Gold Hill news., January 21, 1937, Image 2

Thursday, Jan. 21, 193"
The (¡old Hill News, (¡old Hill, Oregon
Aai e wnft hed Edith grow up. I like them
The New Place is a little brick ell to
all. although none of them thrills me es- the Old Place, quite m od.tn and et j
pecuslly: al best they are a little innocu­ tremely Cstnvenienl. to iiAnk I retire fin !
ous. The bland llrays are an average the winter. I built it in th- first ».or oj !
happy young couple. Both the Goar vs my marriage. The New Place b ars *<
and the Brays went to the masquerasle. part in this story for it is always clasro !
Their first connection mtfi the murder during the summer; but many scenes oi j
what nos known as “the So hi if rase’ I
uas uken ww called Doctor Geary after plased themselves out in the Old Place 1
ms maul. Sarah Darbe, found the bods Inside. it follows on a largish scale thi
of the murdered man.
plan of many colonial houses broad kali I
Next Io the Gearys. and still on the running from fan-lighted doorway past tin ’
ocean side, is the hsmse ovcuptesl for the fine broad stairway ending hall uas doun
summer by DosUtr Marden and his step- the width of the house. On one side o| i
BY-
granddaughter. Big, vary beautiful. more ike hall is the library, on the other, a I Greatest A dventurer Is Unaware
of R ight to T itle .
modern than the rest and hence naturally small living-room. Back of the hall ana 1
more roniemeni and infinitely less inter­ back of both these rooms, lies what wa-
EVER
in history has there
formerly the ample kitchen and is non
esting, it looks forward onto a "moon- my big living-room. stretching across ths j
been a luck of courageous
light" garden.
whole width of the house. Hack of thia- men; at least, never a shortage
C o p y r ig h t I n e i H a y n e s I r w in
4» interesting pair these: Doctor and now we are in the ell -are dining i
Myron Maiden and his step-granddaugh­ room and kitchen. Upstairs is a colonial of intrepid souls who were will­
W N U S e rv ie *.
ter. He, a widower, a middleweslerner tangle of big rooms and small. Broun ing to break a lance with fate.
screened-in piazzas augment both ends a) Theirs are the sag as that su r­
by birth, has practiced in Paris for turn
ty-five years. Caro Prentiss, the step- the Aou.se.
vive the ages, to be told where-
granddaughter. was born in France, had
(>ulside, the place is a little A<i;iAa;ur<i
ever m en congregate to swap
and
complicated.
But
it
is,
I
think,
ul
nevar visited America before. Her mother
PRELUDE
terly charming. In front are a pair o| tales of danger and daring.
had died soon after Caro teas born.
—1—
gardens, one on each side of stepping
Years ago, New Y ork boasted an
Coro Prentiss is a new type in the stones which lead to the front door, all
Mv name u .Wary .4 eery. / am forty-
SaBiii
garden
of
girls.
She
has
had
a
con­
u s years old and a widow. I have lived
surrounded by a while picket fence. Be A dventurers’ club. Those who had
all my lijr in the little harbor town of tinental education and she possesses the yond that is smooth, velvets lawn run come to g rip s w ith life and lived
Satuil. Massachusetts. the scene of the most beautiful type of continental manners. ning doun to the stone usili which pro to te ll the tale asked nothing m ore
famous Second Head murder. The old In conversation. she displays a kind of tecls me from the road. To ms right ths than a few listeners. When a man
Avery house on Second Head has been swift, wide-flung intelligence vary differ­ driveway comes up past my side door, held the floor he had his say to
my home for the twenty -five years that ent from that of our Satuil girls. Grand turns in a great loop, rtjouis itself, so the end and none took exception
to speak, and flows back to the road. Ta
here elapsed since I married Mark Avery. father and granddaughter fitted admirable ms left is a small wswtd which I call ths to the fo rm o r content o f his n a r­
It was on my place that the murder teas into our social life. Both went to the Spinney. My estate numbers a generous ra tive . One night the chairm an, in
committed. Because of that and for other masquerade.
dozen acres and the Spinney takes up this case A rth u r S ullivan Hoffm an,
invited those present to relate d ra ­
reasons I have decided Io write the whole
Next beyond the Howard house—wide perhaps a half dozen of them.
m a tic chapters fro m th e ir own ex
story of that murder. I say the whole story hedged lawns separating them—is the
A grassy path runs from my left-hand perience.
because some of its details have never Fames house. Equally with the Stows, I piazza to the edge of the Spinney. Then
reached the newspapers. Those facts are love the Eameses. Paul and Lora Fames it becomes a broad gravel path, and pur­
Robert R itchie, t. vis itin g in te r­
buried deep in my memory and in that went to school with mr. and I am god­ suing a course irregularly oval, runs national jo u rn a lis t, called upon to
of one other person. I shall pul this mother to their only child— Molly. Paul through the Spinney, curves upward and contribute a ya rn , had th is to say:
manuscript in my safe deposit bos with is one of our leading citizens, the presi­ around and ends at mv back door. In
“ Adventure is not necessarily
instructions that it may not be opened dent of our bank. Lora busies hereself in the Spinnes, farther toward the ocean — based upon th rillin g eventualities.
not in sight from ms house—is a liny
until my death.
every good work in the community. They wooden log-cabin uhich we have always What is adventure to one man m ay
Murder in Satuit.'
are solid people: fine people. As for called the l.ittle House. Tears ago two be deadly monotony to another. It
It seemed almost as fabulous as a com­ Molly—
of my nephews built the Little House resolves its e lf into a point o f view.
munistic uprising among the flowers in an
The Fames house is a little like my They sleep there bg preference whenever The greatest adventurer I ever
old fashioned garden. And indeed uhen oun—old. what most peop'e call “quaint.“ thes come to visit me- and entirely knew was quite unaware o f his rig h t
the murder occurred we. the eitisens <d which, whatever else it may signify. cer­ through sentiment I have always kept it to cla im such title , and yet. when
Saluit. became almost as helpless as a tainly means inconvenient. It is at pres­ in repair. The Spinnes path runs past one tqkes into consideration the de­
gardener in the face of such a revolution. ent the most popular house on the Head: the Little Hoivse. Down near the stona
Thitherto, our equipment for handling for wherever Molly is, the young of her uall, within sight of ms house, there is a ta ils of his m agnificent in tre p id ity ,
crime had been meaeer. H e had a police generation congregate. The main connec­ liny pond. It is circular and no larges nothing, in m y opinion, compares.
B land;
station, a chief of police, a few policemen, tion of the Fames family with the mur­ than a smalt room. Lntil I came here, H is name was H erm ann
mainly engaged in traffic duty: everything der is that Moll-- Fames irat engaged to everybody called it by its hereditary dead o r alive today who knows.
in short but crime. Patrick O'Brien, our the murdered man. Though whs she was name- the cow well. But when ms nieces I m et h im on a steam er out of
chief of police, who bore the leading part 1 engaged to him constituted the most re­ and nephews began to grou up about me, Liverpool, en route to India via the
ue derided that it should have a more
in solving the mystery, is of course a cent of Satuit's social mysteries—he seas agreeable name. Some of them had vis­ M editerranean, through the Suez
twenty-five
years
older
than
she.
In
ad-
and down the Red sea. S m all, w iz­
citizen of Saluit. known and loved by all J
ited in Connecticut in n house situated
ened and re tirin g was th is man,
of us. Indeed Patrick and I were gradu­
'T 'H E m odern wom an who sews less days it w ill stand you in
on the Mad river. H"e adored the name.
ated the same year from high school.
is re a lly an enviable person. goo^l stead as a re a lly good kiek
After long debate it was decided to call d iffic u lt of approach and, despite
the pond the Merry Mere. The Merry m y persistent efforts nt ice break­
Patrick was president of the class and I
She has at her finger-tips an end­ ing w ardrobe asset. I t is designed
Mere is fed from a spring in the hillside; ing, hard to crack. Not u n til the sec-
was treasurer. It was alway s a race be­
less a rra y o f fashions fro m w hich h i m . ' i . 11 to 20
' 4 ’• bunt*.
it is perhaps three feel deep in the cen­ ong week out did he evince the
tween u> two in the matter of marks. In
to choose fo r her own and her Size 16 (in fu ll length) requires
ter.
Near
it
is
a
big,
gras
lichened
rock
slightest
in
clin
a
tio
n
to
fraternize.
I
the end Patrick won out and finished at
daughters’ w ardrobes. T oday's 5’ » yards of 39 inch m a te ria l |4ur-
which, from time immemorial in the fam­ had gone out o f m y way to break
the head of the class.
tr io affords her new opportunities 3^4 yards of bias piping and »«
ily, has been called Mud-I'ie Bock.
through the c ru st of his re tre a t.
in several size ranges; in fact, y a rd contrasting m a te ria l f a r
I have noticed that all mystery stories
Here I lice all the sear around: alone H is surrender was complete. This
th e re ’s som ething here fo r the pocket.
begin with a description of the crime;
except for ms maids Bessie Williams and was his sto ry: Born in H am burg of
m a tu re figure, size 42, rig h t on
Send your order to The Sewing
then of the locale. I, an amateur, am
Sarah Darbe, colored women who have an E nglish m other and German
down to the tin y tot who ju s t C ircle P attern Dept., 149 New
going to reverse that process. First of all,
been with me for years. Al the time of fa th e r, he came to England w ith his
manages to f ill an “ age 4.”
M ontgom ery Ave., San Franciosa,
the murder, my eight-year-old niece. Syl­
I am going Io describe Second Head
via Sard, uas visiting me. She spent most parents, shopkeepers, provisioners, >
where the murder (recurred. Second Head
P a tte rn 1987— T his d im in u tiv e C a lif. P rice of patterns, 15 cents
I
believe,
and
got
a
fa
irly
good
'
of her days placing on the shore of the
is one of four cliffs, rather unimagina­
fro c k is fo r M iss F o u r - To- (in coins) each.
Merry Mere with her little friend Nancy education, excelling in d ra ftsm a n ­
* H e ll S y n d ic a te - W N U S e rv le t
tively named First, Second. Third and
T
w elve. Its easy lines, fla rin g
Burton. Both Sylvia and I went to the ship, w hich led to m ap m aking.
Fourth Head, which stretch east into
s
k
irt,
and
p
re
tty
sleeves
are
per­
masquerade: and both my maids were
Fate T ricks Herm ann Bland.
Massachusetts bay. To the west of Second
haps second only to its th ru ’-the-
helping that night in the Stow kitchen.
“ A t tw enty - eight. Bland, or- !
Head runs a road, ending north at First
machine-uptness, so fa r as the
phaned. but reasonably prosperous,
Head and south at the Indian river which
wom an who sews is concerned.
FRIDAY
m a rrie d a Welsh g irl, who died
separates Second and Third Head. Be­
B u t th is is a ll too obvious to
w ithout issue a fte r tw elve years of
yond this road, to the west stretches broad
m ention. B e tte r cu t th is pa tte rn
marsh, penetrated at high tide by a tiny
tw ice fo r a ll ’ round p ra c tic a l rea­
As I have said, the Stow mas­ m a rrie d life, leaving her husband
a parcel of real estate in C a rd iff, j
estuary from the harbor: and beyond the
sons. It's in trig u in g in ta ffe ta —a Found Amazing
querade is an annual fete. The
marsh the rest of the big township.
w in n e r in gingham and linen. It
firs t sum m er a fte r they were m a r­ Tw enty years o f uneventful life for
RELIEF
comes in 6izes 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12
Roughly speaking, the houses on Sec­
ried, tw enty-five years ago, Peter the m ap m a ke r followed. Bland,
years. Size 8 requires l? i yards
from PAIN
ond Head which are most intimately con­
and M a ttie sent out in v ita tio n s for now sixty, w ith a snug deposit in a
of 39 inch m a te ria l plus % ya rd No need toiufTrr
nected with this story lie in a big oval.
a masked p a rty. I t was so great a savings bank, to w hich he added
agony of muscu­
contrasting.
The center of this big oval is a small oval
success that, thereafter, they gave 5.800 pounds, by the sale of the
la r a c h e s and
—a kind of Common. Here a marble
one every y e a r; u ltim a te ly it be­ C a rd iff property, m aking 11,000
P a tte rn 1211— I t is a sm a rt pains! Thousands
basin, filled with water, supports a colony
came the social event o f the sea­ pounds fo r a grand to ta l, resigned
fro c k like th is th a t w ill tu rn the report wonderful
of goldfish. I very family on Second Head
son. T his success is in p a rt due to fro m the m ap m aking establishm ent
m ost im m une young lady in to an soothing relief with Hamlins Wizard OC
and
made
preparations
to
see
some
'
ust rub it on—rub it in. Arts quick. Re­
pays a small fixed annual sum to keep
the fa c t th a t M a ttie and P eter take
ardent seamstress alm ost over
eves that terrible sorems-i. Lxiorm op
this scrap of Common mowed and orderly.
such pains to m ake i t so. They of the w orld th a t he had been ch a rt­
n ig h t. And rig h tly so, fo r i t ’s plain
stiff, achy muscles. Has a pleasant <sfcr.
H e adults call it The Egg. Successive
leave no stone unturned to give the ing on paper fo r th irty -tw o years.
to see how becom ing are its p rin ­ Will not stain clothes. At all dniggistn
Where
to
go?
Why
not
leave
it
to
a ffa ir glow, gayety, gorgeousness—
generations of children have always
My E state Numbers a Generous
cess lines, how fla tte rin g the
HA M LINS
called it Cat Park—although as far as I
picturesque q u a lity of every kind. chance? That would be an idea
w ide shoulders and slim w aist,
Dozen Acres.
w
orth
try
in
g
.
Fate
should
decide
know, only a few cats ever sunned them­
The Stows themselves always say
yes, and how spicy the swing
for
h
im
,
and
in
the
dark.
So,
H
er­
selves there.
dition, everybody in Satuil believed that th a t the success of the p a rty is due
s k irt. A p re tty and co lo rfu l m o tif
For M U S C U L A R AC M IS . nd P A IN S
Next to me—a wide field bordered by Walter Treadway uas the man whom to the fa c t th a t we, the invited, mann repaired to his s ittin g room, ,
can be had in the use of velvet
D ue to R H E U M A T IS M N IU R A L O IA
switched
off
the
lig
h
t
and
groped
Molly
really
loved.
Walter
Treadway
had
high lilac hedges, intervening—live a
take as m uch pains as they, the in
L U M B A O O C H E S T C O LD S
fo r the buttons and belt. Mono­
childless couple, Mr. and Mrs. Peter been for two years secretary to the mur­ vite rs , to m ake i t so. We are, 1 his w ay to the center table, upon
tone broadcloth, b lack o r ro ya l
w
hich
lay
an
atlas.
Opening
the
dered
man.
Molly
had
been
engaged
to
Slow. I am very fond of the Stows. Peter
am sure, as fa r as masquerades
blue, w ith the c o lla r and cuffs of
G reat Men
is a painter and a good one. Mattie Slow Waller for six months. A year before the are concerned, a ra th e r speciai book at random , he stuck a pin
w h ite linen, is a s ta rtlin g ly chic
murder, the engagement was suddenly
haphazard
into
the
page
under
his
j
The
greater
men are, the bum ­
is perhaps the plainest woman in God’s broken off and Waller left town; group. We have always enjoyed
m a te ria l fo r th is model. I t
is
b le r they are, because they con­
world: she is also perhaps the nicest. six months after Wniter's departure and dressing up. A dinner p a rty w ill, hand. L ig h t! Which way now? The
a
va
ila
b
le
in
sizes
12
to
20
(30
to
Their house, an old one and a big one. six months before the murder. Molly be­ at the request of the hostess, turn gleam ing pin stood u p rig h t in the
40 bust). Size 14 requires 2% ceive of a greatness beyond a tta in ­
m ent.—Gibson.
its lower floor amplified by wide glassed- came engaged again—and to a man who at the la st m om ent into a cos­ v ita ls of a sm a ll lum ber town in
ya rd s o f 54 inch fa b ric plus %
in piazzas adapted perfectly for the pur­ was destined to be murdered. All three tum e a ffa ir. No one of us but has northern M ichigan. Well, if that was
ye
a
rd
o
f
39
in
ch
contrasting.
pose of entertaining, is one of the most of the Eameses attended the masquerade. in the a ttic a tru n k cram m ed w ith d estiny’s plan, H erm ann Bland
P a tte rn 1210— W hich w ould you
Coming around the curve of the circle the costumes we have w orn on such would let it ride.
charming in Satuil. Every summer for
have, M adam , an a rtis tic smock
“ W ith in a fo rtn ig h t, lugging two
twenty-five years, the Slows have given a and down the slope of the Head, we occasions. A t house auctions, we
o r a glam orous house coat? This
masquerade. It it the social event of the reach the pretty little house of the Fair- bid fe ve rish ly on old clothes, hats, Gladstone bags and a B u rb e rry I
p a tte rn allow s you to m ake this
weather sisters. Flora, the younger, is
duster,
H
erm
ann
landed
in
the
lum
-
!
season.
, dying from cancer and Margaret, the old­ boots, shawls.
in te re stin g choice and i t has w hat
It was one of the guests of this year's er, nurses her with a passionate deio-
I t is a point of honor to disguise ber town, took a room in a depot
yo u ’l l need to m ake e ith e r o f the
hotel,
and
fo
r
a
period
of
one
month,
masquerade who was murdered.
lion. Naturally, neither uas present at ourselves fro m each other as th o r­
m odels illu s tra te d
here.
The
oughly as possible. We keep an in­ w ith never a co m p la in t upon his
Next up the slant of Second Head to­ the Stow masquerade.
house coat has become wom an­
«1111«, I.IM-AinR.couth.
lips,
stayed
on
at
this
ca
p
ita
l
of
u
Coming still farther doun the hill, we violable secrecy in regard to our
ward the ocean—to the east —come two
k in d ’s m ost desired “ a t hom e” I n c . . . c o a u i r n U t o t l th r o a t
houses belonging to Doctor and Mrs. close the circle with my house, which, plans. On the nig h t o f the mas­ vast inconvenience, sw eltering heat I
h e ljm b r m k t in
a ttire ; so ra th e r than be among bronchial tubm, I.Hmen*
couch duo t o a cold o m /
rrro errr. l o r
Geary. Doctor Geary is a surgeon with an separated from it by gardens, lawn, trees querade, fa m ilie s separate to dress and boredom.
the m in o rity , w h y not tu rn your a OUirk
relirf anti »frtedrd-uh rrroppr y, Rxt y<»ur
“ Three years elapseu nefore this
office in Boston. The Gearys occupy the and road, overlooks the marsh; a big, in alien households and to a rrive
talents
to
th
is
princess
m
odel—
' 1
HONEY
* 1 AH.
fo r children, too. G e t u hot Lie t< «M y.
one nearest the ocean and their married old place, built in 1710 by my husband's a t the Stow place at different to u ris t - m inded m an took an- i
yo u ’ ll have it com plete in a m ere
first
ancestor
in
the
country—the
orig­
other
shot
w
ith
a
pin
at
the
atlas.
daughter Edith and her husband, Alfred
Husbands fool wives and
fe w hours and th in k o f the count-
inal Mark Avery. It consists of uhat in tim es.
This tim e, again in the Stygian i
Bray, the one nearest the Stows. I hate ' the family we call the Old I’lace and the w ives hoodwink husbands.
d a rk, he perforated the town of
slways known the Gearys and of course I 1 New Place.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Irk u ts k , Siberia, into w hich, w ith a ,
tru n k and a heavy u lster, he !
plunged by the shortest possible !
I f indlgaation o rg a e tritia prevent your
route. One week was enough. I
eating the famltt y „„ hllPi „
„
remedy
mode o f ingredients which you
Patience Rewards T ra ve le r.
can readily purchase from your druv
“ And now, gentlemen of the Ad- |
gm t fo r I prh than 2f»c and make your-
je lf , w ill enable you to again enjoy the
venturers’ clu b ,’ ’ said
R itchie, '
foods you havo atopped eating.
A
fe
lt
blackboard
eraser
is
best
glancing at H offm an and steadying |
S l- O O f o r f f i / * fo r m ir fe to
in cleaning the top o f the kitchen
his voice, “ I have brought you to j
Bok \ 2 0
O a k la n d , C a lif.
H erm ann B land’ s th ird tr ip out of J stove. I f grease gets on the stove
i t should be rubbed over the top
London in search o f the g reat ad- j
o f the stove w h ile i t is s till hot.
venture, w hich he alone possessed
The eraser is m u ch m ore sat­
the vision to perceive. ‘ M y frie n d ,’
You’ll find a new source of delight in M U R ­
said he to me as we emerged fro m J is fa c to ry than a cloth and i t keeps
the hands fro m g e ttin g soiled.
D ER M A S Q U E R A D E . . . a mystery story that
the Red sea, ‘ I have given you the
a a a
M ichigan, and m y tr ip to Siberia,
Nature can more quickly «»pel Inle'tlon u A f a
abandons the usual type of underworld character.
W hy did the perpetrator of this crime single
elded by Internal medication of recounted merit
the m em ory of w hich kept me in ,
Wash chiffons in a soap solu­
Instead, Inez Haynes Irw in has built her tale
out Dr. Asa Blaikie as his victim? W hy did he
England fo r five years before I de- | tio n .
No ru b b in g w ill be re ­
around respectable people . . . cultured residents
choose to k ill this respected young physician
cided to resume m y travels. This ; quired, ju s t rin s in g up and down.
of a quiet New England community who find
H W E RFCOGNIZFD MfRIT
tim e , s till in the darkness, I used a
within earshot of a gay and traditional masquer­
D on’t have the w a te r too hot.
themselves horrified by the spectre of violent
•
•
*
m
ap
o
f
the
w
orld,
tu
rn
in
g
m
y
face
ade party . . . the year’s outstanding social event
tow ard the east. Long did I delay,
death that strikes in their midst!
F ish
is
som etim es
broken
at Satuit?
fe a rin g lest destiny desert me fo r
through overboiling. I f th is hap­
You’ll want to follow every thrilling install­
M U RD ER M A S Q U E R A D E w ill give you a
the th ird tim e. F in a lly , w ith high
pens, rem ove a ll skin and bone
ment of this story, to help Mary Avery and
new appreciation for mystery serials. I t has
hopes th a t the hour had come fo r
f - ) ' ' 1' " f th« beat known
and flake it. M ix i t w ith a sauce,
Patrick O ’Brien eliminate suspect after suspect
me to plant the point, I did so w ith
thrills, humor, suavity, a subtle plot . , . every­
„
In the
and sp rin kle i t w ith chopped p a r­
V
n i w * ’ " I " .l , ,e * * • *■
until they uncover the final clue that traps the
a firm hand, and then, confidence
V . Pierce o f b u ffalo , N .
thing to entertain the reader who is seeking
sley, chopped hard-boiled egg, or
/ • ' » h o waa tw in cm a
restored, w ith fa ith at high pitch,
murderer.
variety.
breadcrum bs and cheese,
and
farm In Pa.
I),.
I turned on the lig h t. Behold! There
Favorite Prcac, |, lt|on h „
serve in fire p ro o f glass dishes.
in In d ia , m y pin, on a blue field
L
X
7n y « « heen
a a a
helping w om en w ho have
stood like a sentinel in the very
headarhe and b a rk a ih e aa-
C
hilled,
diced
oranges
m
ixed
heart o f the Vale of K a s h m ir.”
dlatiirbancca, and 3 d , ? ' w nn,? *th_ , , " n “ lon«>
w ith pineapple and sprinkled w ith
® ~ - W N U S e r v ic e .
to^c* he’ X
^ b W , " V 5 ' >S 5 j
coconut m ake a delicious dessert.
you, druggiit. New
• Anoelatad Nawapapara.—WNU Service.
Bob
Davi/
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