The Washington times., 1916-10-15

= ts.' what became of iit7 So
This story will tell you. Almost q. dozen
on US know, but In fairness TO one, the
story, has never before been revealed.
But Jimmy says: "Tcli II now" ~
IL began when this letter came TO me
one morning ~ 'ft
Dear Miss Fairfax. am betwixt
love and duty. Please come and ten me
Whist to do. Distractedly yours. Jane
Hamiin. No. si50 Madison avenue.'
l. tossed the letter aside and contin-
ped reading my mail. But something
forced me to return 10 Jane Hamlin's
letter-it is the something, suppose.
which makes It possible for me to un-
derstand and help all the troubled peo-
Die who apply to me for aid. D..
30 I returned to Jane Hamlin's letter
with the feeling that 1t, above all
1 determined to 60 at once and then 1
remembered that had promised to
lunch with Jimmy Barton. 30 / sent
him Q little note saying:
today lam calling on q girl. at No.
s4so Madison avenue. Hastily, Beatrice"
a Newspaper woman purposes and
Fate disposes. Editors stopped lie for
diseussions. telephone calls delayed me.
ana Il was fully an hour after the time
bhad set as a point OF departure that
really started on my journey.
When ! arrived 4 the house I found
Jimmy sitting on the steps In a nonchs-
frsn the corner OF his lips. A newfpa-
per man, returning from an nll-night
Assignment, h likely to cInduct himself
very much like the midnisbt SON OF
ths Do aoors,ss. step He wa, I'll: The %hs ono sherfai Sa
note about the place. ,
No. 2E50 Madison avenue vas n grim,
red, brick city house Of the conventional
pnfts-n one finds in certain districts Of
Jimmy roused himself sufficiently TO
insist that my previous engagement
had been with him. and that. he was
cemins along on the one for which I had
deserted him. SO took him with me.
Jane Is In Mourning.
Jane Hamltu was an exauisitely
beautiful girl. Her face rose with
flower-like loveliuess from crepe
banded habiliments Of woe which
trailed after her as she came toward
us. She looked like. q mermaid IN
mourning ... '..i'
Tho effect she produced was almost
uncanny. She seemed to slide rather
than TO walk, and as she moved
across the floor toward US I noticed
that. her head ,JerlSed back over one
rhoulder In . manner that was almost
furtivs. q,
ssvs me . nsrvsieSs, hard. there was
pain and horror In the troubled SAGE
which she lifted to meet mine. The
krL whS wrote me had been dis
iractsd BY her oscillations between
lsm to be faced actively. This girl
was q Terror stricken creature who
wished 70 SHIFT the burden OF her
PAN .m wsas R.s,r,cs caused %a,s1s the change
came At once in answer to your let
tsr.p and Mr.. Barton came with me
nscnuse sonetirdes girls need help
whatevs9r h 9nty h.,n vn1, man can sive-and
m1st % let us sisive you--wiIl your"
EirI IN wild excitement--'.Noo one" t"
ala oS %oS don't nt,,s really feel that. II you
me. Perhaps your mind feels that
ssnIs hssa,t' must tell YOU that You have have
WON'T WON'T you lMiisndHtrIst Misa Tari,t o. your heart
The girl ceased her queer "undulat-
ss .sdssiss gfis'pE S 5ss,s SS and Nd, down shs room
me. - TOOK her. hand agatn-it
the hsnde or 4 woman who has not n.
ssrismaina with which to face any
tAs II. .ss ss4s ;ss
ana self posse ssion q Some nf phssp1
strMsgle cotnmupicattd Itself TO TO- us he'
Whsn Jsle Hamlin talked / felt
troSsh hss eeaI aIsshe. sseins issliv; ~ .sss
saw. and feeling as She felt s.emo =
e. for the time being. TO become. par
ot Jsne Henlin ana to live her life
Cyrus Hamlin's Letter:
Miss Fairfax" she began. INV
fseher was Cycus Hamijn. :;the Inv ent :
or. Last night when I was going
pver>his effects came across a Iettsr
which seems to have been, tored BON, ed
70 bring misery into my. life. Here
lt2hJ Please read II and then iSwiIl
be able ,tto explain my story. more
I read the letter. and sone. ,sentenee
stood out of It. Miss Hamlin had mark,
- II with red ink, but It scared itself
across my brain In letters Of fire. Wher
Tread It. some premonition told me
that; ! had Embarked upon the atranges,
adventure ot.An my career.
This j. how the seatence read: ,"open
tks safe end dEop its contents; into the
Srest the thiyS SpttSS. tor de death III anS an"
obstruction Will follow In it's wake.
.A"lf only had been able 70 obey hin
AZ VnCeFI sighed Jane HAmliu drearily
fthe1safe and drop itA contents into the
%alf back of a screen which was folded
Away from IT. 'sai 4 2. 1T
sS "tnsids that safe,t Miss Fairfax, ther,
ID an Internal machine loaded with tn,
most deadly poison gas I know tina,
10 touclt sthat fatal third button would
thldw hdndreds OF people into eternity
~ they were anywhere within the radiui
10 That inYentionS of my fathers.
,tnop-yaud'I know my father longcd I,
Aeeps his secret, but now I am begin
ding TO wonder IL must tell the man
fioveB n order 10 protect him from som,
Danger guess at but do not under
tFSiHiSiny walked over to the safe an,
stood looking at II respectfully.
Poison gas! Miss Hamlin. J thipl
there are a few countries In Europ
where knowledge OF that little inven
tlop would be very welcome" L
I'm afraid there are people II
America who want to know about II
too" sighed the girl ~But that ism
the worst OF it'll think my father q
trying to send me back a messog
from the other world. There is worl
TOR that Lnferpal machine to do--and
oh, Miss Fairfax. / can't find out wha
patl am to play in that workv'
Tell me Your story-and VIII try l.
help YOU" ] said. ..,..' ...'
3 But Jane Hamlin's story was q
strange and so puzzling that wonder
ed " any human being could help hel
rlf only had thrown that inferna