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WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE Phillip Edison Is host at a night club party to his just-reccntly-dlvorctd wife and Oliver Stwell, sportsman and Don Juan. Edison presumes that Se well and the divorcee are to be mar rlod. When the party breaks up. Edison goes to Seweira home anl, while he ia waiting: hla return, ia informed Sewell haa been found dead. Inspector Marx begins a police investigation. He ques tions Sewetl's Russian valet. The ele vator operator is also questioned. He did not see Sewell return. A young medical examiner, with a taste for detective work, desists Marx. Their search of the apartment reveals com plete wardrobes for women in differ ent colors. In a safe-deposit box tluy find a scrap of paper bearing the In. Bcriptlon, "Paid in Full." The follow ing day a Major Preston, who has been a sporting associate of Sewell's, Is interrogated. Then Sewell's widow visits the apartment. Khe Intimates that Preston might know sm thing. As the Investigators are standing, ar ter Mrs. Sewell's departure, lorkiiur at a mirror door. It opens, and Mrs. Kdi son appears. She Mates a ftory which the police do not lilVf. Afi-r Mie loaves, her lawyer threatens M:.:xwith political reprisal if the wonan Is mo lested. Then Kdfson visits the apart ment. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY "Get toe. straight," Marx "You're got a perfect albl. You were downstairs all the t ime. But all - the same, there are certain question we wanted to ask you." The young man nodded quick ly. "I know," he Baid. "They're probably painful question, but I'll answer them to the best of my knowledge." "Fine." boomed Marx, and he rehearsed the party at the night club and its break-up. CHAPTER X. Now, Mr. Edison, you follow ed Seweil's cab, didn't you?" The young man looked down at the floor. His feet tapped the soft carpet nervously. "I'll tell you why!" He looked up. "I was going to kill Sewell, I'd made up my mind to do it." Marx whistled. "Oh. I'm perfectly willing to tell you. I'd thought it over very carefully. I had every reason in the world to kill him. I' had no compunction. The man was rot ten." His eys hardened. "Some years ago I was asked to kill a few Germans, who were probably fine fellows. I saw no reason why it was w.rong to kill such a beast as Sewell. And I just wanted to rid the world of him." "You were." the doctor hesi tated, "very fond of your wife?" "Yes. once." "No longer?" "Well I'd rather not talk about that." "But," the doctor pointed out, "if you were no longer fond of your wife, why this enormous hatred of Sewell?" "Oh, what difference does It make, pretested the young man. "I'm telling you what happened. How I felt makes no difference. The fact is, I would have killed Sewell had he lived." "Mr. Edison," began Marx, "did you know of any one else who hated Sewell?" Edison shook his head. "Did you know people who had business dealings with him?" Again the young man denied all knowledge. Marx 'showed him the receipt Paid in Full. "Do you recognize this hand writing." "Yes," said Eldson. "That's Sewell's handwriting." "What?" "Oh, yes," insisted the young man.. "He favored me with some letters. I know his handwriting. I know It well." "Now. that's funnv," Mant re marked, "because Mrs. Sewell claims It's somebody else's hand- 'writing." "I don't -know," the young man didn't seen to aitsch much CARE AND DIET WILL IMPROVE BAD TEETH Cleanliness and Balanced Poods Two Important Factors in Overcoming Tooth Defects, Says Dr. Copeland; Qpn't Neglect These Treasures , By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. United States Senator from New York. Torm.tr Commissioner 0 Health. Sew York dtp. 14 North America, more than in any other part of the world, the teeth are given a lot of attention. I shall not admit that they have enough care, but we do better than they do across the ocean-' In England I was struck by the general neglect of these useful and beauty-giving organs. I am sore it is not mere coincidence that so many observer? note, the same thing:. It is a pity that, anywhere there should be nejdect of a part of the body so important With out sound teeth the food is not chewed as H should be. . But it does not end here. If there is con tinued neglect the teeth become abscessed and the gums are bathed in pus. This evil substance ' is absorbed into the system and then there is real trouble. More and more, the medical profession is pointing out the bad effects of pus infection., "Rheumatism, heart disease and many obscure ailments can be traced to such sources. Diseases of the kidneys and other serious afflictions, are thought to be made worse, if not actually caused. There are many factors involved in a study of the whys and wherefores of 'bad teeth. 1 do not care to discuss the possible effect of heredity upon the quality of the teeth. You know 1 am inclined to belittle heredity as an important consideration in disease production.4 , I cannot bring myself to believe that I advanced knowledge we escape that we are "nog uetr to in sins or fault of our ancestor. I must admit, of course, that a tew rare ailment may be founded on heredity. In general, however, we can overcome the bad Inheritance and through oar own effort sweep aside the shackles of birth. Let' not worry about our grandparents. JThere is on thing we do get from our parents. 1 refer to the early teaching in matter of personal hy L aiene. We eat. sleep. axercise and bathe as we were taught In child- hood. Wevshould make sure for our-' elves that we cannot do better than tbey did.. - - Im proper feeding has much to do with the development of bad teeth, There used to be a disease: aot Audi seen nw. known as scurvy. Sailors. prisoners. Inmate c asylums ana athers eonfJaed to Unite t roartor and fed on nnmhabs 11 . had 1'lir. TbanV t mm SnrA and. SAMUEL mi importance. "She should be able to tell better than I can. But Td swear it was his handwriting. Pehaps I'm wrong." " "We found It in the aafe. Why should he have it?" The door opened suddenly. Marx turned to look. A smartly dressed girl, probably not yet twenty, ran into the room. She rushed up to Edison. It seemed to Marx that the face was famil iar. "Phil!" she cried, clinging to Edison. "They told me a detective had called for you." And then she whirled about at Marx. "He had nothing to do with it. I swear he had nothing to do with It." Don't Worry dear," the young man reassured her. "I'm not in any trouble. I'm Just helping hese gentlemen with a few facts." He presented the girl. "Miss Pen nell. Inspector Marx." Marx grunted an acknowledge ment. Now he had placed this ex traordinarily pretty girl who looked at him with wondering fearsome eye3. "Mary Pennell?" he asked. The young man started. "Surely," the young man pro tested, "you're not going to " "No, I'm not." said Marx. "I'm goirfg to ask the young lady a few questions. We're got her name." Marx looked at the young man. "You haven't told me every thing yet." he said. "Why did yoa want to kill Sewell? Because of your wife? No. Because of her." "It's a damn lie.'- The young man was red with rage. "She had nothing to do with Sewell. She hardly knew him." "But she met him, didn't she?" "Yes." The young man ges tured despairingly. "Oh, I might as well tell you the rest of it. Sewell had his eyes on her I think. that's the' way he put it. And Miss Pennell and I were to be married soon as my wife got her divorce. But Sewell wasn't satisfied with breaking up my home." The young man stopped. "Not that he tried anything. He only met her once. The night be fore the party at the club. But the way he looked at her was what drove me mad. I wanted to " kill him. But Miss Pennell doesn't know anything about it.! Marx didn't reply. He studied the girl, and then .shook his head. His task was not pleasant. "You know." he said, "the way we got hold of Miss renncll'a name v.as this: Sewell had some closet3 full of women's clothes four different women. One of them was for your wife. And an other a gold outfit - was bousht from a dressmaker why made them for Miss Pennell." The girl was pale. The young man looked at her, and then at Marx. "It's a lie," he shouted. "Mary Mary it's a lie." The girl tried to speak, but couldn't. "You didn't?" He turned on her. "You didn't" "Now, now," said Marx. "I don't want to cause anybody any more trouble than can possibly be helped. Young lady, those are your clothes in there, aren't they?" "Yes," the girl stammered. But but " The young man seized his hat and ran from the room. The girl burst into tears. Then, to the startled ears of Marx and the docto.-. came the report of two shots. They leaped to the door, and opened it. A prone body lay in the corri dor. The girl's wail came to them. They looked for a moment, in credulously. They hal feared the old-fashtonea aumtni. But we nav now what we may can "hidden curvy." If the moth er' food is deficient-or of wrong quality while the baby ia being nursed there may be established in the Infant ucn defect that the. teeth, when they come, are not nor. mal. A well-balanced diet will do away with this danger. The teetb must be kept clean. No matter whether ft t the youngster with-bis firaj teeth oe the grown-up. it Is essential that cleanliness be practiced. Sticky, sweet food will ; lodn between the teetb. There tt I ferments, form acids, and the or- face of the tooth is oftened. Re j pea ted day after day and night after J night, what results? The beginning , of cavity hi formed. The teetb ar too preooes m nes lect. - Beam now to of ear of ronr CssvriskL ttSS. KssjSMr Si OR COPELAND SPEWACK ,J young man had ended Lis life. Bat the still body before them was that of the Russian butler. There was a moment's confu sion. Then Marx reached for the telephone. His enormous body was quivering with futile rage. "Hold everybody who comes down" he bellowed to the- detec tive. "Stop Edison from leaving the building. I want five bright cop8 from the station to come here at once.' He hung the receiver violently in its. hook. The doctor, too, had lost his youthful calm. "This is more than I bargain ed for." the doctor explained. "Now how did this happen?" A moment later, young Edison was brought up, evidently an noyed. But his indignation wa3 stilled by the sight of the body. "Good God!" he r;ed. "I just passed him a moment ago and he was alive. He opened the door for me." "Wait a minute!" cried Marx suddenly. "The door to the ter race is closed, isn't it?" The doctor, who went to exam ine it, reported it locked from the inside. "Then," said Maix. "it's a cinch the fellow who did the but rler is still in the building. May be right in this apartment." He looked at the young man. "Say! You ran out of here in a hurry. A minute later this fellow is shot." "But I give you my word " began the young man. "That's all right." said Marx. I "There's something you've got to explain to me." CHAPTER XI. The detective who had brought Edison now ran to the front door J there was one loop-hole for Edi to admit five policemen. son which the police must stop "One of you stays right at that before they had a case aganst terrace door." ordered Marx. him. POLLY AND HER PALS READ THAT AD ,46AtrJ. AlbST. CAMP- 60ACQZS.,Lr4L HORc FROST 20 ROOM RELIEVE MY EARS RIRrJlSHED IO CAR PARAGE. ICE PL A KIT REkJT4L TILLIE, THE TOILER 1 WHAT (' HE MEW J VES A I I tOW'T BELtEWE LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY IP &UT WHAT Z ON CAETH COULD HAE POSSESSED TUB Oil LP TO SUM AWV? K. . - lilJ I 1 , yWIHWJ V i-v- i.m. rrrr-l T I I V r-VZ.J X- y 13 H29 rrvH rtirLo 1 TOOTS AND CASPER CASPEB-.ToaVE 60T ABOUT BO,000.i IN BANU AND IT3 SBOUTT OU CrAVH SOME- TH0O6TT INVEST! NGr PART "YouVae singled them but. "stand outside this door, and dpn't let anyone out, except with my permission. You, get on the floor below. You two wait down stairs. Now beat it!" The uniformed men saluted, and took their posts. "If that don't bottle the build ing up. I'd like to know what will," said Marx. "Here " he turned to the detective. "Go through him." The detective searched the be wildered Edison. "I'm looking for a gun," said Marx. "But I assure you," the young man sajd earnestly.. "I haven't a gun. I did have one that night but I threw it away." The detective's search bore out the truth of the statement. - "Take him down to the D. A.'s office," Marx commanded. "Am I under arrest?" the young man's voice qu'vered. Mary Pennell, dazed, grief stricken, entered the corridor. ' "I'm arresting you for murd er." barked Marx, "and anything you say " The girl ran towards Edison, but Marx jerked her back. "All right, take him away," he shouted. THE MAJOR DEXIKS As was eipected the arrest of young Edison furnished the story of the day for the newspapers. The tabloids hinted broadly at the domestic scandal, involved and published composite photographs. An enterprising reporter got 1 wind of the presence of Mary Pennell. A little judicious inquiry placed her in the scandal defin itely and overnight she was known as the "Woman in Gold." Criticism of the police was still ed. The newspapers had obtained action, with the result that Marx and the District Attorney's office found themselves busily engaged in drawing a net of evidence against Edison. But as Doctor Rhinewald told Marx after these conferences ASZB ySURE' THAT There THIRTY DOLLARS. A BOAT HOUSES, V SERM4MTS Jj PER THE - TIME-' 1 OF IT! JSm. I rx m) w 1111 mmmw . r a -.'V t 111 im ivj xjorvtfc. kind A BUSINESS I I V A.lr j J. TTT. . I C CS-eSSSJ : I T a IIS aa.am K3MRE.r m bl V ' ' " ' s t a Ki W - mm m . 1 i m mmmi B ss mmm . - - skzss 1 m mixi 11 MmJr wVJk r . si rs s bb a a w a : rt & - . 1 1 l 1 - a - "And that loophole. Inspector, is the simple fact that at. the time the murder' was committed, or rather discovered, young Mr. Eidson was 2 stories from the scene. And furthermore, every moment of his time can be ac counted for." "Yes? How about the shooting of the butler. He was right there." "And you found no weapon on him." "He might have hidden it." "He hardly had time to do it. Now come. Inspector, you don't really think that Edison is a mur derer." (Continued on Page 10.) GOOD-NIGHT STORIES - By Max Trell Poor Butterfly Is Disappointed When Knarf Directs It to The Sweet Peas Mij. Flor. Hanid. Yam anl Knarf the five little shadow children were sitting on a daisy one morning when,, a little yellow butterfly fluttered up to them. "Can you tell me the way to the ; sweet peas?" she asked. j "It's straight ahead." said Yam. "No, it isn't." broke in Mij. You go as far as the snapdragons and then you turn to the left." "There's a shorter way than that." said Flor. "All you have to do is cross over by the rose bush, then follow the row of nasturtiums until you reach the hollyhocks. From there you have only to fly ' under the grape arbor and you are there." "Why do you have to go that way," exclaimed Hanid, "when it's so much easier to go across the porch, then half way around the maples and straight along the edge of the lawn to the hole in the fence. The sweet peas are right there." The butterfly grew more and more confused. "I'm afraid," it said timidly, "that I won't be able to find it." "Humph?" said Knarf. "Any body can find it. I'll take you there myself." With that he slipped down off WElL 50On) F InJD OUT 4SHUR. R4W'S "DOWkJ TO W4LL STREET irslTERNiEWirJl MR. PR I MCE, THE r- OWrJER. NlOW.' ) 1 SHE LEFT BECAUSE She thought i pis Liked her? How 1ITTE1PJV RIDICULOUS1. HW, WHAT WILL PEOPLE- SAV? the daisy and darted Into the tall grass. "Please, please, called the oui terflv. "I can't see you!" Knart returned to the daisy. He put his arms on his hips and gazed up at the bewildered butterfly. "How can I take you there It you can't even ree me!" "I don't know," it said. Knarf pondered gravely for a "Where Are the Swerl I'cus'r" A'kcd he Butterflv.- moment. Then he said: "The best plan is for you to take me there. I'll ride on your back and show you the way." "We wan: ro go, too!" cried the other shadows. The butterfly agreed and they all climbed on its back. Knarf sat in front. J "First go to the lilac bush near! the clothes-line "I'll go directly," it said. When it reached the lilac . bush Knarf pointed to a tall blossom. "Do you see that sunflower?" he asked. It nodded. "Well," said Knarf, "don't go near it at all, for it's in ' the wrong direction. You must turn towards that big white rock with the ivy on it." By and by it reached the rock. "Now we're almost half way there," said Knarf. "Thank you," said the butterfly gratefully. "Where do I go next?" "You go to the clover and then to the cellar door and then, to the pear tree and then to the fence." It did just as the shadow-boy di rected. "Just fly over the fence and IVOiJ urSH IO ills YES MA'AM. BUT SEE MK.rKiNce BtFf?E IWWisM UpirqkJTVCK; 50METHINJ'. CAMP? J THIRTY A GAG, OJ THE WHAT'S -THE DECIDED TO LET MAC TAKE WHV, TILLIE I THOUGHT VACATOM YOU VUEdE CM VOU (3. MOW niE VOU HAD VACAflOM OPi. HI M k -ALL THE RESULT OF A FANCIED J aktlc.VANxt : rvOK. CHILD I WET MUST EXTEND EVER! EFR3RT TO FIND HcK.-WHATEVER. THE I LL PHONE CAPT. Kl MM AT Home-Making Helps By ELEANOR ROSS BECAUSE they were required to withstand rough treatment awnings nsed to be sober hued. All the neutral shades duns and brown and terro cotta colors that weren't much to begin with and therefore couldn't look worse after they were faded were the standard. In fact, when accident threw into your hands a particularly depressing kind of i strine the worst you could say about it was that it reminded you of an awning. But in recent years the powers that decide an awning patterns have been affected by the craze for color as who has not? and a wonderful change has come over them. Now awnings are made in so many aengninu colors ana pat terns that they are used for all sorts of purposes. If your house exterior isn't as snappy as you would like, look over some of the new awning patterns and you may find that some well-cho3cn colors will work miracles. A perfectly plain little cottage dressed up with gay new awnings "is a gay new cottage. You can take your choice. If you can afford the expensive wo ven awnings they will be worth the investment because tmry will we're there," said Knarf when it reached the fence. It smiled. "How can I ever thank you enough?" "Don't mention it," said Knarf generously. It flew over the fence. All at once it uttered an exclamation of disappointment. "Why, there aren't any sweet peas here!" The shadow-children sprang off its back to look. Sure enough, there wasn't a single one. "Hm'm!" said Knarf. "They've all been picked. But I can telp you where you can find another patch. You cross the meadow and turn to your right: when you come to the geraniums then " But the butterfly had fluttered !off. THIRTY XOLL I S HIM ASH VOU IP THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAkJ. RE- SEATED. PLEASE. MR. IS THAT PRINCE IS COLLARS JUST AT PRESENT.' OR IS l LEVEL f , THE Vou HIRED MR. (2 , I'M 1 f"S frj MS , BUT I VJomV WOM'T NEE5 I ATore. A MAM YOU WOVsf MIS-S. mmi . 6EE, MAEV ElLCKj . Look at the animals A 1 s- w .1 1 G3STT CLOWNS. AND . EVB2VTUlfcG-- geel.look! wear for a. long period. But the printed fabrics cost Us and, though their wearing q-ialit-.es are not quite as sreat as the woven, still they will give good service. And you can get as sprightly pat terns and colors la tb.9 las ex pensive as in.the more costly fab rics. Stripes, figure I dc-signs. queer geometrical pattern. follow ing the last gasp of modernistic art some ha.ag the pattern on j one side and some on both all are now available at u-oiK-t sums. Nor are awning mateitals to be confined exclusively to the shad ing of doors, porches and windows. Now that they can be had in so manv attractive patterns, one of ithe best uses is in oonng of out door furniture. Outdoor cnairs, hammocks! and cushions covered in the new avniag materials may be chosen either to match or con trast with the shades for porch and windows. Those steamer chairs tnat were so ruuiiuuauic last year, but are rather faded now, may be given a new lease of life by covering with a yard or so of awning fabrics. Especially for children's furni ture is the awnins material a great boon. No fussing around to make sure that chairs have been pulled under cover to escape the imminent drops of rain. An out door playpen or the little kinder garten tables covered with a big awning of gay design will serve as a protection from the elements and add a decorative touch as well. One Summer cottager has res cued a lot of wicker furniture by the skillful application of vivid hued awning material. Paint and new cretonne were urgently need ed, but there wasn't time for both. Wherefore a raid was made on the awning counter, and now all the wicker on the porch is covered with bright cloth matching the swinging hammock and creating an apparently new verauda suite that is good to look at and ready to stand hard wear. By CLIFF STERRETT, - ARS IS THE REfsJTVL, INJ COnIPEREisICE, By RUSS WESTOVER VAJCR-K- HEte Amy vuw vs a i a a r- r r. 1 J 1 "2CRy "5 1 VAIHO KNOVMS ) HIS kAllUl- BE 1 -SPUSlMESa MS By'V: .Dj ' By JIMMY MUh: IYi r