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tthtbhday nncH M H H R r t . i « r r
vary cruel happened
to h im ;
some-
with merriment, »aal his thought« ffy j the man ha had shot.
‘ thing that ¿ really em bittered him. a lag to Bailey Hörbar.
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IN T R O D U C T IO N
good »«oner
A rchibald Bennett, w ealthy bach
•lo r, travel» cuaatantly in the Interest
< hl» health H e meet» laabai Perrjt.
toko recommend» a life of crim e, ad-
ewntore. romance and aic-ltem ent a»
• cure for hie nerve». Archie goes to
Bailey H arbor to Invaattgate a »um
• o r house for his alster.
A heavy
torca» him to »perni the night
During the night he Is awak-
by footstep», and la a . encounter
w ith the intrud er, who see. A rc h ie *
h g u r. re fle c t« ! in the m irro r and
rtoots- A rc h *, flro . in return, wound-
A in V C A B T E R S Z X V IC I
Archie ueed a» decoy— led
Congdon
the
(o
Uovernwr'a
Archie
»later.
that
har
neat ' brother 1» paaalng through a »irange
meet
eccentric
A rchie and the Governor d riv e : pbaae- cauaed by a cruel »hook aoma
here
away w ithout creating auaptetan and
a*eed acroaa the atata to deliver the
ftftO.iMU to tra in robber Leary a t W alk
* „ „ Bew
•ig h t Into working» of the crim e
w orld. At the flrat opportunity W alk
or'» daughter appeals to A rchie to
Me(p b<r
H#>
to ^ i U (
from
Oo¥ernor
t4ktn< the
(n # wJW
A n Old-fashioned
S to Combat
Julia,
explain»
day.
tag the Intruder, who tan es
a ea rtj e.A rchie see» Sally onto the tra in —
gape.
Archie p aoa
g t to eva • be
reeranled w ith a fond farew ell
pabttcity
H e s ta r t, enm acountry kl^ ^ d he , u r M
nnd l - b e ,
•lo o t In the night.
A t dawn he is
w w , u*
““
P erry had witnessed the whole scene
stopped on a lonely country road by i
j
. i
, Isabel n« not pleaxed St meeting
“T he Oovernar. m aster-m ind crim in al
, Archie aguoi and accuses his of apv
who mtstahes him for a fellow crim i
lag on her. She tells him that If be
aaL Archie, fleeing, is afraid to tall
ha» really shot Putney Congdon as he
(Ms tru th — falls la w ith "T h e G over
claims, he has ruined everything
nor," Is whisked serose country in a
Archie returns to the hotel greatly
•token car. Sees story Is N e a »paper
myattSed.
N ext m orning the Gover
of h illin g a t Bailey H arbor and.
nor a rriv es — explains to Archie that
•Tightened, he decides to say nothing
be baa aided Sall'.e to m arry a note»
t o t »tick w ith his strange friend and
i lous diamond th ie f— and that Bailie
• w a ll developments. A t Concord. N.
■ had deceived him concerning the
M-. A rchie cemea upon Isabel Perry »1
*
t h . hotel desk hat »he refuses to j I whole affair.
They proceed to New York to the
ppeagnite him . T h e Governor, by • I „
,
.
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G overno r» home, where they are visit
•le v e r plan, switches stolen m oney for
'
CHALLENGE
by
m aking love to niece of agent aent to : Julia
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lime before
Now read on
T h e draperies at the end of the
room »waved a little and A rrh le walk
ed hack ami glanced Into the dining
room
He sodded reassuringly and
ahe Indicated a teat a little nearer
than the one he bad left.
"Please don't be alarm ed, but I f .
a stngular fact that I know you. we
met once, passingly at tea In Cam-
bridge; It's a good while ago and we
exchanged only a word, so don't try
to remember. 1 much prefer that yo-»
sho uld n't" Archie did n't rem em ber;
he had attended many teas at cam
bridge during rom m encenibiit festive
tles and had always hated them "It
was not u ntil we were a t the table
that I placed you tonight.
I m re
lieved. infinitely relieved, to know that
you are w ith my brother
How ‘t
came about Is none of my affair. B it
you are a gentlem an; in the strange
phase through which"— her Ups form
ed to speak a name bul she caught
herself up sharpie—•'through which
he Is passing I'm gratified th a t he has
your companionship Once something
thing. Indeed; and
C H A P T I R X.
W hen
tile Governor reappeared
Julia and AY, hie were seemingly In
the midst of a leisurely discussion of
the drnnis « I-Ater., when they wer
again alone (or a few momenta, she
slipped a sealed envelope Istn hla
hands
“ If anything should happen to him
I should like to know
tt was under
stood between Us when he called me
by telephone this morning that I was
not to hint lu any w ay as to hla
identity, o r mine, far th at-m atter, and
I shall not break faith w ith him
I
Ira n i you com pletely
I shall be at
that add res* until the flrat of October.
You can wire me In any em eigency.”
Shortly after, she ton her leave.
Archie learned from Itartng. who
brought his breakfast, that the Gover
nor had left the house, and would
hardly return before six
lA te r he chose a stick w l(h care
from a rack at the front door, walked
to the Avenue and turned determ ined
ly cityw ard, w alking Jauntily
Ha
grinned as he saw seated In Ute upper
window of the most conservative of
all his clubs one of his several pros
perous unites, and having sufficiently
exposed him self to the eyes of the
world he determ ined to eat luncheon
in the park reusturant
He watched
a young woman with two children who
occupied a table d irectly In hla line
of vision
Children always interested
him. and the boy was a handsome little
fellow , but It wa» the g irl who held
Archie's attention, with a perplexed
sense that he had seen her before
T he fine oval face, the eyes dancing'
T he «'onsdoaa had «alea their amai
hurriedly sad wer» already pay«««
th eir ebook, Ho watched them more
away toward the In te rio r of the park
m arked th e ir direct loe and ehoe» a
parallel covra» w ith a view of keeping
them In eight
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LADIES HI-TOP
LACE BOOTS
Ladies Coats
¡T imi
j
He contlaaed to Inspect them with a
a fte r the flrat shock of It— ” Hb» tarn deepening raavtetlo a that the woman
It -was a dispirit
ed her head slightly and her lipa was M rs tNiagdon
lag thought that there under hla eye»,
’ Quivered
"T h a t 1» a ll." ahe said, and farad so rloae (hai the babble of the children
him again w ith her beautiful repo»» occasionally reached bis aeroes the
accentuated, her perfect selfconUrol Intervening tahlsa, was the fam llv of
that touched him with an In An Its p‘ty.
very rauei. hard
Regular Prices
>35.00
Closing Out Price
Famous Duckhecht
Regular ITIce >1000
Closing Out (Tice
$16.75
$5.95
a»d . p i a . Z e w ith haa
am bU ahed ü u a u » i < m a »
t a d ! » « « to th e w w rid n i ra d a .:
idaaMaaft « to n a to n e « a M
Extra Special
FRIDAY
9 A. M.
Large 3 Lb. Cotton
Uatts, Stitched
Closing Out Price
today aa
m stood from the bed».
—« • long as Zenith males
» it «rill be I the beat radio.
Zenith ia the only radio set
that M cM illan would take to
the Arctic.
Zenith is the holder of the
79c
Japan to New Jersey.
Zenith has been first in moat of
the important developments ia
75c
Laundry
Bags
radio—25 original mechanical
Closing Out Price
w o r ld ’s long d istance re c o rd —
and electric achievements that
have revolutionised radio.
That ia why Zenith ia tha most
logical choice in radio.
The Sale that is Attracting Crowds from
Far and Near
And increasing in volume from day to day dem onstrafes the people ap
preciate Real Genuine Bargains.
We are Quitting Business and the
people know we are in earnest.
With a stock like this, no wonder people
are enthusiastic over this Sale with Thousands of lktllurs worth of S ea
sonable .Merchandise absolutely Slaughtered In Price, Including every
dollar's worth of our Holiday goods. No wonder the people are resjiond-
ing to this Sale as they never did before.
But Don’t Wait! This Stock
will not last long at the rate it Is going.
Come, and com e prepared to
buy. You w on’t regret It.
M e n ’s Union
GOWNS
Outing
Flannel and
Voll Gowns
Values to $1.59
Closing Out Price ,
Extra Special
Saturday
11 A. M.
One Lui SUk Punge
In assorted p l a i n
colors. On Sale for
one hour.
ro a
8OC
Suits
Heavy weight and
Ribbed
Closing Out Price
$1.10
RAIN COATS
For Girls
Closing Out Price
$2.59
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