’ ASK M S t\ ■ i ANOTHER f ? NEEDLECRAFT PATTERNS 1 A G e n e ra l Quiz ¿y The Questions GERALD BRO W N W 1. O n w h a t d a te is th e sun f a r ­ N Novel Potholders to Crochet O u r Im p ro ve d p a ltr rn visual w ith aaay- to »re ch urls m id pholus, slid co m p lete d lire llo n s m akes n v rd lew o rk easy. O u r tu an unusually la rg e dem and and c u rre n t conditions, slightly m ore tim e is requ ired In llllln u orders fu r a f*'W of the m ost iMipular p a ltrrn s . To o h lslu this p attern send IO 'ent.t In coins to: U M A T U R I» Duke M c C a le. p riva te detective. 1« In* vevtlgatlng the m urder of C urt V alla ln * court, « who rr y V eronica >oun, n o was about to m a rry rro n lc i nigriow. b rim s to th irty m illio n d o l­ 'E x a c tly ,'' M cCale said, “ I un "S u re ly yo u 're through w ith her derstand th a t.” th e s t fr o m th e e a rth ? now .’ ' McCale was devastatingly •> i r k . — »u i t.rr» "Then C u rt cam e along.” Hi» fo rm a l. • “ • W ho m a d e th e r e m a r k T h e re ls a lw a y s ro o m a t th e to p " w h e n lara. M cC ale obtains some im p o rta n t voice was b itte r. "Quite, quite She could have “ Then it was a gesture? A den- gone a h a lf hour ago, but when 1 h is fa th e r to ld h im h is chosen p ro - r *“ »« qurstionin» H u rl i.y n n . v a iia in - nite. backhanded slap— " Sewing f i n i e N e rd ie r r a ft lie pi e e a rt's .------------------------- te rm e r w ile , and V ------ eronica's rrl fe ssio n w a s c ro w d e d ? ----------- learned she had phoned you, 1 Uns 1217 Nan F r s n rls ro ». C a lif. "N o t at all. I never would have th o u g h t-th a t is— Miss B igelow was 8. T h e “ w id o w ’s m it e ” sp o ke n o f stives. Sybil. V eronica's m other, a d ­ Enclose 2U cents for P attern m its she was one o( the women seen done a th in g lik e that. I ’d had it in th e B ib le w a s w o r th h o w m u c h a b it under the weather.** He d is­ N o _________________ h u rryin g aw ay from the m u rd e r scene. in fo r C urt, a ll rig h t, but a fte r I regarded V eronica studiously, h 5** I terest. be soft fo r the foster-B igelow s. They a c a rto n o f m ild c ig a re tte s o r a es. M cCale began to prow l p a cka g e o f ch o ic e s m o k in g to b a c c o could have th e ir fun. have m illio n s around the room . E v e r y t h i n g to p la y w ith, and no interference fo r these friends p ractical g ift* seemed ju s t the same as it had been i th e y a re s u re to use and e n jo y . I f fro m a d isa p pro vin g brother-in-law . He stopped before the collection lik e . fo r instance, C hristopher I yo u w a n t to be a ssu re d y o u r g ifts of snapshots and photographs he S to rm ." m e e t re a d y a c c e p ta n c e , choose had noticed on the w a ll the night S ure T h in g C a m e l C ig a re tte s o r P rin c e A lb e r t An amused m u rm u r cam e fro m before. He pointed to a space. D o yo u th in k a b a ld -h e a d e d m a n her set lips. S m o k in g T o b a cco . E a c h o f these "Som eone has rem oved a p ic­ has m u c h ch a n ce o f success? lo n g -fa m o u s b ra n d s o re h ig h ly re ­ I d o n 't th in k th a t you necessar­ tu re ." he exclaim ed. W h y, h e 's a lre a d y o u t on top. ily w ere a p a rty to the scheme. I spe cte d b y d is c r im in a tin g s m o k e rs D onlevy cam e rig h t over. " I no­ e v e ry w h e re . B o th C a m e ls u n d suppose you knew about it, but ticed that. B ut whose p ic tu re —that C o m m o n p la c e P rin c e A lb e r t a re o ffe re d in a t­ were ju s t too disgusted w ith your we’ ll p ro b a b ly never know You I’atienger I toes th ii b u t Hop at the tr a c tiv e , g a y h o lid a y g if t w ra p ­ own life to c a re ." He scowled. "B u t d id n 't by any chance— " R itsm ore hotel? D o n ’ t le t th e e m b a r ra s s in g , the rest o f them . W hat a rotten "N o. I looked them o ve r last C ondurtor ,Y uu, ir e put it in the p in g s. R ig h t n o w , d e a le rs a re fe a ­ agonizing tortures o f sim ple piles tu r in g C a m e ls in a p o p u la r C h r is t­ deal to put over on a fine old lady ! night, but d id n 't recognize anyone barn at nii/ht. threaten your jo b , o r ro b you o f and a sensitive young g i r l ! ” His m a s c a rto n c o n ta in in g 200 m ild , What about the rest o f the p la ce ?" your fun when you're at play. N o w m e llo w C a m e ls. A n d P rin c e A lb e r t repugnance to the idea was c le a rly Such G ra ce j "O h, the whole jo in t has been you can get quick, safe, easy re lie f “ S w im m in g is e x c e lle n t fo r de- ! ~ l *’ e N a tio n a l J o y S m oke apparent in his face. searched. B edroom to rn apart. from itch in g , b u rn in g and o ther a v a ila b le in h a n d y one-pound tin s . What they were looking fo r is prob­ v e lo p in g g ra c e and poise. "H o w e v e r." He sat up stra ig h t, painful tortures o f sim ple hem or­ See th e m a t y o u r d e a le rs — A d v . rh o id s even when you're away ably gone.” “ O h, y e a h ! H a v e n ’ t yo u e v e r p u ttin g the tip s o f his fingers to­ “ A little m ore of the same mess, from the privacy o f your home! gether. "S om ething w ent w rong eh, m y frie n d ? ” said D onlevy. M cCale let his voice d ro p to a seen a d u c k ? ” Thousands o f pile sufferers use somewhere. I ra th e r suspect i t was m u rm u r. "T hen why in God's and p ra ise h a n d y, c o n v e n ie n t Shari Lynn. C u rt probably had to The bellhops w o n 't say a word, but, name are you de te rm in ed to pin it T h a t 's I t Stuart's Pyramid Suppositories. Duke— Duke— does th a t m ean— ? " p rom ise he w ould come back w ith She— W h a t s o rt o f m a te r ia l is on that g ir l over th e re ? " He in d i­ Easy to use, easy to carry, easy to "H o ld e v e ry th in g ," M cCale said. the spoils in o rd e r to get her to th a t s u it? cated Veronica. "S u re ly —” insert. A ct instantly. A ntiseptic, Ig n o rin g C h risto p h e r S torm , he divo rce h im . He also had to m ake H e — G e n u in e h e rrin g -b o n e . s o o th in g m e d ic a tio n reduces D onlevy shrugged "T h e m otive, the same prom ise to V ic to ria . What m ade a g ra b fo r h is hat. strain, helps tighten and draw up She— B u t i t ’s su ch a d ir t y c o lo r. m y frie n d . The m o tive always Shari Lyn n la y on her back, a flabby membranes, gently lu b ri­ a mess when someone. V ic to ria , no Creomulaion relieves p ro m p tly be­ H e — Y e a h , I b o u g h t i t a t a fire comes back to that. The m o tive w eird, tra g ic figure in death. H er cause It goes rig h t to the seat o f th e cates and softens dry, hardened doubt, found the scrap o f burned has piled up in the la st tw e n ty-fo u r sale. I guess i t ’s sm o ke d h e r r in g ­ trouble to help loosen and expel parts. H elps pro m o te healing. le tte r in the fireplace. That put the head was h a lf under the table, as hours.' bone. germ laden phlegm, and aid n ature T w o sizes—60c and $1.20 w ith screws in the w orks. No wonder, she had fallen, but not too fa r un­ to soothe and heal raw, tender. In ­ M cCale sounded sullen. He knew m aker’s money-back guarantee. flam ed bronchial m u c o u s m e m ­ in her rage, she took it to Miss d e r to hide the s ta rin g eyes and the o n ly too w ell how i t had piled up A p ro m in e n t w o m a n d e c la re s Get your genuine Stuart's Pyramid branes. T e ll yo u r druggist to seU you Adelaide, sending her searching all look of surprise and te rro r on her "Y o u sa tisfie d ? " w o m e n do n o t w e a r s la cks to Suppositories at your d rug store a b o ttle o f Creomulslon w ith the u n ­ The patent a rtific e of her o ver the town fo r an honest detec­ face. today. — im it a t e m e n . T h u s th e la s t pos derstanding you m ust like the way i t D onlevy w rin kle d his brow. dyed h a ir accentuated m ore than tiv e .” 1 q u ickly allays th e cough o r you are sib le excu se d is a p p e a rs . "C om e n o w ," he said. “ Y o u 're too to have yo u r m oney back. He was silent fo r a m om ent, s ta r­ e ver her age and dissipation. ro m a n tic, Duke I ’ve got to be con­ PYRAMID suppositories M cC ale’ s eyes w ere g rim as he ing m o o d ily at the d is d a in fu l Karen. A n sw er T h a t! vinced. Besides, some o f our cle ve r­ "These things I s u rm ise ,” he re ­ noted the neat round hole in her H im — I f yo u re fu s e m e , I ' l l n e v ­ for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis est m u rd e re rs are p re tty young iterated. "N o w , w hat can you te ll chest, the pool of d a rk blood that e r lo v e a n o th e r. m e?” had spilled down her side, s a tu ra t­ women o f good A m e rica n fa m ily H e r — A n d i f I a c c e p t— ? and background. Then, too, m y in " I d o n 't need to te ll you any­ ing her gown, soaking the carpet. ve stig a tin g staff, the D A .—th e y’ re thing. You are v e ry a cute.” Her H is eyes sw iveled around and a ll satisfied. Everyone except y o u ." : m ake F a i r W a rn in g voice was smooth, flat. aw ay fro m this h o rrid grotesquerie He sm iled. He was ve ry sure of G ee— W h a t a re yo u c u ttin g th a t : y o a r ^ ^ f c - . c a re e r' “ Thank y o u .” He bowed as to encounter tw o ca lm g ra y ones h im s e lf and confident. p ie ce o u t o f th e p a p e r fo r? though to the Snow M aiden herself. w hich contem plated h im fro m the W h iz— I t te lls a b o u t a m a n w h o ■'Yes. I know. I seem to be "E x c e p t perhaps— ” e xtre m e opposite co rn e r of the g o t a d iv o rc e b e cause h is w ife w e n t unique. Y ou’ re not a rre stin g h e r? " Ir r o Tech w ill tra in you for a sue. “ E x c e p t,” she cut it c u rtly , " i t room . Ann M a rrio t, tr im and un­ “ We can w a it fo r the inquest, I th ro u g h h is p o c k e ts . r a c fu l c a r e e r in A v ia t io n A e r o ­ was V eronica who found the piece ru ffle d in her g ra y tweeds, sat nautical E n g in e e rin g — A ir, ra ft and G ee— W h a t a re yo u g o in g to do th in k . And you— ?” of le tte r.” She sm iled iro n ic a lly . a strid e a sm a ll th e a tric a l tru n k. She Engine M echanics (A (X E ) courses. “ I w ant the tru th , o f co u rse ." M c­ w ith it? T h o r o u g h , p r a c t ic a l t r a i n in g b y “L o rd ,” he reeled as fro m a blow, was holding the hand of Veronica outstanding fa c u lty . M o ilr m E q u ip ­ W h iz — P u t it in m y p o c k e t! Cale showed his teeth in a danger­ Bigelow , who sagged, w hite and m e n t. I m m e d ia t e e n r o llm e n t as* “ how you a ll gang up on V e ro n ica .” ous sm ile. " I ’ m going on w ith the suretl. W rite for free booklet or v is it She moved tow ard the door. haggard looking, in a stra ig h t- the school. A pproved fo r Veterans. F ille d U p He went over to in ve stig a tio n , as you know .” “ C hristopher, the Galahad, the i r ­ backed c h a ir. AERO INDUSTRIES HCRNICIl IRITITIK Father glared stern ly at ion across the Beside McCale, Veronica B igelow them , feeling ra th e r than seeing a reproachable, is upstairs, i f you D .pl, W table. “A nother bite litre that and you’ll la y back against the seat o f the cab, w ish to question h im .” H er voice ris in g anger in Ann. Oakland Municipal Airport, Oakland Cal. leave th e table." silent. She looked drained o f all dripped ice. T h e ion grinned and la id : “Another v ita lity , a figure of carved g ra y b ite lik e that and I'll be ready to leave." “ B y a ll m eans.” stone in the te rro r of her inner Alone, he kicked the brass fender I t takes rugged stre n g th , thoughts. There was the d is tille d o f the fireplace. He was in a vile e- ‘ • » ------"--- ------ 1 She greeted h im w ith a to rre n t essence of tragedy in her young tem per. He had learned a g re a t quickness, inte llig e n ce and deal, but a ll roads led to Rom e—o r o f words spoken loud enough fo r face, a face too young to be so courage to make a soldier in harrassed, so bew ildered. She' to V eronica, to put i t e xa ctly. There everyone in the room to hear. A m e rica ’s peacetime R egu­ "T h is is in to le ra b le , D u ke ," she seemed to iia ve grow n up ove rn ig h t, I was only one solution. Shari Lynn. la r A rm y . She m ust be bribed, o r coerced, o r excla im e d , b itin g h e r lip . I can’t and the g ro w in g had been too sud­ den, too aw ful. Y oung men w ho can mea­ frig h te n e d in to ta lk in g . She m ust stand i t m uch lo n g e r.” “ W hy did you come back here, ta lk before th is shabby crow d sure u p to the A rm y ’s high then, a fte r you called m e?” brought th e ir w itc h ’s brew to boil. physical and m ental stand­ "W e ll, I saw tw o officers escort When C hristopher S torm bounded ards are fin d in g in i t a wide in w ith his quick, v irile stride, M c­ M iss B igelow —Veronica here—into v a rie ty o f in te re stin g and M cCale spoke to her gently. " I Cale tu rned h u rrie d ly to shake the the lobby. I thought: ‘Good Lord, s tim u la tin g jobs. w h a t are they up to w ith th a t poor w a n t to help you, M iss Bigelow. young m a n ’ s hand. He looked into The R egular A rm y is a the clean-cut» face and spoke q u ic k ­ g ir l now?’ So I cam e on up in R e a lly I do. B u t firs t yo u ’ ve got the same e le v a to r.” to believe in me. I m ust probe deep­ gigantic research la b o ra to ry, ly. M cC ale sm iled his a p preciation of e r than the police—m aybe h u rt you co n sta n tly developing fresh m o re —b u t y o u r A unt A delaide ex­ her c h a ra c te r and his g ratitude. scientific discoveries in the pects a m ira c le fro m me, and so_” “ Good g irl. B ut how did you fields o f a v ia tio n , medicine, “ I know .” She opened her eyes. m anage to invade the prem ises?" engineering and com m unica­ " I ’m in a hell of a h u rry , Storm . “ T h a t was too easy. In fact, I " A few m ore questions can’ t m a t­ tio n , to m e ntion o n ly a few. You can answer ju s t one question, was brought in as a p rize suspect. te r now. Go ahead.” Q ualified men are fin d in g in " I 'm ta k in g it fo r granted that i f you w ill. " D arned i f the e le va to r boy d id n ’ t i t th e groundw ork o f a use­ re m e m b e r he had taken me up an you were nowhere near yo u r home " G la d ly ." He faced McCale w ith fu l and valuable career, as open, candid eyes. hour before, so, o f course, being ye ste rd a y afternoon at the tim e of w ell as th e o p p o rtu n ity to "H o w did you happen to give The p ro p e rly awed by the m a je sty of the m u rd e r. R ig h t? " " I wasn’ t, M r. M cC ale.” She was Nest to the b rid e and groom ?” the law , he ju s t couldn’ t help w his­ h e lp g u a rd w o rld peace. T h e ir a b ilitie s and achieve­ F o r a m om ent S torm looked ra t­ p e rin g th a t b it of in fo rm a tio n at intense, earnest. “ I can’ t say where tled, as i f the question were fa r the door. Whereupon I was rushed I was a t the e xact m om ent, b u t I m ents deserve the respect from w hat he had expected. Then in w ith a firm g rip on m y e lb o w ." d id n ’ t k ill C u rt. I couldn’ t have. I o f e v e ry c itiz e n o f th is She tu rn e d to V eronica. " A re you couldn’ t k ill anybody, least of all he explained. co u n try. fe e lin g better, M iss B igelow? M r. C u rt.” “ You see, M cC ale,” he said, " I 'm ★ “ D id you love h im ? " M cC ale is going to get us out of an a rc h ite c t. The N est was a little h e re .” H er eyes g re w big as the question house fo r newlyweds. I ’d b u ilt it YOUR REGULAR ARMY SERVES fo r a contest. It's a modern a ffa ir, " I ’ ll do w hat I c a n ," he said, and s ta rtle d her in to a consideration of THE NATION AND MANKIND IN as you know i f you’ ve seen the m od­ there was a genuine concern in the fa c t as i t was. WAR AND PEACE " I —o f course— I suppose J d id .” e l - a l l the latest gadgets, sun decks, h im th a t cam e as a re a l surprise. " I t was and s tu ff.” He heard a so ft t?ead behind him She fu m b le d fo r words. lik e going round and round in a "Y es, yes,” McCale in te rje cte d and turned to face the lieutenant. irrita b ly , “ Johnny-on-the-spot as usual, I g reat surge o f som ething—some­ th in g e x c itin g —w henever he was "W e ll, Veronica and I had worked see.” There was a shadow of a near me, w henever I thought of on it together. We were p ra c tic a lly s m ile on D o n le vy’ s lips. “ S o rry I engaged and we thought when we had to detain M iss M a rrio t, but she h im . B ut it's now—now th a t I know did m a rry , it would be ju s t the ra th e r arranged her own entrance, th a t i t ’ s over, th a t he's gor.e fo r­ place fo r u s ." His eyes were fa r so to speak, together w ith one of e ve r- dead—th a t I wonder i f i t ves love. 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