Illinois V alley News. Thursday, March 28, 1946
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fe c t tid e -o v e r u n t il yo u a c q u ire a ll
th o se e x tra s yo u need fo r y o u r
liv in g ro o m . T h e o ra n g e c r a te
m a y be h ad fr o m y o u r g ro c e r, and
‘ he to p can be c u t o u t o f p ly w o o d .
S E W IN G CIRCLE PATTERNS
n
CHAPTER
XV
"W h o was y o u r dentist?
Tope
in q u ire d . "D o c to r L o u d ? "
L e d fo rg e sm ile d .
"N o . D o cto r
Loud was C h risto p h e r's. I w ent to
a New Y o rk m a n .”
T here was a
m o ckin g triu m p h in h im .
“ Oh, I
assure you we covered a ll points. I n
sp e ctor.”
"J u s t the s a m e ," Tope insisted,
“ y o u 're bound to be C h ristop h e r. R u
fus w ouldn’t have any good reason
to k ill C h risto p h e r; b u t C h ristop h e r
—fig u rin g he could step in to his
b ro th e r's shoes, ta ke o ve r the m oney
and the pow er th a t his b ro th e r had
a ccu m u la te d —he'd have p le n ty of
reason to k ill Rufus.
Yes, yo u ’ re
C h ristop h e r
It d o n 't m ake sense
any o th er w a y ."
"C h ris to p h e r!
"C h ris to p h e r!”
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2 ) ,e M fo r J o t
C a p - S t e « 'Ci ! S t l i r t i u a i ò t 3 , •oe/t
|VV N U * t A
T H E STORY T H IS F A R : Adam Bruce,
F B I operator, Inspector Tope and Mrs.
Tope met In the Maine woods.
Tope
found a man murdered, who was at first
identified as Ledforge. head of New E n g
land utilities. Mrs. K ell was found mur«
dered In Ledforge's car, and Kell com«
m ilted suicide Joe Dane, assistant D A ,
accused Tope of bungling the case, so
took charge. Tope arranged for E berly
to keep a fishing date with the m an who
was said to be Ledforge. While they were
in the canoe. Ledforge upset the canoe.
Tope and Bruce, In a motor boat, went
out and brought the men to shore. Led
forge told about his twin brother and how
he thought Holdom had done the m u r
ders.
u
she
She to tte re d w e a kly.
L e d fo rg e
took one step to w a rd h e r; and she
seemed to collapse upon a g re a t
diva n th e re beside her. M rs . Tope
eased her as she fe ll; the old w om
an la y w ith eyes closed, b re a th in g
h e a vily.
L e d fo rg e strode b ris k ly to w a rd
her. "C a re fu l, g e n tlem e n ,” he said
w a rn in g ly . " M y s is te r’s h e a rt can
not w ith sta n d a heavy s h o c k !" He
came to w here she la y . and his hand
caught up h e r w ris t, his fingers
pressed the pulse; he stood in te n t
and listening.
Then w ith o u t a w ord he took fro m
his vest pocket a s m a ll v ia l, poured
He spoke so s im p ly th a t his ac
L e d fo rg e s ta rte d to speak; but h a lf a dozen pellets in to his hand,
This sketch Is from S E W IN G BOOK B
which
contains
thirty-tw o
pages
ot cusation lacked re a lity .
L e d fo rg e Tope said im p la c a b ly : " T h a t’s why selected one. replaced the others.
sketches and directions of things to m ake
from things on hand and inexpensive crie d : “ I c a n 't believe y o u 're s e ri you trie d to d ro w n M r. E b e rly . B e "Som e one get w a te r,” he w h is
new m aterials that you can find in the ous?"
cause he told you th a t you d id n ’ t look pered. "H e re , A lice, sw a llo w th is ."
shops now.
"W h y, yes.” Tope assured h im . lik e Rufus
I fig u re d yo u ’d tr y to
H is hand touched h e r cheek. H er
Readers may get a copy of Book 8 by
k ill h im , if he d id suspect; and when lips opened, received the s m a ll p e l
sending name and address with 15 cents " I 'm serious.”
The door fro m the h a ll opened, you in vite d h im to go fishing, and let. She seemed to sw allow . And
and they a ll looked th a t w a y; saw I found out he c o u ld n 't sw im , 1 Tope said s o ftly , behind L e a ’orge:
M RS RUTH W YETH S P E A R S
Bee Dewain. F o r a m om ent no one guessed how yo u ’d do it. You had
"D o c to r, w ill she d ie ? ”
R edford Hill*. N. V.
D raw er 10
spoke; and Bee said; "G o on. please. trie d to find out, tw o weeks ago.
"O h, no,” L e d fo rg e assured h im ;
Enclose 15 cents for Book No 8
M ay I liste n ? ”
w h e th er he'd n o tice a n y th in g —trie d and then he w h irle d to face the o th
Na me--------------------------------------------
Tope answered her. "W e ’ re ju s t to see h im , but he was away. You er man, and his cheek was ashen.
try in g to m ake M r. L e d fo rg e a d m it were checking up ahead o f tim e ,
" I ’ m not a d o c to r !" he c rie d des
that he was the m an in L ittle B ear w ith h im and M rs. K e ll, to see if perately.
last F rid a y n ig h t,” he explained, th e y ’d rea lize you w e re n 't Rufus.
"Y o u took h e r p u b e lik e o n e ,"
and turned to L e dforge again. " I f M ust have had th is idea in m in d be said Tope. He added: "A n d you an
Gregorian Calendar Not
you w eren’t . " he challenged, "h o w fo re Rufus got sick and gave you
swered to the nam e o f one. And
did you know it was a dog b la n ke t the chance to p u ll It off. You fooled
Readily Accepted in i . » j that
y o u r siste r is lik e me. She th in ks
they w rapped h im up in? I said her, then; so you took a chance on y o u 're C h ristop h e r.
A nd C h ris to
‘b la n ke t,’ but I never m entioned a being able to fool E b e r ly ."
p h e r’ s a d o c to r !"
b r ig h t s tr ip e d f a b r ic a n d h a v e th e
W hen
E n g la n d
a d o p te d
th e dog.”
A
nd
he
e
xp
la
in
e
d
:
"So
1
told
h
im
s tr ip e s c o n tra s t f o r y o k e and
G re g o ria n c a le n d a r in 1752, th o u
L e dforge said ra p id ly :
"N o , lis
"W h y, I'v e been in H o ld o m ’s ga to pretend to see a d iffe re n ce In you
s le e v e s .
sands o f h e r p e o ple c o u ld n o t be
rage m a n y tim es. When you said to d a y; and he d id ; and you trie d ten! I m ust e xp la in , gentlem en, m y
o • a
lie v e th a t th e y had lo s t 10 d a y s
s iste r has h a llu cin a tion s. Has been
P attern No. 8874 is designee? for sizes
‘b la n ke t,’ I thought of the police to drow n h im ! "
a nd lo o ke d f o r so m e sig n o f co n
fo r years a lit t le d im -w itte d ; and
14. 16. 18. 20; 40. <2 44 and 46
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dog sleeping on his bla n ke t in the
"R id ic u lo u s ! He im a g in e d t h a t ! ”
takes 35u yards of 35 or 39- nch fabric.
fir m a tio n o r d e n ia l fr o m G od o r
she's fr ig h tfu lly upset now. She a l
co rn e r th e re ."
"A
n
d
M
rs.
K
e
ll,"
Tope
added
re
n a tu re , sa ys C o llie r 's . A s C h r is t- i
ways w orshiped R u fu s !”
S E W IN G C IR C L E P A T T E R N D E P T .
m a s (n e w s ty le ) a p p ro a c h e d a n d ' "W e ll, m a y b e ," Tope agreed; but lentle ssly, " in L it t le B e a r the o ther
T o t's P la y D re s s .
109 Mission St., San Francisco, C alif
Tope looked past L e d fo rg e at the
before he could speak again Joe nig h t, fin a lly rea lized you w e re n 't
no s ig n h ad a p p e a re d , m a n y p e r Dane took a hand. Here was, it
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Enclose 25 cent» in coins for each
Rufus
T h a t was w hy you k ille d wom an on the couch. "So i t ’ s Rufus
pattern desired
sons jo u rn e y e d to G la s to n b u ry to I seemed to h im , not on ly his cue,
d re s s y o u r t in y to t w ill a d o re .
th a t's dead, not C h ris to p h e r? ”
h
e
r.”
see i f a fa m o u s th o rn b u s h th e re I
Pattern No ---------------------------- Size------
Ledforge sta m m e re d : "N o , no! I S e lf ru ffle s f o r m th e b r ie f sle e ve s,
but Bee Dew ain fo r an audience to
L e d fo rg e said h a rs h ly ;
"M a n ,
w o u ld b lo sso m on th is d a y as it witness his triu m p h over Tope. He
th e b o tto m is c u t a ll in one pie ce .
m
eant
C
h
ris
to
p
h
e
r—’
’
N am e—
y o u ’re —”
h u d on o th e r C h ris tm a s e s .
strode a little fo rw a rd , and spoke
B ut Miss L e d fo rg e spoke, behind So e a s ily a n d q u ic k ly m a d e y o u 'll
Tope cut in: "W e ll, if you w e ren ’t
F a ilu r e o f th e bush to flo w e r b ris k ly .
H e r voice was fa in t, ye t w a n t to r u n u p s e v e ra l in g a y
there, how d id you happen to th in k h im .
strong: " I f Rufus Is dead, you k ille d I c h e c k s - p la id s o r flo r a l p r in t s f o r '
w a s . th e re fo re , c o n s id e re d a d e
"Com e, Tope,” he said w ith a of K e ll's shoes w ith the heel-plates
fu n in th e sun.
q u a te p ro o f by th e m th a t th e d a te m ocking kindness. " I guess you’ ve on them?
I m entioned fo o tp rin ts , h im , C h ris to p h e r."
w a s th e 14tl. and n o t th e 25th and gone as fa r as you can. h a ve n 't you? but not K e ll nor his h e e l-p la te s."
Ledforge w h irle d on her in in c re d
th e y d id n o t a c c e p t th e n e w c a le n M aybe yo u 've got at the tru th , a ll
No. 8991 conies in sizes 1. 2.
L e d fo rg e licke d d ry lips. "J u s t a ulous s u rp ris e ; he appealed to them 3, P 4. a ttern
5 and 6 years. Size 2 requires 2 1«
d a r f o r so m e tim e a fte r w a r d .
J rig h t; but Tope, it Is n 't enough fo r guess! It would be n a tu ra l fo r H o l all. "H o w can she hear? W ithout yards of 35 or 39-inch m ate ria l; 3 yards
me to know the tru th . I have to dom to put on some one else's shoes; her ear-phone? She is d e a f as a m achine m ade rutTiing.
p o s t!"
be able to prove it. I have to get and K e ll's were a v a ila b le ."
Do As Millions Do— Eat
FALSE TEETH WEARERS som ething that w ill pass as evidence
Sm art S hirtw aister.
" M r . L e d fo rg e ." he confessed, " I
“ I can read y o u r lips, C h ris to
in c o u rt."
la id some tra p s fo r you a w h ile ago, p h e r,” said M iss Ledforge. " I have r \ E S T I N E D f o r a b r ig h t f u tu r e
T r y d en tis t's a m azin g disco very
KELLOGG'S A L L -B R A N
Tope looked at him th o u g h tfu lly.
when I was te llin g you the story. done so fo r years, have thus known
is th is s m a r t s h ir tw a is t fr o c k
For Lasting Relief
" T h a t’s so, so n ." he agreed. "Y o u I d id n ’t te ll you th a t the sw eater m any secret u g ly things about y o u .” th a t c o m e s in a w id e ra n g e o f
do have to tr y the case, don’ t y o u ? " was g ra y.
C o nstipated? U s in g h a rsh la x a
You stepped in to th a t
"Y o u m u s tn 't ta lk , A lic e !” L e d sizes. C o o l c a p s le e v e s m a k e it a
tiv e drugs? M illio n s have solved
Joe nodded "So w h ile you’ ve been one. I d id n 't say the w ire s were forge cried. “ Y o u r—"
s ty le y o u 'll liv e in a ll s u m m e r
o r y o u 'll g e t your m oney bach I
the problem o f c o n s tip a tio n due to
le a d in g dream -books, and te llin g ig n itio n wires, o r th a t it was elec
J u » t t h i n k hi
But Tope said c a lm ly : "O h, she ,o n R- N o te th e n e a t s e t in b e lt, th e
g ra n d y o u ’ ll
la ck o f h u lk in the d ie t. T he y eat
¡ " V l <»»«1 lo o k ) « h h e e n y you c . .
fortunes by the c a rd s ," he d e ris iv e tric ia n s ' tape, o r th a t it was the w o n 't die, D o cto r C h risto p h e r. She g r a c e fu l p a n e lle d s k ir t .
U se a
t a lk H iiil la u g h w it h o u t fe a r o f
a d a ily d is h o f K E L L O G G ’ S
p la ta a s lip p in g
atty g o o d b y n
ly explained, " I ’ ve been co lle ctin g dog's blanket. You dodged the w ire s d id n ’ t sw a llo w the p ill you gave her.
t o t o r e g u n ia a n d e n jo y e a tin g
A L L - B R A N , and d rin k p le n ty o f
• t e a k , a p p le « a n d o th e r fooda
a few fa cts—Just p la in facts
And. and the tape, but you stepped rig h t I f you could have k ille d E b e rly and
w a te r fo r re g u la r e lim in a tio n ! I f
y o u ve b ee n p a s s in g u p
o f course, one p a rtic u la r fa c t! One in to the dog one. I d id n 't m ention y o u r sister, you m ig h t have taken
D o a't let lout« p la trt ran tlm •
you have th is tro u b le and w ill fo l
In make you miserable and tmbar
good fa c t that can’t be shaken is a ll th a t y o u r b ro th e r was drugged, but y o u r b ro th e r’ s place w ith no one to
low th is sim ple p re c a u tio n , you
ratted Get S5< tube, pleasant, easy
»• « *• »laze at d ru « « itt Remember.
we need, is n 't it ? "
you did. I d id n 't say a n ything about prove you w e re n 't Rufus. B ut Eber-
m ay never have to ta ke a la x a tiv e
8««ze. the rem arkable (ream paste
fo r the re s t o f y o u r lif e !
dentura adhetiy«, must hold p lalet
Adam Bruce dem anded: "Joe, do K e ll’ s shoes, but you did. I d id n 't ly 's a live , and so is she.”
••(lira a ll day
A L L - B R A N ’S n o t a p u rg a tiv e .
■you have to be a fool tw ice in one say yo u r b ro th e r’s body was in the
long or it > »>ts
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he
spoke
to
M
rs.
Tope.
"G
iv
e
you n othin,
mR I f - 1 dL K
Provides g e ntle b u lk to a id n o rm a l,
day?"
rum b le , but you d id .”
M r. C u m be rla n d th a t p ill M iss L e d « * v is ite d a n ig h t-s c h o o l fo r N e g ro
n a tu ra l e lim in a tio n . I t ’s a g re a t,
But Tope touched A d a m 's a rm ,
He added c a lm ly : "A n d there was fo rg e d id n 't sw allow , m y dear. H e’ ll a d u lts . H e w a s c a lle d u pon to co n
n a tu r a lly re g u la tin g food.
hushed him . "N o w , A d a m ," he p ro one m ore, the w o rst o f all. You put
Even Richer in N u tritio n
want
to
have
it
analyzed,
to
see
if
g
r
a
tu
la
te
an
o
ld
N
e
g
re
s
s
.
She
had
tested. “ you let Joe set of? his fire y o u r neck rig h t in to th a t one, L ed
Than W h o le W h e a t
i t ’ s the rig h t m ed icine to g iv e a e n ro lle d a t th e s t a r t o f th e c o u rs e
w orks! I t w o u ld n 't su rp rise m e a forge.
Because i t ’s made fro m the v ita l
You knew it the m in ute weak old w om an when she has a w it h a s in g le , a v o w e d in te n t— to
TOMORROW ALRIGHT
b it if he had som ething
Joe's a you d id i t ! ”
o u te r la y e rs o f w h e a t, in w h ich
h e a rt a tta c k .”
le a rn to w r it e h e r n a m e . She had
w h o le -w he a t p ro te c tiv e food ele
sm a rt young m a n ."
¿ //-V E G E T A B L E
"Y o u 're c r a z y !” L e dforge cried
m ents are concentrated. One ounce
M rs. Tope ob e dien tly dropped the su c c e e d e d , a n d th e c o u rs e w a s a t
"T hen he ought to know b e tte r—"
L A X A T IV E
hoarsely.
o f K E L L O G G ’S A L L - B R A N p ro
w h ite p e lle t in to M at C u m b e rla n d ’s an {’n d - a n d she w a s le a v in g .
Joe said re s e n tfu lly : "N o w . w a it
“ I m e a n ." Tope explained, " th a t
vides m ore th a n 1 /3 y o u r d a ily
But L e dforge laughed;
T h e n e x t y e a r th e s u p e rin te n d e n t
a m inute. B ru ce !
A fte r a ll. this 1 d id n 't te ll you M rs K e ll was s tra n g re a t hand
iro n need— to help m ake good, red
CEI A 25' BOX
v is ite d th e s a m e sch o o l. T h e o ld
case is m y job. T his old m an hasn’t gled. Oh, she was, a ll rig h t! But he .'id b ris k ly :
blood. C a lciu m and phosphorus—
an ounce o f evidence, but I have. how d id you kn o w ? "
" O f course it is " He lifte d th a t w o m a n h a d e n ro lle d a g a in . " W h y ? ”
to help b u ild bones ai.d teeth.
1 can prove th a t Rufus Ledforge,
W h o le -g ra in v ita m in s — to help
Tope as he spoke turned tow ard s m a ll bo ttle fro m his pocket again, he a s k e d h e r.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Y here,
was in L ittle B ear th a t night. the door. Now, before Ledforge, te r poured the p ills out in to his palm .
g u a rd a g a in s t deficiencies. P ro te in
" A h 's g o in ’ to le a rn to w r it e
— to help b u ild body tissue essen
F rid a y n ig h t,” he said e x u lta n tly .
Invest in Y our Country —
rib ly shaken, could rep ly, the old " I kept a supply alw ays re a d y ,” he m a h n a m e .” she s a id .
tia l f o r g ro w th .
"R u fu s was, a ll r ig h t," Tope as m an said:
said. "T h e y ’ ve helped h e r before.
"
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Buy U . S. Savings Bonds!
Get A L L - B R A N a t y o u r g ro
sented. “ I know th a t to o ."
T h e y 're a ll the same.
L ik e this
"O h, hello, m a 'a m !"
• 'A h k n o w s d a t.
B u t now Ah
cer's. Made by K e llo g g 's o f B a ttle
one— ”
"B u t you c a n 't prove it ? "
gone g o t m a r r ie d . ”
They a ll swung th a t way. Here
Greek and Om aha.
"W h y, th a t depends! M aybe n o t ! "
And he selected one, and sudden
w ere M rs. Tope and Bee, and be
W ell, I c a n ," said Joe proudly.
ly
lifte
d
it
to
w
a
rd
his
m
outh.
B
ut
tween them they supported Miss
"W h ile yo u 've been chasing w ill-o '-
Led fo rg e .
The little old woman, A dam Bruce, long since fore w a rn e d,
the-wisps, I'v e found a witness I'v e
H is sm ashing blow
w h ite as a w ra ith , cam e u n ce rta in ly was ready.
got a m an who heard M rs K e ll, in
in to the room . She looked fro m one stretched L e d fo rg e prone and sense
the cottage th a t nig h t, c a ll Led-
to another t ill h e r eyes fastened on less The p ills went fly in g a ll across
lo rg e here by n a m e .”
her b ro th e r's face; and then she the floor.
T o^e e xcla im e d :
"W e ll, if you spoke.
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have, th a t's som ething, s u re !"
Dane laughed e x u lta n tly
"Y o u
Vie can't make enough Smith Bros. Cough
bet it i s ! " he crie d
" I t 's w o rth a ll
D rops to satisfy everybody. O u r output is
y o u r guess w o rk .’ *
still restricted. Buy only w h at you need.
"C a lle d h im by name, d id she?"
Smith Bros, have soothed coughs due to colds
Tope reflected
since 1847. Black or M e n th o l—still only
Joe crie d in a hot triu m p h : "Y es,
she d id ! " And he explained c a re
fu lly : " I th in k she w as begging him
BLACK OR M E N T H O L - 5 «
not to leave poor C h ristop h e r there
to die
But at any rate she said:
'Oh. no, please do n 't, R ufe! D on't,
Rule, p le a se !' ”
" 'R u fe .’ e h ” ’ Tope echoed.
"S u re
Rufus.
Rufus L e d fo rg e !
T O D A Y 'S 8 A K I N G W AY S And th a t's p ro o f enough to convince
any ju r y —w ith the rest o f what
1« o home baker', text book . . . a book of
w e've got—that Rufus L e dforge was
bawc baking recipe, . . . prepared in Hui-
in L ittle B ear th a t n ig h t.”
man & Company', laboratory-kitchen, and
Tope rubbed h ii m outh w ith his
te,ted k-v e ip e rtv U,e if to bring your
hand; he wagged his head. “ Why,
favorite baking recipe, up-to-date.
J o e ." he said. "Rufus L e dforge was
• Jane Keller knew his name was not John
Your ncme and addrew on a postcard
in L ittle Bear that nig h t, a ll rig h t.
w ll bring you thi, new baking guide ply»
O r rig h t handy
But the wom an.
Hazlett when she hired him on her brother's
o copy of the Clobber Cirf Baking look . . .
M rs K ell, she w asn't ta lk in g to h im ;
and
it
she
had
been,
he
w
o
u
ld
n
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ranch, but she hired him anyway— no questions
both “Your,, for better baking, " absolutely
have hoard her. Rufus was out in
free.
asked. She was going to give this big, hand
the car, under the rum b le seat, sick
A DDRESS
and unconscious, w ith the drugs in
some fellow a chance to make good.
h im No Rufus c o u ld n 't hear h e r t"
H U IM A N & C O M P A N Y
Joe sta m m e re d :
W hat are you
Dept. w
Terre Haute, Indiana
ta lk in g a b o ut? "
Did this escaped convict make good? Find
"T h is m an here isn 't Rufus L e d
T h e H é k in . P v ,
forge. so n ." said Tope
"This —w hat
out by reading this thrilling story of the Old
w ith th e
was his b ro th e r's n a m e "—th is here
BalancnJ
is C h risto p h e r "
West. You'll enjoy it.
Double A.n.w
And w h ile they were a ll fo r a m o
m en t sile n t. Bee D ew ain—as though
»he had heard what she cam e to I
h e a r—q u ie tly slipped away
Bee had dep arte d ; but no o th er
m oved. O nly Ledforge laughed, ap- I
pealing to young Joe Dane, to b ig
M a t O ve rla n d
"W ho is th is —aged Jackass?" he |
H
DON’T BE A SLAVE
TO CONSTIPATION
Must Hold Your Loose Plates
Comfortably Secure All Day
O/L to ti'JL yicxL
¿IccomtiliAtiinzizL !
TO-NIGHT
HatuhtMmah
★★★★★★★★★★★★★ A*
B R IN G YOUR BA K IN G
METHODS Uf^TO-DfiTC
SMITH BROS. COUGH DROPS
TURNING POINT
fe y M a r y I m l a y T a y l o r
Look fo r T U R N I N G
IN
protested "O u r best frie n d s co u ld n ’ t
d istin g u ish between us, so you m ay
have to take m y word fo r It: ye t 1
assure you I am Rufus, not poor
C h ris to p h e r."
T H IS
P O IN T
PAPER
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Your RED CROSS
must carry on!
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