DEATH WRITES THE LAST EDITION
By Adeline McElfresh
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daath. iorlalr reporter Pat Clara
ant, anarta writer Clan Bran,
and ex-aetvapaperataa Dare Blnna
are aXemtlnea te aelv tan nanr
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threatening;, aaelarnet letter ffeaaA'
nn Joe'a papere. aa4 the valrn
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' THE TYPEWRITE
CHAPTER IV
rpHEY buried Joe Parker the
next afternoon.
Pat never knew how she sot
through the short service at the
church and again at the crave
when the solemn "Ashes to ashes
and dust to dust" brought fresh
tears to the eyes of almost every
one in the crowd. Of course,
Dave Elson's firm hand on her
elbow helped a lot.
Later, after they had gone back
to the big house that had been
Parker's home since childhood,
Pat decided that the scribbled note
on an immense basket of red roses
was as much of a comfort to her'
as anything else.
"He was a great man and a
true friend to all who knew him."
Pat could not help being a bit
surprised at the donor, for Ran
dolph Atherton never agreed with
Parker. Not on the plans for the
new city park, improving Main
street, or anything else. But his
message, so sincere and thought
ful, told her that tragedy had con
quered all other enemies and the
flowers were Atherton's final trib
ute, n
"That man never paid tribute!
to anyone but himself, Pat," Davel
remarked sarcastically when she'
told him about it "He has one
ambition money. How he gets it
doesn't matter."
The girl laughed. "My, but
you're cynical," she told him. "Is
that what New York does for
you?"
"Maybe Life is what does It,
Pat People are funny when you
get around and see a lot of them.
You don't trust anybody, not even
yourself. See what I mean. Fat?"1
"Sort of. But it's wrong, Dave,
all wrong."
Dave ran his fingers through hi
hair in a characteristic gesture
that she had almost forgotten.
"I know, Pat but " .
"Here, children," Sarah Har
rington, Mr. Parker's old house
keeper, interrupted him, "drink
some tea and get the chill out of
your bones."
a
A LITTLE later Clem and Mary
Evans came in.
Dave switched on the light and
the glory of the open fire was
masked by the brighter and less
romantic table lamp.
The tea, so piping hot and de
licious when Mrs. Harrington had
brought it in, had cooled alarm
ingly and Pat followed the house
keeper into the kitchen to brew
more. She smiled ruefully at the
heavy bolt on the kitchen door.
At least the mysterious prowler
would not get in that way again.
"We should have known better."
"What, dearie?" '
Mrs. Harrington bustled from
the cabinet to the stove and back
again. She gave - Pat a quick,
questioning look, -
"The way Dave and I barreled
In here," Pat explained. "Why,
Aunt Sarah, we simply asked for
trouble. The door was unlocked
that alone should have cau
tioned us. We might have known
the police would have locked all
doors. Oh, no! - Not Cleveland
and Elson, Incorporated. Prize
chumps."
, Mrs. Harrington laughed.
"Hey, you two," Dave hailed
them from the hall, "are you mak
ing tea for the whole town?"
"Indeed not," Mrs. Harrington
chuckled, "but you can't make tea
too quickly if you want it to be
good."
"If that's it, I forgive you." He
ave her a quick hug
Pat slipped off her perch on the
kitchen table.
"What are Clem and Mary do
ing?" she asked. ,
"That's what I came out about
Pat We're going to have a look
around the place and I knew you'd
never forgive me if we started
without you. Come on, sleuth."
He started toward the door. "By
the way. Aunt Sarah, we'll stop
any time to eat You know me."
"'LEM and Mary were already
in the study, a large room
filled with books and souvenirs
that Joe Parker's friends had
sent him from all parts of the
world. Exquisite wood carvings,
autographed first editions, oddi
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ties of every kind. ' All' eloquent
testimony that Joe Parker had
been loved by all who knew him.
"Look everywhere," Clem told
them. "Don't miss a thing. There's
bound to be some clew, there al
ways is. No crime is perfect."
His wife shook her head de
spairingly. "I'm beginning to
doubt that" said-
Pat almost agreed. She, too, had
her moments when she was sure
they would never know the truth.
Half-heartedly, she sat down at
Parker's desk.-
Mary. Clem and Dave were
searching the book shelves and
the overflowing - filing cabinet
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We're sorry.
HOLD EVERYTHING!
"I'm so proud of you since you
, became a corporal let's see you
give that soldier an order!"
- casting practice I";
where Mr. Parker kept' clippings
of everything that interested him.
"No use looking there, Pat,"
Dave said when the girl opened
a drawer. "Blair turned it inside
out."
"I know," she nodded vaguely,
"but I just "
Her voice trailed off Into noth
ing and Dave turned back to his
search, sympathetically silent
Pat's fingers caressed the key
board of the old typewriter on
the desk. Absently, she rolled a
sheet of paper into it and began
to type the sentence that is as
old as high school typing classes.
"Now is the time for all good
men"
She stopped, stared at the line
of typed letters. That "1" this
was the typewriter that turned out
that threatening letter!
"Dave!" she cried, "Dave, I've
found it!"
(TO Be Continued)
Water Boy
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Pvt Nick Santarelll of Cannon
City, Colo, carries drinking
fountain for his outfit in Sicily
in the form of a water can
(trapped on pack board,
SIDE GLANCES.
"Here comes the farmer who owns this land and the place
looks a sight hurry up, George, and put on your shoes!"
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18 Three-toed
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21 Perfume
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23 Yes
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25 Symbol for
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28 Males
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. SPECIAL DELIVERY
LINCOLN, Neb., (IP) It was
dental inspection day at the Lin
coln army air base. Sgt. Frank
Lefevere of Camden, N. J., failed
to answer the call.
Instead Sgt. Ralph Posmoga,
of Clairton, Pa., assisting in the
inspection, received a small box
which contained a note from Le
fevere reading, "I'll be a few
minutes late, but I'm not needed
anyway. Please deliver the pack
age to the doctor in my absence."
Besides the note, the box con
tained one set of false teeth.
UNIT INSIGNE
Previous Puzzle
24 Disdained
26 Court (abbr.)
27 Either
28 Indian
30 Each (abbr.)
31 Notary public
(abbr.)
33 Arabian name
34 Land parcel
36 Manuscript
(abbr.)
3T Rough lava
38 Musical
instrument!
39 Not as fast'
41 Oil (comb.)
form)
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Andrew
42 Us
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17 Prince
8 Myself .
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Latvia
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