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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-07-29
FUNERAL OF MRS. DELLA kINNE.
BREW.

FUNERAL OF MRS. DELLA KINNE-
BREW. ....
Asleep in Jesus.
The funeral of Mrs. Della Kinne-
brew Of st. Paul, was held at Pilgrim
Baptist Church on July oath. She de-
parted this life on Friday, July 21st,
at her residence 1872 La Fond ST., st.
Paul. Services were held at the resi-
dence before leaving for the Church.
Rev. w. D. Carter was asked to
preach the sermon, but could not be
located. Rev. Mcdonald spoke from
John 14:2. Subj: 81 will go and pre-
pare place for YOU" The service
was very impressive. Flowers were
sent by the Deacons of the Church.
Mrs. L. Griffith and family, Mrs. VIM.
G.. Hood and the Pilgrim Sunday
School and from many friends. The
pallbearers were Messrs. Robt. Doug
lass, Hood, Simpson, Talbert Bush,
Geo. w. Wills and DR.. Geo. James.
The floral offerings were beautiful.
The casket was in black broad-cloth
with silver trimmings. Undertaken
Thos. H. Lyles had charge of the
burial. Interment at Forest Hills
Cemetery.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Della Kinnebrew, the wife Of
David Kinnebrew, was born in Nor
folk, Va, about 65 years ago, and
lived in st. Paul about 35 years. She
leaves to mourn her loss, husband,
David Kinnebrew, three daughters,
Mrs Chas. C. Hines, Mrs. Maggie
Wong, and Mrs. R. d. Ware of Leth-
bridge, Alba, a son David Kinne-
brew of Fargo, N. D., and grandsons
Jas. d. and Nelson G. Ware, and
other relatives. i
CARD OF THANKS.
The family wishes to express
thanks to their many friends for the
floral offerings and their assistance
and expressions of sympathy in their
bereavement.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Allison are
at home to their friends at their resi-
dence 1896 10th Ave. s.
Miss l.. o. Smith has built up
mail order department in connection
with her Hair goods, and Manicure
Parlors. She is one of our most en-
terprising business women.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-07-29

Mrs. r. Sidney Harris contemplates
an extended trip to Kansas City, St.
Louis and Chicago at an early date.
Mr.. VIM. Chambers is improving
at the City Hospital.
Are you going to the X. P. Encamp-
ment at indianapolis on Aug. 81 to
26?
Mr.. Chas. Saunders returned home
from a trip to Seattle and Portland.
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NATIONAL NEGRO EDUCATIONAL
CONGRESS-.

Miss L. o. Smith, and Messrs. J.
NJ. Morris, VIM. r. Morris and Chas.
S. Smith have been appointed by
Gov. Eberhart as Delegates to the Ma
tional Education Congress which
meets in Denver on Aug. IL, 10, IA,
and Is, and have received their COM
missions notifying them of their ap-
pointments.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-07-29

Mr.. VIM. DUNCAN has opened his
clothes cleaning and pressing shop
a TT So. Washington Ave. He in
tends to do first class work for rea-
sonable prices. Give him a trial.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-07-29

When In DULUTH, Minn., Stop at
705-707 East 5th st. Single rooms
also rooms suitable for light house
Keeping, Electric Lights, Gas, Bath,
Telephones. Reasonable Rates.
VIM. MILLER, PROP.
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ST. PAUL
The items from the classes, make
the news Of the masses. Read the
Twin City Star.
PILGRIM NEWS LETTER.

Pilgrim members and visitors en-
joyed a splendid all day service last
Sunday, marred only by the death Of
sister Kinnebreo, beloved wife and
companion of Deacon David Kline.
bro, who died on last Friday night,
following a brief illness, and was
buried on last Monday. They have
been for many years faithful members
and pillars of the Church, and we
deplore the loss of our venerable
saints and landmarks.
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The feature of the meeting of the
Pilgrim Baptist Sunday School on
July 30th will be a musical program
which has been arranged by Mrs. s..
E. Hall. Mr.. o. C. Hall will have
charge of the classes. Exercises
commence at 12:3O P. M.
Prayer meetings are well attended
Wednesday evenings. All are invit-
ed. Come!
FINANCIAL RALLY.
The Rally of Pilgrim Baptist Church
is going on, to raise money for the
current expenses. August 18th is the
day set for the report of the IA
Shepherds who have volunteered to
try to raise $25 each by that time.
The M. s. Tolbert of Buffalo, N.
Y, President of the State Federation
of Women's Clubs of N. Y. entertained
Pilgrim congregation on Sunday even
ing with a glowing recital of the
work of Colored Womens Clubs
throughout the country, emphasizing
the need of united cooperation, ex-
tending greetings to Minnesota and
the Northwest. Mrs. Tolbert, aside
from visiting Mrs. Booker T. Wash
ington in her Eastern home, and
many other friends and acquaintanves
will leave for home on Friday. Bon
voyage and geol luck to you sister
Tolbert.
The marriage of Mr.. Norris Hick-
man and Miss Daisy Taylor was
solemnized at the brides residence
on last Wednesday eve. at p. m.
Rev. e. H. Mcdonald officiating.
Mrs. Laura Hickman, 533 Rondo
St. is entertaining friends from Texas
at their residence.
The Phyllis Wheatley club recently
organized as an auxiliary to the church
with such splendid officers as Mrs.
Ida Crane Pres, Mrs. Jordan Sec.,
Mrs. Jackson Treas, Mrs. e. H. Nc
Donald Chairman.
THE LAYMENs MOVEMENT.
This movement was presented to
the men of our church on last Mon
day eve. by Mr.. Richter of the First
Baptist church, followed by a splen-
did repast served by the LADIES' Aid
Society. The speaker gave a flow
ing account of the work, urging Pill
grim to do her share in helping to
redeem the world, in this goth cen
fury. The idea is systematic giving
to church needs, and there Is cry
ing need of a system in the handling
of the business of all our churches.
Missions" is the slogan of the Lay
mems movement, and aside from
current expense, missions cover
everything. Everyone expressed
themselves as satisfied that we
should without delay take hold Of
and further the up-building of the
Masters Kingdom, realizing that Pill
grim should do her part in the
Evangelization, and Christianizing Of
the World.
w. p. Hough.
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NEGRO SOCIETIES TO HOLD
THEIR GOLDEN JUBILEE.

The United Brothers of Friendship
and the Society of the Mysterious
Ten, affiliated organizations of col
ored people, founded in 1861, will
celebrate their golden jubilee ami
versary in Louisville August to 4.
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MINI EAPOLIS NEWS.

GRAND MOONLIGHT EXCURSION!
Steamer Purchase and Barge, for
the benefit Of the Attacks Orphanage
and Old Folks Home, Tuesday even
ing, August I. Good music and re-
freshments. Tickets 80 cents. Boat
leaves foot Of Jackson Street at $3.50
sharp.
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r.. Nov.Itv NJ thu S..aon

The Novelty Of the Season
will be the afternoon Boat Excursion
by the Northern Pacific Porters' and
Walters, on Aug. Is.
Wait and Follow the Crowd.
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WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT.

Mrs. Mate Smith announces that
the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Maud M. Smith to Mr. Augustus
Boone will take place on August 23rd
at the residence of Mrs. M. G. Stone,
PIP Grand Ave. So.
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MINNEAPOLIS,
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH.
1920 9Th st. So.


1920 9Th st. So.
Rev. T. j. Carter, Pastor.
II A. M. Necessity Of Moral Purity.
8 p. M. Rev. Mitchell will speak.
Tuesday evening. - Official board
meeting, Deacons, Deaconesses and
Trustees.
Thursday evenins-Business church
meeting.
Let all clubs make a report Thurs.
day evening. Rev. r. ]. Carter with
his wide awake clubs and the assist.
ance of the good members and
friends have succeeded and Cancelled
all indebtedness against Bethesda.
Let us see to it that the expenses
for July are met in full.
Services will be shorter during the
summer months.
Rev r. T. Carter DaStOr
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THE sPIRELLA CORSET.

Miss Cora z. Anderson, corsetier.
Any lady wishing to be properly
corseted, will do well, to call or ad-
dress 365 Aurora Ave., st. Paul. Tel.
N. w. Dale 1345.
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Call and see my designs OF Fancy
Needlework, and China Painting.
Lessons given.
Phannie r. Corneal, 403 5th Ave. SO.
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The Pulpit Aid Society of the Be-
thesda Baptist Church will give a
Sunflower Social on the church lawn
August 9th, 1911. There will be two
prizes given to the one wearing the
smallest and largest Sunflowers.
Plenty of Ice Cream, Cake and ice
cold Watermelon will be served.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-07-29

Quarterly meeting was held at the
st. Peters A. M. e. Church from July
20 to 26. Presiding Elder Edward G..
Jackson was in attendance.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-07-29

Chas. Sumner Smith, Editor and
Publisher of the Twin City Star, has
been appointed as the Minnesota
member of the Executive Committee
of the National Negro Press Associa-
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: The Forum will meet only once a
month during summer-First Sundays
ct each month. ...- ..-
Aug. 9Th, Bethesda Baptist Church.
Sept. 8, st. Peters A. M. e. Church.
DR.. r. s. Brown, Pres.
Miss Lettie Hays, Secy.
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RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.

Cash Your Checks, No Discount at
Fink's-6th and Robert SITS. St.
Paul. adv.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC
Porters' and Walters
BIG BOAT EXCURSION,
Tuesday, August IS, 1911.

The Eastern Star Boat Excursion
was postponed on Tuesday night on
account of rain. Next date July 81.
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ST. PAUL LOCAL NOTES.

EASTERN STAR EXCURSION.
Owing to the weather the Tenth
Annual Boat Excursion Of the Order
Of Eastern Star has been postponed
until MONDAY, JULY 31st, 1911.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-07-29

How do you know Il?
! saw II In the Star.
Well! II 10 so-That's all.
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Several st. Paul families are spend
ing the summer at Camp Hope Mon
treville on the Four Lakes. The party
includes Mr.. s. e. Hall and family.
Mr.. Geo. w. Wills and family and
their guest Mrs. Laura Parker of
Washington, d. c., and Messrs.
Claude Jackson, Jas. Clark and A. ".
Hall.
Mr.. John Harris of Chicago is in
the city.
Mrs. A. s. Jackson, with her sis
ter, Miss Hermie Denham and daugh.
ter Miss Louise Jackson of Waco,
Tex. are visiting Mrs. Jno. H. Hick.
man in st. Paul. Mrs. Jackson and
Miss Denham are neices Of the late
Bishop Abraham Grant She is the
wife Of Prof. A. 8. Jackson of Paul
Quinn College of Waco, Tex. They
are enjoying their visit.
The Gopher Lodge of Elks Boat
Excursion was postponed on account
of the cold weather, but they held a
dance at their Hall, which many at
tended.
Mrs. Nancy Church of Chicago is
spending the summer with her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Saunders, of All West
Central Ave.
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HON. ". 7. FRANCIS
VISITS WASHINGTON
RECEIVED BY REPRESENTATIVE
NEGROES,

RECEIVED BY HEFHEoEN N'"S
NEGROES,
Minnesota Senator's Honor Him.
viii Visit Philadelphia.
Honored Guest at Luncheon.
Especial to The Starr
Washington, July 25.-Attorney
VIM. T. Francis of st. Paul, MIMI,
arrived here last Sunday. While In
the city he was the guest of Hon.
Fred. d. McCracken, Secy. to Cong.
Stevens of Minnesota. Senator Nelson
of Minnesota presented him to Hon.
p. C. Knox, Secretary of State, on
Monday morning.
At luncheon, arranged by Hon.
F. D. McCracken in honor of Atty.
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DON'T FORGET THE X. P's.
AUGUST I, 1911
AT CARVER, MINI.
The brave and the fair
Will meet togther there.
WHERE2 AT CARVER, AUG. I.
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THE NORTHERN PACIFIC PoR.
TIERS AND WATERS

Boat Excursion Aug. IS, 1911.
Leaves 8 p. m. Returns II p. m.
WATCH THE DATE.
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Old Folks Home Boat Excursion on
August list. Don't Forget II.
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CARD OF THANKS.
PRESIDENT OF THE N. Y. STATE
FEDERATED WoMEN'S CLUBS.
Delivers Address at Pilgrim Baptist


Mrs. M. S. Talbert, the newly elect
ed President of the Empire State
Federation of Afro7American Wom-
ems Clubs is in st. Paul. She is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. w. R. Hardy,
518 st. Anthony's Ave. Mrs. Tai
bert addressed the congregation of
Pilgrim Baptist Church on last Sun
day eve. and her instructive remarks
were appreciated by her hearers. The
Star wishes that those interested in
Women's Club and their work will
be given an opportunity to hear Mrs.
Talbert-and it is hoped that arrange
ment will be made so that the peo-
pie of the Twin Cities may hear her
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ADvERTIsE--IT HELPS.
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A SUNFLoWER SOCIAL.

Rev. T. ]. Carter, pastor.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-16

cloak slipping from her white shoul-
You don't expect to find your dia-
mond there?" inquired Griswold amaz-
edly.
Perhaps all the other stones are
paste" she answered. am going to
see how many have been stolen"
She dropped to her knees before
the steel door of the bank-like vault
built into the wall, and turned the
nickel knob to right and left. The
door. painted to harmonic with the
Flemish oak of the wainscot was
ornamented with only the Widows
crest. Silence held the others as her
gloved fingers whirled the little knob.
Not until click announced that the
bolts were thrown did Sands speak.
You are sure all the other stones
are here?" he asked. picking up Mrs.
Missioner's lorgnon bag, into which
she had slipped the recovered gems
on leaving her opera box.
YES" the widow replied. but. BruN-
ton. the Maharanee, the beautiful Ma
haranee diamond! II you could know
how l prize IT."
Sands. absently counting the lesser
Jewels. did not see the massive safe
door swing open. His disciplined mind
was working slowly, steadily. Doro-
thy. her small face cameo clear in the
intense light of the mercury, watched
the shining gems as the millionaire's
strong fingers ficked them delicately
from the silken bag to the table.
Plainly she. too. was cropping for a
clew. Griswold alone. therefore, saw
the widows gloved hand tremble as,
swiftly. she turned a smaller knob
controlling the combination OF the
compartment In which she kept her
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"Puzzling!" echoed Dorothy. It's
a mystery-and it's all very dreadful,
too" Sands looked at her, smiling
There was eloquence in those rare
smiles of his, much more than in his
speech. Not without cause did Wall
Street know him as Silent" Sands.
Why not private detective?"
Griswold suggested. 1T is the best
way to recover stolen property"
Mr.. Ranscome, madam"
A footman of conventional pattern
stood on the threshold as If on a
pedestal and looked at Mrs. Missioner
from a carven face.
Let him come up, Blodgett," she
responded. The carven features
blurred into the background. A round
little man with the face of a dreamer
and the eyes of a student entered, al
most on his toes. Mrs. Missioner
greeted him pleasantly, and as she
pressed the button that filled the
room with light again, she presented
him to her friends. Mr. Ranscome,"
she added, lis an expert of experts"
Briefly the widow recounted the ac-
cident in the opera box, the discovery
Vi lut suppOstu MdHdI dHee uId'
mond's worthlessness, and her sus-
picion as to the other stones of her
necklace. During her recital Rams
comes glance caressed the gems in
the scattered trays, and it was by
visible effort that he wrested his eyes
from them to look at the stones on
the table.
Are they real?" asked the widow.
The little man seemed not to hear
her.
Did you say, madam, the Mahara-
nee diamond"
Yes" she answered, and waves of
pain rippled across her face. "Oh.
Mr. Ranscome, think of it-think OF
it," She clasped her hands so tense
ly the rings upon them bit her flesh.
Think of it, Mr.. Ranscome!"
The Maharanee," he murmured-
"A glorious jewel. a wonderful jewel,
a queens jewel, Gone, did you say?
Absolutely gone-not a trace of it?"
With the fiat of his hand. he spread
the smaller stones on the table. strok-
Ing their gloss with sensitive fingers.
He held three or four to the light.
then, with disdainful gesture, smear
ed the glistening pile broadcast across
the board
None replied the widow. And
those?"
These, Mrs. Missioner" the expert
said as if waking from a dream. are
the most beautiful limitations have
ever seen"
Sands reached for the telephone
again.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-16
gone to the orchestra hurried into the

gone to the orchestra hurried into the
box.
i've looked thoroughly. sir" he
said to Sands, "and l can't find the
diamond anywhere"
The millionaire slipped a banknote
into the mans hand.
Try again. he said quietly
There's a good deal more than this
in it for you if you find It,"
Griswold, as he moved to let the
usher pass, stepped backward with
such abruptness as to drive his heel
sharply down upon something that
slipped under his tread like peach
kernel In the very moment when
Mrs. Missioner, resuming her talk
with the Oriental, said, with empha-
sis, Il leave limitations to others,
that laundering heel crushed into and
through the velvet carpet, crushed,
against the unyielding hardwood OF
the floor, what had been the most con
spicuous diamond in all the richly
jeweled collarette-crushed 1t until
only a tiny heap of pallid powder lay
there, save where great fake had
slipped from the pressure and remain
ed to betray what the little pile OF
dust had been.
The Maharanee." gasped Dorothy.
The widow paled.
The light in the Oriental's eyes far
ed to a fame With smile as in
scrutable as his thoughts, he leaned
across the low partition, picked up a
pinch of the powder and the telltale
fake and laid them deferentially on
Mrs. Missioner's outspread fan.
Your maid is more cautious" he
said, his smile softening slightly. "or,
IT may be. your jeweler has made
mistake"
Mrs. Missioner did not faint. She
only clutched the soft hand of little
Miss March so tightly that the de-
butante with difficulty suppressed a
scream. This time there was silence
in the Missioner box, for Griswold.
even as he began to stammer an apol-
ogy for his awkwardness, let the
words die on his lips as he saw the
cruel pallor Of the widows face. The
silence OF Sands was grim. that OF
the Oriental suavely self-effecing.
Then said Mrs. Missioner at last,
in a low, tense tone. this is-this
is"
Not the Naharanee diamond" re
piled the Oriental" In a sense,
madame, l congratulate you"
She stopped him with a look.
"This-this thing is" She could
say no more.
Paste Numbered Sands.
81 have been robbed said Mrs.
Missioner in a stifed voice. Take
me home. Bruxton."
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sioner," said Donnslly, addressing
Miss March, "to find your diamonds"
"Oh, thank youi" murmured tho
widow, sweeping toward him. Il am
Mrs. Missioner. Won't you be seat
ed?"
"Why,-huh,-no Miss Missioner
Mrs. Missioner-no, thanks" answer
ed the sleuth. with all the airy ease
of highly embarrassed man. Wen
thanks-just walk around" Carson,
neutral echo of his colleagues words,
did walk around. Donnelly, as If.
having announced the action, he had
done his share, stood still
Dorothy and Griswold exchanged
glances. Sands stared stolidly at the
sleuths. Mrs. Missioner, with a per-
missive inclination of her head, began
chatting with Ranscome. Even as he
spoke with her, the veteran expert
could not drag his eyes from the
jewels.
Now, then, Mis- Missioner" said
Donnelly briskly. "Who-huhl-do
you suspect?' There seemed to be.
a sort of astigmat tism in his breath
ing. Carson faced the group with an
expression that said bluntly he sus-
pected everybody.
Il don't suspect anybody" Mrs. Mis-
sioner replied, resuming her talk with
Ranscome.
You notice at-huhl-Carson? p"
said Donnelly, wheeling on his mate
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CHAPTER II.
The Man Of Action.

The con erence that followed in the
quiet of Mrs. Missioner's library
threw no light on the mystery of the
Maharanee's disappearance. Mrs.
Missioner was not of the fainting
type. and when she entered her Fifth
Avenue home. followed by Dorothy,
Sands. and Griswold. she went
straight TO the room in which she
kept her Jewels.
Mrs. Missioner herself switched on
the lights to their full radiance. She
hastened across the room. her opera
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CHAPTER III.
A Searching examination.

When the millionaire stopped talk.
ing over the telephone. he turned to
the widow with an air of finality.
q have taken it on myself he told
her. Ito inform the Detective Bureau.
This is no time for Sherlocking.
There1l be a couple of detectives
here in half an hour"
Mrs. Missioner looked at him ad-
miringly. But her eyes turned to
Griswold with a light it would have
taken woman TO read, a woman
more experienced than little Dorothy
March.
Ranscome, ignoring the counterfeits
stood in absorbed study of the jewel
trays Kaleidoscope contents. That
peculiar pallor returned to Griswold's
hands. With fingers that bent and
Strengthened ceaselessly, he drum
med his fist
The robbery is the more incom-
prehensible" said Mrs. Missioner
thoughtfully. because of the extraor-
binary precautions have taken
against burglars. l cannot understand
how the thief got to the necklace"
Your safe seems strong enough"
Ranscome ventured. Stepping around
the trays, he passed his hand over
the outer door and looked at the
twenty-four steel bolts curiously.
1T should be strong" returned Mrs.
Missioner. 1T was built on the lines
OF the great safe in the Gramercy Ma
tional. 1t differs only in size and in
the absence OF time lock"
Ranscome. staring at the safe. shook
his head Sands walked over to him
and. thrusting both hands in his pock-
cts. stood gazing at the bolts. Girls
void. smoking quietly in the ingle-
nook, mustered a show of interest in
the safe from time to time. but al
ways his glance returned to the gilt
tering trays.
"I wish you'd put those away,
Doris" said Griswold suddenly. With
all this mystery in the air. don't like
10 see them lying around"
surely they're safe among us" she
answered. graciously including Rams
come with an extra smile. She drew
on her gloves decisively and, rising
as II from folds OF conjecture, rang
for Blodgett. II think" she said,
then stopped with her hand on Dorc-
thy's shoulder,
Inquiry reached toward her from
four pairs OF eyes.
"I think" she went on, Miss March
wants some tea, and think We all
need something TO drink"
1t was when Blodgett, tray-laden,
was tinkling his way to the library
that the detectives arrived. The
hostess and her guests, the footman
having been hidden to show the po-
licemen in. heard heavy breathing
outside the door. where Donnelly and
Carson. Of the Central ONCE. were
gripped in a panicky pause. Next
moment large man with small
head. and another so aggressively av-
erage as to be a nondescript, came In.
Donnelly. the big man. turned out his
toes as he walked A charm the size
and shape of double eagle. bearing
q Bacchante whose pose would have
been indecorous II II had not been
impossible, swung from his equatorial
waist line. One could tell at a glance
he used perfume. One could tell
nothing In many glances about Car
son. There was nothing to tell.
We've come up here. Mrs. Mis-