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s. Charles McNau and K. 6. Hendricks.
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The Stranger

suave, supercilious devil. who stod
before US and valued his life at
no more than pins purchase. had
a wonderful way with women. Yet
one strange fact stands out. 1t
really seems that his marriage with
Edith Lloyd was the only one that
held him and that after her death
her daughter was the only living
creature fro whom he cared. Who
shall account for the workings Of
the human mind-especially such
a mind as Slim Jim's?"
But II this other marriage was
later?" exclaimed Drummond.
Earlier" corrected Mr.. Gala
CHAN suavely. "else how would II
affect us? Listen. In the Spanish
church at Punta Arenas, South
Florida, on May 30. 1896, and bare
ly a month after his first landing
in America-William Tallbois took
to wife Mercedes De Castra, a
Spanish half-breed woman, at that
time no doubt of singular beauty.
He deserted her after four
months, and from that day. SO far
as I know. has never concerned
himself with her existence. She
and her daughter Agnes-right-
fully and legally Agnes Taelbois-
thus lost worthy husband and
father. That gentleman Is little
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piece of Mexican Gulf history
which the evidence befQDe the
House of Lords did not bring to
light
The news struck the rest Of the
brethren speechless.
Early the next year Tallbois
married Edith Lloyd at Calcarsh,
concluded Callaghan.
And his first wife-this woman
De Castra-was alive at the timer"
cried Drummond.
"Of course she was, replied Cal
laghan coolly. "she Ia alive now.
and her daughter. too. At this mo-
ment they are both crossing the
Atlantic in the s. 8. Livadia-and
/ expect to meet them at South
ampton in the morning.
This statement caused stupefac-
tion.
Then have you only lately dis
covered this extraordinary affair.""
Drummond exclaimed. Mr.. Gala
CHAN chuckled.
How simple you are. Drum
mond. I have known 1t from the
first. I spent eighteen months in
the Southern States tracing ana
completing what ] knew of Slim
Jim's career. In my campaign
here I have naturally put the cart
before the horse-Joan to the front
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FROCKS FOR
DANCING
BY Rita Stuyvesant-

TyHE new frocks and gorgeous
gowns for the winter social
u season come In velvet, bro
caded chiffons, taffeta silk, or
chiffon velvet in Venetian or
straight lined silhouette. :,
The vogue for velvet has been
delightfully."- interpreted in a strik-
ing gown Of chiffon velvet. Fancy
q fitted, sleeveless bodice attached
to a full shirred skirt with length
eped points, and relieved by q
twisted girdle Of velvet cloth. A
gown Of this type 10 not only beau.
tiful but serviceable, for there ID
nothing on Il to become wrinkled
with numerous wearings.
Grace and beauty are portrayed
In every line Of q lovely gown
that win dance itself right into
your heart. Velvet brocaded chif-
fon blended with crepe chiffon IL
the msterial.
A panel of the brocadsd chiffon
caught together at the shoulders
In used both front and back. Sido
draperies forming circular wingp
are cut from plain crepe chiffon,
and self roses define the waist
line. The gown is made over 2
silk slip. 1t comes In caramel,
Jade, sapphire, coral. black or
white, and a striking note might
be introduced by carrying q huge
feather fan Of vividiy brilliant
contrast.
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CHAPTER XIII.
The Third Coup.

Not till the footballs had died
away and Carey had been gone
fully two minutes did any of the
company move or speak. Then the
three junior partners turned moody
eyes upon Mr.. Gala CHAN.
To their surprise he was smiling.
1t was not a pleasant smile, for II
laid bare his fanglike canine teeth
at the corners f.his mouth, but 1t
was quite genuine and unforced.
1t increased until he was shaking
all over with merriment.
Really he said. lit is enter
tanning. Carey believes, or pre-
tends he believes, that a crisis has
been marked, the game is his and
the firm Of Callashan beaten. But
the real blow has yet to fall.
Within twenty-four hours that hu-
man gold reef, Lady Tallbois and
her ineffable father will be deliver
ed into the crushing MILL" He
turned in his seat. For now we
play the third coup, my friends
the third coupw
A flash OF expectation came into
Bells eyes. Mr.. Callaghan rose,
and taking down the portrait of
James Carey that had SO long
hung over the mantlepiece, he
dropped II into the fire and pressed
II down with the poker so that the
flames caught 1t. He then faced
his companions, polished his spec
tacles, replaced them and beamed
at Mr.. Bell.
Joan Talbols," he said. "has no
v-tOht 20 ~, -.
OF knayth than havey'
"Whatw cried Drummond. There
was q pause Of incredulous amaze
ment, and the three drew nearer.
Strange, II II not" said Gala
CHAN gently. that the House of
Lords and the bar of England
should 80 fall into error7 Not that
they really blundered. No, no! The
evidence was genuine, the finding
Of the court was just. Joan In VIII
liam Tallbois' daughter Unfortu-
nately for her--there 10 another,
and an elder daughter"
You say Joan that has q sister!'
cried vaille. er
"well," replied Mr.. Callaghan.
rubbing his hands, SAY q half
sister, gentlemen"
You mean that Carey married
"Twice7" echoed Gala CHAN bland.
", II should say half 4 dozen times
to my knowledge. Marriage was a
recurring habit Of his. He thought
no more Of the contract, vailIe,
than you would Of buying a packet
Of cigarettes. It 10 said to reflect
on such depravity, Yet II you study
the newspapers you viii find there
ara. many men Of the type. who
could easily surpass Slim Jim's rec
ord In matr1mony.
vaille drew a deep breath.
Yes" said Callaghan. ''that
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HEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOW
A World. Famous Story of the AL Con.
quering Power of Love Over the
Heart of the Willful and Beau
tiful Sister of the Auto
cratic King Henry VIII.

might. In case Of Henry's obsti-
macy. be detained; then re-victual
and re.man the ship and out
through the North Sea for their
former haven. New Spain.
In case Of Henry's consent. how
they were to Live In q style ut for
q princess, Brandon did not know.
unless Henry should open his
heart and provide for them-a
doubtful contingency upon which
they did not base much hope.
At a pinch, they might 80 down
into Suffolk and live next to Jane
and ne on Brandon's estates. To
this Mary readily agreed. and
said 1t was what she wanted above
all else.
There was one thing now in
favor Of the kings acquiescence:
during the last three months
Brandon had become very neces-
sary to his amusement. and
amusement was his greatest need
and aim in life.
Mary and I went to London to
see the king, having landed at
Southampton for the purpose Of
throwing off the scent any one
who might seek the ship. The
king was delighted to see his sis
ter, and kissed her over and over
again.
Mary had as hard q game to
play as ever fell to the lot Of
woman, but she was equal to the
emergency II any woman ever
was. She did not give Henry the
slightest hint that she knew any
thing Of the Count Of Savoy cpl
sode, but calmly assumed that Of
course her brother had meant lit
orally what he said when he made
the promise as to the second mar
riage.
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Go Be Continued MondayJ
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break an oath made upon the true
cross itself. The promise he had
made to Mary. broken in intent
before 1t was given. stood not for
an instant in the way Of the
French Kings wishes. and Henry,
with promptitude begotten
Of greed; was as hasty in send
ing an embassy to accept the
offer as Francis had been to
make 1t. 1t mattered not to him
what new torture he put upon
his sister; the price. believe,
was sufficient to have induced
him to cut off her head with his
own hands.
The Agreement.
II Francis and Henry were
quick in their movements, Mary
was quicker. Her plan was made
In the twinkling Of an eye. I'M
mediately upon seeing me at the
palace she sent for Queen Claude,
with whom she had become fast
friends, and told her all she
knew. She did not know of the
scheme for the Savoy marriage,
though Queen Claude did, and
fully explained 1t to Mary.
Naturally enough. Claude would
be glad to get Mary as far away
from France and her husband as
possible. and was only too will.
ing to lend helping had to our
purpose, or Mary's, rather, for
she was the leader.
We quickly agreed among our.
selves that Mary and Queen
Claude should within an hour 90
out in Claude's new coach for the
ostensible purpose of hearing
mass. Brandon and 1 were to go
to the same little chapel in which
Jane and I had been married,
where Mary said the little priest
could administer the sacrament of
marriage and perform the cere-
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THE DRESSY GIRL

to clever people and does all in
her power to improve herself.
She has taste and a feeling for
beauty which enables her to pro-
duce a good effect on little money.
But she Is always mortgaged up
to the last cent Of her weeks
salary.
The smartest little coat which
first attracted the executive eye
was $3.50. The hat cost less.
She bought them piece-meal. pay
ing for each garment separately
out of her weekly salary and
lunching on frosted chocolate to
even matters up. But when she
comes into the office. dressed so
conspicuously and so smartly, she
looks as II all she ever thought
about Is what she has hung from
her slim shoulders.
Many q girl who has a lot Of
worthwhile IDEAS In her head
gives the impression of having
nothing on her mind but her
marceled hair and the pretty hat
which covers II. The world is
inclined to think that when a
working girl over-emphas zes her
dressing she isn't capable Of q
rood days work. And why should
q girl handicap herself with pref
udices which she win have to use
UP energy In combating7
The woman who seixes upon
each latest fad and who keeps
abreast Of each quirk and turn of
the fashions gives the impression
that making n smart appearance
IL the thing TO which she has ded-
/. icated her life. Even the society
women who appear to be nothing
but ''clothesfiorses" meet with
criticism and something Of scorn
for their empty lives. The bust.
ness woman cannot afford to sug.
eest shat smart costumes mean
40 much to her that she cannot
have time or energy left for her
work ,
per cent efficient. None Of us
wants to look az II 95 of our 100
per cent is devoted to planning
sortorial effects.
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Bu John Goodman

before Agnes De Castra-because
in no other way could we SO ef-
fectually tap the Knayth gold
chests. Our trump card Is now
Agnes and her somewhat dusky
mother. Do you perceive?"
"It is colossal-masterlyw said
Vaille with deep admiration. How
did you contrive to keep this ace
up your sleeve, chief? The mar
rage of Tallbois with Edith Lloyd,
then, was no marriager
None at all. The dear Joan
has no claim in law to either
money or title, and only a cour-
tesy right to the name Of Tallbois.
1t Is unfortunate for her. but you
will call to mind a text beginning:
The sins Of the fathers? 1t
has more truth in II probably than
our friend Carey's Latin quotation.
which, I confess, not being a pub
lie school man, I did not under
stand. But / can tell you that
And this can be proved" said
Bell quickly.
Easily. 1t is a much simpler
case than Joan's was.
"She succeeded because this first
marriage was wholly unsuspected.
Once brought forwgard, it can be
proved Immediately"
And II Joan Tallbois fights!
She has power and money"
I'm this country they cannot
stand against the simple fact Of
the truth. She would have not
ghost of chance"
This Spanish woman and her
daughter" said Vaillie, "they
know, then, of their claim7"
mot yet" smiled Mr.. Callahan:
they are coming to England on
my initiative and at my expense
am financing them. Money
means a good deal to them-they
are very poor. and. fear, not par
ticularly honest. The girl thinks
she is going on the stage here.
She can sing. and I think she will
afford you much amusement, my
friends"
"Jim Carey. then" he said.
does not know that these curious
belongings of his still exist?"
II should judge not. But that L
am unable to say with certainty.
Who can tell what Slim Jim
knowsY But II not he will not re-
main long In ignorance now. His
legal wife will land in England
tomorrow; her daughter, Agnes,
with her--the true and the right.
ful viscountess Tallbois OF
Knayth." -
Mr.. Callahan threw back his
massive head and laughed with
frank enjoyment.
II wish, my friends. you could
see the pair at the moment" he
chuckled, "and observe what a
shock may be In store for Mayfair
society and the English peerage.
The elder woman is now fat and a
vulgar nonenity. But the daugh-
ter. who has q strong dash Of color
In her, IL a little she-devil. beau
tiful In her way. with the temper
and the soul Of q rattlesnRke.
Yes. there are storms looming On
the horizonr'
But look here, chief" said
Drummond eagerly, ''how have
you worked the thing7' What
name did Carey marry underf
How In II possible these two people
will not know"
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service. Inc.)
(To Be Continued Mondayl
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STREAK OF GENIUS
MAY BE HIDDEN IN YOUR CHILD.

the boy found II interesting a. a
plaything sufficiently to get q
simple tune out Of II.
The second instrument was al.
most a violin. The boy simply
could not keep out Of the work
shop. 30 the firm name was
changed to Father. Son q Co.
Meanwhile the Junior member
had obtained an elementary in
struction book and was saving
away on the strings during much
Of his spare time.
The third instrument was q
classic In tone quality, even
though the outside finish was only
fair to look at. Later the boy re-
. fused an offer Of SIS for It.
Now. the fun Of making violins
10 over and the seriousness Of
producing violin music begins. 90
the second chapter Of this brief
sketch surpasses the first In In.
terest. The boy discovered that
he is fond Of the instrument and
he has ambition to master II.
Get me a teacher" he reouested
Of the father. "Get one yourseif.
I will pay for the lessons" vas
the reply.
And 90 it was done. The boy
hunted q teacher and began with
his practice In earnest. Today he
plays well at sixteen years Of are
and II teaching other beginners
for q fee. With these earnings
he employs for himself the best
violin teacher which money can
secure. Barring accident, he Il
practically certain TO become q
finished violin artist.
The lesson for all Of us parents
as derived from the story Of the
young violinist II this: We can
never know at . mere glance
what genius Is hid In the depths
Of our own children. We may be
certain. however. that in every
ordinary case there 10 something
superb latent within the undsvei.
oped personality.
We must 60 after Il, a. this ffne
talent may never come to the
surface. 1t 10 shocking to think
that the swaggerer whom we
often see has sticking fast ana nm
discovered within him some type
Of skill or ability which might
have made him master of his fate
The first test FOR genius In you,
child may not bring such pleasing
results as rewarded the efforts OF
the violinmaker. You may search
for fine art while handicraft OF
lietrary ability In the true vein of
gold within him. 90 you must
keep tryine-nsver discourasoa
And some time uucoanu viii or6uvn
your efforts.
In looking for the best source
of strength within the makeup
of your boy or Girl. bs careful to
lay aside your own prejudioe m
favor Of this or that type of
achievement. The violinmaker
did, not create the musical renius
In his boy; he simply found Il and
by . unique and valuable method.
Your child can Decome radiant
and accomplished In those lines
for which hs haS the strongsst
)predisposition. He might do pos.
sibly In other lines Artificial 20
Inn and enticing to you. Then,
he might also tail trying to be.
come what you want him to be
instead Of what he wants himself
to be. lys Fs
|. Test him. try him., change the
plan. TN you find the vein Of
renius. Give that NJ chance and
vonr child win DO the rest.
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mony as well as IL he were thrice
as large.
hurrTedly found Brandon and
repaired to the little chapel.
where we waited for a very long
time. we thought. At last the two
queens entered as IL to make
their devotions. AS soon as Bran
don and Mary caught sight Of
each other. Queen Claude and I
began to examine the shrines and
decipher the Latin inscriptions. II
these two had not married soon
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CHILDHOOD
AND SLEEP
BY Brice Belden, M. D.

HYO matter how carefully chill
~ fer from malnutrition and
poor resistance to disease II they
do not get an abundance OF sleep.
Fatigue duo to loss Of sleep
means a slowing down Of the di.
gestive powers. The result Is a
loss Of weight because OF indiges
ton and the failure Of nutrition.
Most children DO not get enough
sleep after the first year. The
daily nap Is given up too soon.
Then they are ape to sit up too
LONG after supper, Consequently
they become peevish. thin, pale
During the third and fourth
wear. children should nap for an
hour or two before the midday
meal. and they should sleep from
6:aO .. m. to $40 or 7:S0 a. m.
From the fifth to the ninth year
children should sleep from Z p. m.
to z or 8 q. m. and should take a
abort nap some time In the after
noon. These are ideal standards,
ali too seldom realised.
The worst effects seem to be
noted In those chsldren who lose
from one to three OF the precious
hours Of slesp before midnight.
It 10 especially necessary to In
sure . sufficient amount Of sleep
for the child when he mas reached
school age, since all strains are
then greatly Increased.
From nine 70 firteen years the
child shouid have ten hours sleep
each night.
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ing to her wont when she had
another to rely upon. had taken
he opportunity to become thor
oughly frightened. no time was
lost. We made these forty leagues
in less than twenty-four hours
rom the time Of starting; having
.,aused only for a short rest at
little town near Rouen, which city
We carefully passed around.
We had little fear Of being over.
aiken at the rate we were riding.
,ut Mary said she supposed the
Wind would die down for a month
Immediately upon our arrival at
)ieppe. Fortunately no one pur-
ued us, thanks to Queen Claude.
Who had spread the report that
dary was i'll. and fortunately,
,lso, much to Mary's surprise and
lelight, when we arrived at
Dieppe, as fair q wind as
,ailor's heart could wish was
lowing right up the channel.
was q part of the system Of re-
ys-horses, ship. and wind.
Dismiss Fear.
When the very wind blows for
our special use. we may surely
dismiss fear" said Mary, laughing
and clapping her hands. but near.
ly ready for tears. notwithstand-
ing.
This ship was a fine new one.
well fitted to breast any sea, and
learning this, we at once agreed
that upon landing in England.
Mary and should go to London
and win over the king II possible.
We felt some confidence in being
able to do this. as we counted
upon wolsey's help. but In case
of failure we still had our plans.
Brandon was to take the ship to
a certain island off the Suffolk
coast and there await US the pc
riod Of q year II need be, a. Mary
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BY Beatrice Fairfax.
Who Occupies . Unique Position
I'm the Writing World - an
Authority on the Prob
lens q Girls.

I'm the Writing World - an
Authority on the Prob
lens q Girls.
0HE came into the office last
- week in one Of the smart
~ new FUR jacauettes." Her
dress was an ultra modern thing
swirling down at the sides. Her
hat was q daring little affair Of
wide sweeping quilts incapable
Of meeting the winds OF winter
and withstanding them.
One of the important executives
OF the organization cast a tenta-
tive eye over the young person 80
stunningly dressed and 30 care
fully made up as to ruby lips and
marceled hair.
And she earns thirty a week."
he said In a cold, tudicious tone.
The mans lips set. It was fair.
ly evident that az far q he was
concerned the girl was not in for
promotion, and that she did not
meet with much favor.
The average sane, serious busi-
ness man does not approve Of the
girl who comes down to business
dressed for Fifth avenue tea.
The girl who works hard for
$50 q week and who dresses as
II a thirty-thousand-a-year father
were paying her bills, Is likely to
arouse criticism--if not suspicion.
This does not mean that the
business girl must not dress well,
even, charmingly. But II her
clothes are 30 attractive that they
advertise her desire to draw ali
eyes to her--they draw many crit.
ical skeptical ones.
II happens that the girl OF the
fur ''jacquctte" 10 a clever, hard.
working girl, who has brains,
ability ambition and vision in
her department OF work. But she
is young. attractive-And fully
aware Of II. She reads worth.
while books, patronixes concerts.
is giad OF the opportunity to talk
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they would have been the death
of me.
was compelled at length to
remind them that time was very
precious just at that juncture,
whereupon Mary. who was half
laughing. half crying, lifted her
hands to her hair and let 1t fall
in all It's lustrous wealth down
over her shoulders. When Bran
don saw this. he fell upon his
knee and kissed the hem of her
gown. and she. STOPPING over him,
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A GIRL MARRIES
' ABSORBING SERIAL OF EARLY Welded LIFE

me as being almost more than
even the occasion warranted.
"She doesn't understand that it
will be relief. We can't tell her
that-it would belittle her whole
scheme. It's bad enough to fail.
But to know that you were MAX
ing a tower out of one stone
would be too humiliating for her
to endure"
of course" said Ralph Lacy,
with a glance Of understanding,
I'VE couldn't dream Of hurting
her like that. Not even IL there
were any need. We'd have to in
vent a way to save her feelings II
they were in danger"
III they were in any dangerr'
I cried. But they are. I must
tell you this. I do 1t so you'll
completely understand. Why,
the love you two boys have given
Miss May Is the breath of life to
her. And she is all crumpled up
at the thought that she can't do
anything for you. Her failure
drives her half mad"
But she hasn't failed"
Mr.. Lacy" I cried. a bit i'm
patiently. Don't you see"-
He smiled at me so patiently
and eraciously that I wondered
how could have entertained q
moment 3 doubt OF hir vision.
Then he said quietly:
She hasn't failed. She has
succeeded better than she knew.
Will you permit me a little mys-
tery2 Will you take my word
that before the day is over your
Miss May Is going to find that
she's done something pretty big?
You sound mysterious!" I
cried.
(T0 Be Continued Tuesday,
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* A Nd now, gentlemen
AZ make you my adieus.
"A You have appointo" -.
selves solicitors to the Tallbol0
family-but 'Quis custodes GUS
todiet ipsos?' Drummond will con-
strue that for you and give you the
answer. I recommend to you the
more commonplace pathways of
crime"
He bowed ironically to the COM
pany and walked out through the
doorway, from which Mr.. Bell has
tily withdrew. His tall figure dis
appeared down the passage.
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raised him to his feet and placed
her hand in his.
Thus Mary was married to the
man to save whose life she had
four months before married the
French king.
She and Queen Claude had for
gotten nothing. and all arrange
ments were completed for the
flight. A messenger had been
dispatched two hours before with
an order from Queen Claude that
a ship should be waiting at
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the of he
wedding Brandon Ascnef from Of

Dieppe, ready to sail Immediately
upon. our arrival.
After the ceremony Claude
quickly bound up Mary's hair,
and the queens departed from the
chapel in their coach. We soon
followed. meeting them again at
St. Denis gate. where we found
the best OF horses and four sturdy
men awaiting US.
The messenger to Dieppe who
had proceeded us would arrange
for relays, and as Mary. accord