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"No Esxvor Sways Us; No Fear Shall AweT i
: From First Statesman, March 28, 18S1
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Deflation Pains in
S: OUTH AMERICA Is rather a touch? ! subject with many
citizens of the U. S.' A. at present because many i of
them are holding bonds of the southern republics and their
states or provinces which have declined precipitately following-
the revolutions in that continent, j Bolivia and Peru
have defaulted on' their bonds and Chile,! with a ninety-year
record for punctual payments, has declared a moratorium.
Hundreds of millions of dollars of South. American securities
were sold to investors in this country under the sponsorship
of the "best names" in the financial world; J Moreover praise
for South American government investments was given by
such rating services as, Moody's which further encouraged
investments of their clients in these securities. !;
The deluge has come, and as usual the public is the
group which is engulfed. So there is much hard feeling on
the part of trusting investors on the recommendations of
banking houses and so-called "investment services." r
There is reason of course for the financial difficulties
of governments just as for individuals. 1 The low prices of
commodities such a wheat, copper, coffee, nitrates which
South America exports give them insufficient foreign ex
change to apply against their foreign interest requirements.
Some countries will doubtless work their, way back Ih time,
and take care of their obligations. .j 1
Other countries however have squandered their borrow
ings and the future of their credit looks dark A recent re
port of the Foreign Policy association on "Debts, Dictator
ship and Revolution in Bolivia and Peru" discloses the mad
administration which brought on internal revolutions. Here
is the summary of the financial debacle in Bolivia under the
presidency of Hernando Siles t ? M ; 1 '
'Sires,. Instead of checking the growth of Bolivia's for- .
elgn debt, permitted It to continue. In December 1920 the
debt had amounted to about $3,34 3,000. By January 1925
' it had risen to $30,990,000. and by Jane 1930 to r60,3ffl,
000. On the other hand, the internal and floating debt had
been reduced daring this ten-year period from $17,356,000
to S, 736, 000. Nevertheless, the growing; foreign debt
meant increasing - burdens on the treasury for service
charges," which In 1929 amounted to $590,000 each month.
Approximately Zl per cent of the 1929 budget was marked
for. foreign debt service. Another 20 per cent, or $3,700,
00, was assigned to the Ministry of War; the two items
together accounted for- approximately 57 per cent of the
tptal budgeted expenditures. Had these funds been In
.vested In the productive enterprises for which they were
primarily , Intended, such as railways and -roads, the. re
sulting benefits might have enabled' the -country to carry
' ' the growing debt burden. The case seems' to have been
otherwise. In November 1928, the Minister of the Treas
ury. Questioned In the Senate concerning the 1928 loan,
stated that of the amount borrowed $4,000,000 had been
marked to meet the deficit of 1927, $67.7 had been
used to pay tho service charges of tho Patino loan, a trans
actloa between the government and the Bolivian tin king;
an additional $1,000,000 had been taken to reimburse
Messrs. Patino and Aramayo. both Bolivians, for other
advances; and $1,300,000 to pay salaries and. overdue pen
sions to the veterans of the War of the Pacific. When the
Minister was asked to give an account of t&e money ac
tually spent on the Potosi-gucre railway, the Senate went
TAwt n-nrloT 4a finnilMCrpTTlPnt AT North ) AmeriC&H
.A Vi.U a-axX.A sw , 0 - -m -
bankers became a heavy borrower. During! the decade from
1919 to 1929 Feru s "external
510,000,000 to 1111,387,000. At the end oi jNovemDer, -A
AKiirnifiAna wr AlRc Artrfv than in 1920. The
GAltiUai VMU(JUHW v o - - m ,
rate of growth tended to increase toward the end of this
period, for from December, - israe to tne ena oi wune, xvm,
the foreign debt increased by 1248 An increase occurred
in the internal debt as well." V
In Peru the plan of President Leguia was to endow the
country with railways, roads, reclamation works and modern
tvrfj nnrl xtnsive sanitarv" improvements and drainage
projects. A great deal of work was accomplished, but many
of the projects were not completed or the money .ran out
with less construction done than was estimated. Other
South American countries report the same, experience in
ticinnr tVipiV" f Afpfon hftrrnwinffrfftf Tuiblic works, railroads.
etc. Graft, inefficiency, excessive charges have served to
exhaust the funds prematurely. l ! T i ' "
wviof i ViA.T-paiilt? TTnit! States investors are soured
against further foreign investments. This i country is the
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wonas great reservoir oi cretin; ana ovuer iouuin musk
borrow from this country in order to revive. The stalemate
is what helps delay world economic recovery j-
Alter all the, Wixcia eommtttee which recommends a revision
of war debtsrlsaoing hat those who have studied the conditions
frankly have long said was inevitable. The Young plan la breaking
down just as the Dawes plan broke down. Failure to recognize the
fact is due to political considerations, not economic. Pres. Hoover
needs to take the lead now In calling tho powers together for a
"new deal." We may have to take our cut along with the rest.
Charge our loas np to War account, and resolre never again to re
sort to war and we'll be money
It they grind up the farm
the destitute a lot of the latter
baker's bread, gasoline, or movie
. "Snappy Lunch. Corn &
street sign. That's better than "Spinach Jb Spinach."
f An oversupply of duck feathers is now' reported. Likewise
there continues an abundance of
Seme men win lead double
presses on me pueuc payroll as the
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New Views
"Who will be president of the
United States after tho next elec
tion t". Statesman reporters yes-,
terday asked this Question. '
Dallas 3IcCarroU. Kane's coe.
fectlonery store: I beliero Mr.
Hoover will be. I think most
thinking people are for Mr. Hoov
er." " .
-Frank 3Ieyers, Tho Spa: "I
think Hoover Is terrible. I voted
for him in 1928 but I'll not vote
for him again. I'm not tho only
one. ' A traveling man hero the
other day told mo a lot about
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South America
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aeoi increasea irora swut
ahead in a few .years.
board wheat and give the ffour to
will want to trade their Hour tor
tickets. i
Corn, props." reads a Commercial
goose grease aad soft soap.
lives but not many put their mis
New Jersey senator did.
Hoover; he's certainly
him." i-
not for
Walt SA.Alkf.lra ' wrnl m.tm.
iaaarance: "There will aot.be any
1! .! hT "Ttalng. to say about
Victor Rhodes, State Savings
and Loom compaayt "Hoover, I
believe. Of course I don't know.
aa in vote tor Hoover unless
better man is offered."
JX HOSPITAL '
SILVERTON. Aug. 20 Mrs.
Pearl McCleary is a patient at the
aurerioa Hospital, Undergoing
medical treatment. It Is tot known
as yet whether an operation wUl
bo necessary. She entered tho hes-
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juiai ounuay. :
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Sweets for
Children
By C. C. DAUER, M. D. !
Marion County Dept. or Health
The problem, of sweets or can
dy for children is often encount
ered. Cnlldrea acquire a taste for
rweota wheth
er It be candy i
or aWeet foods
so that it be
comes difficult
to get them to
eat sufficient
quantities of
other foods to
insure good
growth. . The
final result is
an " under
weight - Child
with a poor
finicky appe
tite, badly de
cayed ' teeth
lc a c paeex . and - poor i re
sistance against Infections. '
It is a fact that xur diet Is pre
dominately- made -up or carbon
hydrate food such as cereals.
breadstufis, potatoes, " fruits, des
serts of various kinds, etc. This
being true it is easy to under
stand why on must guard against
giving . additional amounts i of
sugary substances - Uke candy.
Many of our carbohydrate foods
have in addition certain other
substances, the vitamins, hence
there is less harm la relying- on
them for a great part of our
nourishment. .
Habit Starts Early
The habit of eating too much
candy or other sweets - usually
starts, in early childhood and has
an insidious onset. Oftentimes - a
small child Is offered candy be
cause a fond relative thinks It is
tho polite thing to do. Small chil
dren who hare never tasted can
dy never miss it if it is not of
fered to them. The longer one
withholds candy from a child the
better It will be for the child. -
We are often asked If It is safe
to give babies candy or Ice cream.
So far as the baby's dlgestire ap
paratus is concerned there prob
ably .would be little harm done
if good wholesome ; products are
given. However, to give candy or
ice cream at an early age may
start a vicious habit. Children
get to coaxing for these sweet
foods and it becomes exceedingly
difficult for parents to refuse or
withhold them.
Sweets FoUow Meal
When candy or ice cream is
given it should always be imme
diately after the regular meal. It
Is not wise either to bribe the
child . to eat his regular food In
order for hira to get his quota of
sweets, as this will often lead to
a bad habit.
Pure milk chocolate is the best
kind of candy to giro a child
whea it is given at all as It con
tains a fairly large amount of
protein and fat. Ice cream should
bo made of pasteurized milk' and
cream, .otherwise -it might carry
disease germs. It is not unusual
to hear of tho spread of certain
diseases by means of lea cream
that bad become contaminated.
What health BrofeleaM im wtmt It
tbe boT article raises aay aoettiea ia
rear mini, write that aaMtlan ant ii
ead it either te The 8tatesaaa er thaJ
Jtanea cevaty Seaartaaat ( health. The
answer will aopear ia this column. Nam
hoold be iltnet bat will not be esea U
the Miifr.
Yesterdays
. . . Of Old Sales.
Tows Talks froea The Statee
' man of Eariler Days
August 21, 1906
The revolution in western
Cuba has practically reached its
maximum. Tho promptness of tho
government la arresting the sus
pected leaders and plotters in
Havana and elsewhere bad excel
lent effects in strengthening the
public confidence and overawing
the, sympathisers with tho
movement on the other hand.
The ris-ht to anDronrlate water
from manufacturing nurnosea In
the Willamette valley was held
to take precedence over the right
to drain swamp land and reduce
it to agricultural possibility, in
an opinion rendered by Justice
F. A. Moore ; of the supreme
court yesterday.
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The oneninar 'at that elrna , aa-
son is announced 'for today.! The
Adam Forepaugh-Sells Brothers'
combined shows will give two ex
hibitions this afternoon and eve
ning. : j
' August ai, leai
All operators of the United
States shipping board la the Paci
fic northwest y-aterday were or
dered - to discontinue booking
lumber cargoes to the orient, lo
cal shipping men Interpreted the
order as likely to throw tho
lumber trade to .the orient to
foreign ships.; '. . .
Prise fight . motion nlctnrea
may bo - mor Inspiring and
desirable than some of
the sex anDesl nletnrea. Mrs ' nul
la J. Vanhlnger. Upland, Ind.. a
national director of tho Women's
unristian Temperance union.
J. 8. Landers, who is now
serving at the head of tho train
ing department of tho Las Vegas,
N Max.. state normal school hu
been -elected president of Oregon
Normal school at Monmouth to
Daily Thought
The only road, the sure road
to unquestioned credit and a
sound financial - condition is tho
exact and punctual fulfillment of
every pecuniary obligation, public
and private, according to its letter
and spirit." Rut herod B. Hayes.
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OrTEffl AT COAST ;
BRUSH CREEK, Aug. 20 Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Krug and son Lyle,
and Mllo Grace went to Newport
last Friday for a few days et
flahlnr ' Th, ntnrii.il Ik. rtr
; part of tho weekend' reported
i . at ....
naming aa a ssccessiui tnp.
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BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. HENDRICKS
When Applegnto averted war:
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StudenU of Oregon history
know that a , third war with
Great Britain waa probably avert
ed by a meeting between Jesse
Applegato and Dr. Joha Mc
LoughUa on day la August,
1846; 8C years ago.
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i "The Oregon Trail", newly Is
sued book of Maude Applegato
Rucker, giving tho saga of tho
historic .Applegato families in
Oregon, contains a copy of a let
ter written by Jesse Applegate to
his brother, Judge Lisbon Apple
gate, who remained in Missouri
when In 1843 his three brothers
and their families left with their
eovered wagons for tho Oregon
country. The book, has several
such letters. The one referred to
hefe was dated "Polk - county.
Oregon Territory, Tebruary .15,
184C. Quotations rrom ana a di
gest of the letter follow; -
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"Tour letter and a bundle of
newspapers by M. Locke and
Burch "came safely to hand tor
which accept my sincere thanks.
Both of tho gentlemen are at my
house, Mr. Burch teaching school
and Mr. Locke keeping out of the
rain.
"News from the U. 3. is eager
ly sought for la this country.-We
are in a feverish state of excite
ment in regard te tho adjustment
of tho boundary between tho
United States and Great Britain,
and tho final passage of the Ore
gon bill. If the people here were
to decide tho Question - every
American and many of the Brit
ish would oppose any part of tho
territory being surrendered to
Great Britain, and If the Colom
bia is made the lino a majority
of tho people will leave tho coun
try. Tho exclusive navigation "or
the Columbia Is of a much im
portance to Oregon as the exclus
ive navigation of the Mississippi
is to tho western states.
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"The British population.
though very quiet peaceable ltl
tena, and tho officers of the Hud
son's. Bay company most courte
ous and accommodating, yet they
have not been able to overcome
the prejudice so natural to the
western people. They having nev
er had .any peacable Intercourse
with England, only remember
the British as the enemies with
whom their forefathers struggled
for liberty.. and believe in case of
war between the two . countries
that they will as heretofore set
the tomahawk and scalping knife
of tho savages to work upon their
defenceless families.
i "On tho 5 th of .July. 18 48. the
people assembled ENMASSE at
Champoeg about 25 miles above
the falls of the Willamette,
formed themselves Into a body
politic, adopted - tho. ordinance of
congress tor the northwest terri
tory as their constitution and the
statute laws of Iowa with a few
other laws for their government.
This matter was prepared for tho
action of the people .by a com
mittee of nine appointed at a pre
vious meeting but the people
rejected a portion of their labors.
They refused to have a governor
hut - accepted three - under the
name of an executive committee.
and refused to . pay taxes r but
agreed to support their govern
ment as they did the church by
subscription. ,
"The , legislative power was
vested in nine men to be elected
and to meet annually but where
or when they were to meet, or
what they were to do when met.
or what they were to hare tor
meeting, waa -left to be guessed
at. The Hudson's Bay company,
having for ages represented tho
British authority in aU the Indi
an country claimed by Great
Britain, felt It their duty to stand
aloof rrom any temporary gov
ernment Instituted here, particu
larly as the Americans, having
a large majority, might. If they
became a party, enact and en
force such laws - as would lead
not only to a forfeiture of their
charter but com promise their al
legiance as British subjects.
"Such was the state of things
when our emigration (of !4S) ar
rived, almost doubling tho popu
lationand as there were many
of us who 'would seek the bub
ble reputation even in the can
non's breach' the legislature "eon-
talned many aspiring spirits. Ot
course tho crazy fabric under
By EDSON
V ' eees SmMttfeMofci
AXn t swomi '
to Prevent Dyspepsia.
whlch they met did not suit gen
tlemen or snea niga political pre
tensions. Without examining the
tattered bits of paper which they
had sworn to support or consult
ing the people went to work upon
a constitution to suit themselves
they made a governor, judges.
clerk, treasurers, etc., levied a
tax tho nonpayment of which
worked corruption of blood and
disfranchisement -ee.ua! to aa in
terdict of the Pope. Tho unfortu
nate delinquent could not hold
any office, be heard in any court.
or vote at any election. Any poor
negro so unfortunate as to bo
compelled to come here by his
master 'was to be whipped every
six months, still doubling the
punishment in geometrical pro
gression until he ran away or
died under his infliction. ...
"After the refusal of the Hud
son s Bay company to become a
party to this new government the
legislature by an act limited the
Oregon government to tho south
side of the Columbia river la or
der. I suppose, to avoid a war
with the great monopoly which
they feared was too strong for
thorn. But the wisdom of the
measure was soon tested. The
Americans elalas tho . right to
settle north aa - well as south of
the Columbia. Those north of the
Columbia were by this act de
prived of the protection of their
friends of the south; their claims
to land were not secured to them
and they were given over te tho
tender mercies of tho enemy,
Very loon they were In collision.
Some of tho Americans got with
in the bounds which the Hudson's
Bay eompany had set apart for
themselves, and war commenced
"As Is usual with civilised na
tlons.' tho eompany Issued a proc
lamation setting forth tho jus
tice of their claims and imploring
the Americans of tho south to
protect them from their brethren
on the north, and finally declar
ing the determination, if au
other means failed, to appeal to
arms.
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"As thii document was aent to
the United States, you. hare no
doubt seen it. Though the com
plaints of the company In this
were probably Just,, yet they In
this proclamation assume a right.
and threaten to maintain it by
rorce, which the treaty does not
permit them te exercise. They say
they do not occupy at Vancouver
more land than is absolutely
necessary for their business oper
ations, pasturage, etc, -which is
probably true; but Ihis is EX
CLUSIVE, whereas the treaty
only allows ; to them, s to us.
MUTUAL occupancy. ... ... i
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"But they argue that the mu
tual occupancy allowed in Oregon
to tho people of both nations im
plies equal rights, and that where
the right is equal the occupation
of particular spots must be gov
erned by -priority of location, and
as the same spot cannot be oc
cupied by two claimants, and
wnere no otner right is or can
be, plead that the common law
and common usage of both coun
tries will decide, tho case la favor
of the first occupant."
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(Continued tomorrow).
Group Lands Fair
Trout Catch From
Deschutes . River
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BRUSH CREEK, Aug. 20 L.
H. Myer aad A. Jensen of Brush
Creek. E. Overlund of Bethany
and L- M.Larson, Sllverton. made
up a party which lefV Sunday
morning tor a fishing trip to the
Deschutes river. They returned
Tuesday night with a fair catch
of front, : . ;
- Tho pleasure of the trip was
marred for one of the party, how
ever, by the loss, on tbe way over,
of a fishing basket which contain
ed ' reel. lines, hooks and several
other articles.
. NEW LUNCH BOOM .
SILVERTON. Aug. 20 Plans
are being made for tho opening
of a qulck-linch and confection
ery in tho quarters recently left
vacant by . the P. C. Berry Elec
trical company la the . postofflce
bunding, -The new . business will
be opened September 1 by L. D.
Nichol of this city. NIchol was
formerly In . tho confectionery
business in California.
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'The Mystery of Geraldine ory
"New. Warren,"' ho said, "be
fore I went Inside the house that
other day, you told mo a wild
story, about a ghost without any
clothes In the murder house.
"Tea. sir."
"What made yo say that?"
"I saw it."
"You saw tho naked ghost?"
"Yes. sir."
-Where?"
"Inside tho house."
"Where were you!"
"I was Inside-the house, too."
"When was that?" -
"Christmas Eve."
"What were you doing up
there?"
The boy turned first red and
then white and hung his head.
VYbu don't remember," said
Mrs. Planzen, .who was d Is trist
ful of police honor." . - ,. - '
"It's aU right, the commis
sioner told him. "I am not going
to harm you. . s
"I broke, In the house." con
fessed tho boy. "But. I didn't
mean, to steal anything. . I was
just . playing robber's care."
"Anybody -with your'
"No. sir." , , ...
"Did you break the window?"
"No. slr That wa broke a
long time ago."
"Did anybody find "you in
there?" "No sir not right off. It
was - awful quiet. - I was. pretty
cold. I stayed in the kitchen for
awhUe trying to get. up tho nerve
to light the gas- stove. Then . I
heard a noise and I got awful
scared, and I was .ashamed of
that; and finally just to prove to
myself that I wasn't .scared at
all, I sneaked tip the back, stairs.
It -was getting dark and I could
hardly see my way, and I walked
on my toes. When I got upstairs
I was still more scared I don't
know why. but I was sure there
was somebody up there I was
afraid to go upstairs or down.
either so I jamped to the win
dow in the hall and climbed out
on ho window sill. I let myself
down by my hands when I saw it
coming down the halL"
Chapter XXXIX
. "Saw .what?"
"The ghost."
"What was it like"
"It didn't have anr elothees on
and it was all covered with
blood." " .
"Warren. Was it a. man or a
woman?"
"It was a ladv ." answered the
boy, beginning to whimper.
"A fine lady," said his mother,
"even if she was murdered."
"What! did you do then?"
"I ran "home." s
"Did you tell your mother?"
"Not a word " said Mrs. Plan-
sen bitterly. And tho ill-favored
look she gare-jvarren boded ill
for the presidential namesake's
peace after ourdeparturo.
"Is that all you ' know about
the case?" persisted Thatcher
Colt.' "Did you see anything else
up there?"
"No. sir. t went TiaeV tfi. n.vf
day, but I didn't see anything. X
was airaid to go in any more. But
I liked to hang around that la
why ron found m the daw won
came up there."
When he emerged from tho
house, Thatcher Colt was very
tnougmxui. At the corner. he
stopped and chatted with tho pa
trolman atatloned there - a
youthful policeman, almost inar
ticulate on.zinding himself face
to face with the commissioner.
"Is there " a locksmith . nir
here?? Thatcher Colt asked him.
x es right there," the patrol
man replied, pointing to a base
ment shOD across the street. ' A
light was still burning in its tiny
window.
The Key -The
locksmith - was a this.
weazened old maa with dark
glasses. , s
"Ever sea that hefnre?' aaV.t
Thatcher Colt, throwing down
the old-fashioned key with the
m.1 it.,
uiue riooou. . . - .
'1 made if
"For whom?"
"A lady. I don't know her
name.
The description given by the
locksmith differed slightly from
the one furnished by the barber.
In coloring, size and general Im
pression. But the method of ob
taining the key, as the man nar
rated it, seemed greatly to inter
est the commissioner. The wo
man had come to his shop and
taken the locksmith up the hill
and to the, house on Peddler's
Road. Tho door as standing
open. It was fitted with an old
fashioned lock and tho woman
said tho key was lost. Could he
make her another? As Colt point
ed out. she must have first burg
larized the house through the
broken kitchen window. The me
chanic removed tho lock, took it
back to the shop, found an old
key which he fitted, came back
and refitted tho . lock Into the
front door, all ln the space of a
few hours. ,
Thanks', said Thatcher Colt,
making . a i memorandum of tho
name and address. "Ton will
hear, from me later."
Again we drove downtown and
th!s time we stopped In front of
the . Esplanade, apartments - on
Mornlngsldo Heights. A strange
thrill -tirred in my veins as I
mounted the stone steps. -This
was once tho dwelling place of a
girl whoso death we still sought
to solve, but also it was. until re
cently, the home of another girl
who had come to dominate my
thoughts. But Betty had moved
from her now and was living on
Tenth street; --
Promptly Thatcher Colt sought
out our old acquaintance, the
Janitor, sail sagging; as if -he
were sitting on an Invisible stool,
and still in his ra?w.d rlnthfnw
the janitor received us sullenly.
uo snows apartment 4-D to
prospective tenants?" was the
commissioner's -question.
Wo were- referred to the ele
vator operator. He explained that
a sign nad been hung out stating
that-aa, apartment was for tab
let. But the Christmas season was
bad tor new rentals and there
had been only one person Inter
ested. V"
' "Do you remember who - It
was?" asked Thatcher Colt.
The elevator operator remem
bered perfectly.
"It was a lady." he said, "with
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blue eyes and blond hair
Blue eyes and blond hair! To
whom, was this leading us? -"
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man more accuratelyi' rj
"Well, she was about as tall as
your friend there."
I am about five feet nine. Inch
es tall.
"Was she pretty?" f f- "
"I didn't get a good look at her
face," said the operator. She
kept her coat muffled up. about
her face both times she ,was
here." . 1 -
"Oh, she was hero twice?"
"Yes. The first time, she came
about two or three weeks before
Christmas. The girls were not at
home, but I showed her around."
"Did you leave her alone in the
apartment?" .
"Well " . - i
"You are not supposed to, but
you did -Is that right?"
"Yes." .
Thatcher Colt turned to me
with an amused smile.
"You see. he said, "that was
the time the lady had the oppor
tunity to steal tho pen and some
of tho paper.". ,
"Nothing was ever reported
missing." protested the boy. but
Thatcher Colt waved that aside.
"When - did she come again?"
"About two o'clock in the af
ternoon of Christmas eve.' .She
said she thought she. would take
the apartment, but she wanted
another chance to look at It."
"The .apartment" being vacant
was a. stroke of luck for the lady
we are after," muttered the com
missioner. "This time she
brought back the torn piece of
tho note she had forged. You see,
Tony, we have to-reckon with the
fact that this woman was. clever
enough to bo a forger. Probably
she obtained a sample of Gerald
ine's writing as Geraldlno'a mysterious-
correspondent, wanting
genealogical Information. And
she planted those "torn, papers on
the second visit. Then she went
dowa to Doctor Maskell's suite
and I wonder what . happened
there?" 4 I.
I left Thatcher Colt at - his
home and went to my own bach
elor quarters - for some needed
sleep. Tho next day Thatcher Colt
accupled himself with affairs jthat
were an enigma to me. .
Early. In the morning, he sent
for Chesleek. his favorite among
the chemists attached to tho de
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partment, and had a long consul
tation with him. But I knew
nothiag of the business of that
interview until midnight. J did
"notice, however, that when Cles-
leek left the commissioner's of
fice he carried, with him a sealed
envelope, that' In his hand was a
small red object, trimmed with
gold, and that he promised to se
tho perf unters.7 . J
But I had no time to speculate.
There were stacks of neglected
department .work on my desk;
the Foster case had taken much
of my time, while I served as
aide-de-camp to the commis
sioner. Yet now it was hard for
me. to concentrate. All my inter
est lay in the new developments
in the murder mystery. Nor did
it lessen " my curiosity when
Thatcher Colt' paused by my deck
later in the afternoon, and rested
a hand confidentially on my
shoulder. , i
Light At Last
"I am beginning to see day
light at last Tony." he divulged.
"There is only one thing left to
bother me." "
He "patted, his hands together
and walked out of the room, "his
sombre brown eyes fixed in a
stare" like that of a medium in a
trance. Sometimes, when Thatch
er Colt was thus moody and si
lent. It seemed to me that he
drew upon some Intangible power
of inspiration or illumination to
light up . the dark corners of vex
ing crimes. But he stoutly scouts
the possibility of such -phenomena.
Logic and observing ex
tho logic explains all that Thatch
plain it all. ho declares.
Nevertheless. I do not believe
logic explains all that Thatch- .
er Colt discovered as he grappled
with that invisible antagonist
who had, apparently, sought la
the murder of Geraldine Foster
to perpetrate the perfect crime
and had very nearly succeeded.
t was deep In may work whev
suddenly Thatcher Colt returned
and again, touched me on the
shoulder. .
"Tony," he ; said, "ato? your
work."
I looked up and he smiled
whimsically. . ,
"I have the honor to report."
he said, "that I hare finnally
solved the Geraldine Foster mur
der case."
(To Be Continued Tomorrow)
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