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m Ftorti lAurwu. t e * » To abort a cold and prevent com* plications, take The House of Wh SIX MONTHS t COULD NOT WORK By WILLIAM JOHNSTON Copyright by I.l'tle, Brown A Cm. !i Ifik L haLkaa’s VtfHiUt Coapo^d Made Mt Strotf tad AUt to Work—I Rocowocad It To AO My Fricadt. I AM IN TROUBLE." The purified and refined calomel tablets that are nausealess, safe and sure. Medicinal virtues retain ed and improved. Sold only in sealed packages. Price 35c. .r Prayed for Cure Finds it After 10 Years Food Would Sour snd Boil —Teeth Like Chalk Mr Herbert M Ge-atier write* from bta bon* is Berlin. N II.: I b*4 m*>norb trwbl* over tea year*, kept getting nun* I trmi everytbing lor Ivt it maw Hocb won* tbnn over. Ln«t UH I got an infly bn4. r* nl4 —nfy not Ugb^ bni twoid na4 l*n la Joaanry I g*9 a* tog tbal nbat I nwn'l not wnon4 ona* aag W il ny ie*tb wnn&4 t* tab# t nofb I •«•*' • 1 ano-twna in *n*n aw *^n Soy JK rang abend t % (i *\ 0 and tnM ny ng* in a*o no n Wm a* tb* 4*nf n» e* a* I an gang n» o • •» i •* a ^ t .4 «a Synopsis.—Circumstances having prevented Spalding Nelson, clerk, from joining the American forces going to Frame, he is in a 'de spondent mood when tie receives an invitation to dinner from his great-uncle, Rtffus Gaston. On the way to the house lie meets, under peculiar circumstances, a young girl, apparently in trouble, to whom he has an opportunity to be of slight service. She lives in the same apartment building as Uufus Gas ton, and he accompanies her to the house. Gaston and his wife are go ing to Maine for a trip and want to leave Nelson in charge of the apartment. He accepts. Gaston und his wife tell iheir great-nephew at mysterious ncises -•‘whispers’’— which, they have heard , in the house. On his way to the Gaston apartment the next Sunday Nelson again meets Ids accidental ac quaintance of a few days before. Harbara Bradford. She urges him not to allow the fact of their be ing acquainted to be known. At 'the apartment Nelson meets the superln:eiMleiit. Wi<k. nod Instino- lively dislikes him In a wall sate he finds a n*ckla< e of magnificent pearts. worth a small fortune. Meeting Barbara In the hallway sit* lmi *ae« him w It lout recognition not seem to have any connection with the other'affairs that were troubling me, if I was to remain in Ne\v>¥dfk and become ^better acquainted with Barbara Bradford, ns I fondly hoped. I meant to have nothing hanging over me. I was about to get into bed. had turned out the light, in fact, when I recalled the errand that had led me to open the wall safe. 1 had more than two hundred .dollars in my trousers pocket and I purposed putting it where it would he «qfe. With the feeling that if the Jewels hud disap peared, so might my money, I pressed the light button in the sitting room anti looked about for a biding place. Recalling a custom of my mother's. I stcpp«*d over to the bookcase and tak ing a Macaulay’s History Volume Three, from the shelf, placed lief ween tlie leaves nil of mr money ex<-ept Afteeii dollars. No burglar was likely to ttnd It there 1 extinguished the light and In the darkrte«* stepped ha<*k into my bed- me to know*that when trouble again threatened her she had decided to trust In me and had sought my aid. - I fell asleep at last and slept for I do not know iiow long. Opening my eyes in the darkness I seemed to feel the presence of someone in the room. There was the sound of footfalls some « r**i. « vf th# unpleowJ* te »f m Mrang-r hut a J room and atof»|M** r rotn sotnew l»»»ri mttM* three di*f m< It I rT»'it* tied hi «t>»y»*i*# and »Vnil* y h e—t |w*i*ee—I MtoM**-** to the bsaegtar I hi itill. where—ihuffled, seemingly some tlis- tance off. I was almost Certain I could detect muttered words. In a curious detached state of mind I list ened. wondering whether I was awake or asleep. The footsteps seemed to come closer, then recede. Ttm whis pering noise ceased. I sprang tip. and hastily lighting up all the rooms, ex plored them thoroughly. There was no evidence anywhere of anyone’s presence. As I lay there thinking about It. 1 decided that my illusion must have been a dream, due tw my ! thought of «pirlt rapplngs when I first j hud heard Mis* Bradford s signal. I was Mill thinking uliout my expe- I rietice Vlien I a*oke curly the next I Morning. Springing lightly out of tieft. I stopped In utter bewilderment. There. In the center of ftte room .hi • the fbM»r lay a small white f«rf«le*l *ilp | of l^per. It r«Htk| nnt bate been a I tlij* marriage annulled, I>ad kept nioth or at)road until after it was all over, ami to tins day >lie never ha* heard a word about it." “Your father must be a wonderful man,” 1 said enthusiastically. ”He was,’’ she said simply. “He has been dead two years.” “Oh, I’m so soi ry,” I cried. “ I did not know.” » “If Dad were alive he would know what to do. You see. when lie died, there was not much money left. We’re really little better than paupers. We’ve been living from day to day on our tiny capital, and. Mother has been working every wire to arrange a good match for Claire. I wanted 15 do something, to go out afid earn a living for myself, but she never would con sent. Sin* insisted I’d lie damaging Chi Ire’s prospect* If I went into trade, us she cull* It. nml I• pp*itui*cd her I’d do nothing until after Claire Is safely married.** * • “Amt is she to he marriedT* I asked. A troubled expre*»ion came info her face. -Shr wa* Vo he. hut now I d*wi*t know w|.** |* •oigwgcl to mamr }»ung Harry !• TVaver who I* urMftb a lot l nMXMe* but ^ U>nU»e found •►uf Bayonne, N. J.—'‘I had paint in back and legs eo that I could not aland caused female by female trouble. I felt ad tired all tha time, bad bad head aches, and for six months I could not k. 1 was treat- by a physician and took other re medies but got no relief. A friend told me about Lvdia E. Pinkham’a V e g e- ,ble Compound and t baa helped me very much. I am well and strong and now able to do my work. I cannot thank you enough and I recommend your medicine to my friends who are tick. "—Mrs. Susie Sacatansky, 26 East 17th St, Bayonne, N. J. 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My s*M*ond theory surely was far more log ical than tin* lir<t. * It seemed prepos terous that they would risk hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of gems Just to test my honesty. Still. I determined to make a thor ough investigation. If they had been stolen. I would set about In a scien tific way to discover the method of the theft and to bring about restora tion. 1 would keep my investigation secret, and if it turned out that the pearls were safe, no one would know of my fright about the matter. I be gan outlining my work as a detective.. First, I would examine tbe safe knob for possible finger prints. Second. I would Interrogate Mrs. Burtcc I would watch her carefully for any app**aran<*e of guilt. I would aw try, wlthm:? arousing her suspicions. j to ascena'n If *he had let her key, | out of her pnose*»loa. Third I would insert aa adveetlso- , men? •dfertwg a reused f»*e the ret am *0 iho •Revets •* •swied that •aly • • Dted gad my waff v*uAd aadevucaad Fwarth | 9m90i0 try to fesaraite ffho '«•••••% awd woami gvtwthva ch* Ikail *>ii me at on«v that the window next must heiotig to the Brad ford apartment. It must be Mis* Bradford trying to sigiutl to me. “Hello.-. I railed out softly. is that you. Mr. Nelson?” a re lieved voice whispered. “I thought you would never hear. I must see you.” “Why didn’t you phone mo?" “I couldn’t. Someone might bear me" “What’s tbe matter?” 'T’ve had another letter." “From those men in the park?” “I suppose so.” “Tell me about It." “I can’t now. ran you meet me somewhere tomorrow ?” “Wherever you say.” “Do you ride?” “Yes, indeed.” '" r “r “I’ll la* in tbe cross lane that h*ods from McfSnwnn’s Bass tavern between elgh^ and eight-thirty.” "1*11 1m* there.’ 1. Whether or not she heard ni9 I did not know. She wlthdrewr quickly front tin* rurnn a« If »oine<*oe had en tered | wrwPed there la the window fur a full hour la ra«e -tie •hould in rvmmuuirat# wtfh an* wgwta By and hf iW light la her • — 990 rttiaigv)*he*l haf 9909 lh*S| I *04 thaw a< tha tatodteu adRkauv^ k**Maig la •**» that *h* 9—i m99 a» am rMR W%m9 a* kata Th* to do. 1 h ”is to Itegin at the h«‘ginning and 1**11 me the whole story. I’ve sister* of my own. .lust pretend you are one of my sisters ami let me help you.” She Imiked at me thoughtfully, studying me as if questioning wheth er or not 1 was to be trusted, and ap parently deciding in the allirmative, told me an amazing story. “It’s all about my sister, Claire” she began. “Slie’s five years older than I. She’s, a lovely girl, but she’s—that is, she used to be—impulsive, 'roman tic, and headstrong. She and my mother never got along well together, and she was sent away to boarding school. One winter, it was six years ago, mother was in Europe and only Dad and I were at home . . .” She sighed sadly. Evidently her words were bringing hack to her mo ments of heartache. * “To make a long story short. Claire ran away from the fu-honl and mar* [ ried—toarrled a French chauffeur ern- ployed by a family In tbe ne||hlM*r- | twiud. She took me Into her roufi denre a w**-k later, and I—vHI. I dnd Thcr* vaa a terrible time about I bund was aiervdf aaamed bud a uife j a**t HUM ngb« b*eu la *bt* rtcy, ||# i Lad iter aaarvlaE* aRaviwd and amte O4"<0 •*» t -* X /* 4 ■ »*4? *4 •%»r p9 a*e» H» 'Xjw* arnm t'\9J99 : * a*a*rn t»t 9 ^p9%99®fc •ms mt?aa sssk ■ “Wh* re did you g**» this?” 1‘ asl;*»d. “I found It on the tb»of of my l*ed room one niorning when ! got up Into I gave it to my sister without bavins read It. thinking she had dropped It there. ’’ She read it. and screamed and fainted. Fortunately Mother was out of tin* house tit tbe time. Naturally I read the note then. 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