THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4. 192X
PAGE THREE
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
have been supplying the lumber for
NEW MANAGER IN CHARGE
the plant, but It will now come fro«
AT LOUD PLANING MILL Udell lake and a mill near Gate«,
Hlmon Judd, amateur detective, end
William Part, an underlaker, are vielt-
Ina John I>rane, eccentric man of
wealth, at the I Irene plat e. Suddenly
the huuaehuld la shocked to Mel that
John lirane tian been murdered. The
dead mun la drat aeeu by Josie, the
maid, then by Amy lirane and Hlmon
Judd. The latter faints.
NOW OO ON WITH THE BTOilY —
Police officers call and Invest Isa
tlona begin llr. lileaalnglon la called,
and after seeing the murdered John
lirane make a the aatoundlng revela
thin to Amy lirane that her ' unt ie" la
not a man but a woman.
The announcement of Hr. Illeaalng’
ton that the body of the murdereo
peraon above atalra waa the body of
a woman and not of a mun did not
ahock Amy lirane aa much aa rauae
her amusement. The ahock had come
when ahe faced the blond atalne.l
hotly of her aupptiaed unde John uud
her mind waa at III ao tlullet, by that
ahock that ahe did not Immediately
graap what the doctor wtut telling her.
— “A woman T Uncle John waa a wo­
man ?" ahe repealed gropingly. "But
that—that couldn't be, you know.
Why, he'a alwaya been a man. 1
don't know what you mean, doctor."
"The murdered peraon In the bed
upatalra there," the doctor aald, “la
—or waa—u womn. I am merely
elating the fact. I thought you ahould
know It Immediately aa you are, I
understand, the only relative here."
"1 don't understand It," Amy aald,
"Why, It'a dreadful, lan't Itl Oh, It
la horrible! It's like some frightful
nightmare! It doesn't seem aa If it
could be true, any of It”
"It la only too true," the doctor aald
He looked at the girl with keen pro­
fessional eyes. "You don't feel that
thia la too much for you? The shock
and the strain must be considerable,
but you seem a normal sort of peraon.
What 1 mean exactly la that If you
feel too nervous over thia I can give
you a simple bromide until your ner­
ves recover from the ahock."
"No, thank you," ahe cald. "I think
I'll be all right."
"Are you going to be here awhile?"
he asked Simon Judd. “1 suppose you
will," he added with a alight smile,
"considering the circumstances and
that he police will have to be finding
a murderer. Just keep au eye on thia
young lady, will you? I'll leave my
card; It has my telephone number If
ahe seems to be about to flop Just
send for me Not," he added, "Ihnt I
think you'll have to. Have you any
one, by the way," he asked Amy. "who
could stay here with you a few dnys?
I'd suggest that you go elsewhere, but
I have a notion the police will want
you here, until they've done some
questioning, at least."
"I'm not afraid to stay here, I think."
Amy said. "No; Mr. Judd will he here;
I'll not be afraid. I'll have Mr. Carter
stay here during the days.
'That's Bob Carter?" the doctor
asked.
“Yes He’s—we're great friends. I
expect him to come this morning."
“You've not had breakfast yet?”
"No; I was waiting for It when—
When I heard Josie the maid, scream
"Well, my prescription for you Is
that you go in now and eat a good
breakfast. That will help you more
than anything I could give you. And
ns for the things to be attended to In
such cases ns this, you may leave
them to me. What Is your name?” he
naked Rlmon Judd, and Judd told him.
"Mr. Judd, I'm sure will act for you as
far ns necessary. There can be no
funeral he added, to Simon Judd, “un­
til the lnw has gone through Its form­
alities. However, If I might Just
speak to you a moment or two.”
Amy, as she had been advised, en­
tered the house to try to eat a break­
fast, and Dr. Blesslngton led Rlmon
Judd to the far end of the veranda.
"The funernl nrrnngements can nil
he attended to later," he said; "It was
not thnt I wanted to spunk about. As
soon ns possible I will get a proper
■death certificate, and I suppose Wil­
liam Dart Is the man Miss Drnne will
wnnt to have He Is an old friend of
Drane's—of the dead person; one of
the few close friends tho dead m a n -
woman—had, I think.”
"Hold on, now!” Simon Judd said.
"Walt a minute now! Is thnt tho little
feller with the heard that was1 here
yesterday?"
“I don’t know that he was here—"
“Dart—William Dart—that's tho
name. Old feller about seventy years
old or so, ain't he? All dressed in
black. That the man?”
"You have described him.”
"Well, black my cats!" Simon Judd
exclaimed. "I was tryln' to think what
thnt feller looked like, nnd all I could
After changing management three Oregon, the new manager announced.
times since the first of the year, the
Visit Sista Fair—Among Springfield
lxiud manufacturing plant at the end
people who drove to Salem Sunday to
of Third 8treet la now under a new
see the state fair were Mr. and Mrs,
manager,
C.
E. Kenyon and Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
C. O. Hockett la the new leaseholder,
Maxey.
replacing Wade Palmer who has been
Senseny Has Quests—Mr and Mrs,
managing It for several months. The
planing mill which employs about ten Robert Buck and Mrs. Vivian Bailey
men, la being leased for 60-day and small, daughter, all of Merced,
California, are visiting at the bom** of
periods.
sixty live South Street b,u. “l "seved he had a brain that was able to recog-
Small sawmills near Springfield the two women's father, A. E. Benseny,
CAST
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. . . 'i.'! a
slx five South Street." For Brennan nice that times when a criminal was
of Principal Characters In thia
no one ever stood on the corner of not acting according to rule. He could
Amazing Myatary Story
The Human Hphlnx Elm Street and Grand Avenue; he think when he had to.
John Hraue
The Girl | stood "on South west corner of Inter- Brennan was not particularly
an
Amy .............—...
Her Sweetheart ' section of Elm Street and Grand Ave- noyed because he had been put in
itobgrt Carter .
The Undertaker nue." For Brennan gold was "yellow thia case on a Sunday morning. He
William Hart ...
S P R IN G F IE L D
Friend of Drane metal" and brass was "yellow metal;** had planned to see a football game
Hlmon Judd .
The Family Doctor It was not for Brennan to decide which that afternoon but his Intention had
Hr Blesalngton
FRIDAY — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 and 6
Hick Brennan .. ............ A Detective was which. Not on the witness aland, been to pick up a couple of plck-
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pockets there. If they were still work
JEAN H ER 8HO LT IN
Servants In the Hrane Household
In no respect, except that he re-
Ing the football crowds, and a murder
think of was undertaker. And he 1« SS»bled thousands of .let.-« lives, dbl was apt to be more Interesting. He
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one. is he? Well, now. maybe we '»Ick Brennan resemble a detective followed the circular drive to the
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won't want him after all. I don’t He r«*»«mbled no one In particular veranda, glancing past the house to­
know bul what maybe he'a mixed up j
himself; you were apt to say to ward the bark where the drive curved
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in this somA way. doc. I don't want ' yourself when you saw him "I know farthest and when be had mounted
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to keep trade away from any friend of . t,lal nian! “n<1 then Immediately. to the veranda he rang the bell. Nor­
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
John s- -or whoever It Is up th e r e - j "No. I'm wrong-1 know someone who bert, the colored houseman, came to
Matinee Sunday at 2:30 o’clock
but you might give me the name <>f , looks quite a little like that man ' You the door.
another funeral man while you ar»
this
resembling the
"I'm the detective assigned to this
•bout IL"
clerk, who waits on you at the grocery. ease," he said without flourish. "The
"latter. If necessary." the doctor | Dick Brennan s face was so like thou- body upstairs or downstairs?"
said
"There will lie ample time. I sands of other faces that It was hard
"Upstairs, sir; yes sir,’’ Norbert as­
What I wanted to urge was that you to remember. Not Infrequently this
keep your eye on this girl. 1 don't was of value to him In his work. A sured him. "Two cops up there; you
want to alarm you needlessly but until man
•» nearly resembles many can g() rtght on up. Should I take
we know more about this affair It Is "‘her men could easily make himself your hat , lrv No; you goln' to take
best to try to be safe. What I mean look unlike himself
it with you. Right up these stairs.
Is that we don't know yet-that thia1 Dick Brennan was forty two, but he Yea , | r!-
murder Is not the work of a maniac; | looked not over thirty. For twenty
At the head ot the stairs one of
perhaps a maniac here In this house, years he had been picking up crlraln- the officers greeted him with a “Hello,
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If one murder has been done another “1» He hud never "studied” crime, Dick!" and Brennan replle 1 "Hello,
may be attempted, you see’ Probably but the way and bablta of criminals Joe!-
there Is nothing In the Idea, but keep had soaked Into him; an understand
"Mean piece of business this is,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9
SPECIAL AT
sn eye on Miss Drsne. Don't let her In* of their probable actions and re- Dick,” the officer said,
J. M. Larson Service Station
be another victim. Judd."
actions had become Instinctive In ! “Stabbing, is It? What was that
"I'll look out for her the best I csu. him; this was one reason why he was about Jt being an old lady?”
Complete
doe." Simon Judd said, "and you can so valuable; another reason was that________(TO BE CONTINUED)
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bet on that. She's a nice kid, this j
Cha »sit C re a tin g
Amy It. But how about It being mur
der all so sure? You talk like you
October 5 to 13
III
knew It wasn't a suicide."
Get
your
Comfy Cushion at
“It was no suicide,” Aald the doctor
Larson’s, Corner Second and
positively. T here are good reasons
Main, Springfield
for knowing, Il was not. The blow
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New Shipment choice colors
that drove the knife Into the heart was I
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Just Arrived
a far more powerful blow than that
tickets Tuesday night.
Jfrsdr- dssirtag • perso"a/ 5 y cm address
old woman could have struck; death j
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t i l t Pio, «■ tan 0/ fkis aewepoprr.
was so Instantaneous that a suicide j
INDEPENDENT MEAT CO. CHIC’S FEED STORE
could not have withdrawn the knife
DANNER MOTOR CO.
SPRINGFIELD TAXI
from the wound; and, finally, there (
SPRINGFIELD
GARAGE
DROP-IN CAFE
|
you
continue
school
and
I
am
sure
BETTER
STUDY
was no knife in (he room. It was
FLANERY’S DRUG STORE
IDEAL GROCERY
you can get the young man In ques­
murder no doubt about that, sir!"
LARSON'S
SERVICE
STATION
tion
to
realise
that
Show
him
how
Dear
Miss
Flo:
"Ain't that a shame, now!" Simon
sincere
your
desire
for
education
Is
I am engaged to a young man who
Judd exclaimed.
Explain to him that you feel you
seems to he very nice, and has al­
"When this man Brennen comes,'
ai
can
be a better wife and mother If
ways
treated
me
with
great
res­
the doctor continued, "you can tell
blessed
with
the
advantage
of
a
good
pect.
I
love
him
dearly,
and
he
him I will be back In an hour or so—
general knowledge.
tells me that he loves me. My
I have a call I must make now. You
I'm sure If you reason with him, he
love affair with him seems to be
had better get some breakfast your­
will
promise to wait for you. Do not
different
from
all
others
I
have
self; you're upt to have a long and
he defiant about It, but hold your
ever had although I am only
hard day.”
ground as well as you can and he may
seventeen years old. He Is twenty-
Dr. Blesslngton turned away, bul
come around to your way of thinking.
one. Do you suppose this Is a
Simon Judd called him back.
th e N E W
"puppy
love
affair”
or
true
love?
"What I don't get. doc," he said, "Is
In the meantime I have planned
how you didn't know this was a wo­
EATS BIG STEAK AND
to finish school and go to college,
man all the while. You're the famllv
FRIED ONIONS— NO CAS
but he objects to this. He says It
doctor, ain't you?”
will
he
too
long
to
wait.
Which
do
“That's rather peculiar, too,” he
"Every time I ate I had terrible;
you thlqk Is best for me to do,
said, frowning a little. "I am the fami­
stomach gas. Now, thanks to Adler-'
give him up and go to school, or do
ly doctor here; I have a larger bill
ika. I eat steak and fried onions and ;
as he likes. Will he wait for me
here each month than with any house
feel fine."—Mrs. J. Julian.
If he loves me truly?
In Westcote; I'm called here again
Just ONE spoonful Adlerika relieves
PEGGIE.
and nguln. But, I've never been ask­
' gas and that bloated feeling so that
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ed to so much as feel John Drane's
you can eat and sleep well. Acts on
pulse or look at his tongue! The man
Dear Peggie. I think you should con- BOTH upper and lower bowel and re­
—or woman—has never been sick, or tinue your studies. At least finish moves old waste matter you never
If she has she never called me. The school even if you do not go to college thought was there. No matter what
servants have had all my attention, The young man. will, I believe w ait, you have tried for your stomach and
and plenty of It, too."
for you tf he really loves you.
bowels, Adlerika will surprise you.
"That colored man sure has a bad
You will have many advantages If Flanery’s Drugs Store.
cough,” said Simon Judd.
"They’re all sick,” said Dr. Bless­
lngton “I never knew such a house­
hold of sick help. It's as had as a
hospital; I don't see how a person
Come right in for a
can bear to have so much sickness
FREE Demonstration
around. But John Drane—or this wo­
man who prAtended to be John Drane
•—has certainly been good to them.
IO I m p o r t a n t A d v a n t a g e s
I've never Known her to discharge a
servant for ill health; she's had me
in th e N e w T E o r A g ita to r
here twenty time a month. A good
g Beautiful beyond com­
( | Highest quality in 21
woman, even If Rhe did choose to
p a ris o n . E a s t In d ia
years of building.
masquerade as a man."
"Well, I've read of sueh doln’s be­
2 Few er parts than any Buff and Ebony.
7 E n a m e lin e d tn b th a t
fore,” Simon Judd said philosophical­
w as h in g m achine on
cannot rust, rot or cor­
the market.
ly "and I don't Know that I blame
S ec It!
rode. Automatically cleans
some of ’em for wantin' to wear man
3 Big capacity— compact itself.
clothes and let on they’re men. Sort
in size. Occupies space
T ry It!
g Direct gear drive — no
of queer, though, somehow.”
only 24 inches square.
belts to slip and break.
"It Is queer," said the doctor. "It Is
B u y It!
Washes clothes cleaner
9 U n iq u e ru b b e r s o ft
—nor should you be without an extm uon fefe-
apt to be queerer that we imagine.”
* and faster.
cushion ro ll w rin g e r
phont in your home.
D ick Brennan, the detective arrived
that won’t break buttons.
5 Round tub, no comers
by the universal vehicle, the taxicab,
The speed of modern business demands a
jq G e n e r a l E l e c t r i c
to clean. Most sanitary
while Anty Drane and Simon Judd
sufficient number of telephones conveniently
motor.
type built.
were Bt breakfast. Aa he turned from
located to save steps and time.
the cab, after having slammed the
In the world's m ost universal b u sin ess—
During OCTOBER only—$2.50
door, he cast his eye over certain
home making—extension telephones are now
down and 18 months in which
salient features: "Three story man­
regarded among such modern conveniences as
to pay the balance on either the
sard-roofed house—painted white—
running water and electric lights.
THOR Washer or the THOR
veranda full width of house In front—
Simply call our Business Office today I—and
Washer and Ironer complete
fluted pillars, approximately six feat
say, “I want an extension telephone.”
Why wear yourself out when
In diameter supporting the third floor
an electric motor will work for
mansard projection—”
B E H IN D
wages any one can afford to
His brain registered physical ob­
You to M b ti
pay?
jects In this way, a result of his in­
rJfiráncy oZ
numerable appearances on the witness
rbeopv. V i
stand against criminals he had track­
a t in graapt.
mountain tates power company
ed odwn. A silver watch was never
a silver watch to Brennan—It was
"one white metal watch, hunting case
No, 1,249,563, fourteen Jewel move­
is r i c i n o n ia r a o H B
ment No. 965,093.” For Brennan no
one ever lived at seven hundred and
BELL THEATRE
13 Washington Square”
MARION C A V iJ
’ THE PATTY
Richard Dix
50c
F or X c a n H o u r
w ill do
your
w a s h in g
andl
ir o n in g !
Do you still go
to the pump Æ
for water?
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