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look. She couldn't tell whether
this was due to his appalling thin
ness but he seemed eaten as
from within. She recalled the
phrase of his letter: you are
burned in me, Sandy-burned into
the fiber of my being. / can't
give you up. You can never be
released"
She was torn between resent
ment and pity. This Ramon now
sitting at her side was so ruth
lessly different from the Ramon
she had sometimes pictured. She
had fancied him happy-careleSs
and gallant as he had been when
she first met him in the islands.
She had pictured him married
to a beautiful girl; buying lovely
gifts for her-bronzed and laugh
ing.
Nothing For You"
Suddenly she leaned over and
gently told him this. She said
resOiutely: yes, 1 hoped for It.
With all my heart hoped for It.
Ramon. 1 have nothing for you.
Nothing for anyone"
His eyes focused desperately on
her hand as it rested on his He
wet his lips, drew them in slowly.
Once she had thought his lips too
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Unconsciously her voice rose on
a high, accusing note that brought
his eyes to hers.
The pallor of his skin became
leaden. did you hope for my
marriage, Sandy? You speak as
though you are angry because
I've come back to you"
ITO me, Ramon? Oh no! Not
to me-"
They were driving out Jackson
Street, past the beautiful homes
that look across the Preside trees
to the clean blue straits and the
nude, imposing bulk Of the Marin
hills.
He smiled, vaguely. repeating:
mot to you, Sandy? Why. then,
did I come? All, why else?"
He stopped the car on the crest
of that noble hill at Broadway and
Divisadero. In a vista OF swing
ing beauty went the Golden Gate,
the proud little islands and beyond
this the cleaning white Of cities
magical and enchanted by the
distance. The Campanile against
it's many, many hills was slim
tower of light; farther on, Diablo
doomed massive and black.
He now sat with his profile to-
ward her. 1t had a set, anguished
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WE were over in England and
w never in all my life have l
seen Bunny spend so much time
away from home. He apoLogized
for it one evening, saying:
Foxy Grandpa, ] hope you
will pardon my being out so
much and I hope you will not
think that I do not enjoy the so
ciety of you and Bobby. But,
you see, in this country l am
foreigner and all my English
friends and relations are enter
tanning me. In fact, I am in
vited out nearly every day and l
find the English cabbage very de-
licious."
That's quite all right, Bunny
I laughed. Go right ahead and
enjoy yourself"
But Bobby missed his little
playmate very much and one
night he protested to me.
"Why. Foxy Grandpa, he can't
even sit on the porch with ust
He's forever running out behind
that dog kennel and I never
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Follow the Mystery Of the Blue Scarab
and tho 1--we Affair Of the
Beautiful Heroine

Suiting the action to the word
he tore DIR. Cressyss coat Oft with
such fury that the sleeve par.
TALLY ripped out
Don't! Don't. Greg, you're
wrong, the little n1illiner kept
crying, but the furious young
man paid no heed to her. He
jerlxed OF Or. Cressy,s vest and
felt through the pocketsa
The physician, at first abashed
because he could not explain his
presence In ladyss closet, finally
began to grow angry at this high
handed treatment. Besides, he
didn't want to be completely dis
rObed before this young girl by
this preoccupied young man. who
had by now searched through
every pocket he had. He, too, had
strength and he sud
denly and Unexpectedly exerted Il.
breaking the hold OF his captor.
He began calmly to put on his
clothes again. The other, after
hesitating moment, decided upon
verbal rather than further pl1ysi-
cal assault.
.'We1l, you don't seem to have
Ii on You. / got here too soon.
Ell? You can 90 back and tell
Kent Glendenning from me that if
he thinks he's going to leave me
to stand the consequences he's
mistaken He can have what he's
after as soon as he completely
clears me. I've, been a fool for
him long enough but
I'm not fool enough to be killed
for him.
Stunned!
Kent Glendenning is dead. z
DR.. Cressy spoke the words
quietly, but the effect was as e
he had shouted them. BIanA
amazement, fear, then disbelief
swept In succession across the
tanned face OF the young man.
The disbelief remained.
You lie. You lie like all his
dirty crew. You lie to divert me
and get away
Haven't you read the papers?
cts true it's true,
cried the girl. He was murdered
yesterday while you were away.
All the papers are full Of 1t. Z
DR.. Cressy noticed for the first
time that IN the middle Of the
floor, evidently dropped there by
the young man when he crept up
behind him, was q suit case with.
3 bag Of golf sticks strapped
..Murdereds The blood, going
out under the tan Of the young
mans face, gave It q queer, dry
yeIlowish tinge, like an autumn
leaf. The next words he said
involuntarIIy and as if to him
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unpleasant breath-were looked upon as more or
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HERES FOXY GRANDPA'S STORY

, lap and sighed. Then he spoke.
Foxy Grandpa" said he, 1T
is a world-known fact that my
cousins, the English hares, are
smarter than we are and much
more clever at taking care OF
themselves. It's a fact, too, that
they don't live in burrows as we
do, but live in nests or forms
right on the ground. But they
show much wisdom in their selec-
ton of localities for homes"
"In what way, Bunny?
We'll" said he, take for in.
stance, this big cousin of mine
right on this very place. There
he is back in his form right be-
side that dogs kennel. He knows
that no fox or weasel or cat will
come near that kennel, and he
knows very we'll that that dog Is
chained up and can't get loose.
He says his home is as safe as
the Bank of England, and that
that must be a very safe place
because people are always talk
ing about it."
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tered out in that direction him
self.
In a little while he came back.
His eyes were shining and he
was chuckling to himself.
He's got a pal out there, Foxy
Grandpa. A great big fellow
very light brown, with black tips
on his ears"
lone of his cousins, I pre-
sumo" l laughed. IAN English
hare without doubt"
You ought to see their four
ears sticking up. They are GER
tainly having a serious converse
ton"
Perhaps there is a Rabbits
World Court under discussion,
Bobby. How do We know?"
But why under the sun do they
select such dangerous place
for their meeting?" puzzled Bobby.
Right there back of that big
dogs house?"
"Ill ask him." I said. smiling.
Just as 1t was getting dark
Bunny came in, hoped up on my
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The physician felt himself slowly
shaken back and forth as IL he
were something inanimate. A
thousand superstitions and terrOrs
drencied his numbed mind. Then,
dinIy, through q gyrating world,
he heard footsteps running from
the direction Of the store.
The hand lOosened g little and
he ebreathed again through =
bruised and burning throat ~
voice close to his ear yelled out
into the darkness:
Quick, Anita! Turn on the
light! I've got him.
Lights flashed on. DR.. Cressyi
was dragged none too gently from
the closet and stood up in the
middle 81 the living room floor.
He found himself face to face
with an angry and nnenacing
voa,nr rnan-but he was ralieyedt
indeed that he was in the hands
although roughof something
human and not an avenging deity
or ancient Egypt.
Discovered!
what are you doing here, you
slxiIking thief?n
The doctor was silent. Indeed,
was he not a skulking busybody,
IL not d thief? His Whiriing brain
could not, for the moment, tninK
Of any justification for himself:
But the question was a1sWered
from another quarter. The little
niliner protested breathlessIy
ooh, Greg what are you doing!
This poor gentleman was taken
sick and all but tainted while
buying q hat for his sister. !
fold him to lie down on the work
room couch until he recovered
enough to go.
THE Young man flung back DR..
f,ressvsss cuff and felt his pulse.
6sick! Faint With q pulse Ike
that!. He suddenly caught sight
Sc the unraveled bindings OF the
mummy. He leGped forward ana
caught DR.. Cressy's shoulder -
4 new burst Of fury.
ssNow I know who you are
You're one OF Kent GlendenninEs
men! You've got put
I have you. you hound and you y
hand ii back or / swear you wong
ret out Of here alive!
Greg! Greg! Please cried
the girl ia frightened appeal.
His Denial
rive taken nothing. ! swear
IT. said DR.. Cressy, bewildered
and alarmed by the position into
which he had gotten himself.
YES, yes supplemented the
girl, I'm sure he's all right.
Greg"
The young man, whose face DE-.
Cressy had recovered enough 20
notice. was tanned deep brown,
turned upon her:
Then why did he come here.
why did he unwind Amon-Ka9"
The strange name beat Ike
a gong in the brain Of DIR. Cressy.
but he was not yet enough him
self to connect it with anything.
At the same time, he was in
dignant at being. accused of dis
turbing the mummy's bandages.
He hadn't done that. The young
man was continuing threaten
ingly:
I'm going to search every inch
of you before you leave this
place"
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Cressy passed into bedroom and,
by one of its doors, back through
another bead portiere into the
living-room where he had first
been led. He felt a little foolish
and not a little mean, prowling
through this young girls modest
quarters.
The Closet Door
He noticed a closed door in the
living-room and while he half
automatically opened it, he told
himself that his conduct-was mex
cusable. He was an idiot to try
to connecte up this place In any
remote way with the murder OF
Kent Glendenning. Glendenning'
visit had been purely incidental.
Nevertheless. he opened the
closet door, and. while his ear was
alert to catch the returning foot
steps Of the young owner. his eye
wandered over the contents of the
closet. From what he could see
in the dim light, II seemed partly
sonal wardrobe, partly for her
working material. Dresses, their
shoulders stretched out on hang
ers, were upon hooks along the
wall. Uncovered boxes Of silk
samples and scraps, millinery
wares. flowers and bows were
upon the floor. Then, through the
vista Of dresses. at the end Of the
dark closet, his eye caught some.
thing that made his heart sud-
denly stand still.
what was it that stark
~ stiff thing leaning against the
wall? His eye was too well
trained in his profession not TO
recognize the outlines Of a hu.
man form, no matter how dim
the light. He rushed over. jumped
up on the table and tried to loop
up the broken shade more so that
the last of the afternoon light
would come fully in. The shade
responded pNrversely by falling
completely down. He fixed it up
again as best he could.
He went back to the. closet,
brushed aside the dresses which
brushed him like light. silken
hands, stepped between the flow
ers and bows and made his way
up to the thing at the end. He
put out his hand. It touched
something cold, stiff and yet
IleSn-uke. ne SEaSpeu Sue LulnB1
lifted it, brought it forward and
propped it up near the closet
door, where the light would fall
upon 1t. He plunged again into
the closet and felt around In the
dimness. His hand came In con-
tact with something smooth and
hard, the outline and height of
a person. Yes, this was it. He
grasped it, brought it to the front
also and set it beside the first
thing. Then he stared at his
hands In the fading Igh@. He
wondered If the openers OF the
tomb OF Tut-Ankh-Amen felt as
he did-for he had found in the
closet of this young girl the
most unexpected thing in the
world-a mummy and a mummy
case.
A CHASTITY Vision
He continued to stare at this
grim denizen OF the past thrust
into the beribboned AMI beflowered
present. 1t was the mummy of a
woman-the form in the saffron
bandages-the face, delicate fea-
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BY Stella Wynne
Whose Stories of Mystery am
Love Are Causing Wide
spread Comment

spread COMMENT
"Mr. Kent Glendenning was
found murdered in front of the
Fairview yesterday" He offered
the information casually.
'I read about in the papers,
she answered in a low voice. 1T
must have been terrible for Miss
Kathleen Crittenden, Miss HaZePs
sister. He was engaged to her
the papers said.
She said no more, so he forced
the issue a little.
You knew Mr.. Glendenning,
didn't your"
She looked astonished.
What makes you think that?
THE taxi driver said this shop
was one of the places he stopped
with Mr.. Glendenning yesterday
afternoon, before he was found
murdered,
'.Oh. IL didn't m-m-mean I'd
never seen him before" she STAN
mered. He'd come to the store
the day they landed
four days ago with the
Crittenden girls to get shore hats.
Yesterday afternoon he stopped in
to ask If the hat ! was making
for Miss Hazel > the one
was robbed of, you know
/. Bas finished. Shed asked
him to-"
II see." While this sounded
plausible enough, it was not
in accordance with what Gus
Wernecker had stated; that Glen
denning had stayed in the shop
for about 10 minutes, during
which time the little milliner
had gone out somewhere-then
that he had refused to take the
hatbox in the cab with him.
The mistress OF the shop by
this time had picked out what
she termed an Alice blue" hat
for his imaginary sister. This
he lingeringly purchased. He
had depressed feeling that
bis visit would be utterly un.
productive of result That he
would go out merely with an
'Alice blue hat, useless to a
bachelor. and no information.
Suddenly he dropped his head
down on his arms. which rested
on the showcase, and uttered
groan. The little milliner stopped
her task of wrapping his pur-
chase in an inner eyer of tissue
paper and stared at him. He
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filled me with peace was Of you
with starlight and mist In your
hair"
She said in a p1nched. forlorn
way, 1T must have been awful
to be so Ill and so alone"
1T was awful. What made you
think I'd married."
You wrote about a girl you
met-the girl who looked like me.
After that l didn't hear. All that
time l got no word. OF course. l
thought you'd married"
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A Story of Swift Adventure, Tingling Romance,
And the Youthful, Pulsating Thrill of True Love

while I've been away i've thought
OF you as mine-gladly mine. All
the while I lay i'll. the vision of
you kept life In me. You called
me as you called that night.
Other incidents fade. This one
remains -immortal-
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
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AT LAST!

SANDY" will be shown next
week at LOew's Palace Theater,
beginning Sunday.
Madge BeIamy, the dainty
screen star. will appear as the
dashing bOb-haired heroine Of
EIenOre Meherin's engrOssing
serial.
Read the story of the adven.
lures of SANDY" in The Wash
ingtOn Times.
Then go to LOew's Palace
and see the wonderful pictur-
izatiOn of the narrative.
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put out his hand and touched the
cold, ancient flesh of this prin-
cess or queen Of Egypt.
Instantly he felt a hand seize
his throat and another strike
away his hand from the mummy.
At the same moment the shade,
so precariously draped up, slipped
down over the window, leaving
the room in complete darkness.
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tured in spite of being sunken
and sharpened and Drowned.
showed this. The still bright red,
blue and ochre painting on the
case. the upper and lower part OF
which had been put together. de-
picted the figure of a woman.
An odd companion, this several
thousand -years-old lady. for the
little maker of "chapeaux distinc-
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full. They were narrow now.
without looking at her. he spoke
=" a piercing monotony that
made her feel lonely; made her
see vast, devastated fields.
"And that's what you thought
Of me, Sandy? Isn't 1t strange I
can't accept this? That all the
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THE STORY THUS FAR

Cttemden beautiful young heiress returns from
the tdr to her dpGrtent W
Kent GIendenmng, EngSshnan to
Giunced Kathleen steps from the ca0
Kelly the notes to his horror that =
deud-pistoLed Crsy young hotel physician taxes charge
Of the body until the police ave DetectiUe Macarthur gs
kathleen Cre intrigued By the ceamd possibly by KGth-
mystery. Cressy
Engishan sending cryptic to
the Man MysteTy!
Cressg search Oisg the millinery shop Of Anita
Cogtia, friend of Gendenning
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The proper care Of
your teeth and gums
Brilliant teeth
and coral gums

MOUTH beauty has become
more important these days
than almost any other. At
one time bad teeth and UNI
healthy gums, with their
usual accompaniment an
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First Called the Indies

INDIES was the name given BY Columbus early geogapher
il the American islands which they supposed were part g
Asia: later the West Indies which = ssl
retain
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tives ct exclusives" With the very
long eyelashes!
DR.. Cressy suddenly noticed that
at her right side some OF the
mummy's bandages had been par
TALLY unwound. They hung down
in long, stained. saffron loops. He
bent closer There seemed to be
a sort of hole in the side under
where these were loosened. He
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Notorious in Henry VIIPs Time

+ ONG MEG OF WESTMINSTER the nickname of scod
- during the of Henry VIII great
deal In 1894 play, based on her me-
performed.
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An Exciting Story of Intrigue Romance and Adventure
Crammed Full of Tense Situations That Give the Reader
That Delightfully."- Creepy Sensation
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URGES HELP
FOR FARMERS
Judge John Burke Says That
They Also Can Learn From
Experiment Station

In his address today noon at the
weekly luncheon Of the Lions club,
held at the Grand Pacific hotel,
Judge John Burke urged the coopcra-
ton Of tho Lions and other civic
clubs. with the farmer, especially at
ths time when poor farm conditions
prevail. He told Of the wonderful
accomplishments of the u. $. expert
mcnt station in Mandan and offered
its record as a goal for farmers
throughout the state.
All manner Of crops have been
grown at the experiment station,
Judge Burke said. and what has been
done there can be done elsewhere.
Deep cultivation to conserve moisture
is the solution Of some Of the farm
cr's troubles he believes.
Il. &. Larson. secretary to Gov. A.
6. Sorlic. and Judge !. e. Davies,
( county judge, were in charge Of the
program.
Visitors included Jack Harvey IF
Kansas City. who gave n number Of
vocal selections, and Oscar kann
DR.. G. A. Fisher. an old member, was
in attendance after "A years absence
in California.
The attendance prize was won by
r. &. Larson. William Coch and w
+. Harris will be in charge of the
program at the next meeting.
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At The Movies
CAPITOL. THEATRE

"Thc Shamrock Handicap Fox
Films photopiay which will show at
the Capitol theatre on Wednesday,
was made by John Ford, who has
made eighteen Fox productions, in
Guiding such pictures as ''Thc Iron
Horse" "The World Of Promise
"Lightnin'. Kentucky Pride and
Hearts Of Oak"
Peter B. Kync, Americas foremost
magazine writer. wrote this dramatic
story Of an heroic Irish jocky and an
Irish race horse. transplanted on an
American track.
Janet Gaynor. heroine Of THE
Johnstown Flood." has the role Of
Lady Shcila Gaffncy. owner Of the
horse Leslie Fenton plays the jockey
and j. Farrell Macdonald. famous as
Corporal Casey Of 1.-THE Iron Horse
has another role rich in Irish humor
THE Shamrock Handicap" is the
story Of an heroic Irish jockey and an
Irish race horse transplanted to an
American track. The jockey is in
jurcd when rival pulls on the saddle
Of his horse, just rs it is about to
TAKE hurdle. The horse falls and
the boy is believed 70 be hopelcssly
crippled. However in the grea'
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FASTEST CRAwLER

Lamar, MoS--Frank Horton is the
worlds champion crawler. On a re-
cent afternoon he went around the
square on his hands and knees in ex-
actly 20 minutes. It's 1900 feet
around. Frank did it on a wager,
won the wager and now he'll buy !
new pair Of corduroy pants.
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Martinique TO find her father dead
Ills wife believes Bcbc to be the
daughter Of beautiful quadroOn
with whom her father had run away
to France. Bebe is literally branded
aad sent to the Quarter.
The spectacular finish and unex-
p,cted twist given the plot cause the
picture to end as it starts and con.
tinues, a decidedly different pic
,s.rA
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steeplechase event Of the year, the
Jockey, selected to ride Lady Sheila's
horse cant manage her and the Grip
pied boy is strapped to tho saddle and
rides to victory over his rival. With
the purse money the jockey is re-
stored to health and LADY Sheila and
her friends return 10 Ireland where
she marrics the boy.
Other than Miss Gaynor. Fcnton
and Macdonald. the cast Includes:
George Harris. Claire Mcdowell
Andy Clark. Louis Payne, Willard
Louis. Brandon Hurst, Thomas Del
mar and Ely Reynolds.
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IsALACE.MAN DAN

Wallace e. Turner, Sensational
Arrobatic Skaters" open the vaudc
Vile bill at thc Palace Tuesday.
Their stunt skating is reported to be
excellent and they carry a beautiful
wardrobe Bradley & Stevens APP
pcaring in Just for Fun" offer com
tily and singing. Emmett & Lind
present singing, musical and ven
teloquial novelties. Harry S. Will
son has a combination Of comedy and
Iausic in AT the Party" He is an
excellent pianist. Spencer Sisters &
Wilbur depict life in tho average
american home with an Athlctically in.
clined brother and two hot headed
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE

parallels this city and runs through
some Of the prettiest scenery in the
state.
The citizens Of Devils Lake took
the opportunity Of exploiting The
need Of diverting the waters Of the
Missouri river into Devils Lake, with
the object Of preserving this bcauti-
full portion Of North Dakota. There
is much interest also in the project
Of diverting these waters into the
James and Sheyennc rivers, - we'll.