The Washington times., 1919-02-03
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mention that the writer Of the
!. third chapter might have his hands
full in carrying the story along at
top speed, after strengthening the
diabolical situation in which Com
missioner Brownlow as writer of
1 the second chapter had placed the
leading characters.
who's going to write that Third
Chapter" queried the Commits
J sioner.
Herbert Quick, of the Federal
Farm Loan Board" was the in
formation given to the Commits
, sioner And there was a significant
smile on the Commissioners face,
for Mr.. Quick is a friend of his.
Roland S. Robbins, resident man.
ager Of Keith's theater interests, is
scheduled to write the fourth chap
ter. Herbert Quick, whose Won
derfully clever short stories in the
Saturday Evening Post have made
him a literary landmark in Wash
ington, is taking the writing Of the
/ third chapter. philosophically.
81 suppose that by the time Com
missioner Brownlow gets through
with his handiwork in the second
chapter of 'CAM0UFLAGED,'" re-
marked Mr.. Quick laCghingly-"he
will have all these characters either
going up in a balloon, where ]
can't get at them, or he will have
some one of the heroines just at
the dagger point-but anyhow, /
will do my best to speed 'CAMOU- |
FLAGED' along the literary high |
way Of success-and," he added,
'You can rest assured that when
Mr.. Robbins starts working on
chapter four he will find himself |
confronted with some real mystery"
And so it goes throughout the !
entire serial The Washington
Times has assurances from a suffi- |
cient number Of prominently known
Washingtonians to complete the !
hair raising narrative up to the
twenty-ninth chapter, and then Will /
follow the open competition cmong !
Washington Times readers to sub /
nit their manuscripts to the award !
ing jury.
There will be a lapse of four
days between the publication Of
the twenty-ninth and the thiBtieth
chapters. This is in order that
you will have ample time to figure
on the best solution and write the
concluding $3.50 chapter. The
whole effort will be one of mental
deduction based on the process of
elimination. You may possibly
get your cue as to the real solu-
tion from the opening chapter,
and, then again, the broadening Of
the plot may give you the neceS-
sary tip in the fifteenth or twen-
tieth chapter.
Should any reader of The Wash
ington Times become confused
over the many complex situations
bound to arise in "CAMOU-
FLAGED," just drop me line to
The Washington Times and l will
be glad to straighten the compli-
Gated tangle as far as the story
has progressed up to that time.
After YOU have become really
acquainted with Cam
FLAGED" you will be ready to
go the limit" for some of the
characters-and just as ready to
annihilate some of the others. You
can center your interest on any
one individual in the story and be-
gin to like the character real we'll
until you suddenly discover that
YOU have permitted yourself to be-
come almost on friendly terms
with the arch fiend of the con-
spiracy.
There is but little advice that can
be offered in the line of suggestion
to the thousands of readers OF The
TIMES who will en-
ter the literary contest of "CAMOU-
FLAGED." The opportunity is here
and it is yours; sharpen your pen
ellis, and keep your note book ever
handy. as you may find the "key to
the mystery" in the most unexpected
section of the serial.
A cash prize of TWO HUNDRED
AND FIFTY DOLLARS, and the dis
tinction of having won the most
novel literary contest ever held in
is yours if you success
fully follow the mystery surround
ing "CAMOUFLAGED."
emenber-tomorrow The WASH
INGTON TIMES presents the "Cur-
tain Raiser"-and the Great Propa-
ganda Of Mystery-"CAMOU-
be at your service. =