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If a variety of order to: But-leda-a. QUILTS stoet so ran: actfRE eblaf of Colonel riai-Wi- e, U. A military hRHHfee Separtmert, eiUmated Ike re ware ISMM Earopesa troepa la Meslee peepartos tor aa attack ea toe Halted States. MeMseaeu OMcer Boaatas was ssal to Meslee City wbere he pend at CHAPTER ' 0-- 1, TV Continued Beanlng searched Mile. Duces face and demanded, Bogglo told you that? Boggle has told me a great deal in the past few days," she answered. I have" The orchestra brought their dance to an end. Mile. Due os ended her sentence in a harmless platitude. They went back to their table. "How do you know this isn't some Fatten weUr 'bitted jerkin the womans standby for Add this M ii her wardrobe. in a simple Ujours-i- t's thats quickly mm eonUIni jJL taUn In sises pat-i,lj)- fh done, int ructions and and of aUtchca; order to: ,5 a (or U-1- 4 mate-len- d Meedlacraft Dept Orel lanm.eenta i U in colni tor Fat-- INC IT BE BOSSED rreuR lAxanvi-mui- vi this modem wav HTVATION u sawfi bdep haadaAy, toff bowolii do aa adthaaa to mi -- MiioitMiat at bedtima Mart eonfivtabla niiafi otut tho day fall of your Mtr and pah toaltog Hba docent dktub M nMftmtsr interfere with woifc the the chewiaE Id?, hy staatirc, jaentIC It testae food, ifl 4 mi economical . . . a family supply B nt INfl-MINTT- of Truth Is Hardy nlhii tough. It will not i bubble, aiy kick it ruse, sane trick? Bennlng her when they were alone. "Why should a trusted officer betray such secrete to you at anyone else, mademoiselle?" She flared back: "Don't you credit me with knowing what I'm about, monsieur?" I also credit Bogglo with ordinary discretion in matters of such he retorted. Under Importance, what circumstances did he tell you of Van Hasseka air bases?" Mile. Ducos sat down and a cold smllo replaced the resentment in eon-front- 6902 break, at a touch; nay, about all day, like otbtll, and it will be round and it evening. Oliver Wendell an. nusRestlessi her eyes. 'Tor several days I'm at large; Youll Haasek think Cranky? Baatleaaf I Cant aleap? Tlra Bacauae easily? of dlitieoa of monthly actfcesl dliturtenceaf Then toy jjaiPinkharno Vegetable Com- - Jbtttm'i Compound la famous katonnipaln of irregularparlods Hanky nerrouaneea due to ouch Aatuen. Ona of tha moat effee- Mteinea you can buy today xtUporpoM made eepeetoUy Virtues Complexion saw a youth blushing, ddiessed him, Courage, my t is the complexion of Laertius. UT YOU SLEEP? weren't for heartburn and"full-rente-d by add stomach, yon tome rest! ADLA Tablets Jo Bismuth and Carbonates for Ask your druggist for Tablets tomorrow. mon- running too much go, of eourae? At eight. Bennlng hesitated while he searched the possible ramifications of such an adventure. His mind fixed upon Captain Fincke's disclosure of the operations map in Van Hasseki desk. Finally he nodded acceptance. ". WORTH TBYDKII w he past, sieur, Colonel Boggio and I have been going about the city while he bowed me the sights. It was very simple, when we saw planes in the sky, for me to set him talking about them, and about himself. Yes, much more he has told me. In front of Fernando on the Laguna de la Madre Van Hasaek hai a secret field for his bombers and pursuit ships. He has more than a thousand planes in all, with more coming to them by sea. Do you understand, mademoiselle, the full significance of what you just told me?" he asked, hie yea ae arching her face. She ahrugged her shoulders and said with a touch of annoyance: "Anyone who is too atup id to evaluate information would be too dumb to collect it, monaleurl But all of thi Information only confirms what wa already know, that Van Ha sack means to attack the United Statea. The really Important thing we've yet to learn la when, and for what real purpose. I meant to tell you that Van Hanek cent an aide to see me today, to invite me to be hie guect at a little party he' a giving tat some frienda tomorrow night at the palace. You may thank me for your Invitation I think you werent wanted. But I couldn't afford to let Vsn CHAPTER V In hia regal suite in the Palaclo Nacional the next night, Van Hasaek had replaced hie khaki field uniform with peacock military habiliments. Bennlng found discomfort in the presence of Colonel Bravot, alias waa Sergeant Gaujos. But Bravot to remain only a few minutes, his made the occasion at a departure puzzling, ceremony. Van Haasek, from the moment at the French girie arrival, had centered his attentions upon Mile. DuBenning promptly suspected she waa the real motive for this Van Haasek party, a show to cos. teat turn her head. l. Consciences Sake But the Bennlng interest had cen"iMver do wrong so thorough- lieutered upon a scowling Bavarian o heartily as when we do tenant who aat in Van Hasseke adconsciences sake. Pascal. off by joining military room, shut The Bavarian thick draperiea. posture suggested that he waa eeeeet erect It present on a purely duty status. hla ACTION BRED, MOUNTAIN wai obvioua that tha object of blackwood AND ACCLIMATED vigil was the Van Haasek . . . desk. With patient caution Benning waitWRITS LEGHORNS S. C. R. I. RKDS ed his time The hour wea close to NSW HANPSHIKES hia oppormidnight when he chose BARRKD BOCKS Into the stalked He WHITE ROCKS to strike. tunity Burr ORPINGTONS of WHITE WTANOOTTR military room in the manner too CORNISH GAMES who haa been drinking man WHITR GIANTS' much. The Bavarian sat at hia job. BROWN LEGHORNS LIGHT BRAHMAS stiff si a ramrod. - DrBwwi "A command for you. LieutenFRESH. One-- , u hterwHalala idila ant!" Benning blurted at him In Bmnzs Turkey Poults German. You wffi report at once Me u He auk to Excellency's Junior UtirA C in the bar. See to tt that you lose W BRER ntastretrt Clirelan no time! The Bavarian looked up with a to hia questioning scowl, then aprang pioneer habit of obedience to the under feet LAKH CITY, UTAH a superior officer. He hesitated tor a moment, and stalked through the headed toward heavy portieres and h1!T- 11 aide-de-ca- " 1MS HAWS hatchery the bar. batch wSpeciak MadepeadanfliDgp. "Westhenarchantsol town announce In th nsofthIspaper.Thay fo money saving to our It always pays to the merchants advertise. They are X J raid oi their marie or their prices. the portiere rippled behindBenguardian of Van Haueki desk,drawning turned the key in the top er. His steady hand extracted tha one document that ha found there, a folded linen map. face went taut ae hia Benning hand throat It open and he eaw the on a legend of arrowe superimposed and upper States United at the map Mexico. A glance told him that the arrowi pointed to vulnerable point! of possible Invasion. Behind each arrow that pointed a crow the Mexican border toward the United S la tea Aa the INSTALLMENT FOUR Aaurteu traitor who had eayartd la Park, art soo. zalart k mHMN at Flacks, aaothor Baaalac was accaptrt as aa Hassok, leader of Ox tonics tortM In Mexico. Several days talw Boaalai wax joiart hr Bromliu, aa Mwa sffl-ea- r. raaUlsi swMtkaart, who was setasL toM Senate the aUaaas aews that Bramlltx haA Lain sha repotted Oat Route, a alt carps oflear, toU her ha had are thxi a thoasaad ptaacs la Mexico. Now eooiiaoo with tea tfory. IT a French ipy. a-V- "td Loeetu, were figures of five digit. He sensed rather than heard the returning Bavarian. Instantly he throat the map into the breast of his loose khaki tonic, closed the open drawer of Van Hassek'i desk. Benning strode through the curtains into the reception room at the identical moment that the Bavarian reentered. Although aa an essential of hi business, he had learned control of hi emotions, Benning was unable to put down the racking suspense at the next few momenta. Would the Bavarian discover at once that Van Hasseki desk had been tampered with? Benning brief survey of the map had given him the vital information for which he had been playing. If no alarm came now, he could slip away in the night, haul out the Fernando plane from its hangar, and fly through to the bor- der. The Bavarian came driving through the portieres, black tragedy in hia distended eyes. His cheeks h by a audden noisy commo-th- a ha If --hysterical erica of a Mexican girl who was being thrust into tha ballroom than Van Has-ek- 'i JPtd bedroom. The staff colonel marched acrota to Van Hassek end handed him tha stolen operations map. "Excellency, I found it pinned under file lace flounces of this wench' a gown," the colonel reported. Van Hassek took the map with a casual hand, opened it for identification, and slowly smiled. He tucked the document into the gold sash at hia waist, and with a ton of hla hand indicated that the prisoner be taken away in dose arrest The Mexican girl, loudly protesting waa bundled out of the roan. Van Hasaek slowly turned to hia remaining guests with a cool figured scraps are used in the piecing, one dominant plain color ia generally repeated in each block to give the design unity. Again, one color is combined with white throughout the entire quilt. Some quilts have elaborate pieced borders; others are finished with a band of white with the dominant color used as an edge binding. A bias striped material makes the binding of the quilt in the Whirl Wind pattern shown here. The beauty of any quilt to enhanced if it to set off with a valance around the bed. They knew SAMS BED WITH FOOT CUT DOWN-THDOTTED VALANCE IS STITCHED TO MUSLIN BETWEEN WITH HIOH FOOT BOARD AND NO night my friends, he laid I regret it if your pleasgravely. 00,000. Four arrows thrust from toe Pacific, behind them no legends. One welled were flushed and heavy veins to Seattle, a second at the at neck end forehead. The Bavarian pointed of the Columbia Hiver, mouth strode to a colonel of the staff and third just north of San Francisco, a whispered avidly. The colonel hur- fourth at San Diego. On the Atlanto Haasek. Van over ried tic aide, groups of red arrows pointMile. Ducos picked up in Bened at critical points from Boston to ning' face some hint iff hia sus- New Orleans. Here, again, there pense. She left Van Haasek, now were no figures. pawing drunk, and crossed the room. Benning handed hla reproduction Something baa gone wrong, mon- of Van Hassek'i key map to Mile. sieur," she whispered anxiously. Ducos. He saw the blood drain from "You have been up to mischief in her face aa she studied it She Van Haisek's room. looked up at him with startled, star"Concealed in my tunic," Benning ing eyes. 's answered at once. I have Van she "Mon Dieu, monaleurl operations map the moat dangasped. "This means toe very worst gerous secret in Mexico. You must is to happen! Such attack upon you will set toe whole world in flames! drop me at once." Let me have the map, monBenning got up and put on hia cap. "I am leaving Mexico at once, sieur, she whispered. he said calmly. mademoiselle," I took a desperate gamble, BenYou are welcome to come along ning coolly rejoined. "If I've lost, with me if you don't mind taking it's my funeral not yours." With a quick decisiveness the some ebances with a pilot whos French girt threw her arms about somewhat out of practice. My inShe answered gravely: Benning! neck and kissed him to screen the deft movement in which structions require me to remain in she stripped the map from under Mexico, monsieur. But ita imporhis tunic. She stood close to him tant tor you to reach your governwhile she concealed the document in ment as quickly aa possible! he her dress. Jhen she stepped back, learned from Boggio today that his can't see me tomorrow. AU leave and slapped him. angrily at ipat of absence are being suspended, fBee. means you'll not have long to Very well I" she raged, in voice which Van Hassek'i attack. Au "If room. for wait the that reached through bon voyage. that's the way you feel about me, revoir, monsieur, and devil!" the to can go you CHAPTER. VI Van Hasaek slowly drew himself erect end his face went livid ea be received the alarm from his staff The aun waa moving over toe JagOne moment Van Hasaek colonel Washington skyline on the sec- -' ged waa drank, the next moment coolly ond morning thereafter when Ben--1 sober. ning wai put down at Bolling Field "No one will leave my quarters. fast observation plane from by inVan Haasek calmly Colonel. After his landing at Kelly Field. structed. "With the help of my aide Field from Mexico City Randolph inthe day before, he had passed the you will search everyone present, until you alarm to Eighth Corps Area Head-- ; cluding our own officers, find the spy and recover my map. quarters and sent a code report of At once!" . . . details by wire to Colonel FlagwiU. Outer doors were promptly locked, 4 military car waa waiting for AU were windows put under guard. at toe airport It aped him to him in the balltha War Department where Flagrequired to assemble at a wiU was waiting in the G-- office. room, thence to be taken one for bedroom Hassek'i Van to time The colonel showed the effect of examination. train and sleeplessness, but waa The coBenning waa taken first gravely contained. A fine bombshell youve exploded lonel sharply demanded explanation. offiBavarian in the War Department Benning, Why had he sent the Bencer away from hia post of duty? FlagwiU said solemnly. for "I've reported only what I learned, ning confessed bed Judgment which he offered apology. Hia only air, Benning answered. "Of course, the Bavarian toe final appraisal of my informathought bad been that was a neglected guest who should tion is up to tha General Staff." "General Hague took your report be given a drink. He insisted that at once to the President" FlagwiU he be aearched immediately. been said. "Aa a result tha President The Yan Hassek guests had On by on they had an ultimatum sent to Ruis yesInto sobriety. jolted Hassek terday by tha State Department were token tor search. Van stood to on aide, smoking a cigar, Our ambassador at Mexico City wai If he instructed to say that Mexico must hla face grimly contained to on folly ita European army waited In supreme confidence ..pi. in forty-eiga hours, and give of apy. within unmosklng the Interwere our mUitary attaches at toe emBeoning's thought aU troop bassy fuU authority to visit first-han-d to view concentration! NEXT WEEK what to going on." (TO BE CONTINUED ) AUatiinf Sniiailmatd I T I VALANCE that in the days of the . S air-Un- Fail Humbert of myOerlout era heard tying aarlh arm Grande at high tpati. Hia fa It Doo, this mean tha iatviaa inf 0 afoul to wok's butallmamt! four-poste- r and the rule applies still. The bed in the sketch had no particular tradition and the footboard waa much too high to display the quilt spread to advantage. What a difference in the effect when the board was cut down and the crisp frills of dotted Swiss were added! Surely, any quilt that is worth piecing to worth this extra touch. Addn MeiiMitteiMiMiaieitiSMi 0 0 0 Hardwood floors can be cleaned with wodd alcohol, then shellacked and waxed or they may be varnished and waxed. Badly worn floors should be machine sanded all over. They may then be re1 finished aa new wood. TIPS to (jardeners i QUICK FLOWER GARDENS people want quick in the flower garden, and for them the lists of annual flowers offer effective aid. A highly satisfactory, and economical hedge, for instance, can be grown in six or eight weeks from seed. Kochia ia the plant. A single packet of Kochia seed will provide full, bushy hedge along the front or side of the yard. For. a flowering hedge, Four oclock will produce attractively within two months after seed to ts Most delicious "bag of the season... quU oaf. easy fa prepare . . . nourishing . . seoaomieal.. . order; today; Ayug your oracflr e planted. Glowing borders of flowers that beautify the yard, and at the same time provide ample cut flowers for the housewife, may be enjoyed the first summer. The fastest-growinand most dependable annuals for cutting include the Zinnias, Marigolds, Bachelor Buttons and Petunias. There are tall, medium, and dwarf varieties of each. Most widely used of NOTE: If you have an old inn bed that annual vines is Heavenly Blue you would like to cut down, SEWING Book Morning Glory, whose giant, soft-blu-e S tells how; 10 eenta postpaid. You may flowers are in a class by alio want Mrs. Spean three Favorite themselves. It is well to scratch Apparent Sufferings Present sufferings seem for the coat of Heavenly Blue seeds before planting them to speed greater to men than those thsgr their otherwise slow germination. merely dread. Livy. g KricSa BEGINS fast-growi- 1 Ask Me (Another Q A General Quit ) On a The Questions run, I like this our 1. Was Capt. Miles Standtoh one of the Pilgrim Fathera? 2. Who waa killed by Aaron Burr in the famous duel? 3. What is the exact length of time taken by the earth in making ita revolution around the sun? 4. Next to oxygen, what ia the chief elementary constituent of the earths crust? 5. The word guerrilla ia derived from a Spanish word meaning what? (I. What President of the United States was boro on July fourth? 7. What place is known aa the Gibraltar of the East? 8. Is there more sunlight at the equator than at the poles? ' 9. What is the smallest of aU flowering plants? The Answers Has-sek- WU DONT MISS ON A bow. Good ure has been spoiled tonight but on some other evening Til expect to make amends. Now I must busy myself with the details of what has happened. Buenos noches. Mile. Ducos did not speak as Benning took her home in a cab. When they were alone, Benning saw her undergo an unexpected transformation. Her eyes filled with teen and she sobbed softly to herself. Presently she recovered her end dried her eyes. "I suppose I shouldnt have such scruples about that girl when no many Uvea are at stake, the rationalized. "But I had no alternative than to do what I did. I only hope she convinces Van Hassek of her innocence or he decides she la too attractive to die. Benning bulled himself with maps and pencil. From time to time an ha worked ha closed hia eyes to examine the sensitive film of his memory. A Van Hassek arrow thrust Its point across the border at Laredoi Behind ita shaft was the figure At Brownsville was toe figure 10,000, at Eagle Pass another 10,000. On toe California frontier were two arrows joined together behind a curved line, their points aimed at Tecate and Tin Juana, in toe region of San Diego. The figure here wai It aso 50,-00- 0. A folded linen map. HANDMADE NOT DtSFLAVED OUST ill ! To beat egg whites quickly adff a pinch at cream of tartar before starting to beat The eggs wtQj froth more quickly and hold shape a longer time. Name V4ANY THE SPRINGS tains from washable fabrica It tains are first soaked in milk, i MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Drawer IS ills Maw York Enclose 10 cent! tor Book S and 10 cents tor set of I quilt block patterns. 1. Capt. Miles Standtoh was not a Pilgrim, he waa brought along for protection. 2. Alexander Hamilton. 3. The hours, 48 trip takes minutes and 365 46 days, 5 seconds. 4. Silicon. 5. War (guerra). 6. Calvin Coolidge. 7. Singapore. 8. No. A recent study showed that each pole haa 65 more hours The Reaping has still every year to get over After a man has sown his wild few weeks and days of folly. of sunlight per year than the oats in the years of his youth, he Richter. equator. 9. The smallest of all flowering plants belong to the genus Wolffla. They are aquatic, have no roots For the color and beauty and produce flowers about the size and shape of the head of a pin. always wanted a youve Potent Events There are certain events which mans life are as comets to toe earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences. I Buy them from your local dealer to each THE SMOKE OF Misspent Time There is no remedy for time misspent Sir Aubrey de Vere. SLOWER-BURNIN- G Small Beginnings The beginnings of all things small. Cicero. CAMELS GIVES YOU EXTRA MILDNESS, EXTRA COOLNESS, EXTRA FLAVOR THE SMOKES THE THINGI ire |