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THE SILVER ASSASSlN

By WILLIAM J. MAKIN

ing the cap towards his eyes. He gave a glance round. Half Moon Street was deserted. He as-

(Continued) Yet, even as he contemplated it, another little group 0f people arriv-

ed on toot iluisiile 01' the hon-c, cended the steps and pressed the gzivi- ihivc llllﬂn, waited in solemn bell, firmly, three time '. Then he qlllvllltkxa in: ii door to swing rquared his shoulders. ‘ Silently,

the door owned. He stepped in- side. There was nobody there. l-lc stood in a. well-carpeted hall. dimly lit. rcvi-aln; .1 chiiii", a hall-stand anti a l1Cli\l:,\'-l,'lli. framed land- si-upe in the nineteenth century style. All very disciuet and ordin- uiy Peter hull expected a trim maid to appear and risk his busi- ness. i Iii-tend. iheri- came a loud click. 11c rtvrteil. But itwas a lift at the end of the pasuige that seemed

ope-n. and tl.-_~n mcppi-il inside. is u llziyfliir gambling ~olctnn and nasty

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." had been . Then a taxi and deposited munin dark suits. ~- appearance decided n .n [lie shadows. nil (ll iljﬂllﬁllfﬂl in- 'i.i< ltlllll. whining

Lil u 111"’ t .:iter. to auxin hzin. He stared at the

r - "nlel-(i peter, empty lift behind the steel grille. mpm- q mo f1)_;{,[ _,;r»_ It 1Jossessed a sinister invitation. He 01h !1\(l n‘ iloiw i>l another Even u he hesitated, somewhere 1n

- ,1 U1 1(‘_|]]](‘- m0 marry the distance abell .hilled three _r in 6931p l», (0 . times. Peter swung round. The

j “him Hung; a door had opened. A young. pallid-

r1_ Opp» “hm faced woniiiii in a bright green

r; p110 numb” evening dres- was (‘lllrflllfl She r1, t 11m- llm; 1g ‘mg a gave him a casual nod. twitched open the ste grille of the lift and

stepped in ile.

“Arc .\ .i coming up? she risked. in :1 tired. husky voice.

I “Of course." nodded Peter, and stepped forward. The grill was closed. The woman

ill U1!‘ STPPH ilrc=s pressed a button,

rind the ﬂllLOlllltlZlC lift began its

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lf'~‘l‘l, indifferentlv. liwk at nutnlaer; lli» zil~o ignored

_ m. (,5 p010,- Aim. i ll. cent with that loud ivliine which Peter had heard froin the pin-e- .,, ‘HKPS past eleven , mont. The woman standing by

the side of Peter, sighed.

id seen some thirty i‘ l v _ i - ‘I ve been living just for this one

. . house. A motley l liil young melt] evenlnﬁi" 50,111,; ma“, heavy I ‘He stared at the pallid frice. ()\'(‘." drc sed, middle- I ‘I. 1W he murmereil. and mm one of, A click. and the lift had stopped. 1,119 5e11, distinctly, l Pgthcr jerked hack the e. e womnn s out. Peter followed He statfegpfztt at the extraordinary figure of a

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three Hm ~ Tﬁvontyc-five minutes pas’! eleven. “I'll risk at." decided Peter, tugg-

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A pale yellow set would bring spring sunshine into the bathroom; a pale green set would remind one of the first new leaves of spring. Or 1l(.'l'l'lf1.]’).‘? you ppuld prefer to use plain white, or rose or pastel shades com- hlni-il with n diirked color of colors smartly contrasted with black. No mrnlrr ivhrit your choice, this bathroom set, crocheted of heavy cotton, is a. smart accessory and one that will tub endlessly. Not only is it, bright and attractive but itso very useful. The pattern includes complete instruc- tion: fm‘ crochetlng, detail of stitches usccl, color combinations, and sam- ple (if rroeiivt cotton used to make the original model.

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man advancing toward them. It had the appearance of a. man de- capitated. 'I‘hen.Peter realized that it was a man with a white hood over his head. the whitness blend- lng with the white colour of the wall behind him. Two slits in the covering hood permitted the figure to scrutinize the two arrivals.

“The moon welcomes its children,’ Sflld the hooded. figure, solemnly.

"Blessed be the moon," replied the husky voice of the woman.

"Blessed be the moon," repeated Peter, mechanically.

The next moment he found a. hood thrust into his hands. The woman in the green frock had al-

' ready covered her head. Again

Peter followed her . Through the eye slits he saw the l figure who had greeted them draw- ‘ lug a iile a heavy curtain. The WOlllllll in the green frock passed through. Clenching his hands and holding himself in readiness, Peter folluvecl. The curtain dropped be- hind them. A strong vibrant voice was chanting.

“All powerful are those who wor- ship the moon."

And there came the solemn re.- spouse of several voices:

"Bles- ed be the moon. . . . "

It wit; eleven thirtyAt that same moment a tired individual from the Cipher Department entered the room occupied by Detective In- spector Graves. He sank into the chair with a. weary smile.

“Well asked Graves.

"It was so easy and simple," re- plied the man from the Cipher De- partment. "that it baffled me for several hours. Then I remembered the rule of our Department.‘

“What is that asked Graves.

"When in doubt. go to Vlhitakers Almanack." was the reply. "And there I found that the symbols used were the usual ones to- denote the moon's changes. It's a sort of astronomers’ shorthand thlat has been u ed."

“Wcll, what does it mean?" im- patiently demanded Graves.

The man smoothed the torn piece of paper from the diary before Graves leaned over his shoulder. By now. the puzzling symbols had become stamped on his mind.

"The first symbol still baffles me,’ said the man from the Cipher De- partment. -

"It is obviously the sign of some society, maybe a. black magic soc- ietv."

"There are dozens of ’em in the West Etid." growled the Inspector. "Well, go on.’ _

"Then comes a sign that in as- tronomical language means Half Moon Street.

“Hlllf Moon Street" The inspec- tor ivas startled. “Yes, I believe you're right."

"The rest of the message refers to some rendezvous. The eigh- teenth, that is this evening, at eleven-thirty."

"How damnably simple," said Graves.

“Half Moon Street at eleven thirty.’ ‘He gave a glance at the clock. “It's just that, now."

The man from the Cipher De- ‘ piirlment saw Graves reaching out ‘ for the inevitable bowler-hat.

l “What nmv?" he asked.

‘"1‘m going to Hall Moon Street," declared Graves. "I may be on a fool's errand. 0n the other ‘ihand. . . ."

He shrugged his shoulders.

"If this rendezvous is indoors," pointed out the other, "you're go- ln: lo have some difficulty. ‘There are a good many houses in that street."

“If I'm there until dawn, I'll ‘find the rig-ht one,‘ declared Graves, confidently.

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right to work-

A few minutes later he was stroll- ing briskly towards Piccadilly.

-_—Belut T an“ m: volrr o 1* -P'°"* rig; Dorothy Dix °l*.'::...'.°

While it is True That Men Are Lured by Looks, the Woman Who Has Intelligeﬂw, Who is Capable 0f Making a Good Home is the Winner

F “Do you think I have lost my physical attraction?" asked a. woman of me the other day. She mo. been iansulshlns and making eyes at i1 group of men, all of whom had mysteriously faded away and left her stranded. a poor, forlorn wreck of one who had been a beauty in her youth.

when she was aweét-azid-twenty she was as lovely a creature as you ever saw. 5km. like snow and roses. Eyes like violets drenched 1n dew. Wav-

Peber Alllsters first impression was that he bad stepped into a room crowded with lunatios. Yet there was a sinister decorum, an r atmosphere almost of a. prayer meeting about these moon disciples.

They were ranged ‘ in chairs which flanked the four walls of the room, leaving a shining uncarpeted 1 centre of the floor. Although thef white hoods with slits for the eyes 1 covered all heads, the medley of‘ people were still recognizable to Peter by the remainder of their un- disguised figures.

He could pick out the crooked figure of the man in evening-dress who had consigned him to the devil in the street below. But the woman with the silver shimmering dress was not at his side. Other feminine figure= that Peter had seen entering the house were there, strangely incongruous in their white hoods, and seated in the chair next to him was the woman in the green frock with whom he had ascended in the lift. Scattered at different points among the 40 hooded people 1n the room, Peter picked out the three burly men in dark suits who had arrived together. All held themselves in the chairs, tense and expectant.

But the dzcsses of the women presented a. garish contrast against the black-blue painted walls. And, as a. decorative fresco. the moon in all its various shapes and stages, was painted in bright silver. The ceiling was painted a heavy black. It seemed that oppressive night was lowering down upon this group 01' muttering humans. A silver light effects in the room was pro- vided by cunnlngly concealed lights. To the disreputable Peter Allister, seated gingerly on the edge of his chair. the whole atmosphere seemed s. mixture of expensive night club and simple prayer-meeting ass- embly.

(To be Continued) _

ROAST CHICKEN Place a few slices of bacon on top of the chicken while it is roost- ing and it will give a delicious flavor.

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7:15 tufts-Theatrical Program.

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7:30 p.m.-“Alice in Wonder-

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8:00 p.m.— Spanish Program.

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ing golden hair and a ﬁgure as slender and llssom as a reed. Everywhere she went she was admired, courted. feted. Men went crazy Over her. and before she had been out a. year she married. But She had nothing but her good looks and sho felt she need- ed nothing else, so she cultivated neither her mind nor her heart. She made a selﬁsh. tell-centered wife and eventually her husbmd tired of a. dull companion who had no interest iwcellt in adorn- ing her body.

Now she is a woman in her late forties, Divorced. Home gone. Hus- band gone. Beauty gone. Painted cheeks, Wrinkles coming. Stupid, Bore- some. Her vial of magic spilled. Her wand of enchantment broken. vainly trying to attract men and asking; "Have I lost my physical charm?"

As I looked at this pathetic woman, I wondered if beauty is really God's best gift to women as women think it 1s. That good looks are the most desirable attribute that a woman can have is the ﬁxed belief of the entire feminine sex. It is what every woman craves for herself. It is what every mother prays her girl child may have. It is what. millions of women spend millions of dollars every year trying to attain. Yet, after all, is beauty so important to a woman? Does it go further than any- thing else in securing happiness and. success in life?

I think not. I think that beauty is oftener a, curse than a blessing to a. woman, and that when the poet sang of the fatal gift of beauty he said a true thing. The beautiful girl 1s doomed from the beginning to the in- evitable tragedy of seeing herself disintegrate; of seeing her hair lose its luster and turn from gold to ashes; of seeing her eyes fade and lose their . sparkle; of seeing the roses wither in her checks and he; ﬁgure grow either | fat or scrawny; of knowing the charms by which she had lured men were 1 going and being unable to stay them. It compensates n woman for never having been good-looking to never have toga through that ordea. and never to have people tell her how she has “changed?

Then the beauty seldom has anything else but beauty to recommend her There are, of course, rare cases 1n which Nature lavlshes all her goo gifts on a girl and bestows upon her intelligence and a sweet dis- position in addition to superlative good looks, but these favorites of Lady Luck are few and far between. Mostly when a woman's head ls over- adomed on the outside it is skimpily furnished within and, being good t0 Iook at, she does not consider it necessary to make any effort to make herself pleasant and interesting as her plalner sisters do.

Of course, beauty is undeniably good bait with which to ﬁsh for l husband. "My face is my fortune, sir, she said," song the girl in the ditty, and many a man does marry a. girl solely because of her good looks. But not even the great majority of men rise to that lure, for it ls ironin- ally true that, while all men profess to be beﬁuty worshipers. few 198-111’ are, as is abundantly proved by the fact that most of the married women we know are no Miss Americas.

While beauty may be enough to catch a. husband for a 8111. it isn't enough to hold- him. This is partly because beauty does not 188$, Md partly because no man spends his time looking at his wife even if she 1s a living picture. What he wants for the long pull of matrimony is some- body who is easy enough on the eyes not to give him as astigmatism, but who admires him more than she does herself; who is easy to live with; who is interesting to talk to and who is tender and loving and symm- thetio.

That's the kind of wife who holds her husband because her attrac-

tions do not fade as the beautys do with the loss of her complexion. They r grow greater as the years go by as she mellows and swectens and gets wiser l and more understanding.

So the girl who is nobodys beauty need no longer mourn as one with- out hope. Her charms may not be as spectacular as those of her M078 sister. but they are more enduring.

mill; or water. Stuff each chop and Fasten the pocket with loothplcks. Brown quickly in hot, melted short- ening. then arrange flat on the bottom of a roasting pan.

Add just sufficient water to cover the bottom of the pan and bake 1n a moderate 350 deg. F. oven until the chops are very tender, about 1 1-2 hours.

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BAKED STUFFED PORK CROPS

6 pork chops. 1 inch thick

2 tablespoons butter

1 onion, minced fine

1 tablespoon green pepper,

minced.

2 tablespoons celery. minced

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups fine bread crumbs

water or milk.

Method: Slit a pocket in each ChCrp from the outer edge in toward the bone. The butcher will do thzs

CRANBERRY APPLE SAUCE

1-2 lb. cranberries

2 lbs. apples

1 cup sugar

Method: Wash and pill; over the cranberries. Barley cover with water and cook until they burst. Rub through a sieve, discarding the skins.

Peel. core and dice the apples.

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Melt the butter and cook the onion until it is a pale stmiw color- Add the chopped celery. pepper. salt and bread crumbs. Cook for a few minutes longer and then moisten the dressing slightly with

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GENTLE THOUGHTS.

Gentle thoughts have tender. Healing peace for P6111.

1f we will but blunt them. Amid life's stress and strain.

Nurture them and E1116 311E111 P017111 To spread their lovelinesﬁ.

o'er the dream- and barren waste 0f earthly weariness.

tientle thoughts are flowers. That will never fade,

out. smile with radiant. bemty In the gardens love has made. CLARA ROYCE (CAMPBELL.

PLAIDS AND CHECKS

Pia-ids Imd cheoke in two-color contrasts will be smart this spring and simmer. also striped materials. Thaabeerlinesaro as linear; voile and yet are not gully 01-11511. ed while the coarse weswes, which are heavier, are excellent for sports,

KEEPING YEAST The cake of yeast. can be kept for

FASHION SHOWS ITS STRIPES some tune by burying 1t 1n salt.

FOB. SPRING

Broad stripes and small checks -———— are highlighted by Paris ooutu- CANDLE HOLDERS rlera, This wring you'll be wear- Trv isms marsh mallows m mg bright colored striped dresses candle holderson the child's F?" 1n town and country. Your suit is ‘dnv cm- likely to be of mum-colored Scotch i r plaid or checked woollen or striped - flannel, with stripes going around One 111x o! very 8mm: corre- on the Jacket-up and clown on (combo for icing should always bi the skirt. Striped sliks nmke some double strencth. 8s the process or 0g we mos; qpggﬂagular dime;- md icing detracts from the flavour.) evening gowns, too. The most pop- 0H9 1118 d! milk? 811811‘: 1W- ular of the ‘striped materials has Mix the coffee and milk. with

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Here's a. new princess ‘ _ dram that may be belted or belt- less. It has the new square neck.

The separate blouse oif shirt type, has full shoulder sleeves.

A schoolgirl can make it! The Jumiper is 1n. ab; panel-like aectionﬁ. to be joined. I

This little princess Jumper is ohallis print in navy blue ground with a scaT-IW Plaid in aqua. The blouse is aqua. cotton broadcloth.

Smaller girls will probably like it of plaid gingham with plain ging- ham blouse.

A peasant print in a rayon crepe with plain linen-like cotton blouse, will make you look your mmrtest and prettiest. ‘

The same Jumper will do service with any number of adorable? blouses.

Pattem includes the jumper and blouse.

style No. 1944 ls dawned for aims 8. 10, 1G. 14. 16. 1B and 20 years. Size 16 requires 1 8-4 yards of 39-inch material for blouse and belt with 1 5-8 yards of braid trimming; and 2 3-4 yards of 39- inch materlal for jumper.

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