stomach,
said firmly.
“ I told you I was an cun. Instead, feel as fresh as a daisy
American nnd If the matter Is of any by opening the slulcea of the system
Importance, I’m perfectly willing to each morning and flushing out tho
whole of tho lnti*rnal poisonous stag
admit I ’m nobody.”
“ Don’t be cross with nn Inquisitive mint mult • i
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
old woman, my dear." The Beggar- well, should, each morning, before
statfinn smile wns very fetching. Miss | tireukfusl, drink a glu-s t>r n n l hot
Carteret’s Indignation melted before It. l water with a teaspoonful of Itniestouo
" I ’m only trying to find out If we phosphate in it to wash from the
haven't friends In common. Who arc stomach, liver and bowels the previous
your friends on board? I know every d a y s In d ig e s t ib le waste, sour bile
slid poisonous toxins; thus cleansing,
body, and—’’
sweetening and purifying the entire
“ I'm traveling alone." the girl luter- alimentary canal before putting morn
|x>Ncd meekly, "and to the best of my food Into the ■tomAoh. Tho notion ol
knowledge I don’t know it soul on the ! hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach Is wonderfully in-
ship."
Mrs. BeggnrstnfT chose shrewilly to I vlgoratlug. It cleans out all the sour
fermentations,
gases,
waste
and
disapprove. "Th at’s not right! You're acidity and gives one u splendid
too young and good bstklng to truvel appetite for breakfast. While you are
without at least a chaperon. These I enjoying your breakfast the wntor
transatlantic boats are all alive with and phosphuti* Is quietly extracting a
adventurers. Luckily, you now have large volume of water from the blood
me— unless, perhaps, you’re too high- and getting ready for a thorough
spirited to utilize ttn old woman’s In- j flushing of all the Inside organs.
The million« of poopio who are
t< real ?”
bothered with constipation, bilious
“ You're very kind," Miss Carteret spoils, stomach trouble; others who
murmured not altogether Insincerely. have sallow skins, blood (llsordcrs and
Shi* was too Intelligent to be blind to sickly complexions are urgt*d to get a
the advantage o f having so thorough- quarter pound of lltncstono phosphate
This will cost
paced n Dowager Dragon to protect i from the drug s t o r e
and advise her. Ami sin* wns any very little, but Is sufficient to make
i anyone a pronounced crank oa tho
thing hut anxious to Incur Ill-will by subject of Inside t>athlng before break-
refusing tin offer that, however for- | fast.
ward, seemed unquestionably to tie
dictated by the kindliest spirit.
Misunderstood.
"I'm glut! you think so—or have the
She Does I)r. Cutter treat many
grace to sny so, at least. So that's ! people?
He— No; he’s notoriously stingy.—
settled. Now tell me more about you r
i M l N Transcript.
self. Is this your first crosalng?"
"It's my first trip home."
T h e Reason.
Plainly no help for It: with this per
“The young officer you Introduced to
sistently friendly body cnt«*chlzlng her.
she might as well now ns Inter stand ■ tne appeared to bo blue.”
“ Naturally.
Ho Is a submarine."—
and deliver some account o f herself.
i Baltimore American.
“ Your first trip home? That means
you’ve been over a long time?”
Start Tomorrow
and Keep It Up
Every Morning
And In very short order Mrs.
Beggargtaff has the confidence
th at
of Lucy C arteret, and
young lady Is telling the stcry
of her life. D on't m ist the next
installm ent.
(TO B K C O N T IN U E D .)
Reading Facet.
The New York Mt-dlcnl Record In
nn article entitled "The Fnce ant! Its
Expression in Diagnosis" Is o f the
opinion that the Sherlock Holmes fac
ulty In the average doctor enables him
to read In his patient's face In n mo
ment's observation that which the
laboratory or physical examination will
be n long time finding out. Going
somewhat further the writer snys that
tin* physician may have read some
thing In the face o f the dog of tho
patient's household. Thnt at the doc
tor's first visit the dog's face would
have shined forth a welcome; nt tho
next day he could read unalloyed glad
ness at his visit and confidence In him;
nt the third visit the dog's fnce would
wear a dejected look. The wise physi
cian would know what this meant. The
family had “ changed doctors.”
Aptly Named.
A bootblack was pulling at the end
of n cigar when it gentleman, think
ing to have a little fun nt the youth’s
expense, asked him If he always
smoked cigars. "Oh, yes, sir, pretty
often,” announced the youth.
"W hat brand do you generally
smoke?” asked the gentleinnn.
H ow to Deal W ith Germs.
"Robinson Crusoe, sir,” replied tho
In dealing with germs, it should be
remembered that a germ o f the mild bootblack.
The gentleman pondered a while. “ I
est appearance may very often be most
savage. Don’t I k * deceived by n germ never heard of* thnt brand," ho said.
“ It’s n name I ’ve given ’em myself,”
that looks harmless. The male gerin,
us u rule, Is the most voracious and snbl the youth. “ You see, guv-nor, old
It rnuy always be known by Its gay Crusoe wns a custnwiiy!” — Roches
plumage.
Germs, as we have been ter Times.
taught, bring with them every sort
F irst Motion Picture.
of disease, nnd while germs are not
The motion picture Is more thnn fifty
always fatal, they try their best to
be. The average conscientious germ years old, If we understand by thnt
term nny device for producing the op
Is chagrined when he fulls to kill. I f
tical Illusion o f moving objects. These
a number o f germs are engaged on a
toys were called hy various mimea,
Job nnd do not succeed they are in
such as thnninatrope, zoetrope, strobo
disgrace with the folks back home.
scope,
phenaklstoscope,
Ht(*r«*oonplc
Teuch the children to swat the germs.
cabinet, klnemntoscope, etc. The first
Particularly the young germs. Germs,
exhibition of photographic motion pic
like people, are most odious nt the
tures wns made hy Henry Ueyl, In
adolescent age.
Philadelphia, In 1870.
The Eligible Class.
Wisdom and Laughter.
Mllly— " I would only marry a man
One should take good care not to
who has lived and suffered.” B illy—
“ I suppose what you want is a wid grow too wise for so great a pte&mrn
at fife as laughter.— Addlua
ower.”
E TEA
It’s (irandmother’H Recipe to
lirinK Hack ('»lo r and
Lustre to Hair.
That beautiful, even shade of dark,
glossy hair can only tie had hy brew
ing a mixture of Huge Tea and Sul
phur. Your hair Is your chartn. It
makes or mars the face.
When it
fades, turns gray or streaked. Just an
application or two of Hagc and Sul
phur enhances Its appearance a hun
dredfold.
Don’t bother to prepare the mix
ture; you can get this famous obi ro-
clpc Improved by the addition of other
Ingredients for 60 cents a large bottle,
all ready for use. It Is called W yeth’s
Sage and Sulphur Compound. This
tan always he depended upon to bring
back tho natural color and lustre of
your hair.
Everybody uses "W y eth ’s" Sage and
Sulphur Compound now becaimo it
darkens so naturally and evenly that
nobody can tell It has been applied.
You simply dampen a sponge or soft
brush with It and draw this through
tho hair, taking one small strand at
a time; by morning the gray hair has
disappeared, and after another appli
cation It becomes beautifully dark and
appears glossy and lustrous.
This
ready to use preparation Is a delight
ful toilet requisite for those who de
sire dark hair and a youthful appear
ance. It Is not Intended for tho cure,
mitigation or prevention of disease.
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