Show jump— called the Camp It la on of he most beautifully constructed log It con louses I have ever seen bedrooms slsts of a big and- - kitchen: an ell at on aide In Aa I which lived Adah and Derry came around to the broad front )iazza I saw that Bruce was alt lng out In front reading his Bible Bruce sat at big broad bare able He wore one of the tow! colored smocks with the brown cor duroy trousers In which he alwayi dressed at camp His folded arms were resting on the table and over them his absorbed eyes were read ng from his big worn brown That Bible accom Bible )anled Bruce wherever he went )nce I took it up and examined t it had I think the most beautl-u- l print I had ever seen I stopped or an instant- watching Bruce As though there was something hyp notic in my gaze suddenly ha lifted his eyes from the book turned I shall althem in my direction ways remember what a pang went through me when his gaze encompassing me grew soft with affection Well Mary" he exclaimed "how glad I am to see you!" I did My heart began to flutter not like the job before ma "What Brucef” have you been reading asked "The Psalms They- are my comfort always Let ma read you!" ha read the Twenty-thirThereupon w iiiniiii Murder Masquerade BY Inez Haynes Irwin Copyright Toe WNU ITaynet Irwla Service imiHiniumtitiMiiiiiiiturn MONDAY-Contin- ued —12— to do that” I promise “And what have you been agreed doing Ilopestill?" "Oh— tennis swimming" he answered adding a little evasively “a lot of things Caro Prentiss is a swell kid isn't she?” "Yes I like her better than any other young girl who’s come to Satuit She has a quality” "And what a facet" Ilopestill added "Figure — personality-charm- — And she’s got everything such vitality and strength!” Psalm "I’m glad you’re enjoying heiL so Of course I know tha Twenty much" I commented know It by heart hird Psalm After luncheon 1 the telephone I have read it numberless times "It’s Mrs Thelford Mrs lad heard it read numberless rang Avery" Sarah Darbe informed me times But that day sitting on tha I had never liked Brenda Ace’s cousin But I knew that of course I must call upon her I felt a little mortified that she was asking help of me before I volunteered it "How do you do Mrs Thelford" I began '1 feel frightfully to think that you have had to telephone me I had every intention of calling you as soon as I came back to normal I’ve just crawled to the point where I could take a little walk this morning" "Quite I" came Brenda Thelford’s "I perfectly frigid correct voice I wonder you are not understand a raving maniac And of course I’ve been very busy myself" "It must be a dreadful business for you" I murmured "It is Fortunately with so many deaths in my own family I’ve had in this sort of some experience thing But I’ve called you up Mrs Avery to ask a great favor of you It wasn’t until yesterday afternoon that it occurred to Sam Chess that we ought to notify Bruce Ilexson of Ace’s death I told Sam to call He tried him up on the telephone to get him at intervals all day Then we gave it up Sam felt that he knew what had happened Bruce Hexson often takes his two servants —I’ve forgotten their names—’ "How Glad I Am to See Yon!" "Adah and Berry" I informed 'Til J her ne often takes them up the river to Ace’s island camp for There’s no telephone the week-en- d there Sam thought they’d come back this morning They did but fifteen minutes not until ago Somebody’s got to break the news of Ace’s death to Bruce Hexson be up to my ears in work getI can ting ready for the funeral not very well spare the time to drive over to the camp and I simply cannot bring myself to tell him I wondered if over the telephone "Yes m "Of course 1 My heart aank will Mrs Thelford" I answered "I’ll go at once" "Oh thank you thank you” she answered the stress of a great relief in her voice 1 had said yes quickly enough for there was nothing else to do But the moment I put the receiv er back cowardice enveloped me It seemed a task too terrific tor I said nerves my nothing to Hopcstlll about my errand to Bruce Hexson tor I knew if 1 told him where 1 was going ha would insist on accompanying me And for Bruce Ilexson'a take I did not want any onlookers at What I did say was tha scene "HopestUl I think I'U take a little 1 think it will do me drive alone good" ' "1 think it will be good medicine Aunt Mary" he to my great relief approved I was glad that the road to camp did not go through the village A did not feel like seeing people s I turned to the left the and followed Bradford street A few cars friends carrying were a few pedestrians passed along the earth sidesauntering Familiar faces— swift as walks were the nods and glances we gave more one another— showed me definitely than anything yet what a town the over lay pall 1 was glad when the road pulling away from the town pulling pullin away from the houses s away even from the elms which guarded it became more and more rustic more n more solitary After a few miles of this I turned Into a road little more than a lane which wound in a humpy rutty curve off to tha left and toward the ocean It ended presently In a cleared space I stopped the car and got Ace’s camp lay fully revealed as X - crossed tha expanse of shorn meadow which surrounded in- known Aca had always Ha stinctively whst beauty was had hired a pair of Maine guides to make tha log cabin— I should call it— which out'" - it little rough porch of Ace’a log cabin and looking off at tha tranquil sea I really heard it for the first time because it was the first time I ever saw it Bruce’s voice always deep— whst with emphasis and stress— grows sonorous when it touches Holy Writ Somehow with that roll of the incoming waves below as a steady the accompaniment underlying Biblical words seemed to take on a Perimpressiveness stupendous haps all words are empty vessels we fill tnem with whatever essence we have of mind of heart of soul Bruce filled the words of the Twen Psalm until they brimmed "It’s too lie closed the book Can Adah early for tea Mary bring you a cool drink— a temperance drink" he reminded me I was not conscious of being thirsty but I had a cowardly desire to put off the fatal moment "I’d like "Yes” I answered some of your delicious root beer Bruce reached up toward the roof of the piazfa tugged at a hanging a bell Inside somewhere rope Adah appeared Presently rang Adah vanBruce gave his order ished and reappeared with a foamMoving ing Wedgewood pitcher with her noiseless speed she filled a glass for me end one for Bruce Presently Bruce put his glass down He Iboked at me a little I thought questioningly "Bruce" 1 said in a trembling voice "I’vfc come with bad news I’ve got something dreadful and sad to heartbreakingly something tell you” "My dear friend" he abjured me gently "tell me!" dear Bruce "Bruce— oh dear Ace is dead It is more it’s Ace awful than that lie was murdered H was murdered the night of Mat-ti- e He wore a Stow’s masquerade costume of a Roman soldier and he was found dead stabbed to death in my by his own short sword Spinney" I could not look at Bruce Hexson I closed my eyes for an instant For that interval there was com plete silence Then a strange sound I hope I pulled my eyelids up I never hear that sound again hope I never see that sight sgsln Bruce Hexson hsd turned to the had dropped his head on table was sobbing his folded arms the great hoarse racking sobs of uncontrolled male agony TUESDAY slept a little that night i got up at the 'regular hour ’ate my breakfast with Ilopestill and Sylvia Soon after breakfast Ilopestill left for this morning game of tennis with Caro Prentiss With that sixth sense wi all possess and which in that strange interval of my life seemed to have doubled on itself I became aware presently of sounds from tha Spinney Presently-Sara- h Darbe came Into tha room' I said "There’s Sarah somebody In the Spinney UNCOMMON at Little Cost Well-Dress- ed AMERICANS Who do you suppose it ij?" "It’s Mr Ilopestill and Miss Prentiss Mrs Avery" Sarah answered "They’re there ail the time I suppose they’re still hunting for clues” "How’s Bessie this morning?" I ' ' - w t O o- By Elmo Scott Watson i O’ "‘uSST asked Sarah "I don’t think she slept very well last night Mrs Avery” "I’U go out and see her now” I said decisively Bessie was busy with breakfast dishea Shocking as had her teemed to ma the day efore it was doubly shocking today Had that gray ironed face ever shown a sparkle a dimple a smile? "Bessie" I began at once ’you look tired to death" And then as though Sarah had said to me "Do you sleep nothing Pathfinder of the Seat NEVER took part In a battle but his name deserves rank LI E well?” ’Not so very weU Mrs Avery" Bessie answered ’It’s the shock Bessie" I ex"I feel better but plained it to her I am by no means myself yet So don’t be surprised that you are so broken" ‘No stonily Mrs Avery" Bessie said "It doesn’t surprise me” "would ’Bessie" I suggested you like to go away for a week or two? I think change would do you good’ Bessle’a steely mask flared with panic "Oh no Mrs Averyl" she remonstrated in a' frightened voice "Oh nol I don’t want to go away from here I can’t go away from here I can’t— I can’tl" "You don’t have to go Bessie" I soothed "if you don’t want to go But somehow I thought you’d like a change" Again panic flared in Bessie "But I’m going to ask Doctor Geary to call today” I promised hastily "He’U give you something that will make you sleep" "I’d like that Mrs Avery" Bessie declared almost inaudibly I had scarcely finished telephoning the Geary house when tha police car curved into the drive "Take me where we can talk alone Mary" Patrick said I led him to the piazza which looked toward the Spinney "By God Mary I’m In a Jam!" Patrick said as he seated himself in the broad Gloucester hammock "I might have to arrest Margaret Falrweather And anyway I’ve got to put a watch on her house” "Oh nol" burst from me invol untarily "That’s the way I feel about Itl" Patrick commented grimly "It would kill Flora if Margaret was arrested" "That’s the way I feel about It" more grimly Patrick repeated still "Queer I never thought of her when Tony told m about tha tall woman in dark clothes You thought of her at once didn’t you?” At first I did not reply Then I said "How did you know that?" "Because later when I thought I could remember of it myself your face I realized that you’d thought of it Not that either of us said anything" He paused for a moment "Perhaps I could fix it to let Margaret stay in her own horn for a while I could detail a car to saunter up and down the cliff— without raising suspicion I guess" "But you haven’t any real evidence on Margaret" I remonstrated "It Is a little negative I’ll admit But here you are No woman left the masquerade until long after midnight— with the exception of Molly Eames— Molly Treadway I No mean Molly left with Walter other woman came over to the There was no Head that night other woman at home that night on the Head— except Flora and Marand Hannah garet Falrweather One of my men called with his wife He called on Hannah last night of course because ! sent him but Hannah doesn’t know that Naturally they talked about nothing but He established that the murder Hannah spent the whole evening with Flora Margaret slept as she frequently does downstairs on the Hannah said that Margaret porch went to bed early because she was Hannah sleeps on the so tired Flora’s chamber porch outside Now as toon as Hannah was asleep why couldn’t Margaret have slipped out quietly from the piazza to meet Ace Blaikie In the Spinney?" "But what would she want to meet Ace for?” I queried mechanically Patrick did not answer me But he looked at me I made no comment But I looked at him Unsaid things began to whirl In tha air about us And then I heard an automobile crunching up tha drive "Miss Fairweather is here Mrs Avery" Sarah Darbe announced from the doorway "She aays she would like to see O’Brien" My thoughts you began and to spin Mr X made up my mind to say nothing about Hannah’s nsp (TO BE COTIl’ED) Diet of Ostriches The ostrich’s diet is— almost wholly- - vegetable ot consisting seeds fruits and grasses Eggs and insects are rarely eaten They swalstores and small low gravel to aid digest with those other American naval heroes - Jones Decatur Lawrence Perry Farragut and Dewey His career was a perfect example of the saying that "peace hath its war" For Matthew Fonttine Maury was one of the greatest benefactors Of all those who sailed the seas in his day and mariners still honor his name today Born In Virginia in 1806 Maury Joined the navy as a midshipman at the age of nineteen During his long voyages he became Impressed with the scanty Information that was available about prevailing winds and ocean currents Strangely enough an accident on land gave him his opportunity to do something about it He was in a stagecoach smash-urin Ohio which made him a crlpplq for life — As a result he was placed in charge of the depot of charts and instruments’ in Washington out of which developed the hydrographic office and the naval observatory Here he started collecting all available information on the meteorology of the ocean which ha compiled from a great number of old The relog book's of naval vessels sult was his first Wind and Current Chart issued in 1847 About 5000 of these charts were to shipmasters distributed who found them amazingly useful shortening voyages by days and weeks "It was as if a friendly wizard in e boots had suddenly risen out ot the waves to lead merchant vessels by the shortest and quickest paths" So they were glad to heed Maury’s request to send him the results of their observations of winds and weather and he began Within a few Issuing more charts years 200000 copies of the charts were being used by mariners of all nations and it was estimated that the annual saving to the shipping of one nation alone was $10000000 The outbreak of the War Between the States was a tragedy for Maury in more ways than one Loyalty to his native state forced him to resign when Virginia seceded but due mainly to the jealousy of a superior officer his usefulness to the Confederacy was hampered and his career In its service was not a disAfter living for a tinguished one while in England he returned to America and to a professorship at the Virginia Military Institute where he wrote a geography series which He died in 1873 is still in use "full of years and honors" and one in Richof the finest monuments mond today perpetuates the fame of this "Pathfinder of the Seas" "President for a Day CITY in Kansas a county In Missouri and part of the name ot a great railway system bear his name but David R Atchison is best known in American history as the man who it has often been asserted was "President for a of Kentucky who day" A native to Missouri in 1830 emigrated Atchison was serving as a senator from that state in 1848 when Zachary Taylor was elected President to succeed James K Polk On March 3 1849 Vice President George M Dallas presiding officer of the senate announced "tha close of my official term being near at hand I conform to art established and convenient practice by withof drawing from the deliberations this body” On the motion of Senator Benton ot Missouri Senator Atchison was then appointed president pro tern of the senate for the remainder ot that session of the national congress March 4 the traditional Inauguration day fell on a Sunday and the President-elect not only had religious scruples about being inaugurated on the Sabbath but doubted the legality of such a proceeding ceremonies So the inauguration were set for Monday March 5 Friends of Atchison claimed that since President Polk’s term ended on March 3 and Taylor’s did rot begin until March 5 there was an interim ot one day in which tha senate was the only continuing govSince Atchison was erning body president pro tern ot the senate and thereby acting vice president (Dallas having resigned) he was also acting President between the adof Polk and Taylor ministrations L e "President for a day” Atchison himself never made any such claim and declared that the ofwas vacant from of fice President to noon Monday noon Saturday Asked once how he enjoyed his short term in office he replied that he really did not' know because he Slept through most of it after an exhausting last day session of the senate Constitution aL authorities agree with Atchison in regard to the vacancy existing in the office of the President on March 4 1849 but one edition of the biographical congressional directory credits 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