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EVENING LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA? THURSDAY; DECEMBER 317 lDlf.
PLAYHOUSE
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PLATERS
A GREAT MYSTIC STORY BY UAROW MacGRATH
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Killing the Theatre Again
livery Uttla wlillo somebody lias to dis
cover Hint tlio theatre Is on Its last legs.
Just now It's Hie editor of that none-tob-clieerful
newspaper, tlio New York Sum
In n eenson when. the theatres nro tin
douutcdly suffering more thnn In tlto punt
tho writer haultf out the old plaint that
musical comedy Is tho murderer. "The
theatre lins this year come to represent to
tho New York publlo only rnuslcnt farce,
burlesque, oxtravnganza or rovlow, or
whatever else It may bo called."
As n, matter of fact, New York Is not
BuTforlnrf from any plethora of the "merry
merries." Philadelphia sees two of her
five theatres usually devoted to musical
coinedl6s, while at tho presont time only
10 of New York's 33 a slightly smaller
proportion are thus engaged.
On l1m contrnrv. for tho last five years
ll lias grown steadily moro dllllcult to
"plH over" a musical success. Each sea
son sees nbout two pieces of real drawing
power. LaBt season, for Instance, "HlRh
Jinks" and "Sari" woro about tho only
ones to hold through n Benson on llroad
tiay. This year, passing tho Winter Gar
den's custom'ary show, the Castles have
anadon big-hit out of "Watch Your Step!"
Oeorgo Cohan and Wlillo Collier havo
dono tho samo by "Hello, Broadwny."
nnd Montgomery and atone havo their
"Chin Chin." Thoso threo pieces mako
tho total of real musical comedy suc
cesses so far. And against them we must
balance tho popularity of "On Trial,"
rXIfc," William Favcrsham In "Tho
.Hawk." "Under Cover," "Tlio I'liantom
uElval," "Twin Beds," "Dntldy ixjng-
Legs," 'It rays to Advertise- ana mvick
an." Tho proportion Is about tho same ns
of oldi-'ono to three.
On thn other hand. It Is a hard year
In tho theatres. Every year Booms harder
than the last. Tho serious drama calls
for moro originality nnd better nctlntc to
Kct tho old rewards; only tho most elabo
rate of musical ploocs "get across." The
touring system, driven by competition, Is
rjrbwlhg steadily moro precarious. Pro
ductions cost more, touring Is moro cx-
pensive. And tho publlo Isn't satisfied
with tho half-way success.
Perhaps wo aro approaching tho break
'down of our speculatlvo theatre system.
Certainly tho outcropping of local pro
ducing theatres nil over the country Is
Just ns significant n sign as tho growing
: ' cries of "hard times" from the mnnagcrs.
Sklnnor tis a Deaf Man
From tho vociferous, floshly HndJ of
"Kismet" to tho deaf musician, that la
the Bton Otis Skinner took when ho np-
poared In Now York Tuesday night In
-"The Silent Voice," by Jule3 Kckert
Goodman.
Tho play follows tho habit of tho
movies, 'so popular this season. When
tho blind man has been driven Into
misanthropy by tb discovery that his
girl wife ha8 married him out of pity
and renlly loves his nephew, ho wlth
v dmwslto an attic and from thero watches
through opera glosses tho mlsory of tho
peoplo on tho park benches. These little
scenes that bring pity back again Into
his soul nro shown to tho nudlence
alternately by the old trick of a traiiB
parbnt wall Breaking In on tho man's
anguish, they Impressed tho critics as de
tracting from tho force of tho play.
,, Gther points, particularly poor con
i, Dtructlon, led 'to a rnther lukownrm re
ception of "Tho Silent Voice. The re
viewer of tlio Sun was struck, not un
iiatUiially, by tho ending which ho records
thus; "His wife, as young wives havo
a habit of doing when their mlddlo-aged
husbands aro tho heroes of plays, falls In
r love with htm. Tlio happiness ho has
, JrougJit to others li thus "brought in tho
end; to him as well."
Making the War AtuuBlng
London has n. farce about tho war.
Nothing else shows so well the new spirit
In -which the present conflict la being
taken. The play is called "Tho Jinn Who
Stayed at Homo." Its authors, Messrs.
TVorrall and Terry, have shifted a spy
ridden English seonldo villa on to tho
etago and. peopled It with a rather comta
English detective and fine batch of radlo
worltlng, bomb-planting German spies.
The audiences takoN tho wholo affair
. hilariously, rejoice In a comic Bngllsh de
tective flitting about in his pajamas, and
cheep at the end when tho detective ar
rests the spies and eaves tho villa. Denis
Eadle, ono of tho best of tho younger
actor-managers, plays the detective.
News Kotos
Tlio vaudeville theatres of Philadelphia
"aro figuring on extra performances New
Tear's Day. Keith's will run threo shows,
beginning at l, 4:15 and 8:15. The Stan
r ley, dlobe, Palaco and Victoria will try a
midnight'' performance New Year's Eve,
starting at 12 and lasting till 3:30.
Ann Swinburne, well-remembered for
,her exceptional performances in "The
Spunt of Luxemburg" nnd "The- Madcap
uchess." Js to appear shortly in a new
CHILDREN'S CORNER
New Year's Even With the Snow Fairies
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New Year'a eve the snow folriea
had a meeting up In the sky. Up
In a great white cloud they assembled to
' talk over the past year and all that had
happened during its lifetime.
"It eeerns to me," said one enow falryi
"that things have been very mixed up on
the wprld tills year,"
. "f. think bo, too," agreed another anow
fL.f(ilry. "There has been war and Are and
i iff Bieknpse and death"
"Arid wickedness," put In a third fairy,
"and" trouble, and- '
"Dear me, dear me," Interrupted a
fourth, "please don't tell any more things
Ilka that I hate (o think of It all. Why
IVMt noio covwet th tartb a far at
fhf U9 could e.
I don't you tell of the happy things nu is
and laughter ana love' There la plenty
Po that la the world."
Thlau so' " Mked the flrnt fairy
"Oi esur' eiollimwl ifce. fourth
''CiV $ecpie tkluA; wru sJMet ts fe$4
'''jcyM In JMfl
operetta by Vittor Herbert and Henry
Blossom, "Tho Yankee Countess."
nichard Bennett Is to follow Urleux's
"Damaged Goods" with the fame au
thor's "Maternity," a powerful play di
rected at miseries often entailed In the
bearing of largo families. Tho pleco will
bo acted prlvatoly In New York, nnd
admission will bo by means of member
ship In a society especially organised for
tho presont production.
These Ilecklcss Press Agent
"Thero aro 20 now songs and nn equal
number of beautiful costumes for tho '
chorus girls. Two performances will bo
given Now Year's Eve. Thoso who do
slro to stay nnd see tho New Year out
may do so, as tho management Is pre
paring a Mitrpriso for that occasion."
From tho announcement of a musical
comedy In Kntwns City.
MUSIC
Tlio Musical Courier Is nmuslng Itself
and Its readers mightily by what It calls
"A Ragout of Reviews." It consists of
clippings from tho Now York papers, ar
ranged in tho familiar form of tho "dead
ly parallel." Thus, for tho samo event:
N. T. HERALD. N. V TrjI.rXJIlAPlI
A large nudlence np- CnrntRlo Halt amis
plaudcd liberally. halt full.
N. Y. SUN. N. Y. rriESS.
The performance of Throughout the con
the orchestra was of cert the tono of the
much Interest. orchestra was below
Its work last night tho usuar standard of
added to a fine fefcord euphony technl
of past nchloement. eal slips Dis
appointment. And moro serlouB than theso Is tho di
vergence of opinion concerning now
works. Of tho Korngold "SInfonletta"
tho critics wrote thus: .
N. Y. BUN. Jf. T. HURATjD.
Tho very disjointed- One Btrlkins point Is
nees, redundancy and It clearly defined
erratic developments In form.
thn work
Tho Now York Press found "few, It
nny, evidences of genuine melodic dis
tinction," while tho Trlbuno found that
tho composer "breaks naturally, spon
taneously Into melody."
Tho Musical Courier seems to think that
In displaying these discrepancies It has
a great laugh on tho critics. But has It?
Tasto nnd Judgment
Tho surprising thing nbout tho com
ments quoted above Is not that they dif
fer on questions of taste; It Is that they
differ on questions of fact. Tho critic
is at Ilborty to differ with all tho world
nnd his wlfo concerning tho Inspiration
In Stravinsky, tho meaning of tho "Ero
tea" or tho beauty of Frieda Hempel's
voice. But ho Ib no more at liberty to
differ with tho rest of tho world on tho
question of tho structure of the Korngold
"SInfonletta" than ho Is at liberty to
differ on tho question of tho slzo of the
audience. In music thero aro a certain
number of things which aro matters of
puro fact the technique of composition
and the technique of performance nro In
this category. More things, fortunately
for tho critic, nro matters of Judgment:
thoy nro tho questions of meaning nnd
Interpretation, of significance and value.
Finally, thero nro matters of taste. Tho
questions of fact nro beyond controversy;
tho questions of tasto are worth arguing
about, but It Is not the function of tho
critic to lmposo his tasto or to ridicule
that of others. Tho matters of judgment
alono supply tho material for musical
criticism. And tho justification of criti
cism Is In the soundness of tho critic's
judgment and tho sensitiveness of his
response to the music he hears. Nothing
more.
What Can Bo Demanded
All thnt tho reader can ask the critic
Is that he mako his prejudice clear, that
ho ba not violent nor ignorant, that he
bo fair and generous. All tho critic can
do in addition la to set himself not to
create formulae for thoso who will not
think about music, but to suggest Just
how rich nnd wonderful muslo may bo
if ono can henr and feel and think about
It intelligently. And as for dlBntrrecinsr
with other critics, hero Is tho verdict of
W. J. Henderson, critic of tho New York
Sun: "This -writer does not caro a far
thing whether nny ono agrees wtlh his
views or not, so long ns tho other person
shows competency to form views of his
own to support them with reasons."
Whereunto; Amen!
MIbs Farrar Caught
Of all the singers ibrought here by the
Metropolitan, Miss Farrar Is least guilty
of tho operatic attitude. Last Tuesday,
In "Butterfly," it happened that for a
moment sho stood in tho conventional
pose, with high head and oustretched
arms. Although alio had left her recita
tive but a moment before, and had dono
nothing to deserve it, the audience, en-
things than they do about the good
things."
'That's very foolish of thorn," said the
nrat fairy, thoughtfully, "r wonder why
they do that way." r
"k .Ant Umw why," reeled the
fourth fairy, thoughtfully. i um, ttJy
Just got started thinking about bad things
nnd can't get out of the habit."
A tiny little snow fairy, over In the
corner, had been listening carefully and
tiow ahe .said. "Why couldn't we make
the world over? Maybe if we made It
over and startod Jt straight it would have
a happy time ever after."
The enowflakes Iaughed-that Is, all
but one laughed. He almply kept still
and thought. Then when everybody wee
through laughing he said, "Well, why
couldn't woT" r
!!?r'iMnut we wha"" asked the fairies.
' Make the world over. I think U would
be a fine thing to do."
The other fairies saw he was In earneet,
bo they thought about It. too. Andthe
ss: s.siS'.ssrar plewd they
An'dihVd. rigbt """"" th'y "ea'
Down tnm the aky they tumbled. Down
by the hundred. Down fcy the million
the dirty, tired, wicked. fitopwS
earth waa all covered trp with fresh clean
anow.
"Now tfoearft that look feetterr the
nowfiake fairies asked each other
And Indeed It did.
Inatead of the grime of the day be
fore, aoft, clean, whlto anow covered the
earth aa far aa the eye could see
fan"4 pow W,,at nextr Mked th
"A, new year next," cried Father Ttm.
a he ushered In a brand new year
"Nqw," aald the fairiea to themaelvea,
the peepja on earth have the very beet
chance to change the world. They hare
a freah, cjen, -white earth aad a. brand
new year X wender what they'll do with
them."
VntHtr Time didn't answer, lie Juat
waited to see,
(feryrtyM l$H-mara, tngfam JuHlta.
.mmW)f& MK HH Svy
TRENTINI,
couraged by a crash In tho orchestra,
broke Into applause. Miss Fnrrnr was
undeniably caught. But tho aria hounds
ieio uUnppolntcd. Sho old not bow.
The Orchestra Abroad
On Monday tho orchestra plays In
New York. With two symphony organi
zations of thotr own and repeated visits
from Boston and other cities, tho New
York muslo lovers havo developed keen
ears. Their verdict on tho orchestra will
ba Interesting. It will, moroovor, bo
checked up by tho Kvgnino liEDOEn's
critic.
Comic Opera
Merely as a tip to tho musically In
clined who find two or threo days a
wcok without anything musical to do, It
may bo noted that thero aro musical
comedies In town which aro worth listen
ing to and worth studying. Tho man who
cannot appreciate tho Strauss of the
"Chocolato Soldlci" Is not fully capable
of appreciating tho Strauss of tho "Don
Juan." "Tho Merry Martyrs" and
"Baron Trenck" wcro practically failures.
But In recent years the music of :omIo
opera has not stood In Kb way thero aro
"Gipsy Love" and "Nnughty 'Marietta,"
Mr. Herbert's work when It Is unpre
tentious as It was In "The Lady of tho
Slipper," was not In "Tho Madcap
Duchess." (MrrJ1 Frlmt'B work when ho Is
loft alone. Wagner and Mozart, let us
remember, wroto each a comic opera.
Choral Society Sings
Haendel's "Messiah"
For tho eighteenth tlmo. In as many
years, tho Chornl Society of Philadelphia
sang last night the familiar and high
sounding "Messiah" of Hacndel. Tho ora
torio, which Is best adapted of all to
the Christmas season, was sung in ac
cordance with the traditions and stand
ards which tho Choral Society 1ms sot
Itself In the ninny years of Its actlvtles,
nnd tho audlonco was deeply apprecia
tive of its work.
The soloists were Evan Williams, Frank
M. Conly, Christine Miller and Mao Ebrey
Hotz in the order of their singing. Tho
first threo had that least grateful of
Usks, singing wlint Is practically colora
tura In ranges which nro essentially un
sulted to coloratura woilc. Mr. Williams'
tonor was well handled, Mr. Conly's bass
v.na colorful nnd deep. Chrlstlno Miller
sang her air, with chorus, In tho first
part of the oratorio with a powerful
voice nnd with dramatic ability. Miss
Hota's voice, eminently suited for tho
music, was excellently controlled. But It
was, ns always, tho chorus which made
the "Messiah" Bplendld to hear. The S00
voices were admirably controlled by Hen
ry Gordon Thunder; thoy rose swiftly
and surely to their attack; and the con
certed Blnglng, as well as tho orchestral
accompaniments, were excellently dono.
PHOTQ
PLAYS
Li
"Tho photoplay of the near future "will
bo so much better than those now ehown
that comparison will be unjust." said
"Pop" Lubln, genius of the film com
pany bearing his name. Mr. Lubln had
reviewed the growth of tho Industry and
art from Its birth, at whloh he was the
attending physician, 'to the present day,
"Motion plays and tho art of producing
them have progressed more In the last
five years, so far aa this country Is con
cerned, than In tho previous IS in Eu
rope. Up to six years ago we producers
nnd owners of patents on tho necessary
apparatus fought ono another to the
limit of the law. Wo had lawyers In all
the principal cities, and patent Infringe
ment aulta were more common than
profits, which the lawyers got. Then we
decided to pool our patents and conduct
business on a sensible basts. We found
that wo had to restrict the Bale of our
product In Buch a way that we did not
place an expensive film first In a 5 cent
house, and after several hundred thou
sand had viewed It In a high-priced
theatre.
"So the Federal Government brought
suit under the anti-trust law, alleging
that as the films were transported on
railroads they came under the head of
merchandise. Our contention la that the
fllma come under tho head of amuse
ment, Just as much aa does the scenery
of tho legitimate stage. Actors, too,
travel on railroads, yet tho producer of
a speaking play can sell his product to
whosoever will pay without Government
Interference,"
Mr, Lubln believes that the photoplay
has a tremendous value as an educational
fattor,
"Most of all the film will prove of In
estimable value In science. Every day al
most we film operations and take motion
pictures of nervous disorders for doc
tors. In this way symptoms can be
studied at leisure and by thousands who
otherwise would not have an oppprtu
nlty to become more Intimately ac
quainted with the various types and
ayraptoma of diseases,"
THE OIRI OP THB GOLDEN WEST."
TJie coat of "The Girl of the Golden
West' the second Belasco production
which la t be the pfferins at the Stanley
Theatre next week, was selected by Ce
cil B. DeMllle, who has made the produc
tion of this dramatic classic for the flint,
not on the uaala pf the names of thq
players, but on the basis of their abso
lute ability to Interpret the spirit of the
daye of MS in California. Mabel Van
Buren, who plays the title role, hoe al
ready been aen In "The Master Mind,"
"The Man on the Bos" "The Ghost
Breaker" and "The Circus Man " Theo
dore Robert, who appears aa the sberiff
gembler ts of both Jrmatlo and photo
Vroraa.Ua fame. IIgui Vaters nhA nlivn
te read agent lover, la new recruit to
THB WICKED KiW hi X.S.N SfifcMsff'i'ifl YD
WANDA -tiff 'I 0- AflJfV- l I
s A s sr
fiBl&zpf jfCnjRBP
CRAWFORD AND OTHERS AT
tho Lnsky forces, but already ono of tho
favorite lending men of tho screen.
FILM MAKURS GOINC WKST.
Tho Blograph Company of America
that Is to suy, all of It attached to the
plant In tho Bronx, Including performers,
enmern men, managers, other help of all
sorts, 125 persons In all, nnd tons of
scenery Is moving to Lob Angeles, to
stay thero until curly In tho summer,
when it Is expected tho Bronx plant will
havo been completely renovated.
Tho train that will movo them consists
of 12 cars. The mlleago and Pullman
fares i III cost about $22,000. It took threo
days to movo 123 sets of scenery to tho
cars. It 1b planned to complote two
comedies en route, parts of which havo
already been made, Ono of theso was
started on tho steps of tho Now York City
Hall Monday, and parts of It will bo
mado In all tho big cities through nhlch
the special train travels. Tho train will
travel on Its own schedulo, with all the
rights of a limited train.
"THK CimiSTIAN" COMING.
At last negotiations have been com
pleted whereby tho Vltagraph-Llebler film
production of Hall Calno's "Tho Chris
tian" will positively begin its Philadel
phia engagement at the Chestnut Street
Opera Houso next Monday afternoon.
Tho policy that was in force during tho
run of "Tho Spoilers" at tho Opera Houso
will bo resumed with tho opening of "The
Chrlbtlan," performances to bo given from
1 to 5 in the afternoon and 7 to 11 in tho
NORMA PHILLIPS
Star of the Reliance photoplays.
evening. "The Christian" will be pro
jected twice dally, at 3:30 and 8:30, pre
ceded by Keystone comedies and short
dramatic pictures.
Hall Calne prepared the scenario and
assisted in the staging of the film version
of his great love story. The cast cm
ployed In tl.e production Includes such
excellent players as Earle Williams us
John Storm, Edith Story as Glory Quale,
Charles Kent, Harry Northrup, James
Lackaye, Vincent Sternroyd, Alberta Gal
latin and many others.
PERSONALITIES.
Elaine Ivans, star of tho new Mlna
Films, is back In her native land, having
arrived on the Marken from Rotterdam,
to which Dutch city Bho escaped after a
series of thrilling advanturcs in the Eu
ropean War zone, Mies Ivans and her
mother were In Germany when war was
declared, Fancying themselves uecuro
because neutral, they remained. "When
they decided to return they found the
Journey decidedly perilous, but Anally
reached Rotterdam, via Brussels nnd
Antwerp.
"I wouldn't go through It again for
anything," says Miss Ivans, "Wo had
certified passports, but we were sub
mitted to every kind of questioning and
constant delays. I saw enough of tho
war to thoroughly sicken and disgust
me. I'm mighty srad to be back in
America."
Miss Ivans has appeared In prominent
JtESOHTS
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TOBOGGANING at BUCK HILL
Best Recuperation Recreation
THB WINTER INK Buck HM Kails, Pa.
C1IAI1LEHTON. 8. C.
CALHOUN MANSION
epni for txclush patronage) original Co-
Isnl
ui rumisaiogs: Bouintrn cooninr, yacat-
Int. coif, tsnnts,
i. mi. aaa sirs, .j, i. ui
Private Lessons w&5&,S$SEd'
m - -'-is
etiuteii.
THE BARCELONA BUut'4 8 ,olnut' iWmff 'yv" .'j: (1 miNfl j
UMtrS
TReNTIN
THE LYRIC
roles In Famous Placr Films and "Tho
Littlest Itcbel."
Outside of being a first-class comedi
enne, Margaret Joslln hits a wide re-,
pulatlon ns a cook. Her specialty Is
doURhmttK. She cooked two dozen of
them which wcro used In tho Western
Essanay comedy, "Snnkcsvlllo'a Illslng
Sons " Two small bojs rob her dough
nut Jar In tho play. They wero not sup
posed to cat them all, but tho liojn said
thoy tasted so good they took advantage
of their opportunity and elenned up tho
last crumb. And neither boy had to call
a doctor.
THEATRICAL
BAEDEKER
liJ
ADELPHI "Suil," with Joso Collins and
Tom JtoXttugliton nnil an cxcollrnt cast. A
musical comedy of Vlonncso origin. Moro
tuneful Uian closer, but well acted unil
Pleasing 8. IS
imOAEk-'-Jcrry," with Miss Illlllo Burke. A
comedy by Catlierlno Chlsholm Cushlns:.
MIsg Ilurko captures a husband In 8 cos
tumes. Amuslns 8 IS
KlUTJI'S "Tho IncsoniB Iasslos." Nellie Vj
Nlchol and a dlcrsl(lod bill or the usual
quality 00, 8 00
AltKICIC "Potash and Pcrlmuttcr," Mon
laguo (Unas' popular stories of the clothing
trade made over into tho penson's most
heartily amuclns comedy I n
L1TTLU TJIEATUB-"Tho Critic," Sherldan'n
satlro on things theatrical In his day and
ours. A very amusing porformanco of this
tragedy within a comedy 8.10
I.YniC "Tho Peasant Girl," with llnma
Ircntlnl and Clifton Crawford. A Conti
nental operotta recording thn capturo of a
"mlllc-fod tenor" and "chloken hawk." by
Miss Trentlnl Tho music Is excellent and
Mr. Crawford most amiulng s 13
' WALNUT "Tlio Heart of Paddy Whack."
with Chauncey oicott. An irisii play of sen
timent and song 8 00
WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT
i o
Merchants and Manufacturers' Association,
mil and Market streets. 8 o'clock. Free.
Trolley men, I.lpplncott Building. 8 o'clock.
Cedar Avenue Improvement Association,
Codir avenue and 47th street, 8 o'clock.
Lancaster Avenue and S2d Street Business
Men, Lansdowno avenue and Kid street, 8
o'clock
Independent Milk Dealers' Union, Parkway
Hulldlng, 8 o'clock
Dedication of "Jlllly" Sunday tabernaclo,
illth and Vino streets, 8 o'clock. Free.
Amorlcan Association for tho advancement
of Science. Houston 1 all. University of Penn
sjlvanla, 8 o'clock. l"ree.
Mayor's New Year reception, City Hall, 11
o'clock Free.
BLEASE FREES 55 MOKE
COLUMBIA, S. C. Dec. 31. Fifty-live
New Year's pardons, paroles nnd commu
tations granted yesterday by Governor
Coleman I;. Blcnsc reduced tho number of
prisoners In tho Stato pcnltontinry to HD.
The Governor's action put tho total num
ber of prisoners to whom ho has- granted
clemency in his four years of office at 1551.
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tW JfatwM ,J J I114 1 1 1 liiiiis ,T 'JsEabWE- .1. iiEST sTl jJL J jf
sYNorsia.
Zudera is Ull an orphan at an earlo
age. lttr fathtr h fettled tn a void mine
he lias discovered. Unit an hour after
teaming of the death of her huihand'Ew
dora'n mother a ttphl-rope walker v.tth
a circus (s aetted ttilrh verttoo, falls and
Is Kilted.
Zudora and the fortune front the mln,
tetilch later proies to be worth $111,000,(1)1),
are left to the guardianship of rrank
JCeene, a clrc tnnn nnd the brother of
Zudora's nwther. Zudora, giving promise
of great beauty, reaches the age of II.
The uncle, n.ho has set himself vp as a
Hindu mvstlo and Is Itnown as llassam
All, decides n his greed that Zudora must
die before she comes Mo possession of her
great fortune, so that (t may be left to
him, the next of kin, and ho prevails upon
the girl to leave her money tn Ms hands
three years longer and to say nothing to
anu one about the fortune. Jlassam All
an obstacle to lilt scheme In the per
son of John Storm, a young lawyer, for
uhom Zudora has taken a fancy, and he
comnianifi the girt to put the man out of
her mind. Storm comes to ask llassam
All for the hand of his niece. At first the
crystal gater xolll not listen to the pro
posal, but Zudora Insists that If she can
not marry Storm, she itltt marry no one.
"Well, ltd," said llassam All, "If you
lake such a stand I'll compromise. Solve
mi next tuenty cases and you tan marry
him; fait In a single case and you must
t e noimce Mm."
Zudora, using the knowledge gained
from years of association irllh her uncle,
tinratcls a scries of baffling mysteries,
the first of nlilrk being a case tn which
John Storm Is saved from being convicted
of a murder Instigated by llassam AH
himself.
To trap Zudora, llassam sends for tioo
men who have an iHUcnlioii of a deadly
tiatiitr, ilcslpnccl for ui In tuar tlmo. At
ilt (iis(l(7illon they sav they have lost a
remarkable gem, uMcli disappeared from
a little i'orcnllna casfcer. Zudora Is oluen
Iio lasK of flnaing it.
Zudora goes to the home of the two
en. on the outskirts of a village, and
men, on the outskirts of
asks for a dcscrtotlon of
asks for a description of the gem. They
Dive her a vhotonraoh of It.
Zudora takes the photograph. Suddenly
it Bursts Into flames and burns her
hands She quisttons llassam All, who
pi of esses inability to explain the mystery.
EPISODE V.
THE CASE OF THE rERPETUAti
GLARE.
THE following day Zudora sought
Storm. Would ho go with her? Ho
cortnlnly would, dcspllo appearances.
Tho word rather amused her. Sho was
borcnely indifferent ns to what her neigh
bors said or thought of her. The gen
eral run of them eyed her suspiciously,
perhaps Just becauso sho possessed
beauty nnd attractiveness. It was only
tdlo people who gossiped; busy persons
nlwnys minded their own business. At
nny rate, tho placo was such a short
jaunt out of town that they could re
turn each evening.
As John knew lltllo or nothing about
chemistry it was beyond hli power to
leason out the problem of tho burning
photograph. Tho two wero on tho way
to tho old house when tho second phe
nomenon occurred.
"Zudora, your hnt!"
"What's tho matter with Hi"
"It's on fire"
Storm tore tho hnt from her head and
thiow It on tho ground, stamping on It.
"I'll bo tlnkcr-dnmmcd!" ho exploded.
"How did that happen? I wasn't smok
ing; and even then a snaik could not
havo Bet ilro to n hat llko that." My
dear gill, my ndvlco Is, little old -ow
York on tho next train. A photograph
starts burning In your hnnd, your hat
Ilames up on your head. There's some
devilment going on that I neither like
nor understand. Who aro theso old
men7"
Zudora shook her head dazedly. She
had paid 130 for that hat, she thought
with grim humor.
"Lot us go back home," ho urged.
"So. John. I Intend to find out what
all these strange things mean. You can
go back If you wish."
"Hang It, I'm thinking of you!"
"I know that, John. But I do not want
any failures to my credit due to lack of
spirit. I'm going to see what this means,
I have an Idea that t shall never find nny
diamond."
"I'm glad you think that," ho replied.
"My dear girl, somo one is aiming at you.
perhaps some friend of that chemist
Crnlg, or whatever his namo was. To
toll you tho truth, It is for that sort of
reason that I did not want you to go Into
this detective business. There's always
bomo ono hiding nround tho corner with
reprisal. But you are determined to go
to tho end of this?"
"Absolutely determined."
"I might kidnap you."
"If you had kidnapped mo months ago,
John, I should havo been a happy
woman," sho aald sadly. "But now It's
too late. I've got to go on, just got to,
I am eorry that I cannot explain any
moro to you. You've got to trust me
wholly."
"I do, girl. Only I worry for your
safety. In a gamo llko this a woman
Is aiven no morn r!intir than n. men. nnd
she Is handicapped becauso flho Js, 'ty t.i
woman, sue can t ugnt iiko a man wiien
sho'H In a corner. The Very clothes on
her Intorfcro with her freedom of action.
All right! but there's ono thing that's
got to bo settled hero nnd now."
"And what Is that?" still eyeing the hat.
"That I shall always bo In on your
cases, aomewhtro In tho background,
whore I can hear you call when you
need ma"
"I shall bo glad of that, John
"If you'd only marry me nnd setUo the
wholo business!"
"I will somo day. Supposo that we now
mako that call wo Btartcd out to make?"
(Continued Tomorrow)
Copyright, 1014, by Harold MoOrath.
THE KID'S CHRONICLE
MY CUZZIN AnTIE calm crround to
day nnd wo went up In our sotting
room and played courtroom, Artlo booing
the primer and the lawylr and trio ueelng
tho Judge.
G, you dont look mutch like a Judge,
Bed Artlo, yuro to yung looking. Artie
beclng Jost my ago ony 2 munhs oldir.
Well hows this, I sed. And I took pops
pipe nwf of the tabll and put It In my
mouth, wlch if it talstcd llko that with
nuthlng in It, wat must it talst llko with
tobacko In it.
Now you look moar llko a Judge, sed
Artlo. And wo Btartld tho trial, Artie
beelng accused of bigamy and dlzzert
Ing 3 wives at wunts. nnd me setting
thare portending to anionic pops pipe and
looking llko a Judge, tho sentenco beelng
cethlr 60 scnts fine or life lmprlzonment
with 2 yecrs awf for good behavior, and
then I put tho pipo back awn tho tabll
awn akkount of it sotting to darn
strawng, and Artlo went hoam for sup
plr and I startld to fcal pritty funy In
side, so I layed down awn tho Betting
room sofer nnd startld to think about
It, and pritty soon pop and ma calm in.
Well for merscys sakes, Benny, wats
tho matttr with you, yure ns wito ns a
sheet, sod ma.
Yure as wito at 2 sheets, sed pop, be
carcflll, 3 sheets and yure out.
Wat have you bin eeting, Bed roa.
Nuthlng, I sod.
You must of bin cetlng sumthlng, sed
ma.
Evvryboddy has to cot, sed pop, wat
have you bin cetlng, yung man.
Ony sum marshmellcrs and 2 slnnamln
bunB and a lco creem cono and a dough
nut and a haff, I sed.
Good eevnlng, Bed pop.
O thats nuthlng for him, that wood
nevvir make him sick, thats mild for
him, sed ma.
Then Id hate to see him In the ackt
of dissipating, sed pop.
Wlch Jest then I got ao sick It was
fearso and it woodent bo pullite to de
scribo it, nnd aftlr that I felt bettlr.
and pop thawt It was tho marshracllers
and the 2 slnnamln buns and the Ice
creem cono nnd tho doughnut and a
haff, and ma thawt It must of bin sum
thing cits, probcrly beclng rito, proborly
beelng nwn nkkount of pcrtcndlng to .
smoalc pops empty pipo to make me
look moar llko a Judge.
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