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Tht Q3EGON STATESMAN, Saleia, OregoaTThgrsday Morning, Blay 30. 1935"
, "No Favor Sway Us; No Fear Shall Awe"
From First Statesman. March 28. 1851
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The American System
THIS man Hitler is a unique phenomenon ; and the passion
the German people show for him a strange psychologi
cal reaction. He was first a propagandist for "national so
cialism", drawing on the ideas of Gottfried Feder who was
ousted as a party leader late last year. Feder urged the cut
ting up of the great landed estates, clipping the paws of big
business. When Hitler came into power he forgot the plat
, rf orm he had stood- on, made no land partition, fell into the
hands of the west German industrialists.
- Another anomaly in the man is his facing both ways on
. the question of peace and war. One day he is bristling with
war talk, with demands that Germany retrieve her place
in the sun. Another day he coos like a dove, decrying war,
insisting that his people want only peace and have no evil
thoughts toward their neighbors. Here is another example
of what appears to be inconsistency :
"A planned economy is a dangerous undertaking; because
every planned economy only too easily leads to bureaucratiza
tion. We cannot wish for an economic system that borders on
communism and benumbs productive energy. It substitutes an
Inferior average foe the law of survival of the fittest and the
elimination of the weak."
The doctrine is essentially sound; but dictatorships us
ually make a virtue of "planned economy" and regimenta
tion of the jeople. Regardless of the divergence of Hitler's
opinions and his practice, he has in the words quoted spoken
eloquently of the difficulties of the closely regulated and
governed state and the communist state. The American sys
tem lies between the two: it relies on individual initiative
under fair laws and regulation ; and the test of political doc
trines which are proposed from time to time is whether or
ndt they advance the principles of the traditional American
system of economic enterprise.
More Lavender Water
THE Medfprd Mail-Tribune which has sprinkled lavender
water over all the heresies of the new deal rushes out
with the atomizer again after the unanimous decision of the
supreme court invalidating NRA. What administration en
thusiasts may regard as a major disaster, this editorial polly
anna hopefully says may be "a blessing in disguise.",
"For it cleans the state at one fell swoop, removes the en
tire area of infection, at one slice of the legal knife, and makes
it possible to build anew on solid ground with no danger of fu
ture pitfalls.
'JThis no doubt is what will be done. The supreme court
has shown what the government can and can not do, in its ef
forts to relieve distress, and bring back reasonable security and
prosperity to the people. Under the limits as set, a way can
undoubtedly be found, to effectively carry out the fundamental
purposes of the New Deal".
It is quite impossible to quarrel with such wishbone
thinking. Even the thunders of the high tribunal for once in
solemn chorus do not daunt this apologist for the political
trapeze actors now in power. Though the court cut the rock
from under their feet the Mail-Tribune is sure "solid ground"
is there on which the junior law clerks can erect new struc
tures of alphabet blocks.
We may be sure when the job is done and a suppliant
congress acquiesces in attempts to short circuit the constitu
tion the MaiJ Tribune will be on hand to spray the effort with
its approving rosewater.
Memorial Day
FOLK are wending their way this morning to ancestral
burying grounds. There they will place flowers, the rich
token of life, on the graves of their loved ones. Begun as a pa
triotic exercise in honor of the heroic dead of the civil war,
it has become a universal rite in tribute to all who have been
gathered into the bosom of Earth, the common mother.'
Nature seems to hang quiescent on Memorial day. The
air is heavy with the perfume of flowers, the sun of the fast
lengthening day is wfltrm, people move with slow motion.
Spring which is fluid and suggests activity, seems to pause
lor a day, life in tune With death.
The pause is wholesome. It renews the feeling that one's
roots go deep into the soil, the individual is one of the long
rmy of beings who have composed the race, that now the
responsibility is his to-perform trig duty to home, to race, to
country,; that soon he too will join the great company whose
day is spent..
Death and life, life and death, the chain reaches back
to the beginnings and forward to the endings. Memorial day
emphasizes man's oneness with the race and with nature.
! A "Capitar Trade
A Saleni citizen, after reading an editorial on the state cap
itol location in this paper, came in with a proposal
which is one of the best we have heard itetain the state cap
itol in its present location. For future expansion acquire the
campus of Willamette university, agreeing to set up the
buildings of the nniversity on a new campus, say the Bush
pasture. This would give the state ample additional space
immediately contiguous to its present grounds. It would give
the university, a new plant, close in, harmoniously planned
with ample room for its expansion.
Probably the only objection that could be raised would
be the cost; and that, it is admitted, would be considerable,
though not nearly so great as to transfer the state group to
a new location, and ultimately abandon the present state
buildings. The idea is a splendid one for the state and the
nmversrty, leaving the item of cost out of consideration.
Once again Oregon's state police have scored. A lone sergeant
orpolfce captured the two men who robbed the bank at Redmond
only a few hours after the offense was committed. It seems a fool
I tt toh m. bank in the eastern Oregon country where the
roads are few and escape is not easy; -but -it is none the less an
achievement for the robbers to be apprehended so speedily and
-without loss of Ufa and with full recovery of the booty.
"The invalidation ef NRA does not Justify immediate "resort to
price cutting and wage cutting. Employers should make every effort
to saataln wages and employment, on the principle that good wages
make for diffusion of good times.
The prospect is that the lumber strike will fold up soon with
-men ping back to work on a fifty cent per hour wage. The loss of
jme has been costly to the northwest because the strike came at the
leavy buying season and many of the orders have been diverted to
ther sections.
The liquor commission has hired a lawyer. From the reports It
looks as though it had hired a salesman too, with sales of 6451 cases
f one of its whiskey brands in one month. Repeal is a long way from
promotion of true temperance through increased consumption of
The Great
Game of
Politics
By FRANK R. KENT
Copyright 1935. by The Baltimore Sua
Still A Mystery
Washington, May 2S
NOW that the bonus veto has been
riellverAff and sustained, but the
bonus threat still hovers In other
forms. It would be interesting if
some adequate or ever plausible,
explanation could be given for the
attitude and words of some of
the more important members of
Mr. Roosevelt's Administration,
close to him perso '.lly and po
litically. These seem not to have
received quite the attention they
deserved.
THERE were, for example, a ser
ies of curious incidents preceding
the announcement that the pre
sident would deliver his Teto in
person. Looking back now, it is
hard to reconcile any of them
with reason. There seems a lack
of candor somewhere. First there
was the White House conference
between Mr. Roosevelt and Sen
ator Harrison. After that confer
ence Senator Harrison presented
a compromise bonus proposal
which he said he felt the Presi
dent would not disapprove. It is
very unlike Senator Harrison to
say a thing like that without au
thorization. SECOND, there was the totally
unexpected statement by Mr. Jesse
Jones, of the RFC, to the effect
that the country was strong
enough to stand payment of the
82.000.000,000 bonus. This was
followed by words from Mr. Mar
riner Eccles, head of the Federal
Reserve Board, widely construed
(perhaps erroneously, though
there was no denial) as meaning
that he did not regard the print
ing of 82.000,000,000 of green
backs as inflation. A few days la
ter, returning from a Sunday with
the President, Vice-President Gar
ner was reported as indicating to
Democratic Senators that it
wouldn't damage Mr. Roosevelt
to have his veto overridden. This
report was printed in many pa
pers and not denied.
THERE were several reasons
these utterances seemed signifi
cant. For one thing, they came
from men in sufficiently inti
mate contact to know the Pre
sident's views and purpose. For
another, they came from men
whose loyalty to Mr. Roosevelt is
beyond question. For another, not
one had ever been known to
"talk out of turn" before. They
are distinctly not that type. To
believe that, on the threshold of
a vitally important veto, any of
these men, all closely Identified
with Mr. Roosevelt, would ex
press views or take action which
they knew to be in conflict with
him is to stretch credulity pretty
far. Yet that is exactly what they
appeared to do. It was a remark
able series of coincidences.
IT cannot be explained on the
ground that they did not know
what he was going to do, because
everybody knew that. It cannot
be explained on the ground that
their personal convictions were so
strongly pro-bonus or pro-inflationary
that they had to speak.
That is ridiculous. Except for Mr.
Eccles less inflationary and less
Impulsive men could not be found
in public life. It cannot be ex
plained on the ground that they
were really acting for the presi
dent, because that involves a de
gree of duplicity which no one at
tributes to him, and the suspicion
of which he completely dissipated
by the character of the message.
WHAT, then, is the explanation?
Why would a mon like Senator
Harrison come away from the
White House believing the presi
dent would approve a compromise
bonus bill? Why would Mr. Gar
ner, who calls him "Doss," let it
be printed with act denial that, as
his friend, he was advising sena
tors to override the veto? The
only possible answer is that the
wires were crossed somewhere.
Somehow there was a misunder
standing, which could only have
been brought about by the presi
dent in private conversation con
veying an Impression he did cot
intend to convey. That isn't a
very good answer, but no other
makes sense.
THIS theory H the mare plausi
ble because it would not be the
first time Mr. Roosevelt has unin
tentionally misled his friends. It
seems dne largely to his habit of
agreeing with them. For exam
ple, some weeks ago Senator Har
rison and others went to the
White House and told the presi
dent the Clark resolution extend
ing NRA for 10 months was the
best that could be got through the
senate. They came away from that
conference with the distinct feel
ing that Mr. Roosevelt would be
satisfied with that. It was later
whegi Mr. Rich berg arrived that
he switched back to the two-year
extension. There have been oth
er instances and they have left an
accumulation of soreness among
some of his more outwardly, devot
ed senatorial friends, the sizo of
which might surprise him.
Portland Pastor
to Deliver Talk
on Memorial Day
SILVERTON, May 29. Rev.
Albert J. Towe, pastor of the
Portsmouth Lutheran church at
Tortland, will be the speaker at
the Memorial day services at Sil-
verton at 10 o'clock at the armory.
Rev. W. O. Livingstone will give
the invocation and benediction;
C. J. Towe will give "In Flanders
Field." and the answer will be by
Frank Powell; a vocal solo. Max
Scrlber; selection by the auxiliary'
trio; selections by the high school
band under the direction of Cal
vin Storey. Bay Davenport, Le
gion commander, will he in
charge. ,
A special service will be held
at 1 o'clock at Evens Valley ceme
tery with Rev. C. L. Fm in
charge.
Bits for
By It J.
The Chloe A. Willson
diary goes to Willamette:
(Continuing from yesterday:)
The next entry of the diary that
refers to the school reads:
" S
"Aug. 13th, 1844. Oregon Insti
tute, Tuesday morning.
"Commence school with tire
scholars. I feel the weight of re
sponsibility which rests upon me
in giving character to this infant
Institution. O my Father, thou
seest my insufficiency; be thou my
strength, my wisdom, my all in
all. Let all my works In thee be
wrought, let all be wrought In
God. Thou seest the desire of my
heart for the prosperity of this in
stitution, but without thy blessing
it can never prosper. Thy blessing
rest upon it, O my Father."
. V
That entry definitely fixes the
date of the opening of the Ore
gon Institute, and the number of
pupils on hand.
When the sixth, seventh, eighth
and ninth students came is not
definitely disclosed by the diary,
but that they had come during
eight days from the opening day
is certain, for this entry appears:
S .
"Aug. 2 1st. I have nine schol
ars now, an,d so far things go on
much to my mind. Thanks to thy
name, O my Father, for the past.
O continue thy blessing upon us."
S
When the 10th and 11th stu
dents came is not definitely
shown, but the two next entries
in which the school is mentioned
indicate that it was soon. The first
one reads:
.'..
"Sat. evening. A couple of
young ladies from The Falls have
just reached here with the inten
tion of spending a few months in
school. O may God grant that their
stay here may prove a great bless
ing to them."
And the second reads:
"Sept. 15th. The number In my
school has increased to 13. I feel
that I am in the path of duty and
the Lord blesses me in it. O that
I may be assisted to discharge
every duty in the fear and love
of God."
The next entry mentioning the
school shows that Mrs. Willson
had responsibilities beyond a mere
teacher. It reads:
"Oct. 30th . . . The constant
care of my scholars in school and
out keeps me very busy."
S
In fact, hers was largely a
boarding school, at first. Sho was
president, dean and faculty, regis
trar, solicitor and all the other
functionaries that make up a col
lege force and besides this she
was foster mother to her board
ing students and thus looked out
for their proper diet and their cor
rect conduct generally.
This condition ran through the
school years of 184 4-5, 194 5-6 and
1846-7. For the 1847-8 school
year there was a man at the head.
James II. Wilbur having come
with Rev. Wm. Roberts in 1847,
took charge of the Oregon Insti
5ES
BITES
HUBBARD. May 29. An ex
cellent crowd witnessed the hlRh
school graduation exercises in the
gymnasium Friday night. The
processional was played by Miss
Wanda Elliot. Following the in
vocation by Rev. W. I. Orr, the
salutatory address, "Intangible
Values, was given by aianton
Carl. Then a vocal duet by
Gladys Ingalls and Frieda Voget
and two numbers by the glee club.
Gwyneth Scholz, only member of
the class to be elected to Oregon
honor society, as valedictorian,
spoke on "School Life." Gordon
Rich,, accompanied by Mrs. Beat
rice Wilson, sang a bass solo.
Prof. W. C. Jones of Willam
ette university gave the com
mencement address in which his
theme was "Loyalty". George
Grimps, chairman of the school
board, presented the diplomas to
the class' of 13 members which
is the largest class for several
years. The benediction was pro
nounced by Rev. Orr.
Boys of Training
School Graduated
From Eighth Grade
WOODBURN, May 23. Grad
uation exercises for the eighth
grade graduates of the boys' train
ing school were held at the school
Friday night with Mrs. Ethel Da
ley, principal; Mrs. Wilma Orr,
assistant, and Mrs. John Myers,
musical director, in charge of the
program.
Those taking part in the pro
gram were: George Hagg, Frank
Thomas, Rex Butler, John Olsen,
Leonard Nearlng, Allen Miller,
Charles Bryant, Charles Know
land, Ed Bates, Roy Roth, Dar
rell Oberholzer, Charles Alsman,
Charles Taylor, .Robert Proffitt,
Raymond Van Wormer, Charles
Hitchcock, Brion Shaw, John Hof
fert, Trentice Lowery, Roy Gray.
Sam Laughlin, superintendent,
presented the diplomas to mem
bers of the graduating class.
RTTDFN'TS GET RIDE
INDEPENDENCE, May 29.
The Junior and senior classes went
to Riverdale park Tuesday, May
28 for their annual get-together.
The most enjoyable feat of the
day was a speed boat ride for
each student. Principal Paul E.
Robinson taking his speed boat
along.
1
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GMDura
Breakfast
HENDRICKS
tute. Roberta came to succeed Bar.
Geo. Gary, who succeeded Jascn
Lee, when Lee went home to die;
rather, he went home to Justify his
administration of the affairs of his
mission, to the mission board, and
died after doing so. (Lee had rais
ed for the mission board about
$250,000, and had expended about
9125.000 In the Oregon country,
and the mission had. acquired pro
perty in the Oregon country po
tentially worth several times
$125,000. He had to go and con
vince some peanut sectarian poli
ticians that his statesman-like ad
ministration In which ha was sac
rificing his life was wise; which
he did at great physical cost but
the peanutters had already de
prived him of his position. They
Justified him; reinstated him to
the extent of making him agent
for the Oregon Institute. But it
was too late. The seeds of tllhnr.
culosls sown in his system through
exposure and travail in the ser-v
vice of the mission society, the
members of whose board of direc
tors had used their peanut brains
to make decisions against his wf.
and far reaching policies, brought
me ciimex or his death. The dam
age had been done; the mission
was dissolved. It lost the land
claim rights Lee had built up. It
lost his splendid leadership.)
V
In 1850 came Rev. N. Doane
and wife to the Orezon InRtltnta
Then soon came F. S. Hoyt and
wife. Hoyt is classed as the third
president of the Institution that
became Willamette university;
Mrs. Willson belnr the first and
James H. Wilbur the second.
"W S
Mrs. Chloe A. Willson's diary
under date of April 8th. 1845.
reads:
"The second term of my school
commences today. I would return
thee sincere thanks for thy good
ness and blessing which crowned
my efforts during the first term,
and now. O my God. I would give
myself to thee; if thou canst use
so feeble and unworthy a worm
in guiding the youth of this land
to thyself, here I am: employ me
as thou wilt, but leave me not to
myself, stand by me, be my God
and my guide. Let me every mo
ment have the influence of thy
spirit."
m
June 15, 1845, she wrote in her
diary:
"We have been favored with a
visit from Dr. Whitman, mission
ary among the Indians in the up
per country.
"Our school Is Increasing in
numbers and interest. We number
32 pupils. 0 my Heavenly Father,
give me wisdom, patience, pru
dence, zeal, fortitude and every
qualification thou seest I need."
- .
Thi3 shows that at the end of
the first school year, the institu
tion that became Willamette uni
versity had at least 32 students. It
is known that not all were board
ers. The 1844 immigration cover
ed wagon immigration had arriv
ed, bringing the second large com
pany of settlers, many of them
finding homes not far from the
place that was at this time known
as "The Institute."
(Concluded tomorrow.)
service rails
SILVERTON, Jay 29. Letter
awards for best services perform
ed in the junior high school have
been made to:
Fint year lelter Paol Spencer. Elms
Hutton. Faith Fletcher, Mildred Dodson.
Beroiee liarman. Brace Baehl, Shirley Ol
son. Iorothy Benson, Lilith Nesl. Elisa
beth 'ewell. Xorman Roe, Csrl Shutter.
Betly Francis, Robert Spencer, Will ism
Patton, Darial Koines, Iori Lemmon,
Miriam Cooler, Clarine Raed, Harry Wil
ton, Jordan Moe, BonKa Nicholson, Vir
fil Roseman. Jane Iladdleiton, Frsnrii
Scott, Wrere Dererieks, Anita Cluff,
Audna Mills, Locille Beneon. Howard
Brekke, Marie Ann Whitloek, Noras Slet
ton, Bernice Gj, Annabel! Jensen, The!
nva Olsen. Jean Day. Robert McDonald.
T.afem Sewell, Vers Carpenter, Margaret
Ilericstad, Paaliae Ughtfoot, Trsnees
Mehl, Ida Symsniki, Marvin Senter, Ar
yee Wik.
Second year letter Myron Dtriekeen,
Jean Heidenatroaa. Billy King. Marjorie
Kaafaun, Lydia Orene, Lyle Pettyjohn.
Ellen Lerfsld. Mildred Dsck, Ethel Bur
rosfha, Alfred Down, Freda Hansen.
Thind yew letter Beryl Fletcher, Alice
Thorkildson. Marie Hall, Wilna MUls.
Jess Tnomiaon.
Twenty Years Ago
Slay 80, 1013
The observance of Memorial day
U filled with reference to Civil
war heroes as the United States
had not yet entered the World
war.
Tip in the movie column: SU
down in front if you want de
tail: up in back for artistic ef
fect. Editorial note: "Of all absurdi
ties, the idea of beauty in connec
tion with Chicago's ugly, noisy,
dirty "Loop" seems the most pre
posterous." Ten Years Ago
Stay 30, 1923
A Gold Star mother delegation
and a party of New Tork state
war veterans will join the French
in observance of Memorial day.
Old Glory and the French Tri
color will be placed on all Ameri
can graves in France.
A severe elcetrical storm last
night brought damage totaling
$4000 from a holt of lightning
striking the Trade street distri
buting station of the P.E.P. com
pany. Dean and Mrs. George Alden
are planning an extensive trip
through the middle west imme
diately following commencement.
They will be gone all sumrnej
GIVEN JUNIOR
HIGH
We Salute You Today, Tomorrow, and Always!
OUR,
5F
ML WAR
"WHOSE WIFE?"
SYNOPSIS
Lawrence Vane, noted portrait
painter, is held as a material wit
ness In connection with the murder
of his bride of three months fol
lowing the discovery of a headless
nude body upon the terrace of bis
penthouse apartment. Three weeks
before that happened, two of his
friends Wilbur Renton and Roarer
Thornley were discussing their
love affairs and Vane's recent mar
riage to Isobel Mackenzie who was
well known to both. Renton s ln-
interest in Isobel had caused I
break between him and Betty Pot
ter, a pretty young newspaper
woman, who lives in the apartment
beneath the Lawrence Vanes.
Thornley says that he and his wife,
Millie, a former show-girl, are
leaving for Seattle soon. Renton
calls on B ettv to olead his cans
anew, now that Isobel had married.
She tells him that they cannot
marry and reluctantly admits that
she had been in love with Vane.
Renton bitterly denounces IsobeL
exclaiming that he'd like to choke
her to death. Betty is horrified by
his words. . . . Early the next morn
ing, Wilbur Renton, denies that he
had anything to do about notifvin
the police concerning the Vane
murder, and Is worried privately
oecause ne naa cauea on Betty Pot
ter so close to the scene of that
homicide. Inspector Ingles visits
Betty and is questioning her about
vane.
CHAPTER VTI
"Let us sit down a moment, Betty,
and talk," said Ingles quietly. "The
best thing wonld be if you will be
quite frank with me. Surely yon
know by now that you can trust me
completely.
"Absolutely. There is no one-1
trust more."
"Thank yon. Then let's get to the
rrutn or certain thing, in this terri
ble thing, if we can. A woman's
wits, ray dear, have aided rmvay a
time, where the slower moving-rJnd
of the trained policeman has failed'
He leaned over and gently patted
her hand where it lay upon her
knee. "And when if s such a woman,
ana suen wrt, tne combination s hard
to beat."
She smiled at htm tremulously,
then tamed toward him with de
termination, and said: "What is it
yon want to knewT"
"How well did yon know Law
rence vane 7" asked Ingles gently.
"Very welL I vr known him for
a number of yean, and we've been
dose friends. Uncorisciouxly her
voice naa cropped and softened
The Inspector looked et her close
ly. It was as odd mood t see upoe
the mad -cap, kugbfof Betty. It
raw him a idea. He persisted:
-was ne tntove wiut yoo, Betty!
taring his hamd ctrietly over hers.
She raised hex deep black eyes to
his -frankly:
"No," aha said. "That was the
trouble. It was I who cared the
most, always.
The Inspector's bis? hand closed
ewer hers for a moment Then he
went on. 1
"Then how do yon feel erbent Iti
now, Betty I Weud yorj help him
vr notT"
"Id help him In airy-way I could,
she said earnestly. "Bat after alL I
dct want to tetrad m his sorrow,
and .taere a nothing x caade tor aim
np there suone la his boose."
The htspector stared at her.
"What do you meant" ha asked.
"Haven't yon read the panersr
"No. I hsvent yet. Suky told -me
just a moment before yon arrived
about the . . . the . . . murder, and i
hadnt the heart b read-all about it
yet. I Just got the call from the
paper, that I-was to cover the Vane
murder case, and that's all I know."
She looked at him with suddenly
blanched face and widened eyes.
"What else is there, Mr. Ingles T"
"Lawrence Vane is being held as a
material witness in connection with
the murder of his wife," he told her.
"He spent the wight in the Tombs."
"Oh, but that's notioasiole, she
cried. "They're craxyi Whoever did
each a thing f Why Lawrence Vane
could never hurt anyone at a41
not even an enemj, and he loved
Isobelbe worshipped her. , , ."
Her voice broke.
"It is possible, my dear child, and
true. For T ' was -the one who ar
rested him." Ingles' agony showed
plainly in his eyes as he told her
this.
7 Ska drew away from him sharply.
"Then why do yon come to mef"
she cried angrily. "WhyT .. . Why?
You're no better than Judas, He
was-yonr friend, too?"
Wait minute, Betty he
soothed her. "I dent bbnne you: for
feeling like that at first. But wait a
minute. I had to do it I was on
duty and I . could save him from
third degree methods at the start.
. . God knows what Lean do later!"
"StiH, 1 drat see why yon should
to sae under the cbcom-
stances," Betty reiterated angrily.
"Because I want to help Law
rence Vane," Ingles said steadily,
"and fro afraid f am in no position
to do so . . . but you can!"
"How can I T And why-, cant
yon?" Betty asked the dual ques
tion in a hard voice, utterly foreign
to her usual rich tones.
"Ill answer the second question
first," Ingles said. "I am an officer
of the law, and it is my duty to ar
rest all who break it As for your
first question, how can yon help?"
he leaned forward and looked her
straight in the eye. "Your uncle is
Cyrus K. Mantel, one of the great
est detectives that ever lived. Get
Uncle Cyrus shook bis nince-oex and
I nerve been aroeetiiis van ilnr,
him, Betty, and maybe we can find
someiAuig to pia ease to xor
Vara
fThiat tmlml art Ma f.nu fuw f
rmement in alienee.
I "So von think he's mHtv. dent
IvmT?" iIwhU
-I smew be is," he answered
quietly.
"WelL 1 dont heDeva itf Bt'inat
Iruiltyl" she asserted swiftly. "And
U U prove it or Unci Cyrus will
. . . ru get htm." her voice rose.
-ku get rumr
Ingles stood op, took both her re
luctant hands. i can only hope he
Drews it JBettv ha said, "hat I
dotvl .beueve- ha tan . . becai
ana
Lawrence Vane la. nrfltvl"
For a snoBient they stood, hands
clasped, her flashing black eyea and
hirsute oneslockedln a rJuliengint;
gaze, xnea taeir bands dropped
apart, and they smiled at each
otter in the old, friendly fashion of
Iraany years.
Uome along, Betty," he said,
"efaaas-w into voor stmt thinaa
-
and 111 take von onr tn mnr
uncle's."
"Be readv fa a fiffv - h aseimwl
him. Th onieker v a-t mnrMt
tneveccer.
AS Sukw Closed thm ioar ftv the
two, she raised her hands and her
eyes heavenward.
"Great Day In de mawnln," aha
moaned. "Whufa gonna happen ter
US ait? ... Mr. Hunton 'hmiHii'
(v wircats, erovDi now ne a luce to
kill that there white lady upstairs
S.V -a. 1 at a a at ewe,
. . .ana sax. vane jju married to her
for seeh a short time . . . and Miss
Betty so unhappy an ver'thin' . , .
and now ... the Police Inspector
a'comin' and atakin' Miss Bettv
away. Lewd save us all!
a
AH the Hf doamtftfa tm V. t
BeSw mad tha TbimMd. a-tj
taut nerves to keep away from the
uyject uppermost is Dots their
mnq
After af! tha mmta .s v.
committed, and ail tha evidence
veunea to establish the guilt of
Lawrence Van tv , .
the dastardly crime. They both
ieK that tha least said between
tf2 , J Blomn the better.
PartJealarl tm-imm kj i
i - , , r, - a'w tmm aounvi
edged that ha was sura of the guilt
Ail thev mnl An. m tA.
for the advent int the picture-ef
Owtewua detective, Cyrus K.
By SffilS
Mantel That is, provided that
Betty could persuade him to use his
well-known talents upon this par
ticular case.
When they arrived at the house
owned and occupied by Mantel, the
Inspector helped Betty from the
taxi and stood for a minute in tha
chilly morning air, watching her
trim figure as she ran lightly op
the stairs of the dignified old brown
stone house.
As the door opened In answer to
her ring, and then closed behind
her, he got into the cab, gave the
address of police headquarters and
was conscious of something closely
resembling a prayer upon his stem
scowled at Betty. "Young woman,
w nviiu.v o.
Up.
I Rett sitit tha aKlta-V.f.s
rbutler with a beaming, though ner
vous smue, and walked awtfUy
across the aride. daily-nanalled
hallway toward the stairway.
From attaiem- aha mtm-rm tk.
ascent, , veica greeted her a voice
strangely arresting despite tha
present anger that overlay its soel.
low bass tones.
"That yon, BetT" Gre velce csfled.
Tlmraf I thought ttwouid.be."
bach tyreatalessly. ejsd tcagrammat
ically, "it'e mT
Ol a m a-.
w rescoea we ion 01 ESS sue old
Georsaaa atain anrt t i
mediately t the library, aha wide
uw u wjuca exooa open. This was
her unda's sanetorunvsnd Heaven
helB anrona aran httm4al
m pn eeipe eaaia7ae vjasSteV aoj
without the specific oermissloai af
Cyrus K.I The only exception to
this hard and fact ml. vaa KmM-m-
his only niece and although h
wouldn't acknowledge it rex the
world the apple of his eye.
Sha WalfcoJ in aumal nf V t
come. nd leaning over, kissed tha
ssnau sBgnr uuk sag fterore the-
BTaat BakMniw- ialr A.V
tka forehead.
"HeDo Uncle Cyrus," aha said.
HO NmAWd Uta m'iulu
nerlv fastan' ammul Ma ZIL :iw
a wide black ribbon, and shook them
a ucr.
"Young woman," ha scowled, "1
i?n "rpecting you ever sines
tWO O Clock this morninsv VWra
Uta."
Used a Rattw .. -
i insight, almost second aie-ktL af h-
Uncle Crrni X aftl .V. Ut.j .a
- w- auw UVU mm
tue
" fgupo xor a moment.
Siatea tar Vlyp tt-i-
Cy-
run I ana menaf
two
o'clock?"
t xor a very simple reason.
my
dear Bet. he answezad tartr
The-murder ea the roof was dis
covered around midnight Eaad
quartera knew af it a wy short
time after. The papera had the bare
jacw tor eaxiy extras, and Cyrus
K. Mantel knew all af that mi.v.
ty an .they did themselves." Ha
stroked his right eyebrow with hia
P-la Hnt fWmm W na
thing more. ... Yea, my dear Bet,
ha knew a great deal more; ... ."
"What rtk wftat TTnrla rfa.T
fshe cried breathlessly.
(To Be Continued)
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