Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-16 | Page 10 | Take My Word for It

TAKE MY WORD FOR FORIT IT By Frank Colby Q Why do o we speak of a hint that guides us to the solution of a crime as a clue A A. Let me tell you one of the strangest and most fascinating word stories in the history of our language First the word clue also but less frequently clew means literally a ball of thread twine or yarn Keep that meaning in mind as our story unfolds In Greek mythology a fabulous fabulous fabulous lous monster the Minotaur uh MIN had the body of a man and the head of a bull King Minos caused the monster to be shut up underground Inthe in inthe inthe the labyrinth an immense immen e maze so Intricate that no one could solve the secret of its passages Minos sent seven seen Athenian youths and seven Athenian maidens into the labyrinth every ninth year to be devoured by the Minotaur When the time approached for the third sacrifice young Theseus volunteered as one of the seven youths for he planned to slay the monster As Theseus led the way into the entrance of the labyrinth lovely Ariadne daughter of Minos gave Theseus a clue ball of thread which he unwound unwound unwound un un- wound as he passed through the baffling baffling- passages of the maze In the course of time the band of sacrificial youths and maidens came upon the lair of the Minotaur Minotaur Minotaur Mino Mino- taur who maddened by the hunger for blood and young flesh rushed forth with a terrifying terrifying terrifying terri terri- bellow Brave Theseus drew his sword and quickly killed the awful monster And then by following Adriadne's unraveled clue of I j thread he led the young Athenians Athenians Athenians Athen Athen- ians through the labyrinth to safety