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her bug she produced u small purse
and opened II. In that case was "A
new steel key. She passed swiftly
down the corridor 10 Kara's room
and made straight for the safe.
In two seconds It was open and she
WAS examining It's contents. II was
"a large safe Of the usual type. There
were four steel drawers fitted at tho
back and at the bottom OF tho strong
box. Two OF these were unlocked
and contained nothing more interest
Ing than accounts relating to kara's
estate in Albania.
The top pair were locked. She was
prepared for this contingency and IL
second key was as ctiCaClOus aB tho
first. An examination OF the first
drawer did not produce all that sho
had expected. She returned tho pa
pers 70 the drawer. pushed IL TO and
locked II. She gave her attention to
tho second drawer. Her hand shook
a little as she pulled II open. II was
her last chance. her last hope.
There wero a number Of small
Jewel boxes almost Milling the drawer.
She took them out one by ono. and
at the bottom she found what she
had been searching Tor and that which
had filled her thoughts for tho past
three months.
II was u square case covered in red
morocco leather. Sho inserted her
shaking hand and took 81 out with a
Triumphant little cry.
AT last" she said aloud, and then
a hand graspcd her wrist and In panic
she turned 10 SEQ tho smiling face OF
Kara
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LONG LIVE THE KING
THIS GREAT RIO CE OF
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
VIII Begin on the Home Page Monday. March Z

according 10 Mrs. Beale, was never
used and had been bricked up. II was
approached from the outside, down a
circular night OF stairs. There might
bc "A way out from that direction ana
would there not be some connection
between tho upper cellar and the
lower2
she set to work TO make a closer
examination OF the apartment. The
floor was of concrete, covered with "A
light rush mating. This She carefully
rolled up, starting at the door. one
half OF the moor was uncovered Win
out revealing the existence or any
trap. Sho attempted 10 pull the tabIe
into tho CcutTc ~ the room, bcti't
10 roll the mating, but found II hked
TO the wall, and. going down on hcI
knees, she discovered that II had been
fixed after tho mating was laid.
Obviously there was no need Tor the
fixture, and she tapped the moor with
her little knuCklc. Her heart started
racing. The sound her knocking gave
forth was a hollow one. She sprang
up, took her bag from the table
opened the little pcnkuife kept there
and cut carefully through the INN
PUSHES. Sho might h,y, 20 r'pltr"
the mating, and u was necessary she
should do her work tltlly.
Soon the whole 81 n trap was re-
vealcd. There wlH nm iron ring which
fttol nush with the top ana which
she pulled The trap Yielded and
swung tack ms though there were a
COuntCr-haluurc at the other end H7
indeed there was. She peorod down.
There was 4 dim Hight below the re-
noct,on OF a light In the distance A
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shall tell my readers what good dem
lists have TO advise on this import
ant subject
Your toothbrush should be neither
too soft nor stiff enough to irritate
your gums. and the bristles should
be Uneven rather than straight
across. A medium sized brush is
always more satisfactory than one
which is too small or so large that
It knocks against the delicate enamel
and tender gums every time you
move II.
The teeth must be brushed on aris-
ing and on retiring, and when con-
tenient TO do so brush them after
bach meal also.
Do not use soap on the toothbrush,
as II Is said to make the teeth yell
low. and a good smooth paste or pow
Or will help keep the teeth clean
Ind attractive. Always brush tbs
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'Yha mlAA

Fisher nodded. Yes. miss,
couldn't get him TO stay. though"
She pursed her lips thoughttully.
'Mr. Kara viii be very cross. but
don't SEQ how you can help II. I wish
you had called me-"
HE never gave me n chance. miss
said Fisher. but II no One again
I'll show him straight UP to you"
She nodded. Ia there anything you
want, miss?" he asked as no stood at
the door.
What time did Mr.. Kara say he
would be back?"
eat 6 O'Clock. miss" tho nan re-
piled.
There is rather an important let
ter here which has 20 be delivered"
Shall l ring for a messenger"
mo, l don't think that would be
advisable, You had better take 1t
yourself"
Il Will so with pleasure. miss" he
said.
Miss Holland sat at her desk TO all
appearance reading over tho letters
she had typed that afternoon. but her
mind was far from the correspondence
before her, She heard the soft thud
OF tho front door closing, and. rising.
she crossed the room rapidly and
looked down through the window to
the street. She watched Fisher until
he was out OF sight, then she de-
seconded 20 the hall and 10 the kit
chen.
It was not the FIRST visit sho had
made TO the big underground room
with It's vaulted roof and It's great
ranFes-whlch were seldom used
nowadays. The maid-who vas also
COOk-rOse up as the girl entered.
stTf'u IA .aHrRF for G4rN aAFaa 10 aHA
you In my Kitchen, miss" she smiled.
I'm afraid you're rather lonely"
Mrs. Beale.' said the girl ~sympathet-
iCally.
Lonely. miss!" cried the maid. II
fairly get the creeps sitting here
hour after hour. It's that door gives
me the creeps."
She pointed to the far end OF the
kitchen 10 a soiled looking door OF
unpaintCd wood.
That's Mr.. Kara's wine cellar
nobody's been In II but him. know
he goes in sometimes because ] tried
a dodge that my brother-who's a po-
llcemcn-taught me. | stripped Il bit
OF white cotton across II an II was
broke the next morning"
Mr. Kara keeps some OF his prl-
vato papers In there" said tho girl.
quietly, "he has told me 80 himself"
Him. SAID the woinH dOuottuIIy,
Il wish he'd brick II up-the same
as he has tine lower Cc!ldr-I get
the horrors slttin' hero az night cN-
Iortiu' tho door 20 opon an the
ghost OF tho mad lord 10 come out
him that was killed In Africa"
Miss Holland laughed. Il want
you 10 20 out now" she said. Il have
no stamps"
Mrs. Bodle obeyed with alncrity,
and while she was assuming a hat
being DESTROYS OF maintaining her
prestige as h-1useheeper in the eyes
Of Cadosau square, the girl ascend
ed 10 the upper floor.
Again shc watched from the win
dow the second disappearing figure.
once out OF sight, Miss Holland
went 70 work win a rcmdrkAnie &c
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frightened lips and the fixed gaze of a
man who was thinking rapidly. He
paid "A visit TO the library, where the
secretary was engaged in making cop
les Of Kara's correspondence, answer
ing letters appealing for charitable do
nations, and in tho hack work which
falls 20 tho secretaries Of the great.
lie Toplcuishcd the fire. asked defer
cntially for any instructions and re-
turned again 20 his quest. This time
he made the bedroom the scene OF his
Investigations. The safe he did not at
tempt TO touch, but there was "a small
bureau in which Kara would have
placed his private correspondence OF
tho morning, This however yielded no
result.
By tho side Of tho bed on a small
table VA a telephone. the sight OF
which apparently afforded the servant
a little amusement. This was the
private phone which Kara had been
instrumental In having fixed TO Scot
land Nard-as he had explained TO
his servants.
Rum cove" said Fisher.
Ho paused for a moment before the
closed door OF the roo and smilingly
surveyed tho great steel latch which
spanucd tho door and fitted into an
iron socket securely screwed 10 the
framework. He lifted 81 gingerly-
there was a little knob for tho pur-
poso-and let II fan gently into the
socket which had been made 20 re-
CC.VC A..
"Itum cove" he said again, and
lifting tho latch TO the hook which
held It up, left the room, closing tho
door softly behind him. He walked
down the corridor, with a m~editatiyc
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MhaM.THE CLUE Of THE II, TWISTED CAND4EkgSSH6kaaSg


glossy and obviously new. at the bach
OF his head, and the lower part OF his
face vas covered by a ragged beard
This he was plucking with nervous
Jerks, talking TO himself tho while
and casting "A disparaging Eye upon
tho portrait OF Remington Kara which
hung above the marble fireplace. 4
pair OF glasses sat crookedly on his
nose and two fat volumes under his
arm completed the picture. Fisher,
who was an observer OF some dis
cernmcnt. noticed under the overcoat
IL creased blue suit, large black boots
and a pair of pearl studs. The new
conner glarcd at the valet.
Take thcsc!" ho ordered perCmp-
torily pointing 10 the books under hls
arm.
Fisher fastened TO obey and noted
with some wonder that the visitor
did not attempt TO assist him either
by %loosening his hold Of the volumes
or raising his hand. Accidentally the
Wallets hand pressed against the
others sleeve and he received a
shock, for the forearm was clearly an
artificial one. II was against i wood
en- surface beneath the sleeve that
his knuckles struck. and this view
OF tho strangers innrmity was CON
a. AsN A'A Wv OANA'A A'thNAN'A h'aihA
with his right hand, took hold Of the
Elovcd left hand and thrust IL into
the pocket OF his overCOat.
where Is Kara2" growled the
stranger.
"lie will bo back very shortly SIR"
said the urbnne Fisher.
'Out, IS hep" doomed tho visitor,
Then | shan't wait. What the dovil
does he mean by being out2 He's
had three years 10 be QUIT"
"Mr. Kara expects you. SIR. lie
told me no would be IN at 6 o'clock
at the latest"
six o'clock. ye gods" stormod the
man i~mpaticntly. "Six o'clock, chi
You will tell MIR. Kara that l called,
Give me those books"
''But assure you. sir STAN
mered Fisher.
give me those booksl" roared the
other.
Deity he liftcd his hnnd from the
pocket, crooked tho elbow by some
quick manipulation, and thrust the
books, which the valot most r"luc-
family handed 10 him, back 10 the
place from whence he had taken
them.
TELL Mr.. Kara 7 VIII cal M my
own tlme-do you understand2-nt
my own time. Good morning 10 you VI
IF YOU would only wait, SIR plead
ed the HgonIzed Fisher.
wait he-hauEol!" snnrlod me
other. 'I'vo waited three years.
tell YOU, Tel Mr.. Kara 10 expect IA,
when he sees mel"
Ito went out ana most u~nncccssl'
Tily banged tho door behind him
Fisher Went back 20 tho library. ~,
girl was sealing up some letters as h'
entered and looked up.
Il am afraid, Miss Holland. I've go'
myself into very serious trouble"
What is that. Fisher" asked thu
girl.
There was n gentleman coming II
see Mr., Kara, whom Mr.. Kara par.
ticularly wanted TO SEQ"
"Mr. qathercole," said the cir
quickly.
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tropical forests. and how we would be
busy at least a year.
Here, thought ], Is n chance 20
work in n picture In which speed will
not be the principal tenet, and / ac-
cepted.
Our four months in the Amazon
River jungles were dreadful yet Won
derful. The strange beasts, tribes,
people, were an education in them
selves. We all worked like Troians.
and | can truly say hat my work in
Tarzan was the most interesting and
exciting OF my ivo years in the studio.
Now I've been offered n contract Ia
appear in a play on Broadway, and
don't know whether 70 tempt fate OF
not.
II l thought New York was nq
lenient with a beginner as the motion
picture people are, l would not hesi-
tate an instsnt-but. WE'LL m com,
ing East soon and let fate take one
more shot.
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The Evening Worlds
Riddle Klub Korner
Conducted by Eleanor Schorer
Cm-s- Il. n m.r r. ral.mn. 20 nm So Won. L.ns WYNN
Busters A dventures
By Uncle Harrv
The Black and YeHow Kittens


tsI WISH I had somebody my own
ago 70 play with said Buster
n morning whom he mot Mr..
Fox in tho forost. "
How would a kitten dor" asked
Mr.. Fox.
Il don't like kittens; they're too
small"
but you never saw the kind I
mean" Mr.. Fox went on. They are
as big az you arc and covered with
black and yellow stripes"
OH" cried Buster. they must b.
fino: lots go find them"
Mr.. Fox led tho way over tho top
OF the hill TO tho Jungle. They
crawled through tho thick, long grass
TN they came in an open pace.
There. lying on a rock In tho sun,
were four beautiful kittens. larger
than Buster.
"Hoorayl" he shouted and ran
toward them. hut though they wero
bigger than Mrs Cat at home. their
eyes were not open and they wouldn't
play at all, Buster a ~ one OF them
"a playful bite on tho leg Myl how
IL cried.
The next minute. thud! Something
heavy struck tho ground. Buster
turned and there was the kittens
mother. She was " large and angry
that he was scared and couldn't move
a step. In an instant. she had him
in her mouth and was running
toward her den. Buster called for
help as loud as he could, hut nobody
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Copyright. 1918. By the Prss Publlshir
EAUTlFUL teeth are a rare
. sight indeed. and the possessor

nEAUTIFUL teeth are a rare
r. sight indeed. and the possessor
of a mouthful of even. white
teeth is extremely lucky. However,
the teeth may appear to be beautiful
II they are we'll cared for both at
home and by a reliable dentist seve-
raj times q year.
The teeth should be even, not too
dose together nor too far apart, and
they should appear to be white
whether they are or not.
AL empty spaces in the mouth
should be filled with plain white
bridge-work, and Filings should be
Of porcelain or other white material,
as cavities and hollows in the mouth
should DO repaired to initiate nature
as nearly as human hand can &C
complish. Snowy gold teeth, bridge
work and gold Filings are most un-
slightly and are never Q G in the
mouths Of women OF good taste and
refinement.
Few persons, strange TO say, know
now TO clean the teeth, and to-day |
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CHAPTER Ky.

TT HAT her fate was 10 be Mss
Holland DID not Know. onl
U could scarcely guess. In
w stead OF Kara summonlng
tho police after he had found her
ransacking his papers, no took the
girl through the forbiIdIUF door Of
which the cook had complained. and
into the cellar below. There he left
her, Tho cellar was dry and clean,
and It's walls were enamo.led white.
Light was supplied by two electric
lamps In tho ceiling, There was n
table and u chair and a small wash
stand. and air was evidently supplied
through unseen ventilators. II was
indeed a prison and no less. and in
her frst moments OF panic she found
herself wondering whether Kara had
used this underground dungeon Of
his before for a similar purpose.
Then IN a nash sho remembered
that there WAS a lower cellar which
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Dear Cousin PaIrioTS:

KNOW that all Of you will he glaC
to greet the Frandnephcw OF Ad'
= mlral George Dewey as n Klul
Cousin and will enjoy reading tn
letter that he asked his mother L
send along with his coupons.
Ny Dear Cousin Elcanor'
am going 10 sill LAbery bonds again
in Aratl snd MAXI st-rohes for Mr. Wilson.
I wan, to tell him. when vsit him son.
that his yorrgeat bond salesman the young
et in the worldl n a member Of Ts Worlds
GreataN klddir klub.
You may be Glad. too to know thai "hea
attended the Fulton Theatre with mnthcr
on Monday evening and an actor on the stare
ssled n thsre vas sJ one In the snd'en"s
who would come On the stage aud SinG .
patriotic song Tor his country ! 'olunteereh
and ANA cover There Mother sYs dd
20 well Though only hali past hve years on,
hat made the bG audience FghA 10 'Wu
lover there" - hRht Tor unce Sam A..
H...ty | received a letter from M 70.
son saving hat No 10 prOud OF me IN doihA
NV little hu. - .h,,.
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Cousin Eleanor's Klub Kolumn

'our .NaU,r 70 sing Tor President wilson
wtss ] g. Washington.
patriot, boy Of he Old red WH'ts and
B.u". the veg bearer Of America
\, GkpiHiE AIGISrHs pEWEf.y
George Augustus Dewey is, as he
quantity says, ave ana a half years
old. Incidentally. everything else that
he says Ia quite true. Ito has done
great work for Uncle sam.
The FIRST time that Cousin George
made a speech for the Liberty Loan
ne came out on the stage In his minia-
ature Admiral Dewey uniform. carry.
ing the stars and Stripes and look
ing as dignincd and military as ht
blond curls would permit. The de.
lighted audience clapped and cheered
him. Our new Cousin. too young ia
understand, said: when you stop
that noise I'll mako my speech"
Tioo Cousins 10 Write To.
am Siai, .ni " ,hc. ut,lc gN p.I, dow
rads uS the storo, q the hdiic klub.
lie entertainment ,ol wrr, iarnT fir me
hlnb n,''nher, ! vas sorry %coaldn,t 20.
hut the. doctor Told mv be Would have a
survive Tor my mother In q month nr tmo nr
Outraged 5n5i s "Siy SSish9% lou GIdd 20 S5s
ne NJ sight back. The dryfUr a Cuins 70
hafuaHW NV ewes ana HF f No NNfu o. unf
better N Il does I vii write and tell yoi
el about IT,. ! ku~y you vii 10 GlAd to
am very unhappy until tho SRI neTt
dor Ctnss hum1 and reads thr Riddle klub
homrr TOR ne. Npbudy rIE' ever cutnca b
s~e me am hlNas Cad n hear from
yuu. Please write 90 ~ Hop NJ tina letter
WI nSa sgu In tho ee', r ,'iEh 1SN0T
"D Sa. go ra., Ian s,rr;. RroaI.
Can you imagine what a Glad sur
prise II would bee for Cousin Julia 30
receive letters from her Klub cousins?
The Girl Next Door would read
them 20 her. and those unhappy mo-
ments would be bridgcd by her
thoughts OF what you have said in
your chattv little notes. Lot us also
pray that God gives back hen sight.
True story.
Thore was once = boy who was Kiddis
klub member Tie had heart trut , and
was Ecnt o. a BOYS wand IN " irfors
pln his dctT Klpb and revived Tght
s-nant, which they prpudy dtpl I "
the Fah Tho bUTs enjoy writinI
Riddle klun very luucl. With ph ~
Tell The uuHes and doCtru that aR
tnsIuhrw of mo Riddle Klub. WHO'D rns
has grown gr-SGtty,r -,,rDr,vnt
Ward Ci. Mortefore Home, Gi HIS
Road. New York city.
This paragraph Is tho lor's
modest way Of telling his owl ,ory.
Cousin ETeat-!
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DON after leaving haras
house T. X. received a letter
from his late host setting
forth ample apologies. He had
been carried away in the heat OF the
moment, wrote Kara, and prayed that
T. X. would forgive him. Two such
men OF the world as they, said the
Greek, should not let an unpleasant
incident mai their friendship.
Having dictated this Letter TO Miss
Holland, Kara rang the bell for his
valet. who quickly responded.
"Fisher," he said, Il am expecting a
visit from a gentleman named Gather
colc-a one-armed gentleman whom
YOU must look after II he comes. De-
tain him on some pretext or other be-
cause he Is rather difficult 10 set hold
Of and | want 10 sec him. l am going
out now and / shall be back at $50.
Do whatever you can 10 prevent him
going away until ! return, lie Will
probably be Interested II you a him
into the library
Very good. sir" said the urbane
Fisher, will you change before you 80
out?'
Kara shook his head. 90,
81 think | will 20 as | am" he said.
Get my fur coat. phis beastly cold
kills me- and he shivercd as he glanced
into the bleak street. Keep my fire
going, put all my private letters IN my
bedroom, and see that Miss Holland
has her lunch"
Fisher followed him to his car.
wrapped the fur rug about his logs,
closed the door carefully and returned
to the house. From thence onward bis
behavior was somewhat extraordinary
for "a well-bred servant. That he should
return 10 Kara's study and set the pa
pers in order was natural and proper.
That he should conduct a rapid eNami-
nation Of all the drawers in kara's desk
might be excused on the score Of dill
gence, since he was TO some extent In
| the confidence OF his employer.
Mr.. Fred FISHER found little TO re-
ward him for his search until he came
upon Kara's chequo book. which told
him that on the previous day the Greek
had drawn $4,000 in cash from the
bank. This Interested him nightly and
ne replaced the cheque book with the
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came He knew he would never see
his mother again
The mouth ot tho den was only a
few yards way when there came a
crash In the Jungle and Mr.. Elephant
ran into the path. The kittens
mother dropped Buster and he scam
pcrcd owe % Mr.. Elephant. She gave
a terrible growl and crouched down
as n she was about 10 spring. But
nobody likes TO fight Mr.. Elephant,
10 after a little while. she ran away.
That was Mrs. Tiger and she
thought you were hurting her cubs"
said MIR. Elephant. N | had not
come In time, you would have been
eaten up"
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By Enid Mdrkey.
written for The Evening World.)
THE first ten years Of my life
were spent at Dillon, Col. just
on the fringe OF the Rockies.
1ufs lonely little place was the town
Of my birth. How strange TO de-
yelop n stage ambition n q little
town which boasted nothing in the
way Of q theatre--not wen a town
halt
Dillon is so small the census takers
hardly ever paused there. Such a
thing as a dramatic company COM
ing 10 town was an unthought OF oc-
currence, and when M wanted such
O treat Denver or Colorado Springs
was the closet point.
The first recollection I have OF a
desire for "A professional career came
when l saw a picture OF Helen Ware
and Wallace Eddinger in a O
from THE Third Degree" Up to this
time I had made IL a practice to cut
out and paste in a book every attrac-
tve theatrical print l could lay my
hands on. / was fourteen years old
then-1 will say that / am Just
twenty-five nOW-dnQ WlIn CdCn new
stage picture came new thrills ana
new day dreams.
Th"- me a chance visit TO Los
Ar. and a chance remark on my
part that / should love TO visit II
motion picture studio. My wish was
granted and a day later 1 was watch
ing the wonderful Griffith direct a
picture, Another week and / was an
extra woman in a Griffith picture AMI
a month later was playing an i'm
portant part. Next came an offer
from Thomas II. Ince TO appear as
tho featured player in civilization, -
and then followed a number OF
smaller pictures. This was all 80
romantic IL seems like a dream.
All the a and attractiveness
Of my former Aim work pales into in
Significance when compared TO my
work in my latest picture. "Tarzan
OF the Apes"
When Mr.. Parsons offered me the
principal feminine role he told me
how ambitious he was TO make a pic
ture unlike anything thai had gone
before; how we were "a mako long
trips TO the Brazilian tungles and the
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In Introducing a Man in a Great Hurry
Whose Haste Is FOLtOWed
By Strange EUents
tCopyrikht. Mcclure Newspaper syrfira'cl
q OLE HMEHEnLNG CILAEILIls-

This Kara ia rather strange character Wealthy cultivated. LcNuans Wife Craze. IS sStIg AFRAID
Of kap lie had paid court to her 06o Ae hd married LeNHan- and MS va. axes L nS
o, Kara, advice he r9es an eWy PISTOL H@s (. h,nbmsa sudWS Uc"CMmdg% non tho
lE own pistol and, pulls the Wh%L tt his r.m%, NE .iRs ~ TG %1 TNNHAe bMS DIS
KMmmmn tGh Eat eR RaT gM ef unn@aMRng lie SH saG%td Of tNns nesd Lady bartholomew a figure
III society.
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on flag should sac from every dome.
Wave ru trr fro Ni1Is 1t One world
Forever t". .H' FOREVER #Uf.r."I
Co., MARGARET HuNNAN
Huntington. Z. I.
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Minute Beauty Chats
By Pauline Furlong
YOUR TEETH
Brush them properly and it uM
keep them clean and attractive and
greatly improve your appearance.

: Co. The New York Evening worldl.
teeth up and down and around In
circles, as shown, and never straight
across as Is usually done.
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CHAPTER XIV.

- DON after leaving Kara's
house II. X. received a letter
from his late host setting
forth ample apologies. lie had
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'Out Nav 20 sing Tor Proailcut wlaon
wlss ] g. Washington.
H1Mug 90 meet yuu soon. am vuur htfis
patriotic bny II 'hr Old Rcd White aud
b.ur. the tsag Bearer 0f America.
EElILGE AIIT4TTE nIINFY
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F famous Film Actresses
Tell About Themselves
ENID MARKEY of "Tarzan of the Apes"

Copyright. 1911. BY III. rr.. rubu.hn. g. cns New York Evening World.