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II even more beautiful than IT was the
BEGINNING. 5I n
4. His house lis on the way TO his fathers
from the railrOnd station, and not far
away or, a lofty knoll IS the magnificent
home OF Vice President Grannis, also OF
tho Mutual Life Insurance Company
OutgreWthe Cosy Cottage. III
But the elder N1cCurdy has Just built
another home IN AIorristOwn and entirely
abandoned f the enchanting slopes Of
Dover Mountain. his old mansion there
being closed Until further orders. There
Is something pathetic a bout the old place,
as It slumbcrs in the dreamy mist from
the valleys and meadows around. OF no
use. to anybody on earth. . Rs III
The house5is large and airy, but Is nj
most completely hiddcn8by the spreading
trees, which appear, on behalf Of rude
Nature TO be trying to conceal the mag
,nIfccnce Of the architects art. The car
rage drive leads one around to the back
of the house from the front door, and In
the rear$ls a perfect tangle OF trees and
vines, From the front portico one looks
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G(coPYRlGHT, 1eo5.)s
1.-THE hidden soul Of harmony"
Music, the speech of the angels

a
n A very popular form of entertainment
is the Dutch supper. If it is possible, do
not use table cloth, but have doilies
or orange crepe paper, that Is tho Dutch
color Use al the Delft china that Is pro-
durable; and Imitation ware Is very eff
fectve and very cheap. Tulips arc the
Dutch flower, and Tulip shaped bOn-bon
boxes and candle shades may be made
from orange tissue paper Little wooden
shoes may be purchased and used to
hold the sailed nuts Serve the follow
Ing menu, which Is written In Dutch.
much to the mSstihcat!on Of the guests.
FCThc translation is given for the benefit
OF the hostess): h $;8
KALI Soep Met Gehak Ballen. x
(yeal Soup with Ciarnish OF Meat Balls,)
Gebraden Tong.
HIT IN (Roasted Tongue.) 9t ~ ~
Brussels sprinten.
(Brussels Sprouts.)
m e5a Bloemkool met Room Sause. f
(Creamed Cnuli1ower)
Hnrng Sla met Croodjes.
8 (Herring Salad with Rolls)
Gesneden Sinaas Appelen met Wyne
iliH4 Sause,
5g (sliced, Oranges With Mine sauce)
Gesorteerdc Noten,a g III r.
3st (Assorted Nuts.) II VI
#s8 N Lei. Kaffee. 3 1s Isl
(Coffce,) <
For left-handed party, write the inYi-
tatIons with the left hand and ask each
guest to practice using the left hand, for
very few are clever enoughEto be ambi-
desterous, When the guests arrive the
left hand must be used IN greeting, also
In serving and eating the refreshments.
Have q typewriter or printed quota
tion. which each one must copy, using
only the loft hand Award prizes for tho
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fashion to Inscribe q motto over the fire.
place, especially in the great dining
room and library. The inscription was
usually in 4 latin. 4thc lanr,arc of the
scholar. This custom, IL nov 1he,npi re-
yived- B ana tbarof q scarcalv Z ronn IN
whtch n sent, n,er, Tnreiti,v az nrass ef,
awnn,d 10, Nv - vol ors ad7,t ~ 7. SI and
,,,,,ch wn,,t, !, onc,, ~ ~ "a ma otten-
4 tion = > & q = rnos+ u ns . hninr sometime
lnninne IIere NJ = - : rcyy eooI sentIments:
INA ,et torin,, mn ! he done Gin n scrInt or Old
!, Irmplis, !. ~ " IY'.l 32' X 4
1Tnr Ia ho,l. l5,s IN 4, \
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,DY'ST HAVE REGAL HOMES TO LIVE INLAND ABANDON.

turned iny siss HUGE aid pufiffs arshls
,fss ya aapsNfs r ceSrayy fps'a liz h9
my ow, notlons about q home htsls ks
an DgS ha1s a 81 s pesea sGeW
my new house Id be photograph cd ~ ON III
the side where the architectural expression /
f. a nhol hayf V Tfcver wanted anythns rl'1
Too Many Homes to Look At. 3:ss
When asked what he intends to do With
Mecnrdy sadd: 4 do HEs know 3ust now
sne ev n sae il s'fsEsr ,a tr0
hay. not been able TO get oft
ii tns sy SSny ~ fas
~ more avishly than, t th
MMGryis Ink H. aSf sssfs @ he
Morrls County Golf clubs. and. \ HEIR
homes have q ways been alive VIII 3tl,'o5is
spirit OF entertainment y. n :8 855i3s
t1all IT Morristown q 1sgs ch,r \,
any OF the great sociJl affairs which, eyt,'88
6ropgh SsWoft 'nte h h,
Of New York and New Jersey .gatherssSil88
w1tnsss j. d
been at work ten days transforming ing
iLyceum intosh bewlldering scene Of flpr ~
ncauty as y SURPRISE foi = uest5.q
the seats from view. The color schsttie j
5perfcction, giving 4 t-li1se, effect;
vines we're everywhere, and 5iiye thousand
elsstriv amo,g of he II j sayes
building Is the city home Of q ! Robot e b,
III McCnrdy at Mo- 20 East ~. ty- ,EEg!.
dwelling has como before the public notice 8
for having n new departure In home q
nrchitecture-a sun pa rlor. q 81 81,
Mr.. McCurdy Shouldn't Throw:
s a5$ Stones. 81 1 gs
This is on the top of the house and IS q
eighteen by twelve feet. It lis built en- 4
Itlrely Of glass and has g glass ROOT. q
connects With1fSroon5 Will CHI will be- for
T. the sick making 81 kind Of home hosp ital !,
which idea has been carried out IN many
or3the splendid city residences Of the rich
8of New York in5recent years ys d. as
McCurdy's are noted for their. fine livery,
and at all coaching or hunting part!e
are the foremost From out heir stables e
come some OF the finest horses to be I
seen ontthe3 beautiful roads Of the Norris.
town district. IA 4 .i5t 8 III. }s
Richard Aldrtch NcCurdy's father be-B
| fore him was IAN INSURANCE man, and g
Z director OF the Mutual Ii ea8 Insurance.
Company OF New YoFk 0s The son wa "a 8 I
born In 1893, Flo has been identl fled Il wit I
since 1855. and rs the concern has ST
to WELD lin American finance four hun
dred and forty-onea million dollars I IN as i
SETS the fortunes Of Richard LAS McCurdyS5
have also grown s;rapi d j.. ts; sS3S
thu An Testimony tin sf shows in spiteof ali his
efforts to reduce his income X and Keep
himself back. lajI5f 5s4S
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with marble slab and enclosed by
high brick wall. The slab is inscribed:
Sacred to the memory OF
s$5S Mrs. Mary Randolph
Her Intrinsic Worth Needs No Enlogium.
7 The Deceased Was Born the 9thEof
4 August. 17G2, at Ampthll,a near Rich
mond, Virginia, and Died the 23d
S5 Of January 1928, In Wash
lngton City.
\ A Victim to Maternal Love and Duty.
AS Tribute Of Filial Gratitude, this
Monument is Dedicated to Her Elk
allied Virtues by Her Youngest
T[g.f Son. a
! Tho authorities Mt Arlington have little
about the lady whose bones
rest In this tomb She was OF the great
Randolph family OF the James River
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country, and was thus a knswoman Of
the mother OF Mrs. Lee. The Washing
ton National Intcllgencer Of January a.,
1928, contains this notice:
'Death-In Washington at o'clock a.
NJ on the 23d Inst, after an illness Of
/ six. days. Mrs. Mary Randolph. aged
( sixty-tl five years. Respected and esteemed
through life by a very numerous ac-
gquaintancc, ss b .{4 ~ X
HE Her friends are respectfully invited to
attend the procession OF her funeral this
morning at 10 o clock from her late resi-
dence to the Potomac Bridge, the inter
5ment to be made at Arlington, in a spot
marked out BY herself, S5
John Randolph was a member Of Con-
Gress In 1925, and on the day of the flu
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Special Correspondence OF 4
';fS nv y g i i-i11 Srn tcf.1 sisst


(Spcial espondence u OF 3 The IT INES
ls&5F II s2 D!spa tch.) fsa 3si9 6&
Nl1yYYQRR, (, Oct 1aess tha 4 c En-
hanged at the Old 3Ba Hey prison, 4 ondon,5
for highway obbery; Ordinarily, although.
theft mgst sbne tn y
DEATH these Juvenile hlghWaymen would
have escaped this extreme penalty afte +,
aperiod inprlson where theywophld haze ,aI
been fthrownin hourly5c tactswith a ms
ScellAneous population 5rnng ing from ri tl1ul
little street tots OF five, sixLor seven years
to hardened criminals and depraved hu-s
fury, fully 6Ooo children under the guild
Of ana grem psoee
3timated to have been engaged in criminal
operations in the streets of7London.
Beside such resord modern wbi In
there arc still enough to make the saw
Ing of the children one Of the most inn
portant of all modern ilanthropies. sing 11"k
Al Intention il has recently been called to5i
the changed methods of dealing with
the youthful unfortunates In great. It, cities
5 GSh pne B aGnsn o. wideiy known as the
Sfss Rather Of Nobody's Children
Dr.. Barnardo's work in London has
est city in that accomplished BY various
Juvellile Asylum, and this Il fact lends
additional Interest to the story Of what
he did, ~ @ 5 s35 IS
DR.. Barnardo more perhaps than all
tho other men together who have been
Interested IN the same purpose was
Responsible for stoppng flood. (, Of 5ave,.B
uitiful + chapter in1lthe whole long his
t p,rsi ?, OF crIminology. Even when this
flood was at Its height there were, to be
sure. certain small number o. alnstl-
children from becoming criminals, dis
tant precursors OF our own special
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WITH the children arrested Tor va grancy,
Such Gsot exa nasp IVA vas the Il
q about
made him more Justly Il. candidate for
athe gallows than any Of his, young con-
$temporar,es who were actually. executed X {.
sd Ba oHs s BIZ thesa nssttutlens
were for55punltiye rather than corrective
criminal Without attempting to show
him that there was u better way Oftllyingi
& or TO fit him for honest mploy1nent.g
tenn was rotten with petty graft and juye-3
mile delinquents met with scantS sympathy
and no understanding whatever of their
real character v; Ri s3 3y5 s;
street $wnif, unless he had actually COM
mitted crimo. received no attention; more
thane5tha he was frequently. permitted r., e
his sy aRn they " th hen
expressed tin other words, until his
accumulated Emisdemeanors married e a
B5@ On this side Of the water the situation
was somewhat better. Though 1 IN 1s4s,
Just be fore The, New York Juvenile Asy-
Gotham ii IN estimated that there we're lq,o 900
children roaming the streets of the clty,2
homeless, ALTHOUGH not necessarily 5crlm,-
ma. This was 1OurIeeH yen!s IL w tno
first organized American society for tho
reclamation OF sluml children three years
before the organization Of the New York!
Juvenile Asylum. eleven years before the
Of the Children's Aid So
sciety and the beginning Of other New
York sttutions. now numbering about
fifty, for the same purpose, and seven
years before DR.. Barnardo began his lie
work among the children 0 e London.
Since thnt period, Juvenile delinquency
has decreased tsteadlly,Snl most on the run,
one might say, In preportlon to the. growth
of population In these two cities. Dr..
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Especial Cori.espondencelof OF 'Ihc Ilill t
llDl fllafiil II III atll fl Aal.st lIM

eilsl
(spcclni c,otiespondencel Of rho Times
y 5 Dspa tclis) 54e n HI II !, a.
.l N lew Y oRK Oct, 1i.-When Mr. John ~ n
"A. Mccall, the poor president, o. ly'
York Life, reudtln the report Of the ln gu
ance Investigation THAT llls sturdy eo ~, re-
tllpfYthc Mutual, plid It's chlef oilleer
$4,000 year, what a1. must ny nave Dee'' i''s
\ Mi Mccalrs heart WAS nr9bnIbl'lly u. s pia
knows MI trais aia atElittsi o, '
,1cnssailryi z to make tic stipened go hs, FAR
poSsbe ana 4, per'aapsy laYi t ,de
f tHap oiit Of e t'hata sl5oq6O Mr. Mecurdy
innst}pay back very larse sun 80 r. N pre- s;
iu;ns hn o' oWn a sUhy he he
Has rtteestiSkd. lis a thug returned to the behe-
t II as feli9w RoiaSy e oIa ess men, how.
aver Yer and selms not to have liked It
Hn Know how modest hls income really
was,S for4ils own son, whose function 4
genera 81 nn nfHer Is Is
jjn na ii lid The The committee lhat even he I'D
not know how much ~ " c w senior was
st rhe testimony shows. however, that tho
NnCurlys, father. ind soll.t and RI. a..
MfGur a th r devotion n e.
the Mutual Life. something upwards Of
y foii,. millions Of dollars III twenty years. Nj
HI I,utSit is pleasant to learn that through
4 Incident TO their positions. the Mccur1ys
forts OF home These comforts, It may
he observed. are sought in,iusstrlously by
All Insurance ma gnates; under whatever
financial stress and embarrassment their
trade may inyolyeEthcm In &5 II5
@ Thrift and Stern Self-Denial.
Mr.. Richard a. Mccurdy. president, Of
the Mutual Company. and his son. Mir.
Robert II. 1ccurdy. who Is It's general
nve msnslons ii town and country and
have built up ESTATES It would take gen-
erations or dissipation reduced sal
nries--to spoil saa5S XII 3s
up with the MUTUAL Life With the fabu-
4 Gus fortunes Of the company his own
4 fortunes have naturally Improved, and,
e q raae hn b %sna nierests
as II would to ell.which Of his modest L,;
a roof-trces Will shelter him over night
In former years Kiehard !, ], MeS'nray
il Y lover rifth Avenue once the abode Of
the arlstocracy o OF he Metropolis. nna
even now moro or less exc usive, IN q res
1dential Gway I. &. s2s. IN I, = !, !,
bade society go upto - y. M NJ
beautiful estate out OF the g ne i,e
nsgh!fn IS, Sew M hin
and nc built amagniicent home on Dover y,
mountain. near Morris PA w ''15 e;
surrounded five hundred qfre esros}s
he has lived in1recent years \, =, y,
built his country seat at Mo iris uPla az,
younger AlcCurdy selected for himself a
clloice "trip of land, and. aided by the
arts Of the landscape gardner. has MADE
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5When5M organ Was Young. u

One day in washington a. Senator said
Y to me did YOU ever hear Of General
Besides :? He was and is one of the most
noted fighters Of the EARTH There goes
the man who discovered him." EIe nod
ded in the direction Of the illustrious
sJohn4T. Morgan. OF Alabama, says the
New York Press. 4 u slS5.
sS''When Morgan was u a 4 yOungsters at
school they tried TO drum Greek and
Latin into him. Greek was specially
hard. One day4he was required to read
the stery neome hs
ending In es.'@ There We're aThemlstocle
gHerculas Smondes Demosthenes, Eur.
gpides, Socrates, Sophocles, Patrocles
'es' ringing in his head, md finally. when
he came to sentence Besides, the gen
eral Of the army was n politician as well
as "a poet, Ietc.'-he read it, Bes-i -des. the
general etc. AS long MS he stayed at
that school Morgan was called Fl Best
deS. " n, X, lEsEgiF5 55I 1 6345 4 Pm
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PRESIDENT M,CURDY's NEW HOUSE. 1.-THE PINES .S


= *.
$Eufficient to indicate that the house, has
been conceived on asvast plan, and that
the question of cost did not worry It's
5desigher&very much when he started about
his work. g.Si S5884 u Mil ~ ..: x il q IN
" !, t here Is g spacious. lawn between the
house and U The I, street. sloplng gradually
iron gates set upon stone pillars, one at
either end Of the yard . which covers a
city block. ~
4 rho entrance at the left leads AROUND
! 10 the front Of the house, which is iri&thc
rear, SO to speak. Here one finds him
slf at tho Threshold Of surprisingly
pretentious establishment. a large por-
Gtico with columns In front. at the foot OF
each q lifc-size lion In marble standing at
4 full height invites one TO the main en-
y trance. I E5s95tis5 IL IKE
. This opens upon the great reception
y hall within, where rare paintings ndorn
the walls and the costtest Of bric-a-brac
and furniture speak Of the fortunes that
4 hhve been9fspent 4 70 make this a. regal
palace. Giant starcases lead ito. the frecep-
ond floor, where there are other recep-
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out to the distant ridges OF the Orange
range across a picturesque and beautiful
GALLEY sandg today withits nagtnha q
ca re- aker who, with II force Of gardeners
still keeps the lawns trimmed and the
trees clipped. the old nansion8is q mute
lW!tne.ss4to the arcstlessn ess Of wealth., and
one wonders why 50 beautiful "a home was
ever, abandoned. Ii NV
Five houses on the place where lived
the tinue OF servants are likewise va
cant. and lthe old place Is left to that
5tranquilitYSand solitude which had never
jheen broken until the artisans hammer
and saw awakened the forest to build
there this magnificent estate.
Firm Believer in Privacy. 5
And, what a house that is In Morris
town - The casual observer w no. views It
from he rear, as he must do II he stands
In the street, gets little idea Of the archl-
stectnral expression Of this palatlal home;
Mr. AfcCurdy has sought to conceal all
The magnlficcncc or his residence from The
public view, although the rear view is
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A Difficult Position,

Two Irishmen were crossing q bog
when one Of them fell Into a mudhqle
His companion, running to q nearby
farm house, asked the loan Of SPACE,
..What 40 you want It forY' asked inc
farmer, M, !,
"A "sure Mike is stuck in the bog, and
want to dig hin, out" was the answer. .
..FIow far In is he sunk9s questioned
the farmer, }$E,
"Up 10 his onkles, . /. \,
"Begorra, then no can easy walk out"
.Degorra he CAN'T exclaimed Pati
i"he's In wrong end up.''--liarper's Week.
IY LR.LElN LILa LIN.l .NiI- IN-DH.3iNEaeI stNs.
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An 5Up-to-Date Book Party.

4 Tho hostess informed MS that she had
snent weeks in preparing for this enter
tainment. and We believed her when We
gazed upon the thlrty-tWo objects, each
bearing tho name OF an author The title
OF the book represented was TO be guessed
and written on the card opposite the.
number the object bore. Tor instance,
"rhe Eternal city, by Hall Game, was
represented by Il mapo Rome; THE Vir-s
glnian."I by n picture of George Wash
5ington. With Owen Wister written on.
ono corner; ''The speckled Bird by AIS
gusta Evans Wilson, BY a white bird
covered with specks; Black Rock was
easy-a black stone on the table, with
Connor on it, A spray Of blue flowers
recalled that Van Dyke had writtenf"The
Little Blue Flower" THE Three Mus
keteors'' WAS represented by three toy
soldiers. Kipling's Seven Seas" was
recognized by seven Cs written on white
paper and pinned on the wall. The o.;
picture of that fish. Other books repre-
senled were: a Pasteboard Crown" by,
Clara Morris; boy" corelll; I'VE Two"
Edna Lyall; THE Duet Kiplng; THE
Gentleman from Indiana" Booth Tark-
ington, and Three Men inaa Boat" by
Jerome,
First, second and consolation prizes
were given, consisting OF books This
was All afternoon affair for ladies, but.
AZ would be quite suitable for q CLUB or
church society entertainment. H
Quotations Appropriate for the
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NOVEL E.NIERTAI9VgNE1VTS I,
best and poorest specimen. This IS really
a very amusing affair. fA@

best and poorest specimen. Thls IS really
a very amusing affair.
Here Is n green and white luncheon to
be served to eight guests, the Ideal NUM-
Der for luncheon party Tho table
centerpicce Is glass bowl filled with
madenhair ferns; use candlestlcks & OF
glass, with green shades, a large Tern
ball suspended over the table makes q
most beautiful decoration The place
cards arc white, with q spray Of fern
done In water colors. IL gF n XII II
The following menu IL very appetlzlng
and easy to prepare. a puree made from
spinach and peas served with U spoonful
of whipped cream; creamed minced chick
on baked in ramaklns; sweetbread salad
served In green peppers; plstnchlo ice IN
tall glasses standing on fern deco
rated plate Green frosted cakes orna-
mented with blanched almonds and creme
de menth completes this dainty menu, y
This is a very clever scheme devised
by n mother to celebrate her little girls
tenth birthday. Invitations We're sent out
from half after two until six Rain
bow Party was written In one corner.
The rooms We're completely Transformed
by yards of red. orange. yellow green,
blue, indigo and violet cheese cloth, which
was used as portleres. window drapery,
etc, 1t was festooned from the corners
CT the room to the gas fixtures In the
center and was draped from the gull
work.
The mother told the old fairy story
the two children who set out to dis
cover the pot of gold at the end OF the
rainbow Then eacl, child was given n
piece of string, which he or she WAS to
wind up without breaking; the cords had
been arranged as for Il spider-web party.
When the end Of the string Was reached
tiny not was found on the end filled
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ton a rooms. suites for guests and II the
family, lounging places and cosy corners.
The third noorS5s ia ken up Will, more
suites and rooms y r he house is magni-S
.fcently furnished within, and the envi-5
ronmentf of tho exterior Is In full keep
ing with the general idea. Of. luxury.
From the front portico one looks. out
about by pines, spruce and cedars..
or in the distance are NAPLES and. elrns.
When Mr.. ,McCurdy left his fine old coull-s
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neral, as the report of the proceedings
Of the House shows, he was active in the
debates Of that body. 1t would seem,
therefore, that this lady was not closely
related to him. 18' - 8 s;33!s 6
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Gas gator, and Senator Cassidy was aarsd'
what are you down here fori'
"To watch the gas committee repleo
Cassidy.
EDO you think they need watohingl'
sIts amusing TO watch them, said the
Senator. They're 30 funny. running
around like a lot Of children With toy
balloons
what did you say TO Senator stevensf'
Il threw one into him. replied Cassidy
i asked him II he expected that the com
mittee would fnish up next week. Wasn't
that a good one7 You should have seen
Stevonsl He said What do you think
we're here fort To find Aladdin's lampT
well, this gas investigation can't amount
TO anything continued Senator Cassidy
They won't know as much next week a.
they know now. They won't get more
than started when they'll be seized With
vertigo. Besides, even II they do recommend
an rs cent gas bill a. a result Of their inves-
tigation, they won't DO able to pass II.
The leaders say they can pass II, the
Senator was told.
ALeaders7' exclaimed the Senator.
that's the trouble; there Il no leadership
In Albany. There are a lot Of men there
who think they IRE leaders. The whole
crowd Of us are running around like lot
Of blind pigs looking for an acorn.
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DIAMOND IN POLLYS MIDST.
WOmAn's Parrot Swallowed Il. and she
Won't Have Her Pet Killed.

~
Won't Have Her Pet Killed.
PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-Mrs. There's
Myepet Of 6ess Vine street missed diamond
ring valued at $3.50 onEFTiday and engaged
Detective Edward II. Bryant 10 find the
thief. Bryant visited Mrs. MyepOt's resi-
denoe and searched in vain for soms trace
Of an intruder.
Perhaps you dropped It somewhere
suggested the sleuth.
Mrs. Myepet admitted that there might
be wisdom in Bryant's superstition. She
had all the carpets In the house taken up.
Then she employed q carpenter and had the
flooring Of several rooms removed. Stu
no results.
She called in en- upholsterer and had
the covering Of much Of her furniture
stripped away. BY this time Mrs. Myepet
was IN despair. She telephoned for Deteo-
tive Bryant again. He CHANGED TO look
at Mrs. Myepet's parrot.
"Your bird looks siokly,' he remarked.
YES replied the distracted woman.
sPolly has not felt well for two days
Detective Bryant felt It's cFaw. If you
kill your parrot he said you'll find your
missing ring In it's craw.'
XIII Pollyl' protested Mrs. MyepeE
Not for a thousand rings.'