The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
CCvryri=ht. 1851

trait in the papers. Five feet two. and
q naughty eve: and street clothes SC
lCrC to the point ui pain.
1t J. my hclici that he l. killing
him. >hc exclaimed.
She stood. stiff as 4 >OldIcr. IN the
center o. the room. The corners OF
her mouth bit deep holes into her
checks. The top ui her chest moved
violently up and down. She brlstled
To- the top oi the aisrettc on her close
sitting hat.
Who" | asked. jumping up.
"Orlando J. HeCkel."
This WAS the first time | had heard
OF this IIcckcl
"Heckcl!" | said
The health man." said Mrs. Peck.
OH! | >aid caught it then.
lie lies exhausted now. He can't
sleep nights. He lies awake and moans,
hi, leg, ache 90.
Mr.. Peck, l"u mean: ! suggested
"Prcci>clv what mean she said.
"Nr. Peck! No unc can tell INC il.
suitable iur man Of his age-thl>
chase. this hunters cNcrcise-what do
YOU call it: have never heard ot any
hing like il in my life
Il don't know that ] know | said.
Il know thi>." said Mrs. Peck. Il lc
= running him to his DEATH That's
What he's doing
"Whcrl did he get hold oi him !
asked.
"Whcrc. In one oi those ncalth-food
resorts. You know. Those places on
Lexington avenue where they serve
peanut roasts and bean outlets. F.le-
vating. isn't it: Heaven knows. she
continued. ''whcrc Spencer will 50 at
tor health
That was true. Spencer Peck since
he had retired from business at fifty
five with weak digestion, has been d
desperate adyCnturer over three COntl-
ncnt~ in search ot health.
"IlaNc vou talked 10 him
"IIours-day,. What good docs that
do. Now. I've come here for this pur-
pose" continued Mrs Peck. Il want
Won to sec thi> performance. That ;
the first thing. Then VIC can Judge: l
>nall he here TO get YOU At 6 clock
tomorrow morning. Nc>, that Is the
hour when il OcCur> Will YOU be
ready: Very well. then.
Here is the book, she continued,
and crowded into my hands pamph-
let. "Herc-takc it, read it, and tell
INC what it's about! ! cant make head
nor tail out OF il. It's baldcrdash, l
believe; that's my opinion.
She moved abruptly toward the door.
81 would have given a hundred thou
sand dollars rather than have this hap
pen snC s2id.
stood there with Orlando ]. Heck
els health volume in my hand, glanced
al its title and sat down at once and
acquainted myself with II, contents.
You have probably never seen this
work 1t has been withdrawn from cir
CulatiOn now. understand. \ pamph-
lct-nut much moro published IN one
ui tlu-c pamphlet shops in ono OF the
lillririnatiun ccntcr> on the East Side.
At o O'Clock the next morning Mrs.
I'CyL VA at the door. sitting stlttly IN
one corner ui her limousine. It was a
Gan1r blue October morning. The sun
tic rcscrloir. Ccnu.l Park, order
Cd Mr. Peck.
It va, Il somewhat depressing time
"IIow Va, bc->fr. Peck, last night?'
asked =,
"Anothcr bad night" >aid Mrs. Peck
SHORTLY. "IIaNc you read II: she pro-
ccedcd,
Yer, we'll. What is it about"
This book" began.
What !, the title OF it, again" asked
Mrs. Peck
Classic Health" I said
oh. YES" said Mrs. Peck. Go on.
This book" / said. is divided into
four chapters. The first is entitled
Establishing a Norm In this the writ
er states that it is his first purpose to
discover d norm.
A norm" repeated Mrs. Peck.
"Of exercise" | explained.
YES" said Mrs. Peck politely. &C
on. ~
THE second chapter, entitled 'Cp
from Anemia. PurportS to give the
author, personal experience in dIscoy-
crine natural system OF exercises. 1t
saved his hfc.
Mrs Peck snorted
Tie other two chapters carry out
hi, disco, ,ric>-the first i"r men. the
second ior women. The first uf these,
take II. j. what interests us-tor
Man. the Chase.
"Thc chase exclaimed Mrs. Peck.
HuntiuC--uuning.
"Nuu have II. >aid. The primcyal
male w.> hunter For tho female.
said. tho program is Slightly differ
rut. lie bclicyc> her norm Of existence
10 be the dance
In the hr>t place. ~ir. SAID Mrs.
Peck. taking slightly different angle,
Il consider il indecent.
What" asked
This gong about With no clothing,
or worse than none.
1T IS quito often - witt these re-
:urn-to-raturc theories, sad.
you can't tell nc II IS healthy, CItlI-
cr." went on Mrs. Peck, ID day like
We lad now cutcrcd Central Park
1T WAS q cherries morning The mist
hung IN the corner oi tho woods like the
smoke uf gunpuWdCr.
An idiot" calculated Mrs. Peck
suddenly. the blood rising to her lace,
Il shall soon put him in hi, place.
1--WE shall see this performance
,oon," she added.
VIC drew up 2n the roadside below
the reservoir. We waited several sin
ister minutes, looking forward over the
two statues on the front seat.
There they come said Mr.. Peck
uddenly Look, at them How Dc
YOU like it,"
! looked up-aud saw. Tor tho first
time. Orlando J. Heckel and Mr.. SPen-
Ger Oelrichs Peck engaged in the chase
s,1bt The fu-n Fu-