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for parts unknown
Gone away-where? exclaimed the
hnancier.
This was what he dreaded. As long
as be could keep his eye on the girl
there was little danger of Jefferson
making fool OF himself; with her
disappeared everything was possible
Il could not find out, sir. Their
neighbors don't know much about
them. They say they're naughty and
stuck up. The only one could get
ANYTHING out of was parson named
Deetle He said It was a sad case.
that they had reverses and a daughter
who was in Paris"
yes. sir" said Ryder impatiently,
I'VE know all that. But where's the
daughter now?"
search me. sir. I even tried to
pump the Irish slavey. Gee. what a
vixeni She almost flew at me. She
said she didn't know and didn't care
Ryder brought his fist down with
force on his desk. a trick he had when
he wished TO emphasize a point
Sergeant. / don't ike the myster-
ious disappearance Of that girl You
must find her. do you hear. you must
find her II it takes all the sieuths in
the country Had my son been seen
there7''
"The parson said he saw Young
fellow answering his description sit
ting on the porch Of the RossmOre
cottage the evening before the girl
disappeared, but he didn't know who
he was and hasn't seen him since.
THAT was my son, III wager. He
knows where the girl is. Perhaps he's
with her now. Maybe he's going TO
marry her. That must be prevented
at any cost. Sergeant find that Ross
more girl and I'll give YOU $1,000.
The Detectives face flushed with
pleasure at the prospect Of so liberal
reward. Rising. he said
.I'H find her. sir. I'll find her"
Mr.. Bagley entered. wearing the sol
emu, important air he always az
fected when ne had to announce q
visitor Of consequence But before hC
could open his mouth Mr.. Ryder said
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YOu asked pc . caIl. HeFe am.'

Il have" replied Ryder slowly and,
fixing her with a stare that was he
ginning TO make her uncomfortable.
he went on: No doubt your time is
valuable, so III come right to the
point 1 want to ask you, Miss Green,
where you got the character of your
central hgure-the Octopus. as you call
hint-John Broderick?"
From imaginati0n-of course, ans
wered Shirley.
Ryder opened the book, and Shirley
noticed that there were several pas
sages marked. He turned the leaves
over for a minute or two and then
he said
You've sketehed a pretty big man
here"
big possibilities, but I think he makes
very small use Of them"
Ryder appeared not to notice her
commentary, and. still reading the
book, he continued;
"On rage % you call him the world s
greatest lndividuaIized potentiality. a
giant combination OF materially. men
tally and money-the greatest exam
plar OF indlVidual human VIII IN eN-
istence today And YOU make indom-
liable will and energy the keystone of
his marvellous success. Am I right?'
He looked at her auestioningly.
quite right" answered Shirley,
Ryder proceeded:
ION page Is you say the machinery
of his money-making mind typifies the
laws of perpetual unrest. It must 80
on. relentlessly, resistIessly, ruthless
ly making, money-making money and
continuing to make money. 1t cannot
stop until the machinery crumbles-
Laying down the book and turning
sharply on Shirley. ne asked her.
biuntly:
do you mean to say I couldn't stop
tomorrow If wanted tor
Your she inquired. in a tone OF
surprise.
''Well-its a natural question, STAN
mered Ryder with q nervous little
laugh: every man sees himself in the
hero OF a novel Just as every woman
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Shirley Meets Ryder, ST.,
and He Suddenly DiScOv-
erS That She Is More
Than a Match for Him
in the Game of Repartee.

her half dozen times before she was
satisfied with the wording OF the in
vitation. But, finally. we landed her
and expect her at three o'clock. Now
what about that Rossmore girl? Did
you go down to Massapequa?"
Yes. sir. I have been there half a
dozen times. In fact, I've just come
from there. Judge Rossmcre is there.
all right, but his daughter has left
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CHAPTER XII.

Mr.. Ryder remained at his desk and
did not even look up when his visitor
entered. He pretended 20 be busily
preoccupied with his papers, which
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To BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
April 7. 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

T H is is
L the old
C o u n t r y
way of IRON
ing.
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through pol
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pressure tin
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heat) makes
t h e m a S
glossy and
S m DOT h as
t h o u e h
ironed with
fiat irons. 1t
is an easy
way, a gnteR
way to iron
a n d i t
SAVES THE
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morning was astounded to see the same foreigner
rowing on the Bosporus beneath her window She
Immediately fell wildly in love with him, and that
forenoon displayed her card with its peculiar word
ing, to him when he was watching the parade.
Chrysanthy Mavrocorthato, of Greek family of
liberal tenden les, promised to help Rhasneh in her
love affair." and that night at her garden party dis
played elaborate life size portrait the Turk
ish girl to Weir The latter found the next day that
IChrysanthy eloped with her tutor. and was dis
inherited.
Rhasneh's boatman, noticing his MISTRESS fas-
cination for the American, informed Hale Bey.
Xeny Mavrocorthato, Chrysanthy's little sister,
carried notes between Rhasneh and Wei in her
rubber ball.
Haleb Bey employed two slaves to assassinate
Weir and one day, when dining at the same
restaurant with Weir and Grace Blake, became so
vrulent in his hatred of the American that he at
tempted to insult Grace by kissing her. Weir saw
the attempt in time, however, and promptly threw
the Turk into the Bosporus. He was pulled out
by some fishermen.
Rhasneh wrote to Weir, begging him to save her
from her approaching marriage to Haleb Bey Weir
wrote asking her to arrange plan of elopement
Rhasneh and her confidential slave schemed to
smuggle Weir into Rhasneh's palace.
i, -, xeny discovered that Chrysanthy lived in hum
Bile circumstances. in poor quarter of the city,
and pointed out the house to Weir.
Weir was secretly admitted to Rhasneh's palace
and the couple planned to elope the following
night. The time coming. the girl put on boy 8
clothing, and, evading her slaves, went to the
appointed meeting place. Weir was not there,
and. after wandering hopeessly about the streets,
she finally fell senseess in obscure part Of Con-
stantinople.
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One Cresus of Conscience

A LREADY one Croesus of conscience has
"A needed the call of the cities in inaugurating
the construction of model tenements. Suppose
his admirable example was to be followed by
some greatly generous person who would devote
1.-THE of his treasure to constructing one family
tenement building in each of dozen large
cities. By family tenement building, mean
tenement house OF large scale accommodating
several hundred small families chosen from
among those who have been unfortunate in
stemming the tides of time and toi1-those who
have had and are having the struggle of their
lives to keep themselves from sinking beyond
human aid-small families, where one member
is an invalid, where the father. in search of
work, has found or is finding that he is like
the round peg that will not fit the square hole,
or vice versa. Nothing has seemed to suit him
the man who is too honest to Steal too hope
less to succeed. too poor to hope. He is here,
there, wherever there are few hundred thou
sand human beings brought together under
one civic name. His earnings are small or
nothing much of the time, meat is luxury
with him, health necessity, and often he has
neither. Himself and family have right to
live, and right to be assisted, and taken care
of. just as much as any wounded, sick, or home
less animal. Yet, what are the facts? Con-
dense them, and they are this: No domestic
animal is so easily permitted to starve and suffer
as the average helpless, healthless human
being, in the great East Sides of to-day. so far
as the riches are concerned.
MY ldea Wouid De tnat tnls IaInliy tenement
building should be constructed somewhat like
the Peabody building in London. 1t should
form a series of large, freproof structures, with
piazzas that should be roomy enough to
answer the purpose of small fresh air piers.
There should be not more than two or three
well ventilated rooms to an apartment, for
which nominal rental should be charged and
in which such deserving and needy families
could live for two or three years or such time
as would allow the breadwinner to mend the
family fortunes. Then he should vacate the
apartments, leaving them for some similar
successor. These buildings should be the
property of the cities, and some one of approved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Safeguarding From Crime

THE question of means of safeguarding from
L crime should be taken into consideration
just as much as, if not more than, the problem
of rescuing the subjects of crime, and the
punishment of those who have committed
crimes. Preventative measures are quite as
valuable, IN my years of experience, meas
ures of rescue, on the working principle that
it is better to build fence at the end of cliff
than to build hospital and provide ambulances
for those who, for want of the barrier, have
toppled over.
Our experience has shown that there are
thousands of women who come to the heart of
our twentieth century cities with no friend, no
home, no sponsor. and no occupation They
tragcally illustrating the old, old parable
of the moth and the flame And where can
they go? Echo answers, Where? In some
refugees where they can find lodging for night.
But greater will be those cities that can direct
that incoming procession to one or more well
regulated buildings.
And who should exercise supervision of these
various institutions? The cities themselves,
without regard to politics. A few foundations
are already laid, and others are in process and
prospect of laying, but the program as yet is
one of isolated. sporadic instances. Demand,
however, is hourly, daily, weekly. exceeding
all combined supplies, despite the most adroit
phrase spinning, the most urgent appeal and
warning. Much they say of capital and labor,
of unionism and non-unionism, of free trade
and protection, of the gospel of imperialism;
but the most imperial opportunity ever offered
the highly rich to benefit the lowly poor is
offered to-day.
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THE CRY OF THE CITIES
Continued from page 4

rolling in the mire of garbage and gutter. they
are dragged up, as we might say. In manifold
instances the mother or guardian sister, or
other member of the family, has to rise in the
gray, chill dawn, prepare the parodies of break
fast for the breadwinners, see the elder chill
dren off to school, or what is worse, the factory
or sweatshop, after which comes the weary,
deadening, cherries toll of their own day
possibly laundry, garment working, or other
drudgery beside which the song of the shirt
were as paan of congenial employment.
And what of the great and growing army of
babies crying and dying amid exactly such an
environment? What of the great, smothering
cloud of poverty which closes about them with
such inexorable persistence? Consider what
source of relief and unutterable satisfaction to
whole regiments of mothers it would be to be
able to take their charges to some bright, airy,
neighboring nursery, without the slightest
anxiety as to their safety! The support of such
a nursery would not be expensive, entailing
only the rent, the pay of superintendent, and
probably the support of the children during the
luncheon hour. No city would have any diff
Guilty in finding women with natural genius
for shepherding children-women of patience,
tact, and sincere benevolence who would well
come the employment and the wages.
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honesty and efficiency should be appointed by
each city government to manage each building
on general business principles The building
should be tall-ten, twelve, or fifteen floors,
reached by elevators-and should accommo-
date from two hundred to two hundred and
fifty families.
Then without speaking disparaging of those
homes which undertake the care of young
women immigrants or any working women,
would strongly advocate the erection of what
might be termed Protective Homes for Women
the eastern side of New York and other greater
and working girls can go for accommodation
Those homes which at present exist are too
small, and, if / mistake not, are not worthy
institutions in many respects, other than being
forever overcrowded. What / now speak Of
is series of large hotels or homes. accommo-
dating, each of them, several hundred young
women who are properly recommended and
whose lonely lives in our cities demand decent
shelter and protection.
l believe from my experience in the public
work of the greater cities that there are
hundreds of young women in every American
community, numbering upward of a hundred
thousand inhabitants, who would eagerly avail
themselves of opportunity to rent a room
or two rooms in such a hotel and of making it
their home. At very small expense these
rooms could be fitted up in a neat, inviting,
sanitary manner and rented at the moderate
price of twenty-five or fifty cents a day, or
from one dollar and fifty cents to three dollars
a week, and be self supporting. restaurant
could be attached to all such buildings where
better meals could be served at a lower price
than would otherwise be possible on a popular
scale.
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

STEPHEN WEIR, a wealthy young American,
- who was First Secretary of the American Lega-
ton at Constantinople, was watching the Sultan's
attracted to a beautiful girl in one of the royal
carriages who displayed card containing the
words, Il want you to help mel" He was en-
raptured with the girl, and was on the point of
rushing to her when his companion, Mrs Grace
Blake an American friend. drew him back. with an
Two days prior to this, Rhasneh, lovely young
Turkish woman, told by her father, Takshan
Pasha, a high Government official, that she must
prepare to marry Haleb Bey, Turkish society
devotee. Her mother had been an American, and
she was brought with some disregard for Oriental
bigotry; SO she had filled her mind with modern
for marriage with love, which she did not have for
Haleb Bey.
She dreamed that night of being saved from
death by handsome young foreigner; and in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

most delicate fabric, while even moderate heat
from fiat irons makes the threads brittle and
weak and turns the goods yellow. And in
few months the piece is worn out" and ready
to be made into dust cloths. 1t is an actual
fact that where the ironing is done by pres
sure with the
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THE FIRST SECRETARY

81 will wait for you in my carriage in front of
HadjoponLo Han" Then, turning to the friendly
jailer, she said, Yes, think you are well rid
of him. It has been good lesson for him, and
do not think you will see him again
Weir shuff1ed out, all his will power being
required to keep him from breaking into run.
AS he had been directed, he walked to the
Hadjoboulo Han, and waited Then madame S
carriage drove up, and they were soon at the
Mavrocorthato home.
To be continued next Sunday
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$3.50 THOU SAND OF DoI If xfsss
SON0 Hayes Music Co.S7 Star Bldg Chicago
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tells about all kinds of Thoroughbred Fowls with leke
Illustrations, and prices of 1t tells how to raise
poultry successfully and how all diseases
among them 1t gives working plans and illustrations of
convenient Poultry Houses 1t tells all about
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
-EBRAN!!IR'lEE9IySSs ~

The matter was given very careful
thought and fully discussed, II being the
sense Of the meeting that such stopover
creating unjustidable discrimination, and
that therefore the application must be re-
spectfully declined.
In transmitting this information we think
Il entirely proper to state that interested
lines are disposed to grant anything con-
sistent with the law aud established Gus
toms, but In this particular matter II was
consistently granted. Respectfully.
EBEN E MACLEOD, Chairman.
Latest Hun Onered.
A local business man said he had been
told by railroad man the association was
disposed to look with disfavor on Omaha
because the practice of ticket scalping had
not been entirely suppressed here, Gerrit
Fort, assistant general passenger agent OF
the Union Pacific says that. so far as the
railroads can determine. the Injunction In
Omaha against ticket scalping is effective
and the practice has been reduced TO q
minimum. General Passenger Agent Lo-
max confirms the statement
Mr.. Fort had expected to attend the meet
ing of Lake Charles and make a night fol-
Omaha. but was taken III on the way and
had to return home.
What Omaha asked was TO be put on thS
same basis with Denver, which seems e
have stopover privileges on tickets in botl
directions. 1t especially asked stopoveri
on tickets TO Colorado and Utah points, tn
same as 1t has to California points.
Mr.. Fort says these tickets have stop
over privileges in fact, though not in name
as two days beyond requirements are givei
to reach the destination.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
STORY OF THE REFORMATION
Largest DistinctiveIy Religious En-
tertainment Ever Given in Omaha
VIII BE at Auditorium.

The largest distlnctively religious enter
tainment ever given in Omaha will be held
in the Omaha Auditorium February Is and
&c. The entertainment, THE Story of the
Reformation" is a portrayal OF that in
teresting chapter in the history of the
world which tells OF Luther's revolt and
the birth OF the reformation. 1t consists
OF a lecture Illustrated by elghty-ive large
stereopticon Views, and three scenes por-
trayed by living characters. The monk
scene, Is laid in monastery at Erfurth.
and represents the jealousy OF the prior
of the monastery against Brother Aug
Justine, and the chairmen are introduced,
showing the costumes OF the order OF that
period, and at the same time showing that
Luther was the first person to introduce
church music in language the common
people could understand. The principal
feature Of the entertainment is the scene
the Diet OF Worms" where beautiful
stage picture is presented. This scene rep
resents the interior OF the throne OF
Charles v, and is thronged with soldiers,
] pages. mobiles. knights. eourtiers, princes
bishops, cardinals, and a touch OF modern
life will be given by details from local
companies dressed as German soldiers.
The third part Of the story Is followed
by the pathetic scene, the nuns and novices
leaving the convent at the order Of the
elector OF saxony. This dialogue Is de-
sigped to teach the religious duty and place
OF women.
The entertainment win close with an
allegorical procession in which the 200 par
Elephants in their SNOWY costumes take
part. Flags. representing all nations are
held up for reverence. With fiags flying
and swords flashing. the 200 characters will
sing Luther's battle hymn Elm Fests
| Rurafo
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
BIG HAUL OF LITTLE RoGUEs
Twenty Urchins Are Arrested I'm
One Store for Petty
Thieving.

At the approach OF the anniversary OF
st. Valentine. with thousands Of alluring
creations OF colored and lace paper on sale,
an epidemic OF petty thieving on the part
OF the Juvenile population has broken forth.
Twenty-Five boys of all sizes and COM
plexions were arrested in one large depart
ment store Saturday morning and allowed
to depart unmolested after disgorging their
spells. but the evil had grown to such an
extent during the afternoon that several
arrests were made and the culprits were
taken to the city jail. Two white boys
and a wee pickaninny were arrested Sat-
urday afternoon at Benefits and were
given a ride in the patrol wagon. The
cases of the youthful culprits will be tried
Monday morning in the Juvenile court
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
GIRL REFUSES TO STAY HOME
Finally Agrees, After Arrest, 10 Go
to the Good Shepherd
Convent.

Lucille Wolf a girl of more than ordinary
beauty. was arrested Saturday afternoon
on the charge of incorrigibility preferred
by her parents. The girl is only II years
Of age and refused TO live with her parents,
who are highly respectable. her father, hav-
ing been employed at the Union Pacific
shops for many years. She was employed
as a telephone operator for several months
and recently obtained employment selling
tickets at zoo on Douglas street The
young woman was taken TO the city jail
and placed In the matron's department,
where she was seen by her father, and has
voluntarily agreed TO go to the Good shep-
herd convent for a time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
RAseoRSHEK MUCH BETTER
Man sIugEed IL Recovering, but Not
Able TO Talk 40 De-
teetivea.

Although unable to be interviewed by
Detectives as yet, NJ. A. Rasgorshek, UI
North Thirty-fifth stress. was reported 70
be considerably improved Saturday after
noon and his ultimate recovery Is deemed
certain.
Mr.. Rasgorshek was severely beaten by
three unidentified men the night OF Feb
ruary 1 and did not regain consciousness
for several days. Until Mr. Rasgorshek Is
able 70 give the police officers coherent
account Of the assault. little can be ac-
eOrhplished toward enOompassing the arrest
Of his asSsilaE