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"- ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG. OREGON, WEDNESDAY JUNE 25, 1930.
'WHERE'S EMILY?'
': TV bu Carolyn Wells 1
CHAPTER XXXVII.
"A remarkable letter," he aald,
gci'pti cully, as he refolded it and
puuln in his pocket. "A very re
markable letter."
Vis It from the kidnaper, really?"
asked Aunt Judy, wishing this
queer man would talk more freely.
"It may be," he Bald. "It's one
of those thloKS that will take somv
thinking over. But I can tell you
7jUUg," right now, there will be no
' one to meet you at the tryst to- j
-ntgrnt at midnight." !
""'"Abel Collins said, "I told you
- o rijiht out loud, and the others
Unfiled and looked the same meg-
i Everett Craven .who had not
"Veen the note, asked for a perusal,
mStoi.e handed it to him, watch
4n the lawyer's face as ho read the
tines.
J IniU Craven showed no ulterior
knowledge, and not much interest
a he returned it, saying:
i"How can you ail tell it's a fako?
Tcrne It looks perfectly ail right.
Wfty didn't the kidnaper write it?"
Mr. Craven, the first thing a de
tective has to learn is to dlstin-
guish between a true commuulca
lion and a spurious one."
tl "Yes? Go on."
""1 am not giving a lecture o'l
7Iwl lessons In sleuthing, hut I will
lull you one or two mudanu'nUil
rVlcs. A kidnaper Is almost in
variably an Illiterate mail. Thle
isir"t a theory, it Is a proved fact.
Therefore, a note from a kidnaper
concerning ransom, would nine
times out of ten, bu more or less
Illiterate In' language or penman
shiu The typewriter does away
wHh' poor penmanship, of course.
Ifltf grammar remains. Now, th--'
experienced detective can tell real
lapses from grammar as differen
tiated from pretended lapses. That
'Illiterate though It sounds,
was not written by an Ignoramus,
but by one whd pretends to be mi
Ignoramus. . First of all, there is
rrot probably a human being In the
.United i States tfdny. wlio writes
the personal pronoun T wath a
small letter. Children go to school
long enough to learn that, however
soon they may leave school after.
Tlio same with the other capitals.
Anyone who can use a typewriter
ni nt all, knows the capilnl shift, ami
T- "fifty One who could compose that
5 letter, which is fairly well mnd
Mil p. Is not so ignorant as lo write
"'Miller' with a small m. Pretended
Illiteracy Is one of the easiest
frauds lo discover that I know of."
"Then why was the leller writ
ten at all?" asked Say re.
was "There are several answers io
""that; the right one I do net yet
"ZZ know. As to going to the Milter
limine at midnight, go if you lik",
Mrs. Bell. I feel sure there wT.j
be nobody there, hut If there ls
Jand It you present; hlin'rwirtf ,UiV
thousand dollar's, rVmVtiiV'f that If
-Ib a present. Yotr will get no to
ZZ turns for It." ! '. j-f
"Hut ho ays he will; give me
back niy niece and . he spelled
'niece' wrong." , .
T "'Niece' Is tricky 'word," he
Vild. a. slight twinkle In his eye.
'It may well be that the writer of
that letter didn't know how to spell
"l l.tt.iaolf"
'- "Why Isn't il right?" said Hotly
" taking the paper to look at, and
speaking so innocently that they
-.hftd to laugh.
"You see," said Stone. "I think
thaj word can't be counted one
.-way or another, for or against the
v- writer who wants us to think him
numskull.
"The way you put It," Aunt Judy
rsaW- after some thought, "I've ile
cided not to go out there tonidil."
. "Xlieie spejtks ,a wise woman."
Stone applauded lier." "Uiftr" w
W-immt have some spy stulloned. Kor
deduotions from the letter may
tie an wrong, a no me miscreani
n-rmay bob up serenely after ull. I
propose that we dress up some
.man In some of Mrs. Hell's cos
itiimes and send him out there at
the witching hour, so as to bo on
.mthe safe side."
i"Then the thing lo do." said
-lHte Clhhy, "Is lo pick the crimp
"""wlio's nearest the lady In size and
Hlniso the best looking. I offer my
j-services."
'They laughed at his words, but
Kow looked at him appralslugly
iiud said:
'"You're the one for It, my hid.
""Dtm't take the IimIv'b best clothes."
Z ;No. there may he a scrimmage,"
4iiML-Pete smiled at the thought.
After some further talk over the
"matter. Abel Collins and Lawyer
Craven went home., assuring the
i-wletective that Ihey would be at
Ills call at any time if needed.
ZZ 11 WHS fl''' eleven, so the family
about rigging I'ete up In a
voi, coat and hat of Aunt Judy's
""Hetty cleverlv tahlotHMl a wig
C2whnse curls of cotton wool were ho
w-iealistic that Aunt Judy declared
--he would sometimes wear il her
elf when her hair wasn't curled.
Pete carried nn ten thnusand
ilrdlars. but he carried a service
Tible automatic, which he hoped he
rvvo"ld have no or-raslmt to use.
I He was all ready some time bo
--fore the witching hour, and do
"Tlam. be meant to shirt at oiht
Zi' ml . await developments at (he
iryst.
They walchi'd him from b'-twen
" liaii closed blinds as he made his
I3vy down the park of Knnllwnml
nd out to t lie road. A Ion ; t h
"font with they could In I tow . the
fl' leaked figure, across the hi idee
Zuf the big ravine, mid then Pete
turned In at the Miller lmnsc and
1Iip watchers h't sinbl of him.
They went lo their rooms, hut
Jio one undressed. Tor they nuiT I
--linow the result of the exnediiirm
The time passed sloulv. ?lttt v '
"aud Aunt Judy watrhing from one,
Jlv indow. and Savre from another. I
"tone thiew himself on a com b 1
""fn ht sitiin" rom. knowing hei
33vould be called if au thing bap-;
-Mtui)d.
tli on: lit over th khowlede
of the case he had gleaned that
f veiling and tabulated the iuiunua-
tion In his methodical mind.
Then he heard Hetty's flying feet
on tint stairs, a,nd he knew the
farce, as he felt sure it would be,
was over.
As Cibby was coming Jn the
front dour. Stone joined the group
In time to hear htm say: "Sat
there an hour, and not a darned
soul showed up! gimme a drink.'
'
.Mon (jay morning Fleming Stone
came down to the dining room in
a hopeful frame of mind, and an
nounced the fact.
"Why are you hopeful?" queried
Pete, not with undue curiosity, but
with deep interest.
"First, because I feel pretty sure
we'll get Miss Duane back, and, too,
because I hoie to track down the
villian who is responsible for her
absence."
"Have you any Idea who lie Is?"
"Frankly, no. Hut I hope to find
mil. I don't mind admitting it is
the strangest case I have ever
been up against. It presents the
most seemingly Incongruous fea
tures, and has some apparently in
explicable conditions. Hut, it is an
axiom among detectives that the
more bizarre a case It, the easier
It is of solution. I'm not ready to
agree with that, unqualifiedly, but
there's a lot in H." i
After breakfast, they held con
clave In the library, a pleasant
room of moderate size, whose fur
niture 'and appointments greatly
pleased Fleming Stone.
"This Is a house after my own
heart," he exclaimed, enthusiastic
ally. "If ever I can retire to coun
try, or semi-country life, Hllldale
for me, and a home as nearly like
this as possible. Ho you expect
to live here after your marriage?"
he asked of Rodney, so casually
that the young man could have
hugged him out of sheer gratitude.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow)
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1007r protection ngninst theft of
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II imbold t County Board f Trade
a little
at a time
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LAKES AND STREAMS
STOCKED WITH FISH
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I The expenditure by the federal kov-
ernniem 01 more uiuu .t,wu,uiw
rimini' the next five yearn to kep))
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ter baskets for the disciples of Sir
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rrnHEREbever has been a time
i-L . when the tire-buyer's
money could buy as much as
Tight now; : '.
Rubbers cheap
ana conse
quently tire
prices are the
lowest they've
ever been.
People with an
eye to values
are seizing this
chance and
making the
most of it.
They're buying Goodyear Tires
because right now they can
buy them for as little as they
used to pay for inferior or un
known tires.
Why are they singling out
Goodyear Tires
IT WILL
Izaak Walton, according to ' a
Htatement issued by the American
Automobile Association today.
Pointing out that there were
more than six million fishing and
hunting licenses issued last year,
the nutloual motoring body predict
ed that ttie number would be great
ly increased thia season. The pre
diction is based on facta lissembled
i by A. A. A. - touring bureaus
tame
MDUJIES
with especial
THE GREATEST NAME IN RUBBER
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throughout the country which show
that the demand lor touring Infor
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application for fishing licenses is
greater thin early in the season
than ever before.
"The place which this sport oc
cupies In the vacation life of the
nation Is seen In the passage by
congress last month of the White
bill, framed and sponsored by Con
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insistence as against all others?,
Because Goodyear Tires are
definitely superior in tread and
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to
1
iflhie
get
You are not
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Any Goodyear Dealer will be
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As far back as 1916, it became a
Stephens and Mother
gressman Wallace White of Maine,
which provides for the establish
ment of thirty-one fish hatcheries
by the bureau of fisheries, supple
menting those already maintained
In forty states, with an expenditure
of over $3,000,000 in the next five
years." the A. A. A. statement says.
"The hatcheries will be scattered
from Maine to California, and from
Minnesota to Louisiana and Texas.
carcass, the two
main parts
of
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The Goodyear
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Tread is supe
rior in traction.
The Goodyear
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Carcass is su
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On the Highway
supplying areas not cared for here
tofore, and will be devoted chiefly
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From these the lakes and streams
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ing army of fishermen depletes
them." .
o
Fishing tackle at Idieyld Park
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fact that more people ride on Good
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they are a matchless bargain.
Now is the time to get yours.
NOTICE
Bids for audit of school clerk's
books will be opened by Boundary
Board July 3, (Thursday) 1930.
This audit must be done In office
of County School Superintendent.' ,
Boundary Board reserves right to
reject any or all bids.
(Signed) Edith S. Ackert,
County School Superintendent.