Illinois V alley News. Thursday, March 28, 1946 O r a n g e C r a te M a k e s L iv in g R o o m T a b le ^3, PLYWOOO OPAMGf is C H AIR SfclRT CUT O N A TRUE BIAS TOP EASED IN "- BOTTOM STRETCHED THUMB TACH 0V E R N IG H T W «! GUEST »HBEN A M ES W IL L IA M S 5 to F lare TABLE SHIRT CUT IN A PERFECT CIRCLE I I E K E i« » ta b le a nd c h a ir c o m - t i b in a tio n th a t w ill m a k e a p e r ­ 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!” P L j 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 S za 16 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 E R E is a p e r k y lit t le p la y 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 V dfi V P \ S U P E R IN T E N D E N T o f sch o o ls And 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. " B u t y o u le a rn e d th a t la s t y e a r . ” 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. | iT H E E N D ) 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 't 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 B E G IN N IN G N E XT ISSUE Your RED CROSS must carry on! « ■