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The Work of ihe Chamber
IP vol' want to know what the
Itoitfburt; Chamber of Commerce
is doing to justify Ha existence,
lead i the following iiaraKruphs.
'Hiese imiagiiiiihs were included in
a letter recently mulled to cham
ber members:
"Aflast, our North I'mpqua road
project appears to be fairly Blurted
on its way.
"Our second activity of major Im
nortuAce, the branch National Sol
diersMIome, is looking good. Sena
tor c'jiarles L. JVIcNary Is our friend
In Washington, I). C, and will use
every! energy to land Hie home in
Boserjiirg. Senator Stelwer and
Congressman flutter are also work
ing With and for us. We are hoping
that Congressman Hawley will
soon Imve Ills Itirll'f measure nut of
the way so that he may glvo us
sninellllle of his valuable time.
"Ahout twelve months ago your
secretary, in conjunction with Mr.
Leed went to the bat with the
proper authorities over the em
bargo)" by California on our Doug
las county cherries. As a result of
this M.oi'li the embargo Is lilted and
our cherries can now bo sold In
California markelB from which
they have been excluded for four
years.
"Grass cutting time has arrived.
We are working with the city au
thorities to see that the weed or
dlnan.ee Is properly enforced this
year,; so please take this gentle
hint and keep In the good graces
of Mr. Vaughn.
"JUne first will see the "gentle
men's agreement" In force. This
means we promise to rcTraiu from
parking our cars on Jackson, Cass,
and Stephens streets from the
Douglas hotel to the llose hole).
This regulation, In force from X
I. in. to (I p. in., will enable our
farmer and tourist friends lo park
llieir cars while they do their
hading."
Just five Items but they are big:
they arc all significant and of
great Importance to the clly mid
to the 'county. The ltoschurg Cham
ber of Commerce does things and
does them well:
Wild pigeons are making really
serious inroads on the fruit crops.
Their attention Is being given now
to the strawberries but the cherries
will bo visited shortly. When an
orchard has been visited by u flock
of these birds there is little chance
left for worry about a crop failure
It has already failed. These pig
cons are hem In Douglas county by
the thousands but there Is a fed
eral game protection law prevent
ing their dertrucllim. Some action
should -he lnsllluled right away to
obtain relief from these robbers.
In his address down here In
rtosebutg prior lo the primary elec
tions .Senator Joseph said that it
a person would read the Utegonlan
mid then act exitclly the OI'l'O-S1TI-J
from Ihe recommendations
contained therein, the result would
be right. And now the Oregontnn
advocates the election of Mr. Jo
seph. Oregon Editors'
Opinions
Party Lines Get Thinner
(Coos Hay Times)
TIMI Mill clinuge Ihe existing
situation in Orctnu govern
ment. - Kither ihe remnam or the
taithful In eiu-ti party will, before
the pi fmarles. form ti plallnnii up
on which caiidhlaies lor puny oi
flee must stand or else political
parties In stale politics will follow
the decline of political parlies In
county politics. An) orgaiilaliiiu
without function will not lon-ver
coutinue.
If Ihe waning of Ihe party pro
ceeds Hie primary may logically
become a one ballot, one party af
fair with men seeking office solely
because they hold themselves and
their doctrines, superior lo oilier
aspirants. Then the two or. three
highest n-ay ttppose each oilier In a
second election, it "finals'' to de
termine which nominee the major
ity w ishes electetl.
At present, the spectacle nf a
party ouilaw quickly roped Into Ihr
party told, once he has achieved
a plurality nomination, maker I lie
public us well as the nominee
chuckle. And Ihe emlmrrnMsmeiif
lo the party's old guard Is very
real.
Younp People Not SO Bad
( Maker Democrat -Herald)
People who are confidently ex
pecting all the young people to no
lo the bad ought to have read the
story ill The Democrat-Herald yes
terday elio'if the fiovn or nan ' a
I'niou high school who lunile morel
than lo'Miu out of their Smith-1
Hughes agricultural and livestock '
project! after paylug all expouM'S.
"Flaming Youth," is a well known
phrase. It gets itself into the
headlines. Thu other type of youth
ful activity is seldom noticed, hut
it Is much more important in ita
hearing on the future. The con
structive activities of youth, and
they are legion, usually attract
much less attention than they
should. It Is gratifying to learn
that the hoys over In I'lne valley
hure been raising calves, hogs and
grain instead of something else,
and making a profit on it.
(Corvaills Cazette-Ttimes)
Congress is going to indulge In a
horseshoe pitching contest. We
think that congressmen have at
laHt decided to do something for
which Ihejr tuny be fitted.
(Bend Bulletin)
The news photo ol two college
undergraduates who wore shorts to
a formal .dinner suggests that pos
sibly the young men were just
as lacking at the other end.
(Junction City Times)
An exchange says there are
over 200 men In Ihe United Slates
engaged In wrecking automobiles.
Huh! There are more than that
here In Junction City.
RAIN DEFICIENCY
REDUCED IN MAY
Thw rninfnlt (lfflcloiify for the
wet HPflpion was Hlinhtly red tired
during the month of May, which
wiiR cotifildernhly over Ihe normal
In the amount or prcciiiltntioi., ac
cording to the monthly meteoro
logical nummary filed by K. II
KlPlcher, of the local weather bu
reau fltutinn.
Total precipitation for May was
2.4H Inched, tin compared with a
normal of 1 M Inchept, Mr. Fletcher
report n. Thin rainrnll, however,
wan not iintiftual, for it wart nearly
efpinlled In 1025 and was lenfl than
In litl7, while several previous
yearn had a much an four and a
hair Inches of rainfall In May.
Temperature) were slightly be
low norma), the daily average be
ing R4 degree, an compared with
a normal of 56 degrees. The hWh
ent temperature was 81 degrees
und the lowent 35.
There were 4 clear days, 9 partly
cloudy, 18 cloudy, and 12 upon
which rainfall was recorded.
WM. S. MORRIS AND
RUBY LANGDON WED
William 8. Morris of Roseburg
and Ruby Langdon of Yoncalla
were quietly married yesterday af
ternoon at the courthouse here.
The ceremony was conducted by
Pumice of the Peace C. F. Hop
kins In the presence of only the
necessary witnesses. They will re
side at Voncallu, where Mr. Morris
Ih employed as a cook. 3
4 FROM DOUGLAS
MONMOUTH "GRADS"
Viola M., Pyrltz, Reedsport; Ken
neth Toner, Yoncalla; Mary J.
Walker, Heedsport, and Joseph 1.
Wilsoir, Yoncullu, are among the
students nt Oregon Normol school,
Monmouth, who are lo he graduat
ed thin year. The graduating
class Is made up of 2"7 students,
one of the largest groups of gradu
ates (he school bus had. Com
ntencenten exercises are to he
held June in.
AMERICAN VICTIM
OF MEXICAN RAID
f Anrlatoi! I'rew l.iwl Wirel
IIIKDKK. Arlj., June 2. Swooih
Ing down upon the Silver Plume
mine, 25 miles south of Cananea.
Snnnra, Mexico, twenty aliened
Mexican outlaws today killed the
camp policeman and fatally wound
ed Charles Koehler, American mill
man.
tine of Ihe raiders was willed,
evidently by Koehler, who had run
rrom his house after engaging Ihe
ailarkers.
MARRIAGE BAN KEPT
BY PRESBYTERIANS
CINCINNATI. O., June 2. The
general assembly of the Presby
terian church in the t S. A. to
day voted down a resolution in the
marriage committee report which
would have opened Ihe way to
mnrriace with Catholics.
The vote by acclamation failed
to Hattsfy the assembly which side
hud won the point and Ihe ques
tion then was decided on by a ris
ing vote.
The resolution would strike from
the Presbyterian confession of
Talth the neellon which denounced
marriage with CntholicH.
After defeating Ihe restitution
th general assembly adopted the
entire report of the special com
mits Ion mi marriage, divorce and
re marriage.
higiTcWrYannuls
i. c c. rate slash
WASHINGTON, June 2. Iteduc
cd railroad rales ordered by I tie
Interstate commerce commission
on deciduous fruits shipped "Ut of
("all Tor nia, were set aside today
by Hie supreme court.
The Hock Smith resolution. In
w bit b coiiki ess ordered reduced
rates tit aid depressed agricultural
products, wns Involved In Hie deci
sion. The court ruled Hint low
ering of rates without regard to
existing laws had not been author
ized hy the resolution. M held
tiiat (he revolution should not be
given the construction that Ihe
nmiliii--'t-in bud placed on it.
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MRS. P. n HAMLIN RITES
HELD AT SPRINGFIELD
Funeral servicM fnr irfi Krank
ll. lismlin were held in SpiingMeld
this afternoon with burial In Hi
Ie.;thven cemetery at Kit :ene.
Mrs. Hamlin a for ninny ytnrs t
resident of ltns,biim prior to go
lug tn Springfield a few ears ag".
Fresh Vh.luou kb at bllcyli
Park. Adv.
Arundel, plaoo tuuer. rhone 1S9-L
BRINGING UP FATHER
AH-HERE jH Ih I U sCrWTO V -
SWELL irlTltO CLC. J fcgr-GX-
' "
Maybe I'm Wrong
By
J. P. MKDBUUY
A FATHER punished his co-ed
daughter the other day by stop
ping her cigarettes and cutting off
her gin.
Efficiency Experts The klepto
maniac's wife who had nothing but
hooked rugs on her floor.
Justifiable Homicide When
viii 1 1' iwPfilhnnrl la ni ltiw tlinf hn
sits at the other end of the room
nnu asks you to throw him a ktss.
Take It or Leave It An honest
confession may be good for the
soul, but It's liable to ruin your
reputation.
Dally True Story Once upon a
time n Scotchman's son wanted to
take an air trip, so bis father push
ed lilm out the window.
Bigger and Botter Braggarts An
egotist is a man who goes around
town telling people that he's los
ing his mind.
You're Right Period furniture
is Ihe stuff that you pay for over n
period of twelve months.
Falrwcy Fiends The guy who
thought the missing link was a
golf course.
Informal Information l)lc nre
nothing but dominoes with St.
Vitus' dance.
Our Otfn Vaudeville Salesman:
Must you have this sport suit to
day, mndam? Lady: Yes, I'm shoot
ing my husband tonight.
(Copyright, 10:10. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
Talks on Health
DR. R. S. COPELANO
FORWARD steps are being taken
for improving health conditions
In the t'nited States. You can
hardly take up a daily newspaper
without reading the announcement
of Home step toward better facili
ties for medical and hospital care.
Constantly preventive measures for
health are being recommended.
The fines! Ion of Ihe cost of med
ical enre is one of great Interest
at the present time. Much is be
ing said on the subject. To the av
erage family tills Is a most import
ant factor in living costs.
The Metropolitan Life Insur
ance company has been making a
very Inferestlng canvass among
its Industrial policy-holders In
many states. It Is a survey cov
ering their expenditures for medi
cal and other care In sickness dur
ing n period of six months In 1M2!.
Questionnaires were distributed
by visiting nurses employed by the
insurance company. These were
presented to the company's policy
holders, chiefly woi ki minion's fam
ilies In Industrial centers in nearly
i every state In the I'nion. The
quest Ions covered just how much
of the workingman's salary bad to
go Tor sickness ; bow much for
care of the eyes Hint teeth: bow
: much to the doc tot ; to the hos
! pital. nurses, medicines and opera
t ions.
i A summary of Ihe Information
obtained Is very interesting, and is
given herewith :
"I. Practically every family had
lo make some expenditure for
medical services during this per
iod. Among H.2S1 families, con
sisting of lLMLVt persons, only P.tS
faint lies reported no expenditures.
"2. The total amount disbursed
by all families was $L':iU.!n7, an av
erage exj-ne of 57tt per family
tor nx months, or $HO estimated
lo; a complete year.
"I'.. Private physicians received
the largest share. -t;i per cent ol
the I olid amount expended. One
tonrib of all the money paid out
went for medicines and bosnitals.
about an equal share for each.
"I Kk'htvtwo nor cent of the
frtMiilii" uri Hie -crvlrcs of a pri
vate phMiun. ami s; per cent
iie.'dcd meilictues du'ltii! this per
iod. Thirty per cent of lite fam
ilies tenoned expenses for care
of teeth, und 9 per cent for care of
eyes. Hospitals were used by 15
per cent of the families. More
limn one-third of the families re
ported extra household expenses as
a result of sickness and injury.
"5. Families that had the services
of a private physician paid him an
average of $37 over a period of six
mouths. Those that required hos
pital care paid an average of $60
for this service, and those that had
operations paid an average of $74
for this special service."
It may be that the solution of
the problem of providing for costs
of medical care rests in some form
of public and private insurance,
whereby the large family may
have the best of medical care. As
It is, such families have to resort
to the free clinics and other agen
cies in time of sickness.
Sickness Is a hazard of lire that
has to be met like other factors
of living, such as accident and
death. The real problem lies in
furnishing adequate medical ser
vice for the person of average
means, who now must resort to
home remedies and home care,
where conditions call for hospital
and of their adequate medical treat
ment. Members of large families can
not afford to pay as much for med
ical care as those in smaller fam
lles. Our hospital clinics are not
able to cope with the large num
bers who apply for assistance. It
Is hoped that some means Will be
devised whereby all may have pro
per medical care in time of sick
ness. Answers to Health Queries
A Reader. Q. How can I clear
my complexion of pimples?
A. Correct your diet, by cutting
down on sugar, starches and cof
fee. Eat simple food, and avoid
constipation.
V. A.
nose?
Q. What causes ft red
A. This may be due to poor cir
culation. Indigestion and constipa
tion. Send self-addressed, stamp
ed envelope for further particulars
and repeat your question.
Copy right . 1930, Newspaper
ture Service. Inc.
rea-
Editorials on News
(Continued from page 1)
retting any faults that may devel
op in their operation.
CTEATMLY, year after year, we
see Industry and trade more
and more mechanized: see ma-
hlnea taking the places of human
beings In more and more ways.
When Is It going to stop? It
ISN'T (JOING TO STOP. It I go
ing to xo rii;ht on increasing.
.Machines are going lo do more
and more, every year, of the work
of the world.
ISHAT are human beings going
" to do for jobs? Well, that is
quite a question.
Put we have this consolation: In
the past, increasing use of ma
chinery has steadily cheapened
production, so that people are able
to consume MOKE GOODS, and so
in the long run more employment
has been created at HIGHER
WAGES.
That process will probably con
tinue. flEKE. however, is something for
yon to think about: Machines
are displacing merely strong hands
and willing back. They are NOT
MISPLACING BRAINS.
So. If you want your son lo be
sure of a job in the future, under
(best1 new conditions that machin
ery is bringing about, see to It that
be has a PKAIN that is us pood as
risht brlnvinx up ami . ar.-tul train-1
Ins can make 11. ,
tl j
Eat bariiwue aamtwlchea audi
Uve forever. Brand's Road Stand.
By Geo, McManup
gl I8M. lull fum SrYK., fiy., Orfit Brinln ri.hu narvej
Advice to Girls
By
NANCY LEE
DEAR NANCY LEE:
Not long ago I went to a
dance and met a cute boy. Ono of
my best girl friends was there,
too. In trying to win the boy's
friendship she called him over the
phone and gave him the idea, it
was I. Now, Nancy Lee, I see
hi n at least twice a day at school.
Please tell me what I can do to
win his friendship back. Also, I
would like It very much indeed if
you will answer the following
questions for me: 1. Which Is cor
rect for the boy or girl to speak
first? 2. Do you think a boy
cares anything about a girl when
he quits having anything to do
with her? 3. What kind of girl do
most boys like? 4. Do boys like
girls who try to help other giri
friends in winning beaux?
BROWN EYES.
BROWN EYES: The only thing
to do is to explain the whole
matter to the young man and to
drop the friendship of a person
who acts as your girl friend did.
I. It all depends upon the occa
sion. Usually the lady signifies
her desire to talk especially on In
troduction. 2. The boy cares only
for himself and is not a friend.
The girl is well rid of such a per
son and should do her best to for
get him as quickly as possible. 3.
That Is another difficult question,
my dear. I can only say that all
worth-while young men care for
girls who are dignified, well-bred,
sympathetic and charming. Quite
a big order, you may think, but
not difficult at all to fill if you
make up your mind to be a thor
ough young lady. 4. I think that
such tactics, however, we'll meant
they may be, frighten the average
young men away. They look upon
such a girl ad a "schemer" and be
gin to wonder if they were not bo
caught.
OREGON TRAPSHOOT
DATED AT SALEM
New attendance figures are ex-,
pected to bo set at the annual
state trapshooting tournament
scheduled to be held this year at
i Salem. Oregon, on June 6th, 7th
J and Sin.
I Champions of 4 he state will be
'crowned at the state tournament
and they will be eligible to rejne
sent Oregon at the grand Ameri
can handicap tournament which
will be held at Vandalia field,
Dayton, Ohio, August 18 to 23.
Last year Frank Troeh of Port-
land won the ."tales ingles cham-
; plonshin with a score of 193 out of
Mir. i men is sure in ma he ri uiucn
harder this year and he is likely to
be pressed to the limit by H. M.
Holly field of Portland, who was
runner-up last year with 191.
Troeh til so won the doubles title
with 45 out of 50. J. Hollyfield won
the .handicap championship with
IMS out of 200. Gladys Reid of
Portland won the ladies single
honors with 175 out of 2t0.
The five-man team, which will
represent Oregon at the grand
American tournament will be chos
en at the slate meeting.
BUSINESS INSTITUTE
SET FOR ROSEBURG
A business institute, such as was
held here t o years ago, by the
school of commerce of the Oregon
State college. In cooperation with
the Oregon Retail Merchants' as
sociation, is to bp held In Roseburg
during July. Twenty-nine mctdt
tugs In all have been scheduled
for the season.
Three general business subjects
will be discussed in each city, two
days being spent In permitting
merchants to learn of the most
modern developments In their par
ticular field. Professor H. T.
Vance. In charge of courses In bier
chsudising at Oregon State college,
will give lectures and demonstra
tions in advertising and salesman
j hi p. E. K. Uosworfh. accounting
u,.,..i.ilUt ut lli.i n(lrntii it-111 Hnit.llir.
;,lll(SPa of i,,,,),,, nwna-ierneiit.
,nnl L. F Tate. ii rct.n t ut the li''-
tail Men-hauls Httsot-taMon. will
lake rrv of discussions on Ktore
arrangement.
WHERE'S
TV by Carolyn Wells 1
WHAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE
On the feve of her marriage to
Rodney Sayre, Emily Duane disap
pears. She had left her Hilldale
Park home, "Knollwood." to visit
the hospital, but never reached
there. Foul play Is feared when
Jim Pennington reports his wife.
Pauline, and Emily's best friend,
also missing. Pennington says he
left his wife at the ravine a short
distance from the Duane home.
When he returned she had van
ished. The police find Polly's body
in the ravine. Pennington is proB
trated. Emily's scarf is picked up
near the body.
Now GO on With the Story.
CHAPTER XVIII.
"What are you thinking about,
Nell? You look as If you'd seen a
ghOHt." For Nell's expression was
puzzled and there was a look of
fear in her eyes.
"One of her psychic moods com
ing on," Bald Betty, with her ever
present good natured desire tu
lighten the conversation whenever
possible.
She wan horribly afraid or the
reminiscent, "Just think, only this
afternoon, Kinfly was here, so gay
and glad!" type of conversation.
"No," Nell said, looking more be
wildered, "but Polly wasn't wear
ing -her fur this afternoon."
"Must hay"e been," Pete said,
disinterestedly, "they found It right
where she lay."
"But 1 tell you she didn't," per
sisted Nell. "I guess I know more
than a man about clothes."
"She didn't have any fur on
when I saw her," Betty agreed.1
"But she may have left it In the
dressing room and taken It when
slie went out."
"Well, she didn't, for I saw her
go out with her husband, and Bhe
had no fur on. I remember par
ticularly noticing how modish the
back neckline of her frock was.'
"Well, wbat'B the difference,
anyway "
"This difference," Nell said, and
how her face was frankly fright
ened and her- voice shook, "this
difference. That isn't Polly's fur
at all, It's Emily's."
'Betty opened Her eyes wldo;
t,amb merely smiled, thinking Nell
was trying to create a diversion
and draw attention to herself.
Rodney ;dldn't spring up this
time. He wasn't to be cauglu twice
In the same trap.
"Oh. don't act like stupids!" ex
claimed Nell, breaking into angry
tears. "Betty, where did Emily
buy her fur?"
"I don't know. Wherever Polly
did, I suppose. They are just alike.
Isn't there a maker's tact in that?"
"Yes, and it Bays, 'Made by Mas
ters and Graham, New York'."
"Well, they're a fine firm."
"Oh! Just you wait a minute."
Nell ran out of the room, and
In less than five minutes she was
back more: excited than ever.
:"I went to Pearl's, roon?! and
woke her up. Poor girl, she
thought Emily had come back.
Well, I asked her if Mrs. Penning
ton bought her fur at the same
place Emily did, and she said, 'No.
ma'am. Mis' Pen"nton, she bought
hers in 'Lantlc City. She alius buys
'em there.' Then. I hated to scare
her, but I said, 'Is this Miss Em
ily's fur?' But she wasn't scared.
sho Just looked at It closely and
said, "Yas'm, It Is. She didn't
wear It after all, then.' So, I told
her to go back to sleep and I'd
wake her If Miss Emily came home
tonight."
"But Nell," Betty looked pnz
zled, "those Atlantic City places,
they're auction rooms, you know,
great hi? fine ones; they may sell
New York made furs."
"No, I asked Pearl how she was
so certain this is Emily's, and she
showed me a little place where she
had sewed the button-look on, and
the silk didn't quite match. Now,
if thlB was found with Polly's body.
what does It mean?
"Are you sure Emily did weat
her fur today?" asked Glbby, an
Nell reminded him that Prall saw
It on her as she went out at the
back entry door.
"Then," said Pete, "how did It
get Into Polly's possession, and
Where's Emily?"
Rodney rose, walked over to
Nell, and took possession of the
fnr neckpiece. It was soft and
pliable, a fine quality of RussiOn
sable, and he examined minutely
the place where the brown cord
loop had been sewn.
"You're sure this Ha. Kmlly's.
Noll? What do yon think. Hetty?"
"It must be. RoJ ' Hetty re
turned, "as Pearl sewed It."
"Then how did It get down there,
under Polly's body?"
"That's our starting point," said
Pete. "And we' must follow It up."
"Yes." Rodney said. "It's, time
some detective work was done. I
don't menu to disparge your ef
forts, Gibby. but you're amateur
The police detective Is far from
being really clever. Tomorrow, I
shal' get the best detective in thei
world, whoever he Is. and set him ;
on the trail. You all think I sit 1
here like a bump on a lo and 1 1
do," he added, with a grim smile,
"but there was no use moving un
til I could see some way to turn.
As to this searching " j
"There isn't enough of It!" ex-;
claimed Nell. "Why, when that ,
woman In England disappeared, j
the whole county turned out and
searched liicht mid day "
"The cases are very different.!
Nell." Sayre said. "She was lust !
on a nark and dreary moor, or so
thev supposed, and they had to
work that way. Here. Emily Is !
either In Hilldale. where she must ;
easily be found, or she hRs been
carried away by force, abducted, i
and held for ransom. At least. 1 (
can see no other theories. Had
she been attacked because of her
nerklai-c. the thief would have se
cured that and fled. If 1 am right,
we will soon ret letters demanding
lliunc. and l' the uttitutime th,
n 111 not harm her. That's cold
comfort, but its better than a good
many other thous'jts. However,
EMILV?
It's all assumption or theory,
there's no proof of any of It. But
this fur business puts another face
on It. It makes it mysterious, and
mystery calls for a skilled detec
tive. You. Pete, have a real detec
tive instinct, as it is called, but
that's not good enough for me. 1
shall get the best talent, and at
once."
"You're right, old man. I fancy
myself as a sleuth, but I know
nothing about it, really. Who's
your choice?"
"I don't know. Tomorrow morn
ing I shall telephone a chap I know
in New York who knows all tnej
khihc, miu lie li auviae uie i.u
top of the heap."
"As to that Mr " and Pete
gazed meditatively and the sable,
"I can't see "
"Of course you can't," Rod told
him. "Not one of us can have a
glimmer of an idea how Emily's
neckpiece came to be down there
under Polly's body. So there's not
the least UBe speculating about It."
"No harm talking it over," said
Lamb, as he' watched Sayre hold
ing fast to the bit of fur and un
consciously caressing it as If it
were Emily herself.
Like Rodney, Burton Lamb said
to advance. He was always ready
with light chatter or jests, but seri
ous mtters affected him weightily
and left him silent. He had been
thinking deeply for the last few
moments about this fur piece, and
he desired to talk about It.
"It may be easily explained;'
he began. "Say, Emily left the
house with It on, which we know
she did. Say, Bhe met Polly, and
asked Polly to go to the hospital
with her. Say, Polly wouldn t-
and we all know Polly was as like
ly to turn one way as the other In
that matter, about going to see a
baby, I mean."
"Yes," Betty agreed, "some
times she loves to see any passing
child In a pram, and stops to talk
to it, and then again the sight of
one seems to repel her and she
goes off In a nervous fit."
"Exactly. That's what I mean.
Well, say Bhe refused to go with
Emily and Emily went on alone.
Then, for some reason, Emily left
her fur with Polly. Polly was
chilly, or Emily was too warm, or
why, you must agree that's all
possible."
"Good for you, Burtop," Gibby
said. "You ve built up a most
plausible case. And, to continue
say that the whole matter of the
bahy therew Polly Into one of her
fits of melancholy, .and as she
stood, looking over the bridge rail
she yielded to a sudden impulse to
end her life. '
"That's just what I told you
and Sayre smiled a little. "'ou
two have made that all up, without
the least scrap of evidence to build
on. That isn't deduction, It isn't
oven theorizing, It's just, fairy
tales. And, too, it doesn t throw
any light on Emily s proceedings.
Even if it were true, it would only
predicate that whatever happened
to Emily, happened after she left
Polly on the bridge of the little
ravine. And before she reached
the hospital since she never
reached there. There are no more
ravines in that distance, it's mostly
woods, and estates. But all that
section has been searched and
scoured for trace of her. No, we
can understand Polly's death, at
least we can see how it might have
happened, but Emily's absence is
as utterjy Inexplicable now as It
was when we first began to feel
alarmed. So, I can think of noth
ing better to do than to get a big
detective and let him take care of
the whole matter, we doing what
we can to help, or, more likely, hin
der him."
"I don't look at It as you do. at
all. Rod." Nell began. "I don't
think Polly killed herself "
"Oh, heavens. Nell, I don't care
what you think!"
It was unlike Sayre's equnnim-
Ity lo sneak like this, but Nell had
tried him all the evening, and his
nerves were at the breaking point."
He could be quiet and calm If let
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alone, but tlie'se futile discussions
jarred htm.
"Forgive me" he said, quickly
repentant, "but I'm about all In. I
i wish you folks Would go off to
' bed, or if you don't want to do
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ter."
"Let's do that," said Lamb, with
a quick glance at Rod's quivering
fingers, still clutching In the sable
fur.
"Oh. nonsense, I didn't mean it."
Savre's reactions were always im
mediate. "Stay here, but don't
talk to me."
"Talk to me," said Pete. "I love
It."
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