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you know him to be the notorious
Rossignol, why not tell the police?'
She hesitated. and l saw that she
was nonplussed.
"Ah, if 1 did that l should act
against my own interests. Arthur
would then know of my indiscre-
tions."
But 1 thought you had already
told the man to whom you are en-
gagged" said.
so I have"
But not all, eh?"
No" she admitted. "Not ALL All,
Mr.. LIE Queux, you cannot know the
horrible position in which l now find
myself"
How
This man. Levigne, who so insid-
iously made love to me. now threat
ems me with exposure of my letters
to him to Arthur. There was a scene
between us once-three months ago
which-which has terrified me-"
'.Please describe it," I said. "If l
am to become your adviser in this
matter you must tell me the whole
truth, Miss Duffield," I said.
EoR some moments she hesitated to
confess to me. AS I had sur
missed, there was more behind it all
than she had told me. You men
toned letters" 1 added. What let
ters have you written him."
Little notes written in the hos
pital." was her low reply. II know
I was extremely foolish, but 1 did 1t
out of kindness to him. l thought
when he was cured and discharged
that he would think no more of me.
1t began when the doctors declared
that his injuries must prove fatal"
"Then he has those letters of yours
-amorous ones, of course and he
threatens to send them to the man to
whom you are engaged to be married.
eh? The fellow is a blackmailer as
we'll as an assassin"
"Yes. And not only that. he threat
ems to send them to my father"
Has he put that in writing?" l
inquired.
mo. He is too clever"
"You spoke of a scene three months
ago. What was it?'
II was in Paris at the Hotel Lotti
with my mother. He had been dis
charged two months before, and
somehow he knew I was in Paris. He
watched me cross the Place Ven
dome alone, and then came up to me.
Ida, you must meet me in the Bols
tonight att O'clock he said, and in
dicated a spot not far from the Ar
menonville. 1 told him it was i'm
me for he had something secret to
tell me-some secret information he
had gathered concerning a German
agent in Paris. At first I refused.
but at last. terrified by his attitude,
1 consented"
And you went?"
Yes, I met him there. He was
quite nice to me, recalling all our
pleasant hours together, and vas. Of
course, full of passionate phrases,
telling me that he had never loved
anybody but myself. 1 protested, re-
peating my engagement to Arthur.
This maddened him, for suddenly he
sprang up and drew a knife, telling
me that had uttered my last words
and that he would serve me as he
had served other women who had
discarded his love. I screamed. He
took hold Of me, and we struggled.
He tried to kiss me, and I shouted
for help. BY good fortune a taxi
cab came along at that instant. The
driver pulled UP on hearing my
scream, and two gentlemen got out.
Levigne escaped In the darkness, but
told the gentlemen what had oc-
Cured, and they kindly drove me
back to the Place Vendome."
And you have not seen him since?'
mo. He has written to me telling
that he 10 coming to England to PEE
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why not see him and give him
into custody?" / suggested.
Because. as / have explained, he
would then send my father copies of
Arthur
But you surely cannot afford to
be blackmailed by a man of such
character" I cried. 1T is mon
strous"'
ct WAS so foolish" she declared
with extreme nervousness. II as
sure you, Mr.. Le Queux, l only al
lowed him to make love to me be-
cause I thought his last moments
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~HE hesitated, as though half in
- clined not to tell me. Yes? Go
on"
.well,;' she resumed In a changed
voice, zone night there arrived among
others a poilu named Louis Levigne,
who had been very severely wounded.
and the hospital orderly on the train
told me that he had been given up as
a hopeless case. He was put to bed IN
my ward, and his face was so thin
and pinched, with such a hopeless
expression, that 1 took compassion on
him and did all I could for him that
night. Next morning he seemed bet
ter. In q weak voice he thanked me,
ana from that moment he improved.
His recovery was so rapid as TO
amaze the surgeons. He know Eng
..lish fairly wsll. and I used often to
read to him. In fun he nicknamed
-
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the case we'll. 1t was said that he
wore an armored jacket, and that the
revolver bullets fired at him by the
police did not harm him."
THAT Is SO. But you must catch
your train,' she urged eagerly. You
have another engagement. Where can
I see you again."
reflected for a moment.
would you care to call at my
rooms?" asked.
Il should be only too pleased" was
her reply. "of course I have to be
careful. because I don't want mother
to know anything" =.
So I gave her my address, and she
made an appointment to call on me
on the following Thursday afternoon.
In the train as I went south l
reflected upon the curious story the
handsome young girl had told me,
and became convinced that she had
confessed only half the truth. She
must have allowed the fellow to make
love to her. I saw plainly that she
was Of romantic turn of mind, and
that in all probability she had in
dulged in violent Irritation with the
disabled poilu who had become an
orderly and was ever at her beck
and call. In every war hospital there
have been similar instances. Nurses,
and especially the voluntary ones,
who had in so many cases been
drawn from the 1eisured clafwes
thirsting for sensation, had been prone
to flirt with the poor fellows hover
ing between life and death. And
many a pathetic romance of the af-
lection of soldier for his kindly
nurse remains unwritten and un
known.
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ne turned the corner
Ny first impulse was to ring at the
door and inquire for Miss Ida But 1
hesitated. I would go on to my room
and ring her up on the telephone
This did.
well, saw you,'' / told her ten
minutes later. What has happened %
"A lot," was her reply. rs it too
late for me to come and see you?"
Not at ALL" I answered. IT shall
be pleased. I'm very anxious to
6ow."
So she told me she would be with
me in a quarter of an hour.
When she came she was buoyant
and radiant. l had never seen her in
such good spirits.
Your advice was most excellent"
she declared. ut worked we'll When
we met 1 expressed regret that / had
not reciprocated> his great affection,
whereupon his manner at once
changed. He made all sorts of fool
ish declarations Of love. Of course, and
repeated that he intended that /
should marry him. Notwithstanding
my social status. Recollecting your
advice raised no great objection.
And Then she hesitated, appa--
emily somewhat unwilling to tell me
the whole truth. "And-well-I have
been suctessful-thanks to your ad
vice I have got back all my letters!
Look!"
And she took from the pocket of
the thick fur-trimmed coat she was
wearing a big packet of letters tied
with tape.
That's excellent" cried. Then
you have nothing to fear from Mr..
Mansfield! However did you manage
itr inquired, most agreebly sur
prised.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14

1t is logical development of a season
which runs SO markedly ~ brown that
the natural or tan tiNiS Of CHraCN!
should be among the most popular s"-
!ectlOns for n fur coat. These curncul
coats, whether long or short. are now
often trimmed with black lynx, and
nothing could be more effective than the
combination The nip length coat Is
stressed constantly among fUrr!ers, and
this short jacket is often built on the
same general style as the jacket Of the
prevalent suit.
Today we lind one of these short. nat
ural- colored caracul coats trimmed with
lynx and engineered with blouse. This
model provides trustworthy guide for
those who are thinking about the re.
modelling OF a previous years fur coat.
1t is worn with draped skirt in
wood brown broadcloth. Such har-
mony forms, indeed, one Of the leading
style points Of the autumn. For nova
days we don't consider n fur coat as
n coverull or mate it with any inron-
gruous garment beneath. The constant
effort to blend skirt and coat leads, in
fact, to a system whereby tho fur coat
becomes in reality an element in the
tlree- pieCe costume.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
Helping ~. r. g."

To fhc EditOr or woman 8 rage:
Dear Madam-Some time ngo ! was
in the same predicament that J. r. B,
Is in now, according to his or her letter.
I had an idea, but on account of lack
Of funds was unable to patent 1t. /
spoke Of 1t TO several manufacturers,
who refused" to handle 1t, but it was
not very long before it was on the
market and patented, but NOT for my
benefit. What I learned will probably
be Of some benefit to J. r. B.
If you are not in a position TO have
this article patented at this time,
]. r. b.. all that is necessary is to have
Evidence Of Conception" on this
form make drawing Of your invention,
describing It in detail. and at the bot
tom state that you had conceived the
idea on about n certain date and GER
tain year Also have about three repu-
tail" friends lyOu nccl no. exp am m"
invention to them fully. sign their
names and date underneath as wit
nesses. l would suggest you take an
seams out fiat and write out your
Evidence OF Conception on the inside
Then reseal the seams and mail It to
yourself You will then have the Gov
ernment stamp Con the address side)
OF the date when It was mailed.
Then II some one has your article
patented now or years from now. all
that is necessary for you to do IS
make application for patent showing
to their having received patent or made
application and the courts will throw
their patent out as unlawful. c. NJ
Thank you so much for your interest
and the trouble you have gone TO TO
show this to J. X. b.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
Can You Tell?
Where the Names Of People Originate
BIZ Il. J. aud A. ". Bodmer

The story Of the origin Of personal
names Is very complex. The oldest Of
these names were those which indicated
group Of people rather than individu-
nls. Those groups who considered
themselves related to each other at
tached to themselves the name of some
animal or other object. This was called
the 'totem," and thus the earliest class
Of personal names are totemistic. That
is the origin Of such names as Bird,
Wolf, Campbell, etc.
The totem later gave way to Cen
tile name. Thus Caius Julius Caesar,
among the Romans, indicated first,
Caius, Roman: julius. a Gentle; and
Caesar, sort Of hereditary nickname.
With the increase of population in Eu
rope, however. came the necessity OF
particularly, and nicknames and names
indicating personal descriptions came
into use. Such names as Long. Short,
are Of this class. Other surnames, such
as Fowler. Saddler. Smith, Farmer,
etc, became attached to people because
the names Of places. Thus the owner
name after his king, and then to indi-
cate that he was a landowner add the
name OF his estate. On the other
hand, there might be q laborer who
lived on the place, and whose Christian
name might be Hiram. To indicate
where he belonged he would be Hiram
Wood. But to avoid confusion as to his
class, to indicate he was laborer in
stead ~ an owner an "At' VIVA nuf
between the two names, thus making
him Hiram Atwood, indicating his
Christian name. where he worked, and
the fact that no was laborcr.
M0nday-How DO Animals, Birds and
Insects Foretell Wet Weather?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
To "NubIan Knight"

Dear Cynthia---Will you please pup.
lish this letter to "Nubtan knight
Dear "Nubian knight ] am stiil
looking on the bright side OF life, win
a big smile for everybody. because ~
no good feeling blue. because man tnat
is born Of woman has but short time ne
TO live. ! am getting as much out OF
my life as | can, but sometimes get
II little homesck and wish l was back
nome in England with my pals and
have the good times once again. but
something in me says stay. and ! Just
have to. | like the American people
and their ways. and the sooner Uncle
sam let's me be r. citizen the better
shall lilto 1t.
old pal. ! never danced stop IN IN
my life, and I have not got nerve 70
so into a strange dance hall ana learn
SO can't ~ to any party.
"Nubian Knight old friend. you
must write again soon. People say
monnshine goes to the spot. Well. your
letter went to the spot.
ENGLISHMAN.
Why not take dancing lessons? It's
a delightful exercise whom properly IN
dulged In.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
By Harold Donation EJerlcin

We can do many charming things
with our furniture when we have
painted it the desired color. Before
applying the finishing coat of shellac
or varnish we can either paint de-
sign upon it or, ii skill with brush
has been denied us, we can apply the
quaint reversible color prints Of our
childhood CdesignS printed on thin paper
and known in the shops as transfer"
designs. Designs may, also. be cure
fully cut from wall paper or cretonne
and pasted upon the wood, then GOV.
cred by several coats of shcllac.
OF course painting is the best and
most interesting method. One chooses
cretonne with n delightful motif of
birds or flowers and copies Il satisfac-
tory portion on the drawers Of bureaus,
tho panels Of cabinets, the front OF a
closed desk. II one has n steady hand
one can do lines in appropriate colors
to accent the edges, ana If one is really
proficient in the use of brush, a won
derful copy of lacquer can be obtained
by reproducing the design of a good
piece of Chinese embroidery in color,
gold and silver, preferably, on a dark
Srevpd and finishing with ct least iiys
ene3ossiVsly Svbbed eeAts e sAsllsa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
Be Friends with Both

Dear Cynth!a-Can you help mo come
TO q decision, as you have helped others7
I am girl past seventeen OUT ap'
pear older.
have two perfect gentlemen for
friends whom I like equally we'll. "A
to 60 steady with him This refused
to 90. pr wants to come to SEQ me
the same time as does "a" and that Is
where the trouble comes In. THESE TWO
boys are known to each other, but nave
never been introduced. If II were not
these two trying to please me most
"a" Is OF Jewish parentage. and for
this reason 1t has caused some com
ment among my friends who have never
met me- him, HIM: He thinking that L. ! mtEnt arat
evening l was out with him. and for
since I told him that It makes no dif.
ference IN friendship with mo hs
seemed pleased. and since then woule
rather l would not 90 out at Az WIZ WIZ
B. as he knows had gone with him
for year until Ave months ago
Since ! have met "A" "B" has taken
Same religion as myself. but likes &c
tease a great deal. while "A" is Of the
reserved type.
The reason I have not yet s,vsn ~
up Is because he seems to like me :
because ] met "A" first, while not goinG
with "B." As have only a short tins
TO decide, do wish, Cynthia. that 20,
would advise mo. This may sound very
foolish to you. Cynthia, but In reality
it isn't. "A GIRL"
Be friends with both. and II eiths,
insists on debating TO you whom to II
with and whom not to, better drop him
DO not consent to Keep company
with other. Your time is your own
and you can arrange to SEQ one at on
time and one another II they want 4
call on the Same evening ana you prefe
to have them separately. let the firs
one who asks come and tell tho othe
YOU have previous engagement
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
LOVE NOT'S
BY KAY KEAN
For Married Women

Let not your husband behold the re-
suit of your shopping tours. Hc may
find It hard to believe that everything
is going back again except a spool of
silk and a pair of white gloves.
The worm will turn, especially II the
little flappcr Is good looking and you
do nothing to improve your own face.
B" not persuaded to enightcn your
spouse as to who 1t was he glimpsed
kissing you at the club dance. 1t might
chance to be the wrong incident.
Urge not that your husband buy for
you the hat of your longings. How
can you tell whether you want it or not
until You possess it? Better to wneedle
the price out of him in n subtle way
than to disclose the fickleness Of the
feminine soul.
Even If marriages are made In heaven
that WORT satisfy the modern iden OF
bliss unless there is GONE sort Of divorce
attachment to 90 along with 1t.
Copyright. 1922. BY Public Ledger Com pa"Y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
Orpr the II ire

-. / ~ l.i,4,
"A - '"'','''''""'
- how through tn" rest "' tn" day
Ilc refused to think, 90 face matters
,,,.u i,o ,,J 60 I'm, -, / n'cioc, whom
''', .,,n., ,ia, l..
ne ''' MS "n'''' Nv '''''"'' ..''' NV
could no longer put things on, that
there was now nothing between him
..l ,o co.,+ ,ho4 Anna bol corc IIo
""' Nv '"' ''''' 49,.
'"NI" h'' even hP sure Oh ''' '"'' '"''
she would return, ami a. that thought
occrrrnI IN him no rcalizei what life
.,..,,,, 80 ,r;,,,r, bor
""l" o'' "'."'u' n'''
This Thought h"nished IN" 'dea that
lie u!:nt not want to take her back
ifr,o nj, III. ,,,nn lo knew the truth
w. ...,n ,,... .ho I.s ,ioro M
wv ,.,.I,,
| l''"'''r """' "'I Se'''' "''' ''' ''"''
not 4" without her. =,
Never again T" know the wonder OF
her arms around his ne X, the s"ttnrsS
and Sweetness Of h"r oga!nNt ms
breast. II was unthinNahl"' 'ut even
| then, his anger nga.nst her was NOT
ahnted, and his Low" at that moment
! held II" tenderness. no thought Of her :
| II was n purely S".n>h ana p"SseSS''e
thing, with moro Of cruelty in it than
k!n!!n"Hs ,.
No, he would not let her go; because
! he could not; she was essential to nm
But there would be no more elusive
ness. she would be his. utterly, his
chattoI. his possession. she would no
longer hC'ong 70 herself ana Docnuse
uf that have the powet 70 make him
restless and Ill at "n:e; When she r"'
turned things would he adjusted ac-
rord!ng to certain specifications. lie
wouid have everything to say and she
nothing. There was n certain logical
GOODNESS IN the way his mind worked
ana IN the PiahS ne mae, wv ~ .
'!"'k 'hat h!S.t' Mne.1 ."e .s''!'hohe
rang; ne leapeu 10 h!s Iee'' an" II an
s'r'o MIN because Nv VIZ ~ p.rsS oe'
Tor" 'he emotion eh"' sr'Ppeu Aim.
II" iorked the receiver of It's hook.
Sh" still had the power to stir him,
and while this was true, he could not
hope to keep the retns OF government
in his hands, to make of her thing
solely for his own delight and pleasure,
Before he heard her voice he knew
that she was calling him, but her as
This YOU, DEAR caught at his heart
strings. so fraught was IT with ten
dornoss.
"YcS." The word was tense with
feeling.
II wanted to say good might to you,
III bn back tomorrow"
'"rOmorrOw II" caught at tht
word that would bring her back u
him with an cagcrness that shook him
strangely
II low" you." Her voice was soft,
| like brushed harp strings, and having
r++nrnI tho words sln waited mn.
drrnrss from HIN, but his mood Of
stubbornness had returned and with /,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
The Dog That Was Just a Little Cur
Was a Gentleman in His Heai
His Love for the Master He Had Lost Was So Great and
Grief So Orcrpo,oering Tint He actually Tried to De

NARs were flying in both directions
- along that special section OF the
It is an especially good road right
there, and every driver takes adVah-
tage Of 1t.
passage before even attempting 10 cross
In that particular spot.
But that day, just at the time trafiic
was at It's thickest, dog lay right In
the path Of the upgoing cars.
They lodged him. at risk of running
into one another, and warned him
noisily with their horns.
He replied to their consid deration with
a dreary uplift of his eyebrows. then
dropped his head once more on his paws.
For fifteen minutes he stayed there,
unharmed and unmoving, until dog
lover among those who were waiting to
cross risked her life and pulled him
back to safety.
lie was not even cordial.
She patted him and petted him. In
vain.
lie submitted to her efforts to make
friends without protest, but it was evil
dent that he wns too deeply depressed
to respond.
THERE was even more than the
i usual dog sadness in his eyes. his
ears drooped and his tail had not even
a sidewise wag TO offer ,
As soon as his rescuer took her hand
away and gave up the attempt to cheer.
him he started back to the middle OF
the road ;,
In the very center he settled himself
agnin in posture that would have
looked comfortable II 1t had not been
so unutterably sad.
Again he was saved from dcath at
the risk Of human beings life.
But grief had made him either need
determined to take that life that had
hnnon,n 50 weary and lonely to him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
Before HaIlOlUeen

"Mothcr, couldn't I have Just
few Of my friends over on Hal
loween!' leases small girl or boy,
pleadingly. And mother, after some
slight coaxing, agrees. But then
comes those imps of worry-invita-
tions, decorations, what to play, and
what to serve. She finds herself
completely overwhelmed with what
to play, and feels very gloomy in
deed. Well, we wish we could tell
her--and we are telling you. in case
you find yourself in her place-that
we can settle every one of those imps
with the delightful plans we have for
II LLOW w EN- GARDEN
PARTY. They're all ready to send
out the minute the Editor OF the
Woman's Page receives your STAMPED
envelope.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
Ito BE Conttnued)
HO,U She Did II

In fitting last years dress to Tho
needs OF this year, one clever girl has
made hers loo k brand span new, and
awfully becoming, besides. The dress
itself has been dyed black Ut is Canton
crepe), and, since she wanted long
sleeves and they had been elbow length.
she added pieces of gray crepe, hem,
stitched in black, which fall in loose.
approved fashion over the gray suede
gloves she wears. Yes, and the narrow
sirdls has been sivsa gray touches On
Sanh - A---I.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
What Shall She Do?

Dear Cynthia--As l am n constant
reader OF your valuable paper. I write
in the hopes you will answer my letter
In your column.
I am a young girl nineteen years
old. and I am considered rather good
looking by the opposite sex. I have
been going with n young fellow two
years my senior, This fellow has pro-
posed marriage several times. l have
not given him my answer as yet. but |
love him dearly, and It would break my
heart to lose him. OF late have seen
him with other girls, and l also have
heard some rude remarks supposed to
have been passed by this fellow in re-
gard to myself He has a wonderful
position. also receiving a very good
salary. Do you think that I should tell
him about going with other girls when
he has proposed to mo?
ONE IN DOUBT.
Why shouldn't he 60 with other girls
You won't answer him or accept or
reject his proposal. Unless you are
engaged to him. you have no right TO
expect him to go exclusively with you
You owe him a definite answer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
Adventures With a Pur,e

TT REALLY is ever so nice to h.,.
l. hats, an bags. an things to m,t.s
your suit or dress and with l,i.
ingenuity added to that extra niecs y
material loft over you can fashion AZ.
of several things. If there IL mt
enough material for hat. Mt least van
"an make n bag and | saw some resi,.
very nice metal tops. They are silva.
plated and have design Of Aowo,,
some of th" buds being coored VIII
enamel. which adds Just tho nocsss.,,
smart touch. bought one Of tho tor.
10 go with sono blue duvctync rS.
top is priced at 50. ~
II you have little girl. I'm ,r,.
you'Il want to buy for her tho toy kitch.
on pantry set which I scnt 70 ono M
my small cousins. 4 replica o. n.
whit" tins in which you keen suppiss
is one marked -four. another caIs
bread. tea. sugar and coffee. II viii
be the very thing for 'playing bou,s';
and VIII give the dainty, elfn perso,
a very big feeling to have a set lust lits
IN" on" IN the pantry. The tins coma
boxed and are priced at 80 cents.
For names Of shops ndlrcs. Wom,n,s Pa,
Edtor or nj, one Walnut 5000 or Main iAX
between the hours OF o nnd 8.