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Show I . . , . . . - . . . . . . ... - . ' H ' ' . . - . . u- ; S.if I Devi-- .1 1 jbi l.....u;o- - le certainly I. ken 1 d ft e SATURDAY-Continue- d It was on& pt the contradictions Blaikies' contradictory character that he preferred, little girls In Ace to little boys. - He had an enchanting way with little girls and had no rethis enchanting-walation whatever to the fascinating way he had with older women. For Ace Blaikie had always been attractive to. .women always. Tm- - sorry Doctor Aco didnt take bis mask off, come, back was Sylvia repeated. Afterwards, to recall that Sylvia had. Said twice that 'Ace Blaikie had gone away, twice that she was sorry he had not come back. At ' that moment o! course it made no impression. It did make an impression however, when-shsaid, Walter didn't come back either. , I said, Sylvia you will not say anything .to anybody . about. Wa..' lters being there. I wont, Aunt Mary, she prom. ised me.. Now skip . "You see its a secret ' along darling! Ifn going to dress. ' Sarah Darbe came- - in as Sylvia ' went out fresh linen for my bed over her arm Ive drawn your bath water, Mrs. Avery," she said, handing me my kimono. When I came but of the bath, my room had been put .to' rights. . Is there anything further I can do, Mrs. Avery?. Sarah. asked. Nothing, thank you .Sarah,"' . answered. . . An invariable ritual of .entertainment for the maids of Second Head marks the Sunday after the Stow masquerade. They all come to a picnic in .the Little House on my . place. A little perfunctorily, I said, 'I suppose the girls are getting feady fQr the picnic tomorrow. . Oh yes, Mrs. Averyl Sarah answered. "Theyre, all pretty excited. They always .are.. We wouldn't miss our picnic tor anyX . e - . X . ' . . thing.? , .Abe all the usual crowd going? I asked! Sarah "Yes, Avery, swered,. about a dozen of iis." ' I sat down at my dressing table to comb my hair, Sarah lingered. She moved over to my table and made some casual rearrangement of the objects there. ' I knew some- -' thing was brewing in Sarahs, mind. Mrs. Avery Sarah began in a low voice. Yes, Sarah, I answered. Sarah appeared to forget, that she had spoken. Or was it. that she regretted and pretended she hadnt She took up my tray;, then put it down again , , . lingered, doing Mrs.- . . . - a?i nothing. What is it Sarah? I asked. Oh. Nothing I guess, Mrs. Avery, she answered. "Oh come now, Sarah," 1 demanded, tell mel It isnt really important I guess, Mrs. Avery. And yet I think Id feel more comfortable if I told you about it It's about the Little House. Yes. I encouraged her. "Well, I went down there this morning while you were sleeping the way I always do the day before the picnic. I always sweep it ut and dust up a little and see if everything is all right "And wasnt everything all right there this morning? "Everything was In order. But well. I have a feeling, Mrs. 0? "Well, for tme tiling, when 1 was doing the Hour, something clattered under the mop. I hunted a long while before I could find it. You see it was Just the color of the floor. But finally 1 got it. It was one of Qiose wooden collar buttons which come from the laundry in X mas-querade- ," it. Somebody slept there. Mrs. Avery,' Sarah said W'ith decision. The couch had been used. You know we keep some comforters folded up in the closet. Nobody touches those comforters but tne and I always fold them a particular way the way I fold everything; the way you taught me. Whoever used them, folded thorn too, but very carelessly. 1 wouldn't say anything about it to any of the girls who are coming to the picnic," X advised. It isn't important really so iong as no harm was done. Of course 1 don't like to think of strangers tramps or whatever sleeping in the Little House. It doesn't frighten me ' But some of the girls though. might feel a little frightened about ' going there. Oh X wouldnt say a word about it to anybody! Sarah declared, giving me a reproachful look. You can trust me for that." I know X can, I said, giving her an affectionate look. ' . came downstairs and dawdled for about an hour. The day was languorously beautiful. The afternoon was unnaturally tranquil. Garden scents drifted onto my pido not azza and into my house. remember that my telephone, usuEvally so busy. Jangled, once. erybody,'? I remembered reflecting, I remembered is sleeping it off. too wondering how many people stayed until sunrise at the Stow party. About three oclock, Sylvia X : " - DiiTirully in WYiMeil Mfo to-'th- tm the . question if M'eaE': state j. 11'-- gether after marriage. That is a new slant on the timvv tinn t f success in marriage, n woman writer of national fame. Not Know thy husknow hut or wife, band thyself! And. come tn think of it, Isn't most of the discontent and dissatisfaction in marriage traceable to ideas of ourselves that may be misconceptions, no less than our illusions about the other person? How many womens dissatisfaction with their husband has as its Nourcc the thought of all they gave up to marry him, all they might have had if they had married a certain other man? How many women's discontent with the role of wife and mother rprings from the thought of how much more fascinating pastimes they might have had if they had nip-plomen- ts v w'uoi jo! them fied no-;!i- t iv. have t;t if they had qualifor it, w hi. di they probably , . ' . would halt t n tn do; thi t they tu mst es are neither J. FAIR;.:. . duntrl l ot ta fcf. - vi dered briefly. We bad seam-'stopped for this brief di.iiogm. All the time we were hurrying forward ever the short path Presently we were at the entrance of the Spinney. As 1 have said, only this one gravel path. Joining the grassy path which leads from the side door of my glassed-ipiazza, passes through it. That path curves out of it, runs part way tip the Head to the Little House and then, up the Head beyond it, curves backward and ends at my back door. The Spinney is tangle. 1 let things grow there as they will And lUll StiiiEratf WMl Si , they will turn to Jungle. "areer? followed that Entering the Spinney on that How many girls impossible extranscendent day was to come of a fulltime lover and abruptly from sunshine stinging hot pectations Wince originates in an Charming to shade, velvety cool. Cool. 1 say of their own notion exaggerated that coolness rapidly became the and charm? frigidity of horror. For. our cav- devastating beauty alcade proceeding swiftly Doctor Geary first, then Patrick, then myself, then Sarah I caught sight Value of Persuasion presently, over the men's shoulders, of splotch of white, huIts VIOLENCE ever defeats canmanly shajx?d, on the gravel path. Where you Suddenly the atmosphere of the not drive you can always perSpinner blackened and whirled. . suade, A gentle word, a kind I stopped.' smile can look, a You go ahead, ordered faintand work wonders accomplish ITl follow in a minute. But ly. miracles.. There is a. secret Vitomln B lit Quaker Oats Promotes Good what happened was that, after Sarin every human heart prldo ah passed me, I recovered myself e Appetite, Ha!thy Nerves and System ' that revolts at tyranny, You instantly; followed at once and Pntton ward tgaloaf i ihqitacq of Vitamin B la dicta may orjier and drive an inof either youngster or adults, passed her. In a 'second or two lTM.4LS-niakb cannot but dividual, you So give tho whole family a Quaker Oat breakfast every we all stopped. him resppet you. Hazlitt, . Vitamin day. It supplies plenty qf the wonderful He's dead all right. Joe pro'to combat bcrvouanpM, constipation, and poor appedto dead nounced grimly. He's been due to tack of Vitamin B.. The' true past departs, not. Order package t( Quaker Oats by Damn from your since rigor mortis has 6ct in. in. Nothing that .was worthy' grower today Yes, hes dead, the poor truth- or the p.ist departs-Urio- . Tatrick echoed. Sarah and man ever realized by goodness I stationed ourselves, one on cither .con die. or' ' ' dies, ' ' side of Patrick. . Ace looked strangely, beautiful and slrahgely dignified in death as though his body had been carefully laid out; as indeed ultimately we learned that it had. .IB-tunic lay straight and close dbout his figure.'. Ills helmet lay pt his side. His tiny black velvet mask lay beside, it. Suddenly I seemed T VJELUJM .to see for .the first time. the sHt.in. BE WHAT, I'M STtl HOW CAN i VOING AW WHEN MV PATIENT you ZAID.BEFoRBf that tunic, a. slit surrounded by a 1 CAN FOR HEAD ACHES ALL THE AY, 'YES 'OR 'NO, you For stain over the. heart. A TOttST ANn FOB JOB YOU, you, TIME I I HAVENTHAD Stahbedl Patrick dropped BE PONE WITH RANGER, Sa&... A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP You'll too He knelt. tersely. IT? HAVE TO BE FOR A WEEK There it Joe assented VYes,TAKE He$ $taliing! TELL ' : PATIENT. '. : HE KNOWS HE is! .. TIM Eh you , WOULD .'It .was the weapoti'lhat had killed KNOW P0FNT NEED ANY ACHE, Too -- IF MORE MEN Ace. It was his own sword; the HE EVER TRIED HEg . GOTTWO To THINK I BUT short. sword of. the Roman officer NOW FOR EVERY Hi'S BEEN SOUND which had stuck upright on the ASLEEP FoR YlA&t left of his belt. The blade was un. stained, smooth and shining. A second Wave of faintncsX came over rhe. As I went into .it,. I heard Not suieidel And Patrick- say, somebody .that he trusted killed him. Whoever it was,' he wiped the came- out of As bladq clean. it, I stern. eyes examining the ground about Ace'.s. . . body, Finger-prlnts'Joe Geary sug' gested sternly. Patrick drew something shining from his pocket and put it to his AW HZ SAID J VE WELL, IF YOU OH, ALL RIGH-T' lips. Oil the blast of hiX whistle, 4oUND LIKE YoU GOT COFFEE-- NERVES I CANT Q J'lL TRY IT ..the four policemen. appeared at the --TOLD ME TO CUT OUT WERE PHYSICALLY ANY entrance of the Spinney. It's a QUALIFIED FOR .. COFFEE AND SWITCH WORSE! murder aU' right," he informed THIS JOB, BOB TO PoSTUM FOR DOCTOR THE DOES WHAT Mike, you. call URSES! ZF ;thero hriefly. SOVAYSrWHAT ADVISED -- THEN YOUK DOCTOR I Then get Doctor1 Blaikies SWITCHING HE'S SEE ME AGAIN TO PoSTUM -I- T'S house and tell them, thpre what ABOUT THAT ME FOR THE has 'happened. .Their get the JOB I TALL TIMBER WHAT HAPPENED at tell them' to' 'put THE RULES the crossroads! .Nobody but the THE YEAR THEY people, who. live Here 'or deliver HIRED HIM I Here erp td come over' to .the Head s'o. .The. rest of you until spread about and guard this wbod; 'Nobody is to set foot hefie unless I. . : O. K. it 1 ' exhibitor who vjti many brands hi who rrr Bsss jCLAilJl&R Clnl . . liduslralj, ! devastating beauties nop always &fliariiiing, but women wlm are .r frequently disappointing and difficult to live with. They might discover and admit to themselves that they ate greatly in debt to their huibands for many tilings that make life easier and better and more worthwhile-fli- nt they would not get along so well without them. Then they might think more of doing their part of trying to make those husbands happy. And that effort ou the part of one must inevitably j; a long way toward a mutually happy and successful marriage. -: I ' ' , oaaiHs good-nature- d X Ipf . fel-lo- . - . X yW-TW- rust-colore- X that d 7 ATS cant. I just UM - Thai Coolness Rapidly Became came trudging up the driveway. the Frigidity of Horror, Her face was flushed from two hours of play in the sun. Dorinda ah Darbe's hoarse, called,-MrsBelle looked a little, tne worse tor voice, . carefully muted, " Avery, Mrs. Averyl I knew wear. that those' footsteps were loaded Did Nancy eorrie?" I asked. ' with panic. an No, Aunt Mary,. Sylvia ordered. here .Sylvia! Stay She didn't Come at all swered. the from ran leaped hammock, and Dorinda Belle hasnt been around of the corner tp my piqzza careher laid She crowned yet, meet Sarah, Sarahls brown 'face her. beside on chair down the fully had- turned tallowy. . Her-- brpwn How Dorinda Belle glitters! were starting oqt of her head, Whats that youve eyes exclaimed Oh my God; Mrs. Avery,? she tied around her waist? "Doctor Blaikie 'is lyi on it whispered. I found beautiful?. Isnt it the Spinney. ' 1 think in dead ' ing the path.? ' hes been murdered. Bring It over to me,' honey. Sylvia trotted to my side bear .Horror? Terror! Confusion! And . , .Ing Dorinda Belle. . horror, terrefr, confusion all.WOvcn I exclaimed .Oh it's a buckle! . olef one. togetherl beautiful And it's a very Fortunately I kept my head. For-- f It looks like Spanish baste-- ' Some'it coming tunateiy Sarah kept hers. I leaped body must have dropped have rto the telephone, got- the Geary afraid Ill to the party. Im house Immediately, dear. you, Luckily, Joe from'; to take.ft away Geary w&s. at home.' Then I called' Well have to find out who lost iL 'the police station. Luckily', .Patrick remember that started to exOBrien was in. Joe Geary. at amine the. buckle closely .But a minute pr two before Patthe telephone ' that exact moment ' ' ' rick. . . re-therang.'- Before. I t6ok up 1 instant 1 dropped the' re. The Quite . mechanically Ceiver a ceiver, Bessie, I called. There into. slipped the glittering thing must been some strident ter have table the on box Dresden little nearest me.-- ' From that precise in- ror' in my voice, for Bessie came Bes from the kitchen. stant, I did not think of that buckle' running I take over not .ordered, antick sie," must .Sylvia I But aga&) until ' to the Stows. Mr. and Mrs. Stow . . . . pate my own. story. are but motoring. ' I saw them on It Was Sam Ches.s, Ace Blaikie. s a little while ego. I . had wire. negro man, on. the Caddie But and Jessie that an tell. twenty-fivyears. knowd Sam for accident has occurred over here Avery?-'Sa'.Mrs. '.Is. that you and to keep Sylvia there. Tell them asced to ask Mrs. Stow- to call me up the it! is .Yes, Sant. What ' Doctor Blaikie instant she gets in. Tell one of Avery, Mrs. them to call up all the girls who aint got home yet from the party were coming here tomorrow and And some of .his. patients keeps tell them that the picnic must be wondered if you calling. I- Jess come Then back here postponed. 1 could knew where he. was or. when will tell you what Sarah once. at feel of kind expect him.' I sort has happened., of worried, MrSv Avery. I never saw Bessies iron havent .the remotest idea. out of her face so dimplesor so swiftly "He I is. replied. Sam, where he completely. She gave one look at unmaskleft the party before the Sarah's stricken aspect and went and oclock two ing. I left it about Immediately out onto the piazza. theD back by come he had not Come honey!" I heard her say in come back I fancy he didn't her softest and gentlest tones, Doctor know I, alL But you you and mes going to take a nice to know him Blaikie! You ought walk. little wor-annot to well enough by this time this time Joe Geary had arBy until you not to expect him rived. Se'es'm. I reckon I know that Soon Patrick approached and I Mrs. Avery. could see that there was a policeabout Doctor Blaikie, back here man beside him on the seat, two come even But he didnt three on moand you know on the running-board- ; to change his clothes motor. The the following torcycles bow he was dressed. . horror-straine- d . X . - , X - X X ' ' . VTien one has 'learned his tes- -' .sons he may roarp the fields.' and fTo'arbti the Jfiver at hifbwn- sweet '. ill; but ;o lortff as he 'is. at hi3 indes.k ha "must be deaf vitations of the sky ajid the 'woods. Hamilton- W. Mabie.' gnu-ling- n pie-knif- M'' es ) X men's shirts." Yes," 1 said interroga.ively. That wasn't all." Sarah continued- "Outside in the lushes 1 found one of those sheets of stiff cardboard the laundries put in mens shirts to keep them from getting wrinkled." Somebody might have used tin? Little House to dress for the I said slowly, although I can't imagine anybody doing that without asking my permission. Of course we never think of locking aceomp.onod them help-les-.t- 7. t'.uTn-ii-Ue-- !, I.it-rick'- gu-.-- 7. ...; , If all diSivnt.mto.l wives would th.in:', elves, trin mnniim.es, u well known took deeply luff. j.toj fooling writer said, Then rdunihl be no itKMSiirt might discover jiced for trial when two people thetm elves, their own abilities and liavt that the tu! cr m:::t they might measured themselves neeurately. hove married is a toil nurtured Two people who understand them-pelv- illusion; that . e.uvci t f their will never, I believe, luive drrani't is r.ot a ?.;'t jump ;itnj a , ;my difficulty living happily to- joy forever: lut ,i 1AKINCJ to the failie-- t end of the pia.V.t Thore we women fullered. Mary.' Datriek begged, if you e.i'i bear to stand it, 1 wi.di you'd with us." i'i-d tin tii.--l tune 1 is;iw that lilk-i- l Irish gr.iv eves I with ti.iis began In sob 1 Yes. I ll agreed Ytu tnim ten. S.itiil.!" Jir or- i Mary Avery. S widow who five in the harbor town of Satuit, Mast., with (wo atgro maids, Sarah Dart and Bessie Williams, writes a manuscript describing the a pious Second Head murder, which on her estate. Next to Mary live Mr., and Mrs. Peter Stow who every year Summer masquerade party. One of give the guests c i this unction is murdered. Nearby live Dr. end Mr. Ceary and their married daughter Edith and her husband Alfred Brayt Doctor Myron Marden and Caro Prentiss, a his beautiful young girt who was born in France. Next live Faul and Lora Eamcs end thpta. daughter Molly. Molly was engaged' to the murdered man, Ac e lilaikie. She had previously been engaged to Waiter Treadwell, who had been iilaikie'a score, tary, .but the engagement was suddenly broken and he had left town. Other neighbor are thg. Fairweather eisters, Flora, a hopeless invalid, and Margaret; All but the tatter two attend the masquerade. Marys niece, Sylvia Sard, is visiting her for the summer. The wooded part of Mary estate is called the Spinney. In it is illy log cabin, called the Little House. On .the day of the masquerade excitement is high. Mary decided tq take Sylvia, who ie an unusually observant child. Caro Prcn. .tiss and Molly Eamea drop in during the Soon afternoon. Molly seem a car Arrive and Biaikre, Doctor Marden . am) Bruce Hexson, a 'friend of Ace's, alight, Molly it impatient to leave and they all themselves. At the party Sylvia identifies fach ef the masked guests ss they arrive. Ace comes garbed as Julius Caesar. Molly Eames appears as a Snow Queen, accompanied by a man in armdr whom Sylvia .identtfiee a Walter Treadway. They dance together cpnttnuously; ' Cara Prentiss and Marden arrive dressed in Revolutionary costumes, .the doctor wearing jeweled aliue buckles. - When the guests unmask, Ace, Walte.r and Molly, have disappeared,. I . - be called over his shoulder Sarah and . ' v ' to the f t.u- - policemen Lucky you were at home, Joe," lie commented. o last night." I'What makes you think Ovnromt whi-s-tie!- fa-r- ' , gWiiratc Analysis Will Do Min!) to - Did coin owr in his ewu car. Sam. il;.k,-d- . "No. Mrs l ane took hint over Mrs. Lone Mr. Lane came tmi-ia) ne They couldn't find Tdaik.c when they stall cd home." "It lil e'y. Sam, that get a telephone end any moment now, Doe Lr Hlaikie, asking you to clothes to Im.i wherbring ever tie spent the night. He's pr. b ably stilt asleep." ! Yes'm, that's right Thank yon. Mrs. Avery." I had hardly put the telephone when Sarati Darbe appeared brought some things down to the Little House this morning. Mrs. I have al Avery," she explain'd. ways done that the day before our picnic, but 1 feel a little worried about leaving them there." "Uut 1 think they'd be all right. said. Sarati, Sarah cast me a meaning took. T'd feel better, Mrs. Avery, if they were safe in the house. 1 retook the silver member 1 was wondering if Sylvia would like to walk dowt to the Little House with me. I think she'd better stay here. Sarah," 1 said. I think she's beginning to feel tired. How many times since I have thanked all my gods that I did not let Sylvia go with Sacati. The ten minutes or more which it took Sarah to go to the Little House and return it happened that she came back by the path which led up to the side entrance at the left of the house were the last happy moments I was to know for many a day. Suddenly, heard swift footsteps pounding around the farther corner of the piazza. Rugs deafened them but on the hard wood, they boomed like quick drums. Even before Sar- - there gu:-Si-- followed. With re f lit- swift li'.. rick won out of the car and across the piar.i until I Stay 1 slept ;' . Wives, Know Ymirselvcs!- - ; c pi.Ufh" Avery, that . t, - : Our! Lessons off von." reassured where the rood from the village The pundi was very ran mto Second Head-- on guard, there way plenty rf it. at once. D.rr.cVn car 1. too. Yesnt and c it'-- m? my drive; the throe tJ . . . - , THK WEEKLY' NEWS KXl'KESS, DAYTON, 1TAII if I vm- S.iii. 7 O. . "I wouldn't worry about Doctor two rn the motor board dropped - SYNOPSIS J . v. . " V. wr t . . , . - i v - - V J - - X saw-Patrick- s 1 l' feel . J I A , th$cwck d tf A . 1 e - - ' X d lay awake almost all night long, 'conthinking' of 'Ace Blalklp sidering t poignantly certain, scenes which xcemed, of their own volition, to drift from out of the. past 'into my mind . . recalling with careful deliberation ;ar succession jot pictures of our long, vivid, friendship ', . . all these the very warp. and. woof of my childhood and girlhood. (TO UR C()TlUf,D) 1 .... 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