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S o u th ern O re g o n M in e r, T h u rs d a y , D e c e m b e r 27, 1945 W'/iy, to Some, Coolidge OVERNIGHT GUEST I.J N B E N AM ES H as Ideal Banquet Orator S ilent C al, they ca lle d C a lv in C oolidge, even before he becam e P re sid e n t o f the U te ’.ed States. On one occasion, w h ile he was yet vice p resident, C oolidge was in v ite d to a d in n e r p a rty by A lic e Roosevelt L o n g w o rth , whose b r il- lia n t salons w ere the hub o f W ish - in g to n ’s social life A fte r an hour of . t ° (- O ,1,dJ e w i .. t h . o u t S K. g any response b e tte r than a m u m b le , M rs L o n g w o rth asked W ith ve n o m : “ M r. C oolidge, w hy do you go to so m a n y d in n e rs i f th ey bore you th is m uch ?'* f, , . J m u n ch in g and ju s t shrugged, -'W ell, a fe llo w has to ca t some p la c e .” W IL L IA M S T IIK S TO R Y T U I'S F A R : A to m llr u r e . FBI o p erato r, inspector Tope and M rs, TuP* me* ln **>* Maine woods. Tope ,ound • *"*" murdered, who was at itrsi !dr" ' " ',‘d • • « * « • « • . h* ’ d »1 New Km- l»» 8 ullltUes. When a ca r bellevrd to h ,s e been used to the m urder was raised from the q u arrie s tt was found to contain b<wtv of a m urdered w om an, M rs. N e ll, tie r husband eo m m ttted sul c,de- Joe l , -,n e - assistant D .A ., accusing Top* M ingling the case, w ok com plete 1 charge. E b erly m et l.edforge to go on a fishing trip . When they got to the canoe l.edforge upset the canoe. He knew that Eberl.v could not swim When he saw that E b e rly was not sinking h r started to w ard him but was stopped by Tope How To RsSieve Bronchitis C H A P T E R X IV E b e rly said ste a d ily : "H e o v e r turned the canoe, swam away. Then he looked back, expecting to see me drow ning. He knew I c o u ld n 't sw im Creomulsion relieves promptly be cause u, goes rig h t to the seat of the • But when he saw me s till afloat - M r trouble to help loosen and expel Tope had made me w ear a life-pre- germ laden phlegm, and aid nature se rve r—he sta rte d back to finish to soothe and heal raw, tender, in flamed bronchial m u co u s m e m - brancs. your druggist to sell you a Bottle o f Creomulsion w ith the un derstanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your monev back. C R E O M U L S IO N for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis SNAPPY FACTS RUBBER The m a jo rity o f A rm y surplus tires a re te be a llo c a ted am ong states, cities, counties and fe d e ra l agencies, and then to veterans. The great battery o f synthetic rub ber plants erected during the w ar cost approxim ately $ 7 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 . More then 3 0 ,0 0 0 synthetic rubber compounds were prep ared during the war, about 5 0 0 will have peace time uses. The h ea v ie s t single load e v e r m oved on pneum atic tire s was 3 0 0 tons and fo r a secret m ilita ry p ro ject; e q u ip m ent w as c a rried on a huge t r a ile r h avin g 6 4 w heels shod w ith 3. F, Goodrich truck tires. 4 2 . ^ . I m e !" Ledforge, a b itte r h u rt in his tone, c rie d : "N onsense! I came to help you. C a r l! " "T h e re was m u rd e r in his eyes." ' E b e rly insisted, not speaking di- re c tly to the o ther m an at ail. Ledforge w h irle d to w a rd Tope, fu rio u sly. “ You put th is idea in to his head! O f course he’ s shocked doesn't know w hat he's s a y in g !" "H e had a b la c k ja c k on a thong on his w ris t,” said E berly. L edforge w ore a strap w atch on his le ft w ris t. He held it up. "C a rl m ust have seen th is ,” he insisted; and he said s y m p a th e tic a lly : "G en tlem en, M r. E b e rly is h ysterical. He has alw ays been a fra id of the w a te r." Tope, a fte r a m om ent, spoke. “ W ell, you see, M r. L e d fo rg e ," he explained, alm ost apologetically, “ th e re 's m ore to it than ju s t this. The whole th in g started w ith a man th a t le ft New Y ork last F rid a y j m o rn in g w ith M r. Hoidom, in Hol- dom 's car, and w ith H oldom 's chauf fe u r d riv in g . And the next tim e any- ! body saw that man, he was dead under a bed in one o f the cabins at a roadside cam p up h e re ." The others—save young Adam B ruce— were w atching Tope. Adam watched Ledforge. He saw the m an's pupils fa in tly d ila te , saw his eyes become fixed in a co n ce n tra t ed attention. Tope paused, and in the in sta n t of silence. A dam heard M r. E b e rly 's teeth c h a tte rin g togeth er. And he had an im pression of ra cin g thoughts behind Ledforge's o utw ard calm . Then the man asked c u rtly : |Vv N U H A IO U tS I SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS Junior Erock Has Brief Sleeves Smart Go-KverywhereTwo-Piecer attend banquete, m ake speeches. d isp la y h im s e lf." He continued 'B ut tt was m ore chance than a n ything else th a t led us into it. Some years ago the heavy demands upon m y tim e and m y energy began to w eary me. I had som ething lik e a nervous collapse, and 1 went away q u ie tly to m y boy- i hood home a rem ote little tow n in | M an ito b a —fo r a vacation. C h ristopher lived there. He was a d o cto r—surgeon and doctor, too as sm a ll town p ra c titio n e rs m ust be and he took me in hand, cured me But he reproached me fo r o ve rw o rk in g ; and he suggested that a man as busy as I ought to have a per sonal physician to w atch over his health. I persuaded h im to come back w ith me in that ca p a city. He suggested also that I ought to have social secretary o r an assistant, to whom I m ig h t delegate some less im p o rta n t a c tiv itie s : and the fact, w hich we discovered before we left home, that not even our in tim a te frie n d s could distin g uish one of us fro m the other, led n a tu ra lly to the a rrangem ent w hich has co n tin ued t ill n o w ." I cun m uke a guess, Let me th in k a m in u te ." Tope nodded, and w aited, and ca lm ly filled and lighted his s tra ig h t black pipe; at last Ledforge lifte d his head. “ I t ’ s p a rt guess and p a rt c e rta in ty ," he confessed. "B u t I th in k I see the answ er.” The tire had burned low. " I ’ ll take off this wet coat,” he re m a rke d , und stood before them In llunnel sh irt, vest, khaki trousers and lig h t woods shoes w ith rubber soles; a spare, gray, sm all old man. " I t was H o id o m ." he began then. "1 can see what was in his m ind, what he trie d to d o ." And he explained: " A week ago, I would have been us m ystifie d ns j you, because I had alw ays trusted Hoidom. But I know now that he was a th ie f and u rascal. I Iparned last Monday that he had been using m y c o lla te ra l to trude in an account under m y name, to sell m y own stocks short. I have a lready re p o rt ed the m a tte r to the Exchange au th o ritie s " He paused, but no one spoke. So he went on: "H oidom did not know, you under He looked fro m one to another. stand, that there w ere tw o of us; It was ve ry s im p le ," he said "once C hristopher and I. Now gentlem en, C h risto p h e r was '* ■ I K fcr sick. Being a doctor, he o f course I ll' l knew th a t he had a bad appendix; but he was devoted to me. F o r h im to go to a New Y o rk hospital would have been to risk the discovery of our d u a lity. He was w illin g to take some risk to avoid that, so he de cided to come up to H oldom ’s home A '- Pj here fo r the operation M rs. K e ll had been a tra in e d nurse. D r. N a ' ÍJ Well-Fitting Frock son would come fro m Boston to do J U N IO R S love i t —the gay cap- the operation, in the room s above sleeved fro c k th a t fits lik e a H oldom 's garage. A .1? IIIIHIllflIllllwr* d re a n t. T his long-w aisted version C h ristopher him self, pretending has soft w a is tlin e gathers to ac to be me, m ade a ll these a rra n g e cent a tin y m id r if f and a fla tte r ments w ith H oidom ; so Hoidom ing s w ee th ea rt neck. M ake it in would n a tu ra lly suppose th a t I was a p re tty a ll-o v e r flo ra l p rin t fo r about to be Incapacitated fo r a week th a t ‘ ‘m o s t-im p o rta n t” date. o r ten days. Perhaps he thought 1 was lik e ly to die. Perhaps he a l P a tte rn N o. 8001 com e» In size» 11, 12, ready intended m y death. A t any 13. 14. 18 an d 18. Size 1 Í need» 3 y a rd » rate, before le aving New Y o rk —and o f 39-ineh o r 3 1» y a rd s o f tiá-ineti m a te ria l. Simple Two-Piecer tra d in g in m y nam e—he sold m y J£A S Y to m uke and a jo y to stocks s h o rt." w ear, th is s im p le y e t s o p h is ti He hesitated, then continued: "So they le ft New Y o rk on F rid a y m o rn cated tw o-piece costum e w ill see ing, C h ristopher and H oidom , and you th rough m an y a busy day. D a in ty gath ers at sleeves und K ell d riv in g . I protested, but C hris topher assured me the d riv e would w a is tlin e g ive a g entle fe m in in e do him no h a rm . Before sta rtin g , look. And fo r trim m in g , use un he took a sedative in o rd e r to sleep, usual flower-shaped buttons. to escape the p a in ." n. e- r>- (». O- o. o- a. (V. O.. p.. ,v. p,. Tope prom pted him . "A n d you say you can fig u re w hat happened?" I can guess," Ledforge agreed. “ When C h ristopher fe ll asleep in the c a r K e ll was H oldom 's man, o f course—they la id C hristopher on the f A General Quiz a p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. floor, and Hoidom too got down out of sight, so no one saw them as K ell T h e Q uesticna drove past the house to the garage. Hoidom was com pletely unscru 1. W hat is the m eaning when n pulous. He dressed C h risto p h e r in lo c o m o tive has t\Vo w h ite flags on th a t old g ra y sw eater and overalls, its fro n t? gagged h im . swaddled his hands and 2 . Who was the firs t R om an cm feet and head in pieces o f the dog blanket so that he could m ake no p e ror to e m b ra ce C h ris tia n ity ? 3. H ow m a n y m en o f o u r n a w noise, and stuffed h im Into the ru m ble o f the coupe. w hich reached a w a rtim e peak ol ASK MS I ANOTKclt r» ? P a tte rn Ni> 11 1 i. 11» U 1388 1« d e s ig n e d fo r a lz e i .’ M and 41 s i m 14 ■i \ .mi» ,.t .. D uo lo an u n u ru a lly la rg e d e m a n d and c u rre n t condition», » lig h tly m o re tim e la req u ire d in flliin g ord e rs for a few of (ha most po pu lar p a tte rn nu m b er». S end your order to: S E W IN G r i K C l . E P A T T E R N O E P T . 14# N ew M o ntg om ery Sf. San Fru.ielsro, Calif. Enclose 25 vents In coins for each pattern de» red. Puttern N o ...........................Size.......... N am e A d d rt»» .................. ........................... ................ Eve? Try M a k in g CaugSa Syrup In VoiarJCitcken? Q u ick R e a c t No Cmtk in g . Easy! Jf you've never tr o d m ixin g your own cough medicine, you've mi.-med a lot. It a no trouble—needs no cooking — and g iv e i you about fo u r tirn- i aa m uch cough syru p fo r y o u r money. You 11 soy It beats a n y th in g you over trie d fo r ce rg lis due to colds And here's how It's done:_ Make a p lrln syru p by a tlrrln g 3 cup i of granulated sugar and one cup c f w a te r a few moments, u n til it Is cls ro lv e i. O r you can uro corn syrup o r liq u id honey. Instead cfa u g a rsyru p . Get " ’ j o'.mcf o f 1’ln cx fro m yo u r d ru g rl.-t. P ut tills Into u p in t bottlo and fill tip w ith yo u r ayrup. This makes n p in t—a fa m ily nut nly Tastes flr.u and never «.pells. Chlldr« n love It. And a-, fo r results, you've never seen a n yth in g better. I t goes rig h t to w org on the couch, loosening tho phlegm, ro o m in g tho Irrita tio n , and n tlp ln g ci a r the a ir passages. You w ill hke it fo r its re nits, and not «n"rely fo r tho money it i a v e r. Pmcx Is a i.p jcla l compound o f proven Im -rell'-nt.-, In c m entrated form, a r.io. t rcllablo soothing n -e n t fo r th re a t and bronchial Irrita tio n s Money refunded i f It d cu -n 't please you in every w ay.—Adv. "W h a t of it? What has that to do w ith m e?” » “ Why, Miss Ledforge hasn't seen “ But you know, every im p o rta n t h im y e t,” Tope explained. " B u t— man nerds a double.” the dead m an looked m ig h tily like y o u ." we began. A little attention to such Ledforge cried, in quick h o rro r: details as clothes, h aircuts, and so "Looked lik e me? Dead? Heavens, on. . . . C hristopher, ever since, be sides ta kin g care of m y health, has man. do you m ean C h risto p h e r? ” Why, yes, dead,” Tope assented liv e d the social side of m y life , leav m ild ly . " I d id n 't know his name ing me free to attend to business was C hristopher, but he looked w ithout d is tra c tio n .” Tope wagged his head. "1 declare, enough lik e you to be your tw in ." Ledforge nodded g ra v e ly . "G e n tle th a t’ s a queer o n e ," he a dm itted "H e sent K e ll away w ith orders o,389,000, d id not serve overseas? m e n ,” he said then, "w e ca n 't stand " I don’ t suppose m any people knew 4. How m an y signs o f the rod:ae to m eet him la te r at some agreed here. C arl is freezing, and I'm cold about this th in g ? " "N o t a liv in g soul,” Ledforge de spot; then Hoidom put on a p a ir of s ta rt w ith the le tte r " a " ? m yself. Suppose we go down to the house. I m ust hear the whole s to ry ." clared confidently, "e xce p t m y sis K e ll’ s shoes. T h e ir p rin ts would be 5. W hat is the to ta l population Tope asked: "Y o u know who the te r A lic e —and even she ca n 't tell easily recognized because o f the of the U n ite d States? us a part, to th is d a y .” dead m an was, then?” heel-plates. He knew that when •> -A- A * * •»¥ :*r * 6 H ow does a dog’s n o rm a l •ft > C e rta in ly . ’ Ledforge assented. P A Z O IN T U B IS f "H o w about servants, and a ll C h risto p h e r’s body was id entified as body te m p e ra tu re co m p are w ith a M illio n s o f p eop le s u ffe rin g fr o m His eyes clouded w ith g rie f. “ You th a t? " me, Vade—because o f his th re a t A Safe, Sound Investment— hum an's? • im p le Piles, have fo u n d p ro m p t ening le tte rs to me, and because he said he looked lik e m y tw in b ro th re lie f w ith P A Z O o in t m e n t , ffe re 's " I t was s im p ly a m a tte r of never w h y . F irs t, P A Z O o in t m e n t soothes Buy U S.Savings Bonds! er. WV11, gentlem en, he w a s." I appearing anyw here together,” Led live d there at the M ill—would be at in fla m e d a re a s — relieves p a in an d firs t suspected; but if Vade were T h e A n sw ers itc h in g Second. P A ZO o in t m e n t A t the house, W hitlock and Beal forge assured them . “ One of us lu b ric a te s h a rd e n e d , d rie d p a rts — ★ Ar ★ ★ -.ir ■4r ?%■ ★ ★ ★ by Tope's d ire c tio n stayed outside. always stayed out of sight when the exonerated and K e ll’s fo o tp rin t, helps p re ve n t c ra c k in g a nd sore found, then K e ll would be the next 1 I t is a special tra in . ness T h ir d , P A Z O o in tm e n t rends E b e rly disappeared w ith a serving other was to be—v is ib le Of course, to reduce sw e llin g an d check m in o r man, to d rin k hot grog and find we used some sim ple disguises at suspect. 2. C onstantine the G reat. bleeding F o u r th , it s easy to use. P A Z O o in t m e n t 's p e r f o r a t e d P ile d ry clothes. Ledforge asked fo r Miss tim es, to give the cij^ who fo r the "So then Hoidom and M rs K e ll- 3. O nly 7 per cent. P ip e m a k e s a p p l ic a t i o n s im p le , Le d fo rg e ; and the servant re p o rt m om ent did not exist a little fre e she was his m istre ss—drove to De th o ro u g h Y o u r d o c to r c a n t e ll 4. Jw o, A rie s and A q ua riu s. y ou a b o u t P A Z O o in tm e n t. ed: w a in ’ s M ill, in the coupe, w itl dom of m ovem ent.” And he said 5. T iic population is 139,682,00(1 S V P F O S IT O illS TOO l "She had a tu rn , sir, and is ly in g suddenly: C h risto p h e r hidden in the ru m b le .’ Som e persons, an d m a n y doctors an increase o f m ore than 8,000,000 down. Tw o ladies are w ith h e r.” He looked at them a ll, challenging- p re fe r to use supp ositories, so P A ZO "B u t now it’ s m y tu rn to ask ques “ G ood," said Ledforge. "D o n ’t com es In h a n d y su p p o sito ries also ly. "D o e sn ’t that fit the fa c ts ? " he o ve r the y e a r 1940. tions. Who told you the dead man, LIQUID, TABLETS, SALVÉ, NOSE DROPS • < x ,,h '" lt re lie f th a t d is tu rb h e r." demanded. 6. H ig h e r (101 degrees). P A Z O always (lives. C hristopher, looked lik e m e?" C A U TIO N — USE ONLY AS DIRECTED Tope suggested: " Y o u 'll want to "W e ll, so fa r ," Tope agreed. "B u t "M rs . Tope had seen you—o r your —go o n !” get d ry , y o u rs e lf.” It DrnfstoreV But Ledforge negatived this. b ro th e r—at a stockholders’ m eeting "T h e y took a cabin fo r the n ig h t "T h e re ’s a good fire on the hearth ” once.” and Hoidom hid C hristopher where “ P ro b a b ly she saw C hristopher, he pointed out. " I ' l l be a ll rig h t you found him . But M rs. K e ll m ust Ledforge suggested. "B u t te ll me have protested at the in h u m a n ity of Come in .” So they gathered in the big liv in g w hat happened? Where is Christo- leaving h im ,th e re alive, till Hoidom, 0 r«tarn Sr-ioh M BtMs SettmS pher? How was he k ille d ? " in rage o r desperation, strangled room , ric h ly paneled lik e a baronial Tope said g ra v e ly : "W h y —all h e r!” h a ll; and Ledforge said: "N o w then: always rely on th is g re a t rub fo r M y b ro th e r dead, and some one else rig h t, M r. Ledforge. I ’ll tell you: He hesitated, and the color fo r I found y o u r b ro th e r under a bed an in sta n t le ft his cheeks as though too, you said?” in a cabin called F araw ay at a that w ord had shocked and fr ig h t " M rs K e ll." Tope told him . O m M » Mild B ut Joe Dane could no longer en roadside cam p called Dewain's M ill ened him " I t ’s s ic k e n in g !" he ex dure th a t Tope should dom inate the up above here. He was dead when cla im e d then, h u rrie d ly. " B u t—a ft I found him . scene. er that, Hoidom would go on to dis "H e had on an old sweater and pose of the car, and of M rs. K e ll’ s "A n d K e ll too, Tope,” he crie d W N U — 13 51—45 a p a ir of o ve ra lls. His hands and body, and m eet K ell, and m ake K e ll “ Dead as a h e rrin g ! And Hoidom dying, so we’ ll never get a word feet were tied w ith w ire. He was g ive him a ra p on the head and leave out of h im ." gagged and blindfolded w ith tape. him to be found beside (he road As His hands and feet and head were an a lib i! ” And he said in a low Tope saw Ledforge's eyes quicken furious tone: “ It is in cre d ib le ; and in a sort o f triu m p h , and the old m uffled in pieces of blanket. " H e ’d been a liv e when he was yet som ething like that must be the m an turned to Joe alm ost roughly. F o r Y o u T o Feel W e ll “ Joe ” he said, "y o u 'v e a real g ift put there. He died of a ruptured tr u th !” huurs every day, 7 days every He finished arIB Joe Dane started fo r ta lk in g out of turn. M r Led appendix. Wa nk , «sever ■t-vp’/inr, the kidneys filter forge, here, can lie a ll he wants to muvter the blood. “ He'd been brought there in a to speak, but Adam touched his arm m ot* people were aware of how the n o w „k n o w in g K e ll and Hoidom ca n ’t coupe belonging to Hoidom, by a and hushed him . THERE’S N O LOST ACTIO N WITH F P E S H V C a c t . k,uu»\va must cvo r’ a n tly rem ove sur- Tope rapped HTs pipe on his heel c o n tra d ic t h im ." piur nu*d, » A«jet»e e»--ds and other waste man and a woman. I found th e ir And Fleiachm ann’. fresh Y east goes rig h t to J tt«*»t w w t stay In the blood C um berland and Adam were s i tracks. A fte rw a rd the man kille d chucked the ashes on the hearth W ithout in ju ry to hea th , there would "W e showed K ell the dead man " lent, s tric tly lis te n in g ; even J o e 'd id the w om an—it was M rs K e ll—and because it’s actively fresh N o wait!nr, W° rk U be - -r und<?ra’ tn c n< of trAy the whou HvH-en. m upset when kidneys fail "H e said it wasn't F leisch m an n ’s fresh Y east h e i p T ^ X f ^ not fo r a w hile in te rru p t again. And left her in the ca r and ran the car he re m a rke d W> fu n ct/o c properly. y o u !” Ledforge spoke, a little sadly. b u rn a a f acatrty or too frequent urin a into ;yi old q u a rry up in the h ills t e / v .if,« HiHjr wu'ns th a t som ething " K e ll would lie, of course To save fl.v o r, te n d e r 8m„ „ ,h u S * 1ard lo speak openly about We found the m an’s tracks there. .. witzio; V o« ciaay suffer f a g / r g b a rk- h im s e lf.” i t , " he confessed "W e 've kept it mg ¡.- . » w w « , cl zz ri » jm a tic Ledforge made an explosive ges p j .i. gettEUg up ut nights, swelling. an absolute secret fo r so long that ture. "H id e o u s !” he cried, " in c re d ’ Yes, 1 figured th a t,” Tope as IF YOU BA’< E A T H O M E ,a ,w ay8a3kfor W k y not try fJo art'» KJA«“ I »u will silence is a habit n o w ." a m edicine r«•cowmended the sented; but he said then in a sort of ib le !” I leischm ann s active fresh Yeast w ith the . w a r Tjo u rit s 'lrn u ia te th e lunc- ir rita tio n ; "Shucks, M r. Ledf irge, // -s And he said e a rn e stly: "B u t you U u/ of the kicUwya and help them to " P re tty b a d ," Tope assented; he ycHow label. D e p e n d a b le - fiuah ou* poiaonoue wuKle ’from the a ll th a t's loo com plicated for me know, every im p o rta n t man needs a added im p la c a b ly : "A n d my notion Hftldorn was in it, sure; but m y idea Wood. T h e y conuihi nothing harm ful. A m e rica s fa v o rite fo r o ve r 70 years double. Did that ever occur to you? is th a t you did it, Ledforge ” C * L-oua’i LucUy. b a t with oonhdenoa. A t m J' d /u g ■ Loess. has been rig h t along, that what- Im agine how much easier ft would Ledforge shook his head a b stra ct ever Hoidom did, he did because vou be fo r the President, fo r instance i f he were tw ins. W ith one tw in to edly. He seemed not to resent this told him Io ." ’I? ’ ’ Ledforge cried a n g rily attend to the business of the office, accusation "W a it a m inute, please,’ " O f course, I know n oth "W h y should 1 tell H oidom —” I the oth e r to handle the social side, he said ing of what happened up here; but ★ ★ USE X o 6 o COLD PREPARATIONS EXTRA GOOD BREAD! D30NNE*QUINTS' COUGHS'1,SCOLDS MUSTERQIF Doms pills (T O B E C O N T IN U E D , , material; three-qua i ter sleeve», 3*» yard».
