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MAZAROFF
M YSTER Y
J. S. Fletcher
IUuttratiotu by
Irwin Myers
CHAPTER X
—1ft—
Wa Know That Man!
I matched at the newspaper eagerly
enough: there waa that In Haythorne'a
manner which showed me that here
waa news of Importance. I aaw It at
once— there It waa. In big letters in
the stop-press apace:
“About h alf past four this after-
noon U r. K llthw alte, grocer o f 623z
H arrow road, having occasion to visit
a yard at the back o f hla premises,
In search fo r some crates stored
amongst a quantity o f alm llar odds
and ends, came across the dead body
sf a man which bad evidently been
dragged across the yard through the
rear entrance and partly concealed by
loose timber. He at once summoned
the police, and on examination It waa
found that the man had been mur­
dered by repeated blows on the head
with some heavy Instrum ent H e la a
man of presumably th irty years of
age, small of stature, o f slight build,
wearing spectacles, the lens on the
right being shattered; he la respect­
ably dressed, and a new T rilb y hat
was found lying beneath the body. He
had evidently been robbed a fte r being
struck down, as there was nothing on
him In the way o f money or valuables,
nor were there any papers that could
lead to Identification: everything. In
fact, of this sort had been carefully re­
moved, and the only articles found In
the clothing were a fountain pen and
two recently pointed lend pencils.
New Scotland Yard was at once com­
municated w ith and detectives are
making a careful Investigation. Any-
one recognizing the dead man from
the foregoing description should at
once communicate w ith the police au­
thorities.”
> I laid the paper down and stared
Inquiringly at Maythorne. H e slapped
his hand heuvlly on the paragraph I
bad just read.
“ Holt I" he exclaimed. “T hat's the
chap who followed those three women
sway from Short's hotel the other
night I A million to one on It I”
“You think so?" I said. Incredulous­
ly. “But— there are lots of men who'd
corresiiond to that description.”
“T h a t’s the man I— I ’ll lay any­
thing I” he declared. “And this thing's
getting more of a mystery than ever.
Look at It I— Mrs. Elphinstone, her
daughter, and her maid, without a
word to Elphinstone, suddenly clear
oul of Short's late at n ig ht They are
Been to be followed by a man who had
previously Inquired I f the Elphtn-
Aones were staying at Short’s, They
nevor return, the women; from that
moment to this— all this time having
Ilaspea—-seventy-two hours!— nothing
whatever has been heard of them.
And then this discovery Is made—the
man who was Seen to follow them is
found murdered— head battered to
dale standing Inside, tn conversation
with the grocer, an excited and voln-
ble person who was obviously retell­
ing bis story for the xtb time. Cor-
kerdule nodded significantly as M ay­
thorne advanced on them.
“ H ave yon seen the man?” asked
Maythorne.
“ W e haven't, yet," replied Corker-
dale. "He's at the mortuary, of course.
W e ll go round there. W ell," he con­
tinued, turulng to the grocer, “w e’ll
look In again when we've been to the
mortuary, and perhaps you’ll show us
the premises where you found him?”
“Anything yon please, M r. Corker-
dale,” replied the grocer, robbing his
hands.
“Always glad to assist the
police, sir. These gentlemen, I sup­
pose, sre In your line, to o t’
“ Bit that way,” answered Corker-
dale, w ith a smile a t Maythorne.
“ W ell,” he went on, motioning us to
follow, “we’ll Just step round— It’s
not far.”
He led ns along the dismal road to
a still more dismal. I f more spick-and-
span building, the gloom and somber-
ness o f which was accentuated by Its
a ir of officialism and form ality. We
trooped one a fte r the other, under the
guidance o f a police constable, Into a
whitewashed chamber. There, on a
center table or slab, was laid out,
stiffly evident under a white covering,
what we had come to see. The police
constable began to turn back the
sheet: Maythorne motioned the un­
der hnll porter to go nearer.
“Look well I— see If you can Identity
him,” whispered Maythorne.
But the Identification did not come
from the under hall porter.
We had all crowded close to the
still figure; we all looked steadily at
the dead man’s face. And In that In ­
stant Manners and L a fte r a single
glance at It, turned sharply on each
other; a look of mutual understanding
flashed between us, and we let out the
same simultaneous exclamation.
“ W e know that man I”
T he others turned on ns, then, ques-
tlonlngly.
“You know him— both of you I” ex­
claimed Maythorne.
“Then, who Is
hef
“Newspaper reporter from np our
way,” answered Manners. “ Name of
Bownas.
I don’t suppose you ever
saw him when you went np there— his
work was more to the other side of
Ollchester. But M r. Holt here knew
him. Thnt’s Bownas, right enough!”
“ He caine to see me, at the Wood­
cock, with Manners, a fte r MazarofTs
disappearance," I said. “1 saw him,
Just once, afterw ards— In Ollchester.
But that Is Bownas, without doubt 1“
"And murdered here In London I”
muttered Manners,
"flood Lord I—
what's It mean I
There's more tn
this— ”
“A moment I" Interrupted Maythorne.
He turned on the under hall porter.
“Don't make any mistake I” he said.
“Is that the man who came to Short's
hotel, and whom you afterw ard saw
following Mrs Klphlnstone and her
daughter and the maid? Look well
at him, now I— be sure l”
But the hall porter shook ble head
as much as to Imply that all the look­
ing In the world wouldn't make him
surer.
“Oh, th a t’s the man I” he exclaimed.
“1 knew him at once. There's no doubt
hotel?” suggested Maythorne: “T h a t’s
more like It Manners! B u t.th a t’s ob­
vious— he was a fte r Mrs. Elphlnstooe.
He followed her, too, when the went
o u t Where'. Now, then, did she, and
her two companions, come to this
qnarter of the town? I f they did—
why? And where are they?”
"L e t’s go back to the grocer’s," said
Corkerdale.
We went out again Into the gloomy
road. The under ball porter, having
done what was required of him was
anxious to go back to the hotel. M ay­
thorne sent him off In a taxicab: the
rest of us returned to K llthw alte’s
shop. Maythorne and I walked side
by side— at first In silence.
“ What do yon make of this, M ay­
thorne?*’ I asked at last.
“God knows!" he answered.
" It
teems evident that the poor fellow
we’ve Just seen followed the Elphln-
stones— Mrs. Elphinstone, of course I—
to London, tracked them to the hotel,
w e n t/ifte r Mrs. Elphinstone when she
went out that night, but— as to the
rest— ”
“ Do you think he followed them—
here?” 1 suggested. “I f so, what could
they want In this neighborhoodT'
“Shabby and sordid enough for any­
thing, hereabouts. Isn’t It?” he an­
swered, with a shrug o f his shoul­
ders.
“Agnln I say— who knows?—
who knows anything? L et’s have a
look at the place where be was found,
however— we may get some Idea of
something."
T he grocer took ns tbrongb hie shop
Into his back yard. It was a dismal
place, all the more dismal because
that wns an unusually fine spring eve-
ning. It seemed to be a sort of dump­
ing ground for boxes, barrels, chests,
old tins, crates, all the refuse of a
chandlery shop; and It wns of some
extent, running from the back o f the
premises to a high wall In which
there wns a crazy door.
"H e re ’s where I found him 1" whis­
pered K llthw alte In a half-awestruck
whisper.
“I wanted some planking
out o f this pile of old wood: I pulled
some aside, and there wus a man’s
arm I And then— well, then 1 found
the re s t I saw signs of a stniggle.
But," he added, “ some o f your people
that have been here already, M r. Cor­
kerdale ; they say that there are clear
Indications that he’d been dragged ln^
here, across the yard, from the door
there."
•
“What's outside that door and the
wall?" asked Corkerdale.
We all went to look. There was ■
narrow, atone-pnved lane there, run­
ning from a side street between the
backs of the Harrow road houses and
those of some street or terrace set,
further back.
It wns fenced In by
high walls for all Its length: there
were only two feeble gas lamps to
light I t ; It was dark, s ile n t
"One o f your men says there are
bloodstains on the stones— Just there I”
whispered (he grocer.
“O f course,
yon know, I never heard anything—
and I ’ve not heard, either, of any
body v. ho did so far."
We went back to '.he shop and stood
discussing the matter and Its proba­
bilities (or some little time. Then the
grocer’s telephone bell rang. He went
to answer It, and looked round at us.
“I f one of you gentlemen's M r. M ay­
th o rn e,' he said. “H e’s wanted."
Maythorne crossed over and took
up t in lecelver. A moment later, he,
too, turned on us.
"From the under hall porter I" he
exclaimed.
"Mrs. Elphinstone and
Misa Merch.son are back I"
CHAPTER X I
I had been pretty much o f a pas­
sive spectator and observer up to that
point, hut ss soon as Maythorne made
Ills startling announcement 1 leaped
Info action. 1 was h alf way to the
shop door before his last word had
left hla lips; lie himself was scarcely
less rapid of movement and his hand
was on my arm as I crossed the
threshold.
“ Where are you going?” be ex
clalnieil.
“ w Lere? Short'«, ot course!" I an
pities— and robbed 1 Now—why?"
T “I f he is the man I” I exclaimed.
“I t 'll surprise me more than I've
been surprised, so far," he retorted,
• I f he Isn’t the man. But we’ll soon
settle th a t
Come along— I've got a
taxi outalde.
W e'll go round by
Bhort's, get hold of that under bull
porter, and go np the Harrow rood."
“T o see— him?" I asked.
•!•«?*’
answered. “Come
bn I—you don’t know what depends on
I t Nor— where those woniefi Are. In
danger, for anything we knqw,"
*
w ent w illin g ly enough, then.
Bomehow, It had dot struck me up to
that time that Shells might he In real
danger: I had fancied, rather, that
ahe waa probably assisting her mother
tn flying from Justice: or, at any rate,
from distasteful Inquiries.
W e rode round to Short’s, and after
some slight delay, carried off the un­
der hall porter. Once In the cat» again,
M aythom e showed him the newspnper
description Of the murdered man.
"Does that answer to the man you
saw following Mrs. Elphinstone three
nights ago?” he asked.
The under hall porter, a sharp-eyed
fellow, nodded.
“ I should say It did, sir, myself,*
he answered. “ Yes. It ’s a good de
acriptlon of hint, taking It altogether.
I t doesn't mention that he'd a slight
brown mustache, though. I f this dead
man has— "
•
“ We s I ih II soon see that," said May
thorne grimly. “ A few minute»— ”
M r. Kllthwalte'u grocer's establish
ment was away up at the poorer end
o f the Harrow rood—a very modesi
establishment, too. catering for a hum
ble class of customers. But when we
got out of our cub and walked towards
It, we found that for once at any rate
It waa a center of vast Interest. If not
of trade. The pavement outside was
thronged with people, and a i-'sse o(
policemen was engaged In getting them
to move away or move along, not over
successfully: two policemen stood at
the shop door, evidently with orders
to admit none but bona fide customers
A word from Maythorne procured or
Instant admission, however, and w>
entered— to find Manners and Corker
Thursday, July 10, 1930
THE HERMISTON HERALD
I Saw It at Ones—There It Was, In Big
Letters In the Stop Press Space.
about I t l Recognised him ss soon aa
I set eyes on him. O f course, he's
lost Ids color, but—"
We went out of the mortuary, and
Into an office where there were more
officials.
They evidently knew C o r
kerdnle. and a fte r a few minutes'
whls|>ered conversation with him they
produced some clothing. Corkerdale
Immediately placed his finger on a
label w ith In the T rllh y hat.
“That wasn't mentioned In the news­
paper account," he said. “See— Bor­
der Clothing company, Carlisle. New,
too. Let me have a look at h it other
things"
I stood by, watching curl
• >usly while Corkerdale and Manner»
ind Maythorne went through the deed
man's garments. They found but one
• hlng of any note—« tailor's label
sewn within the Inside breast pocket
of the co«i. showing that the suit had
tieen made In Newcastle
It had a
lute ami a number on It, and Corker
late remarked that there waa a clew
n Identification, If necessary.
“It's not necessary," remarked Man
isre. “1 know the man well enough.
Bownas—reporter of the Tweed A
'lordee Gasette at Gllrliester. And I'd
ke to know what he was doing here 1”
“W het was be th in g at Short's
swered. "Aren’t you?”
“To be sure I” he said. “But— a m a
m ent
These other tw o had better
come, as well. And— a word w ith thia
grocer chap."
I waited Impatiently outside the
shop until the three men Joined me.
We had some little difficulty In finding
a taxicab; they were not plentiful In
that drenry quarter; when at Inst we
had packed ourselves Into one I chafed
all the time Its driver was running
down to a more palatable neighbor­
hood. My three companions had re­
lapsed Into silence: each seemed to be
following some train of thought of hts
own. Nobody spoke. Indeed, until we
were close ti Short's hotAI: then Man­
ners suddenly gave voles to what he
evidently was thinking.
“Thnt poor fellow Bownas must
have come up to London by the same
train that the Elphinstone« came In ! “
he said. In the tone o f a man who
thinks that he has made a startling
discovery.
“Evidently I" remarked M eythorox
In hie direct manner
“ Evidently I—
since he presented Idineelf at their
hotel very soon a fte r they got there."
"W hat I meant," aald Manner«,
was tlile— If he did. as he must have
done, he vs» tracking them —o r some
one o f them."
“That, too, seems evident." rejoined
Maythorne.
“I ehonlfi any he wns!
Kapevtally as he followed the three
women when they went out !“
“ W h y r asked
Manner«. “ Why?
T hat’s what llcka ma!"
There was a brief »lienee on that
I’hen <’orkenb»le spoke.
"Newspaper man. you ear he eras."
■ia remarked. "Reporter. Those chaps
nave ■ trick of poking their noaea Into
places and things where they’ve no
right to tic.
Poachers, ea It were.
I ’ve had more than one game of mine
spoiled by that sort? Get it Into their
beads that It’s a fine thing to do a
bit o f detective work for th eir papers.
Gets ’em credit w ith the editors. I
should say this chap's been going on
a line of his own since tliat murder—
and you see what it's brought him to I
Murdered, him self!”
“ Ah I” said Maythorne, w ith a touch
of sarcasm that was lost on our com­
panions. “I shouldn’t wonder Ify o n ’re
right, Corkerdale. Bat what a pity
we didn't get on his line, too I For, If
he was murdered to silence him, you
may bet your life be was on the
right line I But here we are.”
T he under hall porter hurried down
the steps at Short's and opened the
door o f our cab, glancing knowingly at
Maythorne.
“Cnuie In Just aa I got back, sir,"
he announced In an undertone. “Both
“ I Pulled 8ome Aside, and There Was
a Man’s A rm l”
o f ’em I , In > taxL So I telephoned
up there o you, at once.”
“Good I" answered Maythorne. "But
— only Mrs. Elphinstone and Miss Mer-
chlson? Not the maid?”
“No, sir. Only the lady and her
daughter. I think Mrs. Elphinstone’s
III, sir. There's a doctor gone np.”
Maythorne turned to the two police­
men. But before he could say any­
thing, a woman In the uniform of a
professional
nurse came
hurrying
round the corner and sped up the
steps Into the hotel.
"The doctor's evidently telephoned
for a nurse," observed Maythorne.
‘‘U ra l— we caD’t very well break in on
Illness.”
But Corkerdale shook his head and
his fHce grew Inflexible.
"Illness or no Illness, M r. May­
thorne,” he said, “I ’m going u pl
Things are a bit too thick, too seri­
ous. And there's the young lady.
She'll know where her mother’s been
and where they’ve come from. And—
where's that other woman, the roaidl
We’ll go up, Manners.”
Maythorue and I followed them. We
went up to the floor on which the
Elphinstone«’ suite o f rooms was situ­
ated. At the door Uorkerdale paused
and turned to me. “M r. Holt knows
the fam ily," he said In a suggestive
whisper. “Gt tn. M r. H o lt, and Just
see how the land lies! We don’t want
to Intrude, you know, nor to make any
bother, but we must lave some ex­
planation.
Get the young lady to
y o u rs e lf and—”
He broke off with a meaning nod at
the door, and, anxious enough to see
Sheila and tn umke svre that she was
safe, I tapped at the panels and
walked Into the room. I saw Sheila
nt once; she was standing on ona side
of the hearth; M r. Elphinstone, In his
usual seml-dlstressed, ,em l perplexed
state, stood at the o th er; between
them, his hat In his hand, stood a tall,
professional looking man whom I at
once set down as the doctor we bad
Just heard of.
He was speaking as
I entered, aud w ith a mere glane« at
me, lie went on:
“— a fte r a good nlgbt'a rest, quits
all right, I think.
But I w ilt call
agnln. Mr. Elphinstone. In a couple ot
hours, and perhaps give Mrs. Elphin­
stone a sleeping drought. Keep th<
nurse all night— she’ll save you a lot
of trouble.
I think th a t’« all at
present.”
He turned and made for the door,
and as I was still close by It. I opened
It for him, let him out, tn d shut I? on
him, at the same time slipping the
latch— those three outside were not
coming tn until I was sure o f some-
thing. I turned: Shells was already
advancing towards me.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
T a a C a re fu l
A government official who wished
to keep hla w ife In Ignorance of the
amount o f money he had, hit upon
a bright Idea. He put hla wad In an
official envelope, addressed to a man
higher up. I f his wife’ should find the
envelope In his pocket, she would
never think of opening It.
One day he missed the envelope and
asked his w ife I f she had seen It.
"Yes. dear," she replied. " I came
serose It In your old coet. Tve Jt:>
melted IL ”
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAUNTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for Information
of Our Readers.
Daddy’s
Evei\ii\g
Faiiy Tale
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TURK, THE CAT
T he annual convention of Oregon
Christian church was held a t T u rn er
last week.
.»Il the cats were grinning.
T u rk , the cat, had been chosen
among the Judges as the best cat of
M r. and Mrs. W illia m G auntlett of
on« hundred and forty-one cats tn the
Bandon celebrated th e ir golden wed­
great cat show.
ding a t th eir home recently.
H e was only two years old and It
C aterpillars stopped a train a few was first tim e he had been shown in
days ago on the Yaquina branch of the cat show of the big Cat club.
H e had a rich coat o f blue and eyee
the Southern Pacific railw ay.
of yellow.
The Eastern Oregon Pioneers* asso­
In addition to having been ehosen
ciation w ill meet a t the camp ground« as the best cat o f the show and win­
on the John Day highway July 26, 26, ning the very highest honor o f a ll, ha
and 27.
had won twenty additional special
H a y balers are being put in condi­ prizes.
“T hey took my phqtograph,” T urk
tion by owners in the Dayton vicinity
said a fte r a long pause.
In anticipation of a good run to begin
“ Who took your photograph?" asked
July 16.
M r. Angora. H e had seen some queer-
Claude H ale, Im b le r mayor and dep­ looking machines he had heard were
uty sheriff, was struck by a hit-and- called cameras, w ith which they took
run m otorist when he attempted to photographs, bat he had hoped that
they really weren’t taking T urk's pic­
•to p the speeding car.
ture.
W ith weather conditions Improved
“Who took your photograph?” he re­
m aterially, both black and Royal Anne peated.
cherries began flow ing Into Salem
“M ore than one took my photo­
canneries from >11 parts o f M arion graph," T urk answered.
“Oh, Indeed,” said M r. Angora.
county.
“Yes," said T u rk, “they took my
T he Astoria chamber of commerce
photograph fo r the papers— the news­
w ill send a delegation to attend the
papers— where folks read the news."
laying of the keel of the new United
‘•You’re not news,” salr M r. Angora.
States ligh t cruiser Astoria at Brem er­ “And besides. I f they w ant to read the
ton, September 1.
aews why do they put photographs of
Uncle Jim W h itford, believed to be you In the paper?"
“I w ill tell you,” said T urk.
the oldest Mason in point of years In
A ll the other cats listened, though
the country, died a t the Masonic and
they were so jealous o f T u rk .
Eastern Star home near Forest Grove,
But they were even more curious.
at the age of 103 years.
“I t Is to be part o f tomorrow’s
The Eastern Clackamas County news that I won so many prizes, and,
Pioneers' association held its annual of course, as I was chosen by the
picnic recently in the Eagle Creek lodges of the cat show as the best
Grange hall and picnic grounds with cat, they are going to put m.v picture
In the paper so the world can know
nearly 100 in attendance.
that T urk, the beautiful blue-coated
A bee which got under her eye­ cat, won the great prize.
glasses so frightened the driver of a
“ People w ill like the paper tom or­
California car on a highway near Red­ row, and o f course it w ill be In mors
mond that ehe lost control of her car than one paper.
“Ob yes, I had a number of pictures
and the machine went into a ditch.
taken for the different papers.
Growers aa a rule are getting better
“And I looked Just as I should look
prices for berries this year than last,
reports the W estern Oregon Packing
corporation of Corvallis. The demand
for berries Is reported to be excellent
'WhenRod
Sours
Lots of folks who think they have
“Indigestion” have only an add
condition which could be corrected
tn fire or ten minutes. An effec­
tive antl-add like PhUllpe M ilk of
Magnesia soon restores digestion
to normal.
Phillips does away with all that
sourness and gas right after meala.
I t prevents the distress so apt to
occur two hours after eating. What
a pleasant preparation to take I And
how good It la fo rth « system I Un­
like a burning does of soda—which
la but temporary relief at best—
Phillips M ilk of Magnesia neutral­
ises many time« Its volume In add.
Next time a hearty meal, or too
rich a diet has brought on tha
least discomfort; try—
d
o f Magnesia
Fresh o n « . I t s lb-.dsllvsrsd by ca-
nrsss prepaid; cunr. Minimum order I t Iba.
4c lb. t. o. b. Live Oak. Call«. J. 1. Kreha.
Rio Grande V alier Terae Citrus and » .r a ­
table farm to trade for b usin es s Incom»
property or farm. Deal direct with owner.
Box H. So. Side St«.. Sprlnrfleld. Missouri.
The Bend fire department has issued
an order that all sprinkling and other
lawn Irrigation w ork must be sus­
pended for one hour a fter a fire alarm
has been sounded, to secure adequate
pressure.
A ll of three school districts and
parts of seven others near Halsey
were formed into union high school
district No. 6 by the Linn county
school district boundary board a few
days ago.
O f the 11,776 loans made by the
state to world w ar veterans under the
state aid act, only 653 properties have
been foreclosed. This was announced
by F rank Moore, secretary ot the state
bonus commission.
L ester Brookshire of M itch ell acci­
dentally swallowed a large shoe tack.
The lad was brought to Prineville,
where an X -ray plainly showed the
tack in such a position that I t was
thought best to leave IL
T he decrease in the population of
U m a tilla and M orrow counties, as re­
ported by the 1930 census, automati­
cally w ill decrease the salary o f C ir­
cuit Judge Fee of the sixth Judicial
district from >6000 to >5600 a year.
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T H E M ARKETS
Portland
W h e at— Big Bend bluestem. >1.07*4;
soft white, western white, 93(4; hard
w inter, northern spring, western red,
91 (4 c.
H a y — A lfalfa, new crop. >18.60; val­
ley tim othy, >20.50021; eastern Ore­
gon tim othy, >22.50©23; clover, >17;
oat hay, >16; oats and vetch, >16.
But terf at— 27 © 30c.
Eggs— Ranch, 20 ©23c.
C attle— Steers, good, >9.50©10.25.
Hogs— Good to choice, >9.25©10.60.
Lambs— Good to choice, >6.26©7.50.
Seattle
W h e at— Soft w hite, western white,
hard w inter, western red and northern
spring. 94c; Big Bend bluestem, >1.07.
Eggs— Ranch 20©26c.
B u tterfat— S4c.
C attle—Choice steers, >9© 10.
Hog»— Prim e lig h t >10.85 © 10.91
Lamb»—Choice. > 7 0 8 .
Spokane
C attle— Steer», good. >7.50©8.
Hogs—Good to choice, >10.25.
Lamho— Medium to good. >6 50 ©7.
A decade Is that period between cen­
suses In which the average settled girl
ages three year«.
And It remained for a Frenchman
tn Su »nce the opinion that New York
dose not represent America.
M ilkin g a cow la an airplane, as was
Gala« I m s
done a m ile above S t Lonls. may do
Charles Richard. age four end on.
aw ay w ith the problem of files.
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dress » turkey.
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the skin from the feet be asked: sla can have no excuse for not clean-
"W hat are you doing, taking tha tor*
p n g up the basement on Sunday.
key*» goloshes off?"
“ I W ill T a ll You,” Said T u rk.
for a photograph. I looked quite bored
tnd tired and lazy and as If every­
thing was a great nuisance.
“I looked rich and prosperous and
as I f I didn’t care fo r anyone— but
at the same tim e I looked g re a t!”
"M e rc y !” said M r. Angora, “you do
put on airs."
“You do," agreed the other cata-
And one, very spiteful little cat,
who had been much petted and spoiled,
so that she thought she waa going to
win 'the prize, said. In a snarling
voice;
“I know who you are, ’T u rk the
G re a t’
“Y o u are the son of the leader of
the Garbage T in Brigade."
“ W ell." said T u rk, “though I think
you're a mean, horrid cat fo r trying to
hurt my feelings, let me tell you that
Tm not at all upset by what yon say.
• I t ’s all the more to my credit I f 1
can win a prize over all you snob­
bish cats.
"And it shows that I f you only tried
to Improve yourselves as I do, instead
of being such snobs, you might win
the prize some day, too!
“I t ’s by being something— and not
by talking so fine—that prises a n
won."
T u rk closed hie eye« a fte r he had
delivered this speech, but all the
other cats knew that w hat he had salt)
waa very true.
V a lu a b le Science
The scholar was being ferried across
a strong Sowing stream.
Scholar— Do you know Algebra?
Ferrym an— No.
Scholar— Then yon have lost a third
of your life. Do you know philoso­
phy?
“No."
"Theo you have lost two-thlrda of
your life."
(T h e ferrym an attended to the
words o f the scholar and sent the boat
Into a rock).
Ferrym an— Can you swim?
Scholar— No.
'
Ferrym an— The«
you
have
lost
three-thirds of your life.
T h a Differoaco
"Boo, boo," sobbed Frederick, "my
Oollle Is dead.”
“Shucks," said Billy. “M y grand­
mother has been dead a week. Yoa
don’t catch me crying."
“Yea,” aald Frederick, “bat yoa
, didn’t raise your grandmother from
l a pup."
Ready fo r Food
W a lte r— Haven’t they given you a
menu yet, sir?
Hungry D iner— Yes, but I finished
th a t 15 minutes ago.— London An­
swers.
Easy
“I Just swallowed a wishbone and
now I won’t be able to make a wish.“
“Nonsense. Just wish yon hadn't
swallowed It."
Say N o t
He— I ’m light on my fe e t
She— T h a t won’t do you any good
i f you ligh t on your head.
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“Love’s young dream” dreams on
because the g irl doesn’t drop a bomb
on the young man’s vanity, though
she may perceive I t
I f you have a reputation b etter
than you are, you have a burden to
bear.
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ggnHw dooug effective because
you chew i t At your druggist«—
the safe aud sdentile laxative.
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