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T 1 T leai-Joi m [ Are Show k ? * New Patterns Models in I I < Men Ai ' ===== Grey Herringbone, E Pin Stripe, Green Pin Strip and Grey Serce Suites. Pr Boys' Knickerbocker Suits, ' Prices . . Boys' Trousers $1.50 Dutchess Trousers for Men (10 cents a butt \ ? ^ r SHOES FOR EVERY ME * Young Men's Tan English Young Men's Brougue . . Young Men's Tan English Men's Black Kid Rubber Ladies' New Brown Brog Ladies' Tan Kid Shoe . . . Ladies' Black Kid English Ladies' Comfort Shoes . . Children's Shoes, Skuffers Black, TEAL-JO The Home of OLD HICKORY DIVISION AT NASHVILLE, VENN. Men of the Old Hio'.-jry Association, veterans of the Thirtieth Division, which three year* ago was! pounding away at the German strongholds in France, will again march in review hofnre General at their third annttal reunion, to be held in Nashville, Tenn., on November 4 and 5. In fact, it is probable that Marshall Foch, Generalissimo of all the Allied armies, who has been invited to accompany General Pershing to Nashville, will also be in the reviewing stand. rr*i 1 _ _ e *1? A * xne puiuue 01 inc veterans, nowever, will form but a part of the full reunion progTam. Men who billeted in French villages or battje field shelters three years ago will find the homes of Nashville open to them. Plans have been made to house and care for not less than ten thousand veterans and more if they should come. Convention sessions wiii be held in the auditorium with a capacity of seven thousand. Dances and other social features enough to give every man who comes an opportunity to Onjoy himself are being arranged for the Jlosts of the occasion, by the citizens of Nashville. Separate headquarters for each of the separate regiments of the Division will be established in Nashville, and in the billeting arrangements it is planned, as far as pos|ible, to put men out of the same ogtftts in the same section of the city. There will be all sorts of opportu- , nitics for ol dtimers to get together and "fight the war" which started on the Mexican border for sopie, at Camp Sevier, over the Hindcnburg Line, through the Argonna, iqto Belgium and Luxemburg and' home again. In the course of its training and traveling' and fighting no Division in the American Army riiade a more creditable showing than did the Carolina and Tennessee troops. The achievement of the division in the first smashing through the so-called Hindenburg defense system at Bellicourt, across the St. Quentin Canal Tunnel, is one of outstanding achievements of th<* entire war, while the artillery! brigade, operating separately in the St. Mihiel, Argonne and \Voevre sectors, took rank as one of the most ef/ fective artillery outfits of the army. Railroads have granted a reduced rate one and one-half fares for the Tound trip to members of the Divison Association. Members planning to attend may come to Nashville, paying the full fare, and there receive their certificates . of membership entitling them to half fare on the return trip, i Certificates and be secured in ad-' vance of the meeting, however, from Frank P. Bowen, llolston Nationul Bank Building, Knoxville, Tenn., or from the Reunion Headquarters, Chamber of Commerce Building, , "Nashville, Tenn. 1 Buy Your See* Wood's Hi Red May, Leap's 1 SJ^5 Pe In 2H Bushel Rays if pu: 1 ' " ? ies Co. 1 1 "n? The % .. # ? i And . ,? Clothing For id Boys ; . ? 1 1 trown Herringbone, Blue i ?f ? . -? i e. we aiso nave tne uiue ices ranging from $15.00 ?o $30.00 Blue, Brown and Grey? . . $5.00, $7 50 and $10.00 ?, $2.00 and $2.50 the pair ti?the kind that wear well on, $1.00 a rip) - J MBER OF THE FAMILY l Shoes, .. $5.00 and up $6.00 Shoes $4-00 the pair Heel Shoe $5.00 ue $4.50 $5.00 Walking Shoe $4.50 ' $2.00 , Pollyanna, Tan and ' $2.00 to $3.50 NES CO. I Good Clothes 1 < : i PURE SEEDS THAT GROW We have on hand now full line of t Seed of all kinds, Oats, Rye, Wheat, ( Vetch, Rape, Clover, Turnips and all I kinds of seed for present seasons plantings. Our seed are the best that , can be purchased and are tested by ] expert testers. We want your b'usi7 | ness andwill sell only the best seed | :n order to pet your order next year , as well as this year. We are glad to , havo you come and see use we can be , found at the A. C. L., but your or- | ders will be handled promptly/and carefully. Quality and Service is our aim. Economy yours. The very best is the cheapest. Try us. The Pure Seed Co., 1 Adv. 4t-43 Cheraw, S. C. j A GOOD WORD FOR THE JEWS v J ( Noting the hostility of Henry Ford :' -o the Jews, Mr. Brisbane, Hearst's i - ditor, has a good word for that much '! maligned race. Mt/ Brisbane says in ' a recent editorial: "Jews finance whatever needs financing when they have the money, ind so with Gentiles. Among other | things Jews financed largely the j trip of Christopher Onlnnthns to the United Stales. Mr. Ford might devote one of his articles to that shocking fact. For if /the Jews had . not financed Christopher Columbus' , voyage, he might not have discovered America, there wouldn't be 1 ,000,000 Jews in New York City to- ' lay, and Mr. Ford, in some corner ' >f Eurone. would nrobahlv he much 1 happier?if he knew anything about 1 it. " WILL EXCHANGE?1920 Maxwell 1 Roadster; new tires; fine shape for ^ Ford Touring car. tf E. E. Porter. 1 1 CLOGGED BLCCD WITHERS THE BODY 1 Work*r? Sick And Weak From Exertion Take Code's Pr'jl oMangan Men und women who toil, either < physically or mentally, u.;e up energy. When they overwork they use more mergy, and sometimes the blood gets ' in a run-down condition. Without rest J the blood cannot get back to normal, 8 so that it becomes clogged with waste matter from over-exertion. ! The clogged blood virtually withers 1 the body. The strained looks on pale 1 faces, the thin, bloodleis arms, the r.unken cheeks and necks, the deadtired feeling, ore the results of stole { blood depriving the system of lifegiving oxygen. Workers go to the drug stora and r get Gudo'a Pepto-Mapgan when they feel weak and run down. They take it in either the liquid or the tablet form. That makes the blood rich and red and drives out the poisons. Life-giving oxygen, carried by the little red cells, renews the strength and builds up the entire system. Look for the name "Gude's Pepto-Mangan" on the I'.ii-auk';. N Advertisement JWKeatNow ' ifih Gradi a Prolific, F^ilcaster I r Bushel > 3 rch&sed during Octobor LGCAt rrass There will be exercises by the Julior Miss onary Society at St. Pa)k]'s dethodisu Church Sunday fevcuing at r o'clock. Everybody cordially Invitfd. N v I am one rO((i???r?! bull, wo year* old. can Ha roen at'fair ?libit*. * { j D. H. Larey. | < I Tli? re are on exhibit in the show windows of the Chesterftjld Drug itore a few ':Sugar Mangles'* grown >y Mr. W. R. Johnson in the Shiloh ection. This is a variation of the ;ugar beet -and is ,grown for stock 'ecd. The 3tock li' e and fatter, on* it. t is a good keoper, but its great virtue is its productivity. From ope to ;wo thousand bushels per acre njay he (rown. This is one more crop that Dhesterfield farmers should investi-* ;nte. Some of them will.be on exhl* >it at the county fair. N 'Phone your order for general frocerioa and hay. grain and other eods to J. C. Rivera A Co. Prompt lolivery. How about 7>ur costume for the I Halloween party7 We bat* all the eo'. >ra in Dcnn'aon'a Cre^e, im-ludinf J >ats, numnkins, the witch, confietti, I >tc. Get yours before too lete. Laney'* Pharmacy. The 3enior class of the Chester field ( Iigh School .will give a Halloween >arty Friday evening at the school tuditorium. The proceeds of which vill era to Ac 4? n - ? r x.v.n.jr vuc ;\|)riistll it stage decorations, etc.. at the com- I nencement exercires. I will offer 10 beautiful BuAk pig*. 1 tix week* old. Will be on exhibit at he fair. Miss "Jolly" took the prem?m two years spo. She and the pigs ire beautiful. ' Bill L.aney. Mr. C. ,W. Teal who is sick called ip his son Johnnie, who lives in Omn. ha, Nebraska, last Wednesday, by ong distance. - The connection went through Chicago. Mi.ss Alise Britton, Chesterfield operator, talked for Mr, Teal. She could hear the man in Nearasl a very distinctly. Seed Oats and Seed Wheat In dif. ferent varieties. Vetch, Rape, and Crimson Clover at Redfearn-Rivers Co, 2t-45 t Some excitement was caused Moniay-evening about 7 o'clock when the home of Cliff Kvans caught fire and burned. There wa's much firing of pistols and hurrying to the fire. The :abin was completely destroyed. The I arigin of the fire is unknown, as Cliff and his wife were at the church at the time. Some more fresh Turnip Scrd at Laney's Pharmacy. Mr. W. 1). Craig and daughter.i?1 is. C. K. Curtis, are attending the Confederate yeunion at Chattanooga, Tennessee. % South N Carolina grown Fulghum Seed Oats, W. P. Odom. Mrs. Millie Sanders is visi'ing Mr, and Mrs. A. K. Sanders of Columaia. Just unloaded a car of Mill Feed. W. P. OOOM. Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie F. l\iws loft this week for Hamlet, where they will make their future home. Wcci'r High Grade Seed Wheat. W. P. GDOM. Miso Marie MeWhirter of Joneslle is the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. 3. Blair. Always see me for anything n the bsavy grocery line; stock feed, pure teed, chewing tobacco, cotton seed -neal and huljs. My prices are as low is the lowest, the quality is first class. W. P. ODOM. Mr.* and Mrs. J. A.?Welsh, Mrs. R. L Hurst, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rivers, Vfr. J. A. Teal, Mr. C. S. P. Meehan, Mr. H. H. Harrall and Pan I.anev are imong those who attended the State Pair in Columbia this week. All premium* as turned ever to me from the last Fair have been paid, checks for all unpaid premiums are n the mail. W. P. Odom, Sec.-Tr?a?. See me for your fertilizer for your wheat and oats. W. P. OD0M. Mis cs Kawlinson and Thompson visited at Miss Thompson's home in Cleveland, N. C., last week-end. WORLD WAR LOSS OF LIFE j ??re are me omcial nj*ure1i of the ' oss of life in the late world war. tt is a horrible record, to make one -.hudder for civilization. Rusisa, '4,012,064; Germany, 1,-1 )97,3G5; France, 1,654,550; Austri-' Hungary, 1,132,500; England, 839,-' )04; United States, 109,740. BIDS TO FURNISH V/OOD Bids will be received by the Couny Board of Coinmis ;ione?*s to furlish wood for the county. Bids must >e filed by November 1, with J. A. Teal, clerk or H. F. King, chairman. BIDS RECEIVED Bids will be received by the Couny Board of Commissioners on first ruesclay for superintendent of couny poor farm for ensuing year, bids o include rent of the land. Bids must >e filed by November 1st with J. A. real, clerk or H. F. King, chairman. 4EW SHOE SHOP?I am r?ti?ng in! a first-class shoe shop in the -^ar of J. A. Davis & Co., store, and will be prepared to mak? all kinds of shoe repairs. Give me a trinl. lt-46 J. W. Burr. .AND POSTED?All hunting and other trespassing is forbiddcr on our lands. t-4fi B. L. Catoe and J. C. Rivers. ' i / >ELTA TYPE COTTON SEFD?ftOO bushels for sale of thin long staple, \ first year eat of Cokor. Mystery of the Silver Dagger Bj RANDALL PARR1SH / (Continued from preceding p*gm) fellow stumbled over Harris' legs, Riving me a chance to drive hoiute oue flat squure into his face. I heard lilnt rip out a Hebrew oath, ami saw blond staining his lip**. I tried to break nwa> from him, but It was no use; yet the effort queued his guard for a swift upi>ercut, and I let hltn have It straight to the chin. He era sited back across the table, and hung there dangling, arms outspread and head In a broken dish. Before I could strike again, or even recover my breath, the curtain** were thrust violently aside, and the head-waiter, backed by a half dosen subordinates, came tumbling In over Harris' Inert body. Even as they stared about, I helped the girl to her feet, and faced them. % "What happed here, M'sleur? What happen?** shrieked the excited Frenchman. "You keel ze men? What?" "No; they're Just knocked cut. A little private affair, that's all," I said, too exhausted to speak clearly. "See here, M'sleur." hnd T thrust the flrsb hill I could reach Into his hand. "Hush tills' up, will you, and let the lady ami me gel out of here." He dashed about frantically, wringing his hands and gesticulating. "Oul, oul! KJi't^hall he so. There ees to he no trouble, no police. 7m men attack you, M'sleur Daly?I see eet all; you protect r.e Madame. There be no noise, no peestnl?blen! Francols. .lules, you will help ae lady .an' re gentleman to go?quick," \ The txvo waiter-guardian* held back the curtain" for us to pass through. The main dining room was not as disturbed as I anticipated It might be. Aa we cn.ne forth and made our way down the aisle under escort, we were gazed at curiously, hut no demonstration followed. A group of waiters stood before the outer door, evidently collected there to prevent any alurin from reaching the outside. To the signal of Francois these stepped aside, permitting us to ps?s through Into the vestibule. 1 assisted my companion into Jier coat, and then hastily struggled Into my own. She was pale, but her eyes met my own bravely, and her hand touched my arm as we went up the steps. Above, all remained quiet and dark. \ "What next?" I asked. "I believe th^re are ti?"*.ls around the corner." v "dood; 1 would prefer riding to 1 walking, myself. Where do you wish to be taken?" "Back >to the hotel, please." In thfe semi-darkness of the cab I felt her hand touch mine gently, as though half afraid. "Oh, I was so frightened?so sorry to have brought you there. It was all my fault. The Russian )iiid a knife." | "Yea, I know; I caught a glimmer of It, hut he went down and out for the count before It could he used. Then* lf? nothing t? worry over now." "They did not tret the money?" "No. that Is clear enough. (Somcbody ot the bulge on them, and they are very properly sore. You heard Ilarrla swear, you left with Alva." "Harris ltnow? nothing about It; you must believe me." "I Intend to?certainly as against Harris." She may not have been altogether pleased with my answer, for she said no more until we drew up at the hotel i entrance. She waited while I ae'tled with the chauffeur, anil*we erxsed tl*? wide p.'veinent together. "It may he >esi for you not to come In; one never knows." "This Is not a final parting, T hope?" "Perhaps so. perhaps not. You do not v It i.v tiust ine. Some day I mean you Hhall. t Sond-nlght." I fed her hand In mine, ]u?t for ? moment then the door? opened and dosed, leaving me alone. CHAPTER X The .Proof of Murdar?Tho Back Room of Costlgan'a I watched her through the glass doors until she vanished among* the crowd In the lobby. I could not permit her to go nway like this; to get beyond my sight and knowledge?yet I hesitated too long, until she had merged Into the swirling crowd and was lost. It was Indeed a strange feeling of loneliness which swept over me in thut moment. Never before had I felt such depth of Interest In a woman, or experienced' such regret at parting. With no apparent effort, seemingly utterly Indifferent, slie had nevertheless become Intwined with uiy life, her presence a necessity for my happiness. The soft pressure of her body, the touch of her hand, was Intoxication; the glahce of her eyes sent the warm bh.od pulsing through my veins. She had become to me an Inspiration, a memory to dream over, a hope no longer to he resisted. Till* was strange, so strange as to bp hyyoml understanding. 1 argued It with myself, hut to no result. The fact would not he denied. Here was an unknown woman, original and henuth'ul, to he sure, yet one whose very Identity was shrouded In mystery. To all appearances she was actively engaged In conspiracy against the government of Chile, In a crime against human life. She was unquestionably the authorized agent of a gang of revolutionary plotters?I had witnessed their reception of her as one of their own, and could not doubt the evidence of tn.v own eyes. She bad borne them InstructIons, and stood In their midst, in secret conclave, speaking as one having authority. More than that, even, she had refused to deny this connection, to reveal her name, or acknowledge any other purpose. She had used ine to further her nda. whatever they might he. preying upon my personal Interest In her, and yet refusing to lift a single fold of this cvftXlu of mystery. full understanding? The thought ' the stolen inouey, the-murder of Aht, reeurred to me; the Invitation I hud overheard for her to accompany hi in on hi* fatel trtp, and her accept* ance; the |*?tdtlve assertion of Harris that ahe had done so; her confessed knowledge that the money had actually been given Into the possession of the Chilean captain; the nature of the weapon with which lie had been killed ; her remaining Lti New- York In- ! stead of returning to WaBfolngton. I ' could not blot these things out, no !. matter how hard I endeavored to .. reconcile- them with her denials. " I trusted her; 1 would continue to trust her against the world, yet deep down In my heart lingered a question ufi- i answered. If she was honest, square, I actuated by some worthy purpose, why i did she still refuse to confide In ine? [ Surely I had befen sufficiently tested? | and ?he knew who I was. If she was the alsier of a classmate whom I knew and loved, what necessity remained for the concealment of her name? What, Indeed, except shame at the pnrt she was playing in this sordid drama of life? Some of my earlier suspicion had been eradicated, for now It was clearly demonstrated that It could not have been her knife which had pierced Alva's heart. Whatever else I might bel??ve against her, this evidence no longer existed, for she still wore the dagger In her hat. Peculiar as the design was, the weapon locked In ray valise, which I had picked up blood-stained on the floor of the car, was not hers; It had been wielded In Its deadly work by^ some other hand. But whose? Did ahe know? Did ahe even suspect the assassin? Was she even now endeavoring to conceal his Identity? These questions were unanswerable; 1 could only itartiully drive them back by memory ,?f the girl herself: It waa sim The Dagger I Had Concealed Thera , , Was Qone. Impossible to recall her vividly to ' mind, and yet associate her with ?o , foul a criine. ! I was still Immersed In such { thoughts, mentally struggling for her honor, and my own Justification, when I finally attained the quiet of my room. I \vs < ".quarely up against a atone wall; there vas no light perceptible anywhe.'e. Neither Harris nor Wal1 dron was guilty of this crime; they j were obliterated from further con- J ideratlou. These two worthies had undoubtedly doue their best, but had ; h. ... ikcu ouigeneraieu by some one eiw; j and, whoever that other might be, he j had made a cleur get-away, leaving not even a lurking suspicion behind I him. It was the Job of a master-thief, an exjiert In crime?or else had been accomplished through the blind luck of some one whose very Identity cloaked any possibility of suspicion. My glance wandering about the | room aimlessly fall upon the 'valise In j one corner. It was Just where I remembered leuvlng It when I went out, yet I "saw something which surely resembled a slash the leather. I cioMiru over, ?fiu beut iluwri r !t was a slash, the clean cut of a knife, running from end to end, penetrating through both leather and cloth. Whoever had done the deed had been unable to operate the lock, and had 1 rsed the blade as a last resort, slitting the entire hag wide open. I Inserted my hand aft?l felt within ; nothing seemed missing, or gVeatly disturbed. I explored to the bottom, and then sprang to my feet In startled amazement?the dagger I had concealed there was gone! 1 flood God! what could be the meaning of this? She had wore that ornament In her hat openly, purposely, to fool me Into believing her Innocent. - mere could he no other exploitation. Site hnd confessed being at the hotel, seeking to locate me, and the nunther of my room. What would prevent her coming up here unobserved, then, while I was out, and gn'tdng entrance? , And who else would have atjy reason to thus search through my things, and abstract this Important evidence of crime? Yet how did she know I hnd It? How did she even suspect I was the . first to discover the dead body, and | hear away wlthjne the tell tnle xvenpon with which Alva had been mar- I dered?V I had no niennu I --- Ill* how?only-she alone hurt special rea hoii to regain possession of that knife. And she had even dared later to Haunt It In my very face, to show It Co me In her possession. Just as though it had never passed out of her lunula! Here was reveled, a depth of duplicity, a criminal audacity, not to he expressed In words; this soft spoken girl, this woman to whom I knew I had given my heart," stood, revealed now In all Iter hldeousness?a mur- | deress, a thief,, a scheming criminal, | coolly coticeallng the trail of her crime, | and using her very charms of face | and manner to conceal from me her | trua nature. \ Perhaps she would see me again? perhaps! The lie was yet wuru upon her Hps. >8he had gone awuy laugh.- ? ing at the simpleton who had believed her. th?j dope whp had so easily been / deceived by her smiles. The chances , xwere -she had disappeared already, \ Come To ' Marl Cot V ' jr% Fi . BENNETTS NOVEMI G:>od SIDWS tions day and night Splendid exh play in all departm Three Days and In Remembei NOV. over connect her wltli this terii'ble afrntr. jstie cared nothing for iue?I had been a more, tool, pliant In her hand?I remained merely In her memory ns something to laugh about, another victim, a blind, groping fool, with whom she had played to her heart's desire. 1 sat with my bend In my bands staring at the mutilated baft, racked with anger and misery. I had been easy, a mark of derision and ridicule; a mere screen for her to hide behind, while her accomplice. If she bad one. escaped with the spoils. Then the reaction came; the thought that perhaps I bad not rend the story wholly aright.; the faint hope that It might not prove exactly as I had pictured in my first wild burst of passion, it was too Infamous, too unthinkable. Why. If she was guilty, should she have remained In New York? Why should she have sought me out, or listened so Intently to the quarrel of those two men at Perond's? What could she possibly gain by thus overhearing the tale of their failure. If sho already knew jvlto wan the murderer of Alva. nn<l whnt had become of the sp?#?<? I could ask these questions, hut nor one was answerable. They merely mocked me with tiielr emptiness. Then, shrill and Insistent, the telephone rang. My heart was beating like a triphammer as 1 took down the receiver. Who could be calling me at this hour? Who except she alone in this city knew my name and hotel? "Hullo." A man's voice spoke hnskfly. "This you. Daly?" "Yes," hastily. Instantly uwure of who was on the other end of the wire, yet feeling it best to dissemble uutil I leagued the purpose. "Who Is shaking?" "The fellow you biffed with a bottle tonight. No, I ain't got uo hard fee! Inge. Besides, I got something else to think uhout than a cracked dome. Sty. I got some dope on how that Job was did, an* maybe could tell you something' else of Interest. I got f> talk with you privately?that's what. It's a matter for the girl as well its yer self. I'm playing square as long >is you do the rlfftit thing, but I know who the dame Is, an' am liable to squeal If I get a raw deal; that's patting It straight, Harry." "You know who she Is. you say?" "Sure I do. Old Pierre, over at Perond's, told me. He never forgets a face* or a name, that old duffer. He knew you .he minute you blew In. and he knew her. too; she'd been there before slumming." "Who Is she. then?" "That's all right?I know; but 1 ain't foo' enough to blow It ovr the wlfv *' you'll eome over here and have a talk, I'll spill a few things In |Vui urn mm ii mil ne you wise." "Where are vou r I "At Ooatlgao's." "What's beminc of yonr partner?" "Who's thut?Wnldron? ' lie ain't no partner of mine. Say, you must have landed that guy some Jol^. The Inst I saw of him. he was laid tout on a >ench In Perond'a hark room breathng like a stuck pig. dead to the world. Will you come over here?" "What have you got to tell me?" "Well, there's the dame'a name for >ne thing. I'll het you don't even OR SALE?House and Lot on Main Street, desirable location. For furth*T information see . P II Titan ell Mt Ccoffhuu ' r ? The Iboro inty >1^ Alt V1LLE, S. C. 5R 2, 3, 4 will iurnish attrac *? ibits will be on disents. j of Pleasure istruction * the Dates 9 3 A W, -K know who she Is. or how she's stringin' you. Then I'm on to where a purt of tluit hoodie's planted?anyhow I've got a hunch. If we turn it up, I'ui still strong on the flfty-flfty proposlj tion." i I turned it over swiftly in my mind, , the receiver still at my ear. I felt no | purticuly fear of Harris; to be sure, in all probability, he was only feeling about in the dark, hoping in this way I to learn something of value, yet It I might\be that he had accidentally un! covered the girl's Identity, and that | alone was Inducement enough to urge { me to take tile risk. If he actually I knew who she was, he was the kind | that might become ugly, and, however ' much I suspicioned her In iny own ! mind. I had no desire to leave her unJ defended at his mercy. Uuilty or not ; guilty, my Inclination was to protect" | her to the last. Besides I was eager ! to obtain the Information he claimed! ! to possess; Indeed, all progress on the| case wns blocked until I did obtain It.. As to his boast that he knew where ihe siolen money was concealed, I took little stock in that. Doubtless hemerely threw that In for good measure. But the other looked reasonable' enough; site had confessed being at Perond's before^ iMerre was fully as-. ,'lkely to recall Iter to memory as hewas to remember Daly, and Harris: could never have made so shrewd ai guess, unless he had really been toldi ihe facts. Another thing gave me courage to go to Costignn's. I was stni accepted by these |>eople as Harry Daly, cr?w?k. I would undoubtedly be ?o received, so treated. Under these clrcnmstances there could he no personal danger; I held the whip-hand, the advantage?Harris -was only endeavoring to see what he could get out of me: he had abandoned force to resort to diplomacy. "All right," I said. "I'll run over there; if you want to play fair, I'll meet you half way." "Oh. I'm on the square, old man. iiikI I've got some good dope," he Insisted. "I'll blow It when you show up." 1 returned the receiver to the hook, uncertain whether or not I hud de- ' elded rightly, yet determined to carry out the ex|>erlment. Above all else I wauled to learn who Marie Oessler / was. Nothing else mattered-so much,, for on this discovery all else hinged. t If violence, or treachery, was Intended, . I would be found prepared, and well . ;ib'? to defend myself. , (To bo C(,iit'.nu4(l Next We?k> ' I Lon??omn "You concede that our city Is heautl-ful. has olonn streets, healthful surroundings niul good government?" "Of course," snld the former Now Yorker. "You Imve established a good business here?" "Oh. yes." "Then why can't you be happy among us?" "You huve no rush hours." Obeyed Instructions. Fred was being sent to a hoarding school. i "Now." snld hla father, "when you write do not send me pages and pages describing /ill the puplla, where they come from and what class they are u, In, because I really shall not have time to read It all." A few weeks later hta father re- 1 ceived the following letter: "Dear Fa