Show THE "Quotations'' V— Education to be valuable must be primarily character education rather than a mcr accumulation of information — Newton D Baker Democracy aubatitutea D for external restraint — Louis Brandeis Jhe manner in which the community takes rare of its sick and incapacitated is the gauge by which the of a people degree of civilization may be judged — Fannie Hurst GEEDEEJ MURDER by i s van bxije Van Copyright S WNU Scrric DON’T TAKE Din UNKNOWN REMEDIES SYNOPSIS Philo Vance famous detective and John X Markham district attorney for New York county dining in Vance's apartment when Vance receives sn anonymous telephone message informing him of a “disturbing psychological tension at Professor F ASPIRIN BAYER Keep Health One would rather lose wealth It requires as much than health wisdom to keep one as the other When You Want to Alkalize Stomach Fast Try This Amazing Fast Way — The ‘Phillips” Way Are Adopting Millions On every tide today people are being urged to alkalize their stomach Ana thus ease symptoms of “acid indigestion” nausea and stomach upsets To gain quick alkalization just do this: Take two teaspoons of PHIL30 LIPS' MILK OF MAGNESIA minutes after eating OR — take two Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia Tablets Relief comes almost at once — usually in a few minutes Nausea after eating and “gas” — fullness “acid indigestion pains leave You feel like a new person Try this way Get either the liquid new “Phillips” or the remarkable Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia Tablets Eaoh one equals a teaspoon of the a box at all drug liquid Only 25 stores MILK OP MAGNESIA Phillips Sometimes It’s Pleasure In combining business with pleasure one or the other suffers A Three Days’ Cough Is Your Danger Signal matter how many medicines for your cough chest Irritation you can it relief now with Creomulsion erious trouble may be brewing and du cannot afford to take a chance 1th anything less than Creomul- slon which goes right to the seat of the trouble to aid nature to soothe and heal the inflamed memn branes as the phlegm u loosened and expelled Even if other remedies have failed don't be discouraged your druggist Is authorized to guarantee Creomulsion and to refund your money if you are not satisfied with results from the very first bottle Get Creomulsion right now (AdvJ Mo m have tried )ld or bronchial 4 9—37 WNU— W SALT LAKE’S NEWEST HOSTELRY Oar lobby Is delightfully sir cooled daring the summer months Radio foe every Room 200 Route— 200 Baths are Ephriam Garden's apartment" advising that he read up on sodium a passage In the Aeneid and counla essential” Prothat "Equanimity Garden is famous In chemical redecoded search The message by Vance reminds him that Professor Garden's son Floyd and his puny cousin Woode Swift are addicted to Vance says la a horse running next that "Equanimity day In the Rlvermont handicap Vance la convinced that the message was sent by Dr the Siefert Gardens' family physician He arranges to have lunch next day at the Vance Is greeted Gardens' penthousfc by an Floyd Carden and meets Lowe Hemmle elderly follower of hone racing Floyd expresses concern over Swift's queer actions Mrs Garden supposedly comes downbet on a hone stairs and places a f Gathered around an elaborate loud speaker service listening to the racing are Cecil Kroon Madge Weatherby and Zalla Griem who bet varying amounts on the race There Is tension under the surface gaiety Zalla and Swift are not on speaking terms Kroon leaves to keep sn appointment before the race starts Miss Beeton a nurse end Vance bet on "Azure Star" Swift reckand lessly bets 110000 on "Equanimity' goes to ths roof garden to hear the results Swift remaining away sevFloyd follows eral minutes Kroon leaves to keep sn apbefore the race starts Zalla anpointment swers telephone cell In the den A short time after the announcement that "Azure Star" wins the guests hear a shot Vance finds Swift dead shot through the head with a revolver neerby He lays Swift has been murdered After calling ths police ha finds ths door of a vault ajar consult seling fessor CHAPTER IV— Continued “No!” Kroon sucked In his breath with a whistling sound and his eyes “So he shot himslowly contracted self did he?” Vance’s eyebrows went up slightly“That’s the general impression” blandly “You’re not psychic— are you? I didn’t mention how Swift died but the fact is he did die by a revolver shot Superficially I admit it looks like suicide” Vance smiled coldly “Your reaction is most interestin’ Why for instance did you assume that he shot himself instead of— let us say— Jumping off the roof?” Kroon set his mouth in a straight line and a look of anger came into his narrowed eyes He fumbled in his pocket for a cigarette and nally stammered: ex“I don’t know— exactly cept that— most people shoot themselves nowadays” “Oh quite” Vance’s lips were still set in a stern smile “Not an uncommon way of assisting oneself out of this troublous world But really y’know I didn’t mention suicide at all Why do you take it for death was granted that his Kroon became aggressive “He was healthy enough when I left here No one’s going to blow a man's brains out in public like this” “Blow his brains out?” Vance repeated “How do you know he wasn’t shot through the heart?” flusKroon was now obviously tered “I— I merely assumed—" Vance interrupted the man’s embarrassment “However” he said without relaxing his calculating scrutiny “your academic conclusions regarding a more or less public murder are not without some logic But the fact remains some one did actually shoot Swift through the head— in and practically I could public bear to know just where you’ve been and just when you returned to the apartment house here” Kroon’a gaze wandered" “I believe I remarked before I went out” he said with an attempt at serenity “that I was going to a relative’s to sign some silly legal documents — ” “And may I have the name and address of your relative — an aunt I believe you said?” Vance re“I’m in charge quested pleasantly of the situation here until the offi- cials arrive” fltsaHGttTn Matos $150 fa $300 Sqnan Has dirtbl( friendly itmos pheciYo will always find itinmao-nlahighly tupranely comfortable aa4 thirpBjhly agreeable You eae tbara far andaratand why (hi hotel lai HIGHLY see” RECOMMENDED Ym era ala appreciate whyi a Rurfe of distinction to step lf mi this b—ntitu! bostoiry ERNEST C ROSSITER Mgr will be a relief r UTAH after this blame" “I Say Stop This Nonsense” Admonished Her Sternly He have been correct” he said “But it happens that Swift did not commit suicide” The nurse’s eyes opened wide Her face paled perceptibly “You mean someone shot him?” Her words were barely audible “But who — who ?” “We don’t know” Vance’s voice was “But we must find that out Would you like to help me Miss Beeton?” She drew herself up her features relaxed and she was once more the unperturbed and efficient nurse “I’d be very glad to” “Then I would like you to stand guard as it were” he said with a faint friendly smile “I want to talk to Mr Garden and I don't Would want anyone to go upstairs you mind taking your post in this chair and notifying me immediately if anyone should attempt to go up?” “That’s so bttle to ask” the girl replied as she seated herself in a chair at the foot of the stairs Vance thanked her and proceeded to the den Inside Garden and Zaha Graem were sitting close together' on a tapestry davenport and talking in low confidential tones An indistinct murmur of voices from beyond the archway indicated that the other members of the group were in the drawing-roo“I’ve called the district attorney and he has notified the police They should be here any minute now In the meantime I’d like to see you alone” He turned his head to Miss Graem and added: “I hope you ly “that that information concerns any one but myself" “Neither can admitted Vance “I was merely hopin’ cheerfully But I can assure for frankness you in view of what has happened here this afternoon that the police will want to know exactly when you returned from your mysterious signAnd now I must ing of documents ask ycu to join the others in the and to wait there undrawing-rooI trust you til the police arrive won’t mind” have no objections" I assure “None whatever The girl stood up and arched her you” Kroon returned with a display of eyebrows “The regular cynical amusement “Pray don’t consider me” she I” HOTEL Temple Square Th Hotel Tempi Kroon took the cigarette from his mouth with a forced air of nonchalance and drew himself up haughtily he replied stiff“I cannot GARLAND TIMES GARLAND replied “You may be as mysteriamateur hocus pocus” ous as you wish” When Kroon had disappeared into Garden rebuked her peevishly “Never mind the hauteur Zalia” the drawing room Vance went immediately to the front door opened Then he turned to Vance “Why it quietly and walking down the didn’t you ring the buzzer for me? narrow public corridor pressed the I would have come up I purposethe den elevator button A few moments ly stayed here in because I later the sliding door opened and a thought you might be wanting me" “I did ring don’t y’ know” Vance dark thin boy of told him in a perhaps twenty-tw“Twice in fact But as you didn’t uniform looked out enquiringly come up I came down” “Going down?” he said respect“There was nq signal here” Garfully “I’m not going down” Vance re- den assured him “And I’ve been plied "I merely wanted to ask you right here ever since I came downa question or two I’m more or stairs” “I can vouch for that” put in less connected with the district atMiss Graem torney’s office” “I’m dashed grateful for the cor“I know you Mr Vance" The roboration” Vance murmured boy nodded alertly “Are you sure you pressed the “A little matter has come up this Garden asked Vance “It’s button?” Vance afternoon” "and said That system hasn’t think you may be able to help me damned funny Wait a minute failed in six years II “I’ll tell you anything I know” to he called Sneed door the Going agreed the boy the to “Go study Sneed" upstairs “Excellent! Do you know a Mr "and push the Garden ordered Kroon who visits the Garden apartment? — The gentleman is blond and buzzer button” “The buzzer is out of order sir” has a mustache” “Sure I know him” the toy re- the butler told him imperturbably turned promptly “He comes up “I’ve already notified the telephone I company” here nearly every afternoon “When did you know about it?” brought him up today” Garden demanded angrily “About what time was that?” The nurse who had heard the con“Two or three o’clock I guess” left her chair and came versation The “Isn’t he in boy frowned to the doorway there?” “I discovered this afternoon that Vance answered the question by the buzzer wasn’t working” she asking another “Have you been on the car all explained “so I told Sneed about it and suggested that he notify the afternoon?” “Sure I have— since noon I don’t telephone company” “Oh I see Thank you Miss Beeget relieved till seven o’clock” "And you haven’t seen Mr Kroon ton” Garden turned back to Vance since you brought him up here early “Shall we go upstairs now?” Miss Graem who had been lookthis afternoon?” ing on with a cynical and somewhat “No The boy shook his head amused expression started from sir I haven’t" the room "Many thanks" he said “That’s “Why go upstairs?” she asked all I wanted to know” The boy pocketed the money and “I’ll fade into the todrawing room your heart’s released the door as we turned and you can talk content right here" back to the apartment Vance studied the girl for a few When we the front hall bowed slightly seconds then and the nurse was standing in the door"Thank you” he said “That will way of the bedroom at the right of He stood aside the entrance There was a worried be much better” as she strolled leisurely into the hall in look her inquisitive eyes after her Vance closed the door softly and and closed the door his Vance dropped cigarette into was about to start up the hall but he hesitated and turned toward the a small ash tray on the tabouret and moving before the davenport girl swiftly to the door reopened it “You look troubled Miss Beeton" where I stood in the den I he said kindly “But after all you From see Graem instead that Miss could should be accustomed to death” room "I am accustomed to it” she an- of going toward the drawing in the opposite “But this is was walking rapidly swered in a low voice direction so different It came so suddenly Miss moment a Graem!” “Just A—without any warning Vance’s voice was peremptory lthough" she added “Mr Swift al- “Please wait in the drawing-rooways impressed me as more or No one is to go upstairs just now” less the suicidal type" She swung about "And why not?” Vance looked at the nurse ap“Your impression may Her face was flushed with anger praisingly and her jaw protruded with defi“I have a right to go up” ance she proclaimed spiritedly Vance said nothing but shook his head in negation his eyes holding hers She returned his look but could not resist the power of his scrutiny Slowly she came back toward him A sudden change seemed to have come over her Her eyes dimmed and tears sprang into them “But you don’t understand” she ‘I’m protested in a broken voice to blame for this tragedy— it wasn’t the race If it hadn’t been for me I— I Woody would be alive now feel terrible about it And I wanted to go upstairs — to see him" Vance put his hand on the girl’s shoulder “Really" he said softly “there’s nothing to indicate that you’re to police Zalia Graem looked up at Vance searchingly “Then what Floyd has been trying to tell me Is true— that Woody didn’t shoot himself?" “Quite true” said Vance The girl drew a deep breath and She took a quick her lips trembled impulsive step toward Vance and resting her head against his arm burst into tears Vance placed his hands on her arms and held her away from him “I say stop this nonsense” he admonished her sternly “And don’t Run try to be so deuced clever along to the drawing room” Soon Mrs Garden came through the archway with a look of resentand strode ful determination aggressively down the hall “Zalia has just told me” she forbade her sad angrily “that you It’s an outrage! But to go upstairs surely 1 may go up This is my You have no house remember right whatever to prevent me from with spending these last minutes my nephew” Vance turned to confront her There was a pained look on his face but his eyes were cold and stern “I have every right madam he said “The situation is a most serious one and if you will not accept that fact it will be necess’ry for me to assume sufficient authority to compel you to do so” The woman raised her eyebrows shrugged her shoulders and turning indifferently went back up the hall “Frightfully sorry Vance” apologized Garden Not ac“Themater is a dowager customed to taking orders And she She’d probably resents it have spent the day in bed if Doc Siefert hadn’t firmly told her not to get up” “That’s quite all right” Vance Then he canie spoke indifferently quickly to the den door ‘‘Lei’s have our little chat —eh whrt?” He stood aside for Garden to erter t jo room then he followed and clo the door — (TO BF COM 4 First Stirrings of Spring 'T'HE chic young miss above ter says “I make my Pattern 1958 (above right) is available in sizes 14 to 20 (32 to 48 Size 16 requires 2 bust) yards for the blouse in 39 inch material and 2 yards of 54 inch material for the skirt New Pattern Book Send for the Barbara Bell and Summer Pattern Spring Book Make yourself attractive practical and becoming clothes selecting designs from the Barbara Bell patterns Interesting and exclusive fashions for little children and the difficult junior age patterns for slenderizing well-cthe mature figure afternoon dresses for the most particular young 'hvomen and matrons and other patterns for special occasions are all to be found in the Barbara Bell Pattern Book Send 15 cent3 today for your copy Send your order to The Sewing 149 New Circle Pattern Dept Montgomery Ave San Francisco Calif Price of patterns 15 cents (in coins) each cen-own I learned sewing from clothes Mother first got a touch of it in school and a real exposure in activities I choose this dress for Spring because it looks like Spring and because it takes the minimum of time and money Puff sleeves and princess lines give a formal note if I wish to impress the folks (which I often do) and the peplum jacket is added for frivolous reasons — when I want to feel a bit sophisticated and it a sweet all - occasion makes dress’’ A Practical Choice The Lady on the Left says “I’m I choose patterns that practical I can cut twice then I have a gingham gown to set me off in my kitchen and an afternoon dress in s which to entertain the club The yoke and sleeves make me look years younger the shirred pockets give the decorative note every dress needs and I can run it up in an afternoon” O Pattern The Girl in the Oval has a faraway look in her eyesShe says it’s because she wears glamorous blouses like this one She cuts her pattern three times — no less — and evolves a blouse in eggshell for her velvet skirt one in velveteen for her tweeds and the third in e activimetallic cloth for ties “The skirt with its simple well directed lines is equally well suited to tweeds for sport velvet for dress and wool for business” says Madam The Patterns Pattern 1832 (above left) comes in sizes 32 to 44 Size 34 requires 43A yards of 39 inch material Pattern 1263 (above center) is designed in sizes 12 to 20 (30 to 40 bust) Size 14 requires 4 yards of 39 inch material for the dress and 2 Vi yards for the jacket— to line It requires 2 Vi yards of 35 inch material to tell you r r Syndicate — WNU Service Coleman A1anteLAMPS Protect rear eight with Coleaiaa thia Hghtl Karoeene and QaaoUne Proemre Men tie ot hra lamp! provide a high candlepower noereat like natural daylight kind light to your eyte Yon can enjoy the fineot light for only W a home afford be can Ne to without a night Coleman Boy It from yoor local Coleman dealer FACE oMwe Send Poateard Now! ana THE COTEMAN LAMP AND STOVE CO Wichita KanM Chicago III4 Dept Philadelphia Pa4 Loo A applet Calif f LIFE’S LIKE THAT “I forgot BeU By Fred Neher tied a piece - of elastic to f - r r s p cr” ' |