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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN . SATURDAY, fiEPTEMBEIt 24, 1027 .A 1H j onRFRTS R.INEHART ' JavKy.hopwooo -lKiHT 1930. f MAW ROBERT! VMU.SERVICE ' r, clgys date from "JlSf by Mary Robert, trm " hlirt a col- Uboratlon Willi Awry Hopwood. tallowing Us suo- lie ana lon run, tbt rt has b" "Vertttph Imitations. This It tribute to III tenius ' Mre. Rlnehart Some or the piy '. atorles modeled on -jB Bat" hava been quit Rood, bat there bat been acarcely one that ku measured sp . to the ortginaL J Aad now tns clever play has .been turned Into t-ittat will delight raad-IJVrt raad-IJVrt and Is deetlned to asoof the claaalca of -UlBf opon the appear-!.. appear-!.. ... that Iti thrill- Mfm Incidents some or JJJ. ui blood-curdling nity a Ine spice ot humor. nKiaUens developed alone; m. .a chills. Thla waa iiuMmUt aarreeable element slrtlott. it na Boep Bor-rfKtly Bor-rfKtly In the "oveL Wo usability of Mrs. Rlnehart at detective stories and jkWT (acuity (or drawing tin of aging eplnsterhood, ij aitance as her Immortal pit Incomparable. Tott if tnd Hlaa Cornelia Van Tki Bat" as delightful a tai lie meets a let of ad-air ad-air remarkable than any jliik trer experienced. CHAPTER I Shadow of the Bat p t to get him, boys get ?p&i a tired police chief, ;ileary fist on a table. The ;l ke bellowed the words at I tbt floor. They had done i ud failed. Fail are meant j'tof me police cnTelTre1 hla exDlolU with bated breath. In tawdrily lorgeous apartments, where gathered the larger- figures, the pro-consult pro-consult of the world of crime, cold, conscienceless bralna dissected th wrkf---coldwnd"wtfter-"trralir thaa theirs, wltb suave and bitter envy. - Evil's Four Hundred chattered, discussed, debated sent out a thousand thou-sand Invisible tentacles to clutch at a shadow to turn this shadow and Its distorted genius to their Own ends. The tentacles . recoiled, baffled the Bat worked alone not even Evil's Four Hundred could bend him Into a willing instrument to execute anoth er's plan. Where oOclai.. trailer and private sleuth . had failed, the newspapers might succeed or so thought the disillusioned dis-illusioned young men of the Fourth Estate the tireless foxes, nose-down on the trail of news the trackers who never gave op till that-news was run to earth. - Star-reporter, leg-man, cub, veteran gray In the trade one and all they tried to pin the Bat like a caught butterfly to the front page of their respective Journals soon or late each gave up, beaten. Tie was news bigger big-ger news each week a thousand ticking tick-ing typewriters clicked his adventures pie brief, staccato recital of his career ca-reer In the "morgues'' of the great dallies dal-lies grew longer and more Incredible each day. But the big news the j gcoop of the century the yearned-for headline, ."Bat Nabbed lted-Handed," "Bat Slain In Gun-Duel With Police" still eluded the ravenous maw of tlie linotypes. And meanwhile the red-scored red-scored list of his felonies lengthened, and the rewards offered from various sources for any clue which might lead to his apprehension mounted and mounted till they totuled a small fortune, Columnists took him up played with the name and the terror used t rtnmo nnd the terror as a starting- nolnt from which ko exhibit their own' particular opinions pa everything from . - . -.. .,..1 a t-ltn moi. i sated work of pounding job tor them they knew it, irtij It, could summon no ges- Irtraio to answer . their (tames, thugs, hijackers, loft mrderers, they could get time but they could not ; he wanted. ts-toh I with the expense h you carte blanche but get 'a i haggard millionaire in Winner offlc-s of the best .Xettft Brm In the country the other side of the dpsk. Jseitrabrdihhryfoid servant ot and water Kteuth-hmmd i peer, threw up his hands ,m ef odd hopelessness. "It fexttj, Mr. ie Cburcv rd W emt I've made to get the i want but I can't promise ?M the first time In my 1 Vwoversatlon was ended. (Ho! Huh! Ill get him Smoker It was young am-War am-War hi a certain set . of fbWngton.. Three day3 ambition lay In a New 5lth a bullet In his heart j of such horror and sur-I'll sur-I'll dead face that even the doctor who found him felt I lost the most prora-jrwhad prora-jrwhad In ten years," said trteo the news enme In. He ,lj.n-n the lurkr it hlin-set him get i 'ran, thousand sources now a" press,1 police and frlng out for the capture '"wandins a serter down Jof the uind. And still 5,1 roke Hii.l the quarry Jlefore the hounds were ??-Mt-tPnTltiB behind a wtrti nfps ami rifled Jew- Tllll Ovn. II. -I ktCI cininor rose Tfet him-get hlra getT-" jj- m God's name get 1 . .nu ,.r (levii? A spec-i spec-i "HI shadow -the shadow of leV handout to thieves' jJT"""-"'! like the passage I"?-spark. There were V"W nasliing comets In the . " OUI t UN fiom nlnnot the Immortality of the soul to the merits mer-its of the Lucy Stone league. Ministers Minis-ters mentioned him in sermons-cranks sermons-cranks wrote fanatic letters denouncing denounc-ing him as one of the-seven-headed beasts of the Apocalypse and a fore-rnnnpr fore-rnnnpr of the end of the world a Nopular revue put on a special Bat nnmher wherein eighteen Denuuim chorus-girls appeared masked and J black-winged In costume of Brazillnn j bat-fur there were Bnt club sand- : wiches;-Bat cigarettes and ; a new shade of silk Jiosiery called simply and succinctly "Bat" He became a fad- a catchword a national figure. And yetIie ""waarwalThFDeuiIibl6Tre- morseless. But death Itself has become be-come s toy of Publicity In these days of limelight and Jazt v a oltv editor, at lunch wltn a cot- league, pulled at his cigarette . anu talked. "See that Sunday story we had on the Batr he said.- -rretty h,,h mnA vpf we dltin t nave to Play 11 Hp. il amoi.ui .- Uarshall Jewels tne Allison muruer ihi one and that .i..... . w...- ni,r,, nun CHi.y he V-he ,i,M.sll t ove H aicM ny butter iliu'n hi. ...!. ... ... .... SOrt Of V'TrliwIoo . tntttt f. ....... Itf ,v iMiuun uuil . and he crushed out his clgurette. " "It Won't h ni,,.- . that bonus or any reporter. It'll be ih:iiuik iionites from the World." I.ut look hpre, Bill jou don't menn to tell me he'll keep on getting ny wlih t Indefinitely?" Hip editor frowned. -"Confidentially I don't know.".' he said with a cmicKie. I lie situation's this: for the first time the uner-ernoUth super-cmok of fiction the kind that never makes a mistake has come to life real life. And It'll take a clev erer man than any Central Offlce dick I've ever met to catch him !" "Then you don't think he's j'it OB ordinary crook with a lot of luck?" "I do not" TliP Pftltnr phatic. "lie's the Chapman type but net Drainier tnnn Chapniun. Got a ghastly sense of humor, too look at the WSV he IpIIVPH hi. rnlllnir pnril after very jdb a black-paper bat In--de-tli"flafiihinTsafe'6'ar on the wall with a burnt match where he a jimmied the Cedarburg bank i real bat. dead, tacked to the mantel piece over poor old Allison's body. Oh, he's In a class by himself and I very much doubt If he was a crook at all for most of his life." "Ton mean?" "I mean this. The police have been combing the underworld for him I don't think he comes from there. 1 think they've got to look higher up In our world for a brilliant man wltn a kink In the brain. He may be a doc tor, a lnwyer, a merchant, honored In his community by day good line that. Til use It some time and at night, a bloodthirsty assassin. Well that's our man." "But. Bill "I know. I've been going around the last month, looking at everybody I knew and thinking are you 4he Bat? Try It for a while you'll warit to sleep with a light In your room after a few days of it. Look around the University club that white-haired man over there dicnltled respectable Is he the Bat? Your own lawyer vour own doctor your own best friend. Can happen, you know look at those Chicago boys the thrill klllprs. Just brilliant students lik able boys to the people that taught tbem and cold blooded murderers, all the same." His companion laughed uncertainly. "now about you, Bill are you the Bat?" The editor smiled. "See," he said, "it's got you already. No 1 can prove an alibi the Bat's been laying off the city, recently taking a fling at some of the swell suburbs. Besides Be-sides I haven't the brains I'm free to admit It." He struggled Into his -mnr. "Well let's tnl like within reason you've earned. H m put It through today." Anderson shook his head. "No. sir I don't want s vacation. I wanl.tn be assigned to a certain case that s mi- The chiefs look crew searching trm." he said. "Well as I sh.v Snyihing within reason. What case da ion want to he assigned to?" I he muBdos of Anderson's left band ten.scd on I lie nrm of Ida chair. lie looked squarely at the chief. "I want cbanee at Hie Rati" he said, slowly Tie- t illers face beenme expression less. - said-anvthlns within rea son.'' he said, uoftly, regarding Ander son keen i v. I want a chance at the Bat T repeat ed Anderson stubbornly. "If I've done good work so far I want a chance at the Hat:" Tic chief drummed on the desk. moraine and surprise were In his tolce when he spoke "Rut look here. Anderson, be bur-i out i.MHlljr. "Anything else and Illbut what's the use? I said mluMtfny--yii -ftnd-bmlns' but by -I nd. is. doubt It I lf anyone else Wanted riiunce at.the Batrr-l'd give II to tlictn clnrllr I'm hard boiled. But you're too valuable a man lo be thrown uwny !" ,FOtt SALt-lUnge. $'l0.00. E. J. Seastrand. ; . 9-10- FURMSilED ROOMS FOR RENlS- Inquire L Pheobe Lynch -: MI- FOR 8ALi About 400 pullets. See W. E. Davis, Leht. 9-24-lt One team ot good meres for sale , or trade. Harold Chtpman, American Fork. 9-24-lt MAKE YOUR INCOMti BiaQfeR - RAISING FOXtS . ........I ,..u,.4 oi.niuinl lndeoena- U - erne Rnii bred BuTlor Wywnlnu blue foaea. Irom beat loaning airaniP. " """""--, ; ailver (on evlei teit and pedigreed far bea rur ana proiincntiwi. " booking ordera (or a few pair -ot tbeee pront maker.. Alao Uklng ordera (or Mink. Muakrat and C ' Mnrhllla, rabblta. Farmers price aie "w v"w and Fur Karma. Co, Cokevllla. Wyoming. FOR RENT Furnished rooms .tor housekeeping. ; 109 South' 2nd JESast LAmerkajL-Fork, 9-84-lt A tarnished modern anartment for rent Inquire Mrs. Annie Green, American Fork. , a ,A . . 9-17-tt Zr-hut tl.is. ."'Portent of f l-'Vv called I Chose a flftotl of rin evil moon. dm the Bat Mi,. H..kl 1. ,or Of ranlnnllfc. . , . liK mi I, HQ ntwa, " I'ounclngly, i, ' "SB II I,,., ,.. "u ne never Ticp Of tllA rtnv W, , '" "'"'-the bulls had Bim-iu. didn't run with CMM a o,,e hnnrt enrt sSRr nT vvm ,ke' the Om . ' " " ai any J?d . 6 ,Mp rum-but If t,llrU' not even the H , C0UIJ l0(,at her. nasien In the din.,, k.w My The SupsrXrook of Fiction. the mall-truck thing-two hundred thousand he got ont of that, all negotiable, nego-tiable, and two men dead. I wonder how many people he's really killed-we killed-we made It six murders and nearly a million In loot-dldn't even have room for the small stuff-but there must be more " i His companion whlstlod. "And when Is the Universe's Finest Newspnper going to burst forth with Bat Captured by Blade Reporter 1 he Inquired, sardonically. "On, forlay off of It will your said the city editor, peevishly. 'The Old Man's been hopping around ..bout It for two months till ever body plumb cuckoo. Even offered a bonus thing else I'm sick of the Bat and his murders." Ills companion rose as well, but It was evident that the editor's theory had taken firm hold on his mind. As they went out the door together he recurred to the subject. "Honestly, though. Bill were yon serious really serious when you said you didn't know of a single detective with brains enough to trap this devil V The editor paused In the doorway. "Serious enough," he said. "And yet there's one man I don't know him mvselfrmi from what I've heard of bl'nr, heTnlght be flMe but -what's the use of speculating?" "I'd like to know, all the same." said the other, and laughed nervously. "We're moving out to the country next week ourselves right In the Rnt's hpw territory." "We-ell," said the editor, "yon won't let It go any further? Of course It's just an Idea of mine out ir me ever came prowling around our place, the detective I'd try to get In touch with would be-" HeTut his Hps Mw to his companion's ear and whispered a name. The man whose name he whispered, j oddlv enough, was at that moment standing before his official superior in a quiet room not far away. Tall, reticently reti-cently good-looking and well. If Inconspicuously Incon-spicuously clothed and groomed, he by no means seemed the typical detective that the editor had spoken of so scornfully. He looked something like t -allege -athlete who had kept up his training-something like a pillar of one of the more sedate financial bouses-he could assume ana aiwnni ; a doiten manners In as mony minute. ; but to the casual observer, the onej thing certain about htm would proh-1 ablv seem his utter lack of connection j 'with the seamier side of existent ; The key to his real secret of life, how- ever, lav In his eyes. -When In ropo as now.' they were veiled and without .i niitv but they were the eyes of a man who can wait and s man who can strike. . He stood perfectly easy before his chief for several moments efore the lafter looked up from his papers. "Well Anderson," he said at If. looking 'up, IK !r report on thj Wllhenry burglary this morning in tell yon this about It-If you do a ncflter and quicker job In the next ten years you can take this desk sway frm me-I'll give it to you. As It Is. your name's gone up for promotion to-dvvou to-dvvou deserved It long ago. Thank vou. sir." said the tall man. smiling and sitting down. He took a SSr endllt It. "That makes It easier, .if Because come to ask a '""All" right." said the chief, promptly. -Whatever It Is. It's granted' Anderson smiled .gain. "Vou d be ter hear what It Is first, sir. I dont lant to put anything over on .you.- "Try Itl" said the chief. "What Is cation? Take a. l- " - 'I'm no more valuable than Went Worth would buve lieeu." : "M:ive not and . look, what .. hap pened to him A bullet-hole In his heart and thirty years of work that he intent hove done thrown away I Mo. Anderson I've found two nrst-class men since I've been at this desk VViitworth and you. He asked for his chance 1 gave It to hlm-turued bin over to the covernment ond lost him, (Jood detectives aren't so plentiful that 1 ran afford to lose you bout. "Wmilnnrtli una a friend OI mine. said Anderson, softly. His knuckles' were white dints In the hand that arlMxd the chair. "Ever since the Hat L-ot him I've'wanted-my chance. fiinv my other work's cleaned up and I ait ill want it." Rut 1 still tell you" began the chief iii tones of high exasperation Then he stopped, and looked at his nrot. i-e. .There was silence for a time. "(Hi. well" said the cnier. nnany. In n boneless voice. "Go ahead com mlt sntclde I'll send you a nates AJur' and a card 'Here lies a (1 n fool who would have been a great de tective - If he hadn't been so pig beaded.'- ( alieadl" AnrliTson rose. Thank yon. sir. be said In a deep voice. His eyes had Hirbt In them. now. "I can't tnans - you enough, sir." "Don't try," grumbled the chief. "If I weren't as much of a d n fool as you are. I wouldn't let you do It And If J weren't so d n old, I'd go after the slippery devil myself and let yon sit here and watch me get brought In with an Infernal paper hot pinned "where my shield ought to be. me Rat's supernatural. Anderson you .hawentr chance in the world but It does me good all the same to shake hands with a -man with brains and nerve.' nnd be solemnly wrung Ander son's hand In an Iron grip. Anderson smiled. "The cuuiest bat flies once too often." he said. i m not promising anything, chief, but" "Maybe." said the chief. "Now wait a minute keep your shirt on you're rot going out bat hunting this minute, you know" "Sir? I thought I" "Well, you're not." said the chief, 'decidedly. ' "I've"" still' some" little respect re-spect for my. own Intelligence and It tells me to get all the work out of yu I can, before you start wild goose chasing after this this bat out of bell. The first time he's heard of again and It shouldn't he long from the fast wnv he works you're assigned to the ease. That's understood. Till then.' you do what I tell you and U'llbe work," believe mer"r----;-:---""""T" n rirht ir Anderson laughed and turned to the door. "And UmnV run Brain." ne went out. The door closed. The romatned for some minutes iook t,,r Bt the door. and shaking his head. Th Koot man I've had In years except Went worth." he murmured to himself. "And throwing himself away -to be killed by a cold blooded devil k,i nnthins human can eaten n f.irnd hack to hts desk and his Der:...Rut-for some minutes he could not pay attention to the papers n i.. was shodow on them shad uv that blurred the typed letters-Hie shadow of bat's wings. Apple CroD On Trees For Sale Reasonable priced. See Mrs. C. ML Hanson, AmerkaiL-Fork, ,$-U-2p House For Rent Furnished or un furnished. - Inquire J. P. Werner, American Fork. - 9-17-2p FOR RENT Good farm UncL first class. Phone 49-W. W. W. Hunter, American Fork. 9-'4-lp SHEEP, FOR 8 ALB Can furaUh some good mixed aged ewes and feeder feed-er sheep for falL Day bell Livestock Co., Provo, Utah. " -8- At tfntmifl Trntfrtli 'i FOB SALE VJhite Pullets Leghorn ( mmmmi USED CAES - WITH AN O K THAT COUNTS 1 Dodge ton truck, Btake body, $650, 1925 Dodge Screen Truck. 1926 Chevrolet Sedan. 1926 Chevrolet Coach. 1924 Chevrolet Touring. 1926 Ford Touring. 1925 Ford Touring.. ,,rJ : Martin Neilsen Auto Co. Telephone 93 American Fork If you are figuring on buying, firetass-"White Leghorn pullets, pullets that will lay this fall and have had proper care, free range pullets. Any amount you want, call 85 Citizen office for appointments. SUMMONS i In the District Court of Utah County . State of Utan. Rnrtnn V. Harris Plaintiff, vs. S. W. Ross, John E. Ross, Jr., Nancy Steel." Ida "Jesseh, Effle Blrrell, AurellUB Roes, Ether ' Watklns, Lu-deane Lu-deane Williams, Electa Robinson, Rnaa Smith. Glen Smith. Zora Za- brlskle, Merrill Smith, Alta Nelson, . . . e- Leo Smitn, uayie juuan, ueorge u. Sunderland, -John w. mcnen, ana Lyman Lossee, Defendant. Sum mons. The State ot Utah To Said Defendant: . You are hereby summoned to appear ap-pear within twenty days after service of this summons upon you, It served within the county whteh thta aotlnn (To Be- Continued) Evil of Slf-Concioutnt$ The self-conscious to hide their sen sitiveness assume a sort of aggressive bravado manner that repels and gtv them- the- anrtearance of being bullies. I'liderneath this there Is n great de sire to be thought welt of. Thev wlah recognition, and find that this unnatu ral air creates u certain recognition. even though It Is an tir.favorahle one Dr. C. Franklin Lfuvltt, lu Psy etiology Magiirlne. " Plumbing That Pleases A. Lee Romero Phone 82-J Pleasant Grove, Utah DR. ALLEN G. BROCKBANK DENTIST Office hour: , ... ... 8:30A. M, to 12:00 Noon 1:00 P. to 6:30 P. M. Office over People's State Bank Telephone 139 DR. E. A. PEARSON DENTIST Office Above Bank of American Fork Office Hours: 8:30 A. M. to 12:00 Noon 1:00 P. M. to 6:30 P. M. Phone 197 American Fork Residence Phone 1S7-W LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE TO CREDITOR8 Kstate of George T. Baker, deceased Creditors will present claims with vouchers to the undersigned at the offlce of A. V. Watklns. 82 West Center Street, Proro, Utah, on or before be-fore the4th day of November, 1927. ISAAC JACOB, ; Administrator of the Estate ot George T. Bsker, deceased. A. V. W ATKINS, Attorney tof Administrator: ; First Publication September 8, 19t7. Last Publication September 24, 1927. SUMMONS In h Fourth - Judicial -District Court of Utah. In and for Utah fnnnfT Robert Slneloton. Plain Utr. ' vs. William H. Sacer. Hvrum West Jr., A. E. Hawkins. Thomas- Stngtetonr all unknown creditor of JohaAlroa Singleton, deceased, and of tne estate of John Alma Slnsrleton. ' ana au other persons unknown, claiming any right title, estate, lien or Interest In the real property described In the complaint adverse to piainun s ownership, or any cloud ipon. plaintiff's plain-tiff's title thereto, Defendants-Summons. Defendants-Summons. The State of Utah to the said defendants: de-fendants: You are' hereby summoned t6ap: pear within twenty days after the service ot this summons upon you, it frvnt within the county In which this action Is brought; otherwise within thirty days after service, and rtofpnrl thn ahnvn entitled action! and in case of your failure so to do, judg ment will De renderea agamsi you aoonrdlnir to the demand of the com plaint which has been Died wltn toe PlorV f mniA Court . Th,Is . action is brought to quiet plaintiffs title to the real property described in piainuns compiamt. CLAW80N EJUJMORE. Attorneva for Plaintiff. P. O. Address 608 Deseret Bank Bldg., salt lAie miy, uun. First Publication September 10, 1927. Last publication octooer-s, m is brought otherwise within thirty days after such service, and defend the above entitled action; and In case' of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according 10 ihfl dpmands of the complaint which has been filed with the Clerk of the Court ThU nctlnn la broueht for the Pur pose ot quieting plaintiff's title to the real property described In plaintiff's complaint Attorneys for Plaintiff. P. O. Address: i American Fork, Utah. ; First Publication JUiKust 11, 132.7 Last Publication September 24. 1927. Notice Of Sale For Special Taxes Notice is hereby riven that special taxes for paving, grading and other expenses In connection with Street paving in District No. 1, were delinquent delin-quent September 1927 and sWl re main unpaid lnamounts ana upon tne lands ast forth and described in the delinquent list hereto attached and .unless said taxes togetner wiin me cant nf nubllcation and Interest, from date ot delinquency are " paid "on or before the loth day or octoDer, ivn. and the. property upon which said taxes are a Hen, will on saia aay De sold for said taxes wua m teres irora date of delinquency, cost of advertising advertis-ing and expense, of sale, at the front door of the City Halt in American Fnrk f1tv. Utah, besrinninic at the hour of twelve o'clock, noon of eald day and continuing until all of Bald property -shall have been sold. . Jennie. Bromley Carter, part of Lot. . I.. Block. 18, Frontage 17.866 ft Amount due . , . ,.!,.,..,n,,l56.76l Sarah A. Mercer, part of Lot 8, Block 11,' Frontage 14,00 ft. Amount due 146.01 Roy Robinson, part of Lot U Block 57. Frontage 68.74 - ft - Amount-due Amount-due ...;:.;:..7......... 854.30. Millie Rife, part of Lot 1, Block 17, Frontage 1.38 ft. "Amount due ; -v......;.. 858.75. IIoIkp WpIIs. nart of Lot 4 and Dart of Lot 4. both on Block 8, Frontage on one, 97.00 ft. and the otner, nu.z-i ft. Amount due iii.i( MARY J. CUNNINGHAM, City Treasurer. EM.. n.,hllAaln Ount.mlui. 17 1 Q7 Ust publication. September 24, 1927. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Fourth Judicial District Court ot Utah, In and For Utah County. In the matter of the estate of Alice Campbell, Deceased. Notice To Creditors. Creditors will present claims with vouchers to the undersigned at hts office In American Fork. Utah County. Utah, on or before the 13th day ot November,' 1927. JAMES CHTPMAN. Administrator. CLAWBON ft ELSMORB, Attorneys for Administrator. First Publication September 10, 1927. 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