The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-02-17

tired OF spending his dead uncle's mil
iSons in New York and doing nothing
more and craved to take part in the
dynamic activities OF life. At the sug-
se5tion of Waldemar. owner of an i'm
pJctant and decent newspaper, he
opened Offices in Aston court and went
On for following up queer advertise
meats and tracing down fraudulent adj
vectisers. Business doomed.
"Not good enough" said Average
Zones.
The ad. says different, SIR Simp-
SJn raised the paper and read:
1--WE THOUSAND DOLLARS = THE
aforesaid sum will be paid without ques-
b"0 20 anyone furnishing information
~,irh leads 10 the discovery OF Roderick
UoC. lwenty-four years old. who left his
toa,- Ia Toledo, o., on April u. Commu-
sirA,e with Dr. Conrad Hoff. Toledo.
surely Doctor Hoff is good for the
smOunt."
"Oh, he's good for millions. The
roiut rs. from what ! can discover, Mr..
RoderiCt Eoff isn't worth retrieving at
ANY price above one dime"
Was the information about him that
yOu wished in the telegram asked
TIE confidential clerk.
Yes; all | wanted Have the Tole-
u reporter forward his bill"
Left TO himself. Average Jones again
ran over the information as to the lost
1oiedo youth. At twenty.four, IL APP
pearcd, Roderick Hon had achieved a
career. Emerging from college, he
ali taken a post graduate course in
tlo cigarette ward of polite retreat
fne nervous wrecks. e<dured two
Sr"achof promise suits. broken the
r,cord for speed violation arrests, had
k.en buncoed and short-carded out OF
varying sums, and now was the horror
Of the pulpit and the delight of the
city press Bets were even in the
Toledo clubs as to whether dclirium
trnmens or paresis would viii the
event around young Mr., liofl's kite
strapped race track OF brain.
with his tastes the income OF TWEEN.
ty.tiye thousand dollars per annum
witch his father allowed him proved
Adiy insufficient to his needs. lie
mentioned this fact to his father early
iu April only to be refused with some
acerbity. ....
"Oh, very WE'LL" said he. I'm go and
make it myself"
To all intents and appearances, Rod
e-ick llof had dropped off the eartl
Oh ur about April twelfth. by Apri
ftteenth the elder lIotf's tive-thousand
Dollar anxiety became known through
the advertisement.
Simpsons face appeared at the door
IfIs blond forehead was wrinkled will
excitement
Doctor Hoff is here. Mr.. Jones.
ibid him you"
Following the word, there burst int
Average Jones private sanctum
gross old man, silkhatted and bedia
Goaded whose side,whiskers bristlet
yhitely with perturbed self.impor
tauce. In his hand was u patchy bun
de-
They tried to stop me-" he sput
tered Me, I'm worth ten million dol
lars. an ten-dollar.a.week Office toat
tries TO hold me up when come herr
myself person'ly, from Toledo to SCI
Tog."
The Advisor said CURLY: Il can
take your case. Good-day'
Not take it! Did you read the re
y1rd?"
Yes. Get someone else to find you
hopeful"
1t amt no case of findin' now. Thu
S9y's dead" His strident voice qua
vered and broke, but rose again to ;
snarl. And. by God. I'll spend mil
Gou to get the dogs that murdered
Atm"
At the word murdered" Average
jones' clean-cut, agreeable, but rathe
stoiidly neutral face became resolute
Ioeceful and quietly alert. The hest
taat drawl signified awakened inter
est
flow - do you - know-he's-
dst4,"
Tho other tore open the bundle HI
carried, and spread before Average
Iooes white silk shirt stained will
emmous brown splotches.
Its his shirt. There's the initials
Mailed to my house with the note tina
osme pinned to II. Here 1t is"
HE produced a bit of coarse wrap
eias paper upou which was this mes
saSe in rough capital letters:
TWO oAooEs SHOT HIM DAssEN7
CAV NO MORE Hu'
Average Jones examined the WRAP
Per II was postmarked Cincinnati
IIs next smootted out the creased sill
and studied infinitely the blotches. Al
styling a cup sponge to one OF tn
spots, he rubbed the wetted portion
vigorously on a sheet Of paper whicl
Gay near at hand. He scratched hi
cain with slow movement.
Il don't see anything so far" b
observed. TO indicate that your son /
no. alive and well at this moment
Dried blood rubs OF faint bun color.
lie picked up the sheet Of paper fron
his desk. A deep brownish streal
showed where he had applied tn
.t~sA ssIsf. an, oot hin.