The Washington herald., 1913-09-28

York daily:
Information Wanted. Reward Of
fered for information as to the
whereabouts of Mime. Flora Flaubert,
complexion specialist, formerly at the
Plaza
Nine. Flaubert. a clever French ad-
ventures gets a rival in her power
and restores the complexion on one
half OF her face, leaving her before
the work is finished. and compelling
the dishgured. young lady TO stay in
hiding while Nine Flaubert works a
shrewd game on young millionaire
and nearly succeeds in getting away
with his money.
Sardonis Tillinghast steps in and
straightens things out i'm what is per-
haps the best story OF this burglar
series.
Tillinghast inclined forward from the
waist in conventional bow and i'm
pressively raised his hat to the Frenchy
little woman just entering the AstOr.
She looked him full in the eyes with
an impudent stare and brushed past.
I say that's cool now drawled
young Tillinghast, turning to his COM
panion. a mOdish young fellow, who
would have been perfect as a fashion
plate. had it not been for the slight
advantage Tillinghast had of him in
POise and polish.
Who is she? 1t would hurt less to
be cut 10y a more plain looking per-
son, admitted the other. watching the
trim little form as it disappeared
through the massive entrance.
Mile. Flora FlaUbert," said TiImghast
n Ff..Hr-s ss-Ha
ly stick. she manicures my sisters
face. It's odd. you know: habit should
have caused her TO recognize and re-
sPect the bearer of a TmIinghast face
l am disappointed in FIaubert''
"Oh, she's the complexion person from
Paris who's been taking in society at
the Plaza the past six months. TYSON
has been glowing Of her for month
] hop" Papa Tyson learns of it in time
to keep Tommy from doing anything
silly
Tommy better look out for Flauhert. "
IIllinghast smiled weariIy. as he uLuseJ
on the corner. Shes very clever, Gets
her business with her face. you know. and
keeps 1t with her hands-and tongue. /
have seen prima donnas who haven't half
her charm-and cheek BuU I'm running
over TO the club from here You're not
comming?"
No. By-by." replied the other. start
ing down Broadway after adding. Il
hope you weren't nipped by the slight
frost from Flaubert?''
Well, I'll feel an outcast IL I meet
my sisters miIlner and she cuts me"
laughed Tillinghast. crossing alone on
Forty-second to Fifth Avenue and going
leisurely to the smoking room Of the Van
Rensselaer, club. where he cooked his
teet on the fender before the celebrated
Jade fireplace. helped himself to some
". r." punch his fathers before him hau
drunk and lily fingered over the morning
Herald, though il was full afternoon
He struck an item and read it several
times some Of the languor leaving him.
\ friend dropped into a seat beside him,
noted his interest. and queried: Reading
the Presidents message. TiIlinghast?''
"Oh. hello drawled Tillinghast look
ing up and allowing the paper to slip idly
through his lOngish fingers. as smooth Ill
texture as fresh banknotes. No. I'm
not concerned in the street or trusts
Sometimes I'm really tempted to take a
flyer in stock so l can get up an interest
in messages to Congress, the condition of
the country. the gold standard in Nicara-
qua. and that sort OF thing.
Il presume reading the fashions is more
in your line"
No" said TiIlinghast with an annoyed
frOwn- My tailor takes care OF that.
Really ! can't bother my head about
CraVats and waistcoats: its quite bad
enough to have to carry them about"
Newspapers are deadly dull. aren't
they said the other. switching back
Its really work to read the news. but
one must keep mp in these commercial
times you know
Il seldom read anything but the Per
Sonals, admitted TiIlinghast idly. "One
finds such queer things. A frantic lady,
YOU know, advertising for a lost poodle: a
deserted wife wailing her woe through
the public prints and telling Terence -
come home. drunk or sober. defiant or
ropentant. all being forgiven-but not
forgotten
Why can't people settle their little
domestic troubles through a solicitor and
not get into the awful glare of pub
lIcity?"
"Oh. dare say nobody reads the Per-
sonals'" said Tillinghast quickly
they're so impersonal, you know"
Not in our set OF course. But there
are fortune-hunters and the like, l sup
pose. who use the column continually"
'Oh, yes. They're a sOrdid lot. Now
look at this. for instance" TiIIinghast
recovered the paper with an easy stoop
and pointed TO the following advertise
ment:
whereabouts Of Nine. Flora FIaubert,
complexion specialist, formerly at the
Plaza. Address Miss Macarthur, 2A
West S5th St. City"
"Flora Flaubert," cried Tillinghast's
companion. why. isn't that the wo-
man that young Tyson has been mushing
about and frothing at the mouth over,
for the past month";"
"Yes. 1 presume So" answered Till
inghast indifferently.
But what's she been getting into?"
"Oh, nothing. l suppose. This adver-
tisement was probably inserted by some
frantic customer who found that Flau-
bert had moved away, and didn't know
she could be located at the Astor.''
You aren't following her goings and
comings too" asked the other, rails
ing his eyebrows.
TiIlinEhast smiled family and shook
his head. The other man reread the
advertisement and shuddered: "Brazen!
Isn't it? Now. if woman wants her
features curried or remodeled why can't
she get one of those simple home beauti-
fiers. with an adjustable handle, in
splendid iapanned box. or go quietly to
DR.. Woodbury.? Think of signing ones
name to such a deliciously frank adver-
tisement,'
Yes" unused TilIinghast, 'Flauberr
wouldn't wish il known that she has
a customer in the West Two Hundred
and Thirty-ffth Street. It's all cheap
theatrical fun over there. That's hardly
Flaubert's class of trade.
You know, Tillinghast." said the other
thoughtfuIIy, those advertisements are
often traps. You aren't thinking of do
ing anything? Your manners always so
nd tn