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THE WASHINGTON TIMES, SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 7, 1015. "SB 3he Je0 c$dfeftre q WRITTEN BY George Randolph Chester - Author of "Get-RIch.Quick-W.llinRferd" m o , ' DRAMATIZED BY Charles W. Goddard ' PrcMBUd In Collaboration With The Famous Pathe Players INTRODUCING BURR McINTOSH J. Rufu Wallingfbrd MAX FIGMAN Blackie Daw LOLITA ROBERTSON VIolat (Copyright, 191S. by The Star Co. All Koiclsn KIrIiIi Reserved ) WrfThmseelhllmff(M&. 18 BoomHI dxm JfwSm A r lAr$. H B V W2&I II II II kV V wf'.i l'LI'L rLtL, mWJJ7m M-M Cwy j teairSd J&aattheK A Trap for Trapp UapyrlCM. Mtv by the Mar e ll foiln . rimia reserved i OUH round eea stared wlstrullv Li through the wide plate-glass I M window and two noun touched the glass The blur nn weie entirely surrounded, fiom hair to collnr, ly freckle ; the hi own eyes wore act In in oval face of good feature!, except 'or thr lobe-lets cars, which run down n a tangent to the cheeks. The hlue tyeyi xverc so (illcd with enthusiasm that wen the sui founding freckled seemed to filow; the brown eves wrrc caleu laUngli thoughtful "Vncle lllackle might bu It foi us,' lopefull.v speculated Toad Jcssup. his freckles, seeming to dance. He tould not have been more eager If the win dow had been full of pie "Nobody would " thouRhtrull decided tfcr young: nephew of J lltifus Walling ford There wis a long llence. In which both bovs projected theli vciv spula through the unsympathetic plate glass "I,et's gn In and look at It." nnd Jimmy led the na quite deliberated "What's tuu use?' grumbled Toad but he followed A s-mall-evcct man came forwaid Im mediately, smiling He was ratlin plurnp, and bald In fiont, w that his large nose seemed to be h boi t of han dle to that put of his face which be gan above the evebrnws Hello bovs'' he sreetrd them with the cordlnllt due lo th piogioss of rood customers The wraith) looking Mr. Walilngford had Jut opened an ac count. flow's the new seaiclillghf" Klne and dand)' trplled Toad, ulth enthusiasm 'We make evoivbody stop in. ",fle of the road and wait ' What's the price of that new ear In ne window?" Inqulied )oung Jimmv calmly, thrusting hi- htnds Into his nojjela and looklnt, up at Louis Trapp Jth business-like soberness The change In Mr Trapp was Instan taneous ills eves glared II" screwed un one side of hl face until his mouth was all In one connr. then released his countenance with a mnack The little nx." ho observed, now jmlllnR with fathnly kindnn Twenty-six flftv." and he led the wav to the window. Toad JVssup was alieady oei there How fasl can she bo' hmulred Toad. hl stiff, dirk-ied hair almost nulveiln '.Seventy. and louis Irapp held the hack of one stubby band In th othci calm while he studied the two bojs apeculatlvel rhnfs the smoothe-l- runnlnc enalne on the marKet The two bos who had bein adopted b Walllnsfoid and DMiMr Daw bent on the iar in appreclatlc ifane It was nn etrcmeh low cirtriiUe-Mi iped runabout mot niilous! imlli foi sped. and the desiuner had mi int It. Absolutel Inr two boys one fritkled and one rathei plump "Louis 'Ii,im rem lo lie nihei a haid cu'tanur 'petnlalcd I rtufus Walllncford and the thrfe othei nieTi bera of the lestltution confeiene, it tlnK on the er.indu of WalllnRfotd's beautiful subuihm home, weie Mlrntlv tliouchtful ' I opened an aicounl with him In unir lo cet acquaint! d but I haven't been able tniotlrnulale his flnin clal imagination " Thr t-wo beautiful Warden slsteis and Blacltlc Daw laushed at that then Hlackie lose and leaned aKalnit the rail, LrossiiiK his spider-like legs and twlrl Ina his black mustache "He'll have to give up th flftj thou sand he stole from the Warden estate tuat the rame " ind Tllsckle icared down Into the spnrltllnB blue ecl of Violet "Louis Is number si on the list of windleis who robbed ou orphans of vour father's fortune, and Louis will have to be crossed off Well, look who here'" Walllnsford slanced down towaid the ato throuch vhkh ame a man so bald-headed that a neai-sluhtcd lamp cleaner had once mhtaken him for an aic lleht He had his hat off and was mopplns his head "The Onion" chuckled Walllnsfoid. who was alwavs immed bv W, O Jones Ulrls go out nnd look at the panrlej an the pinks, and spaie youi selves the onion .LaUKhiris the si3teis stepped off the side enliance to the porch and wander ed round the Kird'n while union lonea was led into tho llbraiv T td Jesmp ind onim llmmv came raclne horn's full of enthuilasm for the r,tv car. aid ill this enthiislm thc poured out on lolct nnd Kannle Man. ihev uvraled their srttled and hnpelen conviction that nobod In the whole wide wo. Id would give them the tasi Violet watchlnc theli wistful fnee. auddeniv si;sn and die w l'.lnnle ii sine i 'Lets plov nne ot his own lilels on Mr V, .lllnsfoM. she uued. and cx" I plained It In eNeltcd hkpcre T nmilr. aliftr.L I.. . t,.u.i ... ,1.A- i.... flnallv Fib, smlleil. nurl It i i h.h u -,n icn. in tne careiiu exmimn of the plan which followed Mn e illel the Ivivs and led the wav hack Into the gauge, wheie she niomollv dmve nails Ihtottgh two ot the tires ,n Wnlllns '""d a pet roadstei wo minutes lain ioaii iesup was ided fcr the llbtarv where Walling-1 rl and Fllaekle were lonelilnir hll.irl. I Iv at the Onion lat.sl scheme fori01,"1 ,' ' flltc " the tolot of a fish tint himself Jailed foi lire lllickie Daw. having no flesh to Well whv don I von go tliiough with " him. stepped out through tho nrg'il llhckic j window, one long leg after the othei 1 xeuse uie, ohseived Onion lones i n1111 lo1 e 'he Jovial Blackie had Itelv mopiilnn th' Dawlesslv nude "" S' ln for hl" I'"' id. which niickle colleil no egg I ' vouni, levlls' lie ernckled, tt mind llilng foi . spell In j bum wl,ll,H husUv voice ' Wheie did vou tel or even i hospital but I diaw Re that eai I lino it the penitential v I'M sell ' on" " freckles lost theli redness. ,1 the scheme fo- five thousand' , nt Hnimj looked up at Blaekle with . Tlufus leaned back In his llbrirv " "mile 'Lnrle Jim gave It to us llr. and su ecd Onion with mock ' "'" ll"l. glancing for an Instant, in arprnval our streak of jellow s beslnnlnc lo swf through he charged "oad Jfssnp bobbed In at the door ,av, vou tot i eonnie or Dusted tires itie Tim" lie shouted 'Mi Trapp s ! t a new kind In I was going to get ti some but Miss Tannic said 1 d het tf't an order rrom vou naJllnirord smiled and vvtole an or- r for 'he tires then he telurned io e limine s pioposltlon of Mi W O ne 'I cm icmember when soud take a ftpee he si Id with i l wink at ae!l 'That s Ji el II ienonderi Mr lones took nn an ami there em t im laneej lefi Ker slue- t put in that 4 vi rtreich rarkini ioca in striped lit tw e Iv 1 veirs sen 1 eet nervous I hep T ni In small 101-11 That's whv I qjuo U uu small jruj i,, pnl In a fen fnncv lugs. How about It. Jim.' Ton tfo at it Mils wa " ".0t inc." Intel rupted Wallingfoid , "I don't think vou understand this nchcinc, ' complained Onion, draw Inc his chair closei and twlrllnff his hissing rhnmpagne hlKhball "You advertise that you II double theli moncv, lllackle. then ou ' "Not me." Interrupted lllackle. "ou' ' tllmme a ihamo!' irrowled thetinlon l"As fast as the boolm send their moue in vou uic it to piy orr the ones that sent It In before, Jim; but vou " "Not me," Interrupted Walllnsford "vou ' Tine as silk I' sold lllackle fiillim lastiuillv, "then the postofflce au thorllies come around with n hang, and piss vou the finish f Flve-hundicd-iind-twcntv-per-cent Miller." Younir .llmmv bounced Into the mom with a ficshlv bent nnd broken auto hoin In his hand "We need a new horn, ' he reported suivejlne with limitation the recent woil. of the Warden sisters "Miss Violet said that we mlsht as well set one when we went for the tire?, so please clve me an oidoi " Onl i sliRlil trace of ainuance on the round, pink far of WallliiKford, as he wiote tile or del and passed it to Jlmmv Miller was n plain crook," went nn Onion, now n tufle sulkv 'With mv scheme the monv. , as it conies In, Is split foui navs Vou rnaK out onc fourtb for vourself, vou ' "Not itie. Intcirupted Illacl.lc "vou' ' Wall a minute' hcRtd Onion "Vou snag; out a fouith foi uuiself vou pa off vour flint boobs with two fourths and with the other fourth Listen' vou pvramld wheat 'Oh Jo ' ' veiled HlacMe 'Then ou lun a loltei) with thu wheat profits I Rues, and Rlvo a pound of co.ik foi IhA CMnl!nl nrlse ' Toad Jesup and ouiik Jlmmv iame stamping In with theli aims full of auto actcssoilcs which had been pound- ed to bits hv the Kleeful Win din 01 phnns "Pound a lot of thins we niecl." r-i plained Jlmmv eagerlv Were golns to take some of them down to be it- ' paired but a lot of thtm well have' to buv new The Rlrls a-ild iuii d hi t tei Just le us an mder foi ,inthiliE wo want 'Thais right, llm be i spoil, Kiln- MJ. tllAn1.l.. 111... . .. . . l 11.. ' iivu inainir iiii wi;itii i uj ill nil rlrst place " "Who s iiinuliig this tumli" iimulied Walllngfoid with n tiacc of lunness. and, w-iitinR the ordei In h burn, he Cave it to voung; Jlmmv , wheieupou the bojs dashed out of the dooi, chop ping half theli biokcn aciessoilcs a tliev nn Jnlon Jones Mulshed hts hlRliball lie tool, a clsaiette fiom the box on th tabic i ml lit It, then he Minted in earnest, and spent a solid tlirte-ciuai-ters ot an hour 111 explaining the In lllcuclei ot Ids ne" scheme " 15'it heiea tin. best put of It ' ho flmshMj tiiumph.intlv 1 vc saved this tin the last All you Vi) sot to do Is pick r sood boob. n'Hi fifty thousind dollms, that'll buy vou out Just herore ihe pinch comes Of lourse, then vou Sot to frame some wav that the boob can t pass It back to vou 'I hat s when I fall doti J cant Ii ime these tlnssv angles 'ihat s wheic you come in J Ilufiii. T nuft.s III a fat blai k clRai Not me,' he calmly, and llnally, statd 'vou'" whereupon Onion Jones connulini. his nakedness with a new lelt hat, Liiiscd piofoundl), and walked out Into the air 'You inliised a circus gills ' -s pl lined Dlackle. is Violet and Fannie camo Into the libra l. v. with the pink of excitement in theli checks and the spaikle of inisihlef In their eyea Onion Jones has a great achemo to end his davs In Bine bins, and alt ne needs 's an hnestoi from Mattcawan He " A loud shriek Intel runted the conver sation It was like the approach of a high-speed locomotl e and it gathered In volume and Intensity like the scream of .1 skj. rocket Blflikte turnd to the window and his mouth chopped open, ' I"o- the Loid'.3 sake, pipe this"" no veiled and the gills knocked over two ohalis In getting to htm fhev had .1 sudden attack or frlsht Onion Jones w is Just passing out ihioiigh th cairlige cat with offended disnltj ? WallliiRfoid leached tho window Onion, who was inclined to portliness these davs, suddenly spring 'i light up and described a parabola over Into th grass Simultaneously with this ind the loud cilea of I annlo ind Violet a low aria, streak (.hot In Irom the road on tv o wheels v htzzeel up the drive, and loundcd the curvo Into the cariiasc porch missing the btom post b an inch, then mopped, with n slain and the smell of inooei, dlifctlv In the centei Mr the nisi, hihtant sine theli ippro.ieh the pneu nutl" hoin stopiyd shilekinK' Vln't she a danv'" dcmindecl Toad Jumping out onto the porch hla hall tousled his eyes shining, his Heckles led with jov sl ,n " ,n h"-tn minutes fiom oll.u iltc-le- n.uiouneed llmmv. topidiis the motor vlth i touch or ms IOC " bois weie met with a Mianse I ek of enthuslism Vlolot lift 1 P i iiipeel down In a poich swine with her feet stialght bcfoie her and bjth I ni ill. it her heart Fannie w us n hlto and stiff, and was squeezing hei left hinl with her right so hard that the tins of her fince-rs weie cilmson Jim M Mllm-totd, at the llliraiv window. Was ,1 mine out With a sagging JaW. 'ne nneeiion oi ma neavy figure u the window, and his smllo deenened He ordered Mr Tiapp to let us have anv thing we wanted, and this Is It" "H I'd onlv known vou bovs woull ditve like that, Id never have helped " txita loiei un i in so noriv, woiriea 1 annle "l nnd I nie to blame. Mi W'sIIIiir ford ' I liufus looked rrom one to the other or Ihe Warden sisters In nstou Ishmciit, then he chuckled Ihle gives us out chance, niukle Now we can get verv close to Louis ' Tor tw o centf I d have ou nut Into cold storage' threatened 1 liufus W illinpforel his big round pink fiee aflame with indignation, and hl broad ehest swrlllnt: with the xaino lent 011s sentiment 'Heies vour ai' and with a wave of his hind he " yf - laaLafc-bL. NS. -Xy SBaBriaLaMF Vv AVIiaiaiaHHPL Bef l25?' Wfe-- iViaiaiaHra VJjMB f "B laaiaiaflaiaiaiaiaHaft II fIA llHiiLiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBil :Hv 9HiJiJiJHsiH HsHilHjH PV(HBiLVaaHdr ''''"sIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVilL - fsHBH -.illllHii XVf aiaiao!5i0f!flP K W? ';Mkyl XSiMjBrs iilf .., y v.-Z. t s P-UfU6 aiNTD BLfACKLltl. CONTEL-R' indie. 1I1 d Ihe ki c n-leiokinb little six outside Ihe curb where Ilia lln I w vv ho had diiviu it in, itood i.aln elow 11 nt It wnh uiiliii iilinlrallon Louis 1 lapp Kill 111 tl III On III i c lion ol tin h end wuvi He 'mull eviM Rllid and the nt,h1 side of U la 1 se re we d up ' UlmtH Ihe miiUi 1 Willi 11 "'lllii laet til It lie tin ri " snapped W'nllJnMord hiu should have hettei sonnt, if nut be'lle'i moral, thin 11 put a iIiiiim hum iniulilni HUi that Into the hiiule of hlldien, Beside 1, theies a Inl uR(ttnl it Ml Tinpp turned his jes on Wal llngfurel nnd icltiiscil his eniinti 11 im with 1 sin 11 k Ho cllslikc.il to lose 1 customer nut it would tuke Walling fold two viars 10 buv Iwcuiv-siv. hun dred vnd It 1 1 lollars' win Hi of ai eesorles 'Hanoi 11) iesponlbllltv In Htnli 1' in ensv Meiuilt 011 inn mc voui written order for the pun base of thin ear and .1 sale Is u sale, Ml Walling ford ".ou took a 1 rooked advantage of that order' hotlv ehitrgiil Walllm. ford "I suppose if ou hied bee 11 seil InR pulMiii it would luve been just Hut sami Neitlier Willlugfoids i orn nor his InillRtiatlnn nor his hroadlv hwellim; elicit iffeited Mr. Iripp in the lent t "Won I tie take Inn k his en, Jim ' ' demanded lilac kle Daw, who li jt htuelleil the ep led ipiauel from Willi out bv the mill posea of the 111 n. "Do I look like n sucker' dcin inili d Ml Trnpp in cturn ' 1 hat s 11 unci ear now I wojldn t offer it to unv tKidv roi now Tall and ban nine kle Daw bent ovei Mi liipps dek Impressive 1 Mr Irapp wis nnl iboul live reel six and he felt in. If the Metropollt n tower weie hovering itmvi him 'Would ou ratlin have tint uer or a licking lake 1 Ilhiekle In his dead liest of tones Louis '1 rapp plurel the p 1I111 of his atubb) light 'land ovci the bin k of his left one, and preseel both Hgaiust his atom ii h as ne stepped out of im mediate 1 tnge ' "A llekiiu; ' he eonresMil nnil founel safet for the present in the Midden grin whli h lifted III111 kle olnled moustllehl I dim t let am thing stmil In Ihe wav ol mv miiklii,! nuuiev Ills small eves sipilnti il and he emlled vvllli complacent prlrt- III ickle ten mil un the iMligliint I Hufus a stidileulv serious fin I lie 11 In deeervs lln niunes In de -elded The inillgnatlon siiililenlc lelt the e e of W'lilllimluiil lie wus smilinj Louis Tni pi) kilnlni. innlldinii stenpiil close 1 "nu see busimss Is buslm lio pleal. llltl oilmen el "Mi 'Irnpp Is e nirel lltlit xild Wlllllugfoul 10 HI 11 kle We II keep the ear ' Outside as tin v 1 Minimi In tin nil, Walllngfoiel Hiniled ninh nledh ' llreed he said I hut Ids weak point III K I llsv ' Hnsv c lioumi foi Onion t si In tne grinned Iliac Mi ,11m hi kola It' v Again lln swllt little sl alnppeel In trout of Louis IrinpH plan nf hiif I ness 1 i1inf,v rep id-inil-.n 1 1 "eorv sliop to which 11 (.mining hIiiiw window h til been added Mki 11 ileau enllai on 11 soiled shin l.ouih I itipp betinviil no uneaslnem when he aw W nlllngfuiil and lllackli tlnw 1 I iinherini, out of the low Kris iiinabjut 1'ionle llkn Walilngford in ur 11111I1 mine tluni 0110 kick and n stop now eotild me 111 noth Ire but profit Mr Tiapp liuiuliiii Wallinglnnl with buincss-lllc crUpnesH 'hive vou inv minurne tilling rm Hitler'' Ml Tiapp's eier sluzi d Ills t ice screwed up on one ride Ho pre seed unn palm ovci the back nr the nihei Ho e-tzrd unseilnu at the lutlo iiinihoul out bv Ihe 1 tub 'Well un he llnillv iilmlllnl hut I muld have ' I thouglit of 1 llllle autnuiobili 111 rcfor last wrik and hive applied foi a nileut on It expl lined Walilngford with rnilllne nnm halanee is If In weiei ajuuavd with him elf for liatlii d- s n nil lr .11 ' 1 ill lis a tronhle- bi 1 '" 1 i in 1 ns Mite d with c is Inn it. Ii . 1 iilk 1 iIh piowil d with 1 r 11 in I it 01 e end and 11 e undenting I' li..' lit tin nihil it Ii tun ,1 Ihriillgholll Willi Inn 1 ..hi. I ilvi loth 'Ihe tunnel tsplmdcvci I In Ii ne of tin e is lamp", ind tin ILht Is relleiteil thloilgh the e 111 ire h U1.II1 of 111. tub Hi hid In nil holm eiefl sketches on Ihe I uk of nn oiiler-sllp Inn Mr 'liiipp ell I not tie oil the dtai,ntins I in hump In icliiillted with the In dllliieiiee of oin who is not eagei for tin iintrl.il II looks pieltv copel H I hail some I might sell hair a doze n or an on commission I vt no ilniibt," sullied W'alMngfoid till, broad-i hested fovhel fellow W al- iiugfoid was and the youl of careless ki in rosltv I dldn t know but that vou nilkhl he linen ste-d In the msnn fuituri' nnd uiarketlm. uf It 1 lie. x e 1 gamble with mv nionev.' he eiuleklv stilted 'Wluit I nude I made without niiieh ttivehtmint W.iMiuKford iliucklid his big sltoul litis hi living and his eves half elosed ' o eluince for vou to lose Is theie'' he giiod-uiiliiiedlv coinmenled ' I don'l eaie sliuika about tin Investment Mr rrapp Ml I want la to see this thing madi III hick it uivself. If vou II ui.inillaeliue am! market It ind pav me I tojjltv Mr 'Irnpii's stubbv hands fluttered from his trouseis pockets hla vest poiketa and his vest armholes where 1 lit x hung bv his thumbs Oh If that s It I might be Inter ested he observed, concealing his timet tics vv 1th a Mazing or his eves and h twisting or Ills mouth 1 bus II was that VH Inula Tiapp 01 ginlzed the Irapp Mm keling Companv -lliai mini being uiged bv Walilngford is i lOttMiienlK nidi unite title whleh would penult Mi .Tiapp to add hiij othi 1 miiles of inauiifaetiire he might di flu I Inn aiRiintiiu wis potent Mine it was hacked bv the fact that the enllie venttiie lued Ijien financed bv Mr WiillliiKfonl to ih extent of live thoiiHind doll us Theie ipnli Mi W ill llnnreirit and Mi I lapp 1 nterej Into most Icnglhv and elibotat ntleles of akieeinint vvlilch 1 rmltlrtt mi liipp on his part to 1 ntei upon inv otln r tnanufactute utnlei tin sami name, as Inuu as he fiirn lml the nipitnl him si If. without iiiolH lo Mi Wiillliigroid In olfai t 10 tlilrt in iv He i.e Mi U.illing loid wis intllled 10 the Mini light in o t lit 1 vvonls while tin t nt 11 undcitak illi. v is to be cnniltieticl utlile 1 Mr I I ipp s name and -pnnscirslilp 'ho tillnilii tinilble.l.ght alone was to be 1 niulunl elite riiilse W illliigluiel mil llliikle et up a disk in Mi Tinppa oftlce tin next elav I mils Tnpp om nine lettets or In qtiliv frntii nuto-supplv dealers, opened one fi mil which eliopied a teu-dnllnr bill and he btoiiRht It over to WallhiK touls desk with n ptulcd htow Ills scalp had sllppnl lorvaid fullv hair nil inch nnd his mouth had screwed up c lost 10 his eve What Is tills" he .ml ed loosening lila lountemnce with a smiek "Lis len ' 'Ii ipp Marketing c'ompinv Deal Sirs Vou are piobtbly anothei fike but III rill foi 11 ten. an) how so is not to break mv lecord Invest It 11s per dope In youi handsome adver tltemcnl mil lr vou re merely Rolng -oiilh with the moncv mall hack n m iMiulla , ouis aa evei ' TAfK HOVDLLY" lilac kle am1 Wiillliigroid exchanged a coilifoi (able grill 'If jntill nollti Mi liipn this en-veliiie-'ls ma-ked foi Depaitment A.' dlieited Walllngfoid kinds ' Kindlv walch foi such letteis ami put them In this basket " nnd he lifted to the top of his desk the largest waste paper basket which Louis Irapp had evei Mill vAallingfiiicI unlocked the nppei diawer on the 1 clit-haiul side of his de k mil diopped In II the ti 11 dollar bill lie opened the opposite diawer jiii( djiw Toitn s blink caul number one In the right hand low which he numJviel mil t mped with the date, aftel which he ioU on It Jack Hoad- lev's name and nddiess, and the amount of his tontilhutlou "What Is If asked Louis Trapp. blinking at the big waste basket with ills small ees, clasping the hack of one hand with Ihn palm of the other, and pressing both against his stomach Oh. a little side line," tesponded W'alllngfnrd carelessly. Trapp. vou have fomt vacant sna.ee In the third lloor front I think I II put some tables In there for mailing fflrls ' Mr Trapp screwed up his face ' What kind of business is this? ' he Insisted nn knowing Wheat Investment,' replied Walllng ford tirledv The afternoon post brought three tel lers for Department a, and Mr 'Jiapp eamo over to see them opined All three contained miiney' The next tjvo davs brought all additional siattiilng few. Thursdav n dozen, I'rlelav a scene Snlurdav nerl ftft) "If vou clont mind Trapp well lock the office door, ' sugiicsted Walllngfurd, after lunch on Kalurda) 'We want to pa off our Investors" and opening tin locked drawer, he began dumping mnne on the desk "Kuie agreed Ml Trapp. with alac rltv, and he Immedlatelv locked the door from the Inside llr climbed on a high stool as lllackle began to sort the nionev and peered with all his eves " thiiutnnel and twenty dollars, llm,' reported lllackle stroking his pointed mustache complacentlv "Not so bad for the first week" Welt hold over Ihe twent) for a nest egg," decided Walllngsford, and taking the two odd ten-dollar bills, he dropped them back Into the drawer, which he closed and locked He divid ed the nionev Into four equal plies Phis la ouis, the said handing one of the piles In lllackle and that care, lesa gentleman dropped the two hun dred and llftv dollars Into his upturned hat This will psv orr the first twrnty-flvo investor, and W'alllngfnrd drew two of the piles toward him snapping a rubb. r band around the remaining one nnd shoving It to one side He chuckled as he stole a sidelong, upward glance at Louis Trapp That gentleman's eves Ind expanded until the coloi was vis ible They were a mottled cauarv " Lend us a hand. Trapp. If vou ie not I usv " requested Walilngford 'Told two ten-dollar hills In these circular letters m the) will lit these envelopes." and reaching Into one of tho bottom drawers of his desk he passed Mr 1'iapp a sheaf of circular letters, on wnn Ii he placed one of the piles of bill i .mi Tr..t n Mi.t nuuibU cazlng at the mnr.ei fcr a few minutes, and then, aa a piellmlnatv lo Intelligent co-opera- j lion ne lean lll I ucuim inn i "- ii follows Hear sir o take n'easure In dls i hirgliu; fiom out books your Invest n cuts of thero had been left a blank In whleh the amount, JlOisI wiis nlnmindi trade with us on (here an other blank in which i date was stamped) According to the terms or ur offer to jnu. this amount was only 1 1 t l,.tl..iai hi-, ntma In Up In Ollfl inoUfKIlU ainimn " s. .x-...s... . iiiii ranliflrntlillv ' lo be tield 1 US Ulllll lis jnouis eowuiu ;u " .v ..li"'''', """ ..-ob.-- - acciT.e te one hundred per cent Vo hook In Ills gills and was crazv to big io stato tliit our opeiatlons havo buy In but nHer I told him last Sat- iiei successful and with the usual in- urdav. that we might consider letting . ,.' . v a-i herewith return sour him have a sice of It he quit And now "I "1. .V'n..infe, t of 1 l"iTtKerner ery da: at 3 o'clock he telephones foi . . V....I,-; ,i,,i,c. .,i ihituf tne soinDet look on vvaiungioru In our fuither l,"lr"l'a,,1''1 frnm teir f3ce was not a retlectlon from thut on Trip MarUttlnr Company u (or hlm to hold T poson himt . hft Mi Tranp jumped Uown from ..U ucdarM vlndlctiveb 1.100I and doiio?ttc(l hln bll"(,"fM ai At tha' moment there tame alam inoi e on th d8k nrtorn waliins- mlng down Uroadway, at the apex of tna-.l xl r?lcirsL In "This is a skin ginie' lie exrlalmed. I I II have nothing to do with it' ' ,Wal illngford s bin pink face was a picture. of cheerful jovia'iiv anu unemej tow Isui.hed In keen enlojment now hastv " " chlded Blackie Whv. vou don't know nn thing about it. Trapp . , , 'I know this muth, and Mi Trappa stubhv hands traed fiom hie tiousers ..ocVets to hla coat pockets lo hla vest pockets and to the armholes of hl vest where thev hung bv the thumbs Vou haven't invested a cent, vou lei the money lav in that drawer all week! You re uslnr one-half of the money to pav off one-fourth of the suckers! "Don't b'ame them." grinned HI'icklr. Thev re not haimlng onybodv Thev II send the monev right back to pay pit the next fouith and so II goes merrily on " . , . . "Hut vou aie using mv name ex cltedlv objected Mr Tripp his hands now finding no home "I'm the onlv one that's known In tills company l don t even get my of the money' "You get vour share of the tubulii llsht." sternlv icproved Walilngford ' Vow let me mike sou ashamed of v.ntseir Mr Trapp ei ee this money unci he Indicated the two nun o'ed and llftv dollars embraced hv the inbbei bind niat Is the Investment rut d 11 see thit we have held It out. fDlrlv and wiian Iv and I m going to let vou handle It for Investment i that vou will know there s nothtnc under handed about It More than thu Trapp idnce sou ie so p irtlculir- I in going to write nnd slm 1 document stating lhal vou hive nithlnc to do with this derartment of the Trapp Marketing Pomp 111S. that vou have no financial 01 p tsnnal Interest In U end that I alone em morallv and legal'v respenlhlc far 't True to his wotd 1 Itufus Walllnj roid then and time ind with Rieat nnmn ind cereinonv . wiote out the doc ument ln question mil slened It, alter vvnlch iloiace n Divv and Ixiuls ftapp attiched t'telr slgnitnies is witnesses 'Now ' said W iillliiRford severelv. 'vou ire safe I place this document 111 ihU -mDll lln hnx. which. OS YOU SCC. hns two locks 1 lock both locks I give vou one kev I letaln the ether Here Is the bo lock II In your own safe Now are vou Htitlslled" 'I guess so ' heslt ited Mr Tripp, holding the little tin box with both hands 'How do vou Invest the mones ' .. , ,. . ,, ,,. . "in the wheat pll ie piled Mr Wal llngfoid. promptlv "We shfiiit be here on Mondav moinlns Id like vou to send fot a man from the lilwlt Broker iuo Compaus. as soon as vou cm get them on the phoi e- O've him this mones . tell hlm to b ly wheat on a five- ,,. M..llt 9 '"' . - DRINK HOT TEA FOR A BAD COLD .-i.i,'e'.e"i"S ..ftft....w.He I Oct a small package of Hamhuic Bieast Tea or is tho Oerman folks call II. "Hamburger tliiift Thee," at anv nhaimaev Take 11 lablespoonful of the ten nut 3 run of boiling water upon it. pout through a sieve and drink a tea cup lull et mv time, ll is the most ef fective wav lo bleak a cold and cuie krlp. as ,t opeis the pores lellevlng longejllon xlso loosens h bowol thus breaklut a cold at once It I linrxprn e ml entlrelv eget aulc, the. refold hunil'is -AdvL point 'narrln, and pvrnnild It every point up " Mr Irapp's stubh hands dropped at his sides " That s no Investment ' he exclaimed, "that's arson'" "I'lnth," atieecl Walilngford, bilellj. "Hut ou're bound to catch It somo time if vou nliv It every day, aren't ouV" "Sure." admitted IjllllS Tratin. "but It don't happen often enough. You'd have io win once out or auoui nvc nines, nun It don't happen " Walilngford rose and loomed above him. blR, confident, chuckling "Yes, but suppose the amount you Invest Is. bigger evirv clay? When you do catch It. you wipe out the score, don't you " It ll'H enough nigger, oricnowicaKcu Trapp promptlv I Igiires were an In heritance to hlni "Well, don't jou suppose this business will grow fast enough?" and WalllnK fotd Inld his hand nn the h'indieil per cent mono. "Don t vou suppose that evcrv man who gets this twenty clol lrs will he lesponsihln for firing a hun dred bicl. here In the next mall? And don t ou suppose that rate, of Increase will keep t every week? Why Trnpp, nnd he shook a jovlall) Im Picsslve Ingrr at Louis. ' berore loin well have to widen vour doors to Kt the mono In rigure It out for your- teir" f . 'WelJ. llm, It's a show-down " said Blaikle Daw regretfully as thev came tuav from lunch 'The money'a rolling In so strong thnt we'll have to run from It " "Tough lutk," grumbled Walilngford "If wi were able to strike a winning on that -vheat pyramid, so as to piy cfT ill boobs to date, we co ild clean n million dollars out of this game k It Is we"e onlv raked oft about eightj thousand " He hesitated tor a momerti I've been studvlng the marcet until 1 set a headache very nlRht. and it seems to me that wheat Is due for a sharp ilse' Llackle stopped him. rlRht in the mid lie of the sidewalk on crowded Ilmsd w iv, and studied his big. lonnd faen with deep concern "You fat lollop! he exclaimed "Jim, when you turn Hrk .voursell. Its time to get out'" '? c-uess lou'te right soheili con sidered Walllnsford I've been Roliu jll'r that wheat-dope like a hucket Rhop wreck, wat-hlng the crop icpoits, and the weather, and the foreign ship men's W hat a en hid be foi cold brltk nitiat" lie pa 'sed and contem plated himself In nmeiemenl ' I don t auiipos" we d bettci chance it much longer ' )im I el fe I Happier ii we were inn returned lllackle Willi an ip- ..nl.nnuUu 'ilnnri ArnunH 'llm 1 m like Onion Jones' I love fresh air The mil's eoniln? Ii too heavy to escape a postoftlce Investigation much longer Just one winning would make us ahlu to show nn on-the-level Investment with legitimate profit ' speculated Wallllng forel ' I wonder If the goat will huek, worried lllackle. "That's a horrible thought. Jim' lor If this Hilt Trann lets un hold the im( attor u e n rareiuii proppn u the legal rite of sneed. 1 low rai oarlrldge-shaped lunabout. In which sal a diminutive driver and a diminutive nassenger, both with goggles nnd flying hair At the verv Inslint In which Blaxkie and Walilngford recognized the car and the CTew something happened which gave I! road a s one ot its few thrills. Iwo Rlrls started to cross the lreet In front of the car, and stopped mldwas to decide in which direction lay the nearer sidewalk The held hands, giggling, and pulled each way; while Toad Jessup, too near for the Brakes, tried to change his mind aa often as the) did When the; finally separated, one of the rlrls followed the car across to tho wrong side of the street, In order to tumble In front of It; and then ln the midst of shrieks of terror. Toad Jcssup did the brilliant thing which marked him as a born driver He turned the arrowllne little six" ax right angles, shot between a taxi and a dias. ran over the curb and up on the sidewalk, stopping the nose of the machine one foot from a ilnii atoie window. Walllnsford his face ashen, gasped to tecover his hreath and strove to fight his wa through the crowd Blackie, his face cquallv white, hold hlm back ' Let hlm alone he said ' You'll onlv rattle them They're not hurt. No bods ' hurt " '111 smash that tin' swore Walilng ford thiough Rrlttlng teeth "ou'll do nothing of the sort'" de claied Blackie Toad should have a medal Come nwav" x big tiafflc pollieman had elbowed Ills wav In to the little six" He hid a blond mustcy'ie and a blue eve Good work kid ' he obseived as he cleaied the eiowd awav from the icar of the machine He viewed Toad anrl llmmv with n grin of amusement 'Vie vou eighteen"" he asked the diliet llmmv nudged Toad shnipls Yes ' snlekeied load Well, I have vour wotd fot it le marked the offltei, who loathed an School Drawing and Painting Material The Best Assort ment and Prices SCHMIDT 719-721 13th St. N. W. Builders' Exchufe Bids. 1 I Corridor Kntranee). Wr are at yeair m. tee. Close a p. m. 11 11 kip h ii nrii iruin m.iiiii awkward driver of snv age "Can nu back nut of this, 01 Is vour nerve done TcmiI nodded as he giabbed his gear lever and threw out hla clutch, lookln? over his shoulder meanwhile llmmlo Walilngford touched the pneumatic horn one short, shrill blast The hlue-eved traffic policeman leaifd nonfldentlv close to Toad's eat. "fiet off the street bcfoic vou r pinched ' he advised 'You look darn young for voui age ' The car was lust starting when Wal ilngford and lllackle arrived in time to prevent tha spurt. "Where'a that chauffeur I got you!" demannded Walilngford, in mote anx iety than anger. "Sa, listen!" Young Jimmy's voice vibrated with excitement 'Jump on the car." Blackie was uheady in thr me. chanlc'a seat Walilngford stood on tha riiiinliisboatd Toad Jcssup swung on a side street "We were In a shooting' ' "Hlcht In front of our place. Unci Jim'" Interpolated Toad "A murderer or something vai jet ting away from two detectives," went on Jlmm, his eyes like coals "We were on ton of the shed with the bis barrel we wete putting up for W wind mill tank. The burglar shot a detec tive, and Toad and I dropped the batrel on him' And thev took him away in the wagon! ' "It lit top down: the barrel did' shouted Toad, swinging around a wom an vvlth a baby buggy. "Well, the girls were taking care of the wounded detective, and" ' The girls!" Both men asked It at once "What girls?" "Miss vl and Miss Fan"' shouted Toad "Thev brought us our dog thev promised us." went on Jlmmv. ' Well, Miss Kannle called me in the library and gave me this note. She said to hus tle it'" "And the chauffeur wasn't there'" shouted Toad, grinning with all hl freckles "We had a dandy ride' ' Walilngford had ripped open the note He read it and passed it quicklv to Blackie. "Trapp Marketing Comnanv is to be Investigated this afternoon. What dee It mean! Haa Mr Trapp done some thing Illegal lo get you into trouble'' TANNTE "Drive us to Trapp s ' directed Aa1 llngford brlsklv. (Continued tomorrow ) "77" Humphreys' Seventy-aeyen For Grip, Influenza, COLDS All Depend So much depends on the proper use of a remedy that we never tire or reminding our customers that To get the best results, take "Seventy-seven" at the very begin ning of a Cold If you wait until you begin to cough and sneeze it may take longer. A small vial of pleasant pellets, fits the vest pocket. ;bv and fl eo at all druggists or mallei llnmplire)a' Homeo Medlctna Co. Pi William Street Naw 'iork SNAP YOUR FINGERS AT THE MANUFACTURER We Guarantee This If you re troubled unh darni ruft. falling hair or irritations of the scalp, buy a bottle of Speiscr's Scalp Tonic at O'Donnell's Dm? Store, 'KM F Street. Buy it vnth the assuiancc that it will ac complish just what is claimed tot it. 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