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and beauty had meant to her had been
suddenly blasted.
you will pardon my presumption"
began Craig. but. Mrs. Close. I assure
you that | am actuated by the best of
motives. We represent the New York
Star"--
Isn't 1t terrible enough that l should
suffer So" she interrupted, but must
the newspapers hound me, too"
II beg your pardon. Mrs. Close" said
Craig. but YOU must be aware that the
news Of your suit OF DIR. Gregory has
now become public property. I couldn't
stop the Star. much less tho other pa
pers. from talking about 1t. But can
and will do this, Mrs. Close. ! will sec
that Justice In done to you and AL 9TH
ers concerned. Believe me. 1 am not
here as yellow journalist to make
newspaper copy out OF your misfortune.
! am here to get at the truth sympa-
hetically. incidentally. ] may be able
to render you service. too"
tou can render me no service ex.
cept 10 eHpeoi'e inc suit egainSt that
careless doctor-i nate him..
Perhaps said craig. "but suppose
some one else should ne proved 10 HaVe
been reahy responsible? Would you
Sun want to press tho suit and let the
guilty person escaper
she DIT her mp What Is IL you want
OF me- sne asked,
merely want PERMISSION 10 VISIT
your rooms at your home and to talk
with your maid. ] do not mean to spy
on you, far from II: but consider. MRS
Close. II ! should be able TO get at the
bottom OF this thing. ma out the real
cause or your misfortune, perhaps snow
that you are the victim Of cruel
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!, out for yourself - you like. Nov.
I've told you all I know. Come In
again. Jameson. when you want some
more scandal. and remember mo to the
boys down on the Star"
The following day tho maid visited
Kennedy at his laboratory while was
reporting to him on the result Of my
tnvestiga lions.
She looked worn and haSssrA. she
had spent . slsepless night and bsggsd
that Kennedy would not ask her 70 -.
peat the experiment.
II can promise vou. Marie" he 0a1d.
that you will rest better tonight But
you must spend ono moro ntrht In Mrs.
Closes room. BY the way. cAn you ar
range for me TO 90 through the room
this morning when you 20 bAokr'
Marie said she could. end IN hour or
80 later CraiE and quietly sftpped Into
the Close residence under her guidance.
He was carrying some thing that looked
like . miniature barrel. and he'd En-
0thaI RACkaEs whleA ~ had G(vsn 0s'
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escaped from the bowl that
1t was neg.igible-except at
the point where there was an
- opening In the bottom Of the
bowl to allow the rays to pass freely
through exactly on tho spot on the
patient where they were to be used.
The dermatitis. they say. has APP
peared all, over her body, particularly
on her head and shoulders" added Or.
Gregory. Now ! have shown you my
apparatus to impress on you how really
impossible II would have been for her
to contract 1t from her treatments here.
I've made thousands OF exposures with
never an X-ray burn before-except to
myself. As for myself. I'm as careful
as l can be. but YOU can see am under
the rays very often. while the patient
Is only under them once In q while"
To illustrate his care he pointed out
to us a cabinet directly back OF the
operating table, lined with thick sheets
Of lead. From this cabinet he conducted
most of his treatments as far as pos
sible. A little peep hole enabled him
to SEQ the patient and the x-ray APP
paratus, while an arrangement OF mir
rors and a nuorescent screen enabled
him to see exactly what the X-rays
were disclosing. without his leaving the
lead lined cabinet.
II can think Of no more perfect pro-
lection for either patient or operator"
said Kennedy admIringly. by the
way. did Mrs. Close come alone?"
''No. the first time Mr.. Close came
with her. After that she came with her
French maid"
The next day we paid visit TO Mrs.
Close herself at the private hospital
Kennedy had been casting about in hiS
mind for an excuse to see her. and
had suggested that We go a. reporters
from the Star. Fortunately after send
Ing up my card on which had written
Craig's name We were at length allow cd
to go up TO her room.
We found the patient reclining In an
easy chair. swathed in bandages, a
wreck of her former self. felt the
tsa6sdy xssnlx. ~ thst social position
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The Silent Bullet nc d Sss,! s5 52,5 sx As

nurse, signed 1t and lanyuidly dis
missed US.
don't know that ever felt as de-
pressed as I did after that interview
with one who had entered q living
death to ambition. for while Craig had
done all the talking I had absorbed
nothing but depression. / vowed that
II Gregory or anybody else was re-
sponsible l would do my share toward
bringing on him retribution.
Tho Closes lived in a splendid big
house IN the Murray Hin section. Tho
presentation Of the note quickly brought
Mrs. Closes maid down to US. She had
not gone to the hospital because Mrs.
Close had considered the services Of the
trained nurses quite SUFFICIENT.
Yes, the maid had noticed how her
mistress had been falling. had noticed
II long ago. In fact almost ut the time
when she had begun the X-ray treat
ment. She had seemed to improve once
when she went away for few days.
but that was at tho start. and directly
after her return she grew worse again,
until she was no longer herself.
Did DIR. Gregory. the x-ray specialist.
ever attend Mrs. Close ut her home. In
her room?" asked Craig.
"Yes, once. twice. he call. but he do
no good" she said with her French
accent.
But, m'sleur. every one In society has
many. What does m'sieur meant"
''Frequent callers-a Mr.. Lawrence.
for instance|'
"Oh. yes, Mr. Lawrence frequently"
when Mr.. Close was at homer
Yes. on business and ON business.
too when he was not at home. lie ~
the attorney, m'sleur."
How did Mr.. Close receive him."
''He Is the attorney. m'sieur." Marie
repeated Professionally
ness?"
'Oh, yes. always on business. but
we'll madame, she was a very beautiful
woman. Perhaps he Ike beautiful
women-eh tLen? That WAS before the
Doctor Gregory treated madame. After
the doctor treated madame Msieur
Lawrence do not call 30 often. That's
ALL"
Are you thoroughly devoted 70 Mrs.
Close? Would you do d favor for her?''
asked Craig pointblank.
"sir. I would give my life, Almost
for madame. She was always 80 good
to me-"
II don't ask you 70 give your life for
do her a great SERVICES very great
service"
II VIII do IT.
Tonight" said Craig. ~ want you
to sleep In Mrs. Closes room. You can
do so. for l know that Mr. Close Ia
living at the st. Francis Club until his
wife returns from the sanitarium. To.
morrow morning come to my labora.
tory"-CraiK handed her his card--"snd
viii tell you what to do next. BY
ths way don't ~ aay&hipg u AM
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BY Arthur B. Reeve

one In the house about II. and keso
a sharp watch ON the actions OF any
Of tho servants who may 90 into Mrs.
Closes room."
well" said Craig. there IL moth
Ing more to be done Immediately" We
had once more resAIned the street ana
were walking uptown. We walked In
silence for several blocks.
YES" unused Craig. there 10 some:
thing you can do. after all. Walter. I
would like you to look up Gregory and
Close and Lawrence. ] already know
soTnething about them. But you can
find out a good deal with your news
paper connections. I would like to
have every bit Of scandal that has ever
been connected with them. or with Mrs.
Close. or" he added significantly. with
any other woman. II isn't necessary
to say that not q breath OF It must be
published-yet"
I found = good deal Of gosalp. but
very little Of II. indeed. seemed to me
at the time to bs Of importance. Drop
ping in At the st. Francis Club, whsre
/ had some friends. I casually men
toned the troubles Of tbs Huntington
Closes. ] was surprised to learn that
Close spent little Of his time at the
club. mono at home. and only dropped
into the hospital to make formal an
Qulries AZ to his wife's condition.
1t then occurred to me to drop into
the ONCE OF Society SQuibs. whose
editor had long known. The editor told
me. with that nameless look Of tho
cynical scandalmonger. that Il I wanted
to learn anything about Huntington
Close had best watch Mrs. Frances
Tulkington. a very wealthy Western
1,nt ,xnhn hA at
were much excited, particularly those
whose wealth made II difiicuh to stand
the pace OF society as II was going ut
present.
and before the tragedy" said the
editor with another aameless look. a.
II he were imparting q most valuable
piece OF gossip. '1t was the talk OF
the town. the attention that Closes
lawyer was paying to Mrs. Close. But
to her credit let me say that she never
gave US q chance to hint at anything.
and-well. YOU know us; We don't need
much to make enappy society news"
The editor then waxed even more con-
ndential. for n ! an anything at all
am Q good listener.
TT really was shame the way that
man Lawrence played his game" he
went on. II understand that II was he
who introduced Close to Mrs. T. They
we're both his clients. Lawrence had
fought her case In the courts when shs
sued old Tulkinxton toF divorce and =
handsome settlement he got for her,
too They say his Tee ran up into the
hundred thousands-'contingsn you
know. don't know what his game
was"-hsrs he lowered his voice to q
whisper-'but they say Close owes him
. goa asd Of 0eaeE. xon ~ aGwl
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u. O." writes: II am twenty-four and
very much In love with . youth OF
eighteen. who wants me to marry him.
But have repeatedly refused. thinking
that the difference In age will make our
union unhappy. Shall marry him"
An element Of risk always enters into
such q marriage. but It may turn out
happily.
w. r." writes: II had . little quarrel
with Q Girl whom I accompanied to a
dance because teased her before a few
friends. She had the next dance with
me. but gave It to a man whom neither
a u knew to pay me back. Hadn't !
.ho risht to be offended"
yhs girl did something she shouldn't
have done, but she was probably too
sug,y to reflect. / don't blame you for
takinS ofFsnss. but you'd both better
MAKE up.
-, II" Wriiss: 4 love . yoanG man
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both oassSsiiy wrapped vp The butler
eyed ~ suspic4ously but Marie spoke
. few Wssos 70 him and think showed
him Ma Closs's not& Anyhow he SAID
aDth4AS.
WtxaAn the room that the unfortunate
wsAnAn had occupied Kennedy took the
Ssvsrings OF the packages. II wss
nothing but portable electric vacuum
cleaner. which h quickly attached and
set running. Up and down The deos.
Ground and under the bed he pushsd
the cleaner. He used the various A.
tachments to clean me curtains. the.
walls, and even the furniture. Par
ttculAray did no pay attention 20 the
bose board on the wau hack Of ~
bed Then ne carefully removed TIA
dust from me cleaner and sealed IL ~
In laadsn box
He was about 20 detach end ~
ND the cleaner when another ~
seemed b eccue 70 hiR
D
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Betty Vincents
Advice to Lovers


.HERE yet two Intelligent persons VINO
/ agreed completely every conceivable topic
1 But what Of Il. you people who are engaged and
who have the sest quarres about slight differences or
optnion? You should that minds were samese
twins made after an identcay similar pattern you would
both bored to death
What piquancy to your acquaintance from inc
vary nrst has the slightly different perspective AZ
which each you the world Because you nave
promised the rest Of your lives osethe neither
one Of YOU should compelled mako the other over
Instead quarreling about unimportant Emergencies
of thought or action making yourselves miserable
agree to disagree. It's much the simpler way
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very much. but he says he could never
marry me on account Of my beauty.
He thinks would tire OF him and look
for some one else. ! am sure that this
is not 80, but what shall DOR
II you are sure that the young man Is
not "staliing' you. try to convince him
that because you are beautiful you are
not necessarily treacherous or silly
ID. b; writes: "A young man has
been paying mo attention for two years
and have promised to be his wife. Now
I md I do not care for him. and do
like several others better. What shall
I do?"
Break your engagement. It's the only
honest course under the circumstances.
III. W." writes; rs It proper for a
young lady to allow young man to
kias her goodnight after coming home
from the theatre? They have only known
each other . short time"
A siri 10 supposed to retsrve her kisses
Tor The man ~ ~ promised 70 marty.
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Sonsiueration should begin az home"
Mrs. Jarr answered. You 1eem to
worry greatly how everybody will be
inconvenienced except your WIFE"
Mr.. Jarr made no answer. so there
was no battle on this point. And Mrs.
Rangle turned to her husband and
asked IL he were going to stand there
all night.
But where are We going" asked Mr..
Rangle.
That's for you 70 say. You and Mr..
Jarr." was the reply. This is your
evening. Where do you wish to go?"
why. nowhere In particular.
thought you AMI Mrs. Jarr were to take
US somewhere" murmured Mr.. Rangle.
Both ladies' glanced at each other As
though to say:
II told you sou
Whats the idea> Come. what are
you going to do with us?' asked Mr..
Jarr.
lie asked it OF his wife. for In mar
always most courteously ignored by the
husband Of a friend. and vice versa.
Mrs. Jarr made half motion as
though to sit down-that action which
(when accompanied by the words We'll.
then won't go at all"O always forces
abject surrender on a husbands part.
But. Mr.. Bangle being present. Mrs.
Jarr smiled sweetly at him and re-
marked
"Tm glad to see Mr.. Rangle appre-
ciatcs his wife's unselishness."
Whereupon Mr.. Rangle was all
smiles
Now don't say that" cried Mrs. Ran
gle, rushing to Mr. Jars defense. II
heard him whispering while We were out
of the room--Mr. Rangle whispering. I
mean--and I know he has tried to make
Mr. Jarr just as stubborn as he Is. But
| Mr. Jarr has much nicer disposition,
I'm glad TO say"
Then Mr.. Jarr smiled.
Lead on. ladies'" he said. Where
are We going?'
Where do you generally so'" asked
| both wives.
"ro the Civic Reform Club" said Mr.
Jarr.
well, We will go to the Civic Reform
Club you two were at the other night
said Mrs. Jarr-''the burlesque show.
All Girls and Ginger according to the
programme found in your overcoat"
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Copyright. 1919. By Tue Prss PahiAA
Dhns to this os1ics any poss you hhs-ths
grs.aest. Bring him when h y fuisd vitA ths
smooshsst rhyus. the 0ostest tdsss. We v1n put
into him two pounds Of NV besf and tvo quarts
Il aie. what WIN bson@s Il yeus poss hssf-
Cursat Nots
w 1lrAr will become Of himf why.
M 'tis . c1nch
That he. with muscle bare end
sleeve uproled,
wall Give the sonnet such . strAnsis-
hold
That II, perforce. must knuckls. Inch
by inch.
Jiu jitsu. Judo. even. at q pinch.
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The Woman Ut Thirty received che
compliment with q smile. but turned
the subject with u remark about the
weather.
''Oh. the weathcr's all right" sadd the
ORR. "but I'll bet that was not wha.
save you such becoming pink checks.
Come. now. confess. Was II some Grand
new beauty stunt7"
1T Isn't . new one at ALL" contra.
dtctsd the Woman. Our great-grand-
mothers used to do Il. 1t 70 simply
Strawberries"
'Vtrawberrics! rye heard OF their
giving people rash. and Uncle Thomas.
always declares that they give him
rheumatism. But this 10 the nrst Sims
I ever know that they would make
your checks pink. tn order q couple
Of bexes On my way home and eat
them at every meal"
Tou won't need % many. Two or
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Copyright. 1912. BY Dodd. Mead X Co..
OpsIs or pREcEDINu ,.IlAirEl

sfNOPSlS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Craig KENNEDY Is a detective. scientist, a genius
who applies brilliant scientific prin. ipes to the
solving Of criminal mysteries. Associated with FIN
Is newspaper man. Walter Jame,on. who mar
comes to Kennedy for aid. Mrs. Close hs;
been under Gregory's treatment for the removal u
birtlmark She Is now suing him for serious
by his carelessness In manipulating the X-rays
Gregory declares himself Innocent and asks Ken
ne,iy Ia take the case. Craig and jameson exam
inc the DOCTORS X.ray Apuaratus.
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~ @. III Nsv Yo6 nR0hG Waid).
Half-Nelson hs'u bring int play -
mould
The sapphio or aioaao. and string ssm
With al tho fsrver q ne late Juogs
Lynch.
Sans sruh. the poet iadln the inward
cheer
That Fosters lnspirassoa, give HIN
means
To feed. and ben sostattsally view
Draughts Of pure starlight II ehe foam
Ing besr
AcAdian visions IN - Ssst ana beans
And sDrAys Of Hslloeo n Kidney stew.
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Mr.. yARFS GOING, BUT
NOBODY KNOWS WHERE.
d. H. 4. Yos +; :, e.. t%S Sis. Co.

ssDoyou set this'" asked Mr..
Ransle In . cautious whisper
to Mr.. Jsrr. a. the ladies re.
paired to Mr.. Jars boudoir to put on
tAslr hats.
Z can only dGurs II out As q sort Of
Hasoandstte parade" Mr.. Jarr as eau
t.pusiy whispered back.
There's something coming Off. and
II 10 Of direfui portent to US. and I'll lay
. Ten to one oct on that" murmured
Mr.. RanGle. II never saw EN- 90 kind
and gentle before"
'It's a new one on me. too" said Mr..
:srr, sibilantly. "a Married Mans
May Walk or Husbands Annual Out
ing and Games
''sincs tho female sex has got into
rh!s Votes for Women movement all
is changed" said Mr.. Rangle. gloomily.
They treat us as children.
That's the idea" retorted Mr.. Jar,.
Tho children have May Parties. And
now husbands and fathers are getting
:hsm too
And evidently AZ carefully supervised
and chaperoned." Mr.. Rangle went on.
Patience. And let US see what's be-
hind IT," counselied Mr.. Jarr. May
DO we're Just being ragged 30 we'll
be glad to compromise and make no
kick II they want to be Fifth Avenue
i.kcrettes In the great Ballots for
Bashibasoukesses' parade Saturday"
why. they need not fear to brook
my displeasure." said Mr.. Rangie. "Ive
surrendered long ago.
Z never even put up q nght," re-
marked Mr.. Jarr.
But all further conferences between
the victims Of whatever was about 10
DO put over OF them was cut short oy
the laAiss appearing on the scene attired
foe the street
= knew they wouldn't be ready!" re-
marked Mrs.. Jarr.
'sThat's always the way with Mr..
BANGLE" remarked that lady. Hell
, vnks the biggest fuss Z stop before
glsng out on the street 70 ask him II
~ skirt hangs properly-and he's one
Of the kind OF men that doesn't know
wAsthsr il does or not
"AnA Il I stop to button my gloves
q. Jarr shouts Are you going to he
- nisht? The curtain goes UP at s.15' "
nut my dear" intsrposed Mr.. Jarr,
TN only thinking Of the Inconvenience
~ nut people to when We arrive late
st ne theatre and they have to stand
-, neiding their hats and wraps. while
W pass them on the way 70 our seats
N the CENTRE"
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"wsh. II 10 Gather Crude. must ooa-
fess. and II makes my face look . att
tie like rare roast beef. But let Il
get thoroughly dry. % Il viii not stain
the pillow cases. and chen 90 to bed
and sleep the sleep Of the just. In the
morning wash my face with warm
water and most Of the dried straw.
berry jutce comes on. leaving Just
enough to give tho cheeks . natural
pink nush. which. unlike most make.
up. actually improves the skin the
longer It stays on. also use Il On my
Kps whenever they are looking . little
pale"
suppose you get too much onf DO
you have To 90 around all day looking
like an indian In his war paintr'
mo. indeed. I can remove every bit
Of It any time with . little soap and
warm water. And II am going 70
wear evening dress smear Il on my
neck and shoulders for . day or two be
"rm going TO try that For I've
night"
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. $
the
and slhty
then
Q
Il
Ishow through and By srawosrvy
strawberry msks-up' What kind Of cosmetic ID that'"
cit Isn't cosmetic ALL strawberry
ny par. nvy nsh Jus; sss9rs - to S: rub rip. strawberry
starting at the cheek bone and rusns In e. 70 Just below the mouth
. Of
that adrsd cheeks end also
b u wsrs
w>ltsrn1 On
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ana Tor gay or two before makes them look very
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CHAPTER ".
tContinued.)
The Deadly Tube.

y very little of tho radiation
escaped from the bowl that
It was neg.igible-except at
the point where there was an
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The Poets Provender.
BY Eugene Geary.


1919. By Tue Psss PuhiAh Ne o. III Hsv Tea psu
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-11-29

Mrs. Don t1now-"Oh, dearl On,
dear! What shall l do? Here |
am with the biggest washing for
mo- tbs. ard there is great big
rust hole in the bottom of my
washboiler"
Anty Drudge-"It's just the best
thing that ever happened for you.
Just throw the washboiler away
or make an ash can of it, and
wash with this cake of
Fels-Naptha Soap I've brought
you. Use it in cool or lukewarm
Water"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-11-29

water"
You are always
ready to use Fels-
Naptha Soap. That
is a great ad yam
tage.
Say you want to
wash a few pieces.
Just use Fels-
Naptha Soap, cool
or lukewarm water
they re done in a
fifty without boil
ing, hard rubbing
or hard work.
Same way if you
want to rem owe
an accid e n t a |
grease spot from
the floor or wash a
window marked by
sticky fingers.
Fels -Naptha Soap
is always ready.
Folow directions on the rcd md green
wrapper.
FEELS ~ Co.. Philadelphia.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-07
Rights Are Secured.

Under this arrangement the ears of
! the BumbeTger line would approach
from the west along South Temple
street. turn intoSSouth West Temple.
thence into the property now occupied
by Joseph William TAYLOR. undertaken
and embalmer. 2I25 SoUti West TEN
pie. probably over ground now owned
by the Mormon church. across Richards
street through property on which there
is now a warehouse Of the &. i. Say
age company. whose store is at l. and
II South Main. and then TO the Main
street entrance. Part of thc sugges-
tiop is that tho station extend froal
Main 10 Richards street.
All the necessary rights of say for
this plan With the exception Of the
city's permission to cross Richards
street have been secured The Orem IN
tcrests have been given the privilege to
run cars along First West to South TEN
pie street with the right Of looping tho
block bounded by FirsS West, South
Temple, South West Temple and First
South streets. The Orcm cars would ap.
proach from the south along First West,
turn eastward at First Sootn. run 10
South West Temple, turn Dorthwar6
and join the Bamberger tracks in front
Of what Is now Mr.. Taylor's updertak
ing establishment and enter thc Main
street station.
Although refusing 10 discuss details
Of tho deal he is ondeavorinG to close
Mr. Wallace yesterday said:
''We Just thought Main street eta
tiou would be desirable for the intsr
urbans and 30 VIC submitted the prop
ositiou -