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EL RENO (OKLA.) DAILY TRIBUNE
The El Reno Daily Tribune A
A Blue Ribbon Newspaper Set-vine a Blur Ribbon ('ommunitv **
Newspaper Serving a Blue Ribbon Community
Issued daily except Saturday from 207 South Rock Island avenue,
and entered as second-class mail matter under the act of March 3, 1879.
SMOKE ’EM OUT!
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1940
RAY J. DYER
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BUDGE HARLE
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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 14. 1040
ON ENGLISH STAGE
Top Comedian Is Related
To Prime Minister
NO GOOD DEED NOR THOUGHT EVER IS WASTED: Thus saith the
Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for
thy work ‘hall be rewarded, saith Ihe lord; and they ‘.ball come again
from tin land of ihe enemy.—Jeremiah 31:16.
The Voice of Highway Safety
Notes from Oklahoma Patrolmen’s
Big Brown Books
/ OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 14 — 11 don't know which one to use
* * <Special;—C, o. Doggett, presl- Please Instruct me.
dent of the Oklahoma Press as- A You are required to return
sociation, has issued a statement j your original license as It was
urging every person in the state voided on the records of I lie divi-
to be constantly on the alert to slon of registration upon vour no-
reduee death and injuries in traf- tice that it had been lost or de-
flc during the remainder of this .strayed.
year. Q. Are all persons required to . —
Mr. Doggett. publisher of The llQVe tlleir diivlng licenses In their | Charles Warren and a
Cherokee Messenger-Republican, be- immediate possession at all times i other lesser known performers
lleves It still Is possible to save wl,pn operating motor vehicles and | working In some of the numerous
100 lives on the highways oi the displai the same ........ demand of |musical comedies and legitimate
LONDON. AUg. 14 —4U.RI—Vic
Oliver, naturalized American come- |
dian who makes more money |
amusing Britons than his father- ,
In-law, Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, makes steering the Brit-
ish Empire through tile war. tops j
a band of American theatrical fig-
ures who are determined to stay
here despite the war.
The 42-year-old Vienna-born
Oliver, who married Churchill’s
beautiful, blond actress daughter,
Sarah, is starring in the London '
season's biggest musical comedy
hit. "Black Velvet.” and does a
regular Sunday night comedy
stunt on the British Broadcasting
network witli Ren Lyon and his
wife. B"be Daniels, former Holly-
j wood movie stars now starring in I
another musical hit, "Haw Haw."
Oliver recently was reported to
be preparing to go to America be-
cause of a row with his producer,
George Black, but now everything
apparently is settled and he vows
to stay here indefinitely -except
for a four-week visit to New York
probably next year, in order to
keep his American citizenship.
Ben Lvon Entertains
Oliver's compatriots vowing to
stay here through the war in-
clude. besides Lvon and ills wife,
Teddy Brown, la-igh Stafford,
score of
btate this year, although the sav-
ing thus far. compared with last
year's losses, is only five lives.
Tiie press association's warning
statement follows:
"Highway accidents are on the
Increase in Oklahoma!
"That means your life and the
life of every one who drives or
rides on Oklahoma highways is In
an officer?
A. Yes.
Q May the commissioner of
public safety suspend or revoke a
driving license for violation of
the restrictions contained thereon?
A. Yas
Q. In the event a driving license
is lost or destroyed may the holder
plays in the West End
Much of Oliver’s popularity Is
due to the way in which he
changes his jokes to keep pace
with the war. While his father-in-
law ponders ways of winning the
war. Oliver pokes and laughs about
the whole thing. And I^maoners
like to laugh with him
obtain a duplicate?
•water danger of death or injury ^motT^lceS 'tl0,,S *ent lnt0 0Mw
"Statistics of the state safety de-1 agent’s office,
purlment show that if the preseni j Q When do operators' and
trt'iid In Increased highway accidents | chauffeurs’ license expire and when
Is maintained through the remain-! are they renewable?
der of tills year, 500 people will be1 A Such licenses expire on the
killed. 6,000 Injured in 16,000 ac-; first dny of January of each
cldents. calendar year and hall be renewable
"Up to June 1 this year 200 per- on or before expiration dnte.
sons had met death and 2.700 had G Shall a driving license be re-
been Injured. This In spite of anlnewed without an examination?
intense safety campaign waged j A Yes. unless Hie commissioner
jUghQqt 'the state by t he safety of public safety has reasons to
patrol, the state safety council,believe that the licensee is no
Oklahoma Press associn- longer qualified to receive a license.
and the
Uon. ,
"We believe tne vast majority of
motorists are safety minded and
We are willing to help make the
highways safer for themselves and
their friends and neighbors who j
ride on them. We believe this
terrible toll of death and Injury
can be reduced materially.
“We believe that with the con-
tinued assistance of motorists loo
lives can be saved from motor
amashup deaths during the re-
mainder of this year I _j
■What ran YOU do?
DAILY LESSON
IN ENGLISH
When the aliens' curfew reguln-
pleaded with his audience to laugh
quickly at his Jokes.
"I have to be indoors by mid-
night," he explained.
One of Inis favorite gags empha-
sizes his "complete neutrality"
about the wm
"I don't care who kills Hitler,”
he says.
Jokes On Churchill
Oliver poked indirect fun at
Churchill and the royal navy when
PLANS ME MADE
Inter-American Project
Beings Arranged
vealed President Cardenas had
placed at the Institute’s disposal
indispensable funds for the publi-
cation of the memorial of the
congress and for the continuation
of preliminary organization work
of the institute.
Saez also mentioned the possi-
ble formation of an Indian direc-
tory of the Americas and’ outlined
arrangements for a trip to New
Mexico of a group of Mexican In-
dians as the guests of several In-
dian groups in that state. The
Mexican Indians will make a tour
lasting about a month, visiting
various American Indian com-
munities in the southwest.
Studies To Be Made
One of the most important
things Saez’s statement revealed
was a project for studies and sci-
entific investigations under the
auspices of the institute. Bronl-
met in the picturesque Indianj slaw Malinowski, a Polish doctor
town of Patzcuro, state of Micho- j and professor at London and Yale
acan. to found a permanent Intel- j universities, has accepted the task
American Indian Institute. of carrying on these investiga-
The Mexican government will: tlons, once they are approved. Saez
propose this project formally to j said he probably would begin his
the other governments of the, work in the Mexican state of
Americas and invite them to sup- Oaxaca.
MEXICO, D. F„ Aug. 14—(U.R)—
Projects drafted at the first In-
ter-American Indian congress, re-
cently held in Mexico, are begin-
ning to take permanent form to
improve the study of Indian life
and affairs throughout the Amer-
icas.
A special executive committee
has begun the study of a proposal
adopted by the congress, which
port it. on the basis of
con- i The Mexican ministry
of Indian
Professor
gress’ and the committee’s recom-: affairs has designated
mendations. The latter’s studies; Julio de la Puente, now attached
are expected to be finished within j to the department of public e^hi-
a short time. [ cation and the Mexican Institute
Professor Orozco Leader , of Anthropology and History, to
The executive committee is head-(assist Malinowski,
ed by Professor Luis Chavez Orozco, I The Indian institute executive
Mexican minister of Indian affairs.' committee, in a formal message,
and includes Professor Moises Saez, I expressed its thanks to President
designated director of the institute: Cardenas for hts help in carrying
Pierre de L. Boal, counselor of the J out the work of the Indian con-
American embassy in Mexico; j gress.
Carlos Giron Cerna, Guatemalan
.11* .wf
engineer, and Federico Avila of
Bolivia.
At the committee's first meet-
ing, Professor Moises Saez reported
on progress of organization work
since the congress closed. He re-
SEWING SPANS 4 CONFLICTS
EL PASO, Tex. (U.R)—Mrs Mary
Elizabeth Anderson has sewed for
soldiers of foui^ wars. The 92-year-
old woman is working on a piece
work quilt for the Red Cross.
YOUR GOOD HEALTH
Mental Diseases, Formerly Abandoned as Hopeless,
Now Cured by Shock Treatment
J/kete CfootL
IftcRfiidz
By MARGARETTA BRUCKER
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YVfASHINGTON. Aug 14-<Spe- ’
” cinli— It took the U. S. Senate
■ 1IENTAL diseases always have
*»■ been the most neglected of
troubles. It has been only during
the last twenty years that any
effort has been made to remedy
the situation.
three days last week to debate and
„ , , , pass the National Guard bill. That
U German pocket battleship w,uId lndlcftU, thBt it wlll lake a
Graf Spee win scuttled ut Monte-
viedo
"War teaches people geogra-
phy," Oliver said. "Before this
they thought Urugury was a sort
of toothpaste "
Oliver got into the theatrical
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED Do j business by playing the piano,
not say. "The two chairs are both j Previously lie had worked in banks
alike" Say. "The two chairs nre
(omit both! alike" or, "Both chnlrs
are alike."
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Ter-
rible. Pronounce first r ns in tell,
not ns In term.
OFTEN MISSPELLED Muscular;
"Exercise more care in driving ar' 1,01 er'
than ever before ] SYNONYMS: Superintend, super-
"Drive more slowly. [vise, oversee, inspect, administer.
“Obey, religiously, every law and I WORD STUDY Use a woid
rule of safely and courtesy on the(t*,m’ l*mes alu* ll 's •vours- ^et
J I Us Increase our vocabulary by mas-
on hills or
and for a cloth manufacturer. He
went to the United States In 1926,
when he found he could make
more money being funny than
playing the piano.
He made his first vaudeville per-
formance at. the Lyric theatre,
Indianapolis, Ind.. in .July. 1926,
and later toured th4 United States.
much longer time for the conscrip-
tion bill to run the gauntlet of
that body. Judging from the Sen-
ate vote of 71 to 7 for me bill to
permit the president to call out any
or all divisions of the national guard,
there wns practically no opposition
in the senate. But the conscription
bill will draw a lot of fire from
both bodies before it is finally en-
acted into law.
The fact Is that during the de-
bate in the senate on the national
guard bill the conscription measure
bobbed up in almost every speech.
Some of the senators went far afield
in that debate. The youthful sena-
, J TDon't -pas* cam on hills or lerln" one wortl M “HV Toi,nv's
'CUffpsI i' ' I word: HYPERCRITICAL: overcrl-
"Leavc Intoxicants alone or quit '‘cal. (Pronounce first syllable high»
driving entirely 1 "His remarks were hypercritical."
"Be sura you always give proper (
signals, clearly and distinctly. ! NON VOTING VOW BROKEN
"When you Mre u pedestrian on LIMA O (U.R)
city streets or on the highways, Bridges. 82. voted in Ohio's prlin-
Observe all traffic rules. jury elections, it was the first time
'Be sure your car Is mechnni- he had been to the polls in 39
Cally safe!” years. Bridges vowed never to vote
* * * j again in 1901 when Ills idol. Wll-
Questions and answers: ilani McKinley, was assassinated.
Q I obtained a duplicate op-j "But tilings have gotten In such a
erators license as I couldn't find mess I decided to vote once more."
my original license The other day lie explained as he received ills
I found my old license, and now'ballot.
He appeared first in New York at !,or froni West Vlrk1,lla 'Holt) who of the body in some way poisoned
recently ran a poor third In hia Uif brain. Even diseased teetli and
race for rencmination. really went we.r,e s°me?mes cause-
........«/• sartsrssKsir
vaudeville performer hopes to top supporting constliption are 0f so-called insanity and removal
the Palace theatre in June. 1929
His first appearance In London
was nt the Palladium, where every
hts career His first try at musical
comedy was in "Follow the Sun,"
produced at the Adelphl thentrp
Feb 4. 1936. by Charles B. Coch-
ran, the English Florenz Zlegfeld
, Since then, lie lias become the
_ most popular of England's enter-
tainers In earn bet and variety the-
Track Plans Pension
For Old Race Horses
DOWN MEMORY LANE
|fcA Auk. 14, 1925
According to the KinjjrliHher Times, :t Mock of leases
covering several thousand acres hits been seen red southeast
of Okarche and construction work begun on a new oil test
Loosen fnrm eight milt's cast and one mile
Bouth of Okarche. Drilling operations are expected to begin
within 30 days and the contract depth of the well is 4,.rift0
feet.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lawton. Mr. and Mrs. .1 <; Tomp
kina, Mrs. JSam Wallace and son, Joe, entertained with u
surprise picnic supper in celebration of the birthday an-
niversary of Mrs. E. T. Prince Thursday evening The
event was given south of town.
"dollar patriots," according to the of the cause frequently eifected
baby senator from West Virginia, the cure of a supposedly hopeless
Another important subject discussed CBSP-
was whether or not the father of As a result, our state hospitals
the West Virginia senator was a , mental dLs,'a-,es Lave become
w si viiginin senator was a tlle 8Cenea of manv SUraical pro-
HoelHtlst who opposed the World cedures and not simply places of
war. and whether a brother went to detention and protection. The re-
South America, or served with dis- suits of these successes have great*
Stres and has made several motion J Unction during that period. Ttien Lv aided the study and investiga-
pictures. I the discussion switched, of course, to V'SJ® var'°us conditions.
, ’ . One of the reasons for the dlffl-
I * " ipr or 1,0 al'othor aenator had cupy m learning more about these
j taken n drink from the Juice of ttie ! —----
forbidden fruit. Just what bearing » , . .,
all of thnt had on the Important AlHDUlflllCC ( OPpS
By CLAUD NORTH CHRISMAN, M.D.
diseases is that in most cases very
little change is found in the brain.
In the last three or four years one
of the most deplorable of mental
diseases, dementia praecox, has
bern under intensive research and
We just said experimentation. This disease
they 'were in- known otherwise as "schizophre-
sane, placed nia." is one that attacks young
them in an in-; persons usually between the ages
stltution f o r of fifteen and twenty-five,
the custody of In many cases it attacks those
the patient of good health and strength. Some
and said noth- of them show mental peculiarities
ing could he from childhood, but often they are
done. | high school or college men who
Finally It have stood high in their classes
was found that; with apparently unusual mental
many mental capacity. Unfortunately, we know
conditions practically nothing of the cause,
were due to Since 1937 treatment of these
patients by producing profound
shock lias been attempted. This
was first accomplished by the use
of large doses of insulin, the pan-
creatic extract used to treat dia-
betes. Very large doses cause se-
vere convulsions and profound
shock.
In a large Illinois state hospital.
.342 patients have been treated. Of
tilts number, 143 have been sent
home as cured or greatly improved.
In early cases of those who have
been sick six months, 75 per cent
have returned to their homes.
Metrazol injections have been
found to cause less severe shock
With the use of insulin the treat-
ment consists of about forty shock;
in the course of three months
Witli metrazol only about twelve
treatments are required over a
course of four to six weeks. The
treatment Is severe, but the results
Justify tlif means and many prom-
ising young men and women are
returned to their families and a
normal daily life.
dr. ciirisman some physical
condition.
Many were found to be due to in-
fections. the same as rheumatism
and heart troubles. Disturbance
of the glands of internal secretion
were found to distort the mental
processes.
Infections of the various organs
SALEM N. H., Aug. 14 (URI-
AH old-age pension plan for race
horses lias been started at Rock-
ingham Park track by owner Phil
Bieber,
One percent of every winning
purse will be deducted every day
of the meet and the track will
contribute an equal amount. Other
New England turfmen have agreed
to buck the Idea, which wlll re-
sult In the retirement of several
hundred old horses.
pending legislation was nearly as
clear as mud!
!
Mrs. Gladnor A. Barnard, daughter, Mian Virginia,
Richard B. Cobb*, and Mrs. Thompson (Jill>«*rt motor-
ed to Oklahoma City Thursday afternoon,
James Kamp ia visiting relatives in Perry this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Newman Cooper and daughter, lleloim
e, and Mr. and Mrs. (J. W. Cooper returned home Thurs-
evening from two weeks’ vacation in Colorado.
Mrs. Carl Copenbarger visited relatives at Watonga
last week . . The old part of the school building is being
ireHied to M new roof . . . Mr, and Mrs ,\ |; ciimpbcll
■pent Nunday In Calumet visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Clapp . . Misses Lottie and Roxie Mnncv are home from
normal school for It few weeks' vacation. MjS;, |,,>||„. will
again teach Glenwood school and Roxie will teach near
.Ufflon City -EntwprlBe Items.
Modern Ktiquette
By ROBERTA LEE
bloc June 22 by the Germans, at
the farm of Mon Repos In the
VVorl Vas«<‘s hllLs near St. Die. By ras-
VAMlipiCLCn Tf III I\ unities Its strength had been cut
---- J from 26 to 20. Its headquarters
Poor old Dan Webster, Calhoun.' VICHY, Aug 14—(U.R) Rescued were n( Femetrange near Snar-
and Clay would have turned over in from German prison camps, driving union, in the Saar valley
their graves had they known senate [ their own ambulances Just ahead -p(1P Oermnn officer who took
debates would ever sink to such low of the ndvanclng Panzer-divisions them nriimner ohcriiciiti.n„nt sun,i
levels At times some of the dis- or merely wnlklng at night through un,,Pr provided them with a sepa-
cuaaions of the house hnve not been the lines to safety, about loo Anurl- ,H|P rnmn hehimt imri.uic. ..i
very dignified, to say the least, but [on volunteer ambulance drivers bcnuWs
the West Virginian has broken all with the American Ambulance corps
records. After all. It wasn't al- assembled at Louvle-Juxon. in the
together the fault of the senate that French Pyrenees, outside of the
the state of West Virginia turned zone of Oerman occupation for eHrl-
Q If a business person receives a
personal telephone call while lie Is
very busy at his desk or In confer-
ence. what should he do?
A. Ask, "May I call you buck with- . . . ,,
In an hour?' Or Can you call me b" f*,rther "nM,ndwl 10 WlmlnRt«
Tired of the days of endless wait-
ing for release, three American
volunteers broke out of the prison
thumbs down on the youthful sena-(lest possible evacuation to America m"?,’,!■i',”''ml'"iincT
tor. (or for further volunteer service
The conscription bill has been,**0"* French civilian f«M|M
nmended and re-written by the sen- , There is no news of some other Stanford university whose father is
ate committee several times. One volunteer drivers but the records of n member of the grain exchange In
hilpful amendment npproved wlll prison camps and hospllals are be- Chicago; Charles Ahrenfeldt and
permit voluntary enlistments for "'8 searched for trace of them Most Richard Meyer They were captured
one year. It Is to be hoped that of their ambulances were lout, either again by the Oermnns near Eptnal
army. They were Alex Moore, Jr.,
of Chicago, a former student at
when the bill reaches the house It
again in about thirty minutes?"
Q When motoring, and you pass
an acquaintance, Is It all right to
blow your horn?
A, No This ims been known to
cause an accident.
Q When an elderly person drops
an article, should a young person
who Is standing nearby stoop quick-
ly to pick It up?
A. Yes.
METER CLICKS ON SPONSOR
LATROBK Pa tu.Ri — Council-
man Clarence Caskey, veteran
champion of parking meters, wns
nmong the violators the first dny
Uie machine* were In operation
here. Onekey paid a $1 fine.
In violent shellfire or strafing on after having covered inn miles most-
the roads of France or left behind iy by night, and were returned to
when the Oerman army swept swift- the camp at Rnmbervlllers but were
ly through France | liberated with the other Americana
When the saga of the American and loined the Pyrenees camp.
ambulance corps Is written there-----
wlll tie many chapters of heroism. OLD DOLLARS IN BACKYARD
because both Individual drivers and IOUDONVILLE. O (UR)—Clydua
whole units have figured In clta- Shouldt, 18. dug up a "lode" of
tlons of French army units for minted silver dollars, right In his
bravery under fire. own backyard. On property which
The 20 drivers of the first section. I the Shouldt* I ave owned for 37
who were fimt In the lines, were j yenrs, the youth uncovered the
the last to be liberated, chiefly coins while digging fence post holes.
ELECTRIC HILL 53 YEARS OLD.t,m>Ugh Uie efforts of Robert Mur- They were dated from 1801 to 1H79.
PHILADELPHIA (U.R) _ Mrs W phy' coun,ellcr of l*ie U. S cm- Young Shouldt is now digging up
N Nefferdof has won s non !baMy ln P"rl'' who wl,h 1 "ic entire backyard
mniernor nas won a 1100 award oerman authorities to obtain their __
bill"!iTted^Aurif^ 1 kP|M7* Th.,^l?C 1 rf!!rr" fr0."' " prli0" m,"p Mr" HUI Elklor. 300 AoutYi Barker
Uwl wm. HiMiiuHirad bv in. umuI I Whlrh hft<l l>,,pn »venue. departed today for Havl-
w French XX corps since land. Kan where .he will visit
uoipnia luecirio company. I February, was taken prisoner in a I relativee.
other objectionable features. The
base pay of soldiers should be raised,
the enlistment period should be re-
duced from three to two. or possibly
one year and an honest effort made
by the army to secure volunteer en-
listments. Then, too, congress should
keep control over the army and
navy rather than permitting the
military to control the cltlaena of
the country.
out/ ,T 1IIKU4 Mn I
Judv Graham, jobless and
penniless, accepts $500 from
a strange old woman to take a
mysterious package from Detroit
to New York and deliver it at a
certain address. Immediately
afterward, she learns that the
old woman has been killed. On
the train to New York, she dis-
covers she has been followed by
a man with two missing lingers,
and fears she's in danger. She
tells her story to Martin Mac-
Burney, wealthy young fellow
passenger. He wants to help her
and suddenly proposes marriage,
his purpose being to give her the
shrltrr ol Ids New York apart-
ment while lie's away on a
round-the-world trip. Judy, who
has fallen in love with him and
hopes to win his love, aeeepts.
On her first day in New York,
she disappears. Martin, now
realizing he's in love with her.
goes with his friend Ken Stacy
to sec Miss Clint, a woman who
befriended Judy on the train.
Miss Flint reveals she's a detec-
tive and says the Detroit police
want Judy in connection with
the old woman's, death. Martin
angrily protests.
* CHAPTER XVI
[yiISS FLINT studied the two
young men a minute.
Then, she fixed her eyes on
Martin and asked abruptly, “If
you’re so sure Judy Graham is
innocent, why was she followed
onto the train at Detroit?”
Martin was caught off his guard.
"What—what do you mean?" he
stammered.
"That incident on the train last
night. That man I saw outside my
berth. Miss Graham claimed not
to have seen him. but I'm sure she
was lying. She saw him. but was
afraid to speak out. Why? Waa it
because she knew lie was following
her?"
"The fellow was Just a common
thief . . Martin's voice trailed
off.
Ken thought, "Martin's the
worst excuse for a liar I ever knew.
Every minute we hang around
here, he'll get the girl deeper and
deeper into trouble."
Miss Flint frowned down at her
desk, then suddenly looked up.
“Frankly. I don't believe Judy
Graham is a criminal any more
than you do. I believe she lias un-
wittingly got herself into difficulty,
and I want to help her—but how
can I help her if you persist in
vour absurdly antagonistic atti-
tude? You ve been hostile from the
start. It was to thwart me anc^my
efforts in tier behalf that you
rushed her off the train at Har-
mon. That was very foolish.”
"I intended to marry her—I've
told you that," Martin said stub-
bornly.
Mias Flint shrugged. “All right
I'll take your word that your
action was that or a very impetu-
ous young man. carried away by
ilie girl's wistful appearance and
helplessness, f'm ready to believe
that you were motivated by a de-
ted her. but you have
succeeded only in losing her. You
left her alone In a strange city,
and she has disappeared. Now. In-
stead of cooperating with me in an
attempt to find her, you are eva-
sive and hostile.”
R4ARTIN hesitated, then reached
*"• a decision. "Look here, If I
tell you her story as she told it to
me. will you promise not to put
the police on her trail?"
“I can make no promisee until
I've heard the story After all. If
she has information that would be
of value to the police, she should
■ivt It to them However. I agree
to say nothing to them for twenty-
four hours, during which time I
hope you will be able to locate
her"
Martin sat down. 'Then, here's
what she told me. ..
Hr related in detail Judy's story
of the old womtfi and the pack-
age. told of the ovo-flngered man's
attempt to ateal her purae at tha
station, and admitted that she had
seen him again on the train—or.
rather, had seen his hand dart
Into her berth Just before MUs
Flint saw him and screamed.
Miss Flint listened attentively.
So did Ken. who was hearing all
this for the first time.
“You say she sent the package
by express?" Miss Flint asked.
“Yes. but she hasn’t collected It
yet. I made her give me the receipt
for it. I meant to call for it this
afternoon if I had time, but I
didn't."
“Let me see the receipt."
Martin took it from his billfold
and slipped it across the desk.
“Did she also give you the ad-
dress where the package Is to be
delivered?” asked Miss Flint.
“No—she didn't. And I can't re-
member it."
"It would have helped. Now
about this.” Miss Flint tapped the
express receipt. "Would you be
willing to let me take charge of it?
It might be difficult for you to ob-
tain the package without the girl
herself being present, whereas l,
as a detective, have ways of get-
ting possession of such things. It
may clear up this whole mystery."
Martin, convinced now of her
sincerity, agreed to this proposal.
T*HEN. Ken glanced at his watch.
* and said. "Hadn’t we better be
going? Don't forget we’re to meet
the Berkeleys."
“The Berkeleys?" Miss Flint said
sharply.
"Some friends of mine from
Detroit.” Martin explained. "They
are coming in by plane tonight."
“The Miss Berkeley from whom
a pearl necklace was stolen re-
cently?"
"Yes."
"Any clue to the thief?”
“None."
There was a strange expression
in Miss Flint's eyes. "Bpt . .. there
is a slight clue." she said slowly.
"I understand that the Detroit po-
lice believe that a notorious crim-
inal named Drill Harding was in-
volved in it. He works with a gang
in New York headed by one Dan
Vinton."
"Really?" Martin's interest
quickened.
"Yes — and this Drill Harding
has one definite mark of Identifi-
cation." Miss Flint paused. Two
of his fingers are missing.”
Stir and Martin stared at eaob
other for a moment.
Then, Martin stammered, "Do
—do you suppose there's any con-
nection?"
"1 don't know—but it’s an an-
gle." Miss Flint said noncommit-
tally.
A FEW minutes later. Martin
and Ken left. As soon si th«y
reached the street, Ken votesd a
protest.
"Why the heck did you let hsr
have that express receipt for th«
package? She might hang Judy
with it!"
"No—I'm sure she believed Ju-
dy's story and really means M
help her," said Martin. "I thought
it best to cooperate with her to
keep her from spilling the story to
the police. They might not be to
ready to believe It!"
“Where to now?" asked Ken. os
they climbed Into a taxi. ‘
"Home. Maybe Judy wlll be
there waiting."
"She won t come back." Ken
said firmly "I'm not saying the
story she told you isn't true, but I
still think she has run out on you.”
"Want to bet on It?"
"I will. If ihe comes back. Ill
not hold you to our trip. You can
marry her and aail away with hoi
—with no objections from me
That's how sure I am that I'm
right."
"Sorry, Ken —you’re going to
loee that bet. She'll be waiting al
the apartment."
Ken sighed. "You’ra a fool *
Martin shook his head. ' Wiong.
I'm ln love.”
(To be continued!
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fictitious*
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