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COLD HILL NEWS, JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON
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'byXi 'orfe DavJs
C o pyrig ht, H i 6.
WNU Service
STORY FROM T H t START
Dr. tlnnalrt M eAlleter, peyohol-
°S let. u n d ertak es In so lv e the
m ystery o f the m urder of e re-
oluee, llen ry M orsnn
The deed
m eire papers reveal that he had
been In New Zealand, w here Mo-
Allater had lived In hie youth
W ill H arvey testifies to seein g a
wom an In a green cloak at the
M organ hom e tlm n igh t o f the
murder.
D ootor Mt Allater la
asked to see a young wom an pa­
tien t In a hospital. In her d e­
lirium aha m u tters In a stran ge
la n g u a a e w hich on ly M cAlister
understands.
He euepecla she
may know som eth in g o f the m ur­
der. A carefu lly hidden n ap la
discovered by M cA lister and As-
eletant Itlatrlot A ttorney Ashton
In M organ’s home. W hile they
are sea rch in g a you n g wom an
en ters the h ou se In the darkneea
and escap es, lea v in g behind a
green cloak . The nam e o f Jane
Verkina, a housem aid, la brought
Into the case and M cA lister be­
liev es he hae a clue. In response
to an ad v ertisem en t o f the find­
ing o f a green oloak, a you n g
wom an, g iv in g her name a s Jane
Verkina, housem aid at The Mere­
dith, cla im s It. M cAlister takes
tw o lab oratory Instrum ents to
The Meredith for an undisclosed
purpose
Mr, Ashton and otherwise, to shield
her."
“T h a t’s very good of you, sir,” said
W ilkins. " I'll see thnt she's sent up
to your room the moment you have
finished dinner."
There was another little silence;
still W ilkins kept his place beside our
table. Presently, a fte r a little apolo­
getic cough, ho spoke again.
" It strikes me, sir, that It might,
perhaps, be as well I f the young wom­
an were not to know that she was to
be questioned. I f she Is Innocent, It
would only fluster her, and If she Is
guilty. It would give her tim e to pre­
pare herself. I f you wish, I will ar-
Ringe to have her sent to your apart­
ments, Instead of the regular cham­
bermaid who works upon that floor, to
prepare your bedrooms for the n ig h t
In thut way she'll suxpeet nothing."
T he doctor glanced at him shrewdly,
"That was a very able suggestion, W il­
kins. Thunk you for making I t "
"Not at all, sir," snld W llklna,
’’For the present,” the doctor con­
cluded. “you w ill remember that you
CHAPTER VI— Continued
And yet hla manner when he took
the chair thnt W ilkins placed for hitn.
and glanced over the menu card sud­
denly boon me leisurely and delllwrate.
H e had a U tile chat w ith W llklna, tak­
ing the advice of that gastronomic
expert aa aerlously aa I f a good dinner
w ere the only subject thnt lie felt the
slightest Interest In Just then.
The w aiter got our order nt Inst
snd went away w ith It to the kitchen,
nnd W llklna himself, w ith n grave In­
clination of the head, started to mure
away, hut the doctor called him hark.
“I
wonder,
W ilkins,"
he
said,
“w hether you can find out for me If
W ere 1a a chnmhermnld named June
Verkina employed in the hotel."
The man shot a quick look o f sur­
prise Into tlio doctor’s face, a look
quite nt variance w ith his ordinary
stiff Immobility.
"Yea, air, there la such a young
woinau working here," he said. " It
happens that I am acquainted with
her personally."
"Ah," said the doctor In n tone of
satisfaction, "Hint simplifies mailers.
I might have known that you would
be able to help me. W ilkins, It hap­
pens thnt I very much wish to have u
little conversation w ith that young
woman."
W llklna Inclined his head gravely,
without n word.
"You’ll arrange It for me, won’t
y o u f snld the doctor. " I ’d like to
have her sent to my room Immediately
a fte r dinner."
There was a momentary silence
a fte r thnt. Doth o f us looked up In
some surprise that the man did not
answer. Ills face was unusunlly grave.
" I beg your pardon, sir," he said
w ith n little hesitation; " I hope you’ll
forgive the liberty, but I have, as I
was saying, something of a personal
Interest In thnt young womnn. I hope
she’s not In any difficulty, sir.
I
hope thnt she has not been doing any­
thing thnt she shouldn’t huve done."
" I ’m Inclined to think not," snld the
doctor, "but unless I aiu mistaken,
•h e ’s In a difficulty.”
W llklna auld nothing, hut his si­
lence was expectant H e was too well
trained to ask any questions, but It
was very evident thnt he wnnted *o
know more.
" I think I may venture to be frank
w ith you, W ilkins," the doctor re­
sumed. "O f course what I say Is be­
tween ourselves, nnd I w ant your
promise to say nothing of It to the
young woman In question.”
"Yes, s ir; certainly, sir.”
“ In the Investigation of the Oak
Illd g e murder the other night a cer­
tain green clonk was found, which In
the state attorney’s office, Is believed
to have been worn by an unknown
womnn who committed thnt crime.
T h a t cloak w»« advertised ns found,
In the afternoon papers, nnd was al­
most Imm ediately clnlmed nnd Identi­
fied beyond a doubt by this Jane Ver­
kins, who gnve The Meredith ns her
address— "
"She didn’t do It, sir," W ilkins Inter­
rupted quickly. " I ’m sure she can’t
be guilty of the crime o f murder. She’s
a very quiet girl, sir— n good girl."
" I have mnde a little Investigation
of (lint mystery on my own account,"
snld the doctor, “and I ’m Inclined to
think you're right. I should, however,
be glad to have some better founded
reason for thnt opinion. There nre
certain elrcumstnnces which point at
her directly enough to bring her under
serious suspicion and to mnke her a
good deal of trouble
I f M r. Phelps
and I can convince ourselves, In nd-
vnnee, of her Innocence, wo will gladly
do all thnt Is within our power, both
In representations we w ill make to
4
The Man Shot a Quick Look of Sur-
prise Into the Doctor’s Face.
are to say nothing of thia conversa­
tion Io nil)one, eith er to the other
people In the hotel, or to— M r. Ash­
ton.”
’’Certainly n o t sir.”
The arrival o f some other people In
the dlnltq: room called him away Just
then, and we did not see him ngpln
until we were h alf through our meal.
Then, looking up, we found him stand­
ing, silently, In his old place.
"The m atter Is arranged, sir,” he
snld to the doctor. "The young per­
son Is nt her own dinner Just now,
hut she'll go up to nttend to your
rooms In about h alf an hour.*
"Very good," snld the doctor. "W e
can have our Instruments ready by
that time.”
At the word "Instruments" the man
sturted, and, looking up, I found him
regarding the doctor w ith a queer,
hnlf-frlghtened expression.
"8peuklng of Instruments, sir," he
snld, stammering a little , "there Isn't
going to be any mesmerism, or— ”
The doctor Interrupted him with a
full-,voiced laugh.
"No hocus-pocus
whatever, W ilk in s ; no hlnck art, no
clairvoyance, or anything of thnt sort.
The Instruments I speak of simply
serve the purpose of a stop-watch,
nnd the test Is n perfectly simple,
strnlghtforwnrd one."
Then, seeing thnt the nwn wns still
not entirely convinced, he ndded, “You
enn be present yourself, I f you enre
to he.”
"Thnt's very good of you, sir," snld
the man. "On the young woman’s ac­
count I w ill be glnd to come, If you
can w ait until I can leave the dining
room. T hat will he about eight-thirty,
sir. I ’d he sorry to keep you walling,
but she might he alarmed at any sort
of teat, und she has a good deal of
confidence In me, air."
“ Very good,” auld the doctor, "only
don't come up to the room with her.
Follow along Inter, on some errand or
oilier, and we’ll ra il you In. l ’erhaps
w e ll muke a little demonstration on
you In advance, Just to give her confi­
dence.”
A look o f decorous amusement ap­
peared on Wllklna* face.
"That w ill lie very Interesting, I ’m
sure, sir,” he said. As lie bowed him­
self away I could see that he waa still
smiling.
" I t ’s curious,” I observed to the doc­
tor.
"W e've seen that man dally
since we came here to The M eredith
to live, but I got un absolutely new
Impression of Idin this evening.
It
never occurred to ine before that
when he laid aside Ids professional
manner he might lie a thoroughly hu­
man, kindly old chap, w ith ns many
affections und coucerua us any of un.
and with, perhaps, about the same
opinion of oor reality us we have al
ways hnd of his.”
"We'd better get on,” snld the doc
tor, suiting the action to the word
“We haven't uny time to waste,”
As we walked over toward the ele
valor W ilkins preceded ns and rant
the hell for us, Just us he alwuys did
I hud It my tongue's end to maki
aonie reference to our engagemenl
with him for a little later In the eve
nlng, not that It wns necessary, bul
simply because It was more natural
to say, "In h alf an hour, then,” oi
something of that sort, than merely
to hod and answer Ills good n ig h t I
think he must have perceived thnt In
tentlon, certainly be checked it by
looking, Just then, a little more wood
en and professional than ever. I un
deratood when I glanced over hl!
shoulder and saw that Ashton had Just
come In. lie was not looking our way
Whether he hnd made a point of nol
looking, I do not know; but I wat
glad that I had not blurted out, In
his hearing, any reference to the un
usual and highly unprofessional sort
o f engagement that the doctor and I
had w ith W ilkins.
"A rather remnrkahle man.” said 1,
as we stepped Into the elevator.
The doctor nodded.
A few minutes Inter, In the doctor1!
spacious sitting room where we haC
set up our Instruments and now sal
waiting for the nrrlval o f the subject
we meant to test by them, we heard
a rap at the door.
"No tim idity about thnt,” observed
tlio doctor In a whisper; “and no ef
frontery, either.
A plain, common
sense, professional knock. Let her In,
w ill you, I ’helps?”
I t was with a mounting excitement
that I crossed tlio room and laid my
hand on the knob, for there, on the
other side of this door, was one ol
the elements o f our mystery. What
would she prove to b ei Another In
nocent person, tangled by pure chance
in the spider's web of circumstance
which surrounded our m ystery; oi
would she xurn out to be, herself, one
of the spinners of the web?
When I opened the door I got, In­
stantaneously, a very good view oi
the girl, for the sitting-room was
brightly lighted and the little en­
trance hallway where she stoqd com­
paratively dark. And that first look
of mine brought a disappointment,
there was no doubt of that. I had
not known exactly w hat I had expect­
ed Jane Perkins to be like, but some­
thing different from this, certainly.
The whole look of her as she stood
there, an appearance so pervasive that
It baffled analysis, was o f stolid stu
plillty.
H e r eyes were dull, her cheeks n
very dark red, so that as I looked at
her first I suspected a perfectly reck­
less use o f cosmetic. O f course the
stnndard I compared her by wns the
wild girl In the hospital, for, upon the
doctor's theory o f Harvey's testimony,
that wild girl's profile had reminded
him forcibly o f this English house
maid. There was a crude sort of re
semblance between the two faces—
the heavy brows and lashes, the black
hair and general contour of the fea­
tures. Indeed, the thing that occurred
to me os I stood there was the ridicu­
lous fu tility of w ritten descriptions
of faces, when the same description
would Include two people whose gen­
eral a ir and appearance were so dia­
metrically different.
I found It Impossible to describe the
wildness nnd curious unearthly dis­
tinction o f thnt other face; I found
It ns difficult to annlyze the tameness,
the commonplace banality o f this one.
And yet, seen In silhouette, they
might look a good deni alike.
VELVET CHALLENGES FELT;
NEED CHIC LEATHER COAT
/
I1A T with the present
vogue fuvorlng the Idea
of a hat to match each cos­
tume, It answers the ques­
tion as to the relative Im­
portance of velvet versus felt
In the realm o f millinery.
Undoubtedly one’s wardrobe
of hats should Include a rep­
resentative showing o f each.
Such cunning colorful vel­
vet hats us are putting In
their appearance this season !
W ith the velvet spits and
frocks now tu fashion what
a picture they make I This
rogue for a velvet hat with
a velvet costume nnd velvet
foorwear, yes and a velvet
handbag. Is making Its appeal to a
clientele who are seeking fashion's
latest.
Not that the velvet hat has a
monopoly on chic and charm. No in­
deed I The prestige of the felt Is In
nowise eclipsed In the presence of Its
velvet competitor. In fa c t felts In
point o f clever, a rtfu l fashioning were
never more alluring than now.
The latest thing In felt shapes Is
the skull cap which Is Intricately
veiled. This little eyebrow veil also
appears In connection with the all-vel­
vet toque which Is either shirred or
draped. The velvet toque with a huge
chou of self velvet at one side Is the
"last word" among autumn styles.
The hats In this Illustration give
evidence of the close contest which Is
dow on between felt and velvet tn
matter of smartness and attractive­
ness. The charm of velvet Is accented
In the corded toque shown first In this
group. I t Is made of tubes o f bias
velvet held together w ith fagot stitch­
ing. An ombre shading Is achieved by
using several tones of the velvet from
light beige to brown.
Such a hat
would be lovely developed In the pop-
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1 The B A B Y
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Som e N e w M illin e r y M odels.
ly
lined short-length leather coat
M ark the reference to “handsomely
lined," for clever linings are giving a
new nppeal to the latest leather coat
models. Not only do novelty woolens,
especially kasha doth, both plalded
and plain. Introduce a vivid touch of
color Into the picture, but such unique
effects as fabrics printed In reptilian
and fur pnttemlngs present the sub
ject of linings from an Interesting
angle.
Some leather coats are taking on
new elegance In the way of gorgeous
silk linings.
The hunter’s green
leather coat In this picture, so Jaunt
lly posed by Laura La Plante, known
fa r and wide for her success In
screenlnnd, Is Just such as will bt
worn this fall and w inter for golf,
skating, motoring and "last but not
least," at the college football games
It has a “scrumptious” silk lining.
By featuring metal buckles and
self tabs the stylist achieves added
charms for the modern leather coat.
Sometimes these tab fastenings with
brass or nickel buckles are groupud
No mother In this enlightened agt
would ( I r e her baby something. she
did not know was perfectly harmless,
especially when a few drops o f plain
Castorta w ill rig h t a baby’s stomach
and end almost any little UL F re t fu l­
ness and fever, to o ; It seems no tlm«
until everything Is serene.
That's the beauty o f Castorta ? It»
gentle Influence seems Just w hat 1»
needed. I t does a ll th a t castor oil
might accomplish, w ithout shock tc
the system. W ithout the evil taste.
It's delicious! Being purely vegeta-
abla, you can give It as often, as
there's a sign of colic; constipation;
d iarrhea; or need to aid sound, nat­
u ra l sleep.
Just one w arn ing : I t Is genuine
Fletcher's Castorta th a t physician»
recommend. O ther preparations may
be Just as free from all doubtful drugs,
but no child o f this w riter's Is going
to test them ! Besides, the book on
care and feeding o f babies that comes
w ith Fletcher's Castorta is worth Its
weight In gold.
C hildren C ry fo r
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C astoria
Coughs and Colds
are n ot only an n o y in g , b u t d angerous.
I f n ot atten d ed to a t once th ey m ay
d ev elo p Into eerloue a ilm e n t
B o sch ee’s S yrup
Is so o th in g and healing- In su ch ca ses,
and has been used for six ty -o n e years.
30c and >0c b ottles. B uy It a t your d ru g
sto re. O. Q. G reen, Inc., W oodbury,
N. J.
For Barbed Wire Cuts
T r y H A N F O R D ’S
B a ls a m o f M y rrh
A l ¿ufiUn a n
to rtfaad ywr a n y far
first kvttfo if Mt anitod.
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DR. S T A F F O R D 'S
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I w n CROUP, s o n tbroait.
eokfo. brooch it.». Checks mflu-
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Dear*'<’B
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■ALL A BUCXZL, Nov Turk
ASTHMA
to its
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Theres quick, positive,'
relief in
CARBOIL
GCNIKOU3 s o t SOX.
SKIN BLEACH
Result« wonderful and sure. One complete box
o f K K K SIO L A will convince the most s kept I
cal. Also cares ■ eiem s. Price MJ& Ask your
dealer. B s a i t T B o o k le t FfLK B. Dr. C. H.
Berry Co., Dept. ■, »75 Michigan A re.. Chtca«o.
40 TT L JP BVL.B8, fou r ea ch o f ten v a rie­
ties, f l ; 15 Iris, th res each o f flvs va rieties,
11; p ostp aid . W. P. K IM BA LL. 2«4 B a st
T w en ty -th ird S treet. PO R TLA N D , OREGON.
Longest R oad
W hat Is claimed one of the longest
Streiches of concrete road In existence
Is the Jefferson Davis highway be­
tween Washington and Richmond, Va.
It runs, tn almost a direct line, for
103 mllea.
(TO I1B C O N T IN U B D .)
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Birds to Be Classed as Master Builders
employing ns his building materials
Birds are the most perfect builders,
nnd— strange ns It may sound— there ' nothing more than mud, but out of
this lie contrives to erect a nest that
Is scarcely a trade that yon w ill not
Is wonderfully strong, and put togeth­
find represented among these feath­
er w ith neatness and care.
ered craftsmen.
The singing thrush uses more varied
Mnny of the nests of American birds
materials, a mixture of clHy, cow ma­
are marvels of Ingenuity, but their
nure, nnd moss, but well nnd truly
greatest efforts pale beside the won­
laid, and forming a splendid home for
ders of the tropics. Weavers, carpen­
the young birds.
ters, tailors, plasterers, tunnelcrs—
these nre but n few of the many
trades that we find practiced when
T h a t ’» P h ilo s o p h y
the nesting season arrives.
A philosopher Is a fellow who sits
The sand-martin nnd the kingfisher,
hack and laughs nt the people who
both belong to the guild of tunnelers,
have taken wlint he stands for ns phil­
nnd nre content with a burrowed hole.
osophy.— Baltim ore Evening Sun.
Ducks, gulls, water hens, and corn­
crakes nre nil prim itive builders, with
S y n t h e t i c P h ilo s o p h y
no Ideas beyond a rough nnd scanty
The synthetic philosophy Is the
collection of mnterlnls loosely thrown
name given to H erbert Speucer's sys­
together on the ground.
tem.
The house swallow Is a plasterer,
L e a th e r C o a t fo r School.
ulnr wine tones shading to a soft rose.
T he Jaunty draped felt hood cen­
tered at the right Is patterned with a
stenciling which has been burnt Into
the m aterial o f the h a t It also em­
phasizes the use of a novelty orna­
ment.
T he little felt cap nt the top folds
wide satin ribbon about Its headline,
developing Into a brim which forms a
becon.lng side trim.
Below are two charming versions of
the snug fitting velvet toques now so
popular.
One wny of acquiring membership
In the smart set nt college is to
own a modish leather cont. So In fig­
uring this season’s budget of clothes
expenditure for the schoolgirl, mnke
sure thut a generous allowance be
Included to provide for a iiundsome-
In twos nnd threes on pockets, cuffs,
and In connection with belts.
In some Instances leather Jackets
for skating and other out-of-door
sports reveal the Russian Influence,
with opening up one side accented
with novelty buttons and fur and a
high collar of the fur. The shawl col
lar of fur Is nn Innovation for the
leather coat this season, and will be
much appreciated by many coed foot­
ball fans.
Evidence of the Increased favor for
leather coats Is cited In the fact that
cnpeskln-leather
windjammers
and
Jackets In red. green and tun are be
ing shown this season for tiny tots.
These w’ee coats are well tailored and
lined with plaid flannel.
J U L IA RO TTO .M I.EY.
(© . 192?. W eateru N ew sp ap er U nion.)
Keepibur Butter
Uniform a n d
HoldYourCustomere
or your i
to compiati »boot thite variable
vour butter. Keep your
color of yot
butter that golden June color
everybody likes by putting a
few drops of Dandelion Butter
Color into the chum. It is purely
vegetable, wholesome and ab­
solutely tasteless.
tasteless It meet!
meets all
solutely
laws.
State and National F 7ood
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A ll large creameries have used
D a n d e lio n . B u tte r C o lo r for
years. It does not col­
or buttermilk.You can
get the large bottles ,
—
for 35c from all drug I f o r
or grocery stores-
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