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Show PTJ Iv ra B v I ll Sint Any More Eligibles? Unnecessary Request Good Screamer JF orhs nnir, By BEN AMES WILLIAMS ies ir gotf ght WNU THE STORY SO FAR in as through a torrential clad, running in t ie SEJVKf Jf wdva lves Clint Jervies picks rain, young, flight down the road. She the car and runs into the woods. Ke decides to talk well-to-d- terror-stricke- n lir sas its ati fl ak ms. li0D is. It m a sa e tl wk toff i to troductions quietly, but with a quick, appraising glance for Tope finished and for Miss Moss. He spoke in a ,liad no more than when Doctor slow, sardonic tone, facing them instructions was fairly. jrnvei The physician Im told you want to see me, man, grizzled, a little bent, said. he "Why? heavy, aiders surprisingly And before Inspector Heale could After the tieady, severe eye. Heale put speak, he added In a grim drawl: ttons, Inspector To save lying, I might say that I to him. can guess you think Kitty Leafords notching the Doctor, thought and grew pale as death was murder, so you can be. sttfened and after Inspector gin your explanations there, "Well, there are certain circuthe physician had finished, Heale began. Someone mstances" ,d for a while. Mrs. he was in to Leafords room after heart was not strong, she went sleep. No one last reflectively. "How do you know? i!ed on tiiis; and in the end "Because Miss Leaford put a cerned, surrendering. bottle in the medicine cabi- tain overlooked that point, he ed. Yes, gentlemen, it must adn saa at.c rar t.d cm!) ver .1 nued 1UTER moi e; 'OV im,- ds( ,1 3 d e!" .mean she must have had than four tablets?" Heale J pestionably," Doctor Cabler To die so quickly. ,ctor Heale said seriously: A i t Doctor Cabler, understand. death the look of muri- her res Cabler n' nodded slowly. "It he declared, is something terri-thos- e houses up there. Mrs. a rules them all. She has jg massive in her, some-i- e a crushing weight. incredible," & a Mr. Bowdon? asked; and Doctor about ii Tope In-- r ic guardedly: surrendered years ago. He si' at all welL His heart plays reks, and his blood-pressur- e hi He has not long to added: I have it was his imminent ri'ch oppressed them all. 7 high. And he i i it some-thoug- ht 1 dont nodded. right out and say Doctor Dabler, he ex-- 1 But we want to look Inspector come as to la inside the house. Mrs. Tope that they would all funeral. If they do, the Sgested me SI be ould k! empty then. . :av. then. Tope asked: or, can this drug be bought one, without prescription? ,4 m a friendly pharmacist, peril? some subterfuge. Leaford had used it long? years. I supplied it f myself. She did not even ae name. I gave it to her in r "ttles, without a label, so would not know what it or z five was for .V118 could ih me. her own protec-n- e not secure it except !omene V J Crushed with grief. net in her mothers bathroom, and it is gone. Asa Taine smiled without mirth, and drew from his pocket a small square bottle. "Here it is! he said. There was a moments incredulous hush; then Inspector Heale asked sharply: "How do you know this is it? Ive seen it often enough, Asa declared. "Where? When? "Kitty liked to play grande "She used dame, Asa explained. bed. Shed to hold receptions in stay in bed half the day, sometimes.to Rab and 1 liked her; and we used go up and visit with her there. June and Grandma Bowdon did too." Where did you find it? Heale demanded. This bottle. In the cellar, said Asa. Under wished to poison suggested steadily, might have stolen tab-- j . f her bottle, one at a time, the laundry-chutePeriod of "Howd you happen to look down weeks, without the JTope forson eng eai noticed. So he would Ien the time came. the Doctor agreed. I 'j heuford to keep a count ,rs' 'ablets she took; but she eiess and impetuous. She overdose once before. Three made her very ill. to understand, Tope Si I10 se was persuaded led to take the extra dose. r7e anY bruises on her lips, y -- Vne.abler shook his lhere any other m, accustomed to tak for instance? Si could have crushec Powder and filled P it with the othc there? "Second sight, maybe, Asa sugViewing the scene of the gested. crime! What made you think it was a crime? Inspector Heale snapped. They were all watching him acutely; but Asa Taine said simply: "Kit wouldnt kill herself. And an ordinary overdose wouldnt kill her so quickly. Ive handled criminal law, you know. See any strangers around? Asa countered warily; Why? and Tope said: "I heard there was a man In the woods back of the house this morning. Asa assured Oh, that was I, I saw you. 1 was him casually. afraid youd spotted me, at the time." Tope for once in his life was pink with embarrassment; and Miss Moss smiled faintly. But Tope asked: r Asa f . 7 0ale Went wil feW mornei A1"6 W3S anno1 Asa Wltl ! fr,Ched a Thls Asa 1 Ur , i,ejn no r,lore thi r .i dlSMpatlot ''kcknowiedgi'i with Miss Leaford. And Miss Moss suggested softly: There might be another possibility. I wonder if Mrs. Leafords husband is still alive? And how be felt toward her? The two men stared at her with wide astonished eyes. CHAPTER VHI The fortnight after Kitty fords death was for Inspector Lea- Tope a long and tormenting time; for a search of the Hurder house while it stood empty revealed exactly nothing at all. And his utmost urgencies failed to drive Inspector Heale to any vigorous action. And Dr. Derrie abetted him by sticking to the accident theory. The day after the funeral Tope and Clint talked with Heale in his office, and Tope said to Heale sternly: Heres my notion. Inspector. Mrs. Leaford was about the most harmless person on Kenesaw HilL She hadnt hurt anyone; she didnt want her own way about anything; she didnt have any money; she didnt have a thing that would make anyone want to kill her. But someone did kill her; and whoever did it had a deep, hidden reason for doing it. And we dont know what that reason was. All right Now if we if you. ector-pretend you dont suspect anything, whoever did it will get bold. He or she will do something else. Thats what youre waiting for, isnt it?" Inspector Heale nodded an emphatic agreement and Tope said flatly: You know what that something will be? Someone else will be killed, up there! Inspector Heale stared at him. What he demanded. Why? makes you figure that? Because there wasnt any reason for killing Mrs. Leaford alone, Killing her is bound Tope insisted. ,to have been a part of a bigger scheme. If you let things slide, youll have another murder on your hands. Clint listening to the old man whose wisdom he knew, felt himself cold with fear for June, who dwelt in that shuttered house where death had been a visitor. But Inspector Heale said with a slow, fretful violence: Well, Inspector, Im glad to have your advice, any time, of course. But I have to make the decisions. Youll have to let me work this out my own way. And they could not move him. On the way back to town, Clint saw Inspector Tope irritated for the first I hate a time in his experience. the old man said fretfully. fool, "And Heales a fool I tell you, Clint, theres death loose in those old houses." For the rest of the drive the old man sat silent, absorbed in his own reflections, till they came home to the little house in Longwood. where Miss Moss had dinner waiting. They sat long at table, going over and Insp- Ca-ii- d What were you doing? Why did you hide? Private business, said Asa gently. Miss Moss asked: Mr. Taine, did Mrs. Leaford leave a will? No, madam, he said. I answer you explicitly: She died intestate, and insolvent too, for the matter of that." They were for a moment silent, and he turned toward the door; but Inspector Heale said abruptly: Wait a minute." Inspector Tope exTaine, llcale doesnt Inspector plained 4 Ruth Wyeth Spears 6YD5.FLJOWERED CHINTZ; 5ViYDS.8LUE CHINTZ no telling where wave of mat- 20YDS. BIAS BINDING rimony 1.at is sweeping will stop. PractiHollywood want to make too much trouble; but over the things they knew, seeking of movie colonys all the he must look into this. Can cally you to read their implications. And Miss romances either have famous arrange to give him access to the Moss was a guess Inof the ahead house during the funeral tomorlanded their spector tonight Tope had reported participants at row afternoon? that Heale was trying to locate Jim the altar or will do so soon. The young man hesitated. He Inspector Tope and Miss Moss, about his adventure. CUnt as' Miss Moss, his former guardian, though she and the Inspector said having settled down, now manages the Jervies estate himself, rid bouses, aU gloomy and forbidding, on Kenesaw Hill, near where at last: Yes, I should say so. You lived three families. In one house lived old can prowl all you girl, 'i n the frightened too want, but ' hls wife, who had been Ella Kenesaw, and his daughter, Kitty late now. Sur in a second house was Aunt Evie Taine, Theres nothing left to Living June. daughter ;d Asa. The find. held third old Matthew Bowdon and And he exclaimed in a sudbrothers Rab and yfJni on the estate was a man known only to June as Uncle Jim. den deep passion: If she was usual custom the three families gathered in the Hurder horn killed, it was someone outside! They L7 Kitty June's mother, retired early with a headache. She was given 4 .nd insisted on taking two sleeping tablets, one more than usual might torture her, but theyd never . June slept fitfully, and in the middle of the night went in to set kill her. None of them up there. nds her dead. Panic stricken. June ran from the room, out tht Then the door shut resoundingly into the storm to get Doctor Cabler. It was here that Clin -- d Clint tells his story to the Inspector and Mrs. Tope. Thej behind him, and he was gone. InCKd her up. are told by the family doctor that Kitty Leaforc with the police, who ;i Clint and the Inspector are not satisfiec spector Tope wiped his brow, and Jprdose of sleeping powders. is necessary. When Clint and Tope drive back u Inspector Heale muttered angrily: investigation Heale and the medical examiner, who also report! That fellow knows something. mi they find Inspector He becomes angry when Torn T.a an overdose of the powders. I ought to hold on to him, Maybe the surround death. After returning home Jui .Vmieer circumstances make him talk. of her mothers death. There CUnt and t! Iinrle Jim and told him to the house with June, and teUs her that 1 But Tope shook his head. If you them. Clint returns Before they leave Tope questions the girl concerning tl soon set out to arrest anyone right now, of the is not overdose -- L, findS logical. It would tal that the theory he pointed out, youd have to start Vers than Kitty Leaford knowingly took to kill her tn such a short Um aod, HOWJq SEW By Virginia Vale THERES i to tq UDsiisS Glovere. ed Hes out gone, the Inspector pointSo Heale thinks hes run Heales like one of these away. whippets. Hell chase anything that runs." Miss Moss smiled faintly. I may be responsible for that she confessed. You remember I suggested to Heale that he try to find Kitty Leafords husband. And the two men stared at her; and Clint whose thoughts now turned always in one direction, cried: "You think this man is Junes father? Miss Moss nodded. "What makes you think that? Why else did he live so near, except to see June? Miss Moss suggested. "And why did they let him live there, unless he had some such hold on them? Clint asked: "Do you think June knows who he is? Miss Moss shook her head; and Tope said reflectively: "If its true, if thats who Glovere is, and Heale finds it out hell figure that Leaford wanted to marry someone else, and poisoned Mrs. Leaford to be free. I havent seen the man, Miss Moss confessed. "Do you think he might have done it? Remember, the front door of the house was open. Someone went in from outside. Tope sat very stilL "No, Glov ere, or Leaford, or whatever his name is, didnt do it, he decided. But Mrs. Tope, if Mrs. Leafords glass of milk that night was poisoned, why would anyone have to go into the house from outside? Shed drunk the milk and gone to sleep before the door downstairs was ever locked. Someone might have stayed in the house, left the door unbolted when he went out If But why? Tope insisted. Kitty Leaford was already as good as dead, why? He said half to himself: Maybe they forgot to lock the door, that night Im going to see Mr. Hurder myself. See what he has to say. And he added: I want to figure some way to meet Justus Taine too, and his sons. See what theyre like. Ive met Asa, but not the other one. Miss Moss suggested an expedient to this end; so during the next few days Dint in his capacity as head of the Jervies Trust pretended to revive that old project of buying some of the woodlands belonging to the Kenesaw farm and cutting them up into house lots. The office of Bowdon and Taine controlled the land; and Clint made an appointment to see Rab, and took Tope with him. Rab met them in friendly fashion, discussed the project and made shrewd comments; at Topes suggestion he led them into his fathers office, and he and Clint shouted the details of Clints proposal into the ears of Justus Taine, and that man sat stolid and silent, his eyes blank, watching Tope while he heard, or did not hear, what they had to say. Himself spoke at last half a dozen words of dissent, and so dismissed them. After Kitty Leafords death, Grandpa and Grandma Hurder moved dumbly about the house, crushed and broken with grief. June tried to comfort and to reassure them; but once when she sought to beguile Grandpa Hurder into some peace of mind be said in slow tones; Your mother was crucified, June. For twenty years! And 1 was to blame. (TO BE CONTINUED) Of course, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. rather startled the general public with his selection of a bride; the charming Mrs. Mary Hartford was what would be called, in racing se' circles, a dark When Kate Smith celebrated her ninth anniversary as a radio star she sang the four songs that she presented on her initial broadcast: I Surrender, Dear, By the River Dream a Little Dream St Marie, of Me, and Please Dont Talk About Me When Im Gone." When making up her program for her first broadcast she put in that last number because she felt none too sure that shed be a success on the air. In the future when baby refuses to eat her spinach, Mother may be heard warning her against the danif gers of ariboflavinosis that is, she can pronounce. Two doctors of the National Institute of Health, Drs. W. H. Sebrell and R. E. Butler, adopted the word which they admit is unfortunate but the best one they could think of to describe the disease, says the Washington Star. Ariboflavinosis, they reported, is the cause of lip lesions, which had been marked in various parts of the world but the cause of which had never been determined. The disease is due to the absence of riboflavin in the diet, according to their experiments. One of the vitamin B group, riboflavin is widefoods ly distributed In nature in such as milk and other dairy products, meat, eggs and green leafy vegetables. Liver and dried brewers yeast also are good sources of the vitamin. The cflect of the lack of the vitamin on human beings was determined from an experiment in which 18 women were given a daily ration of cornmeal, cowpeas, lard, casein, flour, white bread, calcium carbonate, tomato juice, cod liver oil, syrup and syrup of iodide or Iron. Later, the diet was supplemented by crystals containing sources of vita- min C and B1 to make sure the patients werent suffering from any vitamin deficiency except riboflavin. Ten of the 18 women developed lesions in the lips in D4 to 130 days after the beginning of the experiment In most of these cases, the symptoms disappeared five to six days after the inclusion of the riboflavin vitamin in their diet The doctors said that meeting the daily human requirement of riboflavin isnt difficult A milligram of the vitamin is all thats needed daily to forestall ariboflavinosis. flow to lest Silk To test a piece of silk to see if it is weighted, burn a small sample; if it is heavily weighted, the material will blacken and char, but will not blaze, and the edge will be flat and smooth, with none of the small balls characteristic of unweighted silk. MATTRESS STITCH THE VALANCE TO AN OLD SHEET OR MUSUN CUT TO FIT THE TOP OF THE BED SPRINGS - A valance for a bed. SMART new house it was, and all the curtains and slipcovers were made by following my sketches in Book 1, SEWING, for the Home Decorator I But when we came to the second floor it was my turn to get a few A pointers. The treatment of each of the two principal bedrooms was quite different. One was very simple with a lovely old quilt used for a bedspread; the other was in flowery glazed chintz with strong accents of bright greenish blue. Both beds required a valance that would not be removed with the spread at night. Here is the flowered bedspread and the small sketch shows you how the valance problem was solved. As my clever young hostess pointed out, this is really a bright idea because the valance and its foundation make a cover for the springs in case they are not the boxed type. With the help of Book 1, you can make many of the things you have been wanting for the house. Book 2 Embroidery and Gifts, is full of ideas for ways to use your spare time in making things for yourself or to sell. Books are 25 cents each. If you order both books, the quilt leaflet illustrating 36 authentic embroidery stitches will be included FREE. Address, Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. KATE SMITH Too bad a fortune teller couldnt have told her that she would lead the popularity polls for years as the possessor of the best voice in her field. The next time that you hear your favorite screen heroine let out a piercing scream, the chances are that it will be Sarah Schwartz who actually does the screaming. , She is Hollywoods prize screamer, capable of curdling any audiences blood when she really puts her mind on it The other day Director James Whale was making a scene in The Man in the Iron Mask in which Louis Hayward, as King Louis XIV, was about to be attacked by assassins as he rode along in his coach. A good screamer was needed, so Sarah Schwartz was sent for, joined the milling throngs, and screamed her head off when Director Whale gave the signal. Shes been doing that sort of thing for years, and works pretty regularly earns more, in fact, than many a would-b- e singer who tries to make musical sounds. It looks as if Bette Davis would be receiving another "Oscar when the Motion Picture Academy Awards are handed out for this year. "Dark Victory is the picture in which she turned in such a grand performance that even the people who never liked her work before are now dancing in the streets and telling all their friends about it 'V Felix Knight, the young tenor who has climbed so far and so fast as a radio star, is so enthusiastic about his vocal teacher that he has established two scholarships, enabling two young singers to work for a year with Mebane Beasely. He took me, says Knight, with almost no voice to speak of and shortly increased my range more So now, each than an octave, year, two more young singers will have the opportunities that Knight had. If you listen to Jack Bennys day night programs youre acquainthis Negro ed with Rochester, servant. You can see him in Gone With the Wind, as Uncle Peter; you probably saw him in "Jezebel His name and In Old Kentucky. is Eddie Anderson. Sun- Doctors Discover Cause of Lip Lesions; Ariboflavinosis, Name Coined for It u-- di seen Bill Robinson, the great tap dancer, in pictures with Shirley Temple, of course. But did you know that they are good friends, and that he telephones her several times a week, no matter where he may be. He called her from New York recently, Just before he went on the air he talked to her mother, and asked if Shirley might be allowed to stay up late enough to hear his performance. Lets hope that she did; it was a good one. Youve ESDS Gabriel Ueatter, the I'eoile" presented Kate Smith with a gilt in honor of her radio anniversary a charm bracelet with miniature gold microphones dan been g ling from it . . . liaiho fans have complimenting Martha Kaye on the im proiement in her local arrangement not knotting that its her neio hnbam ubo does them . . . They're making i terrific effort to make the public han llobbv Breen oi "Bob" . . . Informa tion I'leaie" u ill remit the screen, as a series of BKO Bathe A cu t reels. Western Newspaper Union, ODDS hot Items of Interest to the Housewife AROUND the HOUSE No More Frayed Edges. TrouLonger Life for the Broom. An sers will not fray along the edge ordinary broom will last longer if of the tum-u- p if a strip of skirt dipped in boiling soapsuds for a binding is sewn just inside, where minute or two each week. they rub on the wearers shoes. For Tar Stains Rub tar stains Replace the binding when worn. on cloths with lard, and afterWrap Up Meats. Steaks, pork wards wash out in hot water to and lamb chops, ground meat, which a little liquid ammonia has bacon and other cuts of tneat will been added. shrink if stored in the refrigerator unwrapped. Caution. Any spot that is too hot to place your hand is too hot to Save the Crockery. Crockery place a can of kerosene. will not be so easily broken if you and h wring out a spare Substitute for Bread Crumbs. spread it over the draining board Good substitutes for bread or before placing the washed china cracker crumbs in casserole on the board. The dishes will not dishes are potato chips, shredded slip and will need less drying, as wheat, flaked dry cereals, and the water drains into the cloth. small noodles. dish-clot- When Buying Kitchen Tools. Consider their weight, the sharpness of the cutting edge, and how comfortable their handles are. To Stiffen Hairbrush Bristles. Dissolve an ounce of alum in a quart of boiling water, and when Life Is a Parade cold pour into a Stand A procession should never get only the bristles in the solution boggled up and stand still. When for half an hour, then shake well a parade isnt moving, it isnt a and allow to dry with the bristles pie-dis- parade. Dont get angry and say things then your anger wont be no- h. downwards. ticed. A Limit to Tact Be careful that the tact you practice doesnt develop into plain deceit. People may be childish, but the innocence of a child generally is lacking. It Drags Him Down A man doesnt improve his own reputation by spoiling somebody elses. To be free from the maddening crowd requires ingenuity and a lot of money. How 25 Women Lost Ugly FAT in Special U. Y. Test Ask Your Doctor If It Isnt Good Way. RtiJ EVERY Word trt NEW YORK, N. Y In by nationally prominent N. Y. Physician andwomen lost known nfwin;)rr woman 25 total o 2H 6 lbs. in 40 davs. YOU, too, can follow tbit SAME, SENSIBLE plan NKbt at home and here it hirat of all to liuht on fatty meats and tweeta. Eat plentifully of lean meats, fih, fowl, freh fruita and vegetables. And for functioning by removal f accumu firoper wastes take a half teaspoonful of in ht water every morn Krumhen trig. DON'T MISS A MOKNINU. Kruathcn i: A VD is made ripht here In U. S. A. from famous FnsliHh formula. And this Is IMPORTANT: Kroaehen ! NOT harmful. It Is not just one Rail as some people ignorantly believe Kalhert blend of 6 welive minerals, whirls its when diaeoived In water make a health fill mineral drink similar to effective Spa water where wealthy women have gone for years. A Jar of Krnsohen eost only a few cents and lasts 6 weeks. fat Indies vet some So, gumption! MAKE UP YOUR MIND YOU'LL ST K K to the above Linn for 2d days and Juit see if you dont lre fat and ferl healthier and younprr. You can get Kruaclien at druggists everywhere There are two classes o t news these columns every weeks "Iff, Intrri-Ktln- f stories about events over the world; And (2) the Ad vertianments. Yea, the nr!vrtK ments are nows, and In many ways the most Important oi all, because thi-- altcct other. than any and more personally liliectly you A new and boiler method of refrlrcratlon Is devUed and you learn about It improvements are adiied to automobiles which make thiouch adveitbenn-nts- . carry the story. Mvlrs ebaneo In them safer than ever neam advertisements ru.h the neva to your doorstop, A mimufartuier Inula tisements advei and clollilne suvinca. a way to lower the price on his pioducts he advei Uses to tell you about theadvertise-tnrnts O You'll find that It pays to follow this news every week. Readlns the new of to comforts work! of loam the Is the sure wuy to keep abreast to get full moneys worth for every dollar voti spend and conveniences (1) II ... ... |