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Of the room like a cringing dog.
And how is Mr.. Jefferies?"
resumed Vishnil.
Jefferies looked curiously at
this man who had so terrified
Mavis Bane and whose plans
Curwen Brown was so anxious to
Illustrate.
I'm fine. thanks" said JET.
ferries. It's charming Of you
to go to all this trouble to get
me down to your place in the
country"
Quite Right
He hesitated a little OH the
last word, and Vishnil smiled.
You are quite right, my
friend" he said. 'It is in the
country. In Surrey, about 40
miles from London. In fact, it's
outside Sunbridge. quite near to
the house of your late friend.
Abraham Steel
Carnifex gave vent to a gruff
coughing sound that might have
signified remonstrance. VishniI
ignored it.
''0f course" he continued softly,
''your intelligence will have told
you why give you this infor-
nation. Mr.. Jefferies. 1t Is
because you will never leave this
house alive without my consent,
and then only subject to my
conditions.
Come. Mr.. Jefferies,' said Wish.
nil. with a patient smile. you
know what I want, and, ! can
assure you, am accustomed to
having my way"
. Suppose said Jefferies, slow.
ly, suppose / haven't Abraham
Steel's secret at all and never
had it,"
I'VE know that it has been
i'm your possession since Steel's
DEATH
That's where you're wrong"
said Jefferies quietly. He spoke
with the Unconditional detach-
ment of a man who does not
expect to be believed, but who
nevertheless states the truth pure.
ly for its own sake.
you waste time" said Vishnil,
quickly. Perhaps that is your
idea, to waste time, eh? 1t is
not good. my friend. You will
never be. discovered here, and in
any case, unless you tell that
secret quite soon. there will not
be much Of you to discover.
Jefferies smiled.
"Listen Monsieur Vishnil, for
that's your name, / understand.
Try to get this clearly. Steel died
without passing his secret on to
anyone. You have refused to be.
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other methods. he said YEARLY.
You are a very obstinate man,
Mr.. Jefferies. and I'm afraid our
subsequent treatment of you may
cause you very considerable pain;
however, you will understand that
you can stop it at any time you,
wish"
You mean torture2" said JEFF
ferries, slowly
Precisely"
you wouldn't dare" said JEFF
ferries. Remember what / said
about Curwen Brown-you'll an.
swer for this"
a sudden change came over
Vishnil. His little slanting eyes
glinted wickedly. He stepped
quite close to Jefferies and DELHI.
erately pressed his glowing cigar
on the back Of his prisoners hand.
Vishnil held 1t there for several
seconds while the smell of burn.
ing flesh arose in the room.
II wouldn't dare" he repeated
in kind Of haunting whisper that
held world of concentrated
venom. "You shall see. .
Jefferies never uttered a sound,
hut he smiled crookedly. while
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CHApTER xxxvI

Slowly Luke Jefferies came to
himself and cursed feebly. There
was q peculiarly nasty taste in his
mouth, and his head was singing
strangely, but otherwise he felt
tolerably well.
Gradually he became conscious
of his surroundings. He was in a
large bare room with washed walls,
and containing two or three chairs
as sole furniture. There was q fire.
place opposite him, in which poor
fire srnouldered fitfully.
Jefferies cursed little more Wig.
orousIy and lifted one hand to his
head. AS he did SO he noticed
leather bracelet on his wrist to
which was attached long leather
thong. He began to take stock OF
the situation.
Memories flooded back to his
mind: Mavis Bane's white face
with its queer expression of min
gied triumph and contrition; the
severed telephone wire. He had
been trapped. Carnifex and his
crowd must be at the bototnn of
this, and by some means or other
they had got to Mavis.
Firmly Bound
Jefferies' eyes ran along the
leather thongs attached to his
wrists, and noted where they
slipped through eyelet-holes in the
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HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
Stair CARPETS


When measuring for a new stair
carpet, allow for the upright and
flat part Of an extra stair, and In
laying fold the extra piece under
at the bottom. The carpet can, at
intervals, be moved up the stairs
a few inches at time, and by
this means the wear viii be
equally spread over the carpet
and it's life considerably length
ened
Celery in the Menu
Few vegetables can be utilized
in such a variety Of ways, either
raw or cooked, as celery. rI'he
scrubbed and peeled root and
outer sticks flavor stocks or stew.
The large green leaves, If dried
In q cool oven, may be kept in
q bottle for flavoring purposes
when celery Is out Of season.
Icing Sugar
Icing sugar that is to be used
for glace icing should always
be rubbed through q hair sieve
before being used, or the icing
will look rough and be full of
tiny Jumps.
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WE'RE GOOD
FEEDERS

THIRTY-EIGHTH per cent Of
4 the average mans total in.
come goes to the purchase OF
food, according to nutrition
specialists. Percentage of the
average Income taken by food has
increased Is per cent in twenty
years.
In 1907, one,fifth of the work
ing mans income was deemed
sufficient for food. At that time
the bill for the entire nation al
retail food stores was only $4,000,
100000. This sum was doubled in
1921 and has mounted steadily
since.
Can, milk bottle and bottle cap
openers, a knife sharpener and a
screwdriver are combined in a
new kitchen implement.
The government of the Brazil.
ian state Of Sac Paulo proposes
to establish an institute OF
biology for agricultural defense.
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1928. child's Apron,

1928. Child's Apron,
Cut in S Sizes. 2, 4, s. s
and 10 years. A year size re-
quires IN yards Of 27-inch ma,
terial. Price 10c.
5742. Ladies' Dress with Slender
Hips
Cut in 8 Sizes: SS, 40, AZ, ~,
46, 4S. so, 81 and 81 inches bust
measures. A "A inch size re-
quires Az yards of So inch ma.
terial together with 5s yard Of
contrasting material for facing
on collar, cuffs, pockets and a
straight belt Q inches wide when
finished. The width OF the dress
at the lower edge with plaits
extended is 21s yards. Price Toe.
send Zoe In silver or stamps for
each Of thess patterns 70 THE
editor. Print name and addrese
ntainlY 70 insure prompt delivery.
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II can explain that later" said
Curwen Brown. rising to his feet.
For the present we will go round
to the Admiralty and see Montague.
He has had watch kept day and
night for these peoples wave
length. Very likely HEN be there
himself-that man never sleeps.
Come along, Byrne! Our one hope
is that Vishnil uses it tonight"
There was a sound Of hope in
Curwen Browns voice, which COM
municated itself to all. The little
party rose to their feet. with some
thing like enthusiasm. A minute
later the three men were whirling
off to the Admiralty in Curwen
Browns car. They promised to
telephone Mary and Madge Aid
houses house the instant there was
anything to report.
When the front door had closed
behind them, Madge slipped her
arm around Mary's waist.
''Couragev' she whispered. He
will come back to you, dear. He
will come back"
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ADVERTlsEME EMIT
C1iyL5I

II the face powder you now use
does not stay on long enough to
suit you-does not keep that ugly
shine away NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. not
make your skin colorful like a
peach--try this new wonderful
special French Process Face Pow.
der called MELLO-GLO. Remem-
Der the name MELLO-GLO. There's
nothing like it. The Palais Royal,
Inc, and other good stores.
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he can make the world a little
better If he will only use his
bean!
It's forethought, as well as
fortune, that accompIishes good
in this world. And il everybody
did every little thoughtful and
kind thing that It Is in his power
to do, the improvement would be
most remarkable.
Now just take such simple
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doing someone who might step in
that gum!
Everybody has old things they
no longer want. But the trouble
is that when they discard them
they throw them away soiled and
full Of holes. II they would just
take the trouble to wash and
mend their old gloves or stock.
ings, and do them up in a bundle
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ferries, he said. II have very little
time. to waste. Are you going
to tell US all you know about
Steel's discovery"
Il have told you all / know"
Vishnil sighed gently.
Then we must proceed with
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somewhere. they might serve a
little while longer.
Instead OF throwing old toys
away in your apartment where
they mean nothing, why not
trouble to put them in some
place where children will find them
and get little fun out of them?
How many times do persons sit
selfishly by the window in a bus
when If they would only change
seats with child it would be
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he was closely questioning Carni.
fex. who replied to him in the
same language. ylshnil's face
cleared. his smile became as i'm.
perturbable az ever.
I'VE are sorry your eloquence
does not convince us, Mr.. JET.
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F ASHION'S
F A N CIES

A LWAYS On the Square are the
"A 'kerchief scarfs that are
folded in triangular shape and
loosely knotted on the left
shoulder. or heavy crepe de
chine, some of these smart squares
have allover designs, but the ma
jority have plain centers and strik.
ing border patterns.
Designed for Good Luck, the
borders of some of the latest
crepe de chine sports handkerchief
have a scattered pattern of tiny
horseshoes. Usually OF tan. these
hankies have the little talisnoan
in two contrasting shades.
Two to One is the proportion in
which the skirts of many of the
latest spring suits are related to
the coats. Navy twill Jackets
have one skirt to match and one
Of a light novelty cloth. so that
a pleasing diversity of costume
may be achieved at a nominal
cost. Braid or grosgrain binding
is one of the smartest features
of the suit coats.
If Imitation Is Flattery, then
the humble calf should feel
greatly complimented by the way
in which its characteristic mark.
ings are being copied to spot
other feathers. Especially smart
for trimming is white kid, spotted
like calfslkin in the costumes
color.
A TwO-Sided Argument il main
tanned by the new reversible
crepes, which have a light tone on.
one side and q darker one on the
other. BY using one shade for
the frock and the other for trim
ming. or by combining a bodice of
one and skirt of the other, some
very striking models are de-
veloped.
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Thrills Abound in This Pulse TingIing
Serial Of international Intrigue
and Romantic Love
Read This First:

luke JeftsE walking dscoH.o along London street asked
s hsr house Ihs father dyng and seeks to whom
friend has discovered an efficient substitute for petrol Agents
protect Steel He offers JfeTies big reward he win take his
place. as him Monsieur
brands traitor Mary i've with Nladge Adouse and
Jefteres meets brother
night dash to Steel house the He
While Jeteries showing him
viii
Steel
the
With his last breath tell Jeferies his The
who killed Steel CarnTex
Jeties JefeFles
Enderby explain the tragedy the police Jees calls
ming down the conspraOrS Jeffe Canex
dealing with the attcrS
unicate with him. With Brown. Jees unsucessuy
nd Ses former andady hoping the
Nnrr "a n, UskL Tx cRn.,.
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your penny in the slot and get a
piece Of your favorite jaw sx.
ercise. 1t shoots out in a little
box or paper. II you would re.
tain this little box and when you
are ready to throw your gum
away, drop it in, what a world
OF work you save for the fellow
who has to keep the sidewalk
clean.
What a favor you would be
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making a little happiness in the
world? Or move to the vacant
seat across the way so two friends
can sit together. These and a
thousand other little thoughtful
acts are within the power of every.
one, no matter how poor or
humble
You don't need a billion to make
the world a little better. just a
thought is all!
The Washington times., 1927-04-11
BY Fay King

Ever since Henry Ford burst
on the world as the only billion
aire, the hot stove orators and
the cracker box councils have
been in full session spouting
about all the good they would
do in the world If they were
billionaires.
But no one is so poor but that
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beads of perspiration rolled down
his forehead.
Vishnil turned from him, and
clapped his hands authoritativeIy.
ITO work" he cried. Have
this fire made up, and get Alex
Off" /.
IF you are WISE he said,
deliberately. you will speak now"
Jefferies' face was set, grimIy
savage and desperately resolute.
go to the devil, he said. s.
CHAPTER XxxVII
Curwen Brown, Enderby, and
Byrne went straight from Sloane
street to the Admiralty, and, as
Curwen Brown had prophesied,
they found Montague perched
among his instruments under the
rooftops.
The little bird.man nodded when
he saw Curwen Brown.
There's a lot of traffic tonight"
he said. you've come at the right
time; your friends on the wave.
length have been speaking. They
have just stopped"
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
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n { v RHUBARB
RECIPE

II the rhubarb Is old. and Is to be
cut on q slicing machine, it should
first have the skin removed. IL il
IL to be sliced by hand, It may be
scraped to remove the outer thin
layer. To each pound of sliced
rhubarb, add medium size orange
4 pound OF seedless raisins,
ounces Of walnut meats and one
pound of sugar.
The orange should be cut into
suitable-siZed pieces and run
through q food chopper, using the
fine cutter. II a pronounced bitter.
ish flavor Is undesirable. discard
the peel from half the orange.
Chop the raisins and nuts, using
the medium cutter Of the food
chopper. Blanch the rhubarb for
30 seconds to minute in boiling
water. Place the rhubarb, the
chopped orange and RESINS to-
gether with the sugar and half
cup OF water, into the cooking ves-
sci.
Heat slowly until the sugar IL
dissolved, then boil rapidly until fin.
ished. The finishing point Ii some.
what difficult to determine, owing
to the presence of the orange.
When the drops Of Juice tend to
cling for sometime to the spoon
the conserve IL done and should be
filled boiling hot into clean glass
jars and sealed at once. After
twenty-four to forty-eight hours, it
should have good spreading con.
sistency, with no free liquid sep.
arating from the solids.
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stalled, you should never attempt ia
make adjustments yourself in any
of the working parts Of the unit.
You must expect that the heat
of summer will influence the inside
temperature of your refrigerator
somewhat, and increase the amount
of ice or power consumed. However,
you can do your, share to reduce
such a condition to q minimum, If
you will. First, in the serving OF
your three meals a day, there are
frequently made dishes, left-overs,
butter, cream and the like. which
will be stored in the refrigerator.
Such foods should always be cool
when put away. But more than
that, in storing them away, do as
much at one time as is possible, for
the constant opening and shutting
of the refrigerator door helps to
raise not only the inside tempera-
ture, but the ice or power bill as
we'll.
Refrigerators offer storage space
for keeping perishable foods refresh.
ing and palatable. But do not ex-
pect from them the preservation
powers of a cold storage plant. AS
surely as you crowd the shelves with
jars and packages which would keep
just as well in the cupboard. you are
hindering the circulation OF air and
bidding for a rise in temperature.
Can the small amount Of leftover
foods which you put In the refriger-
ator be used to advantage? II 30,
keep them there as short a time as
possible. To allow food spoilage is
gross misuse and tends only to re-
duce the efficiency Of your re-
frigerator. And never store food in
the ice chamber.
With your refrigerator giving
maximum service, you can soon
discover how willingly 1t becomes
a practical helper in your meal
preparation, subject, Of course, to
a little careful planning on your
part. In fact, 1t offers a ready solu.
ton to you, the housekeeper or
mother, who, though anxious to join
in summer out-of.door activities. will
not do SO at the expense Of nourish-
ing meals for your family.
Once these dishes are entrusted
to the safekeeping Of a cold re.
frigerator, you can slip away for
several hours, or even most of the
day, content in the knowledge that
much or all Of the next meals
preparation has been completed,
and that the food will be in perfect
condition upon your return.
The salad course can be almost
completely prepared in the earlier
hours of the day--the salad green
washed, slipped in lettuce bag,
and chilled. Tomatoes, cucumbers,
radishes, celery, green peppers, to.
matoes or celery stuffed with
ct1eese-all Of which garnish a
salad green so welfare far nicer
If allowed to chill.
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Rot TLNNGPLANT
.SPICK AND span

Properly made carbonated bever.
ages are now counted among foods
Of pronounced dietetic value, accord
ing to leading medical authorities,
and the pop" Of the olden days
has become the popular soft drink
Of this progressive age.
Not only In the heat OF summer
days does the bottled earbonated
beverage get the call, but in the
cooler seasons as well, because OF
its ability to satisfy thirst in a.
healthy manner and strengthen the
body through its fund Of Galleries.
Particularly interesting Is the sys.
tenn employed by the THYME Bottling
Company In handling the many
flavors bottled in the washington
plant, where science plays an i'm.
portant part In preparing the bev.
erages and bottling them for. the
trade. The company's big plant
boasts Of machinery that almost
eliminates the human element In the
manufacturing of beverages.
One machine fills and caps more
than 1000 bottles an hour. The
processes which feed sterilized bot.
ties and the pure water and flavor
ing elements to this giant machine
are quite az interesting as are the
inspection and packing methods
which guarantee purity to the
ultimate consumer.
John Pappadeas, OF the THYME
Bottling Company's plant here, vel.
comes visitors to his building at 1916
Florida Ave. ". E., ana an inspec-
ton win prove interesting. Spick
and span. with ita shining machines
and glistenlng bottles containing the
clear beverages Of many flavors.
this modern plant assures one as to
the purity Of it's products.
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Congressional Club
Cook Book
FaUorite Recipes
Of Famous Women
in World Capitals

The Waskimgtom Times aOill pre-
sent daily the f0Uorite recipes Of
the aOiVes Of Senator's, Represent
dtives, Cabinet Officers, Ambas-
sailors, and the rulers Of mann
European nations. These recfpes
haze been selected for the me4O
Congressional Club Cook Book,
published hi the Congressional
Club.
By MRS. CALVIN COOLIDGE
Cornmeal Mullins
2cups cornmeal.
cup flour.
! cup sweet milk.
2eggs, we'll beaten.
n cup sugar
? Tablespoonful baking powder.
This quantity win make IL muffins.
Copyright, 1897. by the Conversational
club
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COOK YOUR REFRIGERATOR MEALS in COOL OF THE
Stale Bread Crumbs
Should Be Drowned

Even though the housewife Ii
ever go careful, stale bread will &C.
cumulate. Very little time Il re
quired to grind this dry bread.
After It IL ground the crumbs
may be placed in slow oven where
they viii dry out thoroughly, then
brown. II they are kept in a fruit
Jar the lid should not be frightened,
or q cloth should be tied over the
top Of the jar, because moisture
remaining in the crumbs will cause
them to mold.
These crumbs have Just as great
Q value as far as nutrition is cen.
cerned as the slices OF bread which
we consume daily. They may be
used for croquettes, meat and vege.
table loaf. pudding, cakes, casseroles.
sauces and as a thickening agent
for soups.
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Taffy Candy Is Good
And Not Hard to Make

Taffy IL sweet and healthful in
moderation. Make 1t as follows:
2 cups sugar.
2 tablespoons lemon Juice.
tablespoons water.
tablespoons butter.
Melt butter. remove from heat, add
sugar. lemon juice and water, stir.
ring until well mixed. Cook until a
little dropped in cold water becomes
brittle. Pour on buttered plates and
when cool pun until white and
glistening. Draw into long. narrow
strips and cut in pieces with scissors
or sharp knife.
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ICE BILL
Gan Be
GU

With the arrival Of warm
summer days every housekeeper
makes more and more demands
upon her refrigerator to keep
perishable foods in good condo
ton. Yet are there as many of
US who fully realize the further
service which this same refriger-
ator can offer, in our aim towards
eimplified meal planning? Re-
frigerators and mechanical re-
frigerating units alike have
ample claims for a share in those
three-meal-a-day activities but
not without the whole hearted CO.
operation and understanding Of
those Of US who plan to use
them.
Installation Important
A good electric, gas, or oil range
must be properly installed and
operated before it cooks the food
well. So 1t is with a good refrig-
orator, IL you expect it to chill the
food well. Good refrigerators are
built for service. yet they are cap
able of the same deterioration that
any fine piece of furniture under
goes IL 1t is abused.
There are several "do's" which
will increase the efficiency of your
refrigerator for use in daily meal
planning particularly in summer.
The first and almost the most
essential is proper icing-if you
have this type Of refrigerator. Not
all housekeepers can have daily de-
Hveries Of ice. However, If you
are one of the fortunate ones, you
can be assured of a colder refrig-
orator If you will keep the ice
chamber filled to capacity at all
times, instead of allowing the ice
almost to melt away before replen-
ishing.
Will Get Warmer
In short, to replenish with q
small amount Of ice daily, or every
other day. win give you much
colder ice-box than to buy two
larger cakes each week. A me-
chanical refrigerating unit main.
tains refrigerator temperatures au-
tomatically, and once properly in
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PROVING
FOOD VALUE
Here are three recipes that show
new and interesting uses for this
friendly fruit:
Prune Lemon Pie

friendly LFulI'
Prune Lemon Pie
Two cups cooked, pitted prunes,
one-haf cup sugar, 2 tablespoons
flour, u teaspoonful cinnamon, 1
tablespoon lemon juice, / teaspoon
lemon rind, y teaspoon salt, /
tablespoon butter, u cup prune
juice.
Mix together sugar. flour, CHINA.
mon, salt, lemon rind, lemon Juice
and add to prunes. Place in a pas
try-lined pie pan and add butter
in pieces over the top. Wet edges
Of crust with cold water. add top
crust, with cuts to allow escape
OF steam. and bake in q hot oven
600 degrees FL until the edges be.
gin to brown. then. reduce tempera-
ture to 300 degrees F. and bake
20 minutes.
Fruit Bars
One cup brown sugar, one-third
cup shortening, . eggs, y cup but
termilk, u teaspoon soda, a tea
spoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking pow.
der, IA cups flour, 1 pound prunes.
Remove seeds from prunes and
put through food shopper. using
coarse cutter. Cream, sugar and
shortening, add weH.beaten eggs and
buttermilk. Sift remaining dry in.
gradients and sprinkle a portion of
this over the chopped prunes. Mix
all together and beat thoroughly.
Pour into a shallow tin and bake
is minues in moderate oven (S25
to $50 degrees FL. When cool. cut
in bars and roll in powder.
Biscuits
Two cups flour. teaspoons bak-
ing powder, u teaspoon salt. Q
tablespoons sugar. A tablespoons
shortening, Y cup milk
Sift flour with baking powder.
sugar and salt. Cut in shortening
and add sufficient milk to make q
soft dough. Pat out II inch thick.
Cut with a cutter about inches in
diameter. Place half OF rounds on
a creased baking pan. spread with
softened butter, and place the re-
manning halves on top. Bake In 4
hot oven 400 to $50 degrees FL
for 10 to IL minutes. Separate
halves Of cake, add more butter If
desired, and place a spoonful Of
prune mixture between and on top.
Serve plain or with whipped cream.